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About Weekly coast mail. (Marshfield, Coos County, Or.) 1902-1906 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 31, 1903)
' 'l.Sf'WK'P' l .ljjl zM ettata ,?;, -. MtM fr yfr ' (fty- ji. U. 2. ' 4 l' p s A UtiW DAY ROMANCE Orltrtnnl.J IlOL'ltinld Atwnter wnii whiit Out glrln cull a catch. Thirty year old,, Mroug ii ml hearty, fulrly good looking, liu possessed fUX),()00 In Ids own right. Tho nearest girl to tlw tirtr.a wnn Mnrvl lun Wyinnn. Mil rin 11 mid Jior mother jKxwoHwil JtiHl enough Incomo to lllla I'lo them (a ihovo In tho licut mcloty to belong to tlio country club nnd torc Ourn their invitation by nn occnstoiinl ifttirnooit ton. At wntcr, during July nnd August, had been Hitting ntxiiit very much to hln own Jlklng ami very much to Uio ilhtreH of Marian Wyinnn, who looki'd upon hu freedom an hIiu would upon (lint of nn uschpvd canary, thinking tlmt ho might nt iiiiytluln Iw snared ly iuxiio 1iiikcuiiIoiin fort ii no hunter. BIio breathed moro freely wlion ho ro iiiriKHl to his homo nml intent his time Willi her cither on her piazza or on that of the chili, This It uiiiHt ho nd milted wait hecnuso niont of thoso with whom ho wnit Intlmuto wcra still In tin1 country. Miss Wyinnn lutil not discovered tlio firt of pleasing ii mail. Rho mndo tho fatal iiiUlnlut of attempting to iniilto herself pleasing, whereas she should hnvo mndo tho inati pleasing, not to her. hut to hluiKvlf. Hhe ovurnui her Blender liiromo hy buying articles of dress ulii) could not nfford: sho sought to convince Atwnter of her common wuho, her prudeinv, her wit In fihori. nil the nccomplhOimcut that may lw considered doMrnblo In n wife. At thin tall end of tho outing season that 1h, for peoplo of itiodernto In cotitptt liirliiu tho short period prior to A twitter's departure for his hunting club, Mix Wyinan wan very much put out hy the 'appearance of n country eoimlu, MIhh Lucy Trlmlile. Tho Wy minis were under pecunlnry obliga tions to hh Trimble's father, Mm, Wymnn's hrother. for n tnmpomrjr loan which was now of five years' standing, nnd Invited I.ury to lx with them for n fortnight' annual vUlt In lieu of Intercut. Kho had been Invited for the. last two week In July, when no boo wan nt home, hut for some rea son had deferred her vhdl till the 1st of September. Her coming hnlycil the hours MIwn Wyinan could Hpond with Mr. Atwnter hecuiiHo she know ho would not countonnnco her shoving aside, n guest. What wan deficient nn an art In the one wiih present naturally In the oUicr. Lucy. Trlmhlo had never met so grand n man an Atwater. Kho snt In bin presence llko the timid llttlo mouse nho wnii, her eyen fixed on him In ad miration and wonder. Ilo never made n remark hut itho fancied It uiimt con tutu ttomcthltiK of profundity. Hlio did not talk to him, hut lUtoncd with tho deepent IntereMt to whnt ho nnld, her only remark boliiK nlncero oxpreHHloiiK of admiration for htu Icarnlut,', hla ver nntlllty. Atwnter had been looklmr nil IiIh llfo for Homo one to nppreclnto turn nn ho appreciated hlmwlf. Horo wna n nlmplo country Klrl who not only had (Uncovered whnt otiicrn linil foiled tc (Uncover, hut wan HUlllclontly liiKenu oun not to bo ablo to conceal her ap preciation for htm. "Oh, Mr. Atwater," Eho nnld, "you oUK'lit to bo anhamed of yournclf to bo content with noclety nnd huuUtiK when you Would no nhlno In any profennlonl Who kuown but you might bo presl dentr Atwnter Inuglicd, but ho wan dollglit ed. Ho had often thought of tnklna Deadly L&Grippe Caused Heart Trouble, Nervous Prostration and Dyspepsia. My Friends Know Hear! Cure, Cured Me. Mn. C. 0. Hurd. nR W. Third St., Muie Cine, U.t I well knorn throuchout hei ectlon o! Iowa as nn nnlent worker In tlio M, E. Church. She iyiiMLGrlppo left m with b nevero cue o( nervoni depreislon nna nervoujlyipe)ila. which oon affected mV heart, f