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The Norfolk Weekly News-Journal
The News , Established 1881.
The Journal , EstabllshedJjlTT.
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President. Secretary.
Every Friday , lly mull iior year , tl.CO.
Entered nt tlio potUolllce nt Norfolk ,
Nob. , IIH second cliiHH matter.
TeTopImiii'tt : 'TuTti ! > rTaT Depai tincnt
No. 22. HtiHliiuHH Olllee and Job Dooms
No. 11 22.
llallcy'H comi't Is making 1. " > I8 miles
n inlnuto toward UH. lu there no wny
to make those celestial joy riders pay
some attontlon to the speed limit
signs ?
Fifteen inllcH of lava IH running
out of Mount Aetna , and after It cools
tlio happy-go-lucky Italians will bo
cutting the patb of the ornptlon Into
lioimo lots.
Tlio cost of living Investigations are
not well attended. All of our 90,000.-
000 people ; but the grand Juries and
legislators concluded this Investigation
some inontliB ago.
Canada wltlulrawR us t > luff , conclud
ing tbat you save some lost motion by
deciding to do business with the fel
low next door , Instead of running' half
around the earth for a customer.
The senators Insist on having at
tendants In their bath rooms. Can a
senator who needs assistance about
bathing himself ever clean the dirt
and corruption out of high places ?
Now that the department of agricul
ture has printed a cook book , It's up
to the government to finish the work
of the woman's column by telling us
when and whore we may kiss our best
girls.
Having passed through the Christ
inas and Easter seasons the head ot
the house Is now planning to borrow
money enough tq take care of the
sweet girl graduate and the Fourth
of July.
Pittsburg is greatly stirred over
graft. The public used rather to ad'
mire the smartness of the grafters ,
until it realized that the spread of the
practice means two prices paid for
everything.
Population has Increased faster than
rdlblc animals , say the government
experts on high prices. According tc
conservation of resources we ought
to be studying up about the Chinaman
and his rats.
Edmond Hostand of Paris , the in
ventor of the ehantecler hot , says he
finds $ ; { 20,000 in sight in return foi
his great achievement. Possibly Ed
mend Is counting It's ' chickens before
they are hatched ;
The successful application of the
Krdman act for the conciliation of la
bor differences in averting the recenl
threatened great strike has raised federal
oral Intervention in industrial disputes
several notches in public esteem.
The revised football rules are said
to make the game look like lacrosse
In view of the disposition of some
teams to commit an elevenfold homl
clde , a six foot wire cage around eucli
player would be about right.
The first merchant In New England
to employ women clerks in a ilrj
goods store , has recently celebrated
the anniversary of that event. Al
the time of this Innovation the mer
chant was severly criticised and the
women slightingly treated. Greal
changes have come in America since
that time.
"There was never a strike that dk
not cost more than it came to , " says
Hlshop Lillis. The bishop speaks frorr
many years' experience among work
ing men. He is their fearless , warn
hearted friend as well as an nblc
thinker and his words carry greal
weight.
Professor Wheeler's recent lectnn
on the Japanese at Yale universltj
left the Impression that while the pee
pie of Japan were not exactly deter
mined upon war , they would not be
greatly surprised If confronted by anj
trouble and that they would kno\\ \
what to do under those circumstances
A dingy , faded lithograph showlnf
Wall street at the corner of Oroadwaj
In 18H8 recently sold at auction foi
? 'JOO. This would encouarge one tc
preserve all the old prints and maps
of cities or portions of cities but prob
ably to no purpose since those things
are very common now , whereas ir
1828 pictures of any kind were com
paratlvely rare.
A city paper suggests , editorially
that the residents of that city conk
greatly reduce the cost of living bj
planting back yard gardens twelve
feet square. It may bo that some com
fort and convenience couhl be onjoyei
by raising a few vegetables on a patcl
of ground of that size , but a famll :
would have to hunt with a microscope
for any perceptible decrease In tin
grocery bill realized from such a gar
den.
There are plenty of reasons , obvl
-ously , why a federal department o
health should be created. Its Held foi
useful work IH Incalculable and the
lack of It nieaiiH a wicked waste In
the work now being done , which could
be overcome by correlating all these
activities controlled by city .and state
governments and giving them system ,
direction and common objective.
