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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-07
THE LEON REPORTER, THURSDAY, DECEMBER Z, 1911

He heard faint rustic of silken ruff
fles. "Tis herself" he declared in
an agony Of anticipation-"herself and
none other! And I'm thinking she'll
be coming to the window now"
He was right. Abruptly he discov.
iered her by the reflected glow from
the illumination behind him. He was
conscious Of the pallid oval of hel
face, of a sleek whita sheen of arms
and shoulders, of dark mass of hair,
but more than all else of the glamour
of eyes that shone into his softly,
like limpid pools of darkness touched
by dim starlight.
Inflamed, he leaned toward her.
whist, darling!" he stammered.
whist! 'Tis myself-'tis Terence"
But she was gone. "A low, stifled
laugh was all his answer-that and
the silken whisper of her skirts as she
:scurried from the window He flush.
ed crimson, waited an instant, then
flung discretion to the winds, and
found himself scrambling out upon the
balcony. Heaven only knows to what
lengths the man would have gone had
not the slam Of door brought him up
standing; she had left her room!
So she thought to escape him SO
easily! He swore between his teeth
with excitement and tumbled back
whence he had come. Regardless OF
the fact that he was still in his shirt.
sleeves he rushed madly for the door.
On the way shooting jacket on the
door, perhaps in revenge for neglect
and ill-treatment, maliciously wound it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-07


wonder Of the Casino; for the matte
of that, his high-handed and extrava
giant ways had made the entire Prir
cipality Of Monaco conscious of hi
presence in the land. And you fai
in the least to understand the natur
fof the man if you think for a momen
that it irked him to be admired point
led out, courted, pursued. He was, in
deed, never so splendid as whel
aware that he occupied the public eye
In short, he was just an Irishman
So, then, it's nothing wonder
full that he should seem thought fni
cal about the set of his tie.
Now as he stood scowling at hi!
image, and wishing from the bottom
OF his heart he had never been foo
enough to let Danny leave him, an(
calling fervent blessings down upor
the head of the flend who first design
ed modern evening-dre for men-he
found himself suddenly with a minc
Invested Of any care whatever and at
tentive alone to sound which came
to him family, borne upon the heavy
wings of the sluggish evening air
1t was nothing more nor less than g
woman singing softly to herself (hum
ming would probably be the more &C
curate term), and it was merely the
tune that caught his fancy; bit OF
an old song he himself had once
been wont to sing, upon a time when
he had been a happier man. 1t seem.
ed strange to hear it there, stranger
still that the woman's voice, indistinct
as it was, should have such a familiar
ring in his memory. He frowned in
wonder and shook his head. 1.-THE age
of miracles Is past" he muttered;
'tWould never be herself I've had
me chance-and forfeited it. Twill
not come to me second time. ;"
The singing ceased. OF a sudden
O'Rourke swore with needless heat,
and, plucking away the offending tie,
cast it savagely from him. 1.-THE div.
vie fly away with ye!" he said. "Is it
bent on driving me mad ye are? I'd
give me fortune to have Danny back!
. Me fortune-faith!" He laugh
ed the word to bitter scorn. otis
meself that never had the least Of any.
thing like that without twas feminine
with mis- tackled onto the front
of it," And he strobe away to the
window to cool of.
It was like him to forget his exas-
peratien In the twinkling of an eye;
another mood entirely swayed him by
the time he found himself gazing out
into the vague, velvety dusk that mo-
mentarily was closing down upon the
fairy-like panorama of terraced gar
dens and sullen, silken sea. His
thoughts had winged back to that
dear woman of whom that fragment
of melody had put him In mind; and
he was signing and heavy of heart
with longing for the sight Of her and
the touch Of her hand.
Even as he watched, stark night fell,
black as pocket beneath a porten-
tous pail of cloud. Far out
upon the swelling bosom of the Med
iterranean cluster Of dim lights be-
trayed a stealthy coasting steamer,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-07


