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The Republican., 1908-12-31
A COSTLY TASK.
Dome of PhiladeIphia's City Hall to Be
Covered with Gold.

The entire dome of Philadelphia
great city hall is to be covered with
gold, and more than 100000 sheets
of gold leaf will be used before the
task is completed So that as little of
the precious metal as possible shall be
wasted, each workman will be inclosed
in screen adjusted about his waist
as he puts the metal in place, leaf by
leaf, hundreds of feet above the
streets.
The gold leaf to be used is being
manufactured especially for the city
in book form, each book containing 25
leaves, 33s inches square. These are
delivered in packs of 20 books. TO al
low single leaf for every 33s inches
of space to be covered will necessitate
the use of 20,461 packs, which makes
409, ,220 books, or 10,230,000 leaves
The work of preparing the dome for
its covering of gold is also stupendous
The metal part must first be cleaned
with steel brushes to remove all rust
and scale, and gone over with emery
cloth adjusted to wooden blocks, until
the cast metal is thoroughly cleaned
After this task is completed the metal
will be treated to clear benzine, fol
lowed by rust preventive composed
of red paint. The portion to be gilded
will then be covered with a solution Of
varnish and turpentine, and when this
becomes hard the gold size "a prep
aration used in laying gold leaf will
oe applied.
When completed the dome will
shine like the sun. and the gliding will
be so storm proof that the ravages of
time and climatic changes will not
tarnish it.
The Republican., 1908-12-31

closing newspaper slip relating to her
action when General Lees army entered
Frederick, and this led to the writing of
/ that wonderful poem. In closing this
sketch | would like to refer to the meet
ing of three noble Virginia,
Maryland and West Virginia-at the
junction of he Potomac and Shenandoah
rivers at Harpers Ferry. | have had
occasion heretofore to express in the
columns of the Dispatch-News my af-
fectlon for my own State West Vir-
ginia-and also my admiration for Vir-
ginia, the Old Dominion, which has
charms peculiarly its own. would like
in this connection to pay brief tribute
to Maryland, which was the home State
of some of my ancestors over 100 years
ago. | feel like repeating with an
affectiOnate Up-to-date meaning Mary
land, My Maryland. l am fond of
Maryland from the standpoint of it's
metropolis-the beautiful Monumental
City, in the envirCns of which near the
| Washington Monument, my regiment
encamped for a time in the spring of
1862. Also from the standpoint of
Maryland Heights, on which splendid
mountain | would be glad to look every
day of my life; also quaint Frederick
and the country thereabout, with its
corn fields and "apple and peach trees
fruited deep, and last, but not least,
lovely Mt. Lake Park, where we have
spent many happy days and never an
uncomfortable night.
The Republican., 1908-12-31
NEW USE FOR AUTOMOBILES

easily be understood. The boat being
connected by its cable with the drum.
the autocar sets out toward one of the
moOring posts, the cable meanwhile
unrolling from the drum. The tractor
being moored to its post, the drum is
then geared to the motor, and the
cable is rolled up, drawing to it the
boat at a speed that is easily regu-
lated. When it has caught up with
the tractor, the boat continues its mo-
ton by reason of its acquired velocity,
during a time sufficient to allow the
tractor to leave its post and to run
forward to another one, to be moored
there The boats progress is thus
very nearly continuous.
The inventor has also another plan
in which the drum is placed on the
boat itself and rotated by a motor
The Republican., 1908-12-31

mel between the two for the inflow OF
the WASH wafer. A narrow. thin strip.
c, is fastened to the bottom of the
tank to keep the plates slightly raisei.
at the same time allowing d clearer
flow of the water from the bottom up
wards to the discharge.
The water enters the narrow parti-
tion at the end, flows under the parti-
tiOns and A, then upward between
and parallel to the surface of the
plates, escaping at the opposite end
over the top of the tank end, in which
the upper part has been cut away for
that purpose. The depth Of this cut.
in the upper part of the tank end,
should allow the overflow to be a trife
higher than the width of the largest
size plate for which the tank is fitted.
Partition B being stationary can be
nailed in position permanently. allow.
ing the bottom edge to clear the bot
tom of the tank the desired distance.
Partition A being movable should havs
attached to its bottom edge a couple Of
nails, D, or better still, wooden pegs,
which will keep it also above the bot
tom Of the tank at the desired height.
A coat of paraffin paint should be
applied, and, just before il sets per
fectly hard, any rough spots trimmed
down with a knife or chisel and a sec
ond lighter coat applied. If the wood
is very dry and porous a preliminary
coat of the paint should be applied and
allowed to soak into the pores. It is
also well to apply coat of the paint
to the joints at he corners and around
the edge of the bottom before mailing
together.
The Republican., 1908-12-31
BITTINGER.
ssasa.c09ec.ecacScss.s

