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The Springfield herald., 1912-05-17
Her Little Ring.

Mary had little ring; twas given
by her beau; and everywhere that
Mary went that ring was sure to go.
She took the ring with her one day,
when she went out to tea, where she
might display it to the girls, who num-
bered twentythree.
And when the girls all saw that ring,
they made a great ado, eXclaiming.
with one voice: Has it at last got
round to you?"
The Springfield herald., 1912-05-17
A kind-Hearted Man.

"Mr. Wombat!"
Couple of suffragettes out here
throwing stones at your window"
bawled the policeman.
How long have they been doing
that?"
"Oh, several hours"
Let 'em alone. 1t amuses the girls
and don't believe they'll hit the win
dow"
The Springfield herald., 1912-05-17
A Lady Humorist.

morists?"
Il don't know? Why?"
My typewriter spells as funny as
John Billings in his palmiest days"
The Springfield herald., 1912-05-17

to me, drove on, and "snaked the
whole rig out" as he neatly put it.
1t was clever maneuver, as he was
driving young horses, and was alone
in the wagon.-Youth's Companion.
The Springfield herald., 1912-05-17
Itq afIJre

What do you think of that for a
deal on sight?"
Il think it an eye-desl bargain"
The Springfield herald., 1912-05-17

Here's man who claims to under
stand birds?"
"Well?"
Cant we feature it?"
I'VE might" replied the editor OF
the New York paper, "if 1t were played
up properly. Send him out to get an
interview with the first robin. and let's
see what he makes of it."
The Springfield herald., 1912-05-17
New York Journalists.

Garfield Tea Is unequalled either an
occasional or n daily laxative.
The Springfield herald., 1912-05-17
DAISY FLY KILLER

The man who wears silk hat
shouldn't butt in.
The Springfield herald., 1912-05-17
Get This
FIR EE Book
Before You
Decorate
Alabaedne
The Beautiful Wall Tint

more fashionable than wall bsper or paint and costs
far less II Is refined and er9uisite In color
pare with any kind Of kasomne Goes further on
the wallis chip. peel rub off, lasts far longer.
lo Beautiful Tlnts Gomez all ready mix with cold
The Springfield herald., 1912-05-17

[ Before I could
\ regain my bazaDceI
4 she had sprung
\ into the room"
The Washington times., 1912-09-07
Use of Motor Fire
Engines Increasing

A national movement that Is cousing
widespread interest among municipali-
ties" says F. II. Sawyer, head OF the
motor fire truck tire department of the
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company,
Akron, Ohio. lis the adoption of motor
driven apparatus for fire department
service. That this movement has as
sumed concrete form is best evidenced
by the large number of machines being
purchased. One authority states that
l66 machines, aggregating 81, 200, 900, were
ordered delivered during the month Of
@. May.
The change from horse-drawn to
motor-driven fire appara tus Is a radical
one. and to make 1t perfectly practical
has required a vast amount Of engineer
ing skill and large corps of experts,
who have been devoting their entire
time to satisfactory solution OF the
many complex problems presented.
I'm fire department service, the most
important requisite is reliability. The
demands of fire apparatus In responding
to a call are imperative, and the ma
chine must get to the scene of fire with
out delay. and pneumatic tire to prop
erly fulfill its functions must meet these
exacting requirements, and in the de-
sign of such tire two broad principles
must be obserVed-correct design and
high quality OF workmanship and ma
terial, and no tire can be a success that
fails to fully meet both of these re-
quirements,"
The Washington times., 1912-09-07
Koppmeyer Tells How
Warren Cars Are Made

Charles kloppmeyer, general manager
OF the Warren Motor Gales Company, has
just returned from trip to the Warren
factory, in Detroit While there he
closed a contract to handle Warren cars
III this territory during the coming sea-
son. Il found things at the factory in
splendid condition. said Mr. KIopp-
meyer "A big force of men is at work
turning out the 1918 models and the in
dications are the Warren in 1913 will be
one of the best sellers,
The Warren car is being made III
one OF the most unique automobile
plants in the United States-one where
they make motor cars the way old
StradivaTius used TO make violins in
Cremonia. The Warren Is the hand
rade' car of the medium price class
The process of manufacture Is similar
IL that OF certain concerns which are
making high-prced cars. The com
plete chassic is put together by one ex-
pert mechanic and his helper From
the rough framework OF the car to
tho testers finished machine the me-
chanic Is held responsible. This gives
three advantages of manufacture. FIRST,
the makers get the benefit of the me-
chanic's pride in his work. Second,
when one mechanic builds a machine
every part Is put together with it's per-
rect relation TO every other part in
View. Third, the makers hold individ-
uals resi- onsible for results"
The Washington times., 1912-09-07
MOTORCyCLING IS
EXCELLENT SPORT,
SAYS A PHYSICIAN
Commends 1t for Its Health
Giving Qualities to
The Public.

