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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09
FROM THE DAILY Tyres.

London Cablegram to the Chicago
Daily Anglomaniac.-Alar re-
ports come from Russia. The czar is a
raving maniac He shot dead the
secretary of state who entered his
quarters unannounced. The car has
finally determined to shut all Ameri-
can made goods out of Russia. Act
ing under instructions of the cZar, M.
de Giers, ambassador at Pekin, has or
dered all Americans out of China. 1t
looks as if the relations between Rus
STA and the United States are badly
strained. England yet lives.
The London Daily Beef says: Russia
Is robbing Japan of Manchuria. Eng
land cannot stand idly by while this
wholesale robbery of territory is being
perpetrated Let Japan and Russia
come together and England will do
her duty.
Berlin.-The Daily Bung Starter
Zeitung says editorially: If England
can get Japan into fight with Russia
and also keep the people Of the United
States convinced that Russia is an
enemy of the United States then Eng
land may take hand. What England
wants is chance to grab the very
territory in which Russia is now so
strongly renched-Manchuria. In
either case it is no cheese to Germany.
We want slice of Western China.
St. Petersburg Cablegram to the Chi
oago Daily o-Phobist.-The czar
has invited Charlemagne Toner,
American ambassador, to accompany
to Odessa. They held long confer
ence today. The British ambassador
is yellow with envy Che wouldn't be
green). The American flag is every
-vhere being displayed in recognition
Of the friendly relations between the
Bear and the Eagle. If the enthu-
siasm lasts much longer the British
ambassador will ask for his passports.
st. Petersburg.-The Daily Canards-
ky says editorially that an alliance be-
tween Russia and the United States
is more than likely. This will, if con-
summated, insure the peace Of the
world for all time to come.
Chicago Cablegram to London Daily
Beef.-Prince Odorofsky, the celebrat-
ed Russian anarchist. was given a
royal reception by the citizens of Chi
cago today. He delivered fierce IT,
rade against the cZar and his govern
ment. Among the speakers were the
British consu! and the editor of the
Anglomaniac.
Chicago Cablegram to the St. Pc
tersburg Cumoffslly: Prince Odorofs-
ky, the anarchist and paid slanderel
of the czar of Russia received COO
reception. A few Canadians attended
the meeting at Music hall last night
The prince is not worrying, however
as the British government is payins
all his expenses. He is a guest a
Bull house.-Ex.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09
How He Found His Calling.

Large numbers of persons are as
unconscious Of their strong points as
they are of their weak ones. A man
or woman may be born with a strong
talent or genius for some special line
and yet be utterly unconscious Of It,
A. T. Stewart was educated for the
ministry, and an idea which an old
uncle had instilled into his mind, that
call is necessary to success in life.
chung to him SO tenaciously that he be-
came almost discouraged because he
could not hear his call. He tried
school teaching, but was not satisfied,
and might never have found his real
calling had he not loaned to a friend
who was anxious to start in business
the sum of seventy dollars, the accu-
mutation of his savings. The young
business man did not succeed in his
venture, and not having the money to
pay Stewart the loan which he had
so kindly advanced, he begged him to
take, in it's stead, the little shop, the
only means of payment in his posses
sion. Stewart took the unpretentious
store and became merchant prince.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09
TRAIN FOOLED THEM.
Few Thrilling Moments and Then som
Faint Laughter.