The great mystery of modern Indus
try Is IIH to who Is making the profits
In high prices of meat products. The
farmers , cattlemen , packers and com
mission dealers all declare that their
profits are smaller than over before ,
while the consumer is paying exhor-
Infant prices for his meat and In the
case of the laboring man Is obliged
to i educe the quantity below the need
of his physical system.
One of the numerous explanations
of the origin of "All Fools' Day" Is
that It dates from the adoption of the
Gregorian calendar In Franco In 1582.
Previous to this date the year began
on the 2Cth of March and the feast
ing and jubilation upon the advent of
the new year lasted to April 1. Prac
tical Jokes and the waggishly Inclined
continued to give mock gifts upon
April 1 to see whether their friends
remembered the change In the calen
dar and when they were opened would
cry "April fish. It is a far cry for
so trifling a custom to have come
down so many centuries.
Among the numerous suggestions
which have been made for the buildIng -
Ing up and improvement of the port
of Iloston , is one to set apart an
island In the harbor as a "free port. "
Hamburg , Hong Kong , Dromon and
Singapore arc examples of free ports
where cargoes may be unloaded and
stored In warehouses without the pay
ment of custom duties. They may
then be reshipped to domestic or for
eign ports or manufactured into goods
within the limit of "free port" area
without payment of duty. When , how
ever , they are removed from such area
for domestic consumption , usual duties
, are collected. The advantages offer
ed by "free port" harbors rarely fail
to make such harbors great shipping
centers.
Mount Etna's eruption , and the con
sequent need of hundreds of people
who had built homes upon Its slopes
and had to leave them to escape with
their lives , again calls forth our won
der that men who know the risk
will build homes , plant vineyards , and
orchards knowing that any day molt
en lava Is likely to overwhelm their
homes and destroy every possession ,
It Is hard for Americans to realize
that land on which to plant n few
vines and trees could be so scarce
that men would risk their lives to gain
a scanty living from the side of a
volcano. It Is no wonder that sucli
people come to America feeling that
it offers them everything desirable in
life.
A man In Maine is the possessor ol
one of the first pieces of money coin <
ed In the United States. It is a cop
per cent dated 1787 and bears the in
scription. "Mind your business. " On
the other side is an embossed chain
of thirteen links. In the center of .1
circle composed of the letters of the
United States are the words , "We are
one. " The owner of this unique coin
has been offered $200 for it , but re
fuses to sell as his mother gave him
the coin with the injunction to keer
it always and follow the advice ol
the motto , "Mind your business , '
which he seems to have done will :
successful results. It's a pity more ol
those early coins were not preserved
and handed down.
The decline of the apprentice sys
tern , which has become almost extinct
is very unfortunate for the industria
world. Half a century ago , the boy whc
learned a trade worked for a period o :
years steadily under the direct super
vision'of a master mechanic and the
result was that at the end of his ap
prenticeshlp he was master of ever >
detail of his work from A to Z
Times have changed. In cases when
a boy Is taught any handicraft , he it
usually only Instructed In one sectlor
or department and knows how tc
make only a portion of an article , 01
to run a certain kind of machine am'
so has only a smattering of trade
The great demand of the present daj
Is for skilled mechanics who can sue
cessfully manage the constructive
work In his line from start to finish.
INDIANA REPUDLICANS.
Senator Hoveridge of Indiana votei
against the tariff bill. Senator Dover
idge Is standing for re-election. En
dorsement of the tariff bill would have
meant a slap at Deverldge and , prob
ably his defeat. Ills friends controller
the convention and supported him ii :
having voted against the tariff bill am :
In demanding a now one. That's the
principal cause for the Indiana action
RUN TRAINS UP TOWN.
This is a good time for the Norfoll
Commercial club to nsk the North
western to run Its trains up town. The
Northwestern's Junction depot Is r
disgrace. It is equally disgraceful tc
Norfolk and to the railroad. Wltl
that condition existing , this would
seem an opportune time to ask thai
use of that old shack bo abandoned foi
main line passenger traffic , and thai
the trains be run up town , where
there is a $25,000 station. The run
nlng of those trains up town would
mean n very great deal to Norfolk.
