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DALLAS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 3 1893.
YOL. XIX.
P R O F E S S IO N A L
J.
M.
KEENE,
C A H D S.
GOOD j
D. D. S.
B D e n i a l office m U reytn.in UroMii-r'»
litn M iu « . c o r n e r of C o u rt a n d Com -
ra e re ia l etri ets ,
SALEM-
FOR THE PRICE OF ONE.
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THE SAN FRANCISCO
Weekly Call!
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F R IC K S I . 33 P E R Y EA R,
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THE SAN FRANCISCO *
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Morning Call!
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f t W e have th e only »ft of .»b»>tra**t httok» in P"lk
MUMty
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Qian No o.iiim»iit»icn rh»r(e<t t»n loan». Hootu» *
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w eek, gleaned from every q u a r­
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to d a te o f publication. I t fur-
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P f % H K M O R N IN G C A L L
J. L. COLLINS,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
M ollrllor ■> I S » « c « r .
H a . been in prautioo o l lii. prolw isioii in th is
w
th irty ynnm , nnd will • ttw n d tn »11 hum »•»
onti u a tf i to hi» care. Office, c o rn e r M»»n a n d C ourt
tn, D q II im , Polk Co, Or
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K. L.
J. H. TowHMmu,
BUTLER & TOWNSEND,
B i . t i . k h ,
A T T O R N E Y S -A T -L A W .
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kloc-k.
O R K a o ^ r.
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(SKVKN lhBDKSA WlCKK)
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d aily . I t Is th e M O ST R E L IA ­
B L E , and is recognized as
being th e L E A D IN G N E W S ­
P A P E R of the Pacific C oast.
E ith e r of the above papers we
w ill sen d p o stp aid as a pre­
m ium on re c e ip t of th e follow ­
in g s u b sc rip tio n prices fo r the
c o m b in a tio n :
T . L. BU T L JC R ,
COUNTY SURVEYOR
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All k in k « of w o rk in th e lin e of stir
k e y in g p ro m p tly d o n e . A d d re ss. Dal-
H E ^ M u re . It
n e a lth cieam
S o »Tinkle«
• E n Jo n ji'd by
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nnSnS
DAILY GALL
build» up and
t h e akin a nd b e a u tifie s th e com plexion.
or ftabbine»» billow th is trr a tin rn t.
AMD m iS PAPER, PER YEAR,
phynloians a nd lead in g so ciety ladies.
TREATED BY MAIL
CONFIDENTIAL
,$600
Mir at. 1« HI art In«. R-nd « ewnU 1 b Samm frr parti -olBn »0
i t . i a r i i n i L i t i t i i i » m i n t e n u ii, ill
'rompt.
Progressive.
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Popular.
WEEKLY CALL
And This Pap°r, P j Year,
IN S U R A N C E
$2 -25
C O .
ADVA. CK.
H e a d
O ffic e :
. 33 WASHINGTON STREET, PORTLAND, OK.
The Leading Home Company.
W I MAMK a 8.Y EOI ALT Y » r m v u « * » « ON
Cborh»» and Parsonages,
Dwellings and Household Goods,
Hchools and other Public Buildings,
Farm Buildings and Farm Property.
—1)1 RKCKOKS >—
I J. IfcCRAKKN, F. K. ARNOLD, D. D. OLIPHANT
H. L. PITTOCK, J. K. GILL, J. LOEWENBERG,
F. EGGF.KT,
F. M WARREN,
J 8. COOPER,
8. E. YOUNG, E. P. McOORNACK.
H. M. GRANT.
K J . LOW EN BERG,
Secretai y and Manager
President.
I
D. B. MCDONALD,
TRUCKMAN,
D a lla s : O r e g o n
A fair » h a re of p a tr o n a g e solicited
a n d all o rd e rs p r o m p tly tilled.
A .
J.
M A K T I N ,
P A IN T E R ,
H o u s e , sig n a n d o r n a m e n ta l, g ra in ­
in g , k a ls o m in g a n d pa|>er h a n g in g .
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D ealer in drug«, chemic 1» and perfumery
«tationery, to ilet article., meerchanm pipe». ' I )
cigar», ¿ h a c c ... etc , etc. P a re liquor» for y / \ I
medicinal purpnne» only. Phv»iei»n« pre 1 \ J 1 IV
■criptiona compounded day or night, »lain |
■ tre e L o p p o s it e c o u r t hou»«, D a lla » , l l r .
F O R M E D IC IN E S !
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C o u n ty .
C o m p a re
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YOU
IN J U N O il a i u i i 1.
DON'T VtNOtll
PO N TIA C G E T S RID OF SOME GREAT
what a comfort it is to
have ready at hand a
remedy that never fails
to relieve Constipation,
and that, without pain or
discomfort; and almost
immediately cures head­
aches, and dispels every
symptom of Dyspepsia.
Such a remedy is found
in ¡Simmons Liver Regu­
lator—not a sweetened
compound to nauseate, or
an intoxicating beverage
to cultivate an alcoholic
anpetite, but a medicine
pleasant to the taste, and
perfectly harmless when
given to the smallest
child. S. L. R. never
disappoints. I t possesses
the virtues and perfec­
tions of a reliable remedy
of the kind endorsed by
eminent physicians.
“ I t affords m e pleasure to add m y te sti­
m ony to those you receive a n n u a lly In
reference to yo u r valu ab le m edicine. 1
consider S im m ons Liver R egulator the
best fam ily m edicine on th e m arket. I
have prescribed it w ith ex ce lle n t re s u lts /’
—W. F. P a r k , M. D., T racy City, T eun.
G E M S IN VhhbE.
THOUGHTS.
H e K ay» I t 1» B a d E u u u g h t o B e a n I n ­
ju n
W ith o u t
ta in
W h i t e ’s
If you hear a prayer th a t moves you
Hy its hum ble, pleading tone.
Join it. Do not let the seeker
Bow before his God alone.
W hy should not your brother share
The strength of “ two or th re e ” in prayer?
If you see the hot tears falling
From a brother’s weeping eyes.
Stop them , and by kindly sharing
Own your kinship with the skioa.
W hy should any one be glad
W hen n brother’s h e art is sad?
If a silvery laugh goes rippling
Through the sunshine on his face.
