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    THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL , FRIDAY , MAY 20 , 1910.
Tke Norfolk Weekly News-Journal
The Mows , Established 1881.
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The people of the United States consume -
sumo | 500,000,000 worth of soft drinks"
annually.
The American people seem much
more ready to "let George do It" now
than they wore In 1770.
Marges made of concrete arc 'in use
by the 1'nnamn canal commlsHlon ,
V'hnt will not concrete bo used for
next ?
The Icebergs are making their an
nual pilgrimage down through Davis
etralt. Atlantic steamships keep n
constnat lookout to avoid these frigid
messengers from the arctic.
If Mr. TaTt should he expelled from
the Steam Shovellers' union for at
tending a boycotted ball game , how
could ho make the dirt Ily at Pnnnmti
nny more ?
The Arkansas strawberry , the Mis
sourl peacli crop and all the sinnl
fruit of the central west Is gone. As
yet we have not heard from the cror
of dried prunes.
It Is up to the night police to be
come very familiar with the appear
mice of the comet , If they wish tc
retain the conlldcncc of the people
In their wakefulness.
The life of a naval Vessel is indeei
brief. The Wlnslow , the torpedo boal
on which Ensign Uagley lost his life
In the Spanish war , Is to bo retiree
-nnd will soon go to the scrap pile.
There arc no women in the Wyom
Ing penitentiary. There Is a scarcltj
of them throughout the state. This
may account for their absence In UK
state pen , hut this view Is not com
pllmentary.
The particles in the comet's tall
say the astronomers , will bo but OIK
2r > ,000th of an inch In diameter. This
looks as if they would Hml their waj
Into the vegetable cellar where we
had planned to take refuge.
Monuments to Poles who helped us
win Independence were unveiled n
Washington May 11. Bleeding Po
land's sympathy for people struggling
Tor freedom was gained through per
sonal experience of the carving knife
The latest effort of the poet , Laur
cafe , has poor meter , but what of that'
If the modern poet ends up with i
matched pair of rhymes , he cares lit
tie what somersaults they may havi
turned while coming through the bush
OS.
President Taft has established i
precedent which adds the opening o
the baseball season to the many func
tlons of the chief executive. It's for
tunate that ho is not made nationa
*
umpire. That would bo worse thai
umpiring congress.
Dr. Batten , rector of St. Mark'
church In New York , is meeting wit !
remarkable success In curing th
drink habit by hypnotism. He be
Heves the cure infallible and treat
all who come to him free of cost a
a part of the church extension work.
Poor Costa Rica thought Ii was prel
ty dull , so long a time between revc
lutlons. But It was not ready to se
1,800 people wiped out , by way of e >
cltoment , as the result of an eartl
quake.
Quite a clean-up of the bucket shop
is going on. But there will bo plent
of chance for little lambs to dtspos
of their pelts gratis. Still , the bulk c
the shearers will have to hunt som
new business.
Over In Europe Colonel Roosovel
has to consult specialists to keep hi
throat In working order , while a
home all that was necessary was
force of mechanicians to keep his typ <
writers tuned up.
The churches are trying to proven
the big light in California. They wi :
make little progress in n nelghboi
hood where Jabbing a fellow under th
Jaw I < ? the common method of conduci
Ing an intellectual discussion.
Canadian magazine explosions ar
worse than ours. Near Ottowa llfce
were killed , but when one of our maj
azines explodes , all that happens I
that a space writer gets u cent
word to pay the landlady
The Mexicans prefer America
shoes to any other make. Our trad
Interests there are Increasing rapidlj
Our modern machinery and agricu
tural implements are gradually n
placing the rude methods of the prln
Itlvo race.
Colonel Roosevelt's appointment a
special ambassador to represent th
United States at the funeral of Kin
Edward VII IB a most fitting one , but
It Is a very different capacity from
that In which Mr. Roosevelt expected
to meet King Edward.
