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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-10
Ocean Waves ms Power.

The latest device for utilizing the
movement of ocean waves has been in
vented by James c.. Walker OF Waco,
Texas, retired judge of large means.
The wave motor is in operation sever
al miles south Of Palm Beach, Fla. 1t
consists of a hermetically sealed metal
buoy which is forced upon and down
in guides by means CT wave motion
and gravity. The buoy acts upon a
central rod and is connected with a
power arm which is SO contrived that
40 matter how the waves vary in
height uniform stroke is maintained.
To this arm is attached a rod which
works pump for comprising air.
Two pipes lead 10 the shore through
which the air passes. On the shore
the power Is converted into electric
motive force or is used directly for
driving machinery. The motor is set
up several hundred feet beyond the
surf on the seward end Of ridge in
the oceans bottom. The water at this
point is twenty-one feet deep at high
tide. The utilization of the motion
of the waves has long been a problem
over which inventors have puzzled
Many devices have been invented, but
none has thus far proved practicable
The day will undoubtedly come when
this enormous force will be turned to
the use of man.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-10

vote" whispered one girl. shat
we all take off our masks and have a
good look at each other, so wen know
VINO VINO when we meet in public.n
IL go" whispered several others.
and OFF all came.
Let's have more light" said the
donor OF the cream, and she reached
up ana touched the eleotric button.
On. Oh! Oh! Don't! Miss Burd win
catch usT' cried dismayed voices, bun
MISS Rurd herself stood before them, a
red mask in one hand and great
spoon in the other.
y his isn't the first spread I've att
tended she said, and / hone it won's
be the last. I've had too good time.
had an idea the old Laundry would
prove an inviting place to-nieht, but
never ATTENDED a feast without my
tub and candle-or e'eetiic lisht in this
twentieth century~foi, lik another
mortal who had flney fol ,,us ana a
candle, | am in search Of n eli ok.
Your spread was a gre ,css.
girls. Only next time let ca " BE
forehand. | may not be sb's ofes
ent in person, but I'll fun a ~.
and light, and it will be a a r
me to know the menu in orLe & suel,
against future ills. Good n5s}t. an
ready for my bed, and shouldn't v %.
Ger ii You were, to-" and with a 4 l,
ish of her red cap and big spoon M.
Burd skipped through the door,
Gabrielle jackson in Minneapolis Trio.
une.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-10
Africans Revolt Against Germany.

Germany apparently has not that
success with her African colonies that
was expected by the friends of a CO.
lorial policy. West Africa is a barren
country which can only be prosperous
by irrigation. East Africa, though
rich, is suffering under a mis:nanage-
ment which has driven all trade to
British Zanzibar. In both east and
west the natives are revolving without
the Germans being able to suppress the
disturbances or to establish perma-
nently their authority. Cruelties such
as never were permitted against the
Indians in the early days of American
history are the order of the day. OF
late the conditions, especially in West
Africa, seems to have taken a very
serious turn. Attempts were made to
enlist British subjects from the neigh
boring colonies for tho German colo
NAL guard. but the Britons do not
seem to be willing to do Germany's
3bloodwork. As result a considerable
number OF troops will be gent from the
fatherland to the revciting coionies.-
Wolfgang Voltz in Chicago Record.
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-10
from an authoress. who had acquired
certain reputation through her novela

from an authoress, who had acquired a
certain reputation through her novels,
proposition to arrange a course OF
lectures for her. The women's clubs
have done the most to ssttle The de-
Eand for lecturers of the same SEX"
he said, chiefly because they are able
to hear women talk so much for moth
lns and are also able to talk them
selves now to such degree that there
Is no longer anything unusual or spa-
cially attractive to them in the idea
CT woman who is able to stand up
and talk cleverly before an audience.
Nowadays they think they all do that,
and most of them, rather than sit still
and listen while others are taking,
want to get UP and do it themselves.
Under these circumstances, of course,
they're not going to pay much to hear
women lecture to them. When won-
ans club does engage a lecturer. It
usually wants man.-New York Sun.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-10
CYCLES OF EVOLUTION.

