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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-09-03

authorized to cause the destruction
of trees upon private property when
said trees are damaging drain tile or
injuring drain bitches and toTassess
the cost of removing same to the
property owner upon whose property
said trees are growing.
"That the board of supervisors be
given authority to establish drain
age district where needed to drain
the county road system and to in
clude in such district all private prop
erty benefited and drained by the
drains upon said county road system
and benefit assessments be levied as
by law provided for county drainage
district.
THAT the law relating to benefit
commissioners of bitches be amended
so as not to bar parties interested in
like improvements from serving on
such commissions.
"We\ recommend that the law in
regard to poll taxes be changed to
300 if paid before July LIST of each
year or SO 90 if paid thereafter, to be
paid in cash.
THAT the law enacted in regard to
widows pensions be modified or
repealed and the matter of relief be
left in the hands of the board of SUI
pervisors or overseers of the poor of
the counties of the State of Iowa
eve recommend that the law be
changed in regard to people receiv-
ing assistance from the county poor
fund, that the county poor fund have
first lien on all property real or per-
sonal left by the death of the bene
fciaries.
THAT the legislature create an
office to be known as the county alb
stract work of the county.
1--WE also wish to extend our appre-
citation to the city of Cedar Rapids
for the entertainment furnished and
to the press of that city for the fair
manner in which they have reported
our deliberations
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-09-03
Big Comet Due Here in October.

It's 9. comet year, thic year of the
great war.
Just as all the nations of Europe
are fairly afiame with strife a ira
ditional portent of world-disaster has
flared up in the heavens
The comet looms up at present to
the mono east about two hundred
and twenty million miles off our star
board bow. 1t has been christened
Delevan's comet after the discovcrer,
Paul Delevan of the La Plata OBJ
servatory, Argentine If you would
see it you must turn out in the early
morning watch and go up on deck
equipped with marine glasses and
good chart of the heavens. The
comet still is faint haze in the
northeast in the constellation Auriga
below the big star Capella After
striving vainly to discover it, you
might just as we'll 60 back to bed be-
cause unless you are very familiar
with the heavens you won't be able
to distinguish this portent of evil
from the friendly stars among which
it is intruding.
Astronomers say that in little
more than month you won't have
to get out of bed to hunt for it as
it will be blazing it's worning all night
long. In early October just after sun
set it will be at it's best. According
to Prof. E. e. Bernard or Chicago,
there is good hope of it's presenting
very brilliant spectacle at that
time
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-09-03
The Postal System.

Postmaster General Burleson gave
out a statement recently which con-
veys some idea of the magnitude of
the operations of the postoftice de-
partmeht
In q period of fourteen months, the
postmaster general says, he has ap-
pointed 23,317 postmasters, of whom
Sill were of presidential grade, yet
this is not nearly one-half of the
great army of postmasters. There are
$3.50 postofices in the United
States. In other words, the army
of postmaster" is almost as large
as the regular army on peace basis.
No other country has SO many
postmasters. No other country ap-
proaches the United States in the
extent of it's postal business. The
revenue derived from the depart
ment last year amounted to $780,
619,525, while that of the British
department is estimated for the pres
ent year at only 100000.
France gets but SS0,000,000 from
her postoffices, telegraphs> and tele-
phones, and Germany less than
S2OO,OOO,OOO from the same three
services.
Approximately eighteen billion
pieces of matter are carried through
the United States mails every year.
This is more than any other two ma
tions in the world handle in the same
length of time. Considering the
enormous number of packages car
ried it is not at all remarkable that
few million letters go astray every
year. 1t must be said to the credit
of the postoffice department that
most of these letters fail of delivery
for reasons which in no wise reflect
upon the efficiency of the post system
In fact the postmasters and their
fellow officials accomplish wonders
every day in the delivery of matter
that is improperly or insufficiently
addressed.
Everybody criticises the mail SER
vice now and then, including persons
who never received dozen pieces of
mail matter in their lives. The sys-
tenn has it's faults but it is a ire
big affair and it is getting
bigger all the time. The postal SER
vice follows the flag-and it reaches
many places where the flag is seldom
seen 1t is not perfect, but it is the
biggest and best of its 'kind.-Louis-
vile Courier Journal
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-09-03
COAL DISCOVERED SOUTH OF
OSCEOIAA.
At a depth of 800 Feet Five Foot
Vein is Reported on the Hanley
Farm in Green Bay Town
ship-Said to Be of Good
vs. Quality,

