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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-03-27
my Memory to the School House,

SADNESS and memory now fill my heart,
AS think Of thee beloved school house,
mat we must now forevermore part,
And henceforth thou can'st shelter not even
mouse.
oh. that might in my unlettered art
Not even gold can entreat US from thee to part
FOR our hearts are full OF love for thee
And as on thy decaying steps do linger
l think Of moments have idly let PASS:
mat to thine honor I've scarce but finger
But the opportunity has gone forever, alas,
alas.
There will soon be here on this land
Where thou dost now so weakly stand
Will be monument built by memorys hand.
10 mark the foot prints made by thee in the
sand.
Foot prints. ali. what foot prints thou dost
Perfect as parts of chain, link for link,
oh, the thought of our parting does me so
grieve!
Will I ever forget thee? well don't think.
There are other memories which thou dost
call,
1t was under thy roof that my life plans 1
The thought of my teachers. loved them all,
Nst half owe to them have wrought
Can they who'ye left bring thee to disgrace?
NO not one farthing from thy need can they
take,
Though they might themselves fall sadly from
In their own chain alone the difference thew
make.
But now the last words to thee must saw.
While a forbidden tear softly steals down
my face:
Thou hast did thy duty and O! that NAV
Render the service thou hast in this place.
ANNA TABLER.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-03-27
Garden Grove.

Misses Mabel Humeston and Mayme
Try drove down from Humeston Satur-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-03-27
Morgan.

Tom Cochran, of Wataga, visited a
few DAYS with Burt Farver.
Pearl Milton is assisting M. L. Dale
with his work.
Sam Dale and family visited at Chas.
Campbell's Sunday.
Carl Sutherlin and sister, Mrs. En-.
NETT Gore, of Lamont, visited Sunday
night at NJ. L. Cozad's.
Quite number attended the Oscar
Peck dance Tuesday night. They report
a fine time.
A. T. Hubbard and family spent Sun
day at Mahlon Moore's.
Mrs. Walters and Burton Farver have
been very sick for the last week.
Nellie Dale spent Saturday night and
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. David Nc.
Cutcheon.
VIM. Ewing visited relatives at Wood
land Sunday.
M. l.. Hubbard, ]. B. Robinson and
family called at Mrs. S. q. Cozad's Sun
day.
Merton Cozad hauled corn from Line
yille Saturday.
M. l.. Dale and family visited his sis
ter, Mrs. Whistler, west OF Leon, Mon
day.
Chas. Bledsoe and G. B. Robinson
called one evening last week at M. l..
Cozad's.
Mrs. q. Moore, of Lineville, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. A. I. Hubbard, this
| week.
l.. X. Cozad and Ansel Durham visit
ed Saturday and Sunday at Weldon.
| When Won Ruy BIuinu
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-03-27

Misses Mabel Humeston and Mayme
|Fry drove down from Humeston Satur-
day.
Preston Wiley returned from Kinks
|yille Saturday.
R. Dudley is packing his goods up
thl week preparatory to moving to St.
pal Mum, the last of the week.
w. Sutherhn went to Leon Mon.
d Longacre and Ella Zook went
NY to visit Mrs. Brice McDonough,
pf Leon.
Il and Mrs. Arthur cCartney, of
ION, were here Sunday.
Wilson went to Humeston on
So Monday.
Cherry returned from Leon Mon
Tie government inspector for rural
mail routes was here Saturday and gave
examination to the applicants for the
route north of town.
The Country Culture club we're enter
kained at the home Of John Aten last
Thursday evening.
Tommie Parr, the oldest son of Mr..
hnd Mrs. David Parr, accidentally broke
bis leg Friday. He was assisting some
! little boys in repairing big barn door
when the door fell, striking him ON the
leg, breaking it below the knee.
The Rathbone sisters had social here
bitter their lodge meeting Thursday
evening in honor of Mrs. l.. II. Thomas,
Mrs. 6. B. Erase and Miss Susan Drake,
Light refreshments were served and the
evening was spent in an informal man.
her.
Miss AIDA Hoadley spent Sunday
with her parents and returned to Wei
hon in the afternoon.
The Washington times., 1902-01-26

