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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-12-13
THOMAS BRAcKEr TT REED,

THOMAS BRACKET REED.
For over thirty years the little state
of Maine proba oly exert ised more in
fluence in the house Of representatives
than New York did VITA ten times as
many members. Blaine, Reed and
Dlngley have left their influence
stamped on almost every piece of leg
islation enacted during that period.
Blaine and Dingley died some years
ago, and now the last of the famous
trio, Reed, has gone to join the others.
The most prominent characteristic
of Reeds mind was an indomitable
will power that made the house mere
machine in his hands. His influence
will be felt long after the legislation
effected under his direction has ceased
to be effective. For it was not the
measures passed that distinguished
him from his predecessors; it was the
manner in which it was passed. He
revolutionized the methods of con-
Quoting business in the house. Be-
fore his time it was customary for the
minority to block legislation by fiji
clustering whenever any especially OBJ
noxious measure was under consider
alton. Reed stopped this by an ar.
bitrary ruling for counting those
present but not voting in determining
whether the house had a quorum.
Having thus subjugated the opposi-
ton he turned his attention to the ma
jor1ty party and practically boil d
them down to four members appointed
by himself. The committee on rules
ia the house, and the speaker picks
that committee. Thus the speaker is
really an autOcrat. He cannot of
course force any legislation through
the house, but he can prevent any bill
from being acted on, and in that way
exercises an influence over the votes
of members who have some pet meas
ure that they want brought up and
who realize that to block any legis.
lation desired by the speaker is sure
way OF XII ling those pet measures.
Reed was too big man to use that
power in a small way, but his sue
cessor in the chair has used it in such
3 way that he has 1,curred the hatred
of many members of his own party.
Whatever may be thought of Reed 8
autocratic tendencies, there is no blot
on his character as an honest man.
He left congress as poor as he went in
there. With his immense power in
the house it would have been the east
est thing in the world for him to &C.
quire wealth. No matter what whisp-
ers of scandalous connections between
members of congress and stockholders
were waited about, no mention of
Reeds name in such connection
was ever made. His stern devotion
to what he considered right was per-
haps never shown more plainly than
in his retirement from public life. In
the full exercise of his power he sud-
denly abdicated, because he found his
party drifting into paths in which he
could not follow It. A man who Is
willing to make such . sacrifice for
his opinions certainly deserves credit
for being absolutely honest.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-12-13

Oil King Rockefeller has had an
other spe SIN of cor science trouble on
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-12-13

For all ordinary purposes the
Dollar Atlas serves better than the
more heavy and elaborate works Of
reference. 1t Is remarkable in the
scope OF the information it contains.
NO BUSY man can afford to be with
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-06-21
CHAPTER XXI.

Love has redeemed mel"
The game was drawing near its
close
With each struggle that iron will of
the marquis, which had been the mar
vel and admiration of his friends, came
out much weaker.
Perhaps the thing that had the most
decided influence upon him was the
startling conviction that there had
been awakened within his heart a glow
of love for the little miniature painter.
With the flower of love blossoming
again in his heart he could hardly have
continued in his former policy.
Should he be magnanimous and free
ly forgive or should he turn aside the
bright vision that tempted him, shut
himself up in a narrow compass and
carry out the miserable plan of the
past?
Thus he debated. pro and con. But
it chanced that the marquis was not
given an opportunity to fight his battle
to a finish in the usually accepted term
there was surprise in store for him
flank movement, as it were, on the
part of one who meant to be an ally
yet proved his worst enemy.
That person was the Spanish-Ameri-
can belle of San Jose.
1t was on the evening following that
when the marquis received such
shock at the hands of Fedora.
1t was probably IL o'clock when one
of the hotel lackeys came with a card
on a silver salver and presented it tc
the marquis
This was frequent occurrence, but
on this special occasion those who
were near by saw the usually cool ma
bob give plain start.
Ito be continued)
Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-06-21
An American Nabob.
A Remarkable Story of Love. Gold and
Adventure.
BY ST. GEORGE RATHBoRNE
Adventure.

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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-03-20
The Brotherhood of Nations.

