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Broom*," buckets, tubs, clothes bask
ets, churns, washboards and rope, all
trust products, have advanced in cost
25 per (Mitt.
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REPORTER.
O. III"I.I., 1'i.hlfshcr.
Subscription Rates:
One year.....
91x
months...
pbree
months.
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Kroin the National Watchman: The
Declaration of Independence cannot be
read on the next Fourth of July with
out turning the exercises of the day
in to a at a a
Here is another ol'jpct lesson for
people who are building houses, or
alherwise using lumber.
Lumber in 1808, per 1,000 feet $12.00
lumber in 1899, per 1,000 feet 18 00
Increase in cost of production 00.C0
Increase.in profit to lumber
-v triHt 50 per cent
increase in cost to consumer
,.iz ... 150 per tent
Springfield (Mass Republican: Ohio
Republicans are talking of an early con
vention next year to choose McKinley
delegates to the national convention
in advance of the other states. This by
way of setting the pace and exerting a
moral effect against "any opposition to
the renomination of the president
which inay crop out." It seems to lie
recognized that, the results of the recent
election in that state were not necessar
ily calculated to drown out all opposi
-ti. to Mr. McKinley.
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I Urn. Win." II. English, of Indianap
ri'is, was'president of llie Urst National
bank In liair.tpolis fourteen yearspnd
on tetirittff he nays: "I congratulate !he
ofiicers and Stockholders of our en ter
prise. The bank has been in operation
fourteen years under my control, with
a capital stock of $500,000. In the
meantime it has voluntarily returned
$"00,000 of capital stock buck to the
stockholders', besides paving them in
dividends $1,490,250, part of which was
i'ii gold, and I now turn it over to you
with its capital unimpaired aud $327,000
of undivided earnings on hand. To
this may be added the premiumsi of U.
S. bonds at present prices, amounting to
$1(5,000, besides quite a large amount
for Inst or destroyed bills.'V
If you do not think the trusts are
getting in their work, just read this
statement of E. II. Crosby, a leading
merchantof Topeka, Kas "In August
I bought 'Blackstone,' a brand of mus
lin, for 41 cents a yard. In Septeipber
I paid 5§ cents for the same goods
Lonsdale cambric bought in August fot
6J cents and in September for 7J cents.
Woolens have advanced tully 10 per
cent, and lace Curtains 25 per ccnt,
while, table cloths and linoleums have
advanced 25 per cent. Furniture is
going clear out of sight, and this applies
specially to iron beds. All kinds of car
pete, except Brussels, have gone up in
price. It is all foolishness to pretend
that this increase in price is due to an
increased demand. The combinations
among the manufacturers are the potent
-factors."
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It was the democratic party, at the
head of which stood Thomas Jefferson,
to which we are indebted for a nation
based upon the principles of popular
sovereignty. Then, as now, it fought
against the Royalist party, with Alex
ander Hamilton at its head, and pre
vented there-establishment of a nion
archy. Then, as how the most villainous
and vilest abuse was heaped upon that
great party, but the government it then
^succeeded in establishing stood the test
of more than a century, proved the ca
pacity an^ ability of the people to gov
em themselves, and the nation grew to
greatness and power. In the opinion
-of the Republican-party, popular sov
ereiguty was and is a failure, and the
entering wedge of imperialism is insert
ed under the guise of commerce, civil-,
ization and destiny. Our destiny in
fp'^782 was to establish a nation, and it's
P^D»r destiny now to preserve it.
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.• The Denver Post expresses the opin
ion-pf intelligent observers throughout
khe country when it says that, while
j^he country is- sadly in need of relief
p^rrom overtaxation, those who expect re
lief from tbe congress about to meet
be sadly, disappointed. There will
-r'ibe no_tariff reform and none of ,the
props on which the trusts superstructure
grests wilf be knocked out. There will
:£be no reduction in taxation, and none'
|pf the war taxes will be removed, for
|the expenses of the government have
'grown to such an extent under the
Impolicy of~expansion and imperialism all
|the income derived from internal tax
ation is needed, and moi« .too. It is
.Idle to look for relief from the party
•SS^J^^oow in power, or to fe.ope-for a redact*
of tates under a system which must
egy dollar which
't f.
