j?
8YN0PSIS,
At the beginning of great atttomeMle
ear- tha ni.-i hum. Ian of tha Mercury.
Sitanton'a nial'ln, drops dead. transe
youth, Jess l'luyd, volunteers, and la ac
cepted. In th rtt 1urin the twenty-
vwur hour rai-e Ftantnn meets a atranaer.
Wise Carllalc. who IntroOuces hararlf. The
Mercury wins rare. Stanton receive
flowers fmm Mls t'arlwl. which ha IK
norra. Btantor meets Mis Carlisle on I
train. They ahltt " tika walk. ani
train leaves. Stntoti tnl Miss Carlisle
follow In auto. Aivi.lent which Stan
ton la hurt la myti-rioi;a. r loyd. at lunoh
with tstanton. tell of Ins lvhood. Stan
ton aKtn meets Mim Curlisl and they
din together. Stanton cornea to traca
Irk. but niKkn rac. They hava acci
dent. Kloy.i hurt, hut not aertoualy. At
dinner Kloyd tells Hlnnton of hla twin
later. JraNira. Stanton becomea vary 111
aTml hiaea ronsclouaneia. tin recovery, at
Ma hotel St:uuon receives Invitation and
vtalta Joaslva, They ao to theater toceth
er, and meet Mtsa Carlisle. Stanton and
Kloyd meet again and talk buslneee.
They acre to operate aittomohlla factory
m partner Klovd heromes suspicious of
Miss Cnr!i'. Stanton attain visits Jea-
k-a, an.i they become fast frlenda. Stan
ton becomes ausplc'oua of Miss CarkMe.
Just bf.re IrriHTtant race tires needed
for Ptanton'a care are delayed Flovd
traces the tires and brines them to ramp.
lHirlna rsce Stanton deltherstely wrecks
tila car to nave machine In track. Stan
ton and Kloyd thrown out and lose con
sciousness. Two weeks later Stanton
a-aJtea. and believes Kloyd dead.
CHAPTER XII. (Continued.)
There la nothing at all singular In
my being here, Mr. Stanton." she ;at
ajd. In her cool. Indolent voice. "Be
cause I ascertained by telephone when
you Intended to leave the hospital, and
sjo arranged to meet 7011 on the train.
Tomorrow I start for Europe, to re
main for a long time, and It wa nee
?ssary for me to speak with you first
I am sorry to see that you hare been
frightfully til."
"You are too good." be answered,
the old antagonism stirring him strong
ly. "As you observe. I was not for
tunate enough to finish myself com
pletely In the late wreck." .
"One sometimes feels like that."
be coincided. rs.f sing one small gloved
band across the soft fur of her mu3.
"I have wished for the finish, here
lately, for my part Tou probably did
not know that I was engaged to marry
Archer Ross, of the Atalanta Automo
bile Company?"
Stanton sat erect All P.oyd's sus
picions of this girl rushed back to his
mind.
"Yes." she confirmed the thought In
bis expression. "What you are imagin
ing la quite correct I tiled very hard
to Induce you to drive for the Atalanta
Company Instead of for the Mercury.
The Atalanta absolutely required a
good racing record. But I failed. You
were more than firm in your decision."
So that had been what she wanted
or blm. That had lain behind ber
polished surface of gracious admira
tion and had been the core of her In
sincerity. "And when I would not drive for
your company, you tried to prevent
me from driving for my ownT" He
wondered Incredulously.
She looked at him, and looked away
again.
"I fancy you would scarcely credit
me, Mr. Stanton, If I denied the fact
now. I have been very clumsy; a so
ciety woman Is sot trained to practical
melodrama. You are unbelievably dif
ficult to lead."
Her flawless self-possession gave an
effect of unreality to the whole affair.
Stanton felt a Vertigo of the mind.
"You had that purpose In Tlew
when you first spoke to me at the
Beach twenty-four hour race?" ha
"questioned. "You hoped to Induce
me to wreck my car by fast driving. In
order to leave the Atalanta a better
chance of winning?"
"Oh, no!" she deprecated. "J never
tried to cause your wreck what can
you think me? No, that waa merely
ao Impulsive experiment; I wanted to
ee If you would do aa I wished. Some
men have done ao."
