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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-08-27
Garden Grove,

Lloyd Smith, of Princeton, Mo-, who
has been visiting relatives and friends
here went to Leon to work.
Mrs. A, N. Stearns and son Guy went
to Lamont.
Mrs. W. Martin, of Richmond, Mo-, re-
turned after visit with Henry Martin.
Miss Lizzie Schriner, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Stroll, return
ed last Saturday to her home in Mora
via, accompanied by her niece, Mildred
Stroll.
Misses Fannie and Halle Swope went
to Humeston last Saturday to visit rel
atives.
Miss Jessie Martin went to Des
Moines, Saturday of last week to visit
relatives.
Clarke Thomas went to Des Moines
Saturday of last week to attend the
state fair.
Miss Mary Konklin went to Des
Moines Monday to attend the fair and
visit her sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Boynton left Mon
day for Saguha, Colo, to visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spathe went to Silesia,
Montana, to visit relatives.
Charlie Jones returned from Chilli
Gothic, Mo-, Sunday where he has been
working for some time.
DR.. and Mrs. W. E. Lyon, returned
from Brighton, Iowa, Monday.
The Emancipation Day celebration
was success in every respect, quite a
large crowd being in attendance. The
exercises at the park were very inter
esting. The ball game between the
Buxton Wonders and Garden Grove was
the best game ever played on the Gar
den Grove diamond. The darkies beat
the Garden Grove team by score of
to5 S. They are one of the best teams il
the state.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-08-27

Bodily pain loses it's terror if you've
a bottle of DR.. Thomas's Electric Oil in
the house. Instant relief in case OF
burns, cuts, sprains, accidents of any
sort.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-08-27

A blessing alike to young and old;
DIR. Fowler's Extract of Wild Straw
berry. Natures specific for dysentery,
diarrhma and summer complaint.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-04-30

King Alexander OF Scryia has dis
solved the siupshtina, and. says the Chi
cago Record Herald. lie did it Nero
ly by issuing a proclamation too
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-04-30
GETTING DRUNK ON BREAD.
Chemist Says 1t Can lie Done III one
Eats Enough of the Fresh
Article.

"You could get drunk on fresh bread
II you eat enough Of 1t at one time
said q chemist TO a woman with a white
ribbon in her buttonhole.
81 don't believe it," the woman an
swered, reports the Philadelphia Rec
ord.
"And yet IL Is a fact" the chemist
pursued 1t used TO be thought that
the alcohol which bread In It's ferment-
ing generated all passed out in the
baking, but Thomas Bolas, II distin-
guished scientist, has proved that
bread, after ii Is ready for eating, still
contains alcohol. / myself analysed
the other day ~ loaves of fresh bread,
and found that they contained on the
average alcohol in the proportion OF
.314 per cent. When, therefore, you
have eaten 100 pounds of bread you
have consumed five ounces of alcohol.
That is quite as much alcohol as you
get in pint Of whisky.
you, madam, eat, fancy, about $50
pounds Of bread a year. That is $500
pounds in ten years. In those $500
pounds there are rs ounces Of alcohol,
which is the same as II quarts Of whis-
Ky. Think Of It'll Every ten years you
consume II quarts Of whisky with your
brcad!"
81 don't believe IT," said the woman
with the white ribbon.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-04-30
CAPACITY FOR SILENCE.
English People Lead Those of All
Other Nations in the Art OF
Keeping Sui.

The Anglo-Saxon race, according to
a writer in the London Queen, has n
tremendous capacity for silence. Re
Gently" he says, 81 have been travelling
and seeing at close quarters people Of
nearly all European nations, as well as
Americans, Arabs, negroes and Ber-
bers. OF these the English and Ameri-
cans seem TO have most closely laid to
heart Rosscau's doctrine regarding
the vanity of continual chattering. |
often see English people sitting in sol
emn silence at their little tables IN the
salle-a-manger, regarding, with Ger
tain frigid surprise, their chatterlng
and laughing neighbors. Americans
may be, as they are often said TO be,
brilliant conversatiOnalists in general
society, but they have apparently lit
tie tc say in the family circle. French
family parties make their welkin ring
with their sallies. Germans lift the
roof with their Putteral uproar The
peculiar, complaining sound Of italian
voices seldom ceases even for mo-
ment, but have seen an American
couple sit through dinner In unbroken
silence, and in the hotel in which am
now staying ] dine every evening at
the table next 10 an American father,
mother and two strapping daughters,
who seldom utter a word and never
carry Oh continuous conversation"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-04-30
THE BRITISH SOLDIER.
General Ben yiIjOen, of Doer Army,
Declares His Chief Fault In Lack
of Tndepe dence.

