The Conshohocken Recorder, December 29, 1908

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ACETYLENE GAS
The Remarkable Illuminating Quali-ties
of Acetylene. A Revolution in
Metal Working.
A i-i print and revision of Bulletin
No. 51 61 the Btati Department of
Agricultur. ol Pennsylvania' has been
Issued by the Departmenl ol Chemis-try
in' the Pennsylvania State Col-lege,
under the authorship of Qeorge
Gilbert Pond, Ph.D. The wholi
Ject of Calcium Carbide and Acetyl ni
thoroughly without
the use of technical lai '«• t the
book contains complete and authorlta-ii\
r Information, so simply told that
the public generally will find the book
i,i : onlj Ins!: uit i v .■ but i xtremely In-teresting.
The use of Acetylene conunercially
is an evolution covering ten or twelve
years. The rapid strides which the
new illuiiiinant has made, especially
in country homes, is making it a for-midable
competitor for favor wherev-er
illumination is required.
The spectral analysis of the light
shows It to be a practical duplication
of sunlight, so that colors have their
- true value when Illuminated by this
brilliant gas. Recently the use of
Acetylene for the headlights of auto
mobilc.-.. its adoption by the Govern
ment for beacon lights, lighthouses,
forts and In.Man schools, has given
Acetylene new Impetus.
Professor Pond has shown that the
dweller in the country home can se-cure
this excellent illuiiiinant nt a
cost which compares, t" the advantage
of Acetylene, with city gas when
burned in the open llanie burner cost-ing
a dollar per thousand cubic feet.
*The Board of Engineers of the Na-tional
Hoard of Fire Underwriters
have, attei a year's examination of
the subject, declared that Acetylene,
when installed with approved appara-tus,
is safer than the illuniinants
which it replao s, and the National
Board ol Fire I'nderwrlters has re-vised
Its rules In such a manner as to
encourage its more rapid Introduction.
Calcium Carbide, which has in some
quarters been regarded as a dangerous
substance has been Investigated and
declared * ithotit hazard by the Fire
Underwriters. These facts will come
in the nature of a gr< at surprise to
mnny who have regarded Acetylene
as dangeious, in dealing with this
phase of the subject. Professor I'ond
has give nthorough information as to
the sale use oi Acetylene and the pre-cautions
v. Inch must be taken with
this substance, the same as with any
other llluminant.
An Interesting phase of the subject
is the remarkable use of what is
known as lie o\v-a< et vlene blow-pipe.
By burning Acetylene in an atmos-phere
of pure oxygen, the highest
temperature In chemistry Is evolved,
practically equaling the electric arc.
A pencil of flame two or three Inches
long, and no larger than the barrel
of a fountain pen, can be drawn across
a piece of sheet metal and literally
tie its the metal In two. The process
can be reversed and sheet metal, iron,
brass, copper, aluminum and in fact
any of the ordinary metals can be
literally melted together and, curious-ly,
the joint is so perfectly formed
that a file will not disclose the point
of fracture. Bridge girders have been
OUt with great rapidity, and it is stated
that this simple pencil of flame prom-ises
a revolution in the methods of
metal working establishments.
CALVARY CHURCH MUSIC
The services in Calvary Church on
Christmas day were well attended.
Holy Communion was celebrated al
both the 8.30 and 10.80 A. M. s. n,
Ces, At the 10.30 service the follow
lUsical program was rendered un-der
the direction of H. Grey Steele,
chili:.
"Hark, What Means Those Holy
Voices
Kyrli—Winter in B, tlat.
Gloria Tlbi—Dykes in F.
"Daught< r of Zion Awake" . ...Maki r
Is Prom ili Realms >f Glory"
Sneart
Sanctua—Cooper in D.
QloriS it. i:\ollsis-01d Chant.
Sunday after Christmas, A. M.
Venite—Oliver in C.
Te Deum—Dykes in F.
Jubilate Deo—Schilling In F.
Kyrie—Eyre In, E. flat.
Gloria Tlbi—Paxton In G.
