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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
CENTER OF POPULATION.
Census Will Place 1t Between
Terre Haute and Vlncennes.

The present census will probably
show that the center of population is
somewhere between Terre Haute and
Vincennes on the. western border of
Indiana. That imaginary points, north
and east of which there are as many in
habitants of the United States as there
are south and west, has been moving
westward near the 4lst parallel of
latitude ever since the first census was
taken just century ago. The census
found it % miles east of Baltimore.
The next one placed it Is miles west of
that city In 1910 it had been drawn
slightly southwark by the Louisiana
purchase and proceeded So miles further
west. 1t was north of Woodstock,
Virginia, in 1920, and ten years later it
was found 10 miles south of Moorefeld,
in that part of Virginia which is now
West Virginia. immigration to the
north west gave it a northward trend
in 1910, but in 1850 Texas had drawn
it toward the south. In 1860 it had
reached Chillicothe, o., and 1870 it was
48 miles north of Cincinnati. 1T
travelled nearly 60 miles due west dur
ing the decade and by 1890 it was half
way across southern Indiana and trav-
eled almost due west.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
sold In Leon, Iowa by F. J. Honnold.
A Big BARGAIN

Cut this out and return with sl.OO money
or currency and we will order the following
family combination sent prepaid.
Louisville Courier Journal Yr,
The GentlewOmen Yr.
National Illustrated Magazine Yr.
American Poultry Advocate I:Yr.
Happy Hours Family Magazine Tyr.
Vermont Farm Journal Yr
Our Price 81, Regular Cost 81.
This ombination fills family need. We will
Kansas City Weekly Star. New York Weekly
Tribune, Denver Weekly Times. Toledo Week.
ly Blade, SanFrancisco Weekly Post, or Mon
treal Weekly Gazette in place of Twice.a o.
week Louisville Courier journal If desired
but no other changes will be allowed Club.
bling list for a stamp.
Oh. JONES, Room $40,
Cir. Mgr. Vermont Farm Journal,
22-26t Wilmington, Vermont
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
Biennial Elections.

1t seems to be taken for granted that
the constitution amendment for bien-
NAL elections will be carried by large
majority. 1t is entirely too early yet to
make any prediction in the matter. 1t
has not yet been discussed and just
what change it will make is not yet
known. In the first place all county
officers who are elected in the odd
numbered years, sherifs, treasurers,
county superintendents, ETC., would
necessarily have to hold oyer another
years and all county officers would be
elected at once. The present legislature
would hold over another session and
the board Of supervisors would have to
have their terms heightened to six
years or else more than one be elected
at time. There are several other COM
plications in the matter but of corse all
of them could be obviated by legisla.
ton. The only possible argument that
can be made for the amendment is that
it would be cheaper. While that is
true, it would be still cheaper to have
elections only once in four years and
still cheaper not to have electl ons at all
but let some appointiye power appoint
the officers. The plea Of cheapness is
not good plea; this is not q cheap
government and the American people
are not cheap people. We believe
that annual elections are worth to the
people all they cost, by way of the
educational influences they exert.
When the matter comes to be discussed
and understood We seriously doubt its
ratification by the voters Of the state.
Centerville Iowegian.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
Cold Steel or Death.


''There is but one small chance to
save your life and that is through an
operation" was the awful prospect set
before Mrs. l. B. Hunt, of Lime Ridge,
Wis, by her doctor after vainly trying
to cure her ola frightful case of stomach
trouble and yellow jaundice. He didn't
count on the marvellous power Of Elec-
trio Bitters to cure stomach and liver
troubles, but she heard Of it, took seven
bottles, was wholly cured, avoided sur.
geon's knife. now weighs more and feels
better than ever. It's positively guar
antsed to cure stomach. liver and kid
ney troubles and never disappoints.
Price SOC at L. Van Werden's drug store.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
A NIGHT OF Terror.

