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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27

the mad boy in Barbara Frietchie"
prevented his acceptance of the Good
win offer so Harry Woodruff fell into
the charming role and was most happy
in it's Interpretation. DAILY has the
look of a pretty boy, though he Is
scarcely a dollhouse chicken for the
matter of that. He is pink-and-white
and blond and usually talks in wea-
zened, tart and comic imitation of Sam
Bernard. Sometimes wonder Arnold
DAILY does not forget how to speak
English at all, he is so enchanted to
the toy idea of talking in scrapple dia-
lect. l was with Mr.. Arnold the other
day and met Sam Bernard, who drew in
his amusing lips, smiled cautiously and
asked:
Are you walking with that Dutch
man or is he walking with you?" and
Arnold answered in Sans own stage
dialect: Zach so, We ARE bote NIT"
Mr.. DAILY has not played over half a
dozen comedy parSs and yet he has
made quite that many distinct hits.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27
A. ul.torlc.l Coineld.aee,

There may be-" says the Philadel-
phia Record, "an element of hereditary
influence in the fact that A. J..
Cassatt, president of the Pennsylvania
railroad will extend his hospitality to
President Mckinley and the governors
Of the thirteen original states, who are
expected to assist at the coming Valley
Forge celebration. 1t was Mr.. Cassatt's
great grandfather, Gen. John Simrson
who, when Washington and his SOL
diers We're starving at Valley Forge,
took his sons. servants and slaves,
with sixteen teams, to protect the food
that had been gathered in Maryland,
and conveyed 1t, in spite of the British
soldiers, to the relief of the American
forces. Gen. Simpson was personal
friend Of Gen. Washington and was
one of the largest land owners Of the
southern part of Pennsylvania"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27

And he makes known his court by the
use of the mails. He says that money
is his quest; but not money alone. He
wants a wife with it.
Then, too, he would have his wife
possessed of fine health and a fair,
fresh face to charm his eye withal. I'm
til Miss Nielsen came, he writes, he
was quietly pursuing his trade in vain
endeavor to acquire yearly income Of
$4,000. But he had about tired of it
when he heard Miss Nielsen sing and
looked with rapture upon her.
Immediately he conceived the notion
that she might supply not only the
material needs of his ambition in the
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27
com raurs Amu.,.g M,.tak,.

When Dom Paul first visited Eng
land he took for granted that his
steamer ticket didn't include his meals.
Consequently, for four days he sat
alone on deck during the dinner hour
and ate biltong and biscuits. After a
four days absence from the table sew
eral of the passengers were curious and
did not hesitate to inquire the reason.
Dom Paul testify replied: II have nc
money to fool away on expensive eat
ing like you Englishmen." One OF
those on board, in telling about it
afterward, added: ooh, but you
should have seen the old man trying
to make up for lost time when 1t
was explained to him that his passage
money included his meals on board"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27

In spite of all that may be said to
the contrary, I am deeply interested
in my profession, writes Ethel Barry
more in the Metropolitan Magazine.
Everything else is merely incidental. l
am ambitious, but think l know my
limitations. For instance, 1 have no
wild thoughts about Juliet. My
fondest fancies have never shown
me myself in that great part; but l
do have Shakespearean visions, and
should like to try Rosalind some day.
l have often been asked about my
views" of the actress in society. I
fear am as guiltless of views as of
motives" But why should not an
actress see something Of society? If 1
have any views" upon the subject, it
is that the more she knows of life the
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27
STILL VNRE-
CONSTRUCTED
At least two of the residents of the

