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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-05-24
CURE YOUR KIDNEYS.
Do Not Endanger Life When a Leon
Citizen Shows You the Cure.

Why will people continue to suffer
the agonies Of kidney complaint, back
ache, urinary disorders, lameness,
headaches, languor, why allow them
selves to become chronic invalids, when
a certain cure is offered them? Doan's
Kidney Pills is the remedy to use, be-
cause it gives to the kidneys the help
they need to perform their work.
Ii you have any, even one, of the
symptoms of kidney diseases, cure
yourself now, before diabetes, dropsy or
Bright's disease sets in and death re-
suits. Read this Leon testimony:
Mrs. M. L. Cosler, wife of nj. L..
Cosler, farmer, living southeast of Leon,
says: "My kidneys bothered me for
six or seven years, causing dull aching
in the small of my back. AS if. back
ache at times very pronounced were
not sufficient to bring discomfort to the
ordinary mortal the secretions from the
kidneys were highly colored and l had
more or less rheumatism which located
itself in my shoulders. Advertisements
about Doan's Kidney Pills which stated
that they were a specific for the
kidneys induced me to go to Van
Werden's drug store for box. The
treatment certainly helped when the
action and condition of the kidneys
secret1ons became normal the last at
tack of backache ceased. l also knew
of a case Of child who lacked proper
control over the action of the kidney
secretions. Doan's Kidney Pills were
given him and help of most pro-
nounced kind resulted"
For sale by all dealers. Price soc.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for United States.
Remember the name-Doan's = and
take no other.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-05-24
WHAT OF THE FUTURE?

Gin the presidential election of 1904
there was only one democratic county in
Iowa. What of the result in 1906? If
the present distracting, destructive
fight among Iowa republicans is con-
tinued it would not be surprising if a
third of the counties became demo-
cratic, scores of the county Offices are
turned over to the democrats and MEM
bers of congress from several districts
are defeated for reelection. And all
this sacrifice to crafty the inordinate
ambition of one mani While democrats
are eNulting over the situation, republi-
cans might do we'll to consider it seri-
ously and calmly" Fairfield Ledger.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-05-24
STATE ELECTIONS IN 1906.

Gubernatorial elections will be held
in twenty-nine states this year. Ore
gon will elect successor to Governor
G. E. Chamberlain on June 4. The
Arkansas state election will be held on
September 1, Vermont's on September 4,
Names on September 10, Georgias on
October and Kentucky's on November
5. The other states will elect governors
on November 6, at the same time con-
gressional representatives are chosen.
OF the twenty-nine states, eleven are
now under democratic administration
and eighteen under republican. The
list, with the present gubernatorial
incubents and their party atfiliation,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-05-24

There will be no dearth Of politics in
1906, despite the fact that it is So
called "ofl year"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-05-24
For This Week
RdiSinS

California Muscatels Id. &C
California Muscatels Id. sc
Imported London layer. 1oc
Imported Sultanas. 2lc
29lb can Bartlett pears 1oc
25lb can pie peaches. ;. Ioc
24lb can plums ..... Ioc
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-05-24

Most disfiguring skin eruptions,
scrofula, pimples, rashes, etc., are due
to impure blood. Burdock blood bitters
is cleansing blood tonic. Makes you
clear-eyed, Drained, clear-skinned.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-05-24
Why Not Buy
Good | and Cheap
Secure a Fine Farm i'm Mani
tOba Before Prices Advance
If you thinking of Changing your Location
why not take look at the Manitoba Country
The Richest Soil in the World

Prot Tanner, the English agricultural chemist a
carbohydrates of the soil Of Canada in these
terms Although we have have hitherto considered the
black soil Of central Russia the richest soil in the world
that land has yield its distinguished position to the
RICH Deep black soil Of Western Canada Here it is that
the most fertile soil is to be found These soils are rich
vegetable humu from to four feet in Depth The sur
face deposit rich in nitrogen phosphorc acid phosphor
c acid potash and all other chemical ingredients that go
to make perfect soil To the high percentage Of nitro
added the high percentage Of gluten in the wheat
which gives to Canadian No. hard the ourshing quail
earth'
Prices and Terms
Our terms are oneourth cash and the balance in five
equal annual payments with interest per cent For
Instance quarter section of land $125 per acre. or
$4,000 OF this amount the purchaser would pay
fourth cash. $780, leaving $500 be paid in five
equal annual payments Of $500 each or less than S. per
acre per year. plus interest Think Of it. those Of you who
are renting and paying IS and S. per year rent you
buy farm from by paying less than S. per acre on
the yearly payment PLAN and the end of five years own
your land.
Any further information which you may wish will be
|gladly given whether by letter call in person.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-03-17
Liqht Aousekeepinq.

