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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-02-13

general character of season are not
successful four times in 10. These
facts show that long range predictions
are absolutely worthless. The United
States Weather Bureau has more
knowledge of actual conditions than
any individual, but Uncle Sans train
ed experts decline to hazard pre-
diction more than a week in advance.
Artificial Pearls Made From Gelatin
A new process of manufacturing
artificial pearls is said TO equal any
of the methods heretofore employed
in the quality of the finished product,
while Ii is less expensive than some
processes now in use. 1t is based on
the fact that certain alkali phos-
pilates have the property of render
ing pure gelatin iridescent. Small
glass beads are used as nuclei for the
artificial pearls. These are dipped
into a warm solution of gelatin and
then placed on gelatin-coated glass
plate. On the gelatin surface of the
plate, forming a ring around each
bead, is then applied with small
brush the phosphate solution. This is
absorbed by the gelatin, and is soon
diffused through the coating of the
bead As soon as the iridescent eff
feet desired has been produced,
which must not be accomplished too
rapidly, the pearls are exposed to
the vapors of formaldehyde, which
hardens the gelatin and renders it in
suluble.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-02-13
Toast to Sheep Dog Makes
Hit

1fHE meeting of the cattle and sheep
Il raisers with the forest supervisors
at North Yakima concluded with a
harmony banquet at which the breed
ers of beef and mutton buried the
Ratchet" Mayor A. ]. Splawn, pio-
neer cattleman, characterized the fra
ternizing at the same Ia BILE as an indi-
cation of the millennium. AS mat
ter of fact some of the cattlemen are
also breeders of sheep, and the allot-
ment system now in use on the range
has done away with the feuds of early
days.
Duncan Dunn, of Wapato, Short
horn and sheep breeder, was toast
master, and the speakers included
Chief Forester Mckenzie of Portland,
Supervisors Allen, Sylvester and Hale
and others. Mr.. Mckenzie made the
hit of the evening when he proposed
a toast to the sheep dog.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-02-13
CANNERY STOCK OFFERED
TO WASHINGTON FARMERS

joint meeting of the officers and
members of the Washington Fruit
growers Association and the farmers
of Waunches Prairie was held in the
Oak View Grange Hall to induce the
growers living north of Centralia to
buy stock in the association. which re-
Gently decided to take over the Cen
tralia canning plant, which has been
idle for the last three years. The as
ISOLATION is capitalized for $4,000, and
much of the stock already has been
sold The organization promises to
dispose of all the fruit and berries
raised in this vicinity this year. When
no market is available for the fresh
fruit, ii viii be turned over to the can
merry, and in this manner it is be-
lieved that the annual loss sustained
by many farmers here through lack
of a market will be eliminated. The
meeting, which was presided over by
]. o. Norton and E. o. Pearsall, presi-
dent and secretary of the association.
was a decided success, the farmers
heartily approving the plan of the or
gauiZatiOn.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-02-13

MO doubt most people remember
I'M the number of days in particu-
lar month by recalling the
rhymes they learned at school An
ether method is practiced in Iceland,
and it is so simple and ingenious as
to be worth knowing
Shut the fist and let the knuckle
of the little finger represent January
with its 81 days, and the depression
between that and the next knuckle
will represent February with it lesser
number of days. And thus every
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-02-13
-MARVELS OF EVERYDAY SCIENCE


seven to ten days after the informa-
ton was gathered, too late to be OF
much use to them. Under the new
plan the report is telegraphed at once
to some central point. there quickly
reproduced, and mailed TO every
newspaper in the state. Thus not
only the large dalies but also the
county seat and small town papers
receive the information within twelve
to eighteen hours. The experiment
is being tried in Illinois, Missouri,
Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas and Texas;
and il it is as successful as expected it
will be rapidly extended to other
states
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-02-13
Portable Skating Kinks

