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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-22

A landslide near Barnum. on the West
Virginia central division of the Western
Maryland railway, Wednesday covered
the tracks with tons OF mud. The fast
mail to Baltimore was three hours late.
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charge The letter added that the milk
supposed to be served to patients was
first SKINNED. 'in order to get, cream TO
make. ice cream for the physicians and
DIR. w. r.. Perkins testified that in July.
1911, he had sent a patient, j. l. kieve OF
California, to the hospital Kieve had
told Perkins, the latter said, that often
the food served was so bad he could not
eat it DR.. Perkins said that fresh eggs
had been sent to kieye, but he was not
allowed to have them. William Skinner.
an advertising man, who formerly en-
ployed Mr. Kieve, corroborated DR.. Per-
kins' testimony.
Representative Lobeck criticised the
Commissioners for seeking to raise their
own salaries while at the same time au-
thoriZing the purchase of cold storage
eggs for the Tuberculosis Hospital
Criticise Commissioners.
''Cold storage eggs he said, ARE or
dered by the Commissioners, and L see
of 81 900 q year for their efficient service.
1T occurs to me that $1,000, the total
amount of the proposed salary increase.
will buy 1880 fresh eggs at 40 cents a
Dozen"
According to Mrs Catherine Ashby OF
2514 14th street northwest, conditions at
the hospital are good, the food clean and
wholesome and the attendants careful
and efficient She had frequently visited
the hospital. she said, to See friend who
was a patient there.
DIR. w c. Strong and Mrs. Mary Graves
also defended the institution, declaring
they had always found it. clean and well
ordered.
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has had 50 years of success m n tonic
and body builder, for healing throat and
lungs and In the treatment Of coughs
and colds. Father Johns Medicine A a
doctors prescrtpti0n-pufe and whole
some. Guaranteed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-22

The danger In using patent medicines
Is from the sfimulants and dangerous
drugs which many of them depend on
for their temporary effect. Because 1t
is free from alcohol. narcotics and dan
Eerous drugs, Father Johns Medicine
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Prosperity in Panama.

Everybody in the republic of Panama.
said Capt. Fortescue, seems to be pros
porous. The business Of the country is
on a, sound basis and is Of large and in
creasing volume The republic as whole
is anxiously awaiting the completion and
onening of the canal, as the people
realize fully the additional volume of
commerce that must necessarily come
their way when a large part of the
worlds trafflc begins 10 pass their very
doors.
In Peru Capt. Fortescue found trade
conditions excellent, with the country en-
Toying a solid financial boom. Railroad
extension work is going on on a large
scale. and the field for American en-
gineers is a most promising one The
Peruvian railway SYSTEM is under the
direction of an Englishman, w. l.. Nor
kill, but his assistants are all young
Americans. many of whom he brought
direct from the United States. A young
man named McCulloch of Texas is Mr..
Morkilrs first assistant and right-hand
man.
The opening of immense new tin depoS-
it's in Bolivia and the development of older
workings have resulted in tremendous
financial expansion in that country, Capt.
Fortescue said. Bolivia at the present
time is producing one-fourth of all the
tin that is mined in the world. and as the
metal is selling today at approximately
81 900 a ton the excellent financial con-
ditiOn OF the country may be imagined.
mon in the Bolivian tin fields. rivaling
the stories of great klondike strikes or
the fabulous tales of the Argonauts of
California or Colorado.
Laborer Arises to Affiuence.
AS an instance:
Patino the tin king of Bolivia, five
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jectiles from striking vital blow to a
vessel-in the magazines, boiler or en-
CINE rooms. This belt line on the Okla
homa and Nevada will bt 17la feet in
width. and at the mean draft will extend
. feet above to s feet inches below the
water. This will have the unprecedented
thickness of 131e inches, and will extend
400 feet along each side of the ship. At
its after end the belt armor will be car
ried at its full depth Of liz feet to a
point about thirty feet aft of No bar
bette Here there will be a jag the depth
Of the belt decreasing from liz feet to
Sl2 feet. at which depth it will be con-
tinued another sixty feet Transverse
bulkheads Of the same thickness as the
belt will be carried across the ship.
Plates Jointless at Water Line.
Instead of the side armor being placed
horizontally in two strips with continuous
horizontal joints just above the water
line. as has been the custom in battle
ship building heretofore, the armor plates
on the new battleships will be laid verti-
cally and without joint at the water
line. 1t is declared this system will re-
move danger at the ships most vulner-
able point.
Two protective decks will afford excel
lent protection against plunging fire and
against fragments of shells which may
be exploded in passing through the ships
tnln plating In the wake of the gun deck.
The lower protective deck will be 11a
inches thick on the fat which will slope
along the sides at a junction with the
bottom of the armor plate So feet below
the water line. On the deck above the
gun deck will be an upper protective deck
three inches in thickness
The armor protection of the main gun
positions also will be massive in charac-
ter The barbette armor will extend with
a thickness of thirteen inches from the
turret down to the upper protective deck
and from the lower protective deck the
thickness will be reduced to AZ inches
this because of the thirteen-inch protec-
ton of the side armor. The turret arnor
also will be massive. The port plate will
be sixteen inches on the two gun turrets
and eighteen inches on the three-gun tur-
rets, and the side and rear armor will be
between eight and nine inches in thick
ness, while the roof will carry five inches
of armOr.
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Oil Used as Fuel.

