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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-02-25
Dr.. E. Warren Doolittle Sells To
DR.. CoontZ.

The latter part of last week DR.. E.
Warren Doolittle sold his medical prac-
tice in this city to DR.. Ccontz who has
been practicing at Woodland for the
past few years. The many friends of DR..
Doolittle over this part of the county re-
greet very much to to see him retire
from practice here. He has been one
of the most successful practicing ply
sicians in this part of the state, being
authority on medical matters and has
always been regarded highly among the
profession. His presence in the sick
room has been a relief to anxious hearts
in numberless homes since the doctor
came here in 1879, since which time he
has practiced here continuously with
the exception Of little over year he
practiced in Chicago about the time of
the Worlds fair there. He will remain
a resident of Garden Grove however for
the present at least, expecting to en-
gage in the real estate business.
While many will regret deeply Dr.
DoolittIe's retirement yet DR.. Coont2
who will take up his practice has been
very successful in his work and we are
told by one of the leading physicians OF
the county that he has no superior when
it comes to diagnosing q case. BE is q
clean young man and is held in the
highest esteem by the people where he
has practiced the past few years anC
we welcome him to the conn unity. He
will take possession at once and will
move his household goods when he cal
secure residence.--G Garden Grove EX
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-02-25
MIX RECIPE OFTEN.
Lots of Men and Women Here Had
the Simple Homemade Mixture
Prepared, Says Druggist.

Some remarkable stories are being
told about town and among the country
people coming in Of this simple home
made mixture curing rheumatism and
Kidney trouble. Here is the recipe and
directions for taking: Mix by shaking
we'll in a. bottle one-half ounce Fluid
Extract Dandelion, one ounce Compound
Kargon, three ounces Compound Syrup
Sarsaparilla. Take as a dose one
teaspooDful after meals and at bedtime.
No change need to be made in your
usual diet, but drink plenty Of good
water.
This mixture has peculiar tonic eject
upon the kidneys; cleansing the clog
i ged up pores Of the eliminative tissues,
forcing the kidneys to sift and strain
from the blood the uric and other
poisonous waste matter overcoming
Rheumatism, Bladder and Urinary
troubles in short while.
A druggist here who has had hun
dreds of calls for these ingredients
since the first announcement in the
n newspapers last October stated that
the people who once try it "swear by
it," especially those who haye Urinary
and Kidney trouble and suffer with
Rheumatism.
All the druggists in this neighbor-
hood say they can supply the ingredi-
ents, which are easily mixed at home
cleansing agent or system tonic known
and certainly none more harmless OF
simple to use.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-02-25
Washington Once Gave Up

to three doctors; was kept in bed for
five weeks. Blood poison from spiders
bite caused large, deep sores to cover
his leg. The doctors failed, then
"Bucklen's Arnica Salve completely
cured me, writes John Washington, OF
Bosqueville, Tex. For eczema, boils
burns and piles it's supreme. 25c at l.
P, Van Werden's,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-02-25

Mr.. Floyd Lamb, a young man who
stays at Mr.. Mackeys was helping saw
wood last week one day when his coat
caught in the tumbling rod and he was
carried round at a lively rate for an in
slant. His arm was broken in four
places the flesh being torn and mangled
in bad shape. DR.. Jamison was called
and went to his relief as soon as posi-
BILE. He dressed it and he is doing well
at this time.-Weldon American.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-02-25

Foley's Honey and Tar clears the air
passages, stops the irritation in the
throat, soothes the inflamed membranes,
and the most obstinate cough disap-
pears. Sore and inflamed lungs are
healed and strengthened, and the cold
is expelled from the system. Refuse
any but the genuine in the yellow pack
age. Bell & Robinson.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-02-25
TATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, :,

STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, *
LUCAS COUNTY.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is senior
partner of F. j. Cheney Co., doing business in the
city of Toledo county and state aforesaid and that
said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarih that
cannot be cured by the use of Halls Catarfh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before and subscribed in my presence,
this 9th day of December A. ID. 1886.
A W. GLEASON,
tSEAL)
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Halls Catarh Cure is taken internally and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Send for test imonials free.
Ell. CHENEY Il CO., TOLEDO, O.
Sold by all druggists. Use.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-02-25

