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The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-13
IOWA ACADEMIES.

ASEDH"AND'
Earlham Academy reports a pros
porous year under the work of Nellie
E. Wood, Principal, and Edith Hunt,
assistant, although the work of the
school was seriously interfered with
by a smallpox epidemic of four
weeks. There were six in the grad
uating class. For the next year the
school will be combined with the
High school, with Prot w. II. Mon
o as principal of both, and Miss
Alice Starbuck, Penn 700, assistant
in the Academy
Pleasant Plain Academy reports a
prosperous year, with four graduates.
Fifteen students from the normal de-
partment were fitted for teaching
and r now engaged in country
school work. B. @. Winslow and
Eva M. CoggeshalI, the efficient
teachers of last year will remain for
the coming year.
New Providence Academy will con-
tinue next year under the principal
ship of John H. Hadley. He will be
assisted by Mrs. Hadley and Ola
Cobb.
L.. T.. BURNETT.
Penn College is greatly favored in
securing L. t. Burnett as an addi-
ton to Faculty of Music for next
year. He possesses the rare and
genial qualities that puts the in
structor into most hearty and happy
sympathy with the students, insur-
ing thereby the bestl results from
their musical efforts. He has had
a long and careful training I'M
der able instructors, aud has proven
his ability both as a vocalist and an
instructor of vocal music by years OF
successful experience. Mr.. l.. t.
Burnett received his musical train
ing under Madame Won Feiltcsh,
Cleveland, Ohio, r. O. Courtney, N.
Y. City and Warren @, Coffin, Moody
Institute, Chicago, Ills. Mr.. Bur-
nett has had charge OF the music in
the public schools OF Spencer Iowa.
for the past three years and his work
has been successful, both in school
and outside.
W. F. NJ. s.
In response to theittollowing re
! quest from Eliza Q. Armstrong, edi
s.Misaionary Advoeato":"Whai
new methods does your board pro
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Censu. Return..

Washington, Sept. s.-The census
bureau up to Thursday night had tab
ulated the returns from "a cities.
These show a population of 14,644,711.
This rs an average increase in popu-
lation per city of 27.9o per cent. The
same cities in 1890 had a population
of 11,15O,o45, making a total gain of
3,404,666.
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ascend the areat Ararat.

St. Petersburg, Sept, IA member
OF the Geographical society named
Poggenpohl, accompanied by two Of
dcers and d number OF soldiers, as
cended the Great Ararat September 2.
-Four killed.
Vienna, Sept, s.-During the Aus
frian military maneuvers ON the borders
Of Gaiacla and Bohemia a big gun ex-
Dloded, killing four men outright and
fatally wounding IS others
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tASuA III ltS WOLSl lOIIh. LUG
pain was so intense that I
became completely pros
trated. The attack was an
unusually severe one, and
my condition was regard
ed as being very danger
GUS. / was attended by
one of the most able doc
tors in Washington, who is
also a member of the fac
ulty of a leading medical
college here. He told me
to continue his prescriP-
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tons and would get well. After having It filled
twelve times without receiving the slightest
benefit, I declined to continue his treatment any
longer. Having heard of S. s. S (Swift's Speci6c)
recommended for Rheumatism, ! decided, almost
In despair however, to give the medicine a trial,
and after 1 had taken a few bottles l was able to
hobble around on %crutches, and very soon there's
after had no use for them>at all, S. S.. S. having
cured me sound and well. All the distressing
pains have left me, my appetite has returned,
health.
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minerals IN It to disturb the digestion and
lead to ruinous habits.
We have prepared a special book on
Rheumatism which every sufferer from
this painful disease should read. It is the
most complete and interesting book Of
the kind in existence. 1t will be sent free
to any desiring it. Write our physi-
clans fully and freely about your case. we
make no charge for medical advice.
The SWIFT S~PEcIFIc~cO., ATLANTA, GA.
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failing evesight, cataracts, blindness. deafness
and head noises or ny disease OF the eye or
ear can cure themselves at home with mild
medicines and without the use OF the knife.
l3.0On sufferers in all parts OF the country were
cured last year by his wonderfni Absorption
method. Judge George Edmunds, a leading
cured OF cataracts on both eyes. Thos. Cor
man, Auburn, Sac Co., la. SAYS: u have been
growing deaf for IL years;had head noises and
catarrh, nF, Coffee's home treatment cured
me. Write ms" III you are afflicted with any
eve or ear trouble write to DIR. Coffee and tell
him all about IL. He will then tell you just
what he can 90. He will also send you RhkE
of charge his 80 page book. --fne New Cyututa
If Treating Diseases OF the Eve and Ear. Ii Is
fun of interesting and valuable information
All cures are permanent, Write today Tor
w o Coffee. Nd, 6I9 GOOD BIock,
ssTdsst Des M0fnsa, IA.
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scented and a subscription taken.
This school will be started as soon
as practicable. Milton Kenworthy
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the great vegetable
purifier and tonic, is
the ideal remedy in all
troubles.
There are no opiates or
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In response to theifollowIng re-
quest from Eliza o. Armstrong, edi-
toross. Missionary Advocato":"What
new methods does your board pro-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
ALTGELD AT ALBANY.

