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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-08
Mixed EEEss


Professor Edwin Ray Lancaster was
sitting in his Office In the Natural His
tory museum, London, when he was
visited by an elderly woman, evident
ly from the country, who carried q
parcel which she handled with the
most exaggerated care. She was in a
state of great excitement oad ex-
claimed:
Eve got two of EN-"
1.-TWO Of whatY inquired the pro-
fessor.
1.-TWO 'awks' eggs" replied the WON
an. I'm told they're worth a thou
sand pounds apiece"
The professor, much interested, looked
at the eggs. "These are not auks' eggs .
he said.
"They are 'awks' eggs" said his Wis
itor. MY son Joe found 'em."
A light dawned on the naturalist.
"The kind of eggs which are so valu-
able" he remarked gently, "are the
eggs of an extinct bird called the aux
-a-u-k."
ooh, haulSw said the woman. "I'll
pay out that 'Enry dollhouse as told
me it was 'awks' eggs as was wanted"
And she went away"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-08
A Clever pscknocka4

In Paris two police officers recently
got upon the track of a pickpocket.
They surprised him in the act at the
omnibus bureau and followed him in
hot pursuit. He was thin, poorly
clad young fellow. In the Rue Roche
chonaut, however, he suddenly disap-
peared. Judging that he had slipped
into one of the houses they set them
selves to watch for his temperance.
The thief in the meantime had entered
bathing establishment, and after q
refreshing bath entered the box of an
other bather and calmly clothed him
self in the smart suit he found there,
then passed proudly and peacefully
out before the very eyes of his pur-
suers. The climax of humor came
when the other bather, arrayed in the
rags of the pickpocket, was grabbed by
the officers of the law at the door and
dragged off to the station house. With
some difficulty the situation was ex-
planned; but the pickpocket is still
laughing.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-08
Make the Most OF Your Gifts.

Personality has done wonders with
both heredity and environment. 1t has
made moderate gifts accomplish mar
velous things. Men with moderate
gifts, by patient and persistent apph-
cation have put to shame the splendid
ly equipped, who have indolently frit-
tered away their patrimony. Out Of
the most untoward surroundings men
have found their way to the grandest
achievements. The boy from the log
cabin has outstrfpped the boy from the
palace. The barefooted boy has out
stripped the boy Of pampered indul-
gence. The plodder has outstripped the
genius. The tortoise has passed the
hare. Whether man be richly en-
dowed or moderately endowed, his sue
cess will depend on the use he makes
of what God has given him.-Independ-
ent.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-08
sHERIFF,s SALE

By virtue Of a special execution issued by
the Clerk of the District Court OF Decatur
County, Iowa, | have levied upon and will
sell a! public cutlery to the highest bidder. for
cash in hand. at the Court House door, in
Leon, in said county. on the twenty third day
OF January A. ID. 1903 at 8 O'Clock a. M, the
following described real estate, situated in
Decatur county Iowa, to wit:
The southwest n Of the northwest u and
the west OF the southeast u o. the northwest
u and the northeast u of the northwest u of
section "a and the southeast u Of the south
west u and the east u OF the southwest II of
the southwest n of section twenty seven, all
In township 6S, north of range 26 west contain
ing in all 100 acres. Levied upon as the prop.
erty of William II. Shoemaker and Carrie B.
Shoemaker TO satisfy said execution in favor
of the German American Savings Bank of
Burlington, Iowa and against said " lillian 81.
shoemaker and Carrie d. Shoemaker.
Amounting to Twenty Six Hundred Fifty.
Nine Dollars and Twenty Three Gents With
interest ut 9 per cent from the Goth day OF
November 1902, Fourteen Dollars and Ninety.
five cents costs. and attorneys fees OF Sixty.
I3ix lpllrrs and Fifty cents. - ~
December 18th, 1902. r. d. MApYrW.
1921 Sheriff Of Decatur County,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-08

Colonel Arthur Lynch, who was said
to have led Boer brigade in the South
African war and who was afterward
elected to the British parliament, has
been indicted on the charge of high
treason. He himself denies the specific
charge, although he does not deny SYM
pathy with the Beers. It is not likely,
however, that he will be compelled to
submit to the extreme penalty for trea-
son,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-08

Miss Jessie Scott and Daniel AIlev
were married Christmas night at the
home of the bride. Miss Scott's uncle,
Rev. Willard Pond, of Milo, performed
the ceremony. Miss Scott is the daugh.
ter of the late Mrs. John Scott. MIR.
Alley is young farmer of near Leon.
Both young people are highly respected
and we join with their many friends
IN wishing them happy future. They
expect to live west of town on the farm
which Miss Scott had an interest in
Garden Groye Express.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-08
Spoke From Exper,ence.