Oh, the kitchen was small as dolls front
hall,
And the pots and pans were few;
And the little stove was perverse, by
AS the temper of shakespeare's shrew.
But 1 donned me a sack with the edge
For the cap that goes with chef,
And, the matter to clench, spoke mostly
In French
And bade her call me Joseph"
She an apron found, and so tied it around
Her girdle in excellent taste:
Was as dainty a cook as a fellow could
brook
And I said: LAS badge of your art, not
But Annette's your name now, see?
So remember my dear. that while you're
You're French, as a cook should bel"
Thus accoutered, we gan with the pot
and the pan
To practice the magical art; /.
With a kiss at the toast-we essayed nc
And a kiss at the omelet's start!
And we kissed once more, too, as we
stirred stew
With a spoon and a snatch Of song:
With music and love and French and a
All, how could the things go wrong?
But they did, and, oh. what flood OF
Surged up as looked at "Annette!"
With pain in her eye as we both stood by
The side of the ruined omelet!
And the stew and the toast were also lost
By an. error we. ne'er OWNED;
But we kissed again and were comforte6
when
At restaurant later we dined!
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-03-17
Safe From Liuhtnjno,

In an editorial on the havoc o1
lightning the Springfield Republican
gives the following observation which
may be Of service to all:
IF you hear Of a death from light
ming out of doors, it will be found thai
the chances are the person was I'm
der a tree, if not there, then the like
lihood is that he was by a wire fence
or reaching up to a wire clothesline
or holding a plow with metal sinking
into the damp earth, or in touch will
the large damp bodies of horses Of
cattle. If in the house or barn, the
victim will usually prove to have beer
by an open door or window, where
pass currents of air, forming an elec
trical conductor nearly as good some
times as one of more substantial
character, or by a chimney sinking tt
the earth and rising above the build
ing, and full Of dampness, usually in
summer; or near a sweating haymoW
or load-which does much to explair
why SO many barns are struck"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-03-17

. It was said at the recent marriage
OF Princess Margaret of Connaught to
Prince Gustavus of Sweden that it was
one of those rare exceptions-a royal
love match. Perhaps so, but there is
no such proof of it as was furnished
by. the marriage Of another Swedish
prince in England seventeen years
ago and under very different circum-
stances:::zlust because that was moth
ing but above match, entirely of
Cupid's making, no ceremonious fuss
was made over it, and the European
sovereigns all held aloof from it and
did not even send wedding presents to
the bride and bridegroom. Prince Os-
car Carl Auguste, Duke of Gotland,
second son of the king and queen of
Sweden, was rs years old when he fell
in love with his mothers prettiest and
favorite maid of honor, Miss Ebba de
Munck. She was a scion of one of the
Oldest and most distinguished of Swe-
dish families and could claim to have
more blue blood in her veins than the
descendant of the man whom Bona
epartee4 had placed on the throne of
Sweden: Prince Oscar told his father
as much, but that did not soften the
kings opposition. He insisted that his
handsome son should wed only within
the charmed circle Of royalty, and be
content with the pick of some half
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-03-17

dozen pretty princesses. The course
of true love never didHrun smooth for
many long day. MISS Munck her
self refused to listensaIo the princes
suit and absolutely { forbade him to
make the sacrifice for#her sake. She
resigned her court APPOINTMENT. and
when she found thataher royal lover
was bent on following Her to her faith
er's house, she left home and entered
a hospital to train ash nurse.
But Oscar would tn0 give her up.
Rather would he lay 3side all his IT,
ties and privileges thaEhis royal birth
conferred upon him.: TIN his despair he
turned to his mother lpr comfort and
aid. Queen Sophie, heAself a princess
of Nassau, had her own prejudice to
conquer-but she wasIeatly attached
to her favorite maid honor, and
still more deeply, of cpurse, did she
love her son. He conXinced her that
he could never be happy as the hus-
band of any other wom4n. The mother
in her triumphed over Me- queen. She
sought out the Hospital nurse and
pleaded her-son,s css With success.
TO win the kings consent was more
difficult task. Finally, when she was
about to undergo a serious operation
which she might not survive she in
duced him to yield to what she urged
might be the last request she would
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-03-17
Sheriff Hoit's Afterthouqht.

