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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-28


was a soldier serving with your hus-
band, and the land is left him in graf
itude for once saving Brent's life. 1t
is mentioned here that Brent served
under the assumed name of Clay. Now
all to do is to find Willis, and through
him prove Brent's identity, and we
shall get your pension!"
Thanksgiving Day, when Stephen
Butts drove in from his ranch, Martha
was back in her cottage. He looked
at her pleasantly as she opened the
door for him.
II haven't come to urge you to let
us have the boy, Martha" he said
kindly. Jenny said shouldn't, since
you're SO set by each other"
He had his wagon loaded with
pumpkins and butter and eggs and
other good things produced on his
ranch. He stored them away in Mar
tha's chair.
He shall direct thy paths" she
murmured, with new fervor.
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-28
Martha stopped herself shortly at

his question.
II was going to burn this paper, but
maybe I'd better not" she muttered.
She sat down again, quite spent
from the days perplexities. She did
not coherently plan what she should
do. She let matters drift for the next
few days.
Then one morning Mr.. Crell came
to her house with notary and a deed
all drawn up for her to sign. He gave
her the deed to sign. She trembled
and before she could write her name
the pen fell to the floor. She would
not pick it up. 81 won't sell the land"
she said. Let this place go if it will,
and Jacky and are going to live on
the shack on the river land"
Nothing the perplexed lawyer could
say would alter this decision, and at
last he took the notary away.
However, sincerely DESTROYS OF saw
ing the old woman from the conse,
quences of what seemed a strange
vagary, Mr.. Crell came to her another
day, saying that he had arranged by
telegraph to postpone the time of pay
ing the mortgage.
But Martha stubbornly refused to
alter her plans. She put little furni-
ture into the two-roomed log shack
on the river property, and moved
there with Jacky.
There won't be any crime in Jus.
borrowing the land while l live" she
told herself.
One evening, when they had been
In the shack some weeks, as he sat
studying the depressed lines that had
come into her face, an idea occurred
to Jacky.
Granny" he broke out, "the reason
We're not very cheerful here is just
because we haven't enough honor
Rbleness."
Then, as Martha caught her breath.
she glanced at him sharply.
I'VE ought to have grandfather's
medal hanging up as it was at the
cottage" he explained. You see,
Granny, we're always so proud an9
happy when we look at it and remem-
makes us wish to be all honorable and
right ourselves. Why GRANNY"
Martha had suddenly dropped her
face in her hands, and was swaying
her poor old body to and fro.
"Jacky! Jacky!" she cried out, Go
get the medal, quickly!"
He flew for it, quite distracted at
the remarkable effect of his words He
had merely repeated things she had
often said to him.
Martha had controlled her agitation
when he came back to her side after
few minutes. She was sitting up
very straight and calm, and there was
a brightness in her eyes, as if ths
spirit behind them was working
strongly. Her mouth had dropped
from the set look it had recently worn.
1t trembled slightly.
"Jacky," shs said, "stand before me,
my man. Jacky, you say that think
ing Of grandfather ought to make us
brave and honorable. Do you mear
iL?'
ooh, yes, Granny"
And if he was ready to do his duty
in his way, we must do ours in our
way as bravely?"
Wees, Granny"
''Then, Jacky, we shall. I'll do mine
and you'll do yours. little lad, even
though it's the hardest trial that
could come for us to be parted"
The next morning Martha carried
the deed to Mr.. Crell and told him the
story of how she had found it and
of her resolve to restore the land to
Willis.
"oh, Mrs. Brent!" he exclaimed
when he was through reading it.
springing up to grasp her hand "How
glad we are you brought me this at
last! You say you were not able to
read all Of it? Well, Frederick Willis
y s.l,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-28
"HE SHALL DIRECT
THY PATH"
A Thanksgiving Story.

Trust in the Lord with all thy heart
He shall direct thy path"
Old Martha Brent, murmuring
snatches Of her days verses, little real
ized that chal enge to her faith was
close at hand
She was busting some books on a
shelf in her sitting roSm, and just then
she accidentally knocked one of them
to the floor.
The books had belonged to Martha's
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-28
ACCIDENTALLY KNOCKED ONE TO

