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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-20
May Relegate Steam Locomotives
and Heavy Coaches to the
Scrap Heap.
FINANCIAL GIANTS ARE INTERESTED
Men of Millions Stand Ready to Test Practical
bility of Scheme of Howard Hansel Tunis-
Speed of $50 Miles Hour Is Among
Promises Made.

New York-A young mechanical en-
CHEER. for a little more than three
years. has been mygtifying and anus
ing persons living near his father
home at Windsor Hill, just outside OF
Baltimore by his experiments with a
single rail railroad that he has con,
structcd
Recently all the newspapers In the
city contained tho authoritative an
uouuccment that John II. Starin, who
has made millions in transportation
enterprises, Charles Stewart Smith
and Woodbury. Langdon, all members
OF the Rapid Transit commission, were
to back a company which will build
this young engineers single rail rail
road from Jersey City to Newark.
Formal announcement OF the incor.
poration Of tho new 'monoroad' com.
pauy 10 expected soon TO be made In
Trenton, and this. 81 is announced. IL
10 be followed In the next four or five
weeks by the announcement OF deal
by which the new company has nc.
quircd franchise and terminal sites
in the two cities rights presumably
owned by some existing company In.
side Of year. It is promised. mono.
rail trains VIII be- sklmming across
tho marshes from Jersey CITY To New
ark realizing the newest slogan In
modern rapid transit
TO Newark In ton minutes
Idea Is Revolutionary
Ir what tho young Baltimore en-
riuccr confidently claims for his
"mouo.foad" be true ard no has con.
WINGED such hard headed business men
as Starin, Langdon and Smith that It
s. true modern rallroadlnE Will be
royolutoni2od by his invention It
will rologato 10 the scrap heap the
tWutrack railroad. the pondcrous. coal
eating locomotive and the big. heavy
stage coach and tho paddle wheeled
steamboat iIis now invention. n his
claims are well founded. is as far
ahead OF the locomotive. drawn train,
vunnIng on two tracks, IA the flying
machine is ahead OF tho balloon
THAT trains will run easily at a
spool OF 30 miles an hour on single
rail- ia perfect safety. without yibra-
ton and the swingiuH side wise mo.
tuu OF tho present day railroad trains.
and that tracks and cars can be built
and operated AT less than half the cost
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-20

complete the eclipse OF the presen
system OF railroad construction and
establish the 'mono-raip as pre-em-
inent, still another tremendous ad-
vantage Is claimed, and this Is the
most important OF all-the matter OF
cost.
II is the cheapness Of the cost of
the system, which, II it is what is
claimed for it, threatens to revolt
tionize railroad construction.
Means Immense Saving.
According to the estimates made
for the New York hackers of the
project, a four-track, elevated line,
such as it is proposed to build be-
tween Jersey City and Newark, can
be constructed for $4,000 per mile.
To build four-track elevated road,
similar to the present elevated system
in this city, would cost 100000 per
mile This does not include the cost
Of power or equipment-only the
structure and tracks
The projectors of the new enter
prise figure upon building the eight
miles Of elevated track between Jer.
sey City and Newark for 100000.
TO build the ordinary type of elevated
road, with four tracks, would cost be-
tween 100000 and 100000 1t
is this cheapness of cost which in
spires the hackers of the enterprise
to hope that they will reap tremen-
dous profits, and that the success OF
this initial road between the two Jer-
sey cities will be followed quickly by
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-20
DE RAGLAN DIARY
BARES LIFE STORY

,inced the statesman that she was in
reality a boy. When the case came
to trial the prosecutor was CHIEF Wit
ness for the government. The moth
er's attorney produced the doctor VINO
had attended the birth of Nicolai, and
also the priest who had christened
her. They both positively tesuhed
that they knew Nicolai was a girl.
The prosecutor flew into rage ana
the case was dismissed.
NJ Pobiedoastseff now found hlm'
self in an embarrassing and delicate
position. He had stood sponsor Tor
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-20
Air Ten Miles Above the Earth

The curiosity of the modern man of
science knows no bounds. one of his
latest exploits IS trapping and bring.
ing down to the ground with the aid
of an automatic apparatus attached to
a balloon specimens of the upper air
from tho height of almost ten miles
The apparatus and the experiment
We're Of French invention. and at A
meeting II the Academy of Sciences
IN Pari- mo-, long ago Prof. d.Aubig.
nae reported the result of the analv.
SIS otth. .ap.ure2 air.
Il ST" showed that at the height
OF 5'o" saar above sea level the com.
position y. The atmosphere practically
is 'a. -a as at the surface of the
earth Nagh fits density Of course
Is SOM .a.Eely slight.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-20
CARRIED TWELVE MILES
IN RIVER ASTRIDE LOG
MISSOURI BOY EXPERIENCES
pERllOUS TRIP WHILE OUT
FOR A SWIM.

Jefferson City, Mo.-A 12-mile trip
naked, astride a log just barely large
enough to support him without sink
ing beneath his weight, and so slip.
perry that at every collision with other
logs, he was threatened with being
thrown into the current IN midstream
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-20

the building Of similar roads all over
the United states. The overhead
truck system used IN the Tunis sys.
tenn Is patented
Much interest Aroused
How active interest in monorail'
railroads is, Is shown by the fact that
following the announcement OF tho
plans TO build the New Jersey line,
the promoters of the company have
been besieged with inquiries from per
sons who want To introduce the sys-
tenn in other places One inquirer
was capitalist who holds the con
cession for a i00.mile railroad in
South America, much of the route OF
which runs through inaccessible coun-
try The Tunis "monorail' is es-
pecialy adapted for use in a rough
country because OF the fact that the
lightncss OF the cars makes II possible
TO operate tho trains up almost any
reasonable grade
To all these inQuirers the promo
ters say they have replied tAar they
are not In The field for the ,ploita.
ton Of the new system. o. even for
money making Mr. Starin, the leader
IN the enterprise. has announced that
his object is not 10 make money SO
much as % put into practical use an
invention which he believes to bn the
coming railroad system " the future
No Stock to Be Sold.
Ills hope TO have railroad which
will carry people from this city 20
Newark fin slmos an inap7reciab.e
space 81 Time and 10 give an example
90 other railroad companies In the
good treatment OF employees Itis an.
nouaced that uo stock e, the uew com
pany is TO be nlr en the market. aad
that all The money that is wanted 10
push the enterprise viii be realized IS
am issue so bonds al the right .Ime
A Blk Wall stree, firm has already
aererd % uo3e1w-tta them
Espc~t system to Be Popular.
That they ultimately eyrec. ,het-
system 90 De- widely introduced the
promoters Of the new road la ~, att
temp, 30 aa~ya. THs rasg expect
U..' srywe.g follow arAe"ca, demon
-rS..og ~ IFS s.0c,ss
toward laase Tsws tas .r-
N.atrg rs tae ssrw IS s. #
.nNn where ha sasa ntea. sn.
uH.ac ~ ,raas rsr e .Na
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-20

makes possible and because Of the
vastly diminished cost OF building and
operation.
Negotiations are under way to OBJ.
tain the rights needed before building
Of tho track can be begun and, al
though secrecy is maintained on this
point and the precise route selected Is
closely guarded, 1t Is understood that
the hackers OF the company are ne
g0tiating for franchise rights and ter
minal sites already possessed by an
existing corporation,
Easy to Lay Tracks,
According to an interview printed
In the Newark newspapers, the linking
Of tho new "monorail' line with the
McAdoo tunnel is possibility Bion
l.. Burrows says that it would be a
matter of the greatest ease to run the
trains from the "monOrail' road right
into aud through the McAdOO tunnel
without interfering with the operation
OF trains over the two rail line All
that would be necessary would be the
laying Of a single rail between the two
rails, and the installation of the neces-
sary overhead rails to preserve the
equilibrium Of the "mono-rail" trains.
II this Is done, 1t Is asserted, pas.
songcrs can bo carried from Newark
10 the neart of Manhattan In ten min
utes That he is willing to enter into
an operating agreement with the
mouorail' company, William Nc
Adoo, head Of the tunnel company, ID
quoted rs saying.
This new "mono-rair' system, In
vented by the young Baltlmorian, il
totally different from the various other
"monorail" systems some OF which
are In practical operation In England.
Ireland Germany and Australian.
gary. and others Of which are seeking
foothold II Is entirely unlike the
system, for instance, for which f. Il.
iIchr, an Englishman, has been seek.
ing "a franchise between Atlantic
Ferry. Brooklyn and Coney island On
Mr. Bohr's road the cars "straddle' a
single triangular rail In Germany
the mono rail" system which has
been successfully operated is one from
which the ears hang suspended. In
Ireland there l. a system In operation
very similar TO the Rchr system
The young Baltimore engineer
plan. however differs radically from
all OF these. and Is. according to his
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-20

without being steadied by the over.
head arrangement
Cars VIII Be Light,
Then. the cars are to be extremely
tight IA compared with modern rail.
road cars another element contribut,
ihx 10 high speed They viii not weigh
over seven tons
Right here. In the two points just
referred to. is the great advantage
claimed Ivy the hackers OF Engineer
Tuniss system, Mr. Burrows in de
scribiug its advantages said that en-.
gineers had long re oEnlzed the fact
that the great sprawI:ng cars OF the
present. with their Immense weight,
are theoretically wrong.
These big heavy cars axe In effect
houses set upon wheels, he said
These wheels are placed four feet
eight and one half inches apart. with
the center OF gravity between them
The first and greatest essential tn the
Who'll, system is that he cars must be-
heavy in order % -cmain on the
tracks Here, then ~ the whole key
t. railroad iuefl'cIenC. that iu q sys.
tom whose only excuse for h-tuI is
the ability 60 make speed tho prime
cipal requisite should bo'grea, wgsGhr
In short. having % overcome Erayta.
Cou. they sgart oVt by making N i'm
voss5hly Ii requires no groa, meehun
tgat ability to discover chat q ourrai'
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-20

of a patch of skin here and there he
was unhurt
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-20

without being steadied by the over. |
head Arrangement
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-07-18
WHAT PARAFFIN IS.

A technical description of paraffin
is that it is obtained by the dry dis
tillation of wood, peat, bituminous
coal and wax. 1t is a tastelcss, fatty
matter, and rcsists the action OF acids
and alkalis. 1t is largely used in the
manufacture of candles, which equal
those of the finest wax. 1t is also
used in a waterproofing material for
paper and fabrics for lining wooden
and metallic vessels, such as trays and
tanks, in which acids are to be used.
1t is also an electrical insulator, pre-
venting the escape Of electric current
from copper wires or other conduct
ors.
Its more direct commercial use is
that it gives a high polish to laundry
work, is vehicle for the illuminate
in matches, is generally used as film
covering for fruit and vegetable pre-
serving jars and for cartridges.
One of the main sources of the ma
terial is crude petrolcm. This pro-
duct yields a considerable quantity
during it's preparation for market.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-07-18
ESCAPED to be Recaptured.

Chas. Kelmyer and Clay Kinna, the
latter from the vicinity of Creagerstown,
and who has record for Jail breaking,
escaped one night last week from the
House of Refuge, Baltimore, and on
Thursday night landed in this place. On
Friday Kelmyer made known to the en-
ployees at the w. M. railroad station who
he was and from whence he came and
said information was telerhoned deputy
w. II. Stull of this place who Immediate
ly went for the fugitive and arrested
him. The Sheriff was communicated
with and sent deputy Darner aft Xel-
myer, who took him to Frederick where
he was taken in custody by Supt. J. M.
Hendrix who took him back to the insti-
tuition. Kinna escaped, and Kelmyer
would give no information concerning
him. He however stated that boards
were secured and with the aid of them
they scaled an 18-foot wall and dropped
to the ground and escaped. He says at
takes more than an 1S-foot wall to hold
me and would not even give Gov. War
field information regarding Kinna."
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-07-18
A Mistake Corrected.

It is a mistake to combine in the same
remedy both stomach and liver medicines,
because the stomach is not always out OF
order when the liver is, or vica versa.
While it is true that these organs are so
closely related that when one is affected
the other is likely to be also, still there
are times when one is affected and the
other is not. 1t is a serious error to
give a liver medicine combined with a
stomach medicine when the stomach only
needs treatment, and it is not necessary
to treat the stomach when the liver only
is disordered. Rydale's method is the
most sensible one. He does not combine
the two, but makes tablet for the
stomach and tablet for the liver, which
can be combined if necessary. Guaran-
teed by DR.. James X. Waters.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-07-18
Badly Burned,

While at work installing gasoline en-
CINE at the w. M. water tank at High
field on Wednesday morning, Messrs.
Leonard Flohr and Latimor Schildt were
painfully burned about the hands and
face. The engine is in tight room and
fumes of gasoline escaping from the en-
CINE filled the room. Not knowing this,
these men went into the room with a
lighted torch and at once the gasoline
vapor ignited and an explosion followed.
Mr.. Flohr's hands were terribly burned
and blistered, but his face not seriously
hurt. Mr.. Schildt's hands and face are
burned, but not so much as Mr.. Flohr's.
DR.. E. C. Kefauver, the company's sur
geon was called to the scene and dressed
their burns. The men are brothers-in-law
and were taken to their home on the 12:4e
train; both residing at 60-mile siding neal
this place.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-07-18

lars used for flowers for the entire
year. This year the greenhouses
were maintained at a cost of $53, 900.
The White House residents cannot,
of course, be employed in turning
down the gas every time they leave a
room, so it took $40, 900 this past year
to enable the people to see their way
about in the house and grounds.
These are only few of the figures OF
the expense of maintaining a first
class establishment, but since it is all
paid by the government it helps to
explain why the job and its contempt
IDLY small salary is in favor with
public men.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-07-18
Arranging For Williamsport Bridge

Hagcrstown, Md, July 16.-At a
meeting of the directors of the Wash
ington and Berkeley Bridge Company,
held at Williamsport this afternoon,
Mason d. Pratt, a civil engineer, of
Harrisburg, was engaged to take
charge of the work of constructing a
bridge across the Potomac river from
Williamsport into Berkeley county,
West Virginia. Victor Cushwa, of
Williamsport, announced that he had
subscribed for $4,000 of the stock
1t is understood the Hagerstown Elec-
trio Railway Company, which may
use the bridge to extend its trolley
system into West Virginia, is negoti-
ating for block of the stock. Today
County Commissioners D. A. Rohrcr,
Fred F. Foltz, David F. Nigh and
Joseph Ernst subscribed for stock in
the company as individuals. The
county itself will not buy any of the
stock,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-07-18
GEO. l.. RICE,
Cooperative Observer.
Weather Bulletin-Summary.

The warmest weather of the season to
date was experienced during the week
ending Monday, July 18th, the mean tenn
perature at all stations outside the noun
tains being above rs degrees, and at sew
eral points east of the Bay 80 degrees.
Daily maximum temperatures were be-
You'd 80 at all stations outside of Garrett
county on at least one day of the week.
Minimum temperatures above 70 occur
red more generally and more frequently
than at any previous time during the
summer. Violent downpours and high
winds did considerable damage in Wash
ington county on Thursday, and there
were severe storms in few other local
tiles on the same date.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-07-18
LcwistOwn, z; Creagerstown, 4.

LcwistOwn, z; Creagerstown, 4.
Lewistown, Nd, July 13.-The Lewis
town Grays played very interesting
game of ball today with the Creagers-
town team, resulting in victory for the
Grays Z to a. The home team scored
their first run in the second inning, the
visitors tying the score in the third. The
home team scored again in the same in
ming. After this neither team scored un-
til the seventh, when the visitors scored
three runs after three men were out, the
error not being discovereduntil the fourth
man was retired. The home team now
rallied, and scored five runs in the eighth
and won the game. The visitors scored
their four runs on errors by the home
team. Shaffer pitched steady game for
home team, holding the visitors to four
scattered hits; LeGore for the visitors
also pitched good ball. Batteries: Lew
istown, Shaffer and Shaffer; Creagers-
town. LeGore and Stambaugh.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-07-18
Obituary..

Mr.. Amadeus C. Wilhide, born April
5, 1854, near Jimtown, in the house where
his sister Mrs. Thomas Hahn departed
this life on June a, 1907, died at about
1890 a. M, Monday, July 8, 1907, of
tuberculosis. at his home in Frederick
city, since his removal thither from near
Powells store, not for from Catoctin
Furnace, little less than one year ago.
He was one of five children born to
John Wilhide and his wife Mary Magda-
lene (Harbaugh) Wilhide, the names of
their other children being: Lewis, Lem
uel, Clementine and Julianna, all of whom
except Lemuel, preceded him in death.
He leaves his wife and several children
with other relatives and friends to mourn
their loss.
Having connected himself with the
communicate membership of the Lutheran
church to which his second and surviving
wife, sister of Miss Emma Devilbiss,
also belonged; he is said to have died in
Christ and looked to him for salvation.
The funeral services began at 8 a. M,
Wednesday, July 10, at the house and
were later continued and completed in
the Moravian church and cemetery at
Graceham, on the arrival of the funeral
party from Frederick. One of the party
was an undertaken from Frederick. The
services were conducted by the Rev. C.
F. Steck, pastor of Lutheran church in
Frederick, whose wife accompanied him
to Graceham on their way to Gettysburg
after the funeral. He preached the
funeral sermon in the Moravian church
at Graceham on the text, Josh. l. II.
The pastor of the Moravian churches at
at Graceham and Thurmont assisted in
the services in the church and cemetery
at Graceham.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-07-18
Attachment Issued,

An attachment was issued by the Fred
erick county court against the Mar-Va
Development Company, which operates
marble quaries near Union Bridge, for
So, 366. 81 in favor of Frederick A. Wright.
Sheriff Martz served the attachment and
took an inventory of the company's goods
which will be sold unless the debt is sat
isfed. The company was organized un-
der the laws of West Virginia had has
operated the quaries for nearly two years.
Mr.. Wright claims that he was promoter
of the company and that it is indebted to
him in the amount called for in the at
tachment
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-07-18

by careless hunters, who see a bush
waving or movement in the under
brush, and blaze away at it, only to
furnish subject for the coroner.
State Game Commissioner Kalbfus
was instrumental in having the new
law passed and says there will be very
few accidental killings in Pennsylva-
MIA hereafter, if the hunters obey the
law and hold back their fire until
they are certain the target is male
deer with horns. Still, many OF the
hunters are up in arms concerning
the new law.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-07-18
The Doctor Away From Home When Most
Needed.

People are often very much disappoint-
ed to find that their family physician is
away from home when they most need
his services. Diseases like cramp, collie
and cholera morbus require prompt treat
ment, and have in many instances proven
fatal before medicine could be procured
or physician summoned. The right way
is to keep at hand bottle of Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy. No physician can prescribe better
medicine for these diseases. By having
it in the house you escape much pain and
suffering and all risk. Buy it now; it
may save life. For sale by Waters
drug store.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-07-18
The Kiss.

A kiss is peculiar proposition-of no
use to one, yet absolutely bliss to two.
The small boy gets it for nothing, the
young man has to steal it and the old
man has to buy it. The baby's right, the
lovers privilege, the hypocrite's mask.
To young girl, faith; to married wom-
an, hope; and to an old maid charity.
The bliss of the kiss however, is frequent
ly lessened, or lost entirely on account of
offensive breath, of one or both of the
participants caused by indigestion or dys-
pepsia. There is no occasion for this con-
dition though for the reason that Rydale's
Stomach Tablets will soon correct the
stomach trouble and do away with the
bad breath. They 1.-THE Stomach Tablets
NOT the kiss] are guaranteed by DR..
James X. Waters. Directions: Take two
boxes Rydale's Stomach Tablets and fol-
low up with the kiss as often as conven-
lent.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-07-18
NEW LAW IN PENNSYLVANIA.

Deer hunters all over Pennsylvania
are considerably agitated over a bill
recently approved by the governor,
which prohibits the shooting of any
except male deer with horns that
can be plainly seen. A doe, fawn or
spike buck cannot be killed, but only
those bucks whose horns are develop
ed and which can plainly be seen by
the hunter. The object of this is not
SO much to protect the game as it is
to protect the hunter. The statistics
show that hundreds of men are killed
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-07-18
Best Medicine In The World For Collie And
Diarrhoea.

II find Chamberlain Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy to be the best
remedy in the world" says. Mr.. G. l..
Carter of Skirum, Ala. 81 am subject
to collie and diarrhoea. Last spring it
seemed as though would die, and l
think I would if hadn't taken Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. haven't been troubled with
it since until this week, when I had a
very severe attack and took half bottle
of the twenty five cent size Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy, and this morning / feel like new
man." For sale by Waters dung store.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-07-18
Bad Burn Quickly Healed

81 am so delighted with what Cham
berlain's Salve has done for me that l
feel bound to write and tell you So" says
Mrs. Robert Mytton, 457 John ST., Ham
ilton, Ontario. "My little daughter had
pau ss.,rn on her knee. Iapplied Cham
berlain's Salve and it L.. oleG heG.....: uiiy.'
This salve allays the pain Of burn al
most instantly. 1t is for sale by Waters
drug store.