The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-06-15

nation.
The aspirant to kingly honors is not
an eccentric character. He has not the
appearance Of a foreigner except for a
slight Teuton cast of countenancc. He
attends to his work for the railroad
well and has none of the arrogance one
might expect to see in g man who claims
to have the blood of rulers of nations
coursing through his veins. Probably
the men who sit around the stove at
the little country store at County Line
will learn through these columns for
the first time that they are neighbcrs to
a Servian prince.
But he is in earnest in his claims.
He has lived among the Americans
long enough to learn that very little
comes to the man who sits calmly by
and waits for something to turn up
He has secured the atfidavits necessary
to prove that he is not an imposter and
has forwarded them to the proper au-
thorities, and is doing and will do every
thing possible to compel something to
turn up as the result of his efforts. He
has no fear Of death at the hands of the
Servians should he succeed in gaining
the throne, but fears more, that if his
claims are urged too strongly, the sup
porters of King Peter may hunt him
down and put an end to his life and
hopes of power and wealth.
SEARCHES FOR RICHES; FINDS DEATH.
And he may we'll hold this fear, for
his uncle the father of the only man
who stands nearer in line to the Servia
throne than Streu himself, was killed
near Belgrade in August 1877, after he
had found the secret vaulted treasure
room in the ruins of the old castle.
This is story in itself. The unfortu-
nate uncle was August Boyn, the bro
Their of Streus mother, and the father of
John Boyn, now resident of Preston,
Mimi, who had also emigrated to Amer
] lea. The elder Boyn returned to Servia
in 1775, determined to search until he
should find the treasure of the dethron-
! ed family of Lazar and prove his right
to the throne. He searched two years
and in August, 1877, he visited the
minister of finance at Belgrade, told
him he had found the treasure and
asked for bodyguard Of Servian troops
to protect him while he removed the
gold. The minister promised him safe
conduct but stipulated that he must
first return alone to the ruined castle
again locate the treasure, and then
notify the minister. ACCORDINGLY,
Boyn set out, but a few days later he
was found by friends, dying and half
naked in dirty hut on the outskirts of
Belgrade. His relatives in America and
! his friends in Servia think he was fol-
lowed by hireling of the minister or of
the king, and killed. So greatly was
his son affected, when he heard of his
fathers death that he disclaimed all
right to the throne and the treasure,
thus leaving his cousin, Theodor Streu,
the only claimant and only heir.
| Maybe he will never don the crown
and weld the sceptre in Belgrad,
Maybe he will. In that tempestious little
kingdom anything might come to pass
But it is not to be expected that those
vaults of shining coins and rich memen-
tos of centuries long gone will remain
forever hidden under the ruins of old
Sha batZ castle. Perhaps Theodor Max
imilian Streu will never feast his eyes
upon them, but he may. And again, the
son that bears his name is growing up
into the estate of an independent, un-
daunted American citizen. Little of
the Observation-Disclosures spirit = or
| lack of spirit-of the Saxon remains in
his makeup, and he may be depended
upon to take up the task even if his
father leaves off, and native of Iowa
may yet be king Of Servia.
Ten Years in Bed.
r. A. Gray, J. p, Oakville, Ind.
write, "For ten years was confined to
my bed with diseases of my Kidneys
1t was so severe that l could not move
part of the time. consulted the very
best medical skill available, but could
get no relief until Foley's Kidney Cure
| was recommended to me. 1t has been a
Godsend to me- L. p. Van Werden.
Miss Ellen Stone, the missionary who
was captured by brigands several years
ago, is preparing to return to foreign
fields. She will probably so to Bulgaria
or Macedonia. 1t is understood by both
Miss Stone and the American board OF
missions that the latter will not be ex.
pected to ransom her if she should
again be captured by brigands.
Interesting to Asthma Sufferers.
Daniel Bante of Otterville, Iowa
writes, IL have had asthma for three
or four years and have tried about all
the coughs and asthma cures in the
| market and nave received treatment
from physicians in New York and other
cities, but got very little benefit until !
tried Foley's Honey and Tar which gave
ME immediate relief and l will never be
without it in my house. sincerely
recommend it to all. l.. p. Van Werden
Here is new puzzle which has been
going the rounds Of late. Try it your
self. Put down the year in which you
were born to which add 4, then add the
age which your next birthday will make
you provided it comes before January
otherwise your age at your last birth.
day. Multiply result by 1000 and
deduct from this 4,423; substitute for
the figures corresponding letters of the
alphabet, A for 1, B for 2, c for and sc
on. The result will give the name by
which you are popularity known.
| Dying of Famine
is, in it's torments, like dying of con-
sumption. The progress of consump.
ton, from the beginning to he very
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