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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-23

James Collier residing over near Sid
ney claims that he will have at least
1900 bushels of peaches in his orchard
this year. He has over 800 trees and
they are all pretty we'll loaded. At
that rate the peach famine this year is
not so very severe after all.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-23

For SALE-Complete saw mill outfit
with 20 h. p. engine and corn burrs fol
sale cheap on account of my health
27tf D. A BRIGHT.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-23

V. r. McGinnis, master in chancery.
is here this week hearing evidence in
some of the Seymour bank ases.-Cory-
don Democrat.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-23

Cement blocks are the coming build
ing material. make them any size and
will be pleased to quote you prices.
Roe CASTER JR.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-23

The peach crop in Decatur county is
not very large this year, but the quality
is of the best and they will soon be
ripe.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-23

The new brick building for Penni-
wells meat market will soon be com
pleted. 1t will be one of the finest of
it's kind in southwest Iowa, and will
proves fine addition to the business
district Of Leon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-23

We have fine line of lawn mowers
ranging at reasonable prices at our
store. VIM. CREIGHTON & Son.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-23

For SALE hreshing outfit warrant
ed as good as new price $1,000 cannot
be duplicated for less than $500.
47-tf. JAMES E. PAUL, Weldon la.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-23

Losr-A pair of gold bow glasses be-
tween Leon and DecaturI marked with
initials "E. NJ. j. Please return to The
Reporter Office.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-23

For sALE-About $4,000 feet of native
dimension lumber, 2x4, Axe, sheeting
and some inch oak flooring.
45tf. W. H. AXES.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-23

D. H. Fulton was a friendly caller
on Monday morning, leaving $1.5O to
pay for his Reporter one year in ad-
vance.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-23

Pearl Perks had the misfortune to cut
his foot quite severely with scythe
last Thursday evening.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-23

Harvesting in this part Of the county
is about finished. The yield of wheat
and oats is an average while the hay
crop is as good as any for the past few
years.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-23
DIR. NYE, DENTIST.
Office in Riggs Block.

Save per cent by paying cash and
trading with us.
OGILvIE g. GARDNER.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-23

Get my prices on cement building
blocks before you do any building this
spring. They II save you money.
Roe CASTER JR.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-23

For SALE-Several pieces of resi-
dence property in Leon. Or will rent
or trade them. Off. J. CEsLER.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-23

The heat Of last Friday afternoon was
surely shot stuff" the thermometer
standing at 50 in the shade at p. m.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-23

The residence of 7. S. Arnold on south
Main street is having some material
improvements made thereon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-23
Shenandoah has just let street paw
ing contract at $1.80a per square.

DREssMAKING-I will do all kinds of
dressmaking either at my rooms or your
home. 41-tf BESSIE FARyER.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-23

The Shenandoah chautauqua, just
closed, was financially failure this
year. They are from $500 to $500 be-
hind.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-23

LosT-Pitchfork, near Simon Good
mans. Finder please return to Report
er office. 4S-1t.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-23

l have 100000 good brick on hand.
Will deliver to any part of the city.
32tf. F. L. JENKINS.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-23

We have plenty of native lumber on
hands to sell. Already sawed out. No
waits. Dekalb & Smith. 24-tf
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-23

If you want to use any cement blocks
this spring let me figure with you.
Roe CASTER JR.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-23

Ella Woolsey of 846 East Fifth street,
Des Moines, sends remittance of 81. so
for the Reporter.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-23

J. S. Tullis was taken suddenly i'll
last Wednesday evening and is still very
low.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-23

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Neal Wells or
Friday morning, tine S-pound baby
girl.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-23

J. A. Harris is painting his cottage in
south Leon, occupied by Thos. Epperley.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-23

WANTED.-400 gallons home made
sorghum. Bring in your samples. Cash
or trade.
HARRY 7. VOGT & CO.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-23

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Gurley George,
last Sunday, girl.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-06-11
June ii, 1908.

the same in all it is safe to count injury by the
alcohol content
Each of these samples contained twelve ounces
OF liquor. The dextrose content would be one
and one-third teaspoonfuls-aco less than fye
tedspoonfMls of prmne Juice, or one good naoutEN
fml of bread The small amount of hop-extract
would as tonic be laughed out of court by
homeopathic physician. 1t is negligible
GEORGE D. HAGGARD. M D
Minneapolis May 80, 1908
Little needs to be added to this statement. It
convicts these great brewing companies of be-
ing medical fakirs of the meanest sort Not only
are they selling their beer in disguise, attempt
ing to create the drink habit with those whom
they could not tempt with their undisguised poi
son, but when they represent to the weak and
the worried, the nursing mother and the enfeebled
aged that their wares are tonic and food they
do lie like the father of all brewers-and lie, too,
for sum SO petty that the common pckpocket
would scorn the unholy gain.
What the public will say to the publishers of
the Revie7O of ReoiezVs in the letters that will
soon begin to pour into the offices of that
periodical, it would be interesting to learn.
Perhaps the office cat may tell tales.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-06-11

