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The Leon reporter., 1901-03-07
CHAPTER x.

Even the maddest, merriest of rev.
elers must grow weary.
The Christmas merrymakers tagged,
the gay music dragged little slowly;
| here and there a tired child-guest
yawned in a corner, then nodded, and
finally was carried away in deep
sleep.
Outside, under the stars, long line
of carriages waited and the hostess,
with tired eyes, wondered why people
did not go.
1t had been fatiguing day for
Lady Jane and for Leila, who had not
spared herself in helping. She and
Lady Jane, side by side, ran the CANT
let of the interminable good-byes from
exhausted but delighted guests.
The Christmas gathering had been
the greatest success the county had
known for years, and Lady Jane was
excited by the batteries and thanks
of the departing guests.
Where's your wife, dear? She
ought to have been here to see the
guests off,"
Lady Jane laid her hand on her son s
arm. She was, in her tired state, ready
to be cross even with the heiress.
GLADLY? I'm sure l don't know,
mother DEAR"
Gervis yawned. He was pining to
get off his Santa Claus trappings, and
to have quiet pipe by himself
A quarter of an hour later nearly
every soul under the Temple-Dene
roof was echoing Lady James ques-
ton.
Where was the bride?
Not in her own room, not in the
hot, deserted ballroom; she was not
in the upper gallery, where the lights
We're already being put out.
All sense Of fatigue was put to flight
by a vague terror of some evil hang
ing over the house of Temple-Dene
Under the ancient roof only two
persons did not STARE the terrified ex-
citement when it was discovered that
Mrs. Gervis Templeton was nowhere
to be found-its master and the Amer
lean guest.
Gervis himself was petriied. He had
brought all his strength of will to
bear on nobly doing his duty to the
woman he had won for his wife. No.
one but he would ever know how
hard the fight had been.
And now it was all In vain, for
GLADLY had gone where, no one knew.
Since the journey on the Canadian
The Leon reporter., 1901-03-07
FOR THE BOYS ROOM.
lie Should Keep Everything with,n 1t
In Ordar

IA oEuoTs
Undoubtedly the parents of evp>
poy feel an intense and earnest inter-
est in having that boy make a success
OF his life. Just as surely do mcst
mothers think that the boys room does
not require near the pretty furnishings
that the daughters does. ard that
boys are careless and boys are rough.
with the result that the boys room
is OFTEN the one that is put off with
the least expense and the least anG
last effort. Naturally boys do not care
LOT the pretty" things as girls do; bat
the things that are lovely to them they
DO care for greatly. Boys do not wan,
the fussy dainties that girl enjoys,
nnt they know when they are wells
treated, when loving care regarding
thelr especial tastes is shown. They
IKE chiefly to be let alone, to play in
thelr own way; no nagging for harm.
less noise, freedom to take their boy
lrlends to their room. The wise par
ents seek to give their boys a room
more attractive than the street corners
pr the nelghbor's barn, where they car
cohSfesate and experiment or plan
entertain themselves. The early yea
probably from to 15 are the imporl
ant ones in boys life If the motto
| and sister desire refined bows th
| VIII give them refined surrounding
not necessarily silk cushions and h
| curtains in their rooms, but harmoui
Gus colors and loving thought of viii
The boy likes. Let the boys choos
thelr own pictures; they will probab,.
| be very different from what You Won,
| select. Boys will take delight in
framing the pictures. with your help in
| the exnense-help them arrange their
| collections. Give them good writing
table. Give them as good a light as
| any in the house. With such liberty
and interest and help, your boy will
3rlnS his companions to his home. and
he will spend many hours in his room.
probably hours Of real industry which
Keep him from temptations and give
him reliance on his own powers The
boys should be as carefully taught hab-
us OF neatness and care for their room
as their sisters are. After the room
has been properly cleaned in the morn
ing they should be held responsible for
| its order all day.
The Leon reporter., 1901-03-07
Still Digging for Gold.

Mrs. Sarah Macdonald, prominent
club woman of New York, who went
to Alaska three years ago in search Of
fortune, writes to a friend that she
was at the time of writing, packing
up to leave Nome, where she has been
for the last two months, to start for
the southern part of Alaska She was
going with party to open new
camp and mining district She is to
be the recorder, and she declares that
she has great prospects and greater
expectations. She will be in this COM
paratively unsettled country all win
ter. Mrs. Macdonald was chairman of
the executive committee of the New
York Women's Press club when she
left. Her goodby was, ''I'll never
come back unless strike it rich" Her
address now is Muchagak, via Bristol
Bay,
The Leon reporter., 1901-03-07
TOO ExTRAvAGANT.
A Defaulting Cashier Ate Ham Boiled In
Champagne.

