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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-11
VALUE OF PERSONALITY.

The late composer, Verdi, was CT
fered title of nobility by King Victor
Emmanuel. 1t was intended that he
Should be created marquis or comte
DE Busseto, after the estate upon
which he lived. The composer refused
the offer energetically; he considered
that Verdi was somebody, and that
the Marquis de Busseto would be no.
body. Even Bismarck was unable to
parry blow of this character When
the young emperor broke with him,
he conferred upon him the title of
duke of Luxembourg. Bismarck re-
celVed the parchment with this ex
clamation: "A pretty name; it will be
handy for travelling incognito." Some
days after a parcel arrived at Varzin
bearing the address. Madame lie
Duchesse De Luxembourg" Bismarck,
to whom it was delivered, being then
at table, arose, and Offering the letter
to his wife. remarked. ironically
Duchess, enchanted to make your &C
quaintance."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-11
Lincoln ana His Law Cases.

All clients knew that. with "Old
Abe" as their lawyer, they would win
their case-if it was fair; if not, then
it was waste of time to take it to
him. After listening some time one
day to would-be clients statement.
with his eyes on the ceiling, he swung
suddenly round in his chair and ex-
claimed:
We'll, you have pretty good case
in technical law, but pretty bad one
in equity and justice. You'll have to
get some other fellow to win this case
for you. l couldn't do it. All the time
while standing talking to that jury
I'd be thinking, Lincoln. you're a
liar and believe should forget my
self and say it out loud"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-11

never proprietor connected with a
National league club, or any other clnb
lor mat matter, who was SO we'll liked
ana respected by baseball writer's as
was MIR. Kerr. 1t panied him to have
any unfavorable, ugly comment made
on tne teams work. He seemed to feel
.nat II was direct slap at him, and
ne worried over these little things an
mucn that the boys soon decided it
would only do harm to hurt the man
VINO was lying awake at night figuring
quietly how he could give his patrons
better ball.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-11
ruu,ers Like a Good Dinner.

Change for the better the fare in the
pcorhcuse and it is likely that the
paupers will increase in numbers
amazingly. That has been the ex-
perienoe Of the authorities Of the
almshouse in Stafford, England. On
one of their recent tours of investiga-
ton the guardians found that for
thirty years the Sunday dinner of the
paupers had consisted of suet dump
lings and treac,e or molasses. They
changed the diet to beef and vege-
tables and now the warden is flooded
with applications for admission to the
Institution. So many paupers were
admitted that the cooking facilities
have been enlarged by the purchase Of
gas oven costing $3.50.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-11
POPULAR WITH THE scn1nEs.

MIR. Dreyfus has assumed absolute
control of the Pittsburg club under
peculiar conditions. For years Pitts
burg has been the ideal spot for ball
players. because the newspapers treat
ed each individually and the club as
a whole very kindly. Patsy Donovan,
on entering st. Louis, after eight years
on the Pittsburg team. said he had
never known the club to be roasted at
home during his stay there. But the
man whose personality always stood
between the baseball writer's and the
blazers when they did poor work has
gone. It was Mr.. Kerr. There vas
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-11
ELBRIDGE HANECY
- sR11S1 z 111A4N11O =.
Republican Candidate for Mayor of

Chicago)
principal candidates admit that they
are seeking the votes Of the citizens
who usually vote 1.-THE other ticket"
So that it may be said that aside from
the names Republican and Demo
crat" at the head of the official ballot
there is not much evidence of close
party lines. Carter H. Harrison, the
Democratic candidate has been twice
elected mayor of Chicago and is seek
Ing his third successive term. He is
the son of the late Carter H. Harri-
son, who was assassinated by crank
In 1893. He was born in Chicago.
Elbridge Hanecy, the candidate of
the Republicans, came into national
notice year ago, when he sought the
Republican nomination for governor.
Not being able to muster the required
strength, he threw his forces into
action for Judge Yates, who was nomi-
mated and elected He has been on the
circuit bench Of Chicago for several
years. He was born in Wisconsin, but
settled in Chicago when a boy.
Besides Harrison and Hanecy there
are several candidates nominated by
petition.
Two Hoyts are in the race for mayor.
One Is Avery Eugene Hoyt, who is
running on the prohibition ticket, the
other is Gus Hoyt, who heads the So
cial democratic ticket Other nomi-
nees are John Collins, the candidate of
the socialists; John R. Pepin, who
leads the socialist labor men, and
Thomas Rhodus, the selection of the
\single takers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-11
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Chicago MayoraIfy Contest

