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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-07-08
1.-THE PLAYS THE THING
Albert Armstrong Introduces Some
thing New and Novel at Our
Chautauuua,

1t was Shakespeare who said "Tle
plays the thing" and probably in Will
liam's time it was the thing. But il
the Bard of Avon could have had a
foresight into the future he undoubt.
eddy would have added providing it is
the right play and given in the right
place" When Shakespeare was pro-
ducing Hamlet" and "The Tanning
the Shrew," there were no "Salome'
dances, no "Devil'' shows and no comic
operas with bevies of chorus girls who
wore clothing that was never intended
for use in the Klondike. 1t cannot be
denied that the play is still, the most
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-07-08

The home of Mr.. Joseph Roberts was
struct by lightning about II a. m. We'd
nesday, located near the west line of
the incorporation. and small fire start
ed. The lightning seems to have enter
ed the chimney and succeed in making
several holes in the roof. Mrs. Roberts
and the children went to work bravely,
and before any other help reached them
the fire was out. The fire boys respond
ed, but their services were not needed.
The damage, we are glad to report, was
only nominal. There was insurance on
the home.-Lamoni Patriot.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-07-08
Sees Mother Grow YOUNG.

cit would be hard to overstate the
wonderful change in my mother since
she began to use Electric Bitters,'
writes Mrs. VII. Fitzpatrick of Danforth,
Me. Although past 70 she seems
really to be growing young again. She
suffered untold misery from dyspepsia
for 20 years. At last she could neither
eat, drink nor sleep. Doctors gave her
up and all remedies failed till Electric
Bitters worked such wonders for her
health" They invigorate all vital Or
gans, cure liver and kidney troubles
induce sleep, impart strength and appe-
tite. Only SOC at L. P. Van Worden's
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-07-08
flows This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case
OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. F.J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have knows F. j. Cheney for
the last is years. and believe him perfectly honorable
In all business transactions and financially able to
carry out any obligations made by their firm.
WEST TRuAx, Wholesale Druggist Toledo, 0.
WALDINa, KINNAN 4 MARVIN, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, O.
HaNs Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and surfaces Of the
system Testimonials sent free Price 75c. per bot.
Ito Sold by all druggists
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-07-08

If people with symptoms of kidney or
bladder trouble could realize their
danger they would without loss of time
commence taking Foley's Kidney Pills.
This great remedy stops the pain and
the Irregularities, strengthens and
builds up these organs and there is no
danger of Brights' disease or other
serious disorder. Do not disregard the
early symptoms. Bell & Robinson.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-07-08

Doan's Regulets cure constipation,
tone the stomach, stimulate the liver,
promote digestion and appetite and
easy passages Of the bowels. Ask your
druggist Tor them. 25 cents box.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-12-22
Exactly.

a Flemish gentleman conceived
the idea that he would live only a
certain time, so he made a nice cal
culation of his fortune, which he so
apportioned as to last Just the same
period as he guessed his life would
extend to. Strangely enough, his
calculations came correct to the let
ter, for he died punctually at the
time he had previously reckoned.
He had so far exhausted his estate
that after his debts had been dis
charged solitary pair of slippers
represented the entire property he
left. His relatives buried him, and
a representation of the slippers was
carved on the tomb. Today IN a
churchyard at Amsterdam his grave
may be seen, the only inscription
on the stone being two Flemish
words, 'Efen Nyt" &. e., Exact
ly).
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-12-22
RICH AND POOR CRIMINALS.

