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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-21
IN EVENT OF A
Exigencies That Might Arise il England

Exigencies That Might Arise il England
and France Should Fight.
In the event Of war between Great
Britain and France the first and most
important part Of the struggle would
be for the command of the sea, says
the Nineteenth Century. Should Great
Britain succeed in retaining the COM
mand of the sea France would thereby
be reduced to a condition Of impotence
so far as offensive operations are con-
cerned and would sooner or later be
obliged to submit to the will Of her
rival, although it is true the war might
last for a long time. If, on the other
nand, France should succeed in wrest-
ing from Great Britain the command
OF the sea and in keeping it Great
Britain would be much more helpless
and impotent than France in similar
plight would be that the war would
terminate quickly. In a word, France.
even without the command of the sea
or anything approaching to it, remains
capable of prolonged resistance, firstly.
ecaus she is :. self-supporting coun-
try; secondly, because the French ma
tlonal sentiment and strength are al
ready concentrated within her borders
and, thirdly, because she stands among
the best equipped Of the military pow
ers, while Great Britain, deprived of
the command of the sea, would collapse
with relative rapidity, firstly, because
n is in no sense a self-supportinp
country; secondly, because her ma
tional sentiment and strength are scat
tered over the world and cannot be
concentrated a by way of the sea.
and, thirdly, because she is not a mill
tary power, according to the standard
set up by Germany, France, Russia and
Austria-Hungary.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-21
Heroic Work by a Tramp.

By the heroic act Of a tramp two
residents of Jefferson we're saved from
drowning in Rock river. Frank VIII
Hanson and his little daughter were
crossing the river when the ice sudden
ly gave way, says the Chicago Inter-
Ocean. A tramp who was walking on
the railroad track a few hundred feet
from where the accident took place
pulled off his coat and plunged into the
water after the struggling pair. who
were fast losing consciousness. The
heroic tramp was clad in overalls and
a thin shirt when he made the plunge.
He succeeded in holding the man and
girl above water until boats were
brought. John Buchta, who was close
to the scene at the time. also worked
theoretically, and vas drawn into the
water by the struggling trio. After
hard work on the part of the rescuers
all were saved. A subscription was
taken up for the tramp, and a complete
outfit II clothing was purchased for
him,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-21
MOUNT VERNON.
CAS- It Is Today

grounds of Valley Forge. where Wash
ington and his men passed the bitter
winter of 1777-7S. A small portion of
the tract has been acquired by the state
Of Pennsylvania, and the we'll pre-
served brick building in which Wash
ington had his headquarters is now
owned and cared for by a patriotic
body formed at the centennial Of VAL
ley Forge, but the larger and equally
historic portion of the field. on which
the soldiers camped and suffered. ia
still the hands Of private owners
The Entertainments and other historic
landmarks are gradually vanishing. II
is desirable that the whole tract be
acquired by the national government
and be forever preserved as a national.
park. as in the case Of the Chickamau-
ga and Gettysburg battlefelds.
It is a curious fact that the move
ment to preserve historic grounds Of
this kind at the national expense has
come only since the civil war. The
idea seems to have started from the
great cemeteries where SO many Of the
soldiers of the civil war lie buried
near where they fell. The extension
sof the reservation to include the whole:
sAesd o. conflict and 70 preserve it his
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-21

