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It .^••' f- V/- twcu. \THE REPyBLIC, BRQCKP*O^T, N V. tHJURSDAV, APRIL''30./1925 »-'. e-S!\.* ,»g»ijra^i«»p»»M»«M»»»»»»i»Miu»w WADES THROUGH PEEP SNOW Bu BLANCHE r«£ PIGEONS OF ST. MARK'S - - *fihe Piazaa of-St^ilark is the heart of Venice, Itnly^_ On thre&_ghjgg If is_ enclosed fcy imposing, buildings which appear to form one vast marble palace THTfireissrsfae'is-s^ In, the evening \ve went to the Piazza to drfhk coffee, listen to the rnilitary \baia or.pTomentcaer\It is- thtf-gayest^ei*-^ ~v\ By moonlight the\ Piazza ^s strikingly, impressive. Indeed, there is- perhaps no more fascinating spot in Europe than this huge open-air drawing room. In. the day time a large flock of \pigeons enliven the Piazza. Iff accordance with an nlfl custom, pigeons were sent out from St. Mark's cathedral .on I'alni Sun- --dajfc and acstled in the nooks and .crannies of the surrounding luntdfrigs.. flown' to the close -of the Itepublic t-Key were Te^ti Um public e\i)cnst^lHrt-tbey are now\ dependent upon private charity. Toward evening the pigeons perch In great numbers under tie arches of St. Mark, and if it is the least cold they draw their necks- info their shoulders, with the neck feu triers ruffled around their llttte heads, till- they have lost all shape-and -iookttku a now M._slalfr- — colored cannon balls. :.. --•„.,_ rrJ . Tile \Venetians are \superstitious- about killing tire -pigeons; strtheybave m-- , creased to great numbers in Venice. Near .the two great wells, little </ups of Istrtan stone have been set\ TriEtf tife pavement for the - pigeons to drink from. An old —Woman sttrln the-Ptoz-- za and sells tittle corn- ucopias of grain for the pigeons. These birds are so gentle tliey ate from our bands arid sat on our shoulders. They are very beautiful, but very greedy and would stuff themselves until \ they\ could hardly walk, - JfcLtPok a *>tt of tlme each day to go to the Piazza to feed the pigeons. . Western Newspaper Union.) Asking Too Much of Fox -Sh^-WTK(-ht—A4a«ka—kKftking—owr—*- fox farm. After admiring a beautiful sliver specimen- siieLitspa.'HWHjtfUUK-' \Just how many times cm tin- fox be sklnneil for hi* fur?\ \Three tluies.mttdnni, v said^thf guide gruve^ l-spoll- ly. his •\Any-more nam il temper!\ Few-Aggressive Snakes The Di-imi-iiiu'iit \nf \-jrii-iiltiiro says '.ibi-i uf . \slii has been that tin- kiv--_ known -!•> f..!ii»a ; ii'l.-attack, persons, and the\ hu-^c ••nT.-ri.i.ing snakes of the tmp'cs :».' > at thiii'.H are aggres- sive. .The ptVi»i»h\«»nV snakes of the iTnttmti Ktiit. s I\.IIMII>- 'Jin m»t attack men unless iimb-sii-d. The deepest snow holds no terrors for, this snowmobile Invented and Mt~ TacTied to^hls autom6Dlle^yt3lyu^rpeim^«^^ T First-Class Driver Is { Known by Good JMerits•; Are you a good.automobile driver?. Yo$ .may tliink you are, but to qual-1 -if^Mh£teUowlng^4est«-4nast^be-passed, > according to experts of the Automo-, \-._.\. _^—«. bile Club of Southern California, . \. • - , • '*• t A really first-class driver is known f Motorist* Encounter - Much by i, , .M, , . -, Confusion in Touring His skillful, steering. xr • a His ease of handling. Vfer.lOU» States. His though tfulness of pedestrians. .•- «• — '• •••-• -.