Our Accident friends seem to be build
ing lofty hopes upon the rapid develop
ment of their village as soon as the
proposed state road is built by their
doors, but we feel safe in predicting
that before they see the fulfllment of
these hopes many suns will have gone
down on that quiet hamlet. The reports
from road construction from all over the
country show that the amount of money
required to construct the kind of a
highway proposed by the commission is
nearly three times as much as has been
estimated, per mile, for the road in Gar
rett county, therefore we reason that
when the work on the pike is completed
there will not be enough of the $238, 900
appropriation left to boom Accident and
the thrifty farmers and willing taxpav-
ers of the county may continue to rum
bic along over stony roads as they haul
their good things to market
Mrs. Elias Orendorf is spending the
i4Oildtiy WSth Will Iel SlStSI, hIS. hdIlc
Miller, at Springs, Pa.
P. Y, Lohr, of Oakland, spent a day
or two with his brother at this place
this week.
P. M. BittiRger is confined to his home
by an attack of rheumatism and other
complications.
Miss Laura Engle, of Frostburg, is
guest at Thomas Stanton's this week.
Charles Stark had his wrist badly in
j. red last week while at work on Mason
Bros. saw mill and is now off duty.
Mrs. K. A. Bittinger and son Austin
were shopping in Grantsville last Mon
day.
The special Christmas exercises rem
dered in the Lutheran church at this
place on Christmas evening were large
ly attended and the occasion was thor
oughly enjoyed.
A happy New Year to THE REPUBLI-
CAN and its readers.
The Republican., 1908-12-31

using alcohol, naphtha or steam. The
part played by the automobile is then
reduced to that of carrying forward
the cable from mooring to mooring.
Again, the motor on the boat may
be used to drive dynamo whose cur
rent is transmitted to the tractor,
which is then operated by electricity.
1t will thus be seen that various
combinations may be made by the use
of this autotractive device, whose chief
advantage is the realization of a speed
much greater than those hitherto at
our disposal"
The Republican., 1908-12-31
Mechanical Ira ctor for Canals.

car, but provided in the rear with
drum mounted on a special frame and
bearing devices intended to limit the
force of traction and to follow the di-
rection imposed upon it by the cable
joining it to the towed boat Along
the edge of the canal are arranged. at
intervals, posts to which the tractor
is moored by means of hooks like
antennae, which it bears in front
The motor serves alternately as a
means of progression and to apply a
tractive force to the cable through an
appropriate system of gears.
The working of such a system may
The Republican., 1908-12-31
Canal Boats Towed in a Unique Man.
ner in France.

A new solution of the problem of
mechanical traction in canals, depend
Ing upon the use of automobiles for
towage, on an ordinary tow path, has
been proposed by French engineer,
Ernest LOrin of Doulaincourt. A
writer in La Nature tParis) notes that
among the present systems of me-
chanical propulsion on canals some
use electricity applied directly to the
the intermediary of trolleys. Lorin's
plan is of a different type entirely.
Says the writer:
He utilizes an automobile tractor,
built precisely like an ordinary motor
The Republican., 1908-12-31

it between two blocks of wood in
vice, having the rod in the direction
of the grain of the wood. Revolve the
rod, explains Scientific American, by
means of monkey wrench fitted on
fiattened end of rod. The wire will
follow in and wind a spring as true
and perfect as though it had been
wound with a lathe.
The Republican., 1908-12-31

The Knights of PYthias Fair, which
started Monday night will be closed
this evening. The patronage accorded
the fair has been satisfactory, hand
some sum having already been realized.
Tonight, however, a much larger crowd
than heretofore is expected. Every
body invited.
The Republican., 1908-12-31
Removal Notice .

| have moved from my old location,
the Helbig stable, to my new barn on
Liberty street opposite the railroad
station where my old as well as new
patrons will receive the same courte-
Gus treatment as heretofore.
Thanking all for past faYors and So
Letting continuance of your patron
age. | am, J. A. KELLEY.
The Republican., 1908-12-31
Notice to Creditors.

