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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-20

Bluefields. w. va. April 2o.-John
Peters, colored. who assaulted Kate
Ritchie, a i6 year old white girl, near
Tazewell, on Wednesday, was lynched
last night. Peters had been captured
with the aid of bloodhounds and placed
in Jail at Tazewell.
At midnight masked men broke open
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-20
Rhodes Silent.

Mr.. Rhodes has absolutely refused to
be interviewed. though privately he has
expressed scathing comments on sew
eral generals still holding commands
at Ine front Lady Gatacre VIII be rel
low-passenger with Rhodes. She is go
ing as far as Madeira 10 meet her hus-
band, the British general who has been
sent back to England.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-20
MOB BREAKS INTO JAIL,
THEN LYNCHES A NEGRO.

the door with axes a rope was placed
around Peters neck and he was
dragged 200 yards down the railroad
tracks toward the woods. Hundreds OF
shots were fired into his body while he
was being dragged and before the
woods were reached he was dead. The
rope was then thrown over tree and
he was drawn up.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-20

Luzon would be extended in every d.
rection throughout the islands and the
American forces would necessarily have
TO be greatly increased.
More than that. break would give
the sultan a long desired chance to re-
nounce certain treaties between the
United States and the Ottoman en-
pire.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-20

London, April 20.-11:15 a. ma
special dispatch from Bloemfontein.
says fighting is reported to be In pro-
gress south. of Karee Siding, six miles
north OF Glen.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-20

Is aided greatlv by Maps or Plans Of
Lots. etc. The j. j Ryder Co, u Wash
ington. make n speciality of Engraving
and Printing for Real Estate Dealers at
low prices.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-20

wANTED--H ALL'S BA " " r "
schools. East 18th ~. New York: 135
wash naton 81, Boston; rs East SEN
Iogua sreo.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-20

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
TO cure. u. W. Groves signature.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
The Art OF Eating.

Lord Byron, it is said. used to pro-
TESS that the spectacle Of pretty
woman eating filled him with horror.
Theodore Child, of cuisine fame, on
the other hand, says that, after all, a
civilized man devouring, with all pos
sible good breeding, slice of roast
beef is as disagreeable sight as one
would care to look upon. But, Mr..
Child continues, eating being neces-
sity, nature and civilization have TAX
en- care to surround the operation
with everything that tends to distract
the attention from the material side,
and they have succeeded so completely
that not one man out of thousand
knows anything of the physiology OF
eating or the chemistry of food. Eat.
ing has become social as we'll as 9
natural act 1t has been sublimated by
the idea of hospitality; the festive
board has acquired a certain solemn.
ty from its connection with great fes
rivals Of the family; the dinner ha.
become the highest function of home
life, daily act to which no other car
be compared in Importance and re.
suits.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
Wonders of the Digger Roe.


DR.. John B. Smith, writing in Popu-
lar Science, gives the name of digger
oee' to a blue-green bee having me-
.alllc sheen, which may be seen fit
ling about sandy places during the
drst heats of May. With the aid of
liquid plaster of Paris poured into the
aoles that it makes in the ground, he
oas followed the bee through won
derful course of digging. The work
IS all done by females. and its primary
object is to provide protected cells in
which the young are bred. The bee
makes tunnel quarter of an inch
in diameter, which, after starting for
few inches on slope, runs straight
down into the ground. At the depth
Of foot or more short lateral tunnels
are driven, and at the ends of these
are formed the breeding cells. Hav-
ing provided for her young, the bee
continues to dig, down and yet far
Their down, until she is four feet or
even more beneath the surface, dy-
ing from sheer exhaustion about the
time her first progeny begin to make
their way to the surface"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
Device to Locate sounds.