ufiered from leepleiiaeii, head; die, extreme nervouinew and tw tchlng-pl the rnmclei. The ilichtett eertlon would cauio ihorlne ot hroath, a numhaets of my body and hot flihei with pain. I will tell you what I am contantly telling ray frlcmli -that Dr. Mile' Heart Curt cured me 10 that all the(0 dlnagreeablo lymntoms left me. I may add that for Mverepnln i I I"""8'?' found anything to eoual Etr. Mllei' An -Pain Villi and think the Nerve and Liver I'ilU aro a wonderful iitomach remedy." "Our ion wan tricken down with heart trouble In his twentieth year. For two months we got no sleep with him at night, io wo commenced to Uio Dr, Miles matt Curo and Nervine with tho Nerve and Liver Pills and today he is sound and well. In fact he passed a physical examination sinc his sickness and Is with the Army in m Phlllppines. I deslro to add that Dr. 'Miles' AnU-Vaiil Pills have certainly ben n boon to me. 1 ant frequently troubled with sick and aorvous headaches and I havo -never found anything that would relieve me so ouiokly and leave tue feeling so well there. sfterZMrs. Alice Moad, Uuffalo, Mo. All dAigglsts sell and guarantee first ; bot tie Dr. Mflcs' Remedies, end for free book mi Nervous and .Heart D seaies, Addreee Ik Allef Me41t C. Elkhart, UAT mi n nil r llri tinlttlml r.ilf Mrtn frnm Onttitf no becniiBo ftio country tfentloitton of , i ..,..i -i i i- .. .i A tun fin n tt iint pirn frit ntiLMjtuu nu Uiono of Orent Urltnln ntnud for par. llftinonL Ho wnn ilollffhtod wllh Minn THluhlo nml connldorvd how ho could' rojmy hor for her nppraclntloii. I "I hnvo It," ho nnld nftor n Krent deal of hoiiifliL "!' Invlln Mm. Wv. mini and Marlon nnd thin llttlo chicken to j down to tho Hennlioro for over Labor day, I'll nak my chum, Hob Alllnou, to bo of tho party to inoko It oven hotwucn u youn ouen, while. Mm, Wyinan can bd chnpnron." j Vrom Krldny nftornoon till NVcdnw (hir nwrnldtf the purty culoyed bttl- iiiK, luunklllK oil tlio ltmcil, HKpn, nnu Lucy Trimble, who had novcr noon tho nen, wan nlmply delighted, Tho ou(lng wan ended. Tho party woro nt tlio ntntlon waiting for tho lant train to o to tho city that day or the party would hnvo wilted for n ln(or one. Ktiddouly Lucy Trlmhlo put her hand to hor bolt nnd announced that nho had left her watch nt tho ho-, tel, Thero remained fifteen niluutcw befjoro train tlmo, nnd Atwnlor offered to go nnd got tho watch. Lncy do clared that nho nlotio could find It Tho two went together. They found Uio witch nnd nlarted to retuni to tho jitn ' tlon. Tho train caino along nnd the othorn, mocIiij; them within n nhort 1Im tanco, got abonrd. Tlio train moved out nnd the party waited expecting to neo tho two missing onrn como In from tlio Innt car.. When nomo tlmo had passed nnd they did not npiwitr hlh Wymnn suggested to Mr. Allison that ho had better go back nnd hco if they ' had got on. To this Mr. Allison do- murrvd, stating that he did not pro- pontHo Interrupt n teto-n-teto. When' tho train reached tho city it was din- covered that the mlwilng ones were not aboard. Mrs. Wyinnn proi0Bed to re- turn, but thero wns no train to go on r till morning. ! Of course when Mr., Atwator nnd T.ncy Trimble returnetl they were man , and wife. There could be no other it-1 tmlt u-IMiniit tho Hrl'tf rilHcrnro. MlM. V'yman always npoko of the matter n A deplorable accident. Mr. Allison nt ' Intentional with Atwator, while Mar- inn Wvrnnn nnld. "J must ndtnlt tho . little minx rilnved It beautifully." At .-... .. ...