Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 240, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 October 1910 — Page 2

The Daily Republican ■very l)»y Except ttnndajr HEALEY & CLARkTptlbllshers. RENSSELAER, INDIANA.

So far there are do fat aeronaut*. By the •way. Is It possible to play Coif Is Esperanto? An American had the latest word regarding the best aviator. It takes a pretty clever man to get •head of a meter of any kind. As yet the English language Is not the least bit jealous of Esperanto. Wireless has proven that it can create just as much excitement as an aeroplane. When an automobile strikes a railroad train, the victims are those in the machine. Another way to attain greatness Is to be made president of a hay-fever sufferers’ society. Paris is losing her cab horses, but no noticeable decrease in the price of meats is reported It is easier to muzzle the canines than it is to keep firearms out of the hands of possible assassins. / Don’t think it’s by accident that a woman hits the object directly behind her. She merely finesses her aim. Keeping cool would be easier if the fellows who have advice to give on the subject would keep quiet.

A seismograph is a very useful instrument. It seems to keep all earthquakes at least 2,000 miles away. Boston now attains notice as a port of entry for smuggled Chinamen. You limply cannot keep a good town down. Another sleepwalker has walked out ts a third-story window. Slumber pedestrians should sleep in the basement Boston boasts that It has the oldest shop girl in the world. She should be ready presently for musical comedy chorus work. These New Yorkers who spend 96 ,000 a year on dress must be big men in order to find room to hang all the garments. — “Powder and cream are a necessity to protection for girls who fear sunburn,” says a headline. We suggest living in the cellar. Princess Mary of England has learned how to run a typewriter. Now ts some of the dukes and lords would only take up honest toil! And now the . peace advocates will find that the new gun which shoots 10, 000 times a minute is the thing thkt la really going to stop warfare. The university professor who thinks mathematics and poetry are alike has probably never tried mathematics on • romantic girl in the moonlight A Maine man tells a story of a frightened deer jumping into his lap while he was out driving in a buggy. Is the gentleman sure that his spell tag is correct? According to a learned professor, the typewriter is the poetry of motion. Presumably he intended to add that the motion must be supplied by the right young woman operator. An English woman Is preparing to fly across the English channel and back. Her manager should see to it that on the French side she does not go as far as the shops in Paris.

That new gun will be but an additional argument for the agitators for a universal peace, also a weapon In thtf hands of some poor nation that does not believe In that order of things. ■* / - While the airship is still in its experimental stage and ambitious aeronauts are meeting with acoidents repeatedly, it is still evident that aerial navigation has become a permanent feature of travel. In Europe preparations continue to be made for regular traveling schedules in airships, notwithstanding the disasters that have happened to some of these craft. A New Jersey man has discovered that mosquitoes eat plants. This is an Important natural discovery. It has hitherto been supposed, and with a good deal of circumstantial evidence to support the supposition, that the mosquito was strictly carnivorous in Its diet and exclusively nocturnal in Its meal hours. Any hope to the contrary will be thankfully received by a bitten, angry and sleepy world of humans. Push-cart peddlers hare formed a national organization. Perhaps they have discovered that the banana is one of the necessities of life and arc 1 going to do the regulation thing to celebrate the discovery. .. .A. man found senseless on the street with his pockets turned inside out was locked up by the Philadelphia police as a witness. It Is difficult to Imagine the injury to the inflexible •parse of jastfce if this person should escape from the duty of testifying ftliat he did not know what bit him. > m&'v- ~ 1