In heavy and foggy weather it Is
very difficult for the captains and
pilots of ships to ascertain the direc-
ton from which the sounds Of fog
whistles, bells and other signals come
unless there is some special device for
aiding in this work. Marie Joseph
Schmitt of Canada has invented the
apparatus here illustrated, as an aid
in the collection of the sound and To-
eating the point of the compass from
which the sounds emanate. Journaled
in a suitable bearing on the top Of
the casing is conical sound receiver
which can be turned to all points OF
the compass by crank within reach
Of the operator. The sound waves are
transmitted through the connecting
pipe to the pair of ear tubes. 1t is
easy to see that when the trumpet is
turned in an opposite direction from
that Of the sounds that they will be
faint, but as it is revolved toward the
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

To Clean Old Crate. and Tenders.

The open CRATES and tenders and
stove fronts that have seen hard SER
vice during the winter prove especially
distressing to the careful housewife
when thoughts of, the coming spring
renovation seem to impart an extra
shabbiness. The old methods of "shin
ing" with various preparations in the
form of stove polish have very little
effect on the redeemed and roughened
surfaces; how to give them a good
shining black polish that will last is
the question.
Every housewife should know that
one pint of asphaltum, thoroughly
mixed with a gill of turpentine, and
applied with paintbrush to these
crates, fronts, tenders. or any similar
ron substance, will give the shining
appearance that they wore when new.
This amount of the mixture will paint
live CRATES and belongings, also the
kitchen stove. It will last just as long,
and will give exactly the appearance
that each had when new. 1t is secured
at trifiing cost, and is so easily ap-
piled that this work will prove one Of
the most satisfactory duties of the
spring renovating.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
A Kitchen Fairy.

Really, it is the most helpful Small
thing" l have tried in many a day. In
one of the papers that came to my
desk noticed the following formula,
and knowing the cleansing properties
Of each Of the ingredients, said, Il
will try that" Take five bars of good
soap (preferably white soap,) shave
and dissolve in just sufficient water to
have it nice and smooth. When dis
solved add two rounded tablespoonfuls
of powdered borax, and one common
sized teacupful of kerosene. Beat in
we'll, SO as to thoroughly incorporate
the kerosene. Stir occasionally while
cooling so the coal oil will not rise to
the top, pour into a jar, and the
fairy" will help cleanse many soiled
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
Poise of Manner.

Every woman can, if she will, Guilt
rate the self-control that subdues the
manifestation of feeling in frowns or
excessive laughter, says the Baltimore
Herald. Poise of manner may be made
merely the outward expression of poise
Of mind, and the many little worries
of life can be RELOCATED to their proper
place as trifles. True reposefulness is
not the absence of strength, but it's
assured possession. Mothers should be
observant of any tendency in their
growing children to undue facial dis
tortion in speaking and gently remind
chem of it until the habit is cured. 1t
Is difficult for the adult to dismiss
habit once formed, but it would be
wise for every young woman and man
to establish close surveillance over
their manner of using the muscles of
the face in speaking. Many of them
would be surprised to find that every
sentence is fresh grimace.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
a THOR ESS is DYING.
BRILLIANT AND BEAUTIFUL
! AMELIA RlvES AN INVALID.
Described as But q Wreck OF Her Former
Self, She Calmly Awaits the summons
Her Romantic Life-A Sensational story
Won Her Fame.
Especial Letter.,

(0pcCldl lLeCCeT.J d
Broken in health and but beauti-
full wreck of her former self. Amelies
Rives, Princess Troubetzkoi, is now
an invalid at the home of her father,
Col. Albert Rives, ip A,bermarle
county, Va. The final chapter Of
short but romantic life is being writ
ten and any day may witness its close.
Several months ago the Princess
Troubetzkoi returned to her beautiful
Virginia home from the gayeties Of
life In Paris and the great cities Of her
own country, with her health ruined
ana her nervous system completely
unstrung. At her stately ancestral
home, castle HILL" she receives no
one. She remains in her room all day,
refusing to hold communications even
with the members of her own family.
How her time is spent no one knows
except the trusty colored woman who
carries all her meals and attends to
her wants. 1t is known, however, that
she writes at intervals, and this has
given rise to the report that she is
preparing another book, which may
create sensation in the world like
that produced by her first volume,
"The Quick or the Dead" The life
OF the young princess, now evidently
nearing it's end, is more remarkable
than many which have been woven by
the skilled pens of writer's of fiction.
She was born and raised among the
mountains of the Blue Ridge. At 18S
years of age there was no lovelier girl
in Virginia. Even at that early age
the eccentricities, now so marked, be-
gan to display themselves. She went
in for literary work and produced a
number of short stories of no special
merit until her sensational and some
what risque book. "The Quick or the
Dead" was written. In the first bloom
of youth she married John Armstrong
Chanler, a man considerably her
senior, of grave, dignified demeanor
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
Recent Inventions.

