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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30
with the timbrel, for the prodigals ars
at home, and the captives are free, and
the Father hath invited the mighty OF
heaven and the redeemed of earth to
come and dine
FAMOUS BRIGAND
OF Italy Killed by Peasant Whom q

of Italy Killed by a Peasant Whom Rs
Threatened.
Rome correspondent New York
Times: News has come to Rome of the
death of the famous brigand. Flora
vanti, who for so many years has
eluded every attempt on the part of
the Italian authorities to capture him.
His body was found last Saturday in
a wood near Grasseto. in the Tuscan
Maremma. 1t seems that the cele-
DRAFTED bandit was shot by a peasant.
whom he had threatened with death
because OF his refusal to take a letter
of Fioravanti to certain we'll to do
person, demanding the immediate
payment Of sum OF 5000 francs. Lu
clano Fioravanti may we'll be said to
have been the last of the old race Of
brigands which once infested the Ma
rcmma and the neighborhood of Rome
For long space of time he was the
companion Of the terrible Tiburzi who
was shot by the gendarmerie, near
Sapalbio, in the Merema mountains.
some three or four years ago. Since
SAAC ASolA vi IT'D Al lCuu anu
in arms Fioravanti had led compar,
atively quiet life in the Ciminian For
est and the neigh5orhood of Viterbo.
eluding every effort made by the po-
lice and guards to capture him. Late
ly he seemed to have returned to his
old haunts, nearer Grasseto, where in
an unguarded moment he met his end
at last. For some years reward of
1000 francs had been hanging above
his head for his capture or death. The
news of his shooting has caused a deep
sensation throughout the country, and
the South Tuscan Maremma and the
| country between Lake Balsena and
Rome is now virtually free of all real
| ly desperate disturbers of the public
| peace.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30
PROF. HILPRECHT.

Its great temple, upon whose library
DR.. Hilprecht has just come, was Co
eval with the beginning of Chaldean
history. This temple was sacred to
Bel, the god of which the Bel, more
generally known. was later modifi-
cation. The date of the founding OF
this old temple is now conceded to be
1000 B. c., or earlier by 5000 years
than the time fixed as the beginning
Of the world, according to the biblical
translators of Genesis. But long before
the building Of this temple civilization
ruled in Babylon. According to Pro
lessor Sayee, for the beginning OF
Babylonian writing we will have to
search among the relics Of centuries
that lie far behind the foundation Of
the Temple of Nippur."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30
The Hard Work Cure.

DR.. Pye-Smith, in an address before
the British Medical association, pre-
scribed hard work as remedy for
many ills. He declared that regular
and steady work is the best cure for
a thousand nervous allments, and that
this is true is shown by the fact that
the hard working people are not those
who are affected by these ills. He de-
clared that nervous prostration, worry,
and brain .ension are too often syn
onyms for the effect of gambling and
drink. There can be no question that
hard work is healthy, for 1t is those
swho work hardest that live longest,
and the lazy die young. One advan-
tage Of DR.. Pye-Smith's prescription
:s that it is easily followed and that
the remedy is cheap.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30

can doubt. Innocence is no shield
with 100000 and the methods Of
Campbellism against you. The recti-
tude of ones past life counts for
naught. They say Taylor is guilty
because he was at his Office. and that
l am guilty because was away from
mine. I have never had, and l now
have no apology to make for being
true to the trust imposed upon me by
majority of the voters of this state.
History will draw its dark lines
around those who have outraged me
and disgraced the judiciary and black
ened the history of the state"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30
sANDGLAssEs
Still Used to Measure Varying Periods of
Time.

