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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30
SIDE LIGHTS ON A
POPULAR CABI-
NET OFFICER.ss

reconstruction work Of the national
capitol-these and scores of others
make up the burden carried by the
secretary of the interior.
In this trying position. Ethan Allen
Hitchcock, of St. Louis, the present
incumbent, has acquitted himself most
creditably and enjoys the esteem OF his
chief and his subordinates as we'll. Mr..
Hitchcock is great-grandson OF
Ethan Allen, of Vermont. He was
born in Mobile, Ala, September ID.
1885, lived a year at New Orleans and
then removed to Nashville, Tenn,
where he attended private schools,
completing his course of study in 1853
at the military academy in New Haven
Then he went to st. Louis and engaged
in the mercantile business. In 1860
he went to China as the representative
of large commercial concern. In 1917
he retired from business and spent a
couple of years in Europe. Returning
to the United States in 1874, he was en-
gagged as president of several manu-
featuring. mining and railway compa-
MES, until he was appointed in 1897 en-
voy extraordinary and minister plen1-
potentiary to Russia. When the title
of this commission was changed to am
bassador, Mr.. Hitchcock was the first
to be thus designated. In 1899 he was
appointed secretary of the interior to
fill the vacancy caused by the retire.
ment of Cornelius Bliss.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30
THE PET LAMB VICTORIA.
An Incident of the Early Days of the
British Queen.

John Exton, wealthy merchant Of
this city. an Englishman by birth, once
had an interview with Queen Victoria
without knowing it. 1t was near the
close of the '30s and Queen Victoria
had been on the throne but short
time. Young Exton and his brother
Adam were playing near a stream that
flowed through their native town one
day, when they saw matronly look
ing woman approaching, accompanied
by beautiful young lady. They ap-
preached the boys and engaged them
in conversation, both of the ladies
stroking their hair in a kindly way.
John and his brother had with them a
lamb whose fleece was of snowy white
ness, says the Philadelphia Inquirer.
The elder of the ladies asked John
how much he would sell the lamb for.
Drawing himself up to his full height,
John said that the lamb was named
Victoria and that nobody could have
her but the queen.
"And can the queen have her?" ask
ed the lady. Yes" said John. The
ladies seemed to be greatly pleased
with his reply and before their depart
dre the younger of the ladies slipped a
coin into the hands of the boys and
made them feel for the time being
among the rich men of England. A
short time after that incident gentle
man called at the Exton home and
said the queen desired the lamb Vic
toria, and it was given to him, but not
without receiving ample compensation.
An official of the town explained to the
Extons that the ladies were none other
than Queen Victoria and her mother,
who were going out among her people
in disguise.-Chicago News.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30
Tho BIZ Wa. a Counterfeit.

In a well-known New York restau-
rant the other evening a youth who
mad just eaten substantial meal, as
sisted by very pretty girl, was STAN
mering and blushlng at the cashiers
desk. He had just discovered the loss
OF his pocketbook and money, he said.
His watch was gone likewise. The
cashier, being suspicious of all man
kind, received the tale scornfully, de-
manded instant satisfaction and
threatened to call policeman. The
youth seemed on the verge of collapse
and the lady was about to faint when
an elderly, well-dressed man hustled
up to the desk. How dare you &C.
cuse this gentleman of being a swim
dler?" he demanded, wrathfully. II
don't know him myself, but l am sure
he is honest" Then. handing over q
new $40 bill, the elder Samaritan paid
the check himself and hurried out.
The grateful youth ran after him.
ooh, thank you,' he gasped: "let me
have your card and I'll send you the
money in the morning" Never
mind, dear boy" replied the elderly
one, as he boarded a cable car, don't
take the trouble. 1t was counter
felt"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30
TURKEYS ON STREET CARS.
Transit Employees' Difference of opin-

