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buked, warned pleaded. He spoke for God
to man about his danger and the way to
escape from it. Centuries of prophets pro-
duced some of the most wonderful utter
ances the world has ever known. The
prophetic literature OF the Old Testament is
still power, because in treating local con-
ditions it used eternal principles.
There is only one other great element in
Old Testament literature, and that is the
so-called wisdom literature. There is his
tory. there is song. there is tragedy, but
each of these is related to and absorbed into
one of these three-the law. the prophetic
or the wisdom elements.
The last of these elements grew up first
In oral and then in literary form. a result
of the fact that God led men. who were vio-
lating law and repulsing the prophets, to
consider what safe and wise life must be
in its thought and conduct. The wisdom
literature Is based upon the moral order OF
the universe. 1t flows from this moral or
der like a stream from the fountain. 1t
puts right conduct and wholesome thinking
before us as the only reasonable course 10
pursue 1t lifts Righteousness away from
the arbitrary command of law, or the I'M
passioned appeal of the prophets. and shows
{, ~ he the only rational life. 1t is pecu-
,,arIv ,,uiet and peaceful kind of utterance.
7, &c the result of an insight into Gods
mora, order from top to bottom and side to
side 1t sees that sin is folly. 1t knows
Tho, .bere is not hole or corner in the uni
..sa ubare a sinner can hide and escape
tho charge of folly with all Its conse-
o,,arces Order is the ideal and disorder is
-. ,o no tolerated 1t is wise to accept
this.
The wisdom literature rises at certain mo-
.uorts into the fascinating stage OF persona
fcat,on. Wisdom is said TO cry alouo III
ave- s,ree,s Her ways are ways OF pleas
ar,,ess and all her paths are peace She
oecomes the source and substance OF All
,b,ngs The Lord founded the earth In Wis
so She ia the essence. the central worth
of all things She is worth more than ru-
,tos Nothing can be compared with her in
value.
The language of the text though the tact
60 somewhat obscured by the surrounding
precepts. is really the language of wisdom
The appeal comes TO every person. because
every person is child of wisdom The hui
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heaven-lighted temple than 1 know Prue's
mind to be. And when 1 wish to please
myself with lovely image of peace and
contentment, l do not think of the Plain
of Sharon, nor Of the Valley of Ena, nor
of Arcadia. nor of Claudes pictures, but
feeling that the fairest fortune of my life
is the right to be named with her. 1 whis-
per gently to myself with a smile-for It
seems as If my very heart smiled within
me when I think of her-'Prue and l.
THE PASTOR
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the house OF Caiaphas and babe him
prophesy who 1t was who struck him.
THE alb is a large white tunic which de-
sends to the feet 1t represents the white
garment that Herod put on Jesus.
THE girdle is the cord that Is passed
around the waist and serves to hold the
alb
THE maniple is a vestment which the
priest carries upon his left arm.
1.-The stole is vestment which the priest
passes around his neck and crosses over his
breast.
',The girdle. maniple and stole represent
the cords and bands with which Christ was
bound.
1.-The chasuble, or outward vestment rep
resents the purple garment with which
Christ was clothed in derision as hooking
in the house of PLATE.
Use Fine Colors.
I'm these vestments the Roman Catholic
and Protestant Episcopal churches make
use of five colors-white on the feasts of the
Lord, the Virgin, the angels and the saints
who were not martyrs; red on the feasts Of
Pentecost, of the finding and exaltation Of
the cross and of the apostles and martyrs;
purple. which Is the penitential color. Is
used In times Of advent and Lent and upon
Vigis and ember days: green on most other
Sundays and ordinary days throughout the
year; black on Good Friday and in masses
for the dead.
In addition TO the foregoing there are
used In the altar service the corporal. the
pail, the ehalice, the paten, the ciberium,
the monstrance. the missal, the small bell,
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you rest" surmounted by a cross and Its
tables of the Decalogue on the windows, is
q picturesque and striking sight from the
Canal road. During the Spanish-American
war 1t is said that the men Of nearly every
regiment passing along the road on their
way to camp read aloud the inscription
above the door. 1t is not to be doubted
that the incident, occurring at such an I'M
usual time and place, made a profound I'M
preston on the men.
Il
Within this little building, on the days
that it Is possible, Mrs. Saffold holds serv-
ices and school, This is not every day, Tor
It is only when the boats ''tie up" near the
bridge that her charges are able to come
One of her first steps is to teach them to
read and write. Brought up as they are
to a life of toll from their very childhood.
very few have had the opportunity to ac-
quire even the most rudimentary knowledge
The task is not SO hard in the case OF the
women and children, but with the men 1t Is
