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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-28
FEW ABUSES OF AUTOMOBILE
Tax on the Eyes and Nervous System
Imposed by High SpeeG-AIso
Numerous Minor Ills.

The twentieth century may fairly be
called the age Of speed. The trolley
car rushing through city streets and
country roads. replaces the Jogging
horse car and rumDling stage; the
fast steamers take you TO England in
five days; the thousand miles be-
tween New York and Chicago is COW
cred in IS hours; and mankind ha'
almost forgotten the joys of a quiet
saunter. Distances have been short
ened by the bicycle, the automobile
and the motor boat and the aeroplane
is to outspeed them all
Although much is gained, perhaps,
the physician knows that something
is lost, remarks the Youths Compan-
ion. The uses and benefits of the au-
tomobile for example, are great if 1t
is sensibly used; but when it is
abused the danger to those in and out
of the car is even greater. Driving
a high power car at full speed is q
pleasurable form of intoxication, but
like all intoXications it has its pen
alties, and they are heavy.
The drivers eyes and nervous sys-
tenn may suffer seriously although
there are numerous minor ills to which
he is liable that may come first and
teach him moderation.
The tax on the eyes is enormous.
for they are kept at constant strain
looking for obstacles and inequalities
in the road. The wind and dust in
spite OF goggles often cause a trouble
some Inflammation that yields only to
rest in a darkened room and appro-
pirate medical treatment.
A not uncommon affection of the
eyes is failure to focus properly, the
ciliary muscles become exhausted and
suddenly cease to act-a temporary
paralysis that causes a sudden blur
ring Of the vision. If that comes
while the car is going at full speed
the driver is fortunate if he can stop
it in time. The only course for the
driver who has had this affection Is
to give up the wheel, for if it has oc-
Cured once it may occur again at any
time.
Another ailment that may affect the
passengers as we'll as the driver is a
painful stiff neck caused by uncon-
sciOus muscular tension. But the most
serious penalty that follows abuse OF
the automobile is neurasthenia or
nervous breakdown A man whose
brain is fatigued with business cares
cannot with safety substitute another
form Of mental strain for the needed
relaxation
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-28
NEW TYPES OF AIR SICKNESS
Most Remarkable Symptom Is Over
towering SIeepiness, With Slug
gish and Clumsy Movements.

Climbing into the air has developed
three new types of disease: % noun
tain sickness, due to the muscular
work of climbing in addition to the
rarefaction of the air; 90 balloon sick
ness, produced only at great heights
by the thinness of the air and 90
aviators' sickness, in which more
severe symptoms result from the
rapidity of the change of atmospheric
pressure, especially in descent Ber-
get notes that aeroplanes may rise to
10000 feet in an hour. The humming
or cracking produced in the ears is
the same as in balloon disease, but
there is also a peculiar uneasiness,
and the aviator is quickly out of
breath. The French aeronaut mentions
further that the descent in a sailing
flight may be at the rate of 900 feet
or more a minute. Morane at Havre
having dropped 5000 feet in six min
utes. The effects are heart beats OF
great force but no increase in rate,
humming in the ears, and an exag-
gerated special uneasiness. There is
burning of the face, with severe head
ache. But the most remarkable symp-
tom is the overpowering sleepiness,
with sluggish and clumsy body move
ments and this may last for days.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-28
Front View.

the slide door at one end enables
these to be scraped out with a hoe
or shovel into a box on the floor |
use a hoe to clean the dropping board
and afterwards throw a shovelful or
two of dry earth over it's surface The
roosts should not have so great
slope as the board beneath, so as to
enable one to use a hoe for cleaning
off the board. The slope of the drop
ping board not only causes the drop
pings to collect in the trough beneath,
but prevents the hens from walking
on its surface. The space behind /
utilize for nests. After trying various
kinds, l find ordinary nail kegs the
best. These should be filled two
thirds full of straw, and wire loop
inserted at the top. They may then
be hung in row, and touching each
other to keep them steady, to nails
driven into the wall behind. In this
way they can be easily lifted off the
nails to be cleaned. l chose kegs for
nests as the hens are unable to eat
their eggs in them and they are about
the right size to accommodate one hen
at time. My henhouse has a very
large window right opposite the hen
roost, so in order to darken the nests
l fasten strip of old linoleum on a
wire so as to hang just in front of
the nests. The wire has loop at one
end which is fastened to bent nail
or hook driven into the dropping
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-28
ONE ROAD IS MADE PERFECT
HummeIston Pike, Near Harrisburg,
Pa, Considered by Experts to
Be Model Highway.

