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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

Two populist national conventions
have assembled to nominate candidates
for the presidency and vice presidency
the regulars at Sioux Falls, South Da-
kota and the middle-of-the-road branch
at Cincinnati, Ohio. Tho latter move
ment has been favored with the foster
ingcare Of Major Dick, Senator Hanna's
man Friday in Ohio political affairs, and
It will answer it's designed purpose if it
has named candidates strong enough to
attract afew populist votes in Nebraska,
Kansas, Minnesota and few other
western states where republican pros.
poets are not very brilliant at the pres
ent-time.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
PROCLAIM INDEPENDENCE ONCE
AGAIN.

On July 4, l776, Liberty bell proclaim.
ed to the world the birth of new
nation, the charter of whose liberty
was the Declaration of Independence.
Its announcement brought joy to the
hearts Of myriads of oppressed OF all
nations, for it's principles were those
und lying principles Of human freedom
and meant the downfall Of tyranny for
which multitude of heroes had shed
their blood. For the first time in the
dark history of the world, nation be-
came free, and its people its own gov
ernment.
But now, that immortal document is
scotied at and mocked as antiquated
and effete, and in the place Of its prin-
ciples of liberty and popular sover-
eighty, is now erected government
of plutocracy, utterly subversive OF
popular sovereignty. The pernIcious
leayen Of imperialism is permeating
the principles which lie at the base oil
a peoples government and under the
guize of benevolence and commerce, 1t
threatens to distroy American liberty
and negative the Great Charter upon
the observance of which the nation can
alone exist and flourish IN the future
as it has in the past.
Thousands of Americans are familiar
with the spirit Of the Declaration OF
Independence who have never read 1t,
and the time has come to again place
it before the eyes of all men, that they
may remember the undying principles
of an instrument that has made it pos
sible for them to breathe the air Of
freedom. To that end therefore, 1t il
here suggested that on the Fourth day
of July next, or on the preceding day
every newspaper in the United stsf6|
of American proclivities. pub
full the Declaration of Ind
and thus prepare the -!
i le,tizeps.ot. this great
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
state is emphasized. Leader.
THE DEMoCRATIC oppopTuN,Ty


The opportunity of the time-honored
Democratic party is in sight. The party
has always claimed to be the party Of
the Constitution. Its founder wrote
the Declaration of Independence, and
the principles Of the Declaration of In
dependence are attacked by the McKin-
ley administration. A great Democrat
formulated the Constitution, and the
Constitution is arrogantly limited or set
aside. The question now is, whether
there is enough Of wisdom and patriot.
ism in the party to measure up this
great occasion and rescue the govern
ment from those who would sap and
mine the foundation upon which the
great fabric rests. That is the question.
Sun.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

The Cincinnati Enquirer is beginning
TO see ii. 1t says: "The suggestion that
the trusts and monopolies are nearly the
sole beneticiaries of prosperityis is not a
dream. The distribution of the results
of enterprise and labor is more iop s'ded
than ever before"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

James Creelman, writing to the st.
Louis Republic of Bryan's visit to
Toledo "a few days ago, says:
"No man who knows anything about
Ohio politics can doubt the meaning Of
the great scene which WAS witnessed
when Mayor Jones declared that Mr..
Bryan was a fitting leader to redeem the
government and restore it to its people.
There came from lhe audience that
crow.le.l.every foot Of the vast building
u sound that might have come from the
throat of whirlwind. That mighty
shout meant the collapse Of the reign
Of McKinleyism in Ohio"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
ENTER, POLITICAL PROPHETS

