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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
Kindness
MABEL BROWN

1t would be difficult task to proph-
esy the material, mental and moral de-
velopment of the human race if we
should leave out of consideration the
element of kindness. Every act and
thought in relation to others ought to
be full of it, for kindness is the only
right and noble way of life. Whenever
education leads mems thoughts away
from the common people, it is produc-
ing selishness the monster evil of the
world.
"Be We kindly affectionate one to
another" does not refer to an occasional
impulse but it should be the motive of
our lives at all times.
Gods kindnesses to us are innumer-
able and it isno until We are borne up
by their multitude that we recognize
them as CO ming from Him. We are un-
able to enumerate all the things he has
done for US. The heart of humanity
whenever it can be got at and got out is
better than its head. By and by the
heart of the human race may emerge
from selfshness, break the shell of pride
and let the best of itself out.
There is more kindness in this world
than isever spoken. The whole human
family is bathed with an ether-like ele-.
ment of love. How many persons we
meet to whom we scarcely speak yet..we
honor them and they honor us. How
many we see in the streets or sit with in
the church with whom though silently
we warmly rejoice to associate. If one
wants to he miserable let him think con-
stantly of himself. It's our duty to
help others and duty is the end and aim
of the highest life. The truest pleasure
OF all is that derived from the conscious
ness Of its fulfllment. In the words OF
George Herbert, the consciousness OF
duty performed 3 "glves US music at mid
it may be ours only to SOW little seeds
Of love and kindness in some neglected
corner of our own surroundings, or to
uproot from our own hearts noxious
weeds which may be thriving there, or it
may be our mission to suffer the will of
God, for which we shall obtain an en-
during crown-a crown far more bright
and beautiful than ever rested on the
head of an earthly monarch. When we
are borne down with the trials and
troubles of life and feel ready to sink by
the way, how like the cheering rays Of
sunshine do kind words come.
Kind words are like jewels in the
heart never to be forgotten, while words
of cruelty are as darts in the bosom,
wounding and leaving scars that will be
borne to- the grave. There are times
when q hearty greeting, word Of cheer,
"a token of sympathy, or a little kindly
assistance are most valuable and life
giving but let the moment slip by and
they are needed no longer, and the
.oftener we let these opportunities 90 by
the more th0ughtless and sell
fish We become.
yhs tapdehing Of kindness and sym.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

For two thousand years the Cypress
or has ground her to the earth. Her
arts are no more the fragments of her
columns, and her palaces are in the
dust, yet beautiful in ruins.
She fell, not when the mighty was
upon her: Her sons were united at
Thermopya and Marothon: And the
tide of her triumph rolled back upon
the Hellespont. She was ruined by her
own factions. She fell by the hands Of
her own people. The man ofMacedonia
did not the work of destruction TWAS
already done by her own corruption and
Generalization, at tho result Of her
quest for Glory
Rome! Republican Rome! whose
eagles gazed on the rising and setting
sun, what of her?
The eternal city yet remains. proud
even in her desolation, noble in. her de-
cline, venerable in the majesty of her
religion, and calm as in the composure
Of death.
More than eighteen centuries have
mourned over the loss of her Empire.
I A mortal disease was upon her vitals
before Caesar crossed the RubicOn: Aud
Brutus did not restore her to health by
deep probings of the Senate Chamber:
The Cloths, the Vandals, and Huns; the
swarms of the North completed only
what was already begun at home.
Romans betrayed Rome. The Legions
were bought and sold; but the people
offered the tribute money. The Price
of Glory was the downfall of their coun-
| try.
The commandment given to Moses on
Mt. Sinai-"Thou shalt not stea" can
no more he ignored by nations than by
men.
Our government founded on the prin-
ciple, that, "All men are created by ma
ture free and equal; that they are en-
dowed by their Creator with certain in.
alienable rights; and that among these
are Life, Liberty and the pursuit Of lap.
piness; that to secure these blessings
Governments are instituted among men;
deriving their just powers from the con-
sent of the governed" has grown great
and strong; we have met every exigency
as it arose.
Our people are industrious and intel
ligent, and accustomed to self.govern-
ment and self-respect.
The Atlantic rolls between us and any
formidable foe. Within our territory,
stretching through many degrees Of
latitude and longitude, we have the
ohoioS VI many toouGIs, anu man y
means Of Independence.
The government is mild; religion is
free; the press is free. knowledge
reaches or may reach every home.
What fairer prospect OF success could
be presented? What means more ade.
quate to accomplish the sublime end?
What is more necessary than that the
people preserve what they have them
selves created?
AS long as our government adheres to
the advice given by the "lllustrious
Father of Our Country" in his farewell
address to the people of these United
States, it will be happy indeed. But
should it run the race of Glory, other
nations have run and paid the penalty,
can we hope to escape?
Let us hope that the principles of
. equality and exact justice to all an !
special privileges to none may prevail,
thus insuring us tranquility, prosperity
and happiness. For so long as these
principles prevail, we may rest assured
that our government. will endure to
bless mankind.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
"The Power of an Idea.
JOHN LAWRENCE
CLARENCE spRAauE.