If poor man impelled by his pow
erty succumbs to temptation and robs
a wood pile or coal yardHto keep his
family from freezing in the cold winter
time heis regarded as terrible ex-
ample ofhuman depravity, and if he
is caught he is usually speedily SEN
fenced toprison. There is no motion
for new trial, neither are efforts made
to have the sentence suspended or
the prison term shortened onY some
fimsY pretense. Is this because the
man is poor and therefore a stern ex-
ample must be made of him.
But if the wrong doer happens 10
be member of a gigantic trust that
has robbed the public not to stave of
poverty, but to swell already gigantic
fortunes all the machinery possible is
set in motion to prevent atrial or,
if that cannot be prevented, to
secure his acquittal thro' some legal
technically. If, in spite of all
efforts put forth, the man is found
guilty then still more machinery op-
crates to prevent the law taking its
course.
Such inequality of justice is too
often seen, and it breeds discomfort
and gives color to the idea that there
is one law for the poor, especially
when the poor criminal is sent to
prison while the trust criminal, il
pronounced guilty, is let off with a
fine which he can at once pay with
out feeling the loss. Before the law,
in practice as well as in theory, there
| should be no difference between rich
and poor.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-12-22
What Education Docs.

Doctor" said a woman, "as a
medical man kin you tell me how it
is that some folks is born dumb?"
Certainly, madam" replied the
doctor. ct is owing to the fact
that they come into the world with
Olt the power of speech"
ia, me" remarked the old lady.
snow Just see what it is to have a
physic education! Pve axed my ole
man more nor hundred times this
ERE same thing, and all that l could
ever got out of him was, Cos they
Is "-London Answers.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-12-22
Making a Football.

Few people have any idea of the
amount of labor expended in the
making of football. The leather
used is Split" cowhide, ordinary
cowhide being too thick for the reg
ulation weight. Previous to split
ting the leather has been soaking in
the tan pits for ten or twelve
months.
The Split" hide is well softened
with tubbin and then passed to the
cutter, who cuts out the various
sections, which, sewed together,
make a perfectly round ball. The
bladder is made of Para rubber.
This is inflated by machinery, and
the ball is then laced up. Finally
it passes through the hands Of the
shaper, who pats down any inequai-
ties in the seams or contour of the
ball.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-12-22

Have faith" Unbelef is the
most unsettled and unstable thing in
life. Lack of faith in one another
leads to life of suspicion, selfish
ness, without sympathy and congeni-
atty; it destroys the germ of happi-
ness, wrecks peace and clouds the
sunshine of life. 1t estranges hearts
that we're made to love and sewers
unions that have been declared that
man should not put asunder.' = No
words mean more to home, happiness
and heaven, than these, BE not
Eaithless, but believing
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-12-22
Her UneratiFed wi.b.

The old pensioned off nurse of a
certain aristocratic family took &
mournful pleasure in the 'In Ne
moriam" cards which were sent to
her from time to time. On one oc-
casion one of her former musings,
now middle aged, visited the old
dame and noticed the collection of
cards displayed above her mantel-
piece.
''Ah, yes, treasure them all.
said the old nurse. ''There, YOU
see, is your pore pas, and there's
your sainted mas, and here's the
lear little twins and young Master
Georges, and if only had yours I
believe l could die 'appy"
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-12-22
A Noble rrs..

I wish those persons who view
Chantilly and are fond of fine trees
would not forget to ask for the
great beech. This is the finest I
ever saw; straight as an arrow and,
as l guess, not less than eighty or
ninety feet high; forty feet to the
first branch and twelve feet diam
eter at FIVE from the ground. It
IS in all respects one of the finest
trees that can anywhere be met
with. Two others are near it, but
not equal to this superb one. The
forest around ChantiIly is immense,
spreading far and wide. The Paris
road crosses it for ten miles, which
is its least extent.-Arthur Young,
travels In France, 17S7."
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-12-22

This world is too sweet AMI fan
to darken it with the clouds of anger.
This life is too short and prec'o1s tc
waste it in bearing that heaviest Of
all burdens, a grudge. Forgive and
forget if you can; but forgive, any
way; and pray heartily and kindly
for all men, for thus only shall we
be the children of our Father, who
maketh His sun to rise on the evil
and on the good, and sendeth rain
on the just and on the unjust.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-12-22

