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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30
4 MANY TRUSTS OR ONE.

81 $
Most of the business of the country
is already in the hands Of the trusts
and it will not be long, IL present
conditions continue, until they will abb
solutely control every branch OF trade
When that is the case where is there
a chance of success for your boy or my
boy? He cannot commence an indie
pendent business of any kind. for ev4
cry avenue will be closed. His only
chance will be in the overcrowded pro-
LESSONS or as the hired man Of a cor
poratiOn. Your boy or mine may not
be bright enough to excel in the law
and we don't want to see him as a
shyster or a pettifogger. He may not
be deceitful enough to make a doctor
He may not be pious enough for a
preacher and he can't teach school for
the pretty school ma ans have crowd
ed him out. He might be servant Of
servants to the Standard Oil robbers
or to railroad or the bank trust
He might learn trade if there were
not already million mechanics out of
a job. He might be a hired hand on a
farm at twelve dollars a imonth or per-
haps he could get job in depart
ment store at six dollars week, pro-
vided they couldn't get girl at three
dollars who would do the work just as
we'll. There is still open to him siti-
uation as private in our imperial army
at sixteen dollars a month with all
the comforts of warm climate and
the delights of an army canteen.
What are you going to do with that
boy of yours? Don't this question
trouble you night and day? Do you
see any way out? AS long as the,
trusts live wealth will accumulate and
men will decay. The trusts must be
killed or your boy and my boy will
go to the wall or else live and die the
hired hand of greedy monopolfst.
Can the trusts be killed? no; they
have come to stay, but they can be
benevolently assimilated. They can
all be merged in one universal trust
owned and controlled by all the peo-
pie. This is the only way out of the
labyrinth. The more that honest and
intelligent men study this question
the clearer they see that public own
ership of all the means of production
and distribution is the only solution
of this question. But you say that
would be socialism. OF course it
would, but 1t is the only remedy just
the same. The people are not as much
afraid Of that word as they used to
be. When they understand it, it is
no longer a bugbear. A million Amer
lean voters are ready for socialism to-
day and are only waiting in the hope
that something may possibly happen
to give them more immediate relief. II
Bryan were not candidate for presi-
dent, socialism would get million
votes this year, but the people believe
that Bryan is their friend; they know
he Is brave, honest sincere and they.
hope that he will be able to do some-
thing for their relief II Bryan should
be beaten, or if when elected, he
should fail to meet the hopes Of the
plain, people the social democrats will
elect president in 1904
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30
lMPERIALlsT LOGIC.

The imperialist demonstration that
we could not have got our military
forces into China this year If we had
not forced needless war on the poor
Filipinos year and a half ago is one
OF those powerful exhibitions Of logic
which leave everything except the
logic out of account, Hartford Times.
And it isn't worth a continental as
logic. We can't use our forces in the
Philippines for the invasion of China.
They can't be spared We can do
nothing in China with less than 10000
men, and if we should take that many
soldiers out of Luzon the Filipinos
would eat up the balance. If we ever
do anything in China we will have to
raise another army at home.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30
Bryan Not a Trimmer.

One reason that Mr.. Bryan is SO
generally respected is that he is S. n
cere. He says what he thinks is gen
orally right, and he does not keep
quiet on any subject from fear that
his views might injure his political
prospects. 1t is because Mr.. Bryan
takes the position of statesman and
patriot rather than that of a schem-
ing politician in respect to public
matters that he has such remarkatS -,
hold on the people. The people Ill
sincere mansand they are quick to-
ognize ~ when he appears in
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30
Unavoidable

Unavoidable
That was sad accident which hap,
pened to Biggleson, wasn't it?''
What was it? haven't heard
about it."
HE and Buckner went up North
fishing, and when they were out on al
lake, nearly mile from the shore,
their boat upset. II, ss
Great Daniel Webster! How did II
happen? Surely Biggleston didn't rock
the boat. for I've heard him say :
thousand times that a man who would
do such thing was fool. Moreover,
he has always declared that he would
never go out in boat with q fellow
who was likely to monkey around In
1t, and I'm sure Buckner wouldn't
"Oh, no. The accident was unavoid-s
able. Buckner was rowing and Biggle-
son sat in the stern Of the boat.
Through some oversight the bottle was
put in the bow just before they start
ed"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30
THE ooLDsuG VIEW OF 1T,

