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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-24
Famous for Over
a Hundred Years

<VEN when French Market Coffee could be
II had only in the old French Market at New
Orleans, over hundred years ago, it was
celebrated all over the South.
Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay and other ia
nous men of olden times visited the French
Market to enjoy the rarely delicious beverage.
But now you all may serve it daily on your
own table.
For the rare old French blend has been per-
petuated by the French Market Mills, and the
hermetically-sealed process places genuine
French Market Coffee within the reach of all.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-24
French Market Coffee
Has Never Been Successfully Initiated
1t Cannot Be
1t Cannot Be

NOFFEE roasted the ordinary way is only
partially roasted, according to French
ideals. The French Market Coffee way
is the scientific way, producing a perfect roast.
Slowly-carefully-th roasting goes on until
exactly the right moment arrives.
The slow roast reduces about 10 per cent
more weight than the ordinary roast.
All excess of oil vanishes. Yet the delicate
flavor and aroma is there, intensified and en-
HANGED
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-24
Chilled, Ground and
Theoretically Sealed

NIRECT from the roasters, the coffee is
y chilled in a cold-air-blast machine. This
chilling closes the pores of the bean, thus
preventing single breath of the enhancing
aroma to escape in the vapors.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-24

You may judge a mans fitness for
office by the means he uses in trying
to get it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-08
Know Iowa.

The farms of Iowa are worth more
than the farms of Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jer-
sey, Delaware, Maryland, West Vir-
ginia, South Carolina, Florida, Ala
bama, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, New
Mexico, Montana and Wyoming COM
bined.
The increase in value of Iowa farm
land in the last ten years is greater
than the increase in value of all the
farm land in Montana, Idaho, wy
oming, Colorado, New Mexico, Ari-
IONA, Utah, Nevada, Arkansas, Lou
isiana, and Oregon combined.
The farm buildings of Iowa are
worth more than the farm buildings
of New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode
Island, Delaware. Florida, Louisiana,
Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Arkansas,
New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Washing
ton, Oregon and West Virginia COM
bined. ..--...
Iowa's farm implements are worth
more than the farm implements OF
Maine,, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connec-
ticut, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming,
Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and
Nevada combined. W. .... ...
The live stock Of Iowa is worth
more than the live stock of Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachu-
setts, Rhode Island, Connecticut,
New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland,
Florida, Arizona, Utah, Nevada,
West Virginia, Louisiana and New
Mexico combined.
The farm lands of Iowa in the last
ten years have increased an average
of 1914 per acre. This increase
alone amounts to more than the av-
erage value of the farm land in every
state in the union except New Jersey,
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and California.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-08
The Corn Crop of Iowa.

Iowa has an annual corn crop
worth over one hundred and fifty
million dollars, the second state in
the union in this respect. In Iowa
corn is the staple crop of every coun-
ty, but other farm products are also
of immense value.
More attention has been given to
increasing the yield per acre in Iowa
than ever before, and the Iowa State
Fair and Exposition is a great influ-
ence in encouraging this study Of
better crops.
It is at this annual gathering the
farmers Of the state meet to ex-
change information and to study
conditions as they find them all over
the state.
Any progressive farmer cannot at
ford to overlook the Iowa State Fair
the last week in Auguht and forfeit
the benefits which come from this in
stitution.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-08
Original Notice.

In the District Court of Decatur
County, Iowa, August Term, A. D.,
1912.
E. A. Smith, Plaintiff,
Ara Smith and Mrs. Ara Smith, his
wife, Defendants:
To said defendants, Ara Smith
and Mrs. Ara Smith, his wife:
You are hereby notified that there
is now on file in the Office of the
Clerk of the District Court of Deca-
tur County, Iowa, the petition of the
plaintiff aforeaid, claiming that
plaintiff and defendants are the sole
heirs at law of Cyrus Smith. who
died intestate in Decatur County,
Iowa, seized in fee simple of the fol-
lowing real estate: Lots two and
three and west half of lots one and
four, all in block twelve, Miles adj
dition to the town of Leon, Decatur
County, Iowa. Plaintiff asks that
said land be partitioned and sold.
that after the debts of Cyrus Smith
and costs of this proceedings are paid
that she have one-third of said estate,
and in addition thereto the amount
allowed her as the widow of Cyrus
Smith for years support, and that
you have two-thirds of the net pro-
ceeds of the said real estate For
full particulars see petition. Plain
tiff asks for general equitable relief.
You are also notified that unless
you appear thereto and defend be-
fore noon Of the second day of the
term of said District Court of Deca-s
tur County to be held on the 26th
day of August, A. D., 1912, default
will be entered against you and
Judgment rendered thereon.
jf5 C. w. HOFFMAN, Il !
49-4t Attorney for Plaintiff.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-08
Original Notice.

