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GO TO COLLEGE
/i s. at least a year. Enlarge
your conception ot life. It
is worth making sacrifices.
PARSONS COLLEGE
FAIRFIELD, IOWA.
il Quesf/ons Cheerfully Answered
bjr tha Premldent.
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VITALITY
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Well Man
of Me.
produces tha above recnlts ln!30 din. ttactl
powerfully and Qulokly. Curci when all otbrn telL
Young msn will regain their lost manhood, and old
men will recorer their youthful vigor by Ming
KETIVO. It quickly
and lurtly reatorea Nenrotu
neaa, Loat Vitality, Impotaney, Nightly Eialaalona,
Lost Power, Failing Memory, Waiting Olteuea.aiid
•11 effects ot self-abuse or excess
and lndlacretloa,
which unflta one for atudy, business or marriage. It
not only euros by starting at the aeat af disease, bu*
is a great nerve tonic and blood bnllder, bring
tag back the pink glow to pale cheeka and re
storing the flra of youth. It wards off Insanity
and Consumption. Insist oa having REVIVO* no
other. It can be canted in vest pocket. By mall,
r1.00perpackage,orsix forS54M. witfcapoal
jive written fftmranteo to cure or raraad
tha money. Circular tree. Addnaa
Royal Medicine Co.,aS?iKioo^'
sold in Leon, Iowa by F. J. Honnold,
More Light!
Oonie and have .your even per
lectly
fitted with frhuWs. I am
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"pared wit
Li
all he improved
'"Kty. 27 years
friii(iinr
and
fitting glasses. All work jjuar
finteed.Children's oven specially!
& will ho at my home wk
Saturdays and Mondays,
of each week at m.v residence. If
you wish work done at home
notify me by mail.
rf.
F. BRADLEY,
Optician.
Leon, Iowa.
A BIG BARGAIN
Tat this gu!-. .and return with fl.00 (moftev
or currency) and wti fill order the foncwing
"family combination" sent prepaid.
Louisville Courier Journal 1 Yr.
I he Gentlewomen 1 Yr.
National Illustrated Magazine 1 Yr.:
American Poultry Advocate l.Yr.
llappy Honrs Family Magazine lYr.
Vermont Farm Journal 1 Yr
Our Price $1, Regular Cost* $4.
This combination fills a family need. We will
substitute the Chioago Weekly Inter Ocean
Kansas City Weekly Star. New York Weekly
Tribune, Denver Weekly Times, Toledo Week,
ly Blade, Han Francisco Weekly Post, or Mon
treal W«*ekly Gazette In place of Twice-a
week Louisville courier .lournal if desired
but no other changes will be allowed Club
bing list, for a stamp.
o. JONES, Room M8. ......
Cir. Mgr. Vermont Farm Journal.
ZMflt Wilmington, Vermont.
HORSES WANTED
&</„ .1
Will be at Leon every *,
SATURDAY.
Brm£ your^honees in early as I ship in
the afternoon.
G. B. DAUGHERTY.
DONT BE FOOLEDV
The market is being flooded
with worthless imitations of
ROCKY MOUNTAIN
...
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To protect the public we call
especial attention to our trade
mark, printed on every pack*
age. Demand the genuine.
For Sale by all Druggist*
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
ST. LOUIS.
Next Term begins Sept. 97,mo!&j£
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
(St. Louis
and Allssourl Medina Colleges.)
Fully equliiued laboratories: large oliulcal fa.
unities four yeare' course.
J. B. K1IATI.EIUII, M.D., Scr'y.
DENTAL DEPARTMENT.
CMIsaouri 1
Kintal College.)
Fully.equlpittd laboratories ltirga clinical fa
cilities, three years' course.
A. 11. FULLEIt, M.U., H.D.8.. Dean.
eat information in regard to eltlier department.
aggress the officer
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THE JAILER'S BABY.
It was all the fault of the baby. So
(he jailer Bald, and so everybody be
ttered. At the same time It was de
clared absurd that a baby should be
allowed companionship wljth a mur
derer, and beyond all decency that bot
tles of laudanum should be left \fithin
Its reach. Indeed, there was a great
Seal of talk, and much disappointment
over the affair.
In fact, so much was said that
the jailer resigned and Be and his wife
—with the baby, who had done all the
mischief—moved to another town. The
Jailer's wife declared that his nerves
seemed dreadfully upset about the
whole thing and #he was glad he had
given up the "jail business." 'Farming
was nicer work, anyhow, she allowed,
and the baby seemed to thrive better.
As for the baby himself, lie told me in
strict confidence just how it happened.
The prisoner had never made the
Blightest effort to escape. Prom the
time Sentence was pronounced he
seemed to begin to die. He would sit
for hours without moving a muscle,
would neither eat nor drink. A hor
rid sort of stupor possessed him, from
which the klndhearted jailer was pow
erless to rouse him, until one day he
thought of his baby, Ted, the only bit
'of sunlight in the gloomy house of
pondage. The lovely child blossomed
like a Sharon rose in this desert of sin
and death, and the very sight of him
might, so the jailer thought, bring
peace and healing. So -one day the
baby was brought to the death
watched cell. His tousled, yellow 4iead
peered curiously in, and his small
voice had a ring of pity as he said:
"Dark, poor man," And the prisoner
came to the grating dnd stretched Out
eager hands, clasping the tiny fingers
which rested trjistfully in his. And
nobody disturbed them, for the "poor
man" was crying, and so Ahey were not
afraid.