How much nearer to each other the
nations of the world seem to be to-day
and really ale to-day than was the case
few decades ago. When weeks and
months were required for communica-
tons between the United States and
Europe the countries of the old world
appeared to be long way off. Now the
circumference of old earth is belted with
telegraph and cable lines in every pos
sible direction. What happens today
in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, South
America and the great islands of the sea
is made known to us by tomorrow by
great newspapers like The Chicago
Record. Herald, whose foreign news cor
respondents are located in every i'm.
portant city in the world outside of the
United States. In addition to it's own
staff correspondents, The Record HeraId
enjoys the foreign news service of the
New York Herald, famous for many
years for the reliability of its foreign
news, and also of that great cooperative
newsgathering organization, the Asso-
ciated Press. No other daily newspa.
per in America possesses facilities so
varied and extensive for covering the
news of all nations.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-03-20
MATRIMONIAL.
Briner-Vanderpoo1.

Married, at the residence of the
BRIDES parents. Mr.. and Mrs. J. Van
derpool, Mr.. Eliza Briner and Miss Leila
Vanderpool, Wednesday, March II,
1902. Rev. Joseph Edwards performed
the ceremony in the presence Of the i'm
mediate family and afew friends. After
the ceremony the bride and groom, with
the friends that were present, marched
into the dining room and partook of
the rich repast which had been prepared
for the occasion. a number of useful
presents were given to the young cou-
Pile. Those present were Rev. Joseph
Edwards and wife, Mr.. Roll Brennaman
and wife, Mr.. Sam Kane and wife, Mrs.
Ollie Briner, Miss Ava Boies and Miss
Dora Lands. Mr.. Briner is an indus
triou young farmer. The bride is an &C.
complished young lady and will be
greatly missed from our community.
A, GUEST.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-03-20
R. e. Al. D. Routes.

Charles Allen Mills, special agent for
inspecting and locating rural mail
routes, was here Monday ard Tuesday,
and with Postmaster Anderson, drove
over two routes out of Lamont that had
been petitioned for. Routes No. 2 goes
west past Benedict's and M. Gorsuch's
places to Lee post office. Route No. 8
is south and west, past the Robert Tur-
ner farm to Green schoolhouse, south
into the Hart settlement and to GLAND
post Office.
Mr.. Mills pronounces both of the
routes A l, and recommended they be
established. This will give Lamont
three rural free delivery routes. Five
applications were made for the position
of carrier, and examinations taken
Tuesday afternoon. 1t will be nearly
thirty days before official notice of the
establishment and appointment of car
riers will be received.-Lamoni Chron-
icle,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-03-20
Having Run on Chamberlain's
COuqh Remedy,

Retween the hours of eleven O'Clock
a. m. and closing time at night on Jan.
25th, 1901, A. F. Clark, druggist, Glade
Springs, Va, sold twelve bottles of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. He
says, 81 never handled medicine that
sold better or gave better satisfaction to
my customers" This remedy has been
in general use in Virginia for many
years, and the people there are well ac-
quainted with its excellent qualities.
Many of them have testified to the re-
markable cures, which it has effected.
When you need good, reliable medi-
cine for cough or cold, or attack Of
the grippe, use Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and you are certain to be more
than pleased with the QUICK cure it
affords. For sale by w. A. Alexander.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-03-20
A Woman's Words of Praise.
Neosho Falls, kas., Nov. Is, 1900.

Neosho Falls, kas., Nov. Is, 1900.
Pepsin Syrup Co., Monticello, Ill.
Dear Sirs:-For almost fifteen years l
suffered from Indigestion, and last winter
thought would die, when my doctor,
DR.. A. j. Lieurance of this place. advised
me to try DR.. CaldwelPs Syrup Pepsin,
which did and two bottles cured me.
1t not only relieved me, but it cured me
so that have not been troubled since.
If any one should offer me $500 for the
good Syrup Pepsin has done me l would
not think of taking it. No one can take
your medicine without being convinced
of its more than wonderful cures.
recommend it to all my friends as a lax
alive and stomach remedy.
Yours with gratitude,
Mrs. ]. MORGAN.
Sold by l., Van Werden.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-03-20
Judge Holmes has decided the case o

