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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29
SOCIETY WRECKED her HEALTH
Tired. Nervous, Aching, Trem.
bling, Sleepless. Bloodless.
Pc . RI M Renovates, ReguIases,
Restores.
A Pretty New York Wsuaa's Recovery
the Talk Of Her Numsrsss Friends.

A Pretty New York Weuaa's Recovery
the Talk Of Her Numsrsss Frisads.
Mrs. ]. f. Finn. 80 East High street.
Buffalo, N. Y, writes: !,
Peruna Medicine Co.. Columbus. Ohio.
Gentlcmen:-"A .tew years ago I
had to gs0e UP social life entiyeIy, as
my AealM was fom1letey 6yoken
dozVn. The 1oetor advised a cam
pkefe rest fer a year. rs tits was
cut Of the question for a time, I be-
gan to lock far same ether means ef
restoring my h<altA.
IAad e1len lizard Of Peruua a,
an escellent konic, so I b0zgAta 6ot-
tie to see 1vAat it avsuld do for me,
and it certainly teak hold Of my
system and ,e1uvenated me, and tn
less than tue months I was in 1ey-
feet AealtA, and uow zOAen r feel
zvo,n cut or tired a d0se or tzv0 of
Peruua is all that I need. ''-4Nrs.
J. E. Finn.
Catarrh Causes Female Diseases.
America is the land of nervous women.
The great majority of nervous women are
so because they are suffering from some
form of female disease. BY far the great
est number of female troubles are caused
directly by catarrh. These women despair
Of recovery. Female trouble is so common,
SO prevalent, that they accept it as almost
inevitable. The greatest obstacle in the
way of recovery is that they do not under
stand that it is catarrh which is the source
of their illness.
In female complaint, ninety-nine cases
out of one hundred are nothing but catarrh.
Peruna cures catarrh wherever located.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29

Enormous Output OF Coal.
There are log Independent anthra-
cite operators In Pennsylvania with
an aggregaIe output from their col.
lieries 81 II, s2s .606 tons yearly. ' u
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29

The bubonic plague has become 50
alarming in Sydney, N. s. W., thai
the city authorities regularly employ
catch rats. The average number Of
rats trapped by each man is twenty.
eight q week. It is believed that the
rodents spread the disease by roaming
from house to house.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29

AVOID FRAUDULENT INVITATIONS.
Use the genuine Russ Bleaching Blue and
preserve your clothes All grocers 10c.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29

In Brazil it is considered undignified
for lady to 60 shopping. Usually 9
servant is sent for samples; and if i
is bonnet the senorita wants to buy
box or basket containing several c.
the latest styles is sent up for her il
SpectiOn,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29
Magnet Pile Killer Cures Piles.

If the society woman is ever in love
it is with her mirror.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29

In parts of Australia, where the
average rainfall is not more than ten
inches, a square mile of land will sup.
port only eight or nine sheep. In
Buenos Ayres. the same area, with
thirty-four inches of rain, supports
1850 sheep.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29

When girl is not pretty the mother
always insists that she looks like her
father
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29

E. z. FOOT COMFORT Cures Sore,
Sweating and Aching feet. Price Csc.
F. II. Mccarthy, Jefferson, Iowa.
The man who is poor by nature is
apt to he ruined by cultivation.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29

The skeletons of dwarf elephants
have been found on the island Of Nal
ia. One of these, whose teeth and
bones showed that they belonged to q
full.grown specimen, was less than
two feet six inches in height, and
could not have weighed over sixty
pounds when in the flesh
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29

The United States has on an average
Of 1856 deaths monthly from smallpox.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29

"Why did the people turn again~
that divine healer VINO had such fol
lowing down here year or two ago.
ut was a case Of hard luck with him
He had a little accident with some
kerosene, and lost his long white
WhiSkers."
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29

What do you gain by deluging
every street of Paris with blood?" de.
claimed Dripping Danton. Eat least
will make great alley gory." reason
ed Robespierre. glancing down the
Rue Royale at the reking guillotine.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29

