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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
Use Better catt,e.

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Inc advantages of keeping good
stock are twofold. First, they are
more economical to keep, consuming
less food for a given result. Second,
they produce more dairy products and
sell for higher price per pound as
beef. The first point is we'll illustrated
by the parallel of two steam engines.
Given two engines Of equal size, one
a rattletrap and the other of the best
make and in good order. The old
rattletrap will use up more fuel than
the other, will make more smoke, and
very probably will produce vastly more
noise in running. But it will not de-
velop anywhere near as much power
as the better machine. Over and over
again it has been demonstrated that
a good steam engine is cheaper than
a poor one, because it saves fuel. 1t
Is cheaper to run.
An animal is living steam engine,
and the food is the fuel. to be con-
verified into energy, or beef, or milk,
according to whether 1t is horse Of
beef critter" or dairy COW. And.
like steam engine, a well-bred animal
will utilize the material to be trans
formed to better advantage than will
scrub. This fact has been verified
so many times that it would seem
almost useless to dwell upon it, but
some farmers are skeptical. All such
l would refer to the records of our
experiment stations connected with
agricultural colleges, or with the rec
ords of any of the many experiments
carried on along this line.
The second point, that the product
is worth more, is easily seen to be true
in the case of dairy products. where
the actual quantity of product Is
greater. 1t is we'll known that we'll
bred herds of dairy cattle produce
better milk, in greater quantities per
head, than do even The very best of
scrubs. And the point that the beef
from well-bred stock sells for more
per pound can also be easily proven.
Ask any buyer OF cattle and he will
more even in size, is more uniform
as to condition and appearance and
quantity Of flesh, and will command
better than the market price very
often, and will always command the
highest market price. This advantage
is in addition to the fact that thor
oughbred stock will make more flesh
from a given amount of feed than will
scrub stock, so that it gives a double
advantage to well-bred cattle over
scrubs.
had a personal demonstration of
this point last winter which l will not
soon forget took bunch of cattle
to Milwaukee and sold them there.
The man to whom / SOLD them said
that he would have given one-third to
one-half cent a pound more for them
II they had been of a good beef breed.
This is frequent case, and it is well
understood that nice, even bunch Of
cattle of a good beef breed will always
command higher price than scrubs
or cattle not fitted for beef. 1t would
seem that no farmer could hesitate
about the wisdom of keeping the best
stock under these circumstances They
will cost no more, and perhaps not as
much to keep as poor stock. and will
produce mere, while the product will
sell for higher price.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
horticultural Observations.

A we'll cultivateds orchard on deep
rich soil should send down its roots
much deeper than an orchard not cul-
tivated. Consequently it should be
able to stand cold better than trees
in uncultivated orchards. 1t is true
the frost may go deeper, but the root
should outstrip the frost.
Mr.. John Mcdonald OF Michigan
says: Il learned last year. that fruit
trees standing in grass winter better
than those we'll cultivated. A great
many apple and pear trees died last
summer owing to the hard preceding
winter" The general conclusion that
Mr.. Mcdonald draws from that expert
ence is not we'll founded. If all our
winters were like the one Of 1889 we
would have to stop cultivating our
orchards, and we could then state as
general proposition that cultivated
trees are liable to be frozen out be-
cause the frost can strike in deeper
and stay longer. But that winter was
one Of exceptional severity, and it is
doubtful if we will have another like
1t for SO years to come. The ground
was bare and froze deeply. Probably
in some sections the roots of the trees
did not thaw out till after the buds
and leaves had appeared. But we must
| figure on ordinary and not on extra
ordinary years. an orchard planted
now may grow to maturity and fail
with old age and be succeeded by an
other orchard that will likewise dis
appear from old age before we have
| another winter with conditions iden-
teal with the one named. Cultivation
is desirable, and we will have to take
our chances on the unusual winter.
S. T. Wilkinson of Branch county,
Michigan, sends the following to the
State Board of Agriculture: All apple
orchards in this vicinity that had been
both cultivated and sprayed bore
full crop of fine apples. Most or
chards sprayed and not cultivated had
a partial crop of fairly good fruit
while but few orchards not sprayed
had more than 10 per cent of a crop
With peaches have experimental
some for three years with some varie-
ties in same plot and set at the same
time. The first crop in 1898 from the
cultivated portion bore SO per cent Of
a full crop of fine, large, we'll formed
fruit, while the uncultivated trees bore
= Ter cent full crop of second class
fruit. Cultivated trees killed by last
winters freezing, 60 per cent; uncul-
tivated killed, per cent Have reset
cultivated portion and cultivated
whole plat. All have made cool
growth and look fine think that it
pays to cultivate judiciously all peach
orchards and SOW rye or some other
cover crop about August 1. Heel in
with dirt all trees under bearing age
at least one foot high, as our winters
are very likely to be bare of snow. and
would both cultivate and spray all
apple orchards.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
Cleanliness In Pasteurization.