Still Used to Measure Varying Periods of
Time.
Strange to say, the sandglass is still
used to measure varying periods of
time. The size depends upon the pur-
poses to which they are to be put
The hour glass is still in use in the
sick room and in the music room, in
both places affording a sure and 81
lent indication of the progress of time.
Half-hour glasses are used in schools,
and fifteen-minute glasses are used for
medical purposes, and the sandglass
also goes into the kitchen as an aid
to exact cooking. There are also ten!
minute glasses, five-minute and three.
minute glasses, the two latter being
used to time the boiling period of eggs
The three-minute sandglass is called
an egg boiler" Sand-glasses are also
used for scientific purposes and on
shipboard. The sand is carefully pre-.
pared by a thorough cleaning, includ-
ing boiling. 1t is then baked dry, and
then ground into the requisite fineness
and uniformity, as sharp sand would
be likely to become wedged in the
opening between the two sections OF
the glass. The sand is then intro
duced into the glass through an open
ing left for that purpose in the end OF
one bulb, the opening then being
sealed. the right quantity in each sag,
glass is gagged by actually timissSsa
flow from one part of the glass t. he
other, and every glass is individually
treated like good thermometer. The
glasses are usually mounted in cylin-
drical frames or holders, so that the
twin bulbs can be seen at all times.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30
Sing without Opening Mouths.

Many birds form their sound with
out opening their bills. The pigeon
is a well-known instance of this. Its
cooling can be distinctly heard, al
though it does not open it's bill. The
call is formed internally in the throat
and chest and is only rendered audible
by resonance. Similar ways may be
observed in many birds and other
animals. The clear. loud call of the
cuckoo, according to one naturalist, is
the resonance of note formed in the
bird. The whirring of the snipe,
which betrays the approach of the bird
to the hunter, is an act of ventrilo-
quism. Even the nightingale has cer-
tain notes which are produced intern
ally and which are audible while the
bill is closed.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30
Library 1000 Years Old.

Library 1000 Years Old.
Professor Herman v. Hilprecht of
the University Of Pennsylvania has
just added another to his many dis
coveries in the archaeology of Baby
Ion. He has dug up library of 1900
tablets which belonged to the great
temple Of Nippur. Not one of these
tablets is Of q date later than 22so
B. G. Professor Hilprecht says that
i've years will be consumed in un-
earthing the remaining treasures OF
the temple. For ten years the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania has been ex-
cavating the ruins of ancient Babylon
and Its collection of those antiquities
is the finest Of it's kind in the world
Nippur was one of the Oldest seats Of
religion and civilization in Babylonia
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30

He was captain in the Illinois ma
tional guard, but resigned about year
before the Spanish war broke out.
When war was declared the troops
were called for. Harding enlisted as q
private in the 9Th Illinois. Col Culver
made him a-captain, and he was given
the command of the Taylorville COM
pany of that regiment. He served
through the Spanish war and in 1899
was appointed by the president lieu
tenant in the marine corps.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30

was known from
one end of the
country to the
other, especially as
Recorder Smyth,
for as recorder he
presided over some
of the most re-
markable criminal
cases that W e I e
ever tried in an
American court.
His rulings were
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30

He was born near Galway, ireland,
in 1922. His father left no inheritance.
Young Smyth came to the United
States and was clerk in John Nc
Keon's law Office when McKeon be-
l0ame marine court justice. AS a
kacticing lawyer. while he was Nc
e assistant. he was engaged In
celebrated cases. He prepared
ence on which The Britt min
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30
mandS s

standing that he is more than 60
years old and that he will be retired
next year, he is as anxious as any Of
the young men of the regiment to get
to the scene of the conflict in the orr
ent. Capt. Hackney will have charge
Of the Fifth after it lands in China.
He has been in the service for IS
years.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30
Poverr uL,rifes a Letter,

Posyers tUrifes a Letter.
The sentence of life imprisonment
hanging over Caleb Powers, who was
convicted of completely in the murder
of William Goebel, does not seem to
weigh heavily upon the prisoners
spirits. He has hope Of release
from confinement or mitigation Of
his sentence through new trial or
an appeal to the higher courts on a
writ Of error.
Powers still maintains that he is
innocent of the charge against him, and
has made public the following state
ment:
ITO the Public:-I am asked my
opinion concerning my trial and the
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30

No matter what ails you. headache
10 cancer, you will never get vel!
until your bowels are put right
CASCARETS help nature, cure you
without grippe or pain, produce easy
natural movements, cost you just 10
cents to start getting your health back.
CASCARETS Candy Cathartic, the
genuine, put up in metal boxes. every
tablet has G. c. G. stamped on it. Be-
ware Of limitations.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30

verdict of the jury.
Could I have but
one opinion? Can
any fair minded
man or woman Of
this state have but
one? That one Of
the greatest judi
cial farces known
to history has been
enacted here in my
trial. under the
forms of law, no
uyo11 ipFor~>d-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30
From war to Peace.

