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The Leon reporter., 1901-04-11

fellow to himself. had looked
through his pockets and found two
dog cared cards with the inscription.
joan Sheldon, printer same as now.
only now it's John Sheldon, Palace
Hotel There wasn't sou Of money
about his clothes. and guess he hadn't
had the price of a hair cut for some
time, for the yellow curls lay about
his white face like girls: He GER
tainly was good-looking. When the
doctor came he said it was case of ty-
phoid fever. She was tending MIN like
a mother when jumped out of town.
''It was about two months before l
was here again. Nelso WAS behind
the desk taking to some sallows about
the glorious farm country in the East
when I registered, but Little Bacchus
was nowhere to be seen. It was old
Nose to whom I addressed my ques-
tions as to her whereabouts.
"tOh, she's up In her s.ttin' room
with the printer, guess he replied
carelessly. persisted with my Ques-
tioning. and learned that Sheldon on
recovery rustled job with one Of the
morning papers-there were two here
then--that he was boarding at the
Bacchus House. and, it seemed, de-
voting his leisure moments to Little
Bacchus. All this prepared me for the
shock when / met her in the Office next
morning, looking pale and seedy. She
came straight to me and hsld out her
The Leon reporter., 1901-04-11

hand like child. I'm in trouble she
said, with moist sort of sound in her
voice. and want to tell some one
Will You listen?' didn't need to an
swer, for she had already led the way
over by the window, and, looking
around to see that none were in ear
shot. she began talking like cyclone.
fast and furious.
You see, he loves me, and love
him-I just can't help it. Oh, it's all
right. Don't think that-and some
things goin' to happen tonight. He's
got a proposition to make to Nelson
and he's goin' to make 1t tonight in
our sittin' room. Now, no telling what
will happen, and want you to help me
out 1t won't be like eaves-droppin'
not exactly, and we may be able to pre-
vent shootin' If Nelson gets mca1. l
want YOU to meet me in the empty
room just next ours at o'clock, so
that If anything goes wreng we can
Kirk and some OF the boys lounged
in just then, and she ran away like
frightened kitten. She certainly was
changed!
We'll, maybe you think wasn't
nervous about o'clock when saw
Sheldon walk up to our landlord in
The Leon reporter., 1901-04-11
The Old Farmer.

A southern paper tells story of a
Chattanooga (Tenn.) merchant who in
stalled a telephone near the front door
of his shop and one morning stepped
up to the transmitter to answer a call.
Just at that moment North Georgia
farmer who had never seen telephone
before came into the place and inquir-
ed, "Wanter buy any aigs?" The mer-
chant, who was intent upon getting
his message, gazed abstractedly at the
farmer and told the telephone, II can't
hear you!" "Wanter buy any aigs?"
shouted the farmer in a voice that
made the windows rattle. Still unable
to hear the man who was calling him.
the merchant again remarked, this
time without looking at the farmer,
II can't hear you! Speak louder!"
For the third time the farmer spoke,
roaring out his previous question so
loud that people several blocks away
stopped and asked what the trouble
was. This had the desired effect The
merchant left the telephone, forget
ting his call, and turning savagely
on the intruder, remarked, "No! damn
it, don't want any eggs" The farm
er smiled. and as he went out was
heard to remark softly, Il never did
see one o. them deef fellers but whut I
could make 'em hear if only let my
self out"
The Leon reporter., 1901-04-11
GREAT NAVY
BUILDER S.~..


The retirement from active service
of Chief Constructor Philip Hichborn,
of the United States navy, on account
OF the age limit, is severe loss to this
important branch of the service of
Uncle Sam. Although his name is not
as familiar to the general public as
those of Dewey, Sampson and Schley,
nevertheless he was one of the men
whose genius made possible the glor-
ious work of our navy during the war
with Spain. When the country was
ringing with the praises Of the officers
and msn who carried our victorious
emblem into Manila bay and who
strewed the coast Of southern Cuba
with .le battered wrecks Of Spains
best fighting vessels. and honors and
promotions came thick and fast to
slose who participated in the engage
menus there were three men at the
neads of three naval bureaus in Wash
,nston whose work did not receive the
recognition that was due them, at
least by the public at large These men
We're Chief Constructor Hichborn,
George w. Wallace, engineer-in-chief
Of the navy, and Charles O'Neil, head
of tie ordnance bureau. Theirs were
The Master Minds
cha. planned the hulls of our modern
vessels Of war; that designed the
mighty engines which carried them
swiftly and surely into the enemy's
wa ers; that were responsible for the
powerful armament and various muni-
tlons OF war which enabled our jachies
to humble the proud Cast lian. That
these chiefs have not been accorded
the public recognition due them for
the distinguished service they rem
dered the country in its time CT need
is not due to lack Of appreciation. but
to general ignorance regarding the
Important part which the bureaus un-
der lneir control play in the construc-
ton Of an up-to-date navy. Their
brains planned about all of the vessels
in our present navy and that they
Duilded we'll is recorded on history's
pages. 1t is no wonder, then, that the
retirement from the service Of one OF
these men is looked upon, by those
who know his worth, as a public ca
lamity.
Philip Hlchborn was born sixty-two
years prior to the date on which he
retired, March 4, in Charlastown,
Mass, and came of an old Colon al
family, one member Of which. De-
borah Hichborn, was the mother of
The Leon reporter., 1901-04-11
A Decision Worth Millions.