The long winter months heavy foods
lack of exercise decrease your vital
ity, make you feel mean. HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea gives you vitality
clears the biood-builds up flesh.
Great Spring medicine. Tea or Tablets,
IS cents. w. G. Stempel & Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-02-25

Foley's Orino Laxative cures consti
patton and liver trouble and makes the
bowels healthy and regular. Orino is
superior to pills and tablets as it does
not grippe or nauseate. Why take any
thing else? Bell & Robinson.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-02-25
The Bargain at Home

Bobby Mamma, let's give papa a
lovely gold scarfpin.
Mamma-That will be nice, Bobby.
Bobby-Mamma you put in $3.50,
and III put in dime.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-02-25

"She told him she must not
any more
what did he do?"
Turned out the light"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-02-25

No more divorces.
!. Hubby" will stay lover true,
:. Every wife his only sweetheart, too,
: Perpetual matrimonial bliss twill be,
If both take HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain tea. W. G. Stempel & Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-02-25
Pneumonia Follows La Grippe.

Pneumonia often follows la grippe but
never follows the use Of Foley's Honey
and Tar, for Ia grippe coughs and deep
seated colds. Refuse any but the gem
uine in the yellow package. Bell s.
Robinson. ri
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-02-25

Nurse announcing the expected
Professor, it's a little boy. Professor
(absentmindedly)-W ask him what
he wants.-BOston Transcript.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-02-25

Passenger ton car)-Don't you Away,
shiver when you pass this cemetery!
Conductor-Not me. I'm going to be
cremGted.-MirrOr.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-02-25

Perkins cat midnight rs he sees bur
glar climbing up ladder to second story
window)-Hey, there. Look out for
the Daint!-Life
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-02-25
Twitching Of
the Al erveS

neesame almest unbessrESb,e unit!
about cure.
Tapping of the fingers, restlessness, sleep
lessness, inability to cortro the nerves.
What story of exhausted nerves is told by
these symptoms. Nervous prostration and
paralysis are not far away unless restorative
treatment is used.
The writer ofths letter was fortunate enough
to learn about DIR. A. W. Chase's Nerve Pills
and tells his experience for the benefit of other
sufferers from diseases of the nerves.
Mr.. /. w. OAKLEY, Montrose, Pa. writes:-
81 was troubled with nervous exhaustion for
several years and was SO nervous could not
lie in bed but would walk the floor and my
nerves would draw and twitch until was
almost wild. tried all sorts of medicines in
vain until used DR.. A. w. Chase's Nerve
Pills. Six boxes cured me and the old trouble
never returned l am very grateful to say"
Portrait and signature of A. w. Chase, M. D.
the famous Receipt Book author, on every box.
50 cents at all dealers or DR.. A. w. Chase
Medicine Co. Buffalo. N Y.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-02-25

Cheapest accident insurance-Dr.
Thomas Electric Oil. Stops the pain
and heals the wound. All druggists
sell If
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-02-25

Love Is the Wine OF lie, exclaimed
the poet.
"And marriage is the morning after
added the cynic.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-02-25

The teacher had, as she thought, fully
explained the Importance of perspira-
ton TO the juvenile class. Now, Clar-
ence," she queried, IF the pores of
your skin got filled up what would
happen:''
I'D bust" answered Clarence.-E
change
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-02-25
WOOdn1ansee House
THE BALANCE OF FEBRUARY

am prepared with all modern tests to give
very best results and will guarantee satisfaction
in all cases. Childrens eyes speciality.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-13
INSURGENTS overrate Themselves.

Cedar Rapids Republican: For our
selves we have seen no occasion for
any embittered debates between "in-
surgentsy and Republicans. 1t may be
conceded that the insurgents" that
is the men who bolted the Republican
tariff bill, did so from good motives
and for reasons sufficient unto them
selves. If they in all truth followed
the dictation Of their own consciences,
let them have the benefit of that.
But it can hardly be seriously con-
tended that the Republican party, ma
tionally, is going to repudiate the ma
iority and the tariff bill enacted by
majority, in order to sustain the very
small minority In the senate Of the
United States there were only seven
altogether, two of them from this
state. Whatever may be resolved by
the constituents of these men, 1t is
not presumable that the national party
will indorse their actions. 1t is ridic-
u'ous for anyone to think OF such a
thing These men, and their friends,
attach entirely too high potentially
to them and to themselves.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-13
Value OF Politeness.