This is TO give notice, That the subscribers
of Garrett county, hath obtained from
the Orphans Court of Garrett County. in
Maryland, Letters of Administration on the
personal estate of
JOHN W. BOWERS,
late OF Garrett county, deceased. All
persons having claims against the deceased
are hereby warned to exhibit the same with
vouchers thereof legally authenticated to
the subscriber, on or before the 29th day OF
April next; they may otherwise by law
be excluded from all benefit of said estate.
All persons knowing themselves indebted to
payment.
Given under my hand this 26th day OF
November, 1908.
FLORENCE Nj. BOWERS,
Administrative,
Dodson, Md.
The Ranuhlican for lob WorLr
The Republican., 1908-12-31

its insertion, the tank can be made to
accommodate any one of several sizes
Of plates, says Camera Craft. The
other stationary partition. II, which
does not reach quite to the bottom of
The tank, is placed Immediately next
10 the end of the tank, leaving a chan
The Republican., 1908-12-31

Henry promised.
'Oh, dear, | just know you won't"
almost sobbed Mrs. Jones. You will
get so interested in the plot of those
stories that you will forget all about
the dinner and let it burnt"
why, my dear, /"
Eyes, Henry, know your intentions
are good, but l am an experienced
woman, and you know how many
times l have had to say, I told you
sol"
Then she went away to the train,
trim little figure in brown in be-
coming magenta hat.
Jones sat down to his typewriter
and began working out a grudge of
long standing. How the keys ratified
as he let the narrative he was pro-
ducing run from his finger tips! One
of the stories was finished and the
other begun when he chanced to think
of the baking turkey left to his ten
der mercies.
'Whew! l mustn't forget that or
Mrs. Jones will never forgive me-" he
exclaimed, dashing into the kitchen
where the aroma of roasting meat
greeted his nostrils! Throwing open
the door of the oven, he discovered to
his horror that the turkey seemed to
be burned fast to the pan,
He tried to pry it over with sthe
basting spoon, but the bird would not
bulge! Jones grunted his displeasure
carving fork The best he could
do was to lift the pan from the bottom
of the oven when he endeavored to
roll the turkey over.
That thing has got to be turned
somehow" he mentally mathematical.
grabbing the pan in his bare hands
and attempting to haul it onto the
floor!
With cry Of pain he let the pan
slip and stuck his burned fingers in
his mouth, SCOT and all!
When Jones fixed the furnace he
wore a pair of old gloves. Remember
ing this, he dashed madly into the
cellar, donned the gloves and once
more attacked the offending bird
This time he managed to get the tur-
Key from the oven, and setting the
pan down upon the spotless floor, he
proceeded with a fixed expression of
revenge, to turn that turkey on its
other sidei
And just as he had jerked it loose and
horped 1t over, he heard voices in the
nall and Mrs. Jones approached
Grasping the pan by each side he
made haste to replace it in the oven.
In some unaccountable way, a drum
stick caught, the pan slipped and Just
as Mrs. Jones opened the kitchen
door, look of suspicion on her face.
shat rascally turkey Topped clear of
the pan, sped straight under Jones'
&eet and deliberately tripped him up,
Are you riding the turkey to wa
eer?" Mrs. Jones asked. scornfullv as
Jones floundered about on the kitchen
fioorl
And then the humorous side ap-
pealed to her and her shrieking laugh
brought half dozen guests lust in
time to see Jones disappear up the
back stairway toward the bathroom!
inasmuch as he closed the door
promptly and locked it, none of the
party ever heard just what he said,
but they imagined enough to do JUS
1ice to the occasion
Q @ @
Flub Dubs.
We cannot all own automobiles.
The rest of us have to belong to the
quick and the dead" class.
4 K 4
We cannot all lead the band-but.
by jing, I'm takin lessons on the big
bass drum.
4 4 4
II all were star actors who would
drop peanuts into the pit?
+ & Z
Many forgive, but it is only mother
who forgives and forgets.
Rxr,~>Ms4e4s
y @
The Republican., 1908-12-31
H|yTDUs1RElY{S93SS] !. u
=. AND Ic
y Vaf5ffECHANTCS
FOR AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER.
How You Can Make an Adjustable
Negative Washer.

