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Leon,Iowa ,Poitofflce.
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the
8ome of the old republican organs
that have pleaded for protection are
now denouncing the glass trust—a tar
iff-bred monopoly of the worst type.
The North American of Philadelphia
•ays that "one feature of the Dingley
tariff is not protection but oppression,
not* shield against'cheap foreign com
petition, but a weapon aimed at the
destruction'": of some American in
dustries.'
General Michael J. Bulger, who died
the other day at Dadeyille, Alai, at the
age of 100 years, was the oldest confed
erate veteran living. He was one of the
few surviving members of the famous
secession convention at Montgomery,
and led the fight against secession. Af
terward he offered his sword to the con
federacy, and obtained a commission.
He was a candidate for the governor
ship of Alabama shortly after the civil
war..
There is prdbably no morn remarkable
character in public life to-day than
Governor Pidgree of Michigan. For
the last ten years he has had very
important and frequently sensational
part in the public affairs of his state
and the nation and has given no end
of trouble to the other leaders of' his
party because of his tendency to act
independently and because of the strong
following always at his command. At
the close of his present administration
he has announced his determination to
continue fj| CEpffr \Xk h7T„
absolves himself from whatever allegi
ance he may have retained to the repub
lican party. No one can tell what may
be his next step, t»ut it will s&rely be
toward something of public importance.
The whole force of society ought to
be up in arans against the kind -of crime
that the 0iidahy kidnapping episode
•Hows to. be, practicable,. If these child,.
stealing yiljlains atte not run 4owM-::the
occupation of the Italian brigands, who
capture" and hold for ransom may
become common here. The laws against
kidnapping should be made more highly
penal, and above all our great cities,,
which are now universities of crime
'should be better governed. The pro
-fesdooal criminals, most of whom are
known to the police, should be deported
—either to Alaska or some one of our
newly-gotten inlands, and there left to
prey Upon each other or to civilize in
Ibzile.
if
TAXING PERSONAL PROPERTY.
The question as to the best means of
raiting revenue for state and county
purposes is one that has received a
great deal of attention from the legisla
ture of all the states. To a very con
i^siderable extent the problem is still un
'^solved and the tAx laws of almost every
jatate are revised at each succeeding sea
slon of the legislatures.
The general and inherent weakness of
taxes upon personal property consists
of the facility with which wealth is con
cealed from the assessor. The poeses
sions of a citizen in moderate circum
^stances usually take a form which ren
ders concealment impossible, but the
varied interests of a wealthy man are
quite eanly covered to an extent that
'^renders them safe from sharing a por
tion of the public burden. It is very
improbable that more than a small frac
tion of the personal property the
form of notes and mortgages is ever
Macho! by taxation..
Of course any provision of law look
ing to the discovery of such property
„. will always be ineffective. No amount
of spring and searching would ever suf*
lice and no rigidity of affidavits would
'ever accomplish the purpose. If, bow
ever. onr legislature should pass a law
tftat every note must bear the stamp of
the assessor in order to be a valid and
*r binding obligation it is probable that
none would escape the attention of the
holder when'the assessor should come
around.'
It is sometimes argued that a law that
should compel the listing of all notes
would result directly in raiting the rate
of Interest. This allegation can hardly
serve as an objection. Tax dodging is
now practiced not for the purpose of
keeping the rate of interest down, but
for the purpose of escaping a share of
the public expense. The rate of inter
est is fixed not by the profit which the
desires. If that were the case
rate would be multiplied even
lOiigh
no tax should be imposed. It
fixed, within reasonable bounds, by
the supply and demand.
Any form of direct taxation is unpop
ular and doubtless a requirement that
all notes should bear the stamp of the
assessor would be deemed unreasonable
by^tpany. There can scarcely be a
doubt,
however, that it would put a
stop to the very prevalent system of tax
dodgiog.~Ottwnwa Democrat.
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Receiving staggering..blows like these
from all sides, it is not remarkable that
the looters are desperate or that Hanna
should be using threats.
The bill is doomed. Its delay till
after the holidays seals its fate.
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
HIT ON ALL SIDES.
