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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-07
Could sympathize.

Fair Young American lat Paris ex-
position. introducing acquaintance)--
Aunt Ann, my friend, Mr.. Hermann e
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-07

Lots of women dress shabbily in
the morning because no one is around
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-07
An Embryo Orranist.

$50 you are letting your boy take
organ lessons r.
Yes; he's learning to be an eye and
fear specialist. ~ Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-07

Good listeners are quite as necessary
AS good tall,ores jl.ssss77 7iz3 =
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-07
Coughing Leads to Con.n z, !. ,a z

Kemp's Balsam win stop the cough
at once. Go 10 your druggist TODAY
and get sample bottle free. Sold Il,
Is and SO cent bottles. Go at once:
delays are dangerous.
Three dangerous courses the course
of time, the course of true love and the
race course 8 81 a
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-07
Caucasus Alarmed at Plague.

st. Petersburg, May 81 (via Paris,
June S).-The mayor of Tifis, in the
Caucasus, is greatly alarmed over the
plague cases reported from that dis
trict, and Prince Oldenburg, who has
had great experience in fighting plague
in Turkestan and on the Caucasian
border, has been dispatched in secret
. to the Caucasus to supervise sanitary
measures. A strict policy of secrecy
is being followed in connection with
the plague outbreak. The government
is Withholding the name of the spot
where the plague appeared, and the
entire Russian press has received
stringent circular orders to publish
not even the bare facts, to say nothing
Of any particulars, regarding the ex-
pected epidemic of the bubonio
scOurge.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-07
DIE IN FIELD AND DITCH.
Louis Alopsch Tells of Fearful Havoc G


the Plague.
Bombay, June 5.-Louis Klopsch OF
New York, publisher of the Christian
Herald, who arrived here May Ia and
started at once on a tour Of the fam
inc stricken districts, has returned
after travelling through the most sore
ly smitten portions of the Bombay
presidency, including Gujerat and Ba-
rolda. He makes the following state
ment regarding his observations:
'The famine camps have been swept
by cholera and smallpox Fugitives
scattering in all directions and strick-
en- in fight, were found dying in the
fields and roo side bitches The num-
bers at OK ct staAAere inereas-
AT Godhera tiieFa'. were day. death!
from cholera within four days. and a
Dohad $500 in the same period. TIL,
hospital death rate at Godhera an.
Dohad was 80 per cent. At Ahmeda
bad the death rate in the poorhous,
was 10 per cent. The government il
doing its best, but the native official
are hopelessly and heartlessiy inefIi
Gent. Between the famine, the plague
and the cholera the condition of tn
Bombay presidency is now worse thai
it has been at any previous period il
the nineteenth century"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-07
A woman's view of society dependss
on whether she is inside or outside
Binder Irvine IL s.

binder Twine at Low Prices.
II you want q special inside price ON binf
twine either Sisal, Standard or MANILA,
this notice out and mail to SEARS, RoEBu
- 20 lr,ztne r,csau ~ c.ffsntC Chfcaao
stating about how much twire you will reuufra
save you money by quoting you q price that
Will either secure your order or compel the
party who supplies you to sell to you at . lower
price than he Otherwise would.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-07

" ef01Eing
ilands' s.---- -. 1share's pal,
us. miss mine. too. Cant ind hin
anywhere. Mandy. what did you Say
the lady's name was Chicago Trib.
une.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-07

Two cats on q back yard fencB cnn
improvise a nocturne that Chopin neS-
err dreamed of. 81
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-07
lOnle Max,

The JayI understand you took the
faith cure"
The Josh Yes; ! read Ingsrsoll. - =,
KANSAS CITY Indepsnd lent.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-08

vein in two places, and are now run
ming tunnel to cut the vein, which
will give them $50 feet of STOPPING
ground. The ore runs well. Smelter
returns on the last shipment are as
follows: 175 ounces silver, 3 ounce
gold, per cent lead per cent copper.
10 per cent iron and Is per cent silica
they know 1t. The Santa Teresa Is
leased by Mr.. E. B. Townsend. His
claim looks we'll and is promising
future shipper.
Mr.. Hennessy has prospect leased,
known as the Hennessy prospect,
which is looking we'll for the amount
OF work done On it. Mr.. VIM Wollack
has the Eagle leased and he also hopes
to have a shipper before many months.
This is really poor mans camp
because OF its opportunities for leas-
ing. The company will give any one
q good show that has a few hundred
they know we'll have started without
Q dollar and are making money out of
their leases. Isaw twenty-five places
where ] believe good mines could be
opened up, but which had not had q
pick struck into them.
La closing my letter from the San
Pedro district, can say that 1t is one
Of the best 1 have looked into for years.
Mr. Smith, the superintendent and Mr.
Parker, the assistsnt-superinten ent.
and also Mr. Whitehead, the cashier,
this to express my thanks for their
hospitality. l never met a lot Of FORE
men more courteous and kind in any
mining camp in my life. I hope they
will all visit the Chamber of Commerce
in Ell Paso.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-08
Mines and
Mining.
Carload OF Machinery