Champagne.
The manner in which one defaulting
cashier was detected was rather pecul-
lar, says the Louisville Times. 1t was
all due to the curiosity of the women
OF his neighborhood. He went to no
expense in the way of dressing, they
never heard of his gambling or drink
ing to any extent. he was model hus-
band, but he loved a good table. There
was nothing unusual in this, but one
day when the ladies of the vicinity
were discussing the best methods of
cooking meats the wife of the cashier
declared very innocently that her hus-
band dotted on ham, but he would not
eat 1t unless it had been boiled in
champagne. Boiled in champagne!
exclaimed the listeners. Heavens,
how expensive; we couldn't afford to
have ham on our table often if we
cooked 1t that way" 1t was soon
noised all around the neighborhood
that Cashier Blank was high liver,
indeed, and the men began telling of
his uplifted ideas of cookery. This
soon reached the ears of the directors
OF the bank, and they concluded it
might be wise to investigate the ac-
counts of such an epicure Plain wa
ter was all they could afford for their
hams, SO the champagne lover was
called up and subsequently relegated
tn the pen, where he had to forego his
pet dish for many many weary days.
The Leon reporter., 1901-03-07
"HURRYclDE" KILLS.
How Trusts Affect Individual Lives In
New York.


New York.
The conditions of life in the bus.
world are more precarious and more
hopeless today than at any time in the
past three decades. This is the state
ment of John p Mowbray in THE
Making of Country Home" in Every
body's Magazine. The conditions of
personal merit and fidelity to an en-
ployer have enlarged in our time. So
long as our employers were individuals
who trained and appreciated special fit
ness in their employees, and kept their
eyes on fidelity, smartness and honesty
we felt safe. 1t was to their interest
10 advance us. But all that is chang
ing, passing into corporate irresponsi-
billty and abstract bossship. Look at
our friend Warner. He was with
blg flrm ten years. He knew every
pulse af their business and managed
his-.deYartment like lccnN or1F~fHi1ns
was a twenty-four-hund
man. put the firm joined trust. gave
over the personal supervision of their
business to the new brand of oyerseers
and the. first thing they did was to sh u
Warner and put a fifteen-hundred- dol
lar-a-year man in his place. Do Won
know what happened to Warneres
Why, he was your friend who was
killed wasn't he?' "E:e committed
what the reckless fellows in the Astoi-
House rotunda call hurrycide.' War
ner tried to jump for an electric car.
and those fellows have CHASTITY humor
which attributes such an act to a man
who was overdrawn his accounts. or
mas played the tape-line too rashly.
But the fact is, Warner suffered a kind
OF moral paralytic stroke He couldn't
realize that ten years of scrupulous
self-sacrlficing attention to another
mans business could end in that way.
1t bothered him, and it doesn't do for
the average man to get bothered when
ON broadway at the rush hour. If he
takes his mind off the brink for a mo-
ment. he is gone. Poor Warner was
probably thinking of his children. and
the electric destroyer struck him on
the left side
The Leon reporter., 1901-03-07

By actual experience the Ruskinites,
colony of socialists near Waycross,
Ca, have demonstrated what is prob
ably the lowest possible daily cost OF
food They live at an actual cost per
capita or less than 10 cents day. OF
course this could not have been ac-
complished except through co-opera-
ton. Everything then consume i,
bought at wholesale in large quantities
and is cooked in the community. In
the community dining room tables are
set for 300 people. Those who do not
wish to eat with the crowd are allowed
the privilege of purchasing company
stores and cooking them at home.
The Leon reporter., 1901-03-07
American Books In Mexicn.

Mexico buys more American books
than does France, and nearly as many
as Germany. Much of this trade is
due to the large resident American
population to be found in Mexican
cities and to the demand from mining
camps, where Americans are living,
and not little is due to the growing
spread of English among the Mexican
people. There is a strong tendency
here in favor of popularizing the Eng
lish language, and the learners of that
tongue comprise professional men in
middle life as well as thousands of
youth. Some large institutions of
learning have put English ahead Of
French. Mexican Herald.
The Leon reporter., 1901-03-07

