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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
tering pieces of paper meets the re.

tering pieces of paper meets the re-
quirements. When a more ambitious
attempt at snow scene is made sew
eral small machines concealed in the
flies and distributed so as to cover the
stage front with the imitation falling
crystals are employed. An inventor
of New York city has just been
granted a patent on an appliance for
producing realistic snow scenes in
which the paper is fed into a hopper
and scattered broadcast over the stage,
a strong blowing motion being i'm
parted to the falling particles to sim
ulate the effect Of the wind. This de-
vice. it is asserted. will place the snow
scenes on a par with storm scenes Of
thunder and lightning which in mod
ern stagecraft have been brought to a
high stage of perfection.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
Natural Soap and Paint Mines.

A natural soap mine and paint
mine are two of the latest curiosities
which have been discovered in British
Columbia. Several soda lakes have
been found in the foothills near Ash
croft, British Columbia. Their bot
toms and shores are incrusted with a
natural washing compound containing
borax and soda. 1t is quite equal to
the washing powders in common use
for cleansing purposes. About 275
tons of the compound have been cut
and taken out Of one lake. 1t is
handled Sxe city, the 49, ns ailGi Z
lake alone contains 10000 tons.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
GEN. GRANTS WIDOW.
STILL PHYSICALLY AND MEN,
TALLY VIGOROUS.
The Venerable Widow of the Warrior
President Has Returned to Her wash-
ington Home After Several Years' Alb.
sencs-Fr,ends Always Welcomed.
(Washington Letter. ]

Mrs. Julia Dent Grant, the venerable
widow of the famous warrior president,
has reopened her Washington home
after an absence of nearly five months.
Mrs. Grant returns in excellent health
and spirits. Her outing, spent in Sar-
atoga. Magnolia, Mass, and later in
Newport, where she attended the we'd
ding OF her favorite granddaughter,
Julia Dent Grant, proved replete with
interesting adventures. She especially
enjoyed the gayeties attending the nup-
tials of the Princess Cantacuzene, and
is never tired of relating her expert
ences to her friends. This venerable
woman. although rs years of age, is re,
markably vigorous physically and meny
tally. She receives her friends almost
every morning in her pleasant sitting
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
Heat Valve for Kettle.

A heat-controlling mechanism for
use in adjusting the supply of gas
from. gas stove. SO that it will
maintain any given temperature, such
as that required for the heating of
milk, the boiling of water or for use
In turning on water sprays when
adapted for fire alarm purposes is the
invention Of two Englishmen. Ernest
Griftiths and William Dampier, OF
Cambridge. The essential feature OF
the invention is an easily fusible al
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
Autcmstlc Tunnel L,ght..

In the Batignolles tunnel, near Paris.
incandescent electric lamps. arranged
IL rows along the tunnel walls. are
to be automatically illuminated and
extingufshed by passing trains. the
rims of the car wheels operating the
electric switches. The lamps, being
each of ten candle power. and placed
at the height of the car windows, will
serve to illuminate the interior OF the
passing coaches, thus superseding the
use of lights in the train.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11

friends of science, and that telescope
OF the desired kind, having an aperture
of IL inches and length of at least
100 feet, will probably be ready within
a few weeks for trial at Cambridge.
The instrument is to be placed in a
horizontal position, and movable mir
ror will reflect the light of the stars
into the object-glass
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11

stop. another new position to him.
During the season of 1893 Jennings
was secured by Baltimore In trade.
On account of his physical condition
he only took part in 38 games DIR
Ing that year and Hanlon did not as
sim him to regular position. In
1884, Hanlon moved McGraw over to
third and Jennings, who was assigned
TO short. electrified the baseball world
by his success In that position. He
was transferred with the pick Of the
Baltimore players to Brooklyn this.
spring. His arm has troubled him
more or less for several seasons and
he was out Of the game during the
ssTly part Of Mo 1902 sace. when
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11


In Germany the granulated Stag fror'
blast furnaces is being utilized for the
manufacture of brick. The making of
Stag brick is not a new thing. but here
tofore fluid Stag has been employed for
the purpose, and the brick thus pro-
lsol1gg assszss
duced has been found unsuitable for
building purposes because it is imper-
meable to air and steam. But the
Stag bricks made in Germany are, it
is said, not open to this objection. On
the contrary, while exceeding the
strength of ordinary bricks, and pqd
sessing an extraordinary resistance to
heat, they are more permeable to air,
and consequently are we'll suited for
the building of houses. They do not
absorb water as rapidly as ordinary
bricks.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
incubation for Typhoid.

