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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21

full mile, but easily escaped them.
There's another thing. You told the
squirrel that you was great fighter,
and had killed several dogs
Am not good figher?" asked the
woodchuck. as he tried to growl like
bear.
bah! You couldn't fight goat,
and you know it! Why, I've seen
woodchucks killed by a, dog in less
than a minute! Let dog bark now
and you'd go scurrying away to your
hurrow as fast as your legs could
move. You gave the squirrel to I'M
derstand that you could make me run
from you, but you know as we'll as 1
do that I could make you yell in min
ute. What do you mean by such
talk?"
II guess was only Joking"
Then you want to stop such joking
before 1t gets you into trouble. SET.
here. my friend, used to know your
grandfather very we'll, indeed. He was
big, fat woodchuck, and he was given
to brag5 the same as you are. He used
to tell that he could do this and do
that. and by and by all the animals
of the forest got to laughing at him.
i met him one night as was going
out for food, and he wanted to 80
along.
But we may meet with men, ]
said.
I'm not afraid of men, he re-
piled.
"'We may meet with dogs
I'm not afraid of dogs
IF we have to run for our lives ]
can't help you along
81 don't want any help from any.
one
That was the way he talked" con-
tinued the coon, "and though l didn't
want him to go along, l had to make
the best of it. We hadn't gone half a
mile when dog took after us, and let
me tell you that your grandfather was
overtaken and killed within two min
utes. He couldn't run and he couldn't
tight, and never will forget how he
yelled when the dog seized him. Lei
MS case be warning to you, young
woodchuck."
But my growl sounds like that O,
bear, don't it?" asked the wood.
chuck.
Not at all! 1t sound more like a
lamb trying to cough, and it wouldnt
scare a baby. I must go on now, but
hope you'll remember all I've said
AS woodchuck you'll be all right if
you keep close to your burrow and
look out for danger, but if you go to
getting foolish ideas into your young
head you'll be meat for dogs before
you are much older. Goodnight to
you, and l advise you to go to bed
early and keep your feet covered ur
from the FROST
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21
Borrowing the BABY.

Borrowing the BABY.
Good mornin'. My ma sent me
To asst you how you was,
An hope you're well-you know at Is
TIL way she allus does.
My ma-she seq, you're strangers,
But then she kind O. thought
She'd like to borry tn baby
AT you folkses as got.
My ma sets by tn winder
An watches you an him,
An kind o. smiles an cries to wunst,
Cause he's like baby Jim.
Who's Jim? He was our baby
We named him after pa.
Say, en- we borry your baby
A little while for ma?
My ma she SEE she wouldn't
Mind. if.your baby cried.
She SEE t d be like music
Since little Jim has died.
She seq she'll be good to him,
An she'd like a whole lot,
II we en- borpy the baby
AT you folkses as got.'
Josh Wink. in Baltimore American.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21
MANSFIELD ON ENDOWED rHEArERs