The baby came again, and often, and
they noticed that the prisoner would
always eat what he brought a bit of
Candy, or a dirty lump of sugar was
his daily offering, and it was never re
jected. One day the jailer came, too,
and they both watched the boy. He
was playing horse with a new piece of
pine board. The prisoner glanced at
it and said, grimly: "Won't they need
that In the yard?"
The jailer could not answer, but
kept his gaze on the baby, who had
distracted the attention of the.guard
in the corridor. The prisoner grasped
the door with both gaunt hands and,
putting his ashen lips as near the jail
er's ear as the bars would allow, said,
suddenly: "Have you any idea of
how you are going to die?" The jailer
was alarmed and distressed. He had
hoped to lead the prisoner to forget
his impending doom, if only for a re
spite of an hour, but this question
showed him how poorly he was suc
ceeding. He pretended not to hear and
made a Aiove as if to go, but the child
ran to him and, putting the stick
through the bars, lisped: "See horsy?"
A smile distorted his face as the
man took the piece of wood, then let
it drop with a shudder, speaking rap
idly and low. "Dying Is bad enough,
I suppose, under any circumstances,
but none of us is heroic when forced
to sit, day after day, for a certain
hour, when we are to begin the pro
cess of 'rotting In cold obstruction.'
God! can you think, man, how It feels?
What devilish Irony In the fate that I,
who have always haled any public dis
play^-" he choked, and the baby
laughed—"should die this way should
perform the closing tragedy of my life
before a gaj*ng crow'd. I tell you,
man, it must not, shall not be."
His voice had sunk to %whlsper, but
his face was so livid with fear and
threat that the jailer grasped his babi,
ell
and moved a step away from the ce
door. The man behind it laughed, a
dry, high-pitched laugh.
'4I beg that you won't be frightened.
am not going to do anything violent,
except to myself If possible. Do you
hear, man? Except to myself. Listen
to me. Every nlgibt yon pray that
your baby there may never be in such
a devll-rldden hola as this cell. By
those prayers, and as you hope for
mercy tor him, I dbuge you have pltv
and listen to me. I have no thought
of escape. I flo not fear death. What
would life be to me now? I killed him
for her and now—now I must file for
him. Be 1t so, but not that way"—
and be pointed to the bit of new wood
the child had dropped—"God! not that
way." Then' as.the jailer moved a lit
tle nearer, the man staggered to his
feet and whispered hoarsely: "An old
bottle. I couQd break it in pieces or
a rope, but 00, the guard would see me.
Some drug anything so it be strong
enough, but bring It, oh, let me have
It before—before they come to me."
Not a word had the jailer spoken
during this plea of agony. Then the
guard came up with the little one.
"The kid wants to kiss 'man,'" and
the prisoner stretcbed his arms
through the grating and stroked the
curly head. The beautiful baby face
lit up with an angel's smile. "By-by,
man," he said, and his father carried
him away with no sign of response to
the wild look of entreaty in the eyes
of the doomed man.
Next day the baby' came again. This
time he passed, the guard, returning
his challenge. "Hello, 2-year-old!" by
only a dignified stare. He toddled up
to the prisoner's cell and' the first
glimpse of the yellow head brought
the wretched occupant forward. His
attention was attracted to a small tin
can the child carried. "See there!"
And the little one proudly tapped 11
against the Iron grating. With fever
ish haste the man seized It and with
an effort wrenched off the cover. In
side was a small bottle containing a
brown liquid, which he smelled, then
sighed as with an Infinite relief. A
second's hesitation a gh&nce upward,
which was more a despair^ inquiry
than a prayer, and he raised the phla'l
to his lips. Then he crawled to the cot
and crouched upon it while Ihe babs
tiptoed to see.' Only the baby No pit
iless crowd of ghouls no vultures
watching the dying struggles, of theli
prey only the baby! And to 1fce dying
van's vision the uureole of' hair an*
kMkontng bands were those* of a hea**
«nly spirit.
The phial dropped to the .floor, tfef
•haven head sank back and the pri»
•ner was free.
The hair fallB out from a laok of nourishment
the pores of the soalp fill up with a small par
asite which prevent a new growth. Beggs'
Hair Renewer removes any obstruction to tne
hair cells, restores healthy action to the scalp
and the hair can't help but grow. MoQrath
Still, Woodland.
To Break up a Cold la Oat Mlolkt
Or to quickly cure «La Grippe take •'Weeks*
Break-Up A-Cold Tablets." We cheerfully re
fund the purchase price if it talis to cure.
Price 25 oeuta. W. Is. Myers & Co.
FOBSALX—A
old Cruickshan
color and family.
and two-year-
bulls of good size,
Address this office.
34-tf
For Oklahoma real eBtato, write
Cftil on C: B. Jordan* Enid, o.
17-year Locusts Coming this Year.
A resident of Leon who is a great ob
server of animal life, says this is the
year for the 17-year locusts. He volun
teers the following information on the
subject: "The 17-year locusts were here
in 1849, in 1866, in 1863 and will appear
again this year, unless all previous ex
periences go lor naught. They will, in
all probability, coine plentiful in all
ground that is now cleared that wan
overgrown with wood or underbrush 17
years ago. The loo.ual.8 will appear by
coming up out of the ground, climbitm
up the first tree or plane they come to.
