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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09

religious RON. One Joseph Smith
somehow got hold of that book before
it was printed and published it as a
revelation of heaven, calling it the
Book of Mormon" and from that pub
ncation came Mormonism, the monster
abomination of the earth. Rev. Solo
mon Spaulding might have been better
engaged than writing that book of
falsehoods. However much time we
have, we never have time to do wrong.
Harness January for usefulness, and it
Will take the following months in it's
train. Oh, how much you may do for
God between now and the 31st of next
December. The beautiful weeping
willow tree was introduced by Alex
ander Pope into England from twig
which the poet found in a Turkish
basket of figs. He planted that twig,
and from 1t came all the weeping will
lows of England and America; and
your smallest planting of good may
unf'er God become an influence cont.
nental and international
Row that the train of months has
started, let it pass, January followed
by February, with longer days. and
March. with it's fierce winds; and April
with its sudden showers; and May.
with its poisoning orchards; and
June, with its carnival of flowers; and
July, with its harvests; and August,
with its sweltering heats; and Septem-
per. with its drifting leaves; and Oc-
tober. with its frosts; and November,
with Its Thanksgiving scenes; and De-
cember, with its Christian hilarities.
March on. battalion of the months.
IN the regiments of the years and the
brlgades of the centuries! March on
and join the months and years and
centuries already passed until all the
rivers OF time have emptied into the
ocean of eternity, but none of all the
host ought TO render higher thanks to
Goa or take larger comfort or make
more magnificent resolve than this the
1lrst month of the new year.
But what fleet foot hath the months
and years! People lightly talk about
how they kill time Alas, it dies soon
enough without killing. And the lon
ger we live the swifter it goes Will
nam e. Bryant said an old friend of his
declared that the going of time is like
the drumming of the partridge or muf-
ned grouse in the woods, falling slow
and distinct at first and then follow
Ing each other more and more rapidly
I'LL they end at last in a whirring
sound. But Dr. Young, speaking of
the value of time, startingly ex-
claimed, ASK deathbeds."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09
Children and Iowa Home of
New Secretary of the Treasury

Governor Shaw and family have ad-
ded much to the social life of Des
Moines since his Inauguration four
years ago, and they will be quite at
home in the larger social sphere at
Washington. The public functions of
the Shaw administration have not
been equaled in magnificence by those
of any other administration of late
years. At the beginning of Governor
Shaw's first term Mrs. Shaw inaugur-
ated series of legislative receptions
which were highly appreciated by the
wives and daughters of the members
Of the General Assembly. These re-
ceptions were held every two weeks in
the governors parlors at the Capitol.
Mrs. Shaw is not club woman, but
she takes delight in meeting as far as
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09

Queen Victoria's crown, is not ruby
at all, but simply red spinel. 1t
is OF large size, and if it were a true
ruby would far surpass in value the
Koh-i-Noor itself, for rubies never run
to the same size as diamonds, and be-
ing also far rarer are considerably
more valuable in price per carat. A
four-carat ruby, for instance, would
be worth about $4,000, probably even
more if it were fawless stone; four
carat diamond would not be worth the
half of that sum.
The so-called "Black Prince ruby"
derived its name from the fact that it
was givento Edward the Black Prince.
by Don Pedro of CASTLE in gratitude
for the victory Of Logrono in April,
1867, which restored the throne of
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09
Chinese Conservatism.

In the type of trading vessel built
to-day in China there is little or no
departure from the practice of thou
sands of years; the junk still remains
in use for general trade and is likely
to for some ages to come. 1t has,
however, some disadvantages in sail
ing qualities which detract from it's
value; it sails very fast with the wind
on either quarters, but cannot run be-
fore the wind or sail close to it. 1t
has bulkheads and many of them
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09

Spain to Don Pedro. Henry v. wore
it in his helmet at the battle of
Agincourt, and it has ever since
formed part of the crown jewels of
England. In spite of it's having been
proved to be nothing but spinel it
still figures in the description of the
regalia as ruby and as such was
shown at the famous exhibition of
1862, when the royal jewels were one
of the most interesting exhibits.-Lon-
don Taller.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09
QUEER FISH FOUND IN QUEENSLAND

