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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-01

Mount Vernon. III. April The
levee at Shawneetown was intact at
5 o'clock this morning, and conditions
not threatening. according 10 news re-
-eiyed here
Evansville. Ind. April IA report
from Shawneetowu. IL. says the levee
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-04-10
CURTAIN AS BURGLAR ALARM
Electrical Device Successfully Tested
by Police Authorities Of Berlin
and Dresden.

An electric burglar alarm from
Dresden has been tested thoroughly
by the police authorities of Dresden
and Berlin. The most experienced
experts were unable to find flaws in
the apparatus or TO enter into the pro-
tected premises without starting the
alarm. The appliance is exceedingly
simple. 1t consists of a curtain or
portlere wired with fine conductors.
At certain places on the curtain are
affixed small metal knobs which are
connected with the wire conductors
The curtain is then drawn across the
window or door, or around the safe,
and the slightest disturbance OF this
position Immediately breaks the cir
cult. as the metal knobs are thrown
out OF contact with each other
Should the burglar notice the wires
and cut one or several thereof. the
breaking of the circuit would also
start the alarm Any other attempt
to destroy the protecting curtain also
would be noticed Amy curtain, un.
less made OF fireproof material. would
also act as a fire alarm The alarm
itself may consist OF a series OF bells.
lights. or other electrical appliances
This invention can be used to protect
doors windows safes The curtains
forming the most conspicuous part OF
the device, can be designed and ar
ranged to suit individual taste.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-04-10
Enter the Cocktail.

1t seems only yesterday that the
first trayful of cocktails jingled into
parlor in my town as a prelude to
dinner; and recall the scandalous re-
ports of that innovation which PASSED
up and down the maple-arched thor
oughfares that give so sober and clois-
trail an air to our residential area.
When that first tray appeared at our
elbows, at that difficult moment when
we gentlemen of the provinces. rather
conscious at all times of our dress
coats. were wondering whether ii is
the right or left arm we should offer
the lady we are about to take in we
were startled. as though the devil had
invaded the domestic sanctuary and
perched himself on the upright piano.
Nothing is. more depressing than the
thought that all these Smiths. many OF
whose fathers slept in the rain and
munched bareback for principle in
the sixties, are now unable to nus
ter an honest appetite, but must
pucker their stomaChs with a tonic be-
fore they can swallow their daily
bread Perhaps our eras great histo.
rian will be a stomach specialist
whose pages. bristling with statistics
and the philosophy thereof. will Illus
trate the undermining and iIoneycomb-
ing OF our institutions by gin and Bit
ers.-Meredith Nicholson in Atlantic.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-04-10
Floor Plan.

as with many so-called fashions, there
alence. Like many fads, it Is bound
to run its course and there is nothing
so dsmally out of place as a fad that
has ceased to be.
There is another fact regarding the
bungalow which has become current
and that is that a one-story house is
cheaper to build, and in other ways
more economical than a twostory
house. The increased expense of
floors and roof counter-balance. how
ever, the less expense of the wall.
Plumbing and lighting are but little
cheaper, if any; and because the
structure is spread out it is not as
easy to heat as its advocates would
have us believe. Moreover, the bung-
allow takes up more ground than a
two story house of the same number
Of rooms, which is a matter for consid-
Grafton while land is costly and build
ing lots small
In India the bungalow proved to be
the best solution of the heat prob
lem; not because a low, broad roof
produces a cool house by any means,
but because the wide overhang of the
caves broke the glare of the intense
sunshine. Bungalow rooms are not
likely to be as cool as the first floor
rooms of 9 well-ventilated two-story
house
Doubtless there is a reason for the
popularity of the bungalow style in
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-04-10
ELECTRICAL HOUSE IN PARIS
Everything in Dwelling From Opening
of Front Door to Laundry Work
Done by Electricity.

