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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-28
Notice Of Appointment Of Admins
traitor.

In the District Court of the State Of
Iowa, in and for Decatur County. In
probate. .
In the matter Of the estate OF
Matilda Butcher, deceased. e.%E
To whom it may concern: y g%@
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has been appointed and
qualified as Administrator of the err
tate of Matilda Butcher, late of De-
catur County, Iowa, deceased. All per-
sons in any manner indebted to said
deceased or her estate will make pay
ment to the undersigned; and those
having claims against said deceased
or her estate will present them in
manner and form % by law required,
for allowance and payment.
Dated this 14th day Of December.
A. D. 1911. N
THOMAS BUTCHER.
1885, Administrator Of said estate.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-28
CHAPTER viii.

Preparations for breakfast were to-
ward; an aroma Of coffee and bacon
hung in the still, crisp air. The troop.
ers were bustling about as if moth
ing had happened, laughing and jok'
ing, cleaning rifles, feeding the me-
hara, striking tents, drawing water
from the palm-ringed we'll round
which the camp had been made.
Out of sight beyond the edge Of the
sunken oasis detachment was dig.
ging shallow trenches for the dead.
In the open Chambret lay dying, a
stark grim figure in the growing
light. ORourke sat by his side, near
the head of the improvised litter, ell.
bow in knee, chin in hand, eyes fixed
on the face of his friend.
Just before sunrise the man on the
litter stirred, moaned, opened his eyes
and turned his head to see O'Rourke.
He smiled wanly. Mon ami" he said
in tones faint yet thick.
Tho Irishman rose. Don't talk, -
said he "I'll be calling the surgeon u
But Chambret stayed him with a
gesture. HAS he not told you, dear
friend?" he asked.
O'Rourke hesitated. Told me
what?"
THAT my wound was fataEmortal?
Surely he must have told you.
1t is SO. Presently die Con.
~ ~
geon: I am beyond his aid. Attend
to me, in my last moments, O'Rourke,
my friend
The adventurer vacillated, torn by
an agony of compassion. II must do
something for ye," he said miserably.
Il must do something.
What can do?"
Comfort me-" The dying man
closed his eyes and lay still for a lit
tie. you are not gone, O'Rourke?"
he asked presently.
I'm here, be your side, mon ami. )"
Tell me of madame .
your wife. She is well?"
"She is very we'll, Chambret."
You have seen her recently?"
within ten days"
"You have returned to
herr"
"No-and yes. Twas not for lack
of love for her that gave her up"
Yes said Chambret impatientiy.
THAT l understand. l COM
prehend utterly your feeling.
But you owe her happiness, though
you sacrifice your own-everything-
to give it her. She loves you .
as she might have loved even me had
you not come into her life."
True.
"You are about to pocket your
scruples that she may have her due
portion of happiness?"
i've promised, Chambret."
II am glad. But you-what
has brought you hither?"
II wished to see ye,"
But the dying are oftentimes and
strangely endowed with curious in.
sight into matters beyond their ken.
Without perceptible hesitation Cham
bret made this apparent.
you have come for tho ruby" he
laid with conviction.
How did ye know"
1T is true, then? fancied
20; l knew that some day you would
come to claim it. Bend nearer
10 me. The Pool Of Flame Is
IN the keeping Of my good friend, the
Governor General Of Algeria. It Is all
arranged. When I am gone, take my
,ignet ring, tell him your name, and
demand the package-a small morocco
leather box, wrapped in plain brown
paper and superscribed with my name
md yours. He knows nothing OF It's
value, save that it is great, and will
deliver it to you and only you without
question. That Is all"
The hand that clasped O'Rourke's
was like ice.
"Chambret!"
"Beatrix.
The cold fingers relaxed. Gently
O'Rourke disengaged his hand and put
It to the pitiful. torn bosom of the
man who had died with his wifs's
name upon his lips.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-28
CHAPTER T.