The power of an idea is beyond COM
putation. The world is not governed by
gold. but by ideas.
The man who works without ideas be.
comes mere machine, stupid and void
to either mental or physical growth.
The man whose mind is kept In a con.
dition of health and activity becomes an
intellectual power, he is constantly
evolving ideas which are of value to him.
self and to- the world.
Gutenberg was young man whose
mind was active. He was familiar with
the labOEous and difficult task of pro-
ducing manuscript volumns. He con-
ceived the idea of making movable
type and thus Of making books by
printing instead of by the slow process
Of writing. He communicated his idea
to. his wife and he received from her
appEobatiOA and encouragement. He
at once began to put his idea into tangi.
BILE form and as result we to-day have
the art of printing with wide diffusion
Of its products q consequence intectual
stimulus and influence through the
civilized world. e
AS We look upon the vast product of
the printing the Unreasonable influence
it has exerted for four centuries. Who
can estimate the value of this one idea?
t'had it remained hidden in the closet of
darkness from the world. The common
people Of the present. generation would
be but slightly, if at all emerged from
the intellectual darkness which had
hitherto enveloped them. -
The idea of bridling the electric cur.
rent and sending it across the continent
| and around the world with the speed
Of lightning freighted down with thought
and intelligence is beyond the power Of
human computation in point of value to
the world. To-day we can sit in our
homes and audibly speak with person
la thonsand miles distant recognizing
their voices as distinctly as though in
the sam, room.
1emses Watt little realized the value
loi &pk idea conceived while repairing an
Oil Newcomer engine. Although be
lbeJame almost swanhped in the mirei Of
}niffculties and discourageinent he was
possessed Of q wonderful tenacity Of
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
Shake Into Your SHOES

Aliens Foot Ease. a powder. 1t cures pain,
full, smarting, nervous feet and ingrowing
nails, and instantly takes the sting out OF
corns and bunions. It's the greatest comfort
discovery OF the age, Aliens Foot Ease
makes tight or new shoes fee. easy. Its
certain cure for sweating, callons and hot.y
tired, aching feet. Try 1T to-day. Sold by all }
druggists and shoe stores. BY mail for 25c.
In stamps. Trial package FREE. Afdfss2n
Allen s. OlmSted. LIE Row. N. w..
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
CLASS OF 1900.
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kind is subject, those plaques and pes
tilen0es. alone excepted, which seems
dastined,iby Providence to perform the
office of special Judgment, and to re-
main the incurable, scourges OF the
the human race? ,,.i.i,s, ~, Z. ll
What is it, that disaGms the light
ming, elevates valleys, depresses hills,
cleaves the ocean, and ascends the
sky? What is it, that we behold in
every element and useful art, in the
diversified hues that attract the eye,
in the decorations of our persons and
houses, in. the subterranous aqueduct
Or3the heaven-kissing monument?
What are. all these but the varied
triumphs of the human mind, to say
nothing of that state of absolute bar
barism when wild in woods the noble
savage ram" who can measure the
difference between the splendid illuml.
nation Of the nineteenth century, and
that glimmering condition OF society,
when astrology ass umed to regulate
events, when science was considered
Synonymous with magic and punished
as,the evidence of crime? Ok .Ye@
Science is, indeed, to the MOI al,
what the. great orb OF the day is to the
natural world, and as the extinction
of the latter would necessarily be fol-
lowed by universal darkness anddecay,
so the destruction of the former would
cause society to revert to that state OF
barbarism from which it has been ele-
waited and redeemed But how are we
to obtain our knowledge? Perhaps
you would answer from our Public
Schools, our Colleges and Universities.
The lines that shrewd old Butler
wrote are often true
Many lad returns from school.
A Latin, Greek, and Hebrew fool,
In art and knowledge quite block
But deeply versed in chic, haec. hoe,
The education that the college gives
is only one form Of mental training.
The. end of education is mental disclp-
line. We may obtain it in the unlver-
sity or by the blacksmith forge with
Elihu BIrett, in backlog study with
Abraham Lincoln, but without such
discipline we are at a disadvantage in
the race of life.
Carlyle said, s"The true university is
a collection of books" God be thank
ed for books. They are the voices OF
the distant and the dead, and make us
heirs of the spiritual life of the past.
Books are the true leaders. They give
to all, who will faithfully use them, the
society and spiritual presence Of the best
and greatest of our race. If the sacred
writer's will enter and take up their
abode under our roof, if Milton will
cross our threshold to sing to us of
Paradise, and Shakespeare to open to
us the worlds of imagination and the
working of the heart, and Franklin to
enrich us with his practical wisdom,
we shall not pine for the want of intel
lectual companionship. All nations
are approaching the period OF the
reign of the common people.
Then we should fit ourselves for that
period. Train ourselves to think close
ly on problems of government, trade,
commerce, labor and finance. Draw
from others who are older in expert
ence.
We may learn more practical wis
dom from live American than all the
records of Greece and Rome. For a
good practical, education is better
outfit for anyone than a grand estate
with the drawbacks of an empty mind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-05
Vladimir DE Paebmapn.