The National Academy of Sciences,
which has been in session at Brown
university for two days, has adjourned.
The most interesting subject Of the
Gay from popular point OF view was
frof. Alpheus Hyatt's discussion of
cycles OF evolution, says Providence
dispatch to the New York Post. He
showed that after certain forms have
FHsn deliberately developed there is a
Rsturn to simpler forms. His first pa
per was entitled Progressive Evolu-
ton Of Characters in the Young Stages
OF Cephalopods." He showed that in
an examination of fossil remains Of
oephalopods we do not find steady
progress through the successive geo.
logical era, but in each era from the
Potsdam deposits down to the present
there appears series of forms which
snow the general trend of development.
At is true that the simple first form in
each period is much more complex than
Inc corresponding form in the period
Just passed, and also that the final
forms are in each case more highly
specialized, but these last forms are
not IN direct relation with the series
Just before or just following. After
time. however, that is, in the trias
sic era( just succeeding the carboni-
ferrous, the final form in the series be-
gins to show signs of degeneration.
This is continued until we find forms
suggesting very strongly forms be-
longing to the earliest era, and the
nTst. stages of development.
AS the characteristics Of the lower
forms. retained through heredity, have
accumulated, they have at length be-
come so numerous as to crowd one an
other, and we find the most essential
ones disappearing, until at length the
form stands stripped OF what it had
taken millions of years to produce.
This period is called a cycle, and it
fnay seem, remarkable to find that in
she development of an individual of
The more complex forms we find repre-
ssnted all the stages in the cycle OF
the race.
At this point Prof. Hyatt presented
his second paper, Descriptive Method
OF Presenting the Phenomena of the
Cycle Of Evolution Among Cephalo-
pods. With the faith of science in
the certainty of natures laws, he de-
yeloped a mathematical theory of rela-
ton between individuals Of different
stages Of development and in the diff
ferent eras. OF course, gaps occur in
the series of forms as arranged ac-
cording to the theory, but these are
found to be consistent relations be-
tween, the stages represented upon
either side of the gap. According to
Prof. Hyatt, then, we may anticipate
the time when biology shall be called
an exact science, through the applica-
ton of mathematical formula.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-10
Ircauois Legend of the p1elases.


All the children must look for that
pretty little cluster of stars twinklins
in the eastern sky early in the evening.
Once upon time, it is said, these
stars were seven little Indian boys,
who ate their supper of corn and beans
every evening On the top of little
hill. After their simple feast, the
sweetest singer sang for them, while
they danced to the music of his voice.
One evening these seven little boya
asked their mother to give them some
thing different for supper, as they were
very tired of corn and beans, but the
mother would not grant their request.
So the poor little Indians danced with
out having had any supper, and pres
emily their sad hearts and feet grew
lighter, until suddenly they went
whirling away to the sky, where they
were changed into seven bright stars
One star does not shine as brightly as
the rest, and that is Merope, the sweet
singer, who is homesick and wishes to
return to his home on earth.
That's the Singer, their sad stories
say;
That's the singer-let us pity him,
Oh, the little Singer (you can see
He's not shining as the Others are).
he
Wished he didn't have to be a star.
Mary Proctor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-10
WHY Steel Eails Break.


In 1880 i STEEL rall on the Great
Northern railway in England broke
into II pieces, causing a serious acct
dent. A committee of the board of
trade, appointed to investigate the
cause OF the breakage, has only recent
i made its report, after four years OF
work on the subject. The committee
ascertained that the particular rail
which broke on the occasion described
possessed certain abnormal features
the precise origin of which remains
undetermined. but the investigation
led to several discoveries Of scientific
and practical Importance. Among these
is the surprising effect of cracks i'll
the upper surfaces Of rails. 1t was
found by experiment that rail nicked
with the chisel to depth of Gath OF
an inch broke under a weight of 600
pounds falling from a height Of IL
feet, while the same rail not nicled
resisted the fall of ton weight from
a height of 20 feet.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-10
,1annnese Rn:l,rnx.