The decision of the New York Court
of Appeals declaring unconstitutional
the prevailing rate of wage law, will
have a far-reaching effect throughout
the state. The law was passed in 1897
and provided that contractor per-
forming public work should pay his
workmen at a rate which shall not be
less than the prevailing rate for a
days work in the same trade or occu-
patton in the locality" 1t also pro-
vided that eight hours should consti-
tute days work.
BY the decision of the Court of APP
peals New York city is benefited many
millions. Within the last two years
the city has been deluged with claims
for back pay. Thousands Of employees
have demanded compensation for over
time work and extra pay for services
performed for less thaa the rate OF
compensation prevailing at the time
These claims. in the aggregate. have
reached an enormous total. by some
computed at s1o,0oo.ooo. The decision
kills the claims.
The Leon reporter., 1901-04-11
CHEF tcONSTRUc-
TOR HICHBORN
TO RETIRE.

Paul Revere. He graduated from the
Boston High School and when 81, at
the direction Of the navy department,
he received special course OF instruc-
tion in ship building, ETC., in the Bos-
ton navy yard. In 1861 he took trip
as carpenter on a ship going from
Boston to San Francisco. and entering
the Mare Island navy yard there. rose
to the position of master shipwright
In 1869 he was appointed an assistant
naval constructor with the rank OF
lieutenant. Two years later he was de-
tached from duty at Mare Island and
ordered to the Portsmouth navy yard.
After passing competitive examina-
tion at the New York navy yard. in
which he distanced all competitors, he
was in 1875 commissioned a naval con-
structor He became chief constructor
of the navy i'll 1898 and was appointed
for second term in 1897.
Since ne firsst entered the navy as
an assistant constructor in 1863, his
tivity in the immediate concerns OF our
naval vessels. AS a government ex-
pert he has inspected the principal
navics of Europe and has made eX-
haustiye report, on their condition and
efficiency. In 1899 he was promoted
to the rank o: rear admiral, and in
the same year was elected an honor
airy member of the Institute of Naval
Architects, then in session in Lon
don.
A Distinction Rarely Conferred.
Among the many hulls designed by
Dattleships Iowa, kearsarge, Alabama,
Kentucky Missouri, Illinois, Wiscon-
sin and Maine, besides several cruis-
ers and many gunboats and torpedo
boats. SO successful has been his work
that the various types OF his creation
are being literally copied by the prin-
cipal foreign governments. In 1880 he
superintended the construction and
completion of the monitors Terror,
Amphitrite and Puritan, and it is due
to him that two Of these vessels were
converted from double-turre.ed moni-
tors of doubtful utility into double
barbette-turreted coast defense vessels
of very formidable type. These
highly efficient barbette-turrets famil-
iarly styled "HichhoEn turrets," were
unanimously approved by the board OF
bureau chiefs. and have since been i'm
proved and perfected and become par!
of the construction of every turreted
vessel of the navy
The Leon reporter., 1901-04-11
AUTOMATIC CAR yEsT1LaroR..

The miserable ventilation of railway
coaches, street cars and all public
conyeyances has long been matter
of common talk, and a person enter
ing any passenger vehicle from out
doors realizes at once the impure
condition of the atmosphere. Hither-
to there has been no method Of cleans
ing this air, but by opening the door
or window, which Immediately causes
some one to exclaim over the abnor-
NAL draught. For these reasons it
seems that the device recently pat
ented and which is shown in the cut.
will prove Of practical value in Its
line and should be adopted by trans
portation companies in general. 1t
consists Of an elongated turret placed
on the roof Of the car, with both ends
The Leon reporter., 1901-04-11
NGE Az %
RoGRESS