Transit Employer Difference of opin-
ion Results in Judgment.
Judgments in favor of the plaintiffs
were entered yesterday in the damage
suits of Henry and Valentine Sauer-
brun against the St. Louis Transit
company in the sum of $500. in each
case, says the St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat. The point in dispute was wheth-
er or not the St. Louis Transit Com
pany should carry passenger and a
live turkey for one fare. According to
the petitions in the cases difference
OF opinion exists among the employees
of the Transit company on this ques-
ticn. The Messrs. Sauerbrun relate in
their petitions that November 20 last
they boarded car of the Broadway
line at O'Fallon street, each carrying a
live turkey. They say the conductor
made no objection to hauling them and
their turkeys for single fares, but that
he accepted their money and gave
them transfers to the Easton avenue
line. On this line, however, trouble
ensued. The conductor refused to &C.
cept their transfers, telling them that
they had no right to bring the turkeys
on the car at all. and ordered them to
get of. They demurred. and the con-
iuctor called policeman and had
hem arrested. They were arraigned
before Judge Sidener, who dismissed
The cases against them. Thew filed
suits for $500 actual and $500 punt
We damages each. Yesterday the case
IL Henry sauerbrun was called in
vision no. 8 Of the circuit court
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30
0,,r Population in A. d. 1000.


Mr.. o. P. Austin, chief of the Unir,
States bureau of statistics, estini
that the population of this country
the close of the twentieth century
not be less than 300,000,000.
This estimate is not made at
dom. but is based upon an exhaus
study of the subject from every
ceivable point of view and no one III
better position to make an intelli
forecast than Mr.. Austin. He Is
only in the habit of dealing w..A
statistics, but he is in possession of the
governments census reports since the
beginning.
In making this estimate Mr.. Austin
not only considers the country's rate
Of growth and expansion in past yearn
but he considers the extraordtnary
possibilities Of the soil and the lvaxs~
GUS agencies Of progress which
now at work. ~
Mr.. Austin's figures are not extraya-
CANT. Our extent Of territory and orr.
resources are such that we could eaafly
support the population OF the siobe
and We are advancing forward more
rapidly than any nation on earth
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30
Russell Sage a, a Humor,,t

Russell Sage, the New York multi
millionaire, has never been exploited
as humorist, yet he is not devoid
of the sense His Yankee ancestry re-
appears in his face. figure, speech and
thought. Once, when Manhattan Ele-
waited stock went below par, someone
asked him his age. He smiled, an
swered and added: But, like the
Elevated, propose to go above 1oO."
To an impertinent friend who asked
what was the most philanthropic way
of using large fortune he replied:
Keep it constantly active, in order
to give employment to the largest
number of human beings" When he
gave Sage hall to the Troy Female
seminary someone said: "Why don't
you present it to some mems college?"
Mr.. Sage responded quickly: "The
women needed it the most
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30
UNFORTUNATE SPAIN.
.onVuision Which Threatens Another
CLsnxe of Governments.

CLange of Government.
IN 1901 Spain was still, as in the
Gays OF Charles ", a land on which
'iie sun never set. Among it's posses
slons outside of the peninsula were
lhe territory of Louisiana, extending
from the Mississippi westward to the
ROCKY mountains, and northward
from the Gulf of Mexico to the British
boundary line. She had also Mexico,
including Texas, and all of Central
ana South America, save Brazil, with
Cnpa, Porto Rico, the Philippines and
other Islands of the sea- In 1901 her
domain has virtually shrunk to the
territory of the peninsula. Alone of
all the great nations of the earth,
spain is smaller and feebler at the
opening OF the twentieth century than
IL was at the beginning of the nine
teenth, says Leslie's Weekly.
With this 100 years Spain has had
more cataclysms at home even than
France has experienced. Her govern
ment changed from an absolutism to
limited monarchy back and forth
several times in the century Bona
parte put his brother Joseph on the
throne for few years and ruled the
country, driving out Charles ". and
CHARLES son and successor, Ferdinand
VII. Under Ferdinand's daughter, Isa-
bella H., the country was convulsed
with civil war through the rising of
the Carlists, and there have been sew
eral Carlist rebellions since. Isabella
was driven from the country in 1868,
and then, in rapid succession, came
military relationships; monarchy
under Amadeus of Savoy, brother OF
the king Of Italy; a republic; more
military relationships, and then. Isa-
bellas son, Alfonso XII, was put on
the throne in 1875, and at his death
in 1885 his queen, Maria Christina, be-
gan her rule as regent, first for her
little daughter, Maria de las MERGE
des, and then for her son, Alfonso
Kill, born after her fathers death.
once more a convulsion for Spain
seems close at hand, and now, as in
the other cataclysms, the ultimate out
come defies prediction. The queen re-
gent being foreigner (she is an Aus
trlan), encounters some of the same
sort of hostility which forced Amadeus
to abdicate in 1878, after two years OF
rule. The Carlists have some hope of
getting the throne, and of avenging
the wrong which they claim was
done them when Ferdinand VII. shut
them out of making their daughter
Isabella eligible for the succession.
Then, too, there are the republicans
to be reckoned with Many of the
men prominent in the republican
propaganda of a quarter of century
ago are still alive, and some of them
are as Jealous in the cause as ever
One of the men, Pi Y Margall, who
was at the head of the republic in
1854, says a republic is imminent
and declares that this time the ole
mistakes will be avoided and the re.
public will be permanent. All Of
SPANS old ossessions-Louisiana
Mexico, Texas, Central and South
America, Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines-are republics or compose
parts of republican states. Is there
not chance that the mother coun-
try may follow the example of he,
children? Perhaps Spain's entrance
into the list may be coincident with
Cuba's-the first-born of the republics
of the twentieth century.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