MALT. The HOPS have soothing effect upon the
nerves inducing mental peace and refreshing The
pure extract of barley MALT is rich in nourshment
Beng IN predgesed torm is easily assmiated and the
impaired nerve forces are quickly strengthened.
PABST EXTRACT, The Best Tonic, being predi-
gested liquid food, is welcomed by the weakest stomach
weak, builds the overworked helps the anaemc, feeds
the nerves, assists nursing mothers and invigoraes
At All Druggists-Insist upon it being Pabst Booklet
and Picture "Baby's first adventure sent free on
request.
PABST EXTRACT CO., DEPT. o. MILWAUKEE, WIS
On either side of this advertisement is pic
ture of bottle, but from its label is omitted,
perhaps in the process of reduction of SIZE the
statement which the pure food law requires to be
placed there and which actually appears upon
the bottles of the stuff as sold-that it contains
fve percent of alcohol
The superb assurance of periodical that boasts
that it excludes advertisements of Intoxicating
liquors and few pages away from the boast
advertises liquor confessed to contain FIVE per-
cent of alcohol merits the admiration of the
world
On page SIS of the same April number of the
Reoie10 OF Revie7oS appears another full-page adj
vertsement of another masquerading beer, the
Anheuser- Busch malt Murine" This advertise
ment reads:
THE STRENGTH OF THE SOIL,
air and sunshine is in grain of barley that
Not without good reason the ancients called it THE Gift
of the Gods" When skifuly matted and its nutritious
juices mingled with the tonic of Bohemia's
Saazer Hops it produces the healthbuder famed
Anheuser Busch's MatNutrne. 1t creates blood
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-06-11
THE NATIONAL pRoH1B1T1oN1sr

statement of the character of these two nostrums,
| requested DR.. Haggard to purchase bottle of
each and to make careful analysis of the con-
tents.
DR.. Haggard reports his compliance with this
request in the letter which follows The table
showing the contents of each disguised beer con-
tains for purpose of comparison the report of an
analysis of undsguised beer. The letter reads:
Editor of THE NATIONAL PRoH1BIr1oN1sT: Your
letter of the twenty-6rst was duly received. On
the twenty-second purchased at leading drug
gist's sample of Pabsts BEST Tonic and one
of MALT Murine" made by AnheuserBusch of
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-06-11
HOW KNOXVILLE SUFFERS"
Another Chapter of the Endless Continued
Story Of Good Results Following
the Saloons Going

the Saloons Going
KNOXVILLE TENN, May 2s-(Special CORE
spondence) 1.-The following almost sensational
statement of the good results that have come
to pass in this city from the adoption of the
Prohibition policy may be depended upon as
absolutely reliable and will be vouched for by
almost any reputable business man in the city
Under the old license system the city OF
Knoxville used to receive from the liquor traffic
from $4,000 to $4,000 per year in revenue, ex-
elusive of the share of the license fee taken by
the state and the county The county received
about as much more, and the state had from
$4,000 to $4,000
An investigation of the records of the criminal
court including the recorders court, shows that
eighty percent of the criminal cases OF recent
years were shown from the records to be the
result of drink Of the remaining cases fur
Their investigation traced sixty-hve percent to-
the same cause, making total of ninety-four
and three-uuarters percent of all crime trace
able to the drink habit.
In other words were licensing tor reve-
nue. of less than $4,000 per annum for both city
and county an institution for the manufacture
of criminals and their output was tremendous.
This revenue was, of course, reduced by the,
price of the machinery that had to be MAIN
tanned to take care of this output; criminals
courts, sherifs, policemen, jais, and warehouses.
From the report of County Judge Collier these
costs for the year 1907 in part shown as
follows
Workhouse Observation-Disclosures. $39oOo
Criminal court Exclusive of salaried
oficers) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 39oOo
Total .................... ......... S1o,ooo
Taking, then, only these two items into con-
sideraton, it can be seen at glance that Knox
vile was making mighty bad bargain The
police department cost nearly $4,000 and public
charities and correction" cost in the neghhor-
hood of twice as much
What has been the result under Prohibitionf
The jails are empty and the sherifFs Office IS
no longer the object of political scramble for
the sake of revenue The office once paid $12-
600; now it won't pay election expenses Our work
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-06-11

