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The Washington herald., 1912-04-28
G. N. STORM TELLS
How TO JUDGE AUTO
Says the Quality Car of To-day
Must Be Eoiseless, Powerful,
and Easily Regulated.

MIR. C. NJ. Storm. distributor for Ma
tional Forty" cars In this territory, Of
fers a valuable analysis of the motor
car market giving a concise summary OF
the advancement in automobile design
and construction.
People often ask me why one car is
better than another" says the National
representative, The reasons for the Diff
ference in cars are many; kind OF ma
terial, power and ease Of operation OF the
motor, and. in fact, there are a thou
sand things that can make or mar q
machine.
In a. general way, however, one can
measure a motor car to-day by some
of the following earmarks:
There must be a lack OF noise through
out the cars construction, that is, II
you want a truly advanced product. The
motor must run quietly. the gears must
be quiet and there must be a lack OF
vibration throughout the entire car. The
motor must in this day be capable OF
great power and speed and at the same
at extremely low speed in congested
trafic without shifting control levers. IN
the case OF the National 1 know OF no
other car that has such a powerful mo-
tor. The valves OF the National are 2 S-I
inches, larger than any other car know
Of. This means greater power ana eT-
ficiency
Il believe that the car to-day with the
left hand drive and center control is the
one that comes nearest TO being typical
Of modern Improvement in automobile
building. / note that companies that
charge even twice as much for their
cars as the National costs are announc-
ing this form OF drive on the next years
models. l know or at least seven COM
panies that are to follow the example
Of the National and include this form
OF drive.
The design OF an automobile has its
styles or fashions, the same as a wom-
ans clothes change with the seasons
The design of the car changes, however,
with a view to greater comfort as well
as looks. The National this season has
long. low, spacious body with strong
straight lines, wide doors, deep upholstery
and wide, snug, continuous metal guards.
The springs are long, wide ana resilient.
There are so many things that indi-
cate whether a motor car is really new
or just q warmed over last years model
that one cannot tell all without a car
before them and pointing them out one
by one"
The Washington herald., 1912-04-28
Big Automobile Meet in Texas.

Big Automobile Meet in Texas.
Z At the coming Galveston, Tex, cotton
carnival automobile meet, which doubt
less will be the biggest beach meet in
the history of the sport in view OF the
larger prizes offered, there may be some
added attractions in the way OF aero
plane and motorcycle features The
Metropolitan Motor Racing Association,
which has run motorcycle meets at Gut
tenberg, N. J., has opened negotiations
with the Galveston Automobile Club, to
run motorcycle events on one day dur
ing the carnival Inasmuch as the
stretch OF sand there is probably the
fastest in the world, 1t would be possible
to obtain the fastest motorcycles and
crack riders from all parts OF the coun-
try, who would attack worlds marks
At present there is a well known avia-
tor in New York CITY VINO is building an
aeroplane which he expects will break
all worlds records and is anxious to
match against the fastest automobile
he can find. In order to race an aero
plane against n car, straightawayI
course is necessary, inasmuch as an aero
plane cannot make turns as fast as an
automobile, and hence on tracks II Is
not possible to hold such events on al
satisfactory basis. This aviator expects
to have his monoplane ready in time for
the carnival.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-28
OVERLAND MODELOO
is A POPULAR CAR
Ideal Machine for Long or Short
Distance Touring Handsome
and Sturdy.

