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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-29
Best Form of Giving and Relieving.

On August 9th the Standard Oil
company declared dividend of per
cent. This brings the dividends for
this company for the year 1901 up to
40 per cent. 1t is estimated that the
dividends for this year will reach so
per cent John D. Rockefellers share
in the dividend for August 9th is said
to have been $3,2oo,ooo. Not long ago
Mr.. Rockefeller said that the best form
of giving was the payment of wages.
1t cannot be doubted that Mr.. Rookie
Teller is fully convinced that the best
form of receiving is Standard Oil divi-
dends.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-29
The PENNSYLVANIA FIGHT on Oleo.

The battle over oleomargarine in
Pennsylvania seems to be going in
favor of honest goods, at least in the
domain of legislation. The oleo bill
recently passed is about as stringent
as the New York law. Whether or not
it will be enforced is another question.
In the past the State officials entrusted
with the enforcement of the law neg
lected it to such an extent that they
were accused of being in the employ
of the oleo makers. The scandal
growing out of this alleged connection
resulted in change of officials, and it
may be that tie effect of the agitation
on the new ones will prove salutary
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-29

The Maryland democrats met in state
convention and adopted a platform
which dealt entirely with state issues.
Aside from a general endorsement Of
"Jeffersonian principles the platform
makes no reference to national ques-
tions. AS the legislature elected this
fall will choose United States sena-
tor some reference should have been
made to the questions upon which
the senator will have to act. If Mr..
German is elected he may feel free to
construe Jeffersonian principles to suit
himself. An endorsement of the Kan
sas City platform would have given the
public some idea as to what to expect
in the way of national legistion in
case of democratic success.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-29

The average weight OF hogs at the
Chicago stock yards last month was
229 pounds. This was the lightest
average weight for any month July
since 1894.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-29

It is pretty well accepted now among
horticulturists that in replanting
transplanted plants the earth should
be packed as hard as possibl. over and
about the roots. This packing brings
the earth into close contact with the
feeding roots and the air spaces are OBJ
liberated. With a little moisture the
plant can soon get into growing CON
dition again.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-29

1. The vest is of green wool, bound
with green taffeta and closed with gilt
buttons: sleeves of the taffeta. Q.
Felt hat, with crown band of green
and brim red. 3. Stock with two gilt
buckles. The ties are crossed beneath
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-29

The drouth is responsible for the
scarcity of corn, but the administra-
ton claims credit for the high price
of the cereal. The immutable law Of
suppl and demand operates on every
known product with the sole exception
of silver-according to the republican
logicians.
A great many newspapers condemn
John r. Wood for s.hoggingn in his Sc
lection Of claim in the Lawton land
district. But is Woods action any
more rsprehensible than the grab spirit
mani tested by the trust managers?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-29

Herewith we illustrate two species of
the tobacco horn worm. A report Of
the Department Of Agriculture says of
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-29

Of all the author IS a man Il chiy
ana Densyer Of romance. IA auil
,nl an ~ up . wnat women really admire in
,a e Nc y, .nroWs aside the item Of gooo
4As' No man need desire beauty y
- ueA ~ WIN Ills way with the Opposits
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-29

General Kitchener has issued anoth-
er proclamation, this time to the effect
that hereafter all Beers captured with
arms will be transported for life.
Kitchener will now proceed to capture
before he can transport.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-29

in the center. 4. Scarlet coat, faced
with white MORE, worn with skirt of
black and white shepherds plaid. s.
Suit of dark gray, finished with bands
OF the same. 6. White serge jacket,
worn with duck skirt in deep red.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-29

Naturally the republican organs and
orators fly to the aid of Senator Nc
Laurin. The old adage about birds Of
a feather still holds good.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-29
YOUNG GIRLS FRocK.

