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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-10-07
Equal Suffrage Mass Meeting.

Per Geo. r. Farquhar, Mayor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-10-07
Rebekahs Had u Fine Time.

The Brethren Church.
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The triangular pyramid pro3sctins
from the center Of the face has always
bad peculiar interest for me. In In
fancy used II ~ q pockst. slowing
therein an occasional bsan 0jchsd from
the cooks store. and remember the
stir ons such occasioned In ths house
bold ~ we'll ~ In me when . canny
country doctor put his open mouth to
mine and With mighty blast persuaded
the bsan to stand not upon the order
Of its exit Later coasting accident
left me with some nasal vacuity and
the ability to run grass blads up ons
nostril and down the other. Thus
became persona grata 1t juvenile cdr
cuses, the price Of admission for my
performance going ali the way up from
6ve pins to 3 cent?. my prodts invaria.
bly, being paid In pins. the dista6 side.
I suppose. very properly Lacy Elliot
Keller In Atlantic.
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4 LIGHTER GAS FOUND.


csrsnIum Nay Mako As-ship Travsi
gasisr and oassr.
An astronomers discovery from OBJ
servations OF recent total eclipse Of
the sun may make aiFship travelling q
little easier and safef. Studies Of The
eclipse prove beyond doubt the exist
ence on the earth Of light gas that
had long been supposed to exist. It h
named coronium, because It appears In
the corona Of the sun. and lts particu-
lar claim In that It IL much lighter than
hydrogen. which has long been used
for inhatins balloons and airships.
Not only has It been proved that
there II such gas, but It II pretty
well established that there are vast
quantities Of 1t about the earth. Get
ting possession Of It, Of course. II an
other matter. Yet the fact that such .
gas does exist II the drst step, and NO
scientist would deny the hope that
eventually It may be obtained I'm guam
titles II desired.
1t II easy to see how 4 gas much
lighter than hydrogen would make air
ship flight easier and safer than II =
now. In order to carry the weight q
engines. passengers and envelopes the
Zeppelin airships are Of enormous sise
and carry vast quantities Of gas. Their
very sise has been the greatest ele-
ment Of danger, for their extended sur
face gives grip for gales. Bigger
engines to tight the gales would re-
quire bigger gas capacity. and 10 ON.
Though some other confederation
affect this point, still the fact y largely
true that increasing the size Of the
whole out6t does not satisfactorily
solve the problem Of safety In gales.
On the other hand, II It should be pos
sibls to have the same iiftinx power
the same powerful engines-with even
q slightly reduced gas envelope. It II
all gain for safety.
It has been estimated BY one SCI
enlist that at an altitude Of 800 miles
above the surface OF the earth the At
mosphere IL composed entirely Of coro-
Mum and that farther up still the
coronium exists. getting thinner - It
extends into space.
At 4 height Of 1870 miles he estimates
that the atmosphere consists Of about
equal parts Of coronium and hydrogen
and at forty-dve miles the coronium IL
an appreciable part. Nearer the earth
there IL less and less Of this light gas.
until at the surface Of the earth, II It
exists at all, It Is only In q very minute
quantity.-saturday Evening Post
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~-- The
Scrap Book
R.vsrssd tl.s Verdict.

x A prominent citizen Of large town
vent raging into the electric light COM
pany's once and declared that one OF
their wires had killed pet tres on his
premises.
THAT tree" said he. has been stand
ms there for twenty year,. and We ~
eurded It a. one Of the family. Ny
children played under It when they
were babies. and It N associated with
some Of the pleasantest memories Of
my life. When It began to die We all
nourned. and we could not imagine
what allied It until yesterday. whom ]
noticed that wire was lying right
across a branch. Ny poor tree has
been electrocuted. and feel ~ II muir.
der has been done In my house.
= Considerably moved. the agent Of the
company went to view the scene Of
the tragedy and found the tree still
alive. but feeble. When he came to
trace the wire he discovered one end
nailed to the roof Of an old barn and
the other twisted around a discarded
pole. 1t had been cut Oh for at least
two year, and forgotten. But the oc-
casion demanded something. % ~
made the following report:
Tree alive; wire dead. Wire evil
IDENTITY killed BY tree Bill inclosed"
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Typographical errors." said Q writ
CT. "are continually cropping up.
called for magazine editor the other
day to take him out to luncheon. A.
b. was 9etting gratefully into his coat
q man entered.
ado you read your magaxiner the
man asked
~ do replied the. editor.
"'Have you read the new number.
the one that came out yesterday
~ have sD
-'Have you read my poem. ITO Ga
brielle." on page 117r
".N:no.'
"'No: Well. In that poem wrote
the line. II love you better than I love
my life."
IA neat line-neat and well turned,
said the editor soOthingly.
"'And one Of the professional humor-
lists Of your composing room set It up
to read. ~ love you better than love
my wife,
..How-er'-
THAN my precisely that. And
my wife knows nothing Of composing
room comedy. and she thinks the line
was printed exactly as wrote IT."
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Lsbby.s Lens Walk.