Tired Thompson .'Weary's got a
nerve! He rushed right inter de Hoff-
man House an ordered whiskey!"
Prayed Fagin - Get it," Tired
Thompson" Sure! Dey thought he
was some rich guy jest of an autermo.
bile rum"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29

Nice old. man Good heavens, boy!
Are you smoking?" 'Muggs-"Me
smokin'? Say, de very suspicion cuts
me t. de quick. Why, I'm just keepin'
dis butt lighted in case de guy who
dropped it comes back"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29

Some women have trouble in getting
husbands. and nothing but trouble az,
ter they get them.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29
RHEUMATISM
Cured
Through the Feet
Drafts Sent Anywhere FREE
Keep your Money until satisfied
with benefit you receive,
Then send One Dollar.

Magic Foot Drafts, the wonderful Michigan
. .etnal remedy which has been so successful in
&c NSw being sent an over the world on Approval
w:lthout one cent in advance. II the suffeses IS
.at.shsd with the benefit received he IS expected
= s send one dollar for them. otherwise no money
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29

For some timme past" said Mr.
Pompus Nuritch, who had engaged pas.
sage for Europe, I've been contempla
ting q visit to the scenes associated
with the lives of my ancestors" 4,
That so? replied Pepprey; going
Summing, Ell ?"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29

The wild horses of Arabia will not
admit "a tame horse among them, while
the wild horses of South America en-
deavor to decoy domesticated horses
from their masters, and seem eager
to welcome them
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29

McQueery-"How did young Herr
tage get all his money!" Answer
Gas" McQueery-"You mean he
was engaged in the manufacture o
gas?" Answer-"No, a rich uncle Of
his blew it OUT
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29

A remarkable clever little woman is
Miss Emma Kellogg, of Colorado. She
wants to be game warden, and states
as her qualifications that she once
lassoed a young bear and brought it
home alive, has hunted mountain lions,
deer and elk, and is well versed in
WOOdcraft.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29

Cats dread entering the water be-
cause their fur Is not oily, and there
fore, takes long time to dry.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21
rHE GREAT CUrEpRA cur.

the canal route sanitary before much
work on the canal can be done. The
Panama fever has already destroyed
thousands Of lives, and no one can live
there long under existing conditions.
AS most Of the naAves are too lazy to
work it is thought that negroes and
Chinese will have to be Imported to dig
the canal.
The average temperature ut the 18TH
mus the year round is 80 degrees, and
very few Americans can stand it At
present there are less than 100 Amerf-
cans on the isthmus. They run the
railroad and act as agents for steam
ship companies and home merchants.
The Culebra cut, where the new Pan
anna company is still working, is the
deepest artificial cut in the world. Here
the ditch is 600 feet deep. About 600
West Indian negroes are working.
Nothing has been done on any other
part of the canal since the collapse Of
the De Lesseps company in 1880.
Uncle Sam has a big Job before him,
but he has the money and the men to
push this mighty undertaking, so ten
years hence in all probability the voy-
ager by sea from the Atlantic to the
Pacific will pass through the isthmus
of Panama.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21
Weather Crop Bulletin.

The past week was warmer than
usual, with excessive rainfall in about
two-thirds Of the state. The relative
dry portions of the state are in the
three fTTeastern districts, and Gin some
localities the need OF rain to soften the
clods is strongly emphasized. The eX-
csssivc downpoTs occurred, for the
most part, in the counties where the
rainfall for the season had been greatest
Flowing and planting operations have
been delayed in the saturated sections,
but whever field work was practicable
it has been vigorously pushed. In the
most favored localities corn planting is
well advanced, and reports indicate very
prompt termination in all we'll drained
and properly titled fields. Unusual care
has been exercised in the selection of
seed corn, and the results are so far
encouraging.
Grass in pastures and meadow and
small grain have made very satisfactory
growth. With normal weather condi-
tions in the near future the general crop
situation in the larger part of the state
will be much improved.
Fairly good reports are received as to
apples and some of the most important
small fruits,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21
ODE Resulf Of ssF
Moral -%udsion