nm Chicago MayoraIfy Confe1f
Chicago is again in the thick OF a
municipal campaign. The contest for
the mayoralty is attracting more than
local attention and this for the reason
that 1t is believed by many that the
success Of one party or the other in
contest in city as great as Chi
cago. has an effect on the party at
large. But no matter which candidate
succeeds the result will hardly have
been attained as result Of strictly
partisan campaigning. Both Of the
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-11
WAS A EUROPEAN r.yon1rx

Signor Julius Perotti, the well
known operate tenor, died recently in
Milan, Italy, after undergoing a sur
gical operation He was about sixty
three years of age and was a great ia
vorite in Europe. Signor perotti was
a prominent member of the company
at the Metropolitan Opera House
twelve years ago, when Edmuns C.
Stanton was the manager. Last year
year he returned to New York and
sang for a time at the Germania The
alter. When Mr.. Grau ran short of ten
ors at the Metropolitan he called Sig
nor Perotti in, and he appeared in sew
eral roles, including Tannhauser, Lob
engrin, Manrico and Rhadames. He
then Went on the vaudeville stage and
appeared in the Keith circuit, after
which he returned to Europe.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-11

Sane Viet0 as to Manc6oor,a.
The London Spectator frankly ad-
.mits that Russia will have Manchooria,
and that everybody knows it. Such
being the case, it deprecates the belli-
cose tone Of the Asiatic correspond
ents. 1t advises Englishmen to admit
once for all that they cannot drive
Russia out of Manchooria by force,
and that nothing will ever cause the
Cars soldiers to evacuate the pro-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-11
An Affair of Honor.

Count Boni de Castellane has met
NJ. de Rodays on the field of honor and
inflicted upon him wound which will
give him some inconvenience and Law
him up for week. This settles mat
ters very clearly; M. de Castellane is
innocent Of the charges which de Ro-
days brought against him. The pres
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-11

the wheel can go faster than the bot
tom.
The mystery has been explained in
TINS way-as matter of fact, the ton
OF the wheel does actually move faster
than the bottom, that is. in relation to
the ground. The bottom half of the
wheel has only vertical motion, while
the top has rapid horizontal motion.
mucn faster than the hub or the wag-
on. With a time exposure, therefore.
the bottom spokes show clear. while
those above the center are blurred.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-11

on lie photo Cause of Controversy.
graphed the
top Of the wheel never appears as clear
as the bottom. The same is true of a
wheel rolled along the ground in front
of the camera.
In many cases the developed picture
does not show any spokes above the
center, says the New York Herald.
while ali those below the center are
clear. On the other hand. It is said to
/ be absurd to pretend that the top Of
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-11
SPARKLING BUSINESS.

The use of play as a champag ne
advertisement by arrangement with
its manager, is no novelty. Augustin
DAILY permitted one brand Of wine to
be freely and frankly advertised in
Saratoga" and another in "The Big
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-11
3 JOSE LlMANTEUR1

General Reyes, who is anxious to
succeed Porfirio Diaz as president of
Mexico, is the commander of the mill
tary forces of the country and popu-
lar with the army and civilian classes.
He is well known for his large per-
sonal acquaintance with Americana
and his admiration of America.
Jose Ives Limanteur who is also
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-11

When the present Governor Stanley
OF Kansas first entered the Safe he
was captured by the Indians and bound
to tree.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-11

It took force of auditors a week
to locate discrepancy of IL cents be-
tween the accounts Of the city con-
troller and the city treasurer,dt Phil
adelphia in a sum total Of SEQ. 0oo. 900.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-11
DUMAS. GREATEST STORY.