When the venire was called it wav
found that only sixteen persons who
had been summoned on the Jury had
responded, and the case could not pro-
coed without eighteen. 1t was also
noted that eight of the sixteen jurors
who appeared were Hebrews, of the
same faith as the plaintiffs. After q
short parley a compromise was effect
ed in both cases, as stated. The suit
of Valentine Sauerbrun was in division
No. l, and similar judgment was en-
tered in this case.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30
What a Century May show.

Will the United States have pop
ulation of 3oO.OoO.oOo by the end OF
the twentieth century? The nine
teenth century has brought the nation
from handful of scattered and strug-
Cling people to the front rank among
the countries of the world. II it is to
maintain that proud position and take
its place at the head of the worlds
great nations it must increase IN pop
ulation and productivity and main
tain Its power Of participation In All
the affairs OF the busy world. Whose
population by that time win be mora
than 100000. 900 Of people.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30
Timber for go Year..

The amount of timber supplied to
the world market by Hungary,
Russia, Sweden, Norway, the United
States and Canada approaches the fig
ure given for the demand of timber
namely. about 1.23o, 100000 to 1,41o ,Ooo,-
600 cubic feet. From this we may
conclude that at present the supply Of
wood on the world market covers the
demand. The question is, how long
will the exporting countries be able
to furnish this amount of timber? This
is answered by French authority
who says the worlds supply will not
last more than fifty years.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30
a Locomofivc .Suagesfiion.

Here is something new in locomotive
construction, or rather a suggestion Of
something new. 1t comes from the
Scientific American, which is high au-
thority on all things scientific.
The American points out that we are
at present in some respects at a stand
still rdMrdins railroad locomotives.
for TIL son that the source OF
power practically as big
as it present
plan. IL Sc SCI liI5 OH the u siFs3sa
ing wheels and at that height the tun-
nels forbid it's further enlargement.
The suggestion is to transfer the ma
chinery to the tender. thus requiring
the frame that carries engine and boil
err both to carry the boiler alone. In
this way we can get boiler so large
that the engine will maintain speed
of over sixty miles an hour when drag
ging fifteen Pullman cars.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

FOR HER HAIR.
E Milady of fashion can select from
an infinite variety of combs and orna-
ments for herNhair, even without go
Ing into any OF the precious metals.
There is the ever handsome and ever
useful shell, amber, which is beautiful
with some tresses-not least frequent
~ with blonde. Combs of amber with
waved tops of lovely design are some
times ornamented with rhinestones set
in sterling silver. The combs of tor
toise shell have lost none of their pop
nlarity. Among the fads of the mo-
ment are hair clasps, or barrettes, Of
plain or chased matt gold. A novelty
is the stout hairpins with jeweled
heads. These come either singly or in
pairs and are used at the back of the
head. crossed, if desired, and, as an
excuse for their existence, they are
supposed to keep stray short hairs in
order Verify, if many more of these
dainty devices are brought into daily
use, we shall soon have as many differ
ent pins and combs to support our Golf
fure as the Japanese maiden herself,
with her innumerable fanciful hair
ornaments. These jeweled hairpins
are, however, extremely pretty. Par
ticularly effective is branch of mis-
tletoe with berry and leaves all done
in miniature, the finest rhinestones be-
ing used, the pine itself being of
sterling silver.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30
Indian, Duck Catching.

