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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-24
r1rzs1n,,1oNs MAY COX.

1t looks more and more as il Fitz-
simmons was framing up for another
re-entry into the prize ring. He is
backing away from his stand OF retire
ment and beginning to hedge bit.
Where formerly he refused to talk at
all of Jeffries, he is now scolding
the champion because he refused to
give Fitz another chance last August
at weeks notice. This is what Fitz-
simmons said recently in an interview:
81 notice that Jeffries gives me until
tomorrow to make a match with him.
He is wasting time talking to me. My
theatrical engagement does not close
until May 80 l decline to talk fight
until that time. l may not fight then,
but l will not even discuss the matter
before.
"Jeffries thinks he can fool the pub
tic into believing / am lodging him,
but he can't. When I was fighting right
and left last summer he challenged
me. His manager came to a meeting
between Sharkey and and insisted
that the winner fight Jeffries Both
Sharkey and said yes, providing we
were not too badly hurt. Mind you,
all this time Jeffries was traini.s..
Well, after I beat Sharkey in two
rounds I didn't have mark and was
fresh and strong. That fgh(srook
place on a Friday night told jeff
ries would meet him in the ring on
Friday night one week later, which
was the last day of fighting under the
Horton law. Did he meet me? think
not. He made some excuse or other
and side-stepped. Now, when am
tied up with theatrical contract, he
wants to make it look as if / am afraid
Of him. That's ALL
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-24
ANIMALS WITH VOICES.

The toy shops rival the Tower OF
Babel in confusion of sounds just now
The baa of the lamb, the bray of the
donkey, the consumptive bark Of the
small dog all unite to make the hours
hideous for the clerks and such shop
pers as are not Of an. experimental
frame of mind, for, of course, the furry
animals don't DO their stunts of their
own volition; they're impelled thereto
by the grown-ups who anticipate pur
chasing them.
One poor little sheep-it was brown,
by the way, but the saleswoman in.
sisted it was a sheep-had become
voiceless from too much vocal exer.
ton and was lying, an awful example
to its family, neglected and forsaker
on the floor.
The best Southdown in the flock
you know, would be nothing to Willie
if it couldn't b-a-a.
One has only to invade the fascinat-
ing precincts Of these shops to dis
cover just exactly how popular is the
furry animal with the squeak, says a
writer in the Baltimore News.
Some persons buy 'em who haven't
any children in the house at all, Just
to amuse their friends confided a
small saleswoman yesterday. eyes,
it is rather hard to tell the dogs from
the bears before you're used to 'em.
If the dogs didn't always have on col
lars it would be right embarrassing
for me sometimes. I'd be sure to make
mistakes.
"The voice doesn't last long after a
child gets hold Of the animal. The
mechanism is so delicate that rough
touch or two is fatal"
The latest things found for Miss
Dolly are rocking chairs of wicker
ware that are fully as attractive as
the ones sold for milady herself, and
swings of the sort that delight the
children in Druid Hill park are plen-
tiful. Then there's little hammock
for her dainty ladyship, so it's plain
she can be made comfortable If her
mistress wills.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-24
Lengthy Mourning In Korea.

In Korea mourning is very lengthy
matter. When parent dies the
mourning lasts for three years or
more, and for other relatives the pc
Rod is shorter. but never short. AS
during period Of mourning marriage
is not allowable, il Is easily seen that
goodly number of deaths in the fam
lilies of each of the betrothed pair may
delay their marriage far beyond the
limits of human patience, as we I'M
derstand it, though western people
have no conception of the patience OF
some Orientals. In Korea it is not
unusual for wedding to be delayed
ten years on account of mourning, and
betrothed couples have been kept
waiting for upward of thirty years.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-24
~ expose themselves to the atmos-
phere. 1t must be acknowledged that
life in the plio is mora conducive

