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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21

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Halls Catarrh Cure
Is constitutional cure. Price, roc.

The queens footmen wear wigs
which have eight rolls of curls.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21

Age tends to kill the hair and turn 1t gray PAnKrR.s
HAIR BALsAM renews color and life.
HINDERCoRNs, the best cure for corns. l5cts.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21

Washing a pig will not make it stop
liking mud
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21

Consistency is the gem of business
philosophy.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21

Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough
at once. Go to your druggist to-day
and get sample bottle free. Sold in
25 and so cent bottles. Go at once;
delays are dangerous.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21
THE NATIONAL CONVENTIONS

Soft silk sashes fringed at the ends
are very rich.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21

Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing syrup.
For children teething softens the gums reduces I'M
usmmatton, aays pain cures wind collie Csc bottle.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21

he who loves folly may well listen
to .fattery,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21

publican League at ST. Paul, 80 . NJ
July II to 10.
Annual meeting Supreme Lodge, A.
o. U. W., Sioux Falls, June 9 to 20.
Overland Park Racing association,
at Denver, June 8 to %.
Annual convention Music Teachers
National association. Des Moines, Ia,
June 10 to %.
Meeting of the Young Peoples Chris
tian Union, at Denver, July Is to 3d.
A special rate of $25 for the round
trip from Denver, Manitou, Canon and
intermediate points to Salt Lake City
and Ogden, Utah, from July / to Sept
80. Limit thirty days.
Full information on application to
S. K. Hooper, G. P. and T. A., Denver,
Colo, or any official or agent of the
d. & R. G. R. R. Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21
Coughing Leads to Consumption.

A dash of black is considered smart
on hats, gowns, and corsages.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21

Il Lanes Family Medicine.
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 25 and soc.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21
] he
I urn
Of Z life

This is a critical period
In the life of every woman
and no mistakes should
be made.
The one recognized and
reliable help for women
who are approaching and
passing through this
wonderful change rs
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21

Maple City Self Washing Soap works
perfectly IN hard water. 1t bleaches white
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21
5000.

A smash-up on the stock market Of
ten causes business wreck.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21

Arc You Using Aliens Foot-Ease7
1t is the only cure for Swollen,
Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease, powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. ADJ
dress Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21

Beautiful Fine Linen
Is best preserved by the use of Maple City
Self Washing Soap. ALI grocers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21
Arc You using Alleu.. root-Ea.e,

The harm of creed is in convert
ing it from a staff to club.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21

A mule seldom does harm, becaus
he is always watched.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21

The government of China supports
rather than condemns the Boxers, and
not one has been arrested vet.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21

A man is never poorer for the ques-
tions he asks. ( 81.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21

A single fact outweighs thousand
claims
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21

$4,000 A WEEK AND EXPENSES
to agents selling our household goods Sell on
sight. Write &. II. Marshall &, Co., Chicago
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21
Gold Medal Prize Treatise, rs Cts.

Marine men say they would like te
be the ice man.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21

The biggest coward is the man who
is afraid to do right.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21
FREE GOVERNMENT LANDS.

Wood pulp paper is used in military
clothing.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21

The Grenelle artisan. well at Paris
is nearly 1000 feet and flows 743, 900
gallons of water daily.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21

A creed may be either a compass o.
q etra ;orht ;nni,at
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21

The saddest truth is less severe than
the merriest one.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21

An eighty-foot whale is reported
ashore in lower California. opposite
the Tepustete mine.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21

Every ten industrious men usually
support Schemer.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21
Ladies Can Wear shoes.

A short prayer will get to heaven
quicker than long one.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21

Why not turn that Turk
overStosa collection agency.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21

Unstrong-''Did he prove to be a
strong candidate?" s.No, the second
assessment broke him"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21

7A7 - 7AzssuioS CHiI ESvetr SHUets
One smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, powder. 1t makes tight or new
shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot, sweating,
aching feet, ingrowing nails, corns and
bunions. All dru ygists and shoe stores,
25c. Trial package FREE by mail Adj
dress Allen s. Olmsted, LIE Roy, NY.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-06-21