Not infrequently in years gone by
| have the citizens of Clarke county
been aroused by reports that strong
veins of coal had been discovered
within our borders. On each occa-
sion, however, the report has proven
false alarm, although in several
cases traces of the much desired fuel
have been found but not in sufficient
quantity and quality to warrant min
ing. Just at present there is con-
siderable interest being manifested in
coal prospect on the Yes Hanley
Being without a sufficient supply of
water on the farm Mr.. Hanley en-
gagged w. E. Land of Oskaloosa, to
drill deep we'll. The work was be-
gun last week. Somewhat to the sur
prise of Mr.. Hanley when at the
depth of 165 feet the workmen re-
ported a three foot vein of poor quail
ity of coal, to which little attention
was paid. They continued through
a substrata a hundred feet of which
was slate until they reached a depth
of 800 feet when the drill dropped
iI1c a five foot vein of what is pro-
nounced to be first class coal, as far
as could be determined by the sam
pies secured by a six inch drill, When
the reporter called yesterday after
noon Mr.. Hanley was not at home and
it could not be learned whether he
contemplates making further inves-
tigation or not. But one thing sure
it IS a good prospect and it would
seem that Mr.. Hanley would do we'll
TO sink a shaft to determine more |
fully the thickness of the vein and
the quality of the coal discovered
Osceola Sentinel.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-09-03
Change in Pension Law Explained.

Published reports that the Postal
Regulations have been changed to re-
quire pensioners to produce pension
certificate before pension check let
tiers can be delivered has resulted in
many inquiries being made in regard
to such change.
There has been no change in the
regulations that could be used as a
basis of such reports. The Post
master General, under date of July
9th, issued an order ?mending the
Regulations SO as to permit the de-
livery of pension check letters under
certain restrictions, in accordance
with the written order of the PEN
sioner, and further modified the
regulations so as to permit the de-
livery of pension check letters, to the
agent, servant, or some member of
the family, if the pensioner habitual-
ly sends such person for their mail,
and recognizes or acquiesces such
delivery, without written order.
The laws prohibition against delivery
to any one in case the pensioner has
died has removed Changed postoffice
address) or if the widow has remar-
ried, has not been changed, nor can
these letters be forwarded to another
postoffice, nor placed in lock boxes
at postoffice, nor delivery by city or
rural carriers into receptables on
their routes. A temporary absence
is not construed as removal.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-09-03
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

BY local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
ton Of the mucous lining Of the Eusta-
chan Tube. When this tube is infiamed
you have rumbling sound or imp ,rfect
hearing, and when 1t Is entirely closed,
dammation can be taken out and this
tube restored to its normal condition,
hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out Of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which @ nothing but an inflamed condi-
ton Of the mucous surfaces.
wnlSdye Ops Ho1dIyd Dollars forany case Of
III d sse ssss,a f e safsa =
X ]. - CauMEY, = co, Toasae, O. 81
Y ~ ~ M asso, n ~ q X
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-09-03

When an old man feels badly he
calls it rheumatism but we all know
better. It ID father time. 5 SCI.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-09-03

RET O1I1lR 1OH sAIlB HILL.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-22
SALEM