State support or subsidies for the
dramatic stage is an idea that will
never attract much sympathy among
the moneyed men of this country. Or
fetal patronage involves official con-
troll and censorship, and the stupidities
of the British theatrical censor contain
warning not to be disregarded. Be-
sides, the drama is the most popular
If all arts, in spite OF surviving preju-
ices, and few theatrical enterprises
which deserve success fail of their DUE
the argument they present. 1t is
true, and pity it is it's true, that many
productions that are as inartistic as
they are corrupting and vulgarizing
are even more profitable, but this is an
evil which an endowed theater would
not cure.
Yet a privately endowed theater,
creed from financial care and dedicated
to the encouragement Of the highest
and noblest drama. ancient and mod
ern, would be an interesting expert
ment and a step in the direction of
state socialism. Mr.. Mansfield, who
has bravely fought theatrical CONNER
cialism and followed exalted standards.
shows Andrew Carnegie how to dispose
of two or three millions in direction
as yet neglected by our rich philan-
.hropist. And Mr.. Mansfield speaks
with the authority of personal expert
ence. His splendid production of
Henry "" involved so enormous
preliminary outlay and is SO costly
that only succession of packed
houses insures a moderate financial re-
urn. Had this play, as staged by Mr.
Mansfield, failed to interest the great
class, it would have
spelled disaster if not bankruptcy
Henry Irving, to whom the English
stage owes so heavy debt of gratitude
tor an extraordinary series of artistic
productions, found himself face to face
with ruin only a short time ago. The
risks are too great for individual actors
Or managers.
Mr.. Carnegie believes in building
things spiritual" and is justly proud of
the Pittsburg orchestra he has made
possible by his benefcence. Great mu-
sic appeals to much smaller num-
Der of people than the drama, even the
finest and most poetic drama, and it is
not strange that symphony orchestras
should receive more attention from lib
eral minded men like Mr.. Carnegie
than the theater. Yet an independent
theater would have great educational.
moral and aesthetic value. 1t would
encourage the writing of American
plays 1t would stem the novel; dram
atization fad, so destructive of the art
of playwriting. It would keep alive
the treasures of the drama. Eventu-
ally it might become self-supporting.
Mrs. Mansfeld's plea is peculiarly
significant. Heretofore only theorists
have advocated privately endowed
theaters, and a brilliantly successful
actor might be expected to question
the need of philanthropic aid to the
drama. That he recognizes this need
and argues forcefully for endowment
is another proof of his unselflsh devo-,
ton to the art he has so earnestly Gull
tivated.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21

i've KEEP school," said Kentucky
mountaineer, whose eyes were opened
by visit to Berea college, but can't
say Fve ever taught" With more ade-
quate provision for training and an
ever-rising standard Of qualification,
the pedagogical profession is taking oa
new dignity and power. All the more
important is 1t not to rush things, for
the finest results must depend on full
tides of vitality. In twelve states as
sociations Of teachers met during the
recent holidays. Schoolroom work is
wearing to brain and nerve, and it is
open to question whether 1t is wise to
pack the vacations with shop-work,
however attractive or handsomely
done.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21

Landscape gardening, in the eyes
Of Miss Beatrix Jones, has attractions
superior to those of society. She has
adopted it seriously as profession,
and finds it ever so much more stimu-
lating than dances and dinners. Miss
Jones is daughter of Mrs. Cadwala-
der Jones, and belongs to the Four
Hundred of New York. but she es-
teens it far greater distinction that
she is the first woman landscape gard
ener in this country, and that she mas
been chosen a member of the eexecu-
tive committee of the American So
ciety of Landscape Architects.
Landscape architecture is the modern
name for this fascinating pursuit, and
it is really more fitting than the older
term, since gardening implies the cul-
tivation of plants, rather than the lay
ing out of parks and grounds accord
ing to artistic standards.
In the two years that she has de-
voted to her calling Miss Jones has
achieved notable results, says writer
in the Home Magazine. She has de-
signed the grounds for several neU
residences at Bar Harbor and other re-
sorts of fashion. One of her most re-
cent patrons was Edgar Scott Of Phila-
delphia, who has established himself
next to George w. Vanderbilt's estate.
Miss Jones does her designing in a
studio that she had fitted up for her.
self in her mothers home in New York
There, surrounded by objects Of art,
she works hard over her drawing
board, planning how to mold forest
and lawn and shrub land SO that they
will simulate the widest effects OF
nature or the fairest groves Of an
.tiQuity.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21

A man named Chandloux has just
hanged himself at Nevers, France. The
circumstances of the suicide are in no
way extraordinary except for the fact
that the man was the fifth husband of
woman, all of whose previous hus.
bands came to violent end. The first
hanged himself, the second persisted in
a fire, the third drowned himself, and
the fourth and fifth have both been
found hanged, and in each case
strangely enough. on pear tree.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21

A Philadelphia judge is reported as
0aving most exalted idea of the i'm
portance Of his court, for he fined a
physician for contempt because, being
2 witness. he had kept the court wait
Ing half an hour, while at the bed
side OF q patient so i'll that he could
not safely be left. Said the judge: ut
Is better that patient should die than
that the court should be treated with
contempt"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21