much more difficult After a man has reach
ed maturity 1t Is hard, indeed, to start at
the beginning and work up by slow. drag
ging steps, and it is only with the greatest
patience and perseverance, coupled with
deep sympathy on the part OF the teacher,
that anything can be accomplished. the
results however seem to justify the eff
fort Mrs. Safrold declares that now. at the
end of eleven years of work, the NUMBER
of illiterates along the canal Is surprisingly
small, and is still decreasing. desire for
knowledge has been instilled-a desire that
causes the men to strive for more, and to
make sacrifices that their children may have
the advantages of an education.
For the younger children a kindergarten
is conducted, but wherever circumstances
will permit she tries to persuade the par
ents to send their children to a day school,
where they will receive greater attention
than even she is able to bestow. In a large
number of cases. however, this is not pos
sible The earnings of the canalman are
much smaller than is generally thought, al
though conditions have been much bettered
during later years. A glance at the figures
which held up to a few years ago will
readily show this. On the expense side OF
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Ing and promises Of help, she succeeded in
learning his story. He was a collegebred
man; had at one time been the purser Of a
transatlantic steamship. but. through an
indiscretion, had lost his position and spoil
ed his chances for the future Having
sought in vain to obtain work. his lack OF
recommendations and increasing appear
ance of restitution operating against him.
he at last became desperate and took the
place on the canal boat at s. the trip in
which the missionary found him. She In
duced him to leave the place. got him
lodging in the Central Union Mission
House and then set about to and friends
for him. At present, through her effort,
he Is the secretary of a southern represent
ative, who has found his services almost
invaluable.
The little mission is supported almost en-
tirely by its director since no collections
are taken at the services. and IL is too little
known to the public at large to receive
many contributions. Once in a while, how
ever, some one donates a sum to be used
In the enlargement of it's work and those
who know of its existence have always
spoken or 1t with the heartiest commenda-
ton. Only recently Major Sylvester is said
TO have mentioned II at public gathering
as one of the worthiest religious and hu-
manitarian works in the city Of Washing
ton.
Mrs. s. E. L. Saffold, whose residence Is at
1875 NJ street northwest, has been connect
ed with mission work about this city for
the past twenty years In addition to her
work along the canal she has for fourteen
years labored among the Italians about
town, particularly around Shott's alley
(now demolished) and Purdis court. The
Italian colony around the foot of the Capt.
toll has also proven a successful field to her.
Her method of work has been the same
here as that used along the canal-frst to
fnstill the rudfments of an education, then
religious teaching. The results of her work
here have been very gratifying, but still
she considers the canal to be her true field.
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through constant observation, and was able
TO present sound arguments in behalf Of
the men.
1t appears that the rubbing of the mules
collars produces an itching which the ami
mails, when turned loose try to allay by
striking the spot affected with their hoofs
Very frequently they succeed in CALLING
themselves to quite an unsightly extent
and though the men do all that lies in
their power to relieve the animals their
shoulders often present very bad appear
ance. A humane officer. inspecting the
mules, would quite naturally come 10 the
conclusion that their condition was the re-
suit OF ill-treatment, and arrest the owner.
The man would deposit collateral and, In
nine cases out of ten, forfeit it without
hearing on the next day. for his trip mad
to be made, whether he lost the money or
no. Now the company furnishes the col
lateral. If 1t is required. but so well have
the representations, made to the Humane
Society in behalf of the men, been received,
that the arrests made are few and far be-
tween.
Another branch of work which the mis-
sionary has conducted with great success
is the teaching of Industrial trades. To
any who desire 1t she gives instructions in
basket weaving, chair Gaming. fan weav-
ing, sewing. ETC., and secures them a mar
ket for their wares. This has proven of
great value to the women and children. for
during the greater part Of the trip they
have considerable spare time. their labor
coming after the boat has tiled up" at the
terminus. Work of this class is of two
fold value, for it both furnishes them with
an interesting employment and gives them
the opportunity of earning a little extra
money. upon which there are always a
thousand uses.
But possibly the greatest Of Mrs. SAT-
folds humanitarian works has been her
effort to change the canalmens MODE of
living. Nine or ten years ago the canal
man and his family lived on the boat year
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-06-15
Meredith & Brodrick.