Roller skating has been the rage
all over the country at varying inter-
walls for more than a generation. The
villages and smaller towns, however,
have seldom been able to enjoy the
sport because in these places its short
vogue seldom justifies the construc-
ton of the special floor necessary.
An enterprising firm has succeeded
in overcoming this difficulty by man
ufacturing portable Kinks. AS soon as
the people of one village tire of skat-
ing the whole outfit is moved to an
other place, to remain as long as the
interest in the sport makes the bust
ness profitable.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-02-13
Clock With Single Hand Tells Time
Accurately

A new clock face, or dial, has been
patented which maybe placed on any
clock and by removing the hour
hand, and placing the minute hand
or the hour spindle, transforms the
clock into one-hand, easy-to-read
time teller. Children who have oc-
casion to send a child into the house
for the time can hardly ever be sure
that the youngster does not confuse
the long and short" hands. The
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-02-13
New Type of Shovel With Tooth Cut
ting Edge

An improved type of shovel, which,
it seems, possesses many advantages
over straight-bladed tools of this
kind, has been placed on the market.
The main improvement consists in
teeth being cut in the blade. These
teeth, which project l y inches from
the blade, are slightly rounded at the
points and it is claimed they are self
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-02-13
Practical Civil Service Tests

The questions sometimes asked in
civil service examinations have be-
come a sort of standing joke the
country over. At present, however,
there is well defined movement in
favor of making the tests extremely
practical For instance, janitors may
be asked, not to bound Colorado Or
to trace a boat from Duluth to Cal
cutta, but to demonstrate their
method of sweeping a hardwood
floor repairing Scared furniture,
cleaning marble wash basins. or re-
moving the CRIME from dirty win
dows. Some commissioners now give
only such questions as will test the
applicants actual ability to fill the
position applied for.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-02-13
Concrete in Silos

Concrete serves admirably in the
modern silo. Formerly the silo was
lew and large in diameter. The sill
age, however, always settles, leaving
about six feet at the top empty. Some
genius perceived that this waste
would be a much smaller per centage
Of the whole capacity if the silo were
made higher and smalled in diameter.
Concrete is suitable for high, slender
structures, as 1t can be reinforced
both horizontally and vertically. An
Illinois concrete silo recently con-
structed is 81 feet high and only 16
feet of similar capacity built 10 years
ago was 80 feet high and "a feet in
diameter.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-02-13

month that corresponds to a depres-
sion a less number of days.
The forefinger will represent July,
and beginning again with the little
finger knuckle it stands for August.
and from this one continues to count
through the months of the year.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-02-13
Which Horse Pulls More?

When two horses work abreast and
one lags behind, which pulls more
some experiments recently performed
prove that the rear horse has the
81 eater load In the ordinary double
tree the hole for attaching the load
is nearer one edge. and the holes for
attaching the horses near the othe:.
AS one horse falls behind, the per-
pendicular distance from this point OF
attachment to the wagon tongue be-
comes much shorter, while that of
the horse ahead changes very little.
The experiment proved that the rear
horse pulled about eight per cent
more when eight inches behind, and
90 per cent more when 16 inches be-
hind.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-02-13
Principle of the Students Lamp

The students lamp is widely used
but not generally understood. An oil
lamp burns best just after it is filled
because the oil stands high in the
globe. The students lamp has de-
vice for keeping the oil constantly at
a high level. The cup containing the
oil opens at the bottom only. The
oil runs out until it covers this open
ing; then no more can escape. The
cup is so adjusted that when the open
ing is covered the level of the oil is
near the base of the burner. AS soon
as this level is lowered by the burn
ing of the oil. air enters the cup and
more oil escapes.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-02-13

sharpening After the teeth have
been worn down to the blade the
shovel can still be used, thus making
ii practically a tool with a double life.
Il is clear that less labor is required
to use the new type of shovel, as its
teeth cut their way into the material.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-02-13
Modern Chimney wrecking

