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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-21
A -RefrIgerating Egg.

One Of the oldest of recent inyen-
tions is a refrigerating egg, as it might
be called. 1t is an ovoid capsule OF
nickel-plated copper. about the size
and shape Of a hens egg, hollow and
nearly filled with water. For use it Is
frozen, SO that it's contents become ice.
If you have a glass Of milk that is not
cold enough, you do not like to put ice
into it, because dilution with water
spoils the beverage. But, if you have
one of these eggs handy you may drop
it into the glass and in a few moments
the liquid is reduced to the desired
temperature.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-21

thus obtained a sort of pulp of which
they afterwards made cords and rods
of various forms. For the use of rich
persons, they employed woods of
rarer species. These rods reached,
when made of the more ordinary kinds
of wood, two and three yards, and
We're about as thick as a goose quill.
They were burned in front of the tenn
pies, and were used for carrying fire
from II place to another. Such rods
were often stuck into metallic vessels
filled with ashes, the vertical position
permitting an estimation of their COM
bustion with the eye.
Since these rods give no light in
burning, they were only used for Civ
ing the hour in the house, which they
at the same time perfumed. When the
rods or cords had a certain length,
they were twisted so as to form a spi-
raj Or conical figure, which widened
out at every revolution and reached
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-21
MAKING WATER BUILD DAVIS.

Many readers who do not follow the
literature of engineering will be in
terested in the statement that one of
the methods employed by American
engineers in forming reservoir dams
is to call in the services of a power
full jet of water, as in hydraulic min,
ing. BY directing such a jet against
the upper slopes of a valley, the sand,
soil and gravel secured from the hill
sides can be carried by the force OF
the stream to the site of the dam in
the lower part of the valley. BY suit
able management the water not only
conveys the materials, but co%nsolidates
them in position, dropping the larger
stones at the sides and carrying the
finer material to the center of the dam
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-21
Too one-slded.

Sam Jones. in n Of his sermons,
took women to task for spending more
time in prinking than in praying. "If
there's a woman here" he finally
screamed, who prays more than she
prinks, let her stand up" One poor
old faded specimen Of humanity, in
the sorriest, shabbiest of clothes, arose.
"You spend more time praying than
prinking?" asked the preacher, taking
her all in. The poor old creature said
she did-prayed all the time, prinked
not at all. you go straight home
admonished Jones, ''and put a little
time on your prinking."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-21
DEVICE TO HOLD SHOES

holder consists of a bracket for at
tachment to the wall at The right
height, from which extends an arm
ending in a triangular-shaped head to
enter the toe of the shoe. To aid in
fixing the shoe firmly on the arm a
lever is pivoted in position to force the
heel of the shoe backward, and a
tongue resting in notches on the upper
side of the arm holds the lever solidly
against the inside of the heel. The
slot In the bracket is slightly taper
ing at the sides to correspond with the
end of the arm, allowing the latter to
be lifted out when rot in use. To
place the shoe in position the brace is
laid parallel to the arm and the shoe
Slipped over the head, when a pull on
the brace drives the head into the toe
and holds the shoe stationary for the
work of backing.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-21
PUTTING OUT FIRE IN su1ps.

A new method of extinguishing fires
on board ship has recently been tested
at Bremen. 1t consists in fitting pipes
in every compartment of the vessel,
communicating with the deck, and act
Ing as safety-valves through which
smoke may ascend in case of fire, thus
giving warning of danger, and making
it possible to watch the progress of a
fire in the hold without removing the
matches. The chief feature Of the sys-
tenn is the use of carbonic acid gas.
to be pumped through the pipes into
the hold until the fire is extinguished.
Provision is made for introducing the
gas under pressure among the cargo.
so that it will penetrate tightly slowed
cotton bales.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-21
r HAUL GAME.

has been elected to represent. She
spent the most of a month driving
around in the district, visiting factory
workers and fishermen, whose votes
and influence the novelist sought. Mrs.
acme is a pretty woman, charming in
manner and graceful, and is believed
to have won her husband many votes
which he otherwise would not have
got, despite his name and the Isle OF
Mans pride in him.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-21
SHOE SUPPORTING nRAcKEr.