Share it. 'Tis si wise m an's saying—
For both grief ami Joy a place.
There's health and goodness iu the m irth
In which an honest laugh has birth.
If your work is m ade more easy
By a friendly, helping hand,
Snj so. Speak out bravely and tru ly
Ere the darkness veils the land.
Should a brother w orkm an dear
F alter for a word of cheer?
S catter thus your seeds of kindness.
All enriching, as you go.
Leave them. T ru st the H arvest Giver.
He will m ake each seed to grow.
So until its happy end
Your life shall never lack a friend.
A m erica.
Oh, Mighty Princess, plucked from th y too
savage lord.
How beautiful thou a r t in thy new statel
The arm s and heart of freedom gave thee grace
Thou had.-rt not known if thou hadst slum ­
bered on.
The world indeed had never known thy like.
For there are uone like thee in all the e arth;
None e'er approach to th y near perfect state
Or give to grand hum anity one tith e of all thy
gifts.
The strong right hand of every son thou
claim 'st
Should never be uplifted but in love for thee.
To stay or slay the base, ignoble hind
W ho seeks to take thy life or do thee wrong.
A merica! Bold synonym of courage and of
tru th ,
God give thee trium ph in its noblest sense
To p attern a fte r Go<l indeed, if so m ight be.
And to thy earthly gifts add these—
Love, justice, mercy: they will bring thee
peace,
The “ peace th a t passeth understanding” which
shall grow
Till all thy wakened shores shall feel its glew.
—Eliza Allison P ark.
B e tte r to F a il.
’Tis be tte r to fail w here a n o th e r succeeded
W ho sacrificed principle, honor and tru th .
Too often, alas, are these virtues unheeded
To gain w hat is sought by the am bitions
youth.
The struggle to live, to excel one another.
To win great applause anti the pleasure it
brings.
Has made men forget both th e ir neighbor and
brother
Anti placed on their hum ors adaptable wings.
And then w hat of him who is hum ble, more
modest.
W ho does what he can to uphold w hat Is liest?
Does he seek applause when he enters a pro­
test?
“P erhaps,” say a few. “Aye, aye,” say the
rest.
Yet th ink of the lives th a t have c rossed “over
yonder,”
Whose voices are hushed in th a t sound final
•deep—
Grant! lives, over which e'en philosophers pon­
d er—
W hat praises in life did those noble men
reap?
M artiu Hennessey.
L ie d
A b o u t— C ap ­
P a r tic u la r
F a v o r— H e
A B a d F a il u r e .—W e hold a m o rtg ag e
on th e office of o u r esteem ed contem porary.
H is w hole o u tfit is n ’t w o rth over |600, b u t
[Copyright, l«Wf, by Charles B. Lewis.]
T hen P o n tia c arose an d w ra p p e d his w c k in d ly loaned $500 on it. W e a lso regu­
b la n k e t a ro u n d him w ith g re a t d ig n ity and la rly b u y u p 450 copies o f h is 460 c irc u la ­
tion in o rd e r to help him along. W e lik e ­
began:
w ise lend him in k a n d paper an d o th e r
M y ears h av e d ru n k in th e worths o f m y th in g s, a n d allow hi in to sho o t a t u s as
w h ite b ro th er. H e ha« spoken w ith a sin­ often a« he w a n ts to. T h is goes to show
gle tongue. H e ha« to ld u s m a n y tr u t h s th a t w e a re n o t a bad m a n a t h e a rt, a n d is
a n d no lien. I have a lw ay s been a very th e rea«on also w hy we n ev er lose o u r te m ­
te n d e r h e a rte d In ju n . These seven scalps per w h en he a buses us. A w eek ago, w ith ­
you see here a re from th e h e ad s of o u t c o n su ltin g anybody, o u r esteem ed cam e
w h ite people, b u t 1 did not ta k e th e m . o u t w ith n call for a g ra n d C o lu m b u s cen­
I tra d e d a pony for th e jo b lo t, and te n n ia l m e e tin g to be held on th e san d lots
every tim e I look a t th e m I feel so rry for S a tu rd a y n ig h t. H e also announced th a t
th e poor victim s. I have m a n y tim e s ru n he w o u ld d e liv e r th e address. A t 8 o’clock
aw ay from w h ite c h ild re n in ste ad of scalp- S a tu rd a y n ig h t w e s tro lle d over to the
place an d found an au d ie n ce of one—H a lf
B reed J o e W h ite , w ho h a d been b rib ed to
a tte n d . O u r esteem ed w as deliv erin g his
address. I t w as th e self sam e speech we
g o t off in th is tow n la s t F o u rth of J u l y -
bad g ra m m a r, G eorge W ash in g to n , th e
C o n tin e n ta l congress, A m erican eayie and
all. H e h a d n ’t even changed an ex clam a ­
tio n p o in t, a n d he used tl** w ords, Sic tra n ­
s it s im ilib u s c u ra n te s, ju s t w here w e did.
H e even ju m p e d u p a n d dow n a n d flung
h is a rm s a b o u t a n d s w e a t u n d e r th e collar
in im ita tio n of o u r style. W e o u g h t to
h ave ru n h im in to th e d a rk n e ss, b u t we
w a lk ed a w a y an d le ft him s p o u tin g to his
sleepy a u d ie n ce o f one. T h in g s happen oc­
c asio n a lly to p a ra ly z e a m an. W e w ere so
k n o c k ed o u t th a t we c o u ld n 't even raise
o u r voice in protest.
W a n ts to
Be an
Now!
If you have a friend w orth loving.
Love him. Yes, and let him know
T hat you love him ere life’s evening
Tinge his brow w ith sunset glow.
W hy should good words m *er be said
Of a friend ¡ill he is dead?
If you hear a song lLint thrills you
Sung by any child of son*.
P raise it. Do not let the singer
W ait deserved praises hmg.
W hy should one who th rills your heart
Lack the joy you may im part?
B e in g
A n g e l.
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W n iT E BROTHER, I HAVE SPOKE,
in g th em . H e re are tw e n ty -tw o n otches
c u t in th e h a n d le of m y to m a h a w k . Som e
new spaper fe lle r h a s spread th e re p o rt th a t
each notch s ta n d s fo r a w h ite m a n I have
slain w ith m y ow n hand. I t is n o t so.
