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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-14

For milk cows On dry feed, Raven
Food increases milk flow and makes
better quality. Itmakes cows health
aud prevents abortion. 1t cures scours
in calves. For cattle not dong we'll
it aids digestion, cures all blood and
kidney disease, saves feed and they
fatten we'll. Try dollar box; no cure.
no pay and money refunded. For sale
by w. J.. Barry, Harness Shop, Leon,
Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-14

To break up Cold In One Night
Or to quickly cure La Grippe take Weeks
Break Up A-Coid Tablets.'' We cheerful.y re
fund the purchase, price If it fails to cure
Price % cents. w. E. Myers s. Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-14
Should . Man be Vain?

Certainly he should. He should have
ambition to look we'll and feel good
which he cannot do unless he digests
his food. DR.. Caldwell's Syrup pepsin
aids digestion: clears the head, Keep 8
the bowels regular and makes a man feel
at peace with the whole world. Try it.
Ivan Werden.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-14

When you want physic that Is mild
and gentle, easy to take and pleasant in
effect use Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets. Price, % cents. Sam
Piles free. For sale by w. A. Alexander,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-14

BOOSTERS often crow over eggs they
did not lay. Same with people who sell
an imitation Rocky Mountain Tea, made
famous by that Madison Medicine Co.'S
advertising. 35c. Ask your druggist.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-14

You know the lazy men now. There
is no better way Of finding them out
than by looking at their side sidewalks.
Have you noticed how many of them
there are?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-14

Our death losses in the Philippines
now foot up almost 6 700, besides thouss
ands more invaded for life.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-14

Take eells' Break .Up-A-Cold Tablets,| We
cheerfully refund the purchase price if 1t fails
to cure. Price 25 cents. W. E. Myers 4 O,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-14
Children never cry very loud for it,
but they do like DR.. Caldwell's Syrup
Pepsin. Ask. J.. Van Werden.

Wilbur Sewers, the l6 year. old-son of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. j. Sewers, accidently
discharged shotgun into his hand and
face at 5 o'clock Wednesday evening,
while out hunting near the residence Of
Albert Stephens, just southeast of town.
He was using the gun to poke out rab-
bit when he slipped and discharged the
weapon. The load tore off the thumb
and part Of the left hand, and entered
the left side of his face. He walked
part way to town and was carried the
rest of the way. DR.. Bement, assisted
by DR.. White, amputated and dressed
the injured part of the hand. The
wound was very ugly one, but the boy
is sustaining the strain quite weli.-Mt.
AYR News.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-14

Take Rocky Mountain Tea. See it
exterminate poison. Feel it revitalize
your blood and nerves and bring back
that happy, Joyous feeling of boyhood
days. Soc. Ask your druggist.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-14

Now for a clean sweep. We mean the
snow. Tnereis too much Of it on the
isiflpwa1ks vet
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-14
JeIl-O, The New Desert,

pleases all the family Four fiavors Lemon,
Orange, Raspberry and Strawberry. AT your
grocers. 10 cts. Try it today.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-14

To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo- Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money if it fails
to cure. L. w. Groves signature Is on
each box. 25c.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-14
ASK for Aliens Foot-Ease. a Powder

To shake into your shoes. 1t rests the feet.
Cures corns, bunions ingrowing nails swol-
len and sweating Feet. At druggists and
shoe stores, &c. sample Free Address
Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy. N. Y.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-14

Tom Harrott, who usually takes the
train every Monday morning for Tuskee.
go, near where he teaches school, met
with an accident Monday. Instead of
getting of at Tuskeego, as usual, he con.
cluded to ride out to near his school,
thinking that the snow would allow the
train enough to permit him to get off in
safety. But he missed his guess, for
instead Of the train slowing up it was
racing along to beat the proverbial band;
and Tom, rather than walk back from
kellerton jumped from the flying train:
The jumping didn't hurt him, but in
alighting he sustained injuries enough to
last him for several days, and make
MIN cautious how he trusts to luck"
in dealing with Calamity again. We
did not learn what his injuries were, but
trust they are not serious Lamont
Chronicle.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-14

Bridges. rivers, tunnels, mountains.
builds cities, gathers up the scattered
rays of ones ability. That's what Rocky
Mountain Tea does. 35cts. Ask your
| druggist. sh
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-14

