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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-09-26
MYSTERY OF THE UMBRELLA
Pittsbure ShoPEeeper Wondered About
Il for Many Days-Simple,
After All.

In the midst Of driving rainstorm
one day recently the owner OF q small
store on a North side street corner
VAS startled by the violent opening Of
the door and the sound Of rushing
feet. Hastily dropping the work she
was doing in the rear room. she hur.
r1ed toward the front Of the store lust
In time to see the door slammed shut
and strange man running away at
top speed. When she reached the
door he had disappeared; but when
she turned to investigate she was
astonished to behold handsome gold
handled silk umbrella. dripping with
moisture, lying on the showcase
Surprise. alarm and com plete mysti.
hcation were mingled. What possible
explanation could there be OF a stran-
ger dashing into her place in the
midst OF drenching dovnpour, lsav-
Ing his fine umbrella without q word
OF explanation. and rushing forth Into
the rain without It? kay
The more she though: about II the
deeper grew the mystery She re-
lated the incident to Ter customers.
Not one Of them could offer a plausi-
Bile solution. She finally concluded
the man was crazy. and she 'elt rro-
foundly thankful that he had done r,
worse
Then one day a second stranger ap-
peared. He was almost as mysterious
as the first. He produced a letter
and handed It to the storekeepe-. II
was dated Chicago and read:
Dear Tom; left your umbrella In
the little store at the corner near
your house. Just had time to grab
a car. so failed to explain to store
Keeper. Left 1t OH showcase Homo
you recover It o. X"
We'll. ] declare" was all the little
storekeeper could gasp as she pro
duceG the umbrella How simple II
was, after all."-Pittsburg Gazette
Times
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-09-26
ORIGIN OF OUR CALENDAR
Story Of the Year and Its Days. ~
Now Constituted, Told
Once More.

The Julian year consists OF S65A
days and exceeded by II minutes 1885
seconds the solar year Of 365 days
hours 48 minutes As seconds. In con.
sequence OF this. the equinox The
course Of few centuries fell back con-
siderably. In the time OF Julius Gao
Bar. 1t correspondent to March Is,
and by the sixteenth century 1t had
refrigerated to March IL. 1t was at
this time that a physician o. Verona
named Ghiraldi proposed a plan for
amending the calendar. He died be
fore he had opportunity to carry 1t
forward, but his brother presented 1t
to Pope Gregory Kill. who assembled
a number of learned men to discuss It
It was passed upon favorably and
adopted, and thus was given to the
world what has since been known as
the Gregorian calendar. In 1882 Greg
DRY issued brief. apollshing the Julian
calendar In all Catholic countries. and
introducing the reformed one.
The reform OF the Gergorian ur new
on the Julian or old, consisted In
dropping ten days after October 4,
1882. so that the 18th was reckoned
Immediately after the 4th. Every one
hundredth year. which, by the Odd style
was a leap year, was to be a common
year, the fourth century, Invisible by
four. excepted; that is. 1000 was to re-
main a leap year. but 100. 1900 and
1900 were not to be reckoned as SUCH
while 1000 was to be reckoned.
In this calendar the length Of the
solar year is taken to be 265 days s
hours 40 minutes and IL seconds, the
difference between which and the true
length is immaterial.-The Christian
Herald
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-09-26
On the Shelf.

TO The married woman and to the
spinster alike 1t Is always a shock IN
fnd that parties are being given for
younger set to which they are mot
hidden, for the realization that tbese
younger members Of society are class.
ing them as old" Is not altogether
pleasing. To the married woman mi.
experience usually comes later than
to the unmarried, for she will ba
asked TO young gatherings when a
spinster several years her Junior will
be omitted. Whether this IA becauea
her husband Is still reckoned attrac.
tive, though married, or because NJ
her utility as a chaperon, ia an oman
question. but the fact remains. Ono
spinster lately confessed that for sev.
eral days after her first experience a,
being left out OF party she almoat
pinched herself. saying, Can this be
! that am 80 slighted?" for she dearly
loved to dance and never had been n
wall flower. Now she says she has
slowly but surely been RELOCATED IN
the dinner set. and there she cuts out
the debutantes Mt every chance sno
gets in revenge
~ The First Cowboys" -.
cowboy" was once sinister w% J
IN America' politics. In the Revolf,.
tiohhry war the cowboys" were n
SET OF Tories In Westchester COUNTY
New York. popularity so.called because
OF the brutal roughness with which
they treated their Wing or roha,
n It was, no doubt. in
memory OF them that the name ~
cowboys" was given in 1851 TO e.r.
tam people In Connecticut and otba,
part OF New England who wero Al.
most secessionists. ' 81
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH
IOWA?