Two cannon from the civil war are
TO be melted and cast into statue
representing peace. When a contrast
las great in a way as the change
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters will bring
about in the health of any who use it.
1t cures constipation, dyspepsia, or
weak kidneys. Try it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30

fore Ilentsln, Chi
ma, whose report
was made public
by the war de-
partment Aug. II.
recommends Lieut..
A. Eugene Harding
of the marine corps
for promotion for
conspicuous 6 a l.
lantry in action.
L l e IL t. Harding
was born. and
ro;eod ~ nv;oo,,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30
TIE Ancient Fiffb.

Just about to sail from San Francisco
for service in China. The Fifth is
one of the Oldest and best regiments
in the regular service, and it has one
of the best records for active service
in the entire army. The Fifth was or
ganized on July 16, 1898, and after sew
eral consultations with other COM
mands again became the Fifth in 1869,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30

and has so re-
NAMED ever since.
Colonel Richard
Comba, the COM
mander of the reg
iment, has been in
the service longer
than any other Of
f1cer now engaged
in active duty. He
entered the army
in 1855 and has
been in it ever
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30
sTORYETrEs.

Ambassador Choate recently had an
amusing experience in London book
shop, where he went to buy copy
of Dante's Hell" The clerk departed
to seek the book, but soon returned
to remark: Il am very sorry, but we
haven't got HELL by Mr.. Dante.
We've got Twenty Years in South
Africa, by Cecil Rhodes( if that would
dc" And feeling" concludes Mr..
Choate, that that was practically tho
same thing, took the book"
A certain colonel on the staff Of one
of Grants generals was much given
to novel reading, and went about with
his saddle-bags stuffed full of thrill
ing romances. For weeks he had been
devouring an English translation of
Victor Hugo's LES Miserables." One
day while passing through confed-
crate town, he saw a young lady seat
ed on a porch, and, stopping his horse,
bowed to her with all the grace of a
Chesterfield, and endeavored to engage
her in conversation. Before he had
gone far he took occasion to remark:
"Have you seen Lees Miserables'?
anglacizing the pronunciation. Her
black eyes snapped with indignation
as she tartly replied Don't you talk
to me that way; they're good deal
better than Grants miserables, any.
howl
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30

lido not believe Piso.s Cure Tor consumpr,o.
has an equal for coughs and colds.-JoaN F
BOYER, Trinity Springs, Ind. Feb. 15, 1900
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30

PARKEk's HAIR BALsAA keeps the hair soft and
plentiful and restores the color when gray.
= HlNDxRcoRNs the best cure for corns. 15cts.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30

Singapore now has two rival golf
clubs.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30

/. Each package Of PUTNAM FADE
LESS DYES colors either Silk. Wool
;or Cotton perfectly.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30

Russ Bleaching Blue makes Brown muslin
white In day. All grocers sell the genuine
Russ. Refuse limitations. Sold by all grocerA
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30

A wise man never coyets thing
he can live without.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30

A Specific for Summer Complaint
During these warm days of midsummer.
parents cannot be too watchful. 1t Is
the safe thing to have this well known
family specific always in the house to
check the first appearance OF any bowel
EXTRACT OF BENNE PLANT today.
It ma.s save the life of your child.
Prepared by THE j. & g. MAGUIRF
MEDICINE CO., ST. LOUIS, MO.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
Ssmmstion aiisys pafn. cures wind colic sc bottle
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30

Indigestion IL bad companion. Get rid Of y
By chewing . bar Of Adams Pepsin Tutt Frutd
alter each meal.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30

A pistol is doubly dangerous wher
the owner is loaded.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30

II you wish to have beautiful, clear white
Clothes ask for Russ Bleaching Blue. Refuse
limitations. Sold by all grocers
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30

1t has been truly said that more
men fall in love than in war.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30
WHY We Are Like the Crow,

Aside from the special question Of
profit and loss, we have warm side
toward the crow, he is SO much like
ourselves, said the late Henry Ward
Beecher. He is lazy, and that is hui
man: he is cunning, and that is human.
He thinks his own color is best, and
loves to hear his own voice, which are
eminent traits of humanity. He will
never work when he can get another
to work for nina genuine human
trait. He eats whatever he can get hi
claws upon. and is less mischiey
with a belly full than when hui
and this ~ Take OF
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30

The rich man has troubles of which
the poor man knows nothing.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30
THE DOUGLAS SHOE.