footstep come behind him. So light
was its patter that Paul did not hear
| it.
"You?"
| AS he turned he faced little figure
in cleaning silver robes with patches
of crimson here and there-blood-
| berries-and at her throat a dazzle
of diamonds.
! 1t was GLADLY, on tiptoe.
| Il have come to hide-to hide!"
Her voice abruptly died away, for
Paul Ansdells eyes held her. Her whole
figure dropped, the joyousness died
out of her small face, and her eyes
grew large and dilated as they gazed
back, almost glued to those of the
scientist.
Motionless, immovable, she waited
while he drew nearer to her. There
was for her the fascination of the VIC
tim for the rattlesnake.
And while the two-master and tool
came closer and closer, there came
floating up from below the sounds of
music and revelry and gay laughter.
The dancing had begun again, and
there was flash of changing color as
the couples whirled round,
In the gallery strange silence
reigned.
One little watcher. hidden close be-
hind bank Of ferns and festoons of
holly berries, could hear her own heart
beats.
1t was Syb, the deformed girl who
had stolen away from the throng of
merrymakers an hour since.
Something strange and uncanny had
befallen Syb, some inscrutable influ-
ence held her prisoner. Her will was
chained up, she was powerless to come
and go as she would.
But only so far was she dominated.
Every other sense she had was alert.
And she watched with wonderment the
bride, whom she hated for standing
in the place that should have been
Leila's, droop visibly before the slowly
waving hands of Paul Ansdell, the sci
enlist. The strain not to lose any
thing in the strange scene being en-
acted before her was too much for
Syb even to wonder why the long.
lean hands went up and down, up and
down, slowly and methodically.
The gay music from below rose and
fell, and between its bursts Syb's sharp,
young ears caught the hissed out COM
mand as Paul Ansdell bent over the
little crouching figure in silver bro
cade:
GO! Do my Wilt"
With faint, almost inarticulate
cry GLADLY Strengthened herself, and,
turning, went slowly along the gallery.
Paul Ansdell's eyes followed her until
she disappeared on the opposite side.
The music below ceased with a
crash of chords, the dance was over,
and IN the lull Syb heard sharp
click.
So did Paul Ansdell, for he quickly
lifted his head, and gray pallor crept
over his face.
Then he hurried away in the direc-
tion Of the bachelors wing, where he
had been located on his arrival.
II hate him, tool" irritably said Syb.
| LII u uIu, lAo pOOl, u1SS1dp6u SlTl
hated most people.
AS if some baleful thing had depart
ed, she rose and shook herself. The
holly had scratched her thin, bare
arms, and there was trickle of red
that dropped on her white muslin
frock.
Ugh! it's all horrid!" she shud-
dered impatiently. II wish Leila and
1 could run away from it all, and live
in cottage by ourselves" she mur-
INJURED, as she went wandering round
the horseshoe gallery.
For to this afflicted child all the
music and brightness and Christmas
joy in the hall below was gall and
wormwood.
The Leon reporter., 1901-03-07
Ancient Deed in Philadelphia.

The first deed conveying property to
the proprietor of Pennsylvania, Will
lam Penn, is written in old Dutch, and
sis now preserved in the city hall. The
property was what is now known as
Lemon hill, including the mansion and
the Schuylkill river front, where the
old Fairmount waterworks was lo-
Gated. There Penn kept &is barge and
some rowboats, the barga carrying an
admiraps pennant. 1t is said there is
only one man in PhiladelphiaaE Ebe can
read this deed.
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that caused breakdown at the cru
cial moment of his career.
But the iury's verdict was the popu-
lar one-"By the visitation of God"

SANA AAOiiOhI VI LILO Col Gel.
But the iury's verdict was the popu-
lar one-"By the visitation of God"
Five years have passed away.
So many changes have happened to
Temple-Dene and the Templetons that
Lady Jane has come to look back upon
the days when she wore faded silks
and lived a sorely pinched life as the
happiest she has known.
Today she no longer wears her ia
vorite blue, for Francis Temp. .eton has
gone to his grave, his heart eaten ou,
by the melancholy nothing woa.d dis
pei
So Lady Jane wears widows : seds
and has learnt the old lesson tha
"contentment is great gain
The dainty Amer can BRIDE. so fra
gile and h:ghly strung, never manage
to weather the repeated shocks to n
frail system. Like broken flower sh
withered. until decline SCI in.
In Leila's tender, supporting arm
her weak hands c.inging tight ror
Le'las sost thr3a, GLADLY died psac
fully.
Take care Of ny Gerv!s. Lci,a W
will do it better than L." with Ire wo,
drous intuition CT the dying she VII,
pered at the last.
And now that the years have go.
round, Gervis begins to think it
time Leila was taking care Cf hin.
Between the two there is a perfe
understanding. and by and by the.
wedding bells will ring ort: for thoug
sorrow endureth for the night, jo
is bound to come in TIE morning."
(The End.)
The Leon reporter., 1901-03-07
CHAPTER xI

Lying haddled iE the musty chest
was a little figure in cleaning silver
hrocade. stained here and there with
punches of crushed holly berries.
It was GLADLY, stiffened and imniQY-
The Leon reporter., 1901-03-07
DAILY AND HAckMAN.
New Story Told of the Lato Montan
Copper klug.

