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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-06-25
FREEZES THE EARTH.

picture of the work is presented, il
Illustrating the method of drilling the
earth in advance of the excavation. In
these branches and in the pilot tunnel
are inserted series of tubes carrying
the freezing agent which is used in
cold storage plants, subjecting the
surrounding earth to a temperature
which soon freezes it solid. The pipes
are then loosened from the earth by
circulating steam or h OF water through
them, when the solid earth may be re-
moved in Jumps and the walls of the
tunnel built up before the earth thaws
sufficiently to resume its property of
flowing into lower levels. The freezing
apparatus is kept at work just in adj
vance of the tunnel heading, and the
inventor states that wedges of quick
lime cartridges may be inserted in
the borings to break up the earth for
removal.-Louisville Courier-J ournal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-06-25
OF PRACTICAL VALUE.
prominent Business Man Tells What
the Scientific Bureaus Have
for Him.

IF many people have the same ex-
periences with the scientific branches
of the government that have come
to me-" said a well-known resident
of this city to-day, Il feel sure there
will be created a sentiment in favor
of these institutions that will result
in their still greater development.
I'm 1898 l made a loan on Mime
sofa farm" continued the advocate
of the scientific branches of the gov
eminent, land put away in nv
strong box mortgage which was to
give me a good deal of concern after
couple of years. For that length
of time l received interest on the
notes regularly, but then it stopped
coming and inquiry developed the
fact that the farm was worth yery
little and that an attempt at fore
closure could result only in nv TAX
ing possession of property of no
value to anyone. AS the years rolled
by l came to look upon the invest
ment as lost. The farm was shown
to be utterly worthless for the rails
ing of wheat and it was looked upon
by the people in that section as so
much desert land would have been.
"A few years ago the department
of agriculture went to work experi-
menting in that section of the coun-
try, the result of their Investigations
being that that particular farm, to-
wit 1nfe g
clared to have the finest soil and
clima,lc conditions for the raising of
hemp that could be found anywhere.
The land Immediately became valua-
bic and | have this week received a
notice that my mortgage is TO be
taken up. | have been asked to at
once send on the notes so that the
back interest and principal NAV be
paid. Nothing except that investi-
cation of the department of agricul-
ture made that mortgage of any
value.
But that is not the only experi-
ence l have had. Several years ago
| became interested in a syndicate to
operate in West Virginia. 1t is use
less to go into details as to our DUR
poses. We failed to make good and
that investment was hanging on me
in a very lifeless condition. Again 1
became the beneficiary of scientific
Investigations The geological sur.
vey has recently demonstrated that
our land contains valuable deposits
of coal which we did not know of.
when mans pocketbook is
swelled in this way you cannot won
der that its possessor has kindly
feeling toward the causes of his
good fortune. Long life and pros.
perity to our sciefGseS bureausi
That is my sentiment" sS~cluded the
fortunate beneficiary of rse work of
the goyerEment.-Washirecon Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-06-25
BETRAYED BY A DOG.
Scene of Crime and Thus Con-
Victs tke Assassin