-. .., j . wnter wys thnt fie .is rejoiced Hint nn accident should hnvo given him such an ndornble wife. 7AQUKLINB RABTWOOD. Ilf 'EPISODE OP SUMER BOARDING OriainaL Tho famihouM wns small, but It was wonderful how many summer board ers it wns capable of storing nwny. Among others were a girl nnd hor moth er nnd tho young man to whom tho daughter was engngvd. Tlio Jororn were supposed to havo gono to the tountrr for constant cooing, but Bomo how, so fnr ns tho other boarders woro j concerned, they tsaw very Uttlu of It. During tho first fow days they, took" wnlks together In tho morning, but nl-i wnys camo back' looking bored. In the i nftornoon tho girl wont to Bleep. On ono of these nftornoons tho lover I snt on tho porch with another girl. . "Did you over wnlk down that Inno?" Hhe nskod. "No," ho wild. Ilo hnd walked it or- cry day with his flanceo since they had been nt Uio funu. "It's very pretty; slmdcd nearly nil tho wny." t "Would you mind showing it to rao7" "What would Ae say if sho bw us going out togoUior?" "8ho won't boo; she's asleep." They nroHO nnd went Into tho lane, sho cluitUng glibly. "Don't tnlk so loud," said tho young mnn In n half whisper. "Why not?" nsked Uio girl wiUiout lowering her voice. "It always makes hor cross to bo dis turbed In her mm." "Oh, I see. I'll spenk lower." Rut by thts tlmo It mado no difference, for they were out, of hearing. Tho glri: letl tho way to a rusUc seat nnd Bat down, tlio man placing himBolf bostdo, hor. "I como hero ovory oveulng to boo tho.Bumfct," sho said. "Isn't tho view n protty one?" "Vory." "Tell me about your ladylove. Are you desperately wrapped up In each othor?" "You must Judge for yourself. Yon hnvo Booh us togothof a great denl." Bho wns Bitting with hor face, ho wlUi his bnck, townrd the houro, ner eyo had caught something. Ilo turned to look, but saw nothing unusual. "Lot's go on to Uio brook," sho anld. Ho assented, and they walked on. Reforo they came to tho brook the girl Iml.tho way from tho lime to a meadow. When thoy reached Uio hank Hhe said; "How provoking! Wo can't get across, nnd there's ,d much prettier view from over there thnn from any where horottbout" "There'B n bildgo below." , "It's too far." "You can step ncrosi on thoso stones." "I'd full In." "I eitn cirrry you." i "Dear me, noi Whrtt would fduvRny?" "If that's your only objectioifince .1. ...... ..... I...u ,n tin.i 111 iiiiilttr.Nitrn It ' BlUI IT .."V IIVIV IU Dl, ,. I.xv.v. V And. picking lief up, he tarried her ueros. ' j, Tliey wont to the spot where tho view- was one M )ookd at.l so Joog.tfeAt ! til 07 CStllO In IHW tOf nUPfltJf, nu IW Hot iiotlw therrt, hht nnt fiitiiwliltiir tr foo1 fniwulllv. Aftri "IP" H ,0 "" ,ier ,ovo,,, walked In tlj lno " dnyu wore long, and there wnn plenty of IlKht. "' '" fortannte," nho sold, "Id up l'ar ilhwrcrliw your fllppnnt char- ucier." If my character la fllppnnt rou cer tainly are fortunnto In finding It out." "A man who la caught by every pret ty fnco during hln engagement In not likely to miiko n very conntant hu band." "I preaiimo you refer to my walk thin nftcrnoon. if you o to nlcep and loavo me to mynolf ' "I wan tiot nnlefp when you wont away. I heard her bolaleroun talk and yotf trying to keep her quiet that you might got away with her unob served. I followed you" "15avr.'Mlropjcd?" "Call It what you like. I aaw you carry her over tho brook." j "Well?" "Well, you nro free to carry hor through life for mo." T Ho accepted hln fnto with resigna tion, nnd they walked back to he bonne, the girl going up to her room. Ho int on tlio porch for nwhlle, then Htrolled back Into tho lane. Again be wan followed, thin tlmo by tlio other girl. Huh sho dlnmlsserf you? sho asked, "Yes." "It didn't taito raucn or a cause to, innko her do it" "I supposo tho cnuso was sufflclcat" "Who's her correspondent In the city?" "I didn't know she had nny?" "I wns nt the post olllco tho other day when tho mall enmo In. 8ho Heltod upon n letter addressed In a man's hntid."1 "You don't menn it?" "l mvr ,10r following us whllo we sat on tho rustic sent" "Why didn't you tell mo?" "Oh, I thought bIio wonted an ox- CUNO to urenK ner engagement, wun you, and-mon nro so atupld-l thooght you might"- t "Give her n chance. And you penult- tea me to carry you