It was high noon when O'Rourke
drove up before the Palace Of the
Governor General. Weary, dusty and
travel-stained as he was, he hesitated
no instant about sending in his name
and requesting an interview with the
representative of Frances sovereign
power.
disappointment awaited him at the
very outset; disappointment In the
shape Of word that his excellency was
away. But the name of O'Rourke was
one we'll and favorably known in the
province, and secured him an invita-
ton to ascend to the Governors ONCE
and state his business-if he cared
to do SOTO tho gubernatorial secre-
tary.
Upon consideration he accepted, and
q little later was seated In q broad.
low, cool room in the old Moorish
palace, the affable secretary q
young, lively and engaging French
man-solicitously sounding him az to
his errand.
1t was obviously the ONCE of a man
Of great affairs, presenting an eminent
ly buaness-like look for all its ORR
entail setting. To one side, set in the
solid masonry Of tho wall, was mas
sive safe with doors ajar, exposing .
cavity well stocked with documents.
It occurred to the adventurer that
such q safe might easily have been
the place Of security selected By the
Governor General for anything he held
in trust He built upon It theory
whilst no listened NOR lost : point-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-28

ding acquiescence, laid aside his
weapon. The Honorable BERTHE con-
tinued to advise with him in whispers
until O'Rourke, though quite ut loss to
understand this phase of the affair,
saw that their attention was momen.
tarily diverted and, with swift move
ment, leaned over, snatched up the re-
volver and. with q hirt of his hand,
flung it out of the window.
Glynn started back with an oath,
his hand going toward his pocket; but
O'Rourke promptly closed with him. A
breath later a second pistol was eject
ed from the carriage and tho English
man was sprawling over the knees Of
the vicomte.
They disengaged themselves and
mad with rage, started up to fall upon
and exterminate the wanderer.
think it must have been the very
impertinence Of his attitude that
made them pause in doubt, fol
he had resumed his seat as calmly al
though nothing at all had happen
ed and was pulling soberly al
his pipe. AS they hesitated he re
moved the latter from his lips and
gestured airily with the stem. Isl,
We down." he invited them, "and take
1t easy, me dear friends. The mischief'f
DONE. and naught that ye can do will
repair it. Faith, said I'd not strike
back unless ye crowded me. re
member me words to the letter
Your guns made crowd out Of thi.
happy reunion. I've merely dispensed
with them; I call ye both to witness
that ye have neither Of - suffered
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-28

inwardly exulting, acknowledged Des
Trebes' attention with winning
smile.
Good evening"" he said, and nodded
amiably.
"Oh, shut up!". snapped the Honor
able BERTHE, unhandsomely. where's
that letter."
O'Rourke chuckled. "Ye're a hard
loser, me bright young friend" he
commented. Il though Englishmen
always played the game as 1t laid
Glynn grunted and flushed, shame.
faced, but the Frenchman cut short
the retort on his lips by curt repe-
tition Of Glyln's own question:
where's that letter, monsieur"
O'Rourke glanced at him languidly,
yawned, and smiled an exasperating
strictly personal smile. Then sig.
nificantly he clinked the handouts un.
til they rang on wrist and ankle.
Answer mel" snarled the vicomte,
picking up his revolver.
'Divvle a word" observed O'Rourke,
will We get from me If ye shoot me
dead, monsieur lie vicomte. Put down
your pistol and be sensible"
,Des Trebes' face darkened, suf.
fused with the blood of his rage. Yet
the man asserted that admirable con.
troll of self which he was able to EN-.
ploy when It suited his purposes. Evi.
IDENTIFY, too, he recognized the cold
common-sense Of the wanderers re.
mark. At all events he put aside the
weapon. u.
where's the letter?" he demanded
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-17
Brakeman With Both Legs Broken Es.
eapes Further Injury in Novel Man.
ner-Died on Operating Table.

Chicago matches were
successfully used the other night by
H. Zillamb, a brakeman, to stop
freight train and save himself from
being crushed to death as he lay help
Less on the Illinois Central tracks at
One Hundred and Forty-seventh street,
both legs having been broken by fall
from another train. Zillamb's pres
ence Of mind is declared by railroad
officials to be worthy of special men
ton, although his heroic efforts To
save his own life proved unavailing
death following two hours later at
hospital
Zillamb was riding on the rear OF
north-bound Illinois Central freight
and was thrown of by sudden lurch
He rolled on one OF the south-bound
tracks in great agony, both legs being
crushed. Another freight train was
laundering down on him as he lay on
the tracks and although he made
frantic efforts to pull himself away
from the steel rails he could move
hardly an inch.
Finding that his hands were free ne
managed to reach into a pocket and
taking out a box of matches, feverish-
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-17
Fly Paper to Trap Tiger

