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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-28
Monkeys In Their Native Lands.

What boy living in a city has not
followed the train of an organ grind
er, whose pennies are collected by the
funny little monkey in red suit and
red cap? And boys have been follow
ing these queer little creatures about
for more than 200 years, for 1t is long
or than that since monkeys were first
tricks for the public in England. Ii
the boys lived in India who in this
country think a monkey is something
to be admired and followed they would
have to make business of chasing
monkeys away instead of following
them, for in that country there are
SO many of them and they are very
destructive. The crops have to be
guarded from these little thieves, for
sometimes as many as 100 of them
will get into one wheat field and
make feast of the tender blades.
When chased away by stones and
sticks they seem to consider it a joke
and watch their chance to return. In
western India many large gray
monkeys are found and they delight in
sitting on the roofs of the houses
watching with interest all that goes
on in the city. Some Of the people
here have a very unpleasant way of
throwing kind of pea at the houses
of their neighbors with whom they
are not on good terms, and sometimes
these peas lodge between the tiles of
the roof. The monkeys think them
excellent eating and pick up and mis-
place the tiles to find them, and then
when the rainy season sets in drip,
drip, comes the rain into the houses.
A monkey called the entellus is
very fond of killing snakes. He will
seize one when it is asleep, beat its
head against a stone and when it is
dead hand it over to the young mon
keys to play with, just as a kitten
will play with mouse. The Hindoos
consider the monkey sacred and build
temples and hospitals for it. They
think it crime to kill one, and be-
lieye if any one is wicked enough to
do SO that he will surely die within a
year. Monkeys may enter the Hin
docs houses and steal and carry away
things unmolested. and indeed it is
counted an honor for house to be
visited by these mischievous c-ea-
lures. In South America there are
many little black monkeys called spi-
der monkeys, because they look like
spiders as they swing from limb to
limb up in the trees. The monkey
that looks more like man than any
other American monkey is the black
saki. 1t has very large eyes and pos
sesses a beard, which it is very par
ticular not to get wet when drinking.
1t drinks carefully from its hands, so
it will not wet its beard. The small
est of all monkeys has brown name
like a lions, which stands, out in all
directions when the monkey is angry.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-28
IS IAN OLD TITLE,
PRINCE OF WALES
NAMED IN 1874.
FIRST
rhe Royal Ruse by Which He Was I'm
posed Upon the welsl-It Came After
the Forces OF Cambria Had Been
Ovcrw heime
Especial Lottery

III NSpSNlul 1%eCIel.J
In connection with the title OF Prince
IF Wales. which, temporarily at least,
has lapsed in Great Britain, it is inter-
esting to recall the circumstances at
tending the first individual who bore
that title.
In 1874 Edward was crowned King
If England. and directly he began mill
tary operations for the purpose OF
bringing Wales completely under the
authority Of the English crown. AS
sembling large army he marched into
Wales and seized every point of strate
gic Importance in the principality.
i-lewellyn, the Welsh prince, was de-
Gated, yielded, then rebe.led, and. in
he first engagement after his rebel
ion, was killed. The Welsh took lc-
iuga i'll their mountains, and, deeinin;
hat the passes could not be forced
without too great loss of life, EdWarG
adopted the policy of fortifying an
sarrisoning the towns, and, in ordoi
further secure what he had gained, h
commanded that strong castles
erected at favorable points Oh tn
coast.
Deferred By the almost imposs.hc
ask of carrying the war into the
Welsh mountains and des;rious CT hav
ing his army released for use in sub
iuing the Scotch, Edward entered int
negotiations with the Welsh chiefs in
order to effect peace and at the same
lime secure their submission. The
:hiefs were averse TO accept even
modified form of English sovereignty
ard the negotiations seemed at the
point of failure when Edward who
was as clever in diplomacy as in arms.
had recourse to trick. His Queen.
Eleanor, had recently come to Carnar-
Won on visit and while the negotia-
lions We're in progress, was delivered
of a son. Two or three days after the
birth of her child, later the unfortu-
nate Edward IL. the King assemb ed
| the Welsh chieftains, and made them 4
proposition to the effect that if they
you'd accept the English sovereignty
and cease fighting he would appoint as
their prince a person born in Wales,
and who spoke not word of the En-
slish language.
The Welsh Caiolcd.
The honest, unsophisticated Welsh
men at once conceived the idea that if
they consented to the terms proposed
the King would appoint one of them
selves. They were all born in Wales,
DQna of fbnir n,1m how cnol.a EneyIieh
and each, therefore, fulfilled the re-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-28
In a Moving Picture.