Women are slaves to frills, fuss,
feathers and furbelows and make mar.
tyrs of themselves in order to look more
gorgeous than some one else. A New
York woman is having costume made
entirely of precious stones and metals.
The lower part Of the costume will be
almost solid, the gold and silver being
beaten very thin, 80 as to be extremely
pliable and ligh,. The arms, hands,
feet, neck and shoulders are to be al.
most covered with loops of pearls, stars
of diamonds, and rings of all kinds.
The breast will shine with stars and
crescents of rubies, emeralds and dia-
monds. The rest of the body will be
covered with pliable bands Of woven
gold, on which Jewels will glisten like
dewdrops. When she gets into it she
will look like Chinese idol and feel
about as comfortable--but she will be a
warm pig in society. Nearly every year
brings out something new in the way
Of outrageous wearing apparel for wo-
men. Last year it was the military
skirt laced up the back so tight that it
bagged at the knees and drew up shock.
ingly when the victim attempted to sit.
The spectacle of woman trying to walk
in one of them would make turtle
proud of its waddle, for the wearer was
com PEELED to adopt gait half way be-
tween rabbit hop and Fourth of July
sack>race. | have always yearned to
take the inventor OF the military skirt
by the heels and use her as a club to
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-25

"What is the matter with you" ask
ed the former.
"Look! Blount. it is shee'
"She?'
'The sister Of our fellow traveller.
Alone and q prisoner! We must save
herr
Restrain yourself" coldly replied
Harry Blount. "Our Intervention in
behalf of this young girl would be more
hurtful than useful to her.
Alcide Jolivet, ready ia rush forward,
stopped himself, and Nadia, who had
not perceived them, being half yelled
by her hair, passed in her, turn before
the emir, without attracting his atten-
ton.
In the meantime, after Nadia, Maria
Strogoff had arrived. and as she did
not throw herself quickly enough into
the dust the guards brutally pushed
her.
Maria Strogof fell.
Her son made q terrible movement,
which the soldiers who were guarding
him could with difficulty master.
But old Maria raised herself, aud
they were about to drag her when Ivan
Ogaref interviewed, saying:
LET this woman remain"
AS for Nadia, she was thrown back
among the crowd Of prisoners. The
look of Ivan Ogaref had not fixed it.
self upon her.
Michael Strogof was then led before
the emir, and there he remained erect,
without lowering his eyes.
"Your face to the ground" Ivan Cga-
ref cried ont to him.
No" r"Dl:ed Michael Strogof. Two
guards w.<I;;',l to force him to bend,
but It. Wa, ;::ry who were thrown to
the ground by the hand Of the robust
young man.
: Ivan Ogareff advanced toward Mi
chael Strogof.
"You are about to die," said he.
81 shall die" fercely answered MI
chael Strogof, but your face of trait
or, Ivan, will not the less bear and for
ever the Infamous mark Of the knout"
Ivan Ogareff at this answer became
horribly pale.
"Who is this prisoner" demanded
the emir in . voice the more menacing
because Of its calmness.
"a Russian spy" answered Ivan Oga-
ref.
In making out Michael Strogoff q spy
he knew the sentence pronounced
against him would be the more terri
BILE.
Michael Strogof moved toward Ivan
Ogareff.
The soldiers stopped him.
The emir then made gesture before
which the whole crowd bent their
heads. Afterward be motioned with
his hand for the Koran. which was
brought to him. He opened the book
and placed his finger On one Of the
pages.
It was chance, CT, rather, as these
orientals think, God himself, who was
about to decide tie fate Of Michael
Strogoff. The people Of central Asia
give the name Of "fal' to this practice.
After having interpreted the sense Of
the verse touched by the finger Of the
judge they apply the sentence what
ever it may be.
The emir had left his finger resting
on the page Of the Koran. The chief
of the ulemas, then approaching. read
with a loud voice verse which fin
ished with these words:
"And he shall see no more the things
Of the earth" Russian spy" said
Feofar-Khan, you came to see what
is passing in the camp OF the Tartars!
Look, then. with all your eyes! Look"
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at last by SO many phys
ical and moral tortures, had sunk down,
!, not daring to look or listen any longer.
"Look with all your eyes! Look!'
Feofar-Khan had said, stretching out
his threatening hand toward Michae'
Strogof.
Without doubt Ivan Ogaref, knowing
well the Tartar customs, had under
stood the bearing; Of that word, for his
lips parted for an instant in q cruel
smile. Then he went to take his place
near Feofar-khal.
A call of trumDets was heard imme-
diately. It was the signal for the
amusements.
"Now we have the ballet" said AL
eide Jolivet to Harry Blount; 'but, con-
trary to all custom, these barbarians
give it before the drama"
Michael Strogoff had been ordered to
look. He did look. \ swarm Of female
dancers came upon the space reserved