T. H. FOR TAFT.
President Taft Is satisfied that form
er President Roosevelt , when he re
turns , will be one of the strongest
supporters of the present administra
tion. Others who have studied tin1
situation agree. Roosevelt knows
Tail's sincerity. He knows the dilll-
cullies of the man in the white house.
He knows thai Taft Is doing things ,
and that he has already started big
movements for progress. Those who
count on Roosevelt to help disrupt the
republican party , will be disappoint
ed. He's going to be one of the
strongest supporters Taft will have.
CANT STEAL OUR TEACHERS.
Slonx City's little effort to take
away the North Nebraska Teachers
association has been nipped In the
bud. The plan would have been greal
for Sioux City , but Is wasn't apprecl
ated by the teachers of north Nebras
ka.
The boards of education In this tor
rltory would hardly support n move
ment lo eleslreiy a north Nebraska In
slltullon. The present plan enables
practically every teacher In this ter
ritory to attend the conventions end
year , and at slight expense. Nothing
whatsoever could be gained by the
Sioux City plan , from the teachers
viewpoint.
To make the number of teachers
assembled greater would prove of nc
benefit. It merely would complicate
things. There's no mutual interest
between teachers of this state am
those of Iowa , comparatively speaking
And then north Nebraska Is prett.i
loyal to its own institutions , anyway
Sioux City may learn that In time.
GET OUT THE VOTE.
Tuesday will be election day in Nor
folk. There are only two contests ii
the councilmanic race , but it behooves
every citizen to get out and do his
duty at the polls.
F. E. Davenport should be electee
to the council In the First ward ant
Jack Koenigstcln should bo electee
In the second. Doth accepted the re
publican nomination under protest ane
have.consented to serve , if elected , ou' '
of a conscientious feeling of moral ob
ligation , realizing that somebody musi
make personal sacrifice to take these
positions.
Mr. Davenport is one of 'Norfolk's
most successful business men. The
business to be done by the city counci
during the next two years will be the
most important of a generation , be
cause the city is just beginning to pave
and to make other extended Improve
ments. Therefore the city should take
advantage of Its opportunity to secure
the services of efllclent , capable bus
luess men on the council. The same
applies to Jack Koenlgstein. Mr. Koe
nlgsteln is an attorney of ability ane
his services on the council would beef
of inestimable value to the city. He
s unusually conscientious in doing pub
lie work and voters in the Secone
ward ought to appreciate the chance
to secure his services.
The republican candidates for the
board of education , Dr. Meredith ane
James Lough , would do credit to the
board.
The republicans can not hope to wii
unless they get out the vote. The ;
should make an unusual effort to set
that every voter gets to the polls ane
does his duty. It's important.
TEACHING YOUTH TO WORK.
The notable phase of the recen
teachers' convention held In Norfolk
was the prevalent spirit for a mon
practical education than is now beinj
rendered by public schools. Ane
there's no question that there'll b <
remarkable development along this
line during the next few years.
The fact was brought out that th <
correspondence schools of Americi
today have a million students , nl
seeking training which will enabh
them to make a living , and affordint
a sad commentary upon the Innde
quacy of public school training in thli
respect.
There was an outcry even agains
Latin and Greek , at this meetlng-
an outcry , ten years ago , would havi
caused educational hands to fly up ii
awe.
awe.As
As a matter of tact , the great em
that ought to be sought by educatioi
in this country Is that practical goa
which will enable the student to gi
out into the world and , by exper
knowledge and workmanship , earn i
better living than ho could earn with
out his school training.
And oven colleges are getting dowi
to that. Duslness sources In whlcl
students are taught the science o
salesmanship and of management ant
of commercial law and of advertlslnj
and oven of good penmanship ar
art lost to the present university stu
dent through rapid note taking havi
sprung up recently in many education
al institutions , and they're coming tt
be more and more numerous.
A good many sound-mined educa
tors have come to the conclusion tha
the schools of America have been 01
the wrong track for a good many years
And they're going to change.
tailed in any way and that , there
fore , he could not expect to sec tht
pope , under the conditions which hae
been Imposed.
This ended the mattor.though th <
facts were not made known nt the
time. Roosevelt kept the matter open
hoping to have the conditions modi
fied. He entered Rome without any
engagement to visit the Methodists ,
but refused to promise that ho would
not visit them. A papal representa
tive stated that the porsotm ! feelings
of n great personage ought let bo
respected by those permitted to visit
him. It was pointed out that while
president , Mr. Roosevelt himself had
Imposed certain restrictions upon
those to whom he granted Interviews.