The Hummelstown pike, near Har-
risburg, Pa, is considered by experts
to be a model road. 1t is made of a
mixture of water, gas, tar. cement,
liquid asphaltum, road oil, carbolic
disinfecting powder, sulphate of cop
per, and oil of wintergreen. The sui
phate of copper is used to prevent
the oils from becoming ignited, and
the wintergreen counteracts the odor
of the others. There is nothing dis
agreeable about the smell. A curious
effect of the mixture is it's disinfect-
ing power. During the past year
there was not single contagious dis
ease in that section. The cost of ap-
plying the mixture is So cents a
square yard. The cement binds the
dirt together like stone, and the oils
make it waterproof, so that it readily
sheds water. The road is never mud
dy and, unlike tar road, does not be-
come slippery in winter time Frost
has no effect on it at all The cost
of applying it is very small, as it is
sprinkled on like water. That the
method and the mixture is a perfect
success has been shown during the
present summer. Despite the heavy
automobile and wagon traffic, the road
is perfectly smooth and very hard,
and it has met the test in every way.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-28
HOW BIRDS PROTECT FARMER
Estimated Little Sonqsters Save
$2oo,ooo,ooo Worth of Crops Year
ly by Killing Insects.

Large numbers of our most beauti-
full and beneficial birds may be seen
during the month of October linger-
ing with us for while on their way
to the south. Hermit and gray-cheek-
ed thrushes, white throated sparrows,
dickcissels, brown creepers, kinglets,
warblers, blue birds and others, all of
which as a rule inhabit more seclud-
ed places, may be found among the
shade trees and shrubbery of the city
says a writer in the Chicago News.
1t will be found upon investigation
that they are vigilantly searching for
insects most of which are injurious.
These birds should be protected by
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-28
Good Roads
GFdI.mMaazeS
Batten the cracks.

Batten the cracks.
Poorly drained bottom lands are not
suitable for alfalfa
Many silos will be filled with frost.
bitten corn this year
Prices of all kinds of grain are low.
er than they have been for some time
Practical farmers consider it a
waste Of feed to pillow down a crop of
clover
The rule for blowing under clover
for green manure is when the heads
are brown.
After seed corn is gathered from
the field it should be dried as quickly
as possible.
Corn grown for grain and for fodder
should be cut and shocked as soon
as possible.
Kattr struck by frost when green
VIII generally color some after 1t is
in the shock
Kafir killed by the frost will make
fair feed even if it is green. but 1t is
not salable.
The 1912 hay crop is estimated at
100000 tons. Last years was fig
ured at 55000,000
Flowing gardens in the fall gets rid
of most of the weed seed and makes
them easier to tend next spring.
One of the great drawbacks on
many farms is the small size and ir-
regular shape of the cultivated fields
Expert truckers and gardeners pile
the manure close to where it is to be
used; this saves handling in the
spring
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-28
NOTES OF
s. SCIENCE IES III
y1NVENTlON|

There are six thousand known Ian.
guages and dialects
Screen doors with fly traps attached
are recent invention.
The greatest depth of the sea yet
discovered is &2,0S9 feet.
The precise weight of an English
ounce was fixed by Henry III.
Foreigners living in Siam will estab-
lish a Pasteur treatment hospital at
Bangkok
a mitten has been patented that
adds to the surface of the hand and
aids a swimmer.
Fresh milk may be used as 'invisi'
BILE ink" To make it visible scatter
coal dust on the writing
Two new British battleships will be
fitted with anti-rolling tanks, the first
war craft so equipped.
The list of known insects is in
creased annually by the addition OF
about eight thousand specimens.
French astronomers blamed large
sun spot for the coolest August ex-
perienced in that country in years.
ne EulSt vi INT lIGN bOih
beats at the rate of 1856 per minute
and at the age of thirty, it is half that
rate.
A camera which will enable motion
pictures of the aurora borealis to be
made has been perfected by a Swed-
ish scientist.
Two separate pianos within sim
gle case the ketboards being at right
angles to each other, is a musical in
strument novelty.
The recent striking of an Italian
army balloon by lightning was the
first happening of the kind known to
scientists.
An Arizona scientist has discovered
that dates can be ripened in an incu-
bator 10 perfection that rivals the
fruit brought direct to Paris from
Africa
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-28
CLEAN BOOST FOR CHICKENS
Slope Of Dropping Board Sufficient to
Prevent Hens From Walking
on Its Surface.