"Awful anxiety was felt for the widow
of the brave General Burnham, Of
Machias, Me-, when the doctors said
she could not live till morning" writes
Mrs. s. HI. Lincoln who attended her
that fearful night. CAN thought she
must soon die from pneumonia but she
begged for DR., Kings New Discovery
saying it had more than once saved
her life, and had cured her of consump.
ton. After three small doses she slept
easily all night, and its further use com.
pletely cured her. This marvellous
medicine is guaranteed to cure all
throat, chest and lung diseases. Only
SOC and $1.0O. Trial bottles free at L.
Van Werden's drug store.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
A Frlqhtful Blunder

Will often cause horrible burn, cut
scald or bruise. Bucklen's Arnica Salve
the best in the world, will kill the pain
and promptly heal it. Cures old sores
fever sores, ulcers, boils, felons, corns
all skin eruptions. Best pile cure or
earth. Only rs cts. box. Cure guar.
anteed. Solid by L. Van Werden drug
pist,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
a Monster Devil Fish

Destroying its victim, is type Of con-
stipation. The power of this murderous
malady is felton, organs and nerves and
muscles and brain. There's no health
till it's overcome. But DR.. Kings New
Life Pilis are safe and certain cure.
Best in the world for stomach. liver,
Kidneys an4 - Only % osn.s y
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
sunfioW,sIf Camp III i

,.tf
Sunfower camp was the scene Of
much merriment Tuesday afternoon
when q jolly party Of pleasure seekers
mounted burros. submitted the snaps
shot and struck the trail for Pixies
Peak.
Mrs. Corbett, the delightful hostess at
SunAower, had prepared lunches for the
party, providing three separate bills Of
fare, but "Ikey," the pack mule, decid-
ed he need rest, and when he arose the
three menus we're one. Indeed, it was
nlyby supreme ofiert that the gentle
man of the party, by means Of tear
holts' and "tail-holts," induced "Ikey''
to abandon a roll down the noun
tain.
About mile above the Half Way
House fires were built, coffee made and
the effect of "Ikey's" movements inves.
tigated. After rest of a few hours,
during which "America,' "Kentucky
Home" and other familiar airs made
the welkin ring. the pilgrimage continu.
ed toward the mecca of Manitou ad ven
turers.
At the cabin just below windy point
another rest was taken, but the songs
had given out. The burros were left be
hind at the Cog road; then came the
tug of war. 1t was dilapitated party
that finally pulled themselves to The
Summit house, but there was this con
ISOLATION, there were others.
Here is a specimen of the postals tina,
were written home and the writer as
sures US that it contains more truth
than poetry:
/ have no desire
To 20 any higher.
lcould scarcely speak
When got on the Peak.
My hands are so cold
can hardly hold
The pencil tight
While write.
But I'm all o. X.
And will 60 back today go
And I'm thankful Pm able
| To write this. Mabel.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02

In the District Court of the State of iowa.
August Term, 1900
In the matter of the application of F. J.
Honnold, a registered pharmacist. for per
nit to buy keep and sell Intoxicating liquor.
NOTICE,
To Whom it May Concern: Notice is hereby
give n that the application of the undersigned
F. !. Honnold. q registered pharmacist No.
40a6, doing business under the firm name of r..
J. Honnod of Leon, In county OF Decatur,
state u Iowa. praying for permit to buy,
keep and sell intoxicating liquors in the brick
store building situated on the north 20 feet Of
lots II and r. block 4. original town OF Leon.
be on file in the office of the Clerk of the Dis
trtct Court of said county on or before the 10th
day OF August, 1900 and that said cause will
ust term of said court, to be begun and held at
Leon, Iowa, on the 27th day Of August, 1900.
F.J. HONNOLD,
Applicant.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02


On the return trip many of the burros
were riderless below the Half Way
House, and those who stuck to the trail
knew more of a thunder storm in the
mountains than they ever knew before.
Notwithstanding the many little vicissi.
tudes of the trip even those who fell by
the way will remember it as one of the
most delightful events of their lives the
ascent to Pixies Peak by the burro trail
The party consisted of Mr.. and Mrs. N.
G. Griffith, Davis City. Iowa; the Misses
Allen, Miss Young and Miss Horner
Lamont, lowe; Mrs. w. A. Brown
Leon, Iowa; Miss Burris and Miss
Nicholas, Bethany, Mr.. Burwell, St
Edwards, Neb., Mr.. Long, Shenandoah
Iowa; Mr.. Hood, Nortonville, Kan, Mrs
McAtee and Earl McAtee, Blue Rapids
Kan, Messrs. Thompson, Tobin and Brud
love, Republic, Kansas Manitou Dali,
Journal.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-02
ORIGINAL NOTICE

In the District Court of Iowa. in and for
Decatur County, August Term, 1900.
Iohn b. Anderson plaintiff
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-11-03
THE POPULATION OF THE
UNITED STATES.