Anthem—"Come, Let Us Now go Even
Unto Bethlehem Simper
"Herald Angels" Dykes
Organ—"Gloria In Excellsls—12th
Mass '.. Mozart
P. M.
Gloria Patrl—Oliver in C.
Magnificat and Nunc Dlmlttis—Sim-per
in E. flat.
O Little Town of Bethlehem" ..Dykes
"While Shepherds Watched,"
Torrington
Grand March in F Handel
On Christmas Day, 6.30 A. M.
Adeste Fideles Reading
Communion Service in A.—Meld
"It Comes Upon a Midnight Clear,"
Dykes
"Let Us Now go Even Unto Bethelem,"
Simper
Hark, the Herald Angels Sing."
• Mendelssohn
Organ Selections
Andante Cantablle (Sonate Path-etlque)
Beethoven
Sar.ctus—12th Mass Mozart
SLEIGHING RING A RESCUE
Imprisoned and Crippled Woman
Employ* Odd Means.
Miss Annie Wambold, of No. 618 De-
Kalb street, Norristown. is under the
doctor's care as the result of a pecu-liar
accident. A ladder leading to the
attic of her home broke as she was
near the top. and one of her ribs was
fractured, but she managed, by an
athletes stunt, to pull herself into the
attic.
Fearing to risk hanging at arm's
length and Jumping. Miss Wambold
c.ilied from the small garret window,
and receiving no response, she hunted
about, and finding a string of sleigh
bells, shook them out of the window.
A hoy heard, and summoning neigh
bors. the voting lady was rescued from
h. r prison-like place.
COUNCILMAN GEO. K. PHILLIPS
To the Recorder:—
In answer to the few opinions ex-pressed
by some of our Improvement
Association members and business
men, I for one, would be pleased to
make clear my reasons for voting in
favor of the present loan ordinance to
be passed upon at our next election.
What would have been more foolish
or "poorer unsound judgment" than
before knowing what the wish of the
majority would be to put the borough
to tile expense of possibly $300 or $400
lor a competent engineer to go over
I.I different Streets, determining the
cost of paving, etc., even prior to the
A few years past Ninth avenue was
up. ned with tho Street Committee
receiving nearly $7000.00. and for the
mere opening of same exceeding its
appropriation by at least $2000.u". not
Including the necessary dally repairs
and using up the remainder of tie In-cidental
fund. And by the way. one
of the suggested candidates of the
Fourth ward, who is accustom. .1 to
handling large affairs, was chairman
of the street committee at this time.
Now if we could, by permanent re-pairs,
alter such streets that require
almost dally attention, washouts, etc.,
and by doing so save the greater
passing of the ordinance In Council? [ amount of appropriations for further
ling the ordinance had not pass | pi mianent improvements, are We not
ed the action of Council and we had
expended the above named sum, what
a hue and cry the same critics would
have raised at the extravagant unnec-
■ssan expenditure of the people's
iiion. ys.
* more desirable time than the pres-ent
could not be selected owing to the
present dullness In this line of busl-
ASLEEP ON TRACKS. KILLED
Kneedler
Norristown Man Drops Dead.
Hcnr) Fuliner. of Norristown. drop-ped
bad yesterday in the Reading
Terminal at Harrlsburg. just as he
reached his hand to say goodrbye to a
niece, Miss Abble Marshall, of Norris-town.
Fulmer was 67 years aid, and
had been employed at the state arse-nal
for two years. He was a member
of Company C, 138th Pennsylvania Vol-unteer
Infantry in the Civil War,
fighting under Adjutant General Stew-art.
He will be burled In Norris-town.
Everybody's friend—Dr. Thomas'
Kcleetrlc Oil. Cures toothache, ear-ache,
sore throat. Heals cuts, bruis-es,
scalds. Stops any pain.
AT THE GEM
One of the greatest pictures will be
shown at the Oent to-night. It is
-galled "Sherlock }' rimes." Also hold
all coupons for watch and ring on
Thursday evening. Illustrated songs
will be sung by Mr. Al. Huston. •
Man Struck by
Valley Trolley.