T hose a re m y ta lly m a rk s for ra b b its . T he
w h ite m a n sh o u ld n o t lie a b o u t h is m l
b ro th e r an d tr y to m a k e him o u t w orse
th a n he is.
I t has been ch arg ed th a t I led th e p a rty
w hich k ille d eig h teen w h ite persons a t th e
ford on W h ite riv e r, and th a t 1 preserved
th e e ars of th e v ic tim s for w a ll o rn a m e n ts in
m y tepee. T h a t is a n o th e r m ista k e . T h a t
p a rty w as led by M au-w ho-w eeps, and
th e triflin g c irc u m s ta n c e occurred on a day
w hen I w as o tf on a h u c k le b erry picnic. I
have also u n d e rs to o d th a t th e people w a n ted
to be k ille d a n d ask e d it as a favor. C om e
to m y tepee a n d look fo r ears, a n d you w ill
look in vain. M rs. P o n tia c w ill te ll you
th a t w e n e v er h a d a blam ed ear, w h ite or
red, in o u r possession. I d id n ’t even know
of th e k illin g fo r a w eek, a n d th e n M an-
w ho-w eeps in c id e n ta lly m e n tio n e d i t w hile
w e w ere o u t coon h u n tin g . I t ’s bad enough
to be an I n ju n w ith o u t b ein g lied a b o u t
by w h ite m en w h o w a n t o u r land.
I t h as f u r th e r been charged t h a t I m u r
d ered C a p tain W h ite w ith m y ow n hands,
and t h a t w hen he begged fo r h is life I
lau g h ed a t h im . In th e first place, C a p ta in
W h ite cam e to m e an d said h e w as sick a n d
tire d of th e c o u n try a n d had B rig h t’s d is­
ease. H e a sk e d i t a s a p a rtic u la r fav o r
th a t I to m a h a w k him , and he coaxed an d
a rg u e d for m ore th a n tw o h o u rs before
I w o u ld consent. N o In ju n ever to m a ­
haw k ed a w h ite m a n m ore g e n tly th a n I
did th e c a p ta in , an d he th a n k e d m e w ith
his la s t b re a th . In th e second place, I am
n o t a la u g h in g In ju n . I t h a s g o t to be a
m ig h ty good jo k e to even c au se a sm ile to
flicker over th is bronzed m u g of m ine.
W h a t I d id fo r th e c a p ta in w as o u t of pure
s y m p a th y a n d w ith th e b e st of m otives,
a n d I w o u ld d o i t a g a in u n d e r lik e c irc u m ­
stances.
O ne th in g m ore. I t is c h arg ed th a t I
d o n ’t lik e A m e ric a n s, a n d t h a t I a m con
tin u a lly u rg in g m y yo u n g m en to w ar. T h e
m a n w ho in v e n te d th a t y a rn is a lia r a n d a
horse th ief! I d o te on A m ericans. T here
is no race lik e th e m . I ’d sell m y s h ir t to
h e lp a n y A m e ric a n w ho had fa ile d in b u si­
ness. A s to m y y o u n g m en, I h av e a lw ay s
ad v ised th e m to h old th e ir horses a n d go
slow . W hen th e y e ith e r had to fig h t o r
b u s t I have a rra n g e d m a tte rs so t h a t th e y
pitc h e d in to th e C hippew ay trib e . W h ite
b ro th e r, I h a v e spoke. I am done. B ig
I n ju n is w o u n d up. Go back to o u r w h ite
d a d a t W a s h in g to n a n d te ll h im th a t P o n ­
tia c h a s a te c ler h e a rt an d w eeping eyes
a n d w a n ts a lib ra ry of S u n d a y school books,
500 copies w e ek ly o f T he S u n d a y School A d ­
vocate a n d 1 n re e o r fo u r w h ite m en w ho
a re c o m p e te n t to h o ld p ra y e r m e e tin g s a n d
m a k e a n g e ls of us.
THE
BUI
W h e a to n
ARIZONA
KICKER.
M akes a R ad
A p o lo g ise » .
j L mi
Or if thine be an o rchard, g raft and prop
Food bearing trees, eat h w atered in it» place;
Or if a garden. Iti it yield for crop
Sweet herbs and herb of grace.
But if my lot lie sand, where nothing grows—
Nay, who has said it? Tune a thankful
psalm.
For. though thy desert bloom not an the rose.
I t yet can rear thy palm.
C hristina G. Rossetti.
L e a r n W h a t A ll T h in g s M e a n .
M cC O Y . O R E G -N ,
3 S r . T . £ . » * r t t « « l . r r w p r l e t c r .
D e a le r in d r u g s , oila,
pain»»,
glass,
paper, fa n c y go o d s, e te .
rCMCMPTISNS CAREFULLY FILLED.
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Simple our knowledge is. howe'er we plod;
It may be we should love w hat moat we bate.
Since none have «ledum this side of the sod;
And he who judges is compassionate.
F or in m y dn**ty m l I found of late
T he indubitable footprints of the God.
SEIZEI9 W ITH A SUDDEN IM PULSE,
w ith a su d d en im p u lse to d o so m e th in g
fu n n y and old fashioned he o u t w ith his
gun
in and began b lazing aw ay a t th e St.
m is m a n ’s silk hat. T h e th re e b u lle ts
Lou
w hich passed th ro u g h it n o t o n ly ra in e d t b s
tile , h u t gave th e e d ito r such a nervous
shock th a t he s ta r te d for th e n e arest tela-
g ra p h pole. O f course we apologized, a n d
w hen old B ill discovered w h a t had hap-
ed he cam e over a n d a te g ra ss a n d k icked
iself, 'out w«1 could see t h a t o u r v isito r
co n tin u e d to be u p se t over th e affa ir. W s
C
L o oks T h a t W a y .—A je a lo u s m inded
sh e e t o v e r in th e s o u th e rn p a rt of th e te rri­
to ry o bserves th a t “ th e e d ito r o f T h e K ick ­
e d w ill now p robably begin to p u ll w ires
fo r th e p o s tm a ste rs h ip of th e tow n. ” T h a n k
you, sir, b u t w e began p u llin g w ires for
t h a t p o sitio n Rix w eek s ago! I t m ay look
a little c h eek y on o u r p a rt to w a n t to be
e d ito r, m a y o r, s ta te s e n a to r a n d p o stm a ste r
a ll a t once, b u t t h a t ’s o u r earn est desire
ju s t th e sam e. W e feel th a t we have th e
le n g th , d e p th an d b re a d th to hold a b o u t
e ig h t p o litic a l offices a t th e sam e tim e and
s till h ave tim e to sp a re to look a fte r o u r
g re a t fa m ily new spaper, b u tc h e r shop, shoe
sto re, grocery, feed sto re a n d harn ess shop.