Carload OF Machinery
A car of mining machinery for the
King of Arizona company at Mohawk
Summit, Arizona. went through
over the Southern Pacific.
italian Miners
twenty-five TIA lians went out OF
Juarez yeterdsy morning over the
Sierra Madre road on their way to San
Pedro tonwork In the mines.
Big Mines At Tres pledras
Mining Company, composed of Mil
waukee capitalists, are putting in a
| 16O00-pound boiler and holster at their
! property west Of Tres Piedras, N. M g,
and will soon beginning shipping ore
| therefrom. They are now down nearly
100 feet and have large body of cop
per and gold ore in sight, assays from
which chow it to be rich enough to
justify the placing OF machinery on
the mine.
An Experienced Miner.
F. j. Toussaint, of Milwaukee, WIS.,,
is In Juarez where he is making his
headq quarters while making trips in
and out of the mining regions OF Mex
leo. Mr.. Tousseirt is man Of many
years experience in mining and one
mining business in chasing jack
o. lanterns, but wherever he has pro-
jected he has made It pay. He organ
lied a company called the Milwsuks e.
Alaska Dredge and Mining company
which operates a Gredge on the Snake
river aud several mining properties
in Alaska. For two seasons preceding
the organization of this company, MIR.
Toussaint owned and operated steam-
err on the Yukon. He has disposed of
his interests in Alaska with the ex-
cepsion of few shares in the MIL
waukee- Alaska company.
He has had mining interests In Mex
leo for seven years and still owns ir-
terest In q mine in Sonora. He now
has men in Mexico looking for mining
properties for him and he himself will
soon make a tour of the republic look
Ing for mines to buy. And nobody
will ever sell him gold brick, for be
carries with him the most complete
portable assay outfit that has before
been seen in this country. He has lad
men In South America looking for
mines for him to buy and one of them
died of sunstroke In Buenos Ayres in
February. He has also made trips
through the copper districts of Miohi-
gan and Wisconsin,, having just return
ed from there.
He says the Klondyke is undoubtedly
the richest gold country On the globe
BIS far as it goes but that it Is not very
extensive.
Major DAvis's Third Letter From
San Pedro.
- In this letter I will give you an &C
count of the extensive leasing of Zines
here. Besides the mines which it
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-08
Now Is The Time.

Ii the interest of your own welfare
now is the time to enlighten yourself
as to the best place, and to begin
providing for your next summers com
fort and pleasure. With this ir
view, consider the mstchless climate
the grandeur of scenery and the
numerous resorts of Colorado.
Drop postal to w. F. Sterley, A
G. P. A. or A. A. Gibson, G. A. p. d.
of 1.-THE Denver Road" at Fort
Worth, Texas, and you will be provid.
ed with exhaustive and magnificently
literature without expense.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-08