In bohemian Days In Fleet Street.
Il this Labouchers incident. which hap
pened when he was In the diplomatic
service and was sent on . mission to
st. Petersburg:
Before starting he had dispute with
the foreign ONCE about his expenses.
The foreign once had its idea Of the
scale: Labouchere had his. But the
office refused to reconsider its deci-
sion. LAbouchere took his leave. cross
ed the channel and was to all appear
ance lost A week after the appoint
ed time he had not arrived at st.
Petersburg. A representative Of the
foreign ONCE was sent out on his
trail. He was traced to Paris and from
thence to Vienna. where he was run
to earth. In reply to bis discoverer he
coolly said. 1.-THE foreign once refused
to pay me my expenses. and I'm walk
Ing to st. Petersburg"
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COLLEGE HAzlNa.

Il Wss Called ~WrsesinsV In Carthage
In d. Ausustins's Time.
At most American colleges It u called
''haxing:" at West Point 1t ID called
'crawling" and at English schools
Tagging II often applied. When Ut.
Augustine was . boy they called 1t
"wrecking."
In translati ton Of his Confessions"
for which I am indebted to learned
clerical friend. st. Augustine relates
what tho boys did at the University OF
Carthage:
II would take no part in the wild do
Inss Of the 'wreckers.' cruel and dew
ilish name. which was looked upon az
the stamp Of the best ret. went about
with them. and Of some Of them made
friends. yet I always disliked their
ways Of going on their wreckfngs.
their wanton attacks upon the shyness
Of freshmen and the unprovoked at
fronts with which they carried on their
malignant amusement. Nothing could
BE- more like the conduct Of devils. and
what name could be litter for them
than 'wreckers.'"
That sounds a. II the Carthage soph-
omore was fully ~ much endowed
with self Importance a. the American
sophomore. may add that st. Angus
tines criticism OF .wrscking'' II ono
more ancient proof that '.boys will be
Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
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THE CUNNING OF CROWS.


In India Tksss Birds Hsvs 0ss~ L.
bsisd "ehrsAs Of estsa.s
Travelers In the orient have much
to say about the Indian crow. bird
that for uncanny knowingness and
prankish audacity has perhaps no
equal. Corvus spiendens-thus havc
ornithologists datteringly labe' ed him.
But naturalist who knows the Indian
crows 1T FIRST band has called them
'1sbreds Of Satan. cinders from Tar
tarus." To give these impish crea-
lures their due. however. 1t should be
said that life In India h not 4 little
enlivened by their presence. A cor
respondent witnessed the following In
cident:
A small hawk had seized a little bird
and perched on a leaness branch to de-
your his prey. The spectacle drew
two crows to the spot. They hopped
and tapped from branch to branch.
noisily discussing the strategy Of their
intended raid.
Then one Of them quietly slipped
away through the surrounding foliage.
At the same time his mate few In
front Of the perching hawk and. how
ering within q foot Of his beak, main
tanned q bustling menace Of snatching
the titbIt That effectively compelled the
attention Of the hawk. His prey firm
" grasped beneath bis feet. be an
grily Kissed and tunged at the hover
Ing nuisance. 80 lively was the Skin
mish that the human onlooker forgot
the. existence Of the second crow. But
now that willy bird reappeared some
distance In the rear Of his destined
Victim. With stealthy sidlinss and
short. noiseless lights, he drew near.
Then he made a swift dash, seized the
hawks long. barred tail by the tip.
hung on It with his full weight and
toppled the luckless hawk in COM
plete back somersault from the branch:
The released titbit was instantly seized
by the first crow. and the clever pair
bore Oh their booty with much trium-
plant cawing.-Youth's Companion.
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is THE EARTH DRYING uP7
rhis 10 . Question Upon Wh,sh ssssn-
fists Dc Net Agree.