~ expose themselves to the atmos-
phere. 1t must be acknowledged that
life in the seraglio is more conducive
to health than to pleasure; it is calm,
untroubled life; everything in it is
connected with subordination and
duty; even It's pleasures are serious
and its joys austere, and are all in
themselves significant of authority and
dependence The dress of Persian la
dies is more snowy than tasteful, mora
picturesque than modest, according to
European ideas. 1t should, however,
be remembered at once that what
might seem immodest in the western
world, is regarded as quite natural in.
the east. The "char-kadd" Cor head
dress) is, in the case of the rich, very
pretty and costly; Kashmir shawls
and embroidered gauze, bespangled
with golden coins and enriched with
precious stones, are used for this pur-
pose; while the ends of the Char
kadd" droop gracefully over the shout
ders, and a 'jika," or bejeweled feath-
er ornament, is worn on the side of the
head, producing a very jaunty effect.
Ornaments of jewelry are much af-
fected, scent casketS are suspended
from the neck by golden chains, and
the arms are covered, often from the
wrist to above the elbow-with ban
giles, which vie in quantity and quail
ity with the coin bangles SO often worn
by ladies of fashion in Europe. AS
in India, the poor wear silver ofna-
ments as anklets and bracelets, and
the negroes slaves adorn their ebony
skins with the bright pink of coral.
The Persian ladies' outdoor dress is
far from attractive, consisting, as a
rule, of large blue drapery, which
envelops the entire person, and quite
/ conceals the wearer's identity. The
head is covered with perforated linen
veil, which enables the wearer to look
upon the outer world, but does not dis
close her features. A man may pass
and not know her, but she may see
him. Now and then the veil will be
| slightly lowered, and a pair of laugh
ing, roguish, bewitching brown eyes
revealed. For a pretty woman, even
in the east, does not care to conceal
her attractions beneath a veil, and the
daughters of Eve in Persia are not in
| different to admiration. There are only
eight or ten thousand Parsees left in
Persia, the original home OF Zoro2s-
trianism, but the Parsee women are
daintily attractive in dress and quietly
refined in manner.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-24
OLD LONDON DISAPPEARING.

"A walk in London with one who
knows his, London we'll is a liberal
education" Who was it said this?
Well, 1t doesn't much matter, for very
soon there will be but little element
Of truth in it. since we find on all
hands a disposition to destroy all
buildings of interest and eradicate all
historical associations from our
bricks and mortar as much as posi-
BILE, says writer in the London
Graphic.
/ was forcibly impressed with this
on having casual stroll in Blooms
bury only the other day. Taking my
way through Kingsgate street, / find
that the abode OF Poll Sweedlepipe,
where Bailey Junior was shaved,
where the immortal Sairey Camp had
lodgings on the first floor and where
that arch humbug Pecksniff called and
was mercilessly chaffed by the inhab-
itants Of the street. had been leveled
to the ground. Passing down South
sampton row into Russell square, ]
note the magnificent hotel which oc-
cupies the site Of old Sedley's house
IN Vanity Fair" where on certain
occasion George Osborne saw Amelia
watching for him from the drawing
room balcony, while Becky Sharp was
gazing from her bedroom on the sec
ond floor in quest Of the corpulent
joseph Sedley
Strolling down Woburn place, pass
since Sam Titmarsh Of "The Great
Hoggarty Diamond took a house
there and his terrible aunt came to
reside with him. Farther on note
Great Coram street, where what
sThackeray called q melancholy APP
pearance Of faded greatness" the Rus
sell institutehas been transformed
into an eligible building site, while the
authors own residence. which he oc-
cupied In 1886. still remains.
Passing through Tayistock square. ]
turn to the right to gaze upon Tavi-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-24
RYAN WANTED TOO MUCH.

Tommy Ryan, the middle-weight
champion, has got himself into disre-
pute with DR.. Ordway, American rep
resentative Of the National Sporting
club, and the worthy doctor announces
that it will be a long time before Ryan
will ever again get an offer from the
British organization, unless, of course,
ne makes amends by coming off his
high horse. This is what Ordway says
Of Ryan in New York:
AFTER read the Interview with
Ryan in the newspapers last week
cabled the gist of the article to the
club, and later received answer that
Ryan's services were not needed. 4
acknowledge that he is a clever boxer
and would make quite hits abroad
but he is foolish to sa5- that the offer
IL funny one. He wants $1,000. does
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-24
2rnnn sroRrING MArgl.Rs.