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Snteredastecond elate matter at the
Leon.Iowa ,Postoffice.
ABSOLUTEIVPuRE
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
BANKING TRUST.
Democrats should watcli. closely the
movements of the financial schemes of
the caucus convention of the republican
house of representatives.
These foes to bimetallism and friends
of the money power have formulated
a plan so malign in its financial import
that the people may well be upon their
guard.
It is plainlv evident that the republi
can party proposes to pass laws in the
next congress making this count.-y the
victim of a gigantic money trust—the
king of all trusts.
Let us see what these plotters against
the welfare of the people propose:
They propose, in the first .place, to
impound all greenbacks by an amend
ment of the existing law.
They then propose to authorize all"
national banks, big or little, to issue
and circulate bank notes up to their
par value of the bonds deposited with
the government to secure such circula
tion, or even to the market vahie of
such bonds.
In short, the bankers of the country
will be given power to control entirely
the volume of paper money througn the
volume of their bank credits.
Under this wonderful provision the
bankers can give us money if they want
to. They can retire their Bank notes if
they want to. They can feed the coun
try uutil it is fat, and then squeeze it
like a lemon, if they so desire.
What these conspirators desire is ilie
training to the banks the power to
contract or to expand the currency at
pleasure.
This power would place prices at the
mercy of the banks, for the prices vary
with the volume of the currency,
WOVAIBAKIWO POWPH CO., HEW VOUK.
Thus the banks in controling the
volume of the currency would be the
absolute dictators of prices for all com
modities. This is a monstrous propo^i
tion, but it is the plan now contempla
ted by.the republican party.
Are the people prepared to give over
the control of the currency to the money
kings ar to take it from the goyern
ment?
It is incredible that such a crime will
be allowed perpetration, but the people
must organize against the conspirators,
they must protest with such indignant
vigor that the criminals will hesitate to
puBli their infamous scheme and tbey
must hurl the republican parly from
power or become the slaves of the bank
ing trust.—Chicago Dispatch. s.
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It does not benefit the farmer that his
corn may be turned, into glucose, oil,
rjbber, smokeless powder and spirits
if the trusts who manufacture tnese by
products fix the price of the corn.
Did you ever try to dodge the
rain-drops? Did not succeed
very well, did you? It's Just
as useless to try to escape from
the germs of consumption. You
can't do it. They are about us
on every hand and we are con
stantly taking them into our
lungs.
Then why don't we ail have
this disease? Simply. because
these germs cannpt gala a foot
hold in a strong throat and
lungs. It's when- these are
weak that the germs master.
The body must be well supplie
with fat The danger comes
when the blood is poor and the
body Is thin. If your cough doea
not yield, and your throat and
lungs feel raw and sore, you
should not delay another day
Take
of Cod-Liv^r OU with Hypophos*
phites at on«f. It will Ifeal the
inflamed membranes and greatly
strengthen them as well. The
digestion becomes stronger, the
appetite better and the weight
increases. The whole body be
comes well fortified and the
germs of consumption cann,ot
gain a foothold.
It's this nourishing, suititin
ing and strengthening power
of SC0TT5 EMULSION that
has made It of such value in
•11 wasting and exhuustlnc
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JTABLISHED 1854, LEON. IOWA. THURSDAY. DEOKMKKH 21. 1899.
POWDER
THE NEW CURRENCY BILL.
The republican party are evidently
(ietermined to push the currency bill
through at this session of congress.
The worst feature of this bill af propos
ed is that it will-place the entire control
of our circulating medium in the hands
of the banking element. It will place
in their bands a monopoly greater than
that enjoyed by the steel trust or the
Standard Oil trust. It does not seem
possible that the people could be so
blind as they.are in this matter.. There
is a demand tor about two billion and a
half of money to do the business of the
country. To supply that demand there
is a supply of gold of from eight hundred
million to one billion dollars. The re
mainder must be credit money.