W e d o n ’t w a \ t th e e a rth , but, w e th in k we
can ru n a good big slice of th e glo rio u s
w est to e v ery b o d y ’s satisfactio n . Yes, w e
w a n t th e p o stm a ste rsh ip , and th e first th in g
to g re e t th e eye of th e new p o s tm a ste r gen
eral a s he ta k e s possession w ill be o u r a p ­
plicatio n . W e o u g h t to have h a d th e posi
tio u u n d e r Mr. W a u a m a k e r, a s w e w ere
b u y in g goods of him r ig h t a lo n g an d ad
v isin g a ll P h ila d e lp h ia ch ild re n to a tte n d
his S u n d a y school, b u t he g ave u s th e g ra n d
flop a n d p u t in a c r itte r w hose only "re c o m ­
m e n d ” w as a bud case of c a ta rrh a n d th e
a b ility to spell C hicago w ith a c a p ita l “ S .”
W e s h a ll be p o stm a ste r. I t w ill re w a rd us
for o u r zeal. It w ill be a n o th e r tr ib u te to
o u r m e rit. L a te r on w e m a y w a n t to be
g o v e rn o r of A rizona, b u t th e re is no special
need to ru s h th ings.
THE
H ow
L illia n
DIAGRAM
MAN.
M o n t r o s e W im S a v e d f r o m
a n A w fu l F a te .
“ M u st w e p a rt? ”
G eorge R iv in g to n ’s voice had a s k y b lu e
te n d e rn e ss in it as he m ade th e in q u iry ,
a n d he gasped in su ch a m a n n e r as w ould
have proved to an a n a to m is t th a t his h e a r t­
s trin g s w ere v ib ra tin g lik e a b a rb e d w ire
fence in a M o n tan a blizzard.
“ W e m u s t, an d forever!”
I t w as th e cold, c a lc u la tin g voice of
L illia n M ontrose, th e p e tte d d a u g h te r of
J u d g e M ontrose, an d th e y w ere a p p ro a ch ­
in g h e r f a th e r’s m an sio n , according to th e
fo llo w in g d ia g ra m :
T hey had passed th e b lasted oak. T he
m oon ro d e low in th e heavens. S o m e th in g
w as th e m a tte r w ith th e e lectricity, a n d all
th e s tre e t c ars had »topped ru n n in g to re st
th e ir w eary wheels.
“ A n d w h y th is su d d en change in you?”
ask e d G eorge as he ap p lie d a pressure of
th ir ty p o u n d s to th e sq u a re foot to s till his
b e a tin g h eart.
“ I t is n o t a su d d en change. I have been
c h a n g in g fo r seventeen long a n d w eary
| years. Do you re m e m b e r th e (lay you re­
j fused to b u y ine a kangaroo? I t w as th e
8<1 d a y of J a n u a ry , 1876, a t fo u r m in u te s
p a st 3 in th e afternoon. Y ou m ay h ave for­
g o tte n , b u t L illia n M ontrose never forgets!
Y o u r re fu sa l set m e to th in k in g . If you
co u ld re fu se m e a y o u n g kangaroo, could
you n o t a lso refuse m e o th e r th in g s ? ”
G eorge R iv in g to n tre m b le d like th e g u ilty
w re tc h h e whh , a n d a fte r a m o m e n t th e fair
g irl c o n tin u e d .
“ I g a v e you th e benefit of th e d o u b t on
th e k a n g a ro o an d h a d a lm o s t forgiven you
w h en th e 18th of J u n e , 1882, arriv ed . On
B re a k , b u t
T h e A m e n d e H o n o r a b l e .—W e had w ith
n s a s a n honored g u e st fo r tw o d a y s la st
w eek one of th e e d ito ria l staff of a S t. L ouis
daily. O n S a tu rd a y , w hile we w ere show ­
in g him th e tow r a n d w a lk in g a rm in a rm
w ith him dow n A pache avenue, an in c id e n t
occurred w hich m ortified u s m ore th a n we
c an tell. B il' W h ea to n , th e freig h te r, cam e
o u t of th e S p o tte d H orse saloon ju s t a s we
w ere p a ssin g on th e opposite side, a n d seized
A G oodly H e r i t a g e .
My vineyard th a t is mine 1 have to keep
P runing for fruit and pleasant twigs and
leaves.
Tend thou thy corn field; one day thou shalt
reap
In joy thy ripened sheaves.
^
Let whoso will call h alf th a t is unclean.
And over m en's hackslldinga sit and breod;
Yet I have found rich colors In the mud
An»l hints of beauty in the d reariest scene.
I have scant patience w ith th a t sober mood
T hat from the world im petuous youth would
wean.
R ath er be bold, and learn w hat all things
mean.
Since ►cratches will but teach us hardihood.
I
paid lo r a new h a t, a n d Biii^pi v .iie J h im
w ith an ln d iu u scalp of th e c ro p o l 1608, a nd
w e k e p t b eg g in g h is p ard o n u n til he left
to w n , a n d w e hope on calm reflection th a t
h e w ill overlook th e little affair. W e are
d o in g th e best we can to m ak e th is to w n
safe fo r e a s te rn editors, b u t now an d th e n
in d iv id u a l e n th u sia s m becom es so in te n se
th a t it w ill slop over in sp ite of a ll we
can do.
t h a t d a y I p u t y o u r alleged love to a n o th e r
te st, i ou escorted m e to A dam Fore-
p a u g h 's m o n s te r ag g re g at ion of liv in g w on­
ders, a u d a s we stood before th e la rg e st ele­
p h a n t e v e r b ro u g h t to th is c o u n try I
a sk e d y ou to buy him for me. I did not
w a n t h im p a rtic u la rly had, b u t I did w a n t
to g e t a n in s ig h t in to th e tru e c h a ra c te r of
th e m a n I w a s to wed. H ow did th e te st
r e s u lt? ”
G eorge R iv in g to n g roaned in desp air, and
h is c ra v en s p irit w o u ld n o t p e rm it h im to
fa ll d ead a t h e r feet.