The baramunda, a strange fish with
two sets of respiratory organs, is in
steresting scientists of Paris France,
where specimen has been received
for the. Museum of Natural History.
The baramunda has both the gills of
a. fish and the lungs of batrachian,
and it may use either in breathing as
It Is disposed. 1t has been supposed
that all such creatures were extinct,
1 but the baramunda has been found
alive in the Mary, Dawson and Bur-
nett rivers of Queensland, where its
flesh is highly priced as food.
The Queensland natives call the
Y .s~..~~~s~.~~.ee-. ~-rs~-.~.~~>~~~.~~~
IL Fire destroyed the barn and gran.
airy of d. ]. Berkeley near Iowa City
The contents, fourteen horses and six
cows, were roasted alive. The loss
y $4,000; insurance partial.
DessM Dimes college has fulfilled the
conditions aid down by John D. Rock.
efellers fifteen months ago in. his offer
s to add $4,000 to the endowment fund
OF the institution. The condition was
that the trustees first raise 100000 fol-
the endowment fund. With the first
dRy of the new year the trustees were
Ne to announce that 100000 in money
and pledges had been secured and that
the gift of the great oil maynate is
now assured.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09
Question for Scholars.

What is the origin of "odium theo-
logicum"? The letter. of course, not
the spirit. DR.. Murray is trying to run
it to earth in the interests of his big
dictionary, but fails to trace it further
back than 1858, when it appears in a
note to an edition of Hume's essays
and Treatises." Here it is said that
'odium theologicum'' is "noted even
to proverb, and means that degree of
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09
Building Rules in Stockholm.

Only two-thirds of the area of the
lot can be covered in Stockholm, ex-
cept on street corners, here three
fourths is allowed. The remainder Of
the lot must be reserved for courts,
for light and ventilation. All chin
ney f1ues must be twelve or fifteen
inches and must be swept once a
month from October to April by Of
fetal chimney sweepers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09
Germany's First 1ronc1ad.

Germany's Oldest sea-going iron
clad, the Kron. has been struck from
the list of the strength Of the fleet.
She was launched in England in 1867,
and was then considered the embodi-
ment Of all that was new and effect
i've in armored war ships.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09

come into harbors after gales with the
bows completely destroyed by heavy
seas, but with their cargoes intact.
They are usually handled by one man
and his family, the wife steering with
the aid of small boy to help run the
tiller over
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09
a True Ruby.

l u 1Tu0 UuDy.
Ited that the Kings cor
b is to be adorned with
ned "the Brack Prince
pot generally known that
lich now forms the CEN
altese cross on the late
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09

rancor which is most furious and i'm
placable." If any one can find the first
begetter of the phrase he is requested
to give information to DR.. Murray, at
the Scriptorium, Oxford, England.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09

When a preacher talks loud enough
to be heard two blocks, that is Ii.
way of giving his yell.
Gas was first used as street H.
luminant in Baltimore, gas lamps be-
ing introduced in that city in the year
1916
A. H. Copeland, the first train dis
patcher in the world, is at present liv-
ing in Chenoa, village in Illinois.
Three-fourths of the earth's surface
cannot be cultivated, owing to noun
tain ranges, swamps and barren
ground.
There is nothing equal to a good OPP
era for sharpening the feminine ap-
petite.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09

There have been four postmasters-
general from the state Of Wisconsin,
Alexander w. Randall, Timothy o.
Howe. William f. Villas and Henry c.
Payne, the incumbent of the Office.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09

water for the purpose of securing a
fresh supply of oxygen, and that at
night it makes a peculiar snarling
noise.
The baramunda lives mainly on
fresh water shell fish, and it apparent
ly adapts itself readily to confinement.
The Paris museum authorities are
very proud of their specimen, not be-
cause the fish has so long been con-
sidered extinct, but also because it is
regarded by ichthyologists as being
one of the very first fishes created.
The illustration is from sketch
taken in the Paris museum.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09

A fire which started in the general
store of Petrus Peterson at Weston
did $4,000 damage All destroyed four
of the principal places Of business and
three dwellings. A strong wini car
ried the flames rapidly and it was
feared at one time that the whole
town would be destroyed. The prin-
cipal losers are Koppling & Williams,
general store and implement house,
and two buildings, valued at $4,000;
Petrus Peterson, general store. So
900; H. A. Quinn. lumber. $4,000; r.
r. Williams. residence. $4,000. The
remainder of the losses were small
ones. All we're insured.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09