Tho total length of all railways in
Japan at the end OF the tlirty-sacond
fiscal year. on March 81, 1900, was
1858 miles ~ chains. of which s33
miles 73 chains belonged to the gov
eminent and 2,202 miles 80 chains to
the private companies, showing in j.
creases Of Cd miles in the government
al railways, a total, with the 1879 miles
in the private railways, of 223 miles,
compared to the figures of the pre-
ceding fiscal year. There are at pres
ent fourteen companies with the total
capital of 100000 yen (ss4,250ooO)
and this. added to the government out
lay for the railway construction, ths
whole amount invested in railways in
Japan. reaches over 250,0000G0 yen
(S124, 00G000). II all the debts of the
companies and capitals Of those COM
ranies which have not vet opened to
railway traffic were added. it would
amount to more than S0o,o00.ooo yen
(s14S,0o0, 0c0).
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-10
WE'D AS THE SHIP SANK.
This Couple Were Married Mid Roar OF
Waves nnd Cries of passenfpr..


Perhaps the most impressive cere-
mony ever performed was solemn.zsd
while Death stood leering by on the
deck OF the sinking emigrant steamer
st. Levan. The vessel was bound to
Australia, with 500 emigrants on board
and heavy cargo. During a violent
hurricane in the Indian ocean the car
go shifted, throwing the vessel over on
her beam ends and leaving her entire
ly helpless. A panic ensued, and be-
fore the ships officers could quell.it 30
OF the passengers had leaped over the
side in their terror. For days the ship
drifted, swept by the seas, and life
was lost daily. Finally it was decided
to give the steamer one more day, and
then take to, the boats, as the st. Leyaa
was sinking slowly. Then two of the
passengers-a young man and young
woman. who had become engaged on
the voyage-hunted up the chaplain
and demanded to he married.
The chaplain declined at first, saying
they had much better spend their time
getting ready for the death that
seemed certain. The pair had no no.
ton of looking at the gloomy side, and
said they would rather die as man and
wife, If it was inevitable. Eventually
the clergyman married them before
two witnesses, with sinking ship in
stead of church, and the cries OF ter
rified passengers as a chorus. The
boats were resorted to two hours later,
and all we're taken off. Of the $50
souls on board only the newly married
couple and six other people. in the
smallest boat, ever saw land again.
They reached the Isle of Socotra after
IL days at sea.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-10
From Star to Eebula.

Some of the astronomical photog-
raphs made at the Harvard obserya-
tory reveal the fact that in April, 1899.
o new star appeared in the constella-
ton Aquila. At first its spectrum re-
sembled the spectra Of other new stars
but in Octobera photograph showed
that the character of the light had
changed. and now it's spectrum was
that of gaseous nebula. Last sum
mer telescope observation OF this
curious object was made by Professor
Wendell at Cambridge, and he con-
firmed the evidence of the photograph
showing that it had become nebula.
Such occurrences are rare. and one ex-
PLANTATION Of them is that they are the
result Of collisions in space. the heat
developed being sufficient to turn solid
matter into gas and vapor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-10
Town Nra-shal a Prisoner.

Robbers recently locked the town
marshal of North Bend, Neb., in jail
and then proceeded to rob bank.
Marshal Thompson accosted the men,
four in number, and asked them to
explain their presence and they as
serted that they were looking for a
hotel. He was thus thrown of his
guard for moment, and the robbers,
taking advantage of the situation,
overpowered the officer and took his
keys and other effects, including a
few dollars. After having disposed Of
the only guardian on dslty in the town
the robbers, by means Of skeleton
keys, entered the bank of North Bend
and made their way to the vault,
where they une pectedly set of a
burglar alarm which drove them
away.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-10
HOY Fans We're Invented.

The following Chinese legend ac-
counts for the invention of the fan
in rather ingenious fashion: The
beautiful Kan-Si, daughter of a power.
full mandarin, was assisting at the
feast of lanterns, when she became
over-powered by the heat and was
compelled to take off her mask. AS it
was against all rule and custom to ex-
pose her face, she held her mask be.
gore it and gently fluttered it to cool
herself. The court ladies present no.
ticed the movement, and in an instan.
100 of them were waving their masks.
From this incident, it is said, came the
birth of the fan, and today it takes the
place of the mask in that country.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-10
Especial Letter.