AS our people know the firm of Mer-
edith & Brodick, implements and We
hicle dealers, with stores at Allerton
and Lineville, Iowa, and Ravanna, Mo-,
are in financial troubles growing out of
slowness IN collections. The hub of the
difficulty seems to be with the business
at Lineville where the bulk of the short
age originated. On request Of Mr.. Mer-
edith a meeting of the creditors was
held in Des Moines on May 23d at
which meeting eighty per cent of the
creditors. were present. A committee
was appointed at this meeting con-
sisting of J. E. Mace, cashier of the
Allerton State Bank, Mr.. Gilmore of
Dain Mfg. Co., Ottumwa, and c. P.
Meredith of Atlantic, to invoice the
property and report to another COM
mittee who would call another meeting.
Messrs. Meredith & Brodrick by agree
ment turned over to this committee all
the property of the firm. The inventory
has been taken and another meeting of
the creditors will be held in Des Moines
next Tuesday, June 9th, when final
action will be taken.
The assets are scheduled at some
thing near $4,000 and the liabilities at
about $4,000. We hope the meeting
next Tuesday may devise some plans
whereby the business may be continued
as the writer will be sorry to lose Mr..
Meredith from among US. = Allerton
News,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-06-15
House Burned.

During the storm Sunday night the
dwelling of VIM. Haak, the old Corbin
place, took fire and was consumed by
the rapid flames, though the rain was
coming down in torrents. Mr.. Haak
does not know how the fire originated,
the first intimation he had of it, he said,
was the plastering falling off over him
where he was sleeping, awakening him.
He then got up, opened the stair door
and saw the upstairs all in flames and
grabbed lamp and his trunk, ran out
of doors with them. And seeing the
wind in a direction likely to carry the
fire to the barn. he fastened there to
protect his stock, and on coming back
to the house it was too far gone to enter
it again, hence all of his household goods
was destroyed except what was men,
toned above.
In the burning of this house removes
from our vicinity an old land mark,
bearing the earmarks of the primitive
days of Decatur county and Southern
Iowa. 1t was built by Elijah Crawford
about fifty years ago.
Mr.. Haak was living alone, Judd Moi
felt and mother moving out just last
week, which was fortunate for them as
Mrs. Moffett could have hardly gone
through such an experience on account
of her feebleness. Mr.. Haak carried
insurance on the house for $500, which
was written just a few weeks ago by
f. Nj. Walker. 1t is supposed lightning
struck it.-Pleasanton Index.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-06-15
No More Train Mrecks.