evening Randolph, in bidding good night
to his friends, added: Gentlemen. Clay's
bad shooting shant rob you of your seals.
am going to London and will have them
made for you" He kept his word.
The Decntur-Barron Quarrel.
But to return to the Bladensburg duel
ling meadows. A duel which took place
here in 1920 caused general and deep sor-
row throughout the country. on account
OF the death of Commodore Stephen De-
catur.
The difficulty which resulted in so de-
plorable a meeting between Commodore
Decatur and Commodore James Barron
had existed for several years and had its
beginning in the well-known chesapeake
affair" Commodore Decatur was a men,
ber of the court held to enquire into Bar
rons conduct during the meeting, in 1907,
between the British ship Leopard and the
badly equipped and almost defenceless
Chesapeake. commanded by Barron; and
was subsequently one of the judges in the
court martial of Barron growing out Of
the evidence adduced at the Court of En-
quiry. Decatur having formed and ex-
pressed an opinion unfavorable to Bar
ron, the latter thought that Decatur was
not entitled TO sit with unbiased mind
on the court martial. and ought not, in
honor. to have sat as one of his judges.
The court martial resulted in Barron
being suspended from the service for sew
eral years, during which period he resided
in Europe. On his return to this country.
in 1878. he applied to be restored to his
rank. and Decatur was one of those most
strongly opposed to his restoration, Civ
ing as a reason that Barron "ought not
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to be received again in the naval service !;
that there was not employment enough
for all officers who had faithfully dis
charged their duty to their country in
the hour of trial (the war of 1922, and it
would be an act of injustice to employ
him to the exclusion of any one of them"
Passing the Challenge.
Decatur continued to oppose Barron's
restoration and frequently expressed his
opinion. as he himself stated in a letter
to Barron, freely and unreservedly; q"
and, we are told by Mckenzie, ''some in
dividuals contrived to make these opin-
ions the occasion of personal difficulty"
between them. At any rate the remarks
of Decatur were SO reported to Barron as
to lead to much correspondence between
them, and finally to the challenge.
Words of Forgiveness.
The distinguished iueli.ts net iatc in
the afternoon of March %. 1920, the weap-
ons being pistols, and the distance eight
PAGES, the latter in order to accomno-
date Barron, who suffered from defect
of vision. Captain William Bainbridge
acted as Commodore Decatur's second,
Captain j. o. Elliott serving as the sec
ond of Commodore Barron. Several other
officers of the navy were present. includ-
ing Captains Rodgers and Porter. In
meiiately the signal was given both fired.
ard fell together. 1t was at first thought
that Decatur had been instantly killed
and Barron mortally wounded. but the
former, slowly reviving somewhat, was
supported a short distance and placed by
the side Of Barron:
Lying there in the dim twilight. each
believing those few awful moments his
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General Jessup offered some protest, but
Clay generously remarked that it was
clearly an accident
Saluting each other courteously, THESE
principals, who secretly felt only friend
ship and love for each other, then STOOD
waiting for the word" Clays ball went
through the skirt of Randolphs s coat, near
the hip.
Fired Into the Air.
Randolph fired into the air, eXclalmlng
as he did so: Il do not fire at you, Mr..
Clay" and Immediately advancing. Of
fered his hand, adding, as he removed his
glove, You owe me coat, Mr.. Clay.
Il am glad" responded Clay, the debt
is no greater. l trust in God my dear
sir, you are untouched. After what mas
occurred. | would not have harmed you
for a thousand worlds"
Peace being established, all returned to
Washington, Randolph remarking on the
way: Il would not have seen MIN 1aii
mortally, or even doubtfully, wounded LOT
all the land that is watered by the hing
CT Floods and all his tributary streams.
A characteristic note given by Ran
dolph to Benton the morning OF the duei
proved, on being opened that evening ut
Randolph's home, to contain check Tor
$1,000, drawn in Benton's favor. with the
request to have him carried, IL killed, TO
Virginia and buried under his patrimoniai
oaks-not to let him be buried at wash
ington, with hundred hacks after him.
The note also requested that the nine
pieces of gold-received at the bank and
to be found in the writer's vest pocket
be made into seals for each of the three
friends. in memory of him.
At the end of that happy and Joyous
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last. they uttered words which but few
hours earlier would have blotted out for
ever all misunderstanding between them
and made tie enormous sacrifice impos-
sible.
Barron was the first to speak, saying:
Sir, l hope On meeting in the next world
We shall be better friends than in this"
Decatur responded: "Sir. have never
been your enemy; freely forgive you
my death, but cannot forgive those who
stimulated ycu to seek my Hfe."
Would to God exclaimed Barron.
you had said thus much yesterday"
Later he added: Everything has been
conducted in an honorable manner l for
give you all things from the Bottom Of
my heart"
Both gentlemen were brought to Wash
ington; Decatur to his old home-still
standing in Lafayette Square and since
occupied by many famous men-where he
died shortly after II o'clock that night.
The news Of his death was flashed over
the city in n special issue of The ma
tional Intelligencer" under the heading,
"A Hero Has Fallen" and great. indeed.
was the CONSERVATION, and deep the grief
OF all.
Another Fatal Encounter.
Many other duels with results equally
sad, were witnessed in the old field; but
until the fatal termination of the en-
counter there between Graves and CiIley,
in 1888, no cffee.uai measures were adopt
ed by Congress to prohibit dueling in the
District. Both Graves and Cilley were
members of the House of Representatives.
The latter was mortally wounded and his
remains were inferred from the Hall Of
Representatives on February 81. 1888. His
death led, on February 20, 1899, to the
passage-after violent opposition-of
bill 'to prohibi. the giving or accepting.
within the District of Columbia, of a chal-
ienge to fight a duel, and for the punish
mert thereof
The pity was that at the first hostile
meeting. the people of Washington did
not follow the example of the Puritans.
when, in 1921, probably the first drelists
IN this courtry-two serving men. Edward
poty and Edward Leister--net at Ply
mouth, with sword and dagger. 10 settle
their dispute. Without statute law on
the subject of duei;ng, the whole body Of
Puritans assembled 10 consider and pun
ish the offence, with the result that the
offenders We're ordered tied head and
heels together for tweuty-four hours with
out food or drink.
Modern science has made the duel
meadows of easy access from al parts OF
the city, but it now claims only the at
tention of the tourist. 1t has known
many changes and better uses since the
old days; and nothing is left to distin-'
gush its former uses save the sad ira
titions which cling round it.
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+ APPLY, there is no need to add
II to the many problems confronting
i i the Fifty-seventh Congress, one
which is just now claiming the
serious attention of several European
Governments. and which was the cause of
sore distress TO the PEOPLE Of this coun-
try, and of many and violent debates in
both houses of Congress in the early years
of the old century, namely, the code
duello.
1t also went far toward securing for
the National Capital uDenyiable noto
riety, the source OF which lay in small
stretch Of ground-or rather in its uses
lying a haIf-mile outside the Districts
boundary. To the right of the old stage
route between Washington and Baltimore
a well-beaten cowpath, running through
thickly timbIred and vine-covered coun-
try, brought to view a few acres OF un-
reclaimed land, common enough in ap-
pearance, but widely known throughout
tho States IS the scene Of many and
fierce affairs OF hCnor'-the famous
Bladensburg dueling meadows.
A Meeting of Statesmen.
It was here that the wild young spirits
and their more dignified seniors OF Wash
jngton and the adjacent States sought a
final scttlem ant of their differences by an
appeal TO the logic OF arms. The place
was well chosen. being hcmmed in on
three sides by hills and on the fourth
well screened from tie road by trees and
thick underbrush. Probably over fifty
hostile meetings were held here-a few
amicabIy settled; others bloodIess, and
more resulting in wounds or death to
one or both dueiists.
While :he Duel Meadows was the scene
of the great majority of encounters, there
were a few held on the Virginia side of
The Potomac; notably that which took
place OF April 8, 1926, between Henry
Clay, Secretary OF State. and the noble
John Randolph, Senator from Virginia.
The trouble which led TO a meeting be-
tween these eminent gentlemen, who had
formerly been closest friends. was, of
course, of a political nature. Randolph's
attack, in the Senate, on Clay's character
vas the cause of the latter's challenge.
While refusing to account out o; the
Senate for words Uttered while there,
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Famous Dues Fought the Bladesbug Meadows and Across the
PotomacEncouner Between Clay and Randolph and the
Fatal Meeting of Commodores Decatur and Barron x *
Aay~RNnaaYbhDueiJMe
By PAULINE MCLlNDEN.