DR.. B. j. Patterson, the new president
OF the Federation of American Motor
cyclists, Is practicing physician as
well as "practicing" motorcyclist.
He uses the motorcycle in making pro-
fessional calls because 1t saves his time.
But above this is the dividends" II
pays in health-so he says
There Is nothing that approaches the
motorcycle as health builder" ac-
cording to DR.. Patterson. IF you live
in the city get out into the open parks
and into the country. You will get a
full breath Of air into your lungs; get
the old attenuated cells to working, al
so a few hundred thousand new ones
get few more cubic feet of oxygen in
your system and discard a similar
amount of carbonic acid gas. Let the
leucocytes and the red blood corpuscles
have full swing and see IL in week
your stomach does not get rid of some
of the bad gastric juice.
"It takes oxygen to make a man feel
alive. Horseback riding was good be-
cause 1t made the rider use all the mus
cles about the chest. 1t stimulated the
rider to renewed activities and gave
him access to the air.
"Motorcycling is a new diversion and
does the same for its follower that
horseback I'll riding did G, for its dsyotees; S",
faster, you think faster, you reason
better and faster.
Don't ride the motorcycle seriously,
but take it as a relaxation. Go after
II as II you were used to II and were
going to have some sport with it.
Where you have walked two miles per
day and have found 1t of benefit, ride
twenty.ftive miles per day day IA. As to the the
machines are as silent as a car when
rightly used"
The Washington times., 1912-09-07
Owning Motor Car On
Cooperative Plan

Owning and operating an automobile
on the cooperative plan would seem at
first glance to involve unpleasant posi-,
bilities. but three young men who re-
Gently purchased a Kissel Kar jointly
say that the plan has worked out beau
tifully,
These three are recently married and
live with their brides in a town north
of Chicago. all being employed in the
city. The round trip railroad fare is
something like 72 cents, and the wives
going to town twice a week the trans
portatlon of the three families has ex-
ceeded SO a month.
Now the young men go to Chicago
and return each dav in their car. being
driven by a schoolboy brother OF one
of them. While they are at their desks
the car is a the disposal of their wives,
the ARRANGEMENT being that each OF the
ladies Is to have IT two days each
week. The families alternate in its use
on Sunday.
The young men have figured the
monthly expense OF maintenance very
literally. estimating as follows: Case
lene. A.50; lubrica ting oil. 81: tires. SIS;
garage, $40: repairs 81, and depreciation,
SIS. This is total OF $50. so. a saving OF
$3.50 over railroad fare, besides the
advantage of health and recreation en-
loved
The Washington times., 1912-09-07
Simple Methods of
Quick Tire Repairing

Some OF the simplest and easiest
methods of quick tire repair are not
always known to the average driver OF
motor cars" remarked r. c. Smith,
president of the Overland Washington
Motor Company.
The tire occa casionally gives them
trouble because they do not know of
some of the simple little things that
can be made so useful in emergencies.
Experienced motorists know we'll the
use to which an old casing can be put
in case OF a blow out. For temporary
purposes the best thing to do is to cut
out section of the discarded casing
about eight inches long. stripping of
the rubber thread from the fabric.
The layers of fabric can then be used
as an inside patch. No cement or other
material is necessary, as the pressure of
the tube holds the patch in place. A
man can often cover many miles with
this crude sort OF repair job, and often.
too, 1t will get him out of hole that
otherwise might prove exceedingly an
noying"
The Washington times., 1912-09-07
MAINTENANCE OF
MOTOR CARS BELOW
p HORSED VEHICLES
Five Automobile Truck
" Capable of Forty Miles
Per Day.

