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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-05-02
58th Wedding Anniversary.

On last Friday April rs, occurred the
5Sth wedding anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. E. Cannon, and Monday, April
10Th, was Mr.. Gammon's birthday, he
being so years of age. The two occa-
sions were celebrated together on Mon
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs Lafe
Mitchell on Main Street. The guests
present were Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Gam
mon, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Cannon and
son, Lester, Mrs. Laura Allbaugh and
sons Roland and Leland, Mrs. Ellen Long
and sons Lorne and Renan and little
Audrey Hallbach.
An excellent dinner was served to-
which all "did we'll their parts" and not
withstanding the stormy, wintry
weather outdoors, a cheerful pleasant
spirit prevailed within.
Mr.. Cannon and little grandson,.
Lester, aged fifteen months, visited
CARRIERS Art Studio and had their pic.
lures taken together. Few people live
to celebrate SO many anniversaries to-
gether, and the numerous friends Of
this estimable couple wish them many
more such enjoyable occasions.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-05-02
The Editor Wants News.

My friend, help the editor in his wild
eyed search for news. When your
friends come to you, if you are not
ashamed of it, tell him; when your wife
gives tea party, if you have recovered
from the effects of the gossip, drop in
with the news; when a baby arrives fill
your pockets with cigars and CALL if
you go to a party and steal some of the
good things and leave 'em with the
item in our sanctum. If your wife licks
you come in and let us see your scars
and tender sympathy through the paper.
If your mother-in-law has died don't be
bashful about it; give in all the common
place news. In short, whatever makes
you feel proud, sad, lonesome or glad
submit it to our twenty -four carat wis
dom and see our matted locks part and
stand on end with gratitude, which will
pour from every pore like moisture
from the dew-be-sprinkled earth.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-05-02
Advertising As An Expert Sees 1t.

In the current number Of Bucks
Shot, periodical circulated by the
Buck Stove & Range Co., among it's
agents, statesmen and employees, is an
article on Business Building by the
Right Advertising" which gives the
views of a specialist in the work who
has made success of his business and
has brought success to firms with whom
he has been identified. In the article,
which is by Joseph Sigmond, advertise
ing manager for the American Furniture
company at Denver, the following ex-
perience in advertising results is given:
About seven years ago certain
Denver establishment, with which [
became connected, used weekly or
periodically, advertisements of ten or
fifteen or twenty squares. If suggest
ed half page or page. the merchant
threw up his hands in horror,
III finally demonstrated to this mer-
chant that more extensive distribution
of his invitations to visit his establish
ment, and to trade with him, and more
elaborate PRONUNCIATION of the advan-
tages his store could offer, in other
words, more extensive advertising,
would be the most profitable feature of
his whole establishment, and that more
extensive selling comes with more adj
vantageous buying.
81 demonstrated to him that he pur-
chased the limited advertising space
for the purpose of making profit there
on. That if he could earn money on
the purchase of ten squares, perhaps
he could make twice the profits on the
purchase of twenty squares, and SO on
up to a reasonable limit.
II still have the records. The bust
ness doubled the first year; the rent
remaining the same-the Office expenses
the illuminating the heating, ditto.
Extra clerks, to be sure, and expenses
Of doing the second hundred thousand
dollars worth of business, was mere
bagatelle compared with the necessary
expenses to get the first one hundred
thousand dollars. This merchant is to-
day classed among the wealthy. His
business has grown ever since and his
advertising has been increasing proper
tionately."
Mr.. Sigmond classes business men
who say advertising does not pay as
merchants without proper stock
chants without the proper credit--with-
out the proper tact, or merchants who
have advertised magnetically and
brought people to the establishment,
only to disappoint them.
Mr.. Sigmond holds that there is no ex-
ception to the rule that to be success
full merchant nowadays one must adj
yertise
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-05-02
FAIL URE GROWS WORSE
Shortage of Cashier Ware of the
Seymour Bank is S250.00O.00.
Receiver in Charge of Bank.