One of the happiest uses served by
that wonderful and many named in
vention, the moving picture machine,
appears in story told in the London
Music Hall.
A party of gentlemen were watching
the pictures. when in one of the South
African scenes they recognized an Of
fcer friend. The wife of the officer on
being told Of this. wrote to the man
ager and asked that this picture
might be put up on certain evening
when she would purposely journey
from Glasgow. She had not seen her
hufhhnd for over a year, but at last
observed him in group-on thu
screen of cinematograph!-The
Youths Companion.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-28
what You VIII" Party.

The girl with ideas invented a way
of playing old games, which is as
good as new game, and which af-
forded whole evenings amusement
for twenty persons, ranging in age
from Is to over 80. In the first place
she prepared thirty long narrow slips
of cardboard and numbered them in
pairs from to Is. This was because
she had invited thirty persons. As
but twenty came to the party, only
the strips numbered from l to 10
were used.
After the guests were seated. they
were asked to draw straws.' Then
they paired according to the number
on the strips they had drawn and the
hostess gave the company ten min
utes In which to choose games to be
played during the evening, each
couple being directed to select game
and write the name on both OF their
strips of cardboard. They were eau
toned against choosing games which
it might take too long to play.
After all were ready-the hostess
had to stretch the time limit little
one strip was collected from each
couple. the two young persons being d.
rected to keep the other for future
reference. The games were now play
ed in the order of the numbers on
their respective slips. ten minutes
being allowed for each one. 1t was
impossible not to have variety and
the pastimes ranged from grave to
gay. The list would differ with each
company, of course, but among those
played at this party were the follow
ing:
Cross questions and crooked an
swers.
Teakettle.
Barnyard chorus.
Reading from Alice in Wonderland.
Going to Jerusalem.
Stage coach.
Word making.
A recitation by Miss
The games in this assortment are
we'll known but it was necessary to
modify some Of them to suit the oc.
A. The reading and the recita-
varied the program acceptably.
=
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-28
BAD OMEN AT A FUNERAL.
Breaking of Coiiiu Handles Presased
Four More Deaths.

That fate through coincidence tragic
and unreal gives man its warning
seems credible enough from this
strange story. One day last week at
Asian, settlement 20 miles northeast
of Elkhart, Ind, the 5-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Miller was bur
led. AS the little casket was being
carried from the house, the four han
dies pulled from their fastenings and
allowed it to drop to the floor
Miller is member of the Amish
sect. "This is a sign of approaching
disaster" he said, as with tears in his
eyes he picked up the casket contain
ing the body of his loved one.
Four days later Mr.. and Mrs. Miller
started to the barn to milk the cows.
Their six children they left asleep in
the house. The four eldest were in the
second story, the two youngest in the
lower story. When the parents
reached the barn they looked back
and We're Mortified to see their house
on fire. They rushed back. The flames
had already destroyed the staircase.
mere was no ladder. They could not
reach the second story. Frantica ly
they shouted to their four sleeping
children.
Wake up! Run to the window and
jump OUT" they cried. But there was
no answer.
Soon the flames shut off escape even
from the windows. Then the frenz:ed
parents heard the cries of the little
ones whom they could not save. IN
the meantime the two younger chill
dren were taken from the lower story,
safe. Helplessly the father and mother
stood watching the destruction of their
home and the death of their little ones.
That afternoon four charred little bod
les were taken from the ruins. Then
was recalled the incident of the four
handles pulled from their fastenings
in the casket and of the casket falling
to the floor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-28

It is expected that the six submarine
torpedo boats of the Holland type will
be ready for commission by April or
May next. 1t is generally agreed that
men who enlist for service in the navy
should not be assigned to such danger
GUS work as that of operating sub
marine boats without their consent,
and the navigation bureau will recon-
mend that special service enlistments
for these vessels be authorized. 1t is
also recommended that men assigned
to submarine boat duty receive addi-
tional pay.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-28
IMPORTANCE OF GOOD MANNERS.