Many persons who have been more or
less surprised to see figures on the
cost OF operation Of motor trucks run
ming around 80 cents a mile, and have
wondered how firm can make q We
hlcle pay at such a cost, have never
stopped to figure that IL costs az high
as 80 cents per mile to run horsed We
hicles.
two-horse vehicle carrying three
tons as load costs few users less than
S a day for the service Chicago de-
partment stores are paying as high as
S.12 for high class teams, and the cost
to the packing companies is about S. Is.
For convenience say that a team costs
in round numbers IS per day.
Daily Work of the Horse.
The days work of horse delivery
truck does not average over twelve
miles. Some firms do fifteen. but as
rule these change off their horses
from day to day to give them a long
route one day and a short one the next.
fair average is twelve miles per day.
With these figures as a basis, a twelve
mile distance for a S6 cost one quickly
livery by team is about so cents per
mile at the present time.
This also gives further clue to truck
figures IL we take basis of $l2 per day
for a fye-ton truck. II this truck makes
forty miles per day 1t will be delive ring
at cost of 30 cents per mile. If II
does but twenty miles per day IL will
cost go cents per mile, and hence show
loss over horse equipment for the
same work.
This means that II delivery systems
and loading arrangements keep the ma
chine standing for any considerable
L.. lV%a kRaa I..N L E-N.- Ills
day can be accomplished, the truck
will not be success; but II II Is so
used with special systems Tor loading
and unloading and for cutting out the
in operation on the road for a maximum
OF time. then and then only can the ma
chine pay dividends as against horse
equipment so far as operating cost Is
concerned.
Short Hauls a Handicap.
It is thus seen that a motor truck is
at a disadvantage on short hauls. for
with stops near together each stop will
have to be short. Where motor trucks
have been used successfully on such
work there have been special systems
and devices used. such as dumping
bodies and the like at the one end and
hoppers for loading at the other, or
there have been special conditions in
volved in the service.
AS an example OF the first case may
be cited certain lumber company u.s.
ing motor truck delivery for short hauls.
This firm makes up the load on a sepa-
rate wagon with rollers. When the
motor truck arrives it is backed up to
the dummy wagon and the load rolled
off directly onto the motor truck, where
II Is locked While the truck Is deliv-
aFin ~ &c h,f.
made up on the dummy wagon. At the
other end the load Ia discharged by the
rollers in the same way It was put on.
With only a fiVe-minute delay at each
end the truck is able 10 make enough
mileage In a day to show great saw
ing over hersed wagons.
The Washington times., 1912-09-07
BUICK MANAGER
HAS RAPID RISE IN
CHOSEN BUSINESS
Robert H. Martin Runs From
Bottom to Head of
Sales Force.

Breaking into the automobile game in
1908, Robert H. Martin, temporary man
ager Of the Buick Motor Company s
Washington branch, has made rapid
strides in his chosen field.
Mr.. Martin Joined the Buick forces
IN April. 1908, as a member of the sales
department. After six months work he
was appointed assistant to Manager
Ted" 8. Johnston, who recently re-
signed to. take charge of the Atlantic
division of the Republic Motor Com
pany. In this capacity he had charge OF
the territory covered by the Buick
Washington branch, embracing various
cities In Maryland and Virginia.
Mr.. Martin has a host of friends in
the automobile industry and has always
taken an active part in every movement
inaugurated by the motorists. He has
"artic'nated in a number of endurance
contests and has been successful in
winning several prizes.
The Washington times., 1912-09-07
Some Don'ts for
Motorcycle Riders

Don't start on a long trip without
first filling up the oil and gasoiene
tanks.
Don't use automobile or any old oil
for your motorcycle. Use only a heavy
grade of oil made especially for motor
cycles.
Don't forget to remove the battery
plug when you stop the motor; a short
circuit will soon ruin the batteries.
Don't open the cutout in the city.
Don't ride fast in the city or around
sharp curves. You may not be able to
stop quickly enough.
Don't race your motor on the stand
1t will overhead and ruin it.
Don't forget to strain the gasolene.
Dirt and water win cause carbureter
trouble
Don't ride your" motorcycle II the
tires are fiat; it. will cut and pinch the
inner tube.
Don't neglect keeping all nuts set up
tight; loose or lost nut may cause an
accident.
The Washington times., 1912-09-07
Clean Mats Improve
Finish of Cars

Nothing improves the final finish OF a
car more than a clean set of mats,
whilst the reverse Is equally the case.
Some chauffeurs paint the mats from
time to time to restore them to their
is the best method of keeping them
bright. A simple method is to soap
them and scrub them we'll with a scrub
bing brush. This cleans them. but the
mats are left patchy at places where
they are worn much Paint overcomes
this. After 1t Is all summed up. clean
the mats with pipe clay or for frequent
cleaning possibly soap is best. while for
occa sional cleaning painting seems more
suitable.
The Washington times., 1912-09-07
SUGGESTS SEPARATE
DIVISIONS FOR CARS
OF ELECTRIC POWER
Schedule Would Be Slower
Than That for Gaso-
lene Cars.