Last week l told you something
about the lake jewellers Of Maracaibo,
Venezuela, and now l want to show
one of the ingenious traits of those In
dams, says writer in the Chicago
Record-Herald. This was the manner
in which the lake dweller hunted ducks
and other water fowl. In certain sea-
sons of the year ducks and geese are
very numerous on the shallow waters
Of the lake, and the Indian could have
sat in his hut with gun and shot
them if he had so desired. But he had
a better way, as think you will agree.
First of all, he secured the shells of
some large yellow gourds that grow
there, carried them to the feeding
grounds Of the birds and anchored
them with strings to the bottom of the
lake, so that the gourds foated on the
surface. The game would be wary at
first, but finding that the yellow OBJ
jects were perfectly harmless would at
last pay no attention to them. Then
the Indian prepared for the hunt He
took half a gourd shell and fitted it
carefully over his tricky head. Then,
at some distance from the birds, he let
himself into the water, which for miles
was so shallow that he could wade
with ease. He would creep cautiously
toward the game, taking care that only
the gourd shell and his eyes and nose
should appear above the water AS
he made his way among the other
gourds the birds thought nothing of It,
When he came close to an unsuspect-
ing duck he seized it by the feet, and
poor duck, without a squawk, suddenly
disappeared under the waves. Anoth-
er and another went likewise. until the
Indian had all he could carry, when
he would take them home to his hut
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30
SLEEP. MY LADY. SLEEP.

Sip glass of hot milk slowly Just
before going to bed and battle the
feet In hot water. Initiate the breath
ing Of one who is asleep, and drop
the head very slowly from one side
to the other as one does when fall
ing asleep in a chair, says the Phila-
delphia Inquirer.
Another plan is to close the eyes
and then allow them to gently roll
toward the nose as though looking
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30
Arsenic In tho Stomach.

Dr.. Beringer, of Camden, who made
che chemical analysis, testified that
he found seven and half grains of
arsenic in the child's stomach, more
than enough to cause death, and it is
positively known that the fluid used
by the undertaken who embalmed the
body contained no poison.
Other physicians who examined the
bruises on the head of the child de-
clared that they were sufficient to
cause meningitis and that it was this
which caused death. The arsenic.
they said, was also sufficient to have
killed the child.
Several witnesses testified to the
cruel treatment visited upon Gwendo-
lin. One neighbor said that often at
night she had heard the sobs of the
child and the sound of the blows
which Mrs. Haines was inflicting on
1t. But the most damaging evidence
in this regard was given by Nellie
Richards, former servant in Mrs,
Haines' employ. She ssid that Mrs.
Haines had bitter feeling against
the child's dead mother and often
stated that If it lived it should never
hear her name. According to this wit
ness Mrs. Haines used to bang the
child's head against the floor. She
used to beat it at least three times a
day and then lock it in dark closet.
At times Gwendolin's hands were tied
behind her back and she was made
to stand in corner until she fell to
the floor unconscious. On one occa-
sion Mrs. Haines while giving it a
bath held its head under the water un-
til it was nearly drowned.
The prosecution has more damag-
ing evidence than that adduced at the
preliminary hearing, but has held 1t
in reserve to be used before the grand
jury and at the trial.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30
A valuable Black Walnut Tree.

A mammoth black walnut tree in the
farm Of e. P. Gaus, in Williams coun-
ty, Ohio, has Just been sold for $4,000.
Several lumber dealers have examined
chips from this tree, and all have de-
clared 1t to be the finest specimen OF
that kind Of wood they ever saw. The
tree was 8 feet in diameter, 40 feet
above the stump and extended Is feet
from the butt to the first limb.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30
Wells.
Morning Hours.