A new bible has been published ia
London in which the New Testament
precedes the Old.
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-23
Wilcox Tunnel Sold,

y mining deal which means much to
Clear Creek has been completed where
by the Big Five Mining Company
gains control of the Wilcox tunnel
property. The consideration is $500
600. The same company has obtained
a lease and bond on adjacent proper
ties, amounting to half a million dol
lars. The line of the tunnel is through
the Stanley X Shafter belt of veins,
then through the Seaton mountain belt.
from there into Russell gulch and final
ly piercing Quartz hill for the Gilpin
county gold belt. The tunnel is now in
2.2OO feet and will be driven 5000 feet
further 1t will cut such well-known
veins as the Crystal. Shafter, Bald
Eagle, Specie Payment. Crown Point.
Champion and many others at a depth
IF from 800 to 1000 feet. The Cham
fbion alone has Il record of 81 1,50O,OO0
from n 1OO-foot shaft and has an ore
body in the seventh level 1,20O feet
long.
Work is being pushed with a plant
of machinery on the property. and in
the meantime electrical machinery is
to be put in place. The company has
also purchased the Turner water right
Nt Idaho Springs some time ago. and it
is the intention to build n modern cleo
tric power plant here and furnish elec-
tricity to operate the machinery at the
tunnel. Active work is to be com
menced at once and about S3OO,OOO will
be spent in improvements. The Big
Five Mining Company Is also operating
ing ut Ward and mt Frances. Colorado,
and intend interpretations next week.
The company will include all the prop
critics owned by this company in the
new Incorporated company.
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-23
The New Mill at Florence.

Work on the big chlorination plant of
the Union Gold Extraction Company
is progressing satisfactorily. All the
buildings except one are either com
pleted or well under way, and thirty
carloads of machinery have already ar
rived from Denver and eastern points.
Seven more are now on the way and
are expected to arrive during the fore
pari of the week. The crusher room
is practically finished and the machin-
cry is being put in place. The roaster
building is also about completed, and
the chlorination building will also soon
be ready. The walls of the boiler and
engine house. which is to be seventy
two feet square, are now going up.
The sampling works will be ready to
receive ore in about three weeks. This
department has storage capacity of
about 1000 tons, and as soon as it is
completed and the machinery in
stalled the company will be ready To
buy and receive ore. \ force of about
seventy hands is now at work on the
plant.
The only building not under way is
the concentration room, hut this will be
started during the coming week
There will be eight barrels. each hold
ing seventeen tons Of solution. These
will be charged three times day.
There will be four 12J-ton and three
1O0-ton storage tanks with Il total ca
pacity of 500 tons of solution. When
completed this will be one of the larg
est chlorination plants in the world
and will have "A capacity of treating 800
tons of ore daily, Cripple Creek ores
will he handled, including the product
of the Nindicator and Anaconda prop
critics.
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-23
TAUGHT POKER
+ O Il IL | n { T.,

Up among the orange groves Of Po-
mona county, In southern California,
lives man who in his day was
counted the most skillful poker player
who ever "cashed in chip" 1t was
lie who taught the principles Of poker
to the Prince of Wales. and In 1870,
when Gen. Phil. Sheridan was In
Paris, he was asked to show no less
an aspirant than the Emperor Napo.
leon III, the mysteries OF the great
American game.
Slxty-three years ago George Albro
was born In Philadelphia When
boy he went TO Washington AS page
In the United States senate. At the
national capital he saw the high roll
ers OF congress gathered about the
card tables and there he picked up his
first knowledge of the game. After
wards he developed into professional
gambler. and for years he was known
In all the large cities of the country
as a man for whom the only limit
was the ceiling" Fortunately for him
self Albro had devoted sister who
from time to time persuaded him 10
invest portion of his winnings in real
estate. and, therefore. he now finds
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-23
>WHAT is DOING IN
THE MINING WORLD
Good Strike mt LeadyiIle,

AT a depth of 400 feet at the Seeley
shaft of Poverty Flat Mining Company
two feet of excellent iron have been
encountered. Those who We're in the
vicinity of the property yesterday no
ticed the change in the character of
the dump, and inquiry at the shaft
house revealed the fact that the shaft
had gone through two feet of first
grade oXidiZed iron at the depth men
toned. An important fact in connec-
tion with the strike is that the shaft
had gone through twenty nine feet of
dolomite lime, showing the iron to be in
below the lime and not in the contact
The formation is as follows: Wash,
24O feet, porphyry 13O feet, dolomite
lime twenty feet. In cutting the porphy-
ry several distinct veins We're also cut,
showing small values. Sinking opera
tions have temporarily ceased until the
smart men can catch up with the tim
lering. 1t is of rather rare occurrence
> that shaft pumps into good iron,
hence the developments as the shaft
goes down will be of considerable in
terest. The announcement will be re-
ceived in Aspen and Denver with much
satisfaction. rs capitalists at both these
places are heavily interested. ID. X. G.
Brown and j. w Downing of Aspen are
| large shareholders in the Poverty Flat
company, while Il. j. Seeley and Thorn
as, Bryant and Lee of Denver are also
Interested. s. NJ. and j. X. Carleton
are the managers. The shaft is on the
:. Small claim. west of the Jason, and
the result is to carry the Leadville ba-
sin mineralZed area 1.dO0 feet further
north, and to add another link in the
chain of shafts extending west from
Fryer hill.
There has been extensive drifting in
the Delante shaft along the contact,
west of the Seeley. but it would seem
that it may be necessary to get some
depth in the lime to strike the iron
shOot.-LendNille Herald Democrat.
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-23

