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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-02-20
Radlo-Actlve Load Salts.

Hoffman, and Strauss have obtained
radioactive salts of lead from various
rare minerals. The radioactive lead
differs in many respects from ordinary
lead in it's chemical behavior, but it
has not yet been obtained in it's pure
state. All the various salts have a
similar action upon the electroscope,
but only the sulphate is capable of act
ing upon a Photographic plate through
glass or aluminium; moreover, the sui
phate becomes particularly active in the
latter respect after having been evapo-
rated by nitric and sulphuric acids or
after having been ignited at $50 de-
grees for fifteen hours with access of
air. 1t appears also that while radio
active lead sulphate acts more ener-
getically on Photographic plate than
certain polonium Radioactive bis
muth) preparations the latter have a
much greater action in discharging the
electroscope. It follows from this that
the rays detected by Photographic
means are not identical with those tina,
produce electric discharges.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-02-20
II 4 ,1e II
Book Once Owned
by Washington

Secretary Hay has copy Of Oliver
Goldsmith's Life Of Shakespeare" an
early and rare edition. but it has q
greater value than it's literary rarity,
in having come from the library Of
George Washington. Washington's
personal bookplate. the familiar arms
of his family, on which the American
flag was modelled, adorns the inside of
the cover, and the signature OF the first
President appears on the title page. as
clearly as If it had been written yes
terday. instead OF more than hum
dred years ago.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-02-20
Title of Monarch
Sternly Put Aside

When the revolution ended and peace
was declared, the discontents Of the
officers and soldiers, respecting the ar
rearages of their pay, increased, and,
there being now prospect that the
army would ultimately be disbanded
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-02-20
Falling Platform and Gun Alarm

Falling Platform and Gun Alarm.
tical position, which drops the horf-
zontal bar against the support beneath
and carries any weight on the platform
above. Arrangement may be made to
regulate this alarm by the opening OF
an inside door. thus throwing it out Of
action when a member of the family
desires to pass out across the plat
form. The gun may be pointed SO as
to injure an intruder OF only to sound
an. alarm, as preferred, and the ap-
paratus will be of practical value in
railway mail and express cars and foE,
banks, as we'll as private houses.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-02-20

increased. but to justify myself, and
to show you that our complaints are
not frivolous, but founded on strict
reason. For my own part, it is mat
ter almost Indifferent, whether l serve
for full pay, or as a generous volun-
teer. Indeed, did my circumstances
correspond with my inclinations,
should not hesitate a moment to pre-.
fer the latter; for the motives that
have led me here are pure and noble.
had no view of acquisition, but that
of honor, by serving my king and
country In this declaration, uttered
in the sincerity of his heart we per-
ceive the principles, the eminent vir-
tues, that dictated every act of his
public life"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-02-20

er officers said he to the governor,
and, as far as could put on the hypo-
critic, set forth the advantages that
may accrue, and advised them to ac-
cept the terms, as a refusal might re-
fleet dishonor upon their character.
leaving it to the world to assign what
reason it pleases for their quitting the
service And again, 4 considered the
pernicious consequences that would at
tend disunion and was therefore too
much attached to my country's inter
ests to suffer it to ripen.' In this way
he concealed his uneasiness, and trAn
quilted the minds of his officers, al
though he felt the wrongs they suf-
fered. ard approved the spirit that
would not tamely submit to them.
AS to himself, it was not so much
the smallness of the pay. that gave
him concern, as the indignity and in
justice of having his services estimated
at lower rate, than in the British
establishment, when in reality no SER
vice could be more severe and hazard
Gus, or less promising of glory, than
the one in which he was engaged. Now
if we could be fortunate enough said
he, to drive the French from the Ohio,
as far as your honor would please to
have them sent, in any short time, our
pay will not be sufficient to discharge
our first expenses. l would not have
you imagine from this. that l have
said all these things to have our pay
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-02-20
To Produce colored Lights.

