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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-04
,Saneuiilr an American.

Senior Julio sanguilly, who has sud
denly changed front in his attitude q
ward the United States, and who no
advises that Cuba yield to the d.
mands of Congress. is an old soidie
of Cuban revolutions, and one Of til
men whom Spain prosecuted moi
mercilessly during the long strugg|
for independence. When the last re
olution was threatened sanguilly W
looked upon as the probable leader
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-04
Tamworth swine Record A.soci.

Tamworth Swine Record Association.
y E. N. Ball. secretary of the above
association, writes us as follows: The
annual meeting of the American Tam
worth Swine Record Association was
held in the City of Flint, Michigan,
February 10, 1901. The report of the
Secretary showed the affairs of the or
ganization to be in prosperous con-
dition. To date ESQ animals are ac-
cepted for record, and the membership
is increasing. We are now represent
ed in eleven states and three provinces.
President, James Torrey. Flint, Mich
igan; secretary and treasurer, e. N.
Ball. Hamburg. Mich; directors. T. l..
Endsley. Charleston, Ill. E. N. Ball,
Hamburg, Mich, John Fulton, Jr,
Brownsville Ont, E. o. Wood, Flint,
Mich, r. H. Rankin, Flint, Mich.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-04

the forces in Santa Clara and Matap
.zas. His reputation for efficiency an
courage, won in the former uprising
moved the Spanish authorities to a
rest him on the eve of the last GU
beak He was thrown into a dungeo J,
and was about to be tried for treasohl
when Raymon o. Williams, Americana
consul general at Havana, interviewed,
and it was only after two years OF
trial and appeal and retrial that he
was given his freedom. Interference
Of American authorities was based Oh
General sanguilly's American citizen4
ship.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-04

No other profession brings man into
such close communion with nature;
and through nature man can best look
up to natures God, and hold COM
munion with the source Of all light
and life.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-04

One of the great needs OF the day is
the formation In every county Of a
farmers institute or club. In which
may be discussed the best methods of
agriculture. the latest and best ma
chinery for labor saving, and other
things OF interest and profit to the
farmers. Industrial education is as
necessary to the farmer as to the me-
chanic.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-04

A physician says the only whole-
some part Of the old-fashioned
doughnut % the hole.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-04

During the last century the Bible
was translated into $50 languages, and
It Is now accessible to nine-tenths of
the worlds population.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-04

Garden and orchard soils, frequently
fail to give the results expected on ,ac-
count Of the lack of humus in them.
They can almost always be im.s,oved
by the addition Of fiber in some form.
This may be obtained by blowing I'M
der any kind Of vegetation. Often the
manure pile can be used as medium
through which to pass the fiber. The
manure intended for the kind Of
ground mentioned may consist to a
greater extent than usual of cut .traw.
shredded cornstalks and cut hay, The
cutting and shredding cornstalks will
put it in condition where it casa be
easily incorporated with the soil. OF
course, fiber cannot be used by the
plants in the form of fiber, but its de-
cay forms humus. In sandy soils, the
decaying fiber helps to hold water, and
in clayey soils the texture is rendered
less compact. Humus itself contains
plant food, but that fact does not indi-
cate its greatest value,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-04
horticultural Observations.

Land for any kind OF fruit or vege-
table growing should be we'll drained
either naturally or artificially. If it
gets warm and friable early in the
spring the probability is in favor of its
having natural under drainage. If
it is slow in getting into shape the
necessity for tile draining is indicated.
Good drainage improves the soil in
two ways: it carries off the super1uous
water and changes the texture of the
soil to condition more favorable for
plant growth. Well drained clay soil
is frequently improved by the freez-
ing, which separates the particles; the
water being taken away from under
meath removes the danger of "pud-
ding" which would repack the clay
particles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-30
USE OF THE AUD1roR1UnE.