complished vast results in his special
ty of orientalism. He is the son of
Thomas Cadwalader Rockhill a lawyer
of Philadelphia. and he was educated
in France. He entered. as a lad OF IL.
the Lycee Bonaparte in Paris, and for
several years he was student of the
Chinese, Sanskrit and Thibetan Ian
guages and of comparative philoiogy
in the College of France. In this
science the French are most excellent
masters. In 1871 he was enrolled as
student at the Ecole Militaire of ST.
Cyr. When he was graduated in 1873
he was given a commission as a lieu
tenant of the French army in Algeria.
and served in that country until 1876.
when he resigned and returned to
America.
After a short stay at home Mr. Rock
hill returned to Paris to resume his ori-
entail studies. In 1884 he was well pre-
pared for the post of second secretary
to the American legation at Pekin, to
which he was appointed by President
Arthur. One year later President
Cleveland raised him to the post of
secretary of legation, in which capac-
ity he served until 1888.
1t was in the last named year that
Mr.. Rockhill began the work which
was to make him famous. Resigning
his diplomatic post. he started out up
on journey through mysterious Mon
golia and Thibet. For this he had pre-
pared himself by a thorough study of
the spoken languages of China and
Thibet He reached the eastern region
of the latter country and surveyed
more than LOO miles of these un-
known lands. On his return he pub
lished the results of his investigations
under the title of Land of the Lamas,
which book is now an authority in this
line.
The volume was yet in the review
stage when the daring and accom-
plished author set out for second
journey over the same territory. He
was gone one year, travelled 80 900
miles and published his observations
in his book. Diary of n Journey in
Mongolia and Thibet He was re-
warded with the Victoria gold medal
of the Royal Geographical society
"hu ""' ''''''" hoh'i"iS iHcnlDeT VI
several learned institutions and socie-
ties in America and abroad.
In 1898 Mr.. Rockhill was appointed
head clerk of the department OF state.
In 1894 third assistant secretary of
state, and in 1896 assistant secretary OF
state. More recently he was assigned
to his present position of director of
the bureau of American republics. His
translations from the Chinese sacred
books rank with the products of the
best oriental scholars in Europe. and
he is without n superior as an expert
in sinology.
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-23
NEWS FROM THE
LEGATION In PEKIN

Washington, Aug. 2O.-The condition
inside Pekn was made more clear to-
day by dispatch from Admiral
Remey. giving authentic reports from
one of his staff officers. Lieutenant Lat
inner, as to the situation on the 10Th. Ii
spoke OF the troops moving on the i'm
perial city and clearing out" the Tar
tar city. This latter city contains the
Tartar arsenal and is the headquarters
for the vicious Tartar troops. Admiral
Remey's dispatch is as follows:
"Taku. Aug. 19.-An authentic report
from Pekin, dated August 10Th, from
Lieutenant Latimer, says:
TROOPS are moving on the imperial
city and clearing out the Tartar city.
All Americans who remained in Pekin
are well except one child.
Captain Myers recovered from his
wound, but has typhoid. The crisis is
passed and he is now convalescing.
Assistant Surgeon Lippett was
wounded in the upper left leg and the
bone was fractured. The leg was saved
and he is now recovering.
The following We're killed during the
siege in Pekin:
Sergeant j. Il. Tanning: Privates C..
b. King. j. w. Tucker, j. Kennedy, Il.
4 L
1.-The wounded are:
Private j. Schroeder. elbow, severe.
now dangerously i'll from fever; Sea-
man j. Mitchell, upper arm, severe,
now recovering. All others wounded
and sick have returned to duty.
THE casualties in Major Bidde's
command in the attack ON Tan Tating,
were:
First Lieutenant Butler, chest; Pri-
vate Green, wrist; Private Warrel,
right temple; all slight
1T is reported from Chinese sources
that the royal family has escaped and
are en- route TO Sian Flu"
1t is said mt the War Department that
the reports of continued fighting in Pc
kin indicate that the allied forces found
state of anarchy in the city, with
many diSorderly people and no method
of controlling them. This especially
would be the case if the reported flight
of the empress dowager and emperor
is true. Consequently it has been found
necessary for the troops to restore or
der in the city and carry out the in
structions under which our forces are
acting.
Washington. Aug. 2O.-The State De-
partment to-day made public the fol
lowing:
"Che Foo, Aug. 2O.-On the Goth
RaSsdale reports thar the Chinese
troops are surrounded iii the palace
grounds in the Forbidden City.
FOWLER"
Ragsdale is consul at Tien Tsin.
The Japanese legation to-day receiv
ed several important dispatches giving
the fullest and latest information of
events. and the division is mainly quar-
tered in the villages outside of the An
Ting Men gate"
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-23
Stratton Iu .hing Work.