Judge Holmes has decided the case of
G.. l.. Parsons against the state board of
health in favor of the plaintiff, thus es-
tablishing the rights of the osteopaths
in the state. The suit was by DIR. Par
sons, a graduate of the Still College of
Osteopathy Of this city to mandamus
the state board to issue him certificate
of practice, he being regular graduate
of the school. The board refused the
certificate, maintaining that the osteo.
path school was not regularly conducted
and Of such nature as would entitle it
to recognition under the standards of
the board. Judge Holmes, by his de-
cision, handed down Saturday after
noon, held that DIR. Parsons is entitled
to a certificate and ordered the state
board to recognize the osteopaths. The
court finds that the act of the board in
refusing the certificate was arbitrary
and that therefore the writ should be
issued.-Des Moines Capital.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-03-20
How Are Your Kidneyss
DR.. Hobbs Sparagus Pills cure all kidney ills. Sam
ole Free Add. Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or N. Y.

A farmer living not far from town
brought in some butter last week and
after trying every grocery store in town
was compelled to take his butter back
home unsold. 1t seems this farmer
sends to Montgomery Ward for every
thing he buys and our grocers have de.
cided to permit him to sell to Montgom-
cry Ward his butter, and that reminds
us that when the Baptist ladies held
their bazaar they wrote to Montgomery
Ward and Sears, Roebuck & Co., for a
contribution. Their first letter remained
unanswered, but second elected re.
ply from Montgomery Ward. He said
he gave out great deal in charity, but
confined his giving to his home town.
Why not allow him to make his money
off his own town?-Marion County Her.
aid
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-03-20

Lucas county has queer individual
by the name of Will Waynick, who has
probably walked further than any man
his age in the county, it being estimated
that he has walked l27 900 miles in the
past fifteen years, or more than five
times around the world. He lives five
miles in the country and walks to town
and back again almost every day, con-
stantly refusing any assistance in the
way Of friendly rides by the neighbors,
who have long since quit offering to help
him. Among the young people he is
known as walking Bill" and no mat
ter how bad the roads or how hot or
cold the weather, he seems to prefer
walking to riding and but few people
have ever seen him in wagon or on
horseback,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-03-20
Strikes a Rich Find.

81 was troubled for several years with
chronic indigestion and nervous de-
biIity," writes F. J. Green, of Lancaster,
N. H., "No remedy helped me until 1
began using Electric bitters, which did
me more good than all the medicines l
ever used. They have also kept my
wife in excellent health for years. She
says Electric Bitters are just splendid
for female troubles; that they are a
grand tonic and invigorator for weak,
run down women. No other medicine
can take its place in our family" Try
them. Only SOC. Satisfaction guaran-
teed by L. Van Werden.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-03-20
The postoffice at Campton, Delaware

The postoffice at Campton, Delaware
county, Iowa, is to be discontinued. 1t
has unique record, says the Waverley
Independent. On Sept. 1, 1857, A. v.
Brown was appointed postmaster, and
has held the office ever since. His com.
mission has never been revoked. The
men who signed his bonds are still alive
and on his bond. His wife has been
deputy through all these years, and the
office is still in the building where it was
first located in 1857. He is believed to
be the oldest postmaster in Iowa. Ow.
ing to rural mail delivery the Office will
dropped from the list.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-03-20
Public Sales.

l will sell at my farm 10 miles south
of Leon and 4 miles northeast Of Pleas.
anton on Leon and Pleasanton road at
Little River bridge, on Wednesday,
March 26, the following stock to-wit:
10 cattle consisting Of COWS, CALVES,
yearling heifers, two-year.old heifers
and yearling steers. 10 horses, colts
and work horses. Terms, - months
with per cent interest from date. Sale
begins at 10 a. m. A. w. DAVIS.
FENNELL BROS, Auc. FRED TEALE, Clerk.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-03-20
A Printer Greatly Surprised.

