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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-18
Lanes Fa mily MedloIne

Moves the bowels each day. In or
der to be healthy this is necessary.
Acts gently on the liver and kidneys.
Cures sick headache. Price IS and 500
Prescott, Wis, has 16-year-old
licensed girl preacher.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-18

No man knows the right way SO well
as the one who has once been misled.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-18

In the confidence
Conciua,on that the twenty
S''> - eighth general as
senlbiy will sustain
the reputation enjoyed by fits preie-
cessors and as justified by the Legislative
history OF Iowa, the foregoing obserya-
tions are respectfully s,,bmItte AZ
,hoo LESLIE M SHAW.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-18
The future Of ag-
riculture. therefore
the future Of Iowa,
Is most promis ,ng. A
quarter of a cen.u v
Future
Of
Agriculture

in less time than that the population Of
the United States will be sufficient 70
consume the present annual product of
our farms. Our lands in the meantime
will. have materially appreciated in va ,ue;
a more diversified system of agriculture
will have been adopted. and the produc-
tivenesss Of our sc, 600 square miles of land
will, at least should, be Increased fifty
per cent. This can be accomplished only
by CAREFUL study of soils, Of plant-life,
and Of animal husbandry, and by putting
the scientific know. edge thus acquired n
to practical o3erat;o Theory Is not al
ways practical, but truth Is. Whatever
rs practical is phi,osoph. c2l.y correct. and
whatever is scientifically true must Of
necessity be practical. An experiment
station Is maintained at our College Of
Agriculture and Mechanic. Arts, where
theories are put to practical tests, and the
results are published for the information
not only the pupils, but all who will take
The trouble to read the bulletins
1t was the avowed Intent Of Mr.. Morrill,.
the originator of the measure, and of q 1
friends of the grant Of lands in aid of
this institution, to establish school for
the special preparation of men and women
for industrial pursuits. The departments
of civil, mining. electrical and me ,hanical
engineering, and many others SINH arly
practical, evidence the good faith purpose
of trustees and all connected with the
institution, to make 1t what it's name im-
pEes-a college, not only of agriculture.
but of mechanic arts as we'll. All de-
partments related to Industrial pursuits
demand and deserve favorable considera-
ton by the general assembly.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-18

By the terms of
the federal grant of
lands in aid OF a
college of agricul-
ture and mechanic
arts, the proceeds
re made a perpetual
J is required to make
d is charged with an
con Of not less than S
The statutes of the
this money shall be
ages bearing not less
he unexampled pros
try, and the incident
have rendered 1t i'm
the rate Of interest
there Is now In the
g than $3.50, 900 which
ctton as to rates rem
invest. and on which
5 per cent under the
statute.
permission be grant,
I'd at current rates Of
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-18
University
of
Iowa

University bly, Will Of course,
VI the report and rec
Iowa concentrations of the
the State University board ard Of regents OF
preparations are also asked, and are
much needed. think it can be eafe.y
said sal that no university has ever accom-
Certainly, no money has been seuande red
and the results have been phenomenal
In IN view s : OF the existence Of large. NUM-
state, most OF them furnishing excellent
opportunities for the acquisition of what
may =, De called a collegiate education, 1t
State University university in name
only, but college in fact. Professional
departments do not differentiate col egs
ana ana ., university The state should FRO.
philanthropy do not. The Sta e University
should be made the center around which
all public and denomina tional schools and
colleges Should cluster and 1t should be
able to furnish the graduates from all
these institutions university advantages.
The people of Iowa are prepared, in my
yers:ty influence. rhis e cam be be S 81
about only by more liberal policy. which
will be found conservatively OUTLINED in
The Twenty-sixth
Liberal general assembly d.
r.aot~an% rected the levy OF a
special tax Of one
State University tenth Of one mill per
,or +,a i'm an f, for five years
sity; The Twenty-seventh general as
sembly continued this tax for one year.
This enabled the board Of regents to ac.
lntelligently and with full knowledge OF
the amount to be realized from the APP
preparation; The result Is a much needed
collegiate col, a ,,l BUILDING. which. when com
tional institution in the United States.
think this special tax can be safely con-
tinued for an additional five years. Lest
know. that even with this special appro-
pr.ation the University Of Iowa is not
being dealt with very literally. The pres
doubled and still be be-ow the average OF
similar institutions In other states Ne
braska expends annually oyer s2So,eoO in
Illinois each expends over $3.50. 0o0: Wis
cons.n over s400,0 and Michigan over
s5oo;00e: while the annual income Of the
State University of Iowa rs S150o3s. Iowa
cannot compete with other states without
fearlessly meeting the conditions.
From information
Agriculture re geeeiysd from the
- convinced that
ic Arts Of low comes nearer Confirming
to the PURPOSE contemplated in the act
Of congress, approprfaEng land in aid
thereof, than any similar institution In
the United States. It is not easy to over
estimate its value to the state and ma.
ton. The art Of farming is quite we'll
understood and practieed bat the sell
ence of agriculture is yet in its infanSy
Modern invention has revolutionizsd
methods, but Vt has not modified or ar
ffcted the philosophy of animal or plant
life. There are thousands Of men IA tts
ftate who have learned from observation
and experience how to feed steer, or a
3sg, SO as to produce beef and pork at
Profit of from ten to invent y-five per cerit;
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-18
Schools
Should Not Be
Rivals