Washington, d. g., Oct, 30
The official announcement of the
total population Of the United
States for 1900 is 1926 2O, Of
which 14,621,9O7 are contained in
the IS States representing approx.
imately the population to be used
for appointment purposes. There
is a total Of 134,15S Indians not
taxed. The total population in 49,
80, with which the aggregate pop
ulation ofthe present census should
be compared, was 63,069,756. Ia
King the 1890 population as a basis
there has been a gain in popuIa-
ton of i3,225,+6 during the past
ten years, representing an increase
Of nearly q per cent.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-11-03
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD,
one HUNDRED DOLLARS.

The readers Of this paper will be pleas
ed to learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been able
to cure in all its stages and that is Ca
tarrh Halls Catarrh Cure IS the only
positive cure known TO the medical frater
nifty Catarrh being a constitutional dis
ease, requires a constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is takeu internally, act
ing drectally upon the blood and muscous
surfaces Of the 5nsten, thereby Destroy
the foundation Of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the
c0nstitutionand assisting nature in doing
It's work. Tn proprieters have so mucn
faith in its curative powers, that they Of
fer Ond Hundred Dollars for any case
that it rails to cure. Send for list of
testimonials.
Address. FL. CHENEY and CO., Toll
edo, O.
Sold by Druggists 75c!
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-11-03
Six Trict tful failures.

Six terrible failures ofsix different doc
tors nearly sent VIM. IF. Mullen Of lock-
land. O., to an early grave, All said he
had fatal lung trouble and that he must
soon die. But he was urged to try .Dr.
Kings new Discovery for ConSllmplon.
After taking five bottles he was entirely
cured It is positively guaranteed to cure
ali diseases of Throat, Chest and Lungs,
including Coughs, Colds, La Grippe Pneo-
monia, Bronchitis, Athscma, Hay Fever,
Croup, WhooDing Cough. SOC and 100
Trial bottles free at all drug stores.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-11-03
Brave Explorers

Like Stanley and Livingstone, found it
harder to overcome Malaria, Fever and
Ague, and Typhoid diseases germs than
savage cannbaln: but thousands have
found that electric Bitter5 IS a wonderful
cure for ali maarial diseases. II you have
chill5 with fever aches in back OF neck
and head, and tired WORKOUT feeling,
trial will convince you OF Their merit. "
4. Null of Webb, Ill. writes: My chill
dren suffered for more thana year with
chills and fever, then two bottles Of Elec-
trio Bitters cured them. Only SO cents.
Try them. Guaranteed. Sold by all drug
giStS
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-11-03

Chicago Times Herald: The
new census shows that there are
16,738,362 pupils in the schools Of
this country. It's entirely safe to
predict that the rising generation
will know a thing or two.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-11-03
FIRED FIRST SHOT AT SPAIN.

Hired FIRST SHUI AT SPAIN.
Nashville, Tenn, Ger. 2o,-The
gun from which the first shot in
the Spanish American war was
fired has reached Nashville, which
is to be its permanent home.
1t is a tiotcnlNss rapld-lire g.
FOUNDER, which comes from the
gunboat Nashville, which sent a
shot over the bow of the Spanish
merchant vessel Buena Ventura.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-07-25
Gen Chafee Promoted.

Washington July l9-The Presi
dent has appointed Brig A. Il
Chafee. United States volunteer, who
is to command the American military
forces in China, major general Of
volunteers in order that this rank
should be commemorate with bis
command. This action was received
with great satisfaction at the war de-
par,nent and in official circles gen
orally, where Con Chafee is held in
the highest esteem He is consider
ed by his brother officers one OF
the most capable and thoroughly
equipped soldiers in the service
Although Gen Miles recommended
that major Gen Bates, now in the
Philippines. be assigned to the COM
msnd of the troops In China he is
well pleased with the promotion Of
Gen Chafee His recommendation
was made on the ground that the ser
vice called for required an officer of
the rank Of major general, and named
Gen Ba,es for the reason mainly that
Gen Chafee held only the rank of a
brlgadier general Adj Gen Corbln
has cable message to Gen Chafee
notifying him of his promotion and
he will receive the telegram on
the ar.iva! of the transport at
Nagasakj. about the first proximo.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-07-25