Competing with cars selling for several
hundred dollars more. the xl,sD model 50.
s5-horsepower Overland Is meeting with
unusual success and bids fair TO be as
popular in its class as Is the 800 Ave
passenger fore-door touring car, which
has created such q furore throughout
the country.
Buyers OF the Model so are given an
option Of two touring bodies. one a four
passenger torpedo type, while the other
is OF the conventional nve-passenger
fore-door design. Both are superbly nm
ished in Overland blue with gray run
ming gear and wheels.
This model takes the place OF the 30
horsepower car OF last year, which met
with a ready sale at 81 go and which
gave such universal satisfaction. Nearly
all the specifications have been enlarged,
making It better car for less money.
The wheel base is III inches, the motor
has been increased 5 horsepower. Remy
magnetic Installed for the ignition supply
and other ref1nements made that make
this model an ideal car for long or short
distance touring.
F. & s. ball bearings are used in the
three speed selective Transmission, while
Ttmken bearings are Installed on the
front and Hyatt on rear axIes. An ~
inch wheel is used in connection with the
worm and segment adjustable steering
gear. The pressed steel frame is dropped.
bringing the body nearer the ground
Quick detachable 34x4-inch tires are used,
and in conjunction with the flexible
semielliptic front and three-quarter clip
tic rear springs makes this car as COM
Portable as a parlor rocker.
That the Overland baseball team Will
be an even greater drawing card this
summer than It was during the 1911 sea-
son seems TO be evident by the star play
ers which Manager Graham Farley Is
securing.
Two Of the stars OF basebaIIdom which
will don the Overland uniforms this year
are Floyd Kroh, the eX-Chicago CUB
pitcher, and w. w. Thomas, who was
connected with the Boston Nationals dur
ing the lsoe-l9l0 season. Both men are,
now employees or the wInys-Uveriand
Company. at Toledo. Ohio.
Thomas Will cover the second sack and
captain the Overland team. Thomas
played with the Lancaster team OF the
Tri-State League last season, and was
connected with the Lansing, Mich, team
during 1915. prior to signing with the
Boston Nationals. He has been playing
professional ball since 1877, when he
made his debut with the Cumberland,
Md, team.
Kroh Is well known to all baseball fans.
having been connected with the NATIONAL
game since 1913, when he pitched for the
Yonkers, n. Y, high school team. Dur
ing 1905 he went to ConnelIsvIIIe, Pa. 4
then TO Albany. n. Y. the following sea-
son. His pitching with the Albany team
brought him into the Iimelght ana heI
played with the Boston Americans dur
ing the fall OF 1906. He then was trans
ferred TO the Johnstown, Pa, team,
where he played the TWO seasons. Dur
ing 1908. 1903. and 1910 ne pitched for the
Chicago Cubs OF the National League.
and last year did the heaving for the
Louisville, KY, team OF the American
Association,
The Washington herald., 1912-04-28
Announcement

THE Cook s. Stoddard Co. de-
sire to announce that they
wiu take possession of their
new and comnlodiouS auton1o-
bile SaLeSroom and Serpice de-
partment at 1888 and II4O
Connecticut Apenue on May +,
with a full line of 1912 models
of the CADILLAC, PIERCE
ARROW and BAKER Electric.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-28
The Choice
Of the Majority


Have
this tP Has the full broughthome
oyuP Do imagine selling merely because making mOreP
marketing the number purely and simply because
u dollar business
choosing the Overland Figures this Does
this shwd buyers wrong
E
II
should Overland Its purchase for
the world
O The apparent and practical difference popular priced to-day the
difference difference
the plants that produce them comparison of market prices places this
evidence hands, By that % Take magnificent
powerful Model Ohown This at $780, By
finish that and
G We
The public this condition We
This will Is shipping
We 1000 immediate
shipping
This gives you idea of capacity
Model 90
powerful comfortable and efficient will of
According $500 $780, to
this much value for $1,000 buy Overland % $500 for
other make Which shall beP
Handsome caalog
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08
CHlLD'S HEAD
A MASS OF HUMoR

81 think the Cuticura remedies are
the best remedies for eczema l have
ever heard Of. My mother had a child
who had a rash on its head when 1t
was real young. Doctor called It baby
rash. He gave us medicine, but 1t did
no good. In few days the head was
a solid mass, a running sore. 1t was
awful; the child cried continually. We
had to hold him and watch him to
keep him from scratching the sore.
Ills suffering was dreadful At last
we remembered Cuticura Remedies.
We got a dollar bottle Of Cuticura Re-
solvent, a box Of Cuicura Ointment,
and a bar of Cuticura Soap. We gave
the Resolvent as directed, washed the
head with the Cuticura Soap, and APP
piled the Cuticura Ointment. We had
not used half before the child's head
was clear and free from eczema, and
It has never come back again. His
head was healthy and he had a beau
tiful head Of hair. I think the Cuti-
cura Ointment very good for the hair.
It makes the hair grow and prevents
falling hair" (Signed) Mrs. Francis
Lund, Plain City, Utah, Sept. 19, 1910.
Although Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment are sold everywhere, a sample
Of each, with 82-page book, will be
mailed free on application to "Cuti-
eura," Dept. L. Boston.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08
GEN. CUSTER'S LAST BATTLE
Member Of Newton (Mass.) Police
Force for Many Years, Tells Of
Fight Of Little Big Horn.