An italian woodcutter has just been
sentenced to penal servitude for life
for murder, and the conviction is due
to dog. A carefully prepared plan
came to naught because of the animals
sagacity.
Cassinelli, the woodcutter, was EN-
ployed by Frenchman, Jean Bonati--
They had had disagreement abo@
wages. One day last winter the WOOD
cutter appeared at the Bonati home
with his AK and asked Nine. Bonati
where her husband was.
She was surprised at his appearance,
and told him her husband had gone to
look for him in the forest. The wood
cutter disappeared, but came again
the next day, saying that he had spent
the day in the woods trying to find
Bonati and had been unsuccessful.
Alarmed by that, Nine. Bonati called
for aid, and searching party was or
gained. The Italian, who was familiar
with the forest, undertook to guide the
party, and they proceeded to traverse
the woods in all directions.
Bonati's dog, which had gone into
the woods with his master, buS which
had returned the evening of the day he
disappeared, was with the searchers.
Finally the animal, in the heart of the
forest, suddenly left the party and
started in another direction.
The Italian was endeavoring to lead
the searchers in quite different di-
rection, and he tried to call the dog
back, without success. The searchers
became suspicious, observing the man
ner of the man and the actions of the
dog. They decided to follow the ami
NAL, and as they turned aside the Ital-
ian burst into tears.
As they followed the dog they saw
it run up broad slope and come to a
dense thicket. Into this it penetrated.
and the searchers forced their way in
after it.
When the dog saw that it had been
followed it began scratching at a
mound of dirt and leaves. Ready hands
soon came to its assistance, and under
meath the pile was discovered the body
of the dead Bonati with ten great
knife wounds as evidence of how he
met his death.
Cassinell was accused of the crime
and brought to trial. Breaking down,
he admitted having killed his employ
er, but asserted that the fight had
been begun by Bonati and that he
used the knife to defend himself. His
description of the battle there in the
thicket was vivid and the jury, consid-
ering that there might have been ex-
tenuating circumstances, held him
guilty of premeditated assassination,
but placed the sentence at life impris-
onment instead of death
The man after he had killed his en-
ployer had forgotten the dog, which
was the only witness to the crime.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-06-25
A FOUNTAIN AND A CIRCUS.

ond shell, the other hole being left
open. THE joints between the shells
and straws are made water tight with
wax. To avoid confusion we will call
the egg with two straws A and the egg
with one straw and an open hole b.
Hold the apparatus with B above
and pour water into the hole in B.
The water does not fill B, but passes
through the long straw to A, which it
nearly fills before it reaches the inner
end of the short straw and begins to
flow out below. If you stop pouring
at this point you have A nearly full
of water and B empty, or rather full of
air.
Now turn the whole affair end for end
and plunge it into a deep vessel of wa
ter until A, which is now on top. is sub
merged and only the short straw rises
above the water. Immediately you see
little jet of water spouting from the
straw.
This may puzzle you, but the expla
merged rather deeply, there is good
deal of pressure. The water of the jar
is forced into B, and therefore the air
is forced into A, from which in turn, it
expels the water through the short
straw. The little fountain continues
to play until A is empty and B is full
To renew the experiment, you have
only to take the apparatus out, invert
it to allow the water to flow from B
to A, invert it again, and replace it in
the jar. But the effect is prettier
and more striking if A is filled in the
first place with colored water. Then
you have colored fountain rising
from the jar of colorless water. If
you wish to repeat this experiment,
you must, of course, empty the ap-
paratus and recharge it with colored
water-a different color if you choose.
So much for the fountain; now for
the circus. Bore a hole halfway
length, and from the cured surface
bore other holes, two, three or four,
at equal distances, to meet the cen
trail hole. To these side holes fit straws
or tubes bent at right angles all in the
same (circular) direction, and fit the
short straw of the egg fountain to the
central hole.
Fill the fountain and put it in the jar
as before, but support A by perfor
ated cork beneath it and ballast B with,
a little bag of shot or otherwise, so
that the apparatus will float in an up
right position without being held. Now
the water flows out of the bent tubes,
and the whole apparatus revolves. The
effect is improved by attaching a couple
of paper horsemen, as shown in the
Internationally Eagle.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-06-25
lNDUS1RY&@a1<
'sssazhECHkalSs
WEALTH FROM WASTE.
Products in the Pine Woods
of the South.

"The price at which the long-leaf
pine forests of the south are now
held makes it impossible for a man
of small means to secure a site for
the manufacture of turpentine and
resin," said A. c. Chalmers, of At
lanta. The drawing of the pine
juice for making turpentine and
resin has been very injurious to the
forests under the system formerly
in vogue, but which now | believe is
considered much better. Prof. Harty,
Of the government bureau of for
estry, recently perfected a system for
gathering turpentine and resin that
it is believed will be the means of
saving large number of trees. He
used system of cups, which are
driven into the trees to catch the
Julce, instead of boxing in the trees
as was formerly the case, which
means that millions of dollars can be
taken from the forests and still leave
them intact for lumber purposes.
Even after the turpentine and
resin is extracted there remains a
mine of wealth on a large portion of
the territory in the shape of fat
light wood which is to be found in
the limbs, upper part of the trunk
which has not been used for logs and
the stumps and roots of these trees.
This light wood is said to contain
many by-products which can be had
by first subjecting it to a severe heat
in a cylindrical retort, the opening
for charging being tightly sealed and
the gases being allowed to escape
from the top of the retort, after
which they are condensed by the use
of copper condensing worms. The
product thus obtained is separated
in another still and made ready for
the market. The principal product
is about 35 gallons of turpentine
from each cord of the light wood
Tar and grades of oil which contain
valuable medicinal properties are
also secured. Plants doing this work
bring thousands of dollars into the
country out of material which had
been so plentiful that it was not con-
sidered profitable to gather for the
ket."-Washington Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-06-25
FINDING A WAY.