A young girls dress of linen or
pique is shown in the ACCOMPANYING
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-29

Adjutant-General Corbin will repre-
sent the United States army at the
coronation of King Edward. The wise
Englishman will not, however, form
his opinions Of our army by the sam.
pei sent over.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-29

Laboring men who were deceived by
the ''full dinnerpail" and protection
to American industry slogans in 1900
are earnestly requested to look into
the dinnerpails of the striking steel
workers, and to note the actions Of
the gigantic steel trust ''infant.'
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-29

dainty little waist to be worn un-
der the jacket has collar and yoke
fashioned of embroidery and lace. The
blouse has full front which is be
coming to the youthful figure.
In making the skirt care must be
taken to have it hang perfectly. This
is emphasized because the whole eject
will be spoiled if the skirt is allowed
to dip in the back.
A simple hat. broad Of brim and
trimmed with fold and huge pun or
soft silk, completes the costume.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-29

Owing to the fact that the congress
sional elections are more than year
in the future, the G. o. p. managers are
not worrying themselves grar over the
steel strike situation. The wise wage
worker will postpone his strikes until
such time as the g. o. p. managers real
ize the necessity for action.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-29

The federal judge who sent striker
to Jail for asking a fellow laborer to
stand by him would shudder violently
at the idea of sending to Jail a trust
magnate who asked another trust
magnate to stand by him under SINH
lar conditions.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-29

During the dark democratic days.
OF 1895 the republican organs shed bar
rels of bitter ink over the woes of the
woolgrowers, who had been ruined
by free wool. But in August, 1895,
medium grade wool was quoted at from
el6 to "a cents on the Boston market.
Wool is now protected" to the limit,
yet strange to say medium grade wool
in August of 1901 is quoted on the Bos-
ton market at from II to II cents. Has
the Dingley law slipped another cog?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-29

Senator McLaurin is entitled to some
sympathy. The st. Louis Globe-Dem-
ocrat has rushed to his defense.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-29

Illustration. F o +
useful m orn i n g
wear in dark blue
or in bright pink
or white for fete
wear such a little
dress cannot be
surpa S S e d. T h e
skirt is trimmed
with bands of ma
terial stitched on
both S j d e S a n d
adorned at will
with groups of
small buttons. The
coat has a square
collar ending in
revers, which reach
to the waist. These
are made of double
material, and will
require no interim.
ing. The sleeves
end a b owe the
wrist. and are I'm
ished with a strap
ping which appears
to fasten upon the
fu1l Slonvo II
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-29

The steel trust is capitalized for ST.
100000, 900 and arbitrarily fixes prices
and wages SO as to pay dividends on
that enormous sum. But what is the
assessed value for taxation purposes Of
the steel trusts property?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-29

"We,assert the sovereignty of the
people over all corporations and ag-
gregations of capital" says the Iowa
republican platform. What humorous
things those Iowa republican platform
makers can say.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-29

1t is well to make note of the fact
that the navy bureaucrats are doing
most of the futtering.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-29

Mr.. Alger declared with vehemence
that he would not resign, and then re-
tired to private life to write a history
OF embalmed beef. Secretary Long
denies with emphasis that he is to re-
tire from the cabinet, which gives rise
to the suspicion that we are soon to
have another naval history of the war
with Spain.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-29

Those San Francisco smelter robbers
failed to make their steal plant profit
able. They should have engineered
things SO as to secure protection for
their industry.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-29

Mirth is natures best remedy for
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-29

A boat four thousand years old has
been brought to New York from Egypt.
The motive of those who brought it
over is not known but perhaps they
expect to hold it until Uncle Sam gets
into another war and then sell it to
him for use as an army transport.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-29

The democrats of Maryland did not
have to worry about the negro vote in
that state until the gold democrats
began to support the republican ticket.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-29

The Iowa republican convention
/" resoluted" against trusts. Up to
date the trusts have not shown any
symptoms of heart failure.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-29

HOW NATHAN PROPOSED.
Nathan saw that his time had
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-07-27
FACED DEATH MANY TIMES.
Lad Who Has Been In 1mminent Peril
Frequently, hut still Lives.