A man who tries to uphold all his
statements with the prop of personal
experience is pretty sure, sooner or
later, to find himself In difficulties.
what kind Of posts should you say
I'd better have for my piazza?' asked
a summer resident Of the oracle of
Bushville. "Cedar?"
mo" was the instant reply; mot
less you want to pay for poor stuff.
Git pine. Pine will last you hundred
years."
care you sure?" asked the summer
resident doubtfully.
''Sure" echoed the oracle. 81 never
state thing without I can prove it.
I've tried 'em both. Tried 'em twice
on my south porch, I tell you"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-08
Finds Way to Live Lonq.

The startling announcement of dis
covery that will surely lengthen life is
made by editor O. H. Downey, of Chu-
rubusco, Ind, II wish to state" he
writes, "that DR.. Kings New Discovery
Tor Consumption is the most infallible
remedy that have ever known for
Coughs, Colds and Grip. It's invaluable
to people with weak lungs. Having this
wonderful medicine no one need dread
Pneumonia or Consumption. Its relief
is instant and cure certain. Sold bv
l.. Van Werden druggist.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-08

One of the most remarkable cities in
the world is KeIburg, near Cracow,
Poland, for, besides being situated un.
derground, it is excavated entirely in
rock salt. The inhabitants, to the
number of over 5000, are, of course,
workers in the famous salt mines, and
all the streets and houses are of the
purest white imaginable. One of the
most famous features of the city is the
cathedral, carved in salt and lighted
with electric lights, and when the late
Gear Alexander visited it, eleven years
ago, he was so fascinated with the mag
nificent effect of the light upon the
crystal walls that he presented the
cathedral with jewelled altar cross.
Such thing as infectious disease is un-
known in Kelburg; in fact, the MAORI.
ty of the inhabitants die of old age.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-08
Ways of the Statesmen.

Many years ago, when England was
engaged in foreign complications, the
first lord of the admiralty sent Admiral
Codrington dispatch which was most
peaceful as far as it appeared before
the public. He told him not to take
his ships into action and so forth, but
In corner he wrote this short private
note, go it, Ned" And Codrington
went to Navarino and smashed up the
Turkish fleet.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-08

The prison step, the short hair cut
and the striped clothing are to be abol-
ished in the New Jersey state prison at
Trenton. This is heralded as an adj
vance in penology, and yet there are
reasons why short hair in prison may
be very good thing for the comfort Of
the prisoners.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-08

The st. Petersburg dispatch telling of
100000 destitute and starving people in
Finland is not cheerful reading in this
holiday season. Crop failure is given
as the cause. The Russian govern
ment should spend less on Its army and
more for the relief of the starving peo-
pie.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-08

A New Jersey mechanical engineer
has invented method Of converting
the latent heat Of the atmosphere into
power. Any man who would tampcr
with the heat in the atmosphere at this
time ought to be prosecuted.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-08

II the merchants and business men
Of Caracas had more faith in President
Castro, he might find way out Of the
difficulty by passing the sombrero.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-08

It is said that Governor Elect Bailey
Of Kansas, who was elected upon pre-
election pledge that he would marry,
now fatty refuses to fulfill the con-
tract. The women Of Kansas ought to
have known better than to have placed
reliance in ante-election political
pledges.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-08

We understand that party has been
In the vicinity Of Saline trying to get
leases on land with view to prospect
ing for oil, and we understand some
land owners have signifed willingness
to lease their lands. We would be
nightly surprised if old Grand River
should contain a second Beaumont, but
stranger things have happened.-Cains.
vile News,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-08
In Bed Four Weeks With LaGrippe

We have received the following let
ter from Mr.. Roy Kemp of Angola. Ind !.
was in bed four weeks with lagrippe
and tried many remedies and spent
considerable for treatment with physi.
clans, but | received no relief until l
tried Foley's Honey and Tar. Two
small bottles of this medicine cured me
and now | use it exclusively in my fam
lily. Take no substitutes. L. VanWer.
den.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-08