Gen. Ben Viljoen, second in com
mand Of the Boer army, lectured upon
some of the phases of the South Afri-
can conflict before the Harvard union
the other night. He received a most
enthusiastic greeting. This was his
first lecture in this country. He re-
lated his experiences with small force
in prolonging the fight against the
British, and then criticized the Brit
ish army, saying It's chief fault was
the lack Of independence Of the soldier
He said that without an officer to com
mand, the rank were absolutely help
less, and that most OF the officers were
little better than the privates, for
scores of them who were captured were
found to be unable to do such n sim
pie thing as cook their meals. He said
the British soldier could not shoot,
having little or no knowledge Of fire
arms. In rushing one camp and cap
turing it the Beers found the soldiers
were shooting at 200 yards range
the time the Beers were
creeping up. He said the Beers lived
on whatever they captured from the
British army, and for nine months went
without salt.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-04-30
MANUFACTURERS MATERIALS.
For First Time in Our History They
Form More Than Half of Inn
ports Of This Country.

Manufacturers materials formed
more than half Of the imports into the
United States in the month of Febru-
airy. This is the first time in the his
tory Of our importations that manu-
facturers' materials have constituted
more than half of the total imports.
in 1882 manufacturers materials
formed 33 per cent. of the total i'm
ports; in 1892, 34,2 per cent; in 1902,
46.1 per cent; in the eight months end
ing with February, 1908, 1898 per cent,
and in February, 1903, 51.3 per cent.
of the total imports into the United
States. Meantime importations as
whole have greatly Increased and seem
likely in the fiscal year which ends
three months hence, to reach, for the
first time, the billion-dollar line. Yet
the growth in manufacturers materi-
lis has been even more rapid than the
general growth Of imports, as is indi-
Gated by the above figures, which show
that the percentage which manufac-
turers' materials form of this increased
total has grown from 1919 per cent. in
1882 to 5l.3 per cent. in February, 1908.
These facts are disclosed by the adj
vance sheets from he Monthly Sum-
mary of Commerce and Finance, just
issued by the treasury bureau Of sta
tistics. 1t further shows, regarding
this increase of manufacturers materi-
ais, that the total value of manufac-
turers' materials imported in the eight
months ending with February, 1903,
exceeded by S50,0OO,O 900 that of the cor
responding period of the preceding
year. In the month of February alone,
the importation of manufacturers ma
terials was SAP 100000, against S32, O00,-
100 IN February OF last year, an increase
of nearly one-third. For the last fiscal
year, ending with June 80, 1902, the
importations of manufacturers ma
terials for the first time passed the
s4O0,OOO000 line, having grown from
$243, 100000 in 1882 to $27S, 100000 in
1892, and $415, 1000 900 in 1902 The fig
ures for the eight months Of the fiscal
year Justify the assertion that for the
IL months ending June 30, 1903, the to-
tai value of manufacturers materials
imported will exceed $3.50. 900, coo and
will far surpass that of any preceding
year in the history of our import
trade.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-04-30
ROOSEVELT USES WORD SPIT.
Advocates of "Expectorate" in New
York Ordinances sdIenced by Let
ter of Man Now Pre- nj dent,

In a statement just given out by
Commissioner Lederle, of the board
OF health Of New York city, it is set
forth that letters have been received
Directing to the use of the word
spit" In the board of health ordi-
nances, and asking that the word Eek
pectorate" be substituted. In this
connection Commissioner Lederle
makes public letter received by the
health department from Theodore
Roosevelt, when the latter was po-
lice commissioner, asking that the
word spit" be used instead Of the
word "expectorate."
The letter follows:
police Headquarters, New York,
March 81. 1S06.-The Hon. Charles f.
Wilson, president health board-Dear
President Wilson: Can't you have our
form of notice changed so as to read
spit" instead of 'expcctorate? Ex-
pectorate is a vile word and the
health board ought to use good Eng
fish.
''TIIEODORE ROOSEVELT IT,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-04-30
INDIFFERENT TO CRITICS.
hurns-Jones Declares His Absolute
Contempt for the Profess
ai0nal Reviewer.

