THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE , FRIDAY , JULY , 1908
Good Roads.
Congressman Pollard ad
dressed the Postmasters' Con
vention at Lincoln recently on
the subject of Good Roads. He
said in part as follows :
I think that if there is one
question upon which the people
of Nebraska are agreed it is the
need of improving our highways.
The question is how shall we do
it. The macadem road is too ex
pensive to be considered as a
general system in Nebraska.
The sand.clay road was worked
out by Mr. W. L. Spoon , an ex
pert road engineer of the Divi
sion of Public Roads of the De
partment of Agricllure at Wash
ington , to meet the demands for
a good road at a reasonable cost.
It has been tried quite exten
sively in the south and has pro
ven itself entirely successful.
It seems to me this type of road
is particularly well adapted to
our conditions. Our black loam
clay soil would form an ideal
foundation for a sand-clay road.
The great quantities of sand
along the Platte river and in
other parts of the state will fur
nish all the material necessary
to be added to the roads as they
now exist and it can be secured
at a low cost. The first step is
to grade the road so as to give
it good drainage. It is then
plowed to a depth of four or fiye
inches and harrowed or disked
to thoroughly pulverize it. Six
or eight inches of sand is then
spread over the surface and the
road is again harrowed ordisked
to mix the sand and earth as
thoroughly as possible. Tins
mixing should be done if possible
ofter a heavy rain. The harrow
ing then puddles the mixture
and converts it into a bed of
sand.clay mortar. The proportion
tion of clay to sand should be
such as to entirely fill the voids
in the sand , making a solid base.
A properly constructed road of
this kind will bear up the heavi
est loads in any kind of weather.
At my suggestion the Ohief of
the Division of Public Roads at
Washington has sent Mr. Spoon
into Nebraska Five of the seven
county boards of my district , in
cluding Cass , Lancaster , Paw
nee , Johnson and Richardson
counties arc availing themselves
of the services of this engineer ,
who is one of the most expert in
his line in the United States. K
is the policy of the Division ol
Public Roads to send free of cosl
expert road engineers to confei
with the county boards that re
quest it. It has been found thai
usually about ten per cent of the
roads of a county carry from 7 ;
to DO per cent of the trnftic. Tin
engineer will go over the entire
county with the Board and mai
out a general plan for the im
provement of the high.ways. .
The roads carrying the bulk ol
the traflic are usually improved
by the sand-clay , burnt clay 01
macadam treatments as local
conditions warrant and the lat
eral roads are graded and kepi
in good condition by the use ol
the splitlog drng.
Under our present system ol
maintaining the high-ways the
county is made the unit and il
seems to me that this is the ideal
plan rather than lor the state or
nation to do it. I believe , how
ever , that the legislature should
so amend the law as to make 51
possible for each county to hire
an expert road engineer at a sal
ary which will be sufficient tc
secure a man of experience ant
training , I do not believe thai
this office should be elective bui
that the engineer should be hirec
by the county board and serve a
their pleasure. This engineei
should have entire charge of UK
county subject , of course , to tin
direction of the board and al
district supervisors should b <
under his direct charge. I alsi
believe that the district super
visors should be paid a sunkien
salary to enable them to devot
all their time to the road worl <
1 do not believe the execution o
this plan would cost but little i
any more than is at present ex
ponded and our high-ways would
soon be in line condition.
The session of Congress just
closed appropriated $90,000 for
the maintainance of the Division
of Public Roads. Tins division
of the Agricultural Department
was established in 1898 and until
Lhis yenr not a dollar of the
noncy appropriated for its use
tas been spent in our state ex
cept for the assistance rendered
n constructing the macadam
road across the Ncmaha bottom
it Auburn. So long as 1 am a
netnber of the Agricultural Com-
nittee I propose to see to it that
Nebraslca receives her full share
lot only of the money expended
jy this division but by all the
oilier divisions and bureaus of
.his great Department which is
loingso much for the improve-
nent of the agricultural condi.
tions of the country.
Mr. Spoon will remain in the
State some little time and when
you postmasters go home I hope
you will impress upon your coun-
.y boards the importance of
Halting application through
your respective congressmen to
secure the services ol this engin
eer in order that the entire state
nay benefit from his visit ,
Market Letter.
Kansas City Stock Yards ,
June 28 , I'JOS.