Iowa is the most eager of all the
statesa gainst the reciprocity bill, Iowa
has just elected a congressman to fill
q vacancy, and chose the winner on
the express ground that he is against
the bill because it is not just the re-
vision that Iowa favors, after all.
Iowa is the only state that lost
population in the last ten years, &C.
cording to the census. Various ex-
cuses and explanations are given, but
they all sound like the talk of child
rem in the light of the facts. Iowa
wants to get everything and give
nothing. Her men in congress voted
for every revision except such as re-
lated to their own state as much as
to others and then they drew the line
for opposition.
The matter in Iowa is that the
state lacks energy in the right direc.
ti0ns. 1t is full of freak ideas OF
government and drives people out OF
its limits faster than they incline to
come in. 1t interferes beyond reason
to make the citizen good by law. 1t
is narrow in it's ideas, as the world
goes, and it is out of step with the
nation at large in consequence. Any
state that would cling to the policy
of fencing in the union is afflicted to
the bone.-Buffalo, N. Y, News.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20
COMPARE THE TWO PARTIES.

The Democrats of the house grant
ing the defects of the reciprocity
treaty and discounting the claims OF
it's benefits, agreed that it was step
toward the adoption of the true tarltl
policies and put it through although
it was originated by a Republican
president, expecting to follow 1t I'M
mediately with bills that would give
further relief. How we'll that COM
pares with the action OF the lnsur-
gents in the senate, who want to tack
riders on it, knowing that will be the
more effective way of killing the Dill.
There was no thought in the house OF
putting the opposition in the hole
or of gaining any partisan advantage.
1t was a measure which on the &C
count Of the support of a Republican
president had a chance of enactment.
Now the insurgents fight the
measure because they say they want
reductions in the tariff not contained
in the treaty. Hypocrisy is the only
word that will describe the action,
for they know that they could i'm
mediately unite with the Democrats
and pass laws securing the things
they want after the reciprocity meas
ure had been made law. They also
know that the president will veto the
reciprocity bill if amended, for it has
often been so stated, and if the reci-
procity treaty is defeated there will
be no tariff legislation at all at this
session. The position of the insur-
gents cannot be misunderstood. They
intend to defeat all tariff legislation,
even so mild legislation as the reci-
procity treaty.
The Democrats have made a manly
and an honorable effort to get some
relief from the extortions of the
Payne-Aldrich bill. The insurgents
will defeat that effort if they can
muster enough force to do it.-St.
Joe Observer.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20


Peck does not lecture; he talks,
and so he calls it travel talk. And it
is a travel talk that you can under,
stand and remember, too Every i'm
portant item is illustrated by superb
ly colored pictures thrown upon a
screen by a powerful stereopticon.
Peck has made special study OF
the work of the U. S. Life Saving
Service This is one of the most he
roic of human activities and inter.
esting of human studies. Thrill after
thrill flows from the narrative as one
beholds great waves dashed to pieces
against rocky cliffs; sees wave-washed
vessels with sailors in the rigging;
actual rescues by means of the
brooches buoy; shipwrecked sailors
being dragged through the surf nearly
drowned, and many other similar
things common to the work of the
Government Life Saving Service.
Everyone has heard of this import:
ant branch of the government SER
vice; but few really know much about
it. It is a thrilling, fascinating story
and is told in splendid style, for Peck
is a master of description and careful
to make himself heard and understood
by all
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20
THE NEXT REPUBLICAN NOMI-
NATION.