Manners aim to facilitate life,'
writes Emerson. 'They aid our deal
ing and our conversation. These forms
very soon become fixed, and fine
sense of propriety is cultivated with
the more heed that it becomes badge
of social and civil distinctions" He
also writes that beautiful behavior
is the finest of the fine arts" Society
demands an element which it signiti-
cantly terms good nature, expressing
all degrees Of generosity, from the
2 Lowest willingness and faculty to
oblige UP to the heights of magnan-
unity and love. Philadelphia 1nquir-
or
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-28
HOMICIDE THROUGH sNEEzlNG
Now Said That Person Who Coughs Dis
seminates Disease.

SeInlnateS lJlSeaSe.
DR.. Hermann Koeniger, German
scientist, has for some time been try
ing to find out what becomes of the
germs that are released when a per-
son speaks, coughs and sneezes, and
from the conclusions at which he has
arrived NJ. Henri de Barville, a French
scientist, feels justified in claiming
that person may by simply sneazing
commit homicide, according to the St.
Louis Star. DIR. Koeniger," he says
has clearly proved that person who
speaks, coughs nd sneezes in a room
in which there is no appreclapie our-
rent of air disseminates germs to a
distance of more than seven meters,
and that these germs are carried in all
directions, and even to a height Ct
talk alike, the germs disseminated by
speech vary greatly, some of them re-
naming in suspension for an hour,
and others only for quarter of an
hour, the latter being especially
the case when there is even a
slight current of air. On the other
hand, germs are very quickly dis
seminated by coughing and sneez-
ing. and the smaller the mi
'crobes are the further they are likely
to spread. Among such tiny microbes
are those of influenza and the plague
whereas among the larger ones are
those of tuberculosis and diphtheria
Evidently, therefore, the danger is
greatest whenever there is the creates,
number of microbes within a PERSONS
mouth. In view of DR.. Koeniger's dis.
covery it will be we'll for every one tt
keep as far away as possible from per
sons who cough and sneeze."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-28
Served for Third of Century.

Sir Joseph Sykes Rymer. late lord
mayor Of York, has been member OF
that ancient corporation for third Of
a century. He was sheriff from 'S3 to
'84, and has been twice lord mayor,
in 1878. and in 1S99-19O0. In the
year 1888 it was he who presented the
freedom of York to Prince Albert Vic
tor, and last June it fell to his lot to
make the Prince of Wales freeman
of the famous historic stronghold from
which the Duke Of York takes his
title
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-28
Tho Great Chicago El...

The great Chicago fire began on the
night of October 8, 1871. 1t was caused
by the overturning of a lamp in a
barn in De Koven street. 1t is record
ed that II, 450 buildings were destroyed.
9S,500 persons were rendered homeless
and 250 persons lost their lives. The
money loss is stated to have been over
5000. 100000
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-28
Typewrlters for students.

Typewriting machines are to be put
in the schools for the first time during
the next few weeks. The school man
agement committee ordered the pur-
chase of forty machines at $40 each
for the use of pupils who were study
ing typewriting in the high schools
Chicago Tribune.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-28
Valuable nIarb,e in 1ta,v.

Many varieties of colored marbles
are also found on the mountains sur
rounding Carrara, in Italy. Two va
rieties Of blue, dove-colored marble,
known as "Bardiglio" and "Pavonaz-
TO-" are well known in the United
States, the latter especially being
largely used and commanding high
price.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-28
Arizona newspapers d

Arizona newspapers declare that
deer, antelope and mountain sheep
will soon be exterminated there unless
Immediate steps are taken for their
preservation.
When woman discloses a secret
y It Is always with telling effect.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-28
s1y.oraper Make. Clerks "seas,ok."

Down at the Battery, in New York
city, there is skyscraper office build
ing on the top floor of which are the
headquarters of a big trust. During
violent windstorm last week the
building swayed so that half a dozen
clerks became "seasick." One of them
said he world sooner keep books on an
ocean liner.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-28
Transported from the united states.

Punishment was the usual sentence
inposement upon Syrian by New
Jersey judge recently. The Syrian had
been arrested for assault. The judge.
offered to release him If he would leave
the country. The Syrian agreed, and,
in charge OF an officer, he was brought
to Hoboken and placed aboard an out
hornd steamship.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-28
With trimmings of dotted velvet. High
collar and muff of chinchilla.
sho Worried.