For use in painting signs letter
ing guide has been patented, compris-
ing pair of rulers Joined by adjust
able clamps, which allow one ruler
thus indicating the slant of the edges
Of each letter.
In an improved washing machine
two independent arms are pivoted at
the center of the cover, with perfor.
ated heaters secured to the inner ends
of the arms, the later being grasped
one in each hands and operated indie
pendently to beat the clothes.
Tailors can utilize an improved
measuring device, patented by Ger
man, a tape being placed across the
shoulders to pass under the arms and
join at the back, with tapes suspended
at either side to support a belt, which
is adjusted at the waist or chest line
for taking measurements.
An Ohio man has patented an i'm
proved trousers guard which will not
fall off from the ankle, having lock-
ing device attached to the ends to
lock the guard in place, slotted head
being formed on one end, with a
spring catch which engages a T head
on the other end of the guard.
A Maryland man has designed an
improvement in hair curriers', by which
the heating apparatus is contained in
the handle, the latter being hollow
and provided at the inner end with
a wick, the fame passing up through
the hollow tube which forms the body
of the curler, to heat it from the in
terror.
Water pipes can be secured and
cleaned by new German apparatus
which is con- posed of two globular
floats to fit the interior of8the pipe,
carrying between them a toothed
scraper which engages the sides as the
floats are forced through by the action
of the water.
/ By the use of new door-holding
device the knob is prevented from
turning until released on the inside
and the door can be held in any posi-
tion rod being secured to the upper
edge of the door and connected at one
end with crank arm on the knob
spindle, the other end operating a
clutch on the door casing.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
Our Cooking School.

German Coffee Cake.-Make sponge
with one quart of warm milk, half
cake of compressed yeast dissolved in
luke-warm water and -four; cover and
let stand over night in warm place.
In the morning add scant cup of
butter, level teaspoonful salt, one
cup sugar, half teaspoonful grated nut
meg, and two eggs, beaten, with suff-
cient flour to make dough as soft as
can be handled. Knead well for fifteen
minutes and set in warm place to
rise. When light, roll out in sheets
about an inch thick and let rise to
double the bulk. Cover the top with
rich sweet or sour cream, sprinkle
with sugar and ground cinnamon, and
bake light brown. 1t requires from
half to three-quarters of an hour. If
the cake browns too quickly, cover
with buttered white paper. Raisins
may be added if desired, and the top
covered with chopped, blanched al
monds mixed with sugar.
Luncheon Rolls.-Scald half cup of
milk and add to it two tablespoonfuls
of sugar and saltspoon of salt. Dis
solve half cake of compressed yeast
in quarter of cup of luke warm water
and add to the milk when it is luke
warm with a scant cup of flour. Cover,
set in a warm place and let rise. Then
add two tablespoonfuls Of softened
butter, a well-beaten egg, grated rind
of a lemon and flour enough to make
a good dough. Set to rise again, and
when light roll out to an inch in thick
ness, cut with small round cutter,
place in buttered biscuit-pans, cover
and let rise again. Brush with melted
butter and milk and bake.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
.pARIouR.MAm'

There are quite number of cos
tumes that are now considered correct
style for maid servants to wear. In
deed, in every well-ordered household
considerable attention is paid to hay-
ing each servant dressed according to
what the best ruling Of fashion has de-
creed is the proper costume. Each
and every maid in the house is pri-
marily supposed to have print dress
for the na4rning, and an absolutely
plain blac9 cool dress in the after
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
An Automobile Trolley.