rev 1nrllllnw moments ana Then Some
Faint Laughter.
The Fulton street line of the Brook
Ign elevated road branches just before
it gets to the Franklin avenue station,
one division continuing out Fulton
street to East New York and the city
line, the other going out to Flatbush
and Brighton Beach, says the New
York Sun. AS train from the bridge
was approaching the station late yes
terday afternoon stout, elderly man
among the crowd waiting for it fell of
of the platform on the tracks. The
train was about forty yards away and
coming at clipping gait. Half Of
the crowd screamed to the old nan to
get out of the way, but he seemed
somewhat dazed by his fall, and made
two attempts to get up from the tracks
without success. BY this time the
train was barely fifty feet away, and
coming with a rush A half-dozen
women began to scream, four or five
men rushed down the platform signal
ing the train to stop, and a young
fellow in overallS jumped down on the
track. ran across it and laid hold Of
the old mans shoulders. But the old
man was a load, and his struggles
didn't help matters. Most of the wom-
en- on the platform looked away and
covered their eyes. The young fellow
in overalls made last desperate, I'M
successful pull, and the train turned
off twenty feet from where the old man
lay and ratified on to the Flatbush sta
ton. Then. after moment or two,
the crowd laughed. but not much. The
young fellow in overalls and several
others helped the elderly man on the
platform, and he went down stairs
limping. A stout woman went back
into the waiting room and tainted.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09

now. The Christian artist goes over
to Rome, looks at the pictures and
brings back to his American studio
much of the power of these old mas
tiers. The Christian minister goes over
to Venice, looks at the "Crucihxion of
Christ" and comes back to the Ameri-
can pulpit to talk as never before OF
the sufferings of the Savior. The pri-
vate tourist goes to Rome and looks
at Raphael's picture of the Last Judg-
ment." The tears start, and he goes
back to his room in the hotel and
prays God for preparation for that day
when
Shrlveling like a parched scroll.
The flaming heavens together roll.
Christ's Social Position.
So l remark it is with business
acumen and tact. When Christ was
upon earth, the people that followed
him for the most part had no social
position. There was but one man
naturally brilliant in all the apostle
ship. Joseph of Arimathea, the rich
man, risked nothing when he offered
hole in the rock for the dead Christ.
How many of the merchants in Asia
Minor befrended Jesus? | think of
only one-Lydia. How many of the
castles on the beach at Galilee enter
tanned Christ? Not one. When Peter
came to Joppa, he stopped with one
Simon, tanner. What power had
Christ's name on the Roman exchange
or in the bazaars Of Corinth? None
The prominent men OF the day did not
want to risk their reputation for sanity
by pretending to be one of his follow
ers. Now that is all changed. Among
the mlghtiest men in our great cities
today are the Christian merchants and
the Christian bankers, and if tomor-
row at the board Of trade any man
should get up and malign the name of
Jesus he would be quickly silenced or
put out. In the front rank of all our
CHRISTIAN workers today are the Chris
tan merchants. and the enterprises of
the world are coming on the right side.
There was farm willed away some
years ago, all the proceeds of that farm
10 go LOT spreading lnhdel books.
Somehow matters have changed, and
now all the proceeds of that farm go
toward the missionary cause. One of
the finest printing presses ever built
was built for the express purpose of
publishing infidel tracts and books.
Now it does nothing but print Holy
Bibles. l believe that the time will
come when in commercial circles the
voice of Christ will be the mightiest
of all voices and the ships of Tarshish
will bring presents and the queen of
Sheba her glory and the wise men of
the east their myrrh and frankincense.
| look off upon the business men of
this land and rejoice at the pros
pect that their tact and ingenuity and
talent are being brought into the serv-
ice of Christ. 1t is one of the mightiest
of weapons. There is none like that;
give it me-"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09
HE LET 1T GO AT THAT.

What is the sacrament of mar
rage?" asked the Sunday school super
intendent of girl in the juvenile
class.
1T is a state of punishment into
which we enter to prepare for another
and better world" replied the little
miss who had learned her lesson by
rote and got things slightly mixed.
That isn't the orthodox answer"
said the superintendent with a deep
sigh, but perhaps, after all, it may be
correct"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09
MADE THE HoPPERs FR1skY.
Exciting Race Between kansaroos Won
nv the DoDed Animal