Lehigh
John Ilruckmau was struck by a
trolley car of the l^hlgh Valley Tran-sit
Company about one-half mile from
North Wules yesterday morning and
instantly killed. Bruckmau was lying
usleep face down across the track.
When the car approached the motor-man
saw hlni too late to stop the car.
His skull was fractured and arms and
leg broken. Coroner King, at Norris-town,
gave a verdict of accidental
death and exonerated the trolley com-pany
and crew of the car.
Brtickiuaii had been visiting a sick
friend Sunday evening, and It Is
thought on his way home to Kneedler
Station he sat down by the track and
fell asleep. He was 52 years old.
Pains in the back and side may
come from the kidneys or liver.
Lanes Family Medicine, the tonic-laxative,
and a great kidney and liver
remedy, will give relief.
J. BRESSEN
LADIES' AND GENTS'
TAILORING
f West Elm Street,
Conshobocken, Pa
READ THE RECORDER $1.00 A YR.
saving the borough and taxpayei.- year
after year a substantial asset.
It has been said that we should have
a few more members in Council who
are taxpayers and heavy property-holders.
Honestly, gentlemen, could
not I, having no personal inter.st in
any one particular location, excepting
the duties to my ward, be fairer I
lectlng where and how the people's
money should be expended to th best
in ss, causing a greater amount of com-petition
than under more prosperous
times, thereby giving us a larger range advantage than he (and it wouldn't
oi selection from unusual economical j be the first nor last time) who owning
prices. Besides, if this loan Is not
now taken out it must mean a neces-sarily
increased taxation next year..
Again, others have raised the objec-tion,
possibly without selfish reasons
but on the surface it appears so, that
too much of the amount will go to
oi i tain wards and the other neglected,
Taking the first Btreet mentioned. lOlni.
we will find that this street shall be
permanently improved through four
of our wai ds. The same can be said
of Hector, likewise of those Intersect-ing
streets—Harry, Ash, Poplar and
Cherry from Spring Mill avenue to the
railroad. What fifteen squares In
Conshobocken, whether on foot or driv-ing,
light or heavy teams, are used
da} alter d8J more than these, or what
Other number of squares cost the bor-ough
more to maintain in a merely
passable condition? You cannot send
or receive a parcel, box or barrel upon
either railroad, and with the exception
of Fayette street, go to either depot
without using some of these streets.
And so by leaving out all selfish ward
and personal reasons and honestly try
permanent Improvements on such
streets needing It the most, thereby
saving our yearly appropriations for
such streets where the water and
winds will not be a continual annual
drain upon our resources, we will be
actually beautifying our town Instead
of criticizing and theoretically doing
so, as has been done in the past ten
years.
This year the streets appropriations
amounted to about $5900.00. With
this amount the present committee
completed all the necessary repairs,
top dressings, crossings, etc., In addi-tion
to opening ■ a new and desirable
street, Tenth avenue, which lrregard-less
of the small amount expended up-on
It, speaks for Itself whether those
in charge erred In their judgment, havt
Ing only exceeded our appropriation
by $800.00.
property in any certain locality, would
be? Because, not all, but man\ have
their personal Interests at stai•■■'. bet
cause naturally the one ward in which
possessions are located interest
him more than some other wards, and
because, lastly, his horizon's vl> H lies
at the boundaries of his own ward.
Conshohocken, Indeed, Is to be con-gratulated
upon its superb luck in
i sing a select body, or should I
term It, Council, which other bor-oughs
lack. This body, and the ma-jority
of the criticisms so far advanced
are members of same, called the Civic
Improvement Association and no doubt
li.ne been talking and preaching im-provements
for years back. I fail to
see any public parks, except one. and
all know it wasn't a C. I. A. pslrk, and
I also fail during the past nine years
to see any permanently Improved
streets or beautiful results having
been accomplished by them.
