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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11
MAN FOR THE PLACE.
Gen. Roy Stone to BE in Charge of the
Construction of Military
Roads in Cuba.

There is scarcely a wheelman in the
country who has not heard of Gen. Roy
Stone, the head of the road building bu-
reau of the department of agriculture.
For years he has been actively en-
gagged in the government highway i'm
proyement service and has issued many
books and pamphlets dealing with the
subject from an expert standpoint. He
has always considered the League of
American Wheelmen his most valuable
support in the work in which he is en-
gagged and has graced the meetings of
that organization on frequent occasions
with his presence. 1t will be pleasing
for wheelmen to know that Gen. Stone
is to take an active part in the war
and in direct line with his present du-
ties. He has been detailed with the
army which will invade Cuba to take
charge of the building of the roads that
will be necessary for the proper trans
portation of our troops, and in that
capacity will have entire charge of the
machinery and labor. No better man
for the work could be found, as he has
given the subject his life study, and
whether the roads built are temporary
or permanent the government can have
the fullest confidence in him to con-
struct them according to requirement,
-CyclinC Gazette.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11

1t will often be Loticed that little
PARTICLES of sand and other substances
become imbedded in the tires, particu-
larry in wet weather. These should be
cleaned out thoroughly, as they will
gradually wear holes in the rubber and
ultimately cause it to rot. Wheelmen
should turn the vehicle upside down
every little while and investigate the
surface of the tires and should be par
ticular to notice any small cuts which
may appear. These should be cleaned
out, pointed stick will do for the pur-
pose, and solution inserted. 1t will per-
haps take half an hour once a month
to do this, but it will result in the tires
lasting much longer, and may save a
walk home occasionally by the giving
out when least expected.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11
Danger in Century RIMS

Beware of the century rum" This
is the advice of an eminent army ply
stefan. He cites the fact that among
the national guard who enlisted from
New York state were many well-known
bicycle riders, and that when they were
subjected to medical examination at
camp more than a dozen of the most
expert riders were rejected because
their heart action was not healthful.
A New York physician attributes the
sudden decline of well-known society
young woman whom he has sent south
for relief from lung trouble to over
eXertion in making century runs" The
bicycle is useful and harmless source
of recreation, but the century rider
makes it an instrument of torture and
death.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11

sents four fiat striking surfaces, which
are engaged in rapid succession by the
clapper at one end of a single rotable
spring striker arm. The arm is rigidly
connected at one end to a snort shaft
joined in a bearing at the apex of the
gong and carrying a small wheel adapt
ed to be moved against the rim of the
front bicycle wheel. A slight pressure
of the thumb brings the bell into action
by raising the entire bell and, conse-
quently, the small wheel against the
under side of the rim. This causes the
wheel to rotate, working the striker
arm and causing the clapper to strike
upon the four surfaces of the pyramidi-
cal bell, giving pleasant and continu-
Gus sound.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11
NEW WAY OF SECURING TUBES.

grooves are not deep enough to weak
en- the metal, yet are sufficient for
their purpose. The tube which is to
be fastened is slipped into place, and
water, under great pressure, is forced
into the tube. This operation expands
that portion of the tube just under the
creases, and thrusts it into the recess.
The tubs is thus locked to the fitting
firmly. The pressure amounts to six
tons per square inch, and is applied
with hydraulic apparatus. While the
work is being done, the tubs is inclosed
in such way as to prevent the eXpan-
sion anywhere except where there are
grooves. No distortion of the tube is
possible. The metal that is stretched
is thin, and yields to the enormous pres
sure within, while the fitting is thicker,
and though it may expand little tenn
porarily, it springs back again when
it gets a chance, thus tightening it's
grip on the inserted part of the tube.
After the proper machinery is pro-
vided, this method of procedure is
quicker and cheaper than brazing. The
work is strong and lasting.-N. Y. Trib-
une
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11