The question which must soon be de-
cided. and a question of vital import
ance to the citizens Of Topeka, is
whether the Auditorium can be used as
a place of entertainment by attractions
that wish 20 come there.
The points viii have to be decided by
the courts according to law, but the
same can be decided by the people. in
their own minds. according to justice,
as the arguments pro and con are seen
by the laymen. It must be conceded
that 1t would not be right to allow the
Auditorium, a public building. to be
used by theatrical companies in direct
competition with the opera houses No
body expects that, but the people do
expect. now that the magnificent build
ing IL a fact that large attractions
that heretofore passed by Topeka be-
cause there was no suitable place for
them to appear. shall be seen and heard
in the Auditorium. Nobody expects to
have the platform there fitted with all
the accessories Of an opera house stage,
and for Mr. Mansfield or for Miss Rehan
to appear there. Nevertheless. the peo-
pie do expect. and it seems that they
have a perfect right to the opinion. that
such attractions as the Marine band
have the right and privilege to appear
there. Such attractions as always APP
pear in such places as the Auditorium,
when such a building is to be had, would
not be coming in direct competition
with the opera houses, and the people
would profit by the arrangement because
a lower admission fee could be charged
The High school is a public building,
and lectures and concerts have been
held in the assembly room there for
several years and nobody ever thought
Of bringing an injunction suit to pre-
vent them
Another point which appeals to the
people is that Topeka can boast of no
opera house such as the people would
like to have. and the opera houses here.
although far from being the best, have
for years received the patronage of the
people Why could not the managers
Of the opera houses be magnanimous
and not interfere with the wishes or the
entertainment Of the people2 Topeka
has been paying high prices for attrac-
tons for years that appear in other
cities for half what they do here, for
the simple reason that in other cities
the opera houses are adequate to hold
an audience large enough to bring in
the same receipts at half the price
charged in Topeka The people of To-
pelza have been very considerate with
the opera house managers for years.
Why should not the managers be con-
siderate Of the accommodation OF the
people?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-30

thai it was not shown that Reese had
conspired to inJure the property of the
plaintiffs The court further held that
the offense of violating a restraining or
der depends upon the actual existence Of
such order with action charged in the
suit to which he is a party by name or
adequate representation. The writ was
upheld from the fact that the federal
constitution as well as all the presidents
set by American jurists gave this right
to an accused.
The strike sympathizers were very Bit
ter in denouncing the authorities for
selling Reese in the first place, and it IS
one Of the events of the trouble which it
is difficult for those interested to forget.
The denial of the lower court to release
the defendant on a. writ of habeas corpus
was considered by them as a violation
Of the fundamental law of the land. TIE
men thus interested, this decision cannot
fali to please
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-30
EYES NOW ON FUNSTON.

There has been a lot of talk over the
United States during the past two years
regarding General Funston. A great
many people in Kansas and in other
parts of the country were inclined to
credit F7unston's achievements to John
Steele and other newspaper correspond
ents Funston's latest move which has
excited the admiration Of the world is
the capture of Aguinaldo. and the lit
tie general did not take a newspaper
man with him, SO the doubling Thomas
can not say that the capture originated
in the fertile brain OF a space writer.
The most brilliant part Of the capture
of Aguinaldo was the fact that there
was no newspaper man with the little
company which braved the dangers Of
the expedition. This is more to Fun
ston's credit than the fact of the cap
ture. If he had allowed a newspaper
man to accompany them it would have
been forever harped in the ears OF the
public that the newspaper man did the
whole thing
There is one thing against the leaving
Of a newspaper man behind. and that
was that there has not yet been pub
iished a good account of the capture.
and every one is waiting for that ac-
count. The telegraph editors have done
their part; they have headed the stuff
How Funston Did It." but the wires
refused to tell the story. and the peo-
pie are still waiting FOR a good account
of the best story OF the past ten years.
And the delay is all caused by the lack
Of a good writer with the party Back
of that is the fact that there should
have been a writer with the party and,
IN all probability. there would have been
but there are so many harpies in this
country that the little Kansas general
evidently thought that he would show
the people that he could get along with
out one. Funston knows the value Of
a correspondent. and he realizes that
the people should know the news, for
he is a newspaper man: but he has come
to a realization OF the fact that a man
who talks to a newspaper man is ac-
cused Of being a fake. so he very prop
erly lodged on the best item Of ten
years
The great glory Of the capture is none
the less appreciated in Kansas. where
men have been explaining to their east
ern friends concerning Mrs. Nation The
recent riots and bloodshed have induced
the people or other states to stay up
nights to point the finger Of scorn at
Kansas. They we're delighted But just
as they were telling Of Mrs. Nation and
her fanatica1 raids comes the news that
It took a Kansas man to capture the
Filipino chief
The entire country now praises Kan
sas. week ago the entire country
was telling what a lot Of fanatics the
state produced
There is no comparison between Cen
eraI Funston and Mrs Nation. but it
took Funston to bring the state back to
its proper standing
The entire population Of the state IS
pleased with Funston. even the men
who said that he was not the man for
the place. and they are nov All joining
hands and circling to the tune of Hot
Time which was the anthem the kan
sans used In the Philippines
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-30
JAYHAWKER Jors.