Rca questions personal to
to~be guided by her adj
pears to be a purely do
n, and yet, according to
tlmissions of Governor
as much to do with the
his political fortunes.
family consists of two
Enid. aged 81; Erma, aged
bn, Earl, aged 10. Enid
ETY. toward the end of
first term as governor.
more year in Cornell COL
e will either go abroad or
r. Erma entered the
pison in September, when
were made for the re-
mily to their home on
of the gubernatorial
is attending a military
Idiana.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09

baramunda salmon. This is natur-
al, for it's flesh looks and tastes like
the flesh of a salmon The fish is not
known to exist in any other rivers
than those of Queensland. It reaches
there length of six feet in the larger
specimens, though the specimen sent
to Paris is less than three feet in
length.
A French naturalist who has studied
the peculiar fish says the natives of
Queensland tell many interesting stor-
les Of it. Among other things, the
natives aver that the baramunda fire.
quently throws it's body out of the
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09
TALMAGE's SERMON.
THE NEW YEAR, WITH ALL ITS
GLORIOUS POSSIBILITIES.

Great Events That the World VIII see
In the Coming Twelve Months-Advice
and encouragement for Those in
Trouble.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09

possible all the social demands which
are made upon the first lady of the
state She inclines toward practical
charity and does much in aid Of So
cieties of this character. Personally,
she is a gracious, lovable character,
and the wife of no governor has ever
been more popular with the people of
Des Moines than she. 1t has been the
PRACTICE Of Governor Shaw to submit
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-05-15
WATERBURY, PEOPLE CAUGHT.

one of the clcvcrest swindling schemes
that has been worked in long time has
Just been held up by the postal authorities,
says the Record. Several persons in
waterbury have been among the unWill-
ing tools of the concern and 1t is known
that parties in st. Adams. Rutland, Md
dlcbtWy and other places about the Stat"
have also been led into the Schcmc by the
ingenious methods employed. In brief, it
was only an "amplihed form" of the end
less chain system of letter writing. Let
tors received by victims were usually from
friends or acquaintance and told how by
the signing of an agreement and the pay
ing of $50 for a fountain pen the person
would be given employment at 500 per
week for writing 10 letters every day, the
same being copied from the one they To
ceived. An extra sum OF $50 was also
paid for postage and stationery. For the
first week the expenses only We're paid.
Enclosed with the letter was a circular eX-
planning the plan and a slip referring to
the local banks as to the concerns reiia-
bllity. The scheme has been working
along smoothly fer nearly three months
the buyers of the pens being paid exactly
as agreed and all going well until during
the past fortnight. The last few to bite
received notice that their pens would be
shipped as soon as they could be manufac-
tured. They were also told that they must
not expect their pay regularly every week
as it was impossible to get through tho
complete list of persons employed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-05-15
THE CAPTAINS BEACON.

On the south bank de otter,
Where she's Join h ole Lac Champlan,
There hoes one fiddle shantee
Where lived tree Ca-nad yam.
H'olo mans. She Antoine LABEL
She's wOmans. was Mario I,evee;
Hand She's childer, Bah Gosh,
yous haught to seen petite Marie.
She joust was. All tink me,
Like the Angels hup above;
only she have no fiddle wing,
So she ly like the dove.
she's hair all golden like,
Fell round her face so sweet,
Yous sure to kiss dose child,
Nose every tam yous meet.
Desc blue h eye, She's he so funny,
She's laugh, some tam she's cry;
But NOSE tam, She's see someting,
Goan come from hun de sky.
But All no like for see
Dat look in dose liddle h'eye
For my n ole heart sure told me
We goan lose it, by and by.
But when She's sit by the cabane,
For see the sunset hues:
Shes Gladcn dis hole captains heart,
When Abs come back from cruise.
And dose tam Ans make do reveer,
When Ans miss dose lidde one,
All knowed She's deere h'up above,
Awaiting for the Captain to come,
Hand now She's gone, All ant sure,
AS dis hole Captain can guide,
The good hole boat Mary Ann,
Safely against the Offers tide.
For me h'eye. She fill with tear
When All tink OF dose fiddle one,
AS All make the mouth of de Otter,
At the setting of de sun.
But dis An knows fur sure,
All VIII live so All can see,
Dose fiddle Angel In Heaven.
When de Father. She's call for me-.
FRANCOIS
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MANY DROWNED AT SEA
People We're Trying to Escape from
Martinique to Dominica Great Dis
tress at st. Vincent.