They should be in
university should n
technics. but in ia
normal schools, as,
more than one, she
liberal arts, and nei
the College Of Ayr
Arts has place or r
agaSy. Let the sp
kept distinct, and
eral appropriations.
where the object
obtained, and the S.
niSh as good as the
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-18
Not only is exercise
Parole System
+. is s
Endorsed

wise necessary. Con-
fined idleness tends strongly to Insanity,
as the records of all penitentiaries clearly
ssrated the dement's and INSPIRATION Of
some kind, is actually crue.. This beng
conceded. the problem becomes perplex-
me product OF convict labor in Compel
ton with free labor. If. therefore, s.
tenn Of parole can be safely inaugurated,
and the released convict compelled to go
TO work at some respectful e calling ana
continue thereat, and be required also 10
save some of his earnings. or give salts
factory reason for failure to do SO. and
- make regular repots of his dongs, the
amount of wages earned and his ex, endi-
lures thereof, and how he has invested
his savings, the expense of his mainie-
nance N the penitentiary will be saved
be increased by the added product OF h 3
toll, and, better than all. the actual refor-
nation of the convict will be effected
In th.s connection. recommend tat
the governor be authorized to release at
his discretion, and upon the recommends.
ton of the board of control, any INN Co
OF, either of the Industrial s htols. and that
all persons confined in these Institutions.
male or female, be discharged upon at
tanning their majority.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-18

Each package Of PUTNAM fAD4s ~
LESS DYE colors more goods than any
other dye and colors them better too.
Polltlcians are sometimes called dark
horses because of their shady records.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-18

The salary fixed
by law for the chief
executive Of the
state is now 50. 900.
I'm addition, 1t has
been customary for
Y to specially appro-
for work on the ex-
4 $50 per month for
manifestly below the
of a family In the
maintained amid sur
the Office. I qucs-
people Of the state
nave their chief ex-
$. that can be rented
Most Of the states Of
have executive resi-
q maintained largely
+ this shall not be
sufficient should be
} pay the rent of a
the salary Of the
wa be increased, and
for a suitable resi-
lay seem to comport
the state. This in
wever, should begin
would be inappropri-
salary Of any officer
office for which he
II that were done In
tent incumbent would
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-18
A Milton
Dollars
Available

penditures, without
priations made by
general assembly, a
q surplus of rece.p
term of 1885, TIT. A
the balance of $4,000
ury at the end Of
excess of outstandin.
drawn appropriation
200, 900, which this
can safely appropria
poses. The above
the annual levy wi,
the present rate. I
this can be reduced
one-half mills for ge
three-tenths of a m
purposes of higher
an aggregate Of twt
mills as against an
present. In view of
creasing expenses of
to a rapidly GROWN
ever-multiply.ng nu
the state, coupled wi
duction in the aggr
che rate suggested
considerably lower t
OF the union.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-18