SALEM, April pa farmers
meeting recently advertised was
held here Tuesday The meeting
was. preceded by a spraying and
pruning demonstration by Prof. X
'R. Jehries, Of the department of ag-
rieuiture at Morgantown. The dem
onstratfon was conducted on the
fruit farm Of e. n. Randolph in the
west END OF the city, and was large
|ly attended. Many OF the students
from the coIlega were present, as
well as big delegation OF farmers,
In the afternoon the regular public
session was held in the basement OF
the Baptist church, where Mr.. Jef-
fries explained the causes of fruit
blight and pests and their remedy as
far as known to science. The prac-
teal and interested fruit grower
was present with his questions, all
of which were cleverly answered by
Mr. jehffes It is the intention TO
hold another meeting in November.
Id I. Perine is president and Q. G.
linn Is secretary OF the local organ
izatton. .,..a
is q guest OF friends here this week,
William Corwil, who has been IN
poor health for several months, IS 81
much improved that he has gone on
a VISIT to relatives at Porterwood, w.
va. Mrs. c9rwIn aceO1npanied him I'M
original Progressfve-R epub leans, OF
Wfisonbure, was present at the far
mers institute and Joined in some OF
the. discussions
The United on Company's No. 4
Wilcox well came in light producer
and is reported not good for more
than three barrels day.
Arthur Anderson, accused of Sc
rioug crime at Warrington, is re-
ported under arrest. Jay Anderson;
a teamster here, was arrested upon
a warrant from the sheriff. but was
released when It was found that he
was the wrong party. -
John Carney, who lived here Tor
a number Of years and operated g
Machine shop at this place. died At =
NorgaTt6 own Tuesday, where he ana
his family recenetly moved. 1t was
not known here generally that ne
was In poor health.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-22

prize fis own homo town ard It's EileF-
chants of What II tfulls belongs here
Il Is something worth tle eonsider
ton OF every person who Aas even the
slightest interest in ClstlzgbI tfg-
In you swat CIar 9rEg To prosper
and advance patronfze e1arksbllTg
and It's people. II you do not care any
thing about the progress or the inter
ests Of Clarksbdrg and prefer to send
your money to some St1eT place At 3
up your little trunk and get out of
Clarksburg You VIII not be missed
andait may be some good use can be
made Of the space you leave vacant
by YOUR eoinG
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-22
!. THE CURRENT MAGAZINES

An idyI of New. York life, by
lanes fame Allen, autnor of The
ISentucky Cardinal, = etc, open the
May Century Magazine. , This long
story is called "a Cathedral Singer, I
and marks the return of Mr.. Allen
to the field of fiction. other authors
of the seven stories In this number
are Ruth Ms1Snery Stuart and z.
Frank Tooker A detached ana
thorough study of the present al
mans Review of President Wilson'S
FIRST Year" by Il. Maurice Low. for
many years washington correspond
emit OF the LONDON Morning Post.
The art features of the number IN a.
clude pages from 'fRodtns Note
Book" with various photographs
and scenes from, the great French
scuIptor.s life. There are illdsEra-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-22
Wand InterTentlon.

AS to Mexico, the nominal head OF
ii has hut little to lose and probably
much to gain If the United States
does no more than 1t now threatens
Tampfco and vera Cruz are more IN
the territory OF General villa than in
that OF Huerta- The latter g not
much president over that part OF
Mexico. PROBABLY he would rather
the United states would take the two
towns and hold them than to have
the rebels capture them. Perhaps ne
imagfnes Villa may resent the course
of the United States in the matter
and thus Indirectly aid him.-Par-
kersburg State Journal.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-22
Coming Events
In CIaTksburg

Saturday. April 25.-"Prince OF
Tonfkht." Robinson Grand theater.
Saturday, May 2.-.Within the
Law" Robinson Grand theater.
Saturday, May 9-BasebaH game,
West virginia University vs.. West
Virginia Wesleyan, Union Park.
Thursday, May 1f-BasebaH game,
cuban Stars VS.. CIarksburg team OF
paw. va. League, Union Park.
Friday. May 15.-"Peg o. My
Heart. = Robinson Grand theater.
Thursday. June 11.-Baseball
game, Ohio Wesleyan VS.. West Vfr-
ginia Wesleyan, Union Park
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-22
sendInr lthe Money Away.