There is nothing that is so cheer.
ing to a mothers heart, and such a
rich recompense for all she has sacri.
feed and endured, as the kind, afec,
tomato remembrance of her children.
There is nothing that can adorn mar
or woman more than the tenderness,
and gentle care they manifest to
wards their aged parents as they tot
ter on the borders of another world
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-12-22

Sympathy and love, devotion to
the interests of others, instead of the
interests of self, is an irresistible tide
carrying all before it, and sweeping
away unkindness and smallness and
Jealousy, and carrying those who are
borne on its stream triumphantly
over the shoals and quicksands of
daily worries and vexations which can
make life so tiresome and so uusatis-
fying.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-12-22

Don't be afraid of a little fun at
home good people. Don't shut up
your house lest the sun should fac e
your carpets, and your heart lest a
laugh should shake down a few of the
musty old cobwebs that are hanging
there. If you want to ruin your
sons, let them think that all mirth
and social enjoyment must be left at
the threshold without when they
come home at night.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-12-22


How often the feelings are hurt,
the heart almost broken By an unkind
word spoken at a time, perhaps, when
the heart was hungry for kindness
and love. The tongue has been the
weapon with which loved ones has
been driven out into the world to
seek for what should be the rightful
portion of earth's children-kind and
loving words. On the other hand,
many heartbrolen creature has en-
tered into the battle of life with re-
newed efforts, urged on by kind words
of encouragement.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-12-22

Each of our lives is an open page,
upon which we are continually max
ing impressions. How cautious we
should be that these impressions be
beautiful. Let US then at eventide
scan the page of our life during the
day, discovering all mistakes, and
ever afterward strive to avoid repe-
tition of them.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-12-22
So Ineonvenient.

"What has become of the big
man who used to beat the bass
drum" once asked a returning citi-
zen of the leader of the band.
"He left Us more than a year
ago." was the answer.
''Good man, wasn't he:?"
"Sure, u excellent man, but he
got SO fat taat when he marched he
couldn't hit the drum in the mid
lie. "-Exehange.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-12-22
The sweet Influences of flowers ar,

The sweet influences of flowers are
source of much pleasure. Home
does not seem like home, where there
are no pure, sweet flowers blooming
they cheer and refresh US beyond
measure. Music is no less import
ant in making home happy; there
should be some kind of a musical in
strument in every home, and if no
instrument can be had, there can be
singing.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-12-22
LoNGAGo.

The beautiful glad where you loved me- long ago.
The coudless sky above it-what sorrow could know
In that beautiful glad loved long
The hOnless pathways leading valleys with dreams;
Life set to Heavens music-the angels wiled so
In that beautiful glad country you loved me, long
years. brought tears my darns Do you the frs skies
But dm through the shadow of the eyes9
Do you listen for lost step you used know,
In that beautiful glad country you me, long ago.
Come shadows gather falls the binding night
And the hidden Heaven and the light
Come close and shall lead the only home know
In glad country where you me. long ago.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-12-22
STORY m FIVE WORDS.
4 Tod Of the Massacre Of eensral
Casters Command.

