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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09
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COMBINED CARRIAGE AND
SLEIGH.

In the accompanying drawing is
,hown baby carriage which is adapt
ed for winter and summer use. The
common carriage must be put away
when the ground is covered with snow,
Ind Is often replaced by coach on
runners, the vehicle not in use requir-
ing not little space for storage, boz
sides the extra cost for the second
coach. Then, too. there is often a
combination of clean and slippery
pavement, where both wheels and run
aers could be utilized to advantage. To
provide for these emegencies
Edward G. Regelf of Minnesota has
designed this combination carriage.
which has the wheels mounted on a
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09
Tho Father Of Printing.

The city Of Mayence, in. Germany,
las recently celebrated the five hun
lredth anniversary Of the birth Of
Johann Gutenberg, who is commonly
believed to have been the first man to
make and use movable types. Guten-
Derg was native of Mayence. It was
% that pleasant city by the Rhine that
lie executed the Gutenberg Bible" one
II the rarest gems of the great librar-
es. In Mayence he died-in poverty
1t about the age of fifty-eight.
A feature Of this Gutenberg festival
was an exhibition of the best things
The printers art has produced during
i've hundred years. 1t seemed strange
10 many of the visitors that in some
directions there has been SO little gain.
We of the nineteenth century can
barely surpass the beauty of the mas
terpieces that issued from the press
which Aldus Manutius set up at Ven
ice in 1890.
But these books were for the rich. It
took SO much time to print them that
the editions had to be small and high
priced. A private library of twenty
volumes represented quite a fortune.
The day of the poor man dawned
with the advent Of the power press.
That permitted the newspaper. The
perfecting press and the type-setting
machine. wonders Of our own time,
still further cheapened the cost ct the
book and made the penny paper pos
s:ble.
There is now no man so poor that
he may not be fully informed OF the
worlds doings, as wei as completely
in touch with the sources OF culture.
But Johann Gutenberg was the tnun-
der Of the poor mans opportunities,
Ind 1t Is well to remember thankfully
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09

Of the Mecklenburg declaration of in
dependence. This famous document
preceded by many months the one
drawn up at Philadelphia, and in con-
sequence is the first formal express
sion against England formulated by
the colonies. The old log court house
in which the band of resolute men
met to assert their rights and the
rights of their fellow citizens then
stood in independence square, and the
site is marked by heavy iron plate
recording the fact.
The resolutions were framed May
20, 1775,. and, while many historians
claim to doubt their existence, the
document Undoubtedly did exist, and
an abridged copy of the original reso-
luton has been secured. The wording
of the document was very similar in
parts to the Declaration of Independ-
ence, which was not given birth
until more than a year later.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09

Now Chicago is doing the handsome
thing! Accused Of poisoning St.
Louis water supply by running the
drainage canal to the Mississippi, Chi
cagp promoters have engineered a
vN00, 900 deal to bring water seventy
les from the Ozark mountains to st.
uts, and so furnish that city with
lat 1t has never had-a real pure
Pply. This is well as well as mag
pimous.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09

was also the organizer and the first
president of the Woman's Medical AS
ISOLATION, and is at present the sec
rotary Of one of the bureaus of the
American Institute of Homeopathy
Other organizations Of which she Is a
member and in which she has done ex-
cellent work are the Association for
the Advancement Of Women, Acad.
envy of Physicians and Surgeons and
the Illinois Homeopathic Association
She is director of the Illinois Training
School for Nurses. DR.. Smith has con-
tributed many valuable articles to pc.
riodicals, among the best known being
the series in Common Sense in the
Nursery" These were printed in the
New York Ledger some years ago and
have since been put into book form.
She has been a resident of Chicago
since 1876.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09
Prevented
a Panic,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

That peace has its victories as we'll
as war and that not all heroes win
their laurels with the sword has been
more than once demonstrated by a
modest young man named Frank Con-
lin, whose whistling saved 5000 lives
at Coney Island few nights ago, says
the New York Evening World.
Frank Conlin is neither very old nor
very big, but he has proved that he has
strenuous and quick-witted qualities.
That the young man is really modest
is proved by the fact that while thous-
ands are today showering adulation on
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09

iabula, Ohio, who, from choice rather
tabla, Ohio, who, from choice rather
han from necessity, lives alone in an
diminished house, with the windows OF
The lower story kept closely boarded
up. The old gentleman derives live
'lhood from his skill as clock tink-
erer, pursuit that he has followed
many years, and has acquired, through
purchase and barter collection Of
clocks that would excite the envy OF
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09

mit-like home. Clocks from Germany
Ireland, England and other countries,
of all styles and makes, some Of which
date back over a century.
The gem of the collection, the old
mans pride and jealousy guarded
treasure, is an ordinary cottage clock
on which Mr.. Fuller has spent many
years of patient work, with the result
that it not only tells the time of day
but also indicates the day, of the week
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09
SAFETY RAZOR BLADE sTRoP.

