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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-07-11
Life from Other Planets.

Is it possible for any living creature
to pass from one planet to another?
Scientists say that it is not only pos
sible, but that minute living creatures
have actually reached this world from
other worlds hundreds of millions Of
miles away.
Every year hundreds of tons OF mat
ter called star dust are attracted to the
earth. This star dust consists of small
meteoric fragments, which have been
hurting through space until they have
been drawn toward u planet, like
iron filings toward a magnet.
Many years ago it was suggested that
the lowest form of life-bacteria-
might have been brought in this way
but it was thought that the intens
cold of a would have made it i'm
possible. Experiments with liquid all
however, have shown that the lowe
forms Of life are able to survive til
intensest cold. Temperatures ~ 30
degrees below zero does not ki3kft6G
After exposure to such cold thu
multiply again as soon =
favorable conditions.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-07-11
CHAPTER TX

A week later, and the Younges, hav-
ing hidden their adieus, had gone on
their way homeward to the North
all except Denzil, who had consented.
at the urgent request Of Charles and
Eddie Trevanion, to remain four DAYS
longer. in consideration of d hunt de-
clared to be coming off within that
period at some particularly affected
meet"
1t had come off, and it was now in
deco Denzil's last night at Kings Abb
bott for some time to come. He had
been shooting steadily all the morning,
With the vigorous intention of warding
OH all cares and vexations that might
arise to harass and disturb his mind;
but as the night drew on, and the hour
OF. departure approached more closely,
his self-imposed %sternness gave way,
and he began painfully to understand
how bitterly he should miss the sight
OF the cold, exquisite face of Mildred
Trevanion during the two months
that must elapse before he could avail
himself Of the pressing invitation he
had received from Sir George and Lady
Caroline, to come and stay with them
again as % as ever Christmas should
be over their heads.
SO o are really about to leave us
Tomorrow" said Frances Sylverton.
II can scarcely bring myself tc believe
it. You have made yourself SO COM
pletely n OF us that l do not know
how we are to get on until we see you
again."
rs that from your hearth" asked
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-07-11
Dsn.n: ,lsh.ly. :. ~,tl snssr.

DenzN. ilGftfy, ~ N1G1 under
stratum OF extrsns eaSnes IS. "Whel
am far away I shall lin to believ'
TS1I.s" Then. changing bis tone tt
me Somewhat lower, he added, "Fol
myself I cannot bear to think Of thi.
time tomorrow evening; all will bt
so changed, SO different"
And so you have actually made W
your mind to go by the early TRAN, Mr.
Younger" called out Miss Deveril.
from an opposite sofa.
yes" answered Denzil; II must
start early, whether l like it or not, as
l have particular business to transact
IN London tomorrow, and have let ii
run to the very last day."
well, the best of such decisions is
went on Miss Deverill, "one gets over
ones last speeches and adieus the night
before. and so can commence the jour-
ney in the morning free and unfet-
tered"
II should call that the worst Of it,
not the BEST" said Miss Sylverton,
softly. 81 could not zeal to leave a
house with no one ready to bid me
%'good-by,' or to wish me a pleasant
journey"
There are two sides to every ques-
tion," answered Denzil, somewhat sad
ly. Taking Miss Deverill's view of
the matter, you see you escape bidding
final adieus, that might perhaps in
many cases wiring the heart"
But still, as final farewells must be
said one time or the other, l think l
should prefer them at the very last mo-
ment." said Frances. Confess now,
that you would always like some one to
give you your breakfast, and say a
kindly word to you before starting"
well, yes. ] confess l should like
it" responded Denzil, but, when one
choosts to get up at such an uncon-
scionable hour as half-past six, one
must suffer the attendant penalties"
Il will give you your breakfast to-
morrow morning, Mr.. Younge, if you
wish it," broke in Mildred's voice. calm
and sweet.
Denzil started-an expression of in
tense doubling astonishment passed
over his face. He raised his y and
gazed steadfastly at her.
Mildred herself appeared perfectly
unmoved, her features being as com
posed as though no such unexpected
words had fallen from her lips. Her
fingers steadily unpicked the stitch
that had somehow gone wrong in her
woodwork, and did not even tremble in
the act.
DenZil tried hard to find some suit
able words in which to clothe his an
probation of her unwonted gracious
ness, and to beg that, for his sake, she
would not put herself to such an incon-
venience-but in vain; his brain
seemed in confusion, and he could only
mutter THANK you" in a hurried, I'M
natural manner. quite foreign to his
usual courteous self.
Ito be continued)
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-07-11
Skull

In the proceedings of the Royal So
ciety Miss Lee gives the results OF
some recent Investigations upon skull
capacity, according to which the theo-
ry that brain weight either in the in
dividual or the sex is associated with
intellectual power is not sustained.
She found that one of the most dis
tinguished anthropologists has less
skull capacity than so per cent Of the
women students OF Bedford College,
and one OF the leading English anato-
mists less than IS per cent Of the
same students. 2
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-07-11
Boer Colonies In Russia.