The speech of former Governor Att
geld of Illinois at Albany cannot h
read by any reasonable citizen with.
out the conclusion being reached that
IN spite of all the contumely that has
been heaped upon him, Governor Alt
geld has the grasp Of the statesman
and the temper of the scholar. In
composition alone the address was a
masterpiece, and it presents so clear
~ those principles of government for
which Thomas Jefferson stood as to
deserve to be commended to the Pc
rusal of every Democrat and of every
citizen. This striking utterance in his
speech will find ready response in
the hearts of Democrats of every
section of the country:
This campaign is going to be a
campaign of mighty questions and not
of candidates. Those men who i'm
agine that if they could by hook OF
crook, by trick or trade, nominate
some hero in the National Democatic
convention, that then, with the aid OF
money, they could carry the country,
had better be disillusioned, for they
could not carry six states in this
Union. This is not a year in which
politicians can deliver. Even the
Democracy of the East is straighten-
ing Its spine. To simply say that we
are Democrats may sound laconic, but
unless we stand for something defin-
lite that earnest men and women can
lay hold on in life, unless we offer hope
TO the toiling, suffering, sorrowing
of men. we will be despised
by mankind.
What is it that gives Mr.. Bryan such
hold on the Democracy of Amer
lea as no man has had since the days
OF Jackson? 1t is his principles and
his earnestness. There is no hero wor-
ship about it. They favor the prin-
clples he advocates and have absolute
confidence in his honesty and cour-
age. He is an idol. not a hero. "-Bus-
falo Times.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
PhOnicsi,

A Brookline (Mass.) family was sim
ply Mortified recently when small
daughter Of the house broke forth into
song with the words, "To hell WITH the
birth of Christ" The amazemenr wa
intense, and they very naturally put
stop at once to such irreverence
Upon questioning the child, the
learned that she had been taught the
song in school. and an investigate
quickly followed to determine what
manner of teacher had the oversi gfr
of their own little darling and of othei
children, as well. 1t was soon learnea
that the teacher, most competent
and careful one, had been instruetlng
her pupils in the words Of Christina
carol. which were: 'sTo Herald the
Birth of Christ" This was different
The innocent young one, not under
standing the meaning Of the corfece
words, had sung them as they sounde'
to her Did this happen, or is it sisii-
ply bit of jollying at the expense of
Superintendent Dutton? Probably
the latter-Ionrnal of Education.
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Tl,e Money Question.

For the privilege of extending the
national debt thirty years the banks
are to be paid sSS,OOO,0OO. Think of
it, you, who count fortunes by thou
sands or hundreds of thousands.
Will this be an issue of the cam
paign? Only supernatural wisdom
knows.
1t is idle to discuss whether the
money question will be the predomi-
nant issue or will be dropped out of
sight in this campaign. The gold
standard bill may be lost sight of,
with all it's iniquities, in the multi
plieity OF other issues more pressing
for immediate solution.
A platform should only promise
what can be fulfilled For the Demo-
Gratis to promise free silver legislation
would be wrong. because owing to the
constitution of the senate, the pledge
could not be redeemed. But the party
should make it clear, plain and unmis-
taxable that it has taken no backward
step since 1896. We were right then
and events have proved that our posi-
| ton was correct.
What the party should do is to issue
| a pronunciamenta that will contain
all the articles of Democratic doctrine
Then the exigencies of the times viii
determine what planks are to be mad
most of.-Evansyille Cnd.) Courier.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
President In. Raymond.