IT felt so selfish. safe outside. with
all those poor things suffering in
there!"
With so many live pets, there was a
death occasionally and a regular burial
ground was provided for those they
had loved. Aunt Kathy heard loud
walls one afternoon. and looking from
her window saw approaching a sad
procession-Steenie carrying an old
trunk tray, on which was the body of
a favorite cat, while Viola, armed with
a shovel to dig the grave, walked be-
side him weeping.
They paused beside the paling fence
for the family to say farewell to dear
kitty" and then proceeded to their
cemetery.
Indoors these little Virginians had
a lovely old cabinet with brass knobs
to the drawers, and here were arranged
on soft cotton a wonderful collection
of birds eggs, bright wings and but
%terflies. Some of the eggs were from
the South-sea gulls, alligator and
heron. which Viola insisted on pro-
nouncing heron" Another drawer
held Indian relics-arrows and curios
taken from a strangely formed mound
Of stones which had been discovered
near the river bank. where it was sup
posed Indians had been buried.
One day the children's grandma
heard a gnawing sound from the cab-
met. and on investigating, found that
mice had injured several Of their most
precious treasures. Viola and Steenie
were in despair, and Viola cried:
20 grandma, I would rather they had
gnawed my leg"
Grandma succeeded in restoring most
of the injured property. much to their
delight, and arranged the things again
so the damage hardly showed.
They also owned a large glass aqua
rum, filled with pretty pebbles and
grasses, with minnows, tadpoles and
water insects. They had read Water
Babies" with great interest, and knew
as much as the author of these deni-
zens OF the earth, air and sky. AS
they grew older, all over the place they
found and named beautiful spots where
they played, worked and dreamed
away the bright summer days. Down
in the grove a long rock ledge they
called Sofa Rock" made a grand seat
where they could lie and imagine all
sorts of wonderful things. Then
there was Fairy Knoll" full Of wild
flowers; and Sycamore Hail." under
whose waving branches they would tell
n listen to marvellous tales. But
Boulder Glen" was the best Of all, for
there the beautiful spring called 1915"
ran clear and cool, and they never tired
OF listening to the story of how in
revolutionary times "Morgan's men"
met there, and the soldiers agreed to
meet on the spot again when they re-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-21

kinds OF enjoyment in heaven, for
twelve manner Of fruits includes all
the chief fruits that are grown on
trees. / suppose there will be Al many
kinds OF enjoyment in heaven as there
will be inhabitants.
You will have in heaven just what
you want. Are you tired? Then
heaven will be rest. Are you passion
ately fond of sweet sounds? Then 1t
will be music. Are you stirred by Pic
lures? There will be all the colors Of
the new heavens and on the jasper sea
and the walls Embedded with what
splendors! Are you fond Of great
architecture? There you will md the
temple of God and the Lamb and the
uplifted thrones. Are you longing to
get back to your loved ones who have
assembled? Then it will be reunion.
Are you a homebody? Then it will be
home. Here and there in this world
you will find some n who now lives
where he was born, and three or four
generations have dwelt in the same
house, but most people have had
several homes-the home of childhood.
the home they built or rented for their
early manhood, the home of ripper and
more prosperous years. But all homes
put together, precious as they are In
remembrance or from present occu-
pancy, cannot equal the heavenly home
in the house of many mansions. No
sickness will ever come there, for 1t II
promised there shall be no more
pain" No parting at the front door.
no last look at faces never to be seen
again, but home with God, home with
each other, home forever. And that
right after the melting season, when
thy youth is renewed like the ca
gle's."
Wings to hover free
Ger dawn empurpled sea;
Wings 'bove life to soar
And beyond death forevermore.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-21

L.
be was little, his notions Of honor and
sight were big. He loved everybody
and every living thing On the place,
rom the horses and dogs to the chick
sns, ducks, and the tame rabbit and
swallow which were their special pets.
But most of all he loved mis- sister,
ana would always do what she thought
best, SO they were companions in ev-
erythlng and always happy together.
Both were fond of outdoor sports and
delighted togo barefoot. This once led
TO what might have been a serious ac-
cident, for one day while climbing up
into a cherry tree, Viola lost her hold
and fell through, her bare foot catch
Ing by the heel in the notch of the
tree, and her head suspended over a
spiked fence. Steenie ran in terror to-
ward the house to bring Aunt Kathy/ to
the rescue, crying:
Come quick! quick! or Viola will
be killed."
Fortunately-for Aunt Kathy could
MT clum-a boy was on the grounds
near by, and running up, helped to
disentagle the victim.
Another of her hair-breadth escapes
was to come bounding down on an old
cellar door which had lost it's hinges.
Aunt Kathy, who h; ened to be near,
sprang forward in time to break her
tall. When she was picked up unin-
jured, her aunt reminded her that she
shoulI thank God for sparing her life,
and tbs little girl Immediately knelt
down where she was, and said:
7 thank thee, dear Jesus, for letting
Aunt Kathy catch the cellar door," evil
IDENTIFY considering her aunt a special
providence.
Both children dearly loved Nellie
Gray. a white horse on which they
rode together. Sometimes it happened
they got pitched over her head, and
then the horse would lift her feet care
fully for them to crawl safely out, and
neigh with delight.
One night the big barn took fire, and
grandma. who was visiting them at
Rose Hill. vas so scared that she nut
Steenie's clothes on him wrong side
out. Afterward she found the two
children on the garnet steps in the
dark. their hands clasped in each 9TH
ers. praying to God, away from the
confusion. thinking He could hear
them better of by themselves.
Afterward, when Viola was older, the
barn burnt down again, and seeing the
glare OF the flames from the house, she
wa the first one to try and get the
animals out. Her own riding horse
was among them. and in her efforts
to save it, she went back twice into tho
building and got severely burnt. She
ssaid afterwards:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-21
ACTRESS SHOT AT THEATER.
Edith Talbot Fired Upon in Boston by
Would-Be Assassin.

