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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-17
She Didn,t wenr Mn.k.

But her beauty was completely hidden
by sores. blotches and pimpIes till she
used Bucklens Arnlca salve. Then
they vanished as will all eruptions, fe-
Yer sores. boils. ulcers, carbuncles and
felons from it's use. Infallible for cuts.
corns, burns, scalds and piles. Cure
guaranteed 20 cents at Geo P. Powers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-17
Milwaukee Grain

Milwaukee, July II.
Mheat-Higher; close, No. i northern
-; No northern, 67q6Ti2; September,
6sis
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$4,000; solo cents lower; heavy $3.50
$50; packers, 5.55@5.75; light. ). 4Od5.65.
Sheep Estimated receipts for today,
1000; sheep strong; lambs steady; NUT
tons. Soo@425; lambs. 4.5OQ55o; stock
sheep, 1.5O@2.75.
New York Produce.
New York. July II.
Wheat-september, 7slls.
Corn-September. 54ls.
Butter Firm, l5Gl9ac.
Esgs-Steady, 13@15c
St. Louis Poduce.
St. Louis. July II.
!, Wheat-cash, 64&; September, $50
corn-cash. 81; September. SIS.
oats-Cash, 81, September, $685.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-17

Those famous little pills, Dewitt's
Little Early Risers compel your liver
and bowels to do their duty, thus giving
you pure. rich blood to recuperate your
body. Are easy to take. Never grippe.
Geo. p. Powers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-17
New York Produce.
ST. Louis Pnduc.
Peoria Produce.

Peoria, July Ii.
corn-Firm, No. 5, 47lac.
oats-flim; No white, 34lac.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-17
Grinnell, Ia. July II.
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT.

The Corn Crop as Whole Has De-
teriorated.
Washington, d. c., July 17.-Follow-
Ing Is the weekly official crop report
of the department of agriculture:
The states of the middle Rocky Noun
tain region and Missouri and Missis-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-17
GEORGE NJ. cHAPpELL.
Forecast Omc!al.
KILLED WITH A %.

hoy ..Didn't Know 1T Was Loaded,
and shot His PInylnute
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-17

Sold thronshop. TIE world. Britain Depot, F. NRv.
DAr0 Ann CnEn. Cohr.. sole Props.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-17
LIVE sTOCK

TIE c;lucase Sugar Refining Company
wsil pay 10 cents for No , corn or bet
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-17

morning.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-05

service, which never changes. No out
slders ever come to speak nor are any
visitors ever admitted into the prison.
In eight years l never heard a wom-
ans voice in speech or song; never
tasted fruit, nor any other vegetable
than peas and potatoes; never spoke
to fellow prisoner except surrepti
tiously. During Imprisonment the
worst offense possible is to have to-
bacco. The heel of an old pipe that
is blowing about snatched up, will
cost six months time-if caught.
Every man is searched five times
day, his cell is visited and searched
two or three times week, and yet
the men do get tobacco, and take long
risks to get it.
"On discharge the prisoner receives
ticket of leave, which may be can
celed at any time before the expiry of
his whole sentence; also three to six
pounds sterling gratuity (S15 to $50 of
United States money!. His hard
treatment has done him no good, for
30 per cent of the men in penal servi-
tude are secondtimers, and 20 per
cent are third timers"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-05

osity on the platform felt in tneil
hearts something was impending
Johnny Coleman limped up, his head
bandaged in white cloth, and looking
weak and sick.
Where's DAM" asked a little wom-
an with face very white.
Johnny Coleman did not answer, but
looked uneasily away. They We're
lifting something very gently from the
baggage car to lay it on the platform.
Johnny told as briefly as possible the
details.
Making up time, we left the track
at the culvert" he said. II jumped
clear, but Dan didn't get out in time.
When we got him from beneath he
was pretty bad And" (someone
was crying very softly over where Dan
lay) Johnny continued: Il guess we
could ha' pulled i'm through at that
But he wouldn't take the whisky we
! give him.
Amt drinking, Johnny; not an
other drop, was all he said, and then
he sort O. turned over like tired
little kid and-I 'spose that's when he
died.
That night was lonely vigil in
Lamy and along in the early dawn
they buried Dan Beard. He's up there
near the hill-path that runs above the
cut, and can hear the 100 tonners
climbing UP the grade. And some
times when the boys give the long blast
for the Junction they just pull short
one for Dan-the worst man on the
Division.
If you are ever down that way, drop
in on the girl at the eating-house.
She's not very stylish, and l guess per-
haps her talk is a bit western, but
somehow or other they seem to think
pretty we'll of her in Lamy. And, by
the way, they don't cali her 'Mollie"
any more. It's just Dan Boards girl
the Girl at Lamy.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-05
Oldest Native 1ndianian.