Des Moines Capital Once a prom.
inent citizen of Des Mcines said: 81
have a son who is reasonably smart
and extremely polite l have SON
in-law who is brilliantly endowed and
neglects his politeness. My son sue
ceeds amazingly. My son-in-law con-
sidering his talent, scarcely succeeds
at all. Hence, think politeness is a
paying investment"
Nothing could be truer.
Dr. Cook has majority of the Amer.
lean people believing that he discov.
cred the north pole largely because he
has been polite He has denied moth
ing, smiled at everything, has been
pleasant to everybody. He has exhib
tied no evidence whatever to back his
claim to having reached the pole. His
ersonal popularity with the American
people has elected him as the discov
erer of tle pole. He will probably &C
into history and into the geography as
the discoverer of the top of the world
though he may not have been nearer
than five hundred miles.
Does politeness pay? The answer
must be in the affirmative.
Commander Peary has not been DO
lite, and while no one has yet disputed
that he reached the pole the honors O
such discovery have been withheld sc
far as popular applause is concerned
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-13
ouR ARMY OF DISORDERS

In a late issue of Harper's Weekly
General Homer Lea contributes an
installment Of a series Of articles en-
titled The Valor Of Ignorance" show
ing the yulnerability of this country
owing to our defective military sys-
tenn To Judge the discipline. NOR.
ale and fighting capacity Of troops.
their LOYALTY and selfsacrifce. is nos.
sible in two ways he writes, during
active service by cowardice and de.
sertlon; in peace BY disobedience and
desertion The Ten Commandments
OF a soldiers honor are all broken in
the one act of desertion. BY the lacy
OF or prevalence of this military
CRIME are We able to Judge the degree
in winch national non-mflitarv and
antipathy TO military ideals have tbeir
effect on the soldier. The dasertar
is the product of civil life NOT &c ,,,I,.
tant institutions. In Japan desertior
is unknown. In the United etataa
during 1906 there occurred in tba 49, ua
tional army of only sixty tbonsa 80 )
men six thousand two hundrad 80
eighty assertions" The writar ~
serts that under the present mite
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-13
BUILDING AND LOAN AssoclA-
TIONS.

Those who give attention to mat
tiers of finance in high circles have
recently been saying some good
things for building and loan associa-
tions that they never have said be-
fore. 1t appears that in the calmer
moments, since study has been
made of the rich mans panic" Of
| all the financial organizations, waeth-
err banks, trust companies, savings
institutions. or what not, the build
ing and loan associations. wherever
they existed in every state in the
Union, We're least disturbed These
associations in every instance, it is
said, continued in their quiet and
transformations manner, undisturbed
by the furry and unmolested by ap-
normal Withdrawals. to accumulate
the savings of their members, and
were ready to loan money to taose
who We're buying buildings or i'm
proving their homes.
In directing public attention to this
matter WRITER II the utlea, y, T., %
server recalls that the banks did not
dare let their money out in new d.
rections. no matter how much, how
great and how strong the security.
But the auditor of public accounts of
Illinois in his recent report to the gov
ernor of that state. says that he has
been unable to discover from care
full perusal of the reports from other
states, that the building and loan as
ISOLATION exhibited the least fear or
had any trouble whatever on account
of the panic They held the confidence
of the public all through the excite
ment, and most of them have come out
through the long period OF depression
stronger than ever.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-13
House That Cook Built.