In the heart of Paris is an electrical
household. The door is opened by
pressing a button, the telephone re-
ceives the object of the visit. In the
dining room there is no waiter. but an
electric elevator rising from the kitch'
en- to the center of the table. On the
table beside the host are four push
buttons. When the host presses the
white button a little drum beats In
the kitchen. Immediately the doors
OF the elevator shaft open, the soup
tureen ascends to the table, and the
doors close and conceal the opening.
By pressing a red button to the right
or left the dish is caused to travel
around the table in the corresponding
direction. 1t is arrested at any point
by removing the finger from the but
ton. The function of the fourth but
ton is to cause the dish to rotate in
order to assist the guest in helping
himself. The dish is returned to the
elevator and thence to the kitchen by
the operation of the buttons.
Attached to the electric range in the
kitchen are a switchboard, an electric
clock, rheostat by which the strength
of the current and the heating effect
are varied. and an ammeter which
measures the current employed in
cooking each dish. With the clock
every dish can be cooked to the pre-
cisely proper degree. At the moment
when the desired number of minutes
has elapsed the current automatically
is cut off and an electric bell an
nounces the fact to the chef.
In the laundry are electrical wash
ing machines, drying stoves, irons and
ironing machines. In the bedroom is
an electric bed warmer. Press a but
ton and an elevator concealed in
table by the bedside brings breakfast
and the morning paper Electric spies
distributed in all the rooms behind
wallpaper and hangings and connect
ed with sensitive microphones make
it possible for the master of the house
by pressing a button without leaving
the bed to know all that is being said
and done in the house.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-04-10
RESIN0L Relieved
ITCHING INSTANTLY.
And Completely Cured Skin Humor.

If you have eczema or any other
itching, burning skin trouble, the best
evidence of what Resinol Soap and
Resinol Ointment can do for you is
the word of one who was cured by
them after weeks of suffering. Adolph
Schoen, 742 Shepherd Ave, Brook
Ign, writes:
Nov. l, 1912.-"At first little red
spots were seen on my arms and body,
which l noticed were getting larger
every day. They itched me so much
that | scratched myself until | bled
There were times when | stood up all
night and scratched. | was troubled
about three weeks, during which time
l used -, which seemed to do me
no good whatever. Then, finally,
thought of trying Resinol Soap and
Resinol Ointment. AS soon as / ap-
piled Resinol Ointment felt much re-
lief After using it few times, no
ticed the sore spots slowly fading
away, and in about a month l was
cured completely"
The soothing, healing balsams in
Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap,
penetrate every tiny pore of the skin,
clearing it of all impurities, driving
away eczema, rashes, ringworm, psori-
asis, and other eruptions, and making
pimples and blackheads impossible.
Prescribed by physicians for eighteen
years. For free samples write to Dept.
SIX, Resinol, Baltimore, Md. Every
druggist sells Resinol Ointment (50c)
and Resinol Soap (25c), or sent by
parcel post on receipt of price.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-04-10
Bradstreet's says

"lrregularity, with a tendency to-
ward more or less repression, is the
chief characteristic of trade advices.
1t is true That retail trade has improv-
ed somewhat, and that returns from
the Northwest generally and from
parts Of the Southwest show activity,
but, on the other hand, the situation
in the South, as well as in the flood
stricken areas Of the West, is such az
to curtail buying, while in the East
there is a disposition to temporarily
mark time
Wheat, including -four, exports
from the United States and Canada
for the week aggregate 4,0S1,478
bushels, against 9,421, 452 bushels this
week last year"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-04-10
ELECTRICAL
New York has six blind operators
AT tnlanhnnn suitchhnarAs

New York has six blind operators
at telephone switchboards
More than 10000 lamp filaments of
20candle power each can be manufac-
tured from one pound OF tantalum.
Tourists will be able to reach the
famous Leaning tower of Pisa in Italy
by an electric street car line in the
near future.
Paris expects to get 100000 electri-
cal horsepower by damming the Riv-
er Rhone at a point 300 miles from
the city
For pressing garments a North Car
Gilman has patented pair OF cleo
trically heated irons, mounted on what
resembles large shears.
An Ohio inventor has patented
telephone receiver casing made of
metal as more durable than the rub
Der ones generally used.
Electric locomotives have been built
for German railroad that has heavy
grades that draw loads of 23O tons at
forty-two miles an hour
Although Burma has been produc-
ing tungsten only for about two years
it promises to lead the world in the
production of that metal
An electric furnace in which the
beat is applied to metals to be melted
by tungsten tube has been made
by two German scientists.
The oldest submarine cable in ac-
tive operation in North America is
said to be that across Northumber-
land strait. 1t dates back to 1853
A Danish scientist has designed
an electro-chemical apparatus for stor-
ing up the energy of sunlight and
transmitting it in the form of electric
energy.
Experimentally, at least a young
Italian inventors wireless telegraph
apparatus transmits written messages,
sketches, shorthand characters and all
sorts of designs.
Wireless telegraph apparatus which
may be used on an aeroplane without
the necessity for a suspended aerial
wire, often troublesome or dangerous,
has been projected in England.
A tiny telephone transmitter and
receiver have been combined by a
French physician into an instrument
to be fastened to the ear to enable
a partially dead person to hear.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-04-10
up-to-Date Advertisinu.

