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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-29
Clashes in caucasla.

St. Petersburg. January 2S.-It is re- ported from Kutais. in Trans-Caucasia. that serious encounters have taken place there between the revolutionists and tho troops. in which several of the latter were killed. The arrival of General Alikhanoff with troops from Tihis brought about the restoration of order. the revol~tlonists taking flight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-29

H EoRIA, Ill, January 8.-Charles
 > Harwood. a farmer policeman en- tered the police headquarters this afternoon and at the point of revo' yer held up the chief and several
 his insane wrath in a deluge of curses. After threatening to shoot the entire crowd, and failing because a snapped cartridge did not discharge, he walked out of the station and made his escape.
 Within an hour after the hold up of the station Harwood appeared near his home on Bigelow street. and entered the residence of a Mrs. Montgomery, whom
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-29
War Was Costly.

Tolio, January 2s.-An official report submitted to the diet shows that the actual outlay from the beginning of his tilities to their end in last September was for the army. s4s5,0oo.0oo, and for the navy, sN
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-29
Ancient City Found.

Mexico City, January 2S.-Count Msurice de Peregny has discovered fin the Peten district of Guatemala, an immense an- cient city of the Mayes which, 1t will take months to properly investigate. The ex- plorer will return to this continent next year to complete his investigations of the ancient city whose ruins are of the ntnnst archaeological interest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-29
presents for Miss Roosevelt.

Pekin. January 2S.-The Dowager Elm press has sent to the American legation a number of wedding presents for Miss Alice Roosevelt. The presents consist of costly jewels, silks and ernine robes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-29
WheeIers at the Gordon.

Washingt on January 2s-(Special)- Capt. Joseph Wheeler, Jr., and the Misses Wheeler are with their sister. Mrs. W. sad stay here
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-29
French Vessel.

New York, January 2s.-The Admiral Courbet is French vessel of 1740 tons, and Is bound for Tacoma from San Fran cisco, whence she sailed January IT.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-29
1----=------=~o t---s---- NClRpAit SENTENCED.
Young Man Is Given Life Sentence for
 Murder of Wife.

Abbevllle, January 2s.-The jury In the case of Walter Nordan, who has been on trial the past week for the murder of his wife. this morning returned yer dict of guilty and fixed his punishment at life imprisonment. Nordan is promi- nent young merchant of Abbeville. His bride of three weeks died suddenly In September, 1902, and 1t was found that her death was due to strychnine poisoning.
 At former trial Nordan was given a life sentence, but new trial was grant ed by the supreme court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-29
BEAUTIFUL SITE CHOSEN FOR LAST RESTING PLACE
Gen. Wheeler Will Be Buried Along side Sheridan and Other Union
 GeneraIs-President Will Attend.

Washington, January 2s.-tSpecial)- The remains of Gen. Joseph Wheeler rest tonight in St. Johns Episcopal church.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-03-08

served, and he shall deliver such prop
erty to his successor and take re-
ceipt therefor, specifying the same
particularly, and he shall be liable to
the City for all money and property
received by him belonging to the City
or received for work done by hands
while in the employ of the City, and
for the proper care of such money and
property.
Sec. II. SALARY. The Street Com
missioner shall receive the sum of
$3.50 per day for time actually spent
and necessarily employed for the City,
under the direction of the City Coun-
Gil or street and alley committee.
Sec. Y. This ordinance shall be in
full force and effect from and after it's
publication in the Leon Reporter and
Decatur County Journal weekly
newspapers published at Leon, Deca-
tur county, Iowa.
Attest:
A. S.ssTHARP, V. r. MCGINNIs,
Clerk. Mayor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-03-08
Overturned.
Hundreds of Leon Readers Know
What 1t Means.

The kidneys are oyertaXed;
Have to much to do.
They tell about it in many aches and
pains
Backache, sideache, headache,
Early symptoms Of kidney ills.
Urinary troubles, diabetes, Bright's
disease follow.
John Tubbs, farmer Corydon, Ia,
living on the State Road two and one
miles out towards Bridgeport Station
says: "For a long time | have had
backache and other complications due
to some enfeebled or excited condition
Of my kidneys. | suffered pain when [
stopped or brought any strain on the
muscles of my back, irregularity in the
action of the kidney secretions which
disturbed my rest at night, and great
lassitude and lack of energy in the
morning, sometimes crippled with lame
ness and soreness across the loins.
Expecting very little, for had lost all
faith in medicine decided to try
Doan's Kidney Pills. They not only
positively relieved the backache but
strengthened my kidneys and bladder
so promptly and effectively that to say
they are away ahead of any preparation
| ever used mildly expresses the great
benefit | received"
Plenty more proof like this from Leon
people. Call at Van Werden's drug
store and ask what their customers re-
port
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New
York, sole agent for the United States.
Remember the name-D oan's and
take no other
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-03-08
L. p. VAN WERDEN'S TEST
Sold Hyomei for Years and Know il
Will Cure Cdtdrrh.