At least two of the residents of the
"old dominion" are still unreconstruct-
ed. They are women and are as de-
voted to the lost cause today as they
were in the early SOS. They live in a
big, old-fashioned southern mansion
in Southampton county, Virginia
They are sisters, the elder, Miss Ju-
dith Thomas, being 80 years old, and
the younger, Miss Annie, ten years
her junior. They are the closest sur
viving blood relatives of Gen. George
H. Thomas, the "Rock Of Chickamau-
ga" but ever since Thomas cast in
his lot with the Union in 1861 they
have declared that I'VE have no broth
er. To them he died the day after
Virginia seeded" The two stately
old Virginia ladies are still unrecon-
structed. From the moment when
their famous brother refused to go into
the Confederate army they have re-
fused to allow his name to be spoken
in their presence, and although Gen.
Thomas lived for five years after the
close of the war they never communi-
Gated with him nor consented to re-
ceive communication from him. They
are living still on the memories of the
days before the war. The old Thomas
plantation is still in their possession,
and the rentals paid by the tenants
who work it enable them to live in
comfort. Only few months ago they
deposited among the treasures of a
historical society in Richmond, Va,
the magnificent sword which was pre-
sented to their brother by the county
of Southampton after he had returned
from his splendid service in the Mex
lean war. People who go to call on
the Misses Thomas come away from
the old manor-house full Of admira-
ton for the sweet and stately courtesy
of the ladies, but saddened by the
pathos of their lives. Not even after
the war had closed would those stern
old women, living all alone in the
great house which was his birthplace
as well as their own, recognize or re-
ceive a communication from their ia
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27

I ri 4
with memories of people who have
dined there. Their pictures gaze
at one from every side. There
are half dozen portraits Of the statu-
esque Julie Opp, there is the droll,
mirthful face Of Marshall Wilder; the
fair Ellen Terry, Mrs. Brown Potter,
William Glllette's inscrutable, coun-,
tenance; that placid old lady, Mrs.
Jefferson Davis; Isabel Irving, Kath-
ryn Kidder, J. E. Dodson, and his
pretty wife, Annie Irish. Some of Mrs,
Wilcox's guests have left autographs
on the cream-painted walls. One
comes from Edwin Markham. It Ia
printed in; fine. large characters. with
splendid vermillion initials. He said:
"a place where passing souls can res,
On the way, and be their best"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27
ETHEL BARRYMoREs LATEST PORTRAIT.

better is her art, and that she can
learn life more agreeably and with less
damage to her skirts in society than
in the slums. So far as my own So
cial life is concerned, there is no Deep
underlying reason for it. l am simply
an American girl, and SO do as l like
and when l like.
My style may not be the best My
teachers of composition used to warn
me against it. But if one as great as
Richard Mansfield closes a speech with
a blunt phrase, why may l not close
all"2
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27
Shingles. Bee. in mont.errat.

stingless Bees In Montserrat.
A Barbados correspondent SAYS
that Mr.. w. K. Morrison. the bee ex-
pert attached to the Imperial Depart
ment of the West Indies. has recently.
discovered several colonies of stingless
bees in the island of Montserrat. He
Is now trying what can be done by the
use of modern hives to improve their
honey-producing capabilities. Modern
apiarists are of opinion that they can
make the honey bee conform to al
most any conditions, SO that Mr.. Nor
rison's experiments will be watched
with some interest. The honey Of the
stingless bee. is clearer and thinner
than that Of ordinary commerce.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27
s.rane. rrlbus. to Our sailor Dead.

Strange Tribute to Our Sailor Dead.
Many of the coast towns Of Califor-
MIA instituted last year on Memoriali
day q unique form of tribute to the
memory of our sailor dead whose UNI
known graves lie In the ocean. Bands,
Of children marched to the waters
edge and while singing patriotic songs
strewed the sea with flowers. It is,
now urged that this pretty ceremony
be made a national custom. and with!
this idea in view circular, signed by
Mrs. Armitage S. c. Forbes of Los
Angeles, CAL, is being sent about, urg-
ing all interested and influential peo-
pie to concur and assist in perpetual,
ing the ceremony. "a
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27
Sisters of General
Thomas Still
Cling to the
"Lost Cause"

nous brother. For them ne had died
in 1861. and when he was actually
borne to his grave nine years later.
it did not add to the grief which
they felt so long. Even now, more
than thirty years after the great SOL
der, whom the "boys" OF the army Of
the Cumberland lovingly called Pap"
Thomas, was laid to rest, the two old
women cling to the memory of the
young lieutenant who fought so hrave.
ly in the war with Mexico, and refuse
to admit that any brother Of theirs
ever reached the rank of general
officer.-Utica Globe.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27
A 5so-pound sturp.on.