Sir Philip Burne-Jones, the artist,
after II visit here of over year, has
sailed for England. Before he left
he had few words to say about art
critics. II care nothing about what
they have said of my works." he said
ITO me the art critic is an entirely
unimportant individual. rely solely
on the sound, critical eye of the pub
lie, just as ] rely on it to purchase
my wares. For the first and final
judgment OF my works / will admit
there are n few, but only few.
whose criticisms are really valuable.
The yellow journals do not employ
that class of men. but rather the
driftwood Of the literary profession.
Their criticisms Of my work in toto
are simply a sarcastic play Of words
| could excuse them, however, for their
ignorance Of technical knowledge
Of art had they omitted daubing their
criticisms OF my paintings with their
personalities" Sir Philip said that n
letter from his cousin, Rudyard Kip
ling, said he is coming to this coun-
try next October.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-04-30
Durydng Ground of Prehistoric PeO-
pie In Found by Prof. Warren
Morehend In Kentucky.

Prof. Warren Morehead, curator Of
the department of archaeology Of Phil
lips academy, Andover Mass, has dis
covered on farm east of Hopkinsvillc,
Ky, what he says was the burying
ground Of a prehistoric people. Prof.
Morehead eXhumed ten skeletons, sew
eral being in "a fair state OF preserva-
ton. He is making preliminary in
vestigation in this region and likely
will be followed by n party OF archae-
ologists from Yale college.
The bones found he pronounces to
be those OF an extinct race Of mound
builders. All the skeletons were in re-
ceptacles built Of fiat stones. Stone
cups were found in several graves and
stone knife was found in one.
Prof. Morehead will continue his in
vestigations for several DAYS.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-04-30
RAILWAY TRAVELLING RISKS.
The Lines OF England Said to Be
Much Safer Than Those of
This Country.

In 1901 train accidents did not
cause the death of single passenger
in the British isles, though this was
the first year in railway history in
which SO gratifying result was
shown, according to the London Mail.
Against this the statistical report OF
the interstate commerce commits sion
of the United States shows that In
the year ending June 80, l900-the
latest figures ayailable-249 passen-
gers were killed and Alps were in
jured In railway accidents In the
United States. Including deaths and
injuries to employees and trespassers
the figures reached total Of 1865
killed and 50,32O injured. Many Of
the accidents in which these casual
ties arose were due TO carelessness
on the part of railway servants.
The reports of the English railway
companies in 1901 indicated that by
accidents directly or indirectly con-
nected with railways-the best fig
ures that can be compared with the
preceding group-1,277 persons were
killed and 1875 injured.
Railway accident insurance rates
in the states are far higher than
those existing here, which are infn-
itesimal as compared with the pre-
miums charged for general insurance
against accidents. 1t will be seen
how good q risk railway accident in
surances are for English companies
when it is said that the average num-
Der of fatal accidents among passen-
gers is only about one in every 4,00o,-
600 per annum, or ten persons in IN"
whole population. furthermore, most
of the English companies offer dou-
BILE payments in case of death by
railway accidents.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-04-30
ASTOR BUYS HISTORIC CASTLE.
The Home of Anne Do1eyn River
Eden IL Purchased for Two Hun
dred Thousand Dollars.