1t is next to impossible TO hold a
shoe in the hand and polish it proper
~, and it is about as impossible for
some people to shine their shoes on
their feet. So Henry l.. Gardner of
Massachusetts,, has designed the shoe
supporting bracket, which we show in
the picture, with the idea of affording
a rigid holder which will allow the
proper amount Of force to be applied
to the leather while the shoe is sup
ported in a convenient position. The
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-21
Ten Years, proeress.

The net result in respect of speed is
that while ten years ago the highest
sustained ocean speed was 20.7 knots,
it is now 23.51 knots; the highest speed
for large warships was % knots, and
is now % knots on a trial of double the
duration Of those of ten years ago; the
maximum speed attained by any craft
was 25 knots, as compared with 36.581
knots now; while the nun1oer of ships
over 20 knots was eight In 1891. and. is
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-21

be turned into the service of God and
Righteousness, as they will be. I refer
to the telegraph and the telephone. II
you think that God allowed those two
inventions to be made merely to get
rapid information concerning the price
of railroad stocks or to call up a friend
and make with him a business engage
ment. you have a very abbreviated
idea of what can be done and will be
done with those two instruments. The
intelligence Of the world is to be *
panded, and civilization will overcome
barbarism, and illiteracy will be extir-
pated, and the promise will be literally
fulfilled. "a nation born in a day"
Let Hope say to the %foreboding: Do
all you can with Bible and spelling
book and philosophic apparatus, but
toll with the sunlight in your faces or
your efforts will be a failure. The pal
lor in the sky is not another phase OF
the night, but the first sign Of ap-
preaching day, which is as sure to
come as tonight will be followed by
tomorrow. Things are not going to
ruin. The Lords hosts are not going
to be drowned in the Red Sea Of trou-
BILE. Miriam's timbrel will play on the
high banks Israel Delivered" High
hope for the home! High hope for
the church! High hope for the world!
Angel of Hope Is Near.
Open that closed instrument of
music in your parlor that has not been
played on since the hand of the de-
parted player forgot it's cunning. Put
up before you on the music board the
notes of the hymn Of Isaac Watts and
sing "There is a Lard Ct Pure Delight"
or James Montgomery's hymn, who
Are These in Bright Array?" or Fill
more Benefits Sweet Bye and Bye"
or Jerusalem the Golden" Take
some tune in the major key-"Ariel"
or "Mount Pisgah." While you play
and sing the angel of Hope will stand
by you and turn the leaves and join
in the r%apturous rendering. Reunion
with the loved and lost! Everlasting
reunion! No farewell at the door Of
any mansion! No goodby at any of the
twelve gates! No more dark apparel
of mourning, but white robe of exalta-
ton! Hope now is on it's knees. with
face uplifted, but Hope there will be
on tiptoe or reckoning you to follow.
saying: Come and hear the cheirs
sing! Come and see the procession
march! Come and see the river Of life
roll! Come with me over the hills
that rise into everlasting heights"
Celestial Alps and Himalayas holster
into other Alps and Himalayas!
From this hour cultivate hope. Do
SO by reading all the Scriptural prom
Uses Of the worlds coming Edenization
and doubt if you dare the veracity OF
the Almighty when he says he will
make the desert roseate, and the leo
pard and the kid will lie down in the
same pasture field, and the lion, ceas-
ing to be ca%rnivorous, will become
tgramfntvorous, eating straw like an
OK" and reptilian venom shall change
into harmlessness, so that the "wean-
ed child shall put his hand on the
cockatrice's den, and there shall be
nothing to hurt or destroy in all Gods
holy mountain, for the earth shall be
full of the knowledge of the Lord, as
the waters cover the sea-" So much
for the world at large.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-21
HAL | N WlEE.

The wife Of the author of THE
Christian" came out from Greeba Cas-
tie when her husband began his cam
paign for a seat in the Manx Parlia-
ment a month ago and has made her.
self a familiar figure to all in the
Ramsay district, which her husband
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-21
Fears Not Realized.