This 10 . Question Upon Whlsh oeisn-
lists Dc Net Agree.
There L. wide difference Of opinion
among scientists a. to whether or not
the earth Is regularly losing moisture.
The theory propounded BY DR.. Gregory
In his lecture before the Royal Geo
graphical society that the earth u not
drisr than It was 1000 or 1000 years
ago may b. strictly true II l0ss and
gain are balanced against each other
all over the globe, but In many notable
instances Of special interest to mortals
there seems to be no doubt ~ TO the
desiccation, says the London Standard.
The volume Of water pouring over
Victoria falls il nothing like what 1t
was only thirty years ago. while 200
miles to the southwest Of 1t Lake
Ngami, a great sheet Of water in Liv-
ingstone's day. il now but mass Of
reeds.
In the western Sudan the climate has
been artincially desiccated by the ma
tives In burning down the trees to In
crease the cultivabIe area. II II true
that DR.. Sven Hedin does not think
that Persia has perceptibly dried up
In the last 1000 years.
On the other hand, that other great
Asiatic traveller, N. Aurel Stein. has
stated that there ID ''incontrovertibl
evidence Of the desiccation Of eastern
Turkestan in historical tines" and
American scientists who have studied
the conditions in Palestine maintain
that the Dead sea Is seventy feet lower
than It was In the time Of Christ.
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Brazil AND ITS coLoRs.
PIas Day Thsrs Has New eses'"s "'s
0rosA National Festival.

pIas Day Thers Has Now esees"s us
0ess4 Natisnsi Festival.
In the rspubltc of Brazil. where ths
ruling language ID Portuguese ana Z
welcoming hand - extended alike 20
the Eutcpean and the Asihfic imma.
grant, great attention has Zen pasd
for some years to the cultivation OF
spirit Of patri0tism.
The cult Of the dag has become moro
and more ardent In the hearts o.
that people. and the feast Of the nag
each recurring November In celebrated
with more and more pomp and enthu-
siasm all over the immense empire ana
on every Brazilian ship. wherever u
may b. In . country noted for its nu-
merous saints days tho ceaebretion OF
Flag day has become the true festai
day.
Commsnting on this. L. Bresii Eco
nomique OF Rio Janeiro says: 'Our
people are Imaginative and simple. -
nag undulating In the breeze ~ 1t
passes BY to the strains Of martial
music, that the olIlcers salute with tho
sword and before which everybody I'M
covers, speaks more strongly to tho
heart Of the people than any dry his
toric date which presents nothing In
the concrete and which TO the ignorant
recalls nothing Of significance"
The lesson Of the dag II taught to all
the children Of the schools in Brazil.
and ON Flag day they gather. In the pub
lie squares Of the city and town and.
~ In the United States. sing patriotic
hymns.-Indiauapoli News.
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Several millionaire families In New
York possess immense fortunes In iacss
alone. The iaces owned BY the Aston
family are valued at t3OO.O0O. those VI
the Vanderbilt vt $1OO.O00 It II said
that the New York -Four Hundred buy
more lace than any collector in the
world. No fewer than twenty wealthy
women may be mentioned who each
owns laces worth SiOOO0 Lace n the
luxury Of the rich. No ordinary mid
die class collector can hops to passess
anything but few choke ptes,ss. U
lucky enough to b sbas 70 have thoss.
Thers are several 1as coiiscei0ns
among the English aHlseoefaey.
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When my wife and were on our
honeymoon We were advised to visit o
certain ruined castle. the custodian Of
which was a relative Of the noble own
er. Having viewed the glorious old
pile. wax at loss how and In Whist
way to offer gratuity. bearing In
mind the "blue blood" of our guide.
The following conversation took place:
1--WE thank you for your courtesy and
would be glad to give small sum to
any cause II you have box for that
purpose" ''sir." was the reply. I'VE
have such a box" Then may l 80
III" asked. 'Sir." with 4 pleasant
smile and bow. II am the box
Strand Magaxtne.
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They were talking of the great wars
fought In the days when this old world
was considerably younger.
but. you know" said Pant, ut al.
ways seems to me that those old war.
riors were very much like our modern
dnapciers.'
What on earth do you meanr' ask.
ed Mant.
"well. they were always investing
some one else's capital. weren't they?"
London Mail.
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WInter Rain RadIe. aetixs.

Munos Del Castillo. the famous
Spanish savant, has been conducting
researches into the radio activity Of
water from various sources. Rain wa
ter collected in winter contains nota-
BILE proportion OF radium emanation.
which diminishes steadily and disap-
pears in twelve days. Snow collected
at Madrid in February was found also
10 be radio active.
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Adams APPLE.

