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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-08-15

for a getaway, and if the aeroplane
does not pass the outer square in any
of these three trials, they are ~disquali-
fled for the race. If the aeroplane
passes the getaway line on the first
trial, il must continue its flisht, as it
will have no more trials. The aero
planes are to maneuyer throughout a
given district; for instance, Forest
Park, if the Catlin tract is chosen for
the starting point. and the plane stay
ing out the longest and returning to
the 200-foot starting square, wins the
first prize. A plane to win a prize
must fulfill the following conditions:
Leave the starting point in at least
three trial. to get outside of the outer
getaway line. Maintain a continuous
flight and return to the starting
square.
Contest to be held Friday, the Sth
at > p. m.
The first prize viii he awarded to
the %aeroplane remaining the longest
in continuous flight.
Commercial Balloon Race. october
oh at , p. VI.
Open to the commercial and manu-
featuring establishments of st. Louis.
Each balloon viii hold 5000 feet OF
gas and win be operated by a water
bucket which will automatically dis
pose Of the ballast.
Every balloon will be equipped
alike except for decorations.
Five prizes are offered for this
event.
The balloon landing the longest dis
tance from st. Louis wins the race.
Each balloon is entitled to bear the
name Of the owner. also to carry SAM
pies. etc, and a pledge to reward the
finder for the finding and reporting
of the same.
DirieibIc Balloon Race. Aero Club
Grounds al ; i. ".
The race Course viii be triangular,
Blair's Monument; from there to the
mounted police station, and return to
the starting point.
Each competitor to have at least
three trials; the best time of any trial
to count.
First prizc, $1,000; second prize,
$500. A special prize will be given
for the best exhibition of vancouver
ing.
The ST. Louis Centennial a%ssociatlor
is a municipal institution, whose presi-
is the Hon. Frederick II. krcis-
mann. mayor, and whose purpose is
to celebrate the one hundrcdth ami
vcrsary of the Incorporation of 81
Louis with the most notable series %
great events ever crowded into seven
DAYS in any American city.
BY the way of floats, costumcd pa
raiders cite. will be shown the differ
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-11
Gard of Thanks.

At the recent meeting of the edi-
tors at Charlton the Gard of
Thanks was given an inning OF
some length, and it was the general
opinion of the editors that cards
should not be published in the news
papers-that it is a custom that is
not right, does not look right and
but airs the thoughts of those in
trouble to the general world when it
should be give personally. The Re-
porter has always printed cards OF
thanks when requested to do so, but
agrees with the editorial brethren
that it is a custom that should be
eliminated. The Reporter has barred
obituary poetry and it is tempted to
bar card of Thanks" 1t is a Gus
tom that is bad form and which
should be avoided in all newspapers.
We're sorry if you've tried other
medicines and they failed. AS a last
resort try HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea. It's simple remedy, but
it's worked wonders, made millions
well and happy. Purifies the blood.
makes flesh and muscle, cleanses
your system. w. @. Stempel & Co
3
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-11
A PLEASANT WAY TO
CURE CATARRH.

POOR deluded victims.
Continually sprinkling and spray
ing and stomach dosing.
What are you doing it for?
Trying to kill the catarrh germs?
Might just as we'll try to kill cat
with fresh milk
Sticking a piece of chewing gum
in the upper left hand corner of the
right ear would slaughter Just as
many germs.
You can't kill the germs that cause
catarrh unless you get where they
are.
You can get where the germs are
by breathing Hyomei, the powerful
yet soothing antiseptic, which is
prepared especially to kill catarrh
germs.
Just breathe it in, that's all. 1t
gives joyful relief in five minutes. 1t
is guaranteed by L. P Van Werden to
cure catarrh, or money back.
1t is sold by leading druggists
everywhere. A complete outfit, in.
Guiding inhaler, cost $1.O0. Extra
bottle soc. Cures sore throat, coughs
and colds.
Il take especial pride in recon-
mending Hyomei to asthmatic suffer
ers, as l know by experience that i
is a remedy that cures l have no
since using Hyomei had any recur
renee of asthma Mrs. VIM. Bur
/ ton, Owosso, Mich, June %, 1909.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-11
$500

is the bargain rate secured by this
paper for subscriptions to The Des
Moines Evening Tribune from now
to Jan. 1st, 1911.
Regular price is $500 for -
months
The Evening Tribune publishes
the latest National and State tele-
graph news, reliable Market Re
ports, honest Editorials, excellent
Magazine features and no offensive
advertisements. Every issue is an
ideal home newspaper. Send your or
ders to The Leon Reporter
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-11
Prosperity Raises Postofticc Fees.