On the Interoceanic railway OF
Mexico part Of the track has been
laid on ties Of jarrah wood imported
from Australia for this purpose. The
jarrah wood is obtained from one of
the largest tress of the forests of Aus
tralia, which grows to an average
height Of two hundred feet, and is
about four feet in diameter at the
trunk. There is usually an interval Of
15O feet to the first branch. These
trees furnish timber which is sound In
every respect,th being an absence
OF dry rot, gum veins and other de-
fects that often characterize large
trees.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21

A "NewLaid-Eg Society" has been
organized in England. In furtherance
of its object collecting depots are being
established at various points. The
formation Of such a union not only
suggests the almost universal propen-
stty of human beings to increase the
varieties and numbers of societies, but
It testifies forcibly to the fact that
recentness in an egg is a form of new
richens which sarcasm spares anc
good sense welcomes.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21

Cook good pint of large oysters
gently in their own liquor for three or
four minutes, then bread them and din
into rather a thick batter, such as has
been given often, seasoned extra with
bit of grated lemon rind. Fry in
deep boiling fat till a golden color;
drain thoroughly in front of the fire
and serve with sprinkling Of fine
white pepper and salt; any salad that
is relished comes in nicely.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21
MARGUERIrA SYLVIA MARR1ED

Marguerite Sylvia, the comic opera
prima donna. has announced her mar
riage to w. D. Mann, well known in
theatrical circles. The intention was
to keep the marriage secret for profess
sional reasons, but when the company
reached Alton, ILL.,. it was found that
instead of reserving two rooms, as
requested, the hotel people had held
only one, and it was necessary for the
couple to confess at once. A cores
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21

Mrs. Elizabeth Lidy, 80 years old, six
times married and five times divorced,
has been adjudged insane at Peters
burg, Ind. She began her matrimonial
ventures while still a girl, and she
continued through life discarding one
husband after another, hopeful that
she would find an ideal one. A COM
mission decided that this hopeless am
bition was evidence of insanity ane
ruled accordingly.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21
Mckinley At sixteen,

One night when William Mckinley
was about IS he was porting over his
Latin lesson, when his brother David.
who was superintendent Of coal mine,
came rushing into the room and or
dered young William to hitch up his
horse and have 1t ready for him by q
certain time. as he was in q hurry and
wanted to drive out to a dance several
miles in the country. After his brother
mad left the room, young William
turned to his aunt, Mrs. Waller, and
said: Aunt Martha, don't you think
y humiliating for a Methodist and a
Latin scholar to be compelled to hitch
up 9 horse for a brother to go to .
dancer"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21

The New Hampshire legislature will
% asked for an appropriation for the
erection on the Capitol grounds of a
statue Of Franklin Pierce, the only
New Hampshire man who has be
president Of the United States. The
body Of Mr.. Pierce rests in Concord,
In the old North Cemetery.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21
THURSDAY, MARCH 81, 1901.

Al the coronation Of Edward VII. the
duke Of Norfolk will be the stage
manager" His ancestors have been
masters Of ceremonies at all corona
lions for centuries. He is entitled to
9 drinking cup OF pure gold, either
from King Edward or somebody else.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21

William x. Vanderbilt has ordered
new automobile in France that will
DO nearly SO per cent more powerful
chan his famous White Ghost" His
present machine has road record of
Mty-five miles an hour, but the new
one will be Of forty-two horse power,
and able to go at rate Of seventy
seven miles an hour. 1t will cost $l2,-
600.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21
A MOVE AGAINST ENcoREs.