across uio oroos. ... .. unnwing sue wns loouinK on. , "I told rou sho mightn't Hko it" TntfJ wont on ana snt on (no rusne' scat. I ho asked.' "What did you do it for?' She looked down nnd smoothed ho; dress; then bIio looked out nt tlio view, then down again nnd smoothed ber dress. "Come, tell mo your object" "You'ro too good for her, and abo didn't wnnt you nnywny." "Am I too good for you?" "Thnt's for you to decide Ho wns bending close over her. F kissed- her. CLAHEN'Cn STORMS RnALER. From 'Brute Uo Man Original The mutineers lind killed tho captain, two mates nnd won Uio Allda. Tho third rante, Ldwurd Webater, had glv on them so much trouble, Wiling two of their number, that ho wna resorved tor a death by nomo prolonged torture. They wero trying to dovlso something uuhiuo. When passing an island ono of them nnld: ; tell you, mntes, what we'll do. Let'H tnko him nsltoro nnd when the Ude's out bury him up to his nock In Uio snnd. Then when It turns ho'll got tho slowest drowning man ever had." Aiicro wns n bjioui oi uinuu... iu this, and several of tho men went for- ward to drop tho anchor whllo othere lowered a boat from tho davits. When nil was ivndy Webster was put into tho ........ i ......1 nu.nM rrim 41,1., linil Just passed the Hood, nnd it would bo eleven hours before nnothor high wn1 tor. Tho mutineers dug n holo ut tho hlcheat line of foam nnd put their cap- tjvo iu u louvlng his head free, his nnnH vnlw& clpso to his sidos. Filling j tl0 mnit tliey stamped it down about him so Unit it was impossible for him to move. Then they took to Uiulr boat guylK him as thoy pulled nwny. Ho long ns Webster hnd tnem nnu tno , Hi,n t0 look at his mind did not wholly rest upon IiIb condition. Ho watched them till Uiey wont aboard, bow them ralso the anchor nnd Ball nway, keep iug his mind upon them UU tho lust ray of Biiullght faded from tho shlp'B Balls. Above the horizon where tho brtrk hnd disappeared hung n dark cloud liko a boh gull with outstretched wings. Then there, was n faint flash of light ning. "Thoro'll bo a Btorm," thought the captive,, "nnd It Will shorter Uils ngony, driving tho tldo in earlier and higher. Mn,y It como quickly." , i It wnn 0 o'clock In tho, ovonlng.hon Wobstor wns burled, nnd UH midnight u threo-Tihiirtor moon Balled botweon. blacK, mggea ciouus, wuuo opcuswu ally a Hash of lightning, added to tho. terrible splendor of Uio scene. It was tho ocean tho blnck, heaving, turn MiiiL' neoim Its liicrcllcss waVes fall ing heavily on tlio. bench with monot onous regularity; .tltykiwos thq, chief horror. -The'' cripUvo watched the re- ceilln:,' tldo, snw it turn and then crawl mowly upon him, Noi stealthy Jangle ikjnst coutld bo, half Bo.terrlble,. i . , ' ja What was.bU cf.tlyittlot tho tvolld which he wan nnodt to leaver Alan for humanity, the Instinct of the brute creation predominated. With hln nuffcrlilgn wan mingled n hatred for the men who had cauned It At uch In terrain an hln mind reverted to aught hut hi nlltiatlon It fell upon method.! of revenge ho would delight to Inflict on liln murderers. fjIowJy tho rclcntlcKK ocean advanced. Had it llfo It would not hnvo been Ko awful. Itn unreasoning, Inevitable pur pono won Its grentcnt horror. Ho know that ho wuh holplcnn, but could hot re frain from nn effort to frco himself. Had ho been nblo to move even Inllnl tenlmnlly ho might In tlmo loosen the nnnd about him. It was hln Inability to stir at nil that pinioned him. Boon nftor midnight tho ntorm burnt. An the tide rolled In the breakers In cronxed In nlze nnd Btrongth. Then camo tlio dawn of day. Hy thin time tho oxtrcmo lino of foam encircled the cnptlvo'B neck. And now camo a ray of hone. Web- Bter noticed that when tho first wave to reach him receded it took with It nand from under hln chin nnd left nand at tho back of hln neck. Another wnro came and took mora from in front, tearing inoro