Apropos of James O'Neilps appears
ance in Dumas Monte Chisto." the
following story is told of Lord Calls
bury, premier of England He was
making an address to literary cir
Gle and among other things said One
book has always fascinated me and
on more than one occasion has drawn
me out of bed very early in the morn
Ing. The book is Dumas Monte Girls
to- A few months ago l was stay
Ing at Sandringham. | had my favor
lite with me and about 4:3o in the
morning l got up and went into the
beautiful grounds to read for an hour
or two before breakfast I had for
gotten how long l sat reading. when
l was surprised by hearing some one
say: What! are the prime minister's
duties SO heavy he must needs be up
so early in order to study? | turned
and saw the Prince of Wales. laugh
lngly showed him the book on which
was SO industriously engag Ell and
which had taken me from, my led so
early. He laughingly said he would
read the book. Three weeks after
ward ! saw him and he said; '.Monte
Cristo" drew you out at 4:30 in the
morning; ] may say it BOT me up
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-11

After an absence of four years from
the senate, the tall form of John H.
Mitchell Of Oregon, will be welcomed
back to Washington by his colleagues
He was elected recently and has al
ready taken the seat of John w. Nc
Bride
Mitchell was first elected in 1872,
serving until 1879. Previously he had
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-11

Democratic Candidate for Mayor Of
Chicago.)
vince. Russia is as much a fixture in
Manchooria as England is in Egypt.
The Russian government will go on
declaring that this is merely a tenn
porary occupation for the purposes Of
protection, but the Spectator says
the thing to do now is to recognize the
truth of the matter and attend to Sc
curing commercial open door"
This is plain and sensible statement
of the actual situation.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-11

candidate for presidency of Mexico is
now financial minister of the republic
and one of the most brilliant lawyers
of the country. He was taken up sew
eral years ago by President Diaz and
attained great success in the manage
ment of the governments money af-
fairs. He is also very friendly to the
Americans.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-11

During the last ten years there were
1924 requests for citizenship in Swift
zerland, Of which z ea2 were granted.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-11
BACK TO THE SENATE.
MITCHELL OF OREGON RE-
TURNED AFTER FoURYEARS.

Ee Has Long Been Leader in the
Politics of his State - Like Many
Others Who Have Grown Up with the
Far West He Was born Down East.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-11

IN Respecfive Frame of Mind
When woman knows that her
children are troublesome to others
there is hope that she may be able to
learn other useful things.-Atchison
Globe.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-11
II Puzzles Pbofosrapbers.

Photographers in the west. both
professional and amateur, are engaged
in wordy controversy as to whether
or not one part Of a wheel moves fast
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-11
aF'.c:ss!:s51yr!7gs=sFr:,>'q!s

Bonanza" But "The Gay Lord ouex"
Is probably the first play that was
ever turned into champagne adyer-
tisement without the permission of
either its author or manager. One of
the characters in the play is represent
ed by the author as great admirer OF
certain brand of champagne, invent
ed by the author for dramatic purpos-
es, which she frequently mentions.
When The Gay Lord Quex" was
first produced this brand of cham
payne was procured nowhere. No
restaurant or hotel had ever heard of
it. Before the play was two weeks old
it was procurable everywhere in Lon
don. A wine merchant, who had
bought on speculation an anonymous
1893 wine from an unknown VINEYARD
saw his opportunity, named his wine
after the duchess of Strood's imaein-
airy wine, hurriedly had proper labels
printed, and successfully launched the
new brand, which instantly came into
vogue solely because of the play
wright's unintentional advertisinp of
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-11

weighs 1875 pounds when in condition.
Comlskey considers him one of the
most valuable of his superb staff Of
pitchers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-11

OF Lndu AL
other. It is
Aaimed-and
q large num-
Der Of photo
graphs are
exhibited to
prove it
that when
the wheel Of
at allAsd4y
nnnFWag-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-11