Little Tommy-I want the hammer.
Mamma-No, Tommy can't have it.
Papa-My DEAR you do not adopt the
right course with that child. Now, In
stead Of
Tommy want the hammer.
Papa-Instead of meeting his request
with blunt refusal you should use
moral suasion- Never arouse the
TOMMY want the hammer.
Papa-Never arouse the spirit Of an
tagonism in his young breast. Use
little Judgment, and
TOMMY want the hammer.
Papa-Use a little Judgment, as I
said, and seek to divert his mind in
some other way.
TOMMY want the hammer.
Papa-Now, Tommy, come look at the
pretty pictures in the paper.
TOMMY want the hammer.
Papa-Come. Papa will draw you
horse and an elephant with his pencil.
TOMMY want the hammer.
Mamma-It doesn't seem to me-
Papa-No system is ever successful
at the first trial. Besides, look at the
example you
TOMMY want the hammer.
Papa-Look at the example you have
set the child by always acceding to his
wishes.
Mamma---l -! Well I never!
TOMMY want the hammer.
Papa-Doesn't papa's little boy know
that If he had the hammer he might
hit his little finger with it and make
bad little sore place?
TOMMY want the hammer.
Papa-Or he might break the glass in
the window or scar the chairs. Nice
little boys
TOMMY want the hammer.
Papa-Nice lit
TOMMY want the hammer.
Papa-Come here! (Yanks Tommy
over his knee and spanks him. Now,
will that be lesson to you?
TOMMY [boo hoo l want the (boo
hoo) hammer
Papa-Jane, take that child upstairs
and put him to bed.
TOMMY want the ham
Papa-Oh, thunder! Here take the
hammer!-Chicago Tribune.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21
From d Mexican Veteran.
HUMEsToN, Iowa, Nav 16, 10

HUMESToN, IOWA, May 10, 1910.
LEON REPoRTER:-I see from the Adj
vocate of this place an extract from The
REPORTER the sad news of the death of
Capt. E. HI. Alexander, of Leon. This is
sad news to the little group of Mexican
veterans who with our departed comrade
met at the Woodmansee Hotel last fall,
in which meeting Capt. Alexander SO
feelingly participated. will never
forget the earnestness of his feelings as
to all future meetings of the comrades.
The brothcrly attachment that should
exist between us and an effort to attend
in a body as near as possible the funcr-
al of departed comrade. Sorry am |
that | was not participant in his last
request.
Will the secretary Of our camp take
up the work of our departed comrade
and friend for the year and notify all of
the next fall meetings.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21
A Most Liberal Offer.

All our farmer readers should take adj
vantage of this unprecedented clubbing
offer we this year make, which includes
with The REPORTER, The Iowa Home
stead, it's special Farmers Institute edi-
ton 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 one year only S1.7O.
Never before has so much superior read
ing matter been 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 for
the promotion of good farming ever
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 at
this office. O. E. HULL,
Publisher LEON REPORTER.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21
A Big Family.

Iowa is not in the show ring when it
comes to talking about large families.
Our far famed family of eighteen is very
good for Iowa and is source of great
qualification to President Roosevelt.
But Utah wins the prize. Lerin Farr of
that state is the father of 20 sons and
10 daughters. He has 296 grandchil-
dren. His living defendants today
number approximately 400 souls. OF his
80 children 30 are still living, is sons
and II daughters. All are strong,
healthy and vigorous, not one has made
a failure in his line of business. They
are prosperous farmers, merchants
lawyers and doctors.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21
It's Different In Leon.

Ida Grove, Iowa, May 21-The Ida
Grove citizens have to go away from
home to see the baby.
There is population Of 1000 people
and last year there were but three
babies born in Ida Grove, so the assessor
says. Under the new law the assessor
takes the vital statistics and his canvass
of the town this year was very thorough
as is shown by the fact he increased the
assessment $4,000. His books show
that he called upon Ala families and in
each case asked for the births and
deaths, with the startling result that
but three babies We're born in the year
1902, and there were eight deaths.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21