ACCIDENTALLY KNOCKED ONE TO
THE FLOOR.
husband. She busted them daily, but
she never had opened them since his
death, ten years before. Above the
book shelf hung bronze medal her
husband had won for bravery in battle.
STOPPING to get the fallen book, Mar
tina also picked up paper that had
tumbled out of it. 1t was deed con-
ferring a small piece of property below
the town to one Frederick Willis.
We'll, now, to think; never knew
James decided that away!" thought
Martha.
She had Just laid the paper aside,
when the door burst open and a little
boy came flying in.
Granny" he whispered. hurriedly.
"you won't let him take me from you
will you?"
why, Jacky!" said Martha.
The boys beautiful, flushed face
was upturned to hers full of eager en-
treaty.
Promise, you won't, Granny"
mo, no, Jacky," she said,, patting
his head; you never shall leave Gran
ny unwillingly."
Morning. Martha" said a large,
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good time while making the pastor
happy. 1t would be easy to prepare
something extra while getting ready
for Thanksgiving. 1t was to be a
grand secret; not soul but members
OF the society should know word of
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-04-10
U1AI..o ixs HUoPii AIS.
They Are Very Largely Fnstrune q tn
In Curing Many PattentA
OF Disease.

The theory that sunlight exerts
powerfully healing influence upon dis
ease processes has now become SO well
garded as necessity in a well-ap-
pointed hospital. In the plans of new
hospitals that aspire to be up to date
the soiarium finds a prominent place,
and to keep up with the advances of
medical science many Of the Old hos
pitfalls are attaching solaria to their
buildings, says the Trained Nurse.
The sun ward is easily built. 1t
must be, OF course, on the south side
of the building, having its eastern,
southern ard western walls largely
constructed of glass. 4 good plan is
to build Il large bay window, with
metal frame work. and. if the hos
pital building is to be three or four
stories high, this. bay window may ex-
tend to the full height of the main
structure with this arrangement
each floor win have the advantages
Of sun ward.
The means of ventilation should be
| perfect and the heating arrangements
| adequate. for the sun bath is just as
| practicable and useful on bright. win
| try days as on sunny days of summer
| If the outlook from the windows OF
the soiarium is pleasant. if the land
ecape is diversified with hills. trees
green lawns or fields or a lake or
| bit Of the ocean. 50 much the better
Unfortunately for some institutions
the south view from the hospital i,
limited by walls of brick and stone
Nothing. however can deteriorat.
the direct rays Of the sun, SO that
wherever possible. this exceedingl,
useful and very cheap commodit,
should be utilized tor therapeutic ct
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-04-10

JUSTICES SUPREME COURT:
N. A. Massey. c. P, C. H. Belknap
A. L. Fitzgerald
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VALUABLE PACKAGE ROBBED.
The Money Abstracted While I'm
Transit From Columbia, y. q,
ia New York City.

Columbus. S. C., April Last
Thursday the Bank Of Columbia, OF
this city, forwarded TO the Bank of
Commerce of New York SIS 900 in pa
per money. When the package ar
rived at it's destination Saturday ID
was discovered that the money had
been removed and brown paper SUBJ
stituted.
The package was put up by bank
ofhcialin the presence of the president,
Col. w. G.. ChiIds, and another official
carried the package TO the express
office. The Columbia bank officials
declare the bank is not TO blame.
Capt q. NJ. Sadler. general super
intendcnt OF the Southern Express
Co.. IS ut work ON the case. The work
is represented To have been clever and
the pncakage bore no evidence OF hny-
ing been tempered with.
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THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
President Tucker, AZ Dartmouth
College, Takes II to Task For Its
Part in Chinese Trouble

Boston. April 1.-President VIM. y.
Tucker. of the Dartmouth college.
took the Christian church to task for
its part in the Chinese troubles dur
ing Lenten sermon at the Old south
church Sunday evening. His strongest
sentences were these:
THE very apostles sent forth hy
the church have shown that they do
not know how TO keep the ten com
maDdments. In China IL looks as
though the Gospel was suspended rs
we'll rs the law. The Christian church
has been set back, nobody knows how
far. by the behavior of the mission
aries in China"
The subject was: "Thc College
Graduate and the Church.
He asked what attractiveness tn,
church has been for the students in
thcsc days of great material wealth.
He answered it by saying that the
need was plain matter OF fact mo
rality. The last century was one of
missionary activity, yet at it's close
its work was discredited. IL is a time
of moral confusion also. We must
expect the failure OF Christendom To
support Christianity.
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OFFICER SUFFOCATED.
Lieut.. Commander Roper Lost His
Life to Save Others.
The Deceased officer Was Born 60
Missouri and Entered the Naval
service In June, IS6S-Rc-
mains 10 He sent Home.