“ I sh o u ld have bro k en w ith you th e n ,”
c o n tin u e d L illia n a fte r look in g upon him
w ith c o n te m p t, " b u t I am n a tu ra lly te n d e r
h e a rte d a n d forgiving. I d e te rm in e d to
give you one m o rs ch an c e to prove y ourself
w o rth y o f a M ontrose T h e te s t w as m ade
a n h o u r since. Y ou failed, a s before. N ow
w e s e p a ra te forever, an d I te a r yo u r im age
fro m m y h e a r t” ’
" B u t, L illia n , y o u ” -----
“ Sir! Do you w ish m e to rin g for th e
a m b u la n c e ? ”
" B u t c a n ’t I ” -----
"N o , sir! T he te s t h a s been m ade. I
ask e d you w h a t you th o u g h t of a g irl w ho
could k ic k a globe off a c h an d elier six feet
six from th e floor, a n d you u n h e sita tin g ly
replied th a t she w as no gentlem an. T h a t
is one of m y chief a m u se m e n ts a t home,
a n d m y fa th e r bu y s g as globes a t w holesale
a n d encourages roe In th e h e a lth fu l exer­
cise F a re w e ll forever!”
“ I d id n o t m e a n ” -----
She blew a silver w h istle to su m m o n th e
police, and be fled fled Into th e d a rk an d
s ile n t n ig h t w ith woe au d de sp a ir in his
h e a rt, an d th e y never m e t again in life. A
w eek la te r be m e t h is d e ath in a corn
-ro llin g
upon h is d ead face she did u o t reproach
herself. She h a d dono rig h t n o t to lin k h e r
fa te w ith su ch a d eep dyed horse th ie f an d
p e rju re r.
A n Even Th in s.
I t w «s on a S u n d ay . T he m a n com ing
u p th e s tre e t carrie d a silver headed cane
an d w a lk ed w ith g re a t d ig nity. T he m an
com ing dow n th e s tre e t displayed a heavy
w atch chain across h is vest an d w ore a p lu g
hat. A s th e \ m et th e y stopped a n d sta re d
a t each o th e r to r a long m in u te. T h e n th e
one w ith th e can e in q uired:
“ S tra n g e nigger, w as yo’ lookiu f u r any­
body in d is to w n ? ”
“ S tra n g e n ig g e r yo’self!” exclaim ed th e
other. “ W h a t p la n ta sh u n does yo’ belong
a t? ”
“ H u!”
“ Hu!”
“ L ook heah, n ig g e r,” c o n tinued th e m a n
w ith th e cane a s be drew him self up , "y o '
’pears to be one of riem com m on co tto n
pickers from d e bo tto m lands w h a t do&n’
know a ’s tin g u is h e d g e m ’lan w hen dey sees
him . Yo’ b e tte r g it dem eyes open!”
“ Does yo’ c alll y o ’self a ’s tin g u ish ed pus-
son?” d e m a n d ed th e m an w ith th e w atch
chain.
"O f co’se 1 does! 1 w a n t yo’ to u n d e r­
stan d , sah , d a t I am ch' ja n ito r of de c ity
hall! M ebbe y o ’ w as also a ’s tin g u ish ed
pusson?”
“ M ebbe 1 w as, sah! A d m it m e to c o n tre ­
duce m yself a s de ja n ito r of de new pos»-
offis b u ild iu !”
“ W h at! A m d a t y o ’, M isser T a ylor?”
“ O f co’he. A n yo’ am M isser Jo h n so n ? ”
“ S a rtin ! W hy, w e’s been (U nacquainted
ober fo’te e n y ’a rs, an y it we d id n ’t know
each odder w hen w e m et! l ’ze pow erful
glad to see yo’, M isser JV)huson. L e t’s fur-
d e r ’stin g u is h o u rs e lf by w.-tlkin aro u n d
tow n to g e th e r a n u aru ly zin com m on tra s h l”
Saved by a B aby.
J u s t a fte r th e la st passenger h a d g o t in to
his b e rth a b ab y a b o u t a y e ar old began to
cry. C erta in people a lw ay s find f a u lt w ith
such th in g s , a n d it w a sn ’t ten m in u te s be­
fore a n in d ig n a tio n m e e tin g w as b ein g held.
The fa th e r of th e c h ild w as a sm all, red­
headed m a n , w ith a very serio u s look on
h is face. A fte r a b it be fe lt c alled u p o n to
my:
“ R eally, ladies a n d g e n tle m en , b u t it
•uin’t be helped, a n d I hope you w o n ’t b lam e
as. T h e child p ro b a b ly h as a n o th e r p re ­
sentim ent. ”
“ W h a t do you m ean by th a t? ” d em an d ed
he fat, bald h ead ed m a n in low er No. 6.
“ Six w eeks ago we w ere tra v e lin g in the
iast. O ne n ig h t baby took on ju s t th is
way. E verybody ja w ed au d kicked, b u t
his c ry in g w as th e m e a n s of sav in g th e tra in
in d 200 lives.’’
“ You d o n ’t say! H ow w as it? ”
“ H e hud a p re sen tim en t th a t a freig h t
tra in w as ru n n in g on o u r tim e , a n d th a t a
collision w as im m in e n t. He began h o w ling
aud suved th e tr a in .”
“ H ow d id his h o w lin g save it? ”
“ W hy, th e en g in e er of th e a p p ro a ch in g
freig h t tra in heard h im seven m iles olT a n d
■mletraeked for us! I d o n ’t w a n t to a la rm
anybody, b u t I th in k h e 's now h o w lin g fo r
,m open sw itch , a w ashed o u t c u lv e rt or a
jo a l tra in , a n d for h eav en ’s sak e d o n ’t choke
him off!”
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A n A m e ric a n F a b le .
HOME
D ire c tio n s
fo r
GOOD COUNTRY ROADS,
PORK.
C u rin g I t
M an n er.