New Story Told of the Lato Montana
Copper kiug.
When Marcus DAILY was in Wash
ington last it is told that he performed
a humane act which very nearly
brought brutal hack driver into the
police court, and was topic of con
versation at the hotel and other places
which DAILY frequented. The story es-
capped the vigilance of the local news
paper fraternity, and is here published
for the first time. Daily was coming
out of Chamberlains one morning
when he espied a negro haekman
brutally bclaborng a crippled old
horse with a heavy whip in an almost
futile effort to increase it's speed from
walk to slow trot, says the Wash
ington Post. DAILY hailed the sriver,
who quickly drew rein and approached
the curb with the prospects of obtain
ing fare. Where do you want to
go to, boss?" inquired the negro. "Fll
want to go with you to the police court
if you don't stop beating that poor old
horse" replied the millionaire You
could coax the nag along faster with a
handful of oats and a wisp of hay in
front of him than. you can by beating
him from behind. When did you feed
him last?" The negro complained that
times were hard, that fares were scarce
and that he could not afford TO pro-
vide better for his horse DAILY saw
the force of the argument at once and
inqp aAhpw much the cabman avef
aga nand was told that s8 o.
] . ! !! ; : ! : ! I !
sla n1Aa good wage. Dali
that ApuE
that RAJ nd:
arrested.
1build
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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-09
NA|NHR|GRT'S CHART OF
The SANTIAGO BATTLE
WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO he An AC-
CITRATE PRESERVATION OF
LOCATIONS.
IT WAS MADE FROM MEMORY
AND MERELY EXPRESSED THE
OPINION OF THE BOARD
OF NAVIGAToRS.

WASHINGTON. October s.-rhere
were two new witnesses before the
Sehley court of inquiry to-day. They
we're Commander Richard Wainwright.
who commanded the Gloucester during
the war with Spain. and Lieut. VI. L.
Bristol. who. as ensign, was watch
and division officer on the battleshp
Texas. during that period.
Lieut.. Bristol had not concluded his
testimony when the court adjourned
for the day He did not see the loop
made by the Brooklyn. the greater part
of his testimony turning upon chart
he had made showing, largely accord
ing TO his memory. the positions of the
various ships of the American feet at
different times during the engagement
of July 3rd There we're several spir-
tied controversies between counsel over
questions asked the witness By MI.
Rayner, concerning this chart.
Commander Wainwrlght's testimony
dealt largely with chart making. He
was for a time senior member of the
board of navigators. which prepared
the official chart showing the position
of the American ships during the battle
off Santiago and he gave details of the
method of it's preparation He said
that he did not consider the positions
assigned in that drawing accurate. but
that they were given as the result of
compromise OF the views of the mem
bers of the board.
Lieut.. Commander Hodgson. Captain
Folger and Lieut. Dyson made addi-
lions to their previous testimony.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-09
GARDENERS POOR SHOWING.

KANSAS CITY, October S.-Clarence
Forbes won the decision tonight over
Oscar Gardner in the ninth round of
what was scheduled as a twenty round
bout. Gardner made a poor showing.
At no stage of the contest did Gard
ner make a good stand, being appar-
emily in poor condition. Forbes, on
the other hand, was shifty on his feet,
and landed at will. In the first three
rounds the men merely spared and no
effective blows were exchanged. In
the fourth round Gardner struck
Forbes in the mouth. drawing blood.
In the fifth round Forbes landed a
hard right in the ribs, knocking Gard
ner down. From that time the result
of the contest was never in doubt, it
being only a question of how long
Gardner could endure the punishment.
After two minutes of the ninth round
during which Forbes had landed
score of times without a return, Tom
nv Ryan. who acted as referee. stop
ped the fight to save Gardner from fur
ther punish ment.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-09
THE pennsylvania R. R.
WITHDRAWS OPPOSITION
AND WILL ALLOW THE WABASH
TO ENTER PITTS
BURG.
THE NORFOLK & WESTERN
AND WESTERN MARYLAND FIGURE
IN THE SUPPOSED
DEAL.