It Is the present
practice to examine
quarterly the ac-
counts of the state
treasurer with spe-
cial reference to the
the various institu-
agement OF the board
as those connected
evenues. I think the
the treasurer Of state
made a statutory re-
y OF your considera-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-18
In this and kin
dred matters econ
omy is not the syn
onym for states
xv,~f,s- uy:&t.
Benefits
of this
Plan

and with a superintendent OF these
schools at such a salary aswill command
the best talent In the market. to be Sc
lected by board in the same manner
ais city's super.ntendents are chosen.
and the employment Of a corps of ma
tured teachers, fair proportion of
whom should be men. would wonder
fully augment the effectiveness Of our
educational system, and insure the re-
tertion in the schools of our boys as
well as our girls.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-18

THE GRIP CURE THAT DOES CURE.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets removes
the cause th'ut produces La Grippe. L. w.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-18
Favors Four
New
Normal Schools

t0-nA IL WOu!Q ne
better to locate them thus than to fol ow
geographical divisions, for the reason
that distance is not so im:aortant a fac or
as accessibility. 1t Is frequently mora
difficult to compass thirty mics nth and
sou.h than to cross the state from eat
to west. There are quite number of %
calites ready, and anxious. to make to
and suitable buildings, already erected,
adequate for school with an attendance
of from two to five hundred Other COM
munities are willing to donate grounds
and subscribe the need d money I O blu ID.
| think 1t would be both wise ard prudent
for the general assembly at this session
to locate at least four normal schools.
Forty or fifty thousand dol ars in prop
erty can be secured as donation with
each school thus located. This would
thousand dollars. 1t would cos. less to
put these schools in operation than to
build the equivalent in Auditors to the
existing plant and be much more advan-
tageous to the patrons than one giean ic
institution, where student influences are
quite liable to overbalance that of teaoh-
ers and instructors. Five norma. schools
VIII not be an oversupply for Iowa, Mas
sachuset-s has ten; New York twelve:
Pennsylvania thirteen: Visions n. with a
less population than Iowa, already main
ta.ns seven; while Minnesota and MI >
sour each has four; and Illinois Is build
Ing her fifth.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-18
The foregoing OBJ
servations natura ly
lead to the quest on
of normal schools.
Iowa Possesses one
nAfA-f
State
Normal
Schools

state control and management This he's
facilities to reasonably accommodate sir
hundred pupils. During THE last year the
attendance has averaged over one thou
sand. better class of studen s never
congregated. They are not sent to the
State Normal school m the fond hope that
they may develop into some hing, q; ma
time. but they come voluntarily and m ny
of them at their own expense, with the
settled purpose to make men and women
of themselves, TO take their places in the
battle OF life. and to hear their share IF
the worlds burdens. The schoo. is grossly
overcrewded. / do not believe its capaci y
ought to be materially increased. There
is limit On number over which an in
structor can exercise personal influence.
Until character is firmly establ shed, and
the bent of attainment and desire well
fixed, the best results have. ever been &c
complished by comparatively small insti-
buttons. even when the equipment has
been below the Standard. Afterwards,
the great. university, with its thouss nd ;
of students, has its place. From seven
to eight hundred pupils is, in my opinion.
the maximum for any one normal school.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-18

There is at pres
emit q statute pro-
hibiting what is
called "prize fights"
but the language
employed is not suf-
sive to be effective. In.
under the purview Of
contest must be for a
Ter must receive more
there Is no prize. In
evaded by designating
est Of a limited num-
after how many, and
that the participants
OF STIPULATED sums in
Z depend upon results,
rms are arranged ON
lite should forbid con.
u injury, pain or ex-
t!y involved and con-
mend that the brutal
effectually suppressed
at the present ineffi-
pealed. OF course 1
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-18

lillllh Iklc TcCU1l4.
mendations of the
board Of trustees a.e
conservative, ana
that a special tax of
one-tenth Of a mi l
e years for improve
y granted. I have no
wisdom Of a special tax
a mill for purposes OF
j. One-tenth OF q mil
:hoO.s, for the univer-
College OF Agriculture
s, will place these
improved condition at
rs, and viii. avoid APP
of revenues.
yield something over
l Will impose a tax OF
aalnum upon the av-
On Of land. The effect
epeated annual apprO-
amount, but Is prefer
N that 1t enables the
es to act intelNgently.
be re-.ed upon. Lerma-
formulated with tire
summation. Nothing
IN be accomplished so
We officers of these in
in doubt regarding the
e state.
.tion need not prevent
reduction in the ag-
". The proposition
IS the establishment,
sstble for one gene. al
of a policy chat shall
improvements and a. cd
S to be raised or eX-
lie year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-18