Colored lights in great variety are
obtained by London company by
coating the lamp bulbs with mixture
of an alkaline silicate, silicon, crysolith
and the desired mineral colors.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-02-20
Rose colored satin. pailletted Will

Rose colored satin, pailletted with &
old, then recovered by a square mesh
ed tulle. Roses and leaves on the Six
irt and band of lace. The sleeves
are lace, with large tulle bows. Roses
at the bust, with chain of precious
stones following the drapery. 4
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-02-20

Safety Look for Railways.
Many serious wreck has been
caused by the shifting of cars from
sitting onto the main track. either by
accident or through the maliciousness
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-02-20

Women fail to appreciate the strug-
gle 1t is for man to meet financial
demands.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-02-20
A New England woman,s Invention.

A railway snow pillow is rather
strange thing for woman to invent,
but the one shown here is not only
woman's device, but has a number
of practical advantages which recon-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-02-20

Grape on the left arm thirty days as
a badge of mourning; and that the
President, in the name of Congress,
should be requested to write letter
of coincidence to Mrs. Washington.
These resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-02-13

a just irrigation law that would take
nothing from the national treasury
but would add wealth beyond com,
putation to the nation. But it seems
we have fallen on evil times and the
great west is crucified between the
two thieves. One represented by
narrow minded eastern farm indus
tries, which, with 5000 miles of rail
road protection, assume that their
interests are threatened by the de-
velopment of the west, and of course
corresponding paralyzation of a
great industry in the west would cut
no figure in the consideration of the
question. The other opposing factor
is grasping cattle and other stock
syndicates that want the laws so
framed that these lands can be To-
Gated in large bodies by scrip en- tries
and other land grabbing means to
the exclusion of actual settlers. The
people of the west who look forward
to the glorious and full development
of the land, ask that the general gov
eminent make the laws 80 that the
lands reclaimed be for the benefit of
the actual home settler, to the end
that a civilization with all it's bless
ings may follow. The growing pop
ulation of the west, the sons and
daughters, ask that the unused re-
sources of their native land be so de-
veloped that they may in due time
establish homes and take up the bur-
dens of life, made lighter by the
songs of progress under sunny skies
Illuminating blooming orchards and
rejecting back the verdant hues of a
fertile and reclaimed land. Then
shall they say: "The lines have
fallen in pleasant places Yea, we
have a goodly heritage"
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-02-13
A TAMMANY TORY.

An unexpected rein forcement for the
ship subsidy bill is said to have been
developed, in the new Tammany Leader
The report in the east is that he has or.
dered all the Tammany mem bers of Con.
gress from New York to vote for the bill.
Sneering Democratic papers hostile to
Iammany say this is because Mr. Nixon,
the new boss, is engaged in the shipping
industry, and expects to get some of the
bounty. A truly democratic reason
Salt Lake Tribune.
Mr.. Lewis Nixon, mentioned above,
is ship builder, and, as a matter of
course, his desire to advance his own
interest is paramount to the well
known principles of the party he af-
filiates with. Being a democrat and
occupying very notable place In the
party makes this action more con.
spicuous. Masquerading as dem
ocrat, he is out of place his advo-
cacy of any measures that would
loot the government and add burdens
to the people, for the extension of
flag trade, would be very usual and
common place matter. AS it is, a
democrat in his position where the
very existence of his business de-
ponds on republican forces-crumbs
that are shaken from the patronage
table-must, in acknowledgment for
the dole, do something to manifest
his gratitude fawn for further
favors.
Such political tories are more TO be
dreaded than the pronounced enc
mics of democratic principles. The
ultimate intention of the ship subj
sldy advocates is to obtain control
OF ocean and all water transporta-
ton, in the same manner as the
railways have secured control of land
carriage; and, in fact, they represent
the same interest. AS an instance
of what combination of ocean car
rlers result In, that made between
the Atlantic companies last week
advanced the freight rates on wheat
338 per cent, and this advance IS
paid by the American producer.
These are some of the democratic
reasons why Mr.. Nixon's room IN
the ranks of democracy would be
better than his company.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-02-13

