The Leon reporter., December 20, 1900, Image 1

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Phone 22.
THE LEON DEPORTED
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O. E.HULL, Publisher,'
LEON, IOWA
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LeonJowa^oitoJ/lee.
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at the
Mark Hanna, the president and the
syndicates will probably Hp strong
enough to pass the ship-subsidy bill in
spite of American sentiment.
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The Isthmian Canal Commission has
reported in favor of the Nicarauguan
route as the only really reasqnable one,
although it admits that it will coat
about 140,000,000 more than the Pana
ma.
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about for
When McKinley is cag(|Qi[
Cabinet material.he Bhould not overlook
Senator Titus. He cou|d write a Sulu
agreement to mean something or noth
ing juat as the occasion might require.—
'Corning Free Press.
The sultan Is to pay up through the
purchase of a cruiser and the United
States^has professed itself satisfied. It
may be pointed out by the way, that
payment could have been had months
ago by, this means, but was refused and
the very idea of its acceptance was ridi
culed But that was before the eieptioft
The total vote cast for' president in
1896 was 13,923,378 out of an estimated
total electorate:of 14,250,000. The total
vote cast for president in 1900 was 13,
883,943 out of an estimated electorate of
15,500,000. The vote this year was
therefore 39,485~less than it. was four
years ago, although the. electorate had
incretucd at i$aqt^560jOOO- While the
vqte'tour ye are ago wM wttUifi^qHftf
ofa mittion of the total' electorate, the
stay-at-home" vote tins year reached
T,250,000.. One .voter in every dozen
the country through refrained from ex
pressing any opinion upon the presi
dency. ..
fhtlon railroad commission is now.
nnjipjiy ir?''•
roads before the.first of next year. Un
der the Iowa law the roads are put into
three classes,according to tjpeir earning
capacity and. general business, the ob
ject being to permit roads not being fav
orably situated to charge more for
freight and passenger traffic than the
bin roads and thus make a profit. In
practice, however, all the roads charge
the rates provided for class A roads,
which arethe lowest rates. There are
so many competing points in Iowa on
the maty cross lines that it is almost
impossible fpr the low-class roads to
maniain any higher rate than is de'
manded of classes Band roads in the
itfcte uow.. The only advantage in be
login thtsdags is.In case of lawsuitB
over rates, when the cbmpany can al
ways fall back on its "classification to
protect it in the higher rates.
A SIGNIFICANT FALLING OFF.
Tfhe NewYork World notes that the
iotml vote cast for president in 1896 was
13,923,378 out of au estimated total
electorate of U,250,000. The total vote
cast'for president In 1000 was 13,883,943
outofan estimated electorate,of 15,500,
000. The vote this year was "therefore
$&r43i lessthan it was four yean -ago,
although the electorate had increased
•t least 1*250,000, While the vote four
yearsigo was within a quarter of a mil
lion of tfafi.total-.electorate, the "Btay
iMtoine" vote this year reached .1,250,
WO. The World then drawB the follow
ing deductions:
'^pne voter in every dozen the country
ihough refrained from expressing any
amnion upon the presidency .Except
the presidential election of 1864, when
the southern states .were not represent
edi this ipf the first pj$pidentiai election
•t which the popular vote bas been less
than ar fjhe^ preceding presidential elec
tion. Except that election of 1864 this
is the first presidential electipn a£ which
tMLpopplar yote has not been very
much greater in proportion, than at tbe
prleeding election.
"ft is ^ither a eurious circumstance,
sajri the Louisville Courier-journali
"that there Were 110#000more persons in
TexltB who did not go to the polls this
yea| than there were in 1896. The re
daemon of the pluraHty lrom 202,914 to
146,258, shows that the most of the ah
senteeB were men who Toted for Bryan
in 1990, but the rairabUcatis wire also
largely absent." In 1696 Texas gave to
Mr. Bryan 370,434 votes, this year 267,
432, a difference of 108,003. It gave
McKinley 167,520 in 1896, and this year
121,173,- a loss of 46,343. The New
York World insists that "these facts
can only mean a widespread popular
dissatisfaction with b*6th candidates
both parties, both schemes of national
policy. Clearly tbe voters choae be
tweie^evils, Md/cho«'so reluctantly
that* it large pirt of them refndned from
expres^ng a choice." Tbis.i^eaiia that
the time when' ji fev politidans can
carry 'this nation or: this state by storm
has passed away. Hereafter even the
political paMie^ A to be put^upon
'|hcfe:g(^:.behavior.-^
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ESTABLISHED 1854. JLEON. IOWA. THURSDAY,
^BMWVEiytaR^
Should the movement toward 'stats
hoed in Arizona, New Mexico and Ok
lahoma be pressed with sufficient, force
by the people of those territories, it is
possible that the present congress will
give.us three new states. Should they
le admitted the union of stars, and
stripes will be complete within the
boundaries of what is popularly called
the United Slates. The history, of the
growth of the union is interesting. The
first state admitted after the organiza
tion of the government was Vermont in
1791. This was foUowed by Kentucky
in 1792, Tennessee in 1706 and Ohio in
1803. The first state carved out of the
Louisiana Purchase to be admitted was
Louisiana, 1812, followed hy Missouri in
1821. After that,no olber state was ad
mitted until 1836, when Arkansas came
in. Of the Mexican cession California
was the first to enter, in 1850, .the latent
being Utah, in 1896. It is a curious
fact that In 1848 it was expected that
New Mexico would come in immediate
ly. Only political motives kept her
out, at that time, and since. She may
have better luck with the present con
gress.
