The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-06-14
4 Marvellous Machine.

'sCome with me and will show you
the greatest curiosity about this show :.
something that beats the sacred elephant
and the chronological congress ali ho!.
oow," said one of TIE managers eff the
circus yesterday afternoon as he met a
Record reporter who was wandering
about the tents in search of novel
item. He then led the way under the
canvas of the museum tent and across
IN open space to small tent which was
situated in corner of the circus
grounds, and which was guarded by
ropes stretched around at distance of
about ten yards. Signaling that it was
all right, the circus man lifted up the
Zap Of the tent for the reporter to enter
and quickly followed him inside.
This" he said, sis whore all the
circus lemonade ia made, and,n
CHANGING at his watch. III you will walt
few momentsyou will see X done.
In the center of the teut stood large
box, and on one side two huge barrel
shaped tanks. Each with spigot was
placed on strong rests somewhat similar
to saw-horsc. In short time three
men entered and one of them proceeded
to unlock tho box, the sides OF which at
once fell apart, disclosing . very COM
pact and solid looking engine, the steam
for which was conducted through a pipe
leading to one Of the boilers in the
cooking tent, while the other two
brought large tub, which they laid on
the ground and nearly filled with ill.
tered water drawn from one of the tanks.
A steel lemon squeezer was then at
tached to two iron arms Of the engine,
and very worn.out and dilapiaated
looking half of a lemon placed in it, the
squeexer being then lowered into the
tub. Steam was turned on and the
s1ucezer began its work, the lemon
emitting the most narrowing means OF
agony from under the water as the pres
sure became more and more severe.
Gradually these dolcful sounds ceased
and the liquid assumed an amber-like
hue. while faint odor of lemons filled
the air OF the tent
"That'll do; take Il out" said the
engineer. shutting of steam, and the
dripping s1ueezer was Withdrawn from
the tub, the unhappy half lemon being
carefully dried in clean cloth and
placed In small iron safe which was
then locked The liquid in the tub was
then stirred vigorously with an hermet-
ically-scaled glass bulb being filled with
the best white sugar. The man who
stirred the mixture stopped at intervals
to taste 1t, and, after about five minutes
work, ceased his labor, and remarking
there, guess it's sweet enough; let's
get it out, BILL with the help Of his
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This machine is the only one in the
world" said the engineer proudly, as
he patted the engine in loving way,
''and it's secret couldn't be bought for
$4,000. Why, with this here machine
/ can make more lemonade with one
lemon than any other circus man can
with 500 bushels of 'em. The pressure
on that squeezer can be graduated from
one pound to 100000 pounds to the
square inch, and one lemon will make
lemonade for six months at the rate of
100 gallons a day. OF course, at first
don't need nearly that much pressure,
but as the season gets on and the lemon
gets kind of played out slap on all the
pressure I've got, and the juice comes
flowing out just as If you had picked
the fruit from its parent tree ten min
utes before. Now, bought that lemon
for one and two-fifths cents wholesale
price, you know on the 10th ofMarch.
when the show opened in New York.
and calculate to use it steadily until
the middle Of June, when I'll throw it
away and use the other half until the
end of the season. Hard on the lemonp |
Well, yes, perhaps SO; but then, you
know it gets a rest every Sunday, for
VIC don't show on that day. and the
engineer locked up his machine, and
vent off to Third Street to purchase q
'ew Government bonds. -Rhiladciphia
Call.