DR.. and Mrs. w. G. Wheeler moved
over from Davis City the first of the
week ard occupy Mr.. DeHaan's
house in the east part of town. The
stock of goods for his new store are ar.
irving this week and the establishment
will probably be opened for business
next week.-Lineville Tribune,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-08

Mr.. Morgan insists that Noah organ
tSed tho fret shipping trust, but no
neglleess 10 NJ ~ who dfd tie under
1ttnE ., ...,. w; '..;a... &
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-08

The little folks love DR.. Woods Nor.
way Pine Syrup, Pleasant to take;
perfectly harmless; positive cure for
coughs, colds, bronchitis, asthma,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-08
NOTICE OF REDEMPTION.

To G. Franklin:
You are hereby notified that at tax sale
heid:on the 9Th day of December. 1899, at the
county treasurer's office at Leon, Decatur
county, Iowa, the following property, to-wit:
The south part of out lot Is, Clark's addition
1898. The undersigned is the owner of said tar
sale certificate, and unless the same Is re-
deemed within ninety days from the somplet.
issued. .s
7 Witness my hand Deeenbsr 10. 1aH.
4. q. CnAI0,
I'm OvnW Of CsrtiaestA
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-01-08
Announcements
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
RAILROAD.

Mardi GraS E Hsz es S4isss at
on February
"a, 1903 For it excursion rates will be in eff
feet to New Orleans on specific dates which
your local ticket agent will be able to advise
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-11-14

married in a short time He wins
hearts SO easily wish had seen him
during the campaign"
To me your memory seems poor .
said Jane, but had you looked behind
you at the battle of the Cowpens, you
would certainly have had that pleas
ure."
Col Tarleton made no reply, but,
bowling low, departed. She had scorned
him, but he had left an arrow to
rankle in her heart
Jane left the window, passed into
the garden. and seated herself on a
vine-encircled bench. So this was the
reason for his not writing. She was
forgotten, or worse, discarded for a
new love- 1t seemed impossible to be-
Heve it. He was too noble and honor
able to be untrue to the woman he had
taught to love him. Tears filed her
eyes. Her head dropped. Why had he
not written? She did not wish to be-
lieve it, and yet!
Suddenly the sound of martial music
recalled her wandering thoughts. The
victorious troops were passing
through the city.
Her lover should be in command.
Why was he not with her? Alasi
The music died away. She bowed her
head on her clasped hand and became
oblivious to all, save her own sad mis-
givings. She did not hear the gate
open behind her nor see the advancing
form, nor note the eager gaze of the
eyes that rested lovingly upon her.
Jane said a familiar voice, have
you no word of welcome for me?"
why have you not written recent
ly?" she asked, coldly. not raising her
eyes.
Look up and see," he replied.
Forgive me" she said, seeing that
his right hand was in a sling.
81 was wounded" he said, but 1
have brought you back, unsullied, the
flag you gave me. 1t is covered with
glory. Long years hence, still known
as the Eutaw flag, it will be cherished
and honored by all Americans, but es-
pecially by the sons of Charleston.
VIII you not give me yourself in ex-
change for it?"
Jane trembled with joy. Tarleton
had told a falsehood. 81 have no
choice" she replied. "Who could re-
sist the hero of Eutaw and the Cow
pens"
authors Note.-The above named flag
really exists. came into existence as stat
ed in the story: is in the possession of
the Washington Light Infantry, or
Revolutionary flags Still is use It is
known the Eutaw flag
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-11-14