He-'Clarice, you know l have al.
ways thought a great deal of you, and
/ have f1attered myself you think not
unfavorably of me. May will you be
my wife," She-"What a start you
gave me. Harry! Do you know, I
thought you were going to ask me to
lend you some money."-Boston Tran
script.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-21

London has adopted the American
expression 'goo-goo eyes," but pro.
nounces it "goo-gie eyes"
Love is blind. That is why SO many
women marry men to reform them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-21
now THE EYE SEES IN READING

HOW II EYE SEES IN READING.
By close study of familiar things,
surprising facts about them often come
to light. Professor Dodge, of Wesley
an University, by a number of careful
experiments, has made a strange dis
coyery. He declares that to see, the
eye must be motionless. Now that he
has tod us, it is easy to understand
that this must be true. You cannot
tcke pictures with a moving camera,
and the eye is only a perpetual cam
era with self-renewing plates. The
eye must stop motion while 1t takes
a picture.
In reading. therefore, the eye does
not move along the lines regularly. 1t
takes an Impression, moves to a new
position, takes another still view, then
moves again. thus the words are ta-
ken by groups. Perhaps, following
Professor Dodge's lead, some other
clever experimenter will now tell us
just how wide the lines of print should
be for the easiest reading. Every one
knows that very long or very short
lines a-a firing, so there must be a
right length. When the proper me-
dunn is found, the chances are that we
shall learn that the 'old masters of
the printing art had chosen the best
width for their pages.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-21

Last Saturday was a busy day for
Squire Baxter. CIayt Honeysuckle and
Uncle John Phillips both gQt drunk
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-21

ANCIENT CHINESE FIRE CLOCKS.
From a very early date fire was used
by the Chinese for measuring the time.
They reduced a special wood to DOW
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-21

two or three palms in diameter. Their
combustion her lasted several days,
and sometimes ever a month or more.
They were suspended by the center
and were ignited at the lower extrem-
ity. The fire then assembled slowly and
insensibly in following all the spirals.
Five marks made upon these spirals
served to indicate the five parts Of the
night.
This method Of measuring time was,
it is said, SO exact that no error of any
moment was detected. 1t is curious,
says la Nature" to compare this
Chinese device with that employed in
Europe in the middle ages. The dura,
ton of lighted candles or tapers also
served them to mark the time of night.
These candles were graduated just as
the Chinese graduated their rods o,
cords.
The Chinese rods and cords spoken
of above, while given the time, also
served as alarms. When a Chinese
wished to rise at night at a given hour,
he suspended a small weight of metal
very exactly at the place in the rod or
cord which the fire was to reach at
the hour specified. The moment hay-
ing arrived, the weight fell into a cop
per basin, II the noise of it's fall was
loud enough to awaken the sleeper.
This method was as SIMPLE as it was
economical, for a rod OF a cord, the
combustion of which lasted a day and
night, cost but three farthings.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-21

figurations of color, new glories rolling
over the scene, new celebrations of
victories in other worlds. heaven ris-
ing into grander heavens, seas of glass
mingled with fire, becoming a more
brilliant glass mingling with a more
flaming fire. Which hope"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-11-21

SOub AubLEu"onCSs H
Those pessimists do not realize that
two inventions Of our times are going
to make 1t possible under God to bring
this whole world into salvable and
millennial condition within q few
after thQsa two Inventions shall
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-09-12
PURELY PERSONAL

Frank Roys returned from his vacation
trip on Tuesday.
Ben Kashner has gone to Rochester to al
tend business college.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Bloom were among
he tourists to Buffalo last week.
b. J. Grimes of Light Street has entered
as student in Dickinson College.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaiah Rupert of Shickshinny
spent Sunday in town with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Holmes spent last
week in Buffalo, at the Pan American.
Arthur Cook is visiting in Philadelphia
this week. lie will be absent ior a week.
Fred Allen has entered State College. lie
will take a course in electrical engineering.
Miss Belle Ruckel Of Espy, was the guest
of Miss Pearl Hess on Fifth street over sun
day
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Crevelng and wife,
Of Espy, visited The Pan-American Exposi-
ton last week.
Miss Chariot Mariz, one of Catawissa's
popular school teachers spent a few hours
with friends in town Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs, w. II. Wren and daughter
are guests at the home of Mrs. Wren's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Woods on Iron
street.
Paul Harman will go to Philadelphia on
Tuesday, where he will have an examina.
lion made of his knee, which has given him
considerable trouble of late.
Isaiah Johnson has gone to State College
to take course. He has been employed for
some time past as assistant operator at the
East Bloom. Pennsylvania Railroad station.
Miss Mary ]. Hess of Benton township,
was in attendance at the W. Z. T. U. con.
vention held at Berwick the latter part Of
last week. She spent Sunday,ln Boomsburg
with relatives, returning home Monday even
ing.
Mrs. T. II. Fennel Of Hartford, Conn. is
the guest of Mrs. Catharine Tracy on lower
East street. Mr.. Fennel accompanied his
wife here They arrived Friday evening, but
business in connection with the N. Y. & New
Haven Railroad Company, Of which he is
general superintendent called him to Hart
ford Saturday morning.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-09-12

