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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-05

1t will be remembered that in last
week. 6 issue an article clipped from the
Des Moines Capital appeared in regard
to A. q. Bunney's brother being killed
and robbed. Later news received b
Mr.. Bunney states that w. I. Bunney,
being county treasurer, had gone to
Sacramento to pay an inheritance tax
of about $1,000 and some other taxes.
He. had failed to bring with him certain
papers and the officials did not take the
money and he started back home and
all facts show that he has been killed
but as We. has not been found.-G
Grove Express.
Baby sleeps and grows while mamma
rests if Rocky Mountain Tea is given.
It's the greatest baby medicine eyer
offered loving mothers. 35 cents. w.
G. Stempel & Co.
Tax ferret Martin gathered up his
effects at the court house, including all
data gathered while here, and left on
the noon train for Leon Tuesday where
he has contract with the board of
supervisors to collect the back taxes in
Decatur county. 1t is understood,
however, that.Mr. Martin has not con-
Guided his work in this county as yet,
and will return to interview several
parties with whom he has accounts for
taxes. All persons to whom notices
have been sent to appear and settle de.
linquent taxes have answered the sum-
mons, and it is likely that no more
notices will.b sent out. About SO per.
sons in the county have been notified tc
appear and settle with Mr.. Martin
The law allows the tax ferret fifteen per
cent of all taxes collected, and it is not
| believed the ferrets have made enough
in this county to pay them for the
trouble and expense of their investiga
tion.-Mt. Ayr Record.
4 Dyspepsia-bane of human existence
Burdock Blood Bitters cures it, positive
: ly, permanently. Regulates and tone
: the stomach.
An experiment of much value to tn
state will soon be undertaken by tn
agricultural department at Washington
! This will be soil survey of Story codn
ty and adjoining counties. A detach
, ment of ex perts under the charge of
competent man will be sent to Iowa TO
this purpose. They will arrive April
and will remain at least six months.
careful study will be made of the differ
ent types of soil, mechanical analysis Q
soil, and other necessary investigation
J for the purpose of determining the com
position of the soil in Story and adjoln
ing counties down to every ten-acr
unit, and soil maps will be made. A
the end of the survey it will be know
just what types of soil are characteristic
of every ten.acre section of Story coun
ty, and so far as time permits in tn
counties. .around it. This will be th
z first extensive survey in Iowa.
Later, the experiment station her
i will carry the work further. The differ
4 ent types of soil will be studied to as
2 certain just what crops each type wi
d best raise. Ultimately soil survey {
= the entire state and study of types c
= soil will be made, either at the depar
j ment at Washington or by the exper
i ment station.
g A number Of the students of the Anne
q college will take partln the soil surve
] for the purpose of beDeftting by til
3 experience.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-05

Puppies, faded complexion, chapped
skin, red, rough hands, eczema, letter,
bad blood, cured in short time, with
Rocky Mountain Tea, the great COM
plexion restorer. W. c. Stempel & Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-05

Dyspepsia-bane of human existence.
Burdock Blood Bitters cures it, positive
ly, permanently. Regulates and tones
the stomach.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-05

Baby sleeps and grows while mamma
rests if Rocky Mountain Tea is given
It's the greatest baby medicine eye
offered loving mothers. 35 cents. w
G. Stempel & Co.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-23
Ito be Continued.)
A Frank Advertiser.

The advertising man was telling
about queer breaks made by his fell
lowmen, and he remarked: "Phila-
delphia merchants are mighty candid
advertisers. I've always known that
fact, but l eve saw 1t so strikingly
illustrated as l did in the Philadelphia
papers Tuesday. l picked up one Of
the leading papers there and read over
the bargains the big stores had to
offer, and in the middle of one adj
vertisement. under the head of hats,
l found this: 'Wha do you get
when you buy a 81 hat at other stores?
Stuck. Same here, $780, OF course,
| thought it was a break, but l got the
other papers and | found the same
thing in every one OF them. Just sup
pose a New Yorker was as frank as
that in his advertising announcements.
wouldn't he do a trade. thought
New York Sun.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-23
GHOSTS HOLD CARNIVAL HERE.
House at Dunkirk, N. ", Which ls
U bv Snjrita.