"Are you going to tell me that you
drugged me at Lowell, on the eve of
the road race?"
"Drugged youT That li a harsher
description than I ever gave the Inci
dent In my own mind. But I poured
Into your coffee what Archer Ross had
given me for that purpose. He saJd It
would not barm you, only prevent you
from driving next morning; be had
been betting heavily on his car. But
you raced, after all. 111 as you must
bave been. I never Imagined you would
take such a risk, or I should have re
fused the responsibility. I disliked the
task, anyhow. To be frank, I waa hor
ribly frightened when I saw you on
the course, and when the report of
your accident came in, I felt guilty of
assassination."
He looked at her, at her Ivory-and-ffold
beauty, her composed ease, his
own face coldly emotionless. It did
oot matter, nothing mattered, Bow.
But yet be read that behind that ap
parent ease of hers heaved a sea of
tormy thoughts; as always, her speech
waa do guide to her mind.
"I suppose, then, that you would
not have been distressed If I bad
broken my arm when I cranked your
car after driving you home from New
York," he commented.
Her color changed for the first time,
ber eye flashed to his.
"You angered me," she retorted.
"You brutally told me that you had
not raced at the Beach, to please me,
nor would you do so. You were super
cilious, no man had ever treated me
that way before. For one Instant I did
bata) and long to hurt you; I pushed
op the spark as you cranked. The
next moment I would have undone It
If I could."
There was a pause, as the train halt'
d at a station, and the usual flurry of
ecreae and Ingress ensued. When the
tart'was made:
"Why are you telling me thlat"
Gtatlton ashed. "I am not considered
especially amiable and forgiving, as a
rule; why chance unnecessary con
fession?" -No," ber Up bent U a faint smile
NS
. ' "V - w saai
n ING
C$wLrc7i Gjntc AnJ Hie Laidlj
Zw fwnrJL jVcrvtuy cw.
, c rfrs iwaa aassm iieir
that waa not mirthful. "But you are
too masculine to retaliate upon a
woman. I am hot much afraid, al
though I find myself forced to derend
upon your Indulgence. A net waa
spread for the feet of the wicked by
some one more acute, or lesa Indiffer
ent, than the Mercury'a driver. Your
mechanician set a private detective
at the task of follow inland guarding
you until after the Cup race; fearing
treachery, I suppose, would be used to
prevent your driving. You are sur
prised?" He saw the crowded railway station,
on the morning of the return from In
dianapolis, and Floyd's vivid, anxious
face turned to him In the artificial
light He heard the fresh young
voice: "If you won't take car of
yourself. Stanton "
There was no need, Mr. Stanton. I
had no Idea of Interfering with you
personally. But the thing was done.
and overdone. The man hired to play
detective was not honest; be exceed
ed his mission of protection and went
on to Investigation for his own profit
If I am telling you this. It Is because
you would soon hear the story from
him, anyhow, and because I want you
to silence him. II has offered me his
Hence for a price, but I do not
choose to yield to a blackmail which,
once commenced, would never end. I
prefer to ask shelter of your chivalry."
"I will slleuce him," he gave cold as
surance.
You are ery good. It Is not the
least of my humiliations to know that
you could deal me nothing more con
temptuous than your forbearance."
She hesitated. "There Is one thing
more; I would like to ask whether
your recent accident was In any way
caused by the late arrival of the tires
for your machine."
"You did that?"
"Yes. I did that I had the express
car misdirected before tt left my fa
ther's factory In Chicago. I knew
your car could not race on bare rims."
Stanton turned to the window. So
she was responsible for the last harsh
ness he had shown Floyd; since their
misunderstanding could never have
arisen if the mechanician had not
been absent on the trip to Coney Is
land. His sudden nausea of loathing
for her made calm reply difficult
"The lost tires had nothing to do
with the accident." be explained care
fully. "If you have quite finished.
Miss Carlisle, I will change to another
seat"
"It la I who am going. I am g'ad
God-
Breathed Stanton,
Into a Chair.
and tank
that the wreck and alteration In you
are not my fault It may Interest you
to learn that Archer Ross broke his
engagement to me last week, to marry
chorus girl."