With the kind permission OF the
Washing ton, Pa, Reporter, the Iele-
gram will heresreproduce an excellent
editorial from that newspaper which
Is particularly appropriate TO TINS
city. and in order to make the article
more realistic for nome consumption,
the name OF this city Is substituted
therein for that of Washington. As
remodeled, the article is as follows:
Every now and then and sometimes
oftener someone is heard denounc1ng
in bftterest terms the foreigners resi-
dent here for their habit OF sending
their earnings back to Italy or Hun
gary or Russia or some other land be-
yond the seas. These complaining
ones call attention to the fact that the
foreigners come here and work and
get the good American dollars but in
stead of spending them here hoard
them up for the benefit of their home
lands.
And sometimes the very people who
so heartily denounce the foreigners
for this course OF action are doing eN-
actly the same thing. When Clarks-
burg people send their money to mail
order houses in Chicago or elsewhere
at a distance they are sending away
from home the good American dollar
they have gained in Clarksburg. They
are failing in their duty to their home
merchants and their home people
Every time dollar goes from Clarks-
burg to some faraway mail order
house, one dollars worth of dtsIoyalty
to Clarksburg is registered.
The evils of the patronage OF mail
order houses-at a distance have been
noted by the managing secretary OF
the board of trade. The trade board
Is of course organized to help local
business conditions and thereby to
help the town in its entirety and IN
discouraging the mail order house
business, in speaking against the Gus
tom of sending Clarksburg money TO
fatten foreign industries, the trade
board is but doing its duty.
The offers of these foreign mad
order houses are of course attractive
at first glance 1t is their business to
be attractive because they wish to at
tract to them the dollars of Clarks-
burg and OF other places. But so very,
very often the realization and the dis
appointment come afterwards When
the Clarksburg purchaser finds his
bargain was not all that he expected.
And quite probably little later he
sees the same article in his own
home stores for quite as low a price,
or more likely still, he finds right here
at home a better grade of the same
article at but a slightly increased
price But the lesson is not always
remembered and again and again the
local buyer falls into temptation and
yields to those charms from afar and
again good C1arksburg dollars leave
the home field to benefit someone at a
distance,
Now we have no desire to be selfish
and hold unto ourselves everything,
without thought for the advantage CT
others at a distance But here is an
instance in this mail order house game
where the person who sends his dol
lars away from home deliberately de-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-22


tfons fu1 cooFs II ~ bur : ek7
ll Is and By Thons SHIELDS saTAe
ana several Cent1try Colortoness
euEfssVs3ds By Il Eatidsun The coz
er renroduced ia full col0re, Is an
archf ectura1 m0sa1e les gned o.
Howard Greenley.
s.rhe Heart Of = Woman. b.
Dale DrummOnd opening novelette,
In YodnGs aIAgaztne for Nay, s a
vivid introsp ection where q wife who
mas driven her husband from her
by fndinerence ana coldnsss, learns
in his absence that she really cares
The Master Hand by Reginald
Wright Kaufman Is triangle story
in when passing love afRair causes
a ragedy. The Legacy, BY For-
restine C. Hookers Is a story so real-
fstic In theme that the reader seems
almost to live the grotesque experl-
.ence which is thrust Upon the hero
as a test prior to his receiving
legacy. A startling graphic story Of
army life 10 depicted In THE Anair
at MaIinSi . which shows how q
young offieer fights, almost single
handed. for the lives OF his wife and
himself.
other stories in the number are;
'eThe Man / Lost When Married,
by Jane Alden; The Marriage o.
UnreaSon, by Yvonne Lefnaistre;
tssThe Birth of a Star" by w. Carey
WonderlS; AFaSe values, by Lillian
|Ducey; the One-Eyed Beggars;' by
John Rfchepfn, and THE Debut OF
BELLE. = by Carrie Louise Shaw;
isTheir Supreme Hour" by Vance
palmer: "Between the Lines, by
OLGA Leserman; and 1.-The Woman OIL
His Past" by Helen Marie Bennett.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-22

Armed with special permit signed
by Her Majesty, the Kid Eve of Egypt,
the three men had been conducted 20
the tomb of Cleopatra and now stood
gazing respectfully at the lovely
mummy j
suddenly awake after all these years
what would she say? What would be
her first Words"
Il know said the Scooter. shed
say, Where am p That's what they
all say when they come to- Where
I?'"
NO, Nor spoke up the Philosoph-
thousand years sped by? Ills but a
second in eternity.
Nay, you are wrong, both OF yous
exclaimed the Poet. "Her first words
would be-, Antony! Antony
Suddenly, from a dark crypt OF the
tomb stepped an ancient, long-bearded
figure with a strange, cleaning stone
in his skinny hand.
why not try her?' he said in pure
gum Arabic. 81 am Doc Mum Yinn,
the desert medicine man. have but
to pass this stone thrice before her
face and for two seconds she VIII 1--we
After taking up collection. Mum
Vim slowly pissed the stone three
times before the beautiful mummy,
chanting solemnly each time, BON
wee7il Ipseedafsy bong
slowly, Cleopatra opened her gor-
geous eyes.
manded-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-22

