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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-31
Morgan.

Mrs. Tincy Hubbard and children and
Mrs. Minnie Moore visited relatives at
Ravanna the latter part of last week.
Geo. Smallwood's family that has
been very sick is better at this time.
Mrs. Mary Dale, Nellie Dale and Mrs.
Jane Cozad visited at A. B. McClaren's
Wednesday.
Geo. Warmers and Charley Vaughn's
moved Tuesday to Weldon to make
their future home.
Jim Cozad is having two weeks vaca-
ton.
Mrs. VIM. Massey and Mrs. Ida Hub
bard visited last week at GAINESVILLE, Mo-,
the guests of John Massey and family.
Mrs. M. Miller's mother and sister has
been visiting her the past week.,
Maud and Blanche Osborn were over
Sunday visitors in this vicinity.
Merton CoZad had business at -avis
City Monday.
M. L. Dale had business east of Leon
Monday.
Old 'Simp" Walker left last Wednes.
day night for parts unknown.
CORTLAND Blakesley has sold his farm
to Levette and Merton Cozad.
Miss Cleo Bryson visited over Sunday
with Jennie Hickman.
Clarence Marble and Miss Alice AS
bach, of Davis City, visited over Sunday
at Sam Dale's.
Mr.. Chamberlain. from east of Leon,
spent Thursday night at M. L. Dale's.
Levette Cozad and q. B. Bledsoe
drove to Weldon Wednesday to work.
Clyde Peck had business at Weldon
Tuesday.
Digging wells and hunting water is
the order of the day in this vicinity.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-31

When suffering from rack ing cough, take a
dose of Foley's Honey and Tar. The sore.
ness VIII be relieved and a warm, grateful
feeling and healing of the parts affected will
be experienced. w. A. Alexander.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-31

g. \. ingalls, Crown Point, r. Y, writes:
my wife suffer d from kidney trouble for
years She was induced to try FoIey's Kid.
ney Cure and in less than1.t week after be
began using 1t. she was greatly improved and
three bottles cured her." w. A. Alexander.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-31
Burr Oak Ridge.

j., fl. Lewis and wife, were Sunday
visitors at Charles Chastain's.
E. A. Adams and family drove down
to Leon Friday to transact business and
visited over Sunday in this vicinity with
relatives.
Will Johnsons moved to the Lockwood
house, and Jim Johnsons returned to
Missouri.
Wash Clark and family moved over
south of the county farm.
Mrs. M. d. Shira visited Mrs. Charles
Chastain Saturday.
Lewis Cannon and family visited
relatives near Woodland, Sunday.
Several of grandpa Rumlev's grand.
children We're in to see him Sunday,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-31
w. Moore.

w. Moore.
Jake Ingram, a former resident of this
neighborhood, is still very low at his
home near Princeton, Missouri.
Seth Foster and wife attended services
at Salem Sunday.
Odd Dale, of Spring Valley, was in
this neighborhood Sunday.
Floyd Dale and mule had a little
difficulty last week and the mule settled
it with his foot.
High Briar Friday and returned to her
home in Davis City.
Miss Sarah Still, of Davis City, spent
Sunday with Maud Lille.
Backache should never be neglected. 1t
means kidney disorder which, II allowed to
run too long. may result in Brighrs disease,
diabetes or other serious and often fatal com
plants. Foley'S Kidney Cure makes the
kidneys well. W. A. Alexander.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-31

Mrs Il. Briddleman, of Parshallville, Mich.
was troubled with salt rheum for thirteen
years and had tried q number of DOCTORS with
out relief After two applications of Banner
SAVE. her hands became better, and in a
short time She was entllely cured. Beware OF
substitutes. w. A. Alexander
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-31

J. Odgers, of Frostburg Md, writes: 81
| had u very bad attack of kidney compl amt
and tried Foley's Kidney Cure which gave
me immediate relief. and was perfectly cured
| after taking two bottleS.' Be sure you take
| Foley's. W. A. Alexander.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-31

Ladies' who take pride in beautiful.
clear white clothes should use Russ
Bleaching Blue. Refuse limitations.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-31
Pleasant Valley.