Vladimir De Pachmann, who is to
appear in recital at Augustana col
lege auditorium the evening of Jan.
20, is endorsed by the most eminent
musicians and critics as the greatest
pianist of the age. His playing has
lost none of it's CHARM said a Chi
cago critic. 1T is the same wonder
full. satisfying playing as of old. The
sonorous tone, resonant even in the
scftest pianissimo; the expressive
phrasing, the eloquent inner-voice
headings, the faultless technique, and
the rich but delicate musical percep-
ton, ali are still there, uniting To
make the performance generally en-
iovable from every standpoint"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-05
40 rake the Census.

w. c. Galloway, of Aiedo, super
visor of the census in the Tenth Con-
gressional district. has been in the
city the past few days arranging the
enumeration districts.
AS the census must be taken in all
cities of 8 600 inhabitants or over
in the first two weeks of June.
the divisions must be such as one
person can accurately take in that
time. The wards are now being divid-
ell in voting precincts, and these di-
visions will be recommended for
enumeration districts. Any person of
proper qualiiicat'o ns is eligible for ap-
pointmemt as enumerator and by
writing to the supervisor will be fur
nished with the proper blank upon
which to make application. In the
country townships 30'days are given
for enumeration. All Incorporated
cities, towns and villages must be
taken on separate schedules. The
rate OF pay is cents per name and Is
cents for each farm listed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-05
Cutting and Smashing.

X. Champion e Co. yesterday
bought out II. X. Walker, their neigh
Dor in the Weber block, which is
being rebuilt, their object being to
secure a new and up-to-date store in
their favorite location. Previous to
reaching this point, however, there is
a big lot of goods, as well as show
cases. counters and shelving to dis
pose of, and arrangements are being
made for great slashing sale. This
sale will be held in the Walker store
as soon as the merchandise can be
properly arranged and an army of
sales people put OH, and it will include
not only all the Walker stock that sur
vived the holiday trade, but the Cramp-
ton goods also. Mr.. Champion says
he is not caring for prices just now;
what he is after is grand clearance,
and that he will surely have, for the
cutting and slashing he proposes to
indulge in next week will make his
heart Rad.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-05
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