L. P. Van Werden has given Hyomei a
thorough and remarkable test. For a
long time he has offered to refund the
money to any purchaser of Hyomei, if it
failed to benefit.
The remedy has made SO many cures
among his customers that he has urged
it's use in the most chronic cases of
catarrh.
Breathed for few minutes four times
day, through the inhaler that comes
with every outfit, it soothes the irritat-
ed mucous membrane Of the nose, throat
and lungs, kills the catarrhal germs,
and restores complete health.
The complete Hyomei outfit costs only
81, and consists of an inhaler that can
be carried in the pocket or purse, and
will last lifetime, medicine dropper
and bottle of Hyomei. If this is not
sufficient for complete cure, additional
bottles of Hyomei can be obtained for
so cents.
Compare this small expense with the
fees charged by specialists, and remem
Der, too, if Hyomei does not cure, L. p
Van Werden will return your money.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-03-08
PROCLAMATION.
NOTICE OF CITY ELECTION.


To the qualified voters of the City
OF Leon, Iowa:
Notice is hereby given that the
first city election of the City OF Leon,
Iowa, will be held on the Goth day Of
March. 1906, for the purpose of elect
ing Mayor, City Solicitor, Treasurer
and Assessor from the City at large,
and two councilmen from each ward.
That the voting place in the First
ward will be in the Evans building
at the southeast corner of the square;
the voting place in the Second ward
will be in the south room of the l..
Van Werden building under the opera
house on Main street; and the voting
place in the Third ward of said City
will be the frame building first door
north of the Biggs Block on Main
street.
The part of said City contained in
each ward is as heretofore fixed by
the Town Council of the Town OF
Leon, Iowa, in ordinance No. L, The
polls in each voting precinct will be
open from s O'Clock a. m. until
O'Clock p. M, as provided by law. All
OF which you will take due notice and
govern yourselves accordingly.
BY order of the Town Council this
5th day of March, 1906.
A. S. THARP,
Clerk.
V. r. McGINNIs,
Mayor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-03-08
Horner-Smith

Wedding bells at the home of Elder
and Mrs. A. Fl. Smith, Thursday, convey
ed the intelligence that Mr.. Lou Horner
the youngest son of DR.. and Mrs. j. B.
Homer, and Miss Coral Smith, the
youngest daughter of Elder and Mrs.
A. Fl. Smith, had started upon the mat
rimonial voyage at p. m. of that day
under the special direction of President
Joseph Smith, uncle of the bride, and
surrounded by group of relatives and
very intimate friends, and made happy
by the earnest congratulations of all.
A very acceptable wedding feast was
prepared under the direction of the
brides mother, and was enjoyeu by the
wedding guests, who left many tokens
Of good will in the form of presents.
The happy couple, we believe. have
not fully determined their location
They may go to Cody, Wyoming, where
Mr.. Homer has offered him good gov
eminent position.
Wherever they shall finally decide tc
be Eat home" the good wishes of all will
attend them.-Lamoni Patriot.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-03-08
Lent and Easter Sunday.