Il Told Of the Massacre of Genera,
cnster,s Command.
Probably the most startling piece
of news that was ever sent out into
the world was the announcement Of
the massacre Of General Custer and
his command in 1876. The terrible
news was SO unexpected that It came
ike a bolt from a clear sky. It
brought feeling of sickening hor-
ror to the heart of every man who
read It or heard it on the street. It
passed from lip to lip as it became
known in the west and the east
There we're friends and relatives Of
the murdered men IN all parts Of
the nation, and the gallant COM
mander was himself a national hero.
For two days the nation waited
breathlessly for information regard
ing the disaster additional to the
brief general announcement Of the
calamity that had been sent out as
soon as the news was known IN Bis
marck. n. D.. which was then the
extreme northwestern Office of the
telegraph company. That first mes
sage was brief one: but, after all,
it told the whole story.
That message was a BIT Of swire
talk sent from Bismarck to Fargo
on the morning of July 5, 1876, and
it said. 4All the Clusters are killed"
The message was sent by ]. NJ. Car
nahan, manager Of the Western
Union Office in Missoula, and It was
thus that the news was first sent
eastward. From Fargo it was re-
peated to st. Paul, and st. Paul
sent it, In turn, to Chicago. and
from there it was passed along to
cities, towns and hamlets, telling its
brief but terrible story tersely, but
completely.
There was but a single wire east
from Bismarck in those days, and
government business had the first
call upon this; consequently oper-
ator Carnahan had only time to
fash forward this brief message of
general information before he was
compelled to begin the Transmission
of the official report of General
Terry to the war department. For
twenty-four hours he sat at his key
clicking off this mass of official cor
respondence.
All this time the eastern papers
were clamoring for news, but it
could not be given to them. So per
sistent were these demands for news
that Mr.. Carnahan obtained the
permission of Colonel Smith, the
member of Terry's staff who had
brought in the official dispatches,
to make up short special" from
the information contained in the re-
ports of the officers. This special
was sent to the New York Herald
and is believed to be the first au-
thentic news of the Big Horn mas
sacre that was sent out, aside from
the official dispatches.-Cincinnat
Enquirer.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-12-22
NIcoLo PAeRNINl.
Iort Biography Of the Worlds
Greatest violinist.


4 Short Biography Of ths Worlds
Greatest vioIinist.
Among those remarkably gifted
souls who have left the echo Of Their
music for the joy of succeeding gen.
erations Paganini, who was born at
Genoa, Italy, on Feb. 10, 1884, and
Who died at Nice on May q, 1910,
holds foremost place in history.
His father In his early ambition
for his child, in whom he found the
sublime musical gift, was almost
cruel in his demands for study.
While Nicolo had the best yiolin
teachers to be found in Italy, his
skill was due to his own genius. One
by one these teachers acknowledged
they could teach him nothing, and
the boy worked out his own meth
DDS.
at nine years he wrote a sonata
and at a concert made the audience
fairly wild with enthusiasm over his
playing. At thirteen he started on
his first professional tour and in the
following four years was pretty
nearly ruined. Money poured into
his hands, and he learned to gam
bic. When he was seventeen there
came a day when he had lost every
thing but his Stradiyarius violin
and 8 francs. he played with the
francs and won a hundred. Then he
decided never again to gamble, and
he kept his word.
This life of constant excitement
and excess had ruined his health
and nerves. A wealthy titled wom-
an took him into her favor and kept
him for three years on an estate she
had in Tuscany. She would not al
low him to play the violin, for she
better enjoyed the guitar.
In the quiet, simple life of the
country Paganini grew strong and
well, and when he was twenty he
went back to Genoa and began his
real musical life. The next year he
made his second professional tour,
and this ended in his being made d.
rector of music at the court of the
Princess Eliza Bacciochi, sister of
Napoleon Bonaparte, at Lucca.
In person Paganini was peculiar.
He was exceedingly thin and had a
strange, awkward walk. His face
was long, his eyes deep and dark,
and he wore his hair long, almost to
his shoulders.
He was thirty when he left the
Tuscan court, and from that time
he kept free from all such obliga-
tons. BE played when and where
he had fancy to appear, and all
Europe was at his feet.
BE loved Italy, and when his du-
ties took him to Germany, France
and England he made bitter com
plants in regard to climate and
methods of living. In Italy any
accommodation suited him. His
health began to fail seriously after
he was thirty, and after brilliant
success in all the great cities he re-
turned to Italy and spent some
years in the enjoyment of several
estates he had bought, for he was
now very rich.
In the municipal building at
Genoa is carefully preserved Paga-
MINIS violin. He left it to the city,
and no other artist was to be allowed
to play upon it. The great artist is
buried in the village church near
the place of residence he loved best
the Villa Gajona.-Boston Globe.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-12-22

Don't repress the buoyant spirits
of your children. Half an hour Of
merriment within doors, and merri-
ment of home blots out the remem-
brance of many care and annoy
ance during the day, and the best
safeguard that they can take with
them into the world is the unseen
influence of bright little home sane
tum.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-12-22