The sketch herewith shows a wash
box for negatives made from an ordin-
airy wooden box. AS can be seen, the
grooved partition; A, is removable,
and as several places are provided for
The Republican., 1908-12-31

piece of wood as
at a, in the
sketch, held in
place by a fence
staple, b, h a 8
been devised. The
prongs of the
staple should be
bent slightly out
ward before it is
driven in, so that
The Republican., 1908-12-31
Cattle and Tuberculosis.

The government bureau of animal
Industry estimates that SA per cent.
of the cattle in the United States are
affected with tuberculosis.
The Republican., 1908-12-31

ing dinner, but
Wednesday at the
Office had been
chaos and there
We're still two
stories to write
hen he hurried
across town to get
h S S u b ur b a II
train. These stO-
ries had to be in
the hands of the
printers Friday
morning. Wedues-
day evening he
was to escort his
wife and a party
to a Thanksgiv-
ing Eve ball and
of course, after
t h e o m p a n Y
came, there would
be no time to
write.
So it was ar
ranged that Jones
should stay at
home Thanksgiv-
ing morning and
get those two
stories on paper
while his wife
went to town aft.
er the guests.
Nov, Henry"
she admOnished,
Il will be gone a
long time, and l
want you to be
The Republican., 1908-12-31

For RENT.-The Rectory on Alder
street; house contains IA rooms; stable
and other outbuildings on the property
Apply to BOWIE JOHNSON, Oakland. st
The Republican., 1908-12-31
Lot For Sale.

The best building lot in Oakland; op-
posite new courthouse, at reasonable
price. Apply to owner.
HENRY LAUER,
Oakland, Nd.
The Republican., 1908-12-31

they will spread in the handle. There
Is little danger of handles coming
loose when they are attached in this
manner.
The Republican., 1908-12-31
Paint Bolts with White Lead.

Where bolts are subject to rust, the
threads should be painted with pure
white lead then they will not rust
fast.
The Republican., 1908-12-31
EASY WHEN YOU KNOW HOW.
A Simple Method for the Making of q
CoiIed Sprinu

Get a metal rod the same diameter
as the spring desired; drill a hole
near the end to admit end of the
wire. Give the wire two or three
turns around rod, spacing the turns
according to the desired pitch. Clamp
The Republican., 1908-12-31
MAKE 1T TIGHT.
How Hammer Handle Can Be Put
On to Stay.

To secure the handle of a hammer
or AK, special wedge made with a
The Republican., 1908-12-31
VISITS WITH
8 MGHSRY
Tending the Turkey,

Jones had intended going to meet
the company expected for Thanksgiv-
The Republican., 1908-12-31

The annual meeting of the Garrett County
Telephone Company will be held at HoyeS,
MARYLAND
The Republican., 1908-12-31
January 4th, 1909,

at the hour of 10 O'Clock for the purpose of
electing board of directors the coming
year aud any other business that may be
brought before it,
C. " GUARD, Sec'y.
The Republican., 1908-12-31

The Republican for Job Work.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-03-28
RAILROAD NOTES.
Heavy Track Laid.

With the exception OF one and a
fourth miles, every foot of Santa Fr
track between this city and Los An
gcles, by way Of Orange, is now laid
with the finest Of S5-pound steel rails
ana the road is built for the heaviest
Of traffic. says the San Bernardino
sun The little strip of track still lack
ing is at Horseshoe Bend, where the
grading is not yet completed but will
be very soon. The work of laying
heavy rail and rebuilding the track
via Orange was commenced year ago
and has been prosecuted almost With
out cessation ever since.
The work Of laying the rails be
tween Orange and San Diego will
probably now be pushed. The SIS
pound rails have been put down south
Of Santa Ana three miles. For sew
eral weeks the new steel for the bal
ance of the track to San Diego has
been arriving and has been distributed
and it will probably now be laid, there
being nearly enough on hand to com
plete that piece Of track.
The work of rebuilding the san
Diego line from Orange south, is still
unsettled as to whether it will be done
this year, though it is expected that
work viii be commenced in the very
near future,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-03-28
CIMARRON MAN IS
SUDDENLY HEIR
TO MILLIONS
Baron Won ZuyIe0 Receives
Word From Holland That He
is One of SharerS in Fortune
of S17OOO,O00.
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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-03-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
g.,.u II,tHIusy IIuiNa M HQA