Modern Chimney Wrecl<ing
The old labor and time consuming
method of tearing down chimneys by
hand has given way to more scientific
methods. The approved method now
adays is to remove two rows of bricks
along one side near the base of the
chimney, substituting for each brick
as ii is taken out an oil-soaked piece
of wood. When this process is COM
plete the wood is set on fire, and the
unsupported chimney topples over.
The bricks are then easily removed.
The breakage is no greater by this
method than If scaffolding is erected
and the bricks lowered in bucket.
The Divining Rod
The belief persists that certain per-
sons. known as witches" can locate
underground water or beds of min
eral by using a divining rod. A skept-
ical scientist, however, has proposed
a simple test that causes the witches"
no end of trouble. 1t is simply to
have the witch work blindfolded.
Thus handicapped the peach or hazel
fork suddenly loses its power in his
hands; it turns in places he has pre-
viously labeled barren, and remains
motionless in spots he has marked
as favorable when using his eyes. Any
person by this method can easily dem
onstrate the faccacy of the divining
rod in the hands of the most infaflible
witch
Prompt Distribution OF Crop Reports
The government has recently de-
vised an extremely efficient method
of distributing crop reports. Former
ly the reports reached farmers from
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-02-13
Long Range weather Predictions

A serious study of the long range
weather predictions in patent medi-
cine almanacs and such publications
as Hicks almanac proved that they
are not to be trusted. Usually the
predictions are made for such long
periods of time that all sorts of sea-
sonable weather occur within the
limits set. Where the prophet has
the courage to make a prediction for
a given day at a given place, he is
seldom successful more than fourth
of the time. Those who predict the
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-02-13
Pressure Canning Outfits

The spores of the bacteria that in
fest corn. beans and other vegetables
Withstand the temperature of boiling
water for many hours. For this rea-
son the canning of vegetables in the
hcme has always been very difficult.
Recently, however, pressure outfits
that secure higher temperatures, SIM
liar to those in canning factories,
have been placed upon the market
to sell for $40 or less. These enable
the housewife to can vegetables with
out destroying the natural flavor by
several hours of cooking, and also
materially reduce the time required
in canning fruits.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-02-13

keeping down lice and mites. Some
times the sheet is saturated with
standard lice killer. However, this is
not always advisable on account of
the danger of tainting the eggs, but
IL they are gathered often it is not
likely to, with the nest well filled
with clean, bright straw. good
sized handful of unslacked lime
placed in the bottoms of the nests
weekly is great aid in preventing
lice also.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-02-13

A sheet of tar paper, the size of the
bottom of the nests is a great help in
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-21

ness nothing was better than 70
jump out Of bed suddenly. a. though
frightened. race around the bed with
very little on. until the skin was
cod and tho body heated and then
jump back To- bed. Not only was the
exercise good, he believed. but also
the feeling that one was being With
held from going 90 bed caused de-
sire Tor &C. which prepared the mind
for sleep whe1 once more lying down.
or course such devices as n hop
piIow are wei kuovu--noth George
Washington Iud fhp present King Of
ENGLAND could testify fl their use
fulucsE. and nlEllcaps - both OF
fabrics ami liquids have a1rfhins
enorf. externally and internally re
sporiivc.y. But when aII is said and
done. nothing su we'll o1n1uprz in
s0mni1 Hs sudden plunge out -
Del into q cold room and vigorous
rtu around fho brI OFF one -
sure that others are as.rap-up and
down corridor. Should tho cGafnn
e.'me prevalent however. the halls
oi large hotel might present a curl.
Gus spectacle during the early hour,
~ The morning
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-21

Spring" she added with a glance NJ
"A huge basket Of red roses OF a kind
that grew only in the royal gardens
That was rendered unmistakable by
the sashlike ribbon 81 the royal col
urs that enclrcled them.
1T viii become less agreeable for
the beautiful FOrnnrina. Indeed. we
regret II exceedingly. that we KNOW
II VIII" The spokesman OF the Min
istry glanced out Of the window OF
FOrnarina's apartment at the palace.
1T would be 50 much more plea SAINT.
for example. n In Fornarina should
show Paris the beautiful Castilian
dances-barbarou Paris that has
been content with the vulgar tanFoi"
Ia Fornarina'~ blue-veined lids
lowered and yeilef her eyes. She
sighed. Then she smiled. That night
she went to Paris. In Paris she has
remained
And then. ~ course. there was the
justly famous Salome.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-21