The ship carpenter often INDUCES
in see saw.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30
,BENNE PLANT FOR CHILDREN

When man is little mellow he
tmagines he is ripe for anything.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30

Justice Frederick SMITH.
Justice Frederick Smyth Of New
York died last week at Atlantic City,
N. j.. OF pneumonia, Justice Smyth
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30
R.sr for tha DoNals,

The nurse maid accepts more or less
hush roonev
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30

thorn IN the bush is worth tw
sin the flesh.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30

Money talks when you drop nicke
into a monograph.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30
Young and Brace

Major Waller, lne commander of tho
American marines in the fighting be-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30

Even insane persons will get thee
census this year-perhaps.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30

There is no time for hair-splittins
when the lives of American citizens
are being unlawfully taken.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30

A woman's sweetest smile may hide
en- aching heart.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30
Important to Mothers.

The proprietor of hotel resembles
. multitude; being host in himself.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30

Many little sins are committed be-
cause they have high sounding names.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-18
THE FRIDAY EVENING CLUB.

The members of the Club are to be
congratuled upon the program which
has been arranged for the first even
ing, +" Friday May 20, in Lyceum Hall.
Captain E. L. Zolinski, U, S. A.,
retired, who recently lectured before
Lowell Institute, Boston, will be the
first speaker Captain zolinski, who
won fame as the inventor of the dyna-
mite gun, will lecture here on sub
iect with which he is familiar, "Sub-
marine Warfare" including torpe-
does, mines for harbor defence, &C.,
with 'stereopticon illustrations from
the recent SpanishAmerican War.
Lieutenant Godfrey l.. Garden, of
the u. S. Revenue cutter, Manning,
which was with Admiral Sampson S
feet before Santiago, will relate some
interesting facts concerning "big"
guns and other methods of defense,
also illustrated by the stereopticon.
Both speakers are we'll known, their
subjects are of great interest and we
bespeak an enjoyable and instructive
evening.
AS the membership is limited to 800
and there are already 250 subscribers,
to each of whom have been issued ten
tickets which are transferable, those
contemplating joining the club should
send in applications at once
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-18
DOG POISONING FIENDS.
S. p. Q. A. Offers $50 Reward for Convic-
tion of Dog Poisoners.

Dog-poisoning is being practiced
again and the community is reminded
that the S. Pro. A. offers $50 reward
for conviction in this offence. How
any one can scatter poison about pro-
miscuously is beyond the conception
Of any fair minded person. Such
way of getting rid of an offensive dog
kills number of pets and makes their
owners miserable, but generally does
not kill the offensive dog 1t is said
that a dose of strychnine properly adj
ministered by an expert in certain
quantity directly to a dog is not
spread about and dogs devour it in
uncertain quantities, they doubtless
die in more or less agony. The S. p
@. A. has had it's agents active en-
deavoring to obtain some clue to the
offender, but they might as well ex-
peot to find the incendiaries, who
fire the barn, unless someone is will
ing to furnish some clue.
A very few thoughtless people are
loudly proclaiming that our S. P. O.
A. is most remiss in not ferreting out
the poisoner and claim that the socie-
ty should employ detective and also
have the poisoned dog analysed They
are apparently unaware that detec-
tive and a thorough chemical analysis
would cost as much as the whole
amount of S. P. G. A. annual sub
scriptions. The grumblers, we un-
derstand, are not subscribers nor do
they offer to assist financially. Ex-
perience has taught that little or
nothing is gained by proving that a
dog has died of strcyhnine or arsenic.
1t is more easy to condemn than to
inquire intelligently into the inner
workings of an organization. The
managers of the S. P. O. A. have ex-
pressed themselves perfectly satisfied
that all that is possible is accomplish
ed on their very limited funds and
it is known that the Morris County
S. P. @. A. has the reputation among
similar outside societies of doing
more work than any other society
having the same funds. Several alb
solutely false statements against this
society have been made lately. 1t is
a pity that unreasonable people,
ignorant of facts should strive to in
jure a cause, which must labor with
less support and with more patient
and courageous devotion than perhaps
any other work for the relief of suffer
ing.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-18
U. S. S. NEW JERSEY.