NORSSAe%A
Philadelphia has case Of possible
abduction that is reminding the su-
perstitious of the famous Charley
Ross case of twenty-five years, ago.
Amos Shallcross, 10 years cid, has dis
appeared, and If he is not found $780,
600 will go to some other member OF
the Shallcross family on the day when
he should have become OF age. In tho
names "Shallcross' and Charles
Ross" the superstitious see morbid
Significance.
Young Ross, at s years old, was
stolen on July 8, 1874. He was held
for ransom, but public clanor was
SO great against the abductors taat
presumably they were afraid to return
the boy. The child never was heard
from with any defniteness. and long
ago it was conceded that tho child
probably was murdered in order that
the criminals might protect them
selves.
The Shallcross boy is an heir to one
fifth of the estate of his father, valued
at 100000. He disappeared on Get.
IL last. The widowed mother saw
him for the last time that morning
when he kissed her good-by and scam
pered away to school. He had his
books, his luncheon, but, so far as she
knows, not a cent of money. lie was
looked upon as a steady going, bright,
amiable boy, and the mother and
friends will hear to no other solution
than abduction. Friends coming un-
expectedly to the house for dinner on
that afternoon caused the mother to
overlook the absence Of the boy until
late in the evening. In any c.rcum-
stance, the boys abductors had a loag
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-10

The floor looks like the deck OF a
steamer, being highly polished. TIL,
1907 is one-quarter pitched, and is OF
heavy slate, supported by substantial
costs. The garden is surrounded by
balustrade three and cne-half feet
high. finished with deliberately carved
brackets at the four corners. Inside
are shutters, removable if desired, to
lse in the event of severe storms or
unexpected cold spells. The auditor
.uin has movable platform extending
across the room. nearest the higies:
towe" Of the church. Three stairways
lead to the garden. one from each tur-
Jet; the little enclosures formed By
these towers ans utilized as cloak
rooms. The ladies of the parish have
rendered the garden still more attrac-
live by potted pants and vines. Ivy
planted in four corners, will be trained
so as to cover the entire church, with
the exception of the sides OF the gar
den The body of the church is 105x53
feet, and has three distinct auditor
iums. together with the roof garden.
Offering seating capacity CT nearly
5000. Rev Mr.. Widger says: IL fully
believe this idea will become generally
popular and in short time churches
east will add roof gardens to thei,
edifices. where divine services can be
conducted with comfort in the heated
days of summer. and also used in fall
and early winter months. as not only
more pleasant places to hold services,
but also in times of large attendance.
necessitated by revivals, ETC., to ar
commcdate the overflow"
The church over which Rev. Mr.
Widger presides is the Central Chris
tian church.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-10
Sl,adowgraphS.

Stretch white cloth or q large
sheet of white paper on the wall la
darkened room, and opposite to it
place small table on which there is
a lighted candle. Put book or some
similar object between the candl and
the cloth SO that it will cut off the
light from the latter, leaving it com
paratively dark.
When you are ready to show your
pictures, hold mirror sideways be-
fore the candle at such an ange thas
the reflection will be thrown on the
cloth. The pictures that you show will
be really silhouettes, and you will need,
therefore, little figures cut out Of still
paper. Hold one Of them between the
candle and the mirror and its sharply
defined shadow will be thrown on the
cloth. By moving it forward ycu may
make it appear to walk across the
cloth. This effect will be all the bet
ter If you make the mirror fast so tina.
you may use both hands in moving the
figures.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-10
Birth of tho Yellowstone River.

Recent studies OF the geology OF
Yellowstone Park have led to the
opinion that the waters Of Yellow
stone lake, now the head Of the Yell
lowstone river. once flowed off south
ward into the Snake river. At that
time comparatively small stream fol-
lowed the course Of the magnificent
Yellowstone canyon, which had not
then been excavated TO its present great
depth. The head of this stream gradu-
ally gnawed its way back until it cut
the divide enclosing the basin Of the
lake. and by thus diverting the waters
Of the lake formed the Yellowstone
river
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-10
Queer customs Of Tur.ti.h Women.