The English have been putting up
great dams on the Nile They expect
IN this way to gain an enormous acre.
age for cotton-raisine and 20 1--WE
England chance to regain The cotton
supremacy.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-11

Joe Corbett will manage the Oak
land, Cal, baseball team the coming
season, and pitch his share of the
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-12-05
The Santos Durnont Family,

M. Santos-Dumont, the young Bra
lillian aeronaut whose flying machine
was born at Rio de Janeiro in 1878.
He is the youngest of a family of 10
sons, and his father is a coffee planter
in San Paulo. He is now probably the
largest coffee farmer in the world He
owns 100000 coffee plants, employs
5000 laborers, and has 40 miles OF
light railway on his own estate. He
is known as the Coffee King.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-12-05
Dangers of Alcoholism.

1t is needless to enter into details as to
the consequences entailed by overindul
eence in the use of alcohol. Most of us
are familiar with cases of ruined lives and
wretched homes as the result OF the tata,
habit, and in these days of hlgh-pressure
living it is becoming more and more com
mon. Mental worry, overwork, lll-health,
want of sufficient nourishment and cloth,
inp tend to swell the number OF chronic
alcoholists, and the habit so easily ac
CURED is extremely difficult to rehnqulsh.
The real danger to the race, however,
lies in the fact that the great majority OF
inebrates need no incentive to acquire the
habit: they are born with the tendency
and it is to this cause chiefly that we
must ascribe the increase in the number o.
deaths from chronic alcoholism during the
last twenty-three years. A reference tc
the table of statistics shows that IN 1879
twenty-seven persons in 100000 died as
the result of chronic alcoholism; IN lS9s
these figures had more than doubled them
selves, the number then being returned as
sixty-five per 100000 of population.
The following quotations point to the
conclusions arrived at by some OF the
most eminent men OF the day:
"Heredity as a causatlon is estimated
to be present in nearly sixty per cent Oh
all eases of chronic alcoholism"
sIhere are not a few human beings SO
saturated with the taint of alcohonc he
redity that they could as soon turn back
flowing river from the sea- as arrest the
march of an attack of alcoholism.
Much that has been said respecting ln'
sanity applies equally to inebriety., Both
belong to the group of diseases OF the ner
vous system, showing marked tendency
to degeneration, and both are liable to be
transmitted hereditarily - Westminster
Review
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-12-05
The Crusade in Brief.

Seeking the roses of health in the red
cup you may find the rouge OF ruin.
Why should we permit our physicians
to start our mothers, daughters, and SIS
tiers on the way to drunkard's doom!
A writer in the Lancet maintains that
in proportion as fruit enters into the diet
the indulgence in alcoholic drinks is di
minished.
Boss" said the two buns, in chorus
cant We help us? We're on our uppers
and .Irue," interrupted the stern
visaged man, as he passed on, you're on
your uppers because you've sold your souls
for rum''-Philaaalnhia Raeord-
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-12-05
Forbid Drinking Employees.

The laws of several Of the States ado
prescriptions of intemperance to the ruler
Of the railroad companies. For example,
Michigan forbids the employment OF 9
drinking man in any responsible capacity
connected with the operating OF ralf
road. and even New York provides fo,
the punishment of any railroad corporation
that retains in its service as engineer, fire
man. conductor. switchman, train-dis
patcher or telegrapher, or in any capacity
where by his neglect of duty the safety
and security of life, person or property
may be imperiled, any man of known In
have been adopted not because of any
agitation or pressure brought to bear upon
the railroad companies, but because years
of experience have demonstrated then
necessity.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-12-05

According to The Electrical World
and Engineer San Francisco leaCs all
cities of the United States in the
number of telephones to population.
With q population of only 342,!S2 it
has 21,324-a total only surpassed by
New York City, Chicago and Boston.
Il has telephone for every 16 inhabi-
tants, whereas Philadelphia has only
one for every SO.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-12-05

California had the smallest exhibit
at the Buffalo exposition. 1t was fig
wasp and could only be seen with O
microscope. The insect is an impor-
tant factor in fig culture, and the
United States government expended
$4,000 in establishing it on the Pa
cific coast.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-12-05