He looked at her, then.
"Yes," she agreed. "Dramatic pun
1 i4
ft Thrift of Ozark Couple
Sample of Extent to Which Red Tape
Methods Prevail In Ger
many. Germany, declare Mr. 8. Baring-
Gould In hi book, "Tb Lsd of
Teck," la absolutely swathed In red
tap. In Illustration, be tell an ex
perience of hi own while Journeying
by rail from Ober-Lennlngen to Owen.
I asked at Ober-Lenningen for a
thlrd-clas ticket to Owen, and sup
posing that I had got what I asked
for, stepped Into a thlrd-clas carriage.
On these branch lines nearly everyone
travel fourth. Before reaching the
next tatlon only a mile from Ober
Lennlngen, In fact the Inspector ap
peared. "Hah!" he said. "You have
a rourth-ciass ticket, ana are in a
third-class compartment Tb fine 1
six marks."
I explained, and offered at once to
pass Into a fourth-class carnage or
pay the difference In the price of
tickets.
"That will not do. You bT In
fringed the law, and must pay alx
marks," the man Insisted.
"I get out at Owen, and will explain
matter to tb station master," I aald.
I did so.
"The fin I six marks," said the
official, peremptorily.
"But, said I, "I demanded a third-
class ticket, and was given one for
which I had not asked. This was an
oversight on the part of the clerk."
"You shou'd bave examined your
ticket," the station master insisted.
Tbe train was delayed five minute
while w threshed out the question on
tbe platform In great detail, and the
other passengers craned their necks
out of the window of tb carriage
and listened with lively Interest At
last, reluctantly, the station aaaater
ishment la It not? Tou ran relate
Miss Kloyd with the tale. You are oa
your way to her, of course."
"Miss Carlisle!"
She rose, drawing around her the
heavy folds of velvet He saw now
the faint lines about her delicate
mouth and the new hardness of her
tawny eyes. She had suffered, was
suffering also.
"Congratulate her from me. air.
Stantou. At least she has known a
uian, w hatever It has cost her."
Yes, Floyd had played a man's part
Whatever the anguish of losing him.
It was a matter of congratulation te
have know n him. It never occurred to
Stanton that Valerie Carlisle might
bave meant htm, himself.
It was afternoon when Stanton ar
rived In New York, among the snow
sprinkled, htlurlous crowds that
thronged the street a And then be
first realised that this was the day be
fore Christmas. Christmas? Holiday?
With a vague Impulse to escape It all.
he hailed a taxicab. A girl with her
arms full of holly brushed past hlra aa
he reached the curb, a man In uniform
stopped htm with a hastily recited
plea for aid to the hungry poor. At
him Stanton looked, and put a yellow
bill In the outstretched hand.
Sir!" the man cried, pursuing him
with ready book and pencil. "What
name? So generous "
Floyd." Stanton answered, and
stepped tnto the vehicle.
The address he gre to the chauf
feur was that of the quiet uptown
apartment house.
The little old Irishwoman clad In
black silk opened the door. He fan
cied she had aged, but on seeing him
she broke into beaming smiles and
ushered him In w ith eager welcome.
The girl who was like Floyd was
standing In the f! relit room. As Stan
ton paused on the threshold, she re
treated against the window opposite.
her fingers winding themselves bard
Into the draperies, her marvelous gray
eyes wide and fevered. 80 they gated
at each other, dumb.
"You can not bear to see me?" Stan
ton first found voice. "I bave no right
to blame you God knows I under
stand. Yet Floyd would tell you that
it was not my fault I did not throw
away his life by recklessness."
She gazed at htm still, yet it seemed
to him that during a brief second
consciousness had left hor and return
ed, that now she loeked at him differ
ently, almost wildly.
I have been near death, also," he
resumed. "I have seen no newspa
pers, I do not kaow what they have
told you. But the accident waa pure
accident; If he could have been here,
Floyd would have borne me out In
that. I bave wantonly risked his life
with mine at other times, then, no."
Her sensitive face had changed, she.
too, found speech.