Exciting Race Between kangareos Won
by the Doped Animal.
1.-THE most exciting race l ever wit
messed was between three kangaroos, 4"
said ]. l.. Stevenson of Sydney, Aus
tralia, this morning at the New Union
hotel. "a friend of mine, Henry Rob-
erts, has huge plantation out in the
bush in Queensland. One day he
said to me: 'Stevey, did you ever see
a real good kangaroo racer" had seen
the great hoppers laying around the
house, but never race. He disappear
ed and dozed off to sleep in my ham
mock. An hour later | was awakened
by the shouts of my host. Look!
Look! he cried in great excitement.
Here they come! CHANGING out over
the broad green pasture north of the
house l beheld the kangaroos. The
three were flying over the short grass,
neck and neck. AS they drew near l
saw that ribbons were streaming from
their necks. Red, white and blue were
the colors. They approached at aston
ishing speed, making straight towards
Roberts, who held aloft small basket
filled with some vegetable. At last
they reached us, a big brown kanga-
roo with the red ribbon in the lead.
Roberts emptied the basket before
them and some sugar beets fell to the
ground. Eagerly the kangaroos de-
voured them and an odor of liquor
arose. Roberts had fed them beets
soaked in whisky, had led them to the
edge of thepasture behind the gate and
then retraced his steps to the house,
calling his pets. At signal one of his
men had lowered the bars and the in
toxicated kangaroos, greedy for more
of the strange beets, rushed after thei,
master."-Denver Post.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09
FRIENDSHIPS LIMIT,


From the Detroit Free Press: This
young man is not so confiding as he
was, and his ideas of friendship are
not SO exalted. Yet he takes it philo-
sophically and is willing to place
heavy credit in favor of experience.
Il started in a small way" he tells,
"and l had an idea that my business
would expand rapidly. But l find a
good many leaks and drains. OF course
you know Jones. He is my friend and
knows about horses. So when my
horse went lame l consulted him. he
being the one friend had who, l
thought, could help me out.
Pretty bad shape he said. as he
looked the nag over. Need him on
your delivery wagon, don't your
i need him or some other horse.
and asked Jones what 1 could get for
the lame one. He looked him over.
felt his legs, examined his eyes and
teeth and finally said that, being a
friend of mine, he'd give me $40 for
the horse. l took it. That same after
noon he sold the horse for $50, a fact
learned about wee!. later.
Now said Jones, I'm not the man
TO leave friend in scrape. I'll just
rustic around and find you another
horse
Thank you, but keep within hun
dred can't afford to pay more
Next morning my friend showed up
with horse he told me could have
for 1913, though he was really worth
more. He was sound. gentle. Z years
old. according to Jones.
He had bought that horse for $50
He had SPAWN and ringbone. was knee
sprung and 10 years old. So Jones
had made $7s OF me and left me with
one Of the worst old crowbaits you ever
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09
Royal Mint In Canada.

The establishment of royal mint in
Canada will make the fourth branch of
the English mint in operation outside
of London. Tne other three ramifica-
lions are located in Australia, at Mel
bourne, Sydney and Perth respectively.
According to recently published re-
turns, the value Of the gold coin out
put from these four minis during 1899
was as follows: The royal mint, Lin
don, $42,601, 555; Melbourne. $2S,13s,-
1856; Sydney, s16,62o,00o; Perth 3,45S,-
$50. It has also been mooted that the
government proposes ultimately to es-
tablish another branch in the Trans
vaal.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09
A VERY CLEAR CASE.

A VERY CLEAR CASE.
Very eccentric fellow, that Burk-'
ling"
Eccentric? l call it something else.
When fellow keeps himself soaked
with whisky all the time and would
rather go around begging for money
to help kill himself off than to work
once in while, there's no use trying
to soften matters by calling him &C.
centric. Give the devil his due. but
never try to make him out better tuaD
he is"
Still, you know, this chap doesn't
claim whenever he strikes you that 3
to be the last time, and that he wa =
the money to get clean collar ant
shave so that he can accept
which is waiting for him around
corner"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09
He ObeYed,

(From the New York Worldly "You
must push matters a little, James,"
said chemist to his new boy. "BN
calling a customers attention to this
article and that article you often effect
a sale"
yes, sir" responded the new boy.
and then he FASTENED to wait upon an
elderly person who wanted stamp.
Anything else, mum?" inquired tho
ambitious boy, politely; "hair dye, cos
metic, face powder, rheumatic drops,
'belladonna, mole destroyer
The elderly lady deals over the way
now.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09
waterfall. to General. Electricity.