Breath.
self around his feet and all but threw
him headlong; only a frantic clutch at
the footrail of the bed saved him.
Kicking the thing savagely off he
flung himself upon the door and threw
1t open. His jaw dropped.
The lift shaft was directly opposite
Before it, in more or less patient wait
ing, stood very young and beautiful
woman in gown whose extreme can
dor was surpassed only by the perfec.
ton of its design and appointment
both blatant of the Rue de la Paix;
a type as common to the cognoscenti
of Monte Carlo as the Swiss hotel por.
tiers. But O'Rourke did not know her
from Eve.
1.-THE divvle!" said he beneath his
breath.
He was mistaken; but the young
woman, at first startled by his uncer.
emonious appearance, on 1nstantan-
eous second thought decided to per-
NIT him to discover that twin imps,
at least, resided in her eyes. And
when his disappointment prevented
him from recognizing them, her dawn.
ing smile was swiftly erased and her
ascending eyebrows spoke eloquently
enough of her naughty displeasure.
Spontaneously the lift hesitated at
that landing and the gate changed
wide; the young woman wound her
skirt about her and showed him a
back which at any other time would
have evoked his u1stinted admiration.
Then the gate shot to with a rattle
and bang, and the lift dropped out of
sight, leaving the man with mouth
agape and eyes as wide.
A beaming but elderly femme de
chambre on duty in the corridor, re-
marking O'Rourke's pause of stupefied
chagrin, hoped and believed he need
ed her services. She bore down upon
him accordingly.
''M'sieu' is DESTROYS Of"
He came out of his trance. Moth
Ing" he told her with acid brevity.
."But, yes," he reconsidered with
haste. "That lady who but this mo-
ment took the nft-her name"
"Her name, m'sieu'? Ma'm'selle Vol
taire."
'Impossible!" he told himself aloud,
utterly unable to forge any connecting
link between the lady in the lift and
her whose voice had bewitched him.
"But assuredly, m'sieu'. Do 1 not
know who have waited upon her
hand and foot these three days and to
whom she has not given as much as
that" The woman licked a finger
nail against her strong white
teeth. "Ma'mselle Victorine VOL
taire," she asserted stubbornly.
: O'Rourke fumbled in his pocket and
found golden ten-franc piece, surren-
dering it to the woman as heedlessly
as though it had been as many CEN
times. "I'll be leaving me room in five
minutes, now. And do ye, for the love
Of Heaven, me dear, try to set me
things the least trifle to rights. Will
ye now, like the best little girl in
the world"
The best little girl in the world,
who was forty-ive If day, promised
.miracles-with bob of a courtesy.
But 80 disgruntled was O'Rourke that
he shut his door In her face. ~.
"Tis meself that's the fool" he
said savaSely enough, ito think for q
moment that ever again I'll set me
eyes on her pretty face God bless It.
wherever she may 10! For
why should deserve IN psn-5
.nilees a1vsaturet's
t.s (To IS tontlnusdl s
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-07
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The Sentinel=record., 1911-06-22
TESTIMONY OF
 A. ROSENTHAL
ARTIST WHO PAINTED DAY POR- TRAIT IS ON THE WITNESS
 STAND.
Says He Received Entire Amount of Government Voucher for the
 Picture.

Washington, June 21.-Albert Ro- seminal, the painter, who created a sensation recently by testifying be- fore the house state department ex- penditures committee that he received only s79O for portrait of former Sec rotary Day, the voucher for which was for S2,450, appeared before the com mittee again today He sail he re- ceiyed his money on March g, 1901 Tac voucher fl $2,450 was dated Jan- nary IS. 1901, and Thomas Morrison dlsbars!;ss clerk of the state depart ment, has testified that he paid former Chiet Clerk Michael the full amount on that date Ira K. Moore, of the company, which furnished a $60 frame for the Day portrait. toll the com mittee ais bill was not paid untl some time in June. 1904.
 MT. Michael. now consul general al Calcutta, may be called upon to ex- plain the delay In paying the bills and tell what he knows about tho voucher.
 Mir Rosenthal identified a state ment of explanation attached to the portrait voucher, saying that he had  written il for Mir Denby, then caiei clerk of the state department in 1906, when tho discrepancy between tho amount authorized by the voucher ani the amount paid was discovered. He did not take the statement but was sure that the date, February 25, 1906, written on the document, was cor rect.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-06-22