by spirits.
Residents in the Fourth ward are
greatly excited over an alleged haunt
ed house in Lincoln avenue. The house
in which the ghosts are said to hold
sway is a small. gloomy, uncovered
cottage resting back. from the street.
almost hidden from view by deep
~shrubbery. 1t was the home Of an
aged woman who was found lying
upon the floor n morning dead. For
years h had led the life of q ~recluse
and her every action had been shroud-
ed In mystery. After her death con
siderable money was found secreted
about the place. Within the past two
years over a dozen families have lived
IN the house. None remained longer
than two weeks. A family who had
moved into the house Monday last
move out to-day. They stated that
continually about midnight the sound
OF footsteps, groans, b~lood-curdling
chuckles of laughter, and the clank-
Ing of chains could be heard through
out the house.
The lighted lamp on q number of &C.
was blown out without any an.
parent cause, and several times the
bedclothes were forcibly pulled from
the occupants of the bed. The old
during her life never allowed a
person to enter the house. The opin-
ion is that she has come back to this
world to keep people olt of the house.
which she guarded SO jealousy before
her death.-Dunkirk IN. Y.) Core.
spondence.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-23
MARK TWAIN IN THE LONG AGO.
A Thin, scrawny Fellow When He
Mas a Wheelsman In California,

A Thin, Scrawny Fellow When He
Was a Wheelsman In California.
Capt. Selwyn Ramsey of San Joa.
gum City. Cal, claims the unique dis
tinction Of once having employed
Mark Twain as second wheelsman at
a salary OF SIS . week. Capt. Ram
sey is one of the old pioneers in Cali.
fornia river navigation. He command.
ed the first steam packet that ever ran
up the Sacramento river, and although
he is over so years old and hasn't
been on the bridge for more than II
years, yet he still loves to talk of the
good old river days.
"Yes, l used to know Sam Glenn.
ems" said Capt. Ramsey to an inter.
viewer, land he was one Of the best
wheelsmen l v g had. 1t was along
In 1868. l was on the old John Wallace
at that time. on the Sacramento
river.
About the time I met Clemens l
was pretty hard up for help. Wages
were good and lots of men deserted
for the mines. All the wheelsmen
had to be broken in, as there were no
experienced river men In the country
in those days. And | was pretty glad
when l heard Of a young fellow who
had been in a pilot house on the Mis-
sisslppi. The minute l tied up in San
Francisco | went right over to the
United States mint, where I got his
address. AS soon as | saw him at
the wheel engaged him on the spot
Mark Twain was a thin, scrawny
looking fellow then, but he was a
great hand making friends. and all of
us liked him. l think he was on the
Wallace about five nonths-it's SO
long ago that l forget the exact time.
He was q straight out and out wheels
man, and he learned the river like a
book. The country was pretty wild in
those days and a man had to watch
out for himself, but Clemens got along
with the best of them"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-23
By H. B. Mackenzie

dlsmounted, but somehow his foo
caught ~awkwardly in the stirrup, ant
he fell. AS he rose, he saw a broad
grin on the face Of Sam. His rage
long at the smoldering point, burs,
forth, and, lifting his riding whip, hi
struck the boy severely across the
face with it.
Take that, you black niggeri" hs
said, with an oath, land learn not to
laugh at your betters!"
A great veal rose on the boys brown
face, as he uttered an involuntary ex-
clamation. 1t reached Bluebell's ears
and she ran out quickly. A glance al
the two revealed everything, and she
turned on Moore white with scorn and
anger.
You struck my boy? How dared
you, coward?" she cried, her voice full
OF ringing scorn and Indignation.
And @ dared to say to me what
you did a few minutes ago! II were
my father. l would never let you cross
New Kelso again! Don't touch the
boy again! l dare you!"
She turned from him with mex
pressible contempt, and walked with
Sam to the stables.
Gerald Moore looked after her, an
ugly line Of anger along his lips.
"'Dared?'" he repeated to himself.
You shall pay for this yet, my lady!
Oh, you shall pay for it with your very
heart blood"
He smiled a smile that had some
thing tiendish in it.
Moore remained to supper. It was
rather a gloomy meal. Mr.. Leslie
looked ~downcast, perhaps sulky. Miss
Elizabeth was agitated and anxious.
Only Moore talked and TESTED rather
more than usual. AS for Bluebell. she
never once looked at or spoke to him.
She went to her own room after sup
per and did not know when Moore
left. About nine o'clock Miss Eliza
beth knocked at her door.
Your father wants to speak to you
downstairs, Bluebell."
Now for it," thought the girl. She
opened the door. We'll, auntie. I'll
go down. suppose Mr.. Moore is
away?"
Yes" said Miss Elizabeth. II won
der why he m sc much to New
kelso. Bluebell? Il don't like him, las
sie."
Nor l." Bluebell answered; "but he's
a millionaire, auntie, and that goes a
long way with some. Well, I'll 60
down anyhow, and see what dad has
to say"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-23
All the Men Are Princes.