I can not understand why the ma-jority
of the citizens of the borough
do not recognize the ability of the
members of this association who are
"accustomed to handling largi sums
of money and doing big things." and
not elect them to Council to look after
the borough's welfare. Is It be cause
there is no monetary recompense at-tached
to It that these public spirited
men are not desirous of becoming
members of this body, or Is It because
they fear defeat and would rather sit
back, from an individual association
and under the name of a public beni
factor criticize those who, without sal-ary
of any kind, try honestly and for
the actual benefit of the borough to
conduct her welfare,
I believe there are some really sin-cere
but again It Is possible that there
are others who would cast vitriol in
the face of genuine enthusiasm for
the town's Improvement with miss-leading
statements sooner than see
something actually accomplished at
Year after year the same old
Hung, never altering, always in the
i ■ old rut, spending the people's
ta\.s Unit not spending some ol
those ol which there may lie a lew
under assessed) allowing the rains and
winds to Carry away yoor Street!! as
iin j did i" years ago and then attempt
to convince us you are a Civic Imf
pn>\ emeni \ ■ Delation!
I feel assured gentlenu n, you ol
HI.i. sound Judgment," thai your air
i a« a> next F< b
ruarj as our stri i I en in the
an i instead oi dr< anting we will
do something that will be something
tor Hie future as all loyal citizens win
as e| t »t our in \t election
GEO. K. PlliLLIPS.
r IIOS. FERRIEfi
HURT
TIPPED AS HE WENT.
His Promise to Pay a Lump Sum
Weekly Did Not Bring Resulti.
"I had heard nil about the tipping
system In Europe before going abroad,"
said the young man Just returned from
bis maiden voyage, 'so I thought I'd
Inaugurate :\ new system. At a fash-ionable
hotel iu London the valet as-signed
to my floor was the subject of
my first experiment.
"'See here,' I said In a frank. Jovial
manner when be came In to attend me,
'I want to make mi arrangement with
you. It's nn Internal nuisance to be
handing out tips every few minutes, or,
at least, when I want anything done.
Now, I purpose to lump the whole
thing In weekly payments. I expect
to be here at least three weeks. You
look after me to the best of your ability,
and at the end of each week I'll make
It all right with you—In fact. I'll give
you more In a lump sum than you
would get iu tips. Is that satisfac-tory?'
" 'Quite, sir.' he said cheerfully, but I
fancied he looked disappointed.
" "Very well,' said I. 'I'm going out
for a drive about town. Meanwhile
take my evening clothes out of my
trunk, have them pressed and laid out
for me. You'll find studs and buttons
for the shirt In that box ou the dresser.
My shoes are In that valise.'
" 'H'all right, sir. Very good, sir.
Thankee kindly,' snld he, and I left
with a feeling of elation.
"When I got buck to the hotel I
found my evening clothes still In the
trunk, the shirt and shoes untouched
and. In short, 'nothing doing.' Next
day I went back to the old system."—
New York Press.
PIE BIRDS OF BRITTANY.
They Must Be Pretty Strong, Accord-ing
to This Breton Story.
"Speaking of exaggerations," said a
traveler, "reminds me of the pie bird
story of the Breton farmer.
•There was a farmer In Brittany
who wished to tell a vlsllor how his
farm had been overrun with pies. Pies,
you know, are large birds, black and
white, with long tails-a kind of crow.
The fnrmer said the pies devastated
his fields horribly. If he put up scare-crows,
the birds tore them down. One
day his young son ran Into the grnnlte
farmhouse and shouted:
" 'Oh, father, hundreds and hundreds
of birds! The wheat Is being all eaten
up"
"The farmer loaded his gun. But
where wns the shot? It couldn't be
found. He put iu a few handfuls of
tacks Instead. Then he ran out The
whentfield was black and white, like a
checkerboard, with pies. The farmer
gave a loud yell, and the birds all flew
up Into a tall poplar. He fired, and.
lo, every bird wns nailed fast to the
tree. They were nailed fast. Their
flapping wings tilled the air with a
loud whir. The farmer, amazed, stood
watching them. Then n strange thing
happened. The birds, with one grand
united effort, pulled up the huge tree
and flew away with It."
Important Correction.