Railroad men are still discussing
with the greatest interest the new
device which was shown to the dele
gates to the railroad congress at Pitts
burg by George Westinghouse, which
prevents damages to life and property
in collisions.
According to statement made, the
new device is an absolute safeguard
against wrecks at all times, as was
demonstrated by the tests.
He says that when locomotives and
cars are equipped with it wrecks from
rear-end or front-end collisions are
impossible, and it also impossible, in
case of collision, for the cars to jump
the tracks.
The new invention, which is known
as the Westinghouse draft gear, is
simple in the extreme. 1t is simply a
buffer, which is attached under car at
each end. 1t is composed Of number
of wedge-shaped friction strips, which
are inclosed in an iron cylinder. In
case of collision the buffers on each end
of the car come together instead of
the force of the collision going to the
car direct.
The motion of the friction strips will
EODEcSSuO ICoiSCduCC SllOCh VI SCSCuUS
five tons at each end of the car, which
means total resistance of $50 tons for
each car.
In the test made when a ffty-car
train was divided into three parts
and then crashed into by one of the
three parts to which locomotive run
ming at speed of forty-five miles an
hour, was attached, the entire train
came to complete standstill within
cars length after the collision hap
pened.
In order to show how little the force
of the collision is felt, breakmen stood
on the tops of many of the cars in the
three sections of the train. and retained
their footing without the least difficulty
Mr.. Westinghouse is of the opinion
that the device will practically revo
| lutioniZe railroading
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-06-15
GRAND JURY A NUISANCE.
Committee on Law Reform Would
Abolish That Body.

The law reform committee of the Iowa
State Bar association would have grand
luries abolished and place prisoners on
trial upon information rather than
depending upon the return of indict-
ments.
In the report of the committee it is
recommended that a constitutional
amendment be adopted providing for the
doing away of grand juries. 1t is argued
they are large expense and involve a
lot OF unnecessary delay in the admins
tration of justice. The matter is to
come up at the meeting of the Iowa
State Bar association to be held in Des
Moines July 10 and a.
-Four propositions are announced for
discussion at the state meeting as fol-
lows:
L. Shall the law now exempting
wages from execution be amended so as
to allow certain per cent of the wages
to be taken in payment for necessaries
supplied to the family?
2. Ought the court to have the power
to limit the argument of counsel to the
jury subject to review for abuse of dis
erection?
3. Ought the court have the power to
auVlse the jury as TO the credlbIllty and
weight of testimony, as is done by the
circuit and district court judges in the
United States courts?
4. Would provisions for the appoint
medt by the court of experts on the
application ola party to the suit and to
exclude other evidence be advisable
and constitutional?
The law reform committee consists of
L. G. Kline, Des Moines, chairman; NJ
J. Wade, Iowa City; H. Nj. Remley,
Anamosa; J. II. Henderson, Indianola;
b. S. Huston, Burlington; Charles A
Clark, Cedar Rapids and H. M. Towner
Corning.
The report states that Judges Towner
and Remley do not agree to the recon-
mendation for the abolition of grand
iuries.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-06-15

No man who has known the love of a
woman mother, wife or sweetheart
likes to hear any man gossip about a
woman, or say rude or coarse things
concerning the relations Of men and
women. Southern men are no more
chivalrous than northern men, but they
have less to say about women which
might be misunderstood. They speak
ill of no woman and they will not listen
or talk about women. When woman
is mentioned in conversation in the
south the men are silent and if one
doesn't take the hint some man is apt to
say: "Suh, you are speakin' of sumthin
gem'men do not discuss" And then he
looks as if he had a gun in his pocket OR
knife in his boot and was prepared to
use one or both-and there is an awk-
ward pause in the conversation that is
calculated to inspire new respect for all
womankind.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-06-15
A Runaway.

Monday forenoon considerable excite
ment was caused by Mr.. Vanlaning-
hams team running away. He had
just driven to town and had hitched
the team west of the opera house when
they became frightened at the big tent
in the park just west, which is being
used for meetings. They broke loose
aud ran west. Just west of the Hast
ings place, owned by w. H. Webster,
they overlook Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Stiles, who We're in a single buggy and
threw them both out and bruised them
up considerably. The two rigs were
badly tangled up and one of the horses
fell down. However no serious damage
was done but it was a harrow escape
for Mr., andl Mrs. Stiles.-Garden Grove
Express
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-06-15
For Oklahoma real estate write
call on c., B. Jordan, Enid, o. L.
The North Western Line.