klO is making arrangements To
J. PROGRAM 81. sports at tina
American Exposition that viii
surpass anything of The kind ever at
tempted before. Every effort is being
made to get the best athletes in the
world to contest in the games in that
city.
There is much speculation among
horsemen as to what price Hamburg
will command at the sale of Marcus
Daly's Bitter Root stud the latter part
of January and who will be the lucky
one to get the great son of Hanover.
The amount that the famous horse will
bring is estimated at from $4,000 to
$4,000. Nearly every horseman in the
country accredited with having large
punches of the long green is named as
prospective purchaser and there are
many who advance the theory that
Hamburg will go to England.
Jockey TOD" Sloan will not be able
to ride in California on account of tina
English Jockey Club refusing him a Ii,
cense for next year. This is the decis-
ion of Thomas Fl. Williams, president
of the California Jockey Club, who has
brought racing up to high standard
on the Pacific coast Williams and
Sloan were very friendly in way at
one time, but rumor has it that they
split up on account of some theatrical
ventures in which both were interested
Sloan has not ridden on the Oakland
track in some time and is not Likely
to do SO even if permitted. He has
gone to California to hunt, something
he does each year after his racing
season in England is concluded.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-24
OSCAR GARDNER

Of fights in his day and has been ready
At any time to don the gloves. He has
made considerable money during his
pugilistic career, but had not the
knack of saving it. Gardner is now 80
years old and not long ago announced
that he was through with the ring for
ever, but prize fighters, like prima
donnas, are not always to be taken
seriously in their "farewells." Oscar
has been seen in at least two fistic en-
counters since he announced that he
was out of the game for good.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-24
PRICE FOR HANOVER

William G. Whitney made an extra
ordinarily large bid few days ago
1or an unnamed Hanover colt owned
by Mr.. Phil Dwyer and trained by
frank McCabe. A large party of turf
men were at the Brooklyn track to sse
some of Mr.. Dryers yearlings tried
out. When the Hanover colt covered
three eighths of a mile in O:S6 2-5,
MI. Whitney stepped over to the side
OF Mr.. Dwyer and offered him $12. 900
for him. Mr.. Dwyer refused the offer.
adding at the same time that he be-
lleVed the Hanover colt to be the best
yearling he ever owned.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-24

the Democrats. Mr.. Towne is web
equipped for senatorial service, having
become familiar with Washington life
during his service in the Fifty fourth
congress. Silver had no more ardent
champion than the lawyer-editor from
Minnesota and his devotion to the
white metal cost him a reelection. He
left the Republican party in 1896, and
with the exception of Bryan has prob
ably delivered more speeches for silver
than any other man. He is a Michigan
man by biIeh but has lived in Mime
sofa dozen years. His service in the
senate will not be long, as the legisla-
ture which meets this month will elect
a Republican to succeed him. TONNES
appointment is from the governor and
Is only temporary.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-24
MRS. L. c. MACHsMurH

She has played the best women bowl,
ers in Chicago and has triumphed owe,
all her competitors, She holds several
records among the fair sex in Chicago
bowling circles. In one game she
rolled a score of 243 and in series oil
seven averaged 1S6 2-7. Next January
there will be big national tournament
of men bowlers in Chicago and Mrs
Wachsmuth is planning a woman's
tournament to be held at the Same
time as side event. The competition
will be for valuable trophies and will
be open to the women bowleI's of this
country.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-24
CANADIAN TIRE PUMP.

& Z. J ! 4
A number OF automatic tire infators
nave already been patented and placed
on the market, but the majority OF
them are somewhat clumsy affairs,
which are both unsightly on the BIZ
cycle and heavy enough to increase
the weight of the wheel perceptibly
The device which we show in the cut
has just been patented by Canadian.
In the first place, it is entirely out of
sight, the exposed portion taking the
place of the ordinary valve, which lat
ter 1t resembles. When the tire is
formed an oval elastic shell is inserted
through the spring valve, and as the
valve closes against the return current
Of air it's only means Of escape, when
as shown. This she'll has an intake
the section of tire reaches the lowest
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-24
a Blow on the Head.