Cavite. April AT O'Clock Sun
the sail room of the United States
gunboat Petrol. Lieut.. Commander
Jesse Minis Roper commanding. The
sail room is small compartment adj
joining the magazine. The heat was
intense. the smoke suffocatinC and
the flames difficult to cxtinguish.
Lieut.. Commander Roper was the first
TO descend into the hold, but ne was
forced to return to the deck Others
then went down. Seaman Patrick
Toner was Frustrated and about tn
perish when Lieut.. Commander Roper
endeaNored to rescue him and was
suhocated in the attempt Lieut..
Josiah SHUTS Mexican and CadetIewis
suffered severely in bringing the BODY
of Lieut.. Comma ndcr Roper 10 tho
deck
Twenty-Five of the crew were pros.
tratcd-roner. Evans, Flahcrty. Lar
son, kcssler. Cahcy, Burton. Smith.
Sullivan and Forsboon seriously. but
all will recover.
The contents Of tho sail room wcr,,
destroyed. but the damage TO the
gunboat was slight. The origin 90
the fire has not been ascertaiued:
possibly il was a case of spontaneous
combustion. The death of LieIt.
Commander Roper is greatly dcplored
His body will he sent to the United
States April by the Buffalo.
The deceased officer was born in
Missouri and entered the naval serv,
ice June 25, 1865. He was commits
stoned TO the rank held by him at thu
time of his death OH March 3. 1892
and ordered to command the Petrc
November IS, 1899. The Petrol wa,
one of the vessels under Adm. Dewey
at the battle OF Manila bay. whcr
She was iii charge OF Lieut. Comandci
l.. l.. Wood. The latter officer came
home shortly after and Lieut. Com
mander Roper succeeded him.
The Buffalo. on which the remain,
will I've sent home. is now used FOL
the transportation of troops and /,
about to return 10 the United State.
by way of the Mediterranean.
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THE LOGAN STATUE.
All the Arrangements Made For the
dwelling I'm the Iowa Circle,
Washington, April n.

Nashingt on. April l--Arrange.
mcnts for the ceremonies attending
the unvciling OF the statue of Gen.
John 4. Logan in Iowa circle April q
have been completed by Col Theodore
n. Binghen, superintendent of public
buildings and grounds. On account OF
the few regular troops available for
use in connection with the unveilinu
ceremonies, only n provisional regi.
ment of the District national guard
under Col. NJ. Emmett Urell, light
battery of artillery and two com
panies of marines will participate
Col. Guenther will be in command
of the military.
Gen. Granville S. Dodge, tho pre-.
siding officer. will open the exercises
after which Frank w. Bristol, of the
Metropolitan NJ. +. church. will dc.
liver the invocation. This will be fol-.
lowed by the presentation of the
sculptor, Mr.. Franklin Simmons. and
the unwilling OF the statue by Master
John Tucker, grandson.
President Mckinley will make n
short address, after which Senator
Chauncey NJ. Depew, of New York.
will deliver the Grafton. Benediction
will bring the ceremonies TO n close
Many veteran organizations will
take part in the ceremonies, and il IL
expected delegations will be present
from the society of the Army Of Ten
ncssee, the Army of the Cumberland
and the Loyal Legion.
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ALLEDGED FRAUDS AT MANILA
niicit transactions In store. Have
Been Traced Back TO juno.
taoo-New Scandals Arc
Devcioping Daily.

Manila. April Interest in the
capture and fate of Aguinaldo is well
nigh overshadowed in Manila by SEN
sational Developments, present and
prospective, of frauds In the com
missary department.
How widely these extend has not
yet been ascertaincd, but enough is
alerady known to- justify the belief
that they are far-rcaching.
Capt. Frederick j. Barrows, of the
3oth volunteer infantry. quarter
master of the department. OF Southern
Luzon, together with seven commits
sary sergeants, several civilian clerks.
IA prominent government contractor.
the assistant manager of the Hotel
Oriente, the proprietor of three of
the largest bakeries in Manila. a
number of storekeepcrs, and other
persons, have been arrested. The iu-
vestigation has scarcely begun, but
thousands Of sacks of -four. quinn
tity Of bacon and wagon loads OF
other goods, all bearing government
marks, have been found in the pos
session OF unauthorized persons.
1t IL alleged that the contractor in
question. who has been doing a bust
ness approNimating 100000 per
month, has spent huge sums in en-
PERTAINING officers
prominent commissarv officer is
accused of leading scandalousIy i'm
moral life.
1t rs asserted that large quantities
of stores have been lost or stolen
in transit and also that there is n
shortage in the commissary depot
New scandals arc developed daily
Illicit transactions have been traced
back to June, 1900, and il is possible
that there are others of earlier date
The cNhorbitant tariff on pro.
visions makes the surreptitious sale
of commissary supplies immensely
profitable.
IL IL understood that other United
States officers may be arrested.
Lieut.. Philip Il. Sweet. Of the 46tl
volunteer infantry. is prosecuting
the investigation under the direction
OF Col. Wilder. chief of police.
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FIRED AT THE CAR.
Officer Attempted TO Kill Him and
Then Committed Suicide.
Il u Reported severe Riot. Occurred
Durtne the Last Few Days at
kicn Hut Were QuclIcd
By Troops.