st. Thomas. D. W. T., May 11.-Advices
received here from the Island of Dominica
lay that boats arriving there report that
many persons Were drowned while cross
ing to Dominica from the Island of Mart
'niQue, where some of the outparishes have
cen inundated. The eruption of Mount
Police Martinique), continues. The lava IL
Progressing northward. Tho whole north
m region is now a rocky waste, denuded
yC Veoetation.
reports from tho Island of St. Vincent
fiy that up to the afternoon of Friday last
oyer 200 deaths had occurred there owing
To the volcanic outbreak in that island
! cGnite news, however, is lacking. MANY
estates were destroyed and steam and
ashes were helched forth from seven IN
the morning until $50 at night. The orup-
ton is now invisible at Kingston. Huge
dust clouds We're blown eastward. Great
distress prevails at st. Vincent where
there are MANY injured people. It is be-
lieved that about 800 persons have lost
their lives at st. Vincent. The ma jority Of
the corpses are still unburied
Tho British royal mail steamer Solont has
gone from Barbados to Martinique with
sdplics and doctors.
From the Island of Trinidad the British
royal mail steamer Kennt has gone to
Fort De France.
The British second class cruiser indie
fatieable Is on her way from Trinidad Ia
St. Vincent with stores for the relief of the
sufferers there.
1t is reported here that Fort De France
Martinque), is threatened.
Great tension prevails everywhere
throughout the West Indies.
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LONDON is ALARMED
West Indies Cuts OF Hope That Re-
port Has Been Exaggerated.

London, May 12.-The latest reports re-
St Vincent creates grave alarm and espec-
tally as de- patches from the island of DOM
mica, forwarded Sunday, reported that the
Soufriere volcano in St. Vincent, was SIN
in active eruption. Four small boats load
cd with refugees from Grand Riviere, Mar
Unique, have arrived at Dominica These
people are in pitable condition. They
report that six other boats left that viii
lage at the same time. 1t is not known
what became of them.
The very slight discrepancies in the va
rious accounts Of the volcanic outbreak in
the West Indies which have reached Lon
don leave only shadow of hope that tho
later details will greatly minimize the ex-
tent of the catastrophe. and the fear Is be-
ginning to seize the British papers that
even the worse new may come.
For instance. the Standard In an editorial
this morning says:
1T is only too clear that the area affect
ed is larger than known at first. If Dom
mica and St. Lucia have not suffered
greatly there is reason to fear that their
turn may come, nor Is 1t by any means GER
tain that corresponding commissions have
not occurred or may not follow on the
mainland Of Central and South America.
'ln the presence of such forces man is
helpless, and we can only prepare to re-
lieve the survivors AS speedily as possible
The United States has set us an honorable
example"
King Edward is deeply concerned about
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heads the plated nounce, and others frame
the front breadth. At each side whore
the houncc ends on the front there are
wheel-shapod white silk passementeriv
motifs with tassels. The bodice is of en-
broidcrcd white batiste, with a belt OF
white and green taffeta low at the back
A cape of blue linen lined with white and
green taffeta, has waistcoat Of white
linen richly embroidered in white
blue and green and trimmed with white
silk passemeterie ornament and frnges.
A number of yachting gowns are being
displayed in fashionable shapes and these
designs are necessarily intended for those
who will summer at the seaJhore, they
have many features which may be copied
from gowns worn at inland places. The
prevailing style Of stitching Is employed
upon those costumes and their chief claim
to beauty is their elegant simplicity This,
however, is not the less costly because 1t
must he obtained through the skill Of the
man ladies' taller
MAUDE GRIFFIN.
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Vincent. British immense force.