The late Ralph T. Holt of Keene,
N. H., who served many terms as sher-
if of the county, had habit of using
the words 'sBy the way before ad-
dressing a person or commencing a
conversation.
One morning in the sixties, in open
ing a session Of the court, the sheriff
AROSE from his seat and in his usual
dignified manner proceeded according
to the custom by repeating the follow.
ing: Hear, ye. Hear, We. All ye
who have anything to do with the
court of common pleas, come forward
and you shall be heard according to
law" >. .,.-.I..<..
At this point he sat down and re-
manned seated for nearly a minute
then suddenly ,springing to his feet
and looking fixedly at the Judge, he
exclaimed: "By the way, God save
the state.", -. -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-03-17
WEBSTER "A GREAT ANIMAL
Wonderful Orator Seemesj tlaif Asleep
When Trying a Case.

When Trying a case.
*'I heard him once in Faneuil hall,
Boston. Every man in the audience
and the hall was crowded--gave one
shout of applause at what Everett
said. The subject have entirely for
gotten, but this fact I remember"
says a writer in the Critic. I inquir.
ed if he had ever heard Webster pro-
duce such an effect on an audience.
He said never; but he had only heard
Webster in court; it was in defense OF
a celebrated criminal-perhaps the
Phoenix bank cose. in Boston. "Mr.
Webster seemed in semi-dream. /
thought him half asleep, for he had
his eyes almost closed and was in a
heavy state, taking lirtle notice of
what went on in court. William De-
hon, a brisk young man. sat near him
and furnished him with law books and
papers and acted as if he were there
to keep Webster awake. There were
three judges on the bench-probably
Judge Shaw and two others-one on
each side Of MIN. They watched Web
ster closely, for it would not do to
neglect what he might say. He, on
the contrary, appeared to take no ac-
count of other persons, as if his mind
were anywhere but there. I fancied
he was thinking what his next politi'
cal move should be. He was re-
markable man to look at-far other
than the ordinary run of men-1 sup
pose the most remarkable American in
his aspect that ever was seen. They
thought so in England, where they
stopped to look after him in the street.
But he was heavy-a great animal, in
volved in his own dreams and paying
little attention to what went on
around him.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-03-17
Set a Hard Task.

Edwin Stevens. when he made up
his mind to tackle vaudeville, for the
first round selected Manager Meyer.
felt, founder of wellknown circuit.
The manager had gruff manner and
a German accent, and was, moreover,
very busy. Turning on Mr.. Stevens
brusquely, he exclaimed. 9; Veil, vat
do you vant?" IT would like togo
into vaudeville" responded the candi:
date, meekly. Vat do you do vat is
your liner + II am q comedian" |" was
the modest but very general answer.
"A komiker ,9hein p and the manager
faced him .sternly '..Ve make me-
laugh i. = Il M z , Sc: s|
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-03-17
PRETTY FLOWER CLOCK.

Timepiece in the Garden That,
Teaches Lessons in Nature. :
The ,children's grandfather made
them wonderful clock. It was out in
the garden, and by it every one could
tell the time Of day. OF what do you
suppose he made it? Flowers, and
his Is the way he did it. z
First, says the Washington Star, he
made a great flower bed and divided
it into twelve parts: The divisions
were marked out by rows of box
plants, and in the center was a post
three feet high. This post had two
hands on it, but, of course, these were
only for show. A sun dial on the post
told the time truly in case any Of
the little flowers got out of order.
AS some plants open only at night
the twelve divisions of the clock were
divided into parts. On one side were
night, on the other day bloomers.
At in the morning goatsbeard and
blue chickory opened. The petals of
the chicory were bright blue. They
grew lighter in color until they were
nearly white. The children called the
flowers go-to-bed-at-noon," as IL
o'clock found all their petals closed.
At o'clock the morning glory and
poppy opened their eyes.
At the yellow hark-weed and dan.
delions.
At o'clock the water lilies were
in all their glory and if the day was
fine o'clock found the pimperne]
with it's red eyes wide open. At 9
marigold and tulips spread out. Al
10 Stars Of Bethlehem were at their
best, for at II they were found all
shut up. At IL o'clock the lazy pas
sion flowers awoke and sweet peas
then triumphantly unfurled thei1
many-colored banners. At daisies
were the brightest and at ocloct
in the afternoon the flower appropri
ately named four-o' clock was ready tt
show itself.
At S o'clock the beauty of the
night awakes and at the evening
primrose was blooming its loveiest
At Z the white lychnis (only nigh
bloomer) opened and later still the
night primroses put out their white
bloom.
At 2 o'clock in the morning the pur
pie convolvulus awoke and wondered
if the sun had forgotten to get up.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-03-17
When the Bomb Burst.