In conversation with a represen-
tative of the Farmers Review H. b.
Gurler said that he had got beyond
Pasteurization-he had reached the
point where he could produce milk so
clean that it does not need pasteuriza-
ton. That Mr.. Gurler is doing this is
quite evident from the fact that he has
large trade in Chicago that pays u
cents quart for his milk, while other
milk is selling at 6 and cents per
quart. Pasteurization of milk is bound
to be very important factor in the
handling of milk. for the reason that
few men will give the attention to the
matter that is necessary If absolutely
clean milk is to be produced. Cleanli-
ness is preferable to pasteurization,
but unfortunately it is much more diff
ficult to produce milk that is absolute
ly clean than it is to pasteurize.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
Costly But Necessary.

The first 'ta-ra-ra- boom decay
Philippine commission, of which Pro-
fessor schurman was president, cost
the taxpayers $117,185. There is no
telling what the second one, piloted by
Judge Taft, will cost. Government by
commission and Imperialism and
Injuries which, the republican admin
istration must have, no matter if they
DO Qome high. The people are weary
IN Of the whole blamed business.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
Chronic Sore Leg.

Mr.. j. Richardson had a running
sore on his leg for 20 years. Tried
doctors and medicines without end or
any permanent good. Mr.. T.. B. Nun
nally, druggist, Hartford, "a, recon-.
mended Morley's Sarsaparilla and Iron
to cure the cause of the sore and make
it heal from the inside. A('few bottles
cured my leg, and put me in better
health than I have been for 20 years.
Sold by agent in every town.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
Branch wv.

This is called also hemlock. calf kill,
leucothoe. dog laurel. 1t is a poison
Gus shrub, evergreen, two to four feet
high, with thick, tapering, sharply
saw-edged leaves and numerous clus-
tiers of small, white, tubular, ill-smell-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
Treat Oats for smut.

The sowing Of oats without first
treating the seed for smut is cause
of great Joss to farmers. This loss IS
far greater than One would suppose
without Investigation Investigations
in Illinf show that the annual loss
to the crop In that state Is frlln
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
The Arguments Of Kings.

Those. arguments that are made,
that the inferior race are to be treated
with as much allowance as they are
capable of enjoying; that as much is
to be done for them as their condi-
ton will allow-what are these argu-
ments? They are the arguments that
kings have made for enslaving the
people in all ages of the world. You
will find that all the arguments in
favor of kingcraft were of this class;
they always bestrode the fecks of the
people-not that they wanted to do
it, but because the people were better
off for being ridden. Abraham Lin
coin,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

silage for Sheep silage is good for
sheep as well as for other farm stock.
The time is not far distant when sill
age for sheep will be provided for
summer as well as for winter use. The
sheep have to become accustomed to
1t to eat 1t readily, but that is the case
with the dairy COW. The men that
have tried to feed silage to sheep and
have failed haze generally abando1ed
the at too soon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

Bedding for Horses.-A good way to
keep horses clean in the stable is to
clean out all dirt, etc., and then cover
the floor about three or four inches
thick with dry sawdust, as far back in
stall as the horse usually stands, then
cover the sawdust with straw, or bed
ding that you may use. The sawdust
will absorb the moisture and therefore
make the other bedding last longer in
case it is scarce. The sawdust should
be replaced by fresh occasionally.-Ex.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

DO 1Uur EeeC AcHe anu DurH
Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease, powder for the feet. 1t makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Hot and
Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted. Leroy, N. Y.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
Coughing Leads to Consumption.

CUuEHiHS 11e"0e 20 CUHsuHPIIOH'
Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough
at once. Go to your druggist to-day
and get a sample bottle free. Sold in
25 and SO cent bottles. Go at once;
delays are dangerous.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn,

Convention is the souls barbed-wire
fence to keep the cattle off.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
Forestry Exhibit In Paris.