helpless people Of three hundred
millions, all done by national legis-
lation, lnstigated by English infu-
ences and foisted on the American
people by dark lantern legislation,
in the interests of financial intriguers,
who have since used every means to
rivet the letters of gold monopoly
more closely on the industries of the
world. Gold is the war cry of the
leaders of the republican party today.
The furnishing wall of the starving
Hindoo falls on ears deaf to their
cry for aid, and on hearts insensible
to pity; and, without sacreligeous in
tent it seems that it would be out of
the power Of Dety to make restitu-
ton for the terrible suffering as the
result of this the very acme of crime
in the history of the world.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-02-13

perity that is at present affecting
the country, this crawfish policy to-
ward the rural classes is very re-
markable; but then when we pause
and consider that we have got to dig
up $40, 600 for beer and fixin's for
our only friend, Henry, Prince of
Prussia, and matter of half million
for the incidentals needed to properly
crown our other only friend, Edward
VII, few thousand more for the
proper appearance of our men at the
coming Spanish birthday party, and
the possible necessity of a special
delegation to Holland, we must prac-
tlce economy of the pinchiest kind.
With only $542, 761, 600 in our ma
uonal treasury, our approach to the
National poorhouse is alarmingly
rapid. More battleships are needed
at once, and, to save the nation in it's
hour of peril, the rural contingent
accepts the cut of SO per cent, and
wonders why they didn't take it all.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-02-13
INSULAk INVESTMENTS.

A rather agreeable illusion, com
mon to the people of this alleged re-
public, is that we are, as citizens there
OF, all mutually interested IN any and
all parcels of real estate acquired by
purchase, conquest, chicanery, or
otherwise. For the information of
such as have not the time to invest-
gate, we venture a short review of
our latest real estate requirements,
(subject to senate ratifcation) from
the Danish government, for the sum
in hand paid, (the receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged of five million
dollars, lawful money of the United
States, etc. The real estate is de-
scribed as the three islands known
rs the Danish West Indies, and com
prises the Island of ST. Thomas, st.
John and St. Croix. The total
area of the three islands is 1877
square miles. Population 80, 900,
of which only 10 per cent are white.
Products are bay rum and sugar.
st. Thomas has fine harbor. This
is the main point. Forsooth, since
our recent development into world
power it has become evident that we
need harbors IN our business. And
their subsequent improvement will
do much to prevent the accumula-
ton Of a surplus in the government
treasury, and create deficiency to
be provided for by bond issue.
Reduced to acres we have in the new
possessions 1880, costing SCI. so
per acre, for hills, stones, jungles,
water courses or other waste,
and an average cost per head
for the people of $166.33. Fill
lipinos cost only $500 each.
Seriously speaking, however, the
easy manner in which appropriations
can be obtained for such far fetched
schemes of questionable benefit is
not agreeable to contemplate, and
are all the more obnoxious when we
remark the logged opposition to the
development of our own country
that would come from the passage of
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-02-13

not approve such agitations as the talk
at-any price element in the senate seems
disposed to keep alive The sentiment
is shared so widely by men who have
been Democrats that the Tillmans will
complete the disruption of the party if
they be permitted to have their way
AS matter of fact, beyond any
question, the majority of the plain
thinking American people, regard
less of political prejudices, ale
strongly opposed to the attitude of
our government toward the perse-
cuted Beers in South Africa, and do
not in any way favor the acquisition
of the Philippines, and other insu-
lar adjuncts, with their heterogene-
Gus mass of Malay, Chinese and the
multifarious oriental combinations
that obliterate nationality and will
forever be bar to even the sem
blance of citizenship. AS an item
of enormous expense and a perma-
nent annoyance to the government and
people of the United States, these
possession Will be success, but in
this respect only. The suggestion
that the opposition of such men as
Tillman, and other democratic sena-
tors, Ono mention is made of Hoar or
Teller will cause the disruption of
the democratic party, is gratuitous
warning that one would think the
political policy of the Statesman
would be interested in Withholding.
as undue information to the enemy.
What the people are really anxious
about is that some way may be de-
vised to help us let 60 of the worth
less rotten mass. National vanity at
present supercedes moral conviction.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-02-13
FAMILIAR TACTICS.