AS there is considerable typhoid fe-
yer in Natal, all the British troops
which have been transported to South
Africa have been given the option of
being inoculated with the anti-typhoid
serum, and, according to the London
Lancet, 70 per cent have availed them
selves of the opportunity. The inoc-
ulation with serum has worked most
successfully at the Indian posts where
1t has been tried. and the present op-
erations in South Africa, which are
being conducted on so large a scale
will demonstrate the availability of the
serum treatment in the prevention of
enteric e<<er so often prevalent with
armies in Ia Ssld.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
Realistic Snow s.N

Snow scenes in theaters MA,
be made quite realistic, even thode
the spectators are quite assured that
the falling flakes are only bits of pa
per. When it is only makeshift snow
scene. where the drawback draper
les of window show the falling flakes,
man on plank in the flies scat
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
Recent Inventions.

ant powders are made to
new 49, Swhich h ~ q q
small lamp burniT&&s$A ronnd
flame. the powder beMgSSSNA a
bulb and thrown vertically pas9EW
flame to ignite it as it ascends.
10 announce the arrival OF carrier
pigeons at the home nest whistle has
been patented for attachment to tho
bird, comprising hollow ball of light
material, with clamp to secure it to
the tail feather, an opening being cut
in the front to let air into the whistle.
An Ohio man has patented street
car floor which will prevent people
treading or sitting on passengers toes.
the edges of the floor being double,
with the upper thickness supported at
intervals on brackets to lift it high
enough to allow the passengers toes
to slip under.
Distribution of germs through the
use of telephones is prevented by a
new attachment which has metallic
ring to fit over the mouthpiece, with a
cover hinged on one side, having
bracket on its inner face for the sup
port Of small bottle containing an
antiseptic or germicide.
In New York a company has been
formed for the manufacture of an ar
NOR for pneumatic tires. using an un-
woven, fibrous material, which is fiat
tened out into wide sheet and COW
cred on one side with a loose woven
fabric to keep it in place. being then
folded over until it attains the proper
width.
An improved feed box for animals
has small trough pivoted at the rear
of the manger, with narrow, round
hopper depending from the ceiling
overhead to fit over cone-shaped pro-
lection in the bottom of the box, a
weighted lever closing the cone over
the hopper outlet until the animal
presses the box down.
A perpetual calendar has been con.
structed by FreEchman named Jagot,
1t consists of five wheels having a total
of ninety-six teeth and of nine levers
or catches. 1t indicates automatically,
without any attention save winding,
the day of the week, the date and the
month, and shows the 29th Of Febru-
airy every four years, besides suppress
ing it in the centenary years that are
not leap years and showing 1t in those
that are.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
A New Photograph.c rel.scope.

Prof. E. G. Pickering of the Harvard
observatory suggested a few months
ago the desirability of constructing an
extremely long telescope for the pur-
pose of photographtng stars and plan
cts. He now announces that the money
needed has been given by anonymous
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
Arson Is stim Alive.