Wednesday of last week was Ash
Wednesday and the beginning of Lent.
For forty days now the Lenten season
will be observed by large part of the
civilized globe in the way of special
religious worship and self sacrifices
that tend to tone up the human mind
and make men realize more than ever
their duties to their Creator.
Lent will end with Easter Sunday
which comes this year on April 18th.
Easter Sunday is movable festival,
and cannot happen earlier than March
%, or later than April %, but between
these dates it has a range Of thirty five
days. At the time of the council of
Nice; A. d. 325, it was agreed by the
representatives present that from that
time forward Easter should fall on the
first Sunday after the full moon occur
ing on or next after March q, or in
other words, "on the first Sunday after
the first full moon after the Sun crosses
the line"-which it does on the Dist of
March. Since the above arrangement
was adopted by the ecclesiastical coun-
Gil referred to, Easter has fallen on
March %, and on every other date be-
tween that and April 25th, but it is only
w
ours on it's extreme dates. In 1886
Easter fell on April %, it's latest posi-
BILE date, an event which had not occur
ed during the nineteenth century, and
which will not occur again until the
spring of 1913. The last time Easter
fell on it's earliest date was in 1918
This will not happen again during this
century or the next. In 1895 Easter fell
on March %.
In the Roman Catholic, Greek and
Episcopal churches, Lent is observed
it covers the forty days from Ash We'd
nesday to Easter eve, and is considered
as time during which certain worldly
practices are to be intermitted.
A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES
Itching, Blind, Bleeding, Protruding Piles Drug
gists authorized to refund money if PAZ(
| OINTMENT fails to cnre in 6 to IA days. Soc
Charter Oak wagons.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-03-08
Silver Wedding.

On Sunday, Feb. 18th, Mr.. and Mrs.
Silas Whistler, who live two miles west
of Leon, celebrated the twenty fifth
anniversary of their wedding. Forty
eight of their neighbors and friends
partook of splendid dinner prepared
by Mrs. Whistler and daughters and
they were remembered with a number
of fine presents, the presentation
speech being made by Rev. G. W.
Reeder. The guests remained until
evening, enjoying good social visit
with Mr. and Mrs. Whistler and depart
ing wishing them many happy and
prosperous years.
The following is a list of presents re-
ceived on this happy OCCASION:
Cracker lar, Mrs. Emeline Viii slel
of Ridgeway, Mo.
Silver dollar, Mr.. and Mrs. Ii. Ii. Ben
nett.
Fruit stand, Mr.. and Mrs. John Coch-
ran.
Berry spoon, Mr.. and Mrs. Alva
Woodmansee.
Pickle fork, Mr.. and Mrs. John John
son.
Pickle castor and tongs, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Pritchard, and daughter, Mrs
Ben Davis, of Essex, Iowa.
Silver fifty cent piece, Mrs. Merwin
Pie server and gravy ladle, Mr.. ano
Mrs. Charles Swanson.
Fruit stand, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Biggs
Set of tea spoons, Mr.. and Mrs. Ca
Billiard.
Salt and pepper shaker, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Smith.
Silver handled whisk broom anc
holder, Mr.. and Mrs. Nose Powers.
Silver fifty cent piece, John Clark
st. Joe, Mo.
Crumb tray and scraper, Mr.. ant
| Mrs. Huston.
Coffee pot, Mr.. and Mrs. Millart
Gardner.
Cold meat fork, Mr.. and Mrs. John S
Gardner.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-03-08
Pneumonia Follows a Cold

but never follows the use of Foley S
Honey and Tar. 1t stops the cough
heals and strengthens the lungs and
affords perfect security from an attack
of pneumonia. Refuses substitutes. L. P.
Van Werden.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-03-08

The beef trust seems unwilling to ac-
cept the clean bill of health given it
by Mr.. Garfield.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-03-08

labors rely on DR.. Thomas Electric Oil.
Takes the sting out of cuts, burns or
bruises at once. Pain cannot stay
where it is used.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-03-08

Thursday of last week, Frank Nc
Kibben, in stepping into his store
through the back door, fell and struck
his head on the handle of the door,
cutting severe cash in his forehead on
the left side. DR.. Smith was called and
had to take two stitches to enclose the
wound.-Humeston Era.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-03-08

Don't think that piles can't be cured
Thousands of obstinate cases have been
cured by Doan's Ointment. so cents at
any drug store.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1906-10-25

In proof Of its contention that
sanity is only the standard OF con-
duct fixed by the majority, the
esteemed Tampa Times, replying to
the increduIous Democrat, gives as
illustration the thermometer which
records the changes in temperature,
and says that the wiz of the majority.
like this thermometer, slides up and
down and fixes things by the same
noiseless graduation" All, but the
thermometer doesn't. make the tenn
perature-that must be referred to
the laws of nature; and for an equal
ly good reason the sanity of man
kind must be determined by the same
laws Allowing for all the infinite
mutations in human opinion, in the
last analysis, when we get down to
organic facts, the relation OF the
normal human mind to things, both
objective and subjective, is a status
which, happily for US, is fixed un-
changably in nature, and no sliding
scale of majority opinion can alter 1t.
A straight line, for instance, is the
shortest distance between two given
points That is eternally true in the
very nature of things and a sane
world so accepts it: but would it be
any the less true if the majority of
people, seeking to establish a new de-
fnition, to fix new standard, should
deny it? Perfect sanity is perfect
conformity to the laws of nature.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1906-10-25
THE ILLINOIS WAY.