London. April. IA dispatch from
Kicff To the Morning Leader saws il
is reported that an officer OF the
| household attempted to assassinnte
the ear Monday morning. He fired
at his majesty. but missed. He then
shot and killed himself
London, April The 81. Petersburg
correspondent of the Daily Telegraph
says:
"A revolutionary committee COM
posed of 40 members has been arrest
ed after desperate defense. the rev
olutionists firing at the police. Two
secret revolutionary printing presses
were seized in connection with the
arrest. Altogether 5000 arrests have
been made. it is reported that some
of the ministers are nov: wearing
steel cuiraSscs.'
st. Petersburg, April Peter
| Karpovich, the assassin OF NJ. Rogole-
poh, Russian minister of public in
struction, has been sentenced to 20
years penal servitudc. with loss OF
| civil rights. The announcement that
he had been sentenced to life impris-
onmcnt I'm fortress was erroneous.
The ministry of education is con-
Sidering, aS a means of diminishing
the number of university students,
n proposal 10 admit any one quail
fled TO enter the universities 10 ex-
| animation for university diplomas.
whether they ever attended the uni
NerSlncS or not This. however,
would hardly bc satisfactory solu-
tion of the difficulties which result
from restrictions Of university free
| dom.
SiNty-nine students who were ar
rested during the recent riots, have
| been released.
IL is reported that severe riots
hive occurred during the last few
| DAYS at Kien, but were qucllcd by
tho military authorities. No further
particulars are available.
London, April 1.-"Therc IL reason
TO believe" says the ST. Petersburg
correspondent of tho Daily Mail Tint
| the Manchurian convention between
| Russia and China will be- ratified in
April
| The Yokohama correspondent of
the Daily Mail, who records various
indications of preparations for war
on the part of Japan, says:
| interviews have appeared with
| prominent statesmen all breathing
the war spirit and expressing the
general opinion that IL is impossible
TO allow Russia a free hand i'm Man
| churia. This is the grnvest crisis
from the point of view of Japan since
her war with China"
According TO dispatch from St.
Petersburg to the Daily Mail the
Coreans Mt Sa-Mau. a frontier town.
recently repulscd an attack by 200
| armed Chinese
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TO THE PHILIPPINES.
Transport Arab Sails with 87o
HorSes Aboard-Other Transports
VIII Follow with Troops.

San Francisco, April The animal
transport Arab sailed Sunday for the
Philippines with go horses for the
calvary already on the way 10 Ma
Mia. Monday the Buford will sail
with the troops Of the first squadron
Of the 18th cavalry. one company Of
the 10th infantry and one battalion
Of the 9Th infantry. The Kilpatricl,.
scheduled 70 sail nest Friday. viii
carry the I'd battalion of the nth
infantry aud the two companies Of
the lst infantry. on the 10th. tho
transport Ohio will sail and on the
sth the Astcc is expected 10 get away
On April 10 the Logan will probably
depart for Manila with two coInpa-
MEG of TIC ist infantry, the 81 squad.
ron Of the 9th cavalry, the I'd squad
ron of the 10th cavalry and bat
talon Of the nth infantry now at
Governor ISLAND and Ft Ethan Allen
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ATTORNEY GENERAL GRIGGS.
Recipient Of n Solid silver (Iares
Pitcher by Officers and Employees
OF His Depa rtmens.

Washington, March 3O.--Attorney
General Griggs took leave of his as.
sociates in the department Of justice
md Saturday departed for his home in
Paterson, N. j. During the leave
taking Solicitor General Richards, on
behalf of the officers and employees
OF the department, presented to the
retiring attorney general a large
solid silver claret pitcher. of classic
shape and unique design.
ON the panel of the pitcher was the
following inscriptions: presented
TO John William Griggs. on his retire
ment from the Office Of Attorney Cen
sraf, United States. March 20, 1901.
Qui Bro Domino Justitia Scquitur.
On the other panel was "a mono
gram of the lettcrs--J. w. G..
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GRIEF CAUSED SUICIDE.
n knnsa" city snioonlrcepeP Found
Hanging From Tree Over
His Wife'a Grave.