Edith Talbot Fired Upon In Boston by
Would-Be Assassin.
Boston, Mass, Feb. ia man who
10 known only as Fred" and who is
supposed to be a wealthy Boston mer-
chant. shot Miss Edith Talbot, actress,
who is playing Elsie Kent in 1.-THE Cot
ton King at the Bowdoin Square
theater, as she was walking from the
theater to her hotel. Her assailant es-
capped.
The man, who was hiding in a door
way. sprang out and fred point blank
at her. He made no further effort to
inoure her. but ran toward Chardon
street. DR.. Kahn says the wound is
slight. but Miss Talbot is suffering
from the shock. The bullet entered
the heshy part Of her arm.
Miss Talbot has received a number
OF threatening letters. One signed
Woman in Black" warned her to
cav Boston. She ends her engage-
ment with the company tomorrow
night to prepare for her marriage TO
lhomas Sharp. a st. Louis banker.
Miss Talbot says she has never seen
her lance. who has courted her by
mail. He says he first saw her at Hop
klns' theater. Chicago, five years ago..
1t was a case of love at first sight. He
began correspondence, finally proposed
marriage and she accepted. Miss Tai
bots first husband was Joseph Talbot
OF Kansas City, who shot and wounded
Former Governor Riddle of Kansas, in
a quarrel over Miss Talbot.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-21
Che Beginning.
whence came the river, so strong and

Whence came the river, so strong and
clear.
That waters the meadow far and near?
From a clear little spring.
Like a lustrous pearl,
Where the MOSES cling,
And the fe%rn-leaves curl,
On the hilltop's height
Bubbling up SO bright,
Fed by mountain rain.
Without faint. without stain.
Whence came our Washington, good
and grand,
Whose name is honored In every land,
From a stainless youth;
From the upright ways,
From the strength and truth.
OF his early days;
From a boyhood trua.
Pure az mountain dew,
As unsullied a thing
As the clear hilltop spring.
-Persis Gardiner.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-21
7@ps "RElRSa DREW ALL
Thought to Be Dead, popos,tor,s 80
count Is Distributed.

Thought to Be Dead, Dopositor's 40
count Is Distributed.
San Francisco, Feb. .S.-Althougl
Charles Solari is alive and we'll he was
informed, to his great CONSERVATION,
that he was legally dead and almost
penniless as well. Solari is a dairy.
man with a wife and six children.
By thrifty habits he managed to de
post $1,726.50 in the Hibernia bank.
Solari went to the bank. When he
presented his book the clerk looked
surprised.
After a consultation with his superb
ors the clerk answered that the bank
account had been turned over to the
administrators of Charles Solari's es-
tate eighteen months ago.
WHAT" calculated Solari. Gam ]
dead?"
The trouble was due to the fact thai
another Charles Solari was killed BY
a car in July, 1899. Solari's heirs made
the joyful discovery that there was
$1726.50 to his credit in the Hibernia
bank. The money was drawn u an0
distributed among them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-21
EMPRESS FREDERICK DYING.
Mother of he Kaiser Nearing the En-,
of Life.

H1other OF the Kaiser Nearing the Enc
of Life.
Berlin, Feb. 1S.-The Dowager EN-
press Frederick of Germany is dying.
Emperor William, her son, left post
haste for Cronberg, where for several
months his mother has been suffering
from an incurable disease. The Crown
Prince and the Empress Augusta Vic
toria have been with Empress Freder-
lex since the funeral of Queen Victoria
of England.
The Dowager Empress Fred
erick is the daughter OF
Queen Victoria, the sister of King
Edward VII. of England, tha
aunt of the Czarina of Russia, and re-
lated to the heads of the other powers
of northern Europe almost as closely
as was her mother, Victoria, besides
being the mother of the Emperor OF
Germany and the grandmother of tho
heirs apparent Of Germany.
she was born Nov. 81, 1910, which
makes her sixty years old. She was
married in 1858 tt the Emperor Fred
er1cA III. of Germany, and has seven
children, of whom the Kaiser is The
eldest. All of her children are no v q:
her bedside, except the Crown Prince
of Greece, the Duchess of Sparta.
Her brother, King Edward, has been
informed of his sisters condition. AS
she is believed to be in her last ex-
tremity It is probable that he will hast
en- at once to her bedside. The Ouch
ess of Sparta is O. her way to Cron.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-21
Tableaux for
Washington's Birthday.