Tooth pulling and corn-cutting have
been recognized by the army author
tiles as specialties which must be pro-
vided for, so that dentist and chiropo
dists are now numbered among the
army appointees. Where are we going
to stop, now that the entering wedge
of the list of specialists" has beer
introduced?
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-12-05

The entertainment Of royalty re
quires long purse. The Cars brief
visit to France a few weeks ago Cost
the government of that country in the
reighborhood of 100000.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-12-05

suming a paramount position in the
many industries that go to make UP
the wants of the world. In this con-
nection a story comes from Cornwall
that the arsenic industry at that
place is in a state of decadence, sim.
ply because America is now manufac
turing the drug in sufficient quantities
not only to supply her own demand
but is rapidly approaching a point
where a heavy export trade will be
possible.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-12-05

Glass is now being manufactured
by electricity. The materials used are
FUSED on hearth fed by an Archime-
dean screw, and the arc is produced by
a direct or alternating current of so
volts. The low voltage required makes
the fusion exceedingly economical,
particularly where the electricity is
produced through the agency of water
power.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-12-05

In 1900 for the first time statistics
OF the agricultural interests of Alaska
were gathered by the census bureau
Alaska in 1900 is 159 acres, of which
l04 acres are devoted to the cultivation
Of vegetables and hay and the remand.
ed is used for pasturage. The total farm
products were valued at $S046 These
farms are all south of the Kuskokwim
river, in southeastern Alaska, and
the Aleutian islands.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-12-05

Swimming and life-saving have been
incorporated by the government in the
course of instruction to be taught in
the public schools of New Zealand,
and 1000 handbooks have been distri-
buted among the schoolmssters for
the purpose
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-12-05

A California widow abandoned
house in which she had lost two hus
bands, and it did not seem to Occur
to her how easily she might rent the
place to discontented wives.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-12-05

It seems that the hunting of orchids
in the tropics is to be classed as a
dangerous profession. Rare species
are so much in demand that parts of
South America and Africa are every
year searched for the beautiful flow
ers, but nearly all the orchid hunters
soon succumb to the tropical fevers.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-12-05

Sir Thomas Upton declares he Will
yet win the cup. Sir Thomas Is fortu
nate in the fact that anticipation Is al
ways better than realization.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-12-05

Natures law of compensation works
ell right. The wholesale graduating of
young doctors in the spring is fol-
lowed by that of competent trained
nurses in the fall.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-12-05
The late Lorenzo Snow left 30 heirs.
The profession of law ought to be
looking up in Utah.

Potatoes form the worlds greatest
single crop, 4,OOO,OOO,OOO bushels being
produced annually, equal in bulk to
the entire wheat and corn crop.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-12-05

BY the grace of American ship
building skill Russia may now claim
to possess in the Retvizan, her new
record breaking battleship. the latest
and f1eetest of the armored queens
of the seas.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-12-05

While fears are entertained that the
automobile will supersede the horse
in America, the trolley line has al
ready knocked out the burro in Egypt
Tourists can now take a car in the
main street of Cairo direct to the
pyramids, and in a short time a line
will be built to run from the ocean
front at Pirraens to the Parthenon al
Athens. For the trolley lines and
their equipments Egypt is indebted to
American enterprise.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-12-05

Periodically the question of abolish.
fng grade crossings in Chicago is agi-
tated, but without effect AS result of
the present conditions of the crossings
out of population of a little more
thaE a million and half there were in
the gear 1900 800 deaths by railroad
accidents OF these, 257 were caused by
steam cars and 73 by street ears. In
the same year there were in New York
city 13a deaths by railroad accidents in
a population of nearly three and half
millions, and in Philadelphia with a
population or more than million and
quarter) there were only 55 deaths by
railroad accidents. st. Louis, with a
population of 576,23S. had the lowest
mortality by railroads, the number of
deaths being nine The comparative
statement which has been prepared by
the Federal Labor Bureau should cause
the people of Chicago to demand the
sinking or the elevation of the tracks