The exhibit of the division of for
estry Tor the Paris Exposition is now
complete and on the way to Paris. 1t
will be one of the most novel Of thu
government exhibits and will ba
wholly distinct from the commercial
features of numbering to be shown in
announcer department. The display will
be IN the form of a hall or pagoda. the
walls OF which consist of large trans
parencles illustrating American forest
conditions. These walls will be double
and illuminated by interior electric
lights. The pictures range in size from
3 by 5 feet to by feet. There will
be two transparencies by 10 feet.
portraying groves of red fir and Call
fornia big trees, two of the most Inn
pressive American trees. A point will
be made of the relation Of forestry to
agriculture, and such subjects as pro-
tective forests, the use of trees in pre-
serving water supply, the manage
ment of woodlands, etc., are fully il
Illustrated. The extent of the timber
resources of the United States will be
shown by pictures from all important
lumber regions. The distribution Of
forests will be shown by maps. Twenty
of the most important American woods
will be represented Ey sections Of
trees.
Old-fashicned Moiasses Candy
Pour into a kettle holding a gallon,
one quart of molasses. Boil for half
an hour over slow fire. stirring con-
stantly and do not let it burn. Test
by dropping little in cold water.
When it hardens quickly and is brittle
add half teaspoonful of bicarbonate
Of soda or baking soda free from
Jumps. Mix quickly and pour when
| cool enough to handle, rub the hands
lightly with butter or dust them with
flour to prevent sticking and pull over
hook till the desired shade is reached.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price, 75c.

A ladies' tailor has hard row to
h, o,d He has to reform 50 many Of his
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

Marriage is like most other good
things-it's mighty easy to get too
much of it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

$4,000 A WEEK AND EXPENSES
toagents selling our household goods Sell on
sight. Write c. II. Marshall & Co., Chicago.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

Forget yourself. and others will
think of YOU
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

wire trust is being formed in
Germany.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

Remove the causes that make y$$ar es sew
: 7Shii ETSy with PARKER's HAIR BkLsHA.
HINpsRconS' 8. tho hest: ea1e1 1oEns;. 10y
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

When man has q white dab d
shoulder he can always say its
off a billiard cue, but when a
smells of brilliantine she can o
deny it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

Some people dye their hair because
it is graN and some because of lack OF
gray matter in their understanding.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

Vegetable Coloring. The green col
oring used for ice cream, frosting
candies, ETC., is called pistachio, but is
made from spinach and is perfectly
harmless. A red coloring matter is
made from beets, and yellow one
from carrots. A few drops Of the red
will give delicate shade Of pink.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
Proposcd A1liance yytth Enr,and.

Proposed Alliance With England.
If the United States and England
should form an alliance there would
be little chance for enemies to over
come us. When men and women keep
up their health with Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters, there is little chance of
attacks from disease, as it steadies the
nerves and increases the appetite.
Try it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

The sea of matrimony swamps many
a courtship.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

hauled and repaired.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
. Blood
Trouble

Is that tired feeling - blood lacks vitality
and richness. and hence you fell like lag
gard all day and can't get rested at night.
Hoods sarsaparilla will cure you because
1t will restore to the blood the qualities 1t
needs to nourish, strengthen and sustain
the muscles, nerves and organs Of the body.
1t gives sweet, refreshing sleep and imparts
new life and vigor to every function.
Felt Tired In the spring would have
no appetite and would feel tired and with
out ambition. Took Hoods Sarsaparilla
In small doses, increasing as grew
stronger. That tired feeling left me and I
felt better in every way" w. e. BAKER,
Box Sc, Milford, Ohio.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

Carriers Ink Is the Best Ink
made but no dearer than the poorest. Has the
largest sale OF any ink in the world.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

Ground pats are good for calves, and
should be fed dry.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
HOODS Sas.sapay.fXIa

Is the Best Medicine Money Can Buy. Pre-.
pared by c. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

ing flowers, which appear in April or
May. 1t grows abundantly, often
forming dense thickets along the
stream banks in the Allegheny noun
tains from West Virginia to northern
Georgia.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-05-29
Pearl Button Industry,

Pearl button-making was first made
possible in the United States by the
Mckinley tariff of 1892. OF course the
industry was nearly destroyed by the
free-trade Wilson bill of 1894. After
further protection was given the indus
try by the Dingley tariff of 1897, the
eighth biennial report of the Bureau
OF Labor Statistics for the State of
Iowa says:
"a remarkable development Of the
business was witnessed in 1898, no less
than thirty-six factories being estab-
liShe1 during the first six months of
that year"
Seven towns in Illinois and six in
Iowa are centers Of button making 1t
supports an important fishery, and as
the report says:
Besides the people thus directly con-
nected with the business, many others
in more than score of towns are bene-
fitted, including merchants, machinists,
boatmen, draymen and transportation
companies
Democratic free trade will kill the
pearl button business, throw lots Of
people out of employment and injure
local trade and transportation.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-05-29
CORRUPTION IN CUBA.
Rurnors of Frauds in Customs Ser
yice-Congress to Make Search
ing investigation.