and sends pulg with healthy life to every Weakened
bied it conseves and feeds the whole nervous system
Its medicinal value is incalculabe Order OF
your druggist grocer. -.
For II, tops Of Red Metal caps from Large Malt Walt.
Murine Bottles with Gold Trademark "a from Split
Bottles Black Trademark and 15c for postage, we
will sehd of Vienna Art Plates to any address IN
khe United States.
ANHEUSER-BUSCH, St. Louis Mo-
The bottle which appears with this advertise
ment is conspcuously labeled "a Non Intoxicant,
though an attached slip with each bottle sold.
since the passage of the pure-food law, admits,
undertaking at that the presence of 100 percent
of alcohol.
The fair minded reader having read these two
advertisements will be forced to the conclusion
that when the Regezo of Re0eacs tells its readers
that it excludes advertisements of Intoxicating
liquors" and "fake medical announcements 1t
simply tells lie
For the purpose of having an exact scientifc
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-06-11

Fac-Simile of Statement Signed by August
Busch, the Millionaire Brewer, in Praise of his
Disguised Beer
Panama City pilot., 1908-10-22
ClewS Letter.

Two factors have kept our stock
market in an uneasy condition for
some time past: Our own political
campaign and a disturbed foreign
situation. The former difficulty viii!
soon be out of the way, and within a
few days perhaps the market will
show whether it has or has not fully
discounted the results. Of the two
influences, therefore, the foreign out
look is perhaps the most important
in the long run, for while its effect
here may be less noticeable than our
own election the consequences are
more far reaching. European mar
ketS are always much more sensitive
TO international complications than
is fully realized here. At the slight
est sign of international friction the
foreign Dourses ALWAYS tremble. and
American stocks are often among the
first sold, simply for the purpose of
protecting home issues. Thus it
happens that anywhere between 20 to
80 millions of American stocks have
been sold abroad recently, the bulk
of which was necessarily taken by
this marEet. That this new load was
assumed so easily is good evidence of
the strong support which is being ac-
corded here. But the tearing up of
so important a document as the Ber-
lin Treaty, which is what Austria has
virtually done, is certainly an event
inviting awkward if not difficult COM
plications. War will now probably be
escaped, or at least confined to
struggle between some of the smaller
States; but that very delicate condi.
Panama City pilot., 1908-10-22

pc PIE demand that they receiI e
some cohs-d dsrat.on as well as the L.
& n. r. P. The News says:
"Apropos of the removal of the
United States Dredge Caucus" from
Pensacola to either Mobile, Calves
ton, or some other port, possibly to
Panama-Secretary Waterman of the
Chamber of Commerce, at a recent
meeting of the chamber stated to the
body that the vessel had completed
the work at this port for which she
was intended"
The Caucus" was constructed bv
the government expressly for service
in dredging the bar at the entrance
channel TO Pensacola harbor and also
for the dredging of such channels as
may be required inside the harbor.
In other words, according to the Act
OF Congress apprOpriating funds for
the construction of the Caucus it
was expressly provided that the big
dredge should be local institution.
This Act has history, which per-
haps has never before been publish
ed, but it was vouched for on more
than one occasion by the late Senator
Mallory.
AS originally drawn by Senator
Mallory, who secured its passage by
congress, and as it really passed, the
bill authorizing the construction of
the Caucus" provided that the boat
should be constructed for work on the
bars and in the harbors of Pensacola
and Apalachicola, but due to an error
on the part of a congressional en-
I crossing clerk, the Apalachicola por-
ton of the bill was omitted from the
Act, which became law by the sig
nature of the president. This error
was always a source of deep regret to
Senator Mallory, and he frequently
mentioned it, but it was too late to
be mended after its discovery.
The omission of the engrOssing
clerk to write into the bill the Apa-
lachicOla port on of it, as was intend
ed, however, accentuates the fact that
the dredge is m exclusive Pensacola
institution, and as suggested to a
representative of the Evening News
yesterday by a local bar pilot, steps
should Immediately be taken to pre-
vent the vessels removal from this
harbOr until a channel has been
dredged from the harbOr entrance to
the quarantine station, of sufficient
depth to admit oflhe passage to quar-
antine of any vessel which can come
from the bar to the city docks.
1t frequently occurs that vessels
with part cargoes, and in numerous
instances vessels with full cargoes,
calling here for bunkers, from ports
requiring their passage through quar-
antine, arrive here, but owing to the
existence of lump opposite Clapp's
woods on the island side of the bay,
it is impossible for a vessel drawing
more than Is to II feet of wates to
reach the quarantine anchorage. This
condition needs remedying badly ,and
could be accomplished with a com
paratively small expenditure.
Panama City pilot., 1908-10-22
Moving the Caucus"