The president of a Pittsburgh saw
ings bank called in his advertising man
one morning and said: What this
institution wants is some striking ad-
yertising material, something that has
a thought in it, something that will
catch the eye and command the mind
Fix me up an ad that will make a
hit when it is published in the morn
ing papers" Two hours later the ad-
vertising man laid this on the bank
presidents desk: IF Elijah were liv-
ing today, there would be no ravens to
feed him. That brand of raven has
gone to roost forever The only bird
that will feed you now is the eagle on
the American dollar. Catch the eagles.
Save the dollars. If you do. you and
your family will never starve. You
will have Elijah backed off the
boards. Popular Magazine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-04-10

its real purpose in the general scheme
of American home building
The term bungalow is one which is
variously applied to rustic camps. to
one-story seaside cottages, low, broad
one-story dwellings and even to two
story houses built on broad, extended
lines with low pitch to the roof 1t
is not, however. properly used when
applied, as is so often done, to houses
having livable rooms in the second
story
This authority does not believe in
general in the one-story house for an
all year dwelling. 1t is a fad which.
like mission furniture. is being much
overdone. 1t is supposed to be the up
to-date fashion in many localities; but
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-04-10
THE RIGHT SOAP FOR BABY'S
SKIN
Yes; on tick Al"

In the care of baby's skin and hair.
Cuticura Soap is the mothers ia.
vorite. Not only is it unrivaled in
purity and refreshing fragrance, but
its gentle emollient properties are
usually sufficient to allay minor irri.
tations, remove redness, roughness
and chafng, soothe sensitive condi-
tons, and promote skin and hair
health generally. Assisted by Cuti.
cura Ointment, it is most valuable in
the treatment Of eczemas, rashes and
other itching, burning infantile erup-
tons. Cuticura Soap wears to a wafer,
often outlasting several cakes of ordi-
nary soap and making its use most
economical
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin~B Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston"
Adv.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-04-10
High Tension Currents.

For high tension direct currents,
electrostatic machines. are necessary.
instead of the simple transformers
serving with alternating currents, and
a powerful machine has been built in
Paris for the experiments of H. Abra-
ham and P. Willard 1t has twenty
e0onite disks, 80 inches in diameter.
driven by a motor at 1,500 revolutions
per minute. The disks are mounted in
pairs on a heavy machine tool base.
and the great surface area passing
the combs in given time produC S
enormous tension In a preliminary
trial the voltage reached 100000
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-04-10
Electric Waiter

An Australian has invented an cleo
trio waiter for hotels and restaurants.
operated by the customer seated at his
cable. A wooden frame, holding the
menu card, is fitted with push buttons
opposite each item, and pressing the
button" rings bell in the kitchen and
displays the order and the table num-
Der. The kitchen apparatus also prints
a check, the original of which comes
to the customer, with a duplicate on
an endless tape. This device has been
IN successful use In New Zealand.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-04-10