In the cut is shown new and USE
full apparatus by which the blades of
safety razors can be rapidly sharpened
on an ordinary strop. This device is
the invention of William H. Douglas,
of New Jersey. In the majority OF
safety razors the short blade is set at
right angles with the handle, and it is
necessary to detach the blade from the
safety guard in order to sharpen it.
This makes it obligatory to provide
some means to hold the blade in po-
sition to be sharpened in a manner
similar to the ordinary blades. It has
been difficult matter to hold the blade
and turn It readily in the hand, buf
with the new apparatus the blade
inserted in the grip provided for tha
purpose, and the handle is grasped az
shown in the illustration. The rollers
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09

The Lancashire cotton trade is re.
ported to be in a serious plight. The
available supply of raw American cot.
ton is not equal to the requirements
of the spindles. China is shut up as
far as the piece goods business is con
cerned, and India, which ordinarily
takes 40 per cent of the total ship
ments of calico, has ordered nothing
for two months. w. Tattersall, the
secretary of the Federation of Employ.
ers, estimates that close upon 5000
looms are empty. and that the number
to- creasing throughout the north anc
least of Lancashire. -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09

day of the month, month of the year
and the rising and setting of the sun
and moon. These planets are repre-.
sented by small metal balls, attached
to wires connected with the works OF
the clock in such manner that they
revolve in large disk surrounding the
clock. The moon passes in front of
the sun every thirty days. He is
fine cabinet worker, and several of the
old clock cases bear evidence Of his
skill in this line.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09
queen victoria's gold cup. a presen

lueen Victoria's gold cup, present
me city of Dublin, to commemorate
1ef recent visit to Ireland. has been
handed over to the Dublin corporation.
II is egg-shaped, weighs 100 ounces.
and is two feet. three inches in height.
with circumference at the rim o.
three feet. 1t stands on a pedestal
OF black marble, inlaid with gold, with
the royal arms on one face and those
OF the corporation of Dublin on an
other.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09

On its own showing the Chinese gov
ernment has demonstrated that it has
not the ability to govern, and unfortu-
hately the truth is likely to be worse
}than anything at which it has so far
limited.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09

keleton from beneath the body por-
ion. The frame is mounted on verti-
al guide rods and connected with a
horizontal crank-shaft. the latter hav-
ng lever at the rear which is raised
Or lowered to throw the wheels out of
r into action. All that is necessary to
:hange the vehicle from cart to a
leigh is to touch the lever with the
land or foot. to throw the skeleton
rame into either position.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09

dnfcipal expansion began with
hia. AS originally laid cut
am Penn. the city was two
bg and one mile wide. Town
pr township was annexed, till
the city boundaries conceded
pse Of county twenty-five
Ing. Boston overran the old
y lines and took in five outlying
HI Greater New York and Chi
now exceed in area and popula-
some European principalities. IN
h case consolidation has been ac-
plished by the joint action of city
suburbs, with legis' alive authori-
on. But the problems Of city gov
pent grow in compiexity as the
grow in size.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09

IA steady diet of sulphur and mo-
lasses is said to be a perfect protection
against mosquito bites. The insect is
said to be antagonistic to the atmos-
phere that surrounds a person who in
dulges in that method Of driving the
impurities of his blood to the surface.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09

The natural inference would be that
1.-THE jury which awarded New York
man $3.50 because he was deprived of
his sleeping berth was composed OF
philadelphia men. BY no others is a
single nights rest valued so highly.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09

When bolt of lightning knocked
the Rev. Shepard Knapp, a Congrega-
tional preacher of New Haven off the
wooden horse of a merry -go-round,
f1r (which he was endeavoring to SCI
ahe brass ring, the capture Of
would entitle him to another
lee. he remarked, as he picked
up. unhurt and somewhat STAR
at he regarded the phenomenon
Irvine warning against playing
of chance.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09