In the Grodno and Violin districts
of Russia there are about ten small
boer farm colonies, numbering from
400 to 500 inhabitants all told. They
We're founded BIN 1920 by emigrants
from Hollandyg and the method OF liv-
ing is exactly the same as that Of their
relatives in South Africa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-07-11
Perfection of Chris tlanl,y.

What do they agree on? Herschel
writes a whole chapter on the errors of
astronomy. La Place declares that the
moon was not put in the right place,
He says If it had been put four times
farther from the earth than it is now
there would be more harmony in the
universe, but Lionville comes up lust
IN time to prove that the moon was
put in the right place. How many col
ors woven into the light? Seven, says
isaac Newton. Three, says David
Brewster. How high is the aurora bo-
reals? Two and a half miles, a y
LAS. Ninety miles, say other scien-
lists. How far is the sun from the
earth? Seventy-six million miles, says
Lacalle. Eighty-two million miles
says Humboldt. Ninety million miles
says Henderson. One hundred and four
million miles, says Mayer. Only a lit
tie difference of %. 600, 900 miles! All
split up among themselyes-not agree
ing on anything.
Here these 1nfidel scientists have i'm.
paneled themselves as a jury to decide
this trial between Infidelity, the plain.
tiff. and Christianity. the defendant,
and after being out tor centuries they
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-07-11

MRS. Won BRUENING.
again in the capital and recommended
Won Bruening for a position again in
the diplomatic service. William, in his
usual short manner, declined to re-
store the young man to favor. The sit
uation was critical and word was sent
to Mrs. hMnn Bruening that there was
no hopsss 5s.-;7sS,m
enaraeser1stic of tenacity and action
Wen TO Berlin Immediately and asked
ha d daa1iae with the emperor. ~
ne uecill,d to receive her. although
while she vas Mrs. McK,S he had
sao owea NE with a~ttention' on one
Crown prince sending hi(s sol me
headed, to escort p e her carriage
at a court ball. BIT 70 last she sue
ceeded in obtaining q audience. Jus
what passed then is not public.
known, but soon afterward an edi
was issued restoring Won Bruening
his former position in the service
There was no vacant post ar that I'll
and he was assigned as on leave Of At
at his home. ~
Last week a cablegram amour
that Won Bruening had been appoieeu'
first secretary of the German l~egSAlen
at Tanoiers Morocco Tb,s waetion
latest triumph of the American w the
comn1ete omap
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-07-11

Miss Sylverton, having danced seven
times consecutively with Charles Ire
vanion, was feeling perfectly content
ed and at peace with herself and all
the rest of the world: while Mildred,
pale and beautiful, with a disturbed
heart and restless mind. danced and
laughed half the night with Lord Lyn-
don only to return to her room, when
the ball had terminated, dissatisfied,
weary and unsettled.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-11-23