Walter Damrosch has announced to
the patrons of his New York concerts
that he will not in future recognize
calls for encores He says his regular
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21

Germany, despite her smaller area.
is going in for canal building. about a.
much as the United States plans to-
Seven different schemes are incorpo-
rated In one bill, the total cost OF
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21

An important change in the new
uniforms off the German army is that
.ne buttoHs are dark end worn beneath
me cloth. The shining buttons tat
silste16ed in the sun. proclaimed to the
ehepAy: Here lies a brave soldiers
Art. Shoot" No rational law OF
Jar or society demands that risk.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21

ItiA not good to dine when in stats
OF meRtal or physical weakness.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21

Nine. zelie De Lussan. the grand
opera prima donna, who scored so
great a hit in Chicago in the Metro
politan English Grand Opera COM
pany's season at the Auditorium, has
been persuaded to enter vaudeville.
She has signed a contract In New York
with Robert Grau for $4,000 to appear
on the Chicago variety stage. Chicago
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21

~ . j Z
The peanut seems to be playing the
part OF "civilizer" in some of the for
eign possessions in tropical Africa.
Traders give negro bushel of nuts
for seed on condition that he returns
four bushels from his crop, and since
the yield in good years is twentyTfold
the black man generally has a surplus
which he can sell at the rate of shill-
ing bushel. From single station in
Senegambia there were shipped, in
1898, twenty-nine thousand tons. Small
boys and scientists have long been in
agreement touching the value Of the
peanut; now statesmen also will have
to do 1t honor, since it seems likely to
lead the native African into the paths
OF agriculture.
The superior quickness of American
workmen was strikingly illustrated not
long ago, when number of them were
sent to Europe with shipment Of
American locomotives. With previous
consignments only foreman and his
assistant had been sent, nd local
labor was relied upon for all the work
save superintendent; but the foreign
workmen were SO leisurely in their
habits that it took them twice as long
a. the same force Of Americans re-
! CURED for the task. Hence 1t was
saeaper to send all the men necessary
% Set up the locomotives.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21
Oyster Frltters.

be found equally desirable.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21
believing that the wilderness or gar
den which blossoms with the rose 10
so much waste ground; clothing them
DRESSING THE HAIR.

There are varied opinions about this
new revival of the fashion of dressing
the hair low on the neck. Their tone
depends very much on whether or not
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21

will soon have a chance to see the
brilliant star in her new setting, for
that city is included in her circuit.
which opens February IS. in Brooklyn.
and also includes Cleveland, Cincin-
nGh. Pittsburg and San Francisco.
Nine. De Lussan's turn" will COM
prise selections in character from
scenes In Carmen"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-23
Paintiug Farm Buildiugs.

Some one has said that paint and
multitude Of SINS" or faults would
have been better word, as not all
faults deserve TO be called sins. When
the spring rains are over, and the wood
is dry, bat before the flies get plenty,
is a good time to paint farm buildings,
carts and tools. 1t is lot necessary
to have skilled painter to do all this if
economy is TO be studied. The ready
mixed paints, properly used, will last
as long, look as well, and preserve the
wood as we'll as those mixed by the
painter, and any hired man or smart
boy can soon learn to spread them, not
as well as the man who learned the
trade, but we'll enough to cover the
buildings. When we first tried such
Job we received these directions which
helped US much: Keep the paint well
mixed, do not get too much on the
brush, and carry the hand steadily in
a straight line" Begin on something
or some old building where looks is not
very important, and a considerable i'm
provement will be seen in the workman
ship after even a days practice, and
when a second coat is put on it should
be smooth enough to hide the defects
Of the first attempt Most of the ready
mixed paints are improved by the addi-
ton of little more oil and turpentine,
at least toward the bottom of the can,
as but few will keep them sufficiently
we'll stirred.-American Cultivator.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-23
DISQUALIFIED for omce.