The Adriatic Railway company of
Italy has decided to equip electrically
two branches Of the main line down
the coast to Brindisi. These branches
extend from the main line toward tho
interior, where the Apennines furnish
abundant water power. In the high
lands of Italy there is considerable
water power which has never been
utilized and 1t is considered possible
to use these falls for the generation
Of electrical power.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09
Preserving the Family Gre lit.

Clara, l get tired seeing you carry
that everlasting reticule around with
you"
We'll, George. I'd hate awfully to
have man snatch my purse from my
hand and find out there wasn't a cent
in it :"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09
Literary Note,

'The Love Letters of Lady With
a Golfer and The Love Letters of a
Widower With Nine Children" are an
nounced for early publication.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09
LITTLE LAUGHS.
A Homeless Case.

Mr. Goodman-Why don't you take
the pledge, my good fellow"
Jaggsby-"Because there are too
many other things to take"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09
.l Iia ST fEE:SSIeL a5R5o,
~ - # y

saw. I'm not saying much about IT,
for Jones is my friend, you know. But
an old codger that buys groceries from
me says friendship ceases in horse
decker"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09

The world turns aside to let
any man pass who knows whittier he
ID going. David Starr Jordan.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09
Business Agility.

"Arethusa says she's afraid to get
married"
"Why?"
ooh, she says she has been racing
for street cars so long she's afraid she
will run down the aisle to the altar"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09

A promise should be given with can.
tion and kept with care
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09
AchiexIng Greatness.

AChleVlnS GREATNESS.
"And how did your husband become
so famous, Mrs. Wickleham?"
ooh, whenever anybody did anything
he always got interviewed about it,
Strenuous Inactivity.
''Pa, what do statesmen do?"
"Well, mostly Tommy, they ride On
the railways from city to city, paying
visits which have no political signlt
cance." 4
That Finished Him.
He Thank heaven. never wrote
you any love letters"
She "Oh, we'll; they probably
wouldn't have been literary enough To-
publish. even II you had"
a Chance 30 Do Better.
Jn!ius-W Would you like to live youi
life over again Z"
Edgar No: but I'd like TO spenA
over again Al the money I've spent. . 81
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09
A NARROW ESCAPE.

Fido-"My! l had to run, l saw a
man down the street there with such
hang-dog look!"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09

case he showed his affection for the
Christian religion and eulogized the
Bible. The eioquence and the learning
that have been on the other side come
over to our side. Captured for God!
There is none like that; give it me"
So also has it been with the picture
making of the world. We are very
anxious on this day to have the print
ing press and the platform on the side
of Christianity but we overlook the
engraver's knife and the painters
pencil. The antiquarian goes and
looks at pictured ruins or examines
the chiseled pillars Of Thebes and
Nineveh and Pcmpeii and then comes
back to tell us of the beastliness of
ancient art. and it is fact now that
many of the finest specimens-merely
artistically considered-of sculpture
and painting that are to be found amid
those ruins are not fit to be looked
at, and they are locked up. How Paul
must have felt when, standing amid
those impurities that stared on him
from the walls and pavements and ba-
zaars of Corinth, he preached of the
pure and holy Jesus. The art of the
world on the side of obscenity and
crime and death.
Much of the art Of the world has
been in the possession Of the vicious.
What to unclean Henry VIII. was a
beautiful picture OF the Madonna
What to Lord Jeffreys. the unjust
judge. the picture of the Last Judg-
ment?" What to Nero. the unwashed.
a picture Of the baptism In the Jor-
dan! The art of the world on the
| wrong side. But that is being changed
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-04-09

cost 1921 per man per annum 10
maintain the National Guard in the ex-
travsaant State Of California. while Il
cost Sts&.e4 per man per snnum to
maintain the National Guard Of Ha-
wall.
Who says this was not the best gor
erned country On earth under the
oliga-chy7
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-04-09
OFFICERS JARED WELL.

