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The Washington bee., 1902-03-29
T.LI,g an the Money.

Talking about inventions" >" said the
business man, u have little machine
in my place that would make me mil
lionaire, if I could only keep it going
all the time"
you don't say? What's that?"
"a cash gister."-Philadelphia
Press
The Washington bee., 1902-03-29
Spring! Beautiful Spring!

With all the beauty of natures
truest art. That is what this unusually
fine weathe has wrought forth. and
then Easter, TOO, just about TO dawn
upon US makes everything doubly at
tractive IN our store for today and the
balance Of the week.
The Washington bee., 1902-03-29
C.rrectinr a MisapprehensIOn.

Ned-Nnss Stuyvestant told my sis
ter that you asked her to marry you
twice.
Tom-No, I didn't. I asked her
twice to marry me once.-SomerVille
Journal
The Washington bee., 1902-03-29
Hnnest INDIGNATION

"What, sir; you take me for one
who can be bribed? You insult ny
sense of honor-but in case L really
were such a man, how much would
Won give me?''-Tit-Bits
The Washington bee., 1902-03-29
Poor How.

There once was a lad in Crum Lynne
Who wore a perpetual grynne.
1T is strange" his friends laughed.
'But perhaps the boys laughed
And no doubt they were quite rtgh
thereynne.
Philadelphia Press.
The Washington bee., 1902-03-29
Not a Question of Brightness.

A young man may be as bright as
a dollar, but some girls would rather
have the dollar.-Chichgo Daily News
The Washington bee., 1902-03-29
S. KANN, SONS, & co
THE BUSY CORNER "

Always the Best of Everything for the.Least
Money.
The Washington bee., 1902-03-29
Roman Sofas.

I Sofa, was SI2. so. now. $50
I Sola, was $3.50 now. S24 90
I Sofa, was S32 so, now. sac. 90
The Washington bee., 1902-03-29

Throckmartin. Chorus, "PraiSe Ye
the Lord ost High, Conc ne). Or
gan Post ude, Miss Savoy.
The Washington bee., 1902-03-29
Sample Blankets.

Blankets are reduced to a point
that insures the quickest kind
OF clearance.
ia Blankets-worth SII-
reduced to. S6.4q
ia Blankets-worth SO
reduced to...........SIo 98
IA Blankets-worth 50
reduced to-. ......... S4.4S
II-4 Blankets worth-$I9-
reduced to. O............SI2 .4S
ia BlanketS-worth SII-
reduced tO.......... S7.9S
IA Blankets-worth SI5-
reduced tO..... 50 9S
ia Blankets worth SII so
reduced to.............S8. rs
IA Blankets-worth $40, So
reduced to ........,..-SII. IS
The Washington bee., 1902-03-29

WomenS lightweight mocha gloves
in the new shades ofbeaver and gray
stitched backs, and Paris points
pique and overScam seWed-also Ct nr
new at per pair. ......,........,, QliUl
The Washington bee., 1902-03-29
Spring Mattings, Oil Cloths, Limo
leums, also Baby Carriages and Go
Carts, are ready.
Toilet Sets.

These Toilet Sets are in hand
some patterns, and bea" = u. '
decorated.
All $3.50 Toilet Sets-ro
pieces each-eut to.......s5
All So so. Toilet Sets 10
pieces each-cut to -. Z. @
The Washington bee., 1902-03-29
Bamboo Pieces .

Soc Brussels Carpet ....5 5qc yd
Soc Tapestry Carpet. 69c yd
81 Tapestry Carpet. .....79c yd
81 Best Tapestry Carpet. SIC yd
81 10 Velvet Carpet. II. 81 nc yd
$3.50 Velvet Carpet. ..e7HC yd
$3.50 Velvet Carpet. .$I.I7I yd
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-09-04

Losr-August Is, 1902 between Leon
and Decatur ladies' black shoulder cape.
Finder leave at Reporter Office and get
reward.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-09-04
Camille

Insthese days OF. melodrama with its
! many thrills, and farce comedy, vaude.
vile with5its froth, it is refreshing to see
a literary dramatization looming up for
the edification Of those who crave some.
thing substantial. Lovers of the higher
class drama win be pleased to hear Of
the engagement here of the famous
emotional actress, Miss Courtenay Nor.
gan, IN Sarah Bernhardt's famous mas
terpiecee, sCarhille3. Leon on Thursday
Sept 49, ~ q
A feast for the eye, heart and brain is
this sumptuous revival of the story of an
/ erring woman. Told with all the grace.
full tinesse of the -Frenchman. Portrayed
by an actress of sterling worth, good
broad America sense and withal a
womanly woman. Supported by IN ex.
ceilent company. Complete scenic
equipment. Gorgeous costumes in keep
ing with the upper tendon of the Paris
ian Bohemia" "Camille'' will surely
prove to be one of the magnets of the
present theatrical season.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-09-04

NJ. A. Gammill received telegram
Monday, saying that James, the son of;
John Gammill, had been killed in Ne
braska, but no particulars were sent.
Mr.. Gammill took the night train for
Frontier county to attend the funeral. +.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-09-04
Weldon Tabernacle Meeting.