Mrs. Lee Pullen and daughter visited
Mrs. John Benton and Mrs. Sam Miller
over Sunday.
There was large attendance at E. d.
Dorn's stock sale last Friday Every
thing sold we'll.
Oscar Sprinkle and wife and John
Robinson and wife spent Sunday with
their father-in-law, Jim Scott.
I. A, Sutherin is hauling corn from
John Benton's, which he purchased for
80 cents bushel.
Len Bullock has very sick child with
the fever.
DR.. j. B. Horner and wife we're visit
ing old friends in these parts Sunday.
The base ball game between the
Valley and Terre Haute mines resulted in
a score of 81 to 80 in favor of the Valley.
Lew Dobson and sister Nora were in
the Valley Sunday and attended the ball
game.
Chester Pullen, who had his leg brok-
en- several weeks ago, is still. using
crutches.i
Mrs. A. Mlllsap visited her sister, Mrs.
I. A. Sutherlln, Friday.
Mr.. Beasley and wife and Mr.. Perkins
and wife returned to kellerton Sunday
after visit at Mr.. John Lees.
Miss Nellie Beas'ey and sister Iowa
attended church at Burrell Sunday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dobson called
at Il. M. Blacks Sunday afternoon.
Several from this vicinity transacted
business in Davis City Saturday after
noon.
Grandma Joseph and son Dixie moved
to Davis City to make their future
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-31
A Report from Supt. >. c. Chuck. Reform
School, prunytown, w. Va.

Oct. Is. 1870. AFTER trying all other adver-
tised cough medicines we have decided to use
Eoley,s Honey and Tar exclusively in the
West Virginia Reform School. find it the
most effective. and absolutely harmless" W.
A, Alexander.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-31

Underwear! Before you get your
winter underwear came and see what
we can sell you for Is, 20, Is, and SOC.
GILREATH d JOHNSTON.
Grand River. la.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-31

After exposure or W hen you feel cold COM
ing on, take IL dose of Foley's Honey and
Tar. 1t never fails to stop a cold if taken in
time. w. A. Alexander
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-31

Digging wells and hunting water is
the order Of the day in this vicinity.
The times., 1901-03-26
THE TINGEY LAUNCHED.
Many Persons See the Torpedo Boat
Take the Water.

BALTIMORE, March 25-The new tor
pedo boat Tingey was launched at the Co
lumbian Iron Works here today. The
sponsor was Miss Anna Truxton Craven,
of Tuckahoe, n. Y. The affair passed off
successfully and was witnessed by
number of well-known people. Among
those in attendance were Lieut. j. +.
Craven, of Annapolis. grandson of
Commodore Tingey; Mrs. J. E. Craven,
of Annapolis; Miss Woodward, of An
napolis; ID. Z. Barnard. of Annapolis;
Miss Mary Craven and Miss Josephine
Weeks, of Chestertown.
A large party came over from Wash
ington on the steam yacht Sylph, in
which were included Assistant Secretary
Hackett and Mrs. Hackett, and Misses
Gertrude and Emily Craven, of New
York, nieces Of Secretary Hackett, and
Lieut.. w. c. Cole. There also came over
by train from Washington John c. Da-
wilson, whose wife was a Miss Minnie
Chichester daughter of Mrs. John Chi
chester, who is a granddaughter of Com
modore Tingey
Mrs. Chichester was also one of the
party. Samuel B. Lowering, of Washing
ton, who also married a daughter of Mrs
Chichester, and his son, Master Thomas
Tingey Loving. were in the party, which
was in charge of Lieut.. J. w SavilIe. L.
S. N, retired. and Chief Engineer w. w.
DUNCAN. L. S. N, retired.
The times., 1901-03-26
STRICKEN IN A STREET CAR.
Former Newspaper Editor Suffering
From n PnraIytfc stroke

William j. Murtagh, lawyer. for many
years editor of the old National Repub-
iican,' is seriously i'll at his room in the
National Hotel, as the result of a stroke
of paralysis. suffered while on car OF
the Capital Traction Company last night
His right side is principally affected. Mrs
Murtagh is with her husband.
During the evening Mr.. Murtagh left
the hotel and accompanied a friend to the
Baltimore and Ohio depot. on his re-
turn, he was stricken. Several persons
in the car and the conductor assisted Mr.
Murtagh, and summoned a policeman.
who called for the ambulance. The ear
was stopped until Mr.. Murtagh could be
removed TO the street and taken to. his
hotel. Later DR.. Chamberlin rendered as
sistanCe. but the patient continued in q
critical condition
Mr.. Murtagh has lived in Washington
about thirty years, having come here
shortly after the civil war. He formerly
resided in New York City. During the
early seventies he was in editorial control
of the National Republican. and later
was connected with other publications.
Since leaving newspaper work, he has Oc-
cupied an office in the Corcoean Building
and has been interested in the Holland
submarine boat. now owned by the Gov
ernment: in various devices for gun-car-
riages. and other inventions. Mr.. Muir
tagh has no children.
The times., 1901-03-26