to be paid by the government to the
Panama Canal company is for. The
sum was agreed upon as a fair valua-
ton for the plant and work already
done. Very little Of 1t represents the
rights and concessions of the old COM
pany.
1t Is estimated that the excavation
done on the route is worth $27,0OO,O00,
while the Panama railroad stock at
par is worth nearly $7,O00,000. The
maps, drawings and records of the COM
pany are quoted at 100000 more,
making $36,O0O,00O. To this has been
added 10 per cent to cover omissions,
bringing up the total to $4o,ooOO0O.
The government will have turned
over to it for this sum about $4,000
acres Of land, which, with the land
belonging to the railroad. will cover
nearly all the ground required for
building the canal. About 1900 build
ings will come into Uncle Sans posses.
sion, among them being offices, quar-
tiers, storehouses, hospitals, shops and
numerous other buildings Of miscel-
laneous nature.
There is also IN immense amount of
machinery, consisting Of floating
plant Of tugs, launches. dredges and
spare parts rolling plant Of locomo-
tive cars, etc, stationary and semi
stationary plant, including excavators,
cranes and pumps. In addition to all
this, there is quantity Of surveying
and other instruments, Office supplies
and stationery, surgical and medical
outfits and miscellaneous supplies COW
ering thousands Of items.
1t is said that millions will have to
be spent by the United States engl-
neers in making Panama, Colon and
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21
IOWA TO UNCLE SAN.
Buys Land In Georgia and Gives 1t
Away.

The state Of Iowa has purchased land
in Georgia and the deed goes to the
United States. This is one real estate
transaction out of the ordinary.
The circumstances are interesting.
The Iowa commission on Lookout Noun
tain monuments went down to Chatta-
nooga last fall and looked over the
ground to locate the Iowa monuments.
1t was easy enough to locate the monu-
ments for the six regiments on Lookout
and five that fought on Missionary
Ridge, but the general monument for
all Iowa soldiers was not SO easily de-
cided. Finally the commission decided
that a triangular tract of land, about a
hundred feet on either side, located at
the Junction of the Chattanooga pike
and the government boulevard, was
just the place. The tract has splendid
roads on all three sides. 1t is about
five miles from Chattanooga and near
the town of Rossville. 1t was purchased
for 500, and the deed was made to
the United States government.
Senator Young of Washington, mem
Der Of the commission, paid the cash for
the land and stated that if the state
did not want to pay he would stand the
| expense himself. But the bill has been
ordered paid. 1t was outside the strict
| authority of thn commission h,,t tho
commissionersatbelieved their action
would be approved. Other state monu-
ments are located along the highway
and boulevard, which is part of the
park system. By making the deed to
| the governmentathe triangle for the
Iowa monument will Gbe improved by
thesgovernment and cared for perpet-
ually.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21
JOINING THE OCEANS
WHAT IT WILL COST TO COMPLETE
THE PANAMA CANAL.

Why Uncle Sam Will Pay $40, 1000, 900
to the French Compnny-Work Al
ready Bone-Ten Years Required
to Finish the Cut.
Now that the Panama canal treaty
has been duly signed by the represent
atives of the United States and Colon
bia it is expected that work will be be-
gun on the big ditch as soon after the
ratification of the treaty by the senate
and the Colombian congress as the
American commission that will have
charge Of the work can organize a
working force.
The official estimate OF the time re-
CURED to complete the Panama canal
is ten years, and the estimated cost is
100000. The Walker commission
thought it would take eight years to
build a canal at Nicaragua, with a
greater probability of eNigencies aris-
ing to cause delay than at Panama.
The estimated cost Of maintenance and
operation of the Panama canal Is ST.
100000 a year less than the proposed
canal in Nicaragua. The Panama route
from sea to sea has fewer locks and
less curvature, both in degrees and
miles.
There seems to be some doubt in the
public mind as to what the $4O,000,OO0
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21
The Golfers Reverie.
[Evening in winter.]