CHAMP CLARK COMMENTS.
The congressman from Pike, Hon.
Champ Clark, says:
'The French king, with bis army, on
memorable occasion performed the
celebrated fejtt.of marching up the hill
and then-marching down again. Dur
ing the recent campaign Governor and
^ShJiatrHooseveli nroused his admirers
to fever heat by denouncing in most
lurid and grotesque rhetoric the ice
trust as the sum of all iniquities and
daikley hinted that so soon as he had
time he would yank Major Van Wvck
out of his office for being interested in
the same. That was before the elec
tipn. Now the gubernatorial colonel,
after ill his rodolnontade, coos
air suakfAg dVveand^viV out*
nipnt in which he declares that he will
not remove Mayor Van Wyck because
there is no proof that he wilfully vio
lated the statue in such cases made
and provided! Teddy evidently was a
gay deceiver during, the campaign, and
his numerous dupes, who threw high
their Bweaty caps in the air while on a
thousand stumps he cut fantastic ca
pers before high heaven, must feel
much as does the poor fool who buys a
gold brick. The late lamented Phineas
T. Barnuin was correct when be assert
ed cynically that, a sucker is born every
minute, a fact which Teddy appeared to
realize/'
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•Sa»S»S«K
Art thou one of the many that' has
drained the Golden Nectar that maketh
thy heart full of strength mid gladness?
If not, take Rocky Mountain Tea. Ask
your drdggist.
This picture is tlie trade mark ot
SOOTHS KMGI,SION, nnd is on
every 1»ottie of SCOTT'S KMUt
vSIQN i" tlie World, which now
anioinils to many lnilliotis yearly
This great Inisiness lias grown ta
sijcli vast proportions,
First,'-Because the proprietors
h^ye alway.H leeu most, careful in
selcctilig tlie various ingredients
used in' its composition, namely
the finest Cod -I^iver Oil, and the
purest HypophoSphites.
SecQntf^Because they have so
skillfully combined the various
ingredients that the best possible
results are obtained by its use.
TWnfe'Bkause it has made so
many sickly, delicate children
strong and healthy, given liealth
and rosy cheeks to so ma$yv pale
anaemic girls, and healed the lungs
and restored to full health, so
thousands "In th^ first stages of
Consumption.
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jib agrccaoieyuM*ni rarpnaBiVon,
SCOTTftBOWlfig, ChernUH,
.arfWWSmrlatiwet, New-York.
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Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
THREE NEW STATES.
WOYAtSAKmQPOWOtWC6..MEW.VORK.
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OHIO'S VOTE-
"A Singular Coincidence.
The official count of the votes of
states, in which the candidates for
president of the two principal partieis
respectively reside have been made.
That of Dhio shows some rather un
Usual and wholly unexpected results.
Perhaps the strangest feature of^the
tabulation^ tbe fact that Mr. .-Bryan
received exactly the same, number of
votes this year that he did in 1896—
474,882, (The. tabulation shows that
hone of the live minority parties—
whose vote was much smaller than
expected—is entitled to a place on the
official'ballot-next year, ana if they
pla.ee candidates in nomination it will
have to be by circulation, of peti
tions. The prohibition party had
10,203, soical-democratic 4,835, union
reform 4,284, sbcialist-labor 1,689, pop
ulist 251. The total vote was 1,049,
121, an increase of 29,014 over the
total vote of four years ago. The
votes on tbe beads of the national
ticket was: McKinley, 543,918 Bryan,
474,882 McKinley's plurality, 69,036.