Already the political prophets are
figuring on the electoral vote for presi-
dent. General Grosvenor, of Ohio, has
furnished forecast in which he gives
Mr.. Mckinley 26O and Bryan ia elec-
toral votes, and leaves the votes of
Delaware and Kansas doubtful. The
Ohio congressman in 1896 made very
close guess at the result of that years
election, and his estimate for this year
is hardly partisan claim-all. Although
assured Of Mckinley's, election he puts
down in his certain column eleven votes
less for his candidate than when Nc
Kinley received 27l and Bryan l76 votes.
H e gives Bryan kentucky's 13 votes, II
of which went to Mckinley in 1895, and
also Maryland's8 8 votes, which Mckin.
ley received four years. On the other
hand, he gives Mckinley the following
votes which went to Bryan i'll 1896:
South Dakota, q; Washington 4, and
Wyoming 8. The states marked doubt
full, Delaware and Kansas, cast respect
lively 3 and 10 votes.
The estimate of this years vote, made
by the Bryan managers, as furnished to
the New York World, is much more
grasping and boastful.: By this esti-
mate it is claimed for Bryan that he has
1876 votesin the sure list, while Mckinley
has only l68. In this claim for B,yal-
are placed the votes not only of the
solid south and the western silver states.
of Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska,
Nevada and Utah. but also Delaware,
Kansas, West Virginia and w yoming
The doubtful states placed in this esti-
mate are New York, Indiana, Ohio and
Minnesota. This Bryan estimate claims
as doubtful the states which gave Nc
1 698 pslorities of 1884 1882, ls-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

The Republicans of the Tenth Con-
oressional District of Missouri extended
their-"sympathy to the heroic Beers OF
the Transyaal in their struggle for lib
erty." They will probably find that
this plank Of their platform will be con-
spicuous by its absence from the ltepno-
lican National Platform.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

Two important decisions have been
rendered by United States courts with.
in the past week which intimate strong
-ly the trend Of judicial mind against
the Mckinley policy of imperialism,
and its determination to uphold the
long line cf varying decisions which the
administration and the: Republican
party ignore. In the United States
District Court at ST. Paul, Minn,. Judge
WIN. Lochren held, that Immediately
upon the cession Of Porto Rico, that
island became part Of the United
States and that the Federal Constitu-
ticn lhereupon ex proprio yigore ex-
tended over the island and it's people.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

July 4, 1900 will be mighty good
day upon which the American people
NAV wisely declare their continued al
lepiance to the truths of that Dealara-
ton Of Independence denied and re
pud,ated by the Republican party.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

A western congressman recently re-
ceived the following note from one of
his rural constituents to whom he had
sent consignment Of garden seed:
aKind sir and esteemed friend. have
the 8. eds. They came this morning and
suit very we'll, specially the cabbage
seed which grows well in this soil, please
send me 2 loads of fertilizer and new
harrer and if you will send me man
for couple of days would be obliged.
With his help know the garden stuff
will turn out al rite and I will send
some to you and the president. Your
gratful well wisher and Supporter"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

Mark Hanna, in a speech at Colum.
bus the other day, announced that he
was going to withdraw from the Ohio
delegation in favor Of General Gros-
yenor, at the same time saying: 81 will
have enough to keep me busy without
being connected with the Ohio delega-
tion. This is strictly true, for there will
be more states than Ohio to work the
barrel" in this campaign.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

A vote for .he Republican party
means an endorsement OF Great brie-
aims destruction of the two little South
African republics; the single gold stand
ard: trusts anl imperialism. Do you
want them?-Whitehail Cll J Register.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
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short list of things accomplished under
republican rule that will not be included
in the things pointed at:
Revival of slavery under the flag.
Official recognition Of polygamy.
Unparalleled growth of criminal trusts
Taxation without representation.
Carpetbageing.
Continuation of odious stamp taxes.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

The populists at Sioux Falls nominal.
ed as their national ticket Bryan and
Towne. There was lively fight over
the question as to whether a candidate
for vice. president should be named by
the convention. The proposition to
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17
Subscription Rates:

The republican state central commit
lee Of Iowa has decided to call the state
convention to nominate state officers tor
August L. The convention will be held
at Des Moines.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

Chicago democrats are confident tha,
Carter Harrison will be the opponent of
Yates for the governorship and thai
Harrison will win without much diff
cultv.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