Captain John Ryan. for thirty.fouF
year a member OF the Newton (Mass.j
police department and veteran of the
Civil and Indian wars, was a FIRST
sergeant Of M Troop. 7th U. 8. Cav
airy, under General Clusters com
mand, and has substantiated his claim
OF being the man to fire the first and
last shots In the battlo of the Little
Big Horn.
In 1874 the 7th Cavalry under com.
mand Of General Custer, conducted
the Black Hills expedition. for the pur-
pose of determining II gold existed
In the hills, as the Indians had re-
ported. With tho troops we're many
mining experts and professors from
several Of tho large universities.
They explored the hills for ninety
days. The rocky nature Of the ground
made It very hard on the horses. On
one of these prospecting trips Ryan's
horse lost a shoe. Under the rules, II
his horse became lame he would be
forced to dismount and continue on
foot.
The blacksmith was at the main
camp, but Sergeant Ryan's ingenuity
bit upon a scheme. He had a new
cavalry overcoat which had cost him
sl4 Cutting or one sleeve. he sewed
up the bottom, placed heavy pads in
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08

- no e4fLcf = NO
ice-coated stream, is thrust the rat
like head, to peer intently into the
depths of the black pool beneath.
| Through one Of these openings the
long, slender, brown body slips, to turn
and twist with llghtning-llke rapidity
In the icy current. Emerging from
the chilling water, fits wet coat glisten-
\ ing, its eyes flashing triumphantly'
the agile little animal has its jaws
fastened across the body Of a luckless
/ trout. Beneath the shelter Of fallen
pine, the prize is placed and closely
guarded by the suspicious mink. Aft
er many little patrols about the near
vicinity, made for the purpose Of dis
covering any hidden foe, If such there
be, the crafty hunter has partaken Of
his well-earned meal. Some telltale
evidences left behind on the trampled
snow proclaim all this, and then the
tracks lead on down the stream.
At some distance from the brook
bed. farther back in the forest, winds
the clear-cut, well-defined tracks Of the
red fox. The footprints are distinguish
able from those Of the lynx even at
first glance. The imprints themselves
are narrower, and placed more nearly
in a straight line; while the stride,
from the track to track, is half again
as long as in the wider lynx trail. The
drag of the bushy tail is duly recorded,
as the sharply outlined footprints lead
up to and over the brow of a hill.
From the clean, sharp tracks left on
the snow, one can readily imagine the
sly, red fellow daintily placing those
tireless black feet. The trail leads
into an old wood road along which
the fox has trotted At one place, evil
IDENTIFY frightened by something he has
Jumped far to one side, then gone on
at a mad gallop. Down to the edge
of an ice-covered, snow-coated pond,
the tracks lead. Evidently recovered
from his unexplainable panic, he steals
stealthily to the cover of the bushes
that fringe the frozen lake. His trail
proceeds to the outskirts of a frozen
marsh. along which 1t follows. About
several muskrat houses his wayward
footprints circle; at one particular
dome-shaped habitation the impatient
fox has scraped away the snow and
seemingly endeavored to scratch
through the impentrable, frozen mass
composing the roof. Having probably
caused the terrified inmates to aban-
don the grass-lined living chamber,
and to plunge into the black. chilling
water beneath the ice, he has turned
and made his way leisurely across the
swamp to a hemlock grove. Cautious
Iv he has worked his way under the
dropping branches, his keen nose
searching for some promising scent.
He has alarmed a torpid grouse, as re-
corded by the disturbed area of snow,
showing the bomb-like fight Of the
startled bird at the near approach of
the silent stalker
At one place he has jumped for a
mouse, and, judged by the imprints,
has miscalculated the distance and
missed his quarry. Two or three play
full bounds mark the ascent of his trail
to higher ground, where, reaching
more open country 1t leads off to the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08
HER WELL-MERITED REPROOF
Rebuke Of Boston Teacher Must Al.
most Have Broken the Heart Of
Little Sammy Parker.