One of the most interesting series of
articles on the subject of the great rail-
ways of the country that has appeared
recently is that from the pen of Frank
H. Spearman recently published in the
Saturday Evening Post, and which has
since been printed in book form by
Scribners. The chapter descriptive of
the Chicago & Northwestern Ry. has
been published by the passenger de-
partment of that line in pamphlet form
for general distribution and will be
sent to any address on receipt of &c
for postage. w. B. kniskern, p. I. NJ,
Chicago.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-06-15
A Disbursement is Made.

Trustee J. E. Scott is about ready to
take his summer vacation as far as work
in connection with the citizens bank fail
ure is concerned. He has just about con-
cluded the work of disbursiug the forty
thousand dollars to the creditors on the
first dividend of ten per cent which was
ordered some time ago. He is still push
ing the collections for the bank, but is
making no effort to sell the land belong
ing to the creditors.
1t was thought best by Referee Eth
ridge to be in no hurry about selling the
land. He is confident that with good
crop and the prospects of a new rail
road there will be a good demand fol
land this fall, and that better values
can be realized for it at that time than
just at presents 1t is quite probable
that the land will be offered for sale at
public auction.-Mt. Ayr Record.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-06-15

Luther Logan, of Decatur county, j.
A. Shira,of Mercer county, and A. w.
Baker, of Clio, left Monday afternoon
for Kansas City with several registered
Short-Horn cattle selected from their
herds to put them into combination
sale to be held in that city this week.
Mr.. Logan contributed seven head of
the lot from here, being five two-year-
old heifers and two yearling bulls, all Of
the best and most popular breeding.
They were in excellent show condition
and looked good enough to go into any
company. We did not see those con-
tributed to the sale by Messrs. Baker
and Shira, but were informed that they
were equally fine and we'll bred.-Line-
vile Tribune.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-06-15

Below we give a clipping from the
Charlton Leader. The Mrs. Dewar will
be remembered by our people as Mrs
Rose Cornett Mott, who was for many
years resident of this county.
Mrs. Dewar of Dewar's Detective
Agency of ST. Louis made brief visit
in this city last Saturday while on her
way to the southwestern part of the
state to visit her mother who had been
quite ill. The name of Mrs. Dewar is
familiar to those of our readers who
have kept close tab on the strike situa-
ton in Chicago as she has made several
addresses in that city and has attended
different conferences looking toward a
peaceable adjustment. She has made a
study of the strike question and is con-
WINGED that as rule the union officials
are the only ones who profit by strike.
1t is her opinion that the present strike
become general unless the troops are
called out. She is in sympathy with
the non-unionists and said that at this
time she controlled 700 st. Louis
men who where ready to go to Chicago
at moments notice to assist in break
ing the strike. Mrs. Dewar is very
intelligent lady, of refined appearance.
In August she will go to Davis City in a
special train where she delivers lee
ture at the annual reunion of old
settlers. She will also speak at the Gro
GERS convention which will be held in
Des Moines in September. Mrs. Dewar
returned to Des Moines Tuesday even
ing, having been summoned home by a
telegram which requested her to go to
Chicago at once and she will speak in
that city tomorrow.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-06-15
Huge Task.

1t was huge task, to undertake the
cure of such bad case of kidney dis
ease, as that of G. F. Collier, of Chero-
kee, Ia, but Electric Bitters did it. He
writes: "My kidneys were so far gone,
could not sit in chair without a
cushion; and suffered from dreadful
bacllache, headache and depression. In
Electric Bitters. however, l found a
cure, and by them was restored to per-
feet health. l recommend this great
tonic medicine to all with weak kidneys
liver or stomach. Guaranteed by l.. P
Van Werden, druggist; price soc.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-06-15

The clergyman is usually the best
man at wedding.
Marriage is like any other disease;
while there's life there is hope.
The average woman is a conundrum
that keeps men guessing.
There is some excuse for the man
who frankly admits that he is lazy.
If man has crow feet about his eyes
there must of been some caws.
Men holds the reins of government,
but women tell them which way to
drive.
The best hand man can hold in the
game of life is the hand of some good
woman.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-06-15

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