Chauncey Depuw informs the
country that the nomination Of Mr..
Taft for second term is already in
evitable. In speech to the senate
on February q last, Jonathan
Bourne, of Oregon, explained how
little the republican voters of the
country will have to do with this
inevitableness.
The last republican national con-
vention, Senator Bourne pointed out,
comprised nine hundred and eighty
delegates, so that four hundred and
ninety-one votes were necessary for
a nominations; but southern states
and territories that gave no electoral
votes to the republican nominee,
with the exception of two from Mary
land, furnished three hundred and
thirty eight of these delegates. The
republican party in these southern
democratic states and territories con-
sists mostly of federal office hold
ers and aspirants to federal office.
Louisiana and Mississippi, for ex-
ample, with white population up
ward of million and quarter,
showed only thirteen thousand re-
publican voters at the last presiden-
tial election-less than one per cent
of the white population. Louisiana
and Mississippi, however, had as
many delegates in the republican
convention as Michigan and Wash
ington, with four hundred and forty
thousand voters.
Four hundred and ninety-one votes
were necessary for nomination.
Southern delegates had three hun
dred and thirty-eight votes. Conse-
quently anybody who corralled this
officeholding vote and secured in ad-
diti6n one hundred and fifty-three
delegates from republican states.
could capture the nomination, al
though three hundred and thirty-six
delegates form republican states,
representing an overwhelming ma
jority of the country's republican vot-
ers, were opposed.
At last November's election the
people of Oregon adopted law
whereby voters at primaries directly
express their choice for president, by
which choice delegates whom they
elect to nominating conventions are
bound. This tends to discourage
mere machine nomination of the con-
vention; but conservatism will point
with horror to this law as another
step towards overthrowing that
precious representative system OF
government that gives the machine
such ample opportunities to rule
Saturday Evening Post.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20
AGES OF PRESIDENTS.

With the increasing certainty OF
democratic success in the coming ma
tional campaign and in connection
with the claims and availability
of possible candidates for the presi-
dency, reference to the ages of some
Of taee men is of interest.
Most of our presidents have been
between so and SO when elected.
Five-Jof1n Adams, Jackson, Taylor,
Buchanan and William Henry Harri-
son-had passed their sixtieth BIRTH
day anniversary. Roosevelt and
Grant were only 46 when they as
sumed the presidential chair.
The ages of some of the democrats
Smentioned' in connection with the
outcome of the national convention
will be. in 1912: Harmon, Sc; Clark,
62 Marshall, 81; Folk, Az; Wilmon,
Sc; Bryan, SO. If Mr.. Harmon
should be chosen, he would be the
oldest man ever elected except VIM.
Henry Harrison.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20
Our Washington Letter.

(By Clyde H. Tayenner, special
Washington correspondent of The
Reporter.)
Washington July 15.-President
Taft will be opposed by progressive
republicans for a denomination on
the ground that he is still the mouth
piece of Aldrich and the great law
cefying industrial corporations of the
country.
If proof was necessary to show
that the old alliance between Taft
and Aldrich still exists, the Presi-
dent himself furnished it on two
notable occasions within the last cou-
pie of weeks when he went out of
his way to indorse the Aldrich near
central-bank scheme which is de-
signed to give Wall Street absolute
, control of the money and credit of
the United States, and thus make it
the absolute master of business and
industry
Progressive republicans contend
that if the President should be re-
nominated and reelected ''he would
continue to be the complaisant help
mate of schemers like Aldrich, who
are striving constantly to make the
great masses of the public little more
than the serfs of the few men who
compose the great financial combina-
ton, of which J. Pierpont Morgan
and the Standard Oil capitalists are
the most conspicuous figures And
Mr.. Taft now publicly confirms the
fears of the progressives.
Therefore the only thing left for
the public to conclude is that Mr..
Taft's reelection would necessarily
place back in control of congress the
SAME class of men who were swept
out by the indignation of the public
in the last election.
That Mr.. Taft is but the mouth
piece of Mr.. Aldrich in all his speeches
in which he advocates the Aldrich
monetary scheme as being ''the most
important" legislation before the pub
lie is evident on the face of things.
For Mr.. Taft himself has been
frank enough to say that he knows
nothing about the Aldrich plan; that
he has not studied the financial ques-
ton, and that he has taken his con-
victlons from those who have told
him the Aldrich plan should be adopt
ed.
Taft's strong endorsement of the
| Aldrich scheme will make it more
| necessary than ever for the progress
ives within his party to prevent his
nomination. It also means that the
| Aldrich scheme will be made one OF
the big campaign issues of 1912. The
de- ocrats desire no better issue. The
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20
Notice of PrObating Will.