VIII March go out like lion or a
lamb?
Scarlet fever has closed the schools
of Lyons
The man with the hoe'' has the right
of way at Pomona
No matter how the election goes in
Topeka the we ather has gone wet
This is the season Of onion sets and
hen sets along the southern Kansas Dor
der.
Rebbits have beer exceptionally hard
on The fruit trees of Saline county this
season.
Liberal complains because the water
thereabouts is located so far below tna
town site
AZ organization Of trundIe-bed trash
in Ober1in county, is known as the
''R aubedotsy's."
The employment OF Miss Skinner in the
Spring Hill school, is regarded as orli-
nous by the pupils
Any person found climbing the town
tower of Oberlin, will be fined IS. This
includes women as well as men,
Imagine how foolish the men felt who
drove a long distance to rent Pawree
county farm and found only an acre
plot
A letter mailed 16 years ago at Camp
Supply, Indian Territory, enclosing
money order for dollar, has reached
Nev ton.
Al Enporfa, woman makes DID Tor
farne by announcing that she had used
a sewing machine four years without
bIes king q single needle.
TIE Santa Fe pump station is the 10
cal baron eter for Cimarron- A few hours
before every storm this winter the wa
ter has suddenly turned oiley.
The boom seems to have reached Gray
county as two travelling men were com
pelIe to sleep in a livery barn recently
owing to the crowded condition of the
hotels.
A Sterling man who takes a wee nip
pie occasionally. admits that for the first
time in ten years he doesn't know where
he can buy a drink Of whisky IN the
town.
All the Kansas politicians with futuee
aspirations make haste to announce that
Furstor is peculiarly fitted for military
life and should at once be made bl ga
der general.
hight on tho heels of F'unston's cap
turing Aguinaldo comes a story II IN
Paw nee county Of the sale Of two hers
whose combined weight was 2S7k pounds.
Kansas believes in keepi1g ahead Of the
bard w9gon-
Tom McNeal win tell the citizens Of
Spring Hill. What are TrumDz" Il
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-30
vIoToRY ZOE FREE sPERoH.

The decision of the United States ap-
pellate court Thursday in the Reese ha-
beas corpus case, is especially interest,"
ing to the miners Of southeastern Kan
sas As recited in the press dispatches.
John p. Reese, a member Of the United
Mile Works of America, was imprisoned
on a charge alleging contempt OF an in
junctive order.
During the miners strike Of a year ago
last summer. Reese was arrested and
thrown into Jail at Fort Scott The
Western Coal and Mining company had
secured an injunction against union men
and 'all others combining, confederatlng
or ,onspiring with those who are resi-
dents OF the state" and it was for the
alleged violation Of this that Reese was
Imprisoned. He had made speeches up
holding the strike OF the miners and for
it was sentenced to a term Of six months
In sail.
In the recent decision It is held that
although Reese had violated the order OF
the court. still that order had been made
in behalf Of private interests. More than
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-30
HELP THE STATE FAIR.