Last evening party of young foiks chaperoned. by Mrs. Watt Parker enjoyed delightful hay ride and moonlight picnic to Charlybeate Springs. Those fortunate enough to be in the happy party were, Misses Constance Harper, Le Wine Harper, Bertha Housley, Edna Tate, Aliene Gold, Aliene Williams, Blanche
 Housley, Pearl Ballu, Mildred Seiz, Gertrude Chapman. Frances smith, Harry Higgins, Harry Cochran, Will her Calhan, Everett Merit Cecil Ledwidge. Edwin Bnrks, Pink Burks, Maxwell Gold, Jay Stailman, Paul Thompson, Roy Harris, Tom Eddy, William Grey.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-06-22
FAKE HAIR PREPARATIONS
Do Hair No Good, But Often Cause It
 to Fall Out.

Many hair preparations are flake
 because they are merely scalp irri-
 tants. They often cause dryness making the hair brittle, and, finally, lifeless. Dandruff is the cause of all trouble with hair It is germ dis ease. The germ makes cuticle scales as it digs to the root of the hair, where 1t destroys the hairs vitality, causing 1t to fall out To cure dam druff. the germ must be killed. 'tDe- stroy the cause, you remove the eff feet" Newbro's Herpicide is the only hair preparation that kills the dan druff germ thereby leaving the hair to grow luxuriantly. Sold by leading Send 10 cents in stamps for sample to The Herpeide Com pany, Detroit Mich. One collar bot Iles guaranteed. Jackson's Pharmacy snd sorrells Drug Company. special agents.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-06-22
ATTENTION MoosEl

Mir. Bates our state organizer has 'elaced in my hands the organization work for Hot Springs Lodge No. 50i, Loyal Order of Moose.
 The charter will only De held open fer short time and If any one wishes 70 get in as . charter member they must sec me or deputy before next Friday night. c9ll at my office or see a deputy byfore Friday nssht.
 JAS. T.. GRAHAM, Dictator.
 S-1S 5f
The Sentinel=record., 1911-06-22
NEW YORK GETS coAKLEY.

Paterson, N J., June 21.-"Andy' Coaklcy, formerly of the pitching stan of the Philadelphia Athletics, and who was recently reinstated after being debarred from major ball, has signed up to play with the New York Americans.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-06-22

employment temporarily nearly LOGO men. The company announced that it intended to resume operations on July 1. The present shut-down, it was said, is due to the usual summer duilness. s&IslWEMsHWk
The Sentinel=record., 1911-06-22
HARRY WILLIS
 GETS FIVE YEARS
SHORT SHIFT IS MADE IN CASE OF MAN WHO ENTlcED ER-
 NESTiNE HARRlE.
Jury Unanimous on Initial Verdict and
 Fixes Punishment on the Second Ballot.

At about noon yesterday the jury in the case of Harry Willis, ac- cused, indicted and on trial for en- ticing Erncstine Harrie, a girl below the age of consent to his room, rem tered a verdict of guilty as charged and assessed his punishment at five years in the penltentiary.
 Only eight minutes was required to arrive at the verdict in the case of the man against whom taere has been So much feeling on account of his guilt as evidenced by a unani- nous verdict in such short time
 It is said the first ballot was on the question of guilt, and the second on the degree of punishment. The views of the jurors rangeI from two years to twenty years and the aver age was struck from the individual figures
 Tie case against Harris was a benious one. If the jury is correct in it's verdict, and it heard all the evidence and weighed the testimony and the law. the verdict is an ex- tremely light one anl Willis is ex- tremely lucky to get off with only five years.
 Prosecutor Judge Wood in his arr gument against the defendant made strong and scathing argument for the conviction of Willis
 Attorney Maxey argued against a preponderance of evidence and was evidently up against a hopeless prop osition from tae start.
 IL was brilliant success as many believed the absence of the girl in the case would make the case more dif- iicult for the state.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-06-22
wENDLlNG LOSES OUT.