cising. and also every good quality, and
trouble with some critics is that they
think when they have trained themselves
to spy out all the faults in the subject
under discussion, that they have attained
the acme of their art, when, as a matter
of fact, it is just as important to see
virtues as faults. and the most renowned
critics have made their most mortifyinS
failures in failing to see good where 1t
existed. Every reader of literary history
remembers the laceration poor Keats suf
fered at the hands of the reviewers; how
Tennyson was met with sneers and de
probation; how ThaCkeray and Dickens
had to fight for recognition, not only
from readers. but from the best critics;
how Browning waited half lifetime be
fore any but a few discerning minds rec
ognized his greatness; and how some of
the highest literary authorities of the
first half of the century declared Emer-
son S ESSAYS to be nonsense, of which no
one could discover the meaning. There is
such thing as being too blase to know
a good thing when one sees it; and the
aim of every critic should be to keep
with as wide and varied knowledge and
experience as possible. that freshness and
independence of judgment which win pre-
vent him from becoming bound to one
school and unable to see how any good
can come out of Nazareth.
The times., 1901-03-26
NO WRIT FOR M'KENZIE.
ihe Supreme Court Declines to In
terfere in His Case.

The Supreme Court of the United States
yesterday denied the petition of Alexander
/ Mckenzie for the issuance of a writ of
habeas corpus for Mckenzie's release
from the Oakland (Cal) Jail, where he
is serving a years sentence for contempt
of court, and for a hearing of his case
by the Supreme Court
Mckenzie was the organizer and prin-
cipal stockholder of the Alaska Gold Min
ing Company. and Immediately on his ar
rival in Nome last July with Judge
Noyes, of the Alaska District Court, the
latter appointed him receiver of four of
the most valuable gold mines in the dis
trict, the suits being brought. it is
charged, by other persons interested in
the company.
Two of the miners dispossessed. unable
to secure any redress from Judge Noyes,
carried their cases before Judge Morrow
of the Circuit Court of Appeals for the
Ninth circuit. who granted an order SUI
perseding Mckenzie In the receivership.
Mckenzie refused to obey the order,
whereupon he was arrested for contempt
of court and sentenced to one years i'm
prisenment at Oakland, the opinion of
the court denouncing the proceedings of
Judge Noyes and Mckenzie as high
III the Jurisprudence or the country.
Mckenzie appealed the case to the Su-
preme Court of the United States. which
refused to- Interfere Recently he applied
for a writ of habeas corpus on the ground
that he 5ould not be held in contempt of
the Circuit Court of Appeals for the rea-
son that no appeal had been taken TO
that court from the Alaska court; that
the e rnrr court was wisnout jurisdiction
in the I1at5er, and further, thet Judge
Morrow, acting alone. was not competent
to issue the superseding order.
In stating the opinion of the court de-
nying the application Chief Justice Full
Ter said the writ of habeas corpus could
not be made use of as a writ of error. AS
to the proceedings in the Circuit Court
of Appeals, and in the District Court of
Alaska, none of them was absolutely void
The former court and even one justice
of that court sitting in chambers had
ample jurisdiction. The Supreme Court
could not overhaul the acts of the Cir
cult Court of Appeals on such an action
as this and the application was there
fore denied
The times., 1901-03-26
The Critical Temperament.

Some book lovers have been heard to
say, with sigh Of resignation, that the
age of really good criticism has gone by.
Like other sayings Of this kind, this
statement should be taken with a grain
Of salt. The art Of criticism is probably
where it has been for some generations
I'm an imperfect state.
IT is quite true that absolutely i'm
partial criticism is hard TO find. 1t al
ways was. There are critics who are
biased, for reasons of interest, in favor
Of some one person or class of persons,
and are over-deslrous Of giving praise in
this direction. This is true both in dra-
matte and literary criticism. One New
York critic may never be able to see any
fault in production by Mr. Daily; an
other may find all the plays produced at
the Herald Square Theatre artistic and
fine In literary criticism one writer NAV
favor the books published by the Har-
pers, and another those published by the
Macmillan Company. Other scribblers
may follow the safe general plan Of being
kind TO everybody; and still others the
pIa. not so safe. OF being sarcastic or
abusive Of everybody Again, mans
personal opinions are extremely apt to
bias his official opinions. He may per-
sonany dislike the style OF the star in
some play, or the heroine of a certain
book; and ne will therefore be inclined
TO condemn that actor. or that book. for
no reasons which would have any weight
with his readers. All this is bad for the
art Of criticism, because it establishes
false standards.
Perhaps the most dangerous tendency
which q critic can have is the inclination
TO let himself go and say amusing sar-
castle. or complimentary things merely |
for the sake Of showing how well he can |
write. This Is misleading TO the reader |
and demDralizing to the profession for It |
is popular kind Of writing, and makes |
the chance. Of the honest critic just so |
much less. Such a writer is like one of |
those brilliant and irresponsible takers.
VINO fling out their opinions of people and
things at random, careless Of truth. and |
seeking only to produce an Immediate and
startling effect. These people are very
rarely just in their estimates They are
too fond OF amusing themselves with epi-
grams. The epigram is remembered
whether II is true or not and in about
nine cases out Of ten # is unjust There
is no more merit in this type of journal
ism than in the same kind Of conversa-
sion. Newspapers are only enlarged con-
versational groups; they say, in a broader
way, what would go from mouth to
mouth, as common talk, without them.
The true critical temperament is not
very attractive one to most people The
man has a dozen friends
where the critic has one, for poor human
nature likes TO be warmly loved and an |
preciatSd, or as warmly abused; ana the
critic is not warm about anything. He
sees every fault IN the thing he is cIit-
The times., 1901-03-26
The First salute TO Old GLORY.

