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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-12

Raven Food is positive cure for chick
en- cholera, roupe, gapes and all dis.
eases Of poultry. 1t regulates the
bowels, blood and digestive organs;
produces bone, muscle and larger fowl,
and makes hens lay eggs in winter.
Young chickens will grow rapidly free
from disease. Try dollar box; no cure,
no pay and money refunded. For sale
by w. L. Barry, Harness Shop, Leon,
Iowa.
FoR SALE-A yearling and two year.
old ACruickshank bulls of good size,
color and family. Address this Office.
3I.tf 4
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-12
Daily Summer Turist Rates.

Destination-Salt Lake City and
Ogden Utah, Rate $47.25. Dates of sale
July lst to Sept. 80 inclusive. Limit 80
days not to exceed Oct 81. Stop overs
allowed in both directions west of Col
orado common points.
G. M. KErcHAM.
Agent.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-12

The best kitchen ware, the Blue Delft,
will be found in the south window at
WALLACE & HORNER'S
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-12

ssSafe bind safe find.'' Fortify your.
self by taking Hoods Sarsaparilla now
and be sure of good health for months
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-12

Buy Russ Bleaching Blue at Caster
The Appeal., 1900-02-24

year varies by one according TO rne sys-
tenn used. $6s3
Other beginnings beside were used.
Sept. 1, as the beginning Of the fiscal
year In the Byzantine empire, and, after
the thirteenth century, as the anniver-
sary of the beginning OF the world, in
Russia, where 1t was used till 100. Be
fore that the Roman beginning, March
1, was employed in Russia and with that
day the year began in The Republic of
Venice till it's downfall IN 1897.
As the result of the differences In be-
ginnings the year, care has to be taken
with all dates that precede the adoption
of the reformed calendar. In England,
for example, where Lady day was the
rule, accurate histories mark the dates
with double figures not only for the days
Of the month to show Il the old style
reckoning In use at the time as well as
our new style notation, but also for the
first three months OF tho year In the
year we call 1649. for instance. January.
February and March to the 25. were at
the time called r1646, March ~ was New
Years day of 1849 and that year com
tinued till March Is, Of what we call 1850,
In France the confusion was ended much
sooner, and in most Catholic countries it
ended in 1853, or soon after, with the
Introduction Of the Gregorian calendar.
The counting was more confusing where
Christmas began the year, owing to it's
nearness to Jan. i, and in Frankfort to
avoid trouble they called the week from
Christmas to New Years "between the
years." and refused to sign any docl-
ments in that period as late as the mid
die Of this centrlry.-N. z. Sun.
The Appeal., 1900-02-24

ambition OF check a. laudable pursuit in
this way. That objection would be valid.
perhaps. in the case of genius, but only
then Here was girl of pronounced,
but not rare. ability. She was already
sufficiently well educated to make it GER
tain that she would and could go on edu-
eating herself. There was no proba5-
bility that she would ever be called upon
to support herself 'or any one with a
claim upon her, and there was the duty
right at hand of adding immeasurably to
the happiness Of delicate mother and a
devoted father. .~..,
This incident could be duplicated in
many parts and places. Its application
must not be misunderstood. Work should
be found but it should be looked for in
the right place. All honor to the brave
women, pioneers in efforts of various
kinds-faithful, devoted, conscientious
workers many of them, and fully deserv-
ing of the laurels with which frequently
the world has crowned them; but all
honor, too, to any woman who recognizes
her duty and undertakes 1t without the
worlds plauditS.
The Appeal., 1900-02-24