A French inventor has avoided one
of the chief difficulties in the use Of
the trolley system for the propulsion
of carriages not running on rails by
making an automobile trolley which.
while serving to connect the carriage
with the overhead wires, is itself pro-
PEELED by the electric current, under
control of the driver of the carriage,
so that it keeps step with the carriage
and no strain is exerted upon the con-
Meeting wire. When connected with
wires in the ordinary way, carriage
that is free to move from side to side
of the road drags it's trolley after it.,
and in consequence, the connection is
frequently broken.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
RELIC OF THE WAR.
Church That Seems Proof Against Fire
and Lightning.

Church That Seems Proof Against Fire
aud lightning.
In the town of Darien. Ca. there is
but one building that stood there be-
fore the war, and that building is a
Methodist church, with history, says
writer. Darien especially suffered
during Gen. sherman's march to the
sea, every building in town being COM
pletely destroyed except this particu-
lar building. Among the buildings de-
stroyed there were several churches.
When the building that rsfer to vas
originally built the question came ur
of putting lightning rod on it. There
was decided objection 10 lightning
rod by some of the me1abers of the
church. One particular member was
very outspoken against a lightning rod
or anything else in defiance of the will
of Providence" He argueq that if the
Lord wanted to destroy the,property he
had perfect right to do So, for it was
essentially the Lords property. All
the other churches in the town. how
ever, were protected by lightning rods.
The church was built in 1855, when
there were more believers ii the pro-
tecting value of lightning rods than
, there are now. From this Position on
the lightning rod question tie church
became famous as the .'only thurch in
Georgia that was protected by the
e Lord" 1t was for years, ana, indeed.
is today, drawing card fes Darien.
and has drawn more people 70 that
town than any other thing ar in,ident
connected with the town, il not more
than all things else combin i'd. When
Sherman's army had orders TO burn the
town they started at the wsst end Of
1t, for the wind coming froIt that qusr
ter helped along the work. The army
spared nothing, the orders being to-
destroy everything. 1t may have been
that the church that is protected by
the Lord" was fired the same as other
building, but the fact is that when the
army left there the next morning the
Methodist church was left standing,
unscorched even, though the four
buildings nearest to it. one OF them,
church, too, were on level with the
ground. AS far as known there was no
special kindness shown the Lords
church, If, indeed, any kindness by the
army, but just the same, it did not
burn. Lots of buildings in Darien have
been struck by lightning, which is very
severe at times all along the south At
lantic coast, but this church has never
been unfayorably affected, though it is.
today the only church or other large
building there that does not have q
lightning rod.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

and her opposite in almost every re.
spect. They lived together onlys a
short time and then separated. Some
years ago, Amelie Rives- Chanler, as
she called herself. met Prince Trou-
betzkoi, a Corsican. It seems to have
been case Of love at first sight. The
wedding, which took place in Paris
was a brilliant one. The prince is an
artist, and his Washington studio is
fashionable one. He has painted the
portrait of the queen of England and
of other crowned. heads of Europe.
The Princess Troubetzkoi is said to
have amassed several hundred thou
sand dollars by her literary labors,
and will not want for temporal COM
forts during the remainder of her life.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

noon. But tbs in the apron I'D cap
that there is the ma6Eed difference
between cook ard waitress, lady's-
maid and cEflds nurse-and the best
class of servants are quite as anxious
as their mistresses to have every ap-
pointmont correct, for it is no longer
considered badge of servitude to
wear cap and apron while perform
ing household duties. On the contrary,
the girls are sensible enough nowadays
to realize that caps and aprons are
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