Both battleships will be of the oil-burn-
ing class. the supply being carried in, the
double bottoms Of the ships. The use of
Oil will eliminate the necessity for coal
bunkers, and the space generally occupied
by these will be used in the concentration
of the ships boilers. thereby necessitating
but one smokestack, an unusual feature
for ships of the kind.
The Fall River and United States ship
building companies, which have the con-
tracts for the onstrution of the vessels,
are expected to begin work on them with
in a few weeks.
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Ten Guns in Four Turrets.

The armament of the Oklahoma and
Nevada will consist of ten fourteen-inch
guns carried in four turrets. On the fore
castle deck will be first three-gun tur-
ret. then two-gun turret. On the quar-
ter deck will be a two-gun turret and
astern of that a three-gun turret. This
arrangement, it is declared at the Navy
Department, will give a concentration of
fire much superior to that of the New
York and Texas. which will be mounted
with five two-gun turrets when COM
pleted.
The fourteen-inch. .45-caliber gun is far
more powerful weapon than the .4o-caliber
twelve-inch gun mounted on the Della
ware and the North Dakota. The muZzle
energy of the twelve-inch piece is about
49,000-foot tons. whereas the fourteen
inch piece is about 66.0OO-foot tons. Its
shell. which weighs 400 pounds. as COM
pared with the S7O-pound shell of the
twelve-inch. carries a much larger burst
ing charge of high explosives and there
fore will be more destructive.
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Laborer Arises to AfHuence.

AS an instance:
Patino. the tin king of Bolivia, five
years ago was common laborer, earn
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27
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eral quantity of fiery cayenne, and
then urged them to sit down and rest
awhile. With polite excuses Solano
explained the necessity of a quick re
turn to the imaginary camp, and they
trotted off, Solano exultant, Brockett
deeply mystifed.
What on earth is the pepper for
Ramona" he demanded.
Dogs" replied Solano. IF know
anything about these people they'll
have hounds on our track at any mo-
ment. Long ago, when Cuban slaves
hid in the canebrake, they used to
stop the hounds with a little pepper,
used at the right time and place. and
the stories had heard came back to
me-"
And even as the Cuban spoke the
howl of a hound came down the wind
then another, and then the chorus
Of a pack!
The events of the next few hours
seemed like some sort of weird.
wildly mingled dream. Brockett and
Solano found a stretch Of rocky ground
near the river bank, and ran briskly
on this for several minutes. Then.
descending to thu waters edge, they
skirted the river little ways, while
the noise of the pack grew momen-
tarily nearer and stronger. They
came to a little creek. running at right
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27
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general feature, stumbled against the
gallant sheriff at this juncture, and
for the second time in two minutes
the valorous offici sought the sod.
Rising, he aimed a well-meant kick at
the youngster, who was perhaps ten
feet away as the boot whlzzed and
then, realizing that the mishap was
pl rely accidental, paid no further at
tention to the newest disturber.
cit after 'em!" he beloved. "Hur-
ry along there What are ye all, any
how? Hookworm cases? Git a move
on!" And the deputies plunged pant
ingly in the mad pursuit Of two active
young men who had start Of at least
a thousand feet aud every incentive
to exert themselves to the utmost
Brockett and Solano, their journey
once more interrupted, lost no time
In lamentations or vain objections.
Tine circumstances were hardly suit
able. They struck out through the
Arkansas hills, making remarkably
gDod time. and doing all their com
nlaining inwardly. Baron Zollern and
the epithets most appropriate to that
noble German could wait, but the sher-
iff of Little Rock was hardly likely
to do much waiting. After Eustling
along through the undeTbrush for per-
hapq twenty minutes, the sounds Of
pursuit died away to a far-off muir
mur. ans the fugitives took breathing
space. though still pushing doggedly
ahead.
Clear OF Little Rocks outskirts, the
boys made sharp detours around sew
eral farm houses, ard even lodged
sundry negro cabins. Coming up to
a white, rather attractive house lit
tie farther on. they were about to
skulk by under cover of a hedge, when
Solano suddenly halted.
I'VE need something-at least, I
think we1l need 1t awfully soon," ex-
claimed the Cuban. land l think we
can get it at this house. Come right
aIoug-no time to lose, but this is
something we've really got to have"
A pleasant-faced old lady answered
SoIanos knock. and Sne Cuban, with
the utmost politeness, apologized for
the intrusion I'VE would not have
disturbed you," he continued, but for
the fact that we are cutie ways from
a store, and we really must have
some pepper. Could you favor us with
a little pepper-red, If possible? We
are camping out on the river-bank,
and pepper is one of the things you
simply can't do without when you are
cooking in the woods"
The old lady, heaming upon tho
good-looking, gentlemanly youngsters,
hastened to present them with a lib
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27