Fully 800 people attended the great
tabernacle meeting Of the church of
Christ at Weldon last Sunday evening.
The best of order prevailed and many
became obedient unto the faith which
was.once for all delivered unto the saints.
o. E. Hamilton, a Decatur county
boy. a late graduate of Drake University
Des Moines, is doing the preaching.
His preaching is plain, scriptural and
powerful.
Prof. j. P. Garmong, is leading the
singing. He has a great chorus of 100
voices and an orchestra. The music is
grand and insplr ing. ie
q. l.. Organ, of Des Moines, is the
pastor. He has been with his church
for 2 years. Under his ministry the
church has increased to it's present
large proportions Of 220 members with
bright prospects for the future. They
expect to spend some 500 in enlarging
the building as soon as this present
meeting closes.
Fifty-nine men and women have been
added to the church during this meeting
The meeting will continue another week
at least.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-09-04
Malicious Work Against Tele-
nhone Lines.

On several OCCASIONS Manager ELL
inwoed.s of the Leon Telephone Co. has
found his wires interfered with by
malicious inclined persons, especially on
the Leon and, Grand River line. Last
Friday for the second time be found the
Grand River line grounded. so that it
could not be used. He started out to
ind4the' trouble and located it at the
Springer bridge: over Grand River.
Under ahe,sapproach to the bridge he
found fiat. some miscreant had taken a
piece Offence wAre, wrapped it around
tbs telephone wire, twisted it up, tight
andssstuck it deep into the ground,
e~fectually grounding the line 80 thatit
could not be used, The foot prints of
the fellow were plainly visible in the
mud where he had knelt down while
doing his dirty work, and from the size
of the prints it was evidently not the
work of boys but of grown men. In
this %instance4it may not be amiss to call
attention to the section of the state Law
which covers the ofense of interfering
with telephone or telegraph wires,
which is as follows:
Section 1907 of the code of Iowa says:
If any person maliciously %injure, remove
OF destroy, or wilfr:lly obstruct or
injure any public road or highway; or
maliciously cut, burn or in any way
observation-disclosures or destroy any tele-
phone or telegraph post, or in any way
break down, injure or destroy the wires
or any apparatus thereto belonging, he
shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary
not nor than five years, or be fined
not exceeding five hundred dollars and
imprisoned in the county Jail not ex-
ceeding one year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-09-04
A Most Liberal Offer.

All our farmer readers should take ad.
vantage of this unprecedented clubbing
offer we this year make, which includes
with THE REPORTER, The Iowa Home.
stead, its special Farmers Institute
editions and the Poultry Farmer, These
three publications are the best of their
class and should be in every farm home.
To them we add, for local, county and
general news, our own paper, and make
the price Of the four n year only 81 10.
Never before has SO much superior read
ing matter offered for so small an
amount of money. The three papers
NAMED, which We club with.our own, are
we'll known throughout, the west and
commend themselves to the readers
favorable attention upon mere mention.
The Iowa Homestead is the great agri-
cultural and livestock paper of the west;
The Poultry Farmer is the most practi.
cal: poultry paper for the farmer. while
The Special Farmers Institute Editions
are the most practical publications fol
the promotion of good farming eve1
published. Take advantage of this
great offer, as it will hold good for a
short time only. Samples of these
papers may be examined by calling al
this office. O. i. HULL.
/, Publisher Leon REPORTER.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-09-04
Hine-Finkbone.

On Wedlnn.esday,- August, RI, 1902, at
the hene q the bTlde's parents il. Gar
den Grovessin the presence Of the rel
atiyesJ and a few Immediate friends, oc-
Cured the marriage of Mr.. George w.
Hine and%Miss Josie Fink5one, the GER
emonyfbefngE Performed by Rev. E. G.
NewlarA1, pastor of the Garden Grove
M. Il. church.
The ggrqqomsisb promising young farm
er who.resides in High Point. township,
a young man of sterling worth and in
tegrity, and he has won a charming
young lady for-41is- bride. The happy
couple we're the recipients of numerous.
wedding presents, and. the hearty con.
gratulations Of host of friends are ex-
tended to them. They will make their
home on a farm in High Point.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-09-04
Real Estate Transfers.