"I never thought of blame." she
protested unsteadily. "Never. You
drove straight and best You look so
111"
He drew near her. long past conven
tionalities. "I bave been 111. I bave now little
strength to waste aside from my pur
pose. Jessica, I have come for you, aa
he once gave me leave to da You
have no one left, nor L WUI you mar
ry me?"
Her fingers wound harder Into the
curtain, he saw the pulse beating In
her round throat as she flung back
ber bead with Floyd's own boylna
movement
"You love me?" she questioned. Just
audibly, grave eyes on his.
"I thought you knew. Yea."
She shook her head, her smile sad.
"Me. Ralph Stanton, or Jes Floyd's
twin?"
aO BE CONTINUED.)
Bishop Blames His Hair.
Father William J. Dalton of the
Annunciation church tells this story
of a Catholic bishop well known in
this locality, but at Father Dalton'a re
quest nameless here:
"The bishop Is a large man with
bushy back hair," the priest relate.
"Ho often on his tours through Kan
sas wears a silk bat His crosier he
carried In a large leather casax
"Recently In a jerkwater Kansas
town where silk hats are scarce ex
cept on the heads of traveling musi
cians, the bishop was Just alighting
from bis train when the negro porter
appeared at the car door waving bis
crosier case.
"Hey. boss!' the porter called. 1
reckon you all had better take yo fid
dle wlf you. De company la ot
'sponsible fo' packages left la de
seats.' " Kansas City Journal.
yielded; but I must pay tb difference.
-What is It T" I asked.
"One penny."
Hope Not Realized.
Dean Sumner of the Cathedral 83
Peter and Paul related the following
story at the recent banquet of the
Chicago Association of Commerce at
the Hotel Sherman. "A little Jewish
boy went to hi father on Christmas
day and asked blm for a quarter.
Upon receiving It be sauntered out
Into tbe city street and didn't return
until evening. Hi father called him
a be cam in and Inquired what he
did with tbe quarter be had been giv
en. 1 went to tbe candy shop next
door and changed It Into nickel, said
tbe boy. 'Then I went to the new
tand on tb corner and changed the
nickel Into pennle. After that I
went back to the candy shop and got
five nickel for my pennle, and then
I went to tbe delicatessen and got a
quarter for my five nickel.'
"'But why did you do all thatr de
manded the father.
"1 hoped that omebody might
make a mistake and give me too
much," replied tbe boy."
The Real Grievance,
friend You've got to admit there's
nothing In Tripoli worth fighting for.
Italian Diplomat Certainly.
Friend Then why do you want to
keep on fghtlng?
Italian Diplomat We're got to Pun
ish tbe Turk for giving us the Im
pression that there waa Satire.
Self Depreciation Too Prevalent
For on man who think too much
of himself there are a hundred who
think too little. Exchange.
G. A. R. MAN IS 103
NEW JERSEY MAN ONE Of THREE
WHO HAVE LIVED CENTURY.
John A. Brooks Is Still Strang Enough
to Wslk Several Miles Every
Three Months te Get His
Pension Check.
New York Among the survivors or
the Civil war there are but three of
the veterans who are more than 100
year of ag, according to the last
annual report of the rutted Htates
ronimlsHloncr of tienalous. One of
these ceutury old warriors Is John An
drew Jackson Brooks. 103 year old,
who lives I if Jersey City aud who
walked all tho way from Jersey City
Heights to Brooklyn, crossing the
river on the ferry, to see why his quar
terly pension check did not arrive on
August 6, when It waa due.
Mr. Brooks was born In Norfolk.
Va., Nov IS, 1808. and enjoys the rare
distinction of being a veteran of the
Mexican war aa well as of the Civil
war. At the time of the breaking out
of the Mexican war he enlisted In the
Norfolk Juniors and served through
out the war under IJeneruls Wlnfleld
Scott and Zachary Taylor, participat
ing In six battles.
On February IS. 1S02. he enlisted
from Brooklyn In th I'nlted States
navy, serving as acting niaBter of a
ten-gun ship until he was discharged
In Brooklyn, at the close of hostilities,
on Oct. 7. 1S63. AlthouKh much of
Mr. Brooks' life has been spent "be
fore the mast." he hue spent a great
deal of bis time in Brooklyn, where
he haa a married daughter living tn
the Cypress Hills section.