1T has been the
custom for some
years to release con-
victS. confined in
our penitentiar.es,
upon parole, co .ldi-
scrupulous.y absent
loons and places VII ere
are kept or god. and
'mean themselves as
II the party violates
. is rearreSted and re-
Tertiary to serve the
In the last ten yea =
,ntence for fe .ony have
269 for minor oIlensas.
f-three have been re-
'Ome more Of the re-
. resumed vicious prac-
1g been detected. A
owever, have been re-
sefulne:s, and the dig
IS in no measure sAf-
think the plan should
express statutory pro-
mend, In case the Of
terms Of his parole,
forfeit the good tine
l prior to his re ease.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-18

The public school
system OF Iowa nas
had many enSom-
dums pronounced
upon 1t, and needs
20 say that It was
hat no state in the
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-18

I doubt the wisdom
of duplicating I'M
necessarily the de-
oartments of our
three great educa-
tional institution
no sense rivals. The
ot be a school of pc y
ct a university. The
'uming we must have
uld not be colleges Of
Their the universe y nor
icu.tHre and Meo hari 10
Dom for chairs of ped
ec.al fed of each be
each perfected by lib
Then al. shall know
If Their quest can be
ate will be able to fur
market affords.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-18

The auditor of
state estimates the
receipts for the
current term at 81
1854, 200; and the ex-
any special appro-
the Twenty-eighth
at $3,577,423; giving
pts for the current
Adding to this sum
100 cash in the treas
the fiscal term in
lg demands and I'M
ms, gives fully ST.
general assembly
ate for special pur-
estimate assumes
ill be continued at
I believe, however,
to at most two and
,eneral revenue, and
mill special levy for
education, making
Vo and e..gth-tenths
even three mills at
f the constantly in
T the state, incident
ing population, and
umber of wards of
With a noticeable re-
regate assessments,
is quite low-very
than in most states
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-18

DEs MONIES. Jan. 10.-The govern
ors message was read to both houses
OF the legislature yesterday. 1t follows:
To the Senate and House of Represen-
tatiyes of lowe: =
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-18

Some mems idea of practicing econ.
omy is to p1eae.. II daily to their
wives. ~.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-18
t Indebted

ness. ...... ..........$ 41.32O5S
The treasury is thus in better condi-
ZION than it was two years ago by ST.
COS. 580.50.
The surplus of $751;. 81, shown
above, Is subject to reduction by the
special appropriations yet undrawn Of
past general assemblies, amounting to
less than 100000.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-18
Agriculture rte
Mechanic
Arts

ic Arts OF low col
to the PURPOSE co
of congress, apr
thereof, than. any
the United States.
estimate its value
ton. The art OF
understood and pl
ence of agriculture
Modern invention
methods, but Vt ha
ffcted the pholoeor
lfe. There are the
ftate who have lea
and experience how
hsg, SO as to produ
Profit Of from ten t,
ksnnnaEhat less NJ
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-10-19

In 1880 he was elected a delegate to
the Democratic National Convention
and elector-at-large for Hancock and
English. After two years Of law and
politics he accepted the presidency Of
the University of West Virginia, but
in a few months ran as a candidate
for the Forty-eighth Congress-. He was
elected, and took his seat in 1883.
Mr.. Wilson succeeded Mr.. Springer
as Chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee, and carried through the
measure known as the Wilson Tariff
bill. In the parliamentary struggles
w this oil Mr.. Wilson'S health
broke down.
President Cleveland called him to
the Cabinet as PostmasterGenera
At the expiration of Mr.. C1eseland's
second term as President Mr.. Wilson
returned to college life, accepting the
presidency of Washington and lee
University. Since then he has led tlrs
scholars life.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-10-19
What African Maidens Learn.