The initial move has been made in an
effort to have a state fair in Topeka
where live stock from all over the COM
monwealth can be exhibited in friendly
rivalry and trials OF speed be given for
liberal purses.
Members of the legislature should not
become alarmed at this announcement,
however, nor should Governor Stanley
assemble them together in session extra
ordinary, because the state will not be
asked to appropriate a single dollar
towards the support Of the organiza-
ton.
The purpose of the association. as out
lined by the promoters. is to have a state
fair and race meet in the city of Topeka
in the fall of each year. Proper build
ings are to be erected for a display of
mining, agricultural and manufacturing
interests. Also suitable stables to shell
ter fancy thoroughbred cattle and race
horses
Behind the movement are men Of ex-
perience and thorough reliability and
this is a guarantee that all the affairs
of the association will be conducted on
a high plane of honesty and that every
promise made and every feature adver-
tised will be carried out to the letter Of
the law.
There is no reason why Kansas should
not have a state fair that would be a
credit to the organizers, to Topeka and
the public at large. Kansas makes a
success Of everything she attempts and
Of course the subject in question would
naturally follow along the same lines.
There is every requisite within the
Jayhawker domains to make an exhibit
ton as fine as the sun ever shone upon.
Corn that is picked only by the use
of ST ID hot Lii nd
queens have ground into -four for break
fast pancakes; a general that can cap
ture a ruler greater than an emperor,
coal that builds the fires that boil the
water that makes the steam that runs
the locomotives Of four Of the greatest
railway systems in the United States
Fat cattle that can hold their own
anywhere, are common as old shoes and
lead. zinc and oil as fine as old mother
nature turns out. AS for racing it is
only necessary note that John R. Cen
try, Joe Patchen and Smuggler are
Kansas products. In fact the prairies
are dotted with fast colts that would
require kite-shaped tracks to allow their
full speed to be recorded.
Every encouragement should be given
the movement in question. The more
publicity given our state products the
better sales and the wider the markets
made.
other states hold these annual fairs
and very successfully. too, and there is
no reason why Kansas shouldn't do so.
1t would be a meeting place for farmers
and stockmen to assemble and exchange
views. get pointers from each other and
encourage the breeding Of the highest
grades Of stock and planting OF most
available crops.
Let none who are asked to assist fail
to place a shoulder to the wheel and give
the project a friendly boost.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-30
VOTE FOR GREATER TOPEKA.

The city election occurs Tuesday.
While the Santa Fe shop extension
proposition has not been made the issue
Of the campaign, it has been generally
conceded that 1t is the most important
question the people OF Topeka have
been called upon to decide. either this
year or during the past decade. One
thing is certain. the decision Of the eiti-
zens as will be expressed at the polls
will have far-reaching erect. either
for the progress or retrogression of the
city.
The bonds solicited by the Commercial
club do not aggregate large sum, only
S70.000- The bonds are not asked at the
instigation of the Santa Fe Railway
company but by the members Of the
Commercial club for the reason that
they saw that this was the only way the
proposed new shops of the Santa F'e
could be secured to this city
The Santa F'e company has had Of
fered to them land enough and more
than enough for their use free Of cost in
locations perhaps as desirable as To-
peka- It was only the earnest efforts
of the Commercial club members who
took prompt and decisive action in the
matter that the shops were located here.
The company will pay the sum Of $500
per acre LOT the lAnQ secured Nn6 BdA-
ance to be paid to the property owners
from the sum raised on the bonds.
There has never been at any time an
organized opposition to the proposition.
and the opposition has been gradually
decreasing until at present the prospects
of a successful issue are very favorable
The friends of the project should not
look upon this indication as a release
for them from their duty of going to the
polls and casting. their ballot for Greater
Topeka For this is the only danger, as
pledges enough have been made to in
sure the passage Of the proposition.
On next Wednesday the people Of To-
peka viii have great cause for elatton
for orders win then be given and the
work on the new blacksmith shop which
has been delayed will begin at once. and
more steel for the erection of the other
new buildings viii be ordered and de-
livered. And inside of a twelvemonth
Topeka will have made a greater sub
stantial gain than for many a year.
Don't forget to vote and vote for prog
rpGS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-30
VIC KrLLEp ZEE RxPos1rroNP