The Sultan-"And how did it hap
pen, vizier, that you failed to inter
pose your WORTHLESS body between
your sovereign and the bomb?'
The Vizier-"Pardon me, your high
ness, it was all over so quickly that
there was no time to make a move"
The Sultan-"A wise servant antici.
pates the danger of his MASTER
The Vizier-"Had I anticipated the
danger, your highness, I would have
prevented the throwing Of the deadly
missile"
The Sultan-"Then you are not
good at anticipation"
The Vizier-"No, your highness"
The Sultan, smiling--"In that case
you have not anticipated the fact that
I am about to fine you twenty purses
Of 100 sequins each, and in addition te
present you with thirty lashes across
the soles OF your unanticipative feet!'
cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-03-17
Thought the Spots Were Movino.

The graduating class of the inter
mediate school, as it was then called,
in Waltham, Mass, in the year 1870,
were having their exercises in the
schoolroom. The children were dress.
ed in their prettiest, and in one of the
seats in the back row sat a colored
boy. Back of him was blackboard.
On the platform sat two Of the
school committee, one a small, wiry
man, and the other a large, portly
man and very near-sighted. This
near-sighted committeeman, after
looking long while in the direction
of the colored boy, and seeing that the
whites Of his eyes were moving. and
not distinguishing what, they: were
leaned forward to his friend and Whis
pered: "Are those white spots r. on
that blackboard movinR?" .*aNs;s 's.5 s3 .
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-03-17
INSECT PEST OF MILLERS.
Over Forty Varieties Of Moths and
Beetles Bother Them.

Over Forty Varieties Of Moths and
Beetles Bother Them.
"Millers have a good deal to con-
tend with in modern times,'' said A.
H. Hull of Kansas City, in the Mil
waukee Free Press. ''More than forty
species of destructive moths and bee
ties >infest granaries, some of which
were only recently imported and some
have been known as an enemy of
stored grain ever since very ancient
times. 1t takes a keen eye to detect
in apparently sound wheat the pres
ence of 'granary weevil,' but if the
grains have been stung by it, incalcu-
liable injury may be done in a short
time. Another destructive insect that
infests mills is the flour moth, known
as the scourge of the flour mill. These
insects excel in web-spinning, and
sometimes mix up so much with the
grain that the machinery is clogged
and mills are stopped for long pc
riOds.
"The Indian meal moth excels in
devouring the germs Of wheat, injur-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-03-17
Fewer Babies in EnqIand.

In the British House of Lords the
other day the Bishop of Ripon advised
further investigation into the causes
of the declining birth rate which, he
said, was falling more rapidly among
the educated and upper classes than
among the illiterate. Parliament was
bound to ask whether there was not
some sinister meaning behind it all.
"If it is true" added the bishop,
that we belong to race which is
slowly slackening its speed and
diminishing its output, how much
more it behooves us to take care Of
the precious little lives intrusted to
u.s."
The Duke of Devonshire suggested
that an anthropometric survey of the
population might be instituted.-New
York Times.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-03-17
Points About a Watermelon.

To plug is to let air into the melon,
causing whitening and decay around
the edges of the holes, no matter how
carefully the plug is replaced. To
plunk does no harm. Down on your
knees over a fine, large one, shining
green amid the vines of the patch;
lean over and press one hand on each
side-a quick, sharp squeeze-an ear
inclined to hear the sound. Does it
crackle in response? Does a sound
come forth like a ripping of the heart
within-a breaking down Of those
walls Of solid juciness? Then it has
plunked, then it is ripe, then it is fit
for the gods to eat.-Baltimore News.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-03-17
Her Plan to. Save.