In
tb s
T he b est tim e to do th e b u tc h e rin g i a
g en erally in D ecem ber, J a n u a ry and
early in F e b ru a ry , w hen th e w e a th e r is
dry an d sh a rp ly cold, b u t n o t se v .^ ely so
—cold en o u g h to th o ro u g h ly coo.’ th e
carcass in its th ic k e st p a rts, which w ill
req u ire th irty -six h o u rs o r m ore, y e t
n o th in g like h ard o r su d d en freezing
sho u ld b e allo w ed , as th a t su rro u n d s th e
in n er flesh w ith a w all th ro u g h w h ich
th e a n im al h e a t y et in a n d a ro u n d th e
bones c a n n o t read ily escape, cau sin g
so u rin g an d decay in th e c e n te r o f h am s
a n d sh o u ld e rs w h ile th ey m ay o u tw a rd ­
ly a p p e a r sound. W hen fu lly cooled c u t
u p as desired a n d pack w ith o r w ith o u t
brine, a s liked best. If d ry sa ltin g is
p referred , an ap p ro v ed recipe n am es
tw en ty -fiv e p o u n d s o f sa lt, one p o und of
sa ltp e te r an d th re e o r fo u r q u a r ts of
m olasses (n o t glucose) o r five p o u n d s of
brow n s u g a r as a good p ro p o rtio n an d
pro p er q u a n tity fo r 300 o r possibly 400
pounds of pork. T h is m ix tu re , if m ad e
w ith m olasses, w ill h av e m u ch th e a p ­
pearance of w et b ro w n su g a r.
R u b an d cover th e pieces th o ro u g h ly
w ith it a n d lay in a cool, d ry place. Re­
peat th e g en ero u s sa ltin g an d ru b b in g a t
th e end of th e first an d second w eeks,
an d a f te r a m o n th o r six w eeks sm oke
th e m eat c o n tin u o u sly fo r n o t less th a n
| ten days, if th e pieces aro th ic k , w ith cobs
o r h ick o ry wood p refe rab ly . A sim p ler
j w ay is to p u t a lay er of m e a t fitted w ell
to g eth er, rin d side dow n , on a h a lf in ch
i of sa lt o n a floor, p la tfo rm o r in a box o r
| cask. S p re ad i t lib e ra lly w ith th e m ix-
i tu re describ ed , th en p u t o n an o th e r lay er
I of m eat, a n d so on, fin ish in g w ith th e to p
well covered w ith th e sa lt. If c u rin g
j in b rin e o r pickle is deem ed p referab le,
pack in clean , sw eet cask s w ith th e m ix-
| tu r e as ab o v e d escribed an d w ith clean,
cold w a te r u n til th e m e a t is w ell su b ­
m erged. T h en keep it so by follow ers an d
I w eig h ts o n top. T h is should be looked
a fte r closely, fo r th e new b rin e seem s to
sh rin k g re a tly , w hile th e m e a t n a tu ra lly
rises to th e su rface u n less held dowm.
I an d a n y p a r ts exposed to th e a ir w ill
| spoil. S om etim es th e m e a t is found to
be ru s tin g a n d th e b rin e lo oking vile,
j T hen th e b rin e »Iioald be drawm off,
b ro u g h t to a boil an d w ell sk im m ed of
its im p u rities. W h en fu lly cooled r e tu rn
it to th e m eat. B rine w h ich w ill n o t
p ro m p tly float an egg o r a p o ta to is too
weak a n d req u ires ad d itio n al salt.
T he p a rtic u la r use o r m a rk e t fo r th e
p ro d u ct w ill govern a s to how m u ch or
w hat p a rts a re to be sm oked, used as
“ d ry s a lt,” “ pickled p o rk ” o r oth erw ise.
Some fa rm e rs noted for th e excellence
of th e ir hog p ro d u cts n e v e r use b rin e o r
pickle fo r m eats, an d o th e rs n e v e r c u re
them w ith o u t. I t is u n d ersto o d , to be
sure, th a t th ese m eats a re sla u g h te red ,
handled an d sto red in su c h a m a n n e r as
to p rev en t in sects from h a v in g access to
them . As sp rin g ap p ro ach es th e sm oked
p a rts can be can v ased an d w h itew ash ed
o r packed aw ay in b ra n , o ats, shelled
corn o r d ry ashes o r h u n g in a d a rk d ry
cellar or sm okehouse. F o r fam ily use
a sw in g in g shelf p ro tected w ith w ire
cloth, in w h ich th e m e a t is laid o r h u n g ,
is very co n v en ien t, as well a s secure
ag ain st ra ts , m ice a n d insects.
It is b est th a t p ersons n o t fa m ilia r
w ith th e h a n d lin g of m e a ts sh o u ld con­
s u lt w ith o th ers kn o w n to b e successful
in it and learn th e ir e x a c t m eth o d s in
d etail, fo r w h ile th e fo reg o in g d irectio n s
o u tlin e th e ch ief essen tials in c u rin g th e
flesh o f th e hog th e m in o r v a ria tio n s in
it are as in n u m e ra b le as th e difference in
taste s a n d c ircu m stan ces.—F. D. C oburn
in B reed er’s G aze tte.
A B ea r w ho had been in v ited to v is it th e
W olf h a d no soo n er entered th e house th a n
h e b u rs t in to te a rs a n d a t ouce w ith d rew .
“ W h y , m y frie n d ,” said th e W o lf as he
overtook him , “ w h a t m eans th is s tra n g e
conduct? H ave 1 said o r done a n y th in g to
offend?”
“ Oh, no, b u t th e first th in g I saw on en­
te rin g y o u r house w as a bearsk in ru g , and
I am no t a B ru in w ho can look upon th e
hide o f a deceased b ro th e r or siste r a n d con­
ceal m y em otion». E xcuse m e, b u t th a t
p elt m ig h t h a v e even belonged to m y m o th ­
er-in-law , a n d y ou m a y lie her m u rd e re r.”
“ M y d e a r s ir,” observed th e W olf, “ yo u r
e m otion does you c re d it, b u t I am obliged
to inform you th a t i t h a s been w a ste d .”
“ W h a t! D id m y eyes deceive m e?”