seemed to have become as harmless
and tame as house cats. They were
let loose to be pets of the neighbor-
hood Immediately their jungle tastes
and habits returned.
The first night they cleaned out a
native village and ate up something
like a score of inhabitants. In spite
of all the ensuing excitement, the
woud-be tiger tanner insisted that the
animals must be captured alive and
returned to the compound; they were
too valuable to be killed and so the
hunting party was disbanded.
No volunteers came forward, how
ever, to catch the tigers as you do
sheep, or even by putting salt on their
tails. Mr.. Stewart suggested fly pa
per. Hundreds OF sheets we're spread
people in the houses were peering out
that night the tigers prowled up, step
ping on the sticky fly paper, seemed
very much disconnected when II did
not drop Off, and that the more they
rubbed around to wipe II away the
more they got on.
In minute or so what might have
been an approaching tragedy was
turned into a burlesque. The tigers
changed from terrors to clowns in
their struggles with the fly paperd.
They rolled on the ground to rub 1t
off and finally became wiggling, howl
ing bundles of paper instead of fero-
cious wild animals.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-17
Angry Mother Grabs Justice by
Trousers Leg.
Makes Desperate Effort to Prevent
Marriage Of Son in Public at Pic
nlc-Flylns Wedge Formed
by Business Men.

st. Louisa public wedding at the
West End Business Mems picnic at
Normandy grove was almost prevent
ed by the determined mother OF the
bridegroom, who tried to pull Justice
Werremeyer of the platform during
the ceremony as a last desperate re-
sort. But he went ahead with the
ceremony and completed it.
The principals in the wedding were
John Minstermann and Miss Minnie
Grochhowalski, both of 1904 North
Twelfth street, and the mother is Mrs
Roberts, who has married a second
time, Her full name was not learned
by Justice Werremeyer or the officers
Of the association.
Mrs. Roberts and an uncle of the
young man called Justice Werre-
meyer up at noon at his home and
told him the young man was under
age. Mrs Roberts said she intend
ed to stop the marriage If she had to
go to law to do it, Werremeyer re-
piled that If the marriage license had
been properly issued he would perform
the ceremony.
When Werremeyer reached the pic
mic grounds at 2:3O p. III. he found
that Mrs Roberts had preceded him,
and was in the kitchen at the home
of Gene Guerre, proprietor Of the Gar
den, arguing with her son and weep
ing.
The wedding had been set for G
p. m, but there was so much trouble
getting Minstermann away from his
mother that it was postponed until
s p. IN. The bride meantime array
ed herself in her wedding gown and
veil and waited In readiness
By sending a man to the Guerre
home with a fictitious message for
Mrs. Roberts that an officer of the
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-17

We're told that we are made OF dust
The high, the low, the bad. the Just.
The worthy and unworthy;
We're naught but concentrated mud
For all our claims OF birth and blood.
or old earth we are earthly.
And some OF US think we are bricks
And lend ourselves To foolish tricks.
While some OF us are takers
And act as though we really thought
The dust OF which our forms are wrought
Would make thousand acres.
Some Of US live as though our dust
Was found on some Pixies Peak or Bust
Goldmlnlng expedition;
And others are so grim and tough
They seem to be OF granite rough.
or dust made by attrltion.
Some Of us think our dust was found
In some vale OF enchanted ground
To give US pride ecstatic;
Some OF us feel that we are made
or dust for which much coin Is paid
In cities plutocratic.
The man who catches in his eye
A speck OF dust that's drifting by.
And uses language shady.
Knows not but that meath his eyes lid
Is for the moment subtly hid
An atom Of fair lady.
We all Of us are made OF dust,
High. low. rich. poor. just and unjust
And rulers and dependents.
The porter with that whisk OF his
How do we know but that he Is
A-whacking our descendants?
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-17
STATE
CAPITAL
NEWS
"Collar Rot" in Fruit Belt.