A writer in the Morning Organ who
is afraid To sign his name rushes 10
the defense OF the extravagant ex-
penses in connection With the National
Guard Of Hawaii The correspondent
seems to feel very badly because If
the publication Of the fact that among
the little bills paid was one Of sI35-50
for grub and another Of $50 for
beer. OF course we can realize how
some people hate TO have the facts OF
the purchase of grub" and beer for
-rale ould wake made public
The writer in the Morning Organ
says in reference TO the purchase Of
dress uniforms for the officers by the
government: In most of the States
the entire equipment Is paid for by the
State" When the cowardly. anony
| nous correspondent of the Morning
Organ penned this he penned what he
knew to be a deliberate falsehood. CT
else he is ignorant of the custom of
the States in relation to the National
Guard.
There is not State or Territory in
the Union that provides any part of
the uniform or equipment for the Off
GERS OF the guard, unless an officer be
willing to draw a blouse for fatigue
purposes, such as is issued to privates.
AS to providing dress uniforms, and
gold helmets, and gold belts. and
sword knots for officers of the guard.
no State in the Union does such
thing Every man who has ever had
anything to do with the National
Guard in the States, especially as an
official of the guard. knows this to be
so.
Every officer of the National Guard
in every State and Territory of the
Union furnishes his own uniform, both
fatigue and dress, his own belts, both
service and dress, his own helmets,
caps, hats and chapeaus. If on the
staff. his own aiguillettes, his own
sword and sword knot, and in short,
all his equipment That is part OF the
price he pays for the privilege of be
ing an officer.
And speaking of the manner IN
| which the money was thrown away
here it is TO be noted that some of the
az-. ,,.bo Jratr from IN m HIGH
as $291.71 during the month of Janu
| airy, last year, while on duty with the
National Guard, also drew salaries as
| employees of the government in other
| positions. The highest priced officer
on the list while drawing nearly $500
| for the month for service in the Ma
| tional uuard was at the same time
drawing 5000 per month from the Judi
ciary department Others were draw
ing salaries from the Board of Health
as inspectors. Every one knows that
the drawing Of two salaries at the
same time is clearly illegal No man
can perform the work of National
Guard officer on duty and perform
duties as an employee of the Board of
Health or Judiciary department at the
same time.
But then the Government of Hawaii
| was bayonet government. establish
ed by bayonets and supported and
maintained by bayonets. hence it stood
| the powers that ruled in good stead.
| to be good to the officers directing
the bayonets However. the people
| who foot the bills are heartily tired of
throwing money away in this manner.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-04-09

meiuth presented two reports fjom
the Judiciary Committee. one hing
the majority report on the petition
signed BY numerous business men. pro
testing against the passing of Sefate
Bill No. 90. the tax exemption bill. md
the committee advised the reje85on
Of the petition
Some see-sawing then occurred to
whether or not the committees rdport
should be adopted Some Of the nem-
bers thought the adoption Of the re
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-04-09

The Republican publishes the re-
mainder of the County Government
Bill in this issue. This completes the
text of the new bill which it is promis
ed will be passed by both houses with
in the next ten days.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-04-09

Do not leave home on . journey
without . bottle Of Chamberiain's Co
lie, Cholera and DlarrhoeA Remedy.
cannot be procured while you are ON
board the cars or steamship. II II
pleasant safe and reliable. For sale
by Benson. Smith & Co. General
Agents for The Territory of Hawaii.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-04-09

The Republicans suggestion thar
Aguinaldo should be taken on a tour
OF the States is generally commended
by our readers. They think it would
result in much good for the Filipinos.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-04-09

Military government came high 10
the people of Hawaii. but then what
could have been expected of a govern
'ment created by bayonets and man
tanned by bayonets.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-04-09

Can Hawaii afford to pay more for
her National Guard than the och
mountain States Of Utah and Idahde
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-04-09

BY the way. what is the Central
Government" that officials and under
strappers of the Centralized system in
Hawaii continually refer to?
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LINE OF BATTLE CLEARLY DRbn

Continued from First paee)
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