behind. Then as tho seeth ing foam panned over him ho held his breath, regaining it when tho water hod withdrawn. Each receding wave piled snnd behind nnd scooped sand In front He bent forward; his arms were loosoned; ho dragged himself from his bole Ho went to the crest of a dune and, throwing himself down, slept When he awoke the tempest bad lulled, but tho ocean 'was chafing moro fiercely than beforo. From his elevated posi tion ho saw a mllo to his left a strand 'cdt ship and knew from her rigging that she was the Allda. Ho ran down to a point opposlto her and saw men putting off on a raft Jt tumbled for a moment on tho curl of a comber, then capslxcd, leaving Its crow In tho water. Wobstcr bow a man being driven to ward a protruding rock. Rushing to its outermost edge, ho caught tlio help- Jess, creature, saved him from being dashed to death and drew him- awar rrom the turmoil of brine. Anotner wns inrown Bcnsciew on uw uvwu iu.u wns nhnut tn ln cnrrlml back when Webster dnnhed in nnd saved him. A third was swimming on tho breakers. At tho risk of his liro weosicr went out beyond a foothold and dragged him Jn. Thero wero ted men on tno raft nnd tlieno threo woro all that came ashore allvo. Then the threo men who wero saved stood beforo their rescuer, whom they hnd Intended to barbarously murder. "Men," Webster said, "last night wheri I saw tho blaclt fiend coming to drown mo I longed to torture you to doatli. That I suppoee, la tho brute In i -ic. Then when I snw yon atniKsrllns' for life I felt something move me to .. pull you out Thnt 1 supposo. la tho I man In me. At all events we're ail llrlnir who should havo been dead." Thero Is a sequel to this story, a vol omo of, Incidents, but it may bo stated In a few words. Threo brutes became men. For many a year they sailed with their captain. Edward Webster, and mnny a time their watchfulness pared him from somo Impending . It 0no of thcra ufa UDder a blow that was intennea ror mm. F. A. MITCHEE. j MISS WlGGS' PRIZE STORY . Copyright 1MB. by T. C. McClure. "A letter for you, Miss TVigE." ald tho postman, smiling. Llttlo Mlsa Wlggs extended a trcm- him hand, ou MW cut tll0 cn(1 of tho cn. ". cnro,! cu, l V " vclopo with Uio scissors and drew out tho letter. It wns very brief: "ThA rwtltnm nt Thn RtOrV MacaBlnO tako groat pleasure in prcscnUng the inclosed check nB payment of tho prize J . , M .1. ,... ..t.MK ,.ot Bill. TT.lt- I ouereu ior wio uuoi onuri. div.j uuu.u.i tod in their recent contest" That was nil. Rut a dozen past of praise, could not havo pleased llttlo Miss W,lggs more. It was not a large sura of money, to bo sure, but to her It meant n great deal. liver slnco that , day threo mouths beforo when Bho hnd any lureo niomiiH oe u h..uu taalletl tho Btory and tho required sub - Bcrlptlou money aho hnd waited nnd hoped with nu tno rcrvor or ner mtie wljr. Thero hnd been llttlo aewing for her to do of Into, nnd Bho had -watched her Incomo dwlndlo nway with growlug fear. Sho hnd never thought of trying to write till Cordelia Brown ono day brought her a copy of Tho Story Maga zlno to rend. Cordelia wns seventeen years old now nnd well nlong In high HchQol, but Bho bad never forgotten MIs,s Wlggs' kindness of former days. When the, girl was gone; .Misa Wlggs picked up the magazine, Almost tho first page to meet her oyes was nn nd vor.tlseuient offering n prlzo for tho best Bliorfc ptory submitted beforo u cor.pln dato. It wnsthen that tho Idea of tri'lnjr .to wrlto a story first occurred to Miss W'ltrgu.. ri.. i.ii d !A tnln of tho first ectUcra in her memory Uandcd.down from mother to daughter, ns such,, stories tiro. More over, sho possessed a good education, a clear lulndiid plenty of lolstire. Noth- Ing-waslittSKriiftlutu , tncrerore. xuun , Novembor tUero wn8 a changQ 0f Bentl that Miss WIsrh should wrlto n story. t f t'nos yotM ;galn8t ua to v.. .i.ia timn