The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-08

stories, and throughout MS lecture
he showed that it was the average
man of the world who really ruled
the world. He went back to the
prehistoric cave man and contrasted
him with the modern man. He
spoke of the progress of man from
| the "fg-leaf stage with a full set
of whiskers to the bald headed
clothes-rack." The average man of
today is pretty good fellow, good
husband, a good father, but too
often absorbed in the pursuit of the
| almighty dollar, and gets-nervous
prostration. Money" he said, "has
reputation for talking, but to him
it had never said anything but good
| bye" If he had talked about money
he would have to talk from notes.
He scored a hit when in comparing
America to the older countries,
told of the glories of this nation
| which has mo moss-grown ruins
save in the United States Senate. F"
He gave an inimitable description Of
an old time Fourth of July celebra-
ton in country town and the
speech of the orator of the day,
which was rich and brought back
many old time memories to those
who had heard similar spread eagle
orations. We never heard of Nolan
before, but Well vouchsafe that
everyone who heard him Sunday
night would like to hear him again.
Mr.. Nolan closed with a discussion
of the brotherhood of man, COM
mending the great fraternal organ
izations and quoting with telling ef-
hi fvpio
in the word of greeting, "H-HaOw-
dye do"
Monday the music was by the
Music Makers Quartet, four bright,
clean young men, all singers and
entertainers of artistic ability. They
can sing and impersonate. We have
never had much use for male
quartet, but we have to back up
when it comes to the Music Makers.
for we believe there was not a per-
son in the big audience who did not
enjoy every selection they gave both
afternoon and evening. They don't
put on any silly stunts as most male
quartets do, but all of their program
was regular whirlwind of catchy
musical stunts, combining the best
combination in voice and instrument.
Senator Kenyon was booked for
the address Monday afternoon, but
as congress is still grinding away
down at Washington, he had to
cancel his Chautauqua engagements,
his place being taken by Hugh A
Orchard, whose subject was "The
Rich and The Poor" Mr.. Orchard
realized that he was greatly handi-
capped in taking the place of another
speaker, for substitute always has
a hard task before him, but Mr..
Orchard had spoken but a few min
utes until he had his audience inter-
ested. He made splendid talk.
and if Senator Kenyon could have
delivered better address he would
have to have gone some.
Monday evenings program was
furnished after the prelude by the
Music Makers, by Rosani, the
juggler. There is only one thing
about Rosani which is a fake, and
that is his name, for he is real
Dutchman, and about the cleverest
juggler who ever appeared in Leon.
1t was not slight of hand perform
ance, deceiving the audience by
seeming impossible tricks, but was
more than an hour of good hard
work, showing what perseverance
and skill will do. Rosani kept up a
rapid fire of talk all the time which
amused the audience, and he has
spent many years of long, hard
practice to become the adept that
he is in his profession. There is no
fake about juggling, simply skill,
and Rosani ranks with the most
skillful. He could balance anything
from sheet of paper on his nose to
sticks, swords, tops, glasses, hats
and many other articles.
Tuesday the music was by the
Artists Company, headed by Freder-
ick w. Kickbush, Jr., famous bari
tone singer, assisted by two ladies,
one a pleasing vocalist, the other a
splendid pianist and violin player.
Their music was entertaining, CIV
ing as they did a number of selec-
tions from popular operas.
The speaker Tuesday afternoon
was Bishop William A. Quayle, the
author and orator who has been
styled "The McCauley of Method
ISM" We did not get to hear his
address, but those who were present
were greatly pleased with it. He
talks plainly so that his hearers can
understand and the longer he talk
ed the better it was. He is one of
the great Chautauqua attractions of
the season. -
Tuesday evening the Artists Com
pany again deligted the Chautau-
quans with their fine music, the
speaker of the evening being DR.. L.
Lincoln Writ, the artic explorer, who
told in very entertaining manner
something of the land Of the mid
night sun, in which he spent three
long years, discovering unknown
tribes of Eskimaux, who had never
before seen white man, and some
of them had never seen wood or fire.
He told of the desperate journey
which he made with only an Eski-
maux guide as companion which
he made from Anvil, Alaska, of more
than thousand miles over an un-
known and barren waste in order
to get relief for three thousand gold
miners who were camped at Anvil,
and whose hospital stores had been
lost by ship wreck. He lived for