ANOTHER FEATHER FOR TAFT.
The action of the federal govern
ment toward putting an end ( o stock
gambling and "bucket shops , " Is an
other feather In the cap of the Taft
administration. Without blare of the
trumpets , President Tnft's men for
a year have been Investigating this
pernicious form of graft and , indict
ments having been returned , a large
number of arrests have already been
made since Saturday when , at 11
o'clock , warrants were served lu raids
upon bucket shops of various cities
simultaneously.
President Taft has undertaken a
largo number of gigantic movements.
Among these is the new railremd rate
bill , the tariff legislation , conserva
tion of resources , postal savings
banks , etc. And meanwhile , the ad
ministration forces are at work to
dissolve illegal trusts and to put the
i guilty ofllclals of them In jail.
The president has been misinter
preted in many quarters , due in a
largo sense perhaps to his reticence
In talking for publication and his ut
ter contempt for grandstanding. Ills
retiring attitude doesn't set well with
yellow magazines ami newspapers and
ho has been attacked. On top of
this , his recommendation that maga
zines bo made to pay their share ot
postage rates , has stirred up a her
nets' nest of attack from all sides.
Realizing that this sort of attack
may mislead the American people , the
administration on next Saturday will
begin a campaign of defense , by
means of a series of speeches that
will be delivered by the president ,
himself , and others.
AROUND TOWN.
April blows too much.
Did anybody think this was April ?
Circus season is about 10 begin. And
Norfolk will be hungry for one , in view
of the lack of them last siison.
A good many men have cut out
drinking booze. The Norfolk school
children have cut out drinking cups.
Somebody ought to furnish the equl
nox with a loose leaf memorandum
scheme. It seems to getting its datep
mixed. *
We've had enough fires to sustain
the old belief that they always come
in threes here in Norfolk , and here h
hoping that will end it.
Here's a gamble for you , if you're
a betting man : How many of those
Norfolk teachers just re-elected , will
resign before September , stung by
eupld's darts ?
A Norfolk boy who was too sick tc
go to school the other day , found latei
in the day when an opportunity arose
to make a spare quarter caddying or
the golf links , that he never had foil
better.
If the bankers' protective assocla
tions were as speedy in recovering
bank robbers as the North Nebraska
Live Stock association Is in recovering
stolen horses , there'd be less bank rob
beries.
Do the horse thieves who constant
ly dump stolen horses into the goll
links at the Norfolk Country club
think the horses can play golf , 01
do they Imagine the golf players are
blind to eevrything on the course
save the littel white spheres ?
How much of that $3,000 reward foi
the Randolph bank robbers , is the
Norfolk Country club entitled to , by
reason of having furnished the goll
grounds that the stolen horses were
turned loose in ? As a matter of fact
the golf grounds form strong links
in the chain of evidence.
"If Norfolk had a paved buslnesF
street , a paved street to the Junctlor
and a decent depot there , I'd rathei
live here than In any other town in the
state , " said a Fremont man .he cthci
day. "Providence Intended that Nor
folk should become a city. Its geographical
graphical location is the foundation
for a city , and when It gets the rlghl
deal in freight rates , it's going to be
a city of 25,000 people. Fortunes will
bo made in Norfolk real estate when
the thing starts. " This was the view
of a man who looked i.t Norfolk wiili
an outsider's eyss.
The hill before congress to prohibit
the government from further engaging
in the business of printing return cards
on stamped envelopes , ought to have
the support of every congressman In
Washington and every senator. The
fundamental principles of this gov
ernment are against governmental In
terference with private business and
there is no reason why the government
should sell printing any more than any
other commodity , in competition with
the small individual plants stationed
all over the country.