The venerable William G. Bond, of
Lafayette, was born in Wayne county
in 1908, and his entire life has been
spent in Indiana, and for this reason
he claims to be the oldest native-born
living resident of the state, says the
Indianapolis News. Until four years
ago Mr.. Bond remained resident Of
Wayne county. He planted the first
apple orchard in Wayne county, bring
ing the trees on horseback from Ham
ilton, o. His father settled on tract
of land in Wayne county in 1901, at
time when the Indians were his only
neighbors, and the son has seen Indi-
ana develop from an unsettled terri
tory into the magnificent state Of to-
day.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-05
NOTES ON SCIENCE
CURRENT NOTES OF DISCOVERY
AND INVENTION.
Some Words of Advice to Thin People
Something New in Umbrellas An
Automatic Pistol-of Interest to Carpet
MISUNDERSTANDING lettings.
A WORD TO THE THIN.

A great deal has been written by
physicians for the benefit of Fat per-
sons who desire to reduce their
weight, but the disconnected at the
other end OF the scale, who long Tor
more covering on their bones, are very
generally left to discover for them
selves, if they can, means to gain
their end
Thinness, like obseity, may be due
to some constitutional defect in nu-
triton, often running in the family, or
it may be a symptom of chronic dis
ease. A gradual loss of flesh, occur
ring without any apparent cause, In
one who has been in previous good
condition, is suspicious sign, and
should lead one to seek careful med
ical examination, so that the cause,
whatever it may be, may be discovered
and corrected while there is time.
Other persons have always been too
thin, While seeming in other respects
to be in fair health. To such few
simple directions may be of service.
Thin persons are very apt to be
nervously strung, fretting over trifes,
and borrowing trouble on every pos
sible occasion. They sleep poorly,
dream much, and are always in state
of unrest in Their waking hours. They
"a not uncommonly rather large eat
ers, but TIER food is for the most part
meat, and is bolted with very little
mastication.
1t will be of little use to modify the
diet in such cases unless the nervous
ness is treated at the same time. The
person must avoid all things which
stimulate the nervous systen-eXcit-
ing novels and theatrical pieces, the
use of tobacco, coffee, tea, and so
forth. The diet should consist largely
of articles of a fattening nature, such
as starchy vegetables, sweets, butter
and fat meats. Meals should be small
but frequent. A certain amount of
nourishment taken in six portions will
make more flesh than the same
amount divided into three meals.
Chocolate may be substituted for
the morning tea or coffee. Water
SIoula NC VI uilli Ii ldiSe QUANTITIES at
other than meal-times. but fluids
should be taken sparingly with the
meals. Codliver Oil, if it does not
nauseate, should be taken regularly;
if it cannot be tolerated, cream may
be substituted.
The night hours of sleep should be
long, and nap may be taken with ad-
vantage in the middle Of the day.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-05
THE TIGERS EYES.

Mr.. Beddard of the London Zoolog-
ical Society calls attention to a pecu-
liarity of the ears of tigers, which he
thinks may be classed under the head
OF protective markings" On the back
of each ear is very bright white spot,
and when the ears are directed for
ward these spots are conspicuous from
the front. Mr.. Beddard suggests that
when the tiger is sleeping in the dim
light of cave or thicket the spots on
its ears may appear to an enemy, look
ing in, as the CLEAN of it's watchful
eyes, and thus save the sleeper from
an unexpected attack.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-05

There ar in the United States az
proximately, i. zSo >esslties ors agricul-
tural Importance. IN each of these
counties the Agricultural Department
has principal county correspondent,
who maintains an organization of
three assistants, each covering speci-
fed territory. Facilities are furnished
the principal correspondent to enable
him to obtain regular reports from his
assistants. These reports he tabu-
lates at the end Of each month. sup
plementing the information thus OBJ
tanned by his own observation and
knowledge of the situation, and the
consolidated report is submitted to the
statistician. Although there is no
compensation attached to the posi-
ton, an average of about 80 per cent
Of them reports monthly.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-05
ENGLISH PRISON LIFE
ONE WHO KNOWS SAYS 1T is
UNALLOYED HADES.
Inc First Nine Months OF Solitary Con-
hnement is tho Worst = System
Which Brutalizes Prisoners-very se-
we're Discipline.
Sing Sing IN. W Letter.