BALTIMORE. - Wheat - Spot anu
April, $1.07; May, $1OS3s. Settling
prices No. red Western, $107A:
No. 2 red, $1.07; No. red, LOAN ;
steamer, No. red, 9S12c:
Corn-Spot and April 559sc. Set,
Ting price for contract 55%c; steam.
er mixed, $3.50.
Oats No. , white, 4O04ola; stand.
ard white 1914 G3S12c; No. 3 white,
37l4G3712c; No. white, 3514 c asked
Rye-No. l Rye, Western, SEA zoe;
do, No 2, 556 SEC; do, No, 8, 61d SIC;
do, No. 4, 59d 60c Bag lots of near,
by, as to quality, 55f65c
Hay-No l Timothy, $3.50; stand.
ard Timothy, S15.50G16; No. Tim
othy, $15d15.5O; No Timothy, $12
ala; light Glover, mixed, SIS; No.
l Glover, mixed, $14.50; No Glover,
mixed, $110125O; heavy Clover
mixed, $115OG13; No. Glover $11a
II; No, > Glover, $9d1O
Straw-No. l straight Rye, $1S6
1850; do, No. 9, $17OQ61I50;
No. l tangled Rye, $4,000 100;
No Wheat, $S0S50; No . Wheat,
T.5OGS; No. oat $991O; No.
Dat, $SGS.5O.
Butter-Creamery, fancy, 3Sd 39c;
do, choice, 36G37c; do, good, $50 sec;
do, prints, 3S639c; do, blocks. $50
Ssc; ladies', 25627c; Maryland and
Pennsylvania rolls, 22d24c; Ohio rolls
22d 24c; West Virginia rolls, 22G24c;
store packed. 21G22c; Maryland, Vir-
ginia and Pennsylvania dairy prints,
21G22c; process butter, 2963Oc
Eggs -Nearby frsts. lie; Eastern
Shore, frsts, lie; Western, frsts
COhio), lie: West Virginia, frsts
161ac; Southern (North Cardinal
frsts, Ice. Guinea, per dozen, Sd &c.
Duck Eggs, choice, nearby, per dozen,
20c; do Southern, per dozen, 1Sc
Live Poultry - Chickens. Young,
smooth, large 22625c; do, rough and
STACEY, 12d15c; do, winter, under >
pounds, 28@ 30e; do spring, 161A
pounds, 35d 40c; do, old hens. 19c; do,
old BOOSTERS and stays, 12c. Ducks,
young Muscovy and Mongrel lie; do.
young white Pekins, 1Sc; do, puddle,
315 pounds and over lie; do, small.
poor, 14615c. Pigeons, per pair, old,
soc; do, young, soc. Guinea Fowl,
young, each, IL pounds and up, 500
55c; do, each, IL pounds, soc; do,
each, under 1 pound, zoe; do, old.
each, soc
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-04-10

southern California and Florida. 1t is
always summer there. Yet this au.
thCrity believes that the residents OF
Pasadena and Los Angeles are not
quite on the right track when they
build whole streets of low, broad,
heavy eaved affairs that are just now
in fashion" However, he has good
word to say for the bungalow when it
is in its right place
To his mind, the bungalow should
be not only one-story house, but
very simple, informal one-story
house. 1t is a style for the woods
and the seaside, for the place where
rest and not luxury are sought. It
should be free from architectural en-
bellishments, simply furnished. adapt.
ed to hot weather. For these purposes
the bungalow is a vast improvement
over the average log camp or the US
ual jig-saw cottage of the seaside re-
sort. 1t is graceful in line and sug
gests comfort. Because it is intend
ed to be informal, it does not demand
expensive construction or finish.
If one has only a small amount of
money to spend, one can undoubtedly
secure greater grace and beauty Of
outline by placing all the rooms on
one floor, than by piling them up on
top of each other. A five-room, two
story house built for $500 or $4,000
must necessarily be a plain, uncom-
promising cubical box. If these same
five rooms were to be grouped on one
floor. the unpleasant square proper
lions are avoided. the angle OF the roof
becomes more pleasing and the whole
effect more graceful. with no addition.
al cost
a very good Illustration of what is
meant by this is shown in the accom-
panying perspective and plan. This
is fve-room cottage, 30 feet 6 inches
in width By 40 feet inches long. 1t
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-04-10
Live Stock

NEW YORK. - Dressed Beef
Steady, 12G14c for native sides.
Calves-Recelpts, 591 head steady
Veals, $S.5O@12.5O; culls, seas; barn.
yard calves, $4.5O@5.5O; dressed
calves steady; city-dressed veals, Is
@1Shc; country-dressed, 12h6161ac.
Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 1878
head; steady. Sheep, S475@6.75;
culls, S35O045O; lambs, $775Q9S0;
clipped lambs, $50 Hogs-Recelpts.
1,7OS head; lower at $9SOq1O,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-04-10
| COMMERCIAL
Weekly Review of Trade and
Market Reports.
Dun's Review says :

THE general trade outlook continues
very satisfactory, although conservat-
ism in all branches is manifest The
disastrous floods caused more or less
Interruptions to transporting and dis
tributing agencies, but as these are
restored a return to full normal
activity is expected.
March baEk clearings were "a per
cent. less than last year, though 81
per cent. larger than in 1911 Rail-
road earnings during four weeks of
March, on the other hand, made the
important gain of I per cent.
Building operations are generally
active. Winter wheat conditions are
excellent"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-04-10
Costly CITY Imnrovements