IL is not generally known that there
exists among Turkish ladies Of high
class a kind of caste feeling similar
to that prevailing among Hindoos
1t takes the form Of & fear Of contain
ination from the outer world, and is
only observed by those WAC cannot af-
ford to keep servants IN sufficient
numbers. Before meals ladies always
wash their hands at q tap from which
the water runs into marble basin.
They will turn on the tap when they
are just going to wash, bpt when they
have finished they let tie water run
till somebody shuts it of, as to do it
themselves would make them unclean,
They cannot open or shut door, as
the handle would be un clean. SO q
slave is generally kept handy for the
purpose.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-10
is A NOVEL PLAN.
aooF GARDEN SUGGESTED FOR
THE CHURCHES.
Rev. Ell Burdette wia.er OF Columbus,
Ind, the Originator OF the Startling
tnnovation-what He Eays OF tile
Orig nal Idea.

The idea Of erecting roof garden
upon church originated in the mind
Of Rev. Eli Burdette Widger of CO.
tumbus, Ind. In speaking on the sub
.fect Mr. Widger thus expresses him
.elf in an interview:
THE idea Of a roof garden was sug-
sested entirely by myself. as tae days
being SO oppressively warm, attend
ance at churches necessarily fell away.
The church being situated in a thinly
populated and built-uD portion OF tho
city of Columbus Ind, and being also
on a slight elevation. gave US the adj
vantage of cooling breezes from all
four points Of the compass" The roof
harden is So feet wide and rs feet long,
having capacity to seat 1000 persona.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-10
WfAer 6 III as
He Gore /?
Philadelphia is Ags-
ta-ted Over Youths
Disappearance.

start of the police, and while officers
OF New York and jersey City have been
Eeeplng close watch on trains and
ferries ever since, no trace Of the boy
definitely has been found.
A few days ago Chief Of Police Kicly
OF Paterson, N. j.. caused the mother
70 feel throb OF hope, but it faded
later. A boy answering to some extent
the description of the missing boy had
begged something to eat OF a woman
in Piainfeld. N. J. The boy told the
woman that he was travelling with a
chum, that he had no home, and that
his parents were dead His "chum"
is said to have been q tramp, and the
two last Were seen going toward Jcr-
sey City. The giainGeld story il con-
sidered to Indicate either that the boy
was not young shallcross. or that hs
had been coached into telling an un-
truth. 1t is suspected that more than
one person is interested in the abduc-
ton, though only one nsan was seen
with tho boy at Plainfold.
If ransom be the object Of the crime,
however, the chances arc net good for
the criminals taTealizs On their crook
cd work. Mrs. Shallcross says she
will offer no reward. but will depend
upon the police and the newspapers for
the finding OF her boy.
At the time of his disappearance
Amos wore cheviot suit Of navy blue,
the trousers reaching to the knee. He
had light fedora hat, black laced
shoes, end q black-and-white polka dot
tie. He is feet tall and well built.
He has blue eyes, brown hair, and a
ruddy complexion. He is manly lit
tie fellow and unusually sociable and
pleasant in disposition.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-10
Living Light.

A Frenchman. Raphael Dubois. re-
ports to the Academy Of Sciences the
results Of experiments with phosphor-
escent animalculae in producing an IL
Elimination useful to man. By culti-
waiting. in suitable media. large num-
Der of micro-organisms capable Of
emitting light. Monsieur Dubois sue
tee6ed in Illuminating room with a
degree Of intensity about equal to that
Of moonlight. No radiation OF heat
appears to attend the production Of
this physiological light
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-10
NC e AND
ROC r. s
''pouRs WITHOUT sp1LLrNt.

-. 0o&eS Sf4ALlSSts
Inc improvement in measuring yes
sells illustrated below is intended for
uss on vessels which as at present con-
'structed cannot be filled to the brim
with thin liquid without splitting a
portion of the contents when the at.
tempt is made to pour them into the
receiving vessel. AS both custome,
and salesman want accurate measure.
ment and the latter dislilles to have
the measure dripping on the floor, the
invention may prove of practical value
TO the storekeeper. The invention Is
cheap. adding but little to the cost OF
the plain measure, and consists OF a
metallic lip attached to the upper edgs
Of the vessel. The popularity Of thu
device is that it tips downward in.
stead of up, and only slight tilt is
necessary to start the liquid runnine
into the receiver. AS the lip extends
out from the measure the LIQUID will