PHILADELPHIA, October S.-The
North American tomorrow will publish
a railroad article to the effect that the
Pennsylvania Railroad, which has been
opposing the efforts of the Wabash TO
gain an entrance into Pittsburg,. has
withdrawn its opposition and that the
Wabash will now be able to get ter
minal in that city.
the article says George ]. Gould re-
Gently secured control of the Norfolk X
Western afrom the Pennsylvania for the
purpose of furthering his effort in gain
ing a foothold In Pittshurg. The Penn
sylvania wanted to get complete con-
trel OF the Norfolk a Western, but the
Gould interests would not sell until the
Pennsylvania people consented to with
draw their opposition to the Wabash
project This. the North American
says. Pennsylvania agreed to do, and
George Gould sold the control of Nor
folk & Western to the Pennsylvania
Railroad at profit. The article says
that the matter of seaboard outlet for
the Wabash system is still an open
question, but the big gap between Pitts
burg and the Atlantic coast has been
partly closed by the Gould interests Sc
curing control of the Western Maryland
Railroad.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-09
COURT MARTIAL RECORDS
TELL HORRIBLE STORIES.
REPORTS ARE
WROUGHT OFFICIALLY FROM
THE PHILIPPINES.
BUT SLIGHT PROPAGATION
APPARENTLY NEEDED TO ROUSH
CRUEL AND CUNNING RE-
SENTIMENT.

WASHINGTON, October s.-hprrible
stories of murder and rapine areV ~
tanned in the record OF number o.
courtmartial cases in the Philippines,
copies OF which have reached the War
Department,
Five natives seized, bound and car
ried from their houses three Filipino
residents Of the town of pozorrubio,
named Qulvas. Conveying these cap
tives to an isolated spot they MUIR
dered them with holos. and added to the
horror of their crime by raping the
women of the families OF their victims.
The motive for the deed appeared to
have been revenge on the part of the
murderers because OF the fact that the
victims had damned stream which
diverted irrigating waters from the
lands of the murderers, All five of the
natives were sentenced to be hanged.
A native named Batting. with one or
more companions, assassinated with
daggers Private James T. Burgey, Com
pany c, Twenty-slxth infantry. while
the latter was acting rs guard of pris-
oners hauling water for the garrison
stationed at ,Baratoc Nueyo, Panay. Tho
native claimed at his trial to have been
a regular insurgent soldier, but 1t was
proved that he was within the Ameri-
can lines without uniform and dis
gnised as pacihco. He was sentenced
to be hanged.
With a rock a rice beaten and a club
one Fautino Ruiz. and some of his
companions set upon a native named
Acasta. whom they suspected of hav-
Ing aided the American cause. and beat
| him to DEATH Ruiz was sentenced to be
| hanged.
| Two natives were tried. charged with
the murder of Private Eugene Il. Lyons,
Company X, Fifth infantry. whom they
entced to an isolated place, killed with
bolos and buried on the spot. They,
! too. were sentenced to death.
A formidable array OF charges was
that against Juan Confessor, a native
Filipino, who was tried for aiding the
enemy, violating the laws of war, being
war rebel, arson and perjury. Twenty
years imprisonment at hard labor was
| the sentence.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-09
WABASH RAILROAD.
Annual Meeting Held at Toledo Yes
terday-Two Roads Purchased.

TOLEDO Ohio, october s.-Fhe an
nual meeting of the Wabash Railway
Company was held to-day, The following
directors were reelected by the stock
holders and debenture bondholders.
George j. Gould, Edwin Gould. Russell
Sage, ]. I. Terry, S. G. Reynolds, y. b.
Wickoff, o. d. Ashley Edward T. Welles,
Thomas T. Hubbard, Francis Pavy, II. X.
McHarg and Cyrus J. Lawrence. These
directors then elected Joseph Ramsey. Jr..
as the thirteenth member of the board.
and aecordingto the bylaws, the thir-
tenth member Is the president.
Two resolutions were voted on and
unanimously adopted. The first was to
purchase the Boone County& Bonneville
railroad, and the second to purchase the
Omaha & st. Louis. Three hundred thus
and dollars Is to be paid for the first
named road and $4,000, goo for the latter.
The Bonneville road is now leased by the
Wabash.
The meeting was very harmonious, as
is shown by the fact that 80 per cent. of
the stocks and bonds were represented
and there were no dissenting votes. This
disproyes the story recently published
that the Pennsylvania had acquired large
holdings In the Wabash In order TO keep
It out of Pittsburg. Another meeting Is
to be held In ST. Louis tomorrow.