Postmaster General Hitchcock has
given notice that after November /
1T will cost ten cents to register a
letter or package instead of eight
cents, as at present. The amount of
indemnity that the government will
guarantee in case of loss is a maxi
mum of $50 instead of $25 as at
present. The department has fig
ured out very considerable loss in
the handling of the registry business
and it is believed this advance in the
cost to the patron will materially aid
in bringing the service upon a pay
ing basis. The entire postal depart.
ment is run at an enormous loss, az.
gregating the past year about $40.
! 100000.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-11
Kills Her Foe of Twenty Years.

The most merciless enemy l had
for twenty years." declares Mrs
James Duncan, of Haynesville, Me-,
was dyspepsia. l suffered intense
ly after eating or drinking and could
scarcely sleep. After many remedies
had failed and several doctors had
gave me up, tried Electric Bitters,
which cured me completely. Now ]
can eat anything. l am 20 years old
and | am overjoyed to get my health
and strength back again. For in
digestion, loss of appetite, kidney
trouble, lame back, female com
plants, it's unequaled Only soc at
l.. P. Van Werden's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-11
ECZEMA Durable! PROOF NOW
AT 2Jc,
Try the Oil of Wintergreen Conn
pound-Itch is Instantly Re-
Iieyed.

1t is usually very costly to consult
a specialist in any disease, but for 25
cents, on a special offer, we can now
give to those suffering from eczema
or any form of skin disease absolute
ly instant relief, with prospect of an
early cure.
A special trial bottle of the oil OF
wintergreen as compounded in the
Chicago Laboratories of the D. D. D
Company may be had in our store or
this special 25 cent offer. This one
bottle will convince you've know il
we vouch for it.
Ten years of success with this
mild, soothing wash, D. D. D. Pre-
scription, has convinced US, and we
hope you will accept the special 25
cent offer so that you also will be
convinced. L. P. Van Werden, Leon
Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-11

People who have grape arbors
may find something of advantage in
reading the following from Ottum-
wa: c. E. Widger, who resides three
miles northwest of this city, used
common coal ashes around his vines
and his crop of grapes this season
were not only much larger, but were
finer in quality. The use of coal
ashes was an experiment of Mr. Wild
ger. The first season there was a
marked improvement, the second
year showed better results and the
third seasons test demonstrated that
coal ashes makes the grapes grow a
great deal larger and in more abund-
ance. The variety raised by Mr.. Wild
ger is the Concord and they were
larger than grapes which were grown
in California. He states that accord
ing to scientists there is an element
in coal ashes which is necessary for
the growth and perfection of grapes
and he believes any Iowa farmer can
be as successful as he in the cultiva-
ton of the luscious fruit.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-11
What Christmas Present?

Which makes the better Christmas
present-the 50 issues of The
Youths Companion, costing only
s1.75 for the whole year, or one book
costing $3.50 or $500?
In quantity, variety and value Of
reading The Companion excels. Is
not such a paper bringing every
week into the home circle charming
stories, articles on thousand sub
jects by famous men and women,
delightful short sketches, humorous
anecdotes, and an infinite variety of
other wholesome, entertaining read
ing-is not such paper the very
one for an appropriate, acceptable
Christmas present? Think of it! In
a year The Companion gives you as
much reading as twenty 400-page
books of travel, history, fiction, mis-
cellany, biography and humor, and
not a line in it that shakes ones
faith in truth and honor, not a
phrase that makes light of the things
that are sweet and pure. Is it not a
Christmas gift worth having
Christmas gift that is worth
while?"
Send your subscription ($1.75) at
once so as to receive free all the is.
sues of The Companion for the re,
naming weeks of 1909, as well as
The Companions Venetian" Calen.
dar for 1910, Autographed in thir.
teen colors and gold. The Youths
Companion, Companion Building
Boston, Mass.
New subscriptions received at thit
Office.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-11
Wonder why the parents in Il