Randolph waived his right as a Senator,
accepted the challenge. but determined
not TO return Clays fire.
One of the eyewitnesses of the duel was
Gen James Hamilton to whom a few
days prior to the meeting, Randolph re-
marked:
Hamilton l have determined not TO re-
turn Clay's fire; nothing shall induce me
to harm a hair Of his head; l will not
make his wife a widow nor his children
orphans. Their tears would be shed over
his grave; but, when the sod of Virginia
rests on my bosom, there is not one in
this wide world, not one individual, to
pay this tribute upon mine"
Colonel Tatnall, who had consented to
act as his friends second, on hearing
these remarks strongly objected to being
a party to such an arrangement, and SO,
TO propitiate his friends anxieties, Ran
dolph added, well, Tatnall, if see the
devil in Clay's eyes, and that, with malice
prepense, he means to take my life, /
may change my mind"
1t appears that Randolph had thought
of asking Hon. T. II. Benton to act as his
second, but on learning of his relation
ship to Mrs. Clay had abandoned that
idea. To Benton. however, he had conld
ed his determination not TO fire at Clay;
but, as the time approached, the former.
fearing this determination may have
weakened called on his friend the morn
ing of the day set for the meeting, and,
with the desire OF learning Randolph's
final decision, related Il scene he had the
previous evening witnessed at Clay's
home,
All Doubt Set at Rest.
Friends had visited the Secretary, and
as the evening grew late Clay's youngest
child, crawling upon a couch in the room.
had fallen asleep, pathetically showing,
as did Mrs. Clay's tranquil manner, how
wholly unconscious they were OF what
the next day might bring.
Randolph perfectly understood his
friends meaning, and in his characteris-
tic manner, and gazing at Benton as
though to rebuke such doubts, quietly
said: II shall do nothing TO disturb the
sleep of the child or the ropose of the
mother"
An amusing incident occurred little
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later in the day when, desiring to secure
some gold-a coin not then in circula-
tion and only TO be obtained by purchase
or favor-Randolph sent his man, Johnny,
to the United States Branch Bank for
few pieces. On the negro's return
without the money and with the excuse
the bank had none Randolph exclaimed:
Their name is legion, They are liars
from the beginning. Johnny, bring me
my horse"
Mounting, he rode off at a furious pace
down Pennsylvania Avenue to the bank
now Riggs-an1, entering, asked for the
state of his account, which was shown
TO be $4,000 in his favor. He demanded
the whole amount. The teller taking up
a package of bills, asked in what size
notes he would have it.
ShinpIasters Refused.
'I want money!" retorted Randolph,
emphasizing the last word as TO intimate
that United States bank notes did not
constitute money.
Wishing to be sure he understood him
Alright, and wondering at the boldness of
such an insinuation, the now nervous
teller asked: You want silver"
Il want my money again vociferated
Randolph.
Lifting boxes to the counter. the teller
timidly asked: Have you cart, Mr..
Randolph, to put it in?"
THAT is my business, SIR yelled Ran
delphi.
At this juncture the cashier, coming
forward, smoothed matters over by de-
claring the servant had made mistake
in delivering the message; that there
was gold and that Mr.. Randolph could
have the few pieces he desired.
After his return home Randolph, with
Tatna". Hamilton, and Benton. drove
through Georgetown, across the bridge to
the Virginia side, and. arriving at the
place selected, near the Leesburg Road,
was met by Clay, his second; General
Jessup, and one or two others.
A moment before Clay had received his
weapon Randolph's pistol was accidentally
discharged, with muzzle pointing down
ward. He was, OF course. visibly annoy
ed, and said: "Tatnall, protested against
that hair trigger" as indeed he had.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-08-27
GEN. FRANZ SIGEL DEAD
Famous Fighter of the Civil War
Expires in New York City.
He Was IL Leader OF Armies fu His M
tive Land and Adopted Country
A Noted German-Am, ricau.