l can show papa the way, know,
Out to the meadows and up up the hill,
Over the fields where the daisies blow,
on to the woodland so far and still.
l could show papa the way, if he
Cares to go visiting them with me.
I'd find the way, oh, l could, indeed,
Down through the paths where the
squirrels play,
Over the pastures where cattle feed
While the glad robin keeps holiday;
Under the cool of the shady trees,
Into the homes of the birds and bees.
But when we'd seen all the wonderland,
And we were ready at last to go,
l should be glad to take papa's hand;
For I'm afraid that l shouldn't know
Nearly so well. after ALL as he,
Just what the safest way home would be-
Frank Walcott HUT, in Youths Com
panion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-06-25

the buoyancy is much increased while
the bather is in an upright position
and treading the water. AS will be
seen, there is toe cap, to be slipped
over the end of the foot, with an anklet
to hold it in place and aid in support
ing the right bar to which the propell-
ing wings are attached. A moments
study of the picture will make it plain
how the wings are operated by the mo-
ton of the feet through the water.
These wings are hinged on either side
of the central support, and when the
foot is being drawn up in position for
the next stroke the fiat blades fold to-
gether, and offer little or no resist
ance to the water. When the return
movement begins, the water opens the
blades and they present broad, fiat
surface, with which the swimmer can
obtain great leverage on the stroke.
AS the device is constructed almost
entirely of aluminium, the weight il not
great enough to inconvenience the
wearer when he is walking, and the at
tachments offer no discomfort while
in the water, rather affording eniov-
ment by the increase in speed which is
thereby attained.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-06-25
ONLY A SONG.

Only a song, but. OH the glad cheer Of it
song of the meadow-lark, listen and hear
of 1t.
How. when the twilight was slowly de-
Scendlng
Ger the wide prairies that seemed never
ending,
Ereeless, unbroken, they stretched far be-
fore me,
Boundless, unsmiling, the sky bending Ger
me-
The pathway I Travelled seemed lonely and
long
Until he poured forth the glad notes Of
his song.
Only a song, but, oh! the glad cheer of it
Brighter and sweeter than all you can hear
of it;
Other birds sing when the whispering winds
bring them
sing them,
Or when skimming Ger clover blooms,
dainty and sweet.
Or Hitting where peoples nod in the gold
wheat
Only song, but. oh! the glad cheer Of it
Der the broad prairie, the brown and the
drear Of it;
Brave little meadow-lark my heart is
swelling
Full of thy songs joy that passes all telling.
Learn it, my heart. though the way may
be drear;
Sing. for the old world has need of your
cheer.
Sara Schumacher. in s. S Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-06-25
Cheap Alcohol Production

The Journal Otficiel of Paris saws in
a report of the proceedings of the Ma
tional Agricultural society that a
new means has been discovered of pro-
ducing alcohol. As result of expert
ments made many years ago by Mr..
Berthelot, in the chemical analysis of
alcohol, efforts have been made to
perfect and simplify the proceedings
that he had indicated, and it now APP
pears that chemical alcohol can be
made from carbure of calcium and its
product, acetylene, at nine cents a gs l.
Ion, the alcohol to be of 100 degrees.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-06-25
NEAT HOME EXPERIMENT.
An Interesting Little Apparatus That
Is Made Chiefly of Empty Egg
shells and Straws.