The projection In the front Of the
throat in men. denoting the position of
the thyroid cartilage. is styled adams
apple" 1t develops rapidly usually
when the voice breaks" being COM
paratively small in both children and
women. The name arose from the ira
dition that when Adam attempted to
swallow the apple In paradise It stuck
IN his throat. giving rise to the swell
Ing since seen in all bis adult male d.
scendants.
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Gv.n II. Appi.r way !. Not Spared.

Even the Appian Way Il Not Spared.
Rome's venerable Appian way, with
its countless associations Of magnlh-
cent past. will now be disdgured by
the desecratinG rails of a modern tram
way. In the Interior Of the city streets
are being torn up and ancient squares
sacrificed to projected enlargements.
This road. the Oldest and most famous
Of Roman roads. was begun In 312
B. G. and 10 from fourteen to eighteen
feet wide. paved with large stone
blocks.
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old P.nsion Plan.

They had roundabout way Of be-
slowing military pensions in the old
days. Witness this oficial communica-
ton from the war ONCE in the reign of
Queen Anne. Her majesty, It runs.
has been pleased to grant Fitton Minis
huli. child. q commission as ensign
IN consequence Of the loss Of his IA
ther. who died in the service. And Fit.
tnu was at the same time granted fur.
l0uSh until further order. bis army
pay being sent regularly to his mother.
London Graphic.
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~ b well known. some metals are
unsuitable for casting. while others.
like Iron. can readily be cast In any
desired shape. The property Of cast
ing well b said to depend upon whsth-
ef the metal contracts or expands on
solidifying from the liquid form. Iron.
like water. expands In solidifying. and
hence the solid metal may be seen
floating In the liquid Iron about It.
The expansion causes It to oil the die
into which 1t Ii poured. and 10 It can
b cast easily. Gold and silver con-
tract In cooling and therefore are not
suitable for casting.-Exchange.
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.vaIlex q pri.d een.s.r

The island Of Jamaica possesses q
valley Of dried bones." II u near the
Cunacuna gap. in the Maroon county.
This valley. though In the heart of the
wet country" II bare Of leaf and life.
The limestone rock u hot. Giant trees,
which seem to have been blighted sud
denly. stand up gaunt and dead. Al
though vegetation seems to have been
dense here In former years. nothing
will grow now. During the hot season
the temperature II almost unbearnble.
1t b visited by seismic disturbances.
which cause the dead trees and hot
stones to rattle like dry bones.
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LAwyer-My client did not Under
stand your honor. ~ be u 10y deaf.
Nagistrats-And he has co. - to this
court for q hearing. Lawyer Yes.
your honor. Magistrate-Then tell him
hs had better 70 to q specialist Bal.
ttOors American.
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In England 1t Is quite common. In
stead Of saying Hello" when using
the telephone to ask. Are you there7"
An American who heard It for the
nrst time. thinking some one was en-
deavoring to have some fun at his ex-
pense. replied NO" and hung up the
MISUNDERSTANDING.
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THE GREATEST RAILROAD.
Afriea's Famous Cape 70 Cairo Linz
Will D Unique.

Afriea's Famous Cape 70 Cairo Linz
Will D Unique.
When all the great railroad trunks Of
the world have been built. a decade OF
two hence. four Of them will appear
upon the map in heavy black. indicat.
ing that. they surpass all others In I'M
portance. These will be: The Pan
American. from the arctic wastes Of
Canada to the strait Of Magellan: the
Transsiberian. from the Atlantic to
the Pacific across northern Europe and
Asia; the Transpersian or some other
line. from the southeast Of Europe to
India. and the Cape to Cairo.
The Pan-American and the lndo- Eu-
ropean railways may surpass the Cape
to Cairo a. commercial arteries. and
the Transsiberian will doubtless ag-
ure more potentiy ~ strategic line.
but for the sheer interest Of the com.
try traversed-for the picturesque vari-
ETY. and romantic appeal Of the pano-
ramas running like double cinemato-
graph nlms past the car windows-the
great African trunk can never know q
rival.
Six Thousand miles across IS degrees
Of latitude; score Of climates, and
the lands of a hundred different peo-
pies or tribes; the second longest Of the
worlds rivers and two Of Its largest
lakes: the greatest dam ever built. con-
serving water for the worlds richest
lands; the most imposing and ancient
OF all temples: the greatest waterfall,
md the most important gold and dia-
mord mines. and finally one Of the last
great expanses Of real wilderness. the
only place In the world where the wild
beasts Of the Jungle may be seen in
their primitive state from 4 train-all
these seen. traversed or experienced in
twelve days! Surely there can never
be another such railway ~ thls.-Lew-
In r. Freeman In Worlds Work.
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Little Willie Il really too precocious.
met him the other day with his
school bag under his arm.
well. we'll" said l. land 70 you 20
to school now. chr
Sure. Mike!" said little Willie.
"Ain't over sixT"
"And do you love your teacherY' 1
asked.
"Aber nitr' said little Willie. The
old hens too old for me"-Washington
Star.
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Some 1900 persons die Of cancer
svery year in the United States and
half million in the civilized world.
A tribe over 8 per cent Of all human
beings die of that disease. In Europe
the death rate from cancer Ii as high
a. 1872 per 10000 Of the population an
nually. while in Spain 1t b only -.
All along the Mediterranean the death
rate from this cause n low.
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Located,