w. $. Stratton has commenced work
on his big estate on Gold hill. Men are
now employed AT the mouth of the chi
cago and Cripple Creek tunnel making
Il foundation for the installment of "A
big air compressor. II Is the intention
of Mr.. Strliton To drive this tunnel
through Globe, Ironclad and Gold hills.
Il distance of about two and one-hnlf
miles. The tunnel Is now In about $500
feet. Mr.. StraitOn owns ground along
the tunnel site for nearly Its entire dis
tance. and 1t Is the intention TO pros
pcct all veins from II. II will require
about two months 10 put the machln-
cry in place. and by the first of Octo-
Der at least 300 men will be employed.
The tunnel Will cut Siratton's Bull hill
properties ut the depth of about 1,5Oo
feet,
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-23
How Soldier Feels in Battle.

The worst time the soldier passes
through, says veteran. is not when
he is under fire-no matter how thick
the bullets fiy-but about half an hour
before the battle begins. Whether a
man is a novice or an old campaigner.
he is pretty sure to feel solemn then.
His thoughts turn toward his home
and friends; he speculates on the pos
sibility that he may be spending his
last hours on earth. In fact. nothing
makes SO great an impression on the
soldiers mind as the time he spends
Just before the battle. II sobers the
most daring and reckless men. But
the mood soon passes. Within five or
ten minutes after the firing has com
menced all the depression has disap-
peared and is succeeded by a feeling of
keen excitement. amounting in some
cases to a regular frenzy. The soldier
sees his comrades falling around him.
but the only impression. as a rule. is
one of regret, with possibly an idea
that their death must he avenged
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-23
Ragsdale is consul at Tien Isl
Grasshoppers stop u Train.


Kalamazoo. Mich, Aug. 2O.-For the
last week kalamozoo and vicinity have
suffered from pest of grasshoppers
which is said to be the worst ever
known here. Houses and stores are
swarmed with the insects. and there
seems to be no way to get rid of them.
In one restaurant to-day the serving of
meals was discontinued until n large
swarm of hoppers could be driven out.
On account of the plague the city has
not burned its electric lights for the
last few nights and all stores have
closed at 6 o'clock. The insects filed
up the arc-lamp globes and put the
lights out. Some of the hoppers are
nearly three inches long, and they sing
like locusts. In the celery fields their
music Is deafening.
This afternoon between Cressy and
Delton train WAS stopped by an
army of hoppers which extended for
several rods and completely covered
the track for several inches. The
crushed bodies of the hoppers acted
like oil on the rails, the drive wheels
of the engine refusing to work until
the insects had been shoveled away by
the trainmen.
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-23
A Lost Mine In New Mexico,

man named lose PaZ has of late
been bringing samples of rich galena
ore into Bcrnalillo claiming that he dis
covered the ancient Nentanja an al
legged lost mine. for which the miners
of San Pedro and Golden in this coun-
~ have been searching for forty years
in the las Placitas region of the Sandin
mountains. The ore Is rich and comes
from II locality which has never been
prospected much. There are several
caves in the Sandia range, one of
which extends through n mountain.
and years ago 1t was thought that
these openings led to the workings of
the traditional Nentanja mine. Old
Captain Hutchinson tried 10 explore the
caves. but he doesn't know how they
look to this day. He was induced to
~ to the Las Placitas district by find
Ng piled up i'm Il secluded spot about
two bushels of ore, which was one
third pure silver, and sought to find
the spot whence II came. A band of
Santo Domingo Indians kept II con
stant watch on the caves and would
allow no one to enter.
The Iron King mine in the Cochiti
<listrict has been opened by shafts. tun-
Npls and drifts. altogether about LOO
feet of work having been accomplished.
The present contract with Smith N
Carpenter calls for n drift four by six
feet In the clear. A large amount of
ore is being hoisted daily by n whim
and piled upon the dump. This ore
will be treated in the new mill at
Woodbury. when the structure Is COM
plcted.
The Cerrillos smcltnr Is making sub
stantial improvements that mean much
for the future of the cerrillos district.
1t has been determined to build n roast
cr so that the more refractory ores
can be treated Additional trackage
room Is also being provided and the
ore Is to he handled by gravity from
the cars To the elevated ore bins. on
his recent visit President Thomas
stated that second stack will be add
ed to the smelter. The smetcr com
pany will also take up It's option on the
Kennedy X Fox iron mine at Glorietii.
the ore from which II uses for iluNing
purposes. The price is $1,000.