Frankfort June 2l.-The court of appeals of Kentucky today overrulel the petition for a rcht taring for Jos eph Wendling, recently convicted and sentenced to the pehiteDtiary foi life for the murder Of eight year -ol Alma Kelner in LoaisYllle in 1909.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-06-22
ALelERs SHOPS CLOSE.

New Orleans. June 2i.--The AIgiers shops of the Morgan. Louisiana and
 Texas Railroad were closed today for a ten day period, throwing out oI
The Sentinel=record., 1911-06-22

Mir and Mrs. Hugh Gates, after spending their honeymoon in this city returned to their hime in Little Rock yesterday morning.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-08-17
Janet Fairleigh W Washington.

The death of Janet Fairleigh Wash
ington, formerly of Charles Town,
late Of Spokane, Wash, merits more
than passing notice. The old home
friends desire to pay their tribute of
loving remembrance, and place their
tokens of tender affections upon that
far-of grave; now holding all that was
mortal of her whom they knew well
and loved and honored 60 truly.
From very early childhood Fairleigh
was intimately associated with the
writer at Stephenson Seminary for
many years as pupil, finally receive
ing in diploma Of graduation the
imprimatur Of that institution. After
wards she became an acceptable. able,
honored, and successful member of
her faculty, laying aside her robes Of
Office only when failing health COM
PEELED her to seek relief in q far west
ern climate From time to time in the
years that followed, frat from Denver,
Colo, and then from Spokane we fire.
quently heard of her Improvement, fill
ing with satisfaction various offices,
and we fondly hoped that she had found
the health she sought.
Later, however, we had some hints
of her failing strength, but were to-
tally unprepared for the cruel shock of
her death. We rejoice to know that
she was in her last hours surrounded
by members of her family who had
followed her in her western home, in
order to be q united family.
There is no fulsome flattery in our
saying/that Fairleigh in womanhood
was the true development and fulfill
ment of the promise in childhood. She
was ever thoroughly conscientious and
consistent. giving out the best that
was in her to the many worthy causes
that claimed her interest. Among
these absorbing interests was the care
of her sisters motherless boys. To
then she devoted herself with noble
selI-Sacrlncefto which no words can do
justice.
To the bereaved ones, father, mother.
sisters, brothers, and the children Of
her adoption, we tender our heartfelt
sympathy and would remind them:
q lis boon, OIL tits not q blighting
This death that attends on our race;
It's a bright but yelled angel, inviting
The Soul to the Savior's embrace;
IT'S all that we mean when we languish
From Sins seryitude to be free
IT'S what we mean when our anguish
Bends the Spirit alike and the knee;
lis to Join beloved Immortals
Who passed from our sight long ago,
Through the pearlys bliss opening
portals
Which. to Us. were the food gates Of
wse.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-08-17
The Thia Grey Line.

We go to press a little early,
to enable our Office force to enjoy
the Confederate Reunion today.
The privilege of attending
these gatherings grows more
precious as the roll of those who
fought for the Lost Cause grows
shorter year by year
All too soon there will have
passed from earth all those who
with a rf0bilits of soul and SUI
blimity of courage unsurpassed if
ever equalled in history, offered
their lives and fortunes on the
altar of their country.
When time furnishes the true
perspective, history will bear tes-
tilnony to the fact that the men
we are honoring here today not
only fought for what they believed
to be right but for what was
right.
POsterity will know that the
abolition of slavery was pretextl
and not the real reason for the
War between the States.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-08-17
Doesn't Train Boys to Fight