Inc naval officers at the Puge
sound naval station who have charp,
OF the work Of repairing the Unitac
States battleship Oregon have dfscov
cred since they began the work tina
1t is task much greater than the,
mad at first anticipated. The intur,
zone to the Oregon, and from which
the vessel is now undergoing repairs
vas received by striking an uncbar
tered rock in the China sea in June OF
last year.
The vessel was fast on the rock for
seven days, rising and falling with
the tide, and it is due 10 the fafres-
weather and the greatest good for.
tune that she was ever fioated "A I,
vas she suffered, being pierced bv
the rocks in two places. letting the
water in two compartments amidship.
BY closing up the openings leading in.
to the other compartments the crew
succeeded in keeping the vessel from
oelng a total wreck. She was taken
70 Nagasaki. Japan. where a tenpor
airy patch some so feet wide and 20
feet long was put on her to enable her
tc be brought home. Prior to the he
ginning Of the work Of repairing her
i was thought that it would only he
necessary to remove a few plates and
frames from her hull and straigbter
and replace them. But since the work
vas begun it has been found that the
damage is vastly more extensive than
vas anticipated.
IL VIII De necessary to remove over
5000 square feet Of plates from the
ships bottom to take out three sec
lions, or 100 feet, Of her keel. more
than one third Of the entire keep OF
the ship; to remove four bulkheads
and a large number Of the heavy
frames. In all over 900 tons Of iron
and steel will be removed, Strengthened
and replaced.
To render this task infinitely more
difficult portion Of the work TO be
done is directly under the forward
turret, on which are mounted four Of
the 13-inch guns. This turret weighs
300 tons, and the task Of bracing the
vessel to retain exactly without the
slightest variation the relative posi-.
ton Of the parts not taken on is one
requiring the most exact and careful
management. As the work Is to be
done from the bottom It was neces-
sary to lift the vessel from her keel
blocks and stand It on braces placed
slong her sides. This stupendOus task
was completed this week. 1t necessf-
tated the use Of hundreds Of heavy
t'mbers 12x12 inches and extending
from the bottom Of the dry dock TO
piece Of iron riYeted to the side Of the
ship about three feet below the water
line.
There are now 400 men at work on
the first Of next month and possibly
more than doubled before the work IA
done, which can not be for several
months.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-11-23
Pope L. III.

London, Nov. ia dispatch from
Rome to the Chronicle says:
In spite Of persistent and apparently
well founded denials that there is any i'm
minent danger Of the pope's decease, the
air Is full Of SPECULATION and apprehen.
sion, indicating that his end is not con.
sidered far of. Rumors of intrigue and
ALTERNATING, which it Is imossible 10
keep from the outside world, exude from
every cTeviee Of the jealously guarded in
ner precincts of the vatican.
The PoPe's closest personal attendants
include his faithful valet, Centre; one
chaplain and one minor prelate, who con.
stantiy and tenderly guard his material
comfort. His meals are served in hi.
private apartment at small table. at
which none other, even a crowned head.
may sit down. No feminine hand MAJ
tend or soOth the august in,a aid.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-11-23

London, Nov. lT.-So far as the gov.
eminent is concerned, all that remains to
be done in connection with the isthmian
canal is for Lord Pauneefote and Seer,-
tary Hay to aftix their signatures to the
treaty. Such minor suggestions as ensued
after the British ambassadors arrival at
Washington have been disposed OF and tn,
foreign office awaits news of the sign,
ing II the convention, though it has not
is likely to occur. No draft OF the treaty
has been cab'ed here for the good rea,
son that the document is safely locked
received any intimation as to when this
away in the foreign office files, where It
has been since prior to Lord Paunee,
totes departure from this country. The
ambassador was empowered to sign on be-
half of Great Britain the first day he ar
rived in the United States if such course
seemed to him advisable. He is acting
with flll power and the officials presume
that he is only awaiting the convenience
Of the state department at Washington.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-11-23
a DENSE FOG N CHICAGO
SEVERAL LIVES WERE LOST.
scores of People InIured-Numerou.
Collisions Occurred On the street
Car LiRe--PeOpIe Could Not see
Cars From the SIdewalks-Ll.t Of
the Dead and injured.