Immediately after a girl enters the
Sandy a mark designating her rank
is tattooed on a conspicuous part of
her body. During her stay at the
school she is instructed by this fac
ulty of ole women in singing, in plays
and in the dance, and is required to
commit numerous songs to memory;
she is taught to cook, and instructed
in other domestic duties, and is shown
how to knit nets and to fish. At in
tervals the girls are permitted to visit
their parents at their homes iH the
villages. But before making these
visits they must first satisfy the re-
quirements Of what is deemed, the
conventional toilet. Their whole bod
les r thoroughly rubbed with white
clay, and then aprons made of the
fiber of the leaves of the Palmyra
palm are put on them, as the use Of
cotton stuffs is prohibited. From
"Boarding-Schools for Native Girls in
Africa" in the Woman's Home Com
panion.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-10-19
EIGHT LIVES LOST AT a FIRE.
A Ramshackle Tenement In New York
City q Deathtrap.

A R~amshackle Tenement In New York
City q Deathtrap.
New York City (Special).-Eight per-
sons were burned to death by an early
morning fire in a three-story frame
house in Hester street, which was en-
tirely extinguished within q half hour.
Almost an entire family living on the
third floor was blOtted out of exist
ence. One woman was roasted to
death on the landing of a fire-escape
scarcely fifteen feet from the street,
while scores of spectators looked on
helplessly. The other victims were
killed by blasts of flame almost before
they left their beds, or they fell in a
brief struggle through a labyrinth Of
antiquated passages and Railways.
The dead are: Mendel Strauss, eighty
years old; Samuel Strauss, a son.
twenty-five years old; Mrs. Sarah
Fass, thirty-six years old; Samuel
Fass, thirteen years old; Lena Fass,
nine years old; Morris Fass, two
years old; Mrs. Rosa Lewis, sixty-two
years old and Mrs. Horowitz, forty
six years old.
The police are working on the theory
that the building was fired by incen-
diaries.
The building is a ramshackle, tum-
ble-down affair. and as inviting a fire
trap in the opinion Of the police and
6remen as could be found in all New
York City.
The entire loss is placed at $4,000.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-10-19
700 NILES INA SMALL BOAT
Part Of Grow Of Steamer Disabled
at Sea Reaches Barbados.


Barbados (By Cable).-Seven hun.
dred miles in an open boat to get as
sistance for their vessel Is the record
made by the first officer and a portion
OF the crew of the British steamer
Hostilius. The men arrived here after
having rowed for the better part Of
thirteen days.
The Hostilius is a new steamer and
plies between New Orleans and South
Africa. She is commanded by Cap
tain Lewis. On September ~ the ship
left East London, and on October 2,
while in latitude 10 north and longi-
tude 40 west, her propeller shaft was
broken. Because Of the route she had
taken the Hostilius was a little out Of
the usual path of steamers in the
South African trade.
A call was made for volunteers to
take n Of the boats and row to Bar
BADGES. A crew of eight was selected
from those who answered the sum-
mons, and. commanded by the first
officer, the boat was put over the side.
The men took with them ample pro-
visions for thirty days in the shape Of
biscuit, canned meats and an abund-
ance of water. 1t was calculated that
with the oars and a small sail which
they rugged they would be able to
make between forty and fifty miles q
day.
Because Of their cramped position
IN h boat the men were unable to
get proper rest. In spite of this, how.
ever, regular watches were maintained
all OF the thirteen days, and the boat
was kept under way either by sail OIL
with oars each night. On days when
d wind was favorable the men OBJ.
tanned plenty Of rest. When the wind
died away they went at the oars.
Twice they fell in with sailing craft
who thought they were the crew OF
some wrecked ship. They received
oilers Of assistance, but were forced
to decline, as the vessels were not
bound for this port.
As soon as their story was told the
British cruiser Indefatigable, attached
to the West Indian squadron, which
was In the harbor, received orders to
sail at once in search Of the steamer.
It Is thought she will be found within
100 miles of the point where she was
disabled, about 700 miles from here.
The Indefatigable will tow her to
some port where repairs can be made.