II any community in the South
should do for its negro population
what the whites in Casey. Illinois,
did for theirs one day last week a
howl would go up from the whole
North and We would hear il all over
again that We were cruel barbarians
and the papers up there would re-
preach US and denounce US, and the
preachers would preach against us,
and the politicians would inflame
public sentiment against us and the
whole world would be called to wit
ness that we were all to the bad and
quite unfit to be classified as civilized
people. This is not drawing it too
strong, and for proof of it look to
the Atlanta riot and the uproar from
Maine to Oregon over half a dozen
negroes killed in a street riot by
white hoodlums, with the entire
police force seeking to stop the riot
and the public sentiment of practical
ly the entire city solid against the
outrage. But to the Illinois incident.
Ii occurred on October 2l and the
story OF II is told In a few lines In
a dispatch tucked away without dis
play among scores of others in the bIe
Northern papers and provoking no
editorial comment. Here It is:
Casey, ILL.,, Oct. 2l.-This place
with population of $500 persons,
is without a negro citizen. following
the troubles of Friday and Saturday,
in which the negro population was
cleared out, after a white girl had
been insulted by John johnson, a ne
gro hotel cook. A mob was formed
Immediately after the arrest of John
son Friday, but the negro was saved
from harm by a ruse. The Police
Judge announced that Johnson would
have four hours in which to prepare
for lis defense in court, and was then
hurried out of town without the
knowledge of the members of the
mob. which was without a leader.
The mob, learning this, become flu
riOus. and Immediately started to free
the city of the negro population.
Negro barber shops employees and
hotel porters. cooks and laborers.
we're given minutes to leave. The
police and several deputies mixed
with the mob in front of one of the
local hotels, and had not cooler heads
dominated serious trouble would have
resulted
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1906-10-25

The Live Oak Democrat is sure
Mr.. Roosevelt regrets the unjust
things" he said about Jefferson Davis
since he sent his condolences and
flowers and a squad of soldier to
honor" the funeral of Mrs. Jeffer-
son Davis We should be delight
ed to accept the view of our contem-
porary. But we cannot do so since
these unjust things were also I'M
true and yet are being reprinted in
late editions of Mr. RooseTelt's
works, which are advertised as his
tory" So that in fact he is reprint
ing them every day and making these
untrue lAtements continually with
out a word of correction. Can flowers
and empty -honors" cover these
facts?-Times-U Union.
We were not before advised that
late editions of Mr.. RooseVelt's aIleg-
ed histories had been issued contain
ing the original ISLANDERS on Mr..
Davis This being true we have moth
ing to say in behalf of the slanderer.
His second offense is wort than his
first one. To write a falsehood the
first time may be excused if the
writer had been misinformed of the
truth, but to deliberately repeat it
after ignorance could no longer be
urged in extenuation leaves him with
out defense.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1906-10-25
He Saw Minister'S Wink.

The Rev. William Sheafe Chase,
rector of Christ Church, Brooklyn,
n. u. now prominent in the crusade
for Sunday law enforcement in New
York. has an uncomfortable wink, the
Boston Herald says. His many Rhode
Island friends will recall that when
he is talking earnestly one eye will.
by an Involuntary muscular eontrac-
ton, appear to be giving point to the
conversation.
AT that time, when he was rector
OF st. James Church, in Woonsocket
he visited a printing Office with a
rush order for some work.
Il can't do the job in time for you
unless | work Sunday" said the
printer, and don't suppose YOU ap-
prove of that. +"
4 will leave the copy" said Mr..
Chase, land you must do the best
you can, but certainly you must not
work on Sunday" he concluded with.
emphasis. -iF go
When the rector received the print
ing ne said, with some surprise: 81
did not think it would be delivered
so early"
1T would not have been ready but
for the Sunday work." replied the
honest printer.
Surprised at this, Mr.. Chase ask
ed Didn't say that the work must
not be done on sunday?"
You surely did, but you winked
and know what that meant" was
the sage answer of the man of the
types.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1906-10-25