THE AUTOCRACY OF PRESIDENT DIAZ

P OSSESSING the shadow, but denied the substance of constitutional government, Mexico is today a political anomaly among republics, if measured by the standard which prevails in the United States or even In some of the Latin countries in Central and South America. \ye are told that its constitution is modeled after that of the United States, that its president is elected by universal suffrage, that its legislative power Is vested in a congress, consisting of two houses like our own, and that its people have full political and civil rights. But a study of conditions as they are shows that whatever may be the appearances of things Mexico Is as much a despotism today as Russia; that its ruler, who is styled its president, is as much an autocrat as Czar Nicholas, and that he holds power little short of unlimited over the lives and property of Mexicans. The recent presidential election in Mexico shows the absurdity of the claim which that country makes to'being a republic and emphasizes the arbitrary power exercised by President Diaz. The latter, with the exception of the term, 1880-1884, has been presi dent of Mexico since 1876, when he seized the reins of power as the leader of a successful revolution and was subsequently elected chief executive, If the process of selection could really be called an election. Diaz from the beginning held things with a firm hand, and to his ability, which even his enemies recognize, is due the stability with which the government has maintained itself since. That his strong hand checked revolution and that he was politic enough to foster the investment of foreign capital are factors to his credit. But at the same time the political aspirations of the people to a fuller share in government were trampled upon. Freedom of speech and freedom of the press, in so far as they conflicted with Diaz and his policies, were empty sounds. Diaz was not only the president of the republic; he was its dictator, and his strong arm reached to every corner of the land to reward and punish.

A Promise and Its Breaking. Naturally such a condition produced aome political unrest, and when in March, 1908, Diaz announced that he would not be candidate for president again, but would aid in the establishment of a democratic form of government, for which he said the couhtry was ripe, there was great rejoicing. But the exercise of power is sweet, and soon afterward the word went out from official sources that Diaz would be a candidate again. Those striving for fuller political rights were even satisfied with this and started an agitation favoring Bernardo Reyes, governor of the state of Neuvo Leon, for vice-president. Reyes was one of the most popular men in Mexico and his supporters felt that in the event of the death of Diaz, who is now eighty years old, the government would be 6afe in the hands of Reyes, and the wave of reform would go on unchecked. As soon as the Democrats placed Reyes in nomination, the followers of Dia? renominated for the same office Ramon Corral, the most unpopular man in Mexico and a reactionary. And then began a hitter persecution of the'Democrats and the Reyes supporters on the r>-rt of Diaz, which shatters the fiction that there exists political freedom In Mexico. Army officers friendly %o Reyes were removed to undesirable pclsts. Congresman Barron, who' was (chiefly instrumental in naming Reyejk for vicepresident, was banished from the country; several other congressmen were deposed; students who - favored Reyes were expelled from state schools; public meetings were suppressed by the police or soldiers, and in various states Reyes supporters were thrown into jai), most of them charged with sedition. In etiery corner of the country thfe despotic power

of Diaz was felt and neither life nor liberty was secure. Newspapers on every side were subsidized by the government or suppressed and their editors thrown into jail. No criticism of Diaz, or advocacy of the popular move ment, was allowed and the editor who Indulged in either was either expelled or jailed. During this period of political turmoil Bernardo Reyes had kept clear of the entire situation and on several occasions had emphatically declined to be a candidate for vice-president. But this did not save him from the wrath of Diaz. He was treated for a time as a prisoner by the military governor of Nuevo Leon, was forced to resign his governorship and was then Sent on a military mission” to Europe—virtually banished. Disposing of a Candidate. But the popular movement continued to grow and soon after the banishment of Reyes the Democrats nominated Don Francisco 1. Madero for president and Dr. Francisco Vasquez Gomez for vice-president. This was in April, 1910, two months before the election. Meetings were held in the interests Of the Democratic candidates and it was apparent that the popular movement was headway. Then the police and military got active. The popular meetings were suppressed, receptions in favor of the candidates were forbiddden, newspapers advocating their election were seized and the constitutional rights of the people were trampled upon. As if this was not discouraging enough, Madero was arrested and thrown into jail, the charge against him being that of insulting the nation,” presum\ ably for his temerity in daring to be a candidate for the presidency. This virtually ended the farce of “popular” election in Mexico. Diaz and his man Corral were of course elected and the rule of autocracy was confirmed. ‘After Diaz, the deluge,” is an expression that has been frequently used in recent years dealing with political conditions in Mexico and meaning that after his strong arm is removed turmoil and revolution may succeed. It is to be feared that there is too good ground for this apprehension and that the repression which has been practised under Diaz is bound to react. Her people are untrained to assume the duties of citizenship and milions of her peons are in virtual bondage. Popular education has not been fostered as it should and poverty except among the ruling class is general. Had Diaz permitted the people gradually to exercise a greater share of government he would have done more for the country than his absolutism could effect As It Is, when he dies the deluge is likely to take place and Mexico, so long at peace, may enter a revolutionary era.