whats become Of the solitary horse.
man who used to appear in the first
chapter Of the novel. outlined against
the horizon on the top Of the hill?''
''He is probably at the bottom Of the
same hill In an automobile with his en-.
CINE stalled."-Puck.
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MIGHTY mAuMA LoA
TAls olssntis vsisass 10 . Worthy NJ.
vel 10 vesuvivs.


ssss ~'se"s'e ve'es"s - w.
wi - vses'es
1hs lofty volcanoes Of the Hawsnan
lstandA rising above the occsn tfom
900 to nearly is'NO teets are onV inc
ssmmits OF siganuc mountain asses
that rise abruptly from inc Doteom Q.
ths Pacnc. Mauna Loe. ON n'ano
OF HAWAII. stanos 1850 tset aocve
sea level out its slopes descend %
meath the sea. ~ SHOWN oy deep sea-
soundings' with . paoe Auhy eqoa. "
II mot greater tnan tnat OF tne visible
slopes Inc same - senefahy t!ue OF
the submarine slopes OF otner is'ahds'
ana the depths attaineo ~ tnese con
dnuous slopes. within thirty 10 ntty
miles OF tns snores' vary from !4.Vo
to 1900 fest Aauna Loa and Aauna
Kea. II thesr true bases arc considered
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1hr~, Wishes.

.Oucs aloud and twics IL silence
shalt thou Wish. and thy best Wish I
will give thee" 30 spaks Destiny.
The moments licked eternityward
Tbs silent Wishes were made. but the
other-franticaily the woman STARED 1t
the face Of the clock.
vainly shs prodded her mind. bot
dvs minutss-four-thres remained
two-one-
.oh~ walled she aloud .-Oh. could
but cboossr'
solsmnly the hour struck. THY wish
b granted thee. the sovereign gift OF
Surety. 4 greater iiss NOT upon the
knees Of the hixh Eods. Reside thy
drst two afor beauty and ,ovss the
power To choose aright b n gold to
clay"
And the future proved to this woman
that Dsstiny's choice for hss had IN.
ossd besn s1ght-Minna Thomas An
trim In Lipptneott'A
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II shall keep you In love with me al
&ays. know the way"
"And what Il your recipe. dear7'' he
Ssked. dra wing her closer.
Il shall spend heaps and heaps OF
money on nice dresses and always look
as pretty az ! can."-Cleveland Leader
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PafadexioaI propeettIen.
do you use the word politics a. sin.
guiar or pluralr' asked the person who
= always wanting to know something.
'.rhat has always pushed me-" 10.
piled Senator Sorghum. There 10
nothing more singular than some Of
the pluralities that politics develops. :"
-washingt6n Star.
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The foreman Of jury which sat
In a New England courtroom possess
ed 4 ready wit that served him well
In an encounter with \ judge Of bril-
liant attachments.
The Judge. although man Of abrupt
speech and manner, possessed quick
sense Of humor. The foreman was
late one day. only few minutes late.
but even that was suficient to irri-
tate bis honor, a. he afterward owned
II overslept. your honor" said the
foreman. with due meekness. ~ he
took his seat.
.Fine him." said the Judge testify.
May II please your honor" said the
foreman quickly. 81 did not dream Of
that"
Remit the nne." said the Judge. hid
ing his mouth with his hand for a mo-
ment. but his eyes betrayed him for
all that-Case and Comment