News from South Africa has not
been of a very exciting nature for
the past few days. About the latest,
however, is that during the quiet
period Lord Kitchener has been per-
fecting d mighty scheme to bag the
entire Boer army with Gen. Dewet
in command. The plan is a
familiar one to the people of the
west, and is operated with more or
less success in the capture and kill
ing of jack rabbits and coyotes, and
Is commonly called Ground up. !"
Kitchener's plan was all right-only
the result was wrong. The Beers
would not stay in the lines. After
many days the English forces, many
thousands strong, were divided in 23
columns, and all headed for a com
mon centre, where the stupid Beers
were supposed to be waiting to
be scared out by the Bow
Street beaters. Lord Kitchener was
grand master of the hunt, and per-
sonally directed the drive. Gen.
Dewet's force amounted, according
to British reports, to 1000 men.
But, after all the careful preparation,
the Beers somehow found hole in
the trap aud marched off about more
important business, leaving seven
hundred broken down cayuses, and a
few cattle in the hands OF the hunt
ers. The result is announced as a
famous victory. Lord Salisbury has
not resigned, and as he proposes to
remain in office until the close of the
war he may consider himself SEN
fenced for life. Due notice will be
given Of the next roundup when
Dewet selects the ground.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-02-13

The fire record for the past two
weeks is unprecedented, disastrous
CONGREGATIONS mourning terrible loss
Of life and destruction of property.
Chicago, St. Louis, Paterson, New
Jersey, Waterbury, Conn, Spring
field, Ohio, are the principal suffer-
ers and the property loss runs into
the tens of millions. Patterson heads
the list with eight millions.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-02-13


1t has been officially announced
that Prince Henry of Prussia will
talk the United States language ex-
clesively during his sojourn in this
country. This may give rise to un-
pleasant complications. Will he use
the classic and elaborate diction of
Boston2 or the grade a degree be-
low? or the forcible patois of the
west? or will he, to maintain his
German personality, use the Dutch
English of Hans Dunder and Rip
Van Wrinkle? We must look leedle
bit Quit
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-02-13
On January 81 the amount of gold

On January 81 the amount of gold
IN the treasury was $545, 1885,
800, the highest point ever reached
in the history of the govern
ment and so far as being of any spe-
cial benefit to the people at large it
might better be lying in the gravel
of the placers or locked in the quartz
Lodges of the mountains. This fab
ulous treasure has been extorted
from the earnings and savings of the
the people by useless taxation, and
amounts to practically seven dollars
Tor every man, woman and child in
the United States. 1t is held there
IN the interests of scheming specula-
tors who are not willing to take even
chances under their precious but In
adequate gold standard. The idiocy
OF the tax system that has made such
an accumulation possible is bad
enough, but Is not near as danger
GUS proposition as is the existence
OF this enormous treasurer. that can
be used for corrupt purposes, or in
cite criminal combinations to use
corrupt methods to control it.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-02-13

Senior Lerma, the newly elected
governor of Bataan province, in the
PHILIPPINES, has declined the distin-
guished official position and took to
the woods with $4,000 public funds.
According to Gov. Taft these people
''are remarkable for their simple
manners, ingenious dispositions and
innate honesty" The Senior has not
returned.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-02-13

Admiral Walker and other mem
bers of the Canal Commission, who
have been strong advocates of the
Nicaragua route, are at present busy
making excuses for their mistakes,
and advocating the Panama route.
Forty millions in sight! Probably
they are just getting onto the French
curves and Corporation angles.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-02-13
AN ECSTATIC WIGGLE.

