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which he blew out when he retired the
night before his death
The calendar which hangs over his desk
shows April 3, 1897 A half-burnt cigar.
the last he smoked, remains where he laid
1t on an ash tray upon the piano.
At Brahms funeral Johann Strauss and
his orchestra played 1.-The Beautiful Blue
Danube in soft, slow tones, transformed
by the composer from waltz to fu-
neral march. His violin with the strings
cut was borne on velvet cushion before
the coffin and placed with 1t in his tomb
cemetery.
Strauss was born In Vienna and died
here when seventy -four years old. The
we'll known ballet "Aschenbrodr' (Cinder-
ella) was lying unfinished upon his desk
His father intended that he should be-
come a banker or a merchant. He was
educated for a business career, but his
genius could not be restrained and the
father finally yielded.
Five years after his fathers death
Strauss reached the zenith of his popu-
larity and remained the idol of Vienna
for more than thirty years. He was court
musical director for twenty years, and his
nephew, Johann Strauss. succeeded him.
One Of the principal streets of the city
was named in his honor. He was deco
rated by the emperor. He was presented
with the freedom of the city upon the fif-
tieth anniversary Of his musical career.
His compo sitions have been sold in
larger numbers and performed more times
in Vienna than in any other city in the
world.
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DEATH COMES FIRST.
Able Seaman Hoped to Train Lob
STEERS to Drive Cats Away.

BOSTON, November 11.-Ten-pound lob
sters of ferocious disposition. made fast
to a stake in his back yard to keep away
the cats that made sleepless his nights
ashore, was the dream of Ben Folsom
Of the fishing schooner Gladys and Nell
lie. The forces of nature interviewed and
the dream will not be realized. for a
while at least. The Gladys and Nellie;
Capt. Jeffrey Budreau. reached the wharf
from Chatam yesterday.
Ben was hauling a trawl in full twenty
fathoms of water off the cape when he
landed in his dory' a huge, peevish lob
ster, weighing ten pounds.
All the way to port Folsom sat UP and
kept watch over his prize and planned
to train ii to climb fences and chase cats
at the flick of an eyelash His anxiety
was aroused by the looks Of culinary cum
ming with which the cook eyed the wrtg-
Cling object and he dared not steep for
fear his lobster watchdog would degen-
crate into salad. All his watchful care
was in vain, however, and the lobster
died as the schooner doched.
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people by practically a unanimous vote.
In fact, the fifteen amendments 20 the
constitution were adopted.
The first two are the exposition tax
amendments, providing for s8,5O0,Oo0 for
the Panama exposition of 1915. This was
adopted by a vote of 10 to 1 I'm New
Orleans and to / over the whole state
This increases the exposition fund now
in hand many thousands in excess of
s, 100000 for the purpose of erecting ex-
position buildings, power plants, etc, for
use of the worlds Panama exposition In
New Orleans in 1915.
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AGAINST vATIcAN's REQUEST.
Prussian Government Unwilling to
Sut-lit Clergy to Test Oath.

BERLIN, November 1.-THE Taegeliche
Rundschau says that the Prussian gov
eminent will refuse the Vatican's request
that Catholic professors of theology be
compelled to take the test oath against
modernism. Prussia will also. according
to the paper, refuse to submit her Cath
Ole clergy generally to such an oath.
The Bavarian government has already
declined the same papal request
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Memorial to Waltz King.

On one side OF Brahms grave is that of
Marie Gersinger, a famous opera singer
Her bust has been placed upon the ped
estal.
On the other side is an elaborate slab
OF marble to Johann Strauss. the waltz
king. The face of the marble is carved
in relief, with figures Of cherubs dancing
singing and playing violins, while Eu-
terpe, goddess OF music. weeps over an
overturned urn from which water is dow-
ing.
This group is encircled by a border Of
garlands of flowers. butterflies and other
symbolical types. Over IL is a portrait
OF the composer. with his familiar curly
hair, curled mustaches and flowing tie,
similar to those that artists wear
Several other members OF the Strauss
family are in the group.
Johann Strauss, water; K. K. Hofball,
musk direktor. 1S04-lS49." and Joseph
Strauss, his eldest son, who died in 1870,
and his wife and two daughters.
The musicians corner in this cemetery
is visited daily by many. Upon the an
niversaries OF Mozart and Beethoven the
singing societies come here in q body to
honor the memory of the dead.
Seven Centuries of Musical History.
Except Handel. Bach and Mendelssohn.
no great master of music overlooked Vi
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I'd Notice