rles OF the resurrection ana or the p1rrn
Of Christ. Easter Sunday would very
likely have been made the Christian New
Years day if it had not been necessarily
connected with the Jewish Passover, and,
therefore, with the changes of the moon,
and so have been a. variable feast It
must be the Sunday following the spring
full moon-the first full moon after the
vernal equinox Consequently, It may
come on any day between March % and
April 25, and the difference In date in
successive years is often wide In spite
of the Inconvenience Of making the years
differ in length, however, the custom Of
beginning the year at Easter prevailed
through the greater part of France down
to 1853, and In many Of the neighboring
feudal states and bishoprics likewise.
Whatever reason the church had for
fixing o. Dec. 25 as the day Of Christ's
birth into the world, that date was &C.
cepted early and universally. It was
used as the beginning of the new year by
the Frankish emperors and by the popes
at first, and Is found in all the countries
where they had power. It struck deep
root in Germany, where 1t was the COM
monest form OF New Years day far into
the sixteenth century, and lasted In
places into the seventeenth. It was used
well.
The idea that Christ's coming should
date not from his birth, but from the
annunciation Of his coming to Mary was
very prevalent and lead ito q New Years
day on March 25. Annuncda:tion day or
Lady day, nine months. that is, before
Christmas. It had the advantage of
bringing the beginning Of the year in the
spring. satisfying the carving for nat
ura1 division, that is noticeable in the
Roman beginning with March, and the
heather German respect for May day,
and was also pretty near Easter. It
seems to have spread with the Normans,
for it took strong hold Of England. where
it lasted legally till 1853 and in popular
use till well into the present century, and
in southern Italy. and 1t was likewise
used by the popes, so long as they sought
Norman protection. The Cistercian
monks also began the year Of Lady day
and carried the reckoning with them to
all parts of Europe. The count Of years
| is complicated by the fact that two sys-
TENS were used-one. that Of Pisa,
counted from the March 25, before the
first Christmas, the other. that Of Flor
! ence, from the March 25. after that
! Christmas. SO that the number of the
The Appeal., 1900-02-24

school and college are finished, Is becom-
ing, in most families, almost as pertinent
question as is the consideration of the
life work of the son. This, too, where
there is no question of the necessity for
money earning. The energy of these
active times has diffused itself on all
sides. We see young women rushing
ahead to take their places anywhere.
everywhere that the worlds workers are
found. There Is no intention to offer my
criticisms in this regard. Women who can
do public work and who have fitted them,
selves to do it should do it it there. is no
reason why they should not. The point
to be carefully considered in regard to
career (the word being used in it's gener-
ally accepted sense) is whether it is JUS
titled In the particular surroundings IN
which the aspirant: finds herself placed.
"A young woman started out few years
ago toward what seemed brilliant
future in scholarly attainments. Her
record at the preparatory school was ex-
life her advancement more than justi-
fed the expectations Of her friends. 1t
was a surprise, therefore, to one of them,
to meet her in the streets Of her home city
in the early winter of what would have
been her junior year at college and to
hear that college had been abandoned for
home. "Are you ILL., she was asked,
'or tired of your ambition?" mo-" was
the reply, lit is neither of those reasons:
The idea has been impressed upon me un-
til it has become a conviction, that my
duty lies at home. have been away
steadily for five years. To finish the
course had laid out for myself meant
two more years at college and then two
at least in post graduate work. one Of
which I hoped to spend abroad. You
know my parents have no one but ME,
and though they have patiently accepted
my almost continual absence, little things
have shown me what it has cost them.
I have. considered the matter carefully
and found that, after all my ambition
was selfish. There is no need for me to
get all this special knowledge, or, at least
to get it so rapidly. l. am studying at
home and attending lectures here in the
line in which I am interested, and in the
meantime I am making my father and
mother very happy
There will be some to say that this view
of the girls was wrong: that no parent
or parents has a right to stifie honorable
The Appeal., 1900-02-24
In Dixie.

Golfers Weekly: Andrew. does you Iub
dis yer woman?'
IT duz so,' was the reply.
VIII you promise to stick close froo time
an 'tarnity. renouncin' all oders an cleabin'
to her for eber and eber an amen?''
'I wall dit"
'sWill you lub, honor, an hey
Hold dar, Ole Jackn' interrupted the
groom, with no little show Of indignation;
"tain,t no use of ta1kin' to dis niger bout
Begin de wimen-folks- 'cept ole miss!'
Silence, dar. you owdumptious niggerD'
roared the wrathful preacher. What fur you
go fur spilin de grabfty Of de 'casion? now,
don't you go fur to open your black mouf
until de time fur you to speak. Will you
promise to lub, honor, an hey ANDREW
still shaking his head ominously at the OBJ
noxious word) dis yer niger Susy, furnishin'
her wild all tings needed fur ccnfort an hap
piness- an protectin' from suferin', an maxim
smove de path of all her precedin' days to
come q,
Il suppose mus say yes to dat said
Andrew, nleekly.
Then pronounce desc yer two couples to
be man an wife, an whom has put asunder
let no man go fur to Join togedder.'
The Appeal., 1900-02-24