He was a bachelor until he was 65
years of age, and then married a Miss
Nowland of New York city. His wife
has been dead for 22 years. He has
three married daughters living Mrs.
Sarah Kraenier of ST Terrace avenue,
Jersey City, with whom he makes his
borne; Mrs. J. W. Freer of Newark,
and Mrs. O. Bacon of Cypress Hills,
Brooklyn.
This centenarian comes of good
strong stock. His father died at the
age of 92, his mother lived to be 86,
and of their five children the young
est died at the age of 82. Mr. Brooks
Is a strong, well-preserved man, erect
and bright of eye. and his hearing,
sight and appetite are not Impaired.
His hnlr la scant, but he possesses a
luxurious growth of white whiskers.
He Is a big eater In spite of the fact
that he has but two teeth, and he
'manages to put away four meals a duy
and a "little snack" between meals.
He has not worked since he was $5.
because, as he says: "I ain't able to
My wind gives out."
"I was not married until I was f5
years old." said Mr. Brooks to the re
porter, 'because I was a seafaring man
for forty years, and In those days,
when we had only sailing vessels, the
trips were long and I thought I had no
business to ask a wife to sit at home
and wait for me while I was gone for
two year or more, as I frequently
vii on the voyages to the Fast Indies.
I have been everything on a ship
from cabin boy to master. I sailed
for five years from Georgetown, Wssh
lngton and Alexandria to New York,
and I used to know every foot of the
Potomac river."
HIS TEETH REFUSED TO SPIT
False Set Also Balked at Chewing,
Plaintiff Claims, So H
Brought 8ult.
Indlanapoll. Ind With $15 In
vested In a set of store teeth that re
fused to "spit" for him, according to
hlft'complalnt, Jasper C. Hyatt sued
Mr. 8. and George T. Karhart for
1200 damage In Magistrate Kdward U
Dletz'a court.
Tfie evidence showed that Mr. Hy
att tad 17 of his own teeth removed In
one: day In June and that after In
dulging his mouth In a perfectly new
set of false teeth, the things refused
to chew or spit for him. Magistrate
Diet found for Mrs. Krhsrt, maintain
tng that a month or so I not a suffi
cient time for false teeth to work out,
and that the operator can hardly be
come versed in the art of proper mas
tication In such a short time. Hyatt
appealed the case to the circuit court
The teeth were silent at the trial,
having been melted up some day
o.
NEW COURSE AT COLUMBIA
New York University Will Establish
Degree of Practical Art
Thl Year.
New York. Columbia university, be
ginning this fall, will offer It students
a course leading to a new degree, that
of bachelor of practical art. The new
course 1 designed to supply the need
for a college training leading to defi
nite vocations. Tbe school combines
with academic, work and Illustrating,
house decoration, costume designing,
wood working, metal working and
drafting.
To Settle Disputes.
Olenbrldge, N. J Mrs. Annie C. Mc
Clay In her will names three men
as arbitrators of all dispute that ber
daughter, sole heirs, may get Into
before they reach their majority.
Long Motorcycle Ride.
Austin, Tex. A. I). Anderson, blfe
ten by a mad dog, raced 175 mile by
motorcycle to the state pasteur In
stitute, arVlving there in time to
avoid all danger from the wound.
Pile Drive Stock Mad.
Denlson, Tex. Millions of file art
attacking the live stock of north
Texas, and In several instance have
caused horse to run away. Farmer
say. that tbe ravages of these Insect
are driving the stock mad, seriously
Impairing tha work of these animal
and drying up the cow. A dairyman
who furnishes a large cllentcl In thl
city ay that the cow are running
wild from the bite of tbe file, and
wbat milk they produce afford no
cream.
EXCELLENT TYPE OF
The Illustration given above show a SHm.t relnfotcml concrete bridge
built for ll.UiO la I'olk county. Wlscot.alu. under .dan of the highway
division.
ROADS
I 1
MODEL ROADS FOR ENGLAND
Bituminous Binding Material Is Pro
nounced Best After Test Much
Money Appropriated.