If the city council cannot do any
thing else, it might authorize the TAX
ing Of small subscriptions with which
10 buy a few loads of cinders ana
rock for use in that bog formerly
known as Lee street. 1t is a shame
and disgrace, nay, a downright
crime, to allow such a pool OF mud
IN exist there.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-22
fftrhIr Snflsfactdty.

TIE Information received from
Charleston that the Panama exposi-
ton committee OF this state has acta-
ally taken steps toward the erection
on a West Virginia building at San
francisco IS very pleasing At
meeting held Saturday, the commit
tee named G. o.. Maggie, of wheeling,
ana a Charleston architect, TO PRO
coed to the California metropolis
and obtain Information as to the
cost Of such structure IS desired.
Wheeling News.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-22

1t is about time for old Bill Bryan
to leave the national capital on an
other of hss platform tours. 1t would
be a good thing for the, country il he
saouad go and still better If he should
stay away for an indefinite period.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-22

The Spaniards called US American
pigs during the spanish-American
war. 1t is easy tolghess what the
.Nexicans will call old Bill Bryan in
the event we go to war with that
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-22

Uncle SANS activities regarding
the Mexican situation reminds one OF
that once popouIar song, 'tShoo Fly,
Don't Bother Me-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-22
An EvenInp Fcho.

We who dress in sumptuous array!
Know that the saddlecloth changeth
not the nature OF the ass, nor splendid
trappings the pedigree of She pack
horse. -AL-MUBARRA
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-22

Those fellows who. were so anxious
to cut down tire naval appropriations
bill in Congress- are not so loud
1nouthed on the subject now.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-22

armies al Torreon toisted
aag tie other days blft 8 was 50 4 lily
the enemy Thought Il was q DlaeA
dag and kept on Aring.-F'arzeis
burr 03sp 1tch-2Se
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-22
WHAT GTFER EDITORS SAY
Who BIames Him?

4aving a human regard sfor t ,1t
safety OF his neck, Huertas EleI Ls !. = =
states taan to Carrapza and Villa
Parkersburg sentinel
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-22
THE DAILY
NO We LIE TIE
AFTER TWO THOUSAND YEARS.

Tell US, Cleopatra. from your doleful
mummy bed,
What would you say; what would
you do;
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-22

Dirty Flag. ~
Ii is reported that one oil tne
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-04-04
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, April 3---The fight on
Winthrop NJ. Daniels, of New Jersey,
President Wilson's nomine for mem
Der of the interstate commerce COM
mission, continued today in executive
session of the senate and caused a
series OF White House conferences.
Senatcr H4ngheA HdTrfed bacis from
New Jersey to lead the hgait for Mr..
Daniels.
Senators who visitedl the president,
found him standing firm for Mr.. Dan
iels. When the executive session re-
cessed last night these opposing the
nomination claimed enough votes to
beat it and among the proposals ad-
vaneed was one that the president
would withdraw the nomination. SEN
ators who conferred with Mr.. Wilson
today found no indication of such a
course
MUCH OPPOSITION.
Lengthy debate on the Daniels NOM
ination has developed considerable OPP
position to him. Senators Cummins
and LaFollette and others who are
fighting confirmation have made 1t
clear that there is nothing personal in
their attack. but they believe Mr.. DAN
iels' decisions as member of the New
Jersey public utilities commission
show that he held unsound economic
views, particularly as they might af-
feet future physical valuation of
railroads. Friends of Mr.. Daniels. in
cluding Chairman Newlands and SEN
ator Pomerene of the interstate COM
merce committee, who conferred with
President Wilson last night. were pre-
pared to argue with their colleagues
today that what Mr.. Daniels had done
in constituting state law should not
be held as influencing his views or
operations in a federal Office where,
they contend. the statutes and econo-
mic situation are different.
The president is earnestly desirous