Real estate transfers from August 19
to September LIST, 1902 as reported by
Stephen Varga:
Everett j. Teele to George A. Fos-
dick, lots in Davis City--.--.$ 1900
Arthur l.. Teale to George A.
Fosdick, 100 acres in New Buda 5000
Lucy Runyon to D. F. Tapscott,
10 acres in Fayette .. LOCO
g. HsssLantz to May Lantz land
in Burreli. 1850
q. M. C%orrington to E. H. and D.
c. Negley, lots in Decatur. -. 9 $500
James l.. Overholtzer to w. G.
Overholtzer, lot in Grand River so
John Wolverton to James r.
Cherry, lot in Garden Grove. 5000
F. NJ. Rhoa1es to j. r. Cherry,
lot in Garden Grove... 270
Wade and Cora Z. Lindsey to
Mary ". Slade, 16 acres in
Eden. 1,OOo
George 4. Fosdick to Everett j.
Teale, lot in Tuskeego-..... 1900
Laura E. Parr to Sylvanus Culver,
lots in Leroy 40C
Sylvanus Culver to Laura E. Parr,
lots in Leroy. . 40C
j. K. Patterson to Maggie J. Pat
terson, lots in Van Vert .... 17y
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-09-04

DR.. j. O. Woodmansee, osteopathic
physician, has decided to open an office
in this city for the practice of his profess
sion. He graduated some time ago
from the American school Of Osteopathy
at Kirksville, Mo-, and has been practic,
ing with great success at Abba and Dyes
Moines. He is an expert osteopathist,
and has made some wonderful cures,
Parties desiring his services well find
him a pleasant gentleman and skilled
physician, and he is ready to treat you
in q scientific manner for any ailment.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-09-04
Public Sale.

| will sell at public sale at my farm
one-half mile south of Westerville on
Wednesday, September 10, 1902, the
following property: 100 head of cattle
and horses, consisting of Is head two
and three year old steers, II head OF
yearling steers, II head of calves, 81
head of COWS and heifers, Is head Of
horses and colts. Terms-l1 months on
usual term. Col. N. B. Eaves, Auction.
eer. Patrick Griffin, Clerk.
ID. F. Shook.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-09-04
An Opportunity.

Henry-There's one thing that can be
said OF poor Tom. He died without
owing a dollar to any one in the world.
Dick-And think Of the opportunities
he must have had! 1t should be a
warning to everybody still alive. You
haven't got a couple Of dollars about
you that you can let me have until 1
see you again?-Boston Transcript.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-09-04
Akes-Bullard.

MI. Don Axes and Miss Elizabeth
Billiard were married at the residence
of Justice w D.. Shelton, at Decatur
City, on Sunday, August 3lst, at 4
O'Clock. The best wishes of the many
friends of this young couple are extend
ed to them. May they live long and
happily. d: zs44 sas
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-09-04
ORIGINAL

In the district court Of Decatur county, Iowa,
November term, 1902.
frankie Stearns. plaintiff, against VIM. S.
.Stearns, defendant.
ToSsald defendant:;s5s f5 i
You are hereby notified that. on or before
the 3lst day Of July, A. ID. 1902, there will be
on file in the Office of the clerk of the district
court of Decatur county, Iowa, the petition of
the plaintiff aforesaid, praying for the parti-
ton and sale of lots seven and eight q and y
block ten QU of the original town of Lamont.
U2l block two () Ferguson's first addition to
the town OF Lamont, Iowa. SAID proper.
ties above described belonging to the estates
of A. Slearns ard A. H. Stearns, deceased.
And alleging that plaintiff and defendant are
each entitled to an undivided one-half of the
real estate first above described and that the
plaintiff is entitled 10 an undivided onethird
and the defendant to an undivided two-thirds
OF the real estate last above described and de-
mand1ng Judgment confirming shares OF
plaintiff and defendant in each of said prop
critics as above stated and praying that par.
titlon thereof be made or if the same cannot
be equitably divided, then that a sale be or.
dered and a division of the proceeds made be-
their respective shares and that a statutory
fee be allowed V. r. McGinnis. plaintiffs al,
torney and for general equitable relief and
for costs. See petition.
You are also notified that unless you appear
thereto and defend before noon OF the second
day of the term Of sa,d district court of Deca.
tur county, Iowa., to be held on the 10th day of
November, a. d 1909. o default will be en-
tered against you and judgment rendered
thereon.
V..R. MCGINN1s.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-09-04
License to Wed.