Washington, D. c., May 25.-An ex-
plosion in the Cuban customs service is
threatened, which promises revelations as
sensational as the disclosures in connec-
ton with the postal service.
An official of the customs service, who
has just returned from Havana, brings
information that the customs service
there is honeycombed with fraud and cor
ruption, and the employees interested are
trembling in fear of investigation.
That Congress must make a thorough
investigation of every department of the
government of Cuba is the conclusion be-
ing gradually forced upon administration
leaders in both houses. Nothing short of
a searching inquiry by committee con-
tanning representatives Of the minority
party will be accepted
1t is declared that investigation will
show that through lax business methods
and incompetent and unscrupulous en-
ployes thousands Of dollars have been
diverted from legitimate channels into
the pockets Of dishonest officials and
their accomplices Disbursements of
sums ranging from $100 to $4,000 have
been made to persons who have not per-
formed any service whatever it is said.
and in many instances without the for
mality Of presenting vouchers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-05-29
Our Trade Exhaustion.

A series Of special articles recently
appearing in the London Times, adj
dressed to the British manufacturers,
calls attention to the increasing exports
of American products, especially to
Great Britain and her colonies. The
Times considers the matter one of
grave Importance, and it is not in En-
gland only that our increasing export
trade causes comment. Continental pa
pers have treated the matter with in
terest and alarm. A recent shipment
of manufactured goods to Australia, the
largest ever sent to that part of the
world from the United States, indi
Gated the kind of articles that consti-
tute these increased exports. The cargo
consisted of sewing machines, musical
instruments, vehicles, typewriters, troll
ley appliances and shoes. Another large
shipment recently made was seventeen
carloads Of cotton goods from an Ala
bama mill to China. Europe evidently
doesn't like our expansion.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-05-29
ANTI-IMPERIAIISTS.
Admirers Of Aguinaldc Meet in
New York City and Adopt Res
OlutiOnS.

New York, May pa mass meeting
to advocate ''an American policy in the
Philippines" was held last night in Coop
er union under the auspices Of Anti-Im-
perialist League of New York Ernest
II. Crosby presided. The speakers were
George S. Boutwell, of Massachusetts,
Carl Schurz and Patrick O'Farrell of
Washington. Mr. Crosby said in open
ing the meeting: I'm Cuba one of our
taking all the postal funds he could lay
his hands Oh. Better the islands be
robbed by Spain than by an American.
Were Washington alive today he would
find himself more at home in the camp
of Aguinaldo than in the camp of Otis
We cannot but admire the courage of
Aguinaldo and his men, who have been
fighting for over year against tremen-
dous Odds
Capt. O'Farrell, who stunped the coun-
try for Mckinley in 1896, was very bit
ter in his criticism Of the President.
The resolutions, after setting forth that
the administration has Committed a fla
grant breach of faith and most seriously
discredited the profession and the char
acter Of the republic in the eyes of the
if persisted in, will inevitably bring
about the overthrow of our democratic
institutions recite the history of our re-
lations with the Filipinos and declare
that the betrayal Of our allies consti-
tutes one Of the basest acts Of per6dy
and cruel inhumanity ever per-
R Rttory Of Sy t ths y wopd in the The
resolutions say ''that it is the plain duty
of the American people to stop the bloody
war against the Filipinos, to recognize
their right and title to freedom and in
dependence on the same basis on which
we have recognized the right of the Gu
!, md tn wit 6rny nnI
from those islands as soon as they may
no longer be needed to assist and protect
the people thereof in setting up and
maintaining an independent governments
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-05-29

cratic party had not declared itself on
this subject in it's last national plat
form; and that in any event they were
decidedly opposed to the dragging Of
the shipping question into partisan pol
itics. They told him that the shipping
question was business propositiOn-a
commercial question, and Of great and
pressing national Importance; that
they so considered it. and that they
ton at any time.
In these very favorable circum-
stances. for the Republicans to defer
action on the ship subsidy bill until the
Democratic National Convention can
be whipped into adopting an expression
in it's next national platform, opposing
Government aid for the upbuilding of
American shipping, will make it intin-
itely more difficult than ever for cour-
ageous and patriotic Democrats to sup
port the measure. 1t means to gravely
imperil, if not actually defeat, its final
passage.
The prestige of Democratic success
in compelling the Republicans to defer
action at this session on the ship sub
sidy bill-since postponement will be
regarded the country over as a Demo
cratic, free trade, foreign shipping vic
tory-will make it all the easier for
them to defeat action at the next SEES
sion, and all the harder for Republicans
to secure favorable action.
The opportunity Of a generation is
within the grass of the Republican
leaders in Congress if they have the
courage to grasp it by passing the
shipping bill before adjournment at
this session