The wells just now coming in are
rather extravagant in designs clus-
ters Of dots in various combinations
and striking effects, here and there a
large dot. possibly, but combined with
the smaller ones, and the greater num-
Der Of the most stylish wells in clus-
tiers of medium-sized dots. The che
mile dots are appearing in these Gus
tiers in new wells.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

In some parts of Russia food is so
scarce that the peasants adopt the
policy Of bears, spending most of their
time hleep to avoid getting hungry.
not able to read or write has decreased
to 80 per cent. In 1881 1t was IS per
cent.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

How pretty and clever you are.
mammal" exclaimed little Edith. do
you really think 30. dear?" rejoinsl
her mother. Course do" replied
Edith. "and I'm awful glad you mar
ried int our family"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

why did you send for me, Mrs.
Youngwife?" asked DR.. Redlight.
"There is absolutely nothing wrong
with the baby" ooh. I'm so glad, doc
tor" "But what made you think there
was?" Why, doctor, he hasn't cried ?
bit all morning"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

Life 70 to be fortified by many
friendships; to love and to be loved
make up the greatest happiness Of ex-
istence.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

An actors ripe experience doesn't
prevent his getting green from jeal
ousy.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30


of the senate, in 1909.
continued in that position un,.-
his death, in 1885, His son, the
father of the present incumbent, 3
appointed to succeed him, and he
NAMED as the official helmsman of
senate until his DEATH nearly twenty
Ave years ago. Even before the death
of his father Hubbard Mcdonald had
become connected with the senate in
clerical capacity, and he has
served for many years as its po
mentary expert. 1t is his businn
sit close to the presiding officer q
senate and keep him from fallinl.
parliamentary pitfalls. He re- ;
that of all the vice-presidents il.
been his fortune to coach Mr.. Z,
Welt is by far the hardest to Ike;
line. Teddy" has such decided
and opinions of his own that he ",
with poor grace to the mandates .
tradition and precedent.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30
SAYINGS and D0lNds
Bloine-Hicbborn

Miss Hichborn is the daughter Of
Rear-Admiral Hichborn. and her
friends were greatly stirred up the
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

planned the cuts to him by saying that
they were the results of numerous
falls which Gwendolin had during her
commissions. II would not harm the
child she said to the coroner, "for
love her dearly" The coroner. grant
ed the permit and the child was in
tered.
And then arose a lot of gossip about
che cruelty with which the stepmother
had treated Gwendolin. These stor-
les reached the coroners ears and he
issued orders for the exhuming Of the
body and the necessary analysis. The
result sent shock of horror through
the community and people are still
talking of the sickening story, as it
unfolded itself at the preliminary ex-
animation here.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30
Near a Hundred Years in O6Te
Hubbard B. Mcdonald, who bears
the official title of journal clerk tc

t h e United
States Sem
ate, but who
is really the
parlia m e n
t a ri a n O f
that body, is
the third of
his i m m e :
diate family
to occupy
t h a t posi-
ton. H i S
grandfather,
John G. Nc
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

Where they pay attention to the lit
tie things IN the orphan asylum.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

get rich and buy big newspaper.
Miss Hichborn is one of the prettiest
girls in Washington society.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

FOR GIRL BRIDESMAIDS.
Bridesmaids gown for a girl 16 or
II years old. Both plated bodice
and skirt are of white louisine dotted
with blue and black spots. The latter
opens over tablier composed of three
aounces of light blue mousseline do
sole.
The decolletage is prettily draped
with a fichu of this mousseline de sole,
edged with lace ruffle and caught up
little on the left with strass buckle.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

crosseyed. Let the breath out through
the nose and imagine it to be vapor,
then seem to draw it back again, as
though drawing back the vapor.
These are far better than the an
cient device Of counting sheep jump
ing over an imaginary fence.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

wOlkRN AT PAN-A1rERICAN.
One Of the many interesting features
n ~ Pan-American Expositions q