New York City.-General Franz ST.
gel. distinguished figure OH the Union
side in the Civil War. and one of tTte
leaders of the revolution in Southern
Germany during the days of 1SIS died
AT his home in the Bronx
General Sigcl was restless spirit. Il
man of varied experiences. and he inn
pressed his personality on whatever he
undertook. He had been II soldier pol
itician and editor. and his career ON
two continents WAS Il remarkable one
known as tile hero of the battle of
Pea Ridge. the General was promoted
to the rank of Major General by reason
of his brilliant assault on the enemy in
that engagement. During the carly
days of the Civil War he was joined
by hundreds of Germans who. like him
self. had fought for liberal principles
i'm Germany.
Il fight nit Sigel." was one of the
rallying cries in those days.
General Sigel would have been sew
enty-eight years old in November His
death is ascribcd to general debility.
Although lie had been fed Only on
liquid food for two weeks. his vitality
was so great that it was hoped that his
life could he maintained for many
months longer.
Around the dcathbcd were gathered
three of General Sigcls SouS-Robcrt
Paul and Rudolph - and his widowed
daughter. Mrs Leila Schchl. The Gen
aral. almost To his last. was able to rec
1gniZc and converse with those around
aim. Finally he sank into Il dcrp sleep
rom which he never awakened. lie
caves Il widow.
General Sigel took prominent part
N the German revolution of 1SIS. In
ISL: he was challenged tn Il duel. Sc
iercly wounded his antagonist. then
resigned from the army. He came to
ne United States in 1872
At the outbreak of the Civil War he
became Colonel of the Third Missouri: !:
II May. 1851. was commissioned Brig
adier-Gcncral and won the battle of
Carthage on July ;. He was made Il
Maior-G%neral in March. 1862. and
Ought against General Price ut Pea
Ridge, Mo. winning the battle. In
1867 he removed to this city
In 1871 General Sigcl was appointed
Collector of Internal Revenue. and i'm
he same year he WAS elected Register
)f New York County on the Committee
If Seventy ticket. In 1856 he was
made pension agent by President CIevc-
and. He was for years President of
The Society of German Patriots
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-08-27