-. His properly adjusted \steering ap- The Washington Post remarks that paratus. ! In driving from Washington to New His strict obedience to every traffic ', York, the motorist encounters five dif- regulation. j ferenf highway codes. He -may- be His extensive and Intelligent use of , driving in exact accordance %with the arm signals^:— : -~ (laws in the Distrlet of Golumbla- or His use of the brakes before he gets ' any one of_tae fiv« states concerned, to the curve. j but if he continues driving In exactly His protection of his motor;...his use j thesarae way he will encounter ranch of second and first speeds, ' confusion .because of the many differ- His alteriinte use. of foot and hand ' ent traffic laws In the rarlous states, brakes on lojig grades and in emergen- #•. cies, —— —— bile\ owners'to buy ff new carburetor to eliniinate trouble of this sort. The first thing an owner should dp before going' to other expense is to ascertain whether or not his spark; plugs,are all right. —^\ -..- JExtra License Plate • '*' Why ho spare license plates? There are any number of things that can happen -i» .tha. plates oh a car, and the Inconvenience occasioned•\'• by the less of one certainly Justifies the Invest- ment iT at least nrip gpHre plate. The. cost Is usually about $1. Itlany—a driver carries expensive extra tires which he never seems to have need for j T-but when he does, well, that's dif-.'J fereht! \ i j Keep Parts Separated YVhen ah antmnbbjie engine is ro be disassembled the mechanic- jvill-flnd- that a greaj\ deaK of time Is saved if all\paW«re se})ar:ited into different sections. Reserve a l»ox for all parts pertaining fiTTinp-irrft-w^ystenvsuctt- as carbureror, magneto, valve system, pump, etc. The value of this plan ap- pears when the tusk nf'asseiuhllng be- Sins- Uniform Laws Needed. The need nf uniform laws to make His respect for railway crossings; he stops, looks, ana sntits gear bei he Is actually on the tracks. Need More Rigid Watch for Automobile Thieves Very few automobile owners realize that 10,064 machines were stolen In 1924. This\ report is authentic and shows that a more rigid watch should it easier alike for motorists and pn> oritle3;-l3 -very^-evldent, Mn- torlng is no longer local. It Is na- tional in scope for business and pleas- ure. Uniformity Is needed particu- larly because of the evergrowing army of automobile tourists, to-whom—the* traffle-unit-l8-the coimtryr-BOt-the-sta-te or city. \ Federal action oa this'subject may .be. JnfposslUle, but there is no good reason why the states stioufd not all co-operate with the aid. of the automo- bile associations In working out a uni- form system. The least that might be i done Is _to provide some logical and ef- fective\ method forinforming the tour-\\ 1st regarding the laws in effect ns- he enters their jurisdiction. Suggestions Offered, . For years the various states have been- talking about uniform traffic taws. t$U 1925 finds this situation Just as much of m a question as ItVretofofe. Among the 'suggestions' for co-opera- 1tive efforts by automobile, dealers and municipal nn<l sttfte* oftirisils.in. aldini; urlstsr-a+e-the following-; \IV That states should erect a sign- hoard, at (lie stute boundary line on :; T^ify= : niaIfi:rMgln*ay, giviltgr-tt-brief i. digest of state laws tourists should know. Maryland is already doing this with great Success. 2. Every, town should post a brief survey as t o right-of-way rules and spiffll, typiUs,, seyeraLiullPa.oiItJf)f each, j.