From Chicago comes assurance
that ex-captain Arson has finally Sc,
cured a ground for his new Chicago
club. A Chicago real estate firm is
ready to turn over to the Arson syn,
dictate the base ball grounds used by
the Columbia Giants last season,
They are located west of Wentworth
avenue, between Thirty-eighth and
Thirty-ninth streets, and are adjacent
to the Wanderers cricket grounds.
On the west the field is fanked by
the railroad tracks of the Western In
diana system. In speaking of the gem
eral base ball situation Arson is re-
ported as saying:
"If the National League drops
Brooklyn what chance it will be for
our new American Association to
jump in For 25-cent ball?" "No,
don't think so. The existing prices
are fair enough. Brooklyn would be
great town for us. Then there would
be a rivalry between the. -f Nsaffonaj
League and ours. which would boom
base ball. That is needed to keep the
game alive. We can get great back
ing in the west and in Chicago here
such as the National League never
could control. All we are doubtful
about now is the Eastern part of OUT
circuit. If that braces up we are to
go on. The west is perfectly solid and
prepared now. AS owner Of some 1870
shares o. Chicago ball stock I will
welcome new league as the best
means of booming the business. The
game of base ball at the present time
lacks that which is sought to be sup
piled by the promoters of the new AS
ISOLATION. refer to the honest and
business-like competition which is SO
necessary in all lines of business. In
my opinion, all that the National
League lacks to make it a successful
enterprise is rival organization, and
if am not very much mistaken. this
will be Forthcoming In short time y
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11

MRS. JULIA DENT GRANT.
RI ,m in her Massachusetts, avenue
b me. She is perfectly impartial in the
.ception of these guests. The lowly
friends of early years are as welcome
as the leaders of society. Mrs. Grant
will shortly issue her book Of remi-
niscences She has been engaged on this
work for nearly five years, and with
her vast experience of social and polit-
ical life at the capital, the volume can
not fail to be invaluable and distinct
addition to the literature of the capital.
The late Mexican ambassador, Senior
Romero, who was Gen. Grants lifelong
friend, gave Mrs. Grant the benefit OF
his experience and diplomatic knowl-
edge in the revision of the book. The
late Eashop Newman also assisted Mrs.,
Grant in the collection of the data. The
loss of these two friends have some
what saddened the aged authoress-haat
she has decided, with the assistance OF
aaughter, Mrs. Nellie Grant Sa~-
lace the book on the market
S22Ssssa9ilsS z4ssssssss.sc+ mas season
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
THE LEON REPOR TER. THURSDAY. JANUARY IL, 1900

plant the British nag over Pretori>
within the least possible time as a
preparatory of painting another slice
Of South Africa an English red-such
is his task and to that task he will,
apply himself with all the determine
ton OF his nature
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
rs "A GREAT WARRIOR
MAN OF BLOOD AND IRON IN
AFRICA.
sach Il Gen. Butler Who Commands tho
Britlsh In tho War Against the Asri-
cultural Republio-Author Of Drill
Book.
Especial Letter.)

The commanding figure in South
Africa today is Gen. Sir Redvers
Henry Butler, who holds the supreme
command of the British soldiers there.
When all achievements shall have
been landed In South Africa Gen. Bull
Ter will have under him between 49,
900 and 100000 men-a force nearly
four times greater than the purely
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11

10y, contained in tube, the expan-
sion of which, on melting. acts on a
rod or level which in it's turn oper-
ates ratchet or star wheel, thereby
turning off the gas or turning on the
water sprays, according to the use to
which it has been put. 1t is most i'm
portant that such device be capable
of being readily reset for use again
and again, and that. too, without re-
newal of the fusible alloy or other
parts, features possessed by this ar
rangement. In the Illustration the de-
vice is shown attached to an ordinary
saucepan, while being utilized to con-
troll the supply of gas from gas stove
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11

His Hoosiers, largely through his intel
ligent handling, were the pennant wins
ners of 1899.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11

Relation OF Fauna to Bottom Deposits
In an article con the Fauna and Bot
tom Deposits Near the Thirty-Fathom
Line from the Eddystone Grounds to
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
MISS NJ. GEra. ..-.aasalSlElssI1.g1gI