USE MUSIC AS ANAESTHETIC

Employed to Soothe and Tranquillize Dreams of Persons Undergoing Surgical Operations. A physician of Geneva, in Switzerland, has successfully employed music to soothe and tranquillize the dreams of persons who have taken ether or chloroform in order to undergo surgical operations. The music is begun as soon as the anaesthetic begins to take effect, and is continued until the patient awakes. It Is said that not only does this treatment prevent the hysterical effects sometimes witnessed, but that the patient, on recovering, feels uc nausea or illness. Another physician uses blueiiight to produce anaesthesia. The light from a 16-candle power electric lamp, furnished with a blue bulb, is concentrated upon the patient’s eyes, but the head and the lamp are enveloped in a blue veil, to shut out extraneous light. Insensibility is produced in two f or three minutes.

Left for the Women.

Nearly one-third of the economic activity of Germany reals today oa feminine shoulders.

RAILROAD LIKE TOY

LINE BETWEEN ANTUNG AND MUKDEN PICTURESQUE. Built for Military Use, But Foreign Travelers Are Well Treated anti Suffer No Discomfort —Hotels and Food Good. The light railway which connects Antung with Mukden was originally

Of fine Beenery. It Is a narrow-gauge road (29 inches), with miniature, toylike cars just about six feet wide; So that, if the car is full it is difficult to find places for both the travelers’ feet and their luggage. In that respect it is rather inconvenient; but, on the whole, it is not so uncomfortable as one might expect. In many ways, it is really and truly an “accommodation train." Of course, on such a light railway, speed is not expected or obtainable. The distance between Antung and Mukden is less than 200 miles, and it takes two days, with one night’s stop between, to make the journey. Moreover, each day a mountain range has to be negotiated, and for that purpose, for part of the time, the train must be divided into two sections, each of which makes the climb separately. At both Antung and Ttao-hokon, the place where the train stops for the night, hotels with foreign accommodations may be found. Too much cannot be said in praise of the attention and civility shown to foreigners. It seems to be the aim of the officials and employes of the railway to minimize as much as possible the inconveniences. Even the station master himself may come with a tray of tea, condensed milk, sugar and cakes or cookies for the traveler. But the petty inconveniences of. this light railway need not be suffered much longer. All along the line the Chinese coolies are hard at work under Japanese supervision in preparing the broad-gauge roadbed. Temporary towns have sprung up and where formerly not a score of people could be seen there are from 80Q to 2,000 inhabitants. The new line does not follow the old roadbed closely, and especially in the mountain ranges goes through, instead of around, the mountains. There are to be twentyfour or twenty-five tunnels, ranging from 165 to 4,884 feet in length. This will reduce largely the mileage and the number of hours on the way; but it will also detract considerably from the picturesque aspect of the route. In these days the esthetic must be more or less sacrificed to the utilitarian. And, if the International Sleeping Car and Express Train company, or Wagon-Lits, succeeds in its plan proposed to the South Manchurian railway, that the latter allow It (Wagon-Lits) to run its own sleeping and dining car service, both on the Changchun-Darien line and the Changchun-Mukden-Antung line, it will cut down considerably the time between Europe and either Shanghai or Tokyo.

Wireless for Railroad.