William Waldorf Astor has bought
Hcver castle, in the county Of Kent.
near the River Eden, England. The
purchase price is said to be about
100000.
Heyer castle dates from the time
Of Edward III. II was the home Of
Anne Boleyn. TO It she was with
drawn from sight by King Henry
VIII, after her engagement with
Lord Percy was broken off. Her bed
stead and other relics associated with
her name are preserved there.
Legend says that Anne was, by order
81 Henry VIII, confined in a dungeon
" the castle and condemned to die
Of starvation. She lay there, so the
story runs, until her jailer, thinking
life extinct, took the body away.
when, TO his horror, she recovered.
Anne OF Cloves, another Of Henry
Wills wives, also resided In this
castle
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-04-30

This name, Mr. X. H. Forbes, OF the
agricultural experiment station at
Tucson, Ariz., says, IS applicable to the
river Colorado because Of It's possibii-
ties as source Of irrigation for the
alluvial bottom lands that surround II.
Between 100000 and 500, 900 acres Of
these lands have been surveyed. The
Colorado reser bles the Nile In being
subject TO an annual summer rise suf-
fcient to overflow the extensive areas
OF its border and delta lands. Its Sits
also possess great fertilizing proper
ties, so that lands irrigated with the
Colorado's muddy waters require no
additional fertilization Mr.. Forbes
AYERS that when the Colorado is fully
utilized IL will become "the mother Of
an occidental Egypt"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-04-30
TO REWARD MOTHERS
New Organization Which Would En-
courage Bearing of Children.
Money Awards to Be Pal TO Mem bers
of Tho Mothers Birthday Club
of America" When Babies
Como Into the Home.

In the midst of the discussion OF
race suicide" one hopeful note has
been struck in the organization of
"The Mothers Birthday Club OF
America" which proposes to reward
every mother who gives BIRTH to a
child, provided that certain condi-
tons laid down by the club are com
piled with. 1t Is planned to give to
each member on the BIRTH OF child
from 5000 to 5000, in exchange for
which-for the clubs motives are not
purely philanthropic-the mothers
are to pay an initiation fee of five
dollars and quarterly dues of one "c.-
lar, payments to be made in advance.
They are also to be subject to as
sessment whenever new baby is
added to the family of member,
Assessments are to be levied each
month and are to make up by what
is known as the associate members"
birthday gift fund.
The aim of the organization Is to
sell literal life insurance instead Of
death insurance, which Is usually
known by that name. One life in
surance broker said il such scheme
be taken up by men who were actu-
ated largely by philanthropic motives
he thought it might prove a good
plan for the poorer classes of the
larger cities, who in the event of any
extra call upon thir resources almost
invariably have to appeal to charity.
Headquarters have been opened in
Boston and a branch will be estab-
lished In New York city.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-04-30
AnOther Munchau<en S1ory

A German physician who has spent
some years in Togoland informs the
Revue Encyclopedique that babies in
that part Of Africa are born the same
color as Europeans, that they turn
lilac color in two or three months,
then to rich chestnut ten days later,
and at the end of three or four
months they settle down for keeps to
their customary black. The doctor,
says the Chicago Chronicle, evidently
thinks that the French will believe
any Munchausen who can tell good
one
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-04-30
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The Popular strong Man.

Sandow. the strong man, says
every one ought to eat six meals n
day, Hurrah for Sandow, exclaims
the Chicago Record-IIerald, and the
glorious time when everybody who
works shall have three lunch hours be-
tween eight and four.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-04-30

Experiments show that large ocean
steamer, going at 10 knots an hour,
will move over distance Of two miles
after It's engines are stopped and re.
yersed, and no authority gives less than
O mile or mile and half as the re.
CURED space TO stop its progress.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-04-30

Now that Shamrock III. is practic.
ally ready for the contest, Sir
Thomas will be able to give his time
to the press clippings, says the Chi.
cago Record-lierald, in order to de-
ternine whether the game Is really
worth the candle.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-04-30
FIND FOR ARCHEOLOGISTS.

THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-04-30
VIII Make. Lively uendInu.

Emperor Williams speeches have
been brought out in book form for
the American trade. Why, asks the
Chicago Record-lIerald, should any
one be troubled with ennni afterShis2
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-20
ENJOYS HIMSELF.
President Roosevelt Spends Sunday
i'm Exploration of Wonders
of Yosemite Valley.