Mr. Bryan returns from South Amor
lea 'greatly impressed with the vast
possibilities of the country. Ho be
llcvcs It capable of furnishing hornet *
to' from twenty-live to llfty million
emigrants during the next half cen
ury.
Pocket telephones with transmitter *
which may bo connected with "tap
led" wires anywhere along the streets
or where underground wires are be
ng "plugged" in the1 sidewalk , on the
side of the house or n post are amoiifj
the near probablltlcs In the telephone
Inc.
Samuel Untermeyer , the noted New
York Jurist , believes that a public defender
fender should be provided to plead the
cause of the poor and Ignorant as wel !
as a public prosecutor. It is the be
lief of this eminent lawyer that un
lust convictions especially among om
foreign clement are. far more freciuonl
than most of us would care to ad
mlt.
There are many towns which Imvi
had such a thorough civic awakenint
that the citizens leagues supply tin
children with ( lower and vegetable
seeds in the spring nnd offer a aerie ;
of prizes for clean backyards , and Uu
l-est vegetable and llower gardens
The plan works well and tends > . :
greatly enhance the beauty and neat
ness of Uie towns t.mploylng the nys
tern.
President Taft entertained iVlnce
Tsal Tao , brother of the Prince Re
gent of China , at the white house wltl
due ceremony. Uniformed soldier ;
lined his pathway to the green roon
where the president expressed hi ;
gratification that American capita
had been so cordially received it
China.
It seems unfortunate , but yet no
strange that in the new west sheei
raising should he made dilllcult by UK
prevalence of coyotes and wolves , bu
when we read that the dogs have re
duced the number of sheep In the ok
and supposedly civilized states of Mas
satchusetts from 200,000 to 25,000 w <
hardly know whether to be amusee
or disgusted.
Secretary Wilson gives sterling ad
vice when he urges the proper cult
vation of the soil as the only permit
nent means of relief from a conttnua
tlon of the Increase in the cost of liv
ing. "We cannot afford to buy foot
from foreign countries , " he says , "am
we must see to It that our farms pro
duce sufllcient not alone for home con
sumption , but also to sell abroad am
square up the balance of trade. "
Mr. Bryan's remarkable statemen
that "If the newspapers of this coun
try did their duty to the public , then
is not a wrong that could last oni
year In the United States , " is certain
ly flattering in the power It attribute
to the press , but the scattering abroai
of such a preposterous sophomori
statement makes one wonder at th <
mind which Jumbles them up will
real flashes of wisdom.
During 1909 COO cases of infant ! !
paralysis were reported in Boston. I :
many other localities it was alarming
ly prevalent. The medical scientist
connected with the Rockefeller Inst
tute are using every known means t
discover the exact character of th
disease and its means of communict
tlon which Is now much of a myster
in medicine. The country waits an :
lously for its successful solution.
Among the dozens of rejected wa
craft which the navy has listed to g
out of commission because they ar
useless or obsolete , not one is of th
American design. The Texas is th
only battleship to he retired , that wa
built as an experiment on foreign d <
signs under Cleveland. The rest ar
monitors , cruisers and gunboats bull
before we knew n warship from
dredge boat. It is not ago that n
tires most of them , hut the fact thn
they were always useless.
The battleship Florida , Just launche
from the Brooklyn navy yards , is th
heaviest ship ever launched from n
American yard and It Is earnestl
noped In navy civics that nothing wi
happen to disable her for the noN
'wo years , at leapt , since there is nc
a dry dock on either coast larg
enough to hold her. Such a dock a
fcliipe of this size reouire is bcliit ; coi
htructed In New York but it will tal.
two or three years to complete th
ulg basin.
England's new king Is far better a <
qualnted with the people of Canadt
Australia and South Africa than hi
father was , and is thought by the c <
lonials to have a more comprehenslv
Idea of the value of these colonle
than King Edward had. In the forme
king's mind India was the all impor
nnt possession , but today the colonle
have far greater possibilities tha :
India. George V will ho n wise ma
If ho keeps the good will of his col <
nies.