Notable sign of the times in Cuba
len in Spanish immigration. In
irstsfour months of this year
b six thousand Spaniards came
from Spain. to settle in the ISL
II Is also observed that few of
antaTds who were in Cuba be-
IA during the war have departed
of the change of government.
IS well as the new immigrants,
. have faith in the peace and
ity Of the island. Doubtless
largely because the power of
tied States is exerted in Cuba.
rain party hatreds and to pro-
general welfare. That fact
tribute to the beneficence of
ention in Cuban affairs. 1t
upon us a heavy RESPONSE
)he future of the island.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09
Scientific .Jottinp..


Portugal was decidedly liberal to
eclipse. The custom house employees
were ordered to give astronomers
every facility for the entry of their
baggage, their instruments being adj
mitted free on the presentation of a
certificate from an astronomical OBJ.
servatory countersigned by Portu-
guese consular agent.
1t is said that coal was mined prior
to lib. In the Liege district coal was
first found about 1899. In 1914 coal
was attracting some attention on the
southern side Of the Firth of Forth
This was hundred years after the
mines in the Worm district are said to
have been opened and regularly
worked. 1t is not likely that coal was
mined in Great Britain before the thir-
tenth century.
Rubber culture was first scientifical-
ly undertaken at the botanical gardens
at Peradeniya in 1876 by DR.. Trimen,
and in 1897 Ceylon boasted of 100000
trees of the Brazilian variety which
yielded an amount of one pound and a
half per tree, fifty trees being planted
to the acre. 1t is fortunate for Brazil
that little of the east possesses the soil.
climate and conditions necessary for
such competition. The present ten
dency is to introduce machinery and
chemical processes in South America
requiring more or less technical skill.
Some companies are using centrifugal
machines.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09

The suspicion is becoming stronger
fnd stronger daily that the person
who was in charge OF the signal sta
zion at Mole st. Nicholas during the
4xciting hours of our late unpleasant
Ness with Spain has been transferred
to Shanghai.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09
VIII Build In washington,

In the French Chamber of Deputies
the government has just introduced I
credit of 1,315.O00 francs to erect an
embassy building at Washington. The
construction and furnishing are esti-
mated to cost about 915, 900 francs. and
the purchase OF the ground about 400.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09
A Fount OF Inspiration.

"Grigsby wouldn't lose his mother
in-law for a farm"
"Wouldn't her,.
No, indeed. She supplies him with
all his mother-in-law Jokes. Cleys-
land Plain Dealer. ~
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09
sILAs FULLER.
he most ardent c....o seeker in the

the most ardent c-...o seeker in the
land.
The visitor, upon entering, is con-
.f aT. by an array Of about dozen
.sold-fashioned, tall clocks (reninders
OF ones grandfather), which stand in
row along one side of the front room
like silent sentries, but this is only
an introduction to the nearly 100 an
Gent timepieces, worth many hundreds
of dollars, that comprise the collection
in the several apartments of this her
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09

In historic section of Moth Caro-,
lima there has recently been erecIed
an imposing monument which Will re-
call to the minds of all who gaze upon
it an event of precautionary days
which was then, and still is, regarded
as one of the first steps on the road to
citizenship in the American republic
The monument stands on the spot
once occupied by Queens College, the
first in the United States, and in this
ground also the bodies of many of
CORVALLIS soldiers found a resting
place after their encounters with the
patriots.
The memorial is in Charlotte, N. c..
and its dedication recently. marked
the 125th anniversary of the signing
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09

Beveral chNlSeooie institutions.
college will secure 100000, Cor
md Columbia 100000 each, Dart
sNh, Bowdoin and Williams s1OO 600
\. Among the smaller institu-
b, Hamilton, Maryville, Rochester,
sleyan. Lincoln, Hampton and vir-
100000 each, and Marietta,
and Lafayette colleges,
the Union Theological seminary
200 each. Five charitable institu-
will receive $4,000.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09
s, 1900

who think it is mark of
city to run down Chicago have
sevidently forgotten about Mr.. w. T.
Stead Of England.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09
hposed in England to substt-

opposed in England to substi-
X mache for canvas for off,
Pes, canteens, ETC.. in home
Ugh are always at the mercy
DIS. The price of a build
GIFTED and ventilated and
%, is $1,000, while the 1T
up the cost to $3.50. In
a men sleep. take their
wet weather enjoy theAr
alton without overcrowd-
is are designed to suit all
hey can be built in three
akel to pieces in half the
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09

are in fractional contact with the
strop, and are connected with the
blade-carrying spindle by simple
gear arrangement, which reverses over
the strop. Thus the blade is auto
matically forced against the surface of
the strop and made to follow the ma
chine.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09