The coincidence of Mr. Bryan's 1896
and 1900 votes is one which might not
occur once in a million times, and
though possessing' no particular sig
nificance, is certainly an interesting
incident of the great campaign.- -The
complete .official count of tbe vote in
Nebraska'shows that McKinley carried
the state by a plurality of 7,882 over
Rrgftn. thfl fnt^ TfrfW^ 121 835 and
rfthe latter 114,013 votes. In Kentucky,
where result were for some time in
doubt, tj»r %al count of the votes
gives BeCkua^i 230,265 Yerkes 226,712.
Beckham's plurality in the state is
3.533.' Bryan's vote will be at leabt
235,000. r::
A WORK FOR NEWSPAPERS.
..vVJ-iVrtip
'iTBe^reittwnnot^^^ ptibflv
abetter service. thaa" tb iihpress opon*
every community thatwants rural free
delivery, and upon congress, that the
financial ^success or failure of that new
departure depends upon good roads.
Either tbe delivery of mail in the coun
try will become a burden upon the na
tional government by reason of the
great expense involved, or else it will
be made compensatory by means of
long routes over which carriers will be
enabled to deliver and collect enough
mail to obtain sufficient revenue to
cover the cost of the service. As large
a number of families as possible must
be served by each carrier to make the
work self-sustaining, but this is a physi
cal impossibility over bad roads. The
Clarksville, Iowa Star covers this point
in a few words in the following* para
graph:
"Free rural mail delivery means better
roads This necessarily so for the rea
son that roads must be in condition for
the carriers to traverse them at all sea
sons. Carriers cannot cover routes
where the roads are impassable or very
bad any more than any other person.
Road supervisors must appreciate this
and improve the highways according
ly."
The Hawk-Eye wduld like io see this
thought echoed, reiterated and empha
sized all oyer the state until public
opinion is brought up to tbe point
where necessary legislation will be de
manded and insisted upon by meaus of
which good highways will be obtain
able.' The great barrier is the present
antiquated road law. Other stateB in
the Union are moving not only for good
roads but for rural free delivery,. Iowa,
one of the best states in the Union with
the greatest and most varied natural re'
sources,-is floundering in the mud and
loosing billions of dollars annually by
bad highways. And furthermore, the
states with good highways are goidgto
have tbe preference in the. distribution
of rural free 1 Jlelivery ronttis loWa,
with tbe lowest rate of illiteracy,
8tatwhere newspapers, magazines and
periodical literature generally find the
widest circuktioti, ^here "the circulat
ing ..library,
Js- supplementing, local li­
braries, a state of all states where rural
free delty^ry ought, .to flourish_ .an4 be
self sustaining, is in danger pi not' get
ting. its share of. this latest and best
boom fot the farmers because of its poor,
hlghwaiys.
The newspapera of Iowa ought to 'take
op this matter of .8ucbuvital importance
to the welfare and progress of our peo
ple and so thoroughly discun it and
persistently press it'upon public at ton
tion that th.fr hext general assembly will
take prompt and effective action for the
improvement of public highways and
the extension of the rural mail service
throughout the entire state. Give every
farmer a daily mail.—Burlington Hftjrk'
Eye
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TheBt. Louis Republic remarks:
"That Steel Trust wage r^duction of
33 per cent in Ohio mktoes Mr. McjKina
lejr's,kmanifest destinyT' look
like atarvatiotrtosteql^orkers/
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THE SUBSjipY BILL.
The Chicago ^ribMn^, republican,
.says: .. ... ., _.
"The men who votey for the pending
.subsidy bill will no| Kear ihe last of
it for many years.r Representatives,
especially those from- the middle west,
Who have been re-elected and Who wish
to remain in political life, should be
cautious about comitiiuing themselves
to a measure which their ty^nstituen'ts
do not favor. It is difficult to see how
the middle west is to jie benefited by
this legislation which 'eastern shipbuild
ers and the owners, of 'ocean grey
hounds' are clamortji^af.
"The ma8s,«f. .the people are unable
to'see how this ^rbpos^l\ Subsidy legis
lation is to benefit theq)^ while they do
how it. will -benefit a small but
favored .class. Th^ "common peop'e
see that the intention is to tax them
to aid nifin Who already, have, large
means, The people will not submit pa
tiently to such tin abuse of legislative
power.
"This subsidy bill should not be
thrust to the front at this session. It
should be left to the consideration of
the next congress and of new men, just
from the people^ and who may prefer
to go before their constituents at the
flections of 1902 -. with a better record
than they will majke by voting for a
measure which contemplates taxing tbe
many, ithb have little money, for tbe
benefit of a few, who.have much.
To Break up a cold In one Nioat
Orlpqulokly cure L« tirlppe take '^weeks'
Break-Up A-Oold latdfttB." We elieertuUy re
lund the purchase prloe it It talis to oure
Price 85 cents. W. E. Myfirs & Co.
Hroliday
Sense!