Citizens of Nicaragua declare tha
the abuses to which the Inhabitant
of that unhappy country are subjoctc
are equal to those of the Congo. Men ,
women and children are tortured to
make them give information which
will lead to the arrest of Insurgents.
An appeal has been made to President
Taft to interfere with the government
of the republic In the Interest of hu
manity. It looks as though the United
States had troubles enough of her own
Just now without borrowing any.
For lf 5 years the grave of General
Urnddock , who lost his life in the un
successful expedition against the
French at Fort Duquesnc , has remain
ed unhonorcd on a lonely mountain
side. Recently the patriotic citizens
of Fnyette county have purchased a
tract of twenty-three acres surround-
his grave , lying along the national
pike beyond Unlontown and this sum
mer It will he llttlngly dedicated by
brltlsh Ambassador Bryce nnd pre
sented to the government as a national
park. Sooner or later faithful service
Is sure to be rewarded , but 1G5 years
Is a long time to wait.
The uprising In China is discourag
ing to those who have worked for the
civilization and enlightment of the
people. Still It cannot be expected
iat n mass -100,000,000 people will
occupy a territory as extensive as *
that of the United States and differing
among themselves as radically as dc
the Latin nations of Spain , Portugal
France nnd Italy. Such an Impene
trable bulk is not readily electrified
even by the powerful batteries of mod
ern civilization. China is not a na
tlon , as we speak of nations. It can
be compared only to India. Japan Is
the only nation , in n western sense
In all Asia.
To the olllcers of the standing nrmj
who were in service during the civil
war and waited long for their promo
tlons In some instances , the rnpldltj
with which the veterans of the Span
Ish war nnd Philippine insurrection
have been advanced , is quite nmaz
ing. One reason for this is that the
standing army has been much largei
since 1SUS than it was following the
civil war , thus demanding more olil
cers. Then , too , President Lincoln
promoted a large number of civilians
to higher ranks in the civil war which
of course , Is not being done now
hence the rate of promotion is mucl :
more rapid than formerly.
There has been an alarming amounl
of waste and blundering connected
with the actual carrying into effecl
of the federal Irrigation schemes
There are instances where work lias
been begun on incomplete engineer
Ing data and completed before It was
discovered that there was no water tr
fill the reservoirs. Other works have
proven far more costly than was nt
first estimated. It seems impossible
to carry through a piece of work foi
the government as cheaply and efli
clently as the same work can be done
for private Individuals.
The American dinner is certainly
a movable feast. For many years th <
noon hour held the popular favor
Inter the town people dined nt 1
o'clock , thus distinguishing them
selves from the country folks. Foi
many years the city dwellers consid
ered the G o'clock dinner the heigh
of fashion , but this too has passed
Seven o'clock Is preferable , 8 o'clocl
much better form and those who ad
vacate high living instead of higl
thinking are agitating 9. Historica
research shows that scarcely an hou :
of the day has not sometime , nmoni
some people , been the popular din
ner hour.
The movent throughout the countr ;
to supply a counter Irritant on Jul :
4 in the shape of huge parades am
other entertainments to compensate
the children for being deprived of tin
priceless privilege of blowing the !
eyes out and their fingers off wltl
giant crackers and toy pistols is al
together wise and desirable , but un
less each city and town council pass
es an ordinance prohibiting the sali
of dangerous fireworks , the paradi
will be simply supplementary to tin
regular program of maiming , bllndlni
and infecting which young Americi
usually Indulges In on Independenci
day.
The citizens of the great republii
have no need to fpar when the Pann
, ma canal Is finally completed am
open to the commerce of the world
that any foreign foe will ever gaii
control of this great American water
way _ connecting the oceans. Plnni
are fully completed for fortifying tin
canal so that hostile fleets will givi
the big ditch and its surrounding i
wide berth. The Pacific end of UK
canal will ho protected by fortiflca
tlons placed on three small island. :
off tile coast and by a battery on Uu
main land. The Atlantic end will hi
protected by two fortifications on eacl
side of the channel. All these fortl
lications will bo provided with UK
most powerful guns made and man
ned by the most expert gunners of UK
coast artillery corps.