At the latest meeting of the Society
of American Psychologists Prof
Kinnicut gave an account of the change
of opinion now occurring in England
in favor of the publication of the
sewage of cities by means of bacterial
growth, disseminated through it.
rather than by chemical treatment, as
heretofore employed. The bacterial
system, he thought, offered the cheap
est and most effective method of puri-
flying the sewage so that it may be
discharged into rivers without pollut-
ing them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

way around it. There was a tiny
pocket of silk, bordered also with chif-
Ton ruffle, and the strings were of silk
with very narrow ruffle upon the
ends.
Another pretty feature was the lin
Ing which was of white lawn, very d.
nphanous, SO that the color showed
through prettily.
The apron, was Of medium length
and its color, which was lovely tur-
uuoise, exactly matched the blue stock
ut Miss Paget's throat and the bunch
of ribbons in her hair
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

includes an arrangement for taking up
the slack in the rope, without in any
way pulling on the halter suffi-
GENTLY to annoy the animal.
The rope is passed through the
front of the manger, resting on
pulley, which may be adjusted
to any desired height. and small
weight is attached to the outer end,
which is sufficient to hold the rope
taut, no matter in what position the
animal puts his head. A patent on the,
device has been granted to William
H, Bartrum of England.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
wholesale Revenge beforehand.

twenty-five dollars for that hat,
Maria? That's frightful price fol
such a little thing. It's nearly all
profit
THE milliner l bought it from may
have made a little something on it, but
took up the time of three other mil
liners for half a day while was look
ing around town for it. There's some
satisfaction in that. Chicago Trib-
une.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
NSE An 81
} RoGRESs

called thunder heads and the ap-
proach OF a thunder storm is offered in
recent report on cloud studies at the
Blue Hill observatory. 1t appears
that the form Of cloud called turreted
cumulus is most common when there
is rapid vertical decrease of tenn
perature in the upper air, combined
with heating at the ground, which IA
-vors the ascent of columns of air to
great heights, and this is, at the same
time, a condition favorable to thunder
storms .H8s
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
HORSE TIE FOR STABLES.

Horsemen will appreciate the device
pictured in the accompanying cut, the
object of the invention being to reduce
to minimum the liability Of getting
the animals feet tangled up in the
lettering rope. and also to keep the
rope out of the way while the animal
is eating. By means Of a specially
constructed halter the connection is
made on the upper instead of the un-
der side of the nose strap, and the
tie extends to a point level or above
the animals head. The invention also
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

wolfe. An embroidered belt CLEANS
smartly beneath the ends Of necktis
OF heavy jade colored taffeta.
Another costume. In hunters pink
ladies' cloth, has a pointed tunic out
lined upon the skirt with black silk
braid.
The Elton opens over tucked vest
of hunters pink taffeta and there is q
deep crushed girdle Of black satin.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

The telegraph line, begun five years
ago to connect Victoria Nyanza with
the.east coast of Africa, has been COM
pleted. One of the practical uses of the
line will be to give warning to Lower
Egypt of the state of water on the
Upper Nile, information that will in
some cases be worth millions Of dollars
to the people of Lower Egypt, who
depend on the river for their irriga-
ton water. The railway which is be-
ing built along the same route is now
in operation to Kin, about 27O miles
inland. To complete the remaining
400 miles will require three years.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

worn for purposes Of cleanliness, and
are only too glad of the neat appear
ance that is demanded of them. Then.
too, like every well turned out cos
tune that is appropriate for the occa-
sion, the maids costumes are decidedly
becoming, for there are very few girls
who do not look well in their. abso-
lutely plain cambria frocks or black
gowns, with the apron cap, collar,
cuffs and ties that fashion has APP
pointed as being the latest style.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26
Then let US stretch our hands in dark
THE LITTLE SOCIETY APRON.

( The little apron made its debut in
London society at an afternoon affair
given by Miss Paget, the girl who is
the reigning beauty Of the debutante
season. The apron was worn by the
comingly managed that, straightaway,
sixteen of London's most exclusive