What would be the feeling in the
country if congress should pass a law
which would say to a .certain class of
men: "We reserve the right to let the
people grow 40 per cent, of what wheat
they need for food, but we give to you
the privilege of growing and selling all
the rest, and will prohibit .anyone else
from growing. a bushel more under
heavy penalty." This would fie patent
to all as the most outrageous piece of
legislation that was ever enacted. Yet
it is no worse than the currency plan
proposed. The Dawes currency scheme
proposes that gold will be made the
standard of value. It proposes to make
all our silver money simply prouiites to
pay in gold. It proposes to retire all
the paper money now in circt.1 uon
then it proposes to grant to the bank
the right to issue a bank currency re
leemable in gold at the option of the
banker, or when he is forced to. 1
provides for a division of Ihe treasurj
lepurtiuent into two departments. One
to be a department of issue and redemp
tion. This department will be entirely
separate from the one which will pay
the expenses of the government. A.|
the banking business, coining of money,
redemption of paper and silver money,
and other things pertaiuing to pur cur
rency system will be transacted through
this department.
The plan by which the paper money
is to be withdrawn is as follows: The
bill provides that as fast as treasury
notes or other government money is
presented for redemption it shad be re
deemed in gold and the notes held in
the treasury and not be re-issued except
in payment for gold coin. It is further
provided that should these notes come
in so rapidly that the gold coin in the
treasury becomes exhausted, the sec
retary of the treasury shall be empower
ed to sell gold bonds bearing interest
at the rate of 3 per cent, in order to get
gold with which to pay them. Thus all
the government paper money can be
redeemed and gold bonds issued in pay
ment for gold with which to purchase
them, and the process will leave the
currency contracted to the amount ot
every dollar which has beeq redeemed.
The promoters of this scheme say it will
not have the eflect of contracting the
currency. Let us see: Suppose there
is a billion dollars worth of gold in the
country and also a billion dollars wortlr
of paper money. Under this act the
banks begin to send the paper money
in for redemption. The treasury beginB
to borrow gold to redeem them, and
continues to do so until the entire
billion dollars worth of gold has been
borrowed and the paper money all
redeemed. What de we find to be the
condition? The paper money is all
withdrawn from circulation and the
gold that haB been borrowed has
amply returned .to tbe place it was
before it was borrowed. Thus, where
there were two billion dollars of money
in circulation (one of gold and another
of paper) there is now only one billion
of gold. What is this if not contraction?
"But," the friends of this bill will say,
"the paper money is not likely to be
sent in for redemption." It most cer
tainly will, for it will be to the interest
of banking associations to have it sent
1q. There are two reasons why this is
s). First: It will giye them an oppor
tunity to invest in the gold bonds that
will have to be issued to get the gqld to
redeem tbe paper, thus .making a' nice
investment for rich clients who, have
oioney to invest in safe holdings,
Second: It will get rid of the objection
able paper money, which baa always
been an eyesore to the banker, and give
him at the .same tim« the opportunity
to issue' his own bank notes At good
paying intetest. A currency that he can
contract or expand at will, when it suit#
his pleasure or profit to do so.
Thus we see. that this pernicious
measure, invented by ft banker, approv
ed .by the bankers' association and
indorsed by tbe tools of the anks, wil
place in tbeir hands, the wont trail
thft a people were ever threatened with.
It is! what the money-loaning interests
of this country have been, working tot,
lo, these many ytars. And it now looks
much as thongh jthay will be successful.
NoOlai^ of iatizens will suffer m^re
than' ttoepgrigoltural classes. ?he (ban*
•Wf
ufacturerx are able, througtf their con
hi nations, to hold prices up, but the
farmers will be absolutely li*V-^ss, and
a shortage of money ami prices
will bring.hard times aud rei.^Ufi profils
to them to such an extentsiOiat many
more homes will pass to tli rtgagee
and many more farmers l^live on
rented farnfs.—Farmers Trjl §e.