Wonder why the parents in this
community do not visit the schools?
1t is a duty they owe to the teacher
and to the scholars, yet it is very
seldom that a visit is made to the
school. The main idea seems to be
to get rid of the children, and they
can take their chances in the school.
If the parents cannot stand the noise
of three or four children, what must
be the feelings of the teacher who
has charge of the entire school, The
directors should visit the school once
or twice month but they seldom
get inside the building.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-11
The card of Thanks"

Notwithstanding all that has been
said against it in recent years, the
card of thanks" continues to appear
in the newspaper. Time and again it
has been pointed out that this meth
cd of expressing appreciation of acts
of kindness during the greatest griefs
we are called upon to bear is vio-
lation of the finer sense of good taste,
bnt the good counsel thus rendered
seems to have fallen on deaf ears.
The newspapers which protest against
the practice cannot be accused of mo-
tives of self-interest, as it is the rule
to charge full reading-matter rates
for all such notices. In waging a
campaign against the card of
thanks" the newspapers strike at one
of their sources of revenue. They
would rather deny themselves finan-
cial gain than make the judicious
grieve, as they invariably do when
such an acknowledgment appears in
the public print. There is the less
excuse for such publication in view
of the fact that there is method by
which expression of appreciation may
be voiced in way that is immeasur-
ably superior A little note of thanks
addressed privately to those who
have given their sympathy and en-
couragement, or few spoken words,
gives an intimate and personal touch
of gratitude utterly lacking in a
printed paragraph in newspaper
Gate CITY
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-11

There is no case on record of a
cough or cold resulting in pneumonia
or consumption after Foley's Honey
and Tar has been taken, as it will
stop your cough and break up your
cold quickly. Refuse any but the
genuine Foley's Honey and Tar in a
yellow package. Contains no opiates
and is safe and sure. Bell Il Robin
SON.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-11

Why get up in the morning feeling
blue,
Worry others and worry you;
Here's a secret between you and me,
Better take Rocky Mountain Tea.
w. c. Stempel & Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-11
Young Girls are Victims

of headache, as well as older women,
but all get quick relief and prompt
cure from DR.. Kings New Life Pills,
the worlds best remedy for sick and
nervous headaches. They make pure
blood and strong nerves and build up
your health. Try them. 25c. at L. P.
Van Werden's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-11

Heavy, impure blood makes a
muddy, pimply complexion, head
aches, nausea, Indigestion. Thin
blood makes you weak, pale, sickly.
Burdock Blood Bitters makes the
blood rich. red, pure-restores per-
feet health.
w. C. Stempel & Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-11

The odd cent in a big run catches
the dollar.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-11
MONA
Cures INDIGESTION

It relieves stomach misery, sour stom-
ach, belching, and cures all stomach dis
ease or money back. Large box Of tab.
let's 30 cents. Druggists in all towns.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-11

For mild easy action of the
bowels, single dose of Doan's Regu-
lets is enough. Treatment cures
habitual constipation. rs cents a
box Ask your druggist for them.
REPORTER FOR SALE BILLS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-27
CHLOROfORM AND GAG GIRL
ROBBERS LEAVE MISS KELLY
UNCONSCIOUS IN HOME.
Asleep on Lounge in Daytime, She
Wakes to Find Herself Bound
Hand and Foot.