oglsts, but only systems that have been
USED to count years by. The world era
that has been employed in Christian COM
Putations is the Byzantine, by which the
first day Of creation was Sept of the
year 5000 B. G.. This was used In Russia
as late as 100.
JULIUS Caesar did a great service to the
world when he directed his astronomers
to straighten out the calendar and thus
provided fixed unit Of time. His year
OF 1856 days, with a leap year Of 1865 days
every fourth year, has endured. The
slight 1naccuracy, which in twenty centu-
ries moved the seasons about a fortnight
ahead of time, would probably !, have
caused little Inconvenience If it had not
been matter Of vital Importance to the
Christian church that the Easter festival
should coincide with a full moon near
the time Of the verna1 equinox. It was to
remove all uncertainty about Easter that
Pope Gregory XIII. revised and amended
the Julian calendar and succeeded in hav-
Ing the correction adopted, though it
caused the Inconvenience s.of cutting out
ten or more days arbitrarily from the
reckoning Of the nations as they accepted
1t. All Europe now uses the reformed
calendar, with the exception of Russia
and the other orthodox countries.
With Caesars new year came a new
artificial beginning to the year, in the
MIDDLE of winter, Jan. 1 being; taken in
stead OF the old beginning in March.
That, too, has lasted in spite of the ef-
forts of the Christian church to change it
to some church festival or the very wide
spread inclination to begin the year with
the change of seasons in the spring. It
involves miscalling the last four months
September, October, November and De-
cember-which were rightly named orig
inally the seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth,
counting from March. For the first three
or four centuries the church did not in
terfere with state institutions and was
content to follow the state calendar and
begin with Jan. 1. After that it tried to
employ great festivals as the beginning
Of the year, and throughout the Middle
Ages new years dated from JAM 1 are
rare. The attempt was made, too, to
connect the day with some event in the
life of Christ, and that was found in the
Circumcision, which feast gives its name
to the form Of reckoning.
The two great events in the year for
Christians, however. are the anniversa-
The Appeal., 1900-02-24
rew1er again i'm Fa.hton.


Boston Herald: There is a passion for
pewter just now; pewter made into all
the knick-knackery that we have for the
past few years been seeing in silver.
There is about pewter a softness and plia-
bility which make it a fascinating ma
terial with which to model, and, there
fore, besides its use for small pieces.
artists are working out some Of their best
designs in 1t. In fact, reduced figures
from life and after the antique are being
exhibited, along with those of bronze and
plaster. Smaller pieces, happily within
reach of many are bonbonieres, trays and
ash receivers, mugs, plates and small fig
ures. All Of these are presented in in
Vulnerable shapes and designs.
Collectors Of mugs are being made hap
py by this revival Of the use of pewter
and little short of a madness is about re-
garding the number and rarity of those
seen at informal evening parties, or at
other times decorating the side walls Of
dining rooms. The plates also are mostly
seen as wall decora tions and produce a
stunning effect when well hung against
brilliant background
It is not difficult to keep these pewter
ornaments clean. A good rubbing with a
chamois every fortnight is all that is hec-
essary. It is not desirable Cor them to
have the shining luster of silver; the tones
OF pewter should be soft and gray
The Appeal., 1900-02-24

So I'll smoke my corncob pipe, -:
And I'll dream Of apples ripe ~
In the orchard by the road;
OF the fields of corn hoed
When my boyhood dreams were born:
: OF the river flowing by, ."
And the waving woods anigh;
Oh the far-on fields Of cornl
Let dilettante clubmen smoke the choicest
And iounging on their soft divans discuss the
F. daily news
The ebb and flow Of market tides the social
swirl and set;
Their flavor cannot soothe the nerves, It cannot
Z, kill regret.
But shall sit me snug and close with humble
pipe and stem
To dream of loved ones far away-Tve not tor.
gotten them, s4
Nor yet the lowly farmhouse and the fields Of
corn where grows
The old Missouri meerschaum, lads, and that's
the smoke that goes! t.@E
Oh, the lyric Tilt Of birds!
Oh, the le-tink1e-tink
OF the bell that leads the herds
Through the pastures! oh, the winh
OF the daisy eyes that shine
In the meadows-all are mine;
And the kindly common folk
Beckon backward through the smoke.
So, not for me the Cuban roll, nor that which
by brevet
OF courtesy is called smoke-the sou1less
If any dreams it conjures up doubt not they
are spawn
OF hideous hells where lunacy and leerins
idiots yawn!
I choose the granulated weed and press Il IN
the bowl
OF this one only pipe that hath an individual
The sentient soul Of growing corn IN fertile
fields afar;
The old Missouri meerschaum, lads. It beats
your best cigar! #s,
Oh, its visions void Of guilel
Oh, the simmer and the smile
OF the sunshine on the grain
Gathered in the creaking vain
Rolling barnward! oh, the wealth
OF the heart-ease and the hea1thl
Oh, the jolly, holy joy .., =ss
OF the memories Of q bpyl -
Robertus Love. in New York SUM-
The Appeal., 1900-02-24
THE MISSOURI MEERsCHAUM.