60VERNMENT SOND tcALS.
Is it not significant that the govern
ment^ in. its solicitude for the Wall
street speculators, should always make
the people pay dearly for the assistance
extended this favored few? And is it
not also significantlbat, no matter how
hard the farming and .laboring classes
have been pressed, honker low were
prices of products and labor, however
difficult it was to Avoid embarrassment
and ruin, the government" was never
kind enough'to offer a helping hand to
this class?
In all the boiid lrdnsacti6ns: of tbe
government the speculators have made
willing at the expense of the people."
During Mr. Cleveland's administra
tion tbe Morgan-Belmont syndicate
pocketed some 1200,000,000 which of
right beibnged to the people'.
Mr. McKinley's $200,000,000 bonds,
which were sold at par,were worth a pre
mium of $12,000,000 before they could
be delivered. The government should
have had the benefit of this instead of
its-going into the pockets of the favored
few.
And so in the recent purchase of $25,
000,000 bonds by order of Secretary
Gage, to incline the speculators of Wall
street. The government flays a premi
um of $3,000,000 in order to relieve the
embarrassment of Wall street in this
time of confidence and prosperity.
When the government has bonds to sell
it asks no premium. When it buys its
own bonds it pays handsomely for the
privilege.
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The match trust has notified dealers
that there will bean alyance in the
price of matches on the llrst of the year
of 20 per cent.
Nasat
CATARRH
In all its stsgM tbsn
(bonM b« clMnliMM.
ElyVCream B«l«
cleaiiH«,«oatlicaandbe*l*
th4 diseased membrane.
It core*
catarrh aad drive*
away a cold la tbe bead
quickly.
Cream Balm ie placed Into tbe DMtrils, spreads
over the membrane and Is absorbed.. BeliefUIm
mediate and a core follow. It is &ot drying—doei
not produce ineering. Large Size, 00 eeste at Drag
gi»t« or by inaU Trial 8Ue, 10 cents by mall.
ELY BROTHERS, Warren 8treet, New York.
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We bought an immense stock of.
Big
Stor^
OPERA HOUSE BLOCK.
2J THE store is in merry dress. OufofeVery
case and counter, nook and corner,
•JJ peeps a suggestion of what to give. All 7
that is left for us to do is to show you this HI
mammoth stock. Nothing prettier for
Xmas
Presents!
•JJ than we show you here.
2J articles below.
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Chamber Sets,
Jnrdineres, very pretty,
Child's sets of dishes,
fi\ Lamps, very fancy, 8fc.
'/fy up to ^7.00.
Statuary,
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jfi Fancy Glass S?t», 1
Spoon Trays,
r(t
fji Celery Trays,
Cups aud vSajieers,
ifl Fancy plates,
lift
Cut Glass,
Fruit Stands,
Berry S.ets,
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I LEON QUEENSWARE
Phone 59.R
3 pound can pie plant per can 10 cents.
3 pound can California peaces per can 15c.
3 pound can O^Ulornia apricots per can 15c.
1 gallon can Cali^rnia peaches per can 40c.
1 gallon can CaliforM^a Apricots per can 40c.
1 gallon can pieplant per can 25c.
1 gallon can^ pittecl Oregon plums per can 40c.?
3 pound can Mackberries^2 cans for 25c.
3 pound can raspberries 2.cans 25c.
Pint jars^^
of2 cans 25c.
21b can
Choice Cajifornia priiiies per pound 0c.
Fancy California dried peaches'.per pound 10c.
i\ pound package cleaned currants 10c.
1 pouiid package secidedraisins 10c.
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Loving Cups,
Water Sets.
Wine Glasses.
Blown Tumblers,
100 piece Dinner Sets,
Syrup Pitchers,
Salid Bowls,
Chop Plates,
Inda China Salt Cups.:
Cande!e')ras,
Best Candy, Chocolate,
Bon Bons'nnd Fancy Mix«
Best Cigars by the Box.
We want every lady and gentleman in
Leon to look over our
Santa Claus
Fancy Line of Groceries.