According to the dispatches from
toe far east, which, it must be admit
ted, are not always trustworthy, a
curious threat against China has been
made by the foreign consuls Tien
Tsin They have "unanimously pro
posed to their governments. that the
united powers notify the Chinese
authorities "tbat the graves of the
ancestors of the imperial family at
Pekin will be destroyed if the
foreigners at Pekiu, particularly the
ministers, are harmed f" No dlrer
threat than this could be made, 80
strong is the Chineee vereration of
their ancestors. Every Chinaman's
ancestor is divinity whom he wor
ships, and to disturb or desecrate his
grave is the most awful thing that
can happen to him We can we'll
imagine how an Epglishman would re-.
gard threat to destroy Westminster
abbey or a Frenchman the demolition
of the Cathedral of Notre Dame or
a Russian the burning of the Kremlin
at Moscow or even how we would
regard a threat to desecrate the tomb
of Washington. Jefferson or Lin
coin To the ancestor worshipipg
Celestial the threat to destroy the i'm
perial tombs at Pekin means vastly
more than similar desecration does
to the European or American 1t is
hardly probable, however, tha: the
civilized nations now at odds with
China will adopt the strange
suggestion Of the consul though
it would by no means be the
first time tina. civilized nations have
played upon the reliious prejudices
and saperstitions of less enlightened
peoples with the view of terroriz1tg
them
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-07-25
Tlllman Wants a Tool.

The meaning of Senator Tillman's g
interference in the State campaign
may be expressed in four words :
Anybody to beat Hoys That is
what be ia after. 80 the logic of the
case will prove
He ia not in the campaign in his
own behalf, for he has no opposition
and his attendance at the meetings is
unnecessary He is not in it as an act
of courtesy to his constituents,
or to renew his acqualn
,ance with them else be
would devote himself to matters un
contested among Democrats, would
give them his message from the ma
tional field, would not meddle with
affairs wholly out of his province as
q senator of the United States. He
is not IN it out of personal friendship
for any of the Candidates, for he gives
no indication of his preference for
McSweeney for Gary. for Whitman
or for Patterson. Between the dis
pensary candidates be does not ven
ture to choose for be knows that the
sighted ones and their supporters
would bitterly resent his discrlmina.
tiop, and to make new eoimies is not
his policy But be is there to tell
the people ir effect to vote for any
body against Col Hoys State
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-07-25
QUESTION ANSWERED.

Yes, Angus, Flower still has the largest sale
of any medicine in the civilized world. Your
mothers and granjmothers never thought Of
using anything else for Indigestion or bilious
ness. Doctors were scarce, and they seldom
heard of appendicitis, nervous prostration or
heart failure. etc. They used August Flower
to clean out the system and stop fermentation
of undigested food, regulate the action of the
liver, stimulate the nervous and organic action
of The system, and that is all they 'oaA when
feeling dp'I and bad with headaches ard other
aches. lor only reed Il few doses of Greens
August Flower. in qcid form, 70 make You sat
isaed there is nothing serious the matter with
you. For sale by A. J. China.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-07-25
The Decline IN Iron.

The recent decline II the prices OF
iroo aud steel were to be Looked fog.
Everybody knew saas the former prices
we're zoo high; that the fall aust ccue.
aad that 1t wouid cos uecesssr;!y io5i-
cate uafavorsbe business conditions
TIE use CT steel is increasing SO
largely that there seems TO oe 20 dsuger
that the business OF s.eel-m asiog will
cease to oc profitable where conditions
are savo.acIs to it. Steel is dispiscing
wood more and more every day for
e.ruotural purposes l. is even taking
the place of brick aud stone to great
exteot. The pressed steel freight car
is 10 sucb demand that orders cannot be
filled by its manufacturers Railroad
construction on large sca'e has been
undertaken 10 countries recently opened
up to civilization. and it ls increasing g
10 the older and more settled lands. To-
oludiug the United States. The worlds
use of steel is not in the slightest dan
ger of diminishing. Ii is increasing
constantly and good profits 10 the mao-
ufacture of steel seem to be assured for
a long time to come.
The south has only recently entered
upon the mapufacture Of steel, bat there
is co question of its ability to produce
it at lower cost than any ether part OF
this conntry or the world Great
preparations for the increase of the
scu,h's steel product are on foot aod
they are based upon absolutely souod
business reasous.-Atlausa Journal
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-07-25
Chinaberry Backing.

