Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-03
WONDER STUNTS OFTHE AUTO
pine Of the Marvellous Doings of the
Hummer on Wheels.
less AGENTS DO THE BUSINESS
'imbinE Mountains and Capitol
Steps, Turning Churns and saws,
and Found Useful a. an
Incubator.

The press agent has been the means OF
the automobile climbing up Pixies Peak,
the capitol steps at Washington and also
the Colorado state capitol steps, Il t3 per
cent grade, and other marvellous feats too
numerous TO mention.
Street cars have already made the peril
Gus trip up the rocky sides Of Pixies Peak,
but the latest Of these was a little run
about. From the base Of the mountain to
the summit along the path It was forced
to take is a distance OF 226 miles. This
little car struggled along for eight hours
up the slope Of this the most famous Of
all the Rocky mountains. In some places
the grade ran as high as forty-five de-
Erees. The driver says the greatest OBJ
stacles he had to overcome were the OBJ
structions In the trail, frequently Il being
found necessary to fill in washouts and
pry away huge rocks which Numbered
down the mountainside. Sometimes the car
jumped off the edge Of lodges two and
three feet high. One wsshout which was
encountered was so deep that It was use
less TO think Of filling It, and so strips
OF wood were placed across 1t and over
these the car was run.
The Downward sIid
After a short rest al the Summit house.
at the top of the mountain, the car started
on the downward journey, the homeward
trip being just as exciting, and even more
so, after the gasoline tank was p~unctured
by a jagged rock and all, except a gallon,
Of ths precious fluid was lost. For the
greater part OF the trip the car had 10
coast, but this was not 20 difficult. For
its upward struggle the wheels were bound
with rope to give them more traction.
For the sake of advertising this same
little car was sent flying up the steps
Of the Colorado capitol building. As the
front wheels shot up the stone steps the
driver was thrown back in his seat, and he
had to cling desperately to the steering
wheel to prevent beig pitched out. Every
thing had to be done in an instant, and as
much depended upon the agility Of the
driver as upon the capability OF the car.
Automobile stunts" are becoming as
common as flies around q molasses barrel
Some Of them are not performed in the
interests OF publicity. There is the case OF
q doctor out in Michigan last summer
who is the owner Of a light runabout, cost
ing $500. There are four members in his
family. When vacation time arrived h'
built a sectional rowboat, bought a sever
by ten tent, with two folding poles, tive
tent cots and a fishing outfit, strapped
them all on the rear OF his car, placed
his wife and two children in Its one seat
sat on q box himself. and drove away &c
the camping ground. Had the boat been 9
little wider It would easily have floateo
the automobile, II occasion had demanded
EnterprisinK motorists have put theil
automobiles to some queer uses. A yankee
up In Connecticut lacked up his car anc
rugged II SO that 1t would run a circulal
saw. and In one day he sawed enough
wood to last him the entire winter. TIT
proud possessor OF a motor car with al
ingenious turn Of mind and a number o
Jersey cattle turned his car into an auto
churner. He Is authority for the statemen
that It turns out q fine grade OF prin
butter. Out on Long Island another motor
lat with the aid of a block and fall ralse'
a windmill that would have required tw'
teams Of horses to do the work.
An automobilist and q chicken raiser say
he has made his car do the duties Of
hen. for when his incubator broke dow
the car took its place and brought fort
a fine brood of chickens, which he ha
named his autohornB. They are not atrai
OF a car. he adds. and instead OF cacklln
make a noise like an exhaust
The automobile ia invaluable on the farm
and can do everything. from ploughing
thrashinK wheat, cutting hay and milkin
cattle. It Is just In its infancy, however
and no one can tell what the future wi
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