The sensation which you experience
from a violent blow on the head re-
sembles very much the sight Of stars.
The fact is, there is a phosphorescent
power in the eye, which shows itself
when the head is struck violently, and
II often perceived even in the act Of
sneezing. The jar to the system
caused by the blow produces pres
sure of The blood vessels upon the ret
ina, causing either total darkness or
q faint blue light which floats before
the eye and in which the imagination
discovers thousands of fantastic fig
ures, the majority Of which resemble
stars.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-24
EYEsIGHT OF THE BoERs.

EIES1SfHV OF THE 1tOERS.
Sir Redvers Buffers statement that
Che ordinary Boer could see man
coming toward him two miles before
the man could see the Boer eXcites
neither surprise nor skepticism among
the eye specialists.
Really" said high authority to a
London Mail representative. "if you
apply your common sense to the mat
ter you will see 1t must be SO. The
Boer is. comparatively speaking bar
harlan. At least he has few inGoo.
occupations, and does little reading.
For generations he has been training
himself to see long distances, for his
livelihood depends on sighting his cat
tie or on tracking down game. Mr..
Atkins will never possess such fine
vision until his conditions of life APP
proximate to those of the Boer., Like
all civilized peoples, his vision is con-
fined toAa limited range. Even at the
butts he Is not called upon for any
very special effort Of long sight, and
he Is not there very often"
The fact was mentioned that sew
eral officers had come home from the
war with greatly improved eyesight.
Some. who had worn glasses, now
found their sight quite cured, and
attributed the fact to the effect of the
fine clear air of the veidt.
"a clear atmosphere" said the au-
thority, would be an important fac
tor in sighting the enemy, of course;
but the real truth is that these officers
have benefited by their experience in
South Africa 1t is all a question OF
the ciliary muscle Here is the ciliary
muscle on this diagram, attached to
the choroid coat of the eyeball The
Hilary is an involuntary muscle-one
Of the few muscles we cannot control
Its function is to adjust the vision to
different distances, and it acts some
thing like the screw of an opera glass
AT long ranges there is practically nc
call on the ciliary muscle, but when
for example, you want to read. il
screws up till the proper focus has
been obtained. have known toe
much study induce sort of artificial
shortsight, easily cured by months OF
rest. We use our ciliary muscle toe
much-the Boer hardly at ALL"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-24
Byron Swan Dardenelles strait.

The Hellespont or Dardenelles is a
narrow strait between Europe and
Asiatic Turkey, which connects the
Sea Of Marmosa and the Egean sea.
The legend describes Leander as night
~. swimming across the Hellespont to
visit Hero, his sweetheart. At was
really swan BY Lord ByroA. The
actual distance between Abylos and
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-24
Gbe Priesthood in France.

sons, prefer to dress like English and
American priests. They consider that
their active pastoral work is hampered
by the soutane, which ought to be lin.
ted to the sanctuary. By it they are
debarred from modern physical exer.
else, and excite too much attention
when ministering to sick parishioners.
The subject will probably be discussed
at the next priests congress.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-24
THE YANKEE TOUT.

Il all the stories told by Americans
returning from England are correct
tins Yankee tout has led the unsuspect-
ing and unsophisticated English race
goer a life of excitement, and at the
same time caused the American plun2-
ers and jockeys to be looked upon Win
distruSt. A recent arrival from the
other side reports a new device tnat
has been successfully introduced in the
betting rings in England by YANKEE
touts, and which has gone long ways
toward creating the talk about Amer
leans doping horses and using electric
batteries In the saddle. When these
rumors spread over the English courses
some enterprising peddler of gold brlcK
information purchased little pocket
battery, which, strung around his back
and down his sleeve, was connected oy
wire with brass button in the palm
of his glove. Gaining the confidence
of Johnny Bull, the Yankee tells MIN
that such and such an American Jockey
will win with his next mount, and by
means of style that is possessed only
by this forward young man he leads
the Englishman into asking how 1t is
the Americans win so many races
Then the Yankee slaps the palm of his
hand squarely into the fiat part OF his
English cousins maulers, at the same
time turning on the electric battery.
The shock almost sends the English
man to the grass, and as the Yankee
assists him to retain his equilibrium,
he whispers in his ear, That's how we
Americans win so many races, and
know every time its used" Then the
Englishman puts his money up accord
| Ing to the tout's advice.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-24

A movement is going on amongst
French Socialist mayors in France to
forbid the wearing of ecclesiastical
costume A decree issued to this effect
by NJ. E. Thomas, Mayor of Bicetre,
has been annulled as illegal by the
Prefect of Police. Amongst the priests
Of France it is probable that, although
they resent the aggressive action of
the mayors, they would, for other rea-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-24
Plans Expedition from Vancouver.