works, the Candelaris Company has
eleven more mines under lease at a
good roy atty.
T A Kelley has the San Nicolas,
Mum Der Ninety-nine and the Cobriza
under lease. He has good steam
hoist and Is working over two hundred
men, taking out ore. His first class
! ore runs very high. He Is taking out
| Of the San Nicolas $50 tons per month.
Smelter returns on this oHtput are as
| follows: 60 ounces silver, 90 ounce
gold, 5 per cent lead, per cent copper,
20 per cent iron and IA per cent silica.
He also has a lease on the Ninety-nine
prospect and is shipping about fifty
| tons a month from it. SmeIter returns
are as follows: As ounces silver, Rs
ounce gold, s. per cent lead ,16 per cent
copper, % per cent iron and 81 per cent
silica. This prospect is very promis-
ing and is destined to be one Of the big
mines of the district He also has q
lease ON the Cobriza prospect, aud is
shipping from it about twenty tens a
month. carrying gold. silver and lead,
with some copper. Mr. Kelley is q No.
l mining man and know that he feels
he has . good lease. Mr. Kelley is also
In Interested in the Jariilss in New Mex
leo, and will have some Of his ore from
that district SAINT down to the Cham Der
of Commerce.
The Durita Is under lease to Ed b.
Wells. He has a good force of men
and is producing over three hundred
tons per month. He also has a good
showing to make stake out of his
lease. His smelter returns are as fol-
lows: 80 ounces silver, .09 ounce gold,
par csnt lead 4 per cent copper, 19
per cent iron anu Is per cent silics.
Mr d Q Sutton has the San Librado
nd Iao I'D haa
lie hopes to make big producer out
of this mine
Mr. W b Twitchell has lease on the
Las Moves. His product runs very
high In lead. Smelter returns on the
last carload shipped are as follows: 90
ounces silver, L gold, 40 per cent lead,
II per cent iron and 30 per cent silica.
They we're sampling carload of Mr.
Twitehell's ore while l was at the ore
higher than the last one.
Mr. Twitchell Is thorough
mining man aud has some property of
his own south Of the San Pedro district,
which his partner, Mr.. p. h. Peterson,
is managing. They have also sent an
exhibit up to the Chamber of Comerce.
Their property is stocked, and is now
La General Mining Co. of Las We
gas, New Mexico. Smelter returns
on Cnls properly are as follows. 10
ounces silver, .25 ounce gold and 20 per
cent lead. This property is about one
half mile south of the Leon mine ard
is good ground.
The San Francisco is fine prospect
under lease to Mr.. M, B. Cransend,
who will make 1t good shipper.
A copper prospect is leased by Mr..
w. Skonson, and when saw the pro-
perty he was taking cut ore almost at
grass roots and had about carload Ga
the dump. From it's looks it would
run we'll up in copper. 1 think Mr..
Skonson has little bonanza in his
lease.
The Evans Bros have two year
lease on the Santo Nino, and will
make a good thing out of their lease.
They are shipping about three cars
per month. They have opened up the
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-08

The wolf in the fable put on sleeps
clothing because II he travelled on his
own reputation he couldn't accomplish
his purpose. Counterfeiters of De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve couldn't sell
their worthless salves on their merits,
go they put them In boxes and wrappers
like De Wits. Look out for them.
Take only the DeWitt's Hazel Salve.
It cures piles and all skin diseases
Fred Schalfer. druggist.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-08
BLANK BOOKS.

When you want a Ledger or blank
book of any kind, remember that the
Herald does the finest work in this
line. Give US a chance to figure on
your books. We employ the best work.
men obtainsbI We will give you bet
err work at the sams prices that you
would have to pay in St. Louis.
Herald Ruling and Binding Depart
ment.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-08
THE CHAMBERS
FINANCES
Continued from Bird pape0

in organizing and supporting the
Cham Der, that he enroll himself as a
memb Der and pay at least 81 per month
towards. the Chambers expenses.
The Chamber Is here to stay. The
work which it is doing Is going to 60
CD. The benefits Of that work are GO
ing to continue, and every citizen
will get his full share Of the benefits
whether he belongs to the org anization
and pays his share of the expense or
not. is there any man, any firm or
any corporation which is willing to be
placed in the attitude of accepting this
service and enjoying this benefit
without contributing toward the ex-
pense of It? Along with the question
"Csn afford to pay the expense OF
let each man ask him
self 'Csn afford not to be a member
of the Chamber of Commerce.
Respectfully submitted.
ERNEST E. RUSSELL,
Secretary.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-08

In India, the land of famine thousands
die because they cannot obtain food.
In America, the land of plenty many
suffer and die because they cannot
digest the food they eat. Kodol Dys-
pepsis Cure digesrs what you eat. It
instantly relieves and radically cures
ell stomach troubles. Fred Schsefer
druggist
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-08