®fe4«l*» for Beauty > Is:Idea.of Afrimm The women of the Lake 'TclumJ \~e giou of Central Africa vie with owe another as to- who can puss*>s.s tha- longest lips. When girls are about four or five years old their future husbands pierce a hole In the center of the Tiripenind lpwer'llps with a big thorn or a knife. Through these holes he places thick; straws, or reeds. • InT a \few~weefcs wllen tlte^gTrTlias • become used to the punctures, wooden pegs the size of a lead pencil are pushed into the holes, says London Tit-Bits. Three months latSr, when the lips have become accustomed to_ the distension, larger pegs are In^ert- pti, At -twppty-flve a fashionable ma- tron of the Saras-Pjlnges ^trlbe Is like- ly .to have disks seven inches wide In the lower lip_and five incites wide in the upper. Up to this time the disks * = sTrck^trnrtglrt\0^f1ikeHWrds i , billsrbut -now—|hey- (Imp torn, from—their, weight. 1\V\ -v iWter this larger dislcs -a\re\^nsor\fea\ .about pnee a^ j-ear. It is a matter of social pride with a woman to go on -iniuvaslng-- her-llps -as*-.long, as pos- Wbie. • ~ —-- .•..— Ffrst German Railroad- The first rnilway.. built lp Germany was\theXud\vigshhlin Connecting the cities of Nurenibtirg and Furth. It was about four miles Itmg and was opened to traffic in December. 1835. Don't !N#gleet treating your Seed Potatoes and €>ats with •\-j&f E.W. SIMMONS ' PRUG( tl^iiiinNiiiaiiiium'fliiiiiwiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiijiiiiiiiDiiiiiiiiiMiaiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiii^ HOUSECLEANING TIME 1 | N-Q rfeed to dread housedeaning@tim.ew3leii you use our Mas \f ter Cleaners'Serviee. Just-send us your draperies, tapestries, I blankets, lamp shades and household .appointments. We will frr^^trrrrrthein-peifeclly cleansed-\of all dirtrrmd germs—brigrltr ly fresh and beautiful. 34 MAIN STREET -PHONE 50 airing done on ladies and 1 gents-clothing. Skirts short- | ened, coats relined. ifommnntty snid nguin-oo t-iiterlng the Wotor Heats\ the Higher Altitudes TOutiat!) driving in uiuuiuulu dls- trlcts may find that at the higher alti- tudes the* motor becomes hot quickly, and in nutny cases the. water may boll. '<'.-.. - -,r- ?- - \\\- - -- - - L-4 : t *lrrtr-is l dire ttrW fsit tltst'the^boll*' Ing point of water Is lower as the dis- tance frrnu seti Icvi-i increases. It is a good plan to use a condenser of -some^ort-^n^l^tor4.it^f_a—smalL-coII. of piper This coil easily may. be_ mount- ed oh the radiator filler cap after the laitexJias.Jbg£n_..ijronerl.v drilled! A radiator meter also is a. good attaclv. ^^ ^ ment to \install since It nTrTtcates %\ ^?*^ W-Hffi# car, home tivestock, urulecej nib^/ uicuhator^^NlnFrn RENT That house, typewriter, garage THING -EVERY- ^- BUY At a bargain, what you happen to heec most and the other fellow needs least. motor is-unduly ^ft»nrHarn^\^nir ; \tV1p'^>M>' the jourUt-througli. wtiuh- -Js_Juggs FIND i Employment if you need it; a watch if you \ \ \ Tiave lost it. --7—: -..-. - ..- A little Help Wanted ad appearing in the last issue of the Republic dr«^Hjafly*young men to the store of the advertiser. Young men read the ad- vertising in this paper as well as the thifty housewife. Speak -to 'tiiem though our^xoh^nnsy~'-^-——..-»—--.._.—,_-.- i s ~\~- --—^— - BROCKPORT Phons' 317 J&e:.water.system should he,.examined, for. quite <*ft en the rubber disin- -tegrates on- the - inside, causing the 'passage to become obstructed.\ - town;; :_ — -3: Aatmm»Wlp- dealers ahonld.. also quote- the hws In effect in their com- munities 'by means of signboards, printed in tbeir salesrooms;.