In the District Court of Decatur
County, Iowa, August term, A. D.,
1912.
John Powers, plaintiff
VS..
W.T.. Briner and Ollie Briner, Sun
bury Savings Bank, barrow Invest
ment Co., Titus Loan & Investment
Co., E. Gibson, H. L. Johnson,
George Adams, O. P. Jamison, L. B.
Griffin and R. G. Sutton, defendants.
To said defendants, Sunbury Saw
ings Bank, E. Gibson, L. B. Griffin
and Mrs. L. B. Griffin. his wife:
You are also notified that unless
before the 25th day of July, A. D.,
1912, there will be on file in the Of
flee of the Clerk of the District
Court of Decatur County, Iowa, the
petition of the plaintiff aforesaid,
claiming of you the sum of One
Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars, as
money justly due from you, and in
terest thereon at per cent from the
Goth day of April, A. D., 1912, for
amount due on the one promissory
note for $500 dated April goth,
1909, signed by defendants w. F.
Briner and Ollie Briner in favor of
the Bank of Van Vert, Iowa, and
duly assigned to the plaintiff herein.
And praying for the foreclosure of a
certain mortgage deed of the said
w. F. Briner and Ollie Briner given
to secure said note dated April goth,
1909, on the following described real
estate situated in Decatur County,
Iowa, to-wit: The east one-half of
the northwest quarter and the west
one-half of the northeast quarter,
and the northwest quarter of the
southeast quarter of Section thirty,
Township seventy, Range twenty-six,
west of the 5th P. NJ, and for special
execution for the sale of said land
and for costs, including statutory
attorneys fee for v. R. McGinnis,
plaintiffs attorney, and for such
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-08

We guarantee our cement blocks
the best and cheapest on the market
Leon Cement and Brick Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-08
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 Elijah
H. Lewis, late of said county, de-
ceased, and that 10 o'clock a. m. of
the 9th day of August, 1912, 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
probate.
In witness whereof, l have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
seal of said court at Leon, Iowa, this
23rd day of July, 1912
J. L. MENDENHALL,
Clerk of District Court.
49-3t By E. E. Beck, Deputy.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-08

other and further relief as may be
just and equitable in the premises.
No personal judgment is asked
against the defendants, the Sunbury
Savings Bank barrow Investment
Company, Titus Loan & Investment
Company, R. G. Sutton and E. Glib
son. For full and complete state
ment of plaintiffs cause of action
see petition.
You are alsonotified that unless
you appear thereto and defend be-
fore noon of the second day of the
term of said District Court of Deca-
tur County, to be held on the 26th
day of August, A. D., 1912, de-
fault will be entered against you and
judgment rendered thereon.
V. R. McGINNIS,
49-4t Attorney for Plaintiff.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-08
A Scientific Achievement.

A good many men pretend to be
philosophers who are only fools.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-08
ZEMO FOR DANDRUFF.
You will be Surprised to See How
Quickly it Disappears.

No more dirty coats from dandruff
heads. Zemo stops dandruff Apply
it any time with tip of fingers. No
smell, no smear. Zemo sinks into
the pores, makes the scalp healthy,
makes the hair fine and glossy.
Zemo is prepared by E. W. Rose
Medicine Co., St. Louis, Mo-, and is
regularly sold by all druggists at 81
per bottle. But to enable you to
make test and prove what it will
do for you, get 25 cent trial bottle
fully guaranteed or your money. back
at Bell & Robinson's drug store.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-08
Side Shows at the State Fair.

