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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-25
NORTH LAMoINE.

Miss Bessie May Frye, OF Eils"of'p'
Is spending a week with Mrs Ai'H'D
Gray.
Mrs. Robbie Norwood, OF South"'n'
Harbor, Is visiting her parents, George -
Coggins and wife.
Miss Emma Austin, after short V''.
ton. has returned to North Csstine "
teach the spring term of school. V
March q l.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-25
The stomach Is the Man.

A weak stomach weakens the man, be-
cause it cannot transform the food be eats
into nourishment. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
cleanses, purifies, sweetens and strength
ems the glands and membranes of the
stomach, and cures indigestion, dyspepsia
and all stomach troubles. WIGGIN q
MOORE
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-25
PRETTY MARSH
Zoo.

William ii. Freeman, IT,, son Of Cant.
W. h. Freeman and wife, died March IL
at the home of hi sister in Northeast
Harbor. Funeral Services were held at
tue home OF his fstter. Interment was AT
the village cemetery, under the direction
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-25

DIR. Woods Norway Piue Syrup seems esps.
tally adapted to the needs of the GU" \,
Pleasant 10 take; soothing In lie influence n
Is the remedy Of an remedies for every io'H
throat aud lung disease--Adrt.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-25

TIE AMERICAN has subscribers at JOG
o. the II6 post Offices in Hancock county;
all the other papers in the County COM
bsned do not reach so many. THE AMER
Joan is not the only paper printed an
Hanc ck county, and has neuer claimed to
be, bat Il is the only paper that can prop
erly be called a COUNTY paper; all the
Pest a, merely local papers. The circata-
tion of HE AMERICAN, barring the Bar
Barbor Records summer list, is larger
than thot of all the other papers printed
IN Har cock county.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-25

Ten thousand demons gnawing away at ones
yfiais couldn't be much worse than the tortures
a1itehing piles Yet there's cure. Doan's
Ointment never fails.-44drt.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-03-25

years, remained calm and did not even
don life preserver, as did many OF the
passengers. Capt. Hodgkins recently
sailed from New York for Fern6ndina.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-19
Govern Your Children.

Last Friday Judge Clements gave
hearing in the case of the little Farmer
girl, who was sent up by Mayor Carr as
candidate for the reform school, and
sentenced her to that institution, but,
we think, very wisely sent her home on
parole in charge of her parents. 1t will
be remembered that this girl and
another about the same age, step
daughter of 7. M. Strew, left their
homes and went to Oskaloosa, pre- sum-
ably with boys who had enticed them
away, and was subsequently arrested in
Abba by Constable Nicholson and re.
sturned to this. city. Mere children,
they have started early on the road to
hell, and pitched at gate to arrive
there without much delay. Now that
they are home again we hope the par
ents will give them such attention as
their cases demand. Keep such kids off
the streets after night and away from
the dirty he urchins Of similar age. If
1T can't be done any other way get
supply of shingles and apply them
with such vigor and at the proper
anatomical point that it will b. neces-
sa1y tor them to line up at the man tie
for week or two to eat their dinners,
and sleep. with their tattered bustles
turned toward the sky. 1t is all non.
sense for parents to say they can't gov.
ern their children. If they can't they
haye no business to bring them into the
world, and have them to tread the scar
let paths of sin. The disgrace that at.
taches to such escapades as these reflect
most upon their parents There is
something radically wrong in homes
where children are allowed to tramp the
streets at night ana with com panions
that seek their destruction. This is
plain talk, and it may cut some hearts
to the quick, but if it will save some
wayward boy or girl our object will be
attained. There are times and cases
where it don't pay to mince words, and
there are those in our midst who need
to learn that their children must be
kept Oft the streets or the gateway of
hell is open to them, and for these chill.
dren God will hold their fathers snd
mothers responsible. Proceed to culti-
yate an iron will for the protection of
IIaour daughters, lay in a bundle Of
shingles, and if you can't keep the dirty
he brats away from them in any other
way, get shotgun.-New Sharon Star.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-19
Leyylng Road Taxes.

Attorney General Mullan last week
rendered an opinion in response to an
inquiry as to the manner of levying
road taxes under the new law which
will be of state wide interest, in view of
the many inquiries in regard to the
manner Of making.th the change from the
old to the new. He holds that at the
next meeting of the township trustees,
the first week in April of this year, it is
their duty to make two levies of road
taxes, one for the year 1908 and one for
the year 1904, the former to be collected
this year in the manner followed in the
past and the other to be collected next
year in the manner provided by the
new law. This is because the change is
from paying the taxes by working the
roads, TO cash payment, the cash pay
ment plan necessitating collection !
year in advance.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-19
An Interesting Table.

