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D A L L A S , OREGON, FRIDAY, MCH. 9, 1900. I t lias over and again been shown giura, has recently invented u ure sav ing collar which, according to the suc that bo*h stock and poultry raising can cess of recent experiment«, seem s to be made to pay in th is valley. L e i Physician and Surgeon, be in advance of any sim ilar device th ere be m ore of it. A m an ever attempted. D a lia n , O r e g o n . T h e 9 :3 5 stag e from Dallas m akes Among those who have been deeply •A B E L G I A N IN Y K X T I O N T O l ' H B - " wi th a co n n ectio n at Derry with train for B E U V E L I F E »% C A S E O F lmpres«ed with the value of Mr. Dc thin head Corvallis, where close connection is B l i l F W l i K t 'K . Wilde’s Invention Is Mr. Richard L e T- V- B E M 3 REE, M D m ake for A lbany and Yaqninu bay of hair is Port, the United States consul at - i- M- M -H ’ 1 I -H- W - H - l H - H -H - t- Ghent, who recently sent to the state points. a marked D A LLA S, - O REGO N Mr. Hubert De Wilde of Ghent. Bel- department a complete description and T housands of b'tslv 1« «*f potatoes man. But <>IH re o v e r W i l a o i . 's i l r n g a t o r e . rommended It In the w arm est terms. arc being shipped from Salem to va t h e b ig The Invention consists of a cork col rious California peine H » present Sheriffs Sale. lar having an exterior diam eter of m ark et price being in 22 to ¿5 cents 1 4 J & I D 11. 0 . ËAKIN. J K. SlHLKY, bald spot 10% Inches and an Interior diameter a bushel. ■ I » » I O is not the NOTICE 18 H E R E B Y GIVEN THAT of 6 inches. The neck opening lias a S I B L E Y & L A K 1 N , b y v irtu e o f un e x e c u tio n ati-t u td er o f sale Portland i< e.ijirting Uudd- kind of a mark most d u ly ¡«¿lied o u t o f an d under tlje bau d am i circum ference of 18 Inches and Is com U o r n e , V H - : i t - I j i i w . s e a f o f t h e c le ik of th e c irc u it c o u r t o f th e posed of two half collars fastened to tMg Bail real esrnto men tike. residence* and business h . k- ire go j Htate of O regon for th e c o u n ty of P o lk , b ca r- gether with a hinge, in which there in P'ilk ; d a te th e 1 3th d a y o f F e b r u a r y , A . 1)., Too many men in VV« have the only net of abstract , b«*jka i * , ! ...g wn up and there, is quite u< inqirrv »,U"ty. h . l a M .i» W r a t a .« riiirim l, uni H » « .y t» 1 ;0 0 u, .U .e c te .l, to th e cu rta in su it Is a strong spring, destined to main t h e i r tw enties are for und tale of desirable lots. o»u. No coniinioMion chuigeU on loana. ltooma i:,. , • • ! „ , . . . . ?.* tain the collar alw ays closed and firm. „0 a Wilaua’a block. b n llJ pen din g in Maid c o u rt, w h erein th e h .d « !itv The opening Is opposite the hinges. SavingM coinijauy, a corj M ir a t io n , is plaintiff, This is absurd Among the seventy converts of a r 4 bald. mi I Ernest E. Krengel, Carrie Krengrl and On each side of the opening there Is Met ho !i t revival in Sheridan «re a and all unnecessary. J . L. COLLINS. JoM.*j»h Miller are defendants, I will on a sm aller holder, made of cork, three saloon kci per hi »*I several gamblers S u r d n y , t h e S 4 t ! i d a y of M a r c h , H e a l t h y hair shows If they stay converted they m a y be Utorney and Counselor at Law, 1900, at the hour of 1 o’clock, p. in., of sain man’s strength. To come a power for good in tin* c o m m u day, sell at the front door of the county court Ki » ll« 'l to r i u C h a n c e r y . house in the city of Dallas, in said county nity. build up the hair from lias been in practice of his profession in tiiis place aud state for U S gold coin, cash in hand on the roots, to prevent T h e new train servi e from Slier oi about thirty years, and will attend to all busir.cse day of sale, in the manner provided by law, utrustud to his < are. Oilice, corner Alain and Court all the right, , title and interest which the plan to Portland via McMinnville is and to said defendants, or either of them, hail on ts Ovllas, l o k Co, Or liigh’v appreciated by Sberidauites, for the 31st day of July, 180*1, the date of the c u r e now they can go to the co unty seat J. if. T ownhknd J N . I I a k t mortgage foreclosed in said suit, or have sub bald early in the morning and return the sequently acquired, or now have, in ami to the said mortgaged premises described as fol «ame evening. T O ♦ V N S E .'J D A I f A R T , ness, lows, to wit: Lot No. 4, in block No. 17 in Hill’s town of