WHY INSURGE ?
Why should the west insurgo ngains
things ns they are ? If prices are high
who is getting the benefit of thosi
high prices but the west ? If meat li
high , who but the western farmer Ii
reaping the harvest ? If corn Is high
whore does the money come oxcop
into this country ?
And when the farm the foundation
of all this mlddlewcst Is prosperous ,
prosperity abounds everywhere. The
west has no occasion to rise up In
; irms against prosperity. It's time to
et well enough alone.
BE SURE YOU ARE COUNTED.
It's the last chance today Unit Nor
folk will have In ten years to get cred
it for Its population In a federal cen
sus. That population ought to run
considerably over 0,000 people If
everybody Is counted. But everybody
must he counted.
If you aren't yet counted , telephone
Census Enumerators Ed Hurtcr or 11.
G. Wiles , or phone The News. If in
doubt , telephone.
It Is to the Interest of every dollar's
worth of property In Norfolk , and of
every citizen , that the city' complete
population should be accredited on
Uncle Sam's list. And this Is the last
day.
day.So
So be sure you've been counted be
fore you go to bed tonight.
THE TAFT LETTER.
President Taft has become a witness
In the Balllnger Investigation of his
own volition , for the sake of clearing
up the authenticity of the letter which
lie wrote last fall exonerating the sec
retary of the Interior from wrongdo
ing. Likewise he explains that lie him
self ordered the attorney general to
back date the summary of Glavls
charges , for the reason that the presi
dent had heard the oral summary he-
fore he wrote his letter of exoneration.
The cause of Bnlllnger has been
materially strengthened by this lat
est letter of the president , In which
lie points out that he did not exon
erate the secretary until he had voiy
exhaustively and carefully weighed
the evidence , and the administration
Itself comes out of a situation which
the "prosecution" tried to make ap
pear like a bad mess , with clean
hands.
HOUSE CLEANING.
House cleaning is now in full swing ,
and it behooves mere man to be con
scious of his limitations , and accept
with a meek and chastened spirit the
operations of domestic forces against
which he wars in vain.
The fact that he lias no eye for
dirt , and that he would never of him
self disdover accumulations of dust
about Ills home , was once to him the
source of much congratulation. But
in view of our present knowledge con
cerning the athletic and gamy ml-
crobs , tills complacency Is most in
judicious. Better let the purging
forces go on , and not interfere with
the drastic work of broom or mop ,
Mr. Man , if you want to save the
doctor's bill !
As for womankind , however , let her
beware how she interferes with the
desk and bureau drawers , where lies
intrenched the down trodden male foi
a last ditch fight.
AROUND TOWN.
Are you spending the winter at
home ?
How would it do to put salt on the
comet's tall ?
Please , Mr. Weather Man , cut out
the frosting.
How would you like to have a disc
run over you ?
Friday , the 13th , has come and gone
and still wo live.
Here's betting Norfolk has more
than 6,000 people.
This is working the furnace over
time. It ought to strike.
Wouldn't it be raw to have to buy
still another half ton of coal ?
It's pretty hard to work up a real
sure-enough Indian uprising these
days.
Ever notice how easy it is to forgel
to wind your watch when you staj
up all night ?
Will you take the 8 o'clock or the
10 o'clock car on the Norfolk-Newman
Grove interurban ?
Joe McKay and Dr. Hyde will al
ways think Friday , the 13th , had some
tiling to do with it.
Be sure you're counted before you gc
to bed tonight. It's the last chance
for ten years.
Norfolk will issue a card of thanks
to the babes that were born before
Saturday night.
Looks as if the man who said he
wouldn't change 'em till June , had II
doped out about right , after all.
A newspaper headline says : "Rain
checks forest fire. " Who over would
have thought they Issued rain checks
at forest llres ?