It is said that a Harvard professor
worked out the following table, but
afterwards he could not sleep, for the
reason that his hair curled so tightly
that he was unable to shut his eyes:
! times 8 plus 2 equals IL.
IL times 9 plus equals Ill.
l23 times 8 plus equals I'LL.
1884 times 8 plus equals Hill.
l2345 times 8 plus s equals HILL.
l23456 times plus equals HILL.
l234567 times 8 plus 8 equals llllllll.
l2S45678 times 9 plus 8 equals l1l11ll11.
] times plus / equels 8.
IL times plus 2 equals 98.
l23 times s plus 3 equals 9S7.
1884 times 8 plus equals 1876.
l2345 times s plus equals 9S766.
l23456 times plus equals 0S7654.
l234567 times s plus equals 0s76543.
1234567S times 8 plus squalls 98785432.
lz3456789 timss8 s plns0 equals Ds766A32l
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-19
Teachers Meeting.

Program for the teachers meeting to
be held at Woodland February 20 and
81, 1908.
FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 20, 1880.
Paper...-.." Relation OF Teachers and Ofacers"
J. L. Still.
Discussion, George Sapp an G. G. Dye.
f. o. Coontz.
Discusslon,. E F. Newlin and Lenna Stephens
Vocal Music.
Paper. Rural Schools"
,Chas K. Coontz.
Discussion. Ell Hutchinson. j. A. Mcintosh.
Paper. sanitation Of Home and SCHOOL,
DR.. w. L. Gleason.
Discussion, led by Prof. J. H. Drake.
SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 81, $40.
Paper. "Good Roads and Better Schools
c. G. Dye
Discussion. C. W. Beaumont W. 81. Wilson,
A.P. Coontz, George Sapp.
Paper. Teaching of Geography
Miss Cleo Bryson.
Discussion, Ella Grogan, Sam Massey,
Olive Wilson.
Paper. ........... ''Value Of Being on Time"
:. James Cozad.
Discussion, Eli Hutchinson, Chas K. Coontz,
Chas. Newlin and nellie Grogan.
General Business of the Association,
If the weather is fair we expect q
large attendance of the teachers of this
part of the county and also hope to
have good attendance of the patrons
of the neighborhood. 25.2t
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-19
Home Comforts.

Our forefathers enjoyed life in their
way, and had many amusemsnts, which
ws will need and seek, but the oppor-
tunities which even the middle class of
people can have at small expense now
adays would make our grandfathers and
grandmothers think they hadn't lived
if they could enjoy what we have with
in our reach. For example, the amuse-
ments and entertainments one can have
in their own home which the graph O.
phone gives. These long winter eve.
nings are made shorter by listening to
the excellent music reproduced upon
this wonderful machine. Tho writer was
much amused, recently, in the surprise
manifested by caller who upon enter.
ing Our study exclaimed: "nhere did
your friend 60? trust have not in.
truded and interrupted your pleasure. /"
"Why, no." We answered, "what makes
you think so?' "Oh! AsI came in
thought heard some ono singing, and
it WAS 10 charming" Well, we had to
laugh, and take our caller into the al.
cove which forms part of our study,
saying-"that is our friend" "You
don't mean to say" our caller remark
ed, "that that machine, the graphic
phone, rendered that fine selection l
heard when entered this ROOM? eyes!
1t was that; nothing more" The solo
was "The Palms."
The graphophone, or talking machine,
as some call it, is not Of recent inven.
tion, but the wonderful advancement
made of late in the material used in
making what is now known as the
moulded records" doing away with
the scratchy and mufhed sound, and
giving in their stead the smooth, clear
and resonant strains, rendering music
vocal and instrumental, unexcelled,
Like our caller we have spoken of, 80
natural and lifelike are they, that it is
difficult to realize that the violinist,
standing at the other end of the room,
the enhancing strains of the 1ntermezzo
from "Cavalleria Rusticana'' filling the
air with melody accompanying the
graceful sweep of his bow, or the laug b.
ing plantation darkey picking on his
banjo, with all the vigor and abandon OF
life, that rollieking melody 'The Coon
Band Contest" are but mechanical
toys, and that the music swelling forth
full toned, natural and with all the
sweetness of the original, emanates
from talking machine. Yet 30 it is,
and it adds another to the already long
list OF the grs phophone's achievements
which ambrace many widely. differing
sphArss af HssfHlnsn.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-19
The Statehood Question.