Well , wo didn't Intend to hurt any
body's feelings. But here's a letter
that came today without a dateline ;
"To the Editor of The Norfolk Dailj
News : Having noticed some of your
little efforts at Jokes concerning the
school ma'ams of north Nebraska , I
feel that your efforts deserve some
attention. At times when I have been
a member of the N. N. T. A. It has
Impressed me as being a businesslike
body of women and men. Intent upon
the business In hand , and not at all
concerned about the Impression It was
making upon the people of Norfolk
or Its editors. No doubt you are a
splendid judge of stockings. I , being
one who could not afford a pair of the
requisite degree of fineness , am. One
Not In Attendance. " This department
! Is sorry if it really kept anybody
away. That teacher might have come
baiefoot for all we'd care. Dut when
she says the "business In hand" Is
all that occupies the teachers , excep
tion mubt bt > taken. Surely It will
bo conceded that the teachers take
notice of Important things on foot for
higher education , anil wo submit that
on a typical March day the things on
foot are quite as essential as those
in hand. Dut we're sorry to have
started anything. One-experience of
this kind over the teachers was
enough , anil It's a shame the ordeal
has had to be repeated.
ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS.
They no longer take up a collection
at church. They make up a silver of
fering. Dut the results are Just the
same.
H is the opinion of every man who
has made a fool of himself over a wo
man that he had the best excuse in
the world.
i What has become of the old-f/Tsh- /
loned man who used to Inquire :
"Which would you rather do or go
a fishing ? "
"The only fault I have to find with
people Inclined to be complimentary , "
said an Atchison man today , "Is that
they don't talk loud enough. "
A farmer came to town today with
a lot of errands to perform for his
women folks. "I'd rather take a whip
ping , " he said , "than buy for women. "
No man who over'-quit drinking re
gretted it , and those who never com
menced aren't greatly worried by the
thought that they have missed some
thing.
We imagine that when a woman dies
and goes to heaven , St. Peter begins
anil ends the questions of her life as
follows : "When were you born , " and
"What did you have cut out ? "
Nothing pleases a New York paper
more than to receive a letter to this
effect : "I think yours Is ; the only
paper in New York which tries to help
the common people. "
H makes no difference what the
caller says to the mother's face , when
they are safely away from the home
of the new baby , they always say , "It
looks like a little ape. "
When mother gets a letter from her
married daughter marked "Private , "
It doesn't signify that daughter's hus
band has been ill-treating her ; it Is
more apt to mean there is Another
One Coming.
A woman was talking about a play
she lately attended. She was greatly
pleased with it , but was determined to
find fault , as some people do. "Well , "
she said , "I liked it , but it was mighty
improbable. "
The Lancaster Literary society will
meet in called session tonight to de
bate on the question : Who needs the
assistance of friends the more : The
woman with a houseful of babies to
care for , or the hungry-hearted wo
man who is all alone ?
A correspondent writes the New
York World and says he is so tired
of graft editorials. "Why not , " asks
the correspondent , "write something
of the dangers of spring ? I have just
lost my job from sitting around , and
getting to work late. "
A number of years ago the wish
bone of a chicken was hung over the
front door because the first man un
der It was the man daughter would
some day marry. The dark days of
superstition are ended , and now wo
hang the wishbone over the front
door to prove that we can afford
chicken.
Speaking of the wages of sin : A
good many years ago , an Englishman
named George Henry Lewes lived in
adultery with a Miss Evans. There
was a terrible lot of "talk , " since Mr.
Lewes was a well-known man. Miss
Evans , to pass away her time , began
writing , and turned out a book that
brought her not only great fame , but
$40,000. She kept on writing , and ,
until her death , was one of the most
noted women of the world.
A popular and very affecting ballan
entltlled , "Get the Hammer ; There's n
Fly on Father's Head , " recalls the day
when there were no files on father's
head ; they were all on the baby , but
the baby didn't die. "If there Is a fly
In your house , " says a High Drew , "It
means sickness and death to the
baby. " Isn't it possible that wo are
scaring ourselves too badly over the
fly ? No one wants flies , or advocates
them , but If one little fly gets Into the
house and makes a tour of inspection
over baby's face , will It be necessary
to send for the undertaker ? Oldtlmors
recall the time when every sleeping
baby was the fly's breakfast , dinner
and supper ; there wore no screens in
those days , and if there w/is any mos
quito netting it was full of holes. Dut
baby grow and grew , and lives to
swat his old enemy. Keep out the
flles. by all means , but don't make of
them such a scare that a fly speck is
distorted into crepe on the door.
HIGHWAYS
OF BRICK
METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING A
ROAD OF THIS MATERIAL.