81 never was so much surprised in my
life, as / was with the result of using
Chamberlain's Pain Balm" says Henry
T. Crook, pressman of the Asheyille IN.
c. Gazette. II contracted a severe
case of rheumatism early last winter by
getting my feet wet. l tried several
things for it without benefit. One day
while looking over the Gazette. l
noticed that Pain Balm was positively
guaranteed to cure rheumatism, so
bought bottle of it and before using
two thirds of it my rheumatism had
taken its flight and have not had a
rheumatic pain SINCE" Sold by w. A.
Alexander.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-03-20
CHANCES in the Weather

Mean Slight "spells" OF headache OF
affect your appetite. Irregularities in
eating cause dyspepsia. Take DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin and feel good re-
gardless of these elements or habits.
Sold by J.. Van Werden.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-04
impairment OF hearing robs

impairment Of hearing robs one Of
many Of the joys Of life. exposes to dan
ger interferes with capacity for useful
ness limits ability to transact business
ana earn living. Many annually aban-
don their plans, ambitions ana homes on
account Of loss OF hearing.
IN nearly every case of partial or COM
plete deafness there is another feafrre
tnaI 70 many IS more troublesome than
me dlmculty OF hearing-the dfstracting
head noises These make such an impress
slOH on some as 10 almost drive them in
odHe- Inc everlasting buzzing ringing
swapping rumble or roar distracts them
Dy day and prevents rest at night.
Nlhe cases out of ten OF head noises
anu progressive hardness of hearing are
uue 70 catafrh of the middle ear or of
the lIoe leading from it TO the throat.
II should be understood and constantly
Dothe IN mind that to restore the hear
ing ana silence the distracting noises a
treatment is required that will aIIav n
IatnInaIlon IN the eustachian tubes. re-
uuee the congestion and swelling
ana stop the secretion of mn
Gus so that the tubes will be ana keen
open Tor the free passage of air into tbe
ntadie ear No locally applied medicine
viii eHectualiy do this. only A searching
coIsutuuonal Alternative and resolvent
t |lh cure catarrh in the deep recesses of
Two acquaintance of the writer we're
run down and killed by the cars in one
year. Both had catarrh of the head
winch hao extended up the custodian
TUBES. leading from the throat TO the
inlooie ear. and Were quite hard Of hear-
ing. In both cases the ceroner's iI1rv
oeclded that they came 10 their death be-
cause OF inability TO hear and heed sig
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-04

nails that were intended for them What
happened 10 them is of frequent occur
renee and in three cases out of four
might nave been prevented by the use OF
stuart Catarrh tablets. These tablets
cure all kinds Of Catarrh. They can be
oOught al any drug store for 50 cents
That StUart's Catarrh Tablets do ef-
fectually cure catarrh of the eustachian
tubes and the head noises and deafness
resulting tnerefrOm is attesJed by the
following:
Mrs Jane Barlow, the famous modiste.
says; 1 finally had TO give up personal
attention to my customers, and in con-
sequence many Of them went elsewhere.
poWeriess to help me. Stuart's Catarrh
Tablets cured me in just a little while
so completely that now hear as well as
ever"
Army Surgeon c. S. Beverly became so
deaf from catarrh that he was forced to
neslgn his position and abandon his pro-
fesslon. He says: "Of course my inner
ent professional prejudice was hard TO
overcome. but knowing Of the great bene-
nj You had received, nv dear general
through the use Of Stuart's Catarrh Tab
!etS. 1 used them. The great and almost
immediate relief I experienced was truly
astonishing. i am now entirely cured and
nave no 1ear OF the disease returning
go back to my old post next month"
Stuarts Catarrh Tablets have done it.
do do 1t; will do it. Try them and be
drug store at 80 cents a box 1t viii nut
you TO very little trouble OF expense 10
prove what they viii do for you Send
10 F. A. Stuart Co. Marshall. Mich. for
their free book about Catarrh. a postal
card VIII bring IL. Write today.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-04
IDAHO MEN
May LOSE JOBS
Civil Service Commission After
PeTaUIt and Hermann.
APPOINT THEIR FRIENDS
&
CHARGED WITH MAKING EXAM
NATIONS IMPOSSIBLE.
APPOINT THEIR FRIENDS
(speclal 10 The Herald.l