Some swear by light Havana leaf that's rolled
into cigars .Ess :-523tS5,' ... -,
BY swarthy Cubans' ninble hands beneath the
Southern stars;
And when they puff the fragrant weed mayhap
the curling rings E.5Fs-. -
Show visions Of fandangos gay and strumnins
guitar strings; = ~" -
know not-but in truth know Ny Lady Mic
otine :. - d. z,
For me entertainments lovelier hath, delights
more kind and keen; -.
The pipe that grows in happy fields where SO
long to be- .4s#at
The old Missouri meerschaum, lads, and that's
e the smoke for mel
The Appeal., 1900-02-24
He Forpet. 1saa

Kansas City journal: Mr. Bryan SAYS ta
would rather ego down to eternal defeat''
tnan take orders from England. There is
nothing in sight to Indicate that he DIDN'T &c
down to eternal defeat in 1896 -.
The Appeal., 1900-02-24
knew Two Kind.

Chicago Record: See my lovely new oriental 4
SCREEN"
want it TO or that won't fold when you do
want 1t OF. q
The Appeal., 1900-02-24
SOME CALENDAR FACTS
POINTS TO BE CONSIDERED IN DIS
CUssING THE CENTURY's END.

How the System of Counting In
Years of Our Lord Came to Be
Used-The Mistake in the Date of
Christ's Birth-VariOus Times for
New Years Day - FIammariOn
Disposes of the Mathematical
Muddle About the New Century.
The Appeal., 1900-02-24
THE LATE e. ". -SMALLEY'S PARTI.
CITATION THEREIN.

President Garfield Was About to
Visit Haunted House. When As
sass:natcd-His Close Friend and
Double, Mr. -Smnlley, Had Inter
ested Himself in q Case Having
to Do With the Occult and Had
Arranged a Secret Trip for the
President. ~. e .-...
The Appeal., 1900-02-24

SO I'll smoke my cornoob pipe, .,fL
And I'll dream Of apples ripe "i@'-
In the orchard by the road; -
OF the fields Of corn hoed
When my boyhood dreams were born:
OF the river flowing by,
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1900-11-01
A Village Blacksmith Saved His Lit
tie Sons Life.

Mr.. H. H. Black, the well known
VILLAGE blacksmith at Grahamsvllle,
Sullivan Co., N. Y, says: "Our little
son. five years old, has always been sub
iect to Group, and so bad have the at
taks been that we have feared many
times that he would die. We have
had the doctor and used many meol-
cines, but Chamberlain Cough Rem
edy is now our sole reliance. 1t seems
to dissolve the tough mucous and by
giving frequent doses when the croupy
symptoms appear we have found that
the dreaded Group is cured before 1t
oets settled There is no danger IN
giving this remedy for it contains no
opium or other injurious drug and
NAV be given as confidently to babe
as to an adult For sale by Dunn.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1900-11-01
That Throbbing Headache

Would quickly leave you if you used
DIR. Kings New Life Pills. Thousands
of sufferers have proved their match
less merit for sick and nervous head
aces. They make up pure blood ana
strong nerves and build up your health
Easv to take. Try them. Only Zoc'
Money back if not cured. Sold by all
dealers in medicines.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1900-11-01

Coronado Lodge No. 8, F. & A. NJ
Regular meetings as follows:-
Saturday, July T.
Saturday, August 4.
Saturday, September 8.
Saturday, October g.
Saturday, November B.
JAS. CROMB, Sec.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1900-11-01

Clifton Lodge No. II, knights OF Pythias'
Meets every Friday in Masonic hall visit
ING brothers cordially invited to attend.
ASA MILLER, c. G.
CLIFF w. PARSONS, K OF X & .
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1900-11-01
The Southern Pacific

Leads in completeness of equipment,
comfort of transport, promptness OF
service. fast and elegant trans, WIN
pintsch gas lights on all cars. Dlnlng
cars on all limited trains. Inc nl9hes
Stan6ard maintained all the year
poI,nd The shortest line by 23o miles
+oTos Angeles. Quickest time to all
eastern points. For further lntorma-
tion call on or address, GEO. BUGBEE,
agent, Lordsburg, n. M.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1900-11-01