A well-lnown educator tells Of a
school Of advanced ideas In Boston,
wherein no pupil is ever punished in
any way, the individuality Of every
child being held too sacred for repres-
sion.
One day, It appears, soon after her
entrance into this school, one little
girl came home with a face wet with
tears and her mouth covered with
blood.
The mother was greatly alarm
ed, and, taking the child into her arms,
asked her what had happened.
The story of what had happened was
sobbed out to the sympathetic mother.
One Sammy Parker, It semed. had
struck the little girl and knocked out
a couple of teeth.
When the unfortunate youngster had
been restored to equanimity her IA
ther, who had in the meantime put in
an appearance, naturally enough want
ed to know how the teacher had dealt
with Sammy
"She didn't do anything"
We'll, what did she say?"
"She called Sammy to her desk and
said: Samuel, don't you know that
was very antisocial? ?"-Harper's Mag
aZine.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08
Explored the HIS for Ninety Days.

it, and then drew it up over the
horses's hoof. securing it above the
fetlock. In this manner the animal
was kept from lameness.
The horse Of another member Of
the detachment gave out, and It had
to be shot. It's unfortunate rider was
forced to walk, but Ryan made good
use of the calamity by removing a
shoe. With the aid OF a geologist's
hammer he fastened the shoe on his
mount, and was able to ride again
through the remainder Of the summer
He rode this horse, an intelligent
Kentucky bay, for 10 years, between
November, 1866, and December, 1876,
on all of Clusters marches and en-
gagements, and he declares that the
animal undoubtedly saved his life in
Clusters last fight
"On many occasions" said Captain
Ryan, Il have shared my rations with
my horse, and have even crept around
In the night to pilfer little forage
for him"
Captain Ryan served three years in
Co, c. 2Sth Mass, and one year in Co.
X. 61st Mass, in the Civil war, and
ten years with General Custer in
Troop M. 7th U. 8. Cavalry, and had
charge of the detail that buried Gen.
eral Custer, his brother, Captain T. w.
Custer. and First Lieutenant w. w.
Cook, adjutant, 7th U. s. Cavalry, and
two other commissioned officers and
men. His own company (M) entered
that engagement with forty-five men
and horses, of whom fourteen enlisted
men and one second lieutenant were
killed, ten men wounded and all their
horses but nine killed. He is Ae man
who identified Captain Thomas w.
Custer, whose body was so terribly
mutilated by the Indians, rs Captain
Custer was the first lieutenant of Cap
tain Ryan's company for about four
years before Custer was promoted to
captain Of another company.
Capt. Ryan was wounded four
times during the Civil war, at the bat
tie of Ream's Station, Va, on the We'll
don railroad, in front Of Petersburg.
He was wounded while repulsing a
Confederate charge on August rs,
1864. which was his nineteenth birth.
day. while a member of Gen. T. T.
Meagher's Irish brigade, known as the
Second brigade, First division. Second
corps, Army Of the Potomac.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08
Thunder Sound Carries Far

1t is rather rarely the case that the
flashes in a distant thunderstorm are
SO spaced that one can tell certainly
to which flash a particular peal Of
thunder belongs; hence the difficulty
Of testing the above figures. Such an
opportunity was, however, recently
presented to a well-known German
meteorologlst, Dr. r. Hennig, while
he was visiting a summer resort on
the Baltic. From his bed one night
he observed flashes Of lightning far
out at sea at intervals Of seven min
utes. The thunder was faint but dis
tinctly audible. On Counting sec
onds" he found that from so to 80
seconds and upwards elapsed between
lightning and thunder The maximum
interval was 96 seconds,
Commenting on this observation
German meteorological journal states
that in northern Germany intervals
of from 80 to So seconds between
lightning and thunder have frequently
been recorded on the coast with
the abnormal distribution OF atmoa.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08
soIdIerIna Made HIm ReokIess.

Just after the battle of Williams
burg General Magruder and his staff
stopped at a house and engaged din
ner. Soon after their arrival a hum
cry Louisiana soldier came along.
Madame, can get dinner?" he
asked the lady Of the house.
Yes, sir" was the reply; but as
! am preparing dinner for General
Magruder and staff and have not room
for all, you will have to wait for
second table"
The soldier thanked her, and took
a seat commanding a view Of the din
ing room, He waited until the feast
was on the table, and when his hos
tess went to the parlor to announce
dinner to her distinguished guests he
entered the dining room and seated
himself at the table The general
soowled and seated himself next to
the soldier.
"sir," said the general, do you
know with whom yod are diningY
NO" replied the soldier, "sinoe
enlisted | haven't been 80 particular
about my associates"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08

The story of a brothers sacrifice
was related in a compensation case at
Stockport (Eng) recently The hair
Of a 15-year-old girl, named Edith
Stuart, was caught in some machinery
at the factory where she was en-
ployed. and she was completely
scalped. A brother offered to allow
skin from his leg to be grated on his
sisters head Sixteen pieces Of skin
from the brothers leg were grated
on the head Of the girl, but she did
not recover In the ALLEGATION Of the
compensation, e1O was awarded to
the brother who was In hospital for
several weeks.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08
While Authorities Differ, II Is Agreed
That ReVerberatlons Carry
Many Miles.