for them. Various Tartar instruments,
united with the cultural voices Of the
singers, formed q strange harmony.
There were a mandolin wirh long neck
made of the wood Of the mulberry tree,
with two strings CT twisted silk, kind
Of violoncello, open at the back, fur'
nished with horsehair and made to
vibrate with a bow. long flute made
of q reed, trumpets, tambcurines and
tomtoms. At once the dances began.
These dancers performed very grace
fully various dances, sometimes singly
and sometimes in groups. They had
their faces uncovered, but from time to
time they drew a light veil over their
figures, and one would have said that
a cloud Of gauze was passing over their
sparkling eyes like a vapor over the
starry heaven.
When this first entertainment was
over, a grave voice was heard, which
said: "Look with all your eyes! Look!'
The man who repeated these words
Of the emir, Tartar Of high stature,
was the chief executioner o., Feofar-
Khan. He had taken his position be-
hind Michael Strogoff, and he held in
his hand a sword with broad and
curved blade, one Of those Damascus
blades which had been tempered by
the famous armorers Of Karschi or of
Eissar.
Near him some guards had brought
tripod on which was placed an iron
dish, where some redhot Goals were
burning without emitting any smoke.
The light crust which crowned them
was due only to the incineration of a
resinous and aromatic substance, q
mixture Of frankincense and benzoin,
which had been thrown on their sur
face.
Meanwhile another group o. dancers
had succeeded the first, but Of q race
very different. which Michael Strogof
at once recognized.
And we must believe that the two
journalists also recognized them, for
Harry Blount said to his confrere:
"These are the Zingari of Mini Nov
gorod."
"The very ones!" cried Alcide Jolivet.
81 imagine their eyes bring more mon
ey to these spies than their legs"
And in making them out to be agents
in the service of the emir Alcide Joli-
vet, it is we'll known. did not deceive
himself.
In the first rank Of the gypsies fig
ured Sangarre, in her superb costume,
strange and picturesque as it was.
which set off still more her beauty.
Sangarre did not dance, but stood in
the middle Of her dancing girls, whose
fantastic steps partook Of all the coun-
tries which their race had traversed in
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be asked.
without a soul on it, replied Nadia.
"Do you not hear some noise be-
nind?'
"Truly''
"Tf these are the Tartars, we must
hide ourselves. Look we'll"
listen, Michaelr' replied Nadia, as
cending the road. which diTerged some
PAGES to the right.
Michael Strogof stopped an instant
alone, stretching his ears to listen.
Nadia returned almost Immediately
and said:
'It is vehicle. = young man is lead
ing it"
"He is alone?"
"Alone."
Michael Strogoff hesitated for mo-
ment. Ought he to hide, or ought he,
on the contrary, try the chance Of ind
ing a place in his vehicle, if not for
himself, at least for her? For himself,
he would be content to rest his hand
on it and would push when needed, for
his legs were far from failing him, but
he felt that Nadia, dragged on foot
since the passage Of the Obi-namely,
for more that eight days-was at the
end Of her strength.
He waited. The vehicle arrived sooD
at the turn Of the road.
1t was very dilapidated vehicle.
able to hold ct most three persons
what is called in that country kibitka.
The kibitka is usually drawn by three
horses, but this one was drawn only BY
one, horse, with long hair and long
tail, but its Mongolian blood affirmed
strength and courage.
A young man conducted it, having
near him dog.
Nadia at once saw that this young
man was a Russian. He had sweet
and phlegmatic appearance which in
spired confidence.
Moreover, he did not appear to be in
the least hurry. He walked with a
quiet step in order not to overdrive his
horse, and to see him one could never
have believed that he was following
route which the Tartars might cut off
at any moment.
Nadia, holding the hand of Michael
Strogoff, stood on one SIDE.
The kibitka stopped, and the driver
looked at the young girl. at the same
time smiling.
"And where are you going in this
fashion, he asked her as be looked
pleasantly round.
At the sound Of his voice Michael
Strogoff said to himself that he had
heard it somewhere, and without doubt
it was sufficient to cause him to rec
ognlze the driver Of the kibitka, for MS
face at once became serene.
"Well, now, where are you going"
repeated the young man, addressing
himself more directly to Michael Stro-
goh.
1--WE were going to Irkutsk," answer
ed the latter.
"Oh, my good man, do you not know,
then, that there are many, many versts
between this and Irkutsk:"
81 know it."
"And you are going on foot"
"On foot"
GAS for you, it's all right, but the
MISS"
"She is my sister," said Michael Stro-
goff, who thought it more prudent to
give this name again to Nadia.
Eyes, your sister, my good man. But,
believe me, she will never be able to
rea oh IrkutSk''
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Roofing Paper.