Tho opposition to the admission of
Arizona, New Mexico. Oklahoma and
Indian Territory as states has been so
vigorous as to provoke great deal Of
investigation and the disclosure OF some
interesting facts.
Two years ago Arizona had 122, ,93l
people. Nevada had 42,335 and in
point Of fact, has lost ground since it
was admitted as far as population is
concerned. Its population two years
ago was 10000 under what it was in
1880.
New Mexico has 1880 people. Del
aware has 49,, ,735. If New Mexico be.
came state it could not supply worse
spectacle than Delaware has provided.
For more than year Delaware has not
been represented in the United States
senate because OF the oyerweening am
bition OF one man who, failing to be
elected senator for either the long or
short term himself, will not allow any.
one else to be elected.
Oklahoma had 39S,33l people two
years ago, while the stste of Vermont
had 343, ,64l. Do you think that Okla.
homa would not make as good state
as Vermont?
The Indian Territory had 1872 800 peo.
pie two years ago. Montana had 243.
349. There are number of states hay.
ing less population than any one Of
the territories seeking admission. 1t is
plain that those who appose their adj
mission cannot do SO from the stand
point of population.
AS the New York American states it:
Within the continental limits of the
union there is no room for territories
and no need for wetnursing any Ameri-
can into state where he can stand full
citizenship"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-19
CHARGED With INCEST
Geo. H. Price Will be Tried for this
Crime at Mt. Ayr.

Tuesday afternoon Judge Parrish lis
tened to the arguments of the attorneys
in the Price case as to whether or not
the defendant could be tried for the
crime of incest. Price was indicted for
the crime of incest by the same grand
jury that returned the indictment
against him for the crime of rape. A. L.
Smith and @. w. Hoffman, of Leon,
made the argument to the court in IA.
vor of the defendant, while V. Il. Nc
Ginnis, in the absence Of County Attor-
ney Fuller, argued the point of law in
behalf of the state.
Price's attorneys contended that mas
much as their client was tried and &C.
quilted of the crime Of rape he would
be twice placed in jeopardy for the same
offense it tried for incest. Mr.. McGin-
mis-, on the part of the state, argued
that Price was guilty of two separate
and distinct crimes, and the acquittal of
the crime of rape need not be bar
against the prosecution for the crime of
incest.
1t was fine point in law and the on.
lockers in the court room discussed the
question pro and con after adjourn
mont and different predictions were
made as to the decision that would be
reached by the court. The matter WAS
taken under advisement by Judge Par.
rish and yesterday morning he an
nounced his decision. He sustained the
demurrer to defendants plea of former
adjudication, holding that the crime Of
incest was not included in the crime Of
rape. The case was set for trial for
nine o'clock this morning, the wit.
nesses having already been summoned
to appear in the case.
A. l. Smith had formerly filed a mo.
ton asking for continuance Of the
case on the ground that R. II. Spence,
one Of the leading attorneys for Price
in the trial for rape, was absent and
could not be present to assist in the
case. Judge Parrish promptly over.
ruled the motion. A motion was then
filed asking for change Of venue, and
the court announced that he would
reach decision on this point by the
time court convened in tho afternoon.
A recess was then taken until 1:30 p. N.
Yesterday afternoon Judge Parrish
took up the motion for . change Of
venne IN the Price case and the motion
! was overruled. The case ia sst for trial
today. but owing TO the sickness Of G,
w. Hoffman, Of Leon, one Of the attor.
neys for the defendant, the case may
not be reached for trial before next
Nonday.-Mt. Ayr Record.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-19
TO WEIGH THE NAILS
25O Men Will be Employed in The
State of Iowa.