After ascending some distance they will
stop long enough to cast oil their shell
which soon bursts open. When the
veil has been dolled they will sit until
they have become dry and the color hits
been changed from a'white to a mahog
any or dark brown. Then they liy away
and light on any new grown twig or
tree, the locust tree seemingly being
preferred. They begin lo deposit their
eggs in the bark, advancing step by step
singing all the while until they die!
It is not known they eat anything
during their brief period of existence.
The brandhes thus stung soon die and
after a tune will decay and drop to
the ground. In this way the eggs
reach the_ soil and eventually become
deposited in it, where they remain for 17
years. I have seen furrows plowed up
where the bottom was perforated with
many holes made by them. The locusts
are said to be a .reminder of at least one
of the terrible plagues in Pharaoh's
time.
What Beggs' German Salve has done for
others Is the strongest proof of what it will do
for you. "It cured me of itching and bleeding
piles after years of uu^eriug. It's worth $10 a
box to anyone suffering from this most annoy
ing disease." Mrs. O. W. Jones, Cairo, 111.
McQrath A Still, Woodland.
TOLD OF STONEWALL JACKSON
He Blade the Military Cadet Take His
Own Medicine.
A hitherto unpublished story of
Stonewall Jackson is told by former
Governor Thomas G. Jones. Governor
Jones was a student at the Virginia
Military Institute when Jackson was
professor there at the outb'reak of the
war between the states. Jackson was
a rather'stern disciplinarian. Jones
had been at the institute for two or
three years and had come to be a ser
geant of the cadets. He had one day
to drill an awkward squad and lost
his temper in his work, whereupon he
made the boys "double-quick" arouud
a tree. He had them "going it hard"
when suddenly he heard from behind
bim the short, sharp command: "Dou
ble-quick there!" "Double-quick," re
peated1 the wrathful future governor
of Alabama.
"No you, sir! Halt!"
Jones looked behind him and there
stood "Old Jack," as Jackson was call
ed by the boys.
"You, sir! You double-quick your
self."
Jones looked tit his superior officer
in amazement.
"Double-quick!" was the stern com
mand, and instantly Sergeant Jones
was trotting around the tree at a
great rate, hot, thoroughly indignant
And furiously angry. His awkward
squad looked on.
Within an hour Jones had sent in hlg
resignation. In answer he received an
invitation to sup at Jackson's home.
He declined. Then came an order for
him to report to Jackson instantly.
That order was obeyed. After some
talk Jones said: "But you, sir,""humili
ated me before my men!"
"You lost your temper," said Jack
son calmly, "and, besides, you forgot
that you an not an officer at all."
That ended the trouble, and now no
body more reverences the memory of
"Old Jack" than Governor Jones.—
Birmingham Age-Herald.
B. M. Booth. Elgin, 111., who had just escap
ed a very dangerous operation writes us,
"Beggs' German Salve cured me of piles after
everything els? had failed. I was preparing
for an operation, as a last resort. Would not
be without it If it cost 810 a box." McGrath &
Still, Woodland:
GENIUS AND ROTUNDITY.
Qtaat Man Ara Charged With
High Uvera.
Being
Theophlle Gautier remarked that
Victor Hugo,! in his quality of the sov
ereign prince of French romantic poe
try, should be (If the ordinary opinion
as to poets were correct) angular, with
light or dark hair, and pink complex
ion, says the Humanitarian. The world
and an overcoat could hardly contain
the glory of Victor Hugo's stomach. He
burst his button band every day and
as for buttons In front they were snap
ped off continually. Victor Hugo's em
bonpoint was most richly deserved, for
his plate was a mixtum compositum of
veal cutlets, lima beans an(f oil, roast
beef and tomato sauce, omelets, milk
and vinegar, mustard and cheese,
which he swallowed rapidly and in im
mense amounts while drinking coffee.
Rossini had not been able to see his
feet over his abdomen for six years ere
his death. He was a hippopotamus In
trousers. Jules Janln would break
down any eighteenth century sofa on
which he ifcight happen to sit. The Af
ricanism of Alexander Dumas' pas
sions did not prevent the author of
"The Three Guandsmen" from being
very plump. He ate three beefsteaks
where any other* fat man ate one.
Salnte-Beuve saw his abdomen bulge
out under his goatee. The most fertile
of all French romancers,Balzac,looked
more like a hogshead than a man.
Three ordinary \persons stretching
hands could not reach around bis
walBt. Dr. Eugene Sue, author of the
"Mysteries ot Pairis," was .greatly
grieved when he could no longer see
over his stomach. Theophlle Gautier
also merited & place* among obese liter
ary gods Kenan, Maupassant, Flau
bert and Sorcey-wore also to be there
classed.
A bald head or vn untidy oondltlon of the
hair causes more unhappy hours, than any
other conditio
not life. Avoid these by using
Beggs' Hair Benewer. It cures all soalp dis
eases, stops hair tailing out and grows hair on
bald heads. Guaranteed 10 give satisfaction.
McGrath & Still, Woodland.
Mather—the 30 years dentist of over
30 yeara experience is at l^eon on the
morning of the 27th and will remain
until the last of every month.
A branch office ol "Blair" the Des
Moines florist, has been established at
Thb Reporter office. Parties desiring
cut flowers can leave their order at this
office and the flowers will be promptly
furnished. Gan quote prices on any out
flowers, and guarantee Bowers fresh.