Gov. Shaw has vetoed the valued poll
icy bill. Htwas bill requiring insur-
ance companies to pay losses on the
insurance they accepted when total
losses occurred. The bill passed both
a houses Of the general assembly BY !
strong majority.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

After the Porto Rican perfdy Cuba
knows only too well what she may ex-
pect.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

TIM i uE.T )! I

SOUTH NORTH
passenger 10: :53 a M Passenger. :3s pm.
Freight. 1920 a. m. Freig ht........ 300 p m.
Passenger. so a. M Freight .........4; 30 pm.
freight...ll:5 80 p. m. Passenger ..s:4O p. m.
K. &. w.
GOING NORTH.
No. ll-9:35a a m.-Daily except Sunday and
Wednesday.
No; l-s:lo p m.-Passenger Daily except
Sunday only.
No. is.s:o5 a, m.-Freight Stock express
Wednesday only.
GOING SOUTH
Sunday.
: No; l4-6:oO p m,-Freight-Daily except
No Is-ll:45 a. m.-Freight-sunday only
For all points west and northwest our
trainsNo.:l makes direct connection al Osceoia
No lay over there at all. making the best con
nections for points in that territory. sp-eau,...
A.. g. THARH A.on,-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-17

Seasoned native lumber, dimen.;
stuff and bridge plank, ,a.sss.isi slfeff fof
house and barn frames always on hand,
F. d. CLOSE
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-21
Chances of the Turf.

As an instance of the strange chances of the turf, and of what good horses must "blush unseen in Ire land, 1t is stated that Mai Edwards Cassock Pride, which won the great Ebor Handicap of 1 ,000 sovereigns at the York races, beating ten of the best horses in England, was bought not long ago at an Irish county meeting for 98i The horse had run Indiffer. ently in several small races, and 70 little was thought of him that he wsz sold for this trifing price.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-21
womanless Town.

New York Tribune: Utah claims a town of $50 inhabitants. not one of whom is a woman. Not only are wom- er not allowed as residents, but they are forbidden to enter the town limits, This. unique village is named Sunny. side. and is situated in Whitmore Can- yon. near Price. It is coal mining camp and is not, as might be supposed. the property of professed woman ha- ters. hut of sordid business men. The company which owns the coal mines has noe yet secured perfect title to the lands which form its property Until the title is secure any one es- tablishing a home on the land might claim property right and force the company to buy him out, and 1t Eas to prevent any such contingency aris- ing that the company issued the edict against the miners wives living In or even visiting the place.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-21
PREcA0r1oN IN POWDER MILLS
Poeketless Clothing for Employe. and
 Trousers Must Not Be Turned Up.

Pooketiess Clothing for EmpIoyes and
 Trousers Must Not Be Turned Up.
 The danger buildings of powder mill are themselves so constructed that not nall head or iron h any shape is exposed, and the roofs are made slight, so as to give easy vent to ex- plosions. The garments of the work CTS are pocketless. so that they cannot carry knives or matches, or, indeed. anything, and are made of non-infiam- mable material. Even the buttons must not be made of metal. No one is allowed to go about with trousers turned up at the bottom, because grit Is collected in that wa, and the mer- est hard speek of foreign matter in charge of ganpowder is fraught with danger. The entrances to danger buildings are protected by boards placed edgewise, So that when the door is open nothing in the shape of dirt can work in. This also serves as check to any one who might thought lessly enter without having first re- moved his boots and put on the over alls that are kept just inside the door. Doors are made to open outward, so Rs to enable them to escape, the more readily, and on the approach of thun- derstorm the works are stopped and the operatives repair to the different warehouses scattered over the 300 acres covered by these extensive works. Every week the machinery is inspected and the reports as tc it's condition are printed and filed In the case of dan- ger building needing to be repaired 1t must first be washed out before a hammer or other iron tool is admitted to it. When artificial light Is required. as when working at night or in dull weather, the lights are kept outside, being placed on the window lodges. In the case Of the works magazine, which Is surrounded with water, no light Of any kind is ever permitted near It. These are only q few of the precau- tions against accidents at the works. They are sufficient, however, to show how lively must be the sense of dan ger. Men in powder houses usually have an arranged plan of escape in their minds and at the leas, unsx- peetsd noise have not hesitated to plunge Into the canal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-21
EVOLUTION OF WALLPAPER.
ft Took Time to Introduce It and Bring
 It to Its Present Perfection.