The strong argument of our oppo-
nents In this campaign is prosperity,
and they prove that prosperity by cit
ing the fact that our exports Of mer-
chandise gold and silver exceed the
imports by hundreds of millions of
dollars. This is considered of SO much
Importance that it was incorporated
as stump speech in the belly of the
Republican platform. The theory is
that nation that sends away more
than she receives is getting rich and
one that receives more than she pays
out is getting poor. For great many
years England's imports have greatly
exceeded her exports and strange to
say that nation has not gone into
bankruptcy. But here are two bril-
liant Illustrations of the Republican
contention. Egypt exports a great
deal more than she imports and that
has been the case ever since Moses
crept out of the bull-rushes. BY this
time Egypt ought to be immensely
rich but she isn't. In all the world
there is no nation so poverty stricken
and disconsolate. For long time
lrelands exports have immensely ex-
ceeded her imports and during that
time her population has decreased
.one-half and her brave sons are hunt
ing home in every country in the
world, except Ireland. The facts of
impartial history show the exact OPP
posite to that which is claimed by the
Republicans, and if this is their best
and strongest argument we will make
them take to the woods before the
campaign is fairly warmed up.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30
BURIED AT CIR ssRoAps.
Speculation as to the Origin of Interim

Speculation as to the Origin of Interring
Suicides Remains.
1t has been suggested that suicides
were buried at crossroads because it
was usual to erect cross at such
places. Those who were excluded
from holy rites were buried there as
the place next in sanctity to conse-
Grated ground. 1t was an old super
stition that the devil danced at cross
roads and that the erection of a cross
thereat would prevent such unseemly
practices. From this or some other
such superstition, such as the fear that
his ghost might walk the earth, arose
the custom of driving stake through
the suicides body. These plausible
theories have gained many advocates
but it is more likely that burial at
crossroads was intended as a mark of
indignity The temples or rather al
tars, of the heather Teutons were
mostly at the junction of crossroads
The place of execution was there and
criminals were sacrificed to the gods:
hence suicides were buried at the cross
roads to give as strong an impression
as possible of heather burial. Proba-
bly,, too, the publicity of such spot,
which insured the fact that a great
number of people would become di-
rectly aware of the degrading conse-
quences of the crime, had a good deal
to do with its selection. A curious
fact in this connection is to be found
in .Plato's Laws (book tx, chapter 12).
The murderer of any of his near kin,
after being put to death, was "cast out
of the city, Naked in an appointed
place where three roads meet, and let
all the magistrates; in behalf of the
wh9}euuit y carry each a stone and
~ q Of the dead bod
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30
BURIAL OF SPANISH MoNARcHs.
Weird Ceremonial Custom as Prescribed
for Royal Obsequies.

for Royal Obsequies.
Strange and almost weird is the GER
emonial which accompanies the burial
of Spanish kings. The pantheon or
royal tomb is at the palace of the Els
curial, situated 5000 feet above the
from the capital. Only kings, queens
and mothers of kings are buried there,
the collins of the kings lying on one
side, those of the queens on the other,
After lying in state for several days
in the throne rooms in Madrid an en-
ormous procession is formed, accom-.
panying the body to the Escurial. A
halt is made on the way and the
corpse rests there for one night. In
the morning the lord high chamberlain
stands at the side of the coffin and
says in loud tones: SIS your majesty
pleased to proceed on your Journey"
After a short silence the procession
moves on and winds up to the grand
portal Of the palace. These doors are
never opened except to admit a royal
parsonage, dead or alive. When the
casket containing the remains is at
last placed in the vault the chamber
lain unlocks it and, kneeling down,
calls with loud voice: Senior! Sc
nor! Senor!" After solemn pause
he cries again: His majesty does not
reply. Then it is true, the king is
dead!" He then locks the coffin, gives
the key to the prior (the palace of the
Escurial contains also a large monas-
terry and church), and, taking his staff
of office, breaks it in pieces and filings
them at the casket. The booming of
the guns and the tolling of bells an
nounce to the. nation that the king
has gone to his final resting place
- Francisco Argonaut.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30

to such proportions that a full expos
iure cannot be prevented. The dishon-
sesty Of United States officials in Cuba
has already caused the Spanish ex-
officials to open their eyes in wonder
and admiration, and 1t wouldn't be sur
prising If a few more exposures would
start a revolution among the benevo-
lently assimilated Cubans. Cleveland
Artisan.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30
Discovered In Time,