There has been great deal of mis-
leading matter published regarding the
quadrennial weighing OF the United
States mails which is to begin in this
state and the other states of this con-
tract section some time the latter part
of this month or the first week in March.
The impression has been given out that
the railway mail service divisions com.
prise or correspond with the territory
where the mails are weighed every four
years. This, however, is not the case
For the purpose of weighing the mails
the whole of the United States is divided
into four sections. The state Of Iowa is
In the third contract section, which in
cludes also the states of Ohio, indiana,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa
and Missouri. The term of the present
contract expires June 80, 1903. Before
that time the weighing of mails will
have been completed and the new con-
tract made between the government and
the railways.
The Office of the chief clerk in this city
has made requisltion for fifty weighers.
There are five chief clerks in this state,
and so the number Of weighers for Iowa
will be somewhere in the neighborhood
of $50. 1t is estimated that no fewer
than 900 will be necessary for this con-
tract section.
+ These weighers get $500 a day for
their services. They are under the sole
and direct control of the government,
but the government does not pay them.
The railways have also to furnish the
scales, one for each car in which mail is
carried. The government therefore
gets its mail weighed free, but does its
own weighing.
When the actual work Of weighing the
mails begin there is placed in every
mail car or baggage car, or any
car which carries mail, scale in
charge of government weigher. Every
pound Of mail that is put on the car for
transportation is carefully weighed, to.
gether with the number of miles it is
carried and a great deal Of other data.
All this is carefully tabulated. This is
kept up for a period Of from five to
twelve weeks. After the thousands Of
square miles of calculations have been
sent in the governments selects thirty
consecutive days which make the near.
est average for the whole period. No
one knows which thirty days the gov
ernment will select.-Burlington Jsprn-
al
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-19
M'6lLL MELL-ro-Do.
More About Man Who Disappeared
from Asylum 18 Years Ago.

A couple of weeks ago we made men.
ton Of Postmaster Ledgerwood receiv-
ing letter from Kansas making in
quiries about the family of Charles Nc.
Gill, who lived ten miles north of Leon,
and was sent to the insane asylum at
Mt. Pleasant eighteen years ago, from
which place he escaped in few weeks
and was never heard of until Postmas.
ter Ledgerwood received the letter from
a neighbor who said the old man was
very sick and wanted to find his chill
dren. Mr.. Ledgerwood took the pains
to look them up and Hale Wilson, q
son-in-law who lives in Clarke county,
left last week to see the old gentleman.
The Van Vert postmaster also received
the following letter from the probate
judge of Rawlins county, Kansas, which
would indicate that McGill had accum-
ulated considerable property which he
is anxious to leave to his children:.
ATWOOD, KANSAS. Feb. 4, 1908.
Postmaster, Van Vert, Iowa.
Dear Sir: Would you kindly help me
find the following persons: Margaret
McGill, Rachel McGill, Catharine and
Rebecca McGill. Their father is living
in this county, is pretty we'll off and is
getting very feeble. He is trying to
find out where his children live. He
has been living here for about fifteen
years; lives alone and is liable to drop
off at almost any time. He wants to
arrange matters so that his children will
get his property. Hoping that you will
see some old settlers and if you can find
any trace Of them l wish you would let
me know. He said he left them ten
miles north of Leon about eighteen
years ago. I am,
Very Truly Yours,
w. R. SHIRLEY,
Probate Judge Rawlins County, Kas.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-19
corydon Citizen Was LIBERAL.

Mr.. VIM. II. Abel, whose serious ILL
ness we have referred to, died at his
residence in the northeast part of Cory
don on Tuesday night. The funeral
sermon will be preached by Rev. A. M.
Shea at the M. p. church today, after
which he will be buried in the Corydon
cemetery. Mr.. Abel was one of our
Oldest settlers, having lived here almost
ever since the war. He has made sue
cess of life from financial standpoint,
and having made his money in Corydon
he frequently declared his desire to in
some manner devote some of his means
for the benefit of his home town and at
the same time leave monument to his
memory. In his will filed on Wednes.
day We note that he has donated 81, 900
to the Y. M. G. A. building committee, to
assist in erecting home for the Y. M. G.
A., providing they raise $4,000. 1t is also
stipulated that his name be placed on
the building. He has given 81 900 to
the town of Corydon, 81 900 to the elec-
tric light plant, $1,000 to his brother,
J. A. Abel, $500 to the M. E. church
5000 to the Christian church and 5000
to the Baptist church, thus making
bequests of $4,000 almost directly to his
home town. Now, when it is consider.
ed that his wealth is scarcely $4,000, i,
is pretty even divide and ought to en-.
title his name to some reverence
@ orydon Times Republican.
FoR SALE-One fine Buff Plymouth
kssk Cockerel. O. =. HULL.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-19
Public Sale.