The Union Pacific Railroad company is erecting a number of wireless stations along its line for the purpose of augmenting its regular telegraph service, and in this manner it is hoped to establish' *a means of communication which will insure a continuity of service which might not be expected from either alone. _ The stations being erected will cover the states of Kansas, Nebraska and Wyoming.

PLAN TO PREVENT COLLISIONS

Thousands of strange inventions are patented at the United States patent office at Washington, each year, according to men who are in touch with the workings of the department J. W. James patented an apparatus for preventing collisions on railway trains. James puts on a long spring on eight wheels in front of the locomotive. A wooden image of a man with a hell is placed half way between the engine and the front of the spring. When the collision takes place the spring is supposed t® take up the shock. At the same time the "wooden man" beats the gong, which informs the passengers thnt all is well.

constructed by the Japanese for military purposes, and, therefore, in order to get there as quickly as possible, it winds around and over the mountains instead of going through them. It was more- expeditious to negotiate the mountains by means of loops and switchbacks than by tunnels, and it has resulted in a picturesque route, with plenty

TRAMPS AND THE SNOWSHEDS

Officers Now Guard the Tunnels and the Word Is “Dig Up or " ~ tilke." Up among the serrated peaks of the Sierra the Central Pacific Ratyway company is trying to solve the problem of the age in making suitable disposition of the übiquitous tramp. the picturesque town of Blue Canyon to Truckee is forty-three miles, and with able strategy the railroad generals have picked this section of the road as the battleground. The ultimatum has been issued that stealing rides on trains passing through the snowsheds must cease, and to walk through might result in a fire that would tie up transcontinental traffic. The smoke-grimed wooden tunnel begins at Blue Canyon and ends oij the heights above Donner lake. Through the heart of the Sierra the sheds stand out in bas relief. A mighty monument it is to the energy and constructive genius of those giants of the early ’6os. Crude were the tools —it was the day of black powder blasting—but the completed work stands typical of the dauntless courage of its creators. Having decided that all beating of trains must stop, the Company placed Officers McAuley and Wright at the Blue Canyon portal. Both these men are of tried courage. In the month of May they took vagrants dff the trains and marched them up to the ticket office and compelled them to purchase tickets —the net results being a sale of over $260. The officers are commissioned by the governor of California, but are paid by the company and wear the star and uniform of state police. So where the campfires glitter from coast to coast the alarm has been sounded: “The snowsheds are closed; it’s dig up or hike.” —San Francisco Chronicle.

Shortest Railroad.

The Eaton Hall railroad enjoys the distinction of being the smallest working railroad in Great Britain. The line runs across many of the jpark drives and over small streams, spanned by steel girders. Sometimes as many as 300 tons of coal a month is hauled by the miniature locomotives atid wagons. There are two engines, the largest of which has a tank capacity of 70 gallons, a boiler pressure of 175 pounds to the square inch and weighs four tons twelve hundredweight. There are 44 goods wagons, two brake vans, one carriage, one parcel car and one tool van. The passenger car runs on two four-wheel bogles, is 20 feet long, and has seatingl accommodations for 16 passengers. It has carried many a royal passenger.—Westminster Gazette.

To Adopt Electricity.

It is reported that plans are under consideration by the Boston and Maine railway for the elimination of coal and oil-burning locomotives in the Hoosac tunnel in Massachusetts. Should the change be made, a power plant will be established near South Adams, the tunnel will be lighted and ventilated by means of electricity, and only electrical engines will be used to draw the trains through the tunnel.

Coal a Great Expense.

One-quarter of the coal mined on the North American continent is used by its railways, the 60,000 locomotives in the United States alone taking over 100,000,000 tons each year at a rising price (1909, about two dollars a short ton). This expense for locpmotive fuel is practically a tax of one cent a day on every man, woman and child In the country.

To Prevent Vibration.