The old treatment of kidney
disease by excitation has broken
down, deaths nearly 10000, and
books declare it incurable. If
you have had kidney trouble over
six months call for helpful diet
list and pamphlet free that NAV
protong or save your life. James
O'Donnell, Druggist.
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has been built upon the site and the name
Mozarthof has been given to II. His
spinnet and other relics are preserved In
the state museum, and there are statues
of him and Of Haydn In the public park.
Beethoven was q pupil of Mozart's and
lived with him in the Schulerstrasse.
will tell you more about him In another
letter.
produced his first operas here. Beethoven
and Haydn were the first to recognize
their merit and to commend him as
dramatic composer Afterward Cherubini
conducted the concerts at Schonbrun, the
country palace of the emperor.
In 1903 Karl Maria Won Weber came to
Vienna with q letter of introduction to
Haydn from the latter's brother. Haydn
refused to take him as a pupil and he
went to Vogler. who taught HIM for sew
, eral years.
Weber went to Prague, where he be-
came kapellmeister at a lucrative salary.
and there produced Der Fretschutz. In
1923 he went to London, where he died
three years later.
Schubert was born in Vienna. In 1897.
and in Vienna he died, In ISIS. He was
one OF a large family. all musicians, and
| was trained in the Imperial School as
singer and instrumentalist.
Before he was fifteen he played first
violin in the Imperial Orchestra. He
| wrote the Fri King here. which gave
| him prominence, and the great men OF
that time were MS aroent ADMIRERS put
| Schubert was always poor and died too
soon to realize his own greatness AFTER
| his death Vienna went Schubert mad and
| his body was removed to the F'riedhof
| and buried beside Beethoven.
Czerny's Noted Pupils.
| Czerny was Yiennese and never left
his native city. He was pupil OF Beet
hoven and instructor Of Iiszt. Thaibers
and other famous pianists. In school
| founded by Mozart. where Hummel was
also a teacher. Liszt came to Vienna or
| purpose to study with Czerny. who was
| recommended to him by his cousin. He
| gave his first and his last concert here
4 the first when he was only ten years old
| when Beethoven expressed his admiration
i ing him.
| Flotow came to Vienna to produce his
operas, Martha" and "Stradella." 10
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NEW BRIDGE DEDICATED.
Cows. Hadley and Dineen oficiate
at St. Louis Ceremony.