A first class state fair would not
be complete without some part espe-
cially for the young folks, some light
in the Nat Reiss shows that are to
entertainment such as is furnished
be at the Iowa State Fair this year.
They include Bohemian glass blow
ers, a Japanese village, human but
terflies, human roulette wheel, ferris
wheel and so forth. All these are
clean and wholesome amusements
that will delight the young folks.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-08

Modern science has produced no
such effective agency in the relief of
Indigestion, dyspepsia, constipation,
biliousness or impure blood as Meri-
tol Tonic Digestive, the result Of the
best minds of the American Drug
and Press Association, composed of
druggists and newspaper men all
over the country. Try this great
remedy. Stempel & Cherrington,
Members. # ,s5.ss #
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-08
Neglect a Serious Matter.

Don't neglect yourself, If you have
eczema or skin trouble of any kind.
Get bottle of Meritol Eczema Rem
edy and cure yourself. You will be
delighted with this prescription.
Stempel & Cherrington.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-08
Bucking BrOnchOs at the Fair.

Fifty Of the greatest bucking
bronchos in the world are included in
the company which Major Irwin
brings to the Iowa State Fair this
year as part Of the Cheyenne From
tier Days and Wild West Show. It is
the largest collection of wild bron-
chos to be seen anywhere and their
work is q reminder of the best days
of the cowboy life on the plains.
Major Irwin also has the only team
of buffaloes broken to drive and ride.
The Wild West entertainment in
cludes chaHpion lady and men rough
riders and relay racers and great
variety Of sports Of cowboy life.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-08

of all trust capitalization in this
country represents actual invest
ment; and that the remaining IS
per cent represents water. 81.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-08-08

We often hear people say,"I told
him exactly what thought" but
very few people ever do tell just
what they think.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-10
New Typo Of Block elunal,

A new type Of automatic block sig
nal which is being used on an inter.
urban electric railway west Of Cleve
land. O., is believed to furnish a solu-
ton Of the problem Of operating block
systems In cold weather. During the
last winter the various railroads ex-
pertenced considerable difficulty owing
to the accumulation Of ice and frost
on the signal lamps. The lighting of
the new signal is provided by a single
twenty-five watt tungsten lamp sup
piled from the trolley through a resist
ance. A high speed one-tenth horse.
power motor drives the mechanism,
the motor being designed to operate
safely through a wide variation of line
voltage. Enough heat is furnished by
the lamp and its resistance to prevent
the accumulation OF ice on the lenses
and mechanism.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-10
A HEAVY Diet.

A Tlpperary fisherman makes a spe-
cialty of pike, for which he finds ready
sale in the town. He had one Gus
toner who was in the habit Of so beat
ing him down in price that he felt JUS
titled in resorting to somewhat ques-
tionable means to increase the weight
Of his fish. In the manner Of the win
ner Of the stakes in the celebrated
"Jumping Frog" sporting event, he
would introduce some weighty sub
stance into their interior--stones, bits
Of iron railing. etc.
Once he went so far as to stuff two
old handless flatirons he had picked
from a refuse heap down the outlet of
n before taking 1t to his customer,
who, having weighed 1t carefully and.
after much haggling. paid him a frac.
ton less per pound for 1t than he might
have perhaps obtained elsewhere. Meet
ing him, next day, Pat was instantly
aware there was trouble in the wind
by the opening remark. What do pike
feed on. Paddy"
"Och and indade. your honor. but
there's mighty little that comes amiss
to thin lads" answered Pat. Frogs
and 6sh. sticks and shtones they like
well. but they would give their two
eyes for 6%atirons."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-10
A Roast For tho Jury.

Henry ". Paine, the eminent Boston
lawyer, once went to one Of the interior
towns Of Maine, where a boy was on
trial for arson. He had no counsel.
and Mr.. Paine was assigned by the
court to take charge Of his case. He
discovered after a brief interview with
the boy that he was half witted. The
jury, however, was composed of farm
ers who owned barns such as the de-
PENDANT was alleged to have set on
IRE, and, in spite of the boys evident
weakness Of intellect, they brought in
a verdict Of guilty. The presiding
Judge turned to Mr.. Paine and re-
marked, Have you any motion to
maker" Mr.. Paine arose and in his
dry and weighty manner answered,
"No, your honor; I believe l have Sc
cured for this idiot boy all that the
laws of Maine and the constitution Of
the United States allow-a trial by his
peers."-Argonaut.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-10
honors Easy.