By GEORGE b. FRAZER, Edmonton,
Alberta)
The Illustrations represent a chick
find to be both Clearly and econom-
ical. The dropping board requires a
slope of As degrees or more, if the
height of the henhouse will permit,
and it is raised high enough to per-
nit the use of all the floor space for
scratching purposes. The trough at
the bottom catches the droppings, and
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-28

on top of the apparatus and it's reflect
ed image, passing through the magni-
tying glass, appears on the paper sew
eral times enlarged, but naturally a
perfect replica of the original An
artist of only small ability can then
trace over the lines and make fault
less copy of the head, Such an ap-
paratus should be Of great value to
those who make specially of large
crayon portraits done from photo
graphs trade seldom piled outside of
rural districts.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-28
FLYING MACHINE LOOKS ODD
Resembles Hugc sird-kite, With Two
Wings and Long Tail-Invention
of an Ohio Man.

One of the oldest looking flying ma
chimes yet has been devised by an
Ohio man, who evidently belongs to
that class of aerial inventors who
stick to the theory that to fly you
must have wings. This machine, as
the cut shows, resembles huge bird
kite, with its two wings and long tail.
The wings are pivoted to the body of
the machine and are driven up and
down by shafts operated by the en-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-28
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INVENTION
ENLARGE PICTURES BY HAND
Apparatus Invented by a German
Does Work With Almost Same
Accuracy as Photograph.

An apparatus by means of which pic
lures can be enlarged by hand with
almost as much accuracy as a photo
graph can be mechanically enlarged
has been invented by q German. A
lamp has a series of rejecting mir
rors hinged at the top and a lens set
in tubing that points downward over
the artists drawing paper A pic
ture, suppose it is portrait, is placed
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-28
Willing to Be Friqhtened.

They were seated in the dim light
Of a conservatory. She was playing
with her fan, and he was murmuring
soft speeches in her ear. Suddenly he
leaned forward and impressed a kiss
On her soft cheek.
oh, Charlie" she cried. how you
frightened me-
Then after 4 few minutes she said:
brighten me again. Charlie"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-28
BREEDING for Market.

Of course, if you are going in for
poultry to sell on the market, you
must select the fowl that will produce
the most meat, and if for eggs, the
breed that willproduce more eggs than
meat. Then it is up to you to get
the most out of them, as the slang
goes.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-28
Side View.

be unlocked and the curtain allowed
to drop out of the way. Anyone who
has never tried using a dropping
board, or has used the ordinary fiat
kind, will find this a decided i'm
provement as far as cleanliness and
economy of space is concerned.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-28

When disposing of some of the old
stock pick out the poor layers. They
are lust as good" for roasting pur-
poses, and you cannot afford to part
with the money makers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-28
MUSICAL BELLS FOR PIANOS
Attachment Designed Particularly for
Moving Picture Theaters and
Similar Places.

The piano attachment for musical
electric bells, designed practically for
motion-picture theaters and similar
places where only pianist is employ
ed, is just being marketed by a Wis
consin manufacturer, says the Popular
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-28

CINE, which sets in the framework of
the body. The tail, of course, is to pre-
serve a balance. The wings are pro-
viLed with individual rotable vanes
that open as they go up, thus offer
ing practically no resistance to the
air, and close as the wings come down.
thus forming the fiat surface required
to support the machine. The pair of
fedgal,Ae ruEuors at the bottom act
IL te,r and enable the aviator to
;li.il. safely on tho ground
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-28

Mechanics small keyboard swings
into position as shown in the draw
ing, and by means of it the pianist can
operate the musical bells. playing loud
~ or softly as desired
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-02
GETS JOB ON BIRTHDAY
p ]. Csrlin Is Made Superintendent of
Buildings in Brooklyn.