Tnc nrnpr ivhh rrti.iiiii,?T-K!iu . iH,UH" nui vmw '". ,- X V. 2 AUM ,n UUa ,(Miw HJlmMmmJmlm trrrfW wtf, Indofclng e rfoTlnr M fnnnded as ono od the conditions of the content, mailed ,ft to tlio awgnilnn. Then nho told Cordeiki wlmt ske had dono and even read her the first draft of tho story. "When she had finished. Cordelia II, V.U1UL1 u shook her head. "I am sorry, dear, . ii,, ,, .,. .i.i ,i.. i.h r nri "afraid V taj "will hardlsult I (hnm." Then, with all tho kindness, them." Then, with nil tho Kindness sho could command, she oxplalned to the woman the needs of the mapazlne. It used little eso than love storlcn, she sold, and for that reason tho editors would scarcely take the trouble to ox amino manuscripts of another charac ter. "Hut why not try again?" sho fin ished brightly. ''Our subscription ban expired, and you can send In our re nowal with tho story, flcase do. Miss Wlggs." Bo JIlss Wlggs did try again. Borne i ,. .... i ... ,i.t,,.o,i nirin- liuvy uii bijh on. iu ui.v.... !.. a nlot came to her, an Idea for a-,lovn story,' unique, clover, Interesting; She told it to Cordelia, nnd the girl clapped her hands Joyously. "Oh, It's ever so good, Miss Wlggst" Bho said. And when tho story wns writ ten and read to her sho gave it exactly the name praise. And now the story had won tho prize. Tho back door opened roftly, and Cordelia entered tho house. It was some time beforo she discovered Miss Wiggs in the parlor. As the girl enter ed the room the woman looked up with a smile lighting her thin face. "See, Cordelia," sho wild, with child ish glee. "I won the prize' Cordelia did not smile. Drawing a chair close to Miss "Wlggs sho opened tho magazlno In her hand. "I am going to read you a story," she paid slowly, "that was printed several years ago." Mine 'Wlggs smiled at the girl loving ly as sho listened to tho first ?"w words. Then tho smllo gavo way to a look of wonderment that in turn changed to one of pain. When the story was ended, nho looked up at the girl with tears in her eyes. "You don't think. Cordelia" sho be gan brokenly. Cordelia sprang to her flh'e And placed' an arm caressingly around the woman. "Dear Miss WJggs," sho said quIcL ly, "perhaps Jt was merely a c.,-icl-denco or it may bo you o'neo read thlt story and then forgot it till It cam back to your memory, apparently nn original Idea." They Bnt silently In the little p-rlor till twilight fell. Miss Wlggs bnrvil;' kept back the tears, but the hand ;a; Cordelia held trembled constantly. Tho postman's step sounded on the front porch, nnd Mlsa Wlggs opened the door ftr him. lie handed her a long blue envelope. "My story of tho first settlers," she explained to Cordelia, noting the nnmo tf The Story Magazlno on tho envelope. f?ho tore It open nnd slipped out the manuscript A llttlo note came with 1J. "Rea,d It, Cordelia," sho said. "My ryes are not very clear today." "Tho editors of The Story Magazine,", read Cordelia, "return the lnclojted manuscil.t with much regret. Wol written and readable as It is, the plot Is somowhat hackneyed, and for that reason the story hi returned." With n sudden suspicion Cordelia turned to the mauuscrlpt , "Oh, Miss WlEsm" she cried, "It wa your story of Uio old settlers that won tho prize, after nil. They have re turned your lovo story." Miss Wlggs smiled through her tears. "Cordelia," she said, "we won't have to write that letter returning the check to tho publishers tpmorrow morning. Wo will take a llttlo ouUng instead." LESLIE W. QDIR1C ALABAMAx PROGEESS. RESUtT OF BUILDING QOOD ROADS IN MADISON COUNTY. improvlnjr the IIlRhwaya of the Dis trict Brought Orowtb nnd Iroa perltr The Taxable Value of Prop mrtr Ormtlr Increased. About tivole years ago In the county of Mndlson, Ala., paralyzed as It was by tho effects of war, about a dozon - ,0 tomy of , " ... . mnil Alvn!ltat(J and : oycr t jguomneo nnd poverty, saw tnat