“ They did. Y an k ee g e n iu s now ta k e s a
c alfsk in , a couple of gloss eyes a n d a bund
ful of w ooden cla w s a n d produces a b e au ti­
fu l b e a rsk in to sell a t $4.50 on th e in s ta ll­
L Iv e S to c k P o in ts .
m e n t plan. F o r y o u r fu r th e r in fo rm a tio n
let m e say th a t y o u r respected m o th e H n -
Begin th e first of th is y ear, if you
law h as long been d o in g d u ty in a m u seu m n ev er d id before, to keep fa rm an d live
as a m asto d o n six te en feet hig h a n d 7,000 stock acco u n ts.
In one p a rt of y o u r
years o ld .”
MORAL:
Be su re you a n ; r ig h t a n d th e n w eep;
also keep tra c k of y o u r m other-in-law .
M. Q i AD.
L.lfn a F ailu re.
L ittle B oy — D id you ever c atch a n y
w hales?
Sea C a p ta in —No. N ever ship p ed on a
w haler.
" W a s you ever sh ip w reck ed ?”
“ N o.”
“ N ever cast, on a d e se rt i»le?”
“ No.”
“ N ever c a u g h t hy can n ib als? ”
“ No.”
“ N or b itte n hy serp en ts? ”
“ N o.”
“ H uh! yon m ig h t a s w ell s ta id on la n d .”
—Good News.
G e ttin g i t D o w n F lu e .
Friend- W h y d o n ’t you m a rry ?
G oodfello—C a n ’t.
“ Y ou h sv e a fine house?”
“ Y es.”
“ A nd a good incom e?”
“ Y es.”
“ T hen w h a t’s th e m a tte r? ”
“ M y h ousekeeper a n d her s e rv a n ts have
form ed n unio n , an d if I m a rry o u tsid e of
th e ir union th e y ’ll s trik e .” — N ew Y ork
W eekly
__ ____________
A ( J u lr U
M in d C h a n g e r .
G eorge—I should c e rta in ly have proposed
to E th el la st n ig h t b u t for th e fa c t th a t
«he show ed h er hand.
J a c k —W h a t d id you discover?
G eorge—T i n t she alre a d y w ore a n eti
g a g em en t riu g .—T ru th .
C o rre c te d .
i'W T +
M rs. O ’T oole—W h a t puzzles m e in tire!y
Is th a t th e ow ld house sh o u ld la k e to sich
an tx tin t w h in i t ’s covered w id inahoorance.
Mr. O ’Toole—Yls, m e d a rlin t; b u t i t ’s
fire inshooranoe, n o t w a te r, de y e m o in d .—
h o t as mbs gazed down ^4
farm acco u n t book Bet a ll of y o u r ex ­
p en d itu res, p ro p erly d ivided, fro m th e
feed yon b uy fo r y o u r live sto ck , if an y ,
to th e clo th in g an d books you p u rch ase
fo r y o u r fam ily . S e t d o w n ev ery ce n t
you receive from an y so u rce—fa rm an d
live sto ck p ro d u cts sold, etc. B alance
w h a t th e food fo r y o u r stock costs you,
w h e th e r you raise i t o r b u y it, a g ain st
th e receip ts you g e t from th e stock. So
shall you know w h e th e r y ou a re ru n n in g
behind an d w h eth er som e o th e r b ran ch
of stockkeeping w ill n o t pay b etter. So
m uch fo r th e fa rm acc o u n t book. N ow
for th e fa rm jo u rn a l. K eep a re g u la r jo u r ­
nal of all th e ev en ts o f im p o rtan c e th a t oc­
c u r in y o u r business. N o te th e tim e w hen
y o u r cow s, sows, ew es and m ares are
b red , an d th e tim e w h en th e ir offspring
is to lie looked for. M ake ca re fu l n o te
of th e d a te of b irth . D ates o f sow ing
an d rea p in g crops, w ith th e a m o u n t of a
given cro p g a th e re d , a re o th e r th in g s
th a t m ay go in to th e fa rm jo u rn a l. Be­
sides b eing in te re stin g read in g , su ch ac­
co u n t books an d jo u rn a ls w ill be of g re a t
value. T h ey w ould h av e saved m an y a
fa n n e r a law su it—possibly fro m bank-
n ip tc y —if he had k ep t them .
T h ere w as once a stin g y old h u n k s
w ho used to d riv e his lam y oxen in to th e
b arn ev ery C h ristm a s d ay an d give th em
all th ey could e at of corn. H e th o u g h t
he w«is p av in g his w ay to heaven by g iv ­
in g th e c a ttle enough to e at once a year,
b u t th a t w ou ld o nly ta k e him h a lf an
inch on th e road. A m an can n o t go to
heaven u n less he feeds h is fa rm an im als
a ll th ey w a n t every d ay in th e year.
T he H o’ste in -F rie sian c a ttle to be ex­
h ib ited in th e live stock d e p a rtm e n t of
the C o lu m b ian exposition w ill be placed
in tw o classes—b reed in g c a ttle an d fat
stock c a ttle . T he b reed in g class w ill of
co u rse in clu d e th e d a iry cows.
T he Illin o is A u x iliary A ssociation of
E x p ert Ju d g e s of S w in e m eets a t Shelby-
ville Ja n . 10 to 12.
A ny live stock b reed er can g et a copy
of th e W o rld ’s fair official live stock
em ium list by w ritin g fo r i t to Hon.
J. I. B u c h an an , ch ief of th e d ep artm en t
of a g ric u ltu re . W o rld ’s C olum bian expo­
sitio n , Chicago.
T he bruncim as a horse for raising and
•h ip p in g east is rap id ly disap p earin g
from th e w estern ran ch . T he w ell bred
hom e is ta k in g his place.
“ T he flockm asters of th is c o u n try need
sta n d in n o fear of o v erdoing th e m a rk e t
w ith good m u tto n sheep,” says T he Lire
Stock In d icato r.
The
Queation o f Drain ago
Im portance for Stone or Dirt,
E x cep t in th e vicinity of tbo _
cities iu th is v ast country, with Hi
lions of a g ric u ltu rists buried
m o n th s of each y ear in the obUrioa
w in te r snow s a n d vernal mud, ths
tr y ro ad s are a disgrace and a menace to
h u m a n life. O a r present road
as we term it, was never intended to
a n y th in g m ore than a makeshift to
the im m ed iate necessities of pionee
In th e h a lf c e n tu ry covering the
from 1830 to 1880 we expanded our
ra ilro a d system . It seemed that a
o r la te r w e sho u ld be able to hei
scream of th e w histle at our
a n d w e w ere p roud of the p n ise
sto w ed by th e w orld on our railroads.