II all the buildings torn down an
nually in the borough of Manhattan,
in New York City could be assem-
bled they would make a good-sized
town. Last year the number of build
ings demolished was S19, and gas
tank brought the total demolitions to
$40. The front feet measurement OF
the houses pulled down was 24,S75.
or approximately four and three-quar-
ter miles. Nine houses out of ten de-
stroyed were four stories high.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-04-10
A Winner, If

At an Easter breakfast John d.
Rockefeller, Jr., once said:
The road to success is called Per-
severance. Perseverance conquers ev-
erything, But"
Mr.. Rockefeller, with a smile, took
up an Easter egg.
But" he added, let US remember
that hen on an egg of porcelain per-
seyeres."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-04-10
ELECTRIC LAMP FOR BICYCLE
Complete Apparatus Clamps to Fork
Of Machine-Current Is Generated
by Small Dynamo.

An electric lamp for motorcycles
and bicycles, receiving its current
through the revolution OF the front
wheel is the invention Of a German
engineer. says the Popular Mechanics
The current is generated by dynamo.
in which the armature is revolyed
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-04-10
'~aa.s...alsa..a. J.

has been successfully built for $1,000
1t is appropriate not only for summer
cottage use, but also for rural or sub.
urban site where a small, home-like
dwelling is desired for use the year
round. 1t has just a suggestion of the
bungalow style, just enough to give il
attractyeness without making it look
out of place.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-04-10
Better Give Up Fish,

Some people are always prepared
for trouble which may not material
ize, like the man who carried a raw
egg wherever he went
Why must you always carry about
a raw egg" asked a friend one day.
Because it is such an excellent
remedy for fshbone in the throat"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-04-10
Device for Tapping Current.

attachment cord is inserted In the
side. In this manner the light and
device may be operated separately
or together. as desired
The body is made of one piece of
glazed porcelain. with bronze con
tact tips.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-04-10

Mr.. William A Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject Of building, for the readers of this
paper. on account of his wide experience
as Editor Author and Manufacturer, he
Is, without doubt, the highest authority
On all these subjects. Address all Inquiries
to William A. RadfOrd, No. ITS West
Jackson boulevard. Chicago. IL. and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
We will all agree that the bungalow
marks a great Improvement in sum-
mer resort architecture AS a sum
mer cottage, whether located in the
mountains, on the edge of a forest or
by lake or river, the graceful, informal
lines of the bungalow seem to adapt
themselves ideally to their environ
ment. When contrasted with the old.
time, bOX-like, jig-saw ornamented af
fairs that were known as summer cot
tages. the improvement is very ap-
Iarent Commenting on this matter
the well-known architect, Wilson Eyre
brings out some valuable points in q
recent number of Country Life in
America. His contention is that the
bungalow fad is carrying US to archi-
tectural extremes that are not good
for domestic architecture in general
As style for general suburban use
the bungalow appears to be misused
and is generally Objectionable when
so used As already mentioned. it has
its place and purpose; first, as a week,
end or summer retreat it forms an
ideal contrast to our more preten-
tious, oyer-luXurious dwellings; sec
ond, it is a harmonious building for
an informal location; third, when an
inexpensive structure is desired the
bungalow offers the maximum com
fort and beauty for the minimum cost.
Because the bungalow is so widely
misused and misunderstood, it may be
well to try to answer the question.
What is bungalow? and to analyze
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-04-10
His Sarcastic FIinu.

81 don't like to invite Mrs. Parvenu
to my bridge party, and yet she's a
sure loser and good pay?"
q don't think you are going to get
her money without her company"
said the sarcastic husband What
do you expect her to do, frame your
invitation and mail you check?"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-04-10
Sg.Tz0'''222en2
HUTRlnI
NORLI]I..
CURRENT TAPPED AT SOCKET
ing and Operating Power-Made
of Glazed Porcelain.

The device shown in the illustration
is a simple and safe device for tap
ping the current from an electric light
fixture to any of the small heating
and power devices now on the mar
ket
The incandescent lamp is attached
in the ordinary manner. while the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-04-10
Smithsonian Honors EiffeL

Gustave Eiffel, the French engineer
who built the famous tower in Paris
bearing his name, has just been hon
ored by the Smithsonian institution.
whose regents have voted him a Lang.
ley medal for his researches relat-
ing to the resistance of the air in con.
nection with aviation"