All prices fob. Charleston.
For direct shipments from factory in
lots OF 25, 80 Or 100 rolls, We can make
closer delivered prices.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-25
CHAPTER XIII.

STROGOFF,
with his hands bound,
was held in front Of the
emir's throne at the foot
Of the terrace.
His mother, overcome
~ Inc+ by, ca rnnnu nhVS-
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CHAPTER XIV.

TCHAEL STROGOFF and
Nadia had left SemiloW-
skoe about two hours
when Michael stopped
suddenly.
rs the road deserted p
EA n 0cI-n1
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Very respectfully.

respectfully call your attention to annexed
statute. You will please give this matter early
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-25
Carolina PORTLAND CEMENT co.,
94-9S {, Bay ST., CHARLESTON, S. c.
Notice 10 Executors, Administrators,
alGdiQIS Qli Committees.
OFFICE OF JUDGE oF PRoBATE,
Manning, S. c., August /, 1900. {
tors, Administrators Cuarf7;ape ,,d

\. OFFICE OF JUDGE oF PROBATE,
Manning, S. c., August /, 1900 E
To Executors, Administrators, Guardians and
Committees: -
respectfully call your attention to annexed
statute. You will please give this matter early
attention.
Very respectfully.
j. NJ. WINDHAM
Judge OF Probate.
Sec 2O64-Q942). Executors, Administrators,
Guardians and Committees, shall annually
while any estate remains in heir care or Gus
tody, at any time before the rst day of july of
each year, render to the Judge OF Probate Of the
county from whom they obtain Letters Testa-
mentary or Letters Of Administrators or Let
ters OF Guardianship, ETC., just and true ac-
count upon oath, OF the receipts and expendi.
lures CT such estate the preceding Calendar
year which, when examined and approved
snail be deposited with the Inventory and ap-
pralSement or other papers belonging to such
estate, in the Office OF said Judge OF Probate
there to be kept for the inspection of such per-
sons as may De interested in the estate-(under
former penaltieS.) - :
Approved the I'd day Of March, 1897.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18

AN OLD INDIAN PATENT.
Document Nearly zoo Years Old
Found in New York

Harrison W. Nanny. the Goshen histor-
ian, while looking over some ancient pa
pers IN his possession. recently uncarth,d
the original WawayaEda patent, which
has been missing for years. Mr.. Nanny is
Of the opinion that the document was in
cIuued among s~me Of his fathers pa
pers, but IS not certain.
The patent is in a remarkably good
state oi preservation. considering its axe
nearly 20 years 10 was executed March
;, I"5, and acknowledged AT HaVerstrsw
tthcn included III Orange county four
days later. In II the Indians whose sign
manual II bears conveyed certain tracts
or parcels Of vacant land named Wa
wayauda for certain sum OF money
ana goods 90 Or. John Bridges d 90.
J. was recorded July !, 100. ia The Oraug,
county register list by William HudIlo-
stUE, who was sheriff Of New York COuu-
=.
The patent is not written on parch-
moUt. as were most Of the important doc
umcuts in those days. buI on the I'D
hand made paper The ink used is as
black --- d was On the dan when Il .sa-
written and when the Indian warriors
attft nod the hlerDglyphics which stool
for their names
Tho value Of the old document IS based
on sentiment purely. II has no value save
as a relic M Nanny has r, fused an Oh
fer ~ sir1 for the old mauuscrpt.-kiug-
stDu Fireman
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18

much as suburban trolley roads are now,
and not until some years after the civil
war did the genius Of Commodore Van
derbilt exercise itself IN the amalgama-
ton Of short lines into trunk roads, the
outgTOwth of which forms the big sys-
TENS Of today.
The railway is today the chief artery
OF commerce. We cannot suppose a re
turn to the old condition Of affairs when
the horse VAS the chief motive power and
the canal was wonder. Today IL is ca sie-
and quicker 10 go 20 Chicago than IL for
merry was 20 go TO Harrisburg. We buy
anything We want at a low price simply
because distance has been practically an
initiated Il Is Of interest at this time to
remember that one life spans so Ia rye an
amount Of scientific development Morally
We may not be better than our fathers.
though We trust and believe that we are
but surely in every other way We have
progressed TO An extent that the widest
dreams Of the ina ginattOn could not have
conceived when young grey-haired men
first saw the Hght--PhiladelDhfa In
CUIreT.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18
Russia's Great Nlonnstic ChoIr.