ST. LOUIS, November 11.-Gov Had
ley of Missouri and Gov. Dineen Of ILL.,
nois dedicated the Illinois traction sys-
TENS new bridge over the Mississippi
river here yesterday. in the presence of
5000 invited guests. Archbishop ]. j.
Glennan of st. Louis blessed the new
structure. which is known as the Nc
KinIey bridge, and Dean C. X. Davis of
the Episcopal Church delivered the inyo-
cation. i-t s
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MILLIONS FOR EXPOSITION.
Louisiana Votes Sc, 500, 900 Bond Is
sue Almost Unanimously.
70 The Star,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW ORLEANS. La, November H.
The worlds Panama exposition consti-
tutional tax amendments were voted upon
TUESDAY by the entire state OF Louisiana.
The returns now show that a bond is
sue of 80, SOC, 600 has been ratified by the
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emma I'm his work and studies. But Tor mis-
early death Mendelssohn would nave pro-
duced his oratorio Elijah Tor the nrst
time In this city. ,-.
with the thirteenth century. Ferdinand
TIT. the last reigning Archduke OF Austria
and the first King OF Rome, ala much "
encourage the art and composed MANY
works. He was the composer or the nrst
onera in German His son, Leopold L, the
f,rst emperor Of Germany, was even
rreater musician and laid the foundation
of classical music In this city.
During his reign no less Inan avg ~, pieS-
entations of opera were given at MS ex-
nense He played several instruments
his fayorite being the flute.
charles VI founded the first ACADEMY
Of music and supported an orchestra OF
40 musicians. Under the patronage OF
Ma ria Theresa Vienna became the resi-
dence of a group of illustrious composers
and musicians, Gluck being the nrst. ne
Vas a wandering artist ana came Irotii
england, where he had hveo LOT se'erai
He taught Marie Antoinette to sing ana
rlay the harpischord, and went with ner
10 Paris. After her execution ne returhso
~ die in Vienna. The house In which ne
lived and died In Wiedener Haupstrasse
hears a tablet to his memory.
Haydn's Vienna Home.
HAYDN was born In village near
Vienna. one of a family of twenty chill
dren. He came here when a child and
sang In the choir of the Cathedral of St
Stefan.
The Viennese never have shown any
preference for oratorios. Haydn went to
england in 1905 to produce the "Crea-
ton"
He returned here afterward as an in.
structor and lived in street now called
| Haydngasse in h S honor. The house IN
which he died. an oli-fashioned two-story
building with a dormer roof. is sacred
and belongs to the city.
/ IN 1762 with his father and sister, and
| he three gave concerts. He composed
the Marriage of Figaro dur ng the sum
mer of 1855 In a little house In the Schiller
| strasse, and IL was produced first In the
local theater without much success.
1 He died In an old house which has beer
since demolished. A fine apartment hous
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At Rocky Mount, Va, grand jury in
dicted william Moody, federal deputy
marshal. for alleged interference with
In Franklin county, that state.
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ham Strauss was his loyal friend and
belonged to a quartet which used to play
at Dom Meyers Hotel at Heitzing, in the
suburbs.
Rubinstein lived in Vienna for many
years, was director Of the Gesellschaft
concert. and lived in a house on Max
millianstrasse, which Is marked with
tablet.
ON one occasion Lszt and Rubinstein
played a duet on the piano-the latter's
Opus 81, called "Phantasie." 1t was a
number on the program and the per-
former who was to have assisted Rubin
stein failed to appear.
Liszt had never seen the music beiore'
but read the part accurately at a glance.
although IL is one Of the most difficult
compositions ever written.
When Richard Wagner's 'Tannhauser'
failed in Paris he brought 1t to Vienna
and produced it at the Josefstadter Thea
ter, where ii was also a failure He pro-
duced Tristan and Isolde" here for the
first time, but no one went to hear It. The
musical public of Vienna were among the
last to show appreciation of Wagner
music.
Schumann lived and taught in vienna
| for several years. His wife, Clara Schu
| mann, was the most popular concert per-
offered the dictatorship of the Imperia
Conservatory.
Hummel, Beethoven's Teacher.
Hummel. author Of the "Pianforte Exer
cises" which every amateur is familiar
with, was a pupil Of Mozart's and an in
structor of Beethoven. He was teache
here for many years.
Vieuxtemps. the great violinist. was on
of his pupils. Thalberg, one Of the few
musicians of that period who became rici
from his compositions and performances
was his student at the same time.
| Johannes Brahms was born In Hamburg
| in 1884 and died in Vienna In 1897. afte
living here thirty-four years. He was .
pupil of Schumann's and director Of nu
4 sic at court.
He married the widow OF journals
| twelve years before his death She keep
the rooms in which he died precisely a
he left them.
| His watch lies upon commode at tn
head OF his bed on the same spot wher
he placed It.. A candle stands beside
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-04-28
Comet Will Not be Bright When it
NearS the Earth.

Members of the Maryland Acadamy
of Sciences, after careful study and
much calculation, have concluded
that Halley's comet will not be as
bright as is popularity supposed when
it is nearest the earth May IS, 10 and
20. They argue that the comet will
have receded somewhat from the sun
so that it will have begun it's fading
process and dawn and twilight will
interfere with it's brightness.
DR.. John R. Hooper, chairman of
the astronomical section says the
coma surrounding the nuclues will
appear large and will be high enough
in the western sky the last of May tc
be above the low mists and smoke
At the present time, according to DR..
Hooper, the comet is obscured by the
sun, behind which it passed March 25
at distance of S0,000,000 miles. In
other words he explains that the
comet is at present 100, 100000 miles
from the earth.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-04-28
Fine Stock and Grain Farms For Sale
Consisting of 2821s Acres, at
Bethany, Mo-, at Sheritf's
Sale on May II, 1910.