Norfolk is on its way. A woman in
town has been wearing a $10 hat nil
this week. She's from n little town
near Norfolk , and Is visiting here.
Watching the McKay murder case
at Nellgh and the Hyde case at Kan
sas City is like a two-ring circus ,
Probably no circus for Hyde nnd Mc
Kay , though.
The men who bet on the date the
Ice would break up in the Yukon .river
ought to be spending their time betting
on whether the bird on the fence will
Ily or remain perched on the fence.
It's Just as sure n bet , and more quick
ly decided.
ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS.
Women are modest enough until a
doctor begins asking them questions.
There are so many lazy men that
prizes should be given for those who
work.
Plenty of good men cannot make a
speech.
Call "Girls ! " and those of CO look
around Just as quickly us those of lli.
\Vc hope some man will finally he-
found who never loved but one wom
an.
Our Idea of a hopelessly sissy man
Is one who can describe a woman's
hat.
Notice to the public : A newspaper
reporter on the streets Is not looking
for jokes.
\Vc know lots of men who would be
good fellows if they would only stop
telling Jokes.
It Is awfully old-fashioned to believe1
that you are all right , and that other
people aie very wicked.
After a man is married lie can toll
a piece of halt farther away than any
single man that ever lived.
We don't believe the men look for
second wives as industriously as they
used to.
In trying to get the best of it , every
man is apt to be careless of the rights
of others.
Most of the men looking for work
cannot do it In a satisfactory manner
after they find it.
Every man who gets up picnics
thinks that really lie should be known
as "The Rain Maker. "
Women think one of the best things
that can be said about a man Is , "He
isn't hard to cook for. "
Let any man lose a good oflice , and
become poor and soon he lias the
symptoms of an anarchist.
*
"If anyone steals my body after I
am dead , I'll haunt him. Drake
Watson.
The talk of a lover should be taken
one way , and the talk of a husband
another.
How proud army ofllcers are ! If
they could they would crow as much
as roosters.
As we become older , we are about
convinced that it is possible to catch
anyone in a lie.
No one really cares if a man does
rob Peter to pay Paul , so he doesn't
happen to be Peter.
The women say that unless you are
very careful , it is easy to get an ugly
carpet on your floor.
A woman docs love the notion of a
secret sorrow , and when she has one
she makes it public.
The Philistine : If you can neither
fly nor climb , don't be discouraged ;
perhaps you can kick.
The disadvantages of being In the
confidence of someone Is , ho expects
you to'take up all his fusses.
Now comes an original sort of re
former , and says that prices are high
because of trading stamps !
No man ever loses every hair on
his head : Death always arrives in
time to spare that affliction.
Talk with nny little man long
enough , and he will remind you that
Napoleon was of small stature.
Most agitation Is for the mere pur
pose of agitation , without any well-
conceived , healthy purpose in view.
A woman whose stocking doesn't
wrinkle is said to be a good house
keeper , but then how can you tell ?
An editor in a Kansas town sold out
because he never received "sympathy"
and "encouragement. " Ho never de
served either.
A woman can't whip a man , but she
can look nt him In a certain way and
hurt him worse than a whipping
would.
On a rainy day , you have a genuine
ly sunny disposition if you don't think
once of an overturned headstone and
a sunken grave.
The smaller the town , the more lay
ers there are in company cake. In a
big city like New York they are satis-
field with only two.
When a woman's dresses are partic
ularly freaky you are pretty apt to
hear her boast : "I design all my own
clothes. "
Wo try to bo progressive , nnd be
lieve In great movements , but wo
never expect to get lost in a forest
which was planted on Arbor day.
Bo patient while removing the cold
creams , sliver-topped toilet water and
perfume bottles , powder and manicure
Implements from Daughter's dressing
table , In order to dust : In only a few
more years she will bo married , and
the toilet articles on her bureau will
consist of one comb with half the
teeth out
SPLIT LOG DRAG
VALUABLE DEVICE
MAKES IMPASSABLE ROADS
SMOOTH AND SERVICEABLE.