The Salt Lake Tribune has the fol-
lowing excruciating article eulogistic
of the Taft monologne now IN pro-
cess of delivery before the senate
committee This is the aforesaid ::
The praise given in the kilograms this
morning by Gov. Taft to the work of the
army in the Philippines comes in CRATE
fu words. They are especially timely
because they had been preceded by init
nations that Gov. Taft was going to be
severe on the army, and to show that the
civil government was not properly sup
ported by it,. HIS glowing tribute to the
army, therefore, and his testimony to it's
great work, is doubly acceptable. Gov.
Taft is dellghting the hearts of the low
al men of the country in his testimony
before the committee; and he is spread
ing corresponding gloom among the
ranks of the democratic directors
All this gloom spreading influence
exercised by the present American
Sultan of the Philippines was requir-
ed, it seems, to overcome the disin-
terested comments made by Prof.
Schurman on the same subject, and
the present illumination by the late
arrival, has something of the bril-
liancy ascribed by John Randolph
to ga rotten mackerel by moonlight
"A local illumination that fades as
-
1t is approached. Glowing tributes
will from present indications, be in
order for some time. Of course
Taft could not be talking to hold his
job-perish the thought Other
lucrative colonial positions never cut
any figure with the loyal patriots of
the country who can be distinguished
from democrats because thew hold
office. 10 be strictly loyal you must
box up the Declaration of Indepen-
dence and only bring it forth on
Fourth of July-the box to be la
pelled, "for external use only" Then
follows the cardinal points of pollti-
cal faith: Belief in tariff that en-.
ables protected industries to accum-
ulate sufficient wealth at the expense
OF American consumers that the snr-
plus may be disposed of to outside
nations at prices so ruinously low
1nat industries there are paralyzed
ana any return demand for our aori.
cultural products made impossible
trust combinations that profit bv
tnese measures, must be endorsed
and perpetuated. Imperialism
alias outside expansion. Reciproc,-
ty, when it works to reduce tariff
tax on raw material needed bv trust
combinations, and to destroy Ameri-
can agricultural industries and ad.
vance the price of food comoditv
10 American consumers. Accent
any political dogma, no matter how
absurd, and wish for some fish story
harder to swallow. Also endorse tho
expenditure of public money for i'm.
perlal coronations and Spanish birth.
DAY parties. Indorse ANYTHING that
Will add to the campaign fund and
you are loyal.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-02-13
RURAL RECOGNITION.

We notice that the Senate COM
mittee on appropriation cut down
the amount in the deficiency bill for
rural free delivery service from
$491, 040 to s217, 300 dollars. Con-
sidering the eminent degree of pros.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-02-13
FAMINE IN INDIA.

According to DIR. Maud Allen,
who has been in India for seven
years as medical missionary, there
is no lack of food in that country,
the only cause for distress is lack of
money. She states that while
American philanthropists have been
gathering food supplies from the
charitably disposed people of the
United States, India has been ex-
porting wheat in ship loads. No
reason has been mentioned for the
remarkable scarcity of money among
the Hindoos, but we recall the time
not long ago when these afflicted
people brought their savings of years
in the shape of idols and ornaments
made from English sterling silver,
and offered them in exchange for
English currency. They were struck
with horror to learn that the metals
value had fallen to such an extent
that the sterling silver article they
supposed would bring, say 20 rupees,
was worth only 10. And, by the
same token, be it remembered that
the aggregate holdings among this
vast multitude amounted to six hun.
dred millions of American dollars,
showing direct robbery from these
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-02-13

The Vice President of the City
Savings Bank of Detroit Mich. has
robbed that institution of 81, 1913, 600
and has issued certified checks for
1862, 600, in addition, making an
aggregate defalcation of one million
eight hundred and twenty thousand
dollars Next?
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-02-13
A WHITE ELEPHANT

The following is from the States
man:
The people of the country arc - to
OF retention of the islands ana ~ ia'or
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-02-13
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 10. 1902.

Wednesday, February ~, was the
anniversary of the birth of Abraham
Lincoln. He was born in Hardin
county, Kentucky, SO years ago.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-02-13
Money to Loan

on well improved farms, at rea-
sonaoie rate of interest. First
mortgages required.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-02-13

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