s4=r4HA -..t..z8a -
1mpromptu burlesque tableaux Illus
trating some Of the principal events in
Washington's life will be appropriate
for this national holiday and will prove
mirth-provoking entertainment,
When two rooms are connected by
folding doors a whole room may be
used for the stage, with a screen at the
back Of the stage. The doors then take
the place Of curtains and answer very
well. In case there are no folding
doors q large room IAN be ~curtained
on with sheets suspended from a rome
stretched from n wall to the other.
It Is best for the audience to sit as
far away from the stage AZ possible.
Pumpkin lanterns set in 4 row on the
door form q funny substitute for foot
lights The face Il not cut Though.
but the features : cut thin enbugh
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-21

turned. Years after only three Of the
company came to the meeting-place.
1t was in this beautiful and historic
spot they had their picnics, gathering
watercresses from the shady banks and
eating delicious lunches out Of Aunt
Kathy's big basket. Here they read
Treasure Island and Hawthorne's
Tales. Or when tired would stretch out
on the grass and looking up in the
blue sky, would wonder what heaven
was like" Steenie knows now, for he
has left Viola and gone there, and some
day she will know. too, when "big
sister" and little brother" meet again
n the beautiful land of the forever
Kate cambridge. in Youths Compan-
ion.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-21
Strike Closes Silk Mills.

Scranton, Pa, Feb. 1S.-Every silh
mill in the Lackawanna valley is now
idle by reason of strikes, excepting tho
Klots mill, at C%arbondale, where the
employees continue working pend
ing the arbitration Of difficulties by
Rev. Father Coffey.
There are $500 girls and men on
strike, and they show every determine
ton to remain out until they receive a
considerable increase in wages. 1t
is feared the strike will be a long one.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-21
Sultan snubbed by His Minister

Constantinople, Feb. 1S.-The Sultan
recently ordered the minister of mar
inc, Hassan Pasha, to dispatch a war
ship to Arabia in order to assert Tur-
keys sovereignty over the tribes with
which Great Britain is fighting. Has
san has replied to the Sultan that he
has no warship capable of undertaking
o long a journey.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-21
Falls Forty Feet Into Vat.

San Francisco, Feb. 1S.-A fail OF
forty feet into a vat Of mortar gave
Henry H. Mutt, a painter, a broken
back and a fractured skull. His scalp
nearly torn off and his right eve
burned out. Thomas Perry and he were
on a staging when suddenly the plat
form broke. Perry landed in a heap
of sand. He was practically uninjured.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-21
Women ON Russian Ra,Iv.x.

According to a Russian correspond.
ent the chief Of the Riazan-Ur rail-
way has asked permission from the
minister Of communication to permit
those women who have been passed by
the railway school at Saratof to be en-
ployed on the railway as station-mas-
tiers and substation-masters, luggage
Inspectors and telegraph superintend-
ents. since in that part OF Russia th5reI
is q great lack Of educated and reliable
men: The minister Of communities
tions has approved Of the request.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-21
Killed Thaw,nr dynamite

Cumberland. Nd. Feb. 1S.-WAile
being thawed dynamite exploded on
Pattern Creek. ten miles from herel
killing two Italians, m unknown,
Ind John Boarder. Gilmore Anderson.
bf this city, had both legs blown off.
He cannot live. Three other Italians
we're injured seriously.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-21
Two Little Virginians
A True Story.