There is little doubt that the chain
less will supersede the chain wheel, but
not until the price is within the compass
of an ordinary pocket. The chain is
the most important part of the wheel,
and it is the most bothersome. If it is
too tight, or too loose, Or too weak, or
does not wear evenly, there is constant
trouble, and the cleaning of the chain
is an annoyance. To get rid of the chain
is a distinct boon, but when the cost
is $50 to $75 most people pause and
think it over. OF course, the chainless
costs more to make, and the makers are
justified in getting as much as they can,
but people cannot afford it.-Golden
Days.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11

Capt. Charles E. Thompson, the first
censor which the government placed
over newspaper men in the Key West
cable office, is the inventor OF a unique
bicycle to be used in laying a temporary
telephone line. A reel on TIE bicycle
contains several miles of two insulated
copper wires. A commanding officer
desiring to talk with another officer
on the field sends the signal man on
his bicycle. AS the bicycle moves over
the ground the wire is reeled off. Al
the end of the run the signal man dis
mounts, salutes and presents a tele-
phone to the officer. He ''rings up" the
commanding officer, talks with him,
hands the telephone back to the sig
nal man, who at once retraces his track.
the reel automatically picking up the
wire
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11
Af Q6l] ., y
a W."
THE BEST EXERCISE.
Why Cycling Has Won the Und1s-
puted Premier Position as an
EXhilnrating Pastime.

In behalf of cycling an athlete of
much experience has the following to
say:
Rowing tells on the breathing or
gans, the work on dumbbells and other
exercises where muscles the moved
without progression of the body tell
most on the muscles themselves, and
long pedestrian feats without climbing
tell on the nervous system. In cycling,
as in running, it is the heart and cir
culation that first give demonstrat
evidence of important change of ac-
ton.
Modern gymnastics have been large
ly shaped with reference to military
purposes, and, while gymnastic exer-
cises, if well selected and proportional,
do promote muscular development and
physical grace and vigor, they are easily
carried to an extreme, and instances
are not rare where they have broken
down the constitution instead of build
ing it up.
'Feats of gymnastic skill train the
nerve centers more than the muscles,
and once the trick is acquired their
value as exercise is slight. Feats of
strength often put an injurious strain
upon the organism with no correspond
ing benefit.
THE arm appears to be the object of
all the exercises of modern gymnastics;
breasting and other movements which
throw the suspension of support of the
body upon the arms and shoulders give
them unsuitable work and result in
disproportionate development of the
muscles of the shoulder girdle, often
associated with a rounding back, and
little or no increased power in ventila-
ton, since all such feats are performed
with a chest fixed and CONSTRUCTED by
muscular effort.
1T is the avoidance of all this and
the constant change of scene, air, sun
shine and motion that has given cycling
the undisputed premier position as a
pastime and an exercise that it now oc-
cupies"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11
STONE IN HER STOMACH.
from the Gazette. Blandinsville. Ill.

FROM the Gazette, BlandlnsViIie, Ill.
Tie wife of the Rev. A R. Adams, pastor
ofNthe Bedford Christian Church at Blan-
dinsville, ILL.,, was for years compelled to live
= life OF torture from disease. Her case baf
led the physicians, but to-day she is alive
and well, and tells the story of her recovery
as follows:
.1rAbout six years ago." said Mrs. Adams,
II weighed about l40 pounds, but my
health began to fail and lost flesh. My
food did not agree with me and felt like a
stone in my stomach. | began to bloat all
ever until | thought l had dropsy.
Il had pains and soreness in my left side
which extended clear across my back and
also into the region of my heart During
these spells hard ridge would appear in
the left side of my stomach and around the
left side.
"These attacks left me sore and exhausted.
All last summer l was so nervous that the
children laughing and playing nearly drove
me wild. | suffered also from female
troubles and doctored with ten different
physicians without receiving any help:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11
VALUABLE INVENTION.
Using Hydraulic Pressure to Fasten
Joints in Bicycle Frames, In
stead of Brazing.