GRADING IMPORTANT FACTOR
For Satisfactory Results the Bed Must
Be Entirely Free From Depressions.
Proper and Economical Way of Lay
ing the Brick.
In an address before a recent engi
neering coinentlon In Indiana on the
construction eif brick highways W. L.
Dlalr said : A brick highway to be en
tirely satisfactory must be , entirely
free from depressions , every part con
forming to the grade. This result
must be anticipated lu the preparation
of ( lie sand cushion , first spread at the
estimated depth of two inches and
these depressions avoided by the use
of a hand roller weighing from ! HK ) to
100 pounds , additional sand applied ,
rolled and screcded again at least
three limes At the last screcdlng It
will be found that the uncompressed
# nnd will not be over one-quarter Inch
In depth at any one point.
It Is certain also that In Ironing out
what feu dcpicsslons remain and com
pacting the brick into the cushion but
M'ry little sjiml will be pushed Into
the Intersil - by the final rolling.
The brick vV'iild bo elropped In
straight lines upi n the sand cushion ,
with the best edge of the brick upper
most. Economy for the contractor
woulel require tint the brick be
brought to and deposited within reach
of the person who actually lays the
brick In a way that will accommodate
his method of dropping them in place ,
Insuiing tile best e-elgc uppermost. Dut
prevli us to ( 'nipping ' the brick In the
street atlentli n must be given to the
necessary pn.\lslon for the expansion
cushion next to thu curb.
The board should be prepared by
beveling a joist eight Inches In width ,
the thickness determined largely by
the width of the street. Even In a
narrow street the expansion cushion
'From Good Roads Magazine , New York.
win.h r.uii.T IIIIICK iteunwAY.
should not be less than one inch , one
and one-iU.irter | inches fora thirty foot
street and one and oi.e-lulf Inches for
a width exceeding thirty feet. This
board should be placed next to the
curb , wi rked slightly Into the sand
cushion before the brick are laid and
remain until the street Is finished In
nil other respects , after which It should
be remove I within twouty-four hours
fcillowin ; : the application of the ce
ment filler
After the brick are dropped Into the
street the surface should be swept ,
precaution theretofore exercised that
no brick go ir.to the street which are
dirty , or , after In. that they are not
made so by use. as It Is impossible
for the cement filler to adhere to a
dirty surfacing. After the sweeping
thorough rolling must take place by
the use of n roller not weighing over
five tons.
_ The filler shall be composed of one
part each of clean , sharp sand and
Portland cement. The sand should be
dry. The mixture , not exceeding one-
third bushel of the sand , together
with a like amount of cement , shall
be placed In the box nntl mixed dry
until the mass assumes an even and
unbroken shade. Then water shall be
added , forming a liquid mixture of the
consistency of thin cream.
From the time the water Is applied
until the last drop Is removed and
floated Into the joints of the brick
pavement the mixture must be kept
In constant motion ,
To avoid the possibility of thicken
Ing at any point there should be a
man with a sprinkling can. the head
perforated with small holes , sprinkling
the surface ahead of the sweepers.
Within one-half to three-quarters of
nn hour after this last coat is appllee'
and the grout between the joints lint
fully subsided and the initial set N
taking place the whole surface must
be slightly sprinkled and all snrnlu
mixture left on the tops of the brick
swept into the joints.
After the Joints are thus filled flush
with the top of the brick and sufllcient
time for hardening has elapsed , s-c
that the coating of sand will not absorb
serb any moisture from the cement
mixture , one-half Inch of sand shall
be spread over the whole surface , and
In case the work is subjected to a
hot summer sunan occasional sprin
kling , milllelont to dampen the sand ,
should be followed for two or three
days.
The last steps upon which depend
the highest possibilities of the brick
street are the proper rolling of the
brick after they are In the street and
the ironing out of any slight depres
sions found to exist
CARE OF ROADSIDES.
Remove All Rubblih nd Praterv *
Trees to Make Highways Attrnctlve.
No matter how smooth and well
constructed the traveled road nitty bo ,
If the roadsides are not cared for tha
highway as a whole will not glvo a
good Impression. All rubbish should
be removed , thu excavations .should bo
filled and embankments smoothed anil
planted with grass wherever It will
grow Unsightly brush should bo cut
nuil grubbed out. Sometimes , however ,
the brush and small trees If suitably
trlmmi'd add to Uie attrac.tlvcne.SM of
the roadside.