FIND out how many veterans are mem
Ders OF the legislature and how many
outsiders like Tip Harrison and
Charles Edgeworth Jones and Govern
or Gambler and General Evans and
Evan p. Howell you can enlist as CO.
operators. We cannot make as large
and complete book as Judge Clark
has made, but we can certainly make a
roster, even though Senators Clay and
Bacon and Lon Livingston have to
have bill passed giving our agent the
use OF the confederate archives. Judge
Clark had to do that. Now please take
the lead in this matter, for it is a sac
red duty we owe to our children and
their children. | asked an old private
the other day how he could prove his
service. "Qh." said he, there are a
dozen comrades l can prove it by"
But when they are all dead and you
are dead, how will the children prove
that their father or grandfather was a
confederate soldier?" He looked
thoughtful and said: I reckon, major.
the thing would be lost then"
Let's let the niger and Teddy alone
for awhile and work on a bigger thing
But | am not done with Teddy yet-not
until he retracts and apologize.
Your friend,
CHARLES II. SMITH,
(Bill Arp)
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-08-27
LABOR WORLD.
.RLES II. SMITH,
(Bill Arp.)
Strikes arc unknown in Japan.

Strikes arc unknown in Japan.
Toledo (Ohio) telephone girls may or
ganizc
Chicaeo ianitors 70 the number OF
3oG have formed n union.
Decreases in miners wages in Eng
lsn Federated districts affected 32t 900
mon.
Olnayvillo CR. H. wcavovS claim that
salcSm,n of wooden goods will strike
next.
Tel '=;H~hnrs ,hrou"hout the country
are organizing and will demand higher
wages
Stono m"eonS in Scotland 10 the num-
hcr or 2GGo We're given voluntary in
cross" in pay
F'vc thousand iron and steel workers
in Sorfh Wales have been granted an
Increase IN wages.
Tbs American Steel and Wire Com
nany Will erect n hospital in each Of
it's plants for emergency eases.
At Everett. Wash. the street car
company has voluntarily raised the
wages of It's conductors and motormcu
II is believed that between H. OOO and
20O0o men have been brought from
England 10 Canada to halp harvest the
wheat crop this season.
The strike Of hoilermakcrs nj san
Bernar1nO and The Needles Cal. has
heon settled. The men will receive
thirty nine cents IN hour
East Bluchill Me. quarrymcn have
agreed To return to work at the scale
offered hy the operators. The strike
began May l.
The Norfolk WaO building trades
strike has ended: the strikers lost all
they contended for. including shorter
hours ana higher wages.
Physicians in Roanoke. Va. formed
combination and raised prices for
professional service. This WAS fol-
lowed by 25O0 mechanics in the rail
road shops devising plan by which
they will employ two doctors for their
families ut monthly salaries.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-08-27
Shot Wife and Killed Himself.

Enraged because of religious differ
cnces with his wife, Charles G.. Rub
sam. Bronx business man. shot his
wife and then killed himself mt their
home in New York City. Elsie Rub
sam. daughter, witnessed the shoot
ing. The couple had for long time
had religious differences. growing out
of the fact that Mrs. Emma Rubsam
was Catholic, while her husband was
Protestant. Rubsam wished to bring
his three children up in the Protestant
faith. Rubsam was thirty-eight years
old and his wife was forty.