The failure of the Farmers and Drovers
Bank, Of Seymour, mention of which was
made last week, turns out to be a stu
pendous one. When the announcement
OF cashier Wares shortage was first
made public it was reported that the
shoi tage would not exceed 900, and
that the depnsitors wonld lose nothing,
as the bank had q capital stock of
$50, 900 and the stockholders were liable
for double the amount oil their stock, but
when the state bank examiner arrived
and made a careful examination it was
found that the shortage would reach at
least a quarter of a million dollars. 1t
seems that Ware has been looting the
bank for some time, his system being to
receive time deposits and issue certifi-
Gates but making no record of the de-
posit on the books of the bank. When
the failure was announced the deposit
ors commenced bringing in their cer-
tificates and enough have been already
presented to show that at least $3.50, 900
has been stolen. Ware since the facts
came out has been very sick man, and
it is feared that he will either die or
become insane. To add to the trouble
many persons whose notes the bank
holds claim that they have been paid
and others claim that the notes are for
greater sums than they were given.
r.. B. Fry, of Corydon, was last week
appointed receiver for the bank and is
now in charge. The books are in an
awful condition and it will be several
weeks before the exact condition can be
learned. Wares friends still insist that
he did not profit from the money taken,
but that it was used in speculations by
his friends. 1t is not thought possible
that the deposits can recover more than
90 per cent Of their money and the
stockholders will lose the capital in
vested $4,000 and will also be COM
PEELED to pay assessments equal to their
stock, which will make their total loss
$16O.000. Ware was arrested Saturday
night on the charge of embezzlement,
but he is too sick to be taken in custody
and the Sheriff is guarding him at his
home in Seymour. His preliminary ex-
animation was held Monday, at which he
was represented by his attorney who
waived examination and Ware was
bound over under bonds of $4,000, but
it is doubtful whether he can give the
bond.
The failure of the bank has been a
staggering blow to the business inter-
ests of Seymour. The proposition to
vote bonds for new school house was
defeated last week, and many improve
ments which were to be made this year
have been called off. 1t is said that
several of the business houses of the
town will be forced to make an assign
ment. and several of the big stockmen
have already made assignments for the
hanafit Of their rro6itnrc
The final payment of dividends to the
depositors in the Dunning bank at Mt
Ayr was completed last week, the de-
positors receiving total of 3O.42 per
cent of the money, and it looks now as
if the Seymour depositors will not fare
any better.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-05-02

Ida Lewis recently celebrated her
fiftieth year as keeper of the Lime is
land lighthouse in the harbor of New
port, r. /. AS a girl and woman Ida
Lewis has lived remarkable life. Her
bravery and skill in handling boat are
we'll known and her fame is secure as
the great woman life saver in the world,
for she has the credit of having saved
no less than eighteen lives, most of her
rescues having been Effected in the face
of extreme danger and in winter. AS
keeper of the Lime island lighthouse, to
which post she was appointed in recog-
milton of her bravery and record as a
life saver ON the death of her father,
Miss Lewis has shown herself as care
full and efficient as man could be. She
is one of the few women in such a
position.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-05-02
Editors to Meet in Davenport.

The Southern Iowa Editorial associa-
tion, which held its fall meeting in Cen
terville last year, will meet in Daven-
port for the spring session, and the
Davenport Commercial club will enter
tain the editors. A committee met last
week in Davenport and set the dates
for the meeting on June 20, 81, and %.
A big time is being arranged for this
meeting with an extensive program of
events, besides shop talk. 1t is hoped
that there will be a large gathering of
Southern Iowa newspaper men at the
meeting.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-05-02
Commercial Club Organized