netted off Lagoon island in the Hudson
river, three miles above Albany, ths
other day. Nothing like this in weight
has been seen in Albany for Is years
past. 1t was towed to Albany alive
by the fishermen, who were required to
man two rowboats. Hundreds viewed
the specimen of Albany sturgeon. The
head weighed 125 pounds.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27
hearing could be found.

According to a report by United
States Consul Grout, recent expert
.ment in wireless telegraphy off the
coast of Malta has resulted in the sue
cessful transmission of a message 1874
miles. The message was received in
an unexpected way. While expert
menting on ship in the open sea the
operators were surprised to receive a
message in Italian asking the position
of their ship. 1t was afterward found
that the message came from an Italian
war vessel at Syracuse.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27

What sort of halo ought an Alas
kan saint to wear? A mission worker
thinks that the frost and ice encom-
passing the face and head OF mission
airy bishop, when he appeared to make
his expected visit at Circle City, con-
stituted the kind of halo appropriate
to sainthood in that region.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27
nARp CHARACTER TO PORTRAY.

Arnold Daily, who makes such a de-
lightful study of the broken-down &C
tor in Ditrichstein's comedy, leaves in
August to begin rehearsals with Nat
Goodwin in England. Nat is forsaking
America for a year if London luck
greets his venture over there. They
will do when We Were Twenty One"
put it on for an extended run and are
rather likely to be immensely success
full. Young Mr.. DAILY was selected to
play the. part of the imp when the
piece was first put into rehearsal, but
his contract with Miss Marlowe to play
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27
Noiseless baseball, as distinguished

Noiseless baseball, as distinguished
from the game played largely with the
lungs, may not be SO far distant as it
seems to many respondent lovers of
Ia sportsmanlike game. A graduate
publication, representing well-known
college, declares that the adoption Of a
llnoiseless game would do more good
Ito that institution than winning the
championship. The campaign motto
of baseball nine ought to be, "Give
an opponent every opportunity to do
This best-and then beat him" A row.
dy may resort to barbaric yells as a
means Of defeating an antagonist, but
a gentleman is bound to refrain from
debasing methods OF gaining tri-
umph.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27
All shining buttons, buckles and or.

ALI shining buttons, buckles and or
naments are to be dispensed with in
the new military uniform for German
forces. A grayish brown cloth will be
used for coat, trousers and cap. War
without glitter will be less fascinat-
ing as the years go by, and that is
well. Nothing ought to disguise Its
real significance. Only the patriotic
sense Of duty will make men engage in
war when it shall have been stripped
,of Its romance, and when it's deadly
purpose shall be written in every fea-
Iture. II there were no men to bury,
mo bills to pay. war would be popu-
lar resource Of excitement seekers;
|but graves and debts are accompani-
'ments which mock at romantic theo-
;ries about campaigns and battles.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27

The Navy Department at Washing
ton has received fine Oil portrait of
r. w. Crowninshield, who was secre-
tary of the navy from 1914 to 1918. The
portraits Of American naval secretaries
now are about complete. Secretary
Whitney's portrait has not been OBJ
tanned as yet, however. Acting Sec
rotary Hackett recently urged him to
add his portrait to the collection.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27

A French scientist has discovered
that plants are very sensitive to poi
son. The higher plants. as well as
fungi, enable us to detect the presence
OF copper. mercury and other toxic
substances. which chemical analysis
does not detect.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27

NJ doubt it is mere coincidence.
I'D yet some people might suppose
i that the President had superstitious
preference for monosyllables in choos-
ing members of his Cabinet. There
have been in all fifteen heads of the
eight departments. Look at this array
OF names: Day, Hay, Gage. Long,
Root, Knox, Bliss, Smith and Griggs.
Then there were Gary and ..Alger,
whose names were short, but not mon7
osy1labic. Seventy six letters suffice
for the surnames of all the fifteen Cab
inet officers, or almost exactly five let
ters to name.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27
The Philadelphia Academy of Ma