Miss M. Genevieve Burnett. assist
ant general organizer OF the American
protective league, has become quite
generally known as the Joan of Arc'
OF the colored race. She was born in
Little Rock, Ark, 20 years ago. Her
nrst training was under the Sisters OF
Mercy In the convent at Santa Fe.
N. M. Later she received a normal
training In Wilberforce university,
Ohio. Last year while speaking at
Atlantic City on the plan of establish
Ing negro orphan asylums in the states
OF the Union she attracted the atten-
ton of Joseph w. Henderson of Proyi-
dence, r. l., the editor of the New
England Torchlight and the founder
OF the league. The league adopted her
orphan asylum plan and she took I'm
the work Of a leas.o sanlzer. The
objects Sof the organization are to
unite the colored people of this coun-
try, to train them to become industri-
GUS and economical, to enter into bust
ness and manufacturing pursuits, to
induce them to seek homes in the
AoA .ASi II anu "esleiH Sldles, W Slu0y,
read, confer and consult with each
other regarding the Improvement OF
their condition, and to promote their
Interests IN every respect by peaceful
6ilimate means. Everyone is
81 iples 6sp bership and the fee is
one cent esnghe local branches
are subject to a. ss-srsaniaat,ou
and next year nations s,ssssssxation
will be perfected with a usss eses..>
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
Flag. of the Warning Republics.

lake alone contains 10000 tons.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-14
GOOD FRIDAY IN NEW YORK.
The Church Day Generally Observed
in the MetrOnOIis.

NEW YORK, April 13.-Good Friday was
very widely observed throughout the city
today, and downtown business was to a
considerable extent suspended. All the ex-
changes were closed, and the merchants,
who kept their doors open, sold to holiday
visitors as a rule and not TO their regular
customers.
Special services were held in all Episco-
pal and Roman Catholic churches. and in
many churches of other denominations,
and for the day many Of them had prepared
musical programmes of more than the or
binary length. Good Friday is the most
solemn fast day of all the Christian year,
and the custom Of observing it has grown
greatly within recent years.
AS usual Holy Cross buns were on many
tables, and the bakery men who supply
them to customers said that never before
had the demand for them been so great in
this city. For days signs telling of their
coming had been displayed in shop win
dows, the city over, and so many were or
dered that the daily delivery men had to
start out on their first trips soon after day
light. The big bakery shops had sold sur
prisingly great numbers OF them. and their
delivery wagons were often required to
make two or three trips before all orders
were filled.
The florists, too, had a busy day selling
and delivering Easter lilies. Most of their
stocks had been ordered days before, but
lilies were plentiful this year. and no one
had TO go without them who had money TO
pay for them. There have been casters
when lilies were scarce and very high
priced, but this year was not one Of them.
week ago consignments began to come
in from Bermuda, and this morning found
about all OF the dealers in this city well
supplied. Practically all the Easter lilies
purchased here came FROM Bermuda, and
from this city they are shipped TO inland
towns in great number. Lilies were once
raised In Bermuda on land not exactly
suited for other purposes, and then not in
great number, but of recent years many
land owners have made them speciality,
and as a result. steamships have come into
port recently with the flowers making up
a good part of their cargo.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-14
CHARGES VIOLATION OF LAW.
The Complaint of n. {. Lane Against
District Authorities.


The District Commissioners have sent a
reply to a letter from Senator Mcmillan
enclosing a letter from n. C. Lane, who
charges that the law relating TO the let
ting of contracts in the District OF Column
bia has been frequently violated to the
injury Of contractors and business men
generally"
Mr.. Lane disclaims any implication OF
fraudulent transactions, but complains that
the law has been violated in the giving out
of the public work of the District. AS
quoted by Mr.. Lane, the law provides that
bids be asked upon all work calling for
an expenditure of $1,000 or upwards.
Mr.. Lane then cites the instance of the
grading of Pennsylvania Avenue and Of
Branch Avenue southeast. calling for an
expenditure of 1900, and claims that 70
bids were asked for and that the work
was done by day labor by the employees
OF the District Government.
Other similar instances are given where
s., 000 was appropriated for grading Kan
sas Avenue, from Brightwood Avenue TO
Trenton Street, where ST. 900 was appro-
priated for granite block and asphalt road
way on Benning Road together with 500
600 for grading, excavating and filling, and
where 81, 500 was appropriated for the sew
er in Mount Vernon Square. In all these
instances Mr. Lane says no proposals were
asked for. and, in his opinion, the law
was violated.
The Commissioners In their reply state
that the law has not been violated in the
instances named by Mr.. Lane, and in one
case cited by him they cay that no money
whatever had been spent from the appro-
priation when his letter was written. The
Commissioners state emphatically that they
are ready TO appear at any time before the
Senate Committee and present the facts
regarding the alleged violation of the laws
complained of by Mr.. Lane.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-14

