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THE LEON REPORTER
O. E. DULL, Publisher.
LEON, IOWA
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President McKinley will ask the next
congress for a standing army of 150 000
.--- because the climate of the "Pacified"
Philippines incapacitates men so quickly.
What his next excuse will be lime can
l^'only tell. U§
Congressman Hepburn made a speech
in the house charging that tyrannical hab
.. .Jts formed at West Point and Annapolis
i^|rere responsible for desertions. Blamed
'v iiaval officers for loss of ships. He gave
rf:: the number of desertions caused by tyr
anny during the present war as 4,000.
vMoreover, he alleged that the officers
^*8tood by each other when in trouble,
saying that the commanders of twenty
fire vessels of the navy lost since the
civil war bad, with one exception, es
caped wfth slight punishment.
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Entered at tecond elate matter at the
C,eonJova,Po»tojHce.
Take the "protective" tax ofl of re
•. fined sugar (the trust is already mon
strously rich) and then Russia and other'
countries mny compete and we will get
•Ssugar at the world's price besides pre
venting a "commercinl war,J* interfering
V'ilb our exports.
Of the thirty-nine ruling princes in
Europe twenty have no direct male heir.
-These include, among German Princes,
the kings of Saxony, Bavaria and Wur
ternberg, the grand dukes of Saxe Wei
mar, of Mecklenburg. Schwerin and of
Hesse, the dukes of Saxe Altenburg pud
Saxe Uob'prg and the princes of Lfppe
and both Schwar/.burgs. Besides these
J? there are the czar of Russia, the em
peror of Austria, the kings of Italy,
Spain, Belgium and Servia and the
Prince of Liechtenstein.
If a democrat had said as much he
would have been accused of treason and
of-trying to prevent enlistment.—Ft.
Madison Democrat.
Tjw'^jtrYwk Tunes thinks, coin
®j^ef^lcopditiow
^«n ekteiat ttwt the former triends of rat
protective tarifj are' "considering earn
estly the process of reforming it out of
existence." Apart from the matters di
rectly connected with the Spanish war,
says the Times, our «tay-at'home pro
tectionists do not realize that for the
first time in out history our trade re
flations with foreign countries' have had
to do, not with our imports, but with
our exports. The resentment that we
have had to encounfer from foreign gov
eraments is no longer aroused solely by
refusal to admit them to our markets,
by our invasion of their markets.
"fjfroaning and sweating under a bur
flen." That describes the condition of
^Ir. McKinlpy and his administration.
They rushpd jn where the angels of old
fashioned 4merican policy feared to
(read, ijow perplexities vex them and
f.hey know not'whioh way to turu.
"Which way I fiy is hell." The Phillip
pines area weary load. They took this
burden on, as the green recruit, carried
away by the fife and drum and big talk
.about the flag, enlists, and a little later
'-finds himself marching under a heavy
knapsack, carrying a gun, and walking
in mud on a forced march. The Phillip
pines area curse to us. Cuba is now a
menace. The government is gravely
ponsidering the plan of repudiating our
tjolemn engagegieptg and declarations,
.t tender whiph we began the war, and let
ting the vorld know that we don't
mean to let go of Oflba.
TfiE JiURY SYSWM-
!4.'he
American jury system is probably
tlje most beloved, the moat execrated,
-|he ipoat cherished, the most derided,
|he paoet revered ftnd the most lawpoon
pd institution with which the great mas
ses of the people of this country are in
timately associated. The grim solemnl
tv with which great issues are submitted
for the consideration of men of mi
nutest intellectual capacity the prompt
ness with which men are dismissed from
the panel if confessing to the slightest
knowledge of the facts in a pending con
troversy, and the incongruous findings
which are frequently .presented in open
,court after long hours and perhalps day's
••.'flf tedious deliberation,
v'are
features
which have been well calculated to stir
the risibilities, inyite the shafts of ridi
cule and surround the jury system witb
a certain amount of reproach, and yet
this anomolous condition of a^afrs is
nreeented, that if tfaerp a^oy^id |p Qop
jhing like ap ttggrpssiye movement for
it? abolishment it would doubtless
plunge the nation into a revolution. Qr
$ven if there should bp afl attempt tn
t)r(ng about any special change or inno
vation only in certain particulars, it is
safe to say that a Storm of protest
juld go up which would discourage if
not terrify 4he cbmppions o( tbft'
lapitali^'
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL.
SPECIAL WASHINGTON LETTER.
Continued Retreat of Inbiidr Advo
cates Further Amendment of a
"Perfect Bill" The Ship Subsidy
Iiobfer-fiefeit of the BUI Practical*
lr Ansnred.