President Jerome H. Raymond of the
University of West Virginia, under
whose presidency marvellous things
have been accomplished, has felt con-
strained to resign because some of his
important recommendations were not
acted upon by the state board. Most
men who had accomplished so much
as he has in five years would think
themselves in great luck, but DR.. Ray
mond has high ideals, AMI prefers not
to put in his time and energy unless
all conditions are favorable. No man
of his years has made such record
as his has been at Morgantown, ana
all who are familiar with his work
there will follow him into whatever
field he may enter with great inter
est.-Journal Of Education.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
CUBA MUST BE FREE.

The Latin race, to which the Gu
bans chiefly belong, acts largely on in
tuition, which generally proves to be
right, although sometimes a little
ahead of the proof required to sustain
a deliberate judgment. In their sus-
picion that, President Mckinley does
not intend to deal fairly, and that the
Republican party. of which he is the
chief representative, has designs on
their independence, the Cubans have
something more than intuition to sus-
tain them. Secretary Root has, in
guarded but ineligible language, in
timated that the prospect of Cuban
independence was too shadowy for
him to indicate any period at which
the United States would evacuate the
island, and the course pursued by the
subordinates of the war department
has all along indicated a purpose
hardly concealed to coerce the Cubans
into submitting permanently to Amer
lean rule. and giving up any thought
of SELF government.
1t is strange, therefore, that some
Cuban leaders talk of fighting for the
independence of which Mckinley and
his associates, interested in carving
out the island for the benefit of them
selves and their friends. are manifest
ly scheming to rob them. But rebel
lion on the part of the Cubans would
be most unwise as well as suicidal.
The Democratic party when it comes
into power in national affairs will see
that the nations pledges are kept, and
the nations honor vindicated. Dem
ocrats perceive-even If Republican
veracity and cupidity prevent that
party from perceiving-that We can
not afford to be false to the SOLEMN
promise made when the war with
Spain was begun. and that we cannot
afford to hold up Cuba in chains as
an example and warning to South
America Of American turpitude and
treachery.-New York News.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
THE REPUBLICANS AND THE
TRUSTS.

Governor Pingree of Michigan is .
Republican, but at the same time /,
stalWart opponent of trusts. and moi
Wiling to let his Republicanism ex-
cuse or protect combines and monon-
ones. He has been trying to induce
MS own party to take firm and do
clded stand against the trusts nor .
mere denunciation in words. but to
snow disposition to vigorously pros
ecute the trusts and get rid of them.
ana ne has concluded that the Repub-
means have no intention of doing so
The hope of the people in IS
years election" Governor Pi@see ae-
clares, 'is in the Deuaecratlc party.
There is no use in hoping that the
Republican party will do anything
with the trusts I believe that the
hope of the people this fall lies in the
Democratic party party
Governor Pingfe IS recoshizea as
an extremely independ ~ fsepuolisa'' !,
who will not give up s peisoI IIa
views to the dictation of w.. -.
mas made special study of tn 1855; :. as,s
believes that their power is in =. ' a,,s
TO the people, and has pers, afe
q noe the oniy hepubhcan WHO has |
finally been convinced that the party
is in alliance with the trusts and dare
not oppose them, and the influence
of these votes is likely to De felt in
the election this fall Michigan was
a doubtful state ten years ago, and
went Democratic in 1890 Governor
Pingree's great popularity and the
very decided way in which he speaks
out as to trusts may bring some ele-
ment of doubt into the vote this fall.
AS we have said, many Republicans
have grave doubts whether their party
is really opposed to the trusts, and
these doubts are likely to grow graver
as the election comes nearer, and its
wabblfng and wavering policy as to,
trusts becomes more marked.-New
Orleans Times-Democrat.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