A bell rang. 1t was the signal that
visitors, perhaps the soldiers of the
king, were approaching.
God bless you, dearest" said Wash
ington, taking the flag and kissing the
hand that held it. May He keep you
safe until we meet again." Then he
passed out of one door as the guests
entered the other.
Mr.. Elliott sank into a semi-con-
scious condition that night and became
gradually weaker, until. week later,
as in dream. he passed into that
great unknown.
Jane did not return to England.
Months and years passed. She re-
ceived tender letters from Capt. Wash
ington, full of devotion to her, to his
country, and telling of his promotion
to the rank of colonel.
In the spring of 1871 Jane sat neaE
an open window. inhaling the frag-
rance of tea and cloth-of-gold roses.
and watching the many-hued humming
birds, as they fitted about, slipping
sweet refreshment alike from the
poisonous trumpet flower and the coral
honeysuokle. The deep blue of the
breeze made a perfect day. Yet Jane
either from or of her lover.
She was startled by the opening of
the gate, and looking up, recognized
Col. Tarleton, a British off1cer, though
he wore the garb of a civilian.
Miss Elliott " he said, standing near
the window, you do not know how
delighted / am to see you"
Are you just returned from the
seat of war;" she asked. eff so,- can
YOU tell me anything about Col Wash
ington?"
rebel of the worst type be to you?
Besides, I hear he is so illiterate he
cannot write his own name"
You have been misinformed," said
Jane coldly. AT any rate" glancing
at his hands, s.he can make his mark"
Col. Tarleton frowned- So she
knew that Washington had, by a
stroke of his saber, cut off two of his
fTarleton's) fingers while catching his
horses bride in an attempt to make
him a prisoner.
'.One truth did hear, however" he
remarked. NJust after the battle of
Cowpens, as he was riding through the
woods. he met Miss Evelyn Morris.
carrying her sick brother in her arms
She had fed when the fighting began
Quoted her to a friends house Admir-
ing her bravery and courage in risking
her own life to save the boys, he fell
desperately in love with her. The feel
!, ing proved mutual and they are to bs
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-11-14
SHOT AT PRESIDENT DIAz.

Criminal Fails in Attempt to Assassi-
nate Great Mexican.
An attempt to assassinate President
Diaz was made Oct 81, as he was
passing the Cantandor Garden at
Guanajuato.
Elias Toscano, notorious criminal,
fired five shots at the president. Al
though he used ball cartridges at short
range, Diaz was not injured, nor was
the car in which he was riding hit
by any of the bullets.
Toscano has a most evil reputation.
His latest crime was the murder OF
the jefa politico of San Luis Potisi,
for which he was sentenced to term
in prison. He had just been released
when he attempted to kill the presi-
dent. He is now closely guarded In
Jail at Guanajuato.
An attempt was made on the life OF
President Diaz on Dec. 16, 1897. He
attended on that day the public cele-
brations in the City of Mexico OF the
anniversary of Mexican independence.
During the festivities a man rushed
toward him and, evading all efforts
made to check his progress, reached
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-11-14
THE EUTAW FLAG
BY MARY L. KINGGOLD.
copyrighted 1908. By The AUTHORS Publishing Company

Charleston, South Carolina, 'the City
by the Sea-" on the morning of Feb
ruary IA, 1777, was unusually cold and
dreary. Sleet and snow whirled hither
and thitter. and a biting northeast
wind made it advisable for all not
obliged to face the storm to remain
within
Jane Elliott was seated near q win
dow, mechanically passing her needle
through dainty piece of embroidery.
She felt a chill at her heart; the pre-
monition of parting from a much-loved
parent, now dangerously ill.
An elderly woman entered the room.
'Mr. Elliott is awake" she said,
land wishes to see you"
Rising quickly, the girl went to her
fathers bedside.
"Ginnie,'' he murmured, using his
favorite name for her, as with trem-
bling touch he smoothed her hair do
not weep because 1 am soon to leave
you. For long years 1 have missed
your dear mothers sweet smile. /
shall be glad to go in search of her.
You have the same smile, the same
laughing blue eyes and tender mouth
AS women of your type love only too
well, it behooves you to be exceedingly
careful in your choice of male COM
panions. Most women's lives are
made beautiful or utterly ruined by
the love they accept. You must not
stay here. This land of rebels is not
fit for my sweet flower. Promise that.
when left alone, you will return at
once to England"
A deep pallor in the girls face re-
placed the flush of few minutes be-
fore.
at is time for the DOCTOR" she ex-
claimed. rising. Il think he is COM
ing"
"Ginnie," said her father, you have
not answered."
Without apparently hearing him she
left the room. Outside the door she
paused.
81 could not promise and 1 could not
answer" she murmured, "for, heaven
help me, love a rebel who glories in
his defiance of England's king
BY evening the storm passed away
The stars shone brightly; the moon
light glorified all surrounding objects.
Again Jane Elliott stood near a win
dow, at the back of the house. She
saw a familiar form enter the gate
She opened the door. A moment later
Capt. William Washington stood be-
fore her.
why have you come here?" she
asked. Il thought you were miles
away with the rebels
you must know" he replied, st re-
turned to see your sweet face once
more. To carry in my heart, amid the
tumult and strife of battle, a picture
of azure eyes, and sun-kfssed hair; of
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-11-14
LIFE THAT is UNcoNslDERED
Billions of Living Things That Swarm
on the Globe.