All iree-s which are ornamental or
which have1 value an simile trees
should be preserved and protected un
less they grow so close together as to
make a dense shade. In hot , dry cli
mates particularly and Indeed In most
phues trees are a considerable fuclot
In reducing the cost of maintenance )
since the'y lessen the evaporation ot
the moisture Iroin the macadam. In
exposed places , where thu swoop of
the wind would be otherwise unbro
ken , they servo to prevent in a meas
ure the blowing away of the binder
from the road surface. Unfortunately
In mich places It Is often dllllcult to
make trees grow. Care In the selection
of the kh'ds of trees best suited to the
locality In Important.
A good arrangement along roadside *
for trees with large tops Is to set ihuic
about fifty feet apart on each side1 , but
alternating , so that there will be a tret
every twenty-live feet along the road.
HELPING RURAL CARRIER.
Good Roads Can Shorten His Work
and He Can Serve More Patrons.
The man who brings your paper *
and letters to you more regularly than
you could go to town after them ,
minding not the rain or either inclem
encies , deserves good roads that he
may shorten his work or serve more
patrons.
Much road building Is neglected till
late fall because the fanners think
that this Is the only season In wlil'-h '
they have time for such work. Very
often this work Is wasted because it
has not time to acquire permanence.
There are. however , a number of road
repairs which may be done to very
great advantage at tills time. The nits
may be filled , the bridges re-enforced ,
nil culverts cleaned out , ditches deep
ened or straightened out , the split log
drag used after rains. Resides helping
the carrier , all work done on the road
redounds to the advantage of the
farmer , enabling him to carry bigger
loads to town in shorter time.
Wherever there Is any rubbish that
would cause snowdrifts for the car
rier to wade or drive through In reach
ing the box It should be removed. The
mail boxes should be so placed that
unnecessary straining or reaching Is \
avoided.
The mall carrier can always tell you
where the roads need working.
TIPS TO HIGHWAY USERS.
Engineer's Novel Method For Keeping
Roads In Good Condition.
A novel and unusual method of call
ing attention to the proper way in
which to use a good road was recently
put in operation by State Highway En
gineer A. N. Johnson of Illinois. It
consists of a card bearing the follow
ing legend :
HOW TO KEEP THIS ROAD
FOR YEARS.
This road was constructed for
your use.
Don't drive in one track. Avoid
making ruts.
If all use one place all the
wear will be in one place and
make a rut.
If you use a little care and do
not drive exactly where the last
wagon did the wear will be dis
tributed , which will keep the
surface smooth and the road
will remain good for years ;
otherwise it will soon be rutted
; and the smooth surface gone.
The cards are 3Vi by 5Vi Inches In
size and are given to tlio men in
charge of road work for distribution to
passersby. This calls direct attention
to the subject and seems to be more
effective than placards tacked at the
side of the road. Instead of a hasty
glance In passing , the patrons of the
roads put the cards in their pockets to
be reread and given more mature con
sideration.
Multimillionaire Road Supervisors.
San Diego county. Cal. . boasts the
only multimillionaire board of road
supervisors In the United States , ac
cording to Director Logan W. Page of
the public roads division of the de
partment of agriculture , who says :
"San Diego county has a 'lot of
wealthy residents. Most of them own
automobiles , cud there wnsj a lot of
kicking about the rough roads. Among
the kickers were Al (3. Spaldlng , who
made his millions manufacturing base
balls ; Clans Spreckels , Jr. . whose fa
ther accumulated a bank roll that
would choke a railway tunnel , and E.
M. Scripps. who owns newspapers nil
over the central west. The road com
missioners grew tired of the growls
and appointed a board of roadway supervisors
'
pervisors composed of the
tlemen I have mentioned. The mal
contents agreed to servo without pay
Toduy they ore spending $ U > 30.000 {
the county. It doesn't make any dif
ference to them what It costa to build
n road. If the county hasn't the mon
ey they donate It. Mr. Spalding built
nine miles of as fine road us I have
ever driven over and Mr. Spreckels
twenty. "
Descriptive ,
a he broke ? "
"Broke ! Why , hla assets rattle
round In his HnbillUco like a pea in a
coal bucket"-St Louis
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