Inc following extract from the Star
OF Hope, published by the prisoners at
olng sing, gives vivid insight into
English prison life and is doubly in
terestlng because written by one who
did time" in England.
The discipline in the prisons of
Great Britain is stern and uny;elding,
ana every day of sentence has "a
hours OF time in it. 1t has fallen to
my lot to serve long term in a pub
TIC work prison in England, and the
experience has no alternating memory.
lc was simply unalloyed Hades. On
conviction and sentenced the prisoner
is taken to a county prison to do nine
months of separate confinement. This
IS spent in a large CELL we'll warmed,
llgnted and ventilated, without a bed
TOT the first three months, with bed
TWO nights in the week for another
three months, and then with increas-
ing frequency, until last month a
bed. with sheets, rug and pillow, is
given every night. The work is sew
20 "e' anu WEAVING, ana me ldSh
Is as much as green hand can do
with industry. The food is ample but
UNMARRIED.
mo one except the keeper comes
into the cell. The governor of the
prison passes the open door daily, and
the doctor comes, if summoned. No
books except Bible, hymn-book and
prayer book are given, and there is
No Variation in this Awful Period.
In which many men break down phys
ically or mentally The keeper is not
allowed to speak to a prisoner except
in the briefest terms, and then only to
issue an order. l spent six months in
this separate confinement without
hearing human voice except at
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-05
USING BOTH HANDS ALIKE.
Some Advantages TO be Gained by BE.
coming Ambidextrous.

SoAAAo advantages TO DC Sa1ICu by DO
coming Ambidextrous.
The question should ambideXterity
be encouraged is answered in the mega
tive by writer in the American Jour
nal of Insanity, and upon the ground
that, while coarse movements may be
performed nearly as well by one-half
OF the body as by the other, accurate
and expert movements require high
er organization of one-half of the brain
than the other. Hence the more ex-
more and more specialized; making
the ordinary quiescent half of the
brain assume control tends, it is said,
to impair the mental processes as we'll
as inferiority of physiologic speed and
dexterity. All of which we deny, both
fact and theory being untrue. The
writer has doubtless been misled by
observation of the function of speech,
which is single, and in execution re-
quires the control of a single center.
We have but one voice, but we have
two hands which in many cases at
different instants may be out in action
with the same deXterity Many sur
geons can operate equally we'll with
either hand, and we have seen men
who could write as we'll with the one
hand as with the other. The critic
of ambideXterity may reply that this
is impossible with synchronous move
ments, forgetting that in the musician,
and especially in the pianist, there is
the most marvellous experiences of bothl
hands executing most complicated and
entirely different functions, and at the
same instant. The arguments against
amibdexterity appear not only incon,
elusive, but are squarely contradictet
by facts. Surely also they are agains
desirable freedom of the mind
Without the musicians ambideXterit.
life would be deprived Of much charm
We should encourage divided atten
tion," and that larger power of tn
mind oveH the body shown in the syn
chronous| control of multiform activ
ities.-A(merican Medicine.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-05
Advice to Girls Who Travel.

The young girl who is travelling by
herself should seek information from
the train people rather than from her
companions on the train. No girl in
travelling should make confidants Of
strangers of either sex, disclose her
name, her destination of her family af-
fairs, or make acquaintance on the
road. She may, however, show kind
attention to a mother travelling with
little children. amuse wearied little
one, and politely thank anyone who
does her an unobtrusive kindness
Margaret E. Sangster in the Ladies'
Home Journal.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-05
POWER LOON.

1t is reported that an English syn
dictate has purchased from the in
ventor new method of manufacture
ing Oriental carpets. The apparatus is
called the Hellensleben power loom
ana the Claim is ma d. that Il It hsx ca
pacity of tnirty-fve square yards per
day, while by hand it takes half day
to make square yard. 1t is also
stated that the material is equal to the
finest Oriental productions. A pecu-
liarity of its construction is that
shuttle is dispensed with, thus permit
ting the utilization of low-grade ma
terial hitherto considered useless. An
other novel feature connected with it
is the process of coloring yarns, which,
in view of it's simple character, it is
thought may be adopted i, other
branches Of textile manufacture.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-05
Then and Now.