The police of the fifth precinct worked
all night and today in an effort to locate
the person or persons who yesterday aft
ernoon bound, gagged and chloroformed
Miss Emily Kelly, in her home, 31S J.
street southeast but have not as yet
made any arrests. Miss Kelly is under
the care of DIR. Milton II. Prospect of 216
9Th street southeast. Her condition to-
day is reported to be improved
The young woman had eaten dinner
with her father, William B. Kelly. short
ly after neon yesterday, and after clean
ing the dishes hay down on a couch in the
dining room, while her father. in the
meantime, had left the house. She fell
asleep and was not awakened until
sometime later, when she found she had
been gagged and tied hand and foot.
Unable to release herself. she managed
to kick upon door which attracted a
negro servant employed in the adjoining
house. The colored woman went to the
front door Of the Kelly home and it is
supposed that the noise she made in try
ing tc get in scared the robbers away,
as large sack containing the family
sflverware and a lot of clothing which
had been bundled together. was later
found in the rear yard, where it had
been dropped.
The colored woman. unable to get in
the front way, went around to the rear,
where she found the stable door standing
open. She found Miss Kelly on the
couch. and was told by her what had oc-
CURED. After removing the bonds the
colored woman gave an alarm, and soon
the entire neighborhood was aroused. The
police of the fifth precinct were notified,
and the reserves were sent to the place.
Two pieces of absorbent cotton which
had contained chloroform, were found on
the floor beside the couch. The young
woman became unconscious shortly after
being released from her bonds and it
was about half an hour before the physi-
clans were able to arouse her
1t Is believed by the police that two
persons committed the act, as Miss Kelly
stated that she heard one remark 81
have been upstairs
About year ago Miss Kelly was at
tackled by negro while in the street a
short distance from her home, which left
her in very nervous condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-27
HOUSE WITH TUNNELS.
Discoveries Made in Razing an Old
Time Cleveland Mansion.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
Queer old secret tunnels, built sixty or
seventy years ago and leading from one
OF .Clevelands oldest residences to arti-
lcial caves in the hillside above the Cuya-
hoga river. have been discovered i'm the
demolition of the old W. ]. Gordon home
stead. The tunnels have existed for dec
ades unknown to people who have lived
in the neighborhood for fifty or sixty
years. Romance and mystery surround
their early creation and use and MANY
quaint traditions are connected with them
When workmen began tearing the house
down many unexpected queer things were
discovered. 1t was found that the house
was divided into three separate COM
partments and that it was Impossible to
get from one section to the other without
going outdoors or through one of the
tunnels to the big stone barn in the rear
where passageways led TO the other
divisions of the old house Secret stair
ways and hidden closets abounded
throughout the building and were located
on every floor, secret cabinets being
found even In the garnet near chimneys.
The old house was built nearly seventy
years ago by w. j. Gordon, a wholesale
liquor dealer for many years and the man
who later gave Gordon Park to the city
The ground was terraced down from the
hillside to the shore below, and on this
hillside the tunnels emerged into outer
light through a big artificial cave made
with pieces Of rock fitted and slightly
arched TO form supporting roof.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-27
CHINESE GOVERNMENT SCHOOL
First in This Country to Be Opened
in San Francisco.

From the San Francisco Call.
Next week will see the opening of the
first Chinese school to be established in
the United States by the Chinese gov
eminent. This school will be maintained
at the expense of China and will be open
to all Chinese children in California.
Leons Hing Kwai, a Chinese commits
soner of education, was appointed espe-
United States and look into the need
for school for teaching the language
and history of China to the sons and
daughters of natives of that country
The Chinese commissioner stated yes
terday that the teachers had been in
structed to encourage their pupils to
learn the English language and the GUS
toms of the United States. He favored
the methods used in the public schools
which are attended by Chinese boys and
girls. Commissioner Leong also said he
had discovered that there were many
Chinese children born in California, who
while they were able to speak the lam
guage of their parents. were unable to
read or write. and were ignorant of the
history of China.
Many pupils have already been enroll
ed and assigned to the proper grades
The only expense attached to receiving a
Chinese education in the new institution
will be the purchase of books. The other
expenses incurred in connection with
teaching the Chinese children will be
cared for by the Chinese government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-27
RELICS OF PoMPEII.
Property of Ludlow Man Which
Came to Him in Interesting Way.


From the Springfield Republican.
James Anderson Gordon, a native of
Aberdeen. Scotland. and resident of
Ludlow for the past six years. has in his
possession two pieces of pottery that
came from the ruins of Pompei. Mr..
Gordon spent last summer In his native
country. and while searching in an aunt's
house came across these two pieces in a
cupboard. where they had been hidden for
half a century. They came into the pos
session Of his family in an interesting
way. His aunt married James Ander-
son. who was employed as a civil engi-
neer on the ruins of Pompeii in 1S43.
These articles were dug out of the ruins
and carried to his home in Scotland,
where little or no value was placed on
them except as souvenirs.
one of the pieces Is lamp made Of
earthenware, and has a small metallic
cover with an Egyptian figure on it. The
cover is sealed with lava. There is also
a vase which has an Egyptian figure on
it which is remarkably plain and distinct
Both of these articles are in a good state
or preservation, owing to the fact that
the city was not entirely destroyed by
lava. but by showers of sand ashes and
cinders. forming light covering
In addition to these curios, MIR. Gordon
brought with him an old English iuster
which has passed its century mark. This
is made of earthenware, the outside hav-
ing a silverlke appearance. He has
also plate of blue pattern. and the
plnmarks are plainly visible where it was
held in place in its process of manufac-
ture Not the least interesting article is
a coal miners lamp which was in use i'm
the coal mines of Scotland He also has
a Highland dirk with silver castings
which is also an old family heirloom. and
Whlch ola duty In the late South African
war. Mr. Gordon saws that his family
mas possessed a large number of these
curios. but, not knowing the value of
them, great many have been given
away. He also has a rare Bohemian
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-27
NEW YORK BANKS.