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VI is y-den-Po,N.
|tace Fame Bourchier is
cher, Baron Alcester is
r castle is Bee-ver. The
Wy of Bury pronounces
Sir Claude Cham
Pted war cor
is called by
|rd Beacons-
Dis-ray-elli,
The last is,
brst streta
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-27
DEATH IN THE DEEP,
Winslow w. LittIefield browns
While Bathing in the Mis-
sissippi.
BE DROPS IETO A HOLE.
Sad Event OVertakes a Camping
Party Near Cor.
doVa.

Winslow w. Littlefield, aged 81.
of Moline, was drowned in the Miss
issippi near Cordova about O'Clock
yesterday afternoon, while bathing
with two companions. Silas Howlitt
and Roy Smith, both of Moline, with
whom he was camping at The
Oaks."a summer house owned by
Miss Williams, the artist.
Howlitt and Smith swan far out
into the stream, but Littlefield re-
manned close to shore. as he did not
know how 10 swim. Howlitt in tell
ing the story of the tragedy, said the
first knowledge he had that some
thing serious had occurred was when
Smith called to him to hasten
for a boat. Turning toward shore
Howlitt said he failed to see Little
field. who had evidently stepped into
a hole and persisted.
Did Not Rise.
Surprising Littlefeld would rise.
Howlitt and Smith made for the spot
where they last saw him. bat all eff
forts to locate his body were unaVail-
ing The river was afterward
dragged with graphing hooks, but
up to the latest accounts the body
had not been recovered.
Littleheld was weighmaster for
Deere & Co of Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-27
SIax.rn Fan. E1cur.ion..

On July 90, Aug. and Aug. Il the
R. |. & P. will sell round trip tickets
from the tri-cities to Niagara Falls
and return at the rate of $I1.25- Re-
turn limit u days from date of sale.
Stop-overs permitted at Brockton for
Chautauqua; also choice of rail and
lske routes Both sleePers and chair
cars. For reservations or informs
ton. call on Z. l. * p. ticket agent.
or address, NJ A Patterson. general
passenger agent, Rock Island, Ill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-27
SUPPLIES FOR SOLDIERS.
Equipment for Those Ordered to China
GoIrE from Rock Island Arsenal.

The Associated Press dispatches to-
day speaking of the rush orders be-
ing received at Frankfort arsenal for
supplies for troops ordered to China.
The Argus interviewed Maj. S. E.
Blunt. commandant at Rock ISL
and arsenal, as TO whether he
had received any such orders.
He replied he had on hand
already manufactured enough sup
plies to equip an amy of IS 600 men.
and just at present the forces at the
arsenal were engaged only on regular
work. He stated. however. he was
daily shipping haversacks. etc. by
express and fast freight. for soldiers
that were destined for service in
China
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-27
CITY CHAT.