The best kitchen ware, the Blue fieltt,
will be found in the sooth window at
WALIACB A Hoknkb'S,
THE TAX FERRETS.
An Iowa Judge Holds That the Law
Was Not Applicable to Taxes
and Assessments Prior
to 1898.
A htiniber of counties in this state,
Decatur among them, have been em
ploying "ferrets" or tax collectors for
the purpose of hunting up anil collect
ing old taxes and monies owned by
parties who did not give them in for
taxation. Judge House, of the Clinton
District Court, last week rendered a de
cision that if upheld by the supreme
court will greatly interfere with the
operations of the collectors who are
working all over the state. He has con
strued the provision of section 1347 of
the code, holding that it operated only,
as a future rule of law from the time the
code took effect, and was not applicable
to taxes and assessments prior to A. D,
1808. This is the section of the law
under which "tax ferrets" are looking
up property heretofore escaping taxa
tion, and under which they hail expect-"
td to collect taxes on such property for
1895, 1890, 1897, 1898 and 1899.
This is a knock-out blow at any at
tempt at collecting for the years 1S95
6-7. As to the first vear, however,
collection would seem to* have been al
ready burred by lapse of time. The
time limit is fixed by the section ruled
upon at live years from the date when
the omitted property should have been
listed and assessed but was not. The
liability to assessment relegates ba«k to
January, The work of listing and as
sessing property is delegated to the as
sessor. Section 1365 of the code re
quires that the assessment rolls be
completed by April 1. Thev are to be
delivered to the board of review by
first Monday in Apiii. Avoiding all
doubtful issues, and counting from the
last date, it will be seen that five years
has fully elapsed. That, being the ense
the right would have been lost as to
that year, in any event.
Under the holding of the court, col
lections made for four years! bank of
the code would, be illegal exactions
and the county, under section 1417, is
required to refund taxes illegally ex
acted and paid.
Beggs' Hair Renewer cures dandruff, stops
lialr falling out. and will row hail- 011 bald
heads. Beggs Mfg. i'o., Chicago. "Your Hair
Kcnewer removed all the dandruff from my
scalp and stopped my hair failing out. in two
weeks." Mrs Ella Marshall, .loilet, 111.
McGrath & Still, Woodland.
Teachers Examinations.
Teachers' examination will be held at
the following places:
Van Wert, July 9—111.
Grand River, July 11—12.
Weldqn, July 13—14.
Davis Oily, July 10—17.
Pleasantdn, July 18—19.
Lamoni, July 20—21.
Decatur, July 23—24.
Garden Grove, 25—2i.
Leon, July, 27—28.
Teachers are requested to bring their
certificates in order that the cdunty
superintendent may determine whut
branches they will be required to take
in examination. J. A, McIntosh,
County superintendent.
Stop your hair falling out! "Erysipelas re
suited in entire loss of ray liair two bottles
Beggs' Hair Renewer gave me a fine growth."
A, Linder, Editor Advocate. Humeston,
Iowa. Guaranteed for all scalp diseases re
stores natural growth and color. Try it now.
McGrath & Still. Woodland.
To Cure a Cold While You Sleep
Take"WeeUs'lireak-Up-A-/'nlil Tablets," We
•heerfully refund the puro' pric" it fails
to cure. Price 25 cents. ..-iico,
When you want a brigliV,tasting shine
put on vonr shoes in an artisiicmanner,
call on liuck Peugh, til the Hole! Leon.
He gives the best shine black or tan in
Leon.
For Sale.
1 good single buggy, 1 set single har
ness, 1 first class banjo, 1 gramophone
with 23 records. Enquire ot
T. E.
Horner.
ORIGINAL NOTICE.
for
In the District Court of Iowa, in and
Decatur County, August Term, jsoo.
John B. Anderson, plaintiff,
vs.
The Unltpown Heirs of John Ballard, de
ceased Hahnali Ballard, and the Unknown
Heirs of Hannah Ballard, defendants
To the Above-named Defendants, unknown
Claimants of the South-west Quarter of the
South-east Quarter of section Seven, Town
ship Sixty-seven, Range Twenty seven, De
catur County, Iowa:
You and each of you are hereby notilied that
there is now on die iu the office of the clerk
of the District Court of Decatur County, Iowa
th» petition of John B. Anderson, plaintiff
herein, claiming to be the absolute and un
qualified owner by purchase of the South-west
Quarter of the South-east Quarter of isection
Seven (7), Township sixty-seven (87i
Range Twenty-seien West in Decatur
County, Iowa, and that said plaintiff and his
grantors have been in the quiet, peaceable
and uninterrupted possession of said premises
under color of title and claim of right for more
than forty years last past that i,aid land was
patented by one Joseph A. Hunt, and by the
said Joseph A. Hunt deeded to one John Bal
lard, husbund of Hannah Ballard and the
fathtrof the unknown heirs of John Ballard
herein referred to that the said John Ballard
sold said piemise8 by bond or contract to one
John Kiddie sometime duricg the later part
of the year 1858 or fore part of the year 1857
and that the said John Riddle fully paid the
said John Ballard for said premises that the
said John Ballard referred to herein died some
four or live years afttr said sale to the said
John Riddle, and that the estate of the said
John Ballard has been fully settled by this
Court that Hannah Ballard is the widow of
the said John Baliard. deceased that as to
whether or not the said Hannah Bailard is
living plaintiff is notable to state, but if the
said Hannah Ballard is still living she is a
non-resident of the state of Iowa and that
personal service can not be made upon her in
this state that the defendants, the unknown
heirs of John Ballard,Hannah Ballard and the
unknown heirs or Hannah Ballard make some
claim to said premises adverse to plaintiff
that the interest that »ald defendants if anv
they claim, is derived by law as the widow and
children and heirs at-law of the said John Bal
,aru, deceased, and Hannah Ballard his
widow that said premises were sold by the*
said John Ballard and fully paid for that the
na aes and residences of the heirs of John Ba
Ui'ddeceasrd. and Hannah Ballard and the
unknown heirs of Hannah Ballard are un
known to this plaintiff and that plaintiff has
sought diligently to learn the same. Plaintiff
prays that bis estate in and to said premises
o-wit: the South-west Quarter 01 the Houlh'
east Quarter 01 section seven (7), Township
Sixty--even (87), Range Twenty-seven (27), in
Decatur County, Iowa, be established: that
the defendants, to-wit: the unknown heirs of
John Ballard, Hannah Ballard, and the un
known heirs of Hannah Ballard be forever
barred and estopped from having or claiming
any right, title or interest in and to said prem
ises adverse to plaintiff that the title to said
«mlsesby,aueachthi,plaintiff
be qufeted in as against de
dants and and all of them or any one
Iming through or under them that the
^«jrt make order for publication of notice
of the pendency of action, as by law in
such cases made und provided, and for gener
al equitable relief.