The Pn1IadeIphla Academy OF Nat
ural Science has been enriched by one
of the most curious collections ever
known-a collection of locks of hair
from the heads of all the presidents Of
the United States from Washington
dowa to Mckinley. These are accu-
rately authenticated. and neatly ar
ranged in an appropriate case, and in
some instances are accompanied by
family coats-of arms.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27

The woman who designed Mrs.
Grover Cleveland's gown for two in
5,auxural balls was sentenced to five
DAYS In the New York goal for drunk
enness on Wednesday. She Is Mary
Culllamore. forty-one years old. known
40 the .sneedle woman Of the gaol." In
the past year she has spent 273 days
in prison for intoxication. During her
terms Of Imprisonment she spends her
time in planning party dresses for the
wives Of the judges who sentence her.
.33faken she comes out Of her cell With
300 Or more earned in this way. Her
friends have given her up as hopeless
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27
where the poete., Dlne,.

The dining-room in Mrs. Ella
Wheeler Wilcox's home, on Long
Island sound, is all windows, which
face the water. Before the largest
Of them, a spacious bay window, stands
the dining table. The room Is hlled
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27
Mr. Morton to TAX. . Rest.

Levi P. Morton is seeking to be grad
ually relieved from the cares of busl-
ness. The ex-governor and ex-vice
president is N years old, and besides
his advanced age an intention to spend
considerable time abroad is reason
for desiring to lessen his business re-
sponsibilities.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27

In Hawaii enormous quantities of
ducks are raised by the Chinese upon
the edges of the ocean. Twice day,
within restricted areas, they are per-
mitted to eat the young fish which
swim in the inclosed coves. Fish are
reported to be growing scarcer every
year and by some this diminution is at
tributed to the wholesale destruction
of the young fry by the Chinese.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27
WANTS TO MARRY NELSON.

Alice Nielsen has enslaved another
man, says London cablegram. Now
it's one (some pronounce him cranky
Of fifty years who has succumbed to
her Establishments. He is nice, quiet
chap, whose gentle persistence and
frank intent have won feeling Of
amused interest from the young prima
donna.
His name is Francis Allen Moore.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27

Telephone poles and wires are held.
IN Kruger VS.. Wisconsin Telephone
Co. (Wis.), SO L. R. A. 29s, to make
an additional burden upon street, for
which compensation must be made to
the owners Of the land as condition
OF such use, and this decision is in ac-
cord with the majority of the prece-
dents, as shown by the note in "a L. R.
A. 721.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27
Remarkabl. stat..man IN Japan.

Mr.. Hoshi Tori. minister Of com,
munications, IS one Of modern fapan'a
remarkable men. Having studied SSaw
in England rs years ago. and BEING
called to the English bat;. he started
his life as an official in the judicial
department. Here his bellfcose nature
soon brought him into collision with uis
less enlightened and more conserva.
tive colleagues. The government then
in power removed him to. the Yoke.
hama customs. Later he took to pol.
itics and identified himself with thu
liberals, who oyerran the country with
stirring speeches, much to the discom.
fort Of the government. He was twice
arrested and imprisoned for political
offenses. Now he is the leader OF the
liberals, or Jiyuta, as they are .ca1leY
In Japan. y, 33-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27
.. e. HULL. Publisher.
Thursday JUNE 81, 1901.

Tom Murray. a prominent hat mer-
chant Of Chicago. says: ut is dis
grace to get rich." and to avoid the
disgrace Mr.. Murray will henceforth
give half the proceeds Of his business
to the poor and needy.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27
A M.thod,,t Supplied Choir.

Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church
In One Hundred and. Twenty-ninth
street, New York, the largest Method
list congregation in the United States.
introduced with the services on Sun.
day a surpliced choir of young men
and women, and boys and girls to the
number of 80. The services were high
~ ritualistic and many Of the older
members were displeased because it
was copying Episcopalism, which the
church has, heretofore stoutly opposed.
Where bread is wanting, alps to b.
sold
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27

is combined with it a counter atmos-
phere of luxurious ease that is deli
ciously infectious. The country dwell
ing, or casa de campo, as it is COM
monty designated, is invariably built
on plan best calculated for the COM
fort of it's inmates, its chief character
istics being the broad, cool verandas
and graceful arcades surrounding its
exterior, the deep-set windows and de-
lectable courtyards. The surrounding
plantation, which is usually measured
by the square league, is enclosed by
walls OF loose stone or hedges of the
maguey plant. The sharp, bayonet-
like leaves of the latter render it quite
as impossible as and far more attract
i've that the barbed-wire fences of the
North. The greater portion of the
rich land, however, serves only for
pasturage purposes, cultivation being
restricted to occasional spots and
patches.
Agricultural Implements Needed.
The implements used in tilling the
soil are generally Of the most primitive
sort, the pillow being fashioned entirely
out of wood, with but one handle. and
to this is yoked, by means of a board
bound across their horns, a pair of
domesticated Mexican steers or lum-
bering oxen. The peon who follows
this novel equipage or goes to sleep
under convenient banana tree, as the
inclination possesses him, is gener-
ally attired in a broad palm-leaf SOM
brero, with an Unfortunately high crown,
white cotton pajamas and leather san
dals. For his rather doubtful services
this seigneurial vagrant is paid at the
rate of twelve cents per diem; but he
is perennially happy, nevertheless, and
his wages are quite sufficient for the
support of himself and family, besides
for his beloved cigarette and an occa-
sional copa Of pulque wherewith to
stimulate his unfailing affability. The
living of these simple ranch folk is
frugal in the extreme, consisting main
ly of the various fruits of the country,
frijoles or Mexican beans, and the in
evitable totilla. With the better ele-
ment on the hacienda the table fare
is quite different, representing the
choicest and most varied cuisine that
can be provided.
Marketing Surplus Products.
Such products of the hacienda as are
not preserved for it's own use, are
taken to market upon the backs OF
small native burros, capable Of carry
ing immense burdens, or by means of
ponderous wooden ox-carts, relics OF
antiquity rarely to be found in use in
any other civilized country.
The different seasons witness but lit
tie variation in the lethargic serenity
of hacienda life in Mexico, whether II
be harvest or seed time, the gathering
OF fruit or garnering of grain. And if,
perchance, some belated orange buyer
from the states should put in an APP
pearance, possessed of mad ambi-
ton to hasten the packing and ship
ment of his consignment, he is merely
put off with the courteous and delu-
sive assurance that his desires will
certainly be attended to-pseudo-ma-
mana. The word haste is entirely I'M
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27

Although IA years old, Gideon Haw-
fey of Erie, Pa, is still running an en-
CINE on the Lake Shore railroad. He
began railroading in 1916 and has been
with the Lake Shore since 1852. A few
days ago Hawley was pu. through
severe examination, the railroad Off
Gals believing that it WI about time
! assssaaissaR Ia 6rise of
1.-THE pmpany not trace of color
blind ess or dim vision or defective
hearing could be found.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27

way of money, but also satisfy the
longings Of his g-smothered soul.
And so he wishes her for a wife.
He will, he says, in exchange for all
she brings to him write for her an
opera; every night he comes to the
stage door; every day to the Hotel Ce-
Gil, dressed quietly and neatly. He
presents his card, is told that he can
not be received; then he bows and
takes his leave.
General o. o. Howard has declined
to accept again the presidency of the
Congregational Home Missionary So
ciety. General Howard has desired
for several years to retire.
The Arizona legislature has indefl-
nitely postponed bill to make Sunday
fishing misdemeanor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27

In the schedule Of New YorA
bankrupt recently filed in court 1t ap,
pears that he owes $40 for beer and
$26 for pew rent.