Springfield Republican: This is the
house that Cook built.
This is the grub that lay in the
house that Cook built
This is the man who gave out on
the way and was sent back by Cook
to the shack to stay and make free
use Of he grub that lay in the house
that Cook built.
This is the sailor all savage and
grim, who replaced the man with the
crippled limb, and was given note
from Peary that said, This man is In
charge because Cook is dead and
gobbTed the grub that lay in the house
that Cook built.
This is the sportsman all jaunty
and gay, who strolled up onto the Arc.
tic to play, and dropped in at the
shack of his friend on the way. who
replaced the man with the crippled
limb. and had note from Peary
which said, "This man is in charge be-
cause Cook is dead,' and gobbled the
grub that lay in the house that Cook
built.
This is the owner, just back from
the pole, who called at his house and
found it quite droll that his guest, the
sportsman SO jaunty and gay, who had
strolled up into the Arctic to play and
had stopped at the shack of his friend
on the way, should be slave to sail
or all savage and grim, who replaced
the man with the crippled limb, and
showed him note from Peary that
said, This man is in charge because
Cook is dead" and gobbled the grub
that lay in the house that Cook built.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-13

A man from Stuart who pleaded gull
ty of boot-legging, in the fed
eral court at Davenport the 9th
er day, was promptly sentenced
by Judge Mcpherson to fifteen months
in the penitentiary. In passing upon
a request for a continuance in several
cases from Muscatine the judge is
quoted as saying: II am awfu'ly tired
Of this Muscatine business. Any boot
logger convicted before me from there
will certainly receive penitentiary
sentence, and wish you would pass
the word along the line, too" Cases
of this kind have engaged most of the
time and attention of the court at
4 Davenport the present term. 1t is the
established policy of Judge McPher-
son to put ali end to repeated viola
lions Of the Internal revenue law by
imposing severe penalties. Time was
when such cases were numerous in
/ the federal court mere in Keokuk, but
Judge Mcpherson summarily correct
ed the evil b. imposing penitentiary
i sentences. After a brief experience
in his court Muscatne bootleggers
will know better than to sell liquor
without q government license
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-13

Lieutenant G neral Adna R. Chaffee,
of the United States army, retired.
startled the military authorities of the
country by speech he made before
the National Guard convention at Los
Angeles last week. He was quoted as
advocating CONSUMPTION for army train
ing. so that force of 100000 drilled
men would be available for military
service in an emergency. When these
remarks were brought to the attention
of Secretary Dickinson that official
automatically said that he did not
think he ought to be called on to ex-
press an opinion every time anyone
made a speech. That might be taken
as an indication that the head of the
war department does not think it
worth waile to consider General Chat
fees proposition very seriously.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-13
is now at work searching throughout
this quarter section Of trees for
borers; also wrapping them to pro-
tect from rabbits.
John cownie.

Cedar Falls Record: John Cownie
has done we'll as a member of the
board Of control We are of the opin-
ion that he exalts the farming opera
tons at the several institutions I'M
duly and gives prominence to that feat
ure rather than the real object OF the
institutions but that is only incident
al. His general conduct has been
such as to merit approval However,
after serving twelve years he ought
not to take offense II the governor OF
the state prefers another. It Is no re-
Election upon his administration OF
public affairs.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-13
matter They are doing business
under false pretenses and no one will
be quicker to resent it than Mr..
Roosevelt.
Grand Old Missouri.

LAGRANGE Tribune: Grand old Mis-
souri,! How she is emerging from a
slow growth to great boom! It's In
the air of the Ozarks, in the breezes
that sweep the prairies, in the mists of
the valleys, in the deprns Of the mines,
in the dust of the highways, in the
current on the wires, in the waving
and rustling of the grain fields. in the
hustle and hustle of the city streets,
in the newspapers, in the books, in
the school rooms, in the churches, in
the homes, in politics and everywhere
in business. Grand old Missouri! She
is awake and alert.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-13
A DELIBERATE STEAMBOAT.

A steamboat named the Watkins,
which formerly breasted the raging
Illinois river in the vicinity of Peoria,
is being dismantled down south some
where. The passing of this vessel re-
minds George Fitch of some of its
characteristics, which appear to have
been chiefly shortcomings. AS de-
scribed by Mr.. Fitch in the columns
of the Herald Transcript, the Watkins
was small boat whose motive power
consisted of two smokestacks and a
stern wheel Ordinary steamboats,
have in addition to this an engine or
two, but no evidence of such posses
sion was ever discovered on the Wat
kins. On the same authority, she was
the most deliberate boat on the ILL
nois
Travelling with the current she
| frequently made four or five miles an
hour. Travelling against it she came
out loser in several exciting races
with the old free bridge. She attempt
ed to do an excursion business here
but the effort was not a shining sue
cess 1t took her from an hour to
half the night to negotiate the trip to
All Fresco and young ladies who start
ed out in their finest dresses came
home by the back streets hopelessly
out of style. The climax came at the
time the Watkins started up from Pc
kin with an excursion and after a
long and gallant struggle to reach
Peoria, landed at Kingston Mines, ten
miles in the other direction. That
settled it. She abandoned the pas
senger business and started south to
end her days as a freighter."
Mr.. Fitch declares that the Watkins
was gallant little boat, but under
engined. He is quite confident that
another tea kettle in the boiler room
would have doubled her speed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-13