$l.75.
Joliet and return.
Tuesday. July 81.
Dueberries at Hess Bros
For real estate, f. j. Burns.
Yes. we are all going to Joliet.
List your property with Reidy Bros.
$1.75 to Joliet and return July 81.
Watermelons on ice at Hess Bros.
Read our ad on page 8. The Lon
don.
Read our ad on page six. The Lon
don.
Tennis shoes 80 cents. Dolly
Bros.
$l2 and $ls.5 suits. cleanup price
$7.4S.
Dressed chickens at II. Tremann's
Sons.
Your choice of any hat for 25 cents.
NJ. & K.
80 cent straw hats II cents. The
London.
Plenty of watermelons on ice at
Horizons.
$l1.95 buys an SIS suit at the NJ. &
K. reduction sale.
If you want your property sold list
1t with Hull & Co.
Straw hats for everybody at Stew
arts, the halter.
Boys 7O-cent wash suits 35 cents.
Sommers & La Velle.
$50. $1S. 1850 suits. cleanup
price $40. The London.
Go to Muscatine Sunday on the
steamer Pilot and barge.
Special prices on ice cream freezers
tomorrow at Eckhart's.
See that beautiful line of silk shirts
at Stewards, the halter.
This will be a quiet town July 81
everyone gone to Joliet.
Buy a 500 racing wheel for $50 so
at SpenSer's-high grade.
Boys wash knee pants at one-half
price. Sommers x La Velle.
80 cents buys pair of $3.50 pants
at the Nj. & X. reduction sale.
A pleasant ride to Muscatine SUM-
day on steamer Pilot and barge.
A few wash vests for men at
so cents. Sommers X La Velle.
Why not save FLYER" A $15
suit 80 95. NJ. & X. reduction sale.
Thirty-five cent merchants lunch
at noon hour at Harms restaurant.
You will lind a nice display of fruit
and vegetables at Horizons tomorrow.
One-third of the price on flannel
coats and pants. Sommers & La Velle.
Have you any desire TO go through
the penitentiary? Now is the time.
Your choice of any child's straw
hat worth up to 81 for Il cents. The
London.
Jubilee Singers at the Watch Tower
Sunday. Free afternoon and evening.
Band concert.
Balance of straw hats as cents, 81
and $3.50 grades at % cents. Som
mers & La Nelle-
$3.50. s1.75 ard 81 Monarch and
Emery shirts, 81. Look in our win
dows. The London.
Union made shoes for union men
at 81 so to $3.50 at the Leader, oppo-
site Harper house
Hess Bros will have on display the
finest line Of fruit and vegetables in
the city tomorrow
The variety of children's clothing is
so large we have no time TO enumerate
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-27
Weather We May Have.

Generally fair tonight and Saturday;
warmer tonight.
J. NJ SHERIER, Observer
Temperature at N. SO; at $50 p.
m IS.
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1900-01-19
BLANDVILLE.

Health is net so good this week
az it has been.
Mrs. w. l.. Atkinson Is still very
low with rheumatism.
Jasper Hutchinson was around
the other day talking as big as ever
G. w. Blan and w. L. Atkinson
went to Batesville this week with
cotton.
Everybody is invited to attend
our spelling matches on Friday
night of cash week.
The young people enjoyed a Sos
cable at the residence of John
Wolf on last Tuesday night.
The series of meetings here last
week proved a success. We would
be glad TO SET Bro Douglass come
again.
We hbpe we will see the day
when people will take more interest
IN education. Some people say
there are too many educated people
now, but we want to say there is
not half so many educated people as
ought to be. Education makes
good society, 1t makes good citizens,
fathers and mothers, it builds up
country, and we fail TO see why any
boy or girl cannot see the need of
an education. But people d. not
encourage education as they ought.
We must wake up and 90 to work
along this line.
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1900-01-19
HARDY.

Ex-sheriff Mullen was in town
Tuesday.
d., Several business changes are ex-
pected to develop in town this week
and next.
j. H. McCaleb was IN Hardy
Wednesday, on his way home from
WlllifOrd, where he had been 10 see
I. H. McCaleb.
The dissolution of the firm OF Hill
Il Eady is announced this week,
John ID. Hill retiring and John l..
Eady continuing the business as sole
proprietor.
While out with the tie tram at
Williford Saturday T. H. McCaleb
met with a serious accident. The
train stopped on a bridge, and as
brakeman SAID 1t would stand there
some time Mr.. McCaleb started to
walk forward. The train started
suddenly and knocked him off the
bridge, a fall of about Is feet.
There were no bones broken, but one
of his feet was SO badly injured that
he will be laid up for a long time.
Sharp County record. (Evening Shade, Ark.) 1877-1976, 1900-01-19
BATES VANITY.

United States Senator Mr..
Bate, of Tennessee, is one of
the oldest men in the upper
branch of Congress, How
old he is the correspondent
of his county paper don't
know, for Bate won't tell it
to the editor of the Congress.
ional Directory, Bate is as
sensitive about his age as a
spinster of forty. He must
be seventy, for he served
through the Mexican war,
and the Government wasn't
enlisting children for that
struggle.
Eleyen of Bates confreres
have attained the Scriptural
three score and ten, but IN.
like the Senator from Tenn.
es$ee, they are prouG of their
years and their gray hairs.
Verdict.