To All Whom it May Concern:
You are hereby notified that there
is now on file in the office of the
Clerk of the District Court of Iowa,
in and for Decatur county, an instru-
ment in writing, purporting to be the
last Will and Testament of Sarah C..
spurgin, late of said county, deceased,
and that 10 o'clock a. m. of the 22nd
day of August, 1911, has been fixed
FOR the probate of said will, at which
time you can appear at the Court
House in said county and show cause.
If any, why said Will should not be
admitted to probate.
In witness whereof, 1 have hereun-
to set my hand and affixed the seal of
said court at Leon, Iowa, this 18th
day of July, 1911.
j. l.. MENDENHALL. =
Asst Clerk of District Court.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20
MILD, GENTLE LAXATIVE
FOR WOMEN GIVEN FREE

So many Of the ills Of women are due
to habitual constipation. probably be-
cause Of their false modesty on the sub
ject. that their attention cannot be too
ctrongly called to the importance Of keep
,:3 the bowels open. 1t is always impor-
tant to do that, regardless of the sex, but
it Is especially important in women.
from the time the girl begins to men,
struate until menstruation ceases she has
c.T'ays vastly better prospects Of comm :
trough healthy II she watches her bowl
movements. If you find yourself coastl-
rated, with bad breath, pimply COMPLEX
ion, headaches, belching gas and other
symptoms Of indigestion and constipation,
take q small dose Of DR.. Caldwell's Syrup
Pepsin. It Is a woman's favorite laxa-
tive. You will find that you can do away
with salts. strong cathartics. etc.. which
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20
Notice Of Probating Will.
To all Whom it May Concern:

all WnOm IL May concern:
You are hereby notified that there
is now on file in the Office of the
Clerk of the District Court of Iowa,
in and for Decatur county, an instru-
ment in. writing, purporting to be the
last will and Testament of w. A.
Mcintosh, late of said county, de-
ceased, and that L o'clock p. M, of
the 22nd day of Aust, 1911, has
been fixed for the probate of said
will, at which time you can appear at
the Court House in said County and
show cause, if any there be, why said
Will should not be admitted to pro-
bate.
In witness whereof, l have here
unto set my hand and affixed the seal
of said court at Leon, Iowa, this 9Th
day of July, 1911.
j. L. MENDENHALL,
47-3t Clerk of District Court.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20


He says that ninety-tive per cent of
the Samoans go to church every Sun
day. The missionaries have labored
with this people less than seventy
years and practically all of them are
either Christian or under Christian in
fuence. DR.. Cell says chat on a dark
night in that once savage country, he
walked alone a considerable distance
in the bush, entirely unmolested. He
passed a great many huts and a,
nearly all of them the inmates were
seated on their mats or the floor,
bibles in hand, and, by the light OF
their puny lamps, were reading the
word of God.
After the readings these simple peo-
pie had family prayers, sang hymn
and retired fully consoled in the re-
pose of genuine Christian faith y
In view of the fact that seventy
i've years ago these people We're man.
eating cannibals, these stories are
remarkable, and, best of all, every
story related by Dr.. Cell is true.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20
Senator Swanson, of Virginia, in
a6vncatinp q hill concentrating 500 =

Senator Swanson, of Virginia, in
advocating bill appropriating $780,
100000 annually for five years for
the improvement of highways in the
United States, made the statement
shat the annual tribute paid to bad
roads in this country was easily $685.
100000. Senator Swanson estimates
ihat 80 per cent of Americas internal
commerce must first or last be haul
ed over the public roads. This haul
ing, owing to the poor conditions of
the highways, he figures at % cents
ton per mile, as compared with 7
cents in France and l 1 cents in Great
Britain. If a tax of this magnitude
vas imposed by the government what
howl there would be, my country
men,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20

A few years ago republican papers
all over the country carried the ques-
ton "What is a Democrat" in a glee-
full manner. We are too modest now
to PROFOUND the question What is
a Republican," Such question ask
ed at this time seriously, would be
not only cruelty to animals but could
easily be interpreted as a violation of
the pure food laws. But could yo'l
give an intelligent answer to the
question-what is republican,
Indianola Advocate-Tribune.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20

ore entirely unsuited to woman's require
ments. arr&
Mrs. Katherine Haberstroh Of McKees
Eocks, Pa, and Mrs. A. e. Herrick Of
Wheeler, Mich, who was almost para.
lyzed in her stomach and bowels. are now
cured by the use Of this remedy. A free
sample bottle can be obtained by address.
ing DR.. Caldwell, and after you are con-
gist at fifty cents and one dollar bottle.
DR.. Caldwell does not feel that the
purchase Of his remedy ends his obli-
cation. He has specialized in stomach,
liver and bowel diseases for over forty
reader any advice on the subject free
Of charge. All are welcome to write
him. Whether for the medical advice
Or the free sample address him DR..
". 3; Caldwell. zoe Caldwell building.
Monticello, Ill.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20
WHO WILL WIN THE VICTORY:

The American Economist says that
the republicans are riding to their
doom because of reciprocity and that
the democrats are riding to their
doom because of tariff revision. If
both parties are riding to their
doom" upon what banner will victory
perch?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20

'tCertain newspapers are pretend
ing that Taft is becoming popular in
iowa. A primary would reveal the
tact that the people have not for
gotten Mr.. Taft's alliance with Mr..
Aldrich" declares the Hebster City
Herald. Auj..
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20

The Attorney General of Iowa
holds that minor when married has
Ill the rights of an adult in entering
and patronizing a saloon. AS the
Constitution of the state says Cali
minors obtain their majority at mar
riage,' the attorney general merely
decided that the Constitution of Iowa
was still in force, which will be CRATE
fully received by a court ridden peo-
PIE.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20

''Stand for Iowa reciprocity says
the Alton Democrat. TRADE your
dollars for Iowa products, made in
Iowa factories by Iowa people. The
state then owns the dollars and the
merchandise This kind of reciproci-
ty builds our state and increases our
wealth.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20
BATTLE SHIPS IN HURRICANE.
Sailors Dragged Through the Surf
Nearly Drowned - Forty Foot
Waves Dashed on Rocks
The Brooches Buoy.


How would you like to see U. s.
Battleship in a hurricane? You had
hardly hoped for such thriller az
that to come your way. Would you
not be thrilled indeed by scenes OF
actual life saving by the government
service; upsetting and righting of the
life boat; forty foot breakers dashins
against a rocky coast and similar
scenes of the heroic in nature and
life?
Well, all OF these and many more
will be at your service in superb mo-
ton pictures that are used to supple
ment the illustrated travel talks OF
Hon. Arthur X. Peck, who comes ia
ChautauQua this season.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20
DIR. WIN. E. CELL ON
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Not Missionary Himself But Care
full Student Of Missions-A Free
Lance, He Talks to the Point
About Their Work.

ABOUT heir WORK.
In these days Of big missionary en-
terprise, it is interesting to hear plain
unadorned facts about the workers
from the lips of an unbiased observer
such as is Dr. Cell, the explorer.
He has never been a missionary him
self, but he has seen and studied the
work of missionaries in all lands. He
is not at all slow to point out where
changes should be made or to expose
irregularities he discovered.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20

Senator Cummins, of Iowa, is a
progressive, of course, but there are
times when he crowhops.-Chicag
Tribune ..~& 5ta, & s.,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20

Hives, eczema, itch or salt rheum
sets you crazy. Can't bear the touch
OF your clothing. Doans ointment
cures the most obstinate cases. Why:
suffer. All druggists sell it. q a
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-07-20

Is 4 ]. ] ne 1.
The evening world., 1911-01-17

l am doing a trcmend
Looks like the prize was
within reach. These
prices will bring thou
sands here tomorrow.
Try to match them in
town. Sincerely
The evening world., 1911-01-17
GAS METER EXPLOSION
BOWLS OVER A FIREMAN
TAYLOR Missed by Comrades a
Blaze, Is Found Unconscious
in Cellar.

John Taylor. a fireman Of Engine
Company No, Isl. was bowled over and
rendered unconscious this morning when
a gas meter exploded in the cellar of a
house at No, 1927 Bedford avenue.
Brooklyn, which vas burning.
The fire started in the cellar from AZ
overheated stove. and when the alarm
was sounded four families on the up
per floors ran to the street.
Taylor was one OF the first to arrive
ana entered the cellar just as the blaze
reached the gas meter. Several com.
panions behind him were knocked down
but got to their feet and ran. Then
TAYLOR was missed. Firemen went back
into the cellar and carried him out
After being treated by an ambulance
SUE he was sent home. The tire
W. put out after . loss Of e5eA
The evening world., 1911-01-17
LinOleumB Bal

Very large linolcum businc
stocks Of popular priced go
75c Cork Linoleum;
four yards wide. 49,
Square yard 90. TIC