L a tte rly we h av e been compelled to hear
w ith sham e— because of the truth of
assertio n —th a t o u r earth roads are
very w o rst u n d e r the sun. The
m u st be ap p a re n t to every man tha1
ro ad m aster sy stem fails at every \
to m eet th e necessities of our increased
populatio n a n d advanced agricultural
in terests. T h e w ork that is done is for
th e m o st p a rt th ro w n sway from leek
of kn o w led g e of th e fundamental prin­
ciples of road construction.
In th e U n ited S tates the almost uni­
versal custom o f road building is direct
tax atio n . A su pervisor is appointed for
th e year, whose principal qualification
fo r th e office is h is ability to do nothing,
w h ich en titles him to about three dollars
a day fo r h im self and his horse to look
a fte r th e roads of his d is tric t He peD
fo rm s th is d u ty by calling out his neigh­
bors to w ork o u t th eir tax. Usually no
one am ong th em knows m uch about
road b u ild in g , b u t every m an, being one
of th e sovereign people w ith a vote, con­
stitu te« h im self an inspector of highways
and req u ires a g re a t deal of tim e to com­
m on ira te his view s to the supervisor.
As an in stan ce of lack of practical
know ledge of ro ad building, which char­
acterizes th e o rd in ary supervisor, the
follow ing e x tra c t from a letter of Mr.
Selim H. P eabody, of the World’s fair
lib eral a rts b u reau , to Colonel Pope is
am u sin g , to say th e least: “A crossroad
w as req u ired to connect a highway along
a rid g e w ith th e road in the valley be­
lo w , fo u r m iles d istan t, passing all the
w ay th ro u g h a prim itive forest The
ap p ro p riatio n w as barely sufficient to
bu ild o ne-half th e road, and the super­
v iso r w as b e n t on building the full
w id th fro m th e valley half way up,
stopxiing in th e m id st of th e uninhabited
tim b e r—a road from somewhere to no­
w h ere. A n en g in eer theorist, however,
su g g e sted th a t h e build a half width,
ru n n in g cle a r th ro u g h , w ith the result
th a t, ca llin g o u t th e m en who lived
ab o v e an d w an ted to g et down, with
th o se fro m below who sought to reach
th e rid g e, he g o t a useful single track
fro m th e rid g e to th e riv er as well as
th e re p u ta tio n of being a man of supe­
rio r ju d g m e n t.”
It is now g en erally understood that
o u r ra ilw a y system h as about reached its
econom ic lim it. T he iron roads have come
as n e a r o u r ta rrn s as possible. We must
now go to m eet them . T he real cost of
tran sp o i ta tio n still rem ains in hauling
o u r crops fro m th e fields to the store­
house and depot. W hatever we suffer
fro m h igh tariffs on railroads, the chisl
tro u b le is th a t as yet we have devised no
m eth o d to ch eap ly h au l o u r crops out of
th e fields w ith o u t large waste and weer
an d delay. Our sham e is that we era
d riv in g o u r horses in the Eighteenth
c e n tu ry w h ile o u r steam engines nm hi
th e N in eteen th .
T he stu b b o rn n ess of our farmers in re­
sistin g a ch an g e w hich will add one-fifth
to th e ir p ro d u cin g capital in the nexl
h a lf c e n tu ry ca n lie overcome only when
th e y see th a t th e ir losses by the present
sy stem fa r exceed any saving that comas
fro m w o rk in g o u t th e ir taxes.
T h e go al a t w h ich we should aim an
o u r u ltim a te is e ith e r the macadam or
th e te lfo rd sto n e road. The cost of these
does n o t m a te ria lly differ, the telford
w hen w ell laid costing th e larger sum.
T h e g rad in g , d rain in g and forming the
ro ad b ed are of th e sam e character and
re q u ire a b o u t th e sam e am ount of ma­
te ria l. T he telfo rd as ordinarily laid,
h o w ev er, costs ab o u t twice as much t t
th e m acad am . T he la tte r ia considered
b y m o st en g in eers fu lly adequate to
th e needs of th is co untry. It consists of
a road b ed co n stru cted of stones no! to
exceed in d ia m e te r an iuch and a half.
T he h a rd e r th e rock need the bettsr
th e road. T he thickness of the stone
bed sh o u ld be tw elve o r fifteen inehm,
a lth o u g h m u ch is laid b a t six inehm.
T h e te lfo rd is la id o n a bottom of larger
stones placed points upw ard. Macadam
boasted th a t be could build permaMOdfct
good roads o ver bogs, and he did it.
u sin g a th ick n ess of seven inches only.
In th is co u n try it is not probable so thin
a lay er w ould suffice on account of the
severe freezin g s in w inter breaking up
th e solidity. T he average cost of good
m acaduin is a b o u t $5,000 for a 80-fool
ro ad an d h a lf th a t sum fo r a road of
fifteen feet. T h e roads proposed by the
R ich ard so n b id for New York state are
to be nin e feet w ide and to cost b n t
$2.000 p er m ile. F ifty dollars will keep
a m ile o f good ro ad in repair for on#
year.
W h ile an im p o rta n t phase of theqne#»
tiou is how to secu re stoue roads, another
point is how to bu ild o a r d irt roads until
w e can g e t rid of them . The principle
o f any good roadbed, w hether of stem#
o r d irt, is d rain ag e, and no road th a t i#
n o t properly d rain ed can ever be #!■#-
th a n an eyesore au d a waste of good
m oney. It is n o t necessary th a t u sh o u ld
be ro u n d ed , b u t it is im perative that t t
b* uu< lord rain ed . T he plan adopted by
r " id bni!del « in E urope to get a good
bo. tom is to d ig d itches four feet deep on
each hide and an o th er down th e tents# of
th e riaid, w ith cross sections. Them if #
tiled or stoned, an d the w ater is Cl
aw ay by d rain s. In co n siru cttn g
rem em b er t h a t unm ey spent to o l
lu g a firm and d ry road lied will ■
v ast a m o u n t o f lab o r in keeping it
every co m m n n ity should prid# itself to
h av in g —good c o u n try roe *
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