Nipp-My wife worried all last week
for fear should die.
Tuck-Were you sick?
Nipp-No, but my life insurance pol
icy ran out and it was several days be-
fore got it renewed.-Philadelph
Evening Bulletin.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-28
Tho Sensitive Kettle.


Il don't feel WE'LL the Kettle sighed.
The Pot responded, Eth?
Then doubtless that's the reason,
marin,
You do not sing today"
Put what's amiss?" The Kettle SOB
bed,
why, sir, you're surely blind,
Or you'd have noticed that the cook
Is shockingly unkind.
Il watched her make cake just now
If I'd pair of legs,
I'd run away:-oh, dear, oh, dear,
How she did beat the eggs!
Nor was that all--cemember, please
Ills truth tell to you
For with my own two eyes I saw
Her stone the raisins, too!
And afterward--a dreadful sight,
l felt inclined to scream!-
The cruel creature took fork
And soundly. whipped the cream!
Now can you wonder that my nerves
Have rather given way?
Although I'm at the boiling point,
can not sing today"
Felix Leigh in Cassell's Little Folks.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-28

In Brussels, automobiles are taxed
from 20 to so francs per annum. ac-
cording to horse power.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-28
theatrical Light.

Observation-Disclosures considers him.
self great theatrical light.
Damon-That's right. About as light
as ever saw on the Boston
Transcript.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-28

An ounce Of reality is worth pound
Of romance
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-08-10

Once upon a time = man got sick
and threw up his breakfast OF patched
corn. An old woman who discovered
a few burnt black grains In it, said he
must have the plague of black vomit.
Another said 1t must be SO. as what
he threw up was as black as three
black crows. Another said he threw
up three black crows! And SO it was
currently reported that the man had
actually thrown up three black crows.
That report OF the negro uprising
in ward seven has about the same
foundation. II the Pollock man that
sent In that telegram had first tele-
graphed to Machen for the facts, he
could have found out In few min
utes that the rumor was not worthy
Of credit. This neglect is almost
criminal. We cannot believe that
any one could be SO lost to justice
and right as to maliciously foster q
report calculated to create Inischie
| and strife.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-08-10

{
II had Z severe attack Of bilious colic,
got bostIe q Chambeflain's Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy, took two
doses and Was entirely cured. says Rev.
a. A. Power. of Emporiu, Kan. my
peiehbor ocroos the street, Was afck for
over I week, had two or three bottelsSof
medicine from the doctor. He used them
Tor three or four days without relief then
called IN another doctor who treated him
for oome days oDd gave him no relief. 20
dicharged him.. won't over 10 see him
the next morning. ue said his bowels
were IN Z terrible fx, that they had been
running al 90 long thst Il was almne(
b ody INK. / asked him il he had tried
Chambeelnin's Cello, Cholera and Diar.
fhoea Rsme1y and he'soid. Mo- wenl
home ard brought him my bottle and
gave him ono doeo3 told him % take an
other doee b 6ftesn.p ~ twenty minuses il
h did not 1nd relief. bat be took n<
more snd vac entirely cured-v For snll
BY J -. McNesly, Colfax; Bush : Ran
dophsE Sirmount
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-08-10

Betty Better bought some butter;
but she said. "this buffers bitter.
II put It In my batter, II win make
my batter bitter. But q bit Of better
butter win but make my batter bet
ter" So she bought q bit Of butter
better than the bitter butter and made
her bitter batter better. SO twas
better Betty Better bought = hit 81
better butter.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-08-10

Don't be satisfied with temporary re-
lief from indigestion. Kod0l Dyspepsia
Cure permanently and completely re-
moves this complaint. 1t relieves pr
manentIy because it allows the tired
stomach perfect rest. Dieting won't rest
the stomach. Nature receives supplies
from the food we eat. The sensible way
to help the stomach is to use KQdol Dys-
pepsia Cure, which digests whot you eat
and can't help but do you god. ia
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-08-10