Cattle reeeipts hist week totaled
20,000 head and the market under
went considerable change , on ae-
eount of influence always at work
at this season. Bent fed grades
ire becoming more scarce all the
time , and naturally soil strong ,
tops last week at $8.00 to $8.25 on
lill'erent days. Grass steera suf
fered a loss of 10 to 25 cents be-
: anse of lower prices at other
narkets incident to the appearance
of a good supply of cheap Texas
steers at the various points. Cows
and heifers outside of the best ,
leclineJ 25 to 50 cents during the
week and calves closed a quarter
lower. The quarantine division
liero was formally opened Fritfay
of last week and receipts there had
no influence on the general mar
ket last week. Htockers and feed
ers were in small supply but
prices on them ruled strong. The
run today is 12,000 head including
2000 calves of which about 200
car loads am in the quarantine
division , the market today exhibit
a furthei widening' of the price
range , best steers selling steady ,
top $ SOO while- she stun" and med
ium to common steers are selling
weak to 15 lower. Greenwood
county gross steers 1150 to K500
pounds are selling today at $5.00
to $000 All the Kansas City
packers are in the market today.
Cows range from $2.75 to $5.00 ,
heifers $3.25 to $15.00 calves $3.25
to $5.50 , bulls $3.00 to $1.75.
Top hcgs stood at $0.05 the last
four days of last week with the
bulk of sales fluctuating mildly
and with a tendency toward lower
prices for medium to common
grades. Run is SOOO hero today
market 10 to 15 higher.
The sheep market has been
most unsatisfactory since the first
of last week nud the run of 5000
hcml hero today is selling at a
still further decline. Best spring
lambs are worth $0.00 to $ G25 ;
yearlings $ U > 5 to $5.00 muttons
$3.75 to $1.35. Recsipts from the
Northwestern ranges will not begin -
gin before August. , T. A. Rickart
Hiawatha
July 12-18
"The 1 liawatha Chautnuqmx
July 12-18 , 1908 , in a tent
opposite Public Square.
Tent comfortably seats
2,000 people and comfort-
ble seats have been provided
Gunsaulis , Waters , Carleton Lee
° ov' Johnson , all the Big Politicians
Wm. Alien White , Victor Murdock
Senator Long. J. L. Brlstow , Cyrus
Lcland. W. R. Stubbs , W.A.Harris
and many others. The Chicago
Players and Signers Club , Vandas
Enos and her girls , Pamhaskla and
his pots , and many other entertain-
ers. Swimming Pool , and Moving
Pictures. "
BOD DURDETTE'S DEAR STORY ,
Tale Recited by President Roosevelt
Around the Campflre.
They were resting nrounil the Presi
dent's rnmpflre in the Louisiana cane-
brake. The dogs were nsleop with
the fntlguo of the chnse , the guides
wore lying around feasting their eyes
upon the distinguished guest , and the
president was enjoying the cnmpflro
ns a sportstnnn cnn.
"Hoys , " lie said , "did you ever hear
Hob Uurdette'B honr story ? "
"Wall Huh Hii'dotto a b'nh hnntnh ? "
asked Guide HnnoldB.
"Xot exactly , " the President an
swered. "Hob was It much braver man
than a bear hunter. Ho trailed beat
In Ills youth , but when lie grew older
ho became bravo enough to follow the
lecture platform. "
The guides didn't know this last-
named beast , but they smoked thoii
pipes In confidence of Its tenors.
"Hob's bear story needs Hob to tell
It , " the president continued , "but he
Isn't here , and I'll lattlo around his
BhopB a bit. Tlieio were two men going -
ing ihioiigh a field. A largo and
mean-dlsposttloncd bull waited until
they had gained the middle of the
Held , when ho set upon them , bellow
ing.
"Tho two men ran for their lives ,
but the bull closed up and began hook'
ing at their coat tails. Ono of the
ftiKltives made for a tree and shinned
into it , while the other took refuge
In a hole In the giound.
"Tho bull made for the man In
the hole. It flashed over as he dived
in. lie Instantly bobbed out again ,
the bull made for him , and ho bobbed
in and out as the bull shot back and
forth. They kept this up for a while ,
and the man in the tree yelled :
" 'Why don't ye stay In that hole ,
'ye ' dang fool1
"The bull was dashing across the
hole with mad learn , and the man wag
bobbing in and our desperately , but
he heaid the voice from the tree.
1 "Dang fool yerself , ' he ictorted
breathlessly. 'Thar's a bear in this
hole ! ' "
Ono of the guides threw a log on
the fire , an owl hooted off in the tim
ber , and there wasn't a nature fakei
within 500 miles. St. Louis Post-Dls
patch.
Holland's 1,000,000 Wage Earners.
. With 5,500,000 Inhabitants Holland
has 1,000,000 wage earners. Sickness
[ insurance IB voluntary and organized
in free associations. In 1890 there
were 050 associations , with QOO.OOO
members. Premiums are $1.4 i a
member ; benefits arc medical attend
ance , medicine and sickness pay
ments.