You are further notified that unless you ap
pear thereto and defend on or before noon of
the second day of the August Term, 1900, of
said Court, which commences on the 87th day
of August. 1900, at the Court House in Leon
Iowa, default will be entered against you and
decree rendered thereon,
V. R. McGinnis,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
After reading the within and foregoing no
tice and the petition from which the state
ments in said notice are taken, said notice Is
hereby approved and it is hereby ordered that
said notice be published in the Leon Rrpoh
ter, a weekly newspaper of general circula
tion published in Leon, Deoatur County,,Iowa
once a week for six (fl) successive weeks.
Signed this 20th day of June, 1800.
45-Bt W. H. Tkdford,
is I a
Omda |f
I
Grand River.
Once there was a man who got mad
because another wanted him to pay a
debt and said he: "Lelf him wait," just
because he had asked him for it. That
is very unjust and a poor way to con
yinee people that you are honest.
These are bad thoughts. Good thoughts
come to him who invite them and evil
thoughts to them that call for them.
Brother you can have whatever you
want whether it be high or low because
your desire for it is the messenger who
brings it to you. Angels and devils are
alike subject to your command, you can
have the company of either according
to the purpose of your heart. We are
neyer ourselves afone but always plus
an inexplicable something which wards
us from the unseen world of forces. If
we cultivate what is good and noble then
goodness and nobility knock at our
doors and ask to be received as guests.
We will develop in that direction. We
can reach a height on which an unjust
action will be an impossibility, just as
it is impossible for a man of honor to
become a common thief, liar or refuse
to pay his debts promptly when lie can.
if we cultivate bad and impure thoughts
our actions will be bad. These are un
deniable facts of experience. We have
all verified them to a greater or less
extent and know either to our joy or
our sorrow that it is true. There have
been moments in all our lives when our
aspirations have been like eagle wings
bearing us close to the Throne filling us
with a longing for the ideal life
and moments when our surrender to
temptation has made, us despise our
selves. We have spent hours in heaven
and we know what hell is because we
have been there, it is just as simple to
cultivate good thoughts and good deeds
as it is to cultivate an orchard. So if
you wish to be good you can do it for
you have it all in your own hands.
Everyone should make a distinct ellort
to be iunorahle, unselfish and selfsacri
ticing just as they make au ellort to be
rich and famous. If you have the bat
teries of selfishness, hatred, jealously or
any other ills try ami take them out of
your soul. These wild elements are in
us all and we cannot be at our best until
we have been caught, trained and dis
ciplined ourselves. Once one of our
citi/.ens was berating another because
he tvas going to vole for another man
for mayor and the other replied: "All
you have against him is that you owe
iiiui and won't pay him." Christ teaches
us how to approach the ideal, he is our
divine teacher but for many years the
world has given all its attention to
physical, commercial and political science
instead of being the noblest work of
plan is oflered to foUowing points for
the ro"- trip:
'Spii. ~ake, Iowa, July 10—13 Annual
Meeting Grand Commanderv Kniehta
Templars. Dates of sale July 0 to 12.
Chicago, III., July 14—16 Conference
Christian Catholic church on Zion.
Dates ot sale July 11 to 10.
Milwaukee Wis., July 19-22 Biennial
Convention Geimon Epworth League
of America. Dates of sale July 10 to
2lst. For further information call on or
address.
Suited
s:m
God, an honest man. Do not be a liar
be a man. Cultivate good and pure
thoughts and actions and you will rind
it easy to be thus and will await the
coming of the other world with joy.
Do uoi get envious of someone else be
cause he is prosperous you will get some
ot it if you are worthy, Practice hon
esty, industry and economy and you to join them before long. I have
anil yours will get the greatest boon to 1 shaken hands \yith Tom Paine and
mortal given, which iscontentinent.
'A Penny a Penny
Saved is
Earned/'
Economy is the lesson taught by this
saying. It is economy to take Hood's
SarsapariJla at Ibis season because it
purifies, enriches and vitalizes the blood
and thus prevents sickness and puts the
whole system in a state of health for
the coming season. Every bottle of
Hood's Sarsaparijla contains UM doses
positive proof that it is economy to
take Hood's.