Much excitement is being created
in Pensacola owing to the govern
ment ordering the dredge Caucus
from that point. The following from
the Evening News explains the Pen
sacola view of the situation.
1t is ossible that the Caucus waa
built as claimed to work continuously
at the entrance of Pensacola harbor,
that the port might be utilized by
vessels drawing over % feet of water.
That it has been steadily at work
there, and barely kept the channel
open, demonstrates the necessity of a
dredge being constantly used to main
tain such channel there. There
fore the anxiety of the Pensacolians
when it is proposed to take the dredge
away even for brief time
Right now it would be proper to
enquire if Pensacola harbor, which
has become private railway propo-
sition, dominated and controlled by
the L. & n. r. R., is aproper subject
for extensive and continued outlay?
Why should the l.. & n. R. r. receive
such an amount of government aid?
Are the government officials and the
l.. q n. r. r. in partnership in main
tanning a waterway for that road? If
so it is time the partnership was ended.
There are other harbors not under
the control of any one railroad that
are more valuable to the people of
the lower South, and better deep
water harbors, than the l.. & n. con-
trolled port of Pensacola. And the
Panama City pilot., 1908-10-22
PhariSaic Politics.

Much has been said and written in
this presidential campaign about
tainted contributions. In fact the
matter has been SO fully and persist
emily kept before the "dear public''
that contributions, big or little, are
becoming mighty scarce.
The Democrats acknowledge having
received something upward of $780,
900. What the Republicans receive
they are to let the people know-after
election.
1t appears to the PILOT that there
is and has been a vast amount of
hypocrisy and illogical reasoning put
forth about raising funds to carry on
the campaign. And the Press are the
biggest sinners in the lot. While they
daily fill columns with political matter
for which they charge from SO to
81 900 dollars an insertion when used
for advertising purposes, they do not
admit that they are contributing
hundreds or thousands of dollars
daily, sum that by the side of the
contributions of the SHINING corpora
tions or millionaires, places the press
far above them in this "iniquitous''
practice.
Can the Press claim their columns
of cartoons, costly editorial and
special write ups, all of which are
most valuable in carrying on the cam
Oaign for Taft or Bryan, are not
equivalent to the cash paid by the
corporation or millionaire? Because
it takes the form of paid effort does
it change it's character as a contribu-
ton?
To be consistent either the Press
should be paid in full for its efforts
to advance political party, or indi-
viduals and corporations should be
allowed and expected to pay accord
ing to their ability. Wherein is the
public interested in any such con
UrlDutlon except TO prevent bribery
If the laws are not already ample to
do that, let them be made effective
Is there more probability of an office
holder being affected by large sum
paid for campaign purposes than he
would be by the stand taken by a
prominent newspaper, which perhaps
has more power over him than the
contributor possibly could have?
The whole subject is fast reaching
the "reductio ad absurdum" stage
In the mean time the managers OF
both political parties are yelling
loudly for money for the Legitimate
expenses of the campaign.
Panama City pilot., 1908-10-22

Preparations for the Great Gulf
Coast Fair and Agricultural Exposi
ton at DeFuniak Springs are being
made with a view to making the FAIR
of 1908 the biggest ever held Entries
in all departments indicate that il is
going to be a great show of the pro-
duets of West Florida.
Lovers of poultry will find q trip
there to be an education itself. The
very best in almost ali the utility
breeds from all over this section have
been entered for the premiums shown
4 partial list of the breeds to be
shown is White Legborns, single and
rose-combed, Brown LeghOrns, single
and rOSe-cOmbed, white, barred and
buff Plymouth Rocks, Buff Orpingtons
White and buff Wyandott's, Buff and
Partridge COchins, Bronze turkeys,
Pekin and Indian Runner ducks and
TulOuse geese.
Lovers of horse-hesh, and who does
not love good horse, will find that
department fuller than ever this year,
and the display Cf cattle will be an
eye-Opener. One ShOrthorn calf
which has been entered is said to be
the largest animal of its age ever
grown in the state.
To further the educational side of
the Fair there will be addresses by
the best Farmers Institute work in
the state, and in addition to these
DR. A. S. Meharg, of the Demonstra-
ton bureau from the Department at
Washington will be there.
The lighter side has not been LOST
sight of and arrangements have been
made for reproductions of the
speeches from both Bryan and Taft,
and on Saturday the big fiddlers con-
test comes off, open to all the world
the only requisite being that 1t IS
genuine old fashioned tiddling, with
prizes of SO and SO for the first and
second best.
The railroads have made a special
low round trip for the occasion and
everyone who can ge ought too.