Patrick J. Cariu. builder. was chosen
,esterdav by Borough President Steers as
the successor TO John Thatcher. who lost
hts life while on du,, a. Superintendent OF
BuiIdinrs IN Brooklyn. Mr. tarliu vas
sworn iu and a; once assumed charge. re-
ucvins Acting Superintendent NJ. j. Ken
uodN.
The new Superintendent OF Buildings ~
g. member uf the regular Demo ratio or
.,uizotiof.. a member OF the Kings County
b.uocratic General Committee and OF sew
cral roli.lcal clubs. He f. treasurer of the
stI, Congr, ssional District Committee. The
o,,oiutment of Mr. Carlin IS the hrst OF
an organization Democrat as member OF
borough President Steers's official family.
Mr.. Carliu was sixty-two years old yes
terdav. He was born In ireland. coming
+, this country with his parents when he
was eight months old. and has lived In
BROOKLYN ever since.
Among the buildings erected by NJ. Car
lin are the Hall Of Records. Brooklyn
BROOKLYN Savings Bank, Real Estate EA-
change Fire Department Headauarters
Povs' High School and twenty other school
buildings. a part Of the Albany oapitol
and the armory and bosthouse at Annap-
oils
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-02
HIGH PRICES AT ART SALE
Pair Of Venetian Andirons Fetch
$4,000 in London.

tRy Transatlantic Wireless to The Tribune
London. July 1.-The sale Of the joins
Taylor art collection was begun al
Christie's to-day, about 100000 beiuc
realized. There were many remarka bic
examples of medieval and Renaissanc
work in the collection.
The highest price of the day was $40
J"D for pair Of sixteenth century
Venetian audirons. surmounted by stat
ues. ascribed TO Alessandro Vittoria, of
Apollo and Mercury. Twenty years age
they sold for $4,000.
Two fifteenth century ink stands. b.
Riccio. brought $4,000; bronze An
dromeda, by Riccio, nine inches high
$500; Benvenuto Cellinfs group
Virtue Overcoming Vice" Sl5,500; Il
sixteenth century Milanese equestrian
group, seven and three-Quarters inches
high, $4,000: a pyx of copper gilt. with
champ Of marble. $1,000. and Milan
Csc ivory dyptich, dated A. d. 400
ST. IOO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-02
STRIKERS FAMILIES SThRVE
Said To Be Dying in East End Of
London.

~, Transatlantic Wireless - IT,. Tribune
London, July Dean Ring. rector Of
st. Mary and 81. Michaers Church. Com
mercial Road in the East End, says the
families Of the dock strikers are starv-
ing on account OF the prolongstion Of the
strike.
Last week they had their few sticks
Of furniture In pawn" he said. Nov
these have been parted with. Unless
the public comes to their aid lives will
be sacrificed.
1T is no exaggerstior to say that peo-
pic AZ Stepney, Wrapping and Canning
town are dying from starvation.
There are cases before my committee
where people have sworn that they have
not eaten for two days. Some are so
raeked with hunger that they spend
their time in bed. saying that there Is
nothing TO get up for. One man was
around dressed in a sack.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-02
CATTLE DISEASE SPREADS
Quarantine Enforced in England
Against ALI Irish Breeds.

rBy Transatlantic wireless 20 The Tribune
London, July l.-On account Of the
spread OF the foot and mouth disease
epidemic the cattle markets have been
closed at Liverpool. Stafford, Morpeth,
Newcastle. Gateshead and Carlisle.
The price OF beef has gone UP retail
eight cents a pound in Liverpool, and an
increase is expected all over England.
The outbreak has been definitely traced
10 Ireland. and rigid quarantine is
being enforced against all Irish cattle
The epidemic started in County Dublin.
The exhibition OF cattle has been for
hidden by the Board OF Agriculture at
the Royal SHOW at Doncaster which
starts tomorrow.
The sale has been prohibited Of more
than three hundred thousand head OF
cattle ready for the market.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-02
British Monarch and COnSort at
Palace Theatre, London.
MARTIN BECK'S IMPRESSIONS
American Manager Entertained
by Watching the Audience
Watching Royalty.