The project to have the boys and
girls OF the schools of the State pre-
sent magnificent silver service tc
the new battleship, New Jersey, has
been successfully launched.
A recent meeting was held in one
of the committee rooms of the Senate
Chamber when Mayor Edward Hoos,
of Jersey City, was chosen temporary
chairman, with S. Conrad OFT, OF
Camden, as secretary.
There were letters from the Mayors
of dozen or more cities endorsing
the plan together with similar express
sions from members of the State
Board of Educations and verbal en-
dorsement from educational authori-
ties all over the State in fact, in some
cities the School Boards had antici-
pated the meeting by heartily giving
their endorsement to what it proposed
doing
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-18
RURAL MAIL DELIVERY.

A Fourth Division of the Eastern
Division of Post Offices has been es-
tablished. New York City is the head
quarters for the main division New
Jersey will be included in one of the
sub divisions
An agent will soon go through the
State and organize service for prompt
delivery. Farmers or others may be
selected to act as carriers and will
be paid $500 year, must furnish a
bond and for their salary must fur
nish horse and wagon.
The carriers will have about twenty
miles apiece to.cover. They will be
almost travling postoffices. They will
mail and deliver letters and papers,
sell stamps and envelopes and postal
cards; register letters and do every
thing except take money orders.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-18
FIRE ladies MEET.
Enthusiastic Exempt Firemen's Conven-
tion at Dover.

The firemen and citizens of Dover
on Wednesday gave royal welcome
to the members of the New Jersey
State Firemen's Association and their
friends, who met there upon the occa-
sion of its fourteenth annual conven-
tion.
The convention was called to order
at II O'Clock by President Irving Wal
termire, of Hackensack, and prayer
offered by the Rev. DR.. W. W. Holloway
of the First Presbyterian Church.
An address of welcome by Former
Comptroller John S. Gibson, OF
Newark, a charter member. and ex-
assistant chief of the Dover Fire De-
partment.
President Waltermire responded
thanking the local association, the
Dover Fire Department and for the
hearty welcome extended to the dele
gates.
Forty out of the 4S associations Of
the State were represented. Ex-Chiei
j. Bradford Stevens, OF this city, was
elected over the vice-president and
Ex- Chief Charles McCollum, mem,
ber of the Executive Committee,
Guide @. Hinchman, of Dover, is 9
member of the Standing Committee.
A fine dinner was served in the
Armory furnished by Caterer John R.
Piper, of this city, upon adjournment
at one o'clock.
After dinner, the delegates, the
Dover Exempt Association and Dover
Fire Department., formed in line and
with Rasetti's Naval Reserve Band,
of Brooklyn, in the van, paradeC
through the principal streets of Dover,
bringing up finally at the convention
hall, where the convention recon
vened.
Those present from the Morristowr
Exempt Association, Messrs. j. B.
Stevens, John Denman, Theodore
Ayres, Jr.. Charles McCollum, W. H.
Meslar and John K. Boniface.
The next convention will be held IL
Bayonne.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-18
ATHLETIC SPORTS.

The schedule for Princeton Uni
versity foot ball games follows; Oc-
tober 8, Stephens at Princeton Oc-
tober 6 -- at Princeton; October
10, State College at Princeton; Octo-
ber 12, Baltimore Medical College at
Baltimore October 13, Annapolis at
Annapolis; October II, Syracuse Uni
versity at Princeton; October 20, La
fayette at Princeton; October ~,
Brown at Providence November 8,
Cornell at Princeton; November 6,
Columbia at New York; November IL
Dartmouth at Princeton; November
IL, Yale at Princeton.