frOn the Atldntic MOnthly.)
The little Ranger ran slowly between the
frowning French frigates looking as warlike as
they; her men swarmed like bees into the rigging.
and her colors up 10 salute the flag of his
most Christian Majesty OF France, and she fred
one by one her salute Of thirteen guns
There was moment Of suspense, the wind was
very light now; the powder smoke drifted away.
and the tapping sails sounded loud overhead
Would the admiral answer back. or would he
treat this bold challenge like handkerchief
waved at his from pleasure boat? Some Of the
officers on the Ranger looked ncredulous, but
Paul Jones still held his letter in his hand
There puff OF white smoke and the great
guns Of the French flagship began to shake the
air-one. two three. four five, six, seven, eight
nine; and then they were still, save for their
echoes from the low hills about Carnac and the
great druid Mount Of St Michael
''Henry Gardner, you may tell the men that
this was the salute Of the King Of France 10 our
Republic, and the first high honor to our Flag"
said the captain proudly to his steersman; but
they all huzzaing now along the Rangers
decks that little ship whose name shall never
be forgotten while her country lives.
The captain lifted his hat and stood looking
up at the flag.
eve hardly know what this day means gentle
men, he said sobery to his officers who came
about him. II believe We are at the christening
of the greatest nation that was ever born into
the world. The day shall come when America,
Republic though she may be, Will salute no for
eign flag without receiving gun for gun!'
The times., 1901-03-26
HADLEY TAKEN AT HIS WORD
Placed at the Head of n New Haven
Ward Committee

NEW HAVEN, March 25-Acting on the
oft-repeated advice of President Hadley.
of Yale. that every citizen should regard
1t as his bounden duty TO attend p0liti-
cal caucuses and primaries and not leave
this work entirely to the politicians the
anti-Administration Democrats of New
Haven have placed at the very head OF
the list of the Eighth ward committee
the name of President Hadley. lie is IN
California at present
Ii is even proposed to run President
Hadley for alderman of the ward. to give
him a taste of practical politics. The ad-
minist ration men are supporting Mayor
Cornelius T. DrfscoH for denomination
His two years term as mayer expires in
two months. There is a bitter fight
against him.
With President Hadley on the ward
committee are Prof. William c. Sum
ner. of the political economy end social
science department of Yale. Col y. c..
Osborn. editor Of the New Haven Reg
lister. an out-and-out gold man. and
Alexander Troup, one of William ].
Bryan's most ardent advocates in the
New England States.
in the last Presidential campaign Presi-
dent Hadley came out fatfooted in favor
of President Mckinley and Prof. sum
uer was cIassed as a Mckinley man also
Ii is interesting to note that both are
now put at the head of Democratic
ward committee arrayed against a Yale
man, too. for Mayor Driscoil is a grad
uate of Yale and wants the honor Of hav-
ing Yale man at the head of the city
government during Yale's bi-centenniai
celebration
The times., 1901-03-26
NOT RECEIVED WITH FAVOR.
United States Brewing Company Di-
rectors Uphold the Officers.