Kingston. Island of St. Vincent, British
West Indies. Saturday May 10, via
Castres, Island of ST. Lucia, British
West Indies, May 1l-After numerous
earthquakes during the preceding fort
night, accompanied by subterranean
noises in the direction of the Sufriere
volcano in the northwestern part or
the island Il loud explosion occurred
Monday from the crater. The water In the
crater lake assembled in a stupendous cloud
of steam and exploded heavily. The noises
grew louder continually till Wednesday
morning, when the old crater three miles
in circumference, and the new crater
1ormd by the last eruption, belched smoke
and stones. forcing the residents of WALTZ
bou and Richmond valley. beneath the vel
cano, to flee to Chateau Belair for refuge.
The thunderous noises continually in
creasing were heard in neighboling Islands
two hundred miles away.
At midday the craterS elected enormous
columns of steamy Vapor, rising ma
jestically eight miles high and expanding
into wonderful shapes, resembling enor-
nous caulitiowers, giant wheels and beau
tiful flower forms all streaked up and
down and crosswise with vivid flashes OF
lightning, awning the beholder and impress
ing the mind with fear. The mountain la
bored to rid itself of n mass of molten lava
which later flowed over, in six streams
down the side Of the volcano and greater
noises, following united in one great con-
tnuous roar all evening and through the
night to Thursday morning, accompanied
with black rain of falling dust attended
with midnight darkness all Wednesday,
creating feelings of fear and anxious sus-
pense.
On the morning Of Friday there was a
fresh eruption and elections of fiery mat
ter, more dust covering the island in some
places two feet deep.
The crater Is still active as this despatch
is sent and great loss OF life is believed to
have occurred. The lava has destroyed
g., veral districts, with their livestock. Peo-
lla are fleeing to this town. streams arc
oriod up and in many places a food and
Nlter famine is threatened The govern
lnent is feeding numbers of sufferers.
Great physical changes have taken place
in the neighborhood of the Soufriere
Several districts have not yet been heard
from and the scene of the eruption Is I'M
approachabe Every hour brings sadder
iows The nurses and doctors are over
Norked 1t Is impossible to give full de-
tails at present.
AS result of the disaster on this island
all business has been suspended for three
days. The public mind Is still unsettled,
fearing further disaster.
Among the deaths are whole families
whose corpses are in several places. still
living unbured The dead will be inferred
In trenches.
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Absolute
Faith.
You can Depend UponThe
Word Of This Burlington
Citizen.

He has had the experience.
He has thoroughly tested the article.
He has found it as represented.
He has absolute faith in it's merits
Mr.. j. f. Delaney of % South WinoosN
ave. says: For long time / was more
or less troubled with what is known as
backache or lame back. | was usually in
the greatest Pain when lying down, then
it would become so severe that I had to
continually change positions, trying 10 SO,
If a new one would be ca sier. In my en-
beavers to find relief ! went to w. r
Henderson's drug store and got box Of
Doan's Kidney Pills. I knew from news
papers that they were highly rocommen-
edd for kidney ailments and my experience
corroborates the report. They fulfilled all
the claims claimed for them. I can con-
scientiously recommend Doans Kidney
pills"
For sale by all dealers price 20 cents.
ter-Milburn Co, buffalo, n. Y, solo
agents for the T.. S.
Remember the name-Doan' and take
no substitute.
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All Eyes on Texas.

Great Is Texas. Her vast cotton crops
and marvellous oil discoveries amaze the
world, Now follows the startling state
ment of the wonderful work at Cisco, Tex,
or DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption. My wife contracted IA severe
lung trouble" writes Editor J. ]. Eager,
which caused most obstinate cough and
hnallv resulted in profuse hcmorrhages,
but she has been completely cured by DR..
Kings New Discovery" It's positively
guaranteed for Coughs, Colds and all
ThroHt and Lung troubles. SOC and 81
IrlaI bottles free at OlSulliyan a hnuno.s
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the terrible news from the West Indies.
He has ordered that all dispatches the
government receives on the subject be i'm
mcdiately sent to buckingham Palace by
special messenger and has minated his
desire to contribute towards any fund
which may be raised for the relief of the
suffers.
1t is understood that the government is
waiting for more definite news of the st.
Vincent disaster before asking the Lord
Mayor of London, Sir Jos Dimadalc, to
open fund ut the Mansion house. but it
is certain this will be speedily done.