memories in the bosoms Of many
wives IN the huge city of laughter.
Many a vaguely jealous wife has
been disturbed by the flutter OF Mile.
Dazie's ballet skirt and by the flash
OF her pink satin dancing pumps.
But there stands no record OF domes-
tic disturbance against that dainty
dancer save Der own divorce from
the young manager who brought her
into fame as the Red Domino.
Not only in the Kingdom OF home.
but In the wider realm OF state have
dancers ruled and overruled and dis
rupted. Lola Montez. reigned IN
Bavaria through the slavery OF the
King to her will. How Gaby Deslys.
with the tip OF her dainty toe. over
turned the throne OF Portugal and
sent a kinglet as n mendicant
suing for the favor OF thrones Is
a story better known I'm this country
than the terms OF the revised tariff
list.
Seventeen year-old, wn-eyed.
sunny-haired EAerolia, dancer and
daughter OF a dancer, was driven out
OF Belgium by an indignant Queen.
The Queen. incensed by a story told
her by one OF her s-in-waiting.
that King Albert. meeting the dancer
In the royal ballroom. rehearsing IN.
dances with which she was that night
10 entertain the Belgian court. had
Kissed her, commanded that the same
lady In waiting take her at once
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-21

out 81 the kingdom and back to Paris.
There followed a glacial atmosphere
between their Majesties ~ Belgium
tnat has continued. according to the
court gossips. until the present day.
Ia fornarina. the most beautiful
dancer in Spain. attracted the rowing
and lively eve Of her monarch. King
Alfonso. The Ministry. alert to these
adventures of that eye. and reading
the portent Of them In the light Of the
overturned throne 81 their neighhor
Portugal. ala not drive the most beau
llful dancer from her own country.
Nay. the Ministry was much too gal.
liant for that Il paid a semi-offlcial
visit TO La Fornarina u deplored
the fact that Developments had made
IL unpleasant for La Fornarina TO
remain in Madrid
But Madrid IS most delightful,
especially now" In Fornarina sighed.
deliciously. - refer. 81 course. 20 the
delightful climate % Madrid In the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-21

making this assertion must OF course be understood that max
dancing The reference
hndthose
tion for
admiration for
o. on a
ultimate IL o fundamental instincts.
familiar
ohecona
DAYS
OF
makes this interesting d
yields
which
caused
by affect
civilization advances the other dancing
ttnl remains a
the theory Of the
esona its
rendered
the admirers
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-21
How Running Makes You Sleepy

TrHERE Is nothing in the world
quite as cxasperuting as not
being sb'c % 20 Co sleep when
you want 90. and persistent insomnia
IA one ~ the greatest curses ~ man
Kind. But many people suffer from
Insomnia from lack Of knowing many
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-21

work. points out how valuable some
81 these simple means have been.
Pow plans are more successful he
suggests. than Cha. OF running
around The bed. particularly 10 nr
nigh. be- cold DO VIII be remembered
That Charles Dickens. who was
greatly afflicted with sles1.c.sue.s.
declared ilmf N DO could .crn rr the
bedp"st boz thin nturc In which He
usually slept until hc cot chilled
GEAR through. The return to 90 warm
peg would produce 20 Irow s'nr.. fhrf
.rl Dim along the path of a.rrp.
william Harvey. thc di-cuvcrcr OF the
circulation of the b'0pF. NI. be
never ln The circulation of fHr L.r
also. Tie declared that for fecpIes..
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-21