been made the subjects of some chemi-
cal investigation, which brought to
light the fact that some Of the trans
ferring compound contained lead. AS
the child's symptoms indicated lead
poisoning, the compound was examin
ed, and It is recommended that its US
be discontinued. There are so man
amusements, toys and appliances for
children that it seems strange that un
principled persons should prepare poi
sonous materials to put into little
hands. It is bad enough whom child :,
rem get poisoned by accident. but t,
furnish deadly mixture as toy.
should subject the maker of such
thing to the utmost penalty Of tho
law. There are severe restriction >
placed upon the manufacture Of stamp
ed envelopes and other articles to
which the tongue may be applied, but
1t seems that no one has thought to
examine these little transfer picture,
in which children take 80 much de-
light.
The Leon reporter., 1901-04-11

Paris is about to lose one of its
great historical landmarks. The ole
Temple market Is doomed to demoli.
ton. Its ancient stronghold and pal
ace, once the home of knights and
royalty, afterward a state prison, mon
astery and market. and associated
with the most momentous events OF
the history of France and its capital
went through all the stages of power
and pomp, decline and fall, and now
ends as resort of rag pickers and beg
gars, and a rendezvous for thieves and
junk dealers.
The Leon reporter., 1901-04-11
Mrs. Emmons Blaine

The Chicago Institute, as the aca
demic and pedagogic school established
by Mrs. Emmons Blaine is called, is
to become a part of the University Of
Chicago, as separate department to be
called the Emmons Blaine Philosoph-
ical and Pedagogic Institute. Thanks
to the munificence Of Mrs. Emmons
Blaine this institution is endowed in
the sum of of $2,0OO.OOO. which insures
Its perpetuity. The purpose of the
school is to promote psychological and
philosophical investigation by teachers
and to furnish opportunity for mental
The Leon reporter., 1901-04-11

A church choir. complete in all its
parts and composed exclusively of Chi
nese vocaNsts, accompanied on the or
gan by a young Chinese matron, is
one of the unique practical sights and
results of Christian effort in San Fran
cisco. or course it has required years
to accomplish this result, but i'll those
years the zeal and hope of the Rev.
J. M. Condit and his missionary wife
have known neither Pickering nor
wavering. AS result. DR.. Condit
presides Sunday after Sunday at the
services in the Presbyterian Chinese
church on Stockton street: a Chinese
congregation composed of men, wom-
en-, children and infants in arms at
tends for worship, and now sufficient
advance has been made to have the
music of the service rendered by a
double quartette Of male and female
voices.
The Leon reporter., 1901-04-11

her brothers, who are among the fore
most business men of Chicago. Her
estate amounts to several millions.
and she looks after it herself. She
has ideas of her own regarding educa7
ton and the social problems that per-
plex great thinkers She believes that
text books are sin and shame and
that examination papers are the device
Of the evil one. She believes that her
servants should be obliged to work
only eight hours in day. and she
believes that a rich woman should
have brains enough to look after her
own property. Mrs. Blaine is 35 years
CID
The Leon reporter., 1901-04-11

the office and say a few words in a
very low tone. was more scared than
he seemed to be, but l thought of Lit
tie Bacchus up there in the vacant
room crying and worrying, SO up. l
mosied. She just nodded to me as |
went in, and we sat down without a
word near the door leading into the
next room. The two men came in i'm
mediately and it was Nelson Bacchus
who spoke the first word.
Well? says he.
Mr.. Bacchus, love your wife. It's
only right to tell you that she loves
me. 1 thought I'd ask you've thought
it better-if you'd think over q
plan
"An ominous clicking sound came
through the partition, then the scuf-
fling of feet. Little Bacchus sprang to
my side and was pushing me toward
the door. She was about to turn the
lock. when voice from the other side
reassured US.
I" No need to get mean, you see; I'll
take care of this. 1t was Sheldon IS
voice. Old Bacchus was cursing softly
but artistically.
"'To be BRIEF continued the voice,
what will you take, cash down, to go
back East? Will you do this for one
thousand dollars?'
"'You haven't got it. Bacchus
quickly answered.
See here There was soft rust
ling of bills as Sheldon evidently
counted them out. Here's five hun
dred. You know I'm a man of my
word; now I'll give you my note for
the other payable in five months
"'Umph!' Bacchus grunted. 4
thought you were trying to steal the
girl and start rival hotel; thought
you weren't on the square, you know.
What do you say?' insisted he OF
the yellow curls. Better decide now,
and l seemed to hear another ominous
click, but perhaps it was only fancy;
l never knew.
"'When do you want me to start i?
whined Bacchus, like the coward that
he w:s.
"a watch-lid snapped, then Sheldon
said: In one hour you can take the
Santa Fe going east
Give me the five hundred, then.
said Little Bacchus' husband.
We'll, sir. he didn't even tell he1
goodby, just took that money and
skipped; aud about an hour after the
agreement, when that plucky printer
came burstin' in the room where Little
Eacchus and were sitting, toe
wrought up for conversation, l just
quietly slipped out and left them to-
gether. To this day every one thinks
it was a cold case of desertion, and the
strangest part of it is. that Sheldon
sent that five hundred Yes, sir, saw
him mail the check when l was out on
my next run. Sent it without a word
by CAD, and as soon as she could gel
divorce he married the girl, and
two years after they tore down the lit
tie shack and built the Palace; and
it's great hotel. Oh, a great hotel!'
The Leon reporter., 1901-04-11