The work of completing the organiza-
tion of Commercial Club for Leon was
completed at the meeting held at the
assembly room of the Library building
last Friday evening, which was attend
ed by nearly all OF the businessmen of
Leon. The membership fee was fixed at
5000 and nearly all present became
members. Others will be added this
week and the club will start with a
membership Of about fifty.
The officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows:
President-HarryJ j. Vogt.
Vice President-W G. Stempel.
Secretary-James Il. Harvey.
Treasurer w. w. Warner.
An executive board consisting of the
officers and three additional members,
Geo. w. Baker, Fred E. Teale and James
w. Hurst was elected.
1t is the intention of the club to es-
tablish headquarters which will be kept
open all the time, and the executive
board is now negotiating for suitable
grooms. The regular meetings of the
club will be held on the first Friday
evening OF each month at o'clock, and
the first regular monthly meeting will
be held on Friday evening of this week,
and at this meeting a number of impor-
tant committees will probably be ap-
pointed to take up various matters
which the club will interest itself in.
We are pleased to see the club start off
so auspiciously. A Commercial Club
composed OF live members can do a
great deal for the advancement of a
city, and the members of the Leon Com
mercial Club are men who will do
things. OF course every thing cannot
be accomplished at once, and it takes
time to secure results but we are con-
fident that the organization of the Leon
Commercial Club will bring good re-
suits for the whole city. Everyone
who has the welfare of Leon at heart
should become a member now.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-05-02
Law Did Not Pass,

There appears to be widespread
notion that the recent Iowa legislature
passed the hunters and fishers license
law. The measure among other things
required the payment of ST year from
all parties indulging in hunting save
when the same is done on ones own
land.
The measure failed to become a law.
Such bill did pass the house during
the latter part of the session, but it was
so late when it got to the senate that it
was dropped and nothing was done with
IL s5 -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-05-02
Weather-Crop Bulletin

For week ending April 20, 1907.
Des Moines, Iowa.
The weather conditions during the
past week were more favorable than in
the preceding two weeks. though the
average daily temperature was about
six degrees below the normal, and the
precipitation was very light in all dis
tricts. There were several moderately
warm days, but the nights were abnorm-
ally cold, with frost, ice, snow, and sleet
in evidence at numerous stations in the
state. The month as whole is likely
to score record as one of the coldest
Aprils ever known in this valley.
Conditions have been unusally favor
able for field work, and very good pro-
gress has been made in plowing and pre-
pairing ground for planting. The soil is
in fine tilth, and reports are at hand
that some farmers have ventured to be-
gin planting corn. Vegetation has
made very little growth, and it is diff
ficult to estimate the damage resulting
from freezing. Many farmers have
reseeded oats in early sown fields.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-05-02
Baptist Church.

Next Lords day at II a. m. Mrs. Arm
strong will conduct the service and
give an object lesson to the children.
All are invited. Preaching in the even
ing; special song service at 1880.
Meeting at Palestine Saturday also
Lords day at IL a. m. Celebration Of
the Lords supper. Jas. A. Armstrong.
pastor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-05-02
Methodist Notes.

Preaching next Sunday both morning
and evening. Sunday School and Lea
que services at usual hours. Official
board meeting Wednesday evening
May 1st. Third quarterly meeting,
May 18th and 18th. Full program next
week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-05-02

That old saying "April showers bring
May flowers" should be revised and
brought up-to-date something like this:
april snowses bring forth June roses
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-05-02
License to Wed.

Glen Vaughn, Leon -..... ........... "a
Susie Fogleman, Leon /. :. Is
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-05-02

Coder sells Rumford baking powder.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-20
Pain ir nature,a si0nal of

Pain ts natures signal of distress. . warming that must not be ignored. Those sharp twinges in the back, those stabilize pains that follow any sudden twist or turn, are simply signs of hidden danger in the kidneys.
 No trouble starts more easily, gains ground more rapidly. nor proves more often fatal than any disorder of the kidneys All the outward ap- pearanees of health may remain until a terrible disease had taken root.
 It is best to learn the duties of the kidneys. tO watch for early signs of trouble. and to correct any irregular ity before it's serious stage begins.
 The blood goes to the kidneys in an ineessant stream. to be cleared of poi son and reliered of surplus water. This is passed on by the kidneys in the urine. IL is the retention Of roi- son ia kidney trouble that breeds fatal disease.
 Don't wait. The moment you feel any uneasiness, lameness or pain in the back. the moment the urine shows irregularity. either in its ap- pearance. or in the quantity or num- Der of the passages. begin with Doas's Kidney Pills. This remedy has been curing kidney trOables for seventy- six years. and never yet has failed
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-20
Army Desertions,