There are about 10000 psople scat.
tered over the twentyodd rocks or
islets which. constitute the Force
group, between the Shetlands and
Iceland Every mar in tho country
is in some way the descendant of \
king-that is, Morse sea-kings. who
fed to the islands in the ninth cen.
fury and peopled them.
In spite Of his home-spuns. his turf
hut. and his primitive life, every good
Foroese Is conscious and proud NJ
his ancestry. and he bears himse,f
like a prince. He has no newspapers
or social problems; but he knows the
history OF his island home, and he ia
a constant reader of books. mostly
Danish. His literary taste Is inferior
only to that of the Icelanders. who
for 1000 years have raised and main.
tanned an ideal national literature Of
merit.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-23

ANUS lIOuoleS IOllOW,
It's only a short step to urinary
arrangements diabetes, dropsv
Bright'S disease.
Read how to be cured:
CASE NO. "a, 612.-Mr. Josonh
Gaines, foreman Of the Harter mills.
Fostoria. O.. says: Il just as ardent,y
recommend Doan's Kidney Pills today.
and 1t Is the month Of October. 1899.
as did in the summer of 1896, when.
after taking q course Of the treatment.
they cured me OF kidney complaint
and backache. which was often 80
acute that l was unable to sleep at
night and had difficulty In remaining
OIL my feet all day. am still freq
from the lumbago or any annoyance
from my kidneys, and unhesitatiugly
declare that l am only too pleased to
re%-endorse my opinions of Doan's Kid.
ney Pills"
A FREE TRIAL of this great kid
ney medicine which cured Mr.. Gaines
will be mailed on application to any
part OF the United States. Address
Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y. For
sale by all druggists, price SO cents
per box.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-23
n CHILD'S CALL.

He calls with quick, insistent cry.
He calls at work or play,
And l must put my business by.
And all my books away.
He summons me from household cares.
Back to his sunny room,
And up the stairs and up the stairs
In happy haste I come.
Sweeter than lark and mavis dear.
And niGhtingales In May,
The little voice SO shrill and clear
That I must yet obey.
While up the stairs and to the door
My heart runs on In glee,
! hear q voice / knew Of yors
That never calls for me,
Ever through shadow time and sun
I hear a baby call,
That Is not you, my precious one.
That Is not you at all.
Afar. where heavenly waters now.
Mid Paradisal Gains,
All IN a sward where lilies blow
The shepherd counts his lambs.
Altar, beyond the wintry cold
Upon the heavenly hill.
A little lamb a few weeks old
Bleats for his mother still.
mothers love and mothers 1oyl
But while l come in haste,
I e another lovely boy
Cry from the lonely past.
And while I kiss your curls aside
And hold you to my breast.
l kiss the little boy that died.
That will not let me rest.
Katherine lyman.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-23
CHAPTER w.

Adam Leslie was standing by the
fireplace when Bluebell entered, a
heavy frown on his forehead, his face
looking dark and determined. Blue
bell did not like this mood in her ia
Their; but she had inherited her IA
theirs determination, and was quite
ready to oppose her will to his.
Take a seat, Bluebell," he said in
a tone OF hoarseness in his voice. She
did SO, and he went on: "Mr. Moore
has been speaking about you to me-"
indeed" said the girl coldly.
Yes. He asks for you as his wife.
and have given him his answer.
Indeed" said Bluebell again. 81
suppose you didn't think, then, that |
mad a say in the matter, dad?"
"A say in it," retorted her father.
breaking suddenly into a fury. What
say could you have but that you would
DO as wanted? You shall marry Ger
aid Moore this day week, and be safe
ly out of the country before the trou-
bic begins. The man is a millionaire,
rolling in money! You will 20 to
England, where money is able to do
anything, and be introduced into the
highest society in the land, where you
nave a better right than many that are
there. If all had their rights l should
be Laird of Tinlaverstock, as You
know. You will wear a diamond tiara.
and drive in your carriage and be pre-
sented to her Majesty. What more
should a girl want?"
HIS fury had blazed up and gone
out the next moment, like a lucifer
match, and his tone now was that OF
one who summons all the persuasion
n argument he is master of to bring
about a desire he is previously anx-
lous for yet tries to conceal.
And leave you and Aunt Elizebeth
at New kelso, to be attacked perhaps
by the Boers?" said the girl indignant
ly. mo, indeed, dad, l shall do no
such thing. Do you think the things
you speak Of are any temptation to
me! What can a girl like me, who
mas beer brought up among buffaloes
n ostriches, with all the freedom OF
the veldt and the mountains about her.
care for a gilded cage in an Eng
llsh city, even with a diamond tiara
n a carriage? But, at any rate, even
IL thai were a temptation, l wouldn't
marry Mr.. Moore, not for anything
he could give. l don't like him nor
trust him."
But tell you you shall marry him.
girl! You must!" exclaimed her IA
Their again furiously. He started from
his position and faced her, his face
almost purple with passion and ex-
element, his veins standing out like
knotted cords, his lips unsteady.
There's no choice in the matter
you've got to do it! l have sworn to
Moore you will be his wife this day
week. and you shalt"
You had no right to promise such
a thing!" retorted the girl indignant
ly. Bluebell Leslie was no milk-and-
water, weak-willed girl, to be bullied
into such a course by her father or any
one else. She had been brought up in
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-23
WESTERN CANADA'S HARD
WHEAT GROWING LANDS