"The umpire cheated us'' was
Berwick''s burden of lament Satur-
day evening. The team had been
beaten by the Danville "Old
Timers" in the afternoon. Lewis
and Cofrman of town played, the
former with Danville and the latter
with Berwick. The defeat, because
of the inferiority of the Danville
team, compared with that of Ber-
wick is very grievous to the upriver
fans. We have had experience with
Danvllle umpires, and don't doubt
but what he was rank, but Berwick
should have won Notwithstanding
| this fact.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-09-12

A break in the feed wire of the
electric railway about ten o'clock
Saturday night compelled a great
many people who were attending
the church festival at Almedia to
walk home. The road between here
and Espy was literally s,rewn with
pedestrians who were anxious to
reach their home before midnight.
1t was doubly unfortunate occurring
as it did at night, and the time oc-
cupied to make the repairs was
heightened, because the Company
was not prepared. The Company
will be fully equipped to meet any
such contingency in the future.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-09-12

Philip Graham of Almedia, elab-
orately intoxicated, and wandering
aimlessly about the streets, was
picked up by policeman George
Martin Thursday night, and placed
in the cooler to sleep off his jag"
Before Mayor Ikeler Friday morn
ing he was fined $500. Philip not
very long since, joined the ranks of
the Salvation Army.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-09-12

DR.. G. r. Andreas, of Wilkes
Barre was witness to the shooting
of President Mckinley at Buffalo on
Friday. He stood only a few feet
distant when the shots were fired.
He says that the assassin Just before
he grasped the hand of the Presi-
dent, wiped his brow with the hand
kerchiefwhich concealed the weapon
presumably 10 avert suspicion.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-09-12

The 5oth birthday anniversary of
Oscar Alexander was celebrated by
a large gathering Of relatives and
friends at his home on West street
Thursday last. Guests were present
from Danville, Hazleton and other
places. 1t was delightful event
and one that will live in the men,
of all who were present.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-09-12

The Columbia and Montour
Electric Railway have secured the
right of way through the streets of
Berwick, but on condition that the
girder or flat rail be used. After
visiting several cities and towns for
the purpose of inspecting the street
railway systems where both rails
were in use, the Council held a
meeting and made that stipulation.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-09-12

II. o. Edgar, formerly Of DAN
vile and we'll known in Blooms
burg, but at present living in
Wilkes Barre. filed an application
in that city Saturday for divorce
from his wife Emma c. Edgar, on
the ground of desertion. They
were married in Danville thirteen
years ago.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-09-12

Apples without seeds will soon be
grown throughout the country.
They are an assured fact, but the
prices asked for the trees are little
too steep for general use. In a few
years, however, the price will be
lower. Seedless oranges have been
on the market for several years.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-09-12