angles 10 the river. and crossed II,
wading knee-deep in tho brown water.
Then they struck of into the woods.
At the very edge of the jungle was a
big boulder, relic OF some glacial
slide OF centuries ago. They climbed
this rock, and took long jump from
it's summit, after carefully spreading
pepper all over the fat top OF the
stone. The deep footprints made as
they landed from their leap were
sprinkled with cayenne. Cayenne COW
cred their tracks into the woods for
the next half mile. and when they
leaped a slender stream they peppered
the spoor on each side of the water.
Then they raced on, tired almost to
the dropping point, staggering. STUN
bling now and then, but keeping their
nerve and spirit undiminished. AT
last a railroad cut appeared before
them. They crossed IT, climbed the
bank on the farther side and burrowed
In a tangle of long, dry grass and
weeds. There they lay, gasping and
pulling. while their lungs seemed
bursting through their ribs. And from
the dim distance. borne upon the
breeze, came family the howls Of
hounds in bitter agony, and the shouts
of bafled men in fruitless rage.
THAT seems to have worked pretty
WELL" grimly commented Solano.
THAT particular pack Of dogs won't
be in shape to trail anybody for a
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27

drove his knee o@vagely upward, and
the sheriff, with yowl Of anguish and
Eurprise, fell back, doubling up and
going to the floor His falling body
completely blocked the aisle so far as
his deputies were concerned, and
there was really no reason why Solano
should reach across the intervening
space to smite one of the worthy Ar
&ansans upon the nose. He did. how
ever, and the deputy, falling upon his
chief made the progress of the con-
Etabuary doubly difficult. Before they
could get the tangle cleared, both boys
were out of the car, and were dash
ing W a little runway which slopes
downward to The Little Rock station.
They were two good city blocks away
and not losing any ground when the
frantic sheriff and his men tumbled
from the car, and few minutes later
they vanished into a 1ungly network
of vines and shrubbery beside the
river.
The sheriff sighted the disappear
ing figures and trained long blue re-
volver on the fast-receding Brockett.
lie might not have hit his target at
that distance and he might only have
fred in the air to frighten the quarry
into surrender However this mighs
DO, he never delivered the bullet A
small, stNcky boy, intensel1 Irish OF
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27
RECALL OLD RECORDS
AMERICA HAS HAD HORSES OF
RARE RENoWN.
interesting Comparison Of Those Of
Eighty Years Ago With Jerry Ms
Recent Remarkable Race
In ireland.

| Carrying 175 pounds and racing over
mrf, making many jumps, Jerry NJ, an
IRISH thoroughbred, covered distance
,f four miles In ten minutes fiat.
lie is considered the greatest horse
n Ireland and perhaps on the con-
anent, and in view OF the heavy weight
.arried, is truly a wonder But. says
writer in the Horseshoers' Journal.
What about the old warriors OF the
American turf, those of the '3Os and
40s going the same route, working at
:he trotting gait and covering dis
ances IN a little slower time.
The Dutchman, in May, 1886, on the
| 1enterville q. - course under saddle
md at the trotting gait, went four
niles in 1851. The weight carried
oy the horse is not stated, but judg-
ng from Hiram Woodruff's scaling Of
lG0 pounds, without saddle, it is safe
o say that the Dutchman carried near
Y as much weight as Jerry NJ. did
when he won the Liverpool Grand Ma
ional Steeplechase recently in ten
| minutes.
When it is considered that the
Dutchman worked at the trotting gait,
he performance is all the greater
Zen minutes and fifty-one seconds for
our miles was the best of early days,
and the mark was a record for many
Fears for trotters working under sad
lie Reduced to miles it means that
he average for each was 2:42&.
The record for runners for four
miles made previous to 1912, was held
by Fashion, who won over Boston,
line-year-old, in 1921 or 1:151s for
each mile covered. The record was
established at Union Course, L. J., in
Nay, 1912, the best previous record
.or the same distance being held by
Eclipse in a race with Henry over the
same course IN May, 1923, the time be-
'ng 1887.
The wonderful prowess Of Eclipse
and other horses Of the time was es-
.ablshed by the fact that they could
'epeat the same long distance on the
same day, though not in time as
last as the first heat. Eclipse in his
;ace worked under the three in five
plan. and each heat was made in time
as follows: First heat, 1881; second
heat, 7:49; third heat, S:24 This was
N 1928, 50 years ago, when blood was
put to a test, the four miles route be-
ing not an uncommon thing to wit
less.
Tracing the lines Of the thorough
5reds back into history, how many
times we see the name Of Eclipse men,
toned: his blood intermingles with
The very select of the present day,
and the reason why is easily seen.
Time has not bade great changes in
The thoroughbred line if the perform
ances of Eclipse are figured up.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27