DR.. RoszeI Gives His Ideas of What 4
Military School Should Be.
The school section of the Richmond
Times Dispatch Of Sunday contains a
lengthy article, written by DIR. B. M.
Roszel, principal of the Shenandoah
Valley Academy, of Winchester, in
which he points out that the military
system Of instruction is based on the
ideals of soldier. He tells of the cour-
age. endurance, courtesy and loyalty in
stilled in young students, and declares
they are not trained for war. The oh.
rject, he says, is to develop boys into
strong and 4self-reliant men.
Continuing, DIR. Roszel says:
| know that many persons object to
'.the training Of boys for war. But
does military school really do this d.
,rectly? think the best do not. OF
course, some schools emphasize the mill
tafy features and neglect all others.
These are not the ones l have in mind.
The school that is progressive in its
pedagogy, that holds fast to old and
tested ideas, and that uses the ideas of
''soldier and a gentleman" todevelop
in our boys those qualifications all manly,
full-blooded boys should acquire. is the
type OF school / am endeavoring to de-
pict. This school, based upon the mill
tary idea Of willing obedience to author
ity. because the cadet sees the necessity
for authority in all walks of life. opens
to the new boys path of distinction in
his school life which, starting with
private in rear rank leads up to
cadet captain or cadet major; which,
starting with q minimum of response
bility, gradually adds duty to duty as
the power to perform these duties de-
velop, until the young ofiicer finds him
self performing successfully the tasks
Of responsible man.
This IS the simple story of the prog
ress Of manly boys, boys who may have
entered school, weak on the physical
side. timid in the personal relation, and
lacking In all practical initiative. The
relatively incompetent fellows have
gone forward step by step along the
military route to efficient young man
hood, and. in acquiring true ideals of
conduct, have secured point of view
Of life which will make largely for hap
piness
These general remarks may be par
ticularized in few words. The military
school embodies in its daily routine
three things-the care Of the body, the
cultivation of the mind and the inculca
tion of the highest ideals of individual
development. and personal honor.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-08-17

Good sodas al the time at MilIsr's
PhArmaey-
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-08-17
Horticultural Special Tim Here
Last Friday.

This trip was arranged By the kgri-
cultural Department Of ths University
Of West Virginia, in connection with
the Industrial Department Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co. and
operated under the following itinerary.
beginning at Keyser. ". Va, and end
at Charles Town: August 8, Keyser,
8 q. M: to noon; Romhey. $50 p. n. !;
Wednesday, August 8, Paw Paw, q
m. to noon, Berkeley Springs, p. M |;
Thursday, August 10. North Mountain,
8 a. m. to noon, Martinsburg, 2 p. m. !;
Friday, August II, KearneysviIle, 8 a.
IN. to noon, Charlestown, 2 to p. m.
The special object Of this train was
to demonstrate the best methods Of
packing apples and peaches and to dis
cuss forage crops and fertilizers. The
train consisted Of three coaches and q
baggage car, under the direction of
Dean Sanderson Of the University and
w. W. Wood, Industrial Agent of the
B. & D. Railroad. The first car apple
packing and marketing was discussed
by Prof. C. 8. Wilson, Professor of Po-
moIogy, Cornell University, Ithaca. n.
Y, who has made a special study of the
methods Of packing apples throughout
the Northwest, and by Prof. W. H. Al
derman, Professor of Horticulture,
West Virginia University. The pack
ing of apples in both boxes and barrels
was demonstrated by expert packers
who exhibited the best type Of tables,
box press, and supplies. In the second
car peach~packing and marketing was
discussed by John H. Baird, Manager of
the famous Hale Orchard Co. of Fort
Valley, Ga.
In the third car alfalfa and forage crops
was discussed by Willis Wing of Me-
chanicksburG. Ohio. who has had ex-
tensive experience in their growth. and
is a recognized authority on forage
crops. Prof. |. S. Cook of the West
Virginia University also discussed for
age crops fertilizers, soil fertility, aud
demonstrated in the baggage car the
methods of home-mixing fertilizers.
The National League of Commission
Merchants was represented ON this
train by Mr.. Thomas w. Trigg. who
lectured on the Importance Of proper
packing to the trade. Mr.. Frigg is
well known through the West Virginia
apple belt, having handled the bnsi-
ness of Messrs. Crutchfield and Wool
folk, in this section. Aszszs:a.ss
The train was visited by large num-
bes of people, including many farmers
and fruit growers, and the demonstra-
tons will doubtlessprove of much bene-
fit to orchardists particularly in prepar-
ing their fruit for market. The train
was run entirely at the expense of the
State and Railroad and the lectures
and demonstrations were open to all.