In every church in town prayers
were offered on Sunday for the re.
covery of President Mckinley. In
the Episcopal church the following
prayer was read:
o Father of mercies and God of all com
fort, our only help in time of need; Lool
down from heaven, we humbly beseech thee
behold, visit, and relieve thy sick servant
the President of the United States, fol
whom our prayers are desired. Look
upon him with the eyes Of thy mercy; com
fort him with a sense of thy goodness; pre-
serve him from the temptations of the en-
emy; give him patience r1der his aiflicIion
and, in thy good time, restore him to health
and enable him to lead the residue of his
life in thy fear, and TO thy glory. Or else
give him grace so to take thy visitation
that, after this painful life ended, he may
dwell with thee in life everlasting; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Rev. d. N. Kirkby preached al
appropriate sermon, at the close o.
which the congregation sang my
Country 'Tis of Thee" Special SER
vices for the occasion were conducted
III all the churches. And so all over
this great land the prayers of the
people went up to Almighty God,
beseeching him to spare the life ol
the executive head of the nation
The dastardly assault on the Presi-
dent has cemented the American
people more closely together than
ever before, and the dastardly and
cowardly act has been denounced
universally as one OF the greatest
outrages ever perpetrated in a civil
lied country. The villain who can
walk calmly up to another, be he
President or be he an humble citizen
and with malice i'll his heart de-
liberately shoot with intent to kill,
while being greeted with an out
stretched hand and pleasant smile
is not fit to live. 1t is high time
that congress shall take some action
that will drive Anarchists out of the
country, and that will adequately
punish them for offenses against
society, An assault on the Presi-
dent should be made high treason
and be punishable with death, even
though the President is uninjured
Not because his life is worth more
to him than is that of the humblesl
citizen, but because he is the head
Of the nation, and a blow aimed al
him with intent to kill is a blow al
the Whole country. 1t would have
been a source of much satisfaction
to very large majority if the as
sassin had been torn to pieces on the
spot, and while Lynch law is not to
be commended, it is regretable that
the Corporal who had the wretch by
the throat with both hands, was no,
permitted to pinch just a little
longer.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-09-12

"The price of a new buggy" is
what Isaiah Kline, late Of Salem
township, Luzerne county, left to
each of his SONS, Harry end Warren.
The balance of the estate is willed
to his wife. The strange testament
has occasioned much comment.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-09-12

The Buckhorn Band extend a
general invitation to the public to
attend a festival to be held at the
Buckhorn school house Saturday
evening, Sept. 2Ist. Chicken and
waffles will be served, beside ice
cream, cake, soft drinks, candies.
etc. The Bloomsbury Band has
been secured for the occasion.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-09-12

There is a possibility of the per-
manent discontinuance OF the Mt.
Grove camp meetings, owing to the
lack Of interest il the annual gath
erings. 1t is understood that the
receipts this year were not up to ex-
pectations.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-09-12

The directors of the Canning
Company held meeting this week
and decided to close the plant for
this season, on account of the lack
of produce. William Krickbaum
resigned as secretary of the COM
pany and A. w. Duy was elected
to fill the vacancy.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-09-12

Grand Commander Elisha S.
Fornwald instituted a new COM
mandery Of Knights of Malta at
Palmerton Thursday evening of last
week.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-09-12

George Gillespie, an employee of
the Harman & Hassert car shops
was injured Monday morning by
having his hand caught in one of
the sanding machines. The little
finger was badly crushed as was
also the heshy portion of his hand.
The injury was dressed by DR..
Redeker.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-09-12

Alexander Billmeyer last week
purchased the farm near Limestone
vile, known as the Dunkel farm,
containing sixty-one acres, from
Mrs. James K. Shell and James S.
Shell and wife. The consideration
was 81, 800. Mr.. Billmeyer takes
immediate possession.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-09-12

The annual Harves: Home
Sevices under the pastorate of Rev.
A. Houtz, will be held as follows:
On Sunday, Sept. IS, Hidlay, at
1880 a. IN; Briarcreek at 2;3o p.
m; Sunday, Sept. 22, Zion at Io:3 80
a. M; St. James at a:I5 p. nj. and
Orangeville at 1880 p. IN. All are
invited.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-09-12

The cornerstone of the Almedia
M. E. church, was laid last Sabbath
in the presence of a large audience
by the hand Of Rev. S. d. Wilson of
Catawissa and Mr.. Jacoby the mason
Of Almedia. Many thanks to the
contributors and the Male Quartet,
and Orchestra for their excellent
music rendered, also to the preacher
of the occasion, for the able mann
er in which he presented the word
and conducted the finances.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-09-12

Harry G.. Eshleman has been ap-
pointed fish warden for Columbia
and Luzerne counties by the State
Fish Commissioners.