Clyde shipbuilders, says- a Glassgow
dispatch, have placed, orders for 160,000
tons of steel plates in the United Stateja
at a saving of $250,000^ J. J. Hiil, pres
ident of the Great Northern railway, a
business man of proved ability, in a re
cent statement touching the policy of
ship subsidies said: "I bad' figures
within the last year furnished from the
best shipbuilders on the Clyde, and to
my utter amazement the American fig
ures on a tingle ship were from $400,000
to 5500,000 under the best Clyde build
ers." In view of such facts as these it
is not surprising that Senator Hanna,
as reported is anxious about his subsidy
bill, and that as a Washington dispatch
states, the" subsidy grabbers haye been
advised to modify their demands. "The
shipping interests in New York, Bos
ton, Philadelphia and other coast' cit
ies," have been urged to hold consulta*
tions and agree upon Some basis of com
promise. They were advised to give
and take—to make.concessions and ac
cept smaller portions of the benefits."
Against All schemes of taking money
out of the public treasury and dividing
it among the few," declares Rev. Dr.
Lyman Abbott in an article in the Out
look, "industrial democracy must be un
alterably opposed." Taxpayers, he
says, are asked to contubute to the sup*
port of steamship lines because of the
benefit to come to all. "Good books
area benefit to all. We need a pure
press. Let us take the $9,000,OpO to
patrtnlse an independent press. I
would like a little of it for the Outlook.
Commerce is not as important, as reliz
ion?""Let "119 Wjbsidif.e the churches,
if one industry, why not' anotu»c2 llf,
we g£y6 to commerce why not to the
farmers, who nqed a subsidy apparently
as much as the shipowners?".
Ocrf B^^^llding industry was never
in any previous year so extensively con
ducted and so prosperous and profitable
as the present and as it bids fair to be
the next and for seyeral succeeding
years. When the ship building business
was struggling against fearful odds in
the shape of hot foreign competition, no
one thought of the subsidy plan to help
the stragglers out. Now that they are
on their feet and need no help it is pro
posed to help them. It rather looks as
though the ship subsidy proposition was
in the interest of anybody else except
the ship owner. -r
Farmers bring in your carn ^^-1^
BowsirsR & BIDDISON.
Thin
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it
is all right, if you are too rat
nd all wrong, if too thin already.
Fat,~ enough for your habit, is
healthy a little more, or less, is
no great harm. Too fat, consult
a doctor too thin, persistently
thin, no matter what cause, take
Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver
Oil.
There are many causes of get
ting too thin they all come
under these two heads:
work and under-digestion.
over-
Stop over-work, if you cant
but, whether' you can or not,
take Scott's Emulsion of Cod
Liver Oil, to balance yourself
with your work. You can't live
on it—true—but, by it, you
can. There's a limit, however
you'll pay for it.
Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver
Oil is the readiest cure for
"can't eat,-': unless it comes of
your doing no work--you
If you have not
tried It, send for
free sample, its a
greeable taste will
surprise you.
SCOTT & BOWNE
Chemists,
409 Pearl Street,
New York.
BOCi am) $l.QO aU
can't
long be well and strong, without
some sort of activity.
The genuine has
this picture on it,
take no other.
dryggltte,
LEON, IOWA, THURSDAY,
POVAHmmttPOWDER OO,, MW YORK.
Baking
POWDER
BRYAN SOUNDS THE KEY NOTE.
Three hundred representative demo
crats of Nebraska and other states met
at the annual banquet with the Jtffer
sonian club in Lincoln, Nebraska. At
this meeting William J. Bryan made hiB
first public appearance since the election,
and- the greeting accorded him was never
more hearty and spontaneous in his
hokne town. .His address received the
closest attention and :the applause was
frequent.
Aside from the reuiarkB of and ovation
to Mr..Bryan the event of the evening
was the speech of John W. Kern, defeat
ed democratic candidate for governor of
Indiana, who aroused.the banqueters to
high pitch of .enthusiasm, not only by
his laudations of Mr. Bryan but by the
outspoken criticism of those democrats
whom he accused of contributing to
Bryan'B defeat. His denunciation of
those democrats who offered "gratuitous
consul to democracy," though he men
tioned no names, was accepted by the
crowd as a reference to former President
Olevelatad.