1t Took Time to Introduce It and Bring
 It to It's Present Perfection.
 From the Paper Trade: While va- rious kinds of printed fabrics were known to the people of most remote antiquity it was not till the eighteenth century that wallpaper anywhere near It's present form came into common use in Europe though it appears to have been used much earlier in China. A few rare examples which may be as early as the sixteenth century exist in England. but these are limitations. gen orally in flock, of the old Florentine and Genoese cut velvets, and hence the style of the design in no way shows the date of the wallpaper, the same traditional patterns being reproduced with little or no change for many years. It was not till the end of the last century that the machinery to make paper in long strips was invent ed. Up to that time wallpapers were printed on small square pieces of hand made paper and were very expensive. On this account wallpaper was slow in superseding the older mural deeora- tions, such as tapestry. stamped leather and paper cloth. work printed in London in 1744 throws some light on the use of wallpapers of that time: "The method of printing wail
 papers of the better sort is probably the same now that it has ever been. Wooden blocks, with the design cut in relief, one for each color, are applied by hand, after being dipped in an elastic cloth sieve charged with wet tempera pigment, great care being taken to lay each block exactly on the right place, so that the various colors may register or get together. In or der to suit the productions of the pa per mills these blocks are made in England twenty-one inches wide, and in France eighteen inches wide The length of the block Is limited to what the workman can easily lift with one hand-two feet being about the limit, as the blocks are necessarily thick and in many cases made heavier by being inlaid with copper, especially the thin outlines. which. if made of wood
 would not stand the wear and tear of printing. h flock. and gold or silver printing the design is first printed in strong size. the flock (ffnely cut wool of the required eolor1 or metallic pow der is then sprinkled by hand over 1ne paper; it adheres only to the wet size, and is easily shaken off the ground or unsized part. If the pattern is re- quired to stand out in some relief the process is repeated several times and the whole paper then rolled to com- press the flock. Cheaper sorts of paper are printed by machinery. the design being cut on the surface of wooden rollers, under which the paper passes. The chief drawback to this process is that all the colors are applied rapidly. one after the other. without allowing each to dry separately, as is done in hand printing. A somewhat blurred appearance Is usually the res1lt' D
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-21
French Women Smoke.

The Duchess d'Uzes and the March ioness de la Rochefoucauld now pub~ licly take a cigarette after dinner. Statistics have been taken in France of the spread of the habit Of smoking and 1t has been discovered that within the last year the cigarette and even the pipe has found an enormous in- crease in female votaries. The statis- tics show that BOT 900 900 cigarettes are yearly consumed in France.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-21

The members of the Twentieth Century Club will be entertained by Mrs. J C. Sehloss on Vest PuIlen street Thursday afternoon. Mem tion Sunday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-21

Miss Katie May Picklns. very pretty and accomplished young lady, who has been the guest of Miss Frances Waterman in this city for the past several days. returned to her home a Walnut Lake this morn ing. Miss PickIns ia one of the sweetest singers heard in Pine Bluff and we will always welcome her
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-21

''safe Bind, Safe Find." Forti- fy yourself now by purifying and en. richening your blood and building up your system with Hoods Sarsaparilla and you may expect good health throughout the coming season.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-21

Mrs. John Scott Grant and son re- turned to their home in St. Louis Tuesday afternooh, after a pleasant stay with'friends in this'city and the country.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-21

Early last (Tuesday} evening very heavy rain fell i'll this city. For fully five minutes a haiIs*orm pr : vailed and some of our citizens say the hailstones were the largest ever seen.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-21
Everybody is talking 'sHORN' s B E s T." Have you tried it ;?