The Baden State Railways, after investigation, decided that the hearing of locomotive enginers is affected by vibrations of the engine communicated from the floor on which the men stand. To prevent this, cocoanut mats are to be provided both for engineman and fireman.

Snowsheds of Cement.

Several western railroads are preparing to build long stretches of cement snowsheds. These are more substantial than timber and are fireproof.

OBSTINATE SPREADING ECZEMA QUICKLY CURED

Mrs. Wm. C. Wood, Newark, N. J„ writes: “Resinol Ointment cured an obstinate case of spreading Eczema 'on my little ten year old boy’s leg, after various other salves had signally failed. The had existed for. six months, and nothing seemed to do any good until we procured a jar of Resinol, which quickly cured him. It has now become a household remedy with us. We also have Resinol Soap in daily use by the children, and their skin, health and complexion are perfect.’’ Resinol Ointment can be positively relied on to give instant relief and quickly cure the torturing skin diseases of infancy and For eczema, nettle rash, chafing, disfiguring pimples and itching eruptions of all kinds, it is a prompt and sure remedy. Every family should be safe-guarded with Resinol preparations—Resinol Ointment to cure the skin troubles that now and then occur; Resinol Soap to use regularly for the toilet and bath, to keep the skin pure and healthy and preserve the complexion. Resinol Medicated Shaving Stick is also the best and safest to use, because it keeps the face free from eruptions and prevents infection. These preparations are sold at all drug stores. We send free on application a valuable little booklet on Care of the Skin and Complexion. Send for it Resinol Chemical Co., Baltimore, Md.

KNEW HIS DESTINATION.

“Where yer goin’?” * “To Jaytown.” “Well, you’d better hurry if you ‘wanter sleep indoors tonight. De jail in dat burg closes at nine o'clock.”

NO HEALTHY SKIN LEFT

"My little eon, a boy of five, brok® ont with an Itching rash. Three do<> tors prescribed for him, but he kept getting worse until we could not dress him any more. They finally advised me to try a certain medical college, but its treatment did no good. At the time I was induced to try Cuticura he was so bad that I had to cut his hair oft and put the Cuticurar Ointment on him on bandages, as it was impossible to touch him with the bar® hand. There was not one square inch of skin on his whole body that was not affected. He was one mass of sores. The bandages used to stick to his skin and in removing them it used to take the skin off with them, and the screams from the poor child were heartbreaking. I began to think that he would never gee well, but after the second application of Cuticura Ointment I began to see signs of improvement, and with the third and fourth applications the sores commenced to dry up. His skin peeled off twenty times, but it finally yielded to the treatment. Now I can say that he Is entirely cured, and a stronger and healthier boy you never saw than h® is to-day, twelve years or more sine® the cure was effected. Robert Wattam, 1148 Forty-eighth St, Chicago, 111, Oct 9, 1909." i

The Explanation.

Old Podkins lay back in his chair in calm content, and though his wife was quite near him he was happy, for she had not broken the silence for nearly five minutes. He had been married for flve-and-twenty long years, and Mrs. Podkins. almost dally during 24 of them, bad disturbed the domestic peace by a too full exercise of her tongue. "My dear," broke in, Mrs. P thinking It rime she said something to interrupt the quiet, “I see by the papers that a petrified jaw two yards long has been found in Cornwall.” What!” cried Podkins, starting up. "Now I know your secret. But you never told me your ancestors came from that part of the world!”

Already In Training.

Ruffon Wratz —Wen a woman hands out a slab o’ lemon pie you make a long speech o’ thanks. Wot’s that fur? Saymold Storey—l’ m flttin’ myself fur the Chawtauquay lectur’ platform. I thought I told ye ’bout it long ’go. It 1h surprising, it is often astounding, to discover, now and then, what possibilities of-rehabilitation there are in the most unfortunate of us.—Alfred Buchanan. Bin^er cigar is never doped—only tobacco m its natural state. Woman’s sphere now seems to be the whole earth-