Some time ago, at a certain village
IN Berkshire. an old man Of 80 was
engaged to sweet young thing Of 49,.
After betrothal Of some six months
it was reported that the couple had
quarreled; the rector, on hearing this.
went to the old man to speak to him
on the subject.
We'll. Baldwin" he said, Il am sor-
ry to hear your engagement with Bet
ty is broken off,
Yes. sir" said the old man, I'VE
found out at last that we could not
agree who was to eat the crusts."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30

Mr.. Rockefeller says that God gave
him his property. If that be so it was
very unkind in God to take away
from him recently three million dol
lars worth of that property by means
of one stroke Of lightning.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30

Roosevelt said in his st. Paul speech
"The expansion of civilized people
means not war, but peace" Wonder
what Teddy considers the American
people. To expand in the Philippines
means hell; in China, more hell. Gen
Sherman said. War is hell" Any
man who has served in the Philippines
will tell you that Gen. Sherman was
right. And yet Roosevelt talks about
expansion being peace
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30
Making Him UsefuL

From London Tit-Bits. Jack.
would do anything for you, darling.
Jess. Would you?
Jack. Indeed would.
Jess. All right. Go and make love
to that Albright girl. and then let me
cut her out.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30
Will Aeip NE against you.
He laughed insultingly.

liz lduSuCu luSulCIuSly.
II it pleases you to think so, my
Jar lady, have no objections. AS for
ing-well, we shall see a1out that.
here are different ways of dying"
All the morning hours they jolted,
Stumbled and bumped their way over
the rutty and uneven plain. The full
dawn broke, and the sun rose In all the
glorious majesty of day.
Then, as they entered the pass be-
tween the rocky hills, the full heat Of
the sun began to beat down upon them.
1t beat on Bluebell's unsheltered head
and gave her a racking headache. Soon
she became intensely thirsty, but no
water was to be seen; but the pain and
WEAKNESS Of her body was as nothing
compared to the anxiety, the fear, the
anguish that racked her mind.
God, God, help me! There is none
but Thou!" she prayed again and
again. Then there came to her mind
the remembrance of Adair Rothes'
quiet, brave, strong face, and her heart
bounded. oh, If he only knew what
had happened, would he not try to
save her from this awful fate?
About midday Moore called halt.
He came forward to help Bluebell off
her horse, but she scornfully waved
him aside and slipped off herself.
You can easily catch me if I at
tempt to run away" she said. Even
as the words passed her lips her heart
beat high.
s5 Run away! Why should she not
make a bold attempt? They could not
he very far distant from some town,
when Moore had spoken of day and
a nights journey. And even if she
lost herself on that terrible trackless
plain, among those rocky mountains,
Y better that fate than the one with
/ which she was threatened.
Her chance was to come sooner than
she expected
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30
Tho way He Felt
smell,i

McJigger tsnifhng)- Yum! smelh
somebody cooking.
Thingumbob (mopping his perspir
ing brow)-I wouldn't be surprised il IL
were Philadelphia Press.
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CHAPTER vI.-(Continued.
IN a q q ~ q * ww 2. 2