Beaufort, July II Special to the
News l. Courier You have bad a
number of communications calling
attention 20 the value of the 'Pride OF
Asia" or "Chioaberry tree" the wood
of which is natural repellans to in
scots of all kinds and is susceptible Of a
high degree OF polish for the mannfac,
ture of all kinds of furniture, rivalliog
even the 6oest mahogany iu beauty Of
figure and closeness Of graio. The
value of all parts of the tree, With the
exception Of it's berries. has been ex
empli6ed. l wish to add my testimony
from personal experience not Only as to
all these other qualities mentioned. but
as to that which has been omitted or
overlooked-tbe use of the ripe berries
in the manufacture Of the very best
boot and shoe blocking or dressing for
ell kinds of leather
The corsical covering of the berries,
1b1ch IS yellow woeo ripe. contains a
swee, mucilagisous substance that, after
sufficient boiling down in water and
after being strained, Yields clear.
thick jelly to which, if ivory black is
added to the consistency Of paste and
applied with a brush. as With other
blackiDg. lustrous polish is obtained.
There is the additional advantage that
shoes tsus cleaned do not become
mou!dy. aa is sometimes the case when
laid aside for few days, and aies do
oct sligbt upon the shoes as they do
With other blackipgs 10 which other
ingredients are used Coekroacbes.
which sometimes guaw shoes in closet,
avoid the shoes thus treated
Your correspondent commends this
recipe to some eoterprising Yankee
manufacturer. He doubts uot that such
blackipg would be as profitable as the
manufacture Of great many other
tbiogs which. in the hegioniog. aeem-
ed 90 trif1iug and be boon to the shoe
blackiog fraternity The clear paste
without the black eoloriug is equally
effective IS bright polish to tan shoes
As to the use of the blackiug made
With the ivory black it was an article
of domestic manufacture before the war
among some OF our older generation
T. G W.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-07-25
THE KENTUCKY
POLITICAL TRIAL.
Governor Taylor Seems to be
implicated.

Georgetown, July 18-ln the tr'a!
soday Of Caleb Powers. charged With
eomplioisy iu the Goebel shooting, John
A. Black of Barbourville, banker and
q Republican Of prominence. was the
arss witness. Hs said Powers came TO
him 10 January to advise him as to the
propriesy of the Gountain organisation
xhioh he said Powers wss getting up.
81 asked Powers.'' said witness,
s.vbas sort of crowd he was gestlog
I'D and ne said he was organizing an
armed mob to 90 to Frankfort. | dia.
eouraged this and told him it would in.
jars the Republican party. would be q
stigma on our end of the State and
ought to be abandoned. Powers. how
ever, insisted that the mob should be
formed. His idea was that be would
;;asiuida'e the legislature :"
Black, continuing. said: Il saw
Powers later and again demonstrated
against the mountain mob gong to
: Frankfort. Powers told me it was
besDg formed With the approval of Gov
e,nor Taylor. Cbas Finley aud other
Republican leaders at Frankfort. Chas.
Finley also came to ne and eOdeavored
70 get ne to cooperate with then. |
protested bitterly. Powers became
very angry with ne on account OF the
position I took. i tried to dlssuade
shem from organizing the dirty band
ana told him to seed coed citizens, peo
pie of influence, if any
A check fsem Chas. Finley TO the
louisville aud Nashville railroad for
$1,000 70, transportation OF the men to
frankfort was produced cy Black IN
response to question from the pro-
secusion.
". Fl. Caltoo. Who is under indics.
nert as az accessory to the killing OF
Governor Goebel. vas called next.
Cation contioued : The mountain
men arrived in Frankfort, January %
They numbered from 1000 to l,2GO
men. Those who carried guns had
:hem stacked 10 the Office of the com
missioner of agriculture and each mso
vas given tag corresponding with
number on bis gun After holding the
meeting 10 the State house yard. the
larger part of the crowd was sen'
home"
Powers. the witness alleged, dissri
hn,ed money among the various cap
sasns who were to bring the mountain
eers to Frankfort. He did not know
whence the money came He declared
Gov. Taylor furnished him (Culton
the money to bring the jackson coan'
sg crowd. Witness said Gov. Taylo,
did not want the mountain men to &c
home. He went to Berry Howard and
Others, at Taylor's instance. and told
them the governor wanted them to re
main aud not 60 home as Powers
wished.