People who were present smiled at
the little passage of arms which took
place between two young ladies at a
luncheon. One Of them, a bride, shak-
ing hands in her Enthusiastically cor
dial way, said to the other:
"I'm so glad to meet you! You have
afforded me so very much amusement
just lately"
Amusement" said the other.
"Oh, yes" went on the bride. 1--WE
been through my husbands desk, and
I've read all his old love letters. !
found several very a~ffectionate letters
from you, and I enjoyed reading them
really ever &C much"
"I'm so glad you enjoyed Them
purred the other. But do come and
see me very soon. Here Is my card.
have the answers to all those letters.
and you might like to read them as
we'll. Mr.. ks letters are so much
more affectionate than those I wrote
to him. I know you'll enjoy reading
them ever SO much more than you did
mine."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-10
New Can Covering Machine.

Application has been made for a
patent On. a new machine for folding
and sealing the lids on cans. recently
invented by a S%tavanger Norway
mechanic. The machine differs from
the ordinary lid folding machines In
that 1t contains q metal plate with
openings for four sardine or other fish
cans The cans, with lids laid on, are
placed in these openings, and the plate
is run through the machine, which
automatically fastens and seals the
lids on the ans The only handwork
necessary Is the placing Of the lid In
position on the can and putting the
car in the opening In the metal plate,
which can be done by a boy, while a
man Of some skill and experience Is
required to operate the old machines,
in which the a is placed in proper
position in the machine and q lever
pulled each time the lid IL pressed on
the a and sealed. The new ma.
chimes, like the old ones, will be oper.
ated by electric power.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-10
- The -
Scrap Book
Too Busy For Work,


DR.. Donald Nj. Gallie. although a Ca
madam and president Of the Canadian
club of Chicago, has a large fund of
rich stories. One that he told Mt the
annual banquet of the Chicago Dental
association was as follows:
Murphy left the church one Sunday
after listening to an eloquent sermon
Of The Day Of Judgment and sought
out Father Kelly.
"'Sure. twas a fine sermon. father.
he said. but did you mean what We
said about all the nations getting to-
gether on the day Of judgment-all of
'emY
~ did that. Murphy said Father
Kelly.
1.-The Dutch. the Eyetalians. the
Scotch and alp said Murphy.
"'All of them,' said the priest.
"'And the Englishy
ayes: they will he there too.'
sand the O~rangemen:
"'Certainly. Murphy
"'And will all the Ancient Order of
Hibernians be there too?'
"'As sure as you are here now
"'Well. father. DEAR muttered Muir
ply as he walked away. I'm thinking
there won't be much work done the
first day anyway"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-10
Her Pious Wish.

Robert Burns friend, DR.. Blackjack.
the blind poet. was a licentiate Of the
church of Scotland and used to preach
occasionally.
One Sunday he was supplying a
country pulpit. Certain deaf old wom-
en-, as was the custom in those days.
had squatted on the pulpit stairs to be
as near the preacher as possible. Like
the a of the Scottish people, they
abominated sermons that were read.
One Of them as soon as the discourse
wal begun said to her neighbor in a
tone that was audible through the
whole church, rs he readin'?"
'sTuts. woman! No. he Gamma read.
He's blind"
"Blind. IL he. eh? That's raal fort
nate. wish they were a. blind"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-10
OLD POLES MADE NEW.
Metal Bases installed Without Inter.
ruption Of Service.