Sixty thousand American farmers found
homes on the rich soil Of the Canadian
Northwest In 1902. the finest hard wheat
growing land in the world. II you are in
terested in the Canadian Northwest, sub
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peg. Canada, the leading farmers paper
OF Western Canada. 1t contains a mass
Of every week relating to the
Canadian Northwest. it's lands, its varied
climatic conditions, regulations
respecting government lands, etc. Sub
scription price $1.00 a year. Sample copies
sent on application.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-23
The Pe-ru-na Almanac.

hN druggists have already been
0Q1DNsd With Peruna almanacs. There
sGure - ~ 2 great demand for these
61n9uaco On account OF the articles on
si(S6trgloU which they contain. The
Gpn551lct ~ ~.astrology is q most attrac.
fxYos enc to most people. The articles
<Aetrology i'm the Peruna almanac
Axa bean furnished by q very COM
Aetrol0gist, and the mental
f1SodHNcter11tics OF each sign Is given.
1~on1k1tuting almost . complete horo-
q 1istof questions and answers
asfzo1Ogy sent free upon request.
MAero vii be . great rush for tt /,
n oQkA Ark your druggist for oue
y 1eeOro they are all gone.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-23
~ noRg TICKET scALPINo IN
CHICAGO.

ElI1oi1 comes into line with New
Xcrk md Pennsylvania in vigorous
aca4on against the ticket scalping
1GlGyeo and forgers, three having
tDen n~entenced on Saturday, In Chi
o 4fter . fortnight's trial. one Of
Mhpm pronting by his experience,
1ffGSSaded guilty to a second indictment.
<Uo the trial OF the others will
NHfIeee proceed to another convicr
Chicago has long been q favor
MA for ticket speculation, and q
nG&tnst the nefarious practice
Hf5rT nowhere have been landed more
E1c1tyeay. The persistent and unit
&MmDrtn Of the leading railroads Of
country to exterminate the BUSH
Which Is simply n OF petty lar
rubbing the poor and the wage
nnUs are bringing most satisfac.
feoults.-From the Brooklyn
4 k1n1afdrUnion.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-23

A gaunt, muscular Of fierce
mein entered a city hall in a Utah
county seat and asked the county clerk
to find out II one Jack Peters was mar
ried. Search developed the name OF
John Peters, for whose marriage a IL
cense had been issued two years be-
fore. II thought So" said the wom-
an. Married Lie Waters, didn't he? ?"
"The marriage license is issued for a
marriage with Miss Eliza Waters"
yep. Well. I'm Lie. thought I'd
ought to come in and tell you that
Jack Peters has escaped."-San Fran
cisco Wave.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-23
OF Ointmeuts for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury,

As mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely derange the whole system
when entering IL through the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do is tenfold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure. manufactured by +. j. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo. O., contains no mercury, and is taken
internally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine.
1t Is taken internally, and made in Toledo. Ohio,
by +. j. Cheney & Co. Tes simonials free Sold
by Druggists, price 75c per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-23
shreNd Man.

n tell you," said Mr.. Fadoogus, "our
gDcer 10 . shrewd fellow. He is al
4Ays on the lookout for schemes that
4 VII bring trade his way"
HE must be. successful" said Mr..
\ Runder.
M lyon bet he II! Why, he has the
INCEST rush right now ON mincemeat
hat you eve saw. He Is giving away
box Of pepsin pills with each pound
r. it.-Judge.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-23
Would Like to Experiment.

II read, the other day" he said. "of
a fellow who hypnotized a girl and
then kissed her"
You're not a hypnotist, are you,
George?" she asked.
NO." he replied. "Why?"
Because she returned, wistfuny,
II believe I'd be q splendid subject
Brooklyn Eagle.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-23
AAuuule for Life.