How far may thunder be heard?
one encyclopedia says in its article
on lightning. THE distance away Of
tba fash can be estimated by the
tme between fash and the beginning
Of The thunder, every seconds being
equivalent to l mile; so seconds or
N miles is the greatest observed in
terval at which thunder has been
heard other reference books say IS
miles; and this is the prevailing popu-
lar opinion It nearly agrees with,
and is probably founded upon, the
statement in Arago's well-lSnown work
on thunder and, lightning-the highest
authority Of its time-that DO lIsle
once counted ~ seconds between the
lightning and the thunder This, says
Arago Is the greatest interval record.
ed In the annals of meteorology, and
is 23 seconds greater than in any 9TH
er case with which he was aoquaint.
cd.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08
Mo True Friend.

There's a Hugh Ford and Harry
Ford at the new theater, The SINH
larity of initials sometimes makes
trouble. The other day a perfumed
note came for "H. Ford" and Hugh
Ford, opening it, found 1t was from
a woman. The next day Harry Ford
opened letter addressed to H.
Ford" Then he passed over to Hugh
the bill marked due and payable"
which it contained.
You're no true friend" said Hugh
Ford You might have paid my bill
for me; kept your date New York
Letter to the Cincinnati Times-Star.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08

right, the tracks showing he has bro
ken into a hurried trot for parts un-
known
On the crest OF neighboring hard
wood ridge is the trail Of a noble
Whitehall buck. Differing from the
trail Of the doe, by the larger tracks,
more rounded toes, greater length Of
stride between prints and drag on the
snow before and after each particular
footprint, the tracks are sufficiently
interesting to follow. From the trail
It may be gathered that the animal
has walked leisurely along up-wind,
browsing on laurel, birch twigs, and
smaller bushes. He has carefully
walked a log to cross a brook, and
stood drinking Of the clear, cold wa
ter. Occasionally he has stopped to
listen and look back on his trail for
the detection Of any. harmful follower.
He has nothing to fear from the front,
FOR his sensitive muzzle would detect
the warning taint on the breeze, long
before the enemy itself hove in sight.
In several places he has paved the
snow clear for considerable spaces,
evidently in search Of some winter
delicacy beneath the glimmering crys-
tails.
Another buck track still larger than
the first, which it joins, promises in
teresting developments further along.
For some distance it follows its rival
at a walk, then impatience is shown
in the recorded tracks left by the trot-
ting animal. This second buck one
would judge to be the bigger animal,
from its larger tracks, although this
need not essentially follow. At any
rate he is evidently in a great hurry
to overtake and challenge his prede-
cessor, Judging from his tracks, which
show he has broken into a graceful
canter.
Farther on the snow records the pre-
liminaries Of battle gone through by
both bucks at 1T of each other
Each has paved and stamped the
snow in a circle of considerable area.
Both have broken small bushes and
rubbed the bark from saplings with
their antlers.
At last they closed with a rush:
both, from the evidence recorded ap-
parently having been carried to their
knees by the force Of the impact. Ris-
ing, they pushed. retreated and
charged, until the snow was entirely
cleared from the arena Several times
one or the other has been thrown
heavily to earth; the imprints left by
their bodies being plainly visible. Bits
of hide, long coarse hairs and alarm
ing blotches Of red, prove the fierce
ness of the battle for supremacy.
AS is inevitably the case, the weak
at last gave way; his blood-stained
trail leading off in series Of great
bounds down the hillside. For some
distance the second trail accompanied
it, but finally branched off into dense
bit of forest. the victor evidently seek
ing the shelter and solitude for recu-
peration from his own wounds and
bruises.
AS twilight comes stealing over the
whitened landscape, obliterating dis
tance and closing in, In gradually
contracting circle, many other inter-
esting tracks and trails are found,
but the winter days are short and the
fading light beneath the trees drives
one out in the open fields, across them
into the road-and home.
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