Metal Bases installed Without inter-
ruption Of Service.
A new method of reinforcing tele,
phone. telegraph and electric service
poles that have decayed at the ground
line consists OF saving OF the poles
near the ground line. removing the old
stump aud building a new one in a
steel tube. all of which may be &C
complished without disturbing the
wires or ~interrupting the service.
The tubes are seamless, made OF
three-sixteenths to quarter inch steel
and are furnished in several sizes.
The pole to be REINFORCED IL support
ed by a Jack OF special construction
while It Is being cut or at the ground
line and then. through the manipula,
ton of the jack. Is shifted to one side
while the old stump is removed and
the tube buried In its place in the soil
or In concrete.
The tube ia then filled with concrete.
or with soil II the latter Ia Of a dry,
grav elly o rocky quality. to about one
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-10
England's
Titanic
Inquiry
N England such inquiries as that
now being conducted into the tt

N England such inquiries as that
now being conducted into the ii.
tanic disaster take place under
powers conferred by the mer-
Chant shipping acts and are regulated
partly by those acts and partly by
rules Of various authorities made un.
der them.
The first business Of such a court Of
inquiry, in ease of an accident to a
ship. is to find whether all the rules
for safety have been observed and
whether the accident has come about
by reason of the negligence or miscon-
duct Of any officer or seaman.
The rules as to such inquiries are
made by the lord chancellor under one
section Of the act of 1894. The board
OF trade rules as to safety are made
under another in a different part Of
the act. When the latter rules were
formulated in 1902, under the auspices
Of Gerald Balfour. the giant ships of
the present day were by no e in
conceivable. and a table carefully
graduated to 10000 tons and then
stopping abruptly did not show much
foresight.
Under these rules it Is somewhat
difficult for a %nonexpert to work out
the minimum requirements. In the
table sixteen boats Of not less than
$500 cubic feet capacity are required
for the largest vessels, and since, by
another rule, one person may be car
ried for every ten cubic feet, this only
provides for $50 people. But if there
are more people there must be addi-
tonal boats, though only up to rs per
cent, and this is qualified for boats
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-10
Rronzinu Cast Iron.

A German paper gives the follow
ing process of bronzing cast iron with.
out covering 1t with a metal: Thor
oughly cleanse the metal and rub It
smooth. Apply evenly a coat Of sweet
or olive oil and heat the iron, being
careful that the temperature does not
rise high enough to burn the oil. Just
as the oil is about to decompose. the
cast iron will absorb oxygen. and this
forms upon the surface a brown oxide
skin, which holds securely, and Is SO
hard that it will admit Of a hard pol.
ish, thus giving it the appearance Of
bronze,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-10
LORD MERSEY.

pa.~- LORD 0ER62Y.
which have efficient water tight COM
partments to the satisfaction Of the
board Of trade" q sad mockery In the
case Of the Titanic. 1t Is laid down
plainly that there must be at least
n life belt for each person on board.
But a life belt Is a very slender protec-
ton to a man on the Atlantic, and It
would probably take him SO long to
swim out of range of the vast suction
OF such a vessel Al the Titanic that It
would be useless in an emergency. It
ought, in fact, to be the first rule in
vessels Of this class, as it is the rule
for Inferior vessels, that "the boats on
each side of the ship shall be sufficient
to accommodate all persons IN board"
Since an inquiry a extend to all
the causes involving the loss of the
vessel and the court has the ample
powers Of a magistrate to compel per.
sons to give evidence the law is sufi-
Client.
Save by censure or suggestion the
court itself has no power except over
those who by misbehavior or breaking
rules have directly conduced to the
loss Of the vessel. In the case Of the
Titanic the captain, faithful unto
death, is beyond any human punish
ment or censure, and 1t may be that,
assuming ships may lawfully proceed
full steam ahead, although dangerous
1cebergs are near, the accident was in
evitable. If so it will be for parlia-
ment to consider whether further leg.
1slation Is necessary to prevent such
catastrophes and also to ask on what
principle the board Of trade allowed a
vessel to sail with the certainty that If
It foundered the great majority Of peo-
pie on board would be drowned.
In the case of the Titanic inquiry It
was decided that a higher authority
than a magistrate should preside. This
resulted in the selection Of Sir John
Bigham Uord Mersey).
Lord Mersey was born on Aug. 3,
164O. the son Of John Bigham, a prom
lnent merchant Of Liverpool. He was
educated at the Liverpool institute and
was admitted to the bar in 1870. He
became president of the probate di-
vorce and admiralty division Of the
high court. serving one year. He was
knlGhted when the judgeship was con-
1sfTed upon him.