Edward Dempsey. son OF once
noted oarsma'., has been near deaths
door thirteen times, but the portals are
still closed to him. lie II ID years old,
and has walked hand In hand with
death In every year Of his life and never
flinched. Saturday morning he met
with his thirteenth accident, but that
he has passed the hOodOo number In
safety is affirmed by the physicians NJ
the Jefferson hotel.
The boy was riding his bicycle down
Chestnut street when he ran into o
trolley car ut Eighth street, striking his
head against the iron part Of the fender
OH the rear Of the car. Leading his
wheel he walked to the hospital, not
knowing until he arrived there that he
had received fractured skull rs the
result of the accident. The doctors say
he will recover. He cheerfully bears
his confinement and seems concerned
only In the baseball scores.
Edwards father, Patrick Dempsey,
who is now employed In u hotel on
Eleventh street. below Chestnut, was
prominent years ago as an Oarsman and
coach. When the family lived ut Falls
Of Schuylkill some years back the boy
was concerned In more accidents than
a hospital ambulance. Once he shot
the falls of Wissahickon creek In frail
rOwboat and It was common occur
renee for him to fall overheard while
rowing and swim ashore.
This remarkable lad has been the VIC
tim Of u gasoline accident, was hit by
trolley cars galore. chased by the an.
cry subjects Of his practical Jokes and
In many other ways made the hero of
incidents of which he was too modest
to keep account. But the boy survived
his thirteenth accident, probably the
most serious Of all, ana the physicians
are certain that he will be ready for an.
other one next year.-Philadelphia
Press,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-07-27
Du,,cs Of n Hotel Detective.

Although the hotel detective Is an In
dispensable parsonage, his duties are
not arduous. and his greatest value to
the guests Is us cicerone. lie Is sup
posed to be an authority on the thea.
tiers, and to be able to direct men who
want to gamble to places where they
can find square games" One hotel
detective who was discharged not long
ago was said to have made nearly ten
thousand dollars year In tips from
guests and commissions from gambling
houses. He was able to do the latter
many a good turn, ana they showed
their appreciation for his work by pay
Ing him literally. NOmlnally he was
engaged by the proprietor Of the hotel
to preserve order. but in reality no was
expected to make himself generally
useful to visitors. He must know
where to pilot parties on Summing ex.
peditions, and the more weird tales he
can tell about the places to which he
takes them the larger will be his tips.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-07-27
Tho Caiilct Monarail system.

A single-rail road is now quite eXten.
sively used In the French colonies, In
Africa and elsewhere. A single rail
weighing from ten to thirty pounds to
the yard Is laid on short steel cross-tles.
The rails are short to secure portability.
No ballast and often no preparation Of
the way Is required. The cars are cur
ried by two wheels placed bicycle fash
lon. From the sides bars extend Mt
right angles to the body Of the car. The
ends Of the bars are supported by the
horse. ass or man who prOpels the car,
walking alongside the rail. The car
wheels are about ten inches or twenty
inches In diameter. A man can propel
six wheelbarrOw.lOads on one Of these
roads
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-07-27

A RICH HEiRESS.

Margaret Carnegie viii Soon BE the
Happy Owner Of Castle.
Whether Andrew Carnegie dies TN
disgraced In not dying rich, 1t Is Ger.
tain that his little daughter. Margaret.
will not come 10 want. Some years ago
Mr.. Carnegie erected two great office
buildings on Fifth avenue. New York.
one Of them decided to his wife and the
other to Margaret. BY the time that
the latter IL OF marrying age the In.
come from this office building will have
accumulated into u great fortune. for
the rental Of the Fifth avenue building
il enormous. And now II magnificent
castle II being built for her ut Chaun.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-07-27
4 Deadly Revolver.

A revolver which fires fifteen times
with one loading Is the next thing to be
added to the already long list Of death.
dealing weapons. This, which Ia the
invention Of au American. embodies al
the latest improvements In firearms
pin-tirc, safety-triggers. automatic
SHELF jectors, and the rest. The weap.
on Is furnished with two barrels, one
placed above the other, and the outer
row of ten bullets In the cylinder Is
fired from the upper barrel, while the
inner row Of five Is fred from the low
er barrel by means Of second trigger,
which works Independently Of the
other.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-07-27

cey, Westminster County, and by the
fall 1t will be complete and will pass
into her exclusive ownership. The
castle is n replica Of famous Scotch
stronghold and will be luxuriously fur.
uishaI
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-07-27

When a woman returns from n pic.
mic, dragging two or three children
along, she Is the most tlrcd-loOking
thing on earth.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-07-27

Tennis playing may be all right, but,
grammatlcally speaking, 'ten are play
ing" would sound better.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-17
ILLINOIS SILVER SERVICE.
Manufacturers Replevin the Gift
and Want Their Paw.