To Tennyson truth was a simple
thing. It wns simply to be exact. In
this light should be read nn amusing
story found In Brani stoker's "Person-al
liennniseeiiees of Henry Irving."
Irving had heard a story that Tenny-son
not long before had been lunching
with friends In hU own neighborhood
not far from Haslemere. His hostess
said to him as they went into the din-ing
room:
"I have made a dish specially for you
myself. I hop*, you will try It and tell
me exactly what you think of It"
"Of course I shall." replied Tenny-son.
After lunch she asked him what he
thought of It.
"If you really wish to know." said he,
"I thought It was like an old shoe."
When they met, Irving asked Tenny-son
If the story were true.
"No," he said at once. "I didn't say
that. I snld something, but It wasn't
that It was like an old shoe."
"Whnt did you say?" persisted Irv-ing.
"I spld It wns like an old boot"
HAS BOTH LEGS CUT OFF BY A
PENNSYLVANIA TRAIN
Thon . ler had both legs cul off
k the 6.80 A. M. train on the |
til Load on Batttrda) last.
bO was employ, ,| ':11 the
Frankenfii Id grist mill, In Spring Mill,
to work. I!■
tying a package and a dinner pail and
Bt ttlng these am. hs ,i.,wa hurried
into the station to pur. base a ticket
The train was in the station, but he
had lust a little time in picking up his
packages and palL The train began
to move and I'V. rier, tucking the pack-age
un.lei his left arm and grasping
the pail in his left hand, ran for the
train, which was moving slowly, and
grasping th. platform rail of the mid-dle
coach attempted to swing himself
aboard, but in making the step it was
necessary for him to come to a dead
stop while the train gained momentum,
and when he made the jump, his foot
landed in the corner of the steps and
his body fell backward between the
platforms of the coach with his two
legs across the rail. The train passed
over his right leg near the knee and
his left leg at the ankle. The injured
man was placed on a stretcher and
carried into the station. Mr. McKen-sie
was summoned and after bandag-ing
the injuries had him removed to
Charity Hospital. Muring this time
Ferrier showed ri markable nerve and
did not loose consciousness. At the
hospital the surgeons amputated both
legs and owing to his extremely good
physical condition the doctors say he
will recover.
Thomas Ferrier Is a son ol Win K
Ferrier. of this borough, and resides
on Morehead avenue. West Consho-hocken.
He is married and has three
small children, For a number of years
in- was employed in the packing de-partment
of the J. BJllWOOd Lee Coin
pany and previous to being employed
at Spring Mill worked in the rolling
mills here.
Mr. Ferrier Is at presqent one of the
borough auditors of West Consho-hocken.
and his term expires at the
February election.
TO CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY
The Presbyterian Ladies Aid will
next Tuesday evening celebrate Its
twentieth anniversary with a recep-tion
to the entire congregation at the
Church. The Aid has had a distin-guished
career, raising much money
for the new church edifice. Its most
notable and conspicuous work is the
handsome manse now nearly paid
for. the plan being conceived and
carried through entirely by the I.,-idies
Aid. Tin- thirteenth share of indebt-edness
in the building and loan asso-ciation
will in a few days be cancelled.
leaving but two unpaid. The l.ali I
Aid will give a supper Thursday even-ing,
February 4th. for the benefit of
the mortgage fund of the church. A
large and enthusiastic meeting was
held last evening at the home of Mrs.
Jacob Hamilton.
MARRIED
McKF.F.-Y INKER.—At the Presby-terian
Manse by the Rev. J. F. Shep-pai.
l, Saturday evening. December 19.
1908, Mr. Parker Hell McKee to Miss
Louise Yunker, both of Philadelphia.
lloi.ULW M. CORD—At the home of
the bride, by the Rev. J. F. sheppard.
Wednesday evening. December 23,
I any \h Prtd. R. Holden to Miss
Margaret Hamilton McCord.
HAINES-ROBINSON.—At the home
of the bride by the Rev. J. F. Shep-i
pard, Thursday evening, December
24th. 1908. Mr. Joseph T. Haines, of
Mam h Chunk, Pa., to Miss Fannie M.
Robinson.
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