TR.. Transatlantic Wireless to Tho Tribune. ]
London. July Martin Beck, the
American vaudeville manager. who at
tended the command performance ut the
Palace Theatre last night, said after the
performance:
1T was extremely interesting rs an
exhibition Of tho best the music hall can
show. There may bc differences Of
opinion IN the selection Of performers,
who appeared were stars. As FOR tn rsc
who received the most attention. that
honor goes certainly To the King ard
Queen. All eyes in the audience w"r"
consts ntly on them. and whom they Ip-
plauded tho audience Joined enthusias-
ticalv.
The performance held the greatest
interest for all from that viewpoint. anG
looked at from that angle it was certain
~ the most entertaining ever attended.
Tho King and Queen we're much amused
They watched the stage closely and Lp-
plauded freely tho acts that pleased
them
THEY did not start the applause which
rewarded tho gcrobatic acts md the
rough and tumble business that APP
preached slapsticli comedy. much Of
which. however seemed to amusc them
greatly. II was plain that the greatest
interest and pleasure I'm the performance
for them lay in the acts OF Arthur
Prince. the vcntriloquist; Anna Pavlova
and Cissy Lotus
They could not take their eyes of
Pavlova, and spplauded both her and
Miss LOTUS with great enthusiasm. In
wild over them
The following is list Of the per-
formers:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-02
DOG GIVES LIFE FOR BABY
Child the Fourth Human Being
Nellie Saved from Death.

Nellie had already saved three lives,
but she willingly gave up her own yes
terday to rescue "A four-year-old child.
Mangled and crippled. the plucky bull
dog lay by tho railway track, and
wagged her tail Al those who came TO
rat her head and praise her. Then they
took her away. removed her brass col
lar with it's inscription and its diamond
setting. and shot her TO end her suffer-
ing
Alderman Jacob Belton. OF Williams
burg. bought her five years ago from
the Gould kennels. and every summer
took her 10 his place at Broad Channel,
Jamaica Ray. Everybody grew to love
her FOR In two years she saved three
lives. once when man and a woman
clung 10 an overturned motor boat
Nellie swan out and assisted the
woman ashore. Then she rescued two
children. and the residents Of the sum
mer colony bought her an honor collar.
Grace Farrell. the little daughter Of
Captain Farrell. OF the Fife Department,
wandered away from her mother yes
terday afternoon Nellie found the baby
wandering on the Long Island Railroad
tracks, Knocked her down and dragged
her by her skirts of the rails as q Rock
away Park express rocketed around the
curve.
The child's frightened screams brought
people running 10 the tracks 10 find Mel
lie with one of her legs almost cut off
at the shoulder. She wagged her tail
chccrfuIly although Alderman Bolton
broke dovE and wept H got Or.
Werthelmcr. veterinarian. but nothing
could be done for the dog
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-02
DR.. PORRAS WINS IN COLON
Opposition Leader Likely To Be
Next President of Panama.

Colon. July There was a. majority OF
343 for the Porras ticket I'm the municipal
election in Colon. which took place yester-
day. The returns from the municipalities
throughout the rest ~ the country appear
10 be gveepingly In favor OF Porras.
The results OF the municipal elections are
regarded as likely clearly TO forecast the
chances Of the candidates for the Presi-
dency Of the Republic at the coming cleo
ton. Or Belisario Porras is the candidate
of the Opposition party for the Presidency.
while General Pedro Dlaz Is the candidate
Of tho Patriotic Union and is favored y
the government
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-02
COAL SUPPLY INSUFFICIENT
July Prices 20 Cents Higher than
Last Year, Owing to Strike.

The July wholesale and retail prices for
domestic anthracite went into effect yes
terday. and up to the end OF this month
the discount. instead Of 30 cents ton the
line rate. will be % cents a ton for all do
nestle anthracite sold and delivered IN July.
Beginning yesterday the tide water price
for stove coal will be y % ton or - % a
tcr with the discount off. The retail price
with the discount or will be Sc 50 ton
and the retail price for chestnut. with the
discount of. will be s. 80 a ton.
These prices are % cents a ton higher
than the prices charged at this time last
year or in several years previous, on ac-
count Of the % cents ton added TO the
price OF domestic sizes by the coal com
ranies after the settlement with the mine
workers late I'm the sprng.
Wholesale and retail dealers said yester-
,av that the domestic sizes Of anthracite
were not coming into any Of the markets
in this country IN sufficient quantities 10
meet the Demand.