"My baby was terribly sick with the
diarrhoe a." says II Doak, OF Will
Jams, Oregon. 1--WE were unable to
cure him with the doctors assistance,
and as last resort we tried Chamb er-
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. l am happy to say 1T gave
immediate relief and q complete cure"
For sale by all druggists.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-08

better opportunity to
their conditions
FEW BRIEF ILLUSTRATIONS.
inquire the results of
small large mining properties sometimes will
whats the of buying thousand shares In mil
dollar company? auyhing" To such
give hundreds companies, that to
of their woud sure in
treasury could have bought moderate
the history of good mines under experienced
faithful and of the future only
by the experiences of the past.
Quincy would insure in
nearly Sc 600 The number of shares
we'll about 81 500 annually hous
while Homestake South Dakota Sc OO
mine of Nova Scotia sl250 each hous
only about 50 SO
Engineering Mining Journal of February
gives list of 236 dividend payioR mines that
Thousand shares in of them would
spectacle income rule sells it's Of
treasury low price share
would high estimate of the estimates
of he receiving all the from 200
per cent? on actual example
the LIE per
this in
Isabella Cripple Greek sold
originally; it worth 81 % hat
thousand shares for $50 which worth
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-08
Working Night And Day.

The busiest and mightiest little
thing that ever WAS made is DR.. Kings
New Life Pills. Every pill is sugar
coated globule of health, that changes
weakness into strength, listlessuess In
to energy, brain flag into mental
power. They're wond erful in building
mp the health. Only 25c per box. Sold
by Irwin & Co., druggists.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-08

A car of mining machinery for the
King Of A rizona company at Mohawk
Summit, Arizona. went through
over the Southern Pacific.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-08

Public opportunity to purchase shares at % cent
the largest Silver mine in the Southwest
mine tina. will pay dividends from the starting OF its
all mineral in sight that in
lifetime. No disputed this factno dispute
mammoth mine
of possibilities. For short time only will the
public have these shares price. When
the exhausted and the Company starts It's
Dividends the stock
be had ALL He is undecided will wish he
and decision and secured stock
when the promoters giving for the
dollar Of a. value.
Company been developing their
discovering all
thew and that time they have mined and
taken out Concentrating Ore aud
shipping which from so to 60
cent showing certainly all that has
or said about the
partes this stock
of the Lead Company will surely miss the
portuny Of Q lifetime
Don't call for
agents. the Office, write for
c. 3. James Co., No. Ia Bronson Block FL Paso, Texas
Parties at mail
through bank.
FOR REFERENCES SEE PROSPECTUS.
Any parties contemplate purchasing number Of
paid from the mine If
in the
tiated by their investigation
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-08
FOR A SHORT TIME ONLY:

s12SO when they being
a . a good reliable owning
property both profitable and legitimate There
investments, and certain
m
properties Mexican Lead Company
equal promise above cited, and take
calling the sale of the second
their stock which has just been
placed on he mar twenty-five cents share.
Following engineers the profits the
will working the mines with concentrating
plant concentrating six tons into one:
capacity 100 "a
Is 23 daily which
80 silver. The
value of the days product would be as follows:
LIZ 23 of concentrates at 70 per cent
lead 3d. 1892 pounds of lerd at 81 25
One thousand ounces of silver at So
Thus giving gross value for each days sl54l,61
The cost of mining and concentrating LOO
The freight smelter would 100 90 300 90
The daily profits would be. 8 I24 81
ret mont would 37,24s 30
"a q month dividend the capital
stock of the
development work in the mine shows large
will lead, which would, at
highest and fourth
This would the daily output of
corresponding increase In the daily profits
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-10-02
PERSONAL JOTTINGs.

Judge ond Mrs. Lynde Harrison were passengers on the Campania of the Cunard line, which arrived in New York on Sunday. MT. and Mrs. Harri- son are expected in New Haven to- day.
 Charles Page is at home from the Adirondacks. He is meeting with great success as organist at the Branford Congregational church.
 Mrs. Willard Smith of Lee. Mass, Is visiting in this city.
 Rev. MT. Clarke. wife and son of East Haven have returned from their summer outing in Newtown.
 Mrs. John F. Long of New York is the guest of her cousin, r. w. Chatter
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-10-02
STATE CHRONOLOGICAL SOCIETY.