Constipation is cured by Hood's Pills.
~Vou Need a Daily Paper.
This is presidential year and every cit
izen needs a daily paper. The' Des
Moins Daily News Js sent postpaid to
any address for $1 a year, 75 cents for six
months, 50 cents for three months. All
the news condensed for the busy reader
tdaily markets by telegraph interesting
literary matter for the family. Address,
The News, Des Moines, Iowa.
.{
Excursion Rates on the R. W.
A. S. Tuakp Agent.
National Educational Association.
Charleston, S. C. July 7-13, 1900.
For this great annual gathering of our
nation's educators the Chicago' Great
Western Ky. will on July 2-8 sell round
trip excursion tickets toCharleston, S.C.
good goine July 10th and good to return
iip to and including Sept. 1, 1900.
Hound trip rate One fare plus $2.00 for
membership. For further information
inquiie of any Great Western Agent or
address F. H. Lord, G. P. & T. A., 113
Adams St. Chicago.
Bryan Photo Button.
We are in receipt of a very artistic
photo button of Col. W.J. Bryan a
perfect likeness, linely executed. Bro
ther Alf. Wooster of The Journal at
Oskaloosa, Iowa is placing them on the
market and he will send you a sample,
porft paid, for 10 cents in stamps. Thev
should readily sell for 25 cents.
The large and increasing circulation of
The Iowa Homestead in this county is a
matter for congratulation to the pub
lishers and to good farming, for, of all
the papers of its olassjn the country, it
iseasily the best and most helpful. Its
Special Farmers' Institute editions, is
sued with the regular edition the first
•veek in each month, have been for
years the admiration of all practical
farmers. Written wholly by farmers,
they are full of actual experience and
smell of the soij. We have been fortu
nate enough this season to secure terms
for The Homestead and its Special Farm
ers' Institute Editions, together with
the Poultry Farmer and The Farmers'
Mutual Insurance .lournal, four or the
most valuable farm publications in the
country, that enable us to offer the four
in connection with our own paper, Thk
Leon Reporter, forfl.7G.for the entire
five, one year. This is emphatically a
good thing, and no farmer in this coun
ty should fail to take advantage of the
ofler. For a large line of thoroughly
practical farm reading nothing has ever
been offered before that equals it. A
county paper, a farm paper, a poultry
paper, a farm insurance paper and the
Special Farmers* Institute, all for $1.70
Come in and order them.
__ we will Mod tom thiejnti
/I cnr-i Modal »5p.00 World Winner BICYCLE *7 tntffetT.
0. p., mmiutipu. Esuuiue It at /our tre£fet omoe aa41f yea
tod it a g«auta*
im model high grade SOO.OO World HtUmt. the
[.targaia you ever or beard or and you are oonrlnoed it is worth'
torstfcan any. wheel advertised by other bourn up ta AH.M,
ta*
k% Mas o* fca*J
«$7»binB
taat aeamlem
MfTiatui
hades.
Bbti Ingersoll Writes a Communica
tion from Sheol.
While 1 was on earth I didn't believe
in hell, fori had traveled in Kansas and
didn't think there could be two places
so much alike. But 1 hadn't been here
but half a day till I believed it a whole
lot. It is much more realistic and gen
uine than 1 anticipated, but 1 think 1
will like it when I get acclimated. Just
now my feet are blistered from walking
011 the hot pavements and 1 am dab
bling them in the Styx to cool them. I
was talking to Moses a while ago and lie
says they will soon get calloused anil
then I'll be all hunkadori. He has read
my ".Mistakes of Moses" and laughingly
dtimiued that he made a good many
when he was new to the business. He
is a jovial old cuss and 1 rather like
him. He told me on the dead—every
thing is "on the dead here"—that lie
didn't write the Pentateuch, but knew
who did.
Col. Dick Wiley, of Enid, wrote me
some nine ago inquiring about this place
and what chances there wouid be for
speculation. There is plenty of fiue
roasted spec here, but not much ula
tion. Brann, the Iconoclast man, being
considered only a partial bad man has a
good cool job over in the clearing cut
ting brush for roaster No. 1,203,428.
There are lots of people down here
and strangers arrive daily, nut 1 would
not advise you to come down until fall
or winter and even then you needn't
bring anything but alight summer suit.
You won't need an umbrella, overcoat
or skates, but you might bring alon«
a pan leaf fan or two, for an "imaginary
mythical, figurative allegorical, unortho
dox" is about the hottest one I ever got
into.
Hut say! I got here just in time to
strike a snap. Henry Ward Beechei
had just retired on account of old agi
aud .Mephist'ipheles appointed me to
succeed him as boss of the New York
colony—the largest one here, 1 have
a lovely new trident with cute little
spear point business 011 the tines, and
the devil has promised to get me a long
red tail and a pair of horses like his
when he goes to the city next woek.