somouiing unu -to u uuuu, said Charles P, Lnno in nn address de livered beforo tho national good roads convention. Wo could seo nothing else to do but to build three turnpikes, bo a campaign was Inaugurated. We wont into this great campaign, and Uie legis lature passed a bill providing ror tne issuance of $35,000 in bonds. Wo went beforo Uio people. We had In my country that claBs .which calls Itself "tho consorvaUvo class," men who do not want to Improve. I call them 'musale loaders." They belong to tho dead past; they do not want any Innovations ,pr changes; they fought us. nnd nt tho first fall Uiey beat,ti9 1.005 votes boforo Uio people. That.waa In tho fall, when tho roads wero good. Wo Immediately went dock to xno a" bamn legislature and obtained BnucUon or another election. We tried then In 1'ebruary, and never shall I forget that inipnlgn, made on horseback: over uuis ' ntl(i '60ron5 October and I." vuiod for tree mucb. Skiiv''.' J hUmm. We did it hi rurtw a m ihm mtMri. Mt vn?YM?m& at wi we lon 1 atlirl ' enee. And when we MA blU abe a hundred mttet of pike a howl wet .., ... ,' a,u ti&anl P in a "iu"' '"".7" ""TI fwMM tm Tennessee Htotinutino w n Tennessee rirer deniand. .nothjr hsndred mllee of pike, ami I be Here another $136,000 or ?lfiO,ooo iws Dee (Mtued to build another hundred mile of pike. And now what was tho result? You can start from the beautiful and his toric city of nuntsville today-then, mark you, she had but about' -1,500 peo ple, the county almost depopulated, scarcely any northern men there at all. and no while people lived In the coun tryyou can start out today f rem that beautiful little city and go out on a good cefentry road, the Milton pike, ami ,f if vmi nan find a brier much In tw - , ,,, T ,., - j( BHtee rrom unnuTiiis i. wm bctj , eat the briers. All along that roaa from Huntsvllle to Milton, n (llstiiuca of fifteen miles, Uiere.are beautiful" homes, fences straight, baron pnlut d end an air of general prosperity and civillzaUon prevails. Not only thjit, but wo so greatly Increased the, txa-t bie value of the property of 'Madbroa' that we paid off .those bonds and! sc.in.-eiy Knew' wnen we patu tnem. , I remember when as a child we were tn the war that Uic horrible roads kill ed mere norses ann muies unin our guns. It was a terrible destruction. We do not want nny more war Ord forbid! but we do want good roads and easy transit We want it because thovpeoplo nre entitled to It We want It because it is our duty to our pcopl" to build die roads. 1 Is not only our prlrilegc to do it bnt It Is our duty as clrlllsed, proprcvlre men. When I ee the prosperity of the town I think this prosperity will b? multiplied a hundred tlinea by the prosperity of the rural precincts, ami when I say this I do uot go Off oh -any fancy Bchool toBctd&g theory" about It It mesa money. The best way to get that money la by a bond Issue, and bcln your roads at the centers of counties and carry them, -it "ou can get money on 3, 4 or fi per ceit on good bonds Tor twenty yesirs ind build your roads aad so (.rrntiy increase your taxabW value Ml greatly attract the people that rou will scarcely feel the expense,, of nn-lng those bonds. They will liqui date thetnsolves. A sinking ft4 will ,row out of Uie increased YahseT iay Uie bonds.las It paid them In Midi- ton county. -That can be doae. If Madison county can do It, why caasot' a county In Missouri, Maine or V-' mont do lt7 Value of Geotl Good roads will economize time and force In transportaUon between fam and market Enable farmers to tako advantage of market fluctuations in buying and sell tag. Permit transportaUon of farm prwl-:' nets and purchased commodities during Umes of comparaUve leisure. Reduce wear and tear on horses. har neea and vehicles. Enhance tho market value of real ' tate. Good Roads Magazine. 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