Kansas City, April 1.-The body of
florian lrncr. saloon keeper. aged
40 years, was found hanging on n tree
over his wifc's grave in Elmwood Gem
ctery in this city Sunday. The man
committed suicide from grief over
his wifc's death. which occurred less
than year ago. The limb upon
which he hung himself was so low
chat his feet touched the ground
when his body was fully extended.
He held his feet up and died with
his knees bent. Persons who first
saw him thought he was in an atti-
tudc of prayer on his wife's grave.
and, not wishing To disturb him, did
not venture close enough to discover
the rope. but later some of the GENE
terry attendants found the body. Irner
had tried to Kill himself twice before.
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SALISBURY'S CONDITION.
HIS Illness Has Run the Normal
Course and His LordahIp's
Strength Il Improving.

London. April The following bull
letin regarding the condition of thu,
premier was issued Sunday even.
ing:
Lord Salisbury was attacked with
influenza March 23.-Thc illness has
run the normal course and has been
attended by tho usual prostitution.
The temperature. however. has been
almost normal for the last two DAYS,
and his lordsbip's strength is i'm.
proved with increasing power Of tax
ing food. ii is hoped that he viii bc
able shortly 10 get a change 10 the
South. which he had been contem-
plating ut the time OF his attack.
(Signcd.J DOUGLAS POWELL.
IT. L. WALKER
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GEN. YOUNG ARRIVES.
pines Can He nrought Home
In About six Months.

San Francisco, March 3o.--Maji, j, ten.
>. Il. NJ. Young, who arrived from
Manila on the transport Logan, said:
Gen. Funston's exploit was one of
remarkably bravery, and he is desers-
ing of the highest recognition ut the
hands OF our government"
Cen. Young, in speaking of the ef-
feet of the capture OF Aguinaldo on
the situation in the islands said he
believed the troops would have to
be kept there but six months longer.
He did not think il would be wise to
bring them all away however, for there
was large number of marauding
bands throughout the islands who
would have to be kept under sut,iec.
ton, 1T will take mt least two gen
erations." said the\ general. Ito get
the Fiipinos go understand the mean
ing OF the government as we under.
stand it,"
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INSANE FATHERS DEED.
Tie killed Hi. Three Little ChiIdreu
and The. stabbed Himself
90 Death.

DEVILS Lake, n. d.. March 30.--Emil
Hiegerlin, n well To do farmer living
eight miles northwest OF town, killed
his three children and stabbed him.
self to death Friday afternoon. lie
went In the barn accompanied by his
little daughter Della, aged z, and Lii.
~, aged 3. As he did not come To
dinner his eldest daughter, Esther
aged o. was sent to call him.
1t is thought that before she reach.
ed the barn her father had killed
Della and Lilly and that he killed her
as soon as she came in. Esther way
strong girl md evidently offered
resistance as she was stabbed in scy.
eral places and horribly mutilated
Both the other children were killed
with knife. Emil Zaegcrlin was
sent To the insane asylum about ten
years ago but was allowed to return
home apparently fully recovered
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Insurgents Surrender.

Maniln, March 30.-After being CON
Inced of Aguinaldo's capture Gen.
Geronimo, the insurgent leader I'm the
province of Morong, Luzon, surren-
dcred with officers, 46 men and 80
rifles I" Col. j. Milton Thompson.
If the 42d regiment. at San Mateo.
As the news OF Agwnaldo's capture
spread through the archipelago TIN,
insurgents are becoming disbeartcn-
ed, and there IL marked increase
In the number OF individual sdrren.
dCrR
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Washington. April AFTER the
appointment Of Gen. Funston 30 ne
a brigadicr general iu the regular
army Saturday. Secretary Cortelyou.
by direction Of the president. wired
the news to Gov. Stanley. Of Kansns.
Sunday the following response WAS re-
ccived from the governor. Express
20 the president the thanks Of the
people Of Kansas for his recognition
OF Gen. Funston"
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Csrn~EIe's Oner 10 Portland. ore,

Portland. Ore, April Andrew
Carnegie hns offered 30 give 100000
20 the city Of Portland for q free
public library building provided tho
city viii guarantee site and suf-
fcicnt annual income for its main
tenauce. The Portland Library as
sociation NOW has building and IL
brary valued AT s36O.OOO. and the two
will probably be- consolidated.