Horace Greely introduced me to Spur
geoi) and old Peter Cartwright last
night and we had a very pleasant little
lark together. They expect Talmage
also
We must close
a 1 .. 1 We need rain the
A one and one-third fare on certificate worst kind crops are almost a lailure
If you are ever down this way, drop in
ofBoe aa4 If 7«a
VUMT, the
fimdwl
edit la worta MMI a
I adveruvea by ottaer bourn up to AH.M, par re
r,Maori one-pieceh&nger,InMfaN tall taarUj
Mack or narooa.hicBly
hfgalyatefcsl tahM^lUiO
psdaU. hlgfc ara—
coaipls— wttfc imIs aatf repair
bars, best Doyle:
k» Aa* leather baf,
Supply Hpm—,WHww—»olH,Wiw,
HB,
Vol-
taire and find them very pleasant geu
tleuien. Said tliey had watched my
career for some time and said they had
expected me daily. Ben Erajiklii)'called
on me this morning, IJe is wearing his
hair short now and does ot look so
much like Oueeu Lilioukajani as he used
to,. 1 could not tell tl),eir pictures
apart.
Of course the trust is her£ bigger than
a chipmunk. Selonjon and Brjghain
Young have unified all the women,
and the politicians are organizing to de
feat the pr,ese#t administration and
elect a new devil. They want me to
make the nominating speech. You
know I nominated Blaine for president
once and did it up in shape. I
know who
Gould is run
money, and
are quite popu
I wish you
1 would like to
about me. Is
lot of my Qld 1
pictures of rife to start aLroguel^allery,
anji-'water brained spiritualists will com
nune with my spirit and tell all sorts
of things. I wish the whole dod rotted
pack were down here then they would
not feel so alfired gay
Yours truly,
Bon 1ngkr80LI..
&$•—A soda fountain would pay big
down here.
Eat What You Like,
When you take Morley's Liyer and
Kidney Coidial, for then dyspepsia,
indigestion, heartburn, foul breath,
dizziness and a long train of similar
troubles will disappear and your cleans
ed and awakened system will demand
food. Sound digestion and sound ap
petite go together, and both follow the
use of this time tried remedy. Sold by
agent in every town and bv L. Van
Werden.
Colorado.
lliat is the title of a verv beautiful 72
page book published by the C. B. & Q.
Railroad. It is most entertaining and
informative, besides being illustrated
with exceptionally line engraving. The
rates t6 Colorado are so cheap this year
that many will take their vacation there.
They should ask the C. B. & Q. ticket
agent for this book. Price (i cents.
CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH
PENNYROYAL
PILLS
a a vt.1 ""1 Only Wcnulne.
reliable. La41e«* aak Druggist
t'mJf«•
1CI?SSSmeulllcENGLISH
EK'S
nt-n Gold boi». mini
7,
Mm
Take no other. Hcltao
ltuaeroaa SubaUtnUono and Imlui.
,H»r °r rour Drmutltt, or
wnd
in
Testimonial*
tad Kcllef fop
Ladles*" in letttr. bv mw
Mall. 10.000 TeatlmonUla. sliibt
all Drugfliu. Ohlcheater CheiVe^C*!
Madlava Park,
PliUX, PJu
Kaslioo tbli paper.
PARKER'S
HAIR BALSAM
Cleaawa and beautlflM the h.i.
Promote# a luxuriant ffrovth.
Never Palls to Bestore Gray
Hair to its Youthful Color/
Cure* tcalp diseaiai & hair tailing,
60e,andtl.U0at Drumrldi
JSJ""
t.COD' ^OISON
Snnda?mSg^mufoo®i-.°®CCOr
LAYTON,
Physician and Sargeoa,
Office Phone 7. Resldei ce phone 7,
Fred
Atlg 3.—1
lei
Banks of the Styk, Sheol,
will endeavor to write you the letter 1
promised you before leaving New York.
Sam Jones told the truth, for just as 1
predicted, and I expected, 1 ani in Hades.
Came .straight through without a stop.
I am sitting on a hot cinder writing this
letter on a piece of slate gouged out of
the ceiling with my trident. A "tri
dent" you know is one of those funny
little pitchforks that Neptune used to
carry at the seaside. Everybody has
one and it makes a fellow think he" is at
a populist convention.
a. bowman, m. d.
Physician and Burgeon.
Office phone 7. Residence phoM 88.
Office with Dr. lkyton.
Office hours 9 to 12—1 to 4r—7 to 8.
A•Brown,
Physician and Surgeon
OFFICE IN WARNER'S BLOCK.
R. McAJlaster,
Pbyslcan and Surgeon.
Office over W. P. UJ.irk A Oo.'s Btoro,
TV*.
F. Vt'algjjt,
Physician and Surgeon,
LEON, IOWA.
w.
Speoial study and atte&tioa rlTen t* tki
treatment of Chronio DUtaee*. Oflo* •rfc
Van Werden's drug store.
J. L. Lewis,
Osteopath.
Leon, lows.
Office at D. E. Morgan's.
Oraduate^AmerlosB achoal af
T)r. A. W. HOWE,
Homeopathic
Physician and Surgeon.
|*ttenti°n given to tha treatment
Chronio Diseases **by*E^ EOTRIOI tY°
1 Side Squat*.
Office North
Slater,
Vetrlnary Surgeon.
Phsician and Dentist,
Office at Van Werden'i Drug Store.
W
W H. Albaugb,
OFFICE IN LONG'S BLOCK.
McGinnis,
Lawyer.
a
Snooeasor to Carry & MeGianla
OFFICE IN RAY'B BLOCK.
Dr.
J. W. Rowell.
Dentist.
OFFICE IN LONG'G BLOCK.
T)r. I). R. Dudley,
Dentist.