Accident Insurance is compulsory
( law of 1'JOl ) . Workmen and foremen
in manufactories ( up to $1.08 daily
wages ) are insured in a state fund ,
mutual associations or casualty com
panies. In 1001 there wore 81,010 in
sured establishments. Premiums are
paid by employers according to wages
and risk. The receipts of 1901 were
J8S8.000. The benefits are ( a ) disa
bility , fico treatment and dally pay
ments up to 70 per cent , of wages ;
( b ) permanent disability , pensions up
to 70 per cent , of wages from seventh
week ; ( c ) to dependents of deceased ,
pensions up to CO per cent , of wages
and a death benefit of thirty times
the dally wago. In case of willfulness
no indemnity Is paid , and in case of
drunkenness only half. Six hundred
and ninety-six thousand dollars wore
paid (1901) ( ) to 45,902 injured and 22G
killed. Settlements nr made In cnso
of doubt by councils. Prof. Hender
son In Chailties and the Commons.
Birds Teach Lazy Man a Lesson.
Go to the birds , thou sluggard , for
birds can and do work far harder
than human beings. A pair of house
martins , when nesting , will feed their
young ones In 20 seconds that Is ,
each bird , male and female , makes 90
Journeys to and fro an hour , or about
1,000 n day. On each Journey the
bird has the added work of catching
the Insects. Even so tiny a bird ns
the wren has been counted to make
110 trips to and from Its nest within
430 minutes ; and the prey carried
homo consisted of larger , heavier and
harder to find insects than were
caught by the sparrows. Among thorn
were 20 good-sized caterpillars , ten
grasshoppers , seven spiders , 11 worms
and moro than one fat chrysalis.
Appreciation.
"They say Huttorworth Is going to
erect a monument over the grave of
his wife's llrst husband. "
"An ordinary man would regard
that as a waste of money , wouldn't
ho ? "
"Perhaps , but you see he left
enough life insurance to make It pos
sible for riutterwotth to get along
without working for the lest of his
life , and I suppose ho feels that he
ought in some way to publicly uhow
his appreciation. "
Progress of Science.
Fair Patient I suffer greatly from
Insomnia , doctor.
Doctor You should eat something
Just before retiring.
Fair Patient Out you once told mo
never to eat anything before going
to bod.
Doctor Oh , that was n year ago.
Science has made tapld strides slnco
then.
Courteous Girl.
"Why , " usked tbo divorced count ,
"do you refuse mo 7"
"I am afraid , " replied thr beautiful
American girl , "that J might not be
able to support you In the style to
which you have bo n accustomed. *
George H. Fallstead
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REAL ESTATE BARGAINS
Panhandle Lands Oregon and Wyoming
Irrigated Farms , Some Special Inducements.
FARM LOANS
$1,000,000,00 , to loan on Southeast Nebraska
choice Farm Lands at 5 per cent , options to
suit you annual interest ,
INSURANCE
Fire , Lightning and Tornado Insurance , in the
best of Old Line companies , I also write Life
and Accident Insurance. I do not wish to
worry you , but should you need anything in
my line I will be pleased to serve you , If you
haven't the time to come and see me , call up
'phone 230 and I will call on you ,
Office over Korner's hardware store ,
George H. Fallstead
Ten Days of High Grade Entertainment !
Every Day a Big Day ! !
THE SECOND ANNUAL
Chautauqua
Assembly
AT THE
City Park , Falls City , Nebraska
One Block South and Two West of National Hotel
August 7th to 16th , 1908
INCLUSIVE
The names on the program speak for themselves. Every attraction guaranteed
to be good. No experiments will be tried. This will be a great campaign of education ,
Culture , Religion and Amusement. The Chautauqua Is the people's and It has come to
stay. You can hear all this talent at about six cents per program on the season ticket
plan , and your children at about three cents. Buy your season ticket now and assist
the management
Rent a tent and take your vacation at home with your family and neighbors. In
vite your children home. The "Chautauqua time" is the real "Home Coming time. "
Write the Secretary , or Thos. J. Whltaker for program or tent. Splendid camping
facilities good shade , water , light , police protection and sanitary conditions.
The business men of Falls City arc desperately In earnest about the Second An
nual Chautauqua and are determined to make it a great success atany cost.
ADULT'S SEASON TlCKET Admittlng the Bearer to All Programs. 52.00
CHILD'S SEASON TICKET Seven to Thirteen Years of Age . . . SI.OO
SINGLE ADMISSION-Adults 25c
SINGLE ADMISSION--Children I5c
JOHN LICHTY , Pros. PROF. T. J. OLIVER , Sec. W. A. GREENWALD. Treas.
S. M. HOLLADAY. Supt. THOS. J. WHITAKER , Manager