CHAPTER VI.-(Continued.
AT last they stopped. Some one
d came up to Bluebell, and, to her inn
Y mense relief, she felt the horrid cloth
being united. The next moment it
was drawn from her head. and then
light, blessed light, albeit it was only
faint gray dawn as yet, flooded her
eyes. Bluebell uttered half-sobbing
cry and looked around at her compan-
! ions, then at herself
They were in the midst of great
E stretch of arid ''karoo"-nothing but
red sand, unrelieved by bush, grass or
sign of water, stretched about them.
! Around, however, rose great black
\ craggy rocks, with what seemed like
1 q sandy ravine between, but the light
was so dim Bluebell could not be sure
She was sure Of one thing: That she
had never been there before. She
could only guess that they were about
TO enter q pass in the mountain which
separated Natal from the Transvaal
and the Orange Free State.
She looked at her companions. A
native boy" short-statured and at
\ tired almost in rags, with villainous
expression, walked beside her On the
other side. mounted ON large hay
sAprse. his dark. evil face turned to-
q ards her, was Gerald Moore
hen her eyes came back to herself
She had on the dark gown which she
MAD lld thrown on when she had been
aroused by the approach Of the COM
mando; q heavy tweed cloak covered
down to her feet. On the latter she
MAD only the house slippers she had
put on when she left her room. A lit
tie tweed cap covered her disheveled
hair That and the cloak, she con-
I cluded, had been supplied by Moore
She turned to him, her face like that
OF one who had passed through
frightful vigil, and come out OF! itspale
and worn, hollow-eyed and heart
broken. A momentary flash of her old
courage came to her as she saw the
evil look In Moore's eyes.
Where are you taking me to-" she
exclaimed. Are you man at all.
that you can drag me from my home
at such time as this, when my
father lies dead or dying, killed by
your treachery?
y took you for your own safety" he
feRlfed with cold SMILE. "Oh, you
are quite safe with me, Miss Bluebeu:
don't be afraid. We are within a day
and nights journey of our destina-
tion.% . Once we are safely on Dutch soil
you snail become my wife, and then
we shall cross over to England as soon
as may be-
You are the worst man that God
mas left upon earth!" said the girl de-
ilperately. But do you think you
VIII VIII brighten me into what you&ish,
Gerald Moore. am not afraid We.
and will die rather than MARI
You have done your worst Wild y
= sEsssmnted and BETRAYED rnEAApor. 5s3l zS
-sT
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30
Trouble In Prospect.

AEOuOl0 III xxOBP0CCs
There was an ominous look in Mr..
Erastus Pinkley's eyes as he In
CURED:
rs dat bright-skinned cullud gem
man named Mistuh Rasbery Jabbs
gwine to take you to the pahlor So
cial dis evening" al q
He hab spoke fob my condescsnsion,
to accompany him." answered Miss
Miami Brown. 81 hyuh'd i'm say
sumpin' bout a, kyahridge. dunno
whether we's gwinter ride or walk" 1
Miss Manu." was the solemn re-
joinder. Il kin tell you dis much. Ia
gwinter be on han tonight. Dat
briEht-skinned cullud gemman may
walk goin' to dat PATTY. But when II
comes to gettin' home agin he'll halter
ride. "-Washington STAR. 80 7
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30
Polly Gave tn. Servant Aw.r

From London Tit-Bits. A parrot in
certain home was usually kept in
the dining room with the family, but
during the winter was removed to the
kitchen for greater warmth. When tho
cold weather was past it again made
Its appearance among the family,
whom it amused with the new remarks
1t had picked up in the kitchen.
On one occasion. when the bell had
been rung for something, the parrot
was heard remarking from his cage:
Just listen to that. There she's at Il,
again!'.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30
Now Dennition.

Papa, what is a broker?"
"A man, my son, whose chief effort
In life is to reduce his customers to
that financial condition expressed by
the significant term of broke For
this reason, Harry, he is called
broker. "-London Tit Bits.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30
Not Exactly Baseball

Dolly Swift-Why are so many Of the
girls fairly throwing themselves at
young Munniman?
Sally Gay-Because he is such a good
catch, presume. The Smart Set,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30
The Wise Guy.

when are you going to change your.
winter underclothes?
when the weather changes its."
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30
TEDDY ROOSEVELT.

The gentleman in the Kansas City
convention who said that "Adlai Stew
enson is smooth rider" not a
trough rider" was as pat as the other
one who said that Teddy Roosevelt
has split more ink and less blood than
any hero the United States has ever
produced"
Teddy, show your teeth!"- Lead
vile Miner.
Teddy the Terrible in one of the
numerous articles he wrote for the
magazines, described among other
blood-curdling performances, how he
shot down a Spanish soldier, who was
fleeing and yelling for quarter.
When Captain Philip of the battle
ship Texas had directed the guns of
his vessel with such destructive effect
upon the Viscaya and Oquendo. that
both these armor-clads, scuttled and
helpless, were burning on the beach,
he called out to his shouting crew:
Don't cheer, men; those poor devils
are dying Then reverently bowling
his head. he asked his officers and
sailors to offer up thanks for victory
to the God of battles.
Alongside such genuine hero as
Philip. the self-advertised Roosevelt
looks exceeding opera bouffe. Knox
vile Sentinel
To choose Roosevelt for Vice-Presi-
dent would be invoking again dangers
which experience has taught us the
lesson to avoid. Not the same dan
gers, it may be, that befell the nation
with Tyler and johnson, but proceed
ing from the same qualities of charac-
ter that made the nation regret them
in their presidenciss -egotism, COM
bativeness and obstinacy. In the Pc
culiar condition of our nations rela-
tions with the rest of the world there
might be the gravest apprehension
from Roosevelt in the presidency
Boston Advertiser
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30
CHAPTER VII.