Department OF the Interior, United states
Land Onice, Santa Fe, N, M. March IA,
1908.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named claimant has fled notice Of his IN
tentlon to make final proof IN support Of his
claim under sections lG and ~ Of the act
OF March 3, 1891 (2G stats, $50, as amend
ed by the act OF February II, 1888 ca stats
400, and that said proof viii be made bo-
fore H. w s. Otero al Albuquerque, NJ NJ
on April 20, 1908, VIZ Luciano Aragon for
the s. H. g. N-535, situated in Sec 2, ~, &
NJ. r. T..
lie names the following witnesses TO
prove his actual continuous adverse pos
session OF said tract for twenty years ncXt
preceding he survey Of the township. WIS
Candelario Aragon Of Los Lunas y, NJ,
Francisco Torres Of Los Lunas, n. NJ Man
uel vigil Of Los Lunas NJ M, and Escolas
ico Wan Of Albuquerque, n M
Any person who desires to protest against
no allowance or said proof or who knows
Of any substantial reason under the laws
and regulations OF the Interior Department
why such proof should not be allowed VIII
be given an opportunity al the nhoVe men
toned time and place 10 cross examine the
witnesses OF said claimant, and TO offer evil
dence In rebuttal OF that submitted hN
claimA n.
MANUEL h. OTEHo. Register
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-03-28


Department Of the Interior, United states
Land Office, Santa Fe. n, NJ March a.
1908.
Notice In hereby given that the following
named claimant has filed notice Of his IN
tention to make dual proof In support OF
his claim under sections 10 and II Of the
act Of March 3, 1891 t2G stats, $50, as
amended by the act of February a. 1888
Ca Stats. 400 and That said proof VIII be
made before H. W. Otoro at Albuquerque,
H. NJ on April 2O 1908, viz.
HipoIlto Toledo for the $. II. c. N-S54,
in Sec 10, r. NJ, X. f.. and Sec. ~,
T. NJ r. 70,
lie names the following witnesses to prove
his actual continuous adverse possession OF
said tract for twenty years next preceding
the survey Of the township. viz;
Aneeuto Aragon Of Peralta, N. NJ Rafael
Gurule OF Pernlta, N. M, Aniceto Toledo
Of Peralta, n, NJ, and Jesus Garcia Of Va
lencia, NJ NJ
ANY person who desires to protest against
the allowance Of said proof. or who knows
Of any substantial reason under the laws
and regulations Of the Interior Department
why such proof should not be allowed VIII
be given an opportunity at the above men
toned time and place 10 cross examine the
witnesses OF said claimant, and to offer evil
dence Ia rcbuttal Of that submitted by
claimant
MANUEL n. oTERO. Register.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-03-28
BEER CONSP|RAC
CASE ENDS IN
M|STR|AL
JURY, OUT FOURTEEN
H0URSN FAILS TO AGREE
Men Charged With Oefrauding
Uncle Sam by Means Of Can
ceIIed Revenue Stamps Must
Stand Trial Again,

After being out for nearly fourteen
hours, the jury in the case of the
United States against Charles Webb
and Robert Miller, Yesterday morning
agreed to disagree and reported to
Judge Abbott that they were unable
TO arrive at a verdict. II is said the
Jury stood nine for conviction and
three for acquitta The case was
fought stubborny throughout by the
attorneys on both sides.
Webb and Miller were arrested
two weeks ago by deputy United states
marshals on charge of conspiracy to
defraud the government by using can
celled United States internal revenue
stamps. 1t was alleged AT the time
of the arrest and throughout the trial
that Webb and Miller had entered into
an agreement or compact, not only
to defraud the government, but also
to defraud the Southwestern Brewery
and Ice company. 1t was alleged that
Miller, who was a driver on a South
westrn brewery wagon, took beer out
of the racks in the cellar of the brow
cry and sold it to Webb at half price
without the knowledge of the brewery
officials 1t was alleged that Webb
soaked revenue stamps off of empty
casks Of beer and placed them on 9TH
er kegs delivered to him by Miller
The law requires that internal revenue
stamps should be destroyed as soon
as the key or parcel upon which they
are once placed, has been opened. 1t
was charged by the government that
Webb failed to destroy the stamps and
used them again in stamping the beer
delivered to him by Miller. Miller
throughout the trial declared that he
was innocent of wrong doing, saying
that he had never on any occasion sold
beer to any person at half price.
1t is believed that the government
will bring the case to trial again at
the September term Of court and may
try the defendants separately.