During a warm gubernatorial cam
yass in Kentucky one of the candidates
found himself in the mountain districts
long way from town, very tired and
hungry. He stopped at little cabin
on the mountainside, and introducing
himself as n candidate for the Cover
nOrship, asked for something TO eat.
The woman gave him a much better
meal than he had expected, and wound
up the repast with a pie of the moss
delicious flavor. The candidate quick
ly cleared his plate and then said, with
his most engaging smile:
Madam, this is a most delicious pie.
But / declare that do not know what
fruit this is. Certainly nothing like IL
grows down where come from. VIA
YOU have the kindness to Tell me what
it isT'
The woman looked at him for Ii fun
minute, her establishment at last giving
way to supreme scOrn.
where did you come from" she
finally found voice to ask. You say
you're up for Governor an don't know
huckleberries! Pears to me you amt
fitten for office. Don't know huckleber-
RESI-
1t was a crisis in the candidates life
and he fingered another hour so the
story goes, at all events, and made pro-
fuse explanations before he was salts
fed that his opponent would not get
the vote of that cabin.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-23
The YUKON RIVER.
Alaska's Great Stream That Flows
Near the KIondike Gold Country.

AIaska's Great Stream That Flows
Near the KIondike Gold Country.
The Yukon, one of the largest rivers
on the globe and the largest American
river emptying into the Pacific Ocean,
rises in British Columbia and, after a
course of about 1900 miles, flows
through a wide delta into the Behring
Sea. The river drains an area esti-
mated at 100000 square miles, and is
said to discharge one-third more water
than the Mississippi. At distance OF
coo miles from the sea, the river is a
mile wide, ard is navigable for over
1000 miles.
The richest gold strike of recent years
was made at Klondike on the Yukon
River, in the interior of Alaska. The
discovery was made by George w. Nc
Cormack who went to that region about
ten years ago to engage in salmon fish
ing. In striking a claim for fish in
August, 1896, he found gold in the gray
ell of a stream now known as Bonanza
Greek. The news of the discovery
flew over the world and people from all
quarters of the United States and Can-
ada rushed to the Yukon district, which
is in Canadian territory near the Amer
lean border.
The Klondike region has an area of
100000 square miles, a territory as
large as France. Dawson, the principal
city of this region, is a remarkable
place 1t is situated only ninety miles
south of the Arctic Circle, and it is said
that in summer one can see to read in
doors at midnight.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-23
The PEARSON as a Pacemaker.

Rev. Elijah kellogg did not confine
his good works to the composition of
"Spartacus" and the preparation of
capital books for boys. He was fore
most in practical benevolence, and
never so happy as when helping out his
neighbors. One Sunday morning, just
before the sermon, he made this an
nouncement:
1.-The Widow Jones grass is getting
pretty long. l shall be there with my
scythe, rake and pitchfork at 4 o'clock
tomorrow morning, and l hope every
male member of my congregation will
be there, too"
In answer to this broad hint the Wild
ow Jones' field was we'll filled the next
morning. Among the volunteers was a
Captain Griggs, who stood six feet two
in his stockings, and weighed about
two hundred and fifty pounds.
"Parson," said he, look out for me.
I'm goin' to cut your corners this morn
in"
Mr.. Kellogg was a small man, weigh
ing barely one hundred and thirty
pounds, but he was an old hand with
the scythe, and before long the captain
lay under a tree, knocked out by his
pacemaker. And the "parson' used to
tell the story with great glee, always
concluding with:
He didn't cut my corners that morn
ing"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-23
England as She is Perverted.

The boast of Americans has been
that no matter where you may go in
any part of the United States, there is
very little difficulty in understanding
the dialect.
Oregon may talk with Florida, or
Maine with Arizona, without the con
fusion that arises in the various cOun-
ties in England. But if a New York
woman is to be believed, "a new Ian
guage is springing up in the meuopO-
lis which promises to develop the worst
phases Of Anglomania.
When she answered a summons TO
the front door, she encountered a small
boy who briefly remarked that he had
come for de fOyndish."
THE whatP
de foyndish."
We'll" she said, in desperation, Il
don't know what you want, but l am
quite sure l haven't got it. Who sent
you"
DE fogst. De flogst sent me fur de
foyndish."
This did not mend matters, and the
boy was going down the steps when a
light suddenly burst upon the woman's
mind and she remembered that she had
asked the florist to send for her fern
dish. The boy was recalled, the dish
was brought and the amenities were
restored.