[Evening in winter.]
The shadows fall along the hail,
The hills look old and hoary;
The day, at dawn so fair, is gone
Another finished story.
Out in the breeze among the trees
The sparrows sit and SILVER,
And lonely sit here and sigh
And fret about my liver.
The sun is down behind the town.
The workman homeward hurries,
And now and then it SHOWS again
z In angry little flurries.
Out on. the hill the clubhouse still
Above the bunkers rises;
Oh. for the day when people may
Resume their exercises!
Chicago Record HeuaA
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21
RetOrt.

RetOrt.
Fussicus-And what would you say,
sir, if l were to tell you you were not
gentleman?
Frosticus-I would Immediately reach
the conclusion that you and I really
had more in common than I had
thought we had-Baltmore American.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21

If brand of soap runs along month
after month, showing healthy and per-
manent growth in the number of friends
won, it will be generally admitted that
it possesses unusual merit. For fifteen
years Maple City Self-Washing Soap
has been recognized as the leading hard
water soap in the world.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21
Two Souls without a Thought.

Don't you sometimes have thoughts"
asked the soulful young thing, that
are absolutely unutterable?"
II do, MISS" answered the old poet.
"And sometimes when am digging for
a rhyme that won't come l have
thoughts that are absolutely unprinta-
le"-Buffalo Commercial
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21
wo1nan,s way.

Hell hope you didn't believe what
they said about me.
She-I make it a point never to be-
lieye more than half hear.
He-But the trouble is you women
generally believe the wrong half
Brooklyn Life.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21

! Housemaid-I overheard the misses
tellin' caller the other day that I was
''no good"
! Butler Well, Isn't that what listen
ers generally hear Of themselves1 Chi
cago Tribune. ~, w i
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21

Isn't tia bit strange that some men
will pay other taxes without the least
conjunction but draw the line when
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21

n There seems to be a growing discord
in the prosperity chorus. The most of
the trade and commercial journals Of the
country who make their living off the
protected industries have been bowling
in one continuous and harmonious
chorus about the abundant and republic
can-sent prosperity. Some of them are
beginning to "back-pedal' and to assert
that we have already ceased to be pros
porous. The most pessimistic of these
is perhaps the "Wool and Cotton Re-
porter" which explains the poor sales
of WOODEN goods this year and the pros
perity of the shoddy industry by saying
that the coal and other trusts have
brought about such high prices that the
purchasing power Of the people is cur
tailed and that they cannot afford to
Wear any but cheap clothes, which ac-
cording to the republican idea makes a
cheap man. Is it possible that the
trusts are going to begin making mouths
at one another, that the pot is going to
call the kettle black? Ii so, honest men
may get their dues.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21
Altrufstfc.

"What do you consider the greatest
object of interest in England? asked
the interviewer.
"Well," answered the great lecturer
from abroad, Il arrived here yesterday
ands-
'sOf course" exclaimed the interview
er apologetically, II meant the greatest
object Of interest next to yourself. p
Tit Bits
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21
A Notable Locality.

care there any historic spots in this
vicinity?' quer1ed the tourist.
well, mum, right over there by that
tree Bill Jorkins once had pile Of coal
that weighed purity nigh two tom
Bryan's Commoner.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21
Had His Approval.

did you enjoy the musicale" in
quired the friend.
"In q way" answered Mr.. Cumrox.
"It was great deal better than listen
ing to the conversation that would
have occurred If there hadn't been any
music" -Washington Star.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21
Same Thing.

Foreigner What do you mean by
'1and poor?"
American-Just what you mean by
'ttitle oor."-Detroit Free Press.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21

An Elliott woman called on her grocer
by telephone, and after she had suffi-
GENTLY scolded the poor man who had
answered the phone she said: "And
what's more, the7 next order you get
from me will be the last I'll ever give"
at probably will, madam" came from
the other end of the line. 81 am the
undertaken She had been given the
wrong number.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21

"'rhe wages of sin is death, and the
wages of the Iowa country school teach
er is the next thing to it, observes Joe
Trigg of the Rockford Register.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21

For SALE corn planter, 1 moving
machine, / 14-inch stirring pillow cheap
r. A. SIGLER.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21
After Which He Departed.

Augustus Aubrey-Do you know, ]
much prefer the society Of ladies to
any other.
Miss Cutting-So do I.