The; following marriage Licenses have
been issued by Clerk Keller since oul
last issue: Isl
~! G. ~.7e
Mrs. Elizabeth A. McCutchan,.~..+...:6l
Don Axes ~--2l
Elizabeth Billiard Il
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-09-04
v. r. McGINN1s.

Money to Loan onlmproved farms a
5 per cent. interest for 5, + to 10
years time. F. VARaA & Son.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-09-04

and Decatur ladies' black shoulder cape.
Finder leave at Reporter Office and get
reward. :
NJ. A. Gammill received 81 telegram
Monday, saying that James, the son of
John Gammill, had been killed in Ne
braska, but no particulars were sent.
Mr.. Gammill took the night train for
Frontier county to attend the funeral. j.
Snapper" Clymer was arrested last
Thursday and taken before Mayor
Woodland on the Charge of drunkenness.
He had a revolver and was threatening
to shoot Elmer Weaver, so the mayor
gave him full limit, S25 and costs. and
he has been staying in Jail in default Of
payment and also doing some work on
! the streets.
The Leon High School will open on
Monday, Sept. 18th in the south school
building. Only the A and B classes
will be taught, as it is necessary for
them to commence early in order to
finish for graduation. None of the
other grades will school IN.
til the new building is completed, and
no teachers will be employed except
Prof. Drake, who will teach the high
school classes.
The democrats of Burreil township
met in caucus last Saturday and nom
mated the following township ticket::'
For Justices-Wm. Gray, VIM. aamil-
ton.
For Constables-Tip Step hens, A. E.
Finch.
For Trustee-W. H: Lloyd.
For Clerk-H. I. Rauch.
For Assessor. w. Mullins.
Mr.. w. +. Truman, the well known
ho1seman from Bushnell, Ills, who has
spent some time in this city, was SER
iously injured at the state fair in Des
MONIES last Thursday. He was showing
one Of his horses in the pavilion when
the colt kicked him tull in the chest,
crushing the bone and breaking several
ribs. He was taken to Mercy hospital
and given every attention, and is now
recovering.
Mr.. Z. 6. Evans and Mrs. Elizabeth
A. McCutchan, both of this city, were
married at the home of the bride in east
Leon last Wednesday evening, at
eight o'clock, the ceremony being
| performed by Justice @. w. Beck. The
groom is 70 and the bride 81, but their
age did not save them from an old FASH
Toned charivari that evening. Many
friends of the contracting parties extend
congratulations.
While Dick Pace, the local agent of
the Standard Oil Co. was enroute to
Grand River one day last week he met
with an accident neal Dekalb. In cross
ing over a creek where a bridge had
been washed out his wagon was over
turned, breaking the top of and about
300 gallons of oil was spilled. After he
got his wagon righted and bad left the
vicinity boys set fire to the oil and it
made a ire mendous fire which burned
for some time.
A l,roo Jo1or,t;o. &c ;nA,,o,t;,J .;t;
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-09-04

A large delegation of influential citi-
zens from the northwest part of the
county were in Leon yesterday inter
viewing the board of supervisors in re:
gard to two e bridges which are
wanted oyer Grand River, one at the
Creese ford and the other at the Wright
ford north of Grand River town. There
seems to be a great need for both of
these bridges as they are on the main
travelled road, and the farmers Of that
section r%ightfully think they are en-.
titled to bridges as we'll as the other
parts of the county. The board has
not yet made decision in the matter.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-09-04

A couple of weeks ago l.. D. Miller,
the driver for the Adams Express Co.
lost a package containing a pair of
pants addressed to NJ. Mayer while com
ing from the depot. Several parties
saw a man In q buggy pick up the pack
age, but no n knew who he was.
Last Thursday MI. Miller received in.
formation that the man was Earnest
Robb, Of Bu,rell township, so he swore
out a search warrant and constable Bert
Warner went out and found the pants.
A warrant was issued for Robb on the
charge of larceny, and he was arrested
Saturday. On the advice of the county
attorney the case was sis. dismissed upon
EKobb paving . TBS.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-21
HOTEL SAN DOMENICO.