Will Hold Its Third Annual Fall Meet
 ing in Middletown next Thursday and Friday.
 The Connecticut Pomological society
 will hold its third annual fall meeting and exhibition of fruits at Middletown in the town hall (munlcipal building) Thursday and Friday, October 4 and 5. The society was organized for the ad- vancement of the science of pomoIogy and the development of fruit culture, both for home supply and market. The society invites the cordial cooperation and support of every citizen of Con- [ necticut to aid in the development of quantity and quality of every variety i of fruit that may be grown in the state. to the end that the citizens may a all times be nourlshed and made more cleanly and healthful through the free use of fresh, homegrown fruits. All interested in fruits and fruit growing are invited to attend and ls'1ng or send exhibits and compete for tfg premiums offered
 A liberal premium list is offered, 1n- tending exhibitors should become men- bers of the society. The membership fee of one dollar secures all privileges of the exhibition and meeting. The officers of the society are: J. II. Merriman, president. New Britain; G. s. Butler, vice president, Cromwell; Fl, c. c. Miles, secretary, Milford; R. A, Moore, treasurer, Kensington; Orrn Gilbert, chairman of the local commit tee of arrangements; Professor A. G. Gulley Storrs, chairman of the commit tee on exhibits.
 The programme for the two days is as follows:
 Thursday, October 4-Receiving and entering exhibits All exhibits must be entered by noon of the first day In tending exhibitors are requested to aid the secretary by forwarding their eX- hibits early, together with list of the same. The society will pay transport ation charges on fruit sent from dis tance for exhibition. The same should be sent to the care of the secretary town hall, M1ddletown, to arrive on Thursday.
 Thursday afternoon at 2:30-Address- es and discussions on timely topics of interest to all fruit growers. Among those who are expected to be present and address the meeting are H. W. Col tingwood, editor of the Rural New Yorker, New York; Colonel James Wood of Mt. Cisco N. Y, president of the Eastern New York Horticultural so- ciety; w. F. Allen, the strawberry spe- cialist, of Salisbury, Maryland; s. D. Willard, the we'll known fruit grower, of Geneva N Y, and many other lead ing horticulturists.
 Thursday evening at 7:30--The exhi- bition will be open and free to all The general public is cordially invited to attend.
 During the evening his honor the mayor of Middletown will speak, also other prominent citizens, followed by an address by J. H. Hale, ex-president of the society Music will be inter spersed.
 Friday October 5, at 9:3o a. rn.--Judg- ing and awarding premiums
 Friday afternoon at 2-Announcement of awards and discussion of successful exhibits, addresses by leading meHlbers of the society and other interesting fea- tures
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-10-02

1 ton of Townsend avenue. Horace P. Shares, the brick manu-
 facturer leaves for RoclIledge, Fla, | October 10. Miss Lillian Hatch of Sharon has been spending her vacation with Miss Edith Robbins and the Misses Georgie and Leila Baldwin of Hotchfiss street, Miss Hatch has made many new friends here and enjoyed exceedingly her visit
 MT, and Mrs. Robin of East Haven have returned from Mir Robins home in New York state.
 MT. and Mrs. Frederick Burton Street and Miss Emeline Grace Street have returned from the Berkshire Mountains They stopped at the Tuxedo club house in Holland. Miss Emeline spent Au- gust in Litchtield
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-10-02
A wOMANs SOCIETY.

The annual meeting of the Womans Church Missionary association will be held to-day at D. m, in Trinity par ish building, Temple street. pr. Baker will make an address and at o'clock Rev. Mr Merrill, missionary to the Oneida Indians, vii speak.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-10-02
AScEsSOpS, BTTSY DAVIS

For thirty days, which began yester- day, the assessors will receive tax lists at their office in the city hall.
 The law requires all lists filed by Mo- vember 1. The list must be sworn to before the assessOrs
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-10-02
Committee on Bath Houses.

The Committee on Bath Houses will meet in the Aldermanic chamber, City Hall, Thursday, October 1, 1900, at D. m., when the petitions of Alderman Miller ct al for the establishment of free public bath houses will be considered. and all who ap- pear will be heard thereon. Per order, EDWARD FREEMAN. Chairman. Attest:- JAMES B. MARTIN,
 o2 St Assistant City Clerk. District of New Haven, ss. Probate Court, September 27th, 1900.
 ESTATE of MARY MoRRlssEY, late of New Haven. in said District, deceased.
 Kate Morrissey of New Haven, q creditor, having made written application praying that administration of said estate may be granted, as by said application on file in this Court more fully appears, 1t is
 ORDERED That said application be heard and determined at q Court of Pro bate to be held at New Haven, in said Dis trict, on the 4th day of October, 1900, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, and that public notice of the pendeney of said application, and of the time and place of the hearing thereon, be given to all parties interested In said estnte, by publishing this order three times in 2 newspaper having a circu. lation in said District. By order of Court,
 o2 St ALBERT r. WELLES, Clerk.