New York City had at the beginning
of the Civil War population of about
one-quarter of what it is at present,
SO5,00O. Taxation for city purposes,
now $100,000,00O, was then $4,000 900.
The police department cost $1,000, 900
and public schools $1,70O,O00 Some Of
the items of city expenditure forty
years ago were for the mayors Office,
$4,000; the law department (Which
now costs s4o0,o00), $4,000, and the
board of health (Which now costs ST.
00O,000), $4,000. The fire department,
then a volunteer organization, COST
$4,000.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-05
EFFECT OF GOOD CLOTHES.
The Effect of q Tailor Made Suit Is
MAGNETIC.

The Eject of Tailor Made Suit Is
Magnetic.
Perhaps only woman knows the
pleasure afforded by the consciousness
of being we'll dressed; but most public
men are aware of the magnetic effect
Of a tailor made suit. Fernando
Wood, who represented the lower
wards of New York in congress al
ways addressed his ragged, coatless,
dirty constituents arrayed in a swal-
low-tailed coat, white tie and kid
gloves. Daniel Webster, knowing that
the eloquence Of even Demosthenes
was aided by the folds of his toga, al
ways wore his best clothes when he
appeared on the public platform or
addressed the senate. Once, upon be-
ing asked why he wore such an elab
crate dress when making a speech, he
reproachfully turned upon the ques-
toner and asked if he should not pre-
sent his best thoughts, his best man
ner, his best garb when he addressed
his fellow men. But in truth Web
ster's garb was simply that of the
English Wings in the days of Charles
FoS-blue swallowtailed coat with
gilt buttons, buff vest, brown trousers
and white cravat. Charles Sumner
once cited it as an answer to unfriend-
ly critics who complained that he was
too fastidious and dogmatic when adj
dressing the senate on matters of mere
routine. "Mr. Sumner" says Mr..
Brooks, affected picturesque style
Of dress, wearing colors brighter than
those which predominated in the SEN
atorial togas of the period. His favor
lite costume was brown coat and
light waistcoat, lavender colored or
checkered trousers, and shoes with
English CATERS. His appearance in his
seat in the senate chamber was studi-
ously dignified. He once told me that
he had never allowed himself, even in
the privacy Of his own chamber to fall
into position which he would not
take in his chair in the senate. Habit
is everything he said" Century
Magazine.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-05
Tho American Conquest"

Another sign Of the American con-
quest" has been noted by the London
papers. A fruiterer in the west end OF
the English metropolis is marking his
goods in United States coinage-straw-
berries, for instance, at 16 cents bas-
ket. A melancholy London publica-
ton suggests that the fruiterer is per-
haps only foreshadowing the inevita-
BILE. eve are having new coinage
it says, "and we might as we'll accept
the situation-call our sovereigns five
dollar pieces, our shillings quarters,
our six-pences dimes and our half
pennies Cents
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-05
where's DAM"

believing like bull He became no
torious as the most reckless devil on
the road, and everybody said that
sooner or later there would be smash
somewhere up in the hills and Dan
Beard would get off the line forever.
But the smash didn't seem to come,
and Dams mad way continued. Then
change came. 1t was almost imper-
ceptible. But gradually Dan dropped
away from the whisky and babe fair to
quit it altogether. He didn't take the
grades so fast and slackened up on the
curves almost like the rest. Some said
it was "Mollie.' Some said the Divi-
sion Superintendent. Nobody ever
really knew.
1t was morning in the early June
the great event occurred. A dispatch
had come over the wires saying that
a special was coming from the east and
that double-header would be needed
to carry it over the grades. Dan
Boards No. 20 could climb tree, and
the big fellow got his orders to make
the run. 1t was getting close to start
ing time and Johnny Coleman, Dams
fire boy, was growing anxious. Dan
had not shown up all morning. He
was not at German Joe's, nor around
the station. The dispatcher was stand
ing in the sun looking at his watch and
swearing safely to himself. He was
just on the point of putting another
man on No. 20, when something white
caught his eye on the hill-path that
runs above the cut. AS it came nearer
he saw it was Mollie, and right behind
was Dan, clumsily picking his way
over the stones. At the station Dan
called out: Cali ready" to the dis
patcher, looking rather shespish and
strangely happy.
Remember, Dan," spoke Mollie, as
No. 20 began to move. Mot another
drop, little girl. Not another and
he waved q brown fist back at the girl,
as the tender bumped over the switch
to the main track. And not until the
big machtne dwindled to mere bug
I'm the: distance did Mollie turn her
back and disappear in the doorway.
That night the special from the east
gas late. It crept into Lamy with one
lgine aid that engine was not No. 20.
2i11 knot that gathered in Curl
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-05