Two fine farms adjoining each
other will be offered for sale by the
Sheriff of Harrison county, Mo-, at
the court house in said county, be-
tween the hours of a. M. and 5 D.
M. 100 acres of this land is on
Grand river bottom in Clay township,
Harrison county, Mo-, and is as fine
corn land as there is in any state in
the union. This farm has fine barn
and good two story square frame
house, good water, and is a desira-
BILE place to live. The other so acres
with good improvements has been in
grass for some time. These farms
are of the finest grain and stock
farms, are close to GAINESVILLE, Mo-,
where coal beds are being developed,
quarter of a million dollars worth
OF machinery being placed for same.
There are few such farms as these on
the market any more, and these are
being offered in order to settle up an
estate. Eldora Boeger,
36-2t Mt. Pleasant, Iowa
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-04-28
FINDS BUTTON IN EAR.
Little Dorothea Fleming had Carried
Pearl Button Inside her Head
for Several Years.

Dorothea, the 7-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Fleming,
has been in delicate health for some
months, in fact she has not been
strong for several years, and lately
she has complained of severe pains
IN her head. Finally convinced that
there was gathering inside her ear
her parents took her to DR.. Harken
Tor examination. After an examina-
ton the doctor inserted an instru-
ment in her ear and drew forth a
pearl button, or rather what had
been pearl button, but had been
partially dissolved by the action of
the secretions nature had supplied
IN an attempt to remove it. Mrs.
Fleming says the button is of a
pattern used on Dorothea's baby
clothes and must have been there
for years, probably from infancy.
She is getting along nicely and there
seems no likelihood of any perman-
ent bad effects from the long contin-
ued presence of the button in the
delicate organism of the ear.-Osce-
ola Sentinel
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-04-28
Prof. Wesley Goes to Melbourne

Prof Otto Wesley, who taught
the seventh grade in the Leon school
at the north building the past year,
and who had been reelected for next
year, has notified the board that he
will not remain in Leon next year,
having been elected last week to the
position of principal of the Melbourne
high school, at salary of $50 per
month. The Melbourne school is a
twelve grade school and Prof Weis-
ley will have three assistants in the
high school. During his years resi-
dence in Leon Prof Wesley has
made many friends, and he has given
the best of satisfaction as an instruc-
tor. We would have been pleased to
see him remain in the Leon schools
but the increase in salary offered is
too much for him to refuse.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-04-28
Corn Planters.

There are planters and planters.
But THE PLANTER of all planters
is the SURE DROP. Why? Because
it has the strongest and simplest
construction. Because it will plant
a straighter cross check row than
any other planter. Because it will
handle a greater variety of kernels
without grinding or breaking them
Because it has safer and surer
clutch than any other edge drop
planter made Because the operator
can plant either two, three or four
grains Of corn in hill at his will,
without getting off the seat or stop
ping the team. Before buying q.
planter go to Bowshers and see
them
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-04-28

We stopped the Leon Reporter last
week. 1t hadn't murder, or suicide,
or robbery nor anything of interest
IN 1t Whatever, so we stopped it..
Ollie Hull will hate it but we can't
help Washington Democrat.
We are sorry Alex Miller is not
satisfied with the news he gets out of
The Reporter. He must read the
paper pretty regularly, for he never
Ialls to notice anything in it. If
Alex would devote more of his time
to hustling for news instead of ca
vorting around in his auto we have
no doubt he could fill his paper with
Just as exciting items as he finds in
The Reporter. 1t is said that WASH
1ngton people have to read the
papers published in other cities in
order to find out what really is go
Ing on in Washington. -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-04-28
Two Cars of Eelies on Track and
More Coming.

We want you to come in and see
our full line of Velie goods. Es-
pecially the No. 80 surrey, the No.
900 and No $50 spring wagons, the
No. &c and No. AZ, the latest out,
buggies, and in fact our full line of
Velie Wrought Iron Vehicles. 1t
will be pleasre to US to show you
this line and we know all lovers of
good vehicles will appreciate them.
BOWsher & BOWsher.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-04-28

C. M. Axes & Co. will open real
estate Office the 18th of this month,
and will be fully equipped to buy, sell
or exchange lands, merchandise or
stock in Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Ne
braska, or Dakota, on most favorable
terms. If you have farm or town
property to sell or trade see us at
once. We will also continue to buy
horses, cattle and hogs at highest
market price. Phone us, come see us
or write US. G. M. Axes & Co. Phone
68. Warner Block.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-04-28