I WASHINGTON,
ROVALIAKIM KtWMII CO.. MEW YORK.
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FOuB KOBE."
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D. C.—It is amusing to
watch the continued retreat of the sub
sidy bill advocates.
Senator Hanna commanded them to
meet on the opening day of the present
session and told his friends that the
bill would be put through during the
first week or so. Baffled a bit in this
consummation, he tolJ the world
through the newspapers that the bill
would be passed/before the Christmas
holidays. The senatorial satellites join
ed tn this glad prediction, and the myr
iad members of the snbsidy blll lobby
re-echoed^ the cr^ from,p^-.:|o Bi'
ft dell^htftil possiblllty^^^^blli will
not be passed—at least not in such
shape that its 'syndicate fathers will
recognize it during the twentieth cen
tury. The gradual retreat in point of
time is perfectly obvious.
Equal retreat as to the provisions of
the measure is shown by the state
ments of Senator Frye to the effect
that the bill is now so little like its
original self that the criticisms upon
the bill as first reported do not^tpply at
all to the bill as now advocated. This
statement Is not at all fair, because
the underlying principles of the meas
ure have not changed a particle, but
Itbe doctrine of retreat is for that rea
son the more clearly shown by these
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is all right, if you are too fat
and 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 {oo thin, persistently
thin, no iRattetvwfrat cause, take
Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver
Oil.
Thgre i^ny p^u§e§ pf get
ting tq» thin they all come
under these two heads: over
work and umter~digest»on,
Stop overwork, if you canj
but, whether you can or not,
take Scott's Emulsion of Cod
Liver Oil, tQ balance yourself
with yourwork. You can't live
oi it—true—but, by it, you
'can. There's a limit, however}
you'll pay for it.
Scott's of God Liver
Oil is the readiest cure for
"can't eat," unless it comes of
your doing .no work—you can't
long be well and strong,
some so^t ^f activity
this pip?ur^
take hg Qthpr,
surprise Voa'.'
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LEON. IOWA. THURSDAY. MABfH t.1901.
statements of the senator rrom Maine.
I Another funny thing about Senator
Frye's admissions and his continued
'acceptance of new amendments that a
watching world has not failed to under
stand is that the bill as first presented
jwas "as perfect as human brains could
jmake it" Even the gamins in the gal
ilery have wondered how a perfected
bill could undergo such changes as to
ibe by the admissions of its author no
more like its original self than be to
Hercules, and still retain its perfection.
Indeed, the advocates of the bill have
been from day to day during its con
sideration indulglhg in a series of legis
lative gymnastics comical to behold.
Their backing and filling, their hem
ming and hawing, their paring and
changing, their bluffing and retreating,
have placed them before an observant
public in an attitude much worse than
that which commonly makes the angels
weep.
/During recent days the press bureau
beea
ovlrtime:' 'having associated
witb the old lobby managers "the best
newspaper talent that could be secur
ed, this bureau has been making most
heroic efforts to convince the skeptical
public not only that this bill is the
best bill that ever existed, but that its
passage is as sure as the eternal veri
ties. This bureau prepares daily state
ments of what it wishes to appear as
the real subsidy bill situation and care-'
fully mimeographs these statements
and places them upon the desk of every
newspaper man in Washington who
,wlll in any probability use them. The
temptation to'a fellow even slightly in
clined to laziness is very great to Bend
out this well prepared matter. In this
way a grrat deal of misinformation
about the situation goes put as well tQ
th£ papers whicl) are Indifferent re
garding the subsidy bill as tP those
which directly favor it. That, in spite
of these efforts and the innumerable
other efforts made to demonstrate that
this is a virtuous bill on the sure road
to success, the great majority of the
newspapers and of the people of the
country are opposed to the bill Is cer
tainly a proof that intelligence and
honesty still predominate in this great
country.
During these crisp wintry mornings
the subsidy advocates both of the
senate and of the ever present lobby
are getting up early and staying up
late. Nearly every morning two or
three knots of them can bp seep arpun^
tfie Arlington, the ppehrap, thp ghorfr
..pftii} :W4' the Yftripps pqrners of th«
papito}, intent upon the discussion of
the situation. Jfynna and Qrlscom,
JTrye and F. B. Thurber, Grosvenor
and Alexander R. Smith, either of the
piyde brpthers and most ftnybqdy, fire
ftmong tbp pairs frequpntly WW
Spprs
ether fo earnest confab. At late
of the flight these and numerous
Others may be observed in the clubs or
the hotels talking this ever new theme
of contemplated raid on the treasury.