Chicago. April ia replevin suit to re-
cover the solid silver service of the battle
ship Illinois, has been commenced in the
Circuit Court by the Towle Manufacturing
Company.
The defendants to the suit are William
Penn Nixon. Harlow N. Higginbotham,
Charles L. Hutchinson and the Northern
Trust Company Bank.
The Towle Manufacturing Company says
the property is valued at $500. 1t consists
of one large punch bowl, one tray accom-
paniment. one ladle for the same, one small
punch bowl. two small ladies. two seven
light candelabra, one center piece and two
fruit dishes.
William Penn NNon. Harlow N. Higgin-
botham and Charles l.. Hutchinson are the
members Of the committee appointed to se-
cure the silver service for the battleship
They originally let the contract to q COM
pany of manufacturing silversmi:hs. which
Is now N the hands of a receiver. This
company transferred the contract to the
Towle Manufacturing Company.
The receiver Of this first company, after
the contract was completed, filed a cred
itor's bill, in which the members of the
committee were included as being debtors
The committee was thus stopped from pay
ing the Towle Manufacturing Company for
the service which 1t had completed.
Attorney Edward l. Reeves, who repre-
sentej the Towle Manufacturing Company,
said:
'.There need be no fear that the battle
ship Illinois will not get its silver service.
1t was constructed especially for the bat
tleship. and will be given to that vessel.
The committee can secure 1t from my eli
ents. II they do not want to pay my eli
ents for the service, why. we will present
1t to the battleship ourselves"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-17
SHE IS A HUMAN
NEEDLE FACTORY,
Servant Girl in a Suburb of Paris
Has Strange Physical
AbnOrmality.

Paris. April ia dispatch from St. Ger
main. near this city. describes the extraor-
dirary case Of JMienne Landrieux. a servant
girl, from whose body dozens OF needles
are beirg extracted. The girl complained
Of considerable Irritation Of the skin. ard
last Thursday went to local druggist. who
found a number Of needles emerging from
various part Of her body. He extracted
them with pincers.
The girl has returned several tinee day
since. and up to Tuesday morning the drug
gist has drawn out 120 needles from h IT
arms. hands. feet. breast, the lobe Of her
ear. her eyelids and the corner Of her right
eye.
The girl experiences no pain until she
feels the needle piercing the epidermis.
The needles always emerge thick end frst.
and unless Immediately extracted. disappear
again. ,..s
the Temps have investigated the matter
Mile. Landrieux says that five years ago.
when she was II years old. she amused her
self. with other children. by swallowing
She swallowed forty-nine in one day and
never felt any Inconvenience until recently
and has enjoyed the best Of health.
While relating the foregoing to the re-
porter Of the Temps. who saw her at the
druggists. she exclaimed. Il feel one in my
eye now.
The druggist then upturned her right eye
lid, and. with a magnet. drew out four fraS-
ments Of needles. A surgeon Of the hos
pital at La Saltpetriere said. in an inter-
view. that the case was quite unprece.
dented.
Needles inserted under the skin 0wero
known to have been borne through the
muscles. but there was no record Of Q
needle introduced into the stomach emeFG-
ing from the lobe of the ear. In such case
the needle must have traversed the skull
which Is incomprehensible.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-17