The paper straws that are used at
most soda fountains nowadays are
more easily obtained, if you live in
the city, than real straws, and they
are also stronger and more reliable.
Or small glass tubes may be used. For
the shells goose eggs are better than
hens eggs, as they are larger and the
shells are thicker and less brittle.
The shells are emptied through small
holes bored in each end. A short
straw is inserted in one end of one
shell and pushed in nearly to the OPP
posite end, in which longer straw is
inserted and pushed nearly to the first
end. The other end of the long straw
just enters one of the holes in the sec
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-06-25
SWIMMING MADE EASY.
Wing Device Attached to the Feet,
Made of Alum II nm, Increases
Bather's Buoyancy.

Many persons find pleasure and
healthful recreation in swimming.
gaining in strength and enjoyment by
propelling themselves through the wa
ter with the air of arms and legs. Now
a Massachusetts inventor has designed
an attachment for the feet which will
greatly increase the speed that can
be attained, while at the same time re-
ducing the exertion required. With this
appliance it will also be found that
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-06-25
TUNNELING MADE SAFE.
System of Tubes Employed which
Freeze the Earth Before Ex-
cavatiOns Are Made.

1t is well known to railway and min
ing engineers that one of the greatest
obstacles to be overcome in excavat-
ing or tunneling is the quicksand and
other soft water-bearing earth, which
fills up openings as fast as the earth
Is removed, making it necessary to
employ special means to stop the flow
until the work is completed. There
has recently been invented by New
York man new method of dealing
with soil of the above character, which
makes use of the same principle which
is applied so largely to the cold storage
plants, which have become almost a
necessity in maintaining our food sup
ply. In the drawing only general
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-06-25
Water Attracts Amphibinns

Reptiles and amphibians are attract
ed to water from such distances that
DR.. L. Werner, of Vienna, supposes
they must be endowed with a special
sense. Sight is found to be the most
acute of their ordinary senses, but AL
ligators and crocodiles see a man NOT
more than ten times their own lenotb
frogs see about Is or 20 times their
own length, fishes not more than half
their own length, and snakes only one
fourth or one-eighth of their own
length. Most reptiles and amphib-
ians are totally deaf. None are en-
tirely without taste; and the snakes
tongue rapidly vibrating the air, seems
to feel objects without actually touch
ing them.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-06-25

and keep this up until the paper is per-
fectly black with the SCOT.
Lay the blackened paper on table,
and on it a leaf of which you wish an
impression. Put piece of clean pa
per over the leaf and rub it with your
finger equally in all parts for half
minute. This will transfer the SCOT
to the leaf, just as printer puts ink
on type.
Take the leaf up very carefully, and
just as carefully lay it, blackened side
down, on the paper on which you wish
to have the impressions; then place
piece of blotting 4aper over the leaf,
and rub it with your finger for few
moments, when you will have an i'm
preston that will look about as well
printed as an engraving.
The blackened paper will serve for
quite a number of impressions, and
very pretty collection of leaves may
thus be made.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-06-25
SIMPLE LEAF PRINTING.
One of the Most Delightful Pastimes
in Which Bright Boys and Girls
Can Engage.

Any boy or girl may readily take
perfect impression of leaf, or even of
cluster of leaves, with very little
trouble, and it will look about as nice
as an engraving.
Take piece of fine writing paper.
and oil it well with either lard or sweet
oil. Let it stand long enough for the
oil to soak through, and then, having
wiped off the superfuous oil with bit
of paper, hang the oiled piece in the
air to dry.
When the oil is well dried in, move
The paper slowly over lighted candle
horizontally, so as to touch the flame,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-06-25

Silk is obtained from the shell-fsN
known as the pima, which is found in
the Mediterranean. This shell-fish has
the power of spinning viscid silk,
which in Sicily is made into regular
and very handsome fabric. The silk
is spun by the shell-fsh, in the first
instance, for the purpose of attaching
itself to the rocks. 1t is able to guide
the delicate filaments to the proper
place, and there glue them fast, and if
they are cut away it can reproduce
them. The material, when gathered,
is washed in soap and water, dried,
Strengthened and carded, one pound of
the coarse filament yielding abou
three ounces of fine thread, whic'
when spun, is a lovely FURNISHED &C
en- brown color.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-06-25
Eve Strain Full of Danger,

To eye strain, usually unsupported,
DR.. George NJ. Gould attributes much
of human misery. He finds evidence
that it was indirectly responsible for
the opium habit of De Quincy, caused
the morbidcondition and breakdowns
of Carlyle, and gave Browning his
headaches and vertigo. Printing
books in white ink on black paper is
suggested means for lessening eye
strain.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-18
THE ADVERTISING VALUE
OF BEING AT THE TOP

The aldorf- Astoria hotel is its own
advertisement. Everybody in, the
United States who reads newspapers
has heard of II. John Wannamaker
pays for lots of advertising, but it is
probable that he gets for nothing more
than he gets for pay. There is money
in doing things better and on larger
scale than others, because the fact is
in itself an advertisement Of the very
best sort. There are merchants In
Paducsh who do big business for the
very reason that their stores are the
largest. in their lines, in the city.
The essential for q continuance Of this
business, however, is the continuance
Of the advertising that has made Their
stores the biggest in the city.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-18

The carnival was great success id
Paducah this year, and from indica-
tions the association will realize much
more money than most Of the other
cities in the state have ever been able
to realize at any time, despite several
disadvantages encountered by the Pa
duoah association this year including
two days of bad weather. II Is useless
to point out that Padusch is one Of the
best carnival cities in the country. 1t
has been demonstrated several times,
and the crowds who were here last
week amply demonstrated it again.
The merchants did good business
and will enjoy the good effects of the
week Of merrimept for long time to
come.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-18
STOCKS.

Wall Street, New York, May 1s-
The opening quotations were practic-
ally unchanged from Saturdays clos
ing prices, but values soon receded I'M
der very light trading, many stocks
making new low records. Saturdays
bank statement was considered very
unfavorable, but the prevailing tone of
the newspapers are bullish. Weather
and crop conditions continue satisfac-
tory; money is easy, four months mon
ey lending at 80 per cent. Harri-
mans condition favorable, and no OPP
Grafton 10 considered necessary. The
market is acting very strange, and
opinions are mixed,a great many trad
ers think the bottom fer way CT,
while others look for better prices.
The only unfavorsbie feature we see,
is the lack Of interest by outsiders. and
we attribute a great deal Of this to the
unnatural position Of the cotton mar
ket, and the fear of further labor difi-
culties The Goulds are positively
bullish on their properties, and advise
the purchase of Missouri Pacific and
Wabash preferred. Town Topics says
I'VE expect to see continuance of the
London buying In addition TO pur'
chases by large interests on scale
down, and we recommend the purchase
Of the good standard stocks" 80
Trading was light, sales to noon be-
ing 2es,5oo, shares. Gall money
ranged easy at 2ls per cent. r.
ARENZ 30 GILBERT.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-18
A LESSON TO pADuoAH.

The mayor of Brookport has just is
sued proclamation urging all citizens
to clean up. He says: '-'t
"All persons in said village are here
by notified, and commanded within 10
days from this date to Cleanse and
purify their yards, barn lots, pig styes
and cellars Of ali trash, filth. manure
and other effusive substance likely to
cause disease, under penalty Of arigid
prosecution under the ordinances Of
the village of Brookport. Pile your
rubbish and trash in piles on the street
or alleys accessible to wagon or dray,
SO that it may be hauled away"
This is pretty good talk for Brook
port, and indirectly a slam on Padu-
cab, where nothing at all, so far as is
known, has been done this year to i'm
prove the sanitation The condition
Of some localities and alleys from
Wttkt VI ucSAcOt, 10 DoooAhAh6 oAboot
unbearable. and the i'll effects are GER
tain to be felt sooner or later. There
is no excuse for it. The city officials
have clearly proven that they care very
little for such matters of Importance
to the people and continue to spend
their time wrangling over unimpor-
tant subjects. and trying to prove to
an admiring public what eloquent de-
baters they are on such momentous
questions as shall the sidewalks be
brick or something elsef' The prin-
cipal trouble is we have too many
smart men in the boards. They waste
their time trying to prove to each 9th
err how much smarter each is than
somebody else. They would better
serve the people by doing more and
talking less. The sanitary condition
of Paducah needs immediate attention