-Every ga- rage aiid-jUi^fflaeZSntimi should help perfect this system. •HiimiiaiiiiHtiiiiiaiiumiiiumwiiiiiiattHMHiiaMHiiiiH t . '. ' .. -• - -\\ - -* ——— «ltsi«iI4: Are Carburetor Not Always to Blame for Bad Motor —W-JFTirtire 7 motor jdoes not perform perfectly, when \it\ Hits ohllFcj rnflei's only after reaching a certain speed and jerks badly when the tlitottle is^ opened after running slowly; on night' gear7^!e~TiWnBr-Beneral^blames—the I j Checks Are the Best Receipts ===—«•- •1 •1 in the world for paid-biRs^-Qui jecotd ol the cancelled carburetioii. Re figures that he has a poor mixture due to the fact tliat alter ^ry^r~t)ne^hundr^^.aEds_tte_motor. _-Troubles of this kind are mostly due to \poor insatotionJii the spark plugs,. •^aMaaf^fi^lBtes-aTeTxntras-im* low so mnrh current to leak tit n't only ^*^ wegk\ s^Srg^y ^fejfi'#ea. Afrjsr^? tnixture- Rattle in Shackles Spring shackle play or looseness be- tween the spring end and the shackle, may give, much trouble until discov- ered. Rattling caused by this loose- ness will be more frequent and dis- tinct when the car Is riding over fairly rough roads. A good method of^t'akr. Ing up the play Is to, place shims be- tween the°sprlng end and- fhei shackle vr tlnrplaymaybe removed by tight-' : enlhg the bolt. Watch the shackles and. do not allow mud to accumulate, as small particles of xiassllke sub^_ throttling clow, the ISSture- ts not perfect and the spark is- so weak that It will notJIgnite gas properly/It is a ierx comuiun, o^enrrence. fox ttUtotao- Check as it is paid and passes through our books forms. a chain of evidence that cannot be surpassed or disputed. • 1 ter Starting a Checking, Account with us is a simple mat- Uo it today, V - twait .•» BROCKPORT,^ NEW YORK .1 c r Financial Statement of the accounts of the town of Clarkson for the fiscal year ending December 28, 1924 / stances in parts cause excessive wear. Lubricate the shackle bolt generously. ^Watch Headlights —- A slight feffder collision at the front of the car may' throw one or both of Ihe headlights »iit of focus, Head lights are frequently attached t'o the _fenders, or jat least to a - feross rod braced from the fenders. Thus it re- quires but a slight change in the posi- • tlon of either fender to throw a head- light out of adjustment. If a front fender has been struckWd straight- ened out again, better test the head- lights to make sure that \everything Is in order, . Balances Dec. 28, 1923- Generkl Fund •.* 883J7 Highway Fund, 2547.95 Bridge Fund - • 2,81 Machinery FunM^?- 16.57 Miscellaneous Fund 288.57 ScliaolFund . : ,._ 58.60 Reeeiptts- ... Disbursements $\0 i S76vS2- $ 8,2ftt.62 34-; 29.5.91 1,000.00 •1,704.55 4,319.29 -^579,44- 34,123.25. • 625.21 1,721.12 4,607.86 2,637.74 Transfers $296^5.00 377.60 Balances Dec. 28, 1924 ' \' $ 503.37 2720.6l : 00 00) 001 -— 00 i Bank Balances Dec. £8> 1924 $ 589.If First National Bank of Brockport $3797.67 $54775,71 -3797.67 $52006.80 $342.60 3223.98 J|3 342.60 $3223.98 2730.61 State Bank of Commerce, Brockport. -3^-7 -+$r-rrzjr-^- ^3309,7?, . '• il State of New York County of;Monroe Town of Clark-soii- ^sa. ' Sworn to before Me this 17th' day of April, 1925. -. • • . V G. H. Cotter, ' Notary Public .$58573.38 $^58573.3oV 1, Roswell S. Steeje, Supervisor of the-town'of Clarkson, do hereby .swear ind affirm that the above is a true statement of my accounts, as Supervisor \5f~4he town of Clarkson for the fiscal vear end- ing December 28th, 1924. « ' \ . \ J • '\ ' ' Roswell *S. Steele,^ .' *\ 1 Supervisor of Clarkson