The proposed Kansas Semi Centennial
exposition has been abandoned. The de-
feat Of this project which would have
meant much to the state at large was
due to petty jealousies which would 90
credit to children OF tender years Grave
and dignifed politicians defeated the eN-
position because they were afraid To-
peka might be the gamer.
Now that it Is all over # must be ad-
mitted that the central figure OF this op-
position was none other than Governor
Stanley himself. A. the outset he evinc-
ed great interest in the project. accept
ed a position on the board Of directors
and lent his influence to put the move
melt on its feet Then ne heard from
the politicians. A sudden change. came
over him and he entered the arena in
armed opposition to the very plans he
had helped to formulate. 1t lacked very
little OF playing the part Of a traitor but
that is not what Governor Stanley in
terded. lie listened to the politicians
who said It would never do hold such an
exposition In Topeka. He was not strong
enough 20 rise above them and he pre-
ferred to stultify himself rather than to
oppose the politicians Governor Stan
1ey's mOuthpiecs. Senator Carpenter. was
the most bitter Of the opponents Of the
mea SURE.
The claim was made that Topeka was
asking too much. But even acknowI-
edging that it was Topeka and Topeka
alone that asked for the loan from the
state to aid a great public enterprise it
IS no more than Omaha asked and no
more than Buffalo or Nashville received
There was nothing unreasonable in the
request and the burden would not have
been felt by the people at large That
was not the trouble It was simply an
excuse for venting petty spite against
Topeka
An exposition such as was proposed
would have been OF great value to kan
sas. 1T would have opened the eyes OF
the world 20 the fact that the state has
regained what II lost through a series
OF unfortunate years OF bad crops. It
would have helped every section Of the
state and Topeka would have received
little OF no more permanent beneft than
Emporia, Newton or Salina.
While the Kansas Exposition was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-30
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

IF'rom the Chicago News.1
A soft answer sometimes turns away
talk.
The poor mans story-usually the one
next to the roof.
The amateur violinist is continually
bowling and scraping-
Probably there is nothing so uncertain
as a sure thing.
Nobody talks much that does not oc-
casionally say unwise things
A man likes to feel that he is loved
and a woman likes to be told.
A bore is a man who has nothing to
say and insist upon saying it.
A little bird on toast is worth dozen
that ny around and tell tales.
The poet writes lines on time-and
time retaliates by writing lines on him.
About one-half a mans life is de-
voted to rectifying the mistakes Of the
other half.
A st. Louis minister advertised for the
return of lost umbrella He must be
a very young minister.
A small boys idea of forgiving an in
jury inflicted by another boy Is to lick
him first and forgive him afterward.
It is not the height some men attain
that makes them giddy-it is looking
down with contempt on the crowd be-
meath them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-30

Frowned upon and killed by the legis-
lature the men who preached economy
voted an appropriation Of $4,000 to help
the St. Louis Exposition. Such an ex-
ample Of legislative inconsistency as this
IT would be difficult to find in the jour
nal OF any legislature.
But Governor Stanley and the poll
ticians have had their way. They are
the ones who are responsible and KAN
sas viii probably be able to worry along
without an Exposition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-30
ouAKER REFuEoTIoNs.

[From the Philadelphia Record.1
Spring fever germs are locking for
work.
The stock ticker is always bundled up
in read tape.
A mans house may be his castle. but
that doesn't make him a nobleman.
Tell a dignIhed individual to pull down
his vest and you raise his choler
Narrowing a mans feelings won't help
toward cultivating his acquaintance
Even a strong boarder can't always
eat two plates OF hash without turning
a hair
When a knife blade loses It's temper
it becomes dull, but when a woman loses
hers she becomes cutting
1t may sound sIangy.. but when a
young man takes a girl who can't skate
out on the ice he has to let her slide.
tits easy to see that man wants but
little here below remarked the playful
goat as it gave up chasing the flying
pedestrian.
"Oh, deari" exclaimed the wife; 1--WE
been in every store in town, and I'm
nearly dead yes" commented the
facetious husband; you look shopworn-''