Chicago, Nov. s0,-The thiekest fog ever
experienced in Chicago caused numerous
collisions between trains in which lne
man was killed, two We're 80 badly injured
that they viii probably die aud Is others
were seriously injured. Scores OF others,
the police say, were injured in minor aecl,
dents due to the fog.
The most serious accidents occurred on
the Metropolitan and Lake street elevated
roads. There were two collisions on the
Northwestern Lake street Il, " two On IN 4,
South Side L. one on the Northwestern
Il and one between suburban trains OF
the Rock Island and the Lake Shore roads.
Collisions between vehicles and surface
ears were frequent, but while a great
many people were injured by them, none
were incapdcitatei and the damage VIII,
chiefly TO the eolliding objects themselves.
The record of deaths and injuries is IS
follows
On Metropolitan elevated: Dead
Thomas Meany, standing on rear platform;
crushed 10 death. Injured-Fred Jones.
legs severed; will die; William Upton,
serious internal injuries. Charles Gal
Aghe., foot crushed. ine-nal injuries;
Adosph Goldhsrg, toes crushed, knee frlc-
tured; Fred 5. lslip, left arm and le,
broken; A f. Baumgart, badly cut and
bruised; Louis Davis, injured internally;
Fred Schwel, foot crushed; Peter Ander.
son, bruised about head and body; Howard
Gauving, eruAhed about feet.
On Lake street eleYated-C. F. Ireland.
both legs broken and injured internally,
fatal; Harold Soderburg, serious internal
injuries; Frank Aunn, motornan. badly
cut; Anna Carr, hand erushed; j. W..
Cheney, hands and feet lacerated.
The log at an early hour was 80 thick
that persons standing on the sidewalks
could hardly distinguish the streetea. :
passing within few feet of them. and
motormen kept their gongs Changing l
continuous warning.
The collision on the Metropolitan was
between trains going the same way, rs
vas the case in other accidents. Both
trains were crowded, many passengers
standing on the rear platforms. On the
hrst train these were almost the only one.
10 suffer. The motormAn slowed up 20
ing around a curve, and while waiting Tor
signal to increase speed the Humboldt
Park express train crashed into the rear.
mat WAS almost the only warning the
passengers on the rear platform had Jf
The approaching express.
The accident on the Lake street elevated
was almost exactly similar The passen
gers injured were standing on the rear
platform, with the exception of Mum, the
motornan on the rear train. He said ne
did not SEE the train ahead until too Il.e
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-11-23
Chicago Editor. sent to Jail.

Chicago, Nov, l7.-Judge Hanecy has
passed sentence ON Andrew NJ Lawrence
and II. 5. Garfield of the Chicago Ameri.
can for contempt of court and committed
them to 40 and 80 days imprisonment,
respectively, in the county Jail.
An effort was made by the attorneys for
the defendants to secure a writ OF habeas
corpus from Judge Dunno before the men
were actually lodged in Jail, but without
success. Later on a petition drawn up
in behalf OF Lawrence and Garfield Judgs
Dunno issued a habeas corpus order com
handing the sheriff to bring them before
his court.
The convicted men were confined in Jail
only 40 minutes, and when they appeared
before Judge Dunno they were released
on bonds Of $4,000 each. pending the hear
ing Of the petition for the writ Of habeas
corpus on November p.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-11-23
Hoods JdrSdpdrilid
Promises to cure and keeps the
promise. The earlier treatment is
begun the better-begin it today.
MANY LIVES LOST

Telluride, Col, Nov. 2l-What /:
likely to prove the most disastrous &C
cident that has ever occurred in a me
tallic mine in Colorado. resulted from
a fire which burned the buildings al
the mouth OF the Bullion tunnel
through which the Smuggler-Unior
mine is worked. The fire filed the
mine with deadly gases and smoke. l.
is impossible to give an approximate es
innate of the loss OF life. but it is be
lieved that 1t will reach nearly, il not
quite. 100. Seventy-two are known &c
have persisted.
The fire started about I O'Clock in
the morning from a defective fue in
the bunk house at the mouth OF the tun
mel. Ii quickly communicated to other
buildings.
The flames began pouring into the
tunnel. which. with the shafts Of the
mine. acted as a chimney. The day
shift had just gone on duty, and before
the men could De warned of their dan.
ger the levels and Slopes were filled
with smoke and gas.
As soon as the men became aware OF
their danger. efforts were made tc
reach the surface through various ex
its and about half of those in the mine
escaped. II will be impossible to as
certain the number still in the mine
for several hours. on account Of the
gas in some of the levels.
The Smuggler-U Union is one Of the
oldest mines in the district, and has
several abandoned openings, some OF
which were available. Most of those
who escaped did so through the old
Union workings and the old Sheridan
tunnel.
A rescuing party cut a connection
through from the Commission work
ings adjoining and took out part Of the
men.
Although the buildings were quickly
consumed, the dense smoke continued
to pour into the tunnel. and it was not
until O'Clock in the afternoon that il
occurred to the management to shut
on the draft by blasting rock into the
tunnel 1t is believed by mining men
that had this been done as soon as the
fire started all loss Of life might have
been avoided. The property loss is
about $4,000, fully covered by insur.
ance.
1t was O'Clock p. m. before the first
body was taken out. and at 8 o'clock %
bodies had been recovered. These have
been identified. as follows:
August Jaanter, Allen Henderson.
eros Maxi, Tortenor Knos 1.-THE shift
boss), William Arfield, John Peterson.
William Jones, William Graham.
Frank Jadra, Mart Jadra, Gus Sund.
berg. Obita Rebatta, Antoine Eli. John
Glosson, Lewis Begigin, E. Dahlnstron.
Joe Nelson, John Alone, Mark Stark,
Alexander Solomon, Sorey Barley. the
time boss; James Sunstrum.
Hugh ]. o'Nelll, the engineer. was
taken out alive, but Is not expected to
recover.
Every physician in Telluride was
summoned TO the mine, and was kept
busy attending those OF the rescuers
who were overcome with gas.
Seventeen OF the twenty-five bodies
were on the seventh level. Between
IS and 80 men were working on the
ninth level, and this has not yet been
explored, on account OF the smoke and
the danger OF suffocation.
The Smuggler-UnIon Mining com
pany, which owns the mine and tunnel,
Is composed Of New York and Boston
capitalists.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-11-23
Inmorai cAisamo.