Viola and steenie. two little Virgil
sians. descendants OF Martha Wash
mgton's family line and the youngest
representatives Of that distinguished
aame, lived with their parents and
Aunt Kathy at Rose Hill. q lovely old
home On a slope, not far from the
banks Of the historic Potomac river.
There was a shady grove in front OF
The house full Of pretty play-places and
messy rock brakes.
Viola, the elder, wa tall and strong,
with long, thick golden hair, and in
aer sweet blue eyes a frank, open ex-
preston which always told what she
was thinking about. She was big sis
ser" to little brother" who was fra
s1ie and slight, with gray eyes and
brown hair. Everybody loved Steenie,
hs had such nice ways. and although
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-21
nor does the flute scrutinize the drum.

nor does the flute scrutinize the drum.
They all watch the baton of the leader.
And we are all carrying our part, how
ever insignificant it may be, in the
great harmony of this world and OF
the universe which our Lord is leading,
and we all have to watch his command
and do u best and not bother our
selves about the success or failure OF
other performers. If you want to re-
new your youth, better stop managing
he affairs of the universe.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-21
Practitioner Crosse. stat. ~.

Practitioner Crosses State Line.
DR.. w. p. Grimm of West Virginia,
who went. over on call to attend some
smallpox patients in Cumberland
county, MARYLAND, when no local physi-
clan could be obtained, is under arrest
on the charge Of p~rattieing medicine
in Maryland without that states H.
cense.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-21

George-I Just saw you coming from
the conservatory with Miss Colds.
rather handsome Girl, but much
nnoerr Thq klsye'
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-21
Valley Forge.

An earnest effort was made to pass
The bill before congress to convert into
I national park the historic camp
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-21

A truly Christian life has greater
power than I'll Christian literature.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-21
TIL, Omnisclent King.

OA1uAsCicut N1uks H
/ do not advise you to be Indifferent
to these, great questions that pertain
to church and state and nations, but
not to fret about them Realize that
1t is not an anarchy that has charge
Of affairs in this world, but a divine
government. At the head of this uni
verse is a King whose eye lis omnis-
cience and whose arm is o%mnipotence,
and whose heart is infinite l2vs. His
government is not going to pc a fail
ure. He cannot be defeated. Better
trust him in the management Of his
world and Of all words. AL you and
| have to do is to accomplish the work
that is put in u hands. This is all
We have to be responsible for. In a
xell-managed orchestra the players
upon stringed and wind instruments
do not watch each other. rhe cornet-
ist does not look to see hoJ the violin-
ist = drawing his bow over Pc strings.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-21
Good Cheer Awaits Christians.

"ASAAA " " oAONo
of the throne and felt a cold that
pierced him to the heart when his
shoulder was touched by the hand of
God. That might do for Mohammed's
heaven, but not for a Christians heay-
en-. No cold hand put upon your shout
der there; no cold hand of repulse or
doubt, but the warm hand of welcome,
the warm hand of sanity communion,
the warm hand of God.
I congratulate all Christians who are
in the eventide. Good cheer to all of
you. Your best days are yet to come.
You are yet to hear the best songs, see
the grandest sights, take the most de-
lightful journeys, formthe most elevat-
ing friendships, and after ten thou
sand years Of transport you will be no
nearer the last rapture than when you
were thrilled with the first.
Pleasures of Heaven.
In heaven you will have what most
pleases you. Archbishop Leighton's
desire for heaven was a longing for
Christ and purity and love, and he has
found there what he wanted. John
Foster rejoiced at the thought of heav-
en- because there he could study the
secrets Of the universe without re-
straint, and he has been RECALLING him
self in that research. Southey thought
OF heaven as a place where he would
meet with the learned and the great
Chaucer and Dante and Shakespeare.
He no doubt has found that style OF
communion. The great and good DR..
Dick was fond Of mathematics. and he
said he thought much OF the time in
heaven would be given to that study,
and I have no doubt that since ascen-
sion he has made Advancement In that
science. The twelve manner los fEuit1ii
spoken Of In Revelation n
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ANOTHER BARGAIN SALE
BEARING PRICES DOWN
AN EVENT OF WIDE INTEREST
BEGINS HERE THIS WEEK

A sale that concerns alike men, women.
boys, and girls. Upon your appreciation de-
ponds it's duration, and although the offerings
are no less generous in quantity than in the
the pricing we preaict quick selling OF the
various special lots
All the splendid bargains can not be told
here, but this list will fully show their char
acter.
We are displaying new lines of Spring
No IeItes in White Goods, Gnghans, Cham
brays, Percals. Foulard Silks and New Spring
Novelties in all lines.