NEW YORK, February 27.-The state
ment of clearinghouse banks for the
week dive days. shows that the banks
hold sl3s79,375 more than the require
ments of the % per cent reserve rule
This is an increase of $334. eco in the
proportionate cash reserve, as compared
with last week. The statement follows:
Loans, sl,316, 100. 400: decrease. So, 139. 100
Deposits, 81 .36s 9S7, 700; decrease A,791,-
200.
Circulation. SIS. 531 100: decrease SITS, 100.
Legal tenders, ssO52i, 500; decrease,
$719,200.
Specie S275.602. 100: decrease, $50. 100
Reserve, S3',6. | d. 800; decrease $751; 900
Reserve required, $}42, 246. go; decrease,
81, 197. $50.
Surplus s13.s79. 975; increase. s3334,9OO
FIX u. S. deposits, s14.52S. $50: increase,
$256,275
The percentage of actual reserve of the
clearing house banks today. was 26O1
The statement of banks and trust COM
panies of Greater New York not report
ing to the clearing house shows that
these institutions have aggregate deposits
of 81, DIG, 013 800; total cash on hand, 1854
5S3. 300. and loans amounting to $1,OS7,.
O3S, 300.
Money on call nominal. Time loans
easy; 80 days 2k per cent. and so days,
pa per cent; six months, per cent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-27

companies about the character of bills in
troduced which affect such interests.
Sometimes proposed legislation is of
radical character, as the District has long
been a sort of legislative experiment
ground. 1t is difficult for people to get
accustomed to such situation, and they
are inclined to be nervous over the
chances that something of the nature of
what is proposed will find its way on the
statute books.
However. nothing OF the sort has hap
pened. as an examination of the laws
passed by Congress will demonstrate.
There is nothing in the form of law that
can be found that has in practice proved
to be injurious to corporate interests. This
view.of the matter. if il WAS generally en-
tertained. would do much to minimize the
influence of all sorts of schemes and the
| cries which are proposed at nearly every
session of Congress. many of which are
intended by the authors to start the mil
leunium
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-27
NEW YORK CURB PRICES.
BALTIMORE GRAIN.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. February 21,-WHEAT-
Strong; spot contract 1.2Sal Isl spot No
red western, SAL 2sii: February. 2sa1 2sii
March. LIS asked; July. 1.oa asked: steamer No
red. liisal 2ft4 receipts. LAS bushels
southern on grade I4l4al.2S
CORN-Strong; spot contract 1i$ia7l5s: Feb
rnary. llAaillr; March. TlAa1iJs; April. 72I.a
I2A: May. I2staI3; steamer mixed. 69ssa697s
receipts. SO 2SJ bushels; exports 1888 bush
els: southern white corn 13a75; southern yellow
corn. 6g1sa7lL.
OATS-Firm: No. white. 5sI.a59; No
white, J7i:a5s; No. mixed, 55Ea56: receipts
l22l4 bushels.
RYE-Firm: No. western export SoKas8
No. = western domestic, Sass.
HAY-Quiet.
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Dull.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-27
w oman's Weapons.
from the Lady's Pictorial

From The Lady PICTORIAL.
II woman has a soft voice, if her
dress is only of the right kind of sim
plcity. II she knows how to look down
and look up at the psychological moment,
If she has only mastered the art of COM
bining the wisdom of the serpent with the
gentleness of the dove, she can outwit a
dozen of the stereotyped brand of adven-
turesses.