The customary way to secure one
tube of bicycle frame to another to-
day is to have at the joints a tubular
angle-piece, called fitting with an
Inside diameter slightly larger than that
of the tubes to be joined. Then the
latter are fastened to the fitting by
brazing. A new system of connection
has come into favor recently in Eng
land, and is now being tried in this
country. 1t is covered by patents.
Whenever a joint is to be made, the
inner surface of the fitting has creases
cut in it. These may be of any shape,
but the approved way is to make a
coarse, shallow screw thread; two
threads in fact, one being right-handed
and the other left-handed. These
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11
AN INFALLIBLE TEST.
What the Bicycle Has Done to Inn
press the Necessity of Good Roads
on the Public Mind

The readiness of wheelmen to find
fault with the condition of most high.
ways has, at times, aroused much I'm.
favorable comment, particularly in
the earlier days of good roads agita.
ton, when the subject was far less
perfectly understood than at present
The public-spirited crusade which they
inaugurated was ascribed wholly to
Interior motives, and it was not until
they began to demonstrate its univer-
sally-beneficent effects that the posi-
ton of the cyclist began to be at all
appreciated.
For generations, those who used the
highways had been satisfied to plod
along as best they might, behind steeds
that could voice no Ineligible COM
plant, travelling as little as possible in
the bad seasons and never CONSIDERING
the many ways in which they would be
advantaged if firm roadways IN every
direction cmancipated them from the
reign of King Mud.
But the bicycle opened fresh vistas
'iiN S'oi ~ AiSN llhiS VI 1T. lie
patient beast no longer trudged along
through mud-over rocks, ruts and
stumps, uphill and down-while the
driver indolently bounced along in the
vehicle behind him. On the wheel, the
rider, driver and motor are one, and i'm
mediately awakens to a keen and re-
alizing sense of the road beneath him.
Every change in grade is registered by
human nerves; every depression, rock,
or stretch of sand causes shock to a
human backbone, and calls for greater
energy. With bad conditions a severe
strain is put upon the attention, pleas
ure is destroyed and wearisome labor
takes its place.
The bicycle showed conclusively that
roads were wrong, and it largely indi-
Gated the extent of their imperfection.
1t thereby set in motion the forces
that have in ten years accomplished
much and are working toward the ac-
complishment of much more under the
power of the inevitable logic of events.
Good Roads.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11
CONTINUOUS ALARM.
a Man Who Must BE Per-
tiaI to Noise.

A continuous alarm bell for bicycle
use has been invented by Washington
man. 1t is thus described by the Scien-
tific American: A clamp secured to
one of the front fork bars has pivoted
bracket carrying the gong, and light
wire passes from this bracket to the
small thumb lever supported on the
handle bar. A striking feature of the
bell is a gong, in the form of a pyramid,
being perfectly square in cross section.
A gong of this shape necessarily pre-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11
|(!ElIUsBI1l

am now taking the eleventh box and have
been greatly benefited
Il was also troubled with nervous pros.
tration and numbness of my right arm and
hand SO that at times | could hardly endure
the pain, but that has all passed away ]
now have good appetite and am able to DC
my own work. Have done more this sum.
mer than in the past four years put together
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11

To those DESTROYS of owning farm home,
and seeking by industry and thrift to attain
an independent condition in life, no better
chance is afforded than the fertile farming
lands, at low prices and reasonable terms,
situated along the line of the Chicago &
Northwestern R'y, in western Minnesota
and South Dakota.
This locality is forging to the front and
yearly gaining immense wealth from its fine
crops, dairy interests and stock raising
For further information regarding Home
seekers rates, etc, please apply to W. b.
Kniskern. G. P. and 7. A, % Fifth Ave,
Chicago.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11
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NEED CONSTANT CARE.
Stone Roads Require Attention at All
Seasons of the Year to Pre-
vent DisinteEratiOn.