Smooth, dttstles and durable rrd
i-overlng thu main traffic route of th
I'nlted Kingdom aro promised fof the
near future, in thu ro.nl board first
annual report. Just Ihsii'.1, nay a Ixm
don dispatch to the Chit-ago I 'ally
New. Tho report Is given largo news
and editorial spaon In the pit per to
day, and the. bourd I warmly praised
both for whiit is promised and for
what has been accomplished.
Bituminous Mini I tin matertul la pto
nottneed tho best. Water bound roads
are condemned sa lusting only a lit
tle whllo and aa being alternately
muddy and dusty wIiIIh they lust
Motor traflie on roads with waterproof
binding is sulci to rausn h-ss wear
than horse traftlc. whereas the exact
contrary was tni" on roads made In
the old fushloiieil way. 1 lie bourd h-is
obtained tho approval of Hie tres.iry
for a plan to found a national ph)slral
laboratory for it-se.irrh ork In con
nectlon with read materials.
On a five mllx stretch of road In
Kent twenty kinds of paving ma'.erlal
bave'been laid for experimental pur
poses. The traftlc over this stretch Is
fast and heavy. Several of tho ma
terials, after a few weeks' s.-rvlce, are
hhowtng signs of deterioration, while
others look as good as when laid.
The board's revenue comes from
petrol duties and motor car lines aud
aggregates 1.000.000 ($3.i00.000) a
year. It may advance money to local
authorities to build or Improve roar's,
or It may build roads Itself. Appli
cations have reached tho board from
local authorities for morn than L S,.
000,000 ($IO.Ofl.Oi(i for road work.
Tbe board pays three fourths and the
local authority one fourth of the cost
of work undertaken under tho board's
auspices. The newspapers declare
that the sound and vigorous methods
of the board are destined to give the
I'nlted Kingdom the finest system of
highways In tbe world.
Drouth Causes Death.
Acting Hecretary of Agriculture
Wlllet M. Hays gives out results of
tbe department's Investigation Into
the causes of the disease which has
proved so fatal to horses In western
Kansas.
Tbe trouble Is a form of forage
poisoning due to drought and to short
feed In pastures. The disease Is not
contagious and no effort to stamp It
out will be necessary, a many horses
recover when removed from dried
pasture to feed lot with abundant
supplies of green alfalfa or other
green feed.
The department will continue the
Investigation of the conditions and
desires Information as to all localities
where the disease exist or may put
In It appearance.
For Laying Hen.
I have found It a good plan to shut
up tbe flock I have oq free range for
two or three days. They will then
have to lay In the n.tat boxes, and
when lot out again will In all prob
ability continue to do so at least for
a time, after which they can be shut
up as before, says a writer In an ex
change. When this plan Is followed
care should be taken to see that all
the weeds are mowed In the poultry
yard, a a hen which ha stolen her
rest may take a notion to lay In the
yard Instead of the poultry house
when shut away from the nest she ha
elected.
Hoof Rot With Sheep,
fihoep should not bo allowed to re
main In damp places, especially In
winter; and by 110 mean In a damp
place at night. Hot and hoof diseases
result. HowMver, If a sheep has tho
rot It Is well to euro If posslhln. a
recommended treatment Is a mixture
of one part of liquid camphor, two
part turpentine, three, purls water,
fivlng tho sheep a tabli-spoonful two
or thret) time a day.
Alfalfa Feed.
relish alfalfa. It la Ik irorv
Ho.
good food for brood sow during tho
gestation period, as It keeps down fev
er and tho constipation so frequent
during tho period. It ha laxative
qualities found In no other food, and
that In Itself la worthy of considera
tion from a health point of view. Ked
with a reasonahlo amount of corn,
pig develop harmoniously aid vl!
orouly during tho fatal stage Tlrood
ow tea regularly on alfalfa during
tholr pregnant period will farrow
trODg and vigorous pigs.
CONCRETE BRIDGE
m
BUILDING GOOD ROADS
Many Bills Introduced In Con
gress for Federal Aid.
Matter May Soon Be Thrashed Out
and Happy Medium Found Where
by Government and Various
State May Co Operate.