evident signs of the country's great
prosperity. II falling prices from those
set by trusts and monopolies were ac-
companied by proportionate Increases
IN the volume OF business instead of
decreases there might be something in
their argument. But business is fall
ing off. The iron and steel industry
mas smaller volume than at any time
since the boom started, although
prices have gone off 20 per cent. The
Doot and shoe trade is the smallest
since 1894, and in dozen other direc-
lions the shrinkage is painfully evil
dent All signs indicate that the boom
is over before it had lasted IL months,
and that dullness and lethargy will
mark business conditions for an indef-
mite period.
1t mas come SO early that the Repub-
ilcan organs have not yet been able
70 tune up their campaign cry that it
is due to fear of Democratic success
next November" The Democrats, how
ever, Will hear that cry after the Re-
publican convention has met and
might as well prepare for it now. That
republican convention is going to have
trouble. 1t is obliged to declare that
the country is more prosperous than
ever In its history, and yet in Phila-
delphia. where the convention will
meet. there will be over 10000 men on
strike, and over 10000 in the state
OF pennsylvania. 1t will meet at
period When there have been more
strikes in more different industries.
over a wider stretch of country, than
at any time within twelve years. And
at a time when public orators will be
mounting n of prosperity in the Repub-
mean platform business throughout the
country will be more lethargic than
at any time since the paralysis of
But the people are going to be able
TO tell the difference between stump
prosperity and the kind they are get
ting. IAcKsoN nav
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
when 1t Rains It Pours.

The Hadramut valley, in South Ara
bia, though we'll known in ancient
times, is hardly ever visited nowadays,
as the natives are a lawless set and
very unfriendly toward strangers.
They have a curious method of culti-
waiting the land. The upper surface
Of much Of the soil is sand, which is
scraped OFF by long wooden boxes fas-
tened to camels. OF the sand thus coll
lected dykes are made around the dis
trict that is to be cultivated. Next the
soil is lightly plowed, and then the
farmer waits for rain. Sometimes rain
falls only once in three years, but when
it comes 1t pours in torrents, and the
water is held up by the dykes. The
crop then is so abundant that even il
the rain fell only every third year,
enough grain is grown to last the peo-
pie during the interval of drought,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

Chicago, May 5.-The Philippine
Lumber and Development Company of
Chicago, which was incorporated un-
der the laws of West Virginia on
Thursday, with an authorized capital
of SIS ,000, 900, will have it's headquarters
in Chicago. 1t is the intention to ac-
quire the timber rights to 100000 acres
on Mindanao, which lies south of Lu-
zon, and s15O,oOO will be invested in
the development of the property. The
timber includes mahogany, ebony and
rosewood
There is no information upon the
point of the consent" of the inhab-
itants. The trusts don't ask any odds
Of American citizens in the United
States, so it is probable the natives
will be secondary consideration in
the Philippines.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
Dictated by the ,Ionouo,ies.

Everybody knows that the McKin-
ley and Dingley tariffs were dictated
by the protected monopolies; that the
giant trusts which have been organized
and are f1ourishing under the fostering
care of the present adminstrat ton are
the outgrowth of this system of prosec-.
ZION and that Republicans,
days when our own senat raising
formulated his tkenry1ng the tat out
campaign fuse protected manufactur-
OF q Aate always depended upon the
Contributions Of these beneiciaries OF
this system of public plumber to fur-
nish the sinews of war for every I'M
portant campaign. Under these CIR
cumstances nobody can reasonably eA-
pect the annihiliation of this robper
band by the Republican party.
81 believe in the most drastic meas
ures for the utter determination OF
this trust system. l know of no place
where such measures have been adopt
ed and enforced except in the Demo-
cratic states of Missouri, Arkanssa
and Texas Hence I believe that tI
people only look sorn r relief nara aTe
officials and under the auspices of a
party which owes them nothing in the
past and expects nothing from them in
the future.-W. j. Bryan, Wichita,
Kansas, April "a, 1900.
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And Jephthah answered,