in the morning as in the evening, and
at midday it is again quite different.
At few places do the lights and shall
ows produce a more impres i've effect
upon the landscape than here.
To see the sunset from the Greek
theater at Taormina is an event in
anyone's lifetime. There is no other
place where such a sight can be seen
AS the sun sinks behind the mountaics
shadows creep over the theater deepen
ing, ever deepening, till it b come
quite gray and dark, while the Cals-
bian mountains on the Ital an sho e
are still rosy and luminous, and Aetna,
towering far above them all seems
still light almost to it's tase. Gradu-
ally, however, the vast mountains be-
gins to glow. 1t become de n - 'e
down among its valleys, then amethys-
tine, then more roseate till the snow
crowned dome shines out out in radi-
ant pink.
Long after the s-a has lost its blue
and the shadows have covered even the
highest Italian mountains, after even
the clouds that have been bathed in
rosy light are beginning to pale, there
is still a radiance about the crest of
Aetna. 1t seems as If the great dome
far up in the heavens were luminous
in itself, light-giving perhaps because
of the fires within. But no, that can
not be, for as the moments pass a
pearly gray succeeds the rose color,
and only the column of smoke re-
mains, red, like a pillar of fire, upon
this highest, purest sanctuary of the
Sicllian land. At last even this one
CLEAN of color fades away, and for
time deep shadows cover the vast
mountain and all its attendant peaks.
But soon the moons light touches
the white dome of Aetna. Then broad
path of silver leads across the sea
from Italy to Sicily At last all the
gray rocks and crags and castles and
the little towns and monasteries that
rest quietly on their hill crests are
silvered by the moonbeams. The great
mountain that dominates all the land
is bathed from base to dome in a
food of tremulous moonlight. In such
light and such a place all the won
derful story of Sicily seems to be told
again. The old people who lived here
long before the Greeks olilt yonder
castle far above the theater. Then the
Greeks came and Syracuse aro in all
her grandeur. and the majestic tenn
pies crowned the hills about Girgent'
Then came the Romans and conquered
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-21

Statistics of the country relating t.
physicians indicate the possibility, if
not the actuality of overcrowding in
the medical profession. 1t was found
in the census year that there was one
Registered physician to every 655 peo-
pie in the United States. That the num-
Der is in excess of the need is evil
denced by a comparison with Germany,
where in 1898, there was only one ply
sician to each 2,l14 inhabitants, or rel
atively about one-third as many as in
the United States.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-21
/ eOirb I oeIere eIi1e.

/ wish l were wise enough to know
How the little grass blades grow
How the pretty garden pinks
Get their notches and their kinks,
How the morning glories run
Up to meet the early sun;
How the sweet peas i'm their bed
Find the purple, white and red;
How the blossom treasures up
Drops Of honey in its cup.
How the honey bee can tell
When to seek the blossom cell:
Why the jays swift wing is blue
As the sky It scars into.
l wonder If the grown folks know
How and why these things are SO
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-21
OUR SWEAT SYSTEM.
Miles of Glands Contained In tho HUI
Body.


1t may be interesting to know that
one perspires more on the right side
of the body than on the left, and that
the skin of the palm of the hand eX-
cretes four and a half times as much
proportionately to the surface as the
skin of the back The pores in the
ridges of the palm number as many
as 1900 to the square inch. They are
scarcest on the back, where there are
only 400 to the square inch. These
pores are not simple holes or perfora-
tions in the hide, as some imagine, but
are little pockets lined with the same
epithelium or pavement stuff that COW
ers the external of the body. They
run straight down into the deepest
structure of the skin, and there they
kink up and coil around till they look
like fishing line that has been thrown
down wet lnclosed in this knot are
little veins that leak the perspiration
through the walls of the tube, and it
wells up to the surface of the skin.
1t is estimated that the average-sized
man has 100000 of these sweat
glands, aggregating twenty-eight miles
of tubing. Think of it! Twenty eight
miles if all those tiny tubes could be
Strengthened out and put end to end
These figures, wonderful though they
may seem. are on the very best medi-
cal authority, says a writer in Aims
lees. They are the figures of men
who have given their lives to the study
of this subject. But still, IL they seem
too large for you. there is Just as good
medical authority for the statement
that there are 100000 sweat glands
on the human body, each one-fifteenth
OF an inch long, and that their aggre-
gate length is two miles apd half!
Think of it! Two miles and a half!
If you object to that, too, have the
very best authority for the statement
that they are one-quarter of an inch
long and aggregate more than nine
miles, or | can figure it for you at
seven miles or twelve miles. Take your
pick Our motto is: I'VE aim to
please. If one figure suits you more
than another, it's yours. We can sub
stantiate it by the very best medical
authority" | find only one figure
however, for the amount of liquid
secreted by the skin of an average
person in a year, though it is evident
that the quantity must' vary greatly,
according as the person works in an
icehouse or rides a bicycle uphill
From the average person in a years
time there Oozes through the nOraa Of
the skin / 500 pounds of water.