A subject of Importance which has
not yet received the attention it re-
quires is brought to the fore bya state
ment recently made to the effect that
1.-The smooth surface of the New Jer-
sey stone roads. so much admired by
bicycle riders, is rapidly disappearing,
owing to the infrequency of rains in
summer, the prevalence of sweeping
winds, and the absence of trees and
hedges from the roadside. The disin-
tegration of the New Jersey stone
roads, especially of those over which
a constant stream of heavy wagons
roll into the city markets, must sooner
or later raise the question of the ex-
pediency of giving a part of the annual
state appropriation to the repair of
the roads on the same plan of division
of cost upon which new roads are
built"
Up to the present time so much at
tention has been given to efforts to
secure hard roads, and considerations
of how they should be laid, that their
maintenance when put down has large
ly been lost sight of. Many, indeed,
have supposed, and some have asserted,
that when once laid it should not be
necessary to touch them for years.
Such ideas are radically wrong, and,
if acted upon, lead to disastrous re-
suits.
AS matter of fact, macadam roads
Of
if they are to be kept in good condi-
ton, the greatest efficiency secured
from them, and economy of mainte-
nance maintained. All these things
will vary largely with the character
and quality of the roads, some requir-
ing attention much more quickly and
far more constantly than others, but
the principle of maintenance is the
same for all.
All stone roads are liable to "disin-
tegration" under certain conditions,
and will speedily be ruined if the ten
dency is not checked at the outset or,
better still, warded off, so to speak, by
constant care and attention. The
smooth surface disappears, ruts form,
water settles in them, and the road
gradually breaks up
The trouble with many of the New
Jersey roads is not due particularly
to the winds or absence of trees and
hedges from the roadside" but it is
due to four principal causes, one of
which is the "infrequency of rains in
summer" and the others are the ex-
cessive use of clay for binding" pur
poses in constructing the roads, insult
ficient rolling, and failure to adopt an
adequate system of care and mainte.
nance after they are constructed.
We have repeatedly pointed out the
features necessary to obtain and main
tain good macadam roads, and no COM
munity which builds them can afford
to overlook them, viz: thorough drain
age; abundant rolling of each layer of
stone as laid; little or no clay for
'binding" purposes; and complete
system of care and repair, which in
wolves the conetant employment of a
suitable force of men to keep roads
clean, fill up the smallest ruts as they
appear, and regular sprinkling in dry
weather.-Good Roads.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11
ResourcefuI artist.

"Resourceful? Well, should say he was.
Why, his children got hold of a half-fn-
ished sketch and bottle of ink yesterday
well"
"Well, of course, they didn't do thing to
the sketch"
"Of course not. But where does his re-
sourcefulness come in?"
why, another artist would have given
up and begun all over again, wouldn't hep
Naturally"
"Well, this one just sold the thing as it
was for war map."-Chicago Post.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11
The Climate of Cuhn.

Because of frequent rains in Cuba ma
larial fevers are a common ailment there,
just as they are in many sections of the
United States. Ailments of this kind no
matter in what part of the globe they occur.
are quickly cured with Hostetters Stomach
Bitters. Besides being a specific for ma
larial troubles, these Btters also make pure
blood, strong nerves and muscles, and firm.
healthy flesh. They have no equal for dys-
pepsia and constipation.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11

Amicable Arrangement. - The Wife
Don't you think it is about time we were
declaring our independence of our parents?'
The Husband-'Td rather make some sort
of autonomy arrangement-we will he boss
in our own home and let them continue to
pay the bills. "-Cincinnati Enquirer
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11

ooh, mamma, l fear the duke is not high
born, after all"
''Why, Maud?"
1--WE were talking of the mooted Anglo
American alliance and he said sometime
Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11
10 Cause for Alnrm.