The removal of mans veins would
seem an impossible operation. A New
Orleans mans subveinous veins from
his groin down stood out like whip
cords. were Immensely swollen, and
gave him intense pain. An operation
was finally resorted to, and the veins
were all successfully removed, leaving
only the arteries.
The Leon reporter., 1901-04-11
MRS. EMMONs BLAINE.

culture. Beside the advantages it offers
teachers. the school has kindergarten
and academic branches. and nature
study, domestic economies and man
ual raining are also taught.
The founder OF this, school, Mrs. En-
mons blaine, is a daughter-in-law OF
the distinguished Maine statesman,
James G. Blaine, and a daughter Of
the late Cyrus Mccormick. Of reaper
fame{ She is business woman. and
has An Office in the general Offices OF
The Leon reporter., 1901-04-11

The recent census taken throughout
Switzerland has shown remarkable
increase in the number of inhabitants.
Perhaps the most extraordinary
growth is in the Canton of Zurich,
whose population in 1888 numbered
1888, but now it is 42SO3O, an in
crease of 9o,S47 inhabitants in twelve
years. This is considered a world S
record. Geneva has increased by 81
412 persons during the same period
The Leon reporter., 1901-04-11

Japan has greatly increased her
cavalry in the last few years, and still
more recently added nearly forty field
batteries to her artillery, and as the
country itself produces no horses suit
able for this purpose, the necessity for
importing them Is urgent.
The Leon reporter., 1901-04-11

To determine whether the shore line
has not been shrinking corps of en-
gineers belonging to the United States
coast and goedetic survey department
has been at work on the Pacific coast.
1t is believed that the results of their
labors will show the Pacific to have
sunk several inches within the century
and to be going down now much more
rapidly than the Atlantic.
The Leon reporter., 1901-04-11
GIGANTIC LUNAR MOUNTAINS.

During the eclipse of the sun in
May. 1900, an English observer, Mr..
Evershed. as reported at a recent
meeting of the Royal Astronomical
Society, noticed point on the edge
of the moon where the sun was shin
ing through very deep valley, and
where the lunar mountains seemed to
be about $4,000 feet in altitude. This
exceeds by 5000 feet the estimated
height of Mount Everest, the loftiest
mountain on the earth. The edge Of
the moon is SO broken by peaks. ridges
and valleys that the length of total
ity during solar eclipse Is affected
by them.
The Leon reporter., 1901-04-11

The other day man made tour of
the diamond houses in Maiden Lane,
New York. with pair of diamond ear
rings, for which he had paid twenty
years ago $500. In all but two places
the stones were pronounced faultless,
but cut in an old fashioned style, and
the highest offer he received anywhere
for them was $3.50.
The Leon reporter., 1901-04-11
LET US BE PATIENT.


Let us be patient you and L:
Let US. like watehful guardsmen. make
Our hearts a haven for the sake
OF THOSE that drift they know not why.
Let us be patient. Let us keep
Our watch-fires faithful as Gods stars.
Whatever storm or shadow mars
The breadth of hee's uncertain deep.
Let us be patient. Let men trace
No frown, no insincetty.
In skies OF ours. that all may see
Gods presence in his chi!d's calm face.
Fl W. HUT. in S. S. Times.
The Leon reporter., 1901-04-11

T. 2 4 81
England has ordered five Holland
submarine boats-her first experiment
in submarine navigation. France has
ordered twenty-three new boats to add
20 her already large submarine fleet,
and has begun experiments to, test the
j effect of plunging fire on objects un-
der water. We have eight submarine
boats built or under construction, but
We are evidently going to have no
monopoly of the new method of war
fare. 1t might have been worth our
while to buy up the Holland patent
and prevent foreign nations from sup
plying their fleets with our inventions.
The Texas legislature has decided
to submit to popular vote an amend
ment to the state constitution making
the payment of poll tax prerequis-
Ute to voting. The proposer amendment
requires that the citizen shall present
a receipted poll tax bill or shal4 make
oath that the tax has been paidNbefore
he will be allowed to vote. 1t is, stat
ed that the object of the amendment
20 increase th public revenues and
o more difficult and bprdA Ansone,
pl0nization Of Mexica prs In
\6tsicta bordering Rio
kH--A
The Leon reporter., 1901-04-11
A RECORD SHAVER.