Every farmer and citizen in Decatur county will get the benefit of our buying before
the advance in the price on all these goods. Here's where we hit our would-be
v- competitors "with a natural" We do not say just we sell goods cheaper
than anybody, but Quote the "real thing" in black and white. And make the
OLLOWINGIWAY DOWN PRICES
FRMiT§f^yjS, VEGETABLES, CANDIES. OYSTERS, DRESSED POULTRY.
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Opera House Block.
THE BIG CASH LOW PRICED STORE.
Dried Fruits lor Cosli!
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14- Paged.
Phone 22.
TIMETABLE.
C. B. «T O.
BOtJTH NORTH
fassengur....7:00a.m. Passenger M.38p m.
Freight 1 :40a. tn Freight 3:00 p.m.
Passenger.. 11:5T u.m Freight 4:ft0p. m.
Freight 13:35p.m. Paeseager.
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SOUTH. I NORTH.
Passenger 11:45a.m, I Freight 8:30 a.
Freight 4:50p.m. Passenger S 45p, nj
No. 17 Stock express going north, Sundays
only. Due7:15a.m.
No. 19. Freight on Wednesday only 8:05 a.
i, Takes the place of No. 13. SS
Coupon tickets on gale to all points. Call-fe
for them and hare baggage checked to destl -VJ
nation, A. S, TBARP, Agent. IS'.
NOTICE-PROOF OF WILt..
State of Iowa, Decatur county, as.
District coujrt. In vaoatlon.
To all whom it may concern:
J* mF-
Notloe Is hereby given that an instrument mlplt
in writing purporting to be the last will
teetament of Mary K. Vowel), deceased,
this day produced, opened and read by the~-^
an ha I ha ix a
161 day of January, 1899, as the day for haar-^is
ing proof in relation thereto. fcftsSS-
Witness my oUlcial signature with the seal
of said Court hereto affixed, tbls 4th day of-w
December, 18tf».
J. C. STOCKTON, Clerk.'AsrA
*ife.
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
Estate of William Hartman. decensed. "vim
Notice is hereby given to all persons Inter
ested. that on the 18th day of November. A.
1899, the undersigned was appointed by the^r^
Dlstriu Court of Decatur county, Iowa, exec- 'Sw
utor or the estate of Wm. Hariman. dcoeased,^jr
lateofsaid county. All persons indebted wsjsjh:
said estate will make payment to the under-,
signed, and these having claims against the
same will present them, legally aiitheniicatetl,:i«:
to said Court for allowance.
Dated December 5,1899.
15-3t WM.HARTMAN FGK
ADMINISTRATRIX'S NOTICE.
Bstate of G. B. Keshlear, deceased.
Notice is hereby given to all persons inter J"
ested. that on the 4th day of December, A. ivsjesi
1899. the undersigned was appointed by the A^'t
clerk of the district court, of Deoatur ounty.r
Iowa, administratrix of the estate of Q. 11. ,--'
Keshlear deceased late of said county. All
persons indebted To said estate will
payment to the undersigned, and those having:
claims against the same will present thfm
lonal lit oiitliantlitntod t/\ tniil nnunt Cah at 5 n\n "i-.ri, •wu.vV
legally authenticated, to said court for allow
Daied December 4.1899."
LUCV B, IvESHI.EAIt, Adminlstr.itrix.
Makers of
White lead and zinc, keep
talking about strictly pur-,
no matter how bad the
stuff is, "it's strictly pure."
Somebody gets a chemical
analysis, usually to prove
that'the other fellow's stuff
isn't strictly pure. What
do you care for strictly pure
paint if it doesn't do what
paint is for? Paint is good
for what. it. does, not what
it is. We sell the
Devoe Ready Paintt^fJ?
we don't knoiv whether its
strictly pure or not, and
don't "care. The makers
say
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anvbody has any.
fault to find will it, make
it good at our expense, we
garantee results." We've
got the paint and we'll
make that guaranty good.
5 W. E. MYERS & CO.
NorthStdc Druggists.
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