Billions OF Living nIn9S nat swarm
on the Globe.
Few persons ever consider the enOr-
nous amount of life other than hui
man which exists the world over. In
populous London, for instance, there
are three times as many rats as peO-
pie, and three times as many sparrows
as rats. Cultivated country districts
in England are said to contain from
700 to 1000 birds to the square mile.
AS for the insect population, that is
quite beyond any statistician to figure
out; but the fact that each bird GER
tain1y consumes on an average fifty
insects a day may give the person who
tries to imagine it some faint idea OF
the terrible figures needed to express
it. The insect population of single
cherry tree infested with aphides was
calculated by an authority at 10000
900.
M. Yung, French entomologist, has
killed the ants in five hills by means
of poisonous gas, and undertaken
the prodigious labor of counting the
dead. The results, beginning from
the smallest hill, were, respectively.
as follows: Seventeen thousand eight
hundred and twenty eight, Is, 1888, 3d.
01S, 64,470 and 93,964. The real fig
ures probably averaged 5000 higher
in each case, as no allowance was
made by M Yung for absent and
escaped ants.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-11-14
Receivers From Lockiaw.

Members of the medical profession
in New York are greatly interested
in the case of a Patchogue young man
named Henry Price, who has survived
one of the worst attacks of 1ockjaw
that the local physicians have ever
treated. The recovery of Price is at
tributed to the use of anti-toxin, 800
worth having been forwarded from
Albany for the use of the local sur
geon, DR.. M. B. Davis, when the case
was reported about a week ago.
Price is now able to sit up in bed
and to move his mouth and arms, and
it is thought that in a short time he
will completely recover. DIR. Davis
contends that this case is one of the
most remarkable ever heard of and
he has sent a history of it to various
prominent surgeons and medical jour-
nails.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-11-14
Curious Prehistoric Pipe.

A remarkable object discovered was
a stone pipe with bird head and wings
in grave not far from Simcoe. 1t
may indicate that smoking is a much
more ancient pastime than has been
supposed.
1t raises question of where those
prehistoric people got their weed, so
far from the places of tobacco culture.
Later was found many pieces of broken
stone pipes. This particular bowl finds
it's nearest resemblance in the modern
metal mounted carved stone pipes of
the Haidas.
Chief Moses of this region possesses
the modern carved pipe. But the point
is not SO much in resemblance OF
pipes as in the factof the great antiquity
of smoking on this continent. Pos
sibly these prehistoric smokers mi
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-11-14

One Story IL Good till Another 10 Toio
There's a maxim that all should be will
ing to mind
It's an old ona-a kind one-as true as
it's kind.
It's worthy OF notice wherever you
And no worse for the heart II remem-
bered at home.
If scandal or eensure be raised 'gainst
friend,
Be the last to believe 1.-THE first to de-
fendt
Say to.morrow viii come-and then time
will unfold
That ..ene story's good tin another is
and song
The tide of good fortune still speeds him
along:
But see him when tempest hath left him
a wreck,
And any mean billow can batter his
deck.
But give me the heart that true sym
pathy shows,
And clings to a messmate whatever wind
blows;
And says-when aspersion. unanswered.
grows bold
wait-"one story's good till another is
toldr'
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-11-14
WHY SHE WANTED TO KNOW.
Ambitious Woman Would Get Even for
Snubbings Of Society.

Ambitious Woman Would Get Even for
Snubbings of Society.
A woman who lives on the fringe of
fashionable society in this city and
is consumed with an ambition to break
into the innermost circle, recently
went to psychic and had him read her
character. The psychic happened to
be man of unusual honesty and can
dor, and the social climber was i'm
pressed with the truth of the things
he told her about herself.
"Do you know" she said to him, 81
could make your everlasting fortune
for you by recommending you to my
acquaintance? / have enough social
influence to have you taken up"
But you would expect some return %
suggested the psychic.
Eyes, / would" acknowledged the
woman, land I'll tell you just what /
want you to do. I want you to read
the characters of certain women and
tell me all the mean things you find
out about them
''Why?"
well, feel there is no uae OF my
trying to deceive you. Those women
have snubbed me cruelty, and I want
to be able to say things about them
that will sting-"-New York Press.