IL
Washington, Jan. 3.-The United
States civil service commission To-Day
fled charges wits the secretary Of the
interior against Joseph Perrault. sur
veyOr general OF Idaho, and recon-
mended his removal from office on ac-
count of alleged repeated and contin-
uous violations of the civil service
law.
The commission also submitted its
statement of case to Senators Heitfeld
and Dubois. II is charged by the COM
mission that Perrault upon the first
DAY of his incumbency in office dis
charged q number Of civil service en-
ployes on the ground that there was
no work, but on the next day he put
number of his own friends in the
vacant places.
The civil service commission pro-
tested to Land Commissioner Hermann
against this action, who, it is said, fur
mshed list of questions to be an
s@ered by applicants for places in this
Office of such a ridiculous character
mat they could not be answered. The
commission accused Hermann Of doing
this so that he might appoint temno-
rary employees of his own choosing in
the Office, and it is claimed that for
nineteen months past most Of the en-
ployes Of the Office have been on the
temporary list. The civil service COM
mission has now determined to take
aggressive action and push it's charges
against Surveyor General Perrault and
Commissioner Hermann to final deter
mination.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-04
Population Of the World

The world may grow at a much greater
rate than at present before there is any
danger of overcrowding. On the basis of
1000 people 10 the square mile there Is
room for three times as many people in
the world as live in it today. and au-
thOrities entitled to respect estimate that
this state of things cannot come about
under the present conditions for another
800 years and more. To be 'full''-a word
which in this sense generally means 1000
persons to the square mile-the world
would need n population OF 5000 coo, 900.
and as the rate of increase in the world $
population is one person per 100 per year,
II will take 100 years TO bring the popula-
ton up to even 432S. 003O10 There will
then be eighty-thTee { persons to one
square mile OF earth
Another hundred years VIII bring the
population to 14.705.OOg00. or Dds to the
square mile. and another century's growth
viii make il 2l-662,09ka1e or 602 per mile.
1t will not be untis the middle OF the
twenty-third century that the world will
be full" In the year 2250 there will be
an average of 1.OG persons to the square
mile or a world population of $1,000, 0o0, 900.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-04
WITH HIS PRIZE MONEY
Captain McCaIIa Proposes to
Erect a Club House
For Sailors.

San Francisco, Cal, Jan. 3.-Captain
B. H. MoCalla, now in command of the
Kearsarge, the flagship Of the North
Atlantic squadron. has in view the
erection Of a fine club house at Vallejo
for the enlisted men of the navy.
He has already secured a site for
the proposed building, paying for it
with the prize money awarded to him
for his services in the Spanish war.
Additional funds are to be secured by
popular subscription. Mrs. McCalla is
now here making the preliminary ar
rangements for the eection of the struc-
Iure, which viii probably be modelled
after the Blue Jackets club house in
Brooklyn, which was erected through
the munificence OF Miss Helen Could.
1t viii contain a library, gymnasium,
billiard rooms. bowling alley, and will
be a home for Mare island sailors when
off duty.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-04
wireless Telegraph Of Practical Csc.

New York, Jan. 3.-During a discussion
before the American Institute. Professor
Small of Columbia university said that it
velopments before equipDine every 1ight-
house with apparatus for sending wire
less messages to sea, for notifying shiDs
OF their proximity to rocks and breakers.
Fog, according to Professor Small. being
better transmitter of the waves thar
pure air. the lighthouse could still save
the lives Of those headed for the rocks
no matter how dense the day. Another
interesting question during the discussion
was that in all probability the method of
sending and receiving wireless roessares
from poles or towers would be done "a wa =
with as the curvature of the earth makes
no difference in the waves.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-04
HOW GOULD STOPPED STRIKE.
Tapped the Wire and kilograms in
the Nick Of Time.
New YORK WOrId }

During the latter days of the Gould
regime on the Union Pacific, the Order
Of Railway Telegraphers presented a
demand for official recognition and also
for slight advance in salaries. The
matter dragged along without an
agreement having been reached until.
finally, an ultimatUm was delivered to
the railroad officials. This ultimatuu
set forth that if by noon on a certain
day the demands of the men were nor
acceded to a general strike would be
ordered
At the time. Jay Gould. George J.
Gould and a few friends occupied Mr.
Could S fprivate car. which was on a
sidetraGk up in Idaho. near Shoshone.
the patty having gone thither for a
couple weeks trout fishing in the
mountain streams.
Failing in their efforts TO bring about
a settlement of the difficulty. the
Union Pacific officials at Omaha laid
the matter before the elder Could.
who assumed the responsibility. Int re-