The residence of Frank Robbins,
VINO lives IN miles northwest of De-
catur City, was destroyed by fire last
Friday evening, the fire starting
from the f1ue, and as strong wind
was blowing it spread very rapidly.
Mr.. Robbins was at the barn when
ms wife discovered the fire, and was
able to get most of the furniture out.
Mr.. Robbins had $500 insurance on
the house and $500 on the contents,
but his loss will be several hundred
dollars above the insurance. Had
the wind been in the south instead of
the north his barn and other build
lngs would have burned.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-04-28

All members are urged to be pres
ent at the conservation meeting of
the Y. P. S. G. E. of the Christian
church next Sunday evening at Z
p. m. The meeting will be lead by
Mrs Maggie Caster Subject, Christ
Our King" found in John 1S:33-4O.
A Duet will be sung by Nancy and
Florizel Kemp, and a reading will be
given by Miss Iva Briggaman. Roll
call as usual. All visitors are wei
come.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-04-28
The Leon Electric Company is Q

The Leon Electric Company is Of
fering to send to your home for free
trial one of it's new Elmo electric
washers This machine will cut down
the wash-day troubles to the mini
mum. and the expense for electric
current for operating is not much
more than that for an electric lamp.
Better inquire about it and arrange
to have the use of one next wash-day.
It will cost you nothing.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-04-28

We have received the first issue
of the Davis City News, the new
paper started at that place by Grant
Mallory. 1t is a very neat paper and
should have good patronage. Mr.
Mallory has wisely placed the sub
scription at $3.50 per year. No good
weekly paper can be published these
days at less price. We trust the
people of Davis City will extend to
Mr.. Mallory the patronage he de-
serves
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-04-28

Mrs. Marion Woodland received a
message last Wednesday announc-
ing the death of her half sister, Mrs.
Carrie Ward, at her home in Salina,
Kansas. Mrs. Woodland and her
cousin, Miss Amy Shell, of Decatur,
left on the first train to attend the
funeral.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-04-28

Il. j. Sankey has moved his Real
Estate Office over Hansell's store,
corner Main and Commercial streets,
Leon, where he has much better
location. Any person needing a
farm loan at lowest rates or the
service of real estate man in SELL
ang or buying property can secure
his services by calling on him at his
new office.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-04-28

Mr. and Mrs. John Chastain are
rejoicing over the arrival of ten
pound boy at their home east of Leon
fast Saturday morning. John is wear
ing smile that won't come off, and
says he will have to invest in some
more real estate.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-04-28

Mrs. Nellie Mitchell, Mrs Anthony
Radnish, Mrs. Dr.. Reed, and Misses
Anna Radnish and Ottie Wrinkle,
OF Davis City, were guests of Mrs c..
M. AXES last Saturday and Sunday.
They We're here attending the Re-
bekah lodge
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-04-28

Notice. am now making my last
trip for the Raleigh Medicine Co.,
and ask all customers to be ready
to settle their accounts in full when
call, as l must settle with the COM
pany. l. N. Ruark.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-04-28

When it comes to shoes we are
the leaders. We have every style
and last for men, women and child
rem, and can fit you in anything you
want in the shoe line
Bradley-WaSson Mercantile Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-04-28

The Henderson Stock Co. playing
at the opera house all next week will
give the theatre goers of Leon an
entire new list of plays, repeating
nothing they played when they were
here last winter. Their opening play
Monday night will be the four act
drama Gust Before Dawn" Ask
your merchants for free tickets.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-04-28

Thomas Rains married Minnie
Broughton at Leon last week and we
may look for showers" in time, not
to say squalls. Rev. Coffin married
them but this is on the dead. Excuse
our puns.-Washingt Democrat.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-04-28

Notice to Teachers-The Davis
City school board will receive
applications for positions as grade
teachers until May goth. File appli-
cations with Carter Scott. secretary.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-04-28

There will be a meeting of theLeon
Commercial Club on Friday evening
April 29th, to arrange for entertain
ment of the, Bankers Association on
May 4th. All members are urged to
be present. W. c. Stempel, Pres.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-04-28

Claude Beck, who manipulates the
key board on our linotype machine
has been off duty all this week, being
confined to his home by illness, and
the work of setting all the type for
this issue of The Reporter has fallen
on the editor, in addition to the few
other things he has to do, so we
have had very little time to look up
the local news
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-04-28

Miss NJ. Bertha Lester, of Salem,
Iowa, has again been secured to sing
at the commencement exercises of the
Leon High School. Miss Lester has
appeared here before and the Leon
lovers of good singing will rejoice
at the opportunity to hear her again,