The Western Normal gets $4,000 for Or
July. 1902.
Favorable Report Ordered.
dered favorable reports upon Mr.. Wheeler's 8
Dill to amend the law governing fraternal
beneficiary societies. Mr.. Nohe's bill TO
der the provisions of the antitrust act; the
bill Of johnson Of Rock Island to prevent
insurance companies. by their policies, from
amount of the loss a condition precedent
to bringing an action for recovery: the bill
Of Rankin Of Warren. giving to companies
incorporated = to do the business Of life or
accident insurance on the assessment plan
the right to change their plan by filing with
the Insurance Superintendent a declaration
bill requiring FIRE insurance companies to
pay the full amount Of their policies in
case of loss.
The committee ordered unfavorable re-
Johnson of Rock Island. upon the same
subject as Mr.. Skaggss BILL
The House Committee on Roads and
Bridges ordered favorable report upon
Mr.. Lambs bill providing that all road
grading shall be done previous to the first
day OF August in each year; Mr.. McCon-
neVs bill providing that where new roads
are laid out. commissioners OF highways
may levy special assessment to pay the
damages.
The House Judiciary Committee ordered q
favorable report upon Partridge,s bill to
provide that where person is discharged
from the payment OF fine and costs because
shall be lien against any property COM
ing into his possession
The report of the Special Committee Of
the House appointed to inyestisate the en-
mitted to the House Wednesday by Mr..
Smith Of Cook. The Investigation covered
both the State employment offices and the
private employment agencies and the re-
port recommends the enactment OF legis-
lation to correct abuses which the COM
mittee found to exist;
A number of prominent citizens Of Jer-
seyville arrived late tonight to appear be-
fore the House Appropriations Committee
Wednesday in the interest Of the bill to
establish an cpileptic colony at Notchclin.
Jersey County. The delegation includes ex-
sentative Thos. F. Fern, Editors ]. NJ.
Page and ]. NJ. Becker, Sheriff Keller,
Isaac Snedeker, J. z. Robbings and Walter
The agitation which has been begun in
cities outside Of Cook County against
Juurs per cent tax limit bill eliminated
in q conference Of the country members Of
the House at the Leland Hotel Tuesday
The conference was addressed by T. B.
Pape Of Quincy. The other members Of the
con m'ttee from Quincy Judge 8. B. Mont
were present, but only Judge Montgomery
spoke. What he said was in the way OF ad-
vice to the members of the Legislature to
be very careful Wednesday in the consid-
Grafton of amendments.
Mayor Stephens said but little on the
question, but called upon ex-Congrcssman
W. 8. Forman. Mr.. Forman said that the
passage Of this bill woull be ruinous to
practically prevent many cities from car
rying on the business of a municipality be-
cause Of their inability to collect sufficient
II. PICKERING
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-17
Postmasters Appointed.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Washington, April 16-Fourth-class post.
masters were appointed Tuesday as follows
Arkansas-Pearl. jefferson County, E.
Glover. vice w. r. Ross. dead
Illinois-Berwick. Warren County, V. B.
Ingram, vice r. A. Beck. dead; McVey.
Macoupin County. w. A. Kelley vice Frank
Plummer, removed.
Indiana-Abert. Decatur County. Mary
Stephenson, vice Maggie Stephenson. re-
signed; Glidas, Harrison County. Simeon
Kingsley. vice c. E. Miller, Jr. resigned;
Holland. Dubois County. Daniel F'ormohlen,
vice Christian F. Siebe. removed; Lasca,
Daviess County. ]. H. Chestnut, vice w. e.
Taylor, resigned: Lockman, Brown Coun-
ty, j. w. Bowman, vice j. c. Mckinney,
resigned Moral. Shelby County. Richard
Leggo, vice c. W. Means, resigned.
Mississippi-Weir. Choctaw County. J. NJ.
Youngblood. vice H. W. Weir, resigned
Missouri.Estss. Pike County. c. c. Cham
berlain, vice p. L. Kilby. resigned; Wan
deville. Carroll County. c. NJ. Mossbarger.
vice Dora Williams. resigned.
observation-disclosures, Garfield County. Car
rie Thomas. vice E. c. Crews, resigned;
Cereal. Canadian County, I. NJ. Niles. vice
c. o. Hardy. resigned: Parkland. Lincoln
County. E. P. Miller. vice H. C. Downey.
resigned; Schiedel. Washita County NJ. E.
Lamm, vice F. ]. Schiekmantel. resigned;
Mandel, Kinsfisher County. A. c. Barbee.
vice Harry Hartley, resigned.
Tennessee-Petersb Lincoln County.
]. NJ. Renfro. vice j. N. Harris. removed.
Texas-CreedmOor. Travis County, Eli H.
Miller, vice T. H. Davis. resigned.