* 1t Is impossible! cannot believe
It'll" exclaimed Adair Rothes. "Mr.
Leslie's house burned to the ground,
and he himself shot by the commando!
Ii is too terrible for belief"
The news had just been related to
him by messenger, who had managed
to make his way into Ladysmith; for
by this time the war had commenced,
and the battle Of Glencoe been fought
and won.
Doctor Rothes had not as yet left the
town, where he had been very busy,
along with one or two others, in at
xkendlpg to the wounded and dying who
had been brought into the town and
conyeyed to the house which had been
lSerted into hospital. No news Of
utside world, save OF the army
had ventured out to do battle with
enemy, had reached the little town
l1tfl now.
The messenger, young Dutch farm
SWho had come to ask if he could
enrolled in the British army, was
lrised and frightened when he saw
alarm and horror which
Spung mans face.
haye been told, Herr
young Dutchman
tell you no more; /
~ Leslie is dead,
Iak."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30

ksery in TIE world comes
1Tagel to speak and
tnd IN q spirit
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-04-09

w. 3. Conkey and ]. VI. Glenn. repre-
senting the Chicago committee inviting
Admiral Dewey to visit that city. called at
the Dewey residence this morning TO talk
over the arrangements. They found the Ad-
miral busy superintending the work Of re-
moving the family belongings to the Ad-
miral's summer ho'ne Beauyoir. In Wood
I ley Park, but were graciously received and
talked with The Admiral for more than an
hour.
II was decided that the Admiral and Mrs
Dewey viii leave Washington on April %
in a special train OF four coaches furnished
by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
Iany. The Admiral and Mrs Dewey will
occupy President Governs private car.
( They VIII reach Chicago on the afternoon
, Of April 30, and will leave for Jacksonville.
ILL.,. on the morning Of May 3.
ThenCe ne viii 90 to Memphis ST. Louis
and Nashville. spending two days in eacn
place, and later 10 Knoxville for one day.
After that he returns direct TO tais city.
The admiral stated that he had no re-
quest 20 make in connection with tho pro-
gramme at Chicago. except that the eele-
bration De made as easy for him as pos
sible
7
val ball in the Auditorium or the night Of
April 30. The floor will be built into the
Z form Of two huge Calleous. with masts ana
details all complete. The crew will proba-
Z bly, conprise sailors and marines from
( United states warsnips. who IL is expect
ed. will be brought there for the occasion
Chicago feels only the warmest regard
and admiration for the Admiral" said Mr
Conkey this morning in discussing the az
raid We are proud Of the opportunity
90 DO him honor. Admiral Dewey told US
I that be viii not speak on politics en- any
way whatever while in Chicago. Things
I have changed considerably since / accepted
your kind invitation last fall he said
but ! shall not speak in any degree OF
things political while away. ! am going
. 20 Chicago as Admiral Of the Navy. not
/ as q politician. Chicago has been most
/ enthusiastic in extending me an invitation
/ % accept its hospitality and I am glad now
! can do So"
/ Messrs. CCukey and Glenn expressed
/ themselves as much pleased With their
/ reception at the hands OF the Admiral.
/ They viii leave Tor home tonight.
I Admiral and Mrs. Dewey viii 20 10 their
: new country residence this afternoon. TIE
( house is MT thoroughly prepared fer Ia m.
I but as 10 is their wish 20 escape go
! measure. the attention they nave been re-
! ceiyiug since the announcement of tie Ad-
/ miral S candidacy. they are very auNiOIs TO
establish themselves at Beauvoi- as soon
I as possible The town house presented to
. Admiral Dewey by popular subscription
. VIII Kept open for several weeks longer.
I Considerable interest has been created
& among Mrs. Dewcys friends by the an
nCunccmeut that she was 10 become
member e ST. Johns Episcopal Church.
Z Admiral Dewey declined d discuss the
subject this morning, saying IN was mat
ter for Mrs Dewey 10 decide for herself
Mrs. Dewey gave up her pew al Father
Mackiu's church the first Of the year and
I has not attended any church since Then.
+ Mrs. Dewey declines to see anyone today.
The report Is generally credited.