Mr. Bryan's theme" was, "Principles
that live.'.' He said, in part:
At this banquet, surrounded by
neighbors who have been my friends for
ten years, I may be pardoned for saying
a word of a personal nature.. Five times
you have voted for me for public office
—twice for congress once for the United
Stiites senate and twice for t^iev presi
dency—-and no candidate ever received
more liberal support than
7011
have.'
given. ?.
"Whether I shall ever be a candidate
for office again is a^iestion whi^h must
be determined by even'". —ut,
speak with,fit-iainty of the future, for
oneT£u&tiny is not known until bis
life's work is complete. I shall be con
tent if it is my lot to aid in the triumph
of the principles while others enjoy the
honors and bear the responsibility of
office. The holding of public office
should be an incident and not the ex
treme for the citizen. It should not be
an end, but the means for the accoinp-
"The presidency seemed desirable be*
cause it-'would have enabled me to give
effective aid to certain reforms which 1
belie veto be necessary to the public
welfare, but defeat—even a second de
feat—does not lessen my interest in this
reform and time may. prove that my
work is to advocate rather thfita to exe
cute.
"The Commoner will give me an op
portunity to participate in public dis
cussions, and I am sure that an editorial
position will furnish as much effectual
enjoyment as I could have found in the
white house and in addition thereto give
me more time for home pleasures.
"The principles for which we contend
ed in the laBt campaign still live find we
who believe in them must continue to
fight for them. An election does not
change principles, it only determines
what principles shall be for the time
being applied..
"The believers in tariff reform did not
abandon their faith when the high tariff
doctrine was indorsed at the polls
neither did the protectionists when the
cause suffered loss. The advocates of
the gold standard continued the fight
for monometallism for twenty-five -years
in spite of the platform declarations of
all parties in favor of a double standard
shell we who belieye in bimetallism lose
courage because
1
our opponents have
profited by an increased vote of money
—thus admitting the economic principle
for which we have been contending?
The defenders of trusts did not lose
heart when all parties denounced combi
nations in restraint of trade shall we
give up the. fight because manopoly has
triumphed by stealth?
"Must we now advocate an imperial
policy because our opponents have won
a victory by denying that they were im
perialists? A colonial system involves a
surrender of our theory of government
and the people will understand this as
soon as the system is put into operation
If w? were to consult our immediate
convenience and comfort we would never
oppose wrong of any kind, for all welfare
involves a temporary sacrifice, but tins
is our government and must be trans
mitted unimpaired to posterity. We
have no choice, therefore but to stand
steadfast, come what may.
"If we we fire successful in diverting
present tendencies and in carrying the
government to its old foundations we
shall rejoice in the victory and profit by
the reform secured. I am confident
t^at we shall ultimately win, but if the
trend toward plutocracy cannot be
checked, it is still better that we should
be defeated in a righteous undertaking
than that we should join hands with
those who are ignoring the inalienable
rights of man."
One of the leading newspapers of 'St
Petersburg, says that "England .is evi
dently incapable of oppoaing the United
States, the fact belng ..that America is
rising proporUonsteiy as England is
loaing prwtige." To all of which our
venehible uncle will plead guiltf./.
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The yert 190o ^pei, .^prosperous year
comoiercifcHy but^Sisastrous in some par
ticulars. The yejft al&> saw a large in
crease ill crimoii Indeed, according to'
the statistics of .the.:3hicago.Tribune, the
Increase in crimev is rather startling.
These are the frttjune's figures for the
United States: |/*,.
Disasters, 15,2^5 ihcre'ase' over" 1&9D
8,490 killed by railroad accidents, 4,109
increase 567 geieral marine 'disaster?,
2,719, increase 499 lynchingS, 115, in
crease 8 hangings, 119, decrease ,12
murder^ 8,275, increase 2,050 suicides,
6,755, increase 1,406, fire losses,, $15$'
250,223, increaeef$8,7l2,858 embezzle
merits, $4,860,134, increase J2,441,761:
donations and bequest/to institutions
of all kinds, $62,4CL3^^decrease, $17,
288,052.