have before me the catalogue
If you went through it with me we
should mark the general increase in
prices, and we should see how fash.
lon is a particular and powerful fac
tor in some cases. could show you
fine Holbein Charles
Brandon, Duke of Suffolk" with the
marked price $50 IS; Martin Lu.
ther" and Lady Guilford," $50 and
e16 respectively; "Anne Boleyn" and
Calvin" together e28 rs, and so on.
Then we cculd reflect upon The
Duchess of Milan" by the same mas.
ter, which was presented to the Ma.
tional gallery by the National Art
Collections Fundyat cast of 972,OO0.
London Opinion.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27
hz~ MH@zDH DHhzZLlHSHKTM2tT
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week to come. If they want to fol-
low us with hounds, they'll have to
send back for another batch, and by
the time they arrive we can be some
distance on our way. II they try to
track us without dogs, we have a
splendid chance to get through these
woods to some spot where we can
board a train. The chances are all
with us right now-your noble baron
is fooled again"
Fooled more completely than the
boys imagined. At the very moment
when Brockett and solano lay painting
in their weedy lair, large, double
fsted, irascible man walked up to
Baron Zollern, who was just alighting
from train and was gazing blandly
upon the unaccustomed scenes of Lit
tie Rock.
Baron Zollern?" demanded the
double-fsted and irascible Individual.
1T iss me. Vot wish you?" ac-
knowledged the baron, amiably.
The large. irascible man seized
Baron Zollern with q clutch like that
of a laundry presser. 81 want you,
first" he thundered, "and then l want
that gang that you hired to bluff the
conductor of the Chicago train. I'll
put you where the fleas won't bite
you and then I'll collect your part
ners!"
And the genuine sheriff of Little
Rock, without further delay or parley,
dragged the noble Baron Zollern head
long from the station platform.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27
Still. Il Seemed Warm.

A Cherryvale merchant came home
from the breeze of an electric fan and
three iced cakes last night and said
peevishly to his wife: You can GER
tainly get this house good and warm.
What do you do to do it?" And the
wife replied meekly. as she pushed
back the few struggling hairs and
nailed them in place with a grirning
wire hatpin: Il don't see why it is
hot; l put a ham on to boil at six
o'clock this morning and baked bread,
and did a little ironing, and while |
had the oven hot I baked batch of
cookies and a couple of pies and heat
ed the water for the children's baths
and scrubbed the floor. But haven't
had any fire to speak of except to
broil a steak and bake some potatoes
since FIVE o'clock this afternoon. 1t
seems kind of cool-like to re. Cher
ryvsle (Kan.) Journal
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27
Is One of the Oldest Of
Operations, Dating Back to
Stone Age.

There is no doubt that some rough
form of surgery must have existed
from very ancient times, but it Is
strange to find that so complex and
delicate an operation as trepanning is
one of the oldest.
So far as actual records go, Hippoc-
rates gives us the earliest account.
He wrote treaties on fractures, dislo-
cations and wounds of the head, In
which he described the method OF
procedure to be followed in the case
Of a fractured skull. His direction
was to cut away piece of bone so
that the pressure on the brain might
be relieved.
There are also nScords about this
time and later Of q file being used for
this purpose, which at time when
anaesthetics were undreamed of must
have been, to say the least, painful.
According to Dr. 7. Rice Holmes,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27
BURNED AND ITCHED BADLY

$50 Lincoln Park Blvd, Chicago, Ill.
"A year ago l received a very severe
burn on my left arm. caught cold in
It and it was all sore and liberated,
The sore was as large as a silver dol
lar. 1t was all red and infamed and
had pus running out Of it. I suffered
terribly from burning pain; could not
sleep for two weeks it burned and
ttched so badly. ! applied - Salve,
- Salve and a salye my druggist
recommended as his own, but got No
relief. I then commenced using the
Cuticura Soap and Ointment. I bathed
the burned parts with Cuticura Soap
and applied the Cutieura Ointment On
a linen bandage I got relief from the
frst, and my arm healed nicely. I was
soon able to be at work again. Had I
used Cuticura Soap and Ointment al
first I would have avoided lots Of suf-
fering." (Signed) Harry Junke, Mar.
0, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample CT each
tree, with 32-p. Skin Book Add. post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston" Adv