Moan, ye wild winds around the pane
And fall, thou drear December rain
Fill with your gusts the sullen day,
Tear the last clinging leaves away!
Reckless as yonder naked tree,
No blast of yours can trouble me!
-Bayard Taylor.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-12-22

What sunshine is to flowers, anna
bility is to the family. Cross looks
and cross words dwarf and starve the
souls of those around US.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-12-22

Irish inventors have perfected en-
broidering machines which success
fully rival the finest hand work of the
women of that country at much less
cost.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-12-22

No general rule can be laid down
for the training of children. Take
your child and make your rule to fit
him. You cannot make child fit a
rule to save your life.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-12-22

rule to save your life.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-12-22

tuIn.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-06
FOX TERRIER PUPPY
KILLED BY POISON
Little Dog, Property of Mrs. w. T.
Goode, is the Second Lost in
This Same Manner in the Past
Two Months.

Once more comes reports of that
much despised work of the dog poison
er, who has begun with the poisoning
of the little thoroughbred fox terrier
pup two months old belonging to Mrs.
W. T. GOode, 603 South Second street.
This is the second pedigreed Dog
that Mrs. Goode has lost by poison in
the past two months, the first being
q pet cockerel spaniel, poisoned un-
Ter somewhat similar conditions as
the one yesterday. A piece of pork
with Sits cut crosswise and filled with
strychnine was found in the back yard
of the Wallace home, and as this piece
had not been touched it is presumed
that some one fed the dog by hand.
Although Mrs. Goode has strong
suspicious as to who committed the
dastardly deed, no action has yet been
taken. Chief of Police Mike Davis
was notified Immediately and a SO
reward offered for information lead
| ing to the arrest and conviction of the
guilty parties. The owners of the dog
are making every effort 70 appre-
bend the poisoner, and if the cham
pion mean man of Waila Walla is cap
tured it will go hard with him.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-06
HANDBAG CONTAINING
DIAMONDS is STOLEN
Gems Worth $500 Left on Seat in
Pasco Depot by Woman Are
Deity Appropriated.

PASCO, July 6.-Robberies entailing
a loss of over $500 have been commit
ted in this city during the past ten
days and as yet no trace of the mis-
creants can be found
The first victim was Helen Cav
thOrne, of Walla Walla, who carelessly
left her handbag containing $500 worth
of diamonds and $35 in cash lying on
a seat in the union depot When she
returned the bag was gone. Several
hours later it was found some distance
from the station minus the diamonds
and cash. Dan McColley a former
railroad man. played the wealthy min
er" game Wednesday evening, and as
result was sugged and relieved of
$50 and gold watch. Joe Deter,
cripple, while waiting for the Portland
train Tuesday evening was waylaid
and forced to give up $50. In the Hotel
McFarlane a stranger from the east
lost $3.50 and a ticket to Seattle.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-06
CODE CUP RACE
To Be REPEATED
CONDITIONS WILL BE DIFFERENT
IN THE NEXT CONTEST,
HOWEVER.
Event Held at Crown Point Recently
Was None Too SuccessfuI-Im-
provements Are Planned.

NEW YORK, July with the pass
ing of the Cobe cup and Indiana trophy
races into automobile history close fol-
lowers of the sport are wondering as
to whether the contests will be revived
next, year. The races, which were con-
tested over the Lowell Crown Point
speedway on June IS and 10, attracted
the interest of every true motorist in
the country The victory of Matson,
who drove the little Chalmers-Detroit
first across the finish line, winning the
Indiana trophy for his employers, ere
ated great interest in the motor world.
The CODE cup struggle however, which
was won by the Buick, driven by Whey
rolet, after one of the most sensational
road races ever contested in this coun-
try, occasioned a stir in automobile
circles that appeared to foretell that
1910 would see revival of the two
days speed journey.
And now, judging from reports that
have been waited from Chicago, it
would appear that next years race for
the Cobe cup is a surety. Further