Each succeeding''
time more andmorelJuyers
come to onr snndry de
partment. In a large ma
jority of cases, especially
for family giving, such
common sense gifts as hair
brushes,' cloth brushes,
fancy combs, hand ,mirrors
useful, needed^and appre
ciated. Buying these things
here helps a lot at a season
when there is never enough
money to go round-
PERFUMES.
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Druggist.
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Standards per can
Extra selects
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20. 1900.
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Manufacturers of and
DealerisIn
LEON, IOWA.
We carry a magnificent line of monu
ments. The workmanship is unexcelled
and material used first-class. .•/'
We buy our stock in car load lots
direct from the quaries in the east,
thereby enabling us to make
than firms buying in small quantities
Our buslnessi8 run strictly on a first
elate basis and we
all our work to give perfect satisfaction.
FRUITSAND
Package coffee, 2 packages for.............
Table peaches peeled per can,
Gallon Good peaches apricots, plums and berries
Whitt Loaf Flour per sack
J* Cream of Dakota per sack ...,
Queen of Kansas per sack.
Prid^ of Kansas per sack...................
BltioRibbon,.
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4. A. HARRiS & BROS.
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Can be had daily from
BLAIR—THE FLORIST
DES MOINES, IOWA.
Postoffice Box 283. -r Sr
A Large Stock of All Flowers in sea?#)
kept on had—shipped loose in boxes, of
made in
f's
Fresh Teams!_^-
J. H. MERRILL,
Auctioneer.
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Perfumes you will give of oourfe. Al-.
ways in good taste, always acceptable
If tbe Qualllay lie right. We carry tbe
best goods made, and supply them at
moat reasonable prices,
-. Ilk.
Y,
SaSlCOtS,
Boquetsor
soeigns,
promptly on short notice. Entire time
etvento
FLORAL WORK
JOHN A. STOUT.
Livery 1
Sale Stable.
Choice line of-
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Rigs I
-k^-New
Special atttention given to
jmercial men. Your patron
age solicitei
Phom»io.
J0hn A. StOU
NOTICE.
I am still on hand to cry sales in De
catur and adjoining counties. Twenty
years experience fits me to. do the work
to ttfe satisfaction of every one. I war
rant my work. All that is necessary is
to drop a oard to P„«Batur, •. I«wa. Box
ir-
S. Y. HARflER. Auctioneer.
CROWN, IOWA.
16 years experience. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Charges reasonable. Beit
of references. Give me a chance at
your sale.
FARM FOR SALE!
160 acres, 100 A. in cultivation, house
24x24, 4 rooms, small orchard, 3 wells,
miles southeast of Spring Valley. Terms
reasonable.
S. J. RICHARDSON.
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g— PHONE 200)
Come to the only house in the city that can furnish you with
everything you want in this line.^
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OF ALL VARIETIES AT LOWEST PRICES.
White Grapes, Bananas, Oranges, Cranberries, Apples, Celery, Cabbage, Potatoes,
Onions, TurhipSijand Sweet Potatoes,
Peaches, apples, apricots, raisins, plums, currants, prunes, 'itf
8TH AND
^Graham, Buckwheat and Feed. Do jjgt buy anything
our line until you get our prices. We will make
special prices in large lots.
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•4$u-«3fc
Ready for Xmas. at*
Market..., .:.C 4c
Bushel feed.... 12e
Large lunch ...^.4».....:..19c
Large clothes.......40c
Large willowr......50c
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REPORTER SERIES VOL. XXVI. NO. its
We are not the largest store on earth, but we
big bargains.
The 5c and IOc counter is full of
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Dolls, SrViall Toys, Handkerchiefs,
Ties, Gfa&sware, Chinaware, Berry
S a a
BASKETS.
Everything Beautiful
I am a Licensed Emlwlmernnder the laws of Iowa.
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LEON. IOWA.
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RUBBERS.
Boys' rubbers 20c
Ladies'Alaska 2% to 4. 72c
Misses' cloth tops.... 82c
Special In Shoes to Close Out.
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Large Decorated Chamber Set $1.85.
gains and up-to-date.
Stxi.ctl.3r Ca-sl:
i§J. R. CONR^V.
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.'ai
.with which we come in con
.tact helps to refine and
strengthen our finer nature.
Contact with beautiful furn
iture and beautiful sur
roundings subdues the
coarser and sharpens the
finer nature as a grindstone
sharpens a knife. Little
children take in impressions
as a sponge takes in water.
Thev..8hould have a cosy,
-y.TSttv
home to live in. We
T:
My special at- 3
tention is given
to this depart-.
Inent. All calls
promptly look
edafter.
A.C. BOXTSER.
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