II suggestion OF z. LEROY Pelletier
is carried out, there will be a separate
and distinct division in this\ year q
Glidden tour for electric pleasure We
hicles. The schedule for this division,
Of course, will be somewhat slower
than for gasolene machines.
II will be remembered by motorists
that a Flanders electric laid out the
route for this years renewal of the
classic. touring event and the success
achieved by the car in the face of many
obstacles prompted Mr.. Pelletier to
suggest to the touring board of the
American Automobile Association,
which is promoting the Glidden tour,
to make a separate division for cleo
tries.
II believe this would do more to en-
tighten the public and the trade on the
possibilities of the modern electric than
anything else that could be DONE" says
Mr.. Pellitier, "and the Flanders Com
pany would welcome the opportunity
to demonstrate under official supervi-
sion the possibilities of our electric
AS, to charging facilities, Mr.. Pelle-
tier assures the A. A. A. that any cleo
trio which can make 125 to 150 miles on
q charge on city pavements, can make
this trip, for, while II is not possible
to make as great mileage on country
roads and over hills and through sand,
as on pavements and boulevards, any
god electric ought to make seventy-five
miles on a charge even under the worst
conditions that will be encountered on
this trip.
"Any electric which can do that
says Mr.. Pelletier, can easily reach
points where charging facilities are to
be had. We have compiled a list of the
various electric light plants, the nature
of the current and other data as well
as the regulation charging stations and
will be glad to furnish this to the A.
A. A. for the convenience of manu-
facturers who may enter the Gltdden
Tour II such a division is made.
owing to the fact that II 10 not al
ways possible to find direct current or
current that is of the right voltage, II
would of course be necessary for the
various entrants to carry along a rheo-
stat, transformer or rectifier instru-
ments. as was done I'm the case of the
Flanders Electric Pathfinder. But this
offers no more difficulty than did the
carrying of excessive gasolene supply in
the early days of the reliability run
from New York to Pittsburg-when 1t
was not possible as 1t is now to use the
ordinary gasolene OF commerce in auto
mobile carburetors, or to buy II at any
cross-road store as can be done today.
The Washington times., 1912-09-07
Advantages in Use
Of Motor Trucks

at is the force of example that is
causing the remarkable increase in the
use of motor trucks" says George A.
ISissel. president of the K'ssel Motor
Car Company. Some men do not seem
age of increasing the zone of delivery
of Ave times or more the distance COW
cred by horses. II they are using two
delivery wagons or more and keeping
them busy, motor truck. under mos!
stitute from the very start ard still
have time to do the work OF another
horse-drawn wagon when called upon
to do So
1T Is easily enough figured, but many
still wait for some competitor TO give
them A visual demonstration"
The Washington times., 1912-09-07
New Basket Designed
For Motorists

A new breakfast basket is great
comfort to those who have to make an
early start. 1t is completely fitted with
a percolator, a small alcohol stove
which has an egg boiler, and a tiny fry
ing pan attachment. The refrigerator
basket holds a good-sized block of ice
that may be surrounded with bottles,
and two cooling chambers that will ac-
commodate quite a number Of carriers
in enamel ware that are both sanitary
and light In weight. enough to win them
favor with the most fastidious.
The Washington times., 1912-09-07
Perfect Arrangements.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept. 7.-Chair-
man August Hermann, of the National
Baseball Commission when seen today
said arrangements for the worlds
championship baseball series will be
perfected at a meeting of the commits
sion in Cincinnati on September 16. He
would advance no opinion as to the
probable dates OF the big battles.
The Washington times., 1912-09-07
"Bombardier" Wells
WedS Ellen kilrOy

LONDON, Sept. 7.-'Bombardier"
Wells, the pugilist, was married today
al footing parish church TO Miss Ellen
Ktlroy, a daughter of the former run
ming cham pion, J. kilroy.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-04-12

Drinkers

is SAFE, SURE, THORO;
no dangerous drugs or hypo-
dermic injections, only harm
less vegetable medicines. If
you are a drink victim, or have
d relative or friend who is, in
vestigate this treatment to-
day. Full information or adj
vice free. Call in person,
write or phone.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-04-12
HON. A. w. EWERT OF PIERRE,
CANDIDATE FOR STATE
TREASURER.