Fort Worth, Tex. Nov. iT.--In a taIk
on Purity Al the second days sessioa
OF the Woman's National Tempep,nes
Onion Mrs. Helen l.. Bullock ii Me-
York. said that 100000 children were a.
rested every year IN the United state,
She said that there are in Chicago, on ons
street, 70 saloons that have particular
rooms for children, lifted up With tov.
and everything tending TO a child's amu..
ment, aud in which child Is served win
alcoholic candy and in many instance,
alcoholic drink is furnished.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-11-23

The Hague, Nov. 1.-THE government,
in the course Of communication TO the
chamber dealing with the foreign Office
estimates, reiterated its desire for the time
bring to maintain its policy Of neutrality
in connection with the SoutL African ques-
ton, and said:
"But while we should scrupulously OBJ
serve the obligations Of international law,
no one would suggest that the ties Of
eonAanguinity existing between the Dutch
and the South African republics should
be ignored"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-11-23
wIOO REWARD 400.

The readers OF this paper will be pleased Il
learn that there Ii at least one dreaded dis
ease that science has been able to cure tn Al
It's stages. aud that Is CataTTh. Halls ca
tarrh Cure Is the only positive cure known u
the medical Fraternity, Catarrh bsins con
atttutional disease, requires eJnst't utlohA
treatment Halls Catarth Cure Is taken Ia
ternally. acting directly upon the blood an
mucous surfaces OF the system. thereby de
struyIns the foundation OF the dlsea SO, and CIV
ing the patient strength BY Building up the con
sti ution and assisting nature in doing tie ~
The prOpFtetOrs have % much faith In IL eura
tive powers that they offer Que Hundred Dol
lars for any case that Il fails TO cure sea
Tor list OF JesttmonialA Address
y. J. CHENEY d CO. Toleio, O.
sold BY druggtsts 75c.
Halls Family Pills the beat.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-11-23

This treaty is intended to replace the
FIRST Hay'Pauncefote treaty. That con
Venhon was amended SO extensively by
the United States senate at its last ses.
sion that the British government declined
TO atify it. Within few weeks nego-
uations began afresh between Secretary
Hay and Lord Pauncefote. which have
just resulted in the signature of the new
treaty, drawn with special reference to
the objections found by the senate with
the first treaty
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-11-23

London, Nov. PA dispatch from
Lord Kitchener, dated Pretoria, says Col
onel Brander's column has rounded up
Byer's and Badonhorst's Boer commlndos
80 miles northwest of Pretoria. The
troops killed three men, wounded three
and captured 81, including two field cor
nets. The column also captured much
stock and munitions Of war.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-11-23

Guthrie, o, T., Nov lT.-Separate
schools for Indian children is the latest
issue politically in Oklahoma. In some
counties many Of the Indians attend the
public schools which have been established
for the whites, and the latter do not be
leve in allowing the REDSKINS these priyi
lcges. The Indians also refuse to atteni
the negro schools.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-11-23
MIL Train Wrecked.

Chicago, Nov. 1.-THE through train
from St. Paul on the Chicago Great
Western road ran into a milk train near
st. Charles station, telescoping the rear
coaches. A little girl from Sycamore was
instantly killed and five other passengers
injured. Immediately after the collision
the milk train coaches caught fire anil
were entirely consumed.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-11-23

New York, Nov. l7.-Henri Fournier.
the French automobiles. has established =
new worlds record officially for one mil,
covering the distance in 81 4.j seconds.
The record was made on the straight away
course over the Coney Island boulevard
between Prospect park and the ocean. This
i the fastest time for mile, not run on
rails. ever made.