Dr. D. s. Mills and Messrs 4. W. Mills and F. M. Hudson returned this morning from Hot Springs. where they attended the Kirk An drews wedding.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-21

Mir. ]. NJ. Raines. the able editor Of the Fordyce Chronicle Enterprise and candidate for State Senator from his respective District, was h the city short while Tuesday. He was returning home from a business visit to Lincoln county.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-21

Mir. and Mrs. Leo. NJ. Andrew, who were married in Hot Springs. are spending their honey ih New Orleans. After the Madi Gras they will tour in Florida.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-21

Miss Bessie BiuthepthaI is recpiv- ing the members of the Mascot Eu- chre Club at her home on West Sec. and avenue this afternoon. Full mention in Sundays GraphIc.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-21

Rev. ". D. Buekner leaves Thurs day morning for New Orleans, where be will enjoy the Madi Gras and spend several days with friends.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-21

Mr. R. 4. Pieklns. the wealthy planter of Walnut Lake, returned home this morning after brief busi- ness visit here.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-21

Mrs. Nellie Luceg left Tuesday via the Cotton Belt road for New Or leans, where she will witness the Madi Gras festivities.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-21
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Additional Local.
ToNIGHT-"The Man in the Moon. ;

Our goods are fresh. Our prices are reasonable. or delivery is qnick-knox k smart
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-21

Geo. E. MeKenney makes a special ty of dressing all kinds of poultry on very short notice. 224 W. 4th Ave. III
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-21
The skau Gull the Eagles Fo.-

he natives of Foula,one of the shet- land islands. make d business of rear ing sKau gulls in order to rid the island of the eagles that commit so many depredations. The magnificent red sandstone cliffs that skirt the north western coast became a favorite haunt of the eagles. and in this inaccessible spot they increased so rapidly that they became terror to the farmers and fishermen who dwell on this iso- lated spot The skau gulls are also strong and fierce, and the inveterate foe of the eagle. In battle the gulls are nearly always victorious, and so the inhabitants of Foula hit upon the novel plan of feeding and caring for skau gulls, which, though formidable to their feathered enemies, are very peaceful and doeile when brought In contact with man.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-21

All liver ills are cured by Hoods Pills. 25c.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-21

foNfGHr-@Great Battle Scenes
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-21

FOR sAEE=-A desirable lot on West Third
 avenue. Reasonable terms. Apply to M, L. ", at this office I.4
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-12-20
/. Picture gallery ncnector..

The public is beginning to learn that
the best way of getting more light is
not necessarily increasing the number
of lamps used, but making those lamps
as effective as possible. When a re
flector can be had that will increase
the amount of light threefold, it is,
moreover cheaper, than buying three
new lamps, and paying foc currents for
them. Many appliances have been
brought out for augi,icnting the light
Of incandescent lamps, but none are
more beautiful or effective than the
recently designed small reflectors which
screw onto an ordinary lamp holder,
either alone or i'll conjunction with Il
glass shade. They are made, of alum
mum or silvered metal, and are light
and inexpensive. They give the eff
feet of a shining mass of silver. An
other reflector is intended for the light
ing of picture galleries. 1t consists OF
q semi-circular piece of plate glass
si1vered at the back, with sloping panels
at, the top and bottom. The lamp
holder is let down through a hole iii
the top, and the lamp is focused III
such way that it is reflected and mag
n1fed to the best advantage, and the
light is free from the spottiness so'fatal
to picture lighting. Still another re;
fector is made in segments, with sec,
ond set of segments so arranged that
the light reflected in them does not re-
peat itself in the larger segnents, but it
is thrown out on to the picture OF obs
jeet to be Illuminated without confusing
or crossing the beams of light. This is
made in silvered glass, electro plate
and enameled iron, and is rapidly COM
ing into use for lamps on the outside of
store windows