Editor 8. A. Brown. q Bsnnsltsville.
b G. w onos immsnssly surprised.
Through long suffering from dyspepsia, ?
be writes, my Wiie ~ greatly RIM down.
Bho he'd no Strength q vigor and suffered
greet dinfrses trou her stompch. but she
kjod Uloctsic Bft1oEo which helped hen
q onca, And, o1teS usfne four botflee, she
= ontiroly we'll oan eof anything. Its {
maid to0io, and IL gentle LAXATIVE Quell-
1loo ~ splondld tn torpid liver" Fo(
indi9oofion. lons q oppefl tes stnp1aeh md
liver troubles III = positive, guarontged
cur. OuIy ~ It Il \. PKice. Colfnx;
Dush 3 Uindplph Eaisuount
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-08-10

Mr.. ]. b. Ferrier has Just finished
putting coat Of paint on the Colfaz
parsonage, which adds very much to
the appearance Of the building.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-08-10

Camp Meeting Notice.

A Camp meeting will be held at the
Darro bridge, seven miles south OF
Colfax, on the dartmouth and Bag
dad road, from August 10th to 18th.
1901, given by the colored ministers OF
Grant parish. so get yonr crops In
good order and come to the camp
meeting praying. Programs Ut the
different exercises will be distributed.
IZO. SMITH,
For Managing Committee.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-08-10

From ffiehtful dis6gu,emsnt MrR Nan
Buoklsn's AEnica seIve 70 great sores on
her head and faoe. and writes it, quick
cure exceeded I'll her hopes. II works
woudsrs il oopee, bruises, skin eruptions
CUT. hurne, scelde and pilee. &c. Ours
guarGnteed by L b. Price, Collar; Bust
&l<andolph. Eoirmounk
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-08-10

Miss Kate Deal. who came up last
Monday to attend the funeral Of her
mother, remained . couple Of days as
the guest Of Mrs. J. N. Duflho, re-
turning home on Wednesday.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-08-10

Mr.. RObt. w. Richardson went to
B0yce Last Sunday and brought home
his mother, who has been away on a
summer visit Of three weeks to Pine
VILE. Columbia, and other points.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-08-10

Mrs. s. H. Airport, Johnstown, Pa,
says; "Our little girl almost strangled to
death with croup. The doctors said she
couldn't live but she was instantly re-
lieved by One Minute Cough Cure. ]. A.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-08-10

You Know what You are Taking
when you take Groves Tastele4 Chill
Tonic, because the formula is plainly
printed on every bottle. showing that it
is simply Iron and Quinine ia tasteless
for,p. No cure, no pay. Soc.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-08-10

We were pleased to meet Rev. n. j.
Cariker and Mr.. j. B. Wllmut. OF Pol
lock, who were in rolfax yesterday
on business.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-08-10

Mr.. E. N. Evans has hauled several
loads Of lumber on his store lot, and
also has two or three loads Of sand,
preparatory to making the pillars for
his new store.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-08-10

90. Buck, Beirne. Ark, says: / was
troubled with constipation until bought
Dc Wits Little Early Risers. Since
then have been entirely cured of my old
conplsint. recommend them. J. A.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-08-10

Official notice OF passenger service
to C0lfax, effective Sunday, August
4th. The Shreveport & Red River
Valley Railway Company will extend
it's passenger service to Phillips and
Colfax, La. This service viii be daily,
and schedule will be as follows:
Leave Colfax.........-..-...... 5:3O a. M.
Arrive at Shreveport ...... 1905 a. IN.
Leave Shreveport .............. 2:45 p. IN.
Arrive at Colfax. 40 p. m.
sell my goods on this plan: = A
little margin on everything, a large
one on nothing. H. EAsTERBRo0K.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-08-10
w. j. ROBERTS. M. D..
Physician and Surgeon,
COLFAx, LA.
Will answer professional calls
day or night.


July 16tb. 1901.
Complaint having been entered at this
ofEice Isy John W. Capps against John B
Edwards for abandoniag his Homestead
Entry No 1870. dated Nov45, 1896. upou
the " 4 OF Sc an1 a OF SW "a
section 2 township 8 north, range west
La. Meridian, in Grant parish, La. with
4 view 10 the cancellation Of said entry
the said parties are hereby summoned T.
appear before Clerk Of Court at Colfax
La. on the I'd day Of September, 1901, Al
8 O'Clock =. M TO respond and furnish
testimony concerning said alleged aban
CHARLES P. JOHNSTON.
Receiver,
| Return deg dsed for Sept s. lso1-