LONDON. March 25.-The agitation
against the United States Brewing Com
pany, Limited, was not received with
favor at today's meeting of the directors
A vote of confidence in the managers
was passed, the only dissenting voice
being that of Wilson p. Marchbank, an
American lawyer. who said he represented
American shareholders
He said his clients were interested to
the extent of s1.55s,GOo in the brewery
company. and he alleged that eSorbitant
salaries had been paid to the American
managers, who were privately investing
in rival breweries.
The meeting was held I'm private. A
committee was appointed 10 investigate
the matter.
NEW YORK, March 25.-Samuel Inter
meyer. of counsel for the United States
Rrewing Company, said tonight that
Marchbank was the discharged employe
of the company. He had been stenog-
rapher and assistant secretary in the Of
fees here.
I'VE received a despatch today" said
MIR. Untermeyer. telling us about the
meeting at which Judge kreigsr. of New
ark, one of the mana gers, who happened
to be in London when the meeting was
called. was present. According TO our de-
Spatch. after Marchbank had been turned
down and the vote OF confidence passed,
Judge Kreiger asked that a committee
be appointed to investigate the charges
against himself and the other managers
here. and a committee of two was ap-
pointed. There is absolutely nothing in
the charges. as the directors showed when
they passed a vote of confidence.
The mana gers. who, In addition to
Judge Kreiger. are AdOlph Hupfel and
Peter Hauck, are getting $4,000 a year
salaries. and they say they will not work
for any less. That has never been con-
sidered eXorbitant for the work they per-
formed, and this agitation has all been
caused apparently by Marchbaukr
The times., 1901-03-26
MAY VISIT TOPEKA.
The President Invited to Stop at the
Kansas Capital.

Representatives Long and Curtis OF
Kansas saw the President yesterday and
presented him with an invitation to visit
Topeka upon his return from the Pacific
Coast 1t is thought that the President
will be able to accept the invitation. 1t
has been decided that he will pass through
Washington and Yellowstone Park and
then come down as far as Colorado
Springs.
1t is probable that he will then come
on east to Kansas City. Unless the
weather is very warm it is doubtful
whether the party will go to Duluth and
take a steamer for Buffalo.
The Ohio delegation has decided TO go
directly across the continent and return
with the President through Washington
and Yellowstone Park. The Ohioans will
then leave the Presidential party and
come home direct.
Governor Nash viii go to San Francisco
to witness the launching of the battle
ship Ohio, and two special train loads of
OhioanS will accompany him
The times., 1901-03-26
The barbara Frictchie Incia.n,

To THE EDlroE OF TIE FINES: The sNcw York
Journal Of Sunday publishes what it calls 4
true story OF Barbara Frietchie. - and I ask Won
to publish this letter over my signature. Every
word OF the article above referred to is an in
famous lie and Mrs. Southworth's daughter who
gave the information to Mr.. Raines only knew
that her mothers part in the imposition Is that
she repeated story she got from Mrs. Doretbe,
Dix, in which there was not ono grain OF truth
My mother, Mrs. Mary A. QuantrelIe. is the
true heroine. and until the time of her death
corresponded with Whittier, the poet. in all Of
his letters to her deploring the fact of the IN
justice done her, for long before his death her
identity had been fuliy established in his be-
lief
] will give to the press the story with all Of
its proofs, and defy contradiction OF augbt |
assert. viii also give the history OF the
Fretchie family.
NIRGIE QUANTRELLE BROWN.
Washington March 2J.
The times., 1901-03-26
THE REPORTS EXAGGERATED.
No Unusual Suffering Along Alaskan
Telegraph Lines.

In connection with the statements re-
Gently published of great suffering in the
construction of military telegraph lines
in Alaska General Greely says:
"Oficial advices show them TO be un-
founded. Major Frank Greene, about the
middle of December, telegraphed via
Fort Egbert from Unalaklik. where tele-
graph work was progressing. that state
ments of this character had been sent
out of the Territory by mail. but that
they were unfCunded, and that no cred
ence should be given them.
There has been no suffering beyond
that entaied by ordinary winter travel
in the Valley of the Yukon along the
regularly travelled mail routes.
Major Greene returned to St Michael,
from which a telegram dated January
q, 1901. was received at Washington, via
Fort Egbert. on March II, 1901. Line
troops we're then comfortable in quar-
ters, while Lieutenant Grimm and the
Signal Corps party were comfortably situ-
ated at Unalaklik. The telegram reported
that all were we'll
The times., 1901-03-26
The Merit system.

After casting about the country for a
proper man to succeed Mr. Brewer on
the Civil Service Commissions President
Mckinley has at last been able to secure
an appointee in the person of Mr. w. A.
Rodenberg, who as a Member of Congress
from Illinois signalized his belief in and
his great regard for the merit system
by voting TO deny the appropriation nee
essary to its support. This interesting
event took place on the 18th of February
1900, and is, of course. matter of record.
We congratulate the President on pos
sessinG at least the courage of his latter
day convictions. Considering his we'll
known views as to the necessity and
efficacy of civil service reform, a Com
missioner who believes in destroying the
whole system is exactly the man to serve
him.