Softleigh-Death loves a shining mark, it
is said
Miss Cutting-Oh, well, don't be uneasy;
you're not so brilliant.-Chicago Evening
News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11

A young man who takes the time at noon
to walk home with a pretty girl is making
himself solid with the wrong party-the
girl, when it should be his employer,-Atchi
son Globe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11

Forethought-'I don't know whether to
regard this young author as a marvel of cour-
tesy or phenomenal specimen of assur-
ance," said the magazine editors assistant.
What has he done?" Enclosed a stamp to
be put or the check in payment for his ar
ticle. ashington Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11

Mrs. Oldham-Mrs. Cashleigh is being
painted by celebrated foreign artist
Mrs. Wyland-Whats the matter; has
she lost the use Ok her hands ?---Chicegc
Daily News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11

Gone country, one flag" the oratress vo
ciferated. Huh remarked the listener
with the newest hat and the biggest dia-
mond earrings. ."If | couldn't afford to
hang out more than one flag wouldn't hang
out any at all '-Endianapols journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11

Gunn-Tve just succeeded in perfecting an
invention that will revolutionize modern
warfare and make my fortune
Dunn-lndeed! What is the nature Of
your discovery?
"A powder that's absolutely no}iselesss."
'Pshaw! That's old; women have been
using it for centuries. Chicago Evening
News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11

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read in the
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of DR.. Will
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Pale People,
indu d me
to try them.
l began tax
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n owe mber,
but expert
enced no re-
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had taken
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11

He-"That fellow called me a lobster, said
| was no good, and that | never thought of
paying my debts!' She-"Why ] didn't
know that he knew you at all!''-Yonke
Statesman.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11

The Exception That Proves the Rule
cred new and most effective explosive. -
Friend Nonsense! Spain never discov-
cred anything except America. Town
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11

Shea captive bee striving to escape has
been made to record as many as $40 wing
strokes per minute in a test" He-'NO
wonder the bee is called busy. "-Yonkers
Statesman.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11

"Some young men," remarked the OBJ
server of men and things, have such daz-
zling futures that they can't see where they
are stepping. N-Detroit journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11

Nearly all of the rusts, mildew
smuts and rots that injure our crops
are OF a fungoid growth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11

A boy of Is thinks he is too old to run er.
rands, but after he is % and married he be-
gins Standardization Globe
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11

One can sit in an audience and tell the
women with new waists by the jackets that
are off.-Washingto Ia.l Democrat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11

After six years suffering, was cured by
Piso's Cure. Mary Thomson. 2913 Ohio
Ave, Allegheny, Pa, March 10, "a
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11

Compliments are used great deal to puff
up dull people. Those honestly entitled to
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11

as the razor sharp asked the barber
Comparatively So said the victim: ut has
an edge that would be splendid on a carving
knife. H-Puck.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11
To Cure n Cold in One Day

fake Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken Internally. Price Toe.

Young Doctor (exultantly)-"Well, I've
been successful with my first patient" Old
Doctor-"Of what did you relieve him?'-
Young Doctor-"TMo gnineas lift Bits
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1898-01-15
no.n worn,ur at DeLamar.

The Lode is responsible for the state
men. that q large part Of the ore now be-
ing run through the great DeLamar mill
is being taken from the 1300-foos level, to
which the main ore body has been traced
II Is claimed by local authorities that the
ore found on this level is as good as that
uncovered on the upper workings OF the
mine and that it yields as much to the ton
in gold. The completion OF the cyanide
tank, which is now in progress, will give
the mill at least / 900 tons capacity, while
the new dynamo ia now in operation and
the much needed power at the mine is De-
ing utilized. There are many improve
menss contemplated the present season.
and il Is not unlikely that the capacity OF
the mill will be doubled.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1898-01-15
rhe Manifar Mines.

All through Carson Valley one will near
ON every hand talk of the mines nearWood-
ford's. The old.timers are speaking oil
the riches of the Colorado and the Colo
RADIO No. Q at the time they we're aban-
doned. and sll freely predict a great fu-
ture for the Monitor district. Report has
il that the managers expect to have GOO
men employed by February, and hope this
number will increase to 8 600 before 1898
is over. Any degree of success in this
district would mean a great change for
Carson and Carson Valley. All the sup
plies would come through here, and all
our idle men given profitable employ
ment.-Carson News.