) 4 i
Then. said she. with her head stirl
bent 1T is well done, for truly he hath
said to me that he would shield thy
body with his own. But 60 not into
danger. my father. Be careful OF his
life and OF thine own ~
Thou speakest unwisely, maiden.
and not as a soldiers daughter. Thou
knowest that In battle a brave man
must not shun the place Of danger, but
II he trusteth In the Lord no harm
can hurt him. Adina also is man
that feareth God. and therefore will we
trust to be delivered and brought home
in safety"
Amen!" the maiden said, full rev.
erently, and bent her head more lowly
yet, as one who prayeth.
The full moon rose DER Jephthah's
garden on the eve OF his going forth
to battle. and Jephthah's daughter
stood alone and held her heart to lis
ten. Her white robe fluttered in the
cool air of evening and chung about her
slender limbs; and standing there, her
pale face settled into mute repose.
she looked like a fair white statue.
clad in wind-blown .raiment, No
sound disturbed the stiffness OF tho
night, except the cooling of the doves in
their house close by. But, after lonlg
waiting, there mingled with this the
tread Of approaching footsteps. The
folds OF her white gown, trembled on
her breast, as if the heart beneath
them futtered. Nearer came the foot
steps through the trees, beneath the
overhanging vines, until the moonlight
revealed the tall form and noble fea-
lures of the young man Adina.
Is 1t thou, o maiden?" he asked.
stopping few PAGES from her. THE
God Of Israel bless thee that thou
heardest my prayer, and hast let me
speak to thee, before 1 20 to battle.
Hast thou no thought, Namarah, Of
the words have come to speak?"
The doves cooed and gabbled with
their little muttering sounds. but Ma
marah answered not. They stood
pace or two apart-the maiden Mama
ran and the young man Adina-but
still the silence was unbroken.
Hast thou even brought me here to
break my heart, Namarah?o the young
man said. II love thee maiden, and
unless thou'lt love me in return. the
God, of Israel grant that I may fall in
battle, for my life is naught to me
without thee
(To be continued.)
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
HOTTEST PLACE IN THE WORLD

Region Where the Thermometer Never
| Falls Below 100 Degrees.
| what is believed to be the hottest
region in the world is that part of the
eastern shore of the Persian gulf.
which is named after the Bahrein is
lands that lie near it, On the Bahrein
island proper, which is the largest of
the group, the thermometer never falls
below 100. degrees day or night. and
often rises as high as 40 degrees in
the shade Only the natives can bear
this enormous heat at all, and even
they suffer terribly at times, because
the flerceness of the temperature varies
SO little and gives them hardly a res
pfte. To add to the decided discom-
forts OF the region. the coast is SO dry
that borfngs have been made as deep
There is not a drop to be had except in
the far interior, and the condition of
water carried for any distance in such
heat as this may be imagined. Yet the
natives never lack for water that is
not merely fresh, but actually cool.
And they get it Id way that is Won
derful. They get it by diving into the
sea for it. Many years ago pearl fish
ers who dived into the waters off the
shores of these islands for pearls,
which are plentiful there, discovered
that immense springs spouted from the
bottom of the sea. Accidentally they
found that these springs were of sweet
water. Ever since then regular in
dustry, perhaps one of the strangest
industries in the world, has been that
of diving for fresh water The divers
go out every morning. They take with
them goatskins, and, weighted with
\ stones to insure a swift descent, they
plunge into the depths. At the bottom
| they hold the mouths of the skins over
a spring, and as soon as it is filled tie
it up swiftly and ascend. The skins
are hauled up with lines. AS there
are $4,000 persons in that barren group
of islands, the industry of diving for
fresh water is a large one, and the
4 divers get rich. The water is about
A twenty degrees cooler than is the at
/ mosphere on land, SO it is a boon to
the suffering population, and the lucky
divers who get to land first are GER
tain Of high prices. In fact, the fresher
the water is the more the divers earn
and as the submarine springs are only
4 a mile away from the shore, the water
hardly gets time to lose any of its
grateful temperature before it is land.
edit one can say that water is 'land.
cd San sFranciSco Call
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
Politics and Long Life.

Lady Georgiana Grey, who just cele.
brated her Tooth birthday, attributes
the wonderful preservation OF her fac
ulties. says an English exchange. to
the calm which she has always been
careful to practice. She considers agi-
tation the great consumer Of health.
To young kinsman OF hers who vis-
tied her the other day she expressed
her earnest hope that he would not
enter upon q career Of politics 1T ia
SO agitating. my dear" she said.
why, IL my nor brother had kept
clear Of politics firmly believe he
would hasI been alive today. z The
BROTHER WAS the famona
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
The War That Is over.

News of the ambushing and killing
of small bodies of American troops N
the Philippines comes with such daily
regularity that one is almost tempted
70 doubt the declaration of Otis that
he has thoroughly stamped out the
Tagal insurrection. These things did
not happen during the short time that
the lamented Lawton held command
in the field. Since his untimely death
matters have resumed the condition
in which they were when Otis was IN
supreme control before. What shame
1t Is that so many lives and 80 much
treasure should be sacrificed on the
altar Of political pull.-WashingtoA
Times. js Z.