S. NJ Arndt is in Chicago.
w. j. Egan, of Chicago, is in the
city.
j. II. Shoemaker has returned from
a visit at Lancaster, Mo.
Mrs H. F. Ritchev left last night
for visit at Phoenix, Ari.
Edward Mcconnell. of Dawson City,
is registered at the Harper.
j. L. Long and son. Wallace, of
Orion, spent the day in the city.
Albert Stechalin has returned to the
city from visit to Indiana relatives.
Col. and Mrs. Henry Curtis have
gone to Buford, S. C., to spend the
winter with Lieut. and Mrs. Horace
Walker Jones.
Ex-Police Captain Frank Eckard
and Jerry Darrah left today for Seat
tie, Wash, where they may engage in
business and locate permanently.
The ninth annual ball and public
in sallation of officers of G. w. Halves
camp 1850. NJ. w. A, will occur at
the Industrial home next Tuesday
evening.
The Haydn quintet, juvenile
musical organization of Davenport,
which made hit in Moline the other
evening, will, it is understood, in the
near future, fill IN engagement in
Rock Island. The little people COM
posiog the organization are all artists.
and the Davenport and Moline papers
speak in most complimentary langu-
age of them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-05

+. f. Dorm is back after a trip to
the east. where he made purchases of
clothing for the spring tailoring trade,
and also engaged the services of +
Fitzik, of New York. specialist in
ladies' tailoring. who is to have charge
of such n department that MIR. Dorm
is to conduct in connection with his
present business at 1912 Second ave-
nue.. The second floor of the building
is to be remodeled and converted into
a iirst-class ladies' tailoring establish
ment, which will be opened teb. l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-05
Court md Witness agree.

An amusing incident occurred in one
OF the common pleas courts the other
day. The lawyer for the defense was
making n very lengthy cross eXamina-
ton of an old lady when be was inter-
rupted by the judge with the remark,
II think you have exhausted this wit
ness"
"Yes, judge" she exclaimed, 81 do
feel very much exhausted.
phia Call.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-05
SAYS SHE IS DEAD,
Davenport cIairvoyant Declares
Miss Miller Foul Play
Victim.
CONSULTED BY THE GIRLS FATHER
to the Milan Sensation, Claiming the
Young Woman-s Body L. In the Water,
and Also Connecting = Man With the
Case.

Davenport has been brought in
touch with the mystery surrounding
the disappearance of MISS Nina Miller.
of Milan. The search made yesterday
for the missing girl in the canal at Mi
ian was directed from that CITY, fact
unknown even to the searchers them
selves. save the father, who advised
the operations. A Davenport trance
medium has been consulted in the
case, and it is along the line of her
visions that the search is being pros
ecuted. Right or wrong, the story
that the medium tells is a startling
one, and filled with rumors of foul
play and death.
Davenport first became connected
with the case when party of Milan
people went there Tuesday afternoon
to watch the trains and ascertain if
the girl had purchased ticket at that
point. In this line of campaign they
got no satisfaction.
Wednesday the father went to Dav-
export again and went to the home of
a clairvoyant. Before Mr.. Miller had
stated his name or his business the
woman told him of both. He was
startled, but with determination, was
about to en- 'er upon the sad story.
do not tell me word" the lady in
teTrupted, You have recently lost a
near reiative-a daughter"-and as she
spoke her hand unconsciously traced
upon a sheet of paper the following
words:
Dear Papa: ID not grieve for me.
Tell man ma not to grieve. My time
had come. Do not blam, anyone l
am your daughter, NINA"
The effect upon the parent as he
saw his daughters name which Meth
er he nor the medium had vet spoken.
signed to the note. is hard to describe.
Inc medium continued to pierce the
veil of mystery.
with the vision of this name"
she said. Il see water. Your daugh-
ter is dead. Her body IS under the
ice. She did not take her own life;
it is case of foul play" The medi-
um connected young man with the
mystery.
Dragging the Canal.
Whatever of truth there may be in
the statements of the clairvoyant is
not known. but her story, which was
similarly told to a reporter for the
Republican who visited her home last
evening, bears much that is in line
with the circumstances and sus-
picions. Yesterday the people of
Milan turned out in force and
started to drag the canal. On &C
count of the ice being so thick the
work could not be done satisfactorily.
Long hooks with barb wire drags
were used through holes cut in the
ice. but without avail. The work
will be continued along this line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-05
ORDERED TO THE EAST.
Col. Sheridan's Headquarters Changed
From Chicago to New York.