1t is said that the President has
made up his mind to do the square
thing by the South and give this sec
ton another representative on the
Supreme Bench OF the United States.
Justice Brown is to retire or has re-
tired, we forget which, and Secretary
Taft says he don't want the position.
This being true Mr., Roosevelt is said
to have selected for the place Judge
Horace H. Lurton, of Nashville.
Tenn, Scutherner and Democrat. who
is now on the United States Circuit
Bench. Justice White. of Louisiana.
is the only Southern Democrat on the
Supreme Bench, and as that coure Is
supposed to be non-partisan and
nonseet1eaaf It is plain justice to. the
South to give it this appointment.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1906-10-25

Among the worst enemies of pro-
gress in any community are the peo-
pie who refuse to improve their real
estate and hold it at such prohibitive
prices that others who would buy it
and improve it are prevented from
doing so. The Dunnellon Advocate
Is goine for" such people In that
town, without calling names, and
they deserve all the criticism they
get. 1t is true that they are strictly
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1906-10-25
From Union Precinct.

Editor Democrat: AS / have NOT
seen much in your paper of late from
our district, | will pen a few lines.
am not going to vote against the
drainage Of the Everglades, but I am
going to vote against the amendment
that gives, or would give that Board
OF improvement unlimited power to
tax the whole state and could Law
hand of oppression on those that
would not be benefited by it. | hone
all of the voters will look well to this.
remembering the little experience We
have already had in the matter of
road tax and no good from it. And
why the discrepancy in the expense
OF the two counties when Suwannee
is or was to bear twO-thirds of the
expenses of building the two bridges
one at Luraville and one at Bran
ford. | have the estimate of taxes of
both counties before me and I give
them herewith: Lafayette county.
$2,SS1,5SO; Suwannee county
$2,567,S56. Now is i. fair, fellow
citizens. to burden ourselves more?
1t is no. that / don't like the Cover
nor, l do; it is what he is trying 10
do thai | don't like, and the results
from it.
1t is business if you have a doubt
about anything to let it alone. An
honest mind is an unerring dictator.
So, brother yeomanry of our county.
let us all stand pat on this question.
WELL-WISHER TO ALL.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1906-10-25

Mr.. Bryan predicts that the next
House in Congress will be Demo-
cratic. He has been over a large
part of the debatable ground since he
returned from Europe and is better
informed on the subject than most
men. Mr.. Bryan makes few election
predictions and he is no loose, hot air
talker. We don't remember that dur
ing either of his presidential cam
paigns he at any time predicted his
own success We have faith in his
forecast that the next House will be
Democratic.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1906-10-25

Cur thoughtful and valued Dow
ling Park correspondent, in his letter
In yesterdays Democrat, made an ex-
eellent point when be called atten-
ton TO the lack of a good credit
system In Florida, and charged to
that defect much of the vagrancy
which creates the existing shortage
in labor. He says: Give credit to
none but those Of known integrity. if
you would encourage honesty and
industry and exterminate the dead
beat and that Is an obviously
sound business rule whose enforce
ment would put many a loafer to
work
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1906-10-25

Tammany salks no longer and Is
all right for Hearst. That doesn't
guarantee his election, but it largely
diminishes the ehznces against him.
William Randolph is the toughest
proposition New York Republicans
have been mp against for many year
and the G. o. P. leaders up that way
are scared almost to the point of
panic. A new leader in New York
politics is badly needed anyway. 1t
begins to look like Governor Hearst.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1906-10-25

within their legal rights. but that
desnt excuse them. for legal lines
define a very small part Of our duty in
this world, and a citizen can stay
within those limits and still be the
very meanest individual in the com
munity and the greatest obstacle to
it's advancement.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1906-10-25

Secretary Shaw has returned to
Washington from his speech making
tour in Pennsylvania, New York and
other states and says the political
apathy beats anything he ever saw
in his born days. What he meant
was the Republican apathy and that's
a mighty hopeful sign for Democratic
success.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1906-10-25

The Republicans are making spec
ial efforts to wean good old Missouri
from her Democratic allegiance and
carry the State next month, but the
Old Guard there is thoroughly arou-
sed this time and Missouri will go
back where she belongs-in the reli-
ably Democratic column.