Published records of assertions from the United States army in the last year would seem to show that the cavalry arm is responsible for most of them. The coast artillery corps and the in fantry are next in order, with the field artillery showing smaller proportion. The engineer corps reports few iso- lated cases of French leave" and the signal corps is happily free from the evil. Of course the men in the two last named branches of the service are not so numerous as in the three prin- cipal arms, but proportionately they stand as above. The number of de- sertions from the four negro regiments in the army is less than that from white regiments.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-20

Messrs. Taft. Hughes and Fairbanks. La Toilette and Cannon
 And others we might name. They all said they would head the ticket. How can that ever come to pass? For they all look alike to Roosevelt
 When hc looks-in the glass;
 Toward the close of the dinner meeting of the Undesirable Citizens association was held, various club members impersonating John D. Rocke- feller, Senator Foraker, H. H. Rogers and other well known men who have qualified for membership in that body. It was stated at the outset that this organization had no connection with the Ananias club, which lis not in our class" When the double of H. H. Rogers entered he addressed this ad- monition to the double of Sergeant Mingo Sanders of Brownsville fame:
 Never start panic to get even with the president, Mingo. It might get away from you. Our last one did"
 William E. Chandler's right to be considered q member was challenged when his representative appeared, but he vindicated 1t with this indignant as- sertion:
 "I have taken every White House degree and belong to all clubs organ ized by the president
 "How much money have we gotf" inquired the substitute for k. II. Har- riman. who presided.
 About s25o, 100000, replied the dou- ble of Rockefeller.
 'How much has the government got?"
 Some small change and lot of postage stamps
 "Thats too much" snapped Harri- man. "We are getting careless"
 What else the Undesirable Citizens association would have done will nev- CT be known, for Its deliberations were interrupted by photograph, which began to shriek, seemingly in Presi- dent Roosevelt's we'll known voice;
 "Mendacious scoundrels Willful falsifiers! Malefactors of great wealth! A shorter and uglier word! Sheer in vention! Criminal rich! No swollen fortunes Undesirable citizens!" When the photograph ran down the Undesirable Citizens bowed reverently, and President Blythe said:
 Your masters voice" A number of speeches were made by prominent guests.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-20
THE NIGHTINGALE.
CoIeridee's Defense of the Sonsster as
 Not Melancholy Bird.

Not a Melancholy Bird.
 The traditional view of the nightin- gales song is supremely given in the familiar lyric by Richard Barnefield. Here the poet finds the forlorn bird, with ther breast up-till thorn," ear nestly pouring forth her melodious sor- row. Milton in his juvenile sonnet apostrophizes the ineffable singer as giving forth notes that portend success in love, and when he comes to de- scribe sober pleasures in "Il Pense- roso'' he appropriately finds the same strains most musical, most melan- choly." Against this Coleridge enters vigorous protest in 'The Nightingale; a Conversation Poem," characteristic ally advancing in the following pas sage a general truth and a specific criticism:
 A melancholy bird? Oh. idle thought! In nature there is nothing melancholy. But some night wandering man whose
 heart was pierced
 With the remembrance of a grievous
 wrong
 Or slow distemper or neglected love (And so, poor wretch, filled all things with
 himself
 And made all gentle sounds tell back the
 tale
 Of his own sorrow). he. and such as he. First named these notes a melancholy
 strain.
 Annotating this, the poet further Il. lustrates his philosophic acuteness and takes the opportunity of expressing his loyalty to his eminent poetical pred ecessor This passage in Milton," the note runs, possesses an excellence far superior to tkat of mere description It is spoken in the character of the melancholy man and has therefore q dramatic propriety. The author makes this remark to rescue himself from the charge of having alluded with levity to a line in Milton, a charge than which none could be more painful tt him except perhaps that of having ridiculed his Bible"
 In a letter to Christopher North Wordsworth refers to the false no tions" regarding tine nightingale's song and expresses his belief that Cole ridges poem, with it's theory that ''lr nature there is nothing melancholy will in all likelihood contribute great ly to rectify these" In his own poem Enterprise he touches on the same point and alIudes to the nightingale al ''the sweet bird. misnamed the melan choly" It is hardly necessary to add that Keats A his great ode ''To q Nightingale rises to exquisite rapturt over the happiness manifested in tho singing of the Tight winged dryad Oi 1 the trees."-LondOn Notes and Queries
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-20
Yuletids Memories.