Yosemite, Cal, May Is. = President
Roosevelt, John Muir and Rangers
Leidig and Leonard encamped in the
Bridal Veil Sunday night near the
banks of the MERGED, in a grove of
pine and frs, almost within the spray
of the beautiful Bridal Veil falls The
chief executive is resting after one Of
the most memorable days of his life.
At three o'clock Sunday afternoon the
party arrived from the Vernal falls
at the Happy isles. Although the party
had been lowering above the Yosemite
since early morning, first at the
heights of Glacier Point, then above
the great panorama wall near the Yer
nal falls, and later at the Nevada and
Vernal falls, yet this was their first en-
trance to the floor of the valley. There
were but few there to meet them, be-
cause this point of entrance was not
known to anyone, not even the mem
bers of his party. He spoke kindly to
those there and then came down the
valley via Camp Curry and to the Sem
tinel hotel. Shortly before four o'clock
the party was seen approaching the
Sentinel hotel. A few moments later
they had arrived at the hotel and were
greeted by President Wheeler and 9TH
ers. The president -alighted, and for
a few minutes he spoke pleasantly to
few members of his party. 1--WE were
in snowstorm last night, and it was
just what wanted" said he, smiling.
The president was dressed in khaki
suit, army hat and around his neck
was a dusty-looking handkerchief,
much the worse for wear.
In a few minutes he mounted his
horse and, with John Muir and Presi-
dent Wheeler, proceeded to the Jor-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-20

gensen studio, 200 feet up the river,
where the party was joined by Mr..
Jorgensen. They remained here over
half an hour and here the president
expressed himself fully about the
Yosemite and the Sierras. When Mr..
Roosevelt came out of the studio, ac-
companied by the others of the party
he walked back to the bridge and
then held an informal reception. last
ing ten minutes or more. A book de-
scriptive of the valley and key of the
valley. made out of Manzanita, were
presented to Mr.. Roosevelt. AS he
rode, unaccompanied by any one,
down the street of Yosemite village.
a small boy said: Hello, Teddy
The president stopped his horse and
frown darkened his face. eHe rode
up to the boy, the dignity of the
president gone and in it's place the
face and severity of the father and
parent. He gave the youngster a
short lecture on manners that he will
never forget. Several times he
stopped to greet some one or answer
salutation and then disappeared in
the pine-clad road that leads down to
the camping place for the night.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-20

after the second days pillage with
their arms full of plumber all the pris-
oners protested their innocence and
pleaded that they found the things in
the streets and were taking them to
the police station.
Forbidden to Defend Themselves.
st. Petersburg, May 1s.-Lieut. Gen.
Won Reaben, governor Of Bessarabia
(the capital of which is Kischeneff)
has been summoned to ST. Petersburg.
ministerial circular forbidding the
Jews to defend themselves has been
issued. 1t is expected that this step
will stimulate Jewish emigration to
America. Three thousand suits for
damages have been instituted against
the state at Kischeneff. The damages
demanded amount to $1,500,00
Mass-Meeting mt baltimore.
Baltimore, Nd, May is. = Three
thousand people attended an enthusi-
astlc meeting in the Academy of Mu-
sic Sunday afternoon in behalf of the
victims of the anti-Jewish outrages in
Russia. 1t was participated in by
many beading citizens of the state and
city and several thousand dollars were
subscribed. Speakers all expressed
their horror over the massacre at
KIscheneff and the conviction that the
United States should use it's good Of
noes to bring about suppression of
such atrocities in the future. A series
OF resolutions was adopted calling upon
the United States to bring such in
Huences to bear on the Russian gov
eminent as may tend to bring about
cessation of these inhumanities" and
upon members of congress to protest
against the outrages to which the
Jews OF Russia are subjected"
In Chicago
Chicago, May 1s.-A big mass-meet-
ing was held in this city to aid victims
of Russian atrocities. In the temples
and churches the Kischineff horrors
were deplored, and Christian ministers
demanded that the Washington gov
eminent indicate to the ear the pro-
found feeling created in America by
the barbarities practiced on the Jews.
May Protest.
Chicago, May 1s.-Walter Wellman,
Washington correspondent of the Rec
ord-Herald, says government officials
are considering the advisa bility of pro-
testing to Russia against the slaugh-
ter of Jews in Kischeneff. Further
butcheries are feared unless prompt
action is taken.