IN. McFate & Co. are handling the
celebrated bottle beer made by the
Lone Star brewery of San Antonio.
DIR. w. H. Lewis, Lawrencevllle,
Va writes. 81 am using Kodol Dys-
nepsia Cure in my practice among
severe cases of Indigestion and IND II
an admirable remedy" Many hun
dreds of physicians depend upon the
use of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure IN stom-
ach troubles. 1t digests what you eat,
and allows you to eat all the gooo
food you need, providing you DO not
overload your stomach. Gives instant
relief and a permanent cure.-C. T.
Dnnn.
15OO samples of clothing at j. q A.
Smiths. Agents for Royal Ta1lors,
I.amm & Co. and Continental Tailor
ing Co. The best goods, lowest prices
Twelve wears experience in Tailoring
John C. Smith, Chase Creek, has
amnlovment for several hundred men.
He wants them to unload schooners
at 15c or two for 25c.
Ice cold beer at the Exchange, Chase
Creek. Call and be convinced. Every
thing Al.
wANTED-ACTIVE MAN OF GOOD CHAR
acter to deliver and collect in Arizona Ior olC
aStsbliShed manufacturing wholesale house
5000 year, sure pay. Honesty more tnan Ok
n nv civ Enclose self-addressed STAMPED
n%eione Manufacturers. Third Floor, AZ
Dearbon st. Chicago
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1900-11-01
Splendid Service.

New Orleans Express No. 10 and Pa
cific Express No. 9, on the Southern
CO and Ell Paso,. have been equipped
the shop hop and in every convenience of
monument equal to the best In OPP
Grafton. Each car is equipped with -n
53reciining chairs, nine of which are
in a separate smoking compartment
Roth first and second-class tickets are
accepted for passage in these cars.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1900-11-01
Arizona & New Mexico Railway.
Passenger trains; mountain time

Passenger trains; mountain time
Train 1 leaves Clifton daily at 500 m; ar
rives LordSburg 1905 p m.
No. leaves clifton daily at p m; arrives
Lordsburg 6.l5 m. .o.
No. ? leaves Lordsburg at 800 m; arrives
distance from Clifton to Lordsburg II miles.
PASSENGER RATES.
Clifton to:-North Siding, DOC; South Siding,
4Oc: Guthrie zoe; Coronado. SIC; Sheldon,
81. As; duncan, S1.95; Thomson, 81 As; Summit,
1910; Veitch, $3.50; Lordsburg, S4:25.
gage 1c per 100 lbs per mile. $50 lbs baggage
Carried free with each full ticket; % lbs free
ct stations paying on trains will be charged
25c extra JAS. COLQUHOUN, Prest.
H. J. SIMMONS, Supt
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1900-11-01

When you have no appetite, do not
relish your food and feel dull after
eating you may know that you need
dose of Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets. Price, 25 cents Sam
pies free at Dunn's drug store.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1900-11-01
Graham County officers.

Board of Supervisors:-HC Day, chairman,
Duncan; w Waddill Stafford; H d Matth-
eWs. Pima: Michelena, clerk, Solomonvi1le
Sheriff, Ben Clark; recorder T. Michel
ena; treasurer, B B Adams; district clerk, f
Dysart; dist atty, w E Jones; probate judge
and sup't schools w Moody; surveyor,
Stafford; assessor, P Merrill
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1900-11-01
PASSENGER RATES.
Southern Pacific Railroad.

Westbound passenger leaves Lordsburg at
los D m; eastbound leaves 1.45 p m. Trains
run on Pacific time.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1900-11-01
Arrival and Departure Of Mails.

All eastern and western mail arrives on
train 2 due 7.05 p m; and all eastern ana
western mail is sent out on train l, at 800 m
except registered mail which goes out on
m train. =,
Morenci mail arrives 7.30 m; leaves II m
Metcalf mail leaves $50 a m; arrives p m.
F. H. HUDSON, p M.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1900-11-01
Clifton Lodge No. IL, A. o.

CIlftOn Lodge NO ~ n u o W
Regular meeting nights as follows:
Tuesday, July 3, II and 81.
Tuesday August IA and %.
Tuesday, September II and p.
Tuesday, October and %.
Tuesday. November and 20,
Tuesday December and IS.
PETER ToRRENCE, w. M
JAS. CROMB, Recorder.