LIZ
The latest in small arms l. tho MIS-
tol winch S! has Just been adopted by
the Swiss government and has lately
been tested by the United states war
department In speaking of it in the
American Machinist G. H. powell
calls attention to the fact that the
limited range of the revolver is large
ly due to the escape Of the powder gas
about the cylinder, and then saws:
What is known as the automatic
pistol OF today seems almost perfect
realization of the ends sought. Though
called automatic. this weapon is in
reality only semi-automatic as suc-
cessive pressures on the trigger are
necessary to its operation.
This weapon is repeating arm in
which the force of the expansion of the
gas-the reeoil, or kicks utilized
after each Shot to open the breech-
block, extract the empty case, cock the
firing-pin, and, by means of a recuper-
atiye spring, charge the pistol with a
new cartridge, the operator merely
having to press the trigger for each
successive shot In editorial COM
ment the journal just referred to re-
marks: The performance of this
Luger pistol is remarkable. as shown
by tests of army boards. Twenty four
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-05
A CosmonolItan Army.

The conflict between the Germans
and Czechs in AustriaHungary, which
deserves Secretary Stewards appella-
ton of "the irrepressible conflict"
makes interesting study of the ele-
ments composing the army of that
country, which consists of 42S,OOO
Slavs, $4,000 Allemands, 100000 Mag
vars, $4,000 Roumanians and $4,000
Italians. The Slavs are made up of
174,0OO Czechs, 10000 Poles, $4,000
Ruthenians, $4,000 Croatians and Ser.
vians and $4,000 Slavonians.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-05
MOTOR rRAcTIoN ENc1Nr

An oil engine, which has recently at
tracted considerable attention abroad.
and which was invented in Germany,
is said to be the counterpart of an en-
CINE brought out in this country some
time since by Richard Dudgeon, with
the exception that Dudgeon used
steam as a motive power, while the
new engine uses Oil vapor. 1t consists
of friction roller, working on the in
side of a larger wheel. Its tractive
power is reported as being very great.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-05
The Girl Of Lanly.

BY H. A. CALLAHAN.


Copyright. 1901, by Daily Story Pub. Coz
Just handful of wooden houses in
amy, thrown together as If by the
hphazard hand Of careless God into
e little pocket Of the mountains that
stand like priests around the city OF
Santa Fe Here it is that the dust
gray coaches which thunder in from
Arizona on the west, meet their broth
ers from the east and exchange for
few brief moments the greetings OF the
ay.
|Of course, the red clap-board eating
ouse and station are the main attrac-
ons during these arrivals and present
kenes of unwonted activity to those
tustomed to the aching solitude OF
the place by day or its blinking dream
mess beneath the stars at night.
No one distinctly remembers just
when or how the Girl became an insti-
tuition at Lamy. However, they do re-
member that one September morning
some years back there was new face
behind the counter in the eating-house;
q face framed in dull gold hair and
lighted by two blue-gray eyes, which
seemed forever on the brink of laugh
ter. The boys who made their home
In the little clap-board affair used to
call her Mollie; but it was name of
their own devising and she accepted
it, as she did many other little things
with an inscrutable smile that puzzled,
yet meant nothing. When the crews
would come in from a heavy climp.
soaked to the bone with rain and sleet.
the Girl was there in motherly way,
with stiff three fingers of whisky a2d
O supper that lifted them clear of their
WEAKNESS. Or, if on Saturday night.
the sounds of a brawl would faunt
down on the still air the Girl would
walk over to German Joe's in bust
ness-like way and scatter the drunkest
of them with quiet word and an adj
monnitory jerk Of the sleeve that sent
them sneaking out like coyotes. Then,
perhaps, She would stand and smile in
1.-The doorway with her hair blowing in
(the wind, her eyes speaking more plain
/ " than words that new era had be-