The subsidy people continue to pre
vent a bold front in the declaration that
the bill will surely pass—the opposition
are equally bold in the declaration that
it shall not pass. And, in the language
of the country boy, the opposition tiave
the "all tinderholt." The session is
rapidly drawing to a close, and. a
doten appropriation bills and a num
ber of other important measures must
be passed. In the face of these
the "hold up" of Sraate ftp
•ubsidy
V((a been seen that threats to de
feat the river and harbor bill, threats
to force an extra' session and threats of
All sorts of bogy men such as usually
frighten, senatorial children bave at
failed of effect-as applif^ ifl ftp 4n|eVt
est of thia,^ Tije f^ct is thftt the bill
W bRfl ffhd b»id anfl bold a robbery
pf the whole people for the benefit of a
baker's do?en of multimillionaire ship
ping interest* that the nnpurcbasabie
opposition cAQnot afford to give In.
There ftre now l5 or 20 long speeches
against tbe bill already prepared' by
senatorial opponents who are waiting
to deliver them. Tbe longest time that
the, *ub$f{iy peoplp qui hope to keep
thi(t me{^8ure in I^e plg» of ^eferetiop
caanot possibly be time eqoajb for th»
dellVerr of these speechpa^ Undw
.e^rcttitistabcps failure |i tbe pit ia
iii most won fatt.
C0NT1NUAWCE OF .BUBAL BOUTES
isocalities which 'have recently b^d
rural mail routes'Established in them
Will be interested in a new order just is
sued by the goverritnent, which may in
dicate, that rurdl sefyiue is not to be per
manent if the delivery routes are not
self sustaining in point of revenue.
Though- ride SAm is always obliging
and ever ready tu eater to the wants of
rural reddente, yet'be expects tbe rural
mail system to be patronized to such an
extent as liot to detract from other des
partments of the poitoffice service.
Contrary to the ubual idea, postoQice
business is computed on tbe basis of the
amount of stamps capoeled and not on
the number of letterg^ostals and pack
ages delivered-from i"tie office. Hence
it will be seen that if%u a certain rural
route 2,000 pieces of mail were delivered
in a raonth and the carrier on that route
received no letters alnd canceled no
stamps, tlie Kmte would lie considered
Irojii the point of view of the husiuess
end of tbe postal department* as a com
plete failure.
The purpose uf the new onler requir
ing a report of the amount of business
origibatin^ ou each rural route is to as
certain which of the routes are paying
and which are operated at a loss. The
carriers are required: to report the num
ber of letters, postal cards, papers, pack
ages and circulars they receive from farm
ers along their routes, the number of
regi«tered letters, special delivery letters,
monev orders, and 'all the. business
which originates along their routes. It
will, Wji that every time
a farmer living along a rural route brines
a letter to the city mail instead of
giving it to his rural carrier, be is to
that extent lessenin^thp chances of the
continuance of his route. The proper
thing to do is for, farmers to patronize
the rural carriers whenever practicable.
Rural delivery has gipen excellent satis
faction in moat places and being a great
convenience as well as a saver of time to
the farmers it certainly would be a mis
fortune to have any of the routes dit
coutinued.—News-Tribune.
Congressman Hull thinks tbe nomina
tion of Conger for governor will furnish a
solution of the Iowa republican situation.
He insists that Conger will be nominated
notwithstanding his cablegram saying
that he is not a candidate. Meanwhile
the Cummins, people are sawing wood,
fra$^ary Gag$ is taged by„ ftus^iaV
for tbe .jugar ii-ust fitting
Ife had expcuicd the caar to wait until
American courts on bis laws, but he
himself is the oue who should have done
the waiting.
A Remedy for the Grippe.
A remedy recommended for patients afflict
ed with the grippe is Kemp's Jlalsam which
is especially adapted for the throat and lungs.
Don't wait for the first symptoms ol the dis
ease tret a bottle to day and keep it for use
the moment it is "needed. Jf neglected the
grippe has a tendenoy to bring on pneumonia.
Kemp's Balsam prevents this by keeping the
cough loose~and the lubgs free from inflamma
tion. Alt druggists sell Kerne's Balsam at
85c. and 50c. "8-4t
Ifesstfitec' SiSd*
it
IN THE WINTER.
(Benson's Plaster It Pain's Master.)
For coughs and colds Benson's Porous
Plasters are an incomparably better rem
edy than any other—external or internal.
Their medicinal properties enter the skin
and go ttraight to the seat of the disease.