CAN BE MADE AT LOW COST
Invention of D. Ward King , a Good
Road Advocate of Missouri , Is Very
Simple Contrivance That Any Farm
er Can Have.
The split log drag Is one of the de-
rices which refuse to bo scouted out
of existence In the making of good
earth roads. It was devised a num
ber of years ago by D. Ward King of
Maitland , Mo. Mr. King Is a native of
Ohio.
He says Unit ono grave mistake Is
commonly made In constructing the
CONDITION OK A 11OADWAV UKrOlllI UBIWI
DltAO.
IFrom Southern Good Honda Magazine j
drag. That lies In making It too
heavy , it should be so light that ono
man can easily lift it. Besides , a light
drag responds more readily to various
methods of hitching and to the shift
ing of the position and weight of the
operator , both of which arc essential
considerations.
A dry reel cedar log Is the best ma
terial for the drag. Red elm and wal
nut when thoroughly dried are excel
lent , and box elder , soft maple and even
willow are preferred to oak , hickory or
ash.
ash.The
The log should bo seven or eight
feet long and from ten to twelve
Inches In diameter and carefully split
down the middle. The heaviest and
best slab should be selected for the
front. The two slabs should be held
thirty Inches apart by the stakes. A
strip of Iron about three and a half
feet long , three or four inches wldo
and one-fourth Inch thick may be used
for the blade. This should bo attach
eel to the front slab. A platform of
Inch boards , held together by three
cleats , should be placed on the stakes
between the slabs. An ordinary trace
chain is strong enough to draw the
Implement , provided the clevis is not
fastened through a link.
The successful operation of a drag
Involves two principles which , , when
thoroughly understood and Intelligent
ly applied , make road working with
tills Implement simple. The first con
cerns die length and position of the
hitch , while the second deals with the
position of the driver on the drag. For
ordinary purposes the snatch link or
clevis should bo fastened far enough
toward the blade end of the chain to
force the unloaded drag to follow the
team at an angle of forty-five degrees.
This .will cause the earth to move
along the face of the drag smoothly
and will give comparatively light draft
to the team , piovided the driver rides
in the line of draft.
Usually two her > es are enough to
pull n drag over an ordinary earth
roael. The team should be driven with
one horse on either sldo of the right
HESUfcTS GAINED BY TUB DBAO.
[ From Southern ( Jooil Itoads Magazine. )
hand wheel track or rut the full length
of the portion to be dragged and the
return made over the other half of the
roadway.
The drag docs the best work when
the soil is moist , but not sticky.
The advantages to be gained from
the persistent use of a road drag maybe
bo summarized as follows :
First. The maintenance of a smooth ,
serviceable earth road , free from ruts
and inudlioles.
Second -Obtaining such a rend sur-
faoo with the expenditure of a little
money and labor In comparison with
the money and labor required for oth-
IT methods
Third.The reduction of mud In wet
ttoaihcr and of dust In dry weather.
There are also several minor benefits -
fits gained front the use > of a road drag
besides the great advantages which al
ways accrue from the formation of Im
proved highways , of which may be
mentioned ihe banishment of weds
a I'd ' grass from the dragged portion of
the road.
Road Builder Valuable Citizen.
No ( niiiinniillv can have a more val
uable i-ltl/iMi than lie who understands
tii" theory of road building and who
In at the same time a practical road
' "illdor and an enthusiast on the sub-
I'-Cl.
Cruel Blow.
"Are you aware of the fact" re
marked Miss Cutting , "that 1 am a
mind reader ? ' "
"Nevau suspected It , weally , " an
swered young Softlelgh. "Would you
aw-objeet to wending my mind ,
doncher UuowV"
"Certainly not" she replied. "Bring
it with you the uext time you call. "
ROAD BUILDING AS AN ART ,
Ettabllthment of Chain on Subject frt
Collegei Urged by an Expert.