"A. w. Ewert is an American by
birth and a German by ancestry. His
grandfather a in early days, a well
known pioneer, German minister in
| Wisconsin. With the march of pro,
gress, Mr.. Ewert's father moved from
Wisconsin to Minnesota, where Mr..
A. w. Ewert grew TO manhood.
Mr.. Ewert, after graduating from
the High School. in Wisconsin, took
academic and collegiate studies in
more advanced Institutions and there
by acquired a good literary and bust
ness education.
Twenty-Five years ago the same
hardy, active spirit which made his
fathers pioneers, led him to the new
state of South Dakota. In 1890, he
became cashier of the National Bank
of Commerce Of Pierre, and was adj
vanced by the directors from time TO
time until he became President OF
the Bank, which position he now
holds. lie has succeeded in business
because he has been ~scrupulously
honest, industrious, courteous and
level-headed. From a farmer boy, he
has become a well rounded mar com.
m%ercially, socially and politically, and
thoroughly public spirited.
In 1902 he was elected Mayor Of
Pierre, and performed his duties sc
we'll that in 1904 he was again chosen
Mayor without opposition.
In politics Mr.. Ewert is a Repubii
can. He has from the first been &C
tive in the Progressive Republican
movement. He has consistently urg
ed at all times that the people select
as officers to conduct their business
men who are especially fitted by
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-04-12
is 1T VISITATION OF GODS
WRATH?
Fate of Mean Man of Texas, Whose
Death Comes From Heavens,
Arouses Comment.
SLAIN BY LIGHTING
While disappearing His Maker for
Sending a Rainstorm Instead
of Warm Sunshine.
COFFIN is
By Second Bolt During His Funeral
Was Inhuman to Wife and
Animals.

Fort Worth, Tex, March 2S.-Has
The wrath OF God been sent against
Joe Fletcher, the meanest and most
profane man in the community of
Kings Ferry, who was struck down
by lightning Friday night? This
question is being asked not only by
the superstitious, but by the Christ
ian workers, who had time and again
endeavored to convert the notorious
lnldel to the cause of the Lord.
Fletcher has long been known as
the meanest, most brutal and most
profane man in the entire community.
He would not only beat his animals,
but his wife and children, and it is
said to be doubtful if ever he spoke a
complete sentence without blaSphem-
Ing his God.
Once when Fletcher came in at
night from working in the fields, he
became dissatisfied with his supper.
There was too much fat on the ba-
con which had just come from the
stove, and he dashed it into his wife's
face. Her face is SCARED to this day,
scared by the burning grease
Fletcher had declared that his
first born should be a son. But when
his wife proudly and lovingly offered
him a beautiful little blueeyed girl,
he spat in her face. 1t is said that
his wife feared even to leave him.
There are other instances galore of
his brutally beat his wife and children
and how he manned his faithful
horses when becoming angry with
them. His temper was quick, it
knew no bounds.
When the village pastor came with
his pr%ayerbook to interest the intidel
in Christiansty he set his dogs upon
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-04-12

training and experience to give the
State skilled service. That in such
matters the people should select their
officers with The same care and in
%telligence that a business man would
in the conduct of his business.
Mr.. Ewert served as State Senator
with marked ability in the Legisla-
ture of 1909. He had maintained that
the interest on public funds should
not go into the private pocket of the
State Treasurer. that the interest
rightfully belonged to the State. To
remedy this evil he introduced the
bill which became the Depository
Law, requiring interest on public
funds to be paid to the State, which
has resulted in covering into the pub
lie treasury nearly $780, 600. 90. 1t is
misleading for anyone to say this sum
was paid into the treasury through
"the policy" of thess-present State
Treasurer. The depository law is
such that the treasurer must account
for all money collected as interest. 1t
is fortunate the bill was so dra wn
that it's payment does not depend on
the policy or discretion Of the Urea
Surer.
Mr.. Ewert, residing at the State
Capital as he does, will be in position
to give his daily, personal attention
to the affairs of the office of State
Treasurer. Having large experience
and marked ability in financial mat
ters, his daily personal attention to
the conduct of the Office will result in
substantial benefit to The State.
1t will be seen from the foregoing
sketch that Mr.. Ewert is we'll quail
fled for the position of State Treasur-
er, a man to be trusted, and a public
servant who has already proven his
worth to the people.