.Eagle RirZ mo. Jan. 19th.-Maggie
Decker. ! hard-working woman 40
eear6 Of age. whose home is here. has
nc gone through 4 thrilling battle for
~ life. Many another would have
hin down and died, for for twelve long.
veara. nhe has suffered the most awful
ia Kidney Trouble and Rheu-
combined with q very dis
ntomach trouble. At last she
nd that she could o sleep,
Ached all over. and was so
ehe could scarcely walk.
ver q hundred dollors in
y4Acines, but only to be dis
sxjeverything failed to help
however. Just as she was
~toAdespair of ever finding a
she heard Of Dodd's Kidney
bought six boxes. She says:
k&6~sIl can eat well. sleep well, and
<1~ng splendid. God bless Dodd's
1l1eSR Hills. for they saved my life.
60ubles were many. but Dodd's
E10ney Pills cured me completely.
~ them ! surely would have
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-23
HIS BACK FACED THE CAR.

II 10y ne Witness Did Not See the
Killing.
Noroner Banning Of Mount Vernon
9ae1 an anecdote Of q H%ibernicism
mNQ0 ~ = witness he was examining
#3S "A inQd43t over a man killed by a
&y0iley ! recently.
The coroner asked the witness. who
! 4Ad testified that he was standing
\ &ytMr the car:
DID you 9 this man killed?"
No, Or. I did not" answered the
Witness.
Wen" said the coroner. you were
= He1tero 1t the time, how could
Mootng the a~ccident?"
3s 14etderablo thought the wit.
1eeo1oo my back was facing the
New York Times.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-23
./REyENTo SMALLPOX.

pastins viii not cure smallpox
2 CONTAGIOUS o. ses, once
- fastened their deadly grip
~ ~ victims. It VIII do much,
how esyard preventing their
kkAA van recognised facts that GER
~ coAtings do much to harbor
ger1ns ana propagate same;
49, ~ coverings wall paper is
3 likely to hold the germs of
TOR months and years.
arr well authenticated cases
fmallpox, scarlet fever and other
have lain dormant for years,
eftacked persons afterward
he paper was removed.
1emines stuck on the wall with
, giue + not much better
wall paper with its vegetable
lpestlne II recommended gencr-
by eAnltArians, as a coating for
n q style Of work, as it is
- 1aAttAry, Is in the nature OF
ranIoct4nt. presents a perfectly
surI4ce, II manufactured from
aent base, and does not furnish. a
! zen EFound Tor disease germs.
seer1 80 these matters received
Z little attention, but modern scien-
becoming appalled, at the spread
A4oe dread disease, smallpox, and
q In stamping it out, have
% Investigating causes, and UNI
1.tatingly say that improper wall
h Saun&s nave very much to do with
Alkbastine IL recommended to he
|ngeQ on al Infected wallis, to destroy
sperms ana to get walls once more in
I ghealthy condition.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-23
The Weather Always Comes.

You don't always tho
weather accurately, do you?" said the
mild but persistent citizen.
Perhaps not" replied the prophet,
but you ought not to complain.
Whether we announce 1t or not, you
always get your weather promptly,
don't you?"-Washington Star.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-23
A Bank Officer.

"Phwat's Michael doin' now, Mrs.
Flanagan"
Hes assistant teller In the bank"
AN phwat's an assistant t~eller?"
well, the teller tells him the stove
needs coal an he assists it in
Brooklyn Eagle.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-23

New York theatrical agents are
securing foreign markets for new dra-
matte attractions" They are? Well.
they would better stay at home and
scour some of the plays they have al.
ready secured."-Puck.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-23
Wonderful.

$50: Miss Mary, dey tell me dat
you shall tell my character by my
hand!"
We'll, to begin with, you are q Ger.
man"
ZACH! 1t Is vonderful!"-Tit-Bits.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-23
KEEP A ROx uANDv

Rev. A. L. Tull, Pastor M. e. Church. Ashland.
WIS, says: For severe burns there is nothing
IKE Coles CArbolisalve. 1t acts like magic, re-
the pain almost instantly and cures auth
QUO scdrs. 1t is Invaluable for skin irritations
1ho sores OF all kinds" BE sure and get Coles.
- ana o0 cents, by all good druggists.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-23
WHEN c ARE Ban

baQ D0CkS
are caused by
sick kidneys.
Most back
ache pains
are kidney
pains.
Backache IL
t h O Q t
symptom of
kidney d1SOr-
ders.
Neglect the
warning Of
the back. Sc
riOnS frOuhloc