(Ily l(lVAItl II oitOMrt
At very eeaatou of ronarus fol
tha last few years, a Imlf dou Ol
more bill have been Introduced tc
provldo for some kind of ro upvrattof
between tint fuilerul government and
the various slates, for tho pernianeul
Improvement of the highway Thea
bills aro generally limited to thoet
ri'l used for rural delivery, wh'th
comprlau about half of all the roadi
thero aro, and cover practically all
the main thoroughfarea. It need
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measures are imiirai tirauin, nnuj
and show clearly that tho author bai
given the sub )e-1 but very Utile con
Ideratlon. Other havo been quits"
carefully thought out. These facts
collectively show that th subject ll
knocking at th doors of congrost
and must sooner or later bo con'd
ered upon Its nu-rlu and ittspoaed ot
I. Ik every great nuestlou, there It
a diversity of opinion, ranging a I'
th way from no federal assistant-
to the other treme that "t'ncle 8a-n
should assiitnn thu whol burden
When tho matter haa been fullj
ihrashed out. as It now appear ll
soon will be. tt will Im found that
some hero between tlieso extreme!
a practical, njtiltaMn plan Will b
found, and around thla public aentl
ment will crvatullto. Without doub'
It will ro'jiilm at lenet aotuo recognt
tton ty and uhllKStlon upon the fad
eral government to do something sub
stantlsl regarding surli roads a U
usea In Its rural mall eerir
On of tho hills th.it Is attracttn
considerable attention and Is hvln
some support Is a plan whrby tb
federal government will pay an annua,
rental for surh roads as It uses, pro
rUl.-d they are kept In good condition
tho amount ranging from fifteen tl
thirty dollars T tulle, dnpndln
upon the character of tb road
Tho most slKtilftrant action, how
ever, that was Uk'-n at tho recent
session of congress waa tho reaolu
Hon of Oscar W t'ridi-rwood of Ala
bama. tho majority leader of tbi
house, for th" appointment of a Join'
committee of congress to sit durln
tho vacation and to go Into tho sub
Ject very fully to ascertain and do
termlno tho duty of th federal go
eminent to tho highways, and to what
extent. If any. and how. If at all. th
general government should lake u
this matter. Mr. I'nderwood holdi
that tho first thing to do Is to asrer
tain from all tho data that ran b
had exactly what ought to b done
considering all the circumstances an(
factors that enter Into the problem
This resolution waa referred to thl
committee on rules of the house, ant
thla commute called a public, hoar
Ing and Invited various good roadi
organizations and Individuals to b4
present and give tho committee sua
gestlons upon tho propriety, wlsdon
and scope that should be embraced
The writer wss honored with an In
vltatlon to addreas the committee
Altogether per ha pa eight or ten rep
resentatlve men were heard from tarl
ou part of the country. While then
wa some diversity of opinion, al
agreed that tho appointment of th
proposed committee was logical ant
should be regarded th flrt te
toward tho solution of thl great prob
letn. and that the committee shouH
give ample time to It conslderatloi
and bo prepared to report at the open
Ing of congress In Icnnibtr next.
The committee, without leavtni
their seat, unanimously passed thl
resolution and ordered It present!
to tho house for adoption. It waa lug
gested that parties interested wouH
he Invited to submit plans and ergu
merits both for and ageinat the propo
sltlon with drafts of such bills a thl
author wished to bave ronaldered, U
tho end that tho committee shouW
have before It all tho data and de
tails necessary upon which to read
a conclusion. It was suggested thai
a large part of tho physical and cl
enttflc data that would naturally bt
required could ho supplied by tht
mod roads bureau of the department
of hktIi nil ure.
The favorable outcome of thl hear
Ing rrently pleased tho good roatk
advocates present, arid.lt really looki
a though something definite woul
ho done In tlio near future.
Applying Llm.
Tho most eiilfiihlo tirno to applj
llmo In rotations 1 when preparlni
tho land for wheat or hay followlnt
potatoes and corn, or as a top dres
Ing on young clover and grass. He
gardless of the kind of lime used
great caro needs to be used to spreat
It thoroughly and evenly oyer tht
land. The beat results cannot be hat
from lime unevenly spread and left t(
Ho In lump. Tho most practical
method Is to have tho lime thorough!)
fined and to spread It with s Urn 01
fertiliser distributer.
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