The collar rot" a pest with a
penchant for apple and fruit trees,
which two weeks ago was reported as
prevalent In orchards In the north
eastern part Of the State, has been
reported to State Zoologist Surface
from the South Mountain apple
belt" one Of the best known apple
raising sections in the State. The
rot was reported a few days ago from
Franklin county, where orchards In
the vicinity OF Waynesboro were at
tackled The collar rot" which af-
fects the trunks of trees, Is one OF the
worst pests and the hardest to get
rid OF, and DR.. Surface Is much con-
cerned over the reports, for unless
checked the pest will work havoc In
one of the sections which has won
fame as the best apple belt in the
eastern part of the country. He
plans visits to the regions which have
been Infected so as TO give frst-hand
instruction In methods for eradloa-
ton and fears that unless something
is done at an early day by the own
ers of large orchards they will suf-
fer. The zoologlst says that the best
n.2ans of getting rid of the pest is
to cut out the infected parts and
paint them with some solution. A
study Of Infected trees will be made
to obtain more information as to the
bacteria causing the trouble.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-17
SCENE AT WEDDING

company wanted to see her. the young
man was for the moment separated
from her. About 100 business men
formed a flying wedge. and with him
in the center proceeded to the plat
form built for the ceremony. On the
way the bride was admitted to the
center OF the wedge.
Mrs. Roberts, perceiving that she
had been fooled, tried in vain to break
into the wedge.
The men in the wedge formed them
selves about the platform to guard II.
AS Werremeyer started to pronounce
the ceremony Mrs. Roberts cried loud
ly: 81 forbid this marriage" but he
paid no heed to her.
Mrs. Roberts got to the edge of the
platform and caught Werremeyer' s
trousers leg in an effort to pull him
of A man standing near him help
ed brace him. he says, and saved the
day. He shouted the ceremony and
got through with 1t without further in
reference.
The couple dined at the garden and
were brought in an automobile to st.
Louis hotel. They received 800 for
marrying in public, transportation for
a trip to the lakes and a certificate
for furniture for a home on their
return.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-17
Serenity.

"The true religious man, amid 81
the ills of time, keeps a serene fore
head and entertains a peaceful heart
This, going out and coming in amid
all the trials of the city, the agony
of the plague. the horrors OF the
thirsty tyrants. the fierce democracy
abroad, the fiercer ill at hOme-the
saint, the sage of Athens, was still
the same. Such a one can endure
hardness; can stand alone and De
content; a rock amid the waves
lonely, but not moved. Around him
the few or many may scream, calih'
Mate, blaspheme What is all to Kim
but the cawing of the seabird about
that solitary, deep-rooted stone =
Theodore Parker.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-17
ONLY ONE CAT TO HOUSEHOLD
Eleven Of Woman's Luxurious Twelve
Must Go, City Of Wllkesbarre Or
ders-Neighbors Complain.

Wilkesbarre. Pa.-Only one cat
will be allowed In a household. ac-
cording to a decision of the health
officers OF this city. when they ordered
that Mrs. William Church dispense
with II of her IL felines. She Is an
elderly woman, who. having no chill
dren, has become very much attached
to her pets.
Neighbors complained that the cats
were a nuisance. A health officer sent
to inspect the premises found the II
cats had the freedom of the house and
that one big fellow slept In the mid.
die of the dining room table while 9th
ers occupied easy chairs or the beds.
Mrs. Church declared It would break
her heart to part with her pets. They
are we'll bred and well behaved. she
insisted. and wept profusely. She
was allowed 60 days In which to dis.
pose OF the II.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-17
Governors Appointments.

The Governor has announced these
appointments:
Delegates to represent Pennsyl-
yania at Fourth annual convention OF
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Associa
tion convention at Richmond, Va,
October 1920: Richard Campion,
Philadelphia; Joseph r. Grundy,
Bristol, and William C. Sproul,
Chester.
Delegates to represent Pennsyl-
vania at international Tax Confer
ence at Richmond, Va, September
to 8: Henry d. Jones and n. Il.
Harse, Harrisburg, and George NJ.
Hosack, Pittsburgh.
Edward X. Royland. Philadelphia,
as member of the State Board OF
Charities.
Henry w. Comfort, Fallsington,
Bucks county. as trustee of the
Spring City State Hospital.
Earl NJ. Roush was appointed a
justice of the peace for Sunbury in
place of Walter Shipman, deceased.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-17
The Designing Thina.

I'm glad she's gone," declared the
girl who had been entertaining her
school friend. 'Im glad she's gone.
and | hope she never comes back"
why, Agnes!" reproved her moth.
er.
81 am, though. Hateful thing! She
took Clarence Bondrich to gather
autumn leaves, and when they came
back with the leaves she insisted on
pressing them in that old family
bible of ours, and took particular
care to open II at the page holding
the birth recordI."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-17
Tener's Jaguar Cubs.