The undersigned will sell at public
sale, at the Chandler farm, miles east
and II miles north Of Leon, on Tuesday,
February "a, 1903, the following prop
erty, towit: 2 work horses. head of
cattle, 2 cows with calves, hogs, corn,
in crib, 6 tons of millet hay, timothy
hay in NOW. 2 wagons, buggy, set of.
harness, 10000 feet of native lumber,
300 fence posts, farm implements. house
hold goods and kitchen furniture, in
cluding beds, mattress and springs.
Terms, u months. Sale to commence
at 10 SIN, ]. B. McGRRw,
!. II. Mans, AnesioDsaY.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-19
An Early Opinion Of Iowa.

In 1860 Kentuckian visited Iowa
and wrote back to his home paper, the
Lexington (Ky.) Observer, warning
people against investing in Iowa land
at that time. His mistaken adyice is
interesting in view Of the wonderful
development of the state and the great
increase of land values since then.
Among other things he wrote:
Do not trade for anything in the way
Of real estate within tho limits Of the
state Of Iowa. with the view Of selling
it at any price within the next five
years. The value of land is nominal,
you may count 1t at $l.25 or $40. /
have just sold lands bought in the
county north of your county for which
l paid $40 in 1857 (good lands) at 81
per acre and that in trade. I consider
lands anywhere within the limits Of
the state, unimproved, dear at over
$l.25 per acre, except in counties bor-
aering on the river. No man living out
of the state can have anything like a
correct idea of tho utter hopelessness
of the state of thingsin Iowa. Specula.
ton has been the ruin OF the state. The
river towns are 20 fiat that they never
can get up again until there is an entire
change of population. Towns them.
selves are so hopelessly in debt that
they can never get start again unless
by paying of indebtedness by repudia-
ton. One place, which contained a
population in 1857 of Is, 5000, is now re-.
duced to less than 10000, and the peo.
pie are leaving just as fast as they can
get the money to get away with. The
place is in debt ono million and a quar-.
ter, and she as we'll as Dubuque and
others along the river is now talking of
reputation! So don't own lands in
Iowa if you can avoid 1t. 1t will make
you just that much poorer.
The self-same land whose value was
thus described is now worth anywhere
from $50 to $125 an acre. From a con.
dition of cutter hopelessness" so.called !.
the state has developed into one OF the
most prosperous states in the union. II
the Kentuckian who penned the fore.
going is still alive he must perforce ad.
nit that his judgment was sadly at
fault.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-19
K. p.'s and Rathbone Sisters VIII
Celebrate Anniversary.

The Knights of Pythias and Rathbone
Sisters have decided to observe the 39th
anniversary of the order of the Knights
of Pythias at the K. P. hall on the
evening of February 10th. Refresh
ments will be served and the following
program will be rendered:
Address OF Welcome on Behalf Of Rathbone
............... Mrs. Sullivan
Address OF Welcome for knights. ..............
....... Chancellor Com mander J. A. Mcintosh
Piano Duet.
Vocal Solo,. W. j. Edwards
Vocal Solo. Joe Nugent
Piano Solo.
Ladies' Instrumental Band,
Duet, Misses Maggie May Brown, Alta Morgan
Piano Solo.
Duet...... Misses Mabel and Josephine Chase
Male Quartet .......MeSsrs Edwards, Vogt
............. Rowel and Penniwell
Monologue Prof Frank Jenks
Music........ ....... Enid and Lucille Alexander
4uslc..-..- ...... Georgia and Stella Gardner
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-19

Hundreds of lives saved every year
by having DR.. Thomas Eclectric Oil in
the house just when it is needed. Cures
Group, heals burns. cuts, wounds of
every sort.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-19

FoR sALE-one fine Buff Plymouth
kssk Cockerel. O. z. HULL.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-08-24
ASKS A 100000 FEE.
Chicago Raw Food Society Says
Rockefeller Owes That Sum
for His New Stomach.

Chicago, Aug. 24.-"John D. Rock
efeller owes the Chicago aw Food
society 100000 for his new stom-
ach."
This statement is made by Prof
essor Byron Tyler, president of the
society, who declares he prescribed
a diet of raw cereals for the oil mag
nate, and soon afterwards sent Mr.
Rockefeller a quantity of macerated
wheat, used by members Of the soci
ETY. in the place of bread. Mr.. Rookie
teller has improved steadily in health
since he received the new food, the
professor asserts.
why, Rockefellers hair is grow
ing for the first time in years, and il
is said his badness will disappear,
remarked Professor Tyler. He &C
tually is unwilling to attribute the
improvement to the raw cereal diet
Il told Rockefeller to abandon his
milk and crackers and l see he ha: