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The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-10-23
VERTEBRATE PRoPELLERTE
New Steamship Dsvies Which Prepsls
Ship Model at High Speed.


A group Of yachtsmen, marine en-
gineers and others recently witnessed
a demonstration Of the latest thing In
marine propulsion, the vertebrate pro-
peller, on the roof OF a building In
New York. 1t consists OF three Fat
metal blades, each measuring 6 by IL
inches, hinged together, and operat-
ing under the middle of the boat
with a fish tail motion In a trough or
sluice formed by twin keels. which
extend fore and aft to within a short
distance Of the stem and stern.
In a tank 104 feet long, 40 inches
wide and holding water 90 inches deep
fioated a model OF a battleship 13 feet
long, 16 inches beam and about 8
inches draft, equipped with the new
propeller. A half horsepower motor,
installed in the boat alongside the en-
gines, was supplied with direct cleo
trio current by six little wheels trav-
cling on three overhead copper wires
connected and controlled by a switch
at one end OF the track.
At a signal the engineer turned on
the power. Instantly the boat gath
cred Roadway, traversing the 100 foot
tank in just nine seconds. Then BY
the simple turn of the switch she stop
ped as if a brake were applied, and in
a moment, with her engines reversed,
she was speeding back TO the starting
point. something that would have been
impossible with an ordinary propeller,
engineers say. 1t is declared that an
ocean liner equipped with this device
located amidships would not only be
free from vibration, but the propeller,
working always in solid water, would
drive her at phenomenal speed with
no danger OF racing"
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-10-23


Ihe woman who has periodical head
aches, baekache, sees imaginary dark
spots or specks floating or dancing before
her eyes, ha9rgnawing distress or heavy
full feeling u stomach, faint spells, dFag.
ging-down ceiling In lower abdominal OF
pelvic region. easily startled or excited,
iEregulf or painful periods, with or with,
ont uelvic catoRrh, Is suffering nom
Weaknf, seS andderanRements thai should
have e33ly attention. Not all Of above
symptoHae ape likely 70 Be present In any
Negielted or badly treated and such
eases 6ItEn run into maladies which de-
mani the surgeons knife II they DO MOI
80 medicine extaut has such 4 long
and lumeEQQS recQd Oh ellreS ~ snch
caSes as Dr, Pierce'S EaYorife PreScrin-
ton. NO medlcine he's such q strong
professional IndofS eInehi- each re
SeYeraI lngredl ntS=lI0Eth more than any
pQn1eE ~ oEdinaEx- nQn;uI ieSSiona les.
tlmQnlals, The very best INGREDIENTS
known 70 medical science for the cure Of
wOman's peculiar ailments enter into It's
composition. No alcohol, harmful, or
habit-fOrming drug Is 20 be found In the
list OF its ingredients printed on each
bottle-wrapper and atteSted under oath.
In any condition of the female system,
III. EleEce'S taNOrtIe Prescription can DO
only gOOd-never harm. Its whole effect
is TO strengthen, invigOrate and regulate
the whole female system and especially
the pelvic organs. When these are de-
ranged in function or affected by disease,
the stomach and other organs Of digestion
become sympathetically deranged, the
nerves are weakened, and long. list OF
bad, unpleasant symptoms follow. Too
much must not be expected Of this SFa-
vorite Prescription" 1t will not perform
miracles; will not cure tumOrs-no med
icine will. 1t tOtIL often prevent them, II
taken in time, and thus the operating
table and the surgeons knife may be
avoided.
Women suffering from diseases Of long
standing, are inYited TO consult Doctor
Pierce by letter, free. All correspondence
is held as strictly private and sacredly
confidential. Address DR.. r. v. Pierce,
Buffalo, n. Y.
DR.. Pierce's Medical Adviser 1000 paResl
Is sent free on receipt Of 81 one-cent
stamps for paper covered, or 81 stamps
Tor cloth-bound copy. Address as above
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-10-23
Biggest Rug Made In Record Tim,

The biggest rug ever woven was
laid the other night on the floor OF the
palm room OF a well known hotel in
New York. 1t is 80 by SO feet and
was made on a special loom in Maj
fersdOrfe, Bohemia. 1t cost $4,000. 1t
was delivered at the hotel exactly six
weeks after it was ordered by cable,
which is considered a record, as it
was woven by hand. 1t is blue and
gold with a maroon border.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-10-23
A MERRY Willow House.

Merriam. Kan. is 10 have n MERRY
Widow house. Jim Campbell. pro
prietor of the general store at Merriam
Is preparing To build house OF nature
stone which is to cost $1,000. I'VE cal
II a Merry Widow house" said Mr.
Campbell, because the caves viii
project beyond the walls such an un-
usual distance that in appearance =.
will resemble these Merry Widow
hats that the girls are wearing"
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-10-23

T4HE political divisions known as
the Balkan states are i've.
North Of the Danube lies Rou-
mania, whose Independence
from Turkey was confirmed by the
Berlin congress IN 1878 Immediately
south, on the other bank Of the DAN
ube. Is Bulgaria, to the west Of
which lies Servia an independent
kingdom created by the treaty of Ber-
lin-Occupying a position Of vast stra-
tegic Importance on the Danube, at the
meeting OF two great waterways, and
commanding the main line OF railway
from western Europe to Constantine
pie. Southwest Of Servia Is the little
principally Of Montenegro, whose In
depedence from Turkey was assured
by the congress Of Berlin. To the
west, about the head Of the Adriatic
and between the river brave and the
coast. are the territories known as
Bosnia and Herzegovina, officially de-
scribed as Turkish provinces, though,
by the treaty Of Berlin, placed under
the Austro- Hungarian government for
administration and military Occupa-
ton. Austria Hungary has decreed the
annexation Of these provinces. The
population consists Of Moslem beys-
Servians who adopted Islam In order
20 be assured OF privileges-and Chris
tian peasants. almost exclusively men,
bers OF the Orthodox Greek church In
Bosnia. but, to a considerable extent,
Roman Catholics In Herzegovina. 1t
Is not unusual, however, to md fam
flies seeking to make friends with
Mammon and righteousness by divid-
ing their members between the Mos
lens and the Christians.
Bulgaria was conquered by the
Turks In 1895 and for 500 years re-
manned part OF the Ottoman empire.
II was constituted an autonomous prin'
cipality by the Berlin treaty In 1878,
neutrality-suspicious. having been recOg-
niHed by the Turks In the treaty of
San stefano. signed with the Russians
q few months earlier In the same year.
Prince Alexander OF Battenberg was
elected prince Of Bulgaria In April,
1879. He totally defeated the Servians
ut the battle OF Sllvnitza In November,
1885, and In the next year came the
union OF Bulgaria with eastern Rou-
melia. Then followed the abdication OF
Prince Alexander owing to Russian
pressure and the election OF Prince
Ferdinand of SaXe-Coburg In 1887.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-10-23
MannIicher Firearms Used.

The country Is divided into nine d.
visional districts. with headquarters
at various strategical centers. Each
district supplies a division In peace
time, which expands In war to an
army corps OF two divisions. Each di-
vision consists Of eight battalions Of
infantry and a regiment Of artillery,
and six Of the divisions have each a
regiment Of divisional cavalry. Every
battalion has In peace time four COM
panies. In war each company be-
comes a battalion, SO that every bat
TALON in peace time becomes four bat
talions in war. The expansions due
to the very long period Of time which
the Bulgarian spends In the reserve
are very large. and the success Of the
system must very largely depend upon
the manner and rapidity with which
mobilization can be effected and on
the quality Of the reserve OF officers,
ON whom so large u share Of the COM
mand must fall. The infantry Is arm-
ed with the .315 Mannlicher magazine
rife aud short bayOnet.
The Bulgarian army possesses about
ffty-ive batteries Of field artillery,
nine batteries of mountain guns, six
batteries of howitzer guns and three
battalions OF fortress artillery. The
artillery has recently been rearmed
with new French Creuzot guns.
The cavalry Of Bulgaria consists of
three squadrons OF household troops.
Besides these sQuadrons there is cav
airy division Of about $500 men. Each
divisional district is supposed, in addi-
ton. 10 have a regiment Of cavalry. but
these are not at present all formed
The cavalry is armed with the Mann
licher carbine and Saber
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-10-23
Cold Weather Advice

chest; as neglected they readily lead TO con-
sumption, pneumonia or other pulmonary
troubles. Just as soon as the cough appears
treat il with Billiards. HOrrhOund Syrup the
standard cure of America. Use AS directed,
perfectly harmless. A clre and preventive
for all diseases of the lungs. Price 25c soc
and Sl.OO per bottle. Sold by Titusville
Pharmacy and Banner Drug Store
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-10-23
A Banquet

spread before YOU would DO you no good if
You couldn't eat. What good can food do a
child when A. SION As il enters lis stomach il
Is eaten by worms. That's the reason your
baby is ailing cross. pasty-faced and thin.
Give il White Cream Nrrmifugr IL will ex-
pei the worms and act A. a tonic for the child.
>old by Titusyille Pharmacy and Banner
Drug Store.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-10-23

bers OF the different faiths mix with
each other freely and are tolerant Of
one another. There has never been a
train robbery since the Austrians took
hold. In 1900 there were only two
homicides in all the land. The coun-
try is mountainous and very beautiful
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-10-23
Bulgaria's Big Army.

The Bulgarian army Is certainly one
Of the best. IL not the best Of the
smaller armed forces Of Europe. After
the formation Of the principally Of
1878 Russian officers held all the high
sr posts In the Bulgarian army until
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-10-23
The Near East Americans.

III the last twenty years the progress
Of Bulgaria has been amazlng-Amer-
lean, indeed, I'm its rapidity and its
thOroughness. The capital, Sofa, in
the early eighties was a collection Of
mean buildings and filthy streets. Now
Il is a fine modern city, with well
paved streets, pleasant parks and beau
tiful buildings, with a population OF
nearly 100000 Inhabitants.
During the same period the exports
and imports have increased by over
100 per cent, the exports including
grains, altar OF roses, silk and tobacco.
There is a public elementary school
In every village and a secondary school
In every town OF 10000 inhabitants.
Soda and the other cities possess ex-
csllently equipped hospitals, and the
state savings bank receives 100000
deposits every month.
Generally IL may be said that Bull
garia is a nation Of peasant farmers.
The country is divided into small hold
ings, and the people are as hArdwOrk-
ing and earnest as small farmers gen.
orally are. Ii Is quite natural that SO
determined and so progressive a people
should possess ambitions. and certainly
Bulgarian ambitions have been for
many years a most fertile cause OF
Balkan unrest.
The Bulgarian desires the formation
Of great Bulgaria which will include
Macedonia. The Greeks. and with
them the Serbs, are as bitterly opposed
90 this as are the Turks. and when one
remembers that in the Balkans asSaS.
sination and massacre are necessary
parts Of political prOpa ganda the west
ern European may have some idea OF
the origin OF the horrors that from
time to time occur.
The patriotic Bulgarian is continual.
w hearing voices calling TO him from
Macedonia 10 come over and help them
Macedonia is not only inhabited by
MohammedanS and Christians always
ready at the shortest notice to massa-
ere each other. hut the Christians are
divided into Greeks. Servians and Bull.
CARS, who mutually hate each other
rather more than they all hate the
Turk.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-10-23
4 i II M It II # It It It
I Progress Of Balkan RaceS#
Advance Made BY Bosnia and Her. #
zeoOvlaa. Lost Turkish Prov.
InCes = lIGht on he II
Present Situation.


they were suddenly withdrawn by the
car on the very eve Of the war be-
tween Bulgaria and Servia In 1885.
Even under these difficult circum-
stances the Bulgarian army demon
strated the quality Of its material by
utterly defeating the Servians.
The peace strength Of the Bulgarian
army Is roughly estimated at 5000
men. but on q war footing IL Is cal
culated that the enormous fighting
force OF at least $4,000 can be placed
In the field. 1t is believed by the Bull
garian authorities that they can mob
ilize their army, ready for war, In
about a fortnight. 1t is certain that
mobilization in Bulgaria will take a
shorter time than in any Of the neigh
boring countries.
Every Bulgarian, whatever be his re-
ligion, is liable to military service.
There are the usual exemptions from
service. Mohammedans, whose num-
bers are yearly decreasing, may claim
not to serve on payment OF 800, which
they can seldom AFFORD. Liability for
service begins at the age OF eighteen
and lasts till forty-six. Men going
into the infantry remain two continu-
Gus years with the colors and then
pass for eighteen years into the re-
serve. Recruits for the other arms OF
the service spend three years with the
colors and sixteen In the reserve. Aft
army the Bulgarian passes into the
landwehr, where he remains until the
age Of forty-slx.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-10-23
Notice of Application for Tax Deed Under
Saction a of ChaDtar ASSR Lava of Fla

Notice OF Application for Tax Deed Under
Section of Chapter 1888, Laws of Fla.
Notice is hereby given that E. B. Arnold.
purchaser of tax certificate No. ia, dated the
LIST day Of July, A d., 1901, has filed said
certificate in my office, and has made appli-
cation for tax deed to issue in accordance with
law. Said certificate embraces the following
described property situated in BreVard county,
Florida. tOwit: Part Of lots 1, 2, and 81 Of sW
I. described in Deed Book II, page 232, sec
ton 30, tp. 2S south, range 80 east. The said
land being assessed at the date Ofthe issuance
Of such certificate in the name of w. o. Mount
Unless said certificate shall be- redeemed &c
cOrding to law, tax deed Willlissue thereon on
the 26th day of October, A. D., 1908.
49,, Witness my official signature
SEAL. and seal this the 25th day of
49, September, A. D., 1908.
A. A. STEWART,
Clerk Circuit Court
Brevard County, Florida.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-14
CURES COUGHS AND COLDS.
Hyomei Gives Relief in Ten Minutes
Cures Over Night.

Everybody knows, or ought to know,
that Hyomei is recognized among scien-
lists as the specific for Catarrh, Asthma,
Bronchitis and Hay Fever, but there
are great many people who do not
know that Hyomei will cure a cough
or a cold in less than twenty-four
hours.
But everyone should know that the
soothing. balmy and antiseptic air of
Hyomei when breathed over the raw
and infiammed membrane of the nose
and throat will instantly allay the in
fiamation, and will effect prompt cure.
Complete Hyomei outfit, including in
haler, costs only s1.00 at Summers
Pharmacy, extra bottles, If afterwards
needed, will cost but so cents
Joseph M. Harbaugh, Heldredge, Neb.,
writes: Il have used your Hyomei in
my family for two years or more, and
find it one of the best remedies we
ever used for cold or sore throat. We
find that it gives quick relief in cases
of catarrh."
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-14
CONDITION IS CRITICAL
Gary Man Lying in Hos
pital Dying as Result
of Shooting.

For a time last night It appeared
that the Lake county authorities might
have another Gary murder case to deal
with. Joe Kaminski, who was severely
beaten by Joseph Skransca after he
had accidentally shot Skransca's daugh-
ter, yesterday lay in Mercy hospital
in Gary at the point of death.
1t will be remembered that after
Kaminski had shot the little Skransca
girl he was arrested and taken to the
police station to await an investiga-
ton of the shooting.
The police found that the child had
been shot accidentally while Kaminski
was cleaning his revolver and they re-
leased him. The young man had no
sooner returned to his boarding house
than Skransca jumped on to him and
beat him over the head with an iron
bar
The skull was fractured and the vic
tim of the assault was taken to the
Mercy hospital in Gary. Here he has
been lying ever since. Yesterday he
took a turn for the worse and it was
feared he would die.
His assailant, Joseph Skransca, was
again arrested, although he had beer
| released on bond. and will be held un-
til Kaminski either dies or takes a turr
for the better.
Yesterday the patient was operated
on and it was found that a piece o.
bone was pressing on the brain. Thi.
was lifted up and the pressure re
| lieved.
The condition of the injured man i,
said to be serious and Drs. C. w. Parck
ard and H. NJ. Hosmer, who are at
tending the patient, fear for his re
covery. Late this afternoon the repor
was sent out from the hospital tha'
the condition of the patient had i'm.
proved.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-14
TRANSFERS IN MEETING
Working Contract to be
Considered by Gary
Union.

Representatives of the Gary Team
Owners association and members of
the teamsters' union held a meeting
yesterday afternoon in the Gary hotel
for the purpose of considering the
working contract for the ensuing year
as proposed by the teamsters. The
wage scale, of course, is the bone of
contention, the teamsters desiring s2.35
for days work while the owners
agreed to give only 50. After some
discussion the owners finally agreed to
pay 1925, saying that this would be
their limit.
The drivers, however, insisted on
$2.25 and the meeting was adjourned
until next Thursday for final debate
The new contract which is under dis
cussion now affects about forty team
owners and 600 drivers.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-14
GAL UMET DEMOCRATS
Arrange for Township Con
vention to be Held
on May 2.

Toleston, Ind, April 14.-(Specia1)-
At a meeting of the precinct demo-
cratic committeeman of Calumet town
ship, held here, Robert e. O'Connor
was elected township committeeman
and +. j. Woodbridge secretary The
meeting was called to order by tenn
porary Chairman Edward Behnke, and
the following were present: Ed Behn-
Ike. Toleston; P. Berriger. Griffith, and
f. ]. Woodbridge of Ross. w. A. Cain
of Gary was absent.
A general call was issued by the
district leaders for massmeetings to
be held throughout the township for
the purpose of electing delegates and
alternates to the township convention
which will be held the morning of the
county convention, May 2. The mass
meeting will be held April % at s
o'clock. at which the following dele
gates will be elected: Precinct No.
in town hall, Toleston. delegates and
alternates; precinct No. 2, school
house, Ross, 1 delegate and one alter
nate; precinct No. 3, big tent, Gary
l delegate and alternate precinct No
| f. town hall, Griffith 1 delegate anc
| 1 alternate. The alternates and dele
! gates will then meet in the big tent
at the Michigan Central tracks and
! Broadway at 1890, where democratic
candidates for the township offices will
| be chosen. There is only one contes
on for any of the offices and that Il
the assessorship, William Gibson o
Toleston, and Daniel Fitzgerald o
i Gary.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-14
MILLMAN SUFFERS
HORRIBLE DEATH
Wisconsin Iron and Steel
Co. Employe Caught in
Shafting Wheels.
EVERY BONE IN BODY BROKEN
Hundreds Witness Accident-Said to
Rival All Predecessors
in Horror.
EVERY BONE IN BODY BROKEN

One of the most horrible deaths ever
witnessed In a South Chicago mill oc-
Cured yesterday at the plant of the
Wisconsin Iron and steel company,
One Hundred and Sixth street and Tor
renee avenue. South Deering. when
one of the employees, Nick vojvodich
stepped into the staff to oil the ma
chinery his foot slipped and he fell
among the revolving wheels, Instant
~ his body was thrown from one side
of the shafe to the other until hardly
an unbroken bone remained in the
body.
George Thomas, the engineer. threw
off the power as soon as possible, but
not before life had left the unfortu.
nate mans body.
Fellow workmen stepped into the
shawl and removed portions of the
body at a time. as large shreds were
hanging on each of the gigantic shat
wheels Hundreds of workmen wit
messed the accident.
The inquest will be held this after
noon at Walkowiaks morgue. STA
Commercial avenue.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-14

tending a meeting of the literature
committee of the Woman's club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Wartena have
returned from a visit with Mr. and
Mrs. Lorenz Wartena of Michigan
City.
Mrs Robert Mathies of Williams
street. spent Sunday with relatives and
friends in Hobart.
Ernest Trapow of Toleston was a
visitor in Hammond yesterday.
Miss Mable Wells of Chicago has re-
turned home after a few days visit
with her sister. Mrs. A. w. Sprague
of Carroll street.
Mrs. Vogt and baby returned to their
home in Naperville. ILL.,, today after a
few days visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
Groom of Williams street.
c. Richards of Lake Maxinkuckee
Ind, is the guest of Merne Stevens for
few days at his home in North Hob
man street.
Mrs. Barclay of Chicago has been
the guest of Mrs. c. G. Ekingwell at the
Hotel Carleton for a few days.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-14
WEALTH IN WEEDY
SAGEBRUSH.
CONTINUED from page u.

deserts for the manufacture of potash.
1t is said that the sage brush on
these arid lands contain as much wealth
IN different form as the mines in which
the Nevada silver and gold is to be
found.
The tests have been going on not
only in Chicago but elsewhere and in
all eleven of them have been made,
There is not a phase of the question
from a chemical standpoint that has
not been carefully worked out and now
the experimental stage is over and
plans are being made to build the fac
tory.
VIII Go To Nevada.
| In few weeks Thos. A. Shea. Hobe
Godfrey Harvey Godfrey and Sylvester
lSrarling will be on their way to Ne
vada where the brush in profusion and
will make arrangements to secure the
rights on government land to build the
| first factory.
| The new process has been patented
by Sylvester Sparkling and his patent
has been assigned to the few other
Hammond men who have been let in
on the deal. These men will supply
all of the capital necessary to pro-
mote the enterprise and if there is
any needed outside of what they are
to provide, Hammond men will be given
a chance to invest
That the Hammond capitalists are
convinced that the process will be 8
money maker is proven by the fact
that one of them will invest $4,000 ir
the stock of the company, or about al
that he possesses.
VIII Attract Attention
/ 1t is likely the invention will attrac
the attention of commercial chemist:
all over the world. 1t is one of tn,
wonders of the present age that sci
ence has made possible the utilization
of a weed that has been despised anC
useless for centuries.
The idea of extracting the potasl
from sage brush was first thought o
by Professor F. E. Hirsch of one o
the Nevada schools and since that tim
has been worked out by Sylvester Spar
Hing of this city
The Washington correspondents 70
have been after the story of the dis
covery as have writer's of chemica
trade journals but until today the fact
have not leaked out.
If the discoveries of the Harmon
chemists are all they appear to be
new industry will be given to the ives
and what is more the west will b
Indebted to the Hoosier state of Indian
for the discovery of a means of util
izing its worthless sage brush. Thi
alone is enough to make Bill Barlo7
sit up and take notice.