The two women were talking about
children's parties. "Yes," said the
visitor, "Im going to give Willie a
party next week. About twenty-five
children will be there. How much
ice cream do you think I'll need?"
"You won't need more than a gal-
lon if you work a scheme always
use," replied the other woman. when
the children all reach the house I
pass around some <cookies-the yellow
sugar kind. let them eat all they
want. They always eat so many that
when the ice cream is served one
small dish is enough for each child.
Nothing works so we'll as the sugar
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-03-17
SAVED TWO DOLLARS
ZEB ATHoW TOO WISE FOR
SMART POLICEMAN.
Story Told by Old GentIeman's Neigh
Dor and Chum Gives Him High Rep
resentation for Stupidity-Cabman
on to His Business.

Zebulon Athow and Jeduthan Will
necticut village not a hundred miles
from New York, and each is the butt
of the others jibes and yarns. AS
matter of fact, they are the best of
friends, but whenever one thinks out
or otherwise gets hold Of an idea in
volving especial stupidity he is sure to
attribute it to the other, and all this
to the intense delight of the rest of
the villagers.
l happened to be in **the store"
when Willoughby came in. Somebody,
just to start him going, spoke of
Athow as a pretty smart fellow.
''What?" said Willoughby. 'Zeb
Athow? wy, he's so green that when
he gifts into the hereafter, eternity1l
come to an end before he catches fire.
Did you hear about him going to
Yonkers?
oval, it was this way; Zeb he had
to go to Yonkers fer somethin', so he
gifts out his g'og'aphy to see where
YOnkers is, an finds he's got to go to
New York first an change cars there
Bein's there's only one railroad from
here to New York, he managed to git
that fur all right. He knowed he was
on the New Haven road an that Yon
kers was on the New York Central, SO
when he gifts to New York he asks a
cabman at the deepo where the New
York Central deepo is
It's about four miles from here,
says the cabman. Git right into my
cab an I'll drive you over there
$50 Zeb he gifts into the cab an the
feller drives him around awhile, geein'
an hawin' till he gifts Zeb all twisted
up as to where he is. Then he sets
him down at another door of the same
deepo and charges him 81 for it.
"Jest then the cabman seen a police.
man stan'in' off a little ways eyein'
'em sort o suspicious like, so he says
to Zeb: You see that man in the blue
clo'es over there?' Yes. says .Zeb
Wal says the seabman, that's, nv
boss. If he knows charged you only
four dollars he'll make you pay the
other two. The regular fare is six
so, II he asks you how much you paid
you tell him it's none o. his business.
"Sure enough, the policeman comes
up to Zeb bimeby an asks him how
much he paid.
's'None O. yer business says Zeb.
You tend to your affairs an I'll tend
to mine.'
oval, after Zeb got aboard O. the
New York Central train he seen the
policeman stan'in' on the deepo plat,
form, so Zeb goes out on the hind end
O. the last car, an when the train gifts
agoin' SO fast that the policeman can't
ketch it, Zeb, he hollers back at him: !:
Ya-a-a-h, you feller with the blue
clo'es! I only paid that hackman four
dollars, an I'd like to see you git the
other two, gol dunn you!' "-Brooklyn
Eagla
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-03-17
WOULDN'T TEND THE DOORS.
Railroad Was Run Through Barn, but
There the Line Was Drawn,

There the Line Was Drawn.
Last spring while the survey for the
Northern Seaport railroad from La
Grange, Me-, to Searsport, Me-, was
being made some Of the youths i.
Stockton Springs, a small town in
Waldo county, thought they would
jolly some of the farmers. They
equipped themselves with a camera
tripod and an old telescope and start,
ed out.
They reached Prospect and hunted
up good old man and inquired il
they could survey his ground. He
was excited at once, and asked mum.
berless questions and wanted them to
tell him "for sure" if the road would
go over his land.
The mock surveyors assured him
they could tell him with certainty
after few moments work, and then
they erected the tripod and apparent
ly became absorbed in work of mark
ing off line Of stakes, the farmer
watching them with interest. n a
short time they pretended to discov
er that the road would go right
through the barn, so the old man was
told. He considered a moment an6
then said slowly:
"But there's only one door in It,"
'Well," they replied, ;'couldnt yor
knock off the planking on the othe1
side and put in another door?"
The man frightened up at once, anG
replied: eyes, I suppose I could, bu1
I'll tell you right now you'll have tt
keep a man to shut them doors afte1
the trains, for I can't be bothered al
| the time with them"