Captain Bernier Of Quebec, has gain
ed the support Of Sir Clements Mark
ham, president of the Royal Geo
graphical society for his scheme to
reach the north I lie, and hopes the
British government will cooperate
with the Canadi Il minister. His
plans contemplate & expedition from
Vancouver, with a wooden or steel
ship, crew of six sailors and five sci
yentists. Entering the polar basin in
August, a month earlier than hansen
did, the ship would begin to drift 300
miles farther east than Nansen's yes
sci did.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-24
Most Musical Town In the World.

Do you know which is the most muss-
cal town in the whole world? 1t is
Desterd, in Brazil. One OF our read
ers who resides there writes: aIny
our town, which contains scarcely fif,;
teen thousand Inhabitants. possessed a
small means, there are three bhndred
pianos and seven choral SOCIETIES. The
three suburbs again boast gf six musi-
cal societies two for each. 2 II the
manners OF this town are not excen-
tionally sweet proverbs are OF no Is.
count. Paris LIE Gaulois.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-24
A VETERAN BOXER.

Oscar Gardner is one of the veteran
fighters OF the ring. For many years
his name has been a byword in pugil-
istic circles. His career has been
equaled by but few of the boxing fra
ternity. 1t is Is years ago since he
fought his first battle in Minneapolis
under the name of THE Omaha Kid"
and this cognomen has stuck to him
since. He has engaged in hundreds
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-24
SECRET OF LONGEVITY,

II you would live long keep these
commandments, says Sir James Saw
yer, of England:
Eight hours sleep.
Limit your ambition.
4 Sleep on your right side.
Exercise before breakfast.
Daily exercise in open air.
Have change OF occupation.
(For adults) drink no milk.
Live IN the country. If you Tan.
s take frequent and short holidays.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-24
DAVIS SUCCESSOR.

The vacancy in the United States
senate created by the death of Cush-
man X. Davis of Minnesota, has been
filled by the appointment of Charles A
Towne, the silyer-tongued, silver-lined
and silver-coated ex-congressman who
was the Populist candidate for vice.
president and who withdrew after the
nomination of Adlai E. Stevenson by
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-24
INITIATING DEVICE.

point Of its circuit and is compressed
by the weight of the rider, is through
the slotted tip Of the oval shell. AS
soon as the pressure is removed from
the oval it again expands, drawing a
fresh supply of air through the valve.
The pumping operation will continue
until the tire becomes inflated to suf-
ficient degree to overcome the riders
weight and stop the contraction and
expansion Of the oval shell.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-24

he? Well, he will not get that sum.
Just now $1,50O is a lot of money for
light in England, and in few
months hence he will be glad to go
abroad for half that amount I think
Ryan has acted in an unwise man
ner."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-24

Sestos is about mile and quarter,
but the current is so strong that about
miles is made by swimmer, because
of his drifting, ere he has touched
from point to point. The first at
tempt Of Byron to swim. the Helles-
pont was failure: but on a second
venture he performed the feat in one
hour and ten minutes.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-24
Compulsorv yacoinatIon,.

In Holland a law making vaccina-
ton of school children compulsory
went into effect in 1873. Prior to that
time the average death rate from
smallpox was eighty-nine in every
100000. For the ensuing sixteen years
the average was seven in 100000.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-24

Mrs. l.. c. Wachsmuth, of Chicago.
offers to bowl any woman in the
United States for the championship.
Mrs. Wachs.nuth is an expert at thu
game and has won many prizes
through her fine work on the ALLEYS.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-24
Care of Edinburgh Poor.

Investigations recently made by a
medical committee in Edinburgh show
that the poor of that city are quite as
well fed as those in the large towns OF
Great Britain or America. The COM
mittee regrets that the old diet of
porridge and milk of the laboring
classes has been given up for tea and
bread. 1t also points out that white
than brown.