~ the simple de-
vices that have
he~u used in the
past 60 provoke
-ieen. andslr James
.tlMNnr. In n NJ on
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-21

or twenty-eight love
affairs in one year.
was the boyle wo-
man TO many un-
happy Parisiennes.
Never did the dusky-
haired charmer with
the alluring black
eyes fan 10 inject a
thorn into a matri.
mOnial situation
when she chose.
Since misfortune
has overtaken her
and she r. destitute in
Paris she IS still the
cause OF disturbing
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-21

dancer was the only key
TO lands OF imagination
from which mankind
drew power and in
spiration. Then came
with his development
other factors TO stimu-
late mans mind. But
the habit OF the ages
had given the dancer a
power over mans sub
consciousness that she
still retains to-day.
There was a sound M
psychological reason for u
the gift OF John the E
Baptist's head 10 ~
Salome. zf&
And the man OF to- A{s<,
day who sacrifices Asffl1
home. family or throne
TO the dancer is simply
swept away by print <9
tive impulses which /
have persisted in him ~
for thousands OF years.
So reason a school OF psychol-
ogists not 20 be taken lightly. /,
however. do not agree with them
upon all points.
In the case OF the professional
dancer we certainly have to do
with n type that Is destined
20 prove more or less OF
temptation 20 susceptible males.
In the FIRST place. she IL danger
Gus because OF her surprising
beauty OF face and figure. With
out these assets she Is not
likely TO qualify in the profess
sional class. In the next place.
the choice OF this form OF en-
tertainment Is In itself indica-
tive OF a nature that is ready 90
disregard the conventions. In
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-21
vID EDGAR RICE, Ph.D. (Columbia),
The Distinguishes Psychologist.

DIsunouIsed Psyehooast
~ ECENTIY the
X peared OF divorce
the phenomenon led statistical
OF
other in furnishing
nishes the interesting psychology
Many eminent psychologists
Oldest religious rite
that when man
stl in the
mentar Imagination To enable him
He who could plan ahead he onew ho won.
Just they certain
in the
stripped him in the
With natural micry Woman
natural in
Ing which is unquestnab the emotional
-
The shaggy chiean sitting OF his clan wa,chaa
these primitive gyratons
mis- sluggish imagination So stimulated he
conques had
fee prisoners 1900 NM '''e"'ines tne sacrf
Through dance held IL. sunsms.v and M
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-08-20

today. 1t was known in official cir
cles, however, at 6 o'clock yesterday
evening moon New York ttme). Such
a delay in announcing the passing Of
the Pope is not unusual. The vatican
withheld announcement Of the death
Of Pope Plus x for twenty-four hours
and there was a similar lapse Of time
between the death Of Pope Leo XIII
and the official announcement Of his
passing.
Pope Plus died of a broken heart
Utterly powerless to prevent the Eu-
ropean war now in progress, His Hoh-
ness rapidly weakened under the wor-
ry and strain, This was followed by q
recurrence of bronchial catarrh and
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-08-20
BY Henry Wood.

Rome, Aug. 2o.-In charge of the
"penitenzieri," or ~confessors of the
vatican, the body of His Holiness
Pope Plus X today rested in the
chamber in which he died Wednes-
day evening:
Great crowds stood uncovered in
st. Peters Square. Thousands knelt
in prayer there, while in all churches
supplications were offered by other
thousands who worshipped the. ven
cradle head of the church and loved
the man for his peasant simplicity.
Oflcial announcement of the death
Of the Pope was made at 1:20 a. m.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-08-20

FUl
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Bessie, Edna, Elsie, Doris and Mrs
Adon Sieger Of Keokuk. The last ser
vices were held from her late home
Friday afternoon, interment in Den
mark cemetery. The family have the
sincere sympathy OF all in this hour
Of sorrow.
Mrs. Robert F. Riddle who lived
many years here, departed this life at
the home OF her daughter Mrs. Chas.
Leverette at Ypslanti, Mich, on Thurs
day, Aug. 20, 1914, at 900 p. m. The
remains were brought here and ser
vices held from the old home here
on Sunday at 2 p. m, and n was
laid by the side Of her late husband
in Denmark cemetery. She was the
mother of eight children, all of whom
survive. They re-: Douglas OF Mon
tana, Mrs. Chas. Leverett of Ypslanti,