Col. Sheridan's Headquarters Changed
From Chicago to New York.
A dispatch received at army head
quarters in the Pullman building,
Chicago, yesterday, states that Col.
Michael V. Sheridan. adjutant general
of the department of the lakes. and
who has many friends in Rock Island,
has been relieved fl ON duty in Chicago
anu ordered to New York, to become
adjutant general of the department of
the east. He is to relieve Gen. Mer-
rift Barber, who has been assigned to
duty in the Philippines. Col. Sheri-
dan is brother of the late Gen. Phil
Sheridan,
Col. Richard Comba, of the 5th
United States infantry, has been as
signed to the command of Fort Sheri-
dan, to supersede Lieut.-Col. Hooten.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-05
scIatic RheuInatism Cn1ed.

l.. Wagner, wholesale druggist,
Richmond, Va, says: Il had fear
full attack of sciatic rheumatism, was
laid up almost two months; was for
tunate enough TO get Mystic Cure for
rheumatism. This cured me after
doctors prescriptions had failed to
have any effect. 1 have also heard of
fine results from others who have
used it." Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901
Second avenue, Rock Island; Gustave
Schlegel IL Son, 220 West Second
street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-05
MIR. Roberts CONSCIOUS.

Simeon Roberts, of Buffalo Prairie,
had FULLY regaincd consciousness today,
but DIR. Miller, the attending physi-
clan, would not allow him to converse
with anyone on account of his weak
condition, and hence the facts con-
corning the manner i'll which he was
wounded are yet unknown. There
have been no developments, however,
to alter the belief that he was
foully dealt with.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-05
Try Grain-O. TRY srain-O,

Ask your grocer today to show you
a package of Grain-O, the new food
drink that takes the place of coffee.
The chi .dren may drink it without in
jury as we'll as the adult, All who
try it like it. Grain-O has that rich
seal brown of Mocha or Java, but it is
made from pure grains. and the most
delicate stomach receives it without
distress. One-fourth the price of coffee.
10 and IS cents per package. Sold by
all grocers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-05
Dragging the Canal.
" eddlngs.

Albion II. Fowler and Miss Winfred
\. Davidson, both OF Davenport, were
married at the Methodist parsonage,
$40 Nineteenth street, last evening at
s o'clock, Rev. c. o. McCulloch Of
ficiating.
Fred o. Reddig and Miss Make b.
Scott, both OF this city, were married
yesteI day afternoon, the ceremony
being performed ut the court house
by Judge Lucian Adams.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-05
In it's advanced and chronic form q

In its advanced and chronic form q
cold in the head is known as nasal ca
tarrh and IS the recognized source of
other diseases. Having stood the test
of continued successful use, Ely's
Cream Balm is recognized as specific
for membranal diseases in the nasal
passages, and you should resort to
this treatment in your own case. 1t
is not drying, does not produce sneez-
ing. Price so cents at druggists or
by mail. Ely Brothers, SO Warren
street, New York. Give up prejudice
and try it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-05
Visitation Academy.

Academy of the Visitation. conduct
ed by the sisters of the Visitation
1899 Fifth avenue, Rock Island. The
academic, preparatory and kinder
ten departments of the new academy
are now opened to Students
Superior advantages in music, art,
elocution, physical culture and the
lanpuapes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-05
Plead Guilty.

There were three pleas of guilty in
the county court yesterday afternoon,
the cases having been certified from
the circuit court. George Holsapple
was fined $50 and costs for the theft
of pipe from Blake Il Murphy; Louis
Mohr. 80 and - days in Jail for the
larceny of a watch and Mark Smith
SO for stealing coal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-05
The wheeIman.. View.

Mrs. Sprocket-George, what i'm the
world happened to the pipe organ in
church this morning while you were
singing that solo?
Mr.. Sprocket (who always talks BIZ
cycIe)-Why, the organist was coasting
on easy grade with her feet off the
pedals when she ran into some sharp
notes, and the old thing punctured.-
Ohio Stafe Io,1ruoI
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-05

Phelps &C" Cough. Cold and
Group cure is guaranteed. 1t cures
chronic cases. 1t is out of the old
rut. For asthma and all other lung
troubles take DC" The Harper
House pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-05

At the close OF the year of 1899 the
total membership of the Modern
Woodmen was 100, $40 and 7.405
camps. The total amount of insurance
in force is 1886, S11 900. Illinois has
los, 6I7 members in good standing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-01-05
Going on the Road.

Tim Collins is to be q knight of the
grip. He has taken a position with
Louis Loeb & Co., and will soon begin
singing the praises of Hi Hi bitters-