The twin jaguar cubs sent to the
Governor by friend in Arizona, will
probably grace either the Zoo at
Philadelphia or Pittsburgh, within
the next few weeks. The cubs were
removed from the crate in which
they made their transcontinental
Journey to cage with iron bars and
await word from the Governor as to
their final home. They will be cared
for under the direction Of the cura-
tor Of the States Geological Museum
until the Governor is heard from.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-17
Summer Resort Tale.

Boston.-The largest turtle seen on
the Chelsea beach this season was
captured last night by Romano Giaen.
nette, an East Boston shoemaker.
When he seized it by the tail and
turned it over large copper penny
dropped out of its shell. The coin
was minted in ITO and marked with
the name of George III. of England.
Chelsea residents are divided as to
whether the turtle Is actually l4l
years old or has been delving into
Captain Kidd's pirate chests some
where below the waters of Massa-
chusetts bay.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-17
To Decide Armory Program.

The State Armory Board will act
upon some applications for State aid
in the erection of armories at the
midsummer meeting called for this
city Thursday. The board at its
recent meeting outlined its building
program and divided the State into
districts, requiring the man in charge
of each to make report on the
necessity for armories in towns from
which applications have been receiv-
ed. These reports are now being
prepared and the more urgent Will
probably ba authorized this week.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-17
AT THE PARSONAGE,
Coffee Runs Riot No Longer

"Wife and | had a serious tIiu' v
while we were coffee drinkers ,,,b.
"She had gastritis, headaches Oe1cE s1cE.
Ing and would have periods VI .h,
ness, while | secured a daily heau''
that became chronic. ,r,gs
I'VE naturally sought relief oy uIaH LAIN
without avail, for 1t is now p Ais.
enough that no drug will cure 'ne u'o ,'o
eases another drug Coffee se's ,.,s D~
particularly, so long as the ,omeJ
which causes the trouble Is ,l con, try
Finally we thought we .,m wou,u I
leaving off coffee and using POSTUM, Posinred
noticed that my headaches dlsuppv nery.
like magic, and my old tremply do
BUSINESS left. One day Wiie Su,D
you know my gastritis has gone, gone post.
u'A Then lns we we began to talk to o'pS'l. SolS
Wife's father and mother we'' Tber
coffee drinkers and sufferers, sort time
headaches left entirely a shofs or 10
after they changed from con''
Postum. NV par
81 began to enquire among ,n, ,at,onlsh.
ishioners and found to my 'se a." Post.
ment that numbers of them use ~ the
um in place of coffee. Many S,,T y par
ministers who have visi'eu Ito cham.
sonage have become enthuslas,itv niven BY
pions Of Postum" Name ,,Isb. si,'
Postum Co., Battle Green, 0rSo Road 70
Read the little book "ino . reason
welIville," in pkgs. "There's a 'Y 4 s.r
Ever rend the above s is,'siIa ,S dine. ass Tsss
are genuIne, true, ana ~
intereat.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-17
The Chestnut Blight.

The first steps In the crusade of
the State against the chestnut blight
under the quarter million dollar ap-
preparation made last winter will be
started Thursday in York county. A
corps of men under direction of the
Deputy Forestry Commission will
take the field and after about two
weeks will organize new corps to
combat the blight in Franklin and
Perry counties and then inspect the
western counties. They will concen-
trate about Philadelphia later in the
year
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-17
HIS OFFENSE.

"What is your charge against the
defendant" asks the magistrate Of
the complainant.
'He stole the words Of popular
song | wrote"
Sing the song" orders the magis-
trate.
The witness starts, but Is interrupt
ed at the second chorus;
"Thatll do. I'll commit the defend
ant for insanity"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-17

The college girls decided that a
clearer distinction was needed be-
tween mere aspirants for agricultural
lore and cultured youth striving for
athletic honors, and an "a b." degree
as a side inducement. SOD buster"
answered all purposes, and also had
the advantage of being expressive.
The Amherst man, the young wom-
en- in the neighboring colleges explain,
usually wears tailor made clothes and
can dance with grace. The sod
buster" It is unblushingly averred, has
neither of these attainments, and,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-17
No Use WASHING Il.

Mother-Charles. see you have
written me little letter to say how
sorry you are you took the JAM Well
l forgive you for your thoughtfunes5
Charlie-Yes, ma. Please don't tear
the letter.
Mother-Why not?
Charles-'Cos it'll do for next time.
STRAY Stories.