An invention which may be Of In.
terest to lovers of mechanical talking
machines has been patented by Chi
cago man. 1t is q record shaver =
and many who have not been able to
make records in the past on account
of the almost prohibitivo price of shaw
ing knives will now be enabled to in
dulge in record making at small cost.
The shaver does the work on an en-
tirely new principle and does away
The Leon reporter., 1901-04-11
Weight Of Honey Bees.

Five thousand honey bees as they
leave the hive weigh about one pound,
but when the insects return from their
visits to the flowers. freighted with
honey, they weigh nearly twice as
much.
The Leon reporter., 1901-04-11
FvoLur1oN OF THE pospApoUR.


The pompadour has been given all
sorts of treatment, has stood alcft Oh
the head like mound of earth, has
been pitched out over the forehead,
like a shade for the eyes, has been
loosened out and let go into crinll 'es
and waves-and now it is drawn into 4
bunch and suspended over the lett eye,
where it will stay for little while,
says the Detroit News Tribune. The
big, aggressive pompadour, howevsi',
has not many months before it, Curls
and crinkles and low chignons are be-
ing brought to us from Paris. We ase
10th to let the pompadour go, for it
has stood by us for three long years,
but if Paris so ordains it is doomed.
The Leon reporter., 1901-04-11

The foreign minister's at Pekin have
prepared list Of high Chinese officials
whose execution they demand as a
Punishment for their completely in tho
Boxer outrages and the attack on the
Legations. OF the expediency OF this
demand. in certain instances, there
may be some doubt; but of it's substan-
tial Justice, assuming that the officials
did what they are reputed to have
done, there can be no question. While
the attempt is being made to distribute
responsibility and to exact penalty for
these crimes, neither the foreign min
listers at Pekin nor the powers which
!. they represent can afford to be indif-
ferent to certain other crimes. still
more inexcusable and atrocious.
The Leon reporter., 1901-04-11
THURSDAY, APRIL II, 1901.

Athletic sports are taking strong
hold in the European universities
The football team or "euuipe" of Lou
vain university has recently defeated
the teams of Liege and of Brussels,
The Leon reporter., 1901-04-11
J. s.pvll.s..1ienf or ffte1

-.s' sepel elfAssndent OF the,rew 81.
ven schools has recently recommend
ed that all his teachers wear short
skirts the year around, on account OF
the hygienic effect upon the scholars.
The authorities of Ell Paso, Texas,
have gone a step further, and pro
h1bited the admission of teachers to
their public schools in skirts that
touch the floor. An excellent rema. k
In the same direction is contained in
a recent letter by the Princess Reuss
IN London newspaper: "I think it
fthe most absurd and disgusting per-
ormance to perform the duties of
:! nipg sweeper and janitor minu,
The Leon reporter., 1901-04-11
NEW RECORD sHAVEl

NEW FtECUftD SHAW EH, -
with the expensive sapphire knife, us.
ing in its place a specially prepared
steel. BY its use, it is said, record
can be shaved twenty-five to thirty
times.
1t is asserted that the work may bs
done at home.
The Leon reporter., 1901-04-11
x-RAYs FOR RALpNEss.

At meeting of the Vienna Society
of Physicians, DR.. Kienbock intro
duced man, twenty-six years of age.
whose hair had been partially restored
by the application of the Roentgen
rays. He had been bald for soma
years. and thus was the cure effected:
A round patch on the scalp was sub
jected six times to the influence Of
the rays for fifteen minutes, and dur
ing the two months the treatment
lasted the man regained his old thick,
dark-colored hair on the parts ex-
posed to the action. The parts not yet
treated remain as before.
The Leon reporter., 1901-04-11

There are ten railway hines in Eng
gland and Wales. five in Scotland and
six In Ireland.
The Leon reporter., 1901-04-11

POISONING BY TRANSFER pICTUREs.
The illness and death Of a child
from handling transfer pictures have