ing l.09S, were engaged on the task in the
St Pancras district and the total cost
was e2,472. Nature having Obliged Mr..
Blair with some up-to-date snow. he was
enabled 10 state that the fall of Febru-
airy took about four days to remove and
cost about ESQ., The two additional falls
had required zoe men to be employed, and
yesterday 1850 men, with $50 carts, were
engaged on the removal of the slush.
Mr.. Blair stated that all surveyors were
agreed that the clause OF the public health
(London) act, 1891, which removed from
the householders the duty OF sweeping the
sSp s tT9g '9 g.d .oa,way, va w z great p,ls
way, in Lambeth ESQ miles, and 1t was
impossible to get over them under many
days. In this climate II is probably
quicker to walt for thaw, on the plan OF
the Irish lad who contracted to water a
garden and proceeded to pray for rain.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-14
WILLS FILED FOR PROBATE.


Disposition of the Property of the
Late Commodore Mayo.
The will of William Kennon Mayo,
dated September IA, 1899 was filed yester-
day for probate. The deceased was re-
tired commodore of the United States
Navy. He leaves his entire estate, includ-
ing premises No. 23 Iowa Circle, TO his
wife. Minnie Glover Mayo
The will of William L. Price. dated
March, 1906, was filed yesterday for pro-
bate Byits terms the testator leaves his
entire estate to his wife, Carrie E. Price,
who is named eXecutrix without bond.
The will of Sarah F. Kaufman, dated
December 49, 1878, was filed for probate
The testatrix leaves TO her husband
Samuel II. Kaufman. lot No. 16, in David
sons subdivision OF square No. 34l, to-
gether with all her other property. Samuel
n. Kaiifmanp is named executor of the
will without bond.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-14
REMOVING SNOW IN LONDON.
The Cost of the Work an Expensive
Undertaking.
TrOm the London Telegraph

tFTom the LONDON IeIeeraph-I
Beautiful snow at f300o00 per fall is an
expensive luxury for London. This was
the cost ter rep9ving i from the whole
Of the thoroughfares of the metropolis,
calculated by II. P. Boulnois, who pre-
sided. on the figures given in lecture
delivered at the Sanitary Institute by W,
Nisbet Blair, engineer and surveyor of
the St. Pancras yestry. on the cleaning
turer dealt very thoroughly with the facts
and figures concerned. When the paper
was written Mr.. Blair had as his most
recent example the snowfall of January,
1895. Al that time for several days 1000
men or more, the maximum number be-
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-14

Mothers Friend Shirt Waists,
laundered or unlaundered, fast
color percale. with band. separ-
ate or attached collar; every
size. Worth 75c.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-14
skeptic. Turn believers and Are

Cured.-"When | read that Dr. Agnew's
Catarrhal Powder could relieve CatarTh in 10
minutes / was far from being convinced. l tried
tia single puff through the blower afforded in
slant relief stopped pain over the eyes and clean
sed the nasal passages. Today | free from
Catarrh" b. L. Eagsn's tEaston, Pa.,) exper-
fence has been that OF Thousands of others and
may be yours Sold by +. s. Williams, 9th and
sts. Edmonds d Williams, Sd and Pa. ave.-3
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-14
Spring Fever

During the winter, extra work is thrown
upon the various organs of the body
Spring makes this manifest The appe-
tite becomes poor, sleep restless, bowels
consttpated; sometimes there is dyspep-
STA. liver or kidney troubles. Life seems
not worth living. This is the time to take
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. 1t is better
than any other spring tonic in the world
IT refreshes. strengthens. rebuilds A
PRIVATE REVENUE STAMP covers the
neck of the bottle.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-14
GOOD FRIDAY OBSERVED
Solemn and Impressive Religious
Ceremonies Mark the Day.

Catholic Churches Celebrate the Oc-
casiOn in Appropriate Manner
Trinity Episcopal Edifce to
Hear sauI's Passion service Sung.