William Jennings Bryan has been
APPLY demominated the Peary of the
Democratic party. He seems to think
that no one else in the party has any
license to aspire to the honor he has
sought for over thirteen years. The
Philadelphia Press in speaking of this
observes that
"The way he is again projecting
himself into the political lime-light in
dicates that he contemplates another
dash for the pole of his ambition
the presidency-and other explorers
should keep out of his territory. Three
times has he attempted to reach this
goal, always to be turned back by
biting, killing frosts.'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-13
How to Start Gasoline Engine.

George Fitch in Peoria Herald-Trans-
cript: All this conversation about the
non-runability of motor boats is weari-
some. A man can make motor boat
run just as easily as he can get elected
president It's not an impossibility at
all It just requires thought, perse-
verance and system.
Most people go at the business of
making a motor boat run too lightly.
They crank the engine an hour or two,
tinker with the spark plugs, juggle the
carburator swear reverberatingly and
then think they have done all that
can be done. Such men fail. They
are towed home. They come in time
to hate motor boats and to speak bit
terly of them. They do not realize
that they are themselves to blame.
Every motor boat will run so long
as the engine is all there If it refuses
to run the job is up to you. You must
persuade it. And the 100 proper
causes of baking which are ascribed
to the gasoline engine are only the in
IIOuuCtlOu " TIC looh
Consistency never started motor
boat A gasoline engine will run on
gasoline, kerosene, perfume, Peruna
and hair oil, but it will not run on
! consistency. There is nothing con-
sistent about it. It will stop when con-
sistency demands that because every
part of it is exactly all right it should
run like a scared cat The man who
then attempts to start it by using con-
sistent methods is making miserable
mistake He is wasting time and
| barking his hands for nothing.
II is all very well to exhaust the or
binary rules when persuading motor
to run. But when you have done this
keep right on. There is vast field
| beyond these rules in which the ex-
perf finds success. Some of the fol-
| lowing will always prove effective.
/ 1. Take out the spark plugs and
put soap on them. Scientifically this
is foolish. But it has started engines.
2. Take the carburetor apart and
nut it together again. Sometimes this
| makes it feel better.
8. Dust off the batteries with
| feather buster and crank the engine
rapidly, saying, "Eeny-meeny-mlny-
mo" as you do so.
4. Open tle gasoline tank and mol
Ter dam" into it, afterwards cranking
/ the engine lefthanded.
rfr nI11QS ana
blow cigarette smoke into the GYM
ders. Then crank looking out Tor
kick backs.
G. Grease the rudder cords ana
reverse the side lights. Crank the en-
CINE.
/ I. Kick the carburetor and set
the spark away up, shut off the gaso-
line disconnect the spark plugs ana
smoke a cigar. This has often brought
gasoline engine out OF a perfect
/ trance.
4 & Blow into the cylinders, shut
! the pits enrich the mixture, rub me
cut tobacco on the spark plugs ana
turn the cranks with the left mana
i fingers crossed.
9. After all these have falied, au'
inst the engine in the ordinary way,
set the spark on the gasoline anu
crank Ten to one she VIII go.
At least she did on Sunday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-13

The Southern Iowa Editorial Asso-
citation will hold its annual meeting
at Leon tomorrow and Friday. A
feature of the afternoon session the
first day will be an address by Harvey
Ingham of the Des Moines Register
and Leader. Mr.. Ingham is a gentle
man and a scholar whose thought
goes at high range and whose diction
it is delight to hear. All who at
tend the meeting at Leon tomorrow
are assured literary and oratorical
treat.