OHipn over Myers I o."s drufr store. I.eon
iowh. Will Im in f.oon tlu entire week
except Wednesday, wlien I will
be at my office at Dqeatur City.
Dr. J. H, Osborn,
OSTEOPATH.
Leon,
1 am still on hand to cry sales in De?
catur and adjoining counties. Twenty
years experience fits me to do the work
to the satisfaction of every one. 1 war
rant my work. All that is necessary is
to drop a card to Decatur, Iowa. Box
(J5 and I will answer.
S. Y. HARGER, Auctioneer.
EST RAY NOTICE.
Taken up as an estray by C. R. Boegor at
his residence in New Buda township, Decatur
county, Iowa, on the 3d day or May, 1900, ono
dark red heifer about one year old with whiter
spot under left front leg and white on right
flank. Also small horns.
O. w. Haustkad, and posted before
Justice of the Peace, Geo, W, Skars,
County Auditor.
Hlffh Water Advertising Mark.
Th® New York Herald of April 17 printed an
editorial statement that on the previous day
April 10) its paid advertising reached
the high water mark in that journal's history.
The Chicago Tribune on that same day, last
bunaay, April 1G, printed not only more advc
tisins than the New York Herald, but what
believed to be the greatest amount cvt»r printed
in a single issue of any regular main edition of
a newspaper. Leaving out of account the twen
ty-two columns of advertising printed by the
New York Herald on that day in the speoial sec
tion devoted to the interests of Brooklyn and
Jvew jersey and appearing- only in tho.se editions,
the record of The Tribune
of
Ch™n1®'
in aU
by
toMer-
°fflCC
CHIMBO MEPICM. INSTITUTE,
Pbvatwoua
•A.
.1
09
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fl
''assf
,x.
Lawyer.
OFFICE IN BANK BUILDING.
tookey it Brooks,
Lawyers.
Iowa.
Office at Woodmansee House.
Graduate of American School
Osteopathy.
Consultation free
at Office.
JOBS A. STOUT.
Livery Feed and
SaleJStable.
a
New Rigsl,
Special atttention piiven toV8^
commercial men, Your patron
agr solicited.
John A. Stout,
NOTICE.
Wi
r'
for April 10 sur­
passed that of the Herald for the same day by
more than 10,000 agate lines of paid advertising
Even allowing the Herald all it claims,, inclu-i
th^ actual amount of paid advertising.
^•Tne exact figures are given as follows: Tne
Zsew York Herald of April 16 printed in its main
edition, exclusive of its Brooklyn and New Jer
sey supplements, 77,823 agate lines of advertise
?.n£ludinR: those supplements it elaima
i. ,»«The Chicago Tribune" printed that
day 88,450 agate lines of paid advertisements,
ine comparison should be made in lines of agate
measure, because the columns of The Tt ib
Sln .£re longer and contain 305 agar* lines,
while those of the New York Herald contain only
*58 lines of agate each.
For the four Sundays ending April lrt.
number of columns of advertisements in the
Svhthe
lork Herald, according to its own cluimsand
Including its Brooklyn and New Jersey special
was 1,067.25. In the same period of time
The Tribune printed 1.084.43 columns of a.
tual paid advertisements. These, reduced to
agate lines, give the New York Herald
lines and
4
The Tribune 330,751 lines in "The
ET.te?.ne there were printed in tha« period
.more agate lines than in the New York
Herald. This excess was equal to cightv-ont
columns of the size of those of the New York
Herald. Therefore the New York Herald printed
ft}
av£r£?G
20.25 columns lese each Sunday
than The Chicago Tribune."
„n WEAKNESS OF ME*
STRICTURE, VARICOCELE, BLOOD
POISIM
Blood, Nervous. Private and Skin Diseases of i.*
stages entirely cured and removed from the system
oneratiM PaS5nlP cured in 7days, Hydrocele In 3 days. Stricture cured wilh. 'H
wlki
BH al
QU F„wie1nt
of
I»I1« hi Ul A Loll erly Chicago leading specialist, is a graduato of Runt
ddht of St. Anthony's Hospital. Bennett Medical CoUeges, and was formerly l-rexi
."J6 Chicago Medical Institute, was lorrn
h0Ur8: Prom 10
."y,S|.
8
H.'
lT.
W Mfc no •oa0yutll7nluTc,xuitiHd'tMi»eB'Jtt«io«Mnaooa im-rf-i..
SPcbJk nwhtae a• »u aorer bafere
offend at aaytbtnc Uke Uto price. OUR OFFER.
kMaaflloa No. t* If you kave
aajr aae tor a sewiaf iiri-tiliy Don't MMtoae owit or muaey,
I bat write your uaaw plainly aadla full, oane or jweloaae
aud aeareat railroad alaUon,
land we will eeod Ckl« drop head ^drawer CalilnetBhieKl bbon flewlneilaohlse Co your rail
'road ataUoa.
PaalMsx CKtaona ounatTee pother*andaxamiiMIt,aall
ta aajr expert to ezaniiM It, compan It with wuklaea thatottun aellattUltom.
tf every one proaeuoeee la every way the e«aal of mh aiaoblnea, the anet wouderfal
^o* a»«r heard of, pay fr«l«fct afeat oerapeetal latroduetorjr price,
116.27.
SJi Pyf'Cr •aMdaefery In .very way.yourtllte aader DO akUcattoM t« take M.
tewneaat at KookyJhmatalna far
Bead Catdaet
MmElbboaj
ntaid SO Years.-
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