Samuel Hill , a son-in-law of Jiuiio.1
J. Hill , the north went railway mag
nate ) and the president of ( ho Ameri
can Itoiul Uulldui'N' iiH.vjclatlou. takes
n practical view of the roadmaklng
art He asserts It needs trained men
and advocates the establishment of
road building chairs In nil the im
portant colleges of the United States
nnd especially at West Point
Ho has succeeded In Impressing thin
view upon some of the Institutions of
learning of the state of Washington ,
of which ho Is a resilient , nnd IHK )
young men In Umt stnto are studying
the road building course thin year.
Mr. Hill declares that In Uvo years
In consequence of the Interest taken
by the local colleges In this matter and
the preigrcHHlve attitude of the legisla
ture , which devotes one-third of the
revenues of the state to road building ,
Washington will have the beat system
of roads In the United States.
Whether Washington , ono of the
youngest states of the Union , will bo
nblo In that time to outstrip all her
sister states in providing a modern
highway system may bo open to ques
tion , but there Is sound sense In the
recommendation that u system of edu
cation In practical road building shall
be established as a prerequisite to the
construction of a general system of
permanent highways In the United
States.
Much of the money heretofore devot
ed to the construction of roadways
that are lanes in dry weather and a
succession of quagmires In wet IUIH
previously been wasted , partly through
the Ignorance of the rondinakers as to
what constituted a good road.
Tlie first stop toward putting an end
to this waste and entering upon scl-
cntlllc methods will lie the training
of n lot of students In the art of mak
ing roads.
ROADWAYS0F LEAVES.
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Give One the Impression of Carpet , as
They Are Noiseless.
Leaves without a doubt would" bo
considered by many n very poor ma
terial for making roadways in most
parts of the world , but In certain dls-
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A I.EA1" IIIUIIWAY.
tricts In the United States , especially
Florida , and In some sections of Ku-
rope such a material Is used with
great success , in these sections are
miles and miles of road that would be
almost Impassable by reason of the
deep sand were It not for leaves.
Serviceable for this purpose are ttie
leave's of the long leaf pine. Thesu
leaves , which are much like straw in
appearance , should be raked over the
sandy roadbed once a year , say about
October.
The result is a highway that gives
one the impression of a carpet , as nei
ther the horses' feet nor the wheels of
the vehicles make any noise.
Good Highways Aid Education.
Good roads aid education , nnd the
diffusion of knowledge is followed by
Increased demand for improved high
ways. Good roads and good schools
go hand in hand.
A Good Roads Movement.
We've had n good roads movement down
to Pohlck. on the crick.
We raised some ready cash fur what we
couldn't get on tick.
An' , beln' n partlc'lar job , we thought It
would be wise
To get some men of probity to come an'
supervise.
An' as a further guarantee 'gainst chances
of neglect
We took another set of men an1 told 'cm
to Inspect.
An' these arrangements didn't seem Jes'
what they ought to bo
Till we'd secured some talent competent
to oversee.
There arose mlsunderstandln's 'bout emol
uments and rank.
But the payroll checks kep' comln' very
regular to the bank.
Somehow the highways didn't seem to
lose thrlr nits an1 lumps ,
An' every time wo went to town wo had
to bump the bumps.
We found It hard to comprehend what
such delay could mean
In work so well Inspected , supervised an'
overseen
The only manual labor on this Job that
seemed so blow
Was done with great reluctance by a
small boy with a hoc.
The situation naturally shocked our Clvlo
pride.
We called pome mectln's , an' the proper
people testllled.
We got the overseers to tell exactly what
they know
An' heard from the Inspectors an' the su
pervisors too.
Then we drew up resolutions an * deliv
ered an address
To vindicate our efforts to uplift an * to
progress.
Wo have solved the dlfllculty. an' our
hearts are full of Joj
At sucln' discipline maintained. Wo fired
that no 'count boy.
Washington Star.
He Didn't.
"Do you believe In signs ? "
"No. A dentist's sign reading Teeth
Extracted Without Pain' fell the other
day just as I went under it and knock
ed out two teeth of mine. "