The Cathedral Of Alexander Nevski
without doubt has the finest choir I'm all
the world. II is attached 20 a convent
ia honor OF the patron saint or Russia.
and occupies "a large area at The end Of
NeVski Prospect. the principal street Of
81. Petersburg. Alexander Eeyssi is the
ST. Louis Of the S.aVS, the son Of IarosIa &
the prudent, whose majestic beauty.
herculeau strength UILiDchiug courage,
and trumuetike voice are celebra ted IN
the cpics of Russian literature. IN 1921 he
drove the Swedes and TeGtOus from Rus
sian territory lie wounded the King o.
Sweden with his own hand or the banks
Of the Nrya- whence he obtained the
name Of NeySki. But even more import
ant We're his victories over the TartarS.
when ne delivered his native country
from paying tribute To them tn 1868 hr
aedicatad power. became monk, and
was cauOUiZCd as q new celestial pro-
t,ct0r. the FIRST 90 the tutel8ry saints ~
Russia. 10 whom all soldiers pray. His
magnificent tomb and shrine iu the mon
astery at St Petersburg are OF solid sill
YER heavily set wish jewels. The value
Of the precious stones embedded I'm the
icons that surround 10 has been esu-
mated al millions Of dollars Upon his
silver coffin lie the keys 0f AdTiau0ple
which surrendered to him after "a long and
bloody war
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18
AROUND The GLOBE
TN 4 SMALL SL00P.
PROPOSED TRIP OF SIX YACHTSNBE.
Expect to sail $4,000 Miles in Nine
Months aud Win sTO.OO0-Lr;,ve
New York November 30.

NEW YORK. Nov. lS.-HarTy Langdon
and i've companions viii leave here on
November 60 iu a forty-eight foot sluop
yacht named the NoIautc- They viii en-
d,aver to. sail 5000 miles. encIrciiuG the
globe, in less than nine months
Price for the Feat.
Mr. Langdon says that three yachting
enthusiasts. whose names he would not
mention, had offered a reward Of $1,000
If tne trip was made within the specified
time It Is MIR. Langdou's hope and eX-
peCtation that the Nolante Will he back in
port in not much more than eight months.
There Will be IN the party. besides Mr..
Laugdou, W. ). MCNichaeiS. Howard c.
Dana. Charles +. MiddIeby. Of Phillips
burg, y. j. Lawrence A Quinn, ana
either j. W. BTadaE of ASbury Park, y.
J., or George p. German, OF Waterford.
Mr. McIichacls first officer. and the other
four viii serve as able Sedmcn and alter
natcly man the galley.
The start.
Starting from the Atlantic Yacht Club.
AT Seagate, about o'clock in the after
noon OF November 30. they VIII sail TO the
Gulf Stream and then head due south un-
I'll three degrees below Cape Hatteras.
There they expect to strike the southeast
trade WINDS ana turning que east VIII
strike for the Azores the next stop VIII
be Gibraltar, where the Young men hope
to eat their Christmas dinner
Route TO BE Sailed.
After leaving Gibraltar stops will be
made at several points in the Mcditer-
ranean. in .Ngiers, TUnis, Monte Christie.
Palermo. Malta, Athens, Gambia. and Cy-
prus. and then, going through the Suez
Canal, and after making stop at Mocha,
in Arabia, they Will sail for Bombay.
Among the points they VIII touch At
after this are Colombo, CeyIon, Singapore,
Anger. on Java, BaHca Island Siboga.
and BCncOOleu, on Sunatras Perth and
Melbourne, Australia. Auckland. New
Zealand, the New Heb-ides. the Fiji
Islands, Samoa, Tahiti. Hawaiian Islands
and the Galapagos Islands. At Panama
the boat VIII be shipped across the 18th
mus by rail. and after touching at the
Island % st. Thomas, in the West Indies
VIII return 10 New York
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18
SCARED THE MESSENGER.
MiId-Eycd Man Had a Concealed
Missfxe

John Junior, the mayors messenger.
was confronted by q wild-eyed stranger
yesterday afternoon. who demanded 70
see His Honor. Mr.. Ashbudge-~ He car
ried one hand in his pocket and acted IN
such peculiar manner that the messen-
ger lodged behind q desk out Of range OF
q possible pistol before announcing that
the mayor had gone for the Cay. Then
give him this, with my compliments. o.
said the wild-eycd man. pulling a note
from his pocket instead Of q weapon.
much 10 the relief Of the messenger The
letter read NO all men by the presents
that the bearer wants work. He is harm
less and never speaks unless spoken 10
and II given work IL viii be- appreciated
by the bearer This halls from - ward -
Philadelphia Record.