They relieve and cure a, "seated" cold
without disturbing the system, or upsetting
the stomach. Cough mixtures often nau
seate. Benson's Plasters are medieinal in
the highest degree, and quiekeet to act.
Plaqed oa the chest or book or on both
at onoe in serious eases, the good effect is
feltimmediately. The congestion yields, the
cough abates and the breathing improves.
Long or bronchial affections or kidney
disease, are eared with the least possible
suffering and lort of time.
Benson's Plasters are immeasurably su
perior to Belladonna, Strengthening, Oap.
sioum or any other combination in plaster
form. They are also preferable to oint
ments, linimentSand salves.
Benson's Plasters have received fifty-put
Mghett award* over all competitors and
more than 5,000 physioiana and druggists
have declared them to be one of the few
trustworthy household remedies. For sale
by all druggists,' or we will prepay postage
on any number ordered in the United
States on receipt of 25c. each.
Be sure you get' the genuine. Accept.no
imitation or substitute.
Seabury & Johnson, Mfg. Ohemists, N.Y.
Illness Has fell
the Advantage
a
When your prescriptio
or recipe is compounded
from doubtful drug's or by
a cureless dispenser. It
will do to take chances in
some tilings, but not in
having prescriptions flllpd
Absolute accuracy is de
manded the sort of ac
curacy you arp sure ot here
Our stock consists of the
finest, drugs obtainable.
We have all the new reme
dies for which there is any
demand. Our prices are
never beaten, quality con
side'ed.
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Druggist.
loua Ills ahanld never be neglected. The objection to tbe
unul ««tbarMo remedtra la their coatlve reaction which
oon»Op»tioo. N «ta. tc SLW Mall nrutnw.
DON'T BE FOOLEDI
The market is being flooded
with worthless imitations of
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To protect the public we OBII
especial attention to our trade
mark, printed on every I
age. Demand the genuine.
For Sale b.v all DrAggist*
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S Read Our Low Prices This Week
Silver drips syrup per gallon*. ^5c
Extra fancy sour kraut per gallon 10c
ancy fruit jams and butters in tins and glasses 3 for...25c
8lb cans pie peaches, 3 cans for 25c
31b table peaches per can 10c
Morrell's sugar cured hams per pound 10c
Morrell's snow cap lard .10
Short fat backs fancy per pound «... 'Oc
Fancy dry salt meat per pound 10c
Fancy pickle pork per pound...... 10c
Fancv evaporated California peaches per pound »..l,0c
Fancy evaporated apples per pound '0o
Choice California prunes per pound .i 4c
2 packages of coffee.... 25c
.Fancy Potatoes per bushel 00c
The celebrated White Loaf flour per sack $1.00
Bran per 100 pounds... 75c
Shorts per 100 pounds 85c
Chop feed per 100 poupds. 85c
BRING IN YOUR "PRODUCE TO US!
WE PAY HIGHEST MARKET PRICE AND SELL GOODS THE CHEAPEST.
you want Hay, Oats," Corn, Bran, Shorts, Wood, Meat,
Bread, Poultry, Fish or anything else come here.
REPORTER SERIES VOL. XXY1. NO. 28
OFFICERS.
J. Switzer.Prea. J. H. Davis, Vice Pres. A. L. Ackerley.Cash, J. Brothers Asst
Total..: ??.... J57.456.91
W. H. COLTER.
LEON, IOWA.
Capital and Surplus $38,500.00.
12 Pages,
STATE SAVINGS BANK.
UFSOURCES.
Loans and Discounts J88,9tB 89
Overdrafts 1,703.32.
Rea4 Estate. .. 8,500 ou
Furniture and Fixtures 1,00000
Cash and Exchange 18,188.80
GRAND RIVER. IOWA.'
DIRECTORS.
J. Switzer, John Boyd, Peter Breneman, .1. H. Davis, A. L. Ackerlev.
Statement December 13,1900, To Auditor of State.
Tolnl.
Interest Allowed on Time Deposits of Six Months and Over.
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WM.W00DARD. JAMC80RE8WELL, E. W. TOWNSEND,
President. Vice Freeldent. Cashier.
I THE CTTZZBXT'S18 BAITS. 1
Owns 3,300 acres of land In Decatur County and other securi
ties amounting to ever S200.000. interesfpaid on
"i time deposits.
S WM. WOODARD, JAMES CRESWELL, J. HENRY HILL.
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Does a general banking business,
Pays interest on time deposits.
Solicit a Share of Your Patronage.
JOHN W.UARVEY. Presl tcnt. THOS.TEALE, Vice President.
FRED TEALE Cashier T. S. ARNOLU, Assistant Cashier.
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