An increase in l^nch^g. An increase
in murders'tand suicides over the year
before o{ 25' per cent^ each. An increase
in the amount 6t embezzlements of 50
per cent. A decrease' in the aggregate
of donations snd bequests.
It is easy to moralize over this show
ihg. The pessimist will draw dire con
clusionil and put the United States into
Purgatory. Yet the figures are- uncon
sequential. Crime goes in waves. Next
year may show subsidence. The stii
tis'ical argument is nbt. itltfays a strong
one.
A Certain Curie for Chilblains^
Shake tn1i» your shoes Allen's Foot Base, a
powder. It oureK' Chilblains, Frostblles,
iatnp, Sweatenlngfflwollen feet. At all drug
gists ondshoe stores, 8s Sample free. Ad
aress, Allen 8. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y.
On
Threshold
of a
New Year
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We wishito thank those
who havelpelped to make
our last year's business
satisfactory. We acknowl
edge appreciation and ex
tend to our patrons the
slncerest wish that the
coming year may be one
of happiness and prosper
"JL 'ty-. Our aim has been to
should conserve In every
way the best interests of
the public. The accotn
pllshmenttof this purpose
has been made possible
by the steadfast adher
ence of those to whom
this greeting Is extended.
W. E. MYERS.
Druggist.
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Wanutacturers of and
Dealers In ffe,-
•^V' LEON. IOWA.
We carry, a magnificent line of monu
inents. 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 business is run strictly on a first
class basis and we
all our work to give perfect satisfaction.
J.. H*RBi8 & BROS.
JOHIAJTODT
Livery Feed and
Sale Stable.
Fresh Teams I
yNew F||gsi
Special atttention. given to
commercial men. Your patron
ffiS.I'olicifced. -5^
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I am still on hand to cry sales
catur and adjoining counties. Twenty
years experience &ts me to do the work
to the satisfaction of every one. I war
rant my work. All that is necessary is
to drop a card to Decatur, Iowa.', Box
66 and I will answer.
HAR6EB,
ftuctloneer,
J.H..MEBRlLLts
IHiiCtiweef.
CROWN, IOWA.
16 years experience. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Charses reasonable. Best
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, 2
miles southeast of Spring Valley. Terms
reasonabln.
S. J. RICHARDSON.
Pride of Kansas per sack
Blue Ribbon per sack
mm.
Quten of Kansas per sack
Cream of^Dakota per sack
One-half sack Cream of Dakota per sack
One-half sack'Shawnee Fancy per sack
Southern bran, sack included, per sack.....
Southern Shorts, sack included per sack
Corn m«al bran per sack
Chop feed, per hundred, not sacked ....r.........
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The holidays are over and we are making prices
^!on staple goods that will surprise you.
AT" OUR: PRICES
Hay, Corn, Oats, Straw and Wood.
Fancy California evaporated peaches per. .pound ...
Fancy California evaporated prunes per pound...
Fancy Oregon silver prunes, large per pound .10c
Fancy Evaporated apples per pound..... ...10c
31b pie peaches 3 cans ..25c
31b peeled table peaches per can............,...-0... 10c
REPORTER SERIES VOL. XXYi NO. 2(1
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I am a Licensed Embalmerander the laws of Iowa.
CASH GROCERY HOUSE
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Jams, Jells, Butters, and all Canned Goods for Special Sales at Cheap Prices.^
Fresh Oysters in Bulk and Cans at Prices thai Defy any and all Competition.
The Finest Line of Fresh Fruits, and Vegetables in the City.
We Pay Highest Price in Cash or Trade for Poultry, Butter* Eggs, Hay. OatS, Corn.
Do not Buy or Sell Anything Until You Get Our Prices.
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Poultry, ^Butter,
Eggs. aHiBes# Tal
low andu Beeswax. I
Old .Rubber, Iron
angrjAftetals.
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Hrignest Frkes Paid in Cash! I
G/VTE.S PRODUCE CO
HAL
GATES, Manager.
fcsiSKa Everything Beautiful
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to. Buy
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with which we come in con
tact helps to refine and
strengthen our finer nature.
Contact wilh 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 should have a cosy,
pretty home to live in. We
keep everything to furnish
homes cosily and reason
ably.
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