Iris just a wee volume. as quaint as can
 be.
 All yellow and mildewed and old. Whose brown leathern covers protectingly
 bend
 Ger dim little edgings of gold. The wish writ therein, Merry Christmas
 to Will.
 From Mother" is blurred with my tears. But, ah. the bright vision 1t brings unto
 me
 Adown the gray vista of years. kitchen o'ernowing with homeliest
 wealth.
 A fireplace that laughed with a roar. While babies and doggies and pussy cats
 ronsDed
 Or tumbled about on the floor. A fir from the woodland. in fullness of
 joy.
 Its delicate incense outhung: The cone laden branches. mid popcorn
 festoons.
 With love sweetened offerings hung. My mother was there. in her beautiful
 youth.
 4 glory of love on her face: The smoke embrowned rafters looked
 soberiy down. While father led froIic and race An, many a spring. with its largess of
 bloom.
 Hath broidered their touches 90 green. And years seem as sands on a storm
 beaten shore. Life's May and December between. Fer now, though dream mid the treas
 ures of Ind. Rare hanEings and crystal and jade The rug meath my feet heard a sultan's
 last sigh:
 4 queen by this chimney piece rTayetl- Nor coveted missal. iIlumiuei of cid. Nor manuscTipt mellowed with age. Hath worth in mine eyes like this precious
 old book
 With love haunted. tear bedimmsd page Mary .. KIlflee in New York Times.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-20
PITH AND POINT.

No one is content, because no one is content to die
 Being a good fellow has cost many a man a good job
 You can never judge from the size of the quarrel the value of the thing Quarreled over
 How easy it is to put a false st0ry in circulation. Don't assist WisehieE- ous and unreliable people
 What an uncOmmonly fine article of coumou sense a man has the day aft CT he has made a fOol of himself
 When aa esderIf wOuzn begins a conversation by saying I r1ised ny children wifbc1t help.- it is an i7tiE-a- tiOu that she is tired taking care of xrzndehildrea--AtchiSoa Giobe-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-20
HORSE AS WIRELESS PLANT.
Army Officer Sends Current From Mounted Operator to Ground.

An ingenious device by which the horse is made part of an electrical circuit has been reported to the war department by Lieutenant A. C.. Knowles of the One Hundred and Thirtieth infantry at Fort Leaven- worth, who has been making tests intended to permit telegraphic and telephonic communications between mounted operators, says Washington dispatch to the New York Press.
 This will permit the mounted opera tor to transmit messages to his base whenever necessary without stopping his horse and is accomplished by plac- ing small piece of copper properly connected to the telegraph or telephone instrument against the animals body, thus completing a ground connection through the horses hoofs.
 The tests were made over all kinds of ground, and conversation was car ried on without difficulty between two operators separated by five miles of wire, the horses standing in the grass.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-20
Individual Christmas Trees a Fad.

Tiny individual evergreen Christmas trees will be much in evidence this year. Even if their boughs are too small to support many heavy gifts they easily can hold less bulky arti- cles, and the big ones can be arranged beneath the trees. says the New York Press. Last season several women who gave Christmas dinners put at each place miniature tree as a deco ration, with lighted candles, tinsel and gifts on its dainty branches, and this has started the fad. which this year will be observed more generally.