Independence, Polk county, u s e— W H. K rabcr, near t* wn, having A T TO R N E Y S-A T -LA W . Oregon, together with the tenements, heredit some hay, straw and oats to sell ad Otlice tps liti ih in Odd T e l l o w a ' n e w aments amt appurtenances thereunto belong- vertised tin* fact in this paper ami ¡mg or ill anywise appertaining; also twelve block. shares of capital stock of said plaintiff corpor several buyers were soon on band. He ation. Said snle is made to satisfy the O R E G O N . D A LLA S, got $7 a ton for cheat hay and $2.50 a amounts specified in said execution ami de load for straw. I t always restores cree as follows, tn-wit: The sum of $473.30 with interest thereon at the rate of 10 psr cent I . J. D A L Y . OSCAR IIA Y T K K . color to faded or gray T h e farmers all around are eagerly | k r annum from the 30th day of October, 1899, rushing their spring work as fast as D ALY & H A YTER, until paid, together with $45 attorneys fees hair. N o t i c e t kat and $23 80 costs and disbursements taxed and th* weather will permit. Not often is now t h k w i i . d k c o l l a r i s a d j u s t e d . word, “ always.” And all -wed and accruing costs. A . t t o r n e y s - a t - 1- ia w . one seen baiting around town. Eastern Dated at Dallas, Polk county, Oregon, this inches iu height aud two Indies in di it cures dandruff. ways of industry and economy aie be »meter, securely fastened. When pres 23rd day of February, 1900. J G. VAN ORSDEL, sure is exerted on the two holders, the coming more common out west. Olfii-e in Cn in pi* IV* block, Mill St., $ 1 . 0 0 a bottle. All d ruggists. Sheriff of Polk county, Oregon. collar spreads open and allow s the Dalian, Oregon. T h e Gypsy h is recently n* »dc four “ My business calls mo out among head to pass iu. On letting go of the round t ips b tween Corvallis ami strangers a great «leal. I would actually feel ushamed every time bolder the collar clasps itself auto Monroe on the Long T om . T he N. j, n u n . e i l S h e riffs Sale. I would tak e off my feat, M J hair m atically. was so th in and the bald spots freight brought out from Monroe was showed so plainly. I began the use T h e collar Is formed of 30 pieces of 200 ton* of Hour, 75 t >"8 (cits, 3u tons Attorney-at-Law o f your H air V ig or less than three Notice Is hereby given that by vir m onths ago. Today I find I have as tue of an execution and order of e^rle cork, each piece having the form of miilstnti' mi d consideaahle farm pro lino a head o f h air us I ever had. D ALLAS, OREGON. duly issued out o f and under the hand an isosceles triangle, with angles duce. I tell everybody w hat I used, and they say * I t m ust be a w ontierful and seal of the clerk of the circuit rounded, of which the luise is 4:;i Wiii practice in all oouata. rem edy.’ ” G eo . Y k a r l , Indies and the height 5 5-10 inches. court o f the sta te o f Oregon, for Polk lv.»ry train from the cast brings D ec. 14,1898. Chicago, 111. county, Department No. 2, bearing date the T h e points are directed toward the people to Oregon to stay ami since we 13 h day of February 1900, and to ins direct interior, which gives the collar an ele h ive double daily train service a We have a book on The Hair and A .. . 1 . M A J I T I I V , ScAlp which we will send free upon ed, in a certain suit pending in said court, vation at its periphery of -1% inches, gieater number of them come to Dal- request. If you do not obtain all the wherein Milo Keaver is plaintiff and Horatio benefits you expected from the use of Morrison und Martha A. Morrison, his wife, while at its interior there is a thick and will settle in this \icinily. Con write the **■ - — * -* P A IN T K R , the Vigor, writ« Doctor about ‘ lress. It. Addr H. L. Fenton and A. F . Toner, partners do ness of 1 3-10 inches. siderahle town and conn'r.v proper y D r . J . C. AYKR. House, sign anil o rn a m en ta l, g rain ing business under the firm name and style of T he pieces are cut radially and are is on the m arket a t reasonable prici p . Lowell, Mass, Fenton & Toner, and 1). A. Elkins, trustee, strung on two heavy steel wire stem s art defendants, I will on w w in g , kaU om ing anil paper h in g in g . F o r se v cril years i^uler ii t> concentrically riveted to the folding S a t u r d a y , t h e 17th d a y o f M a r c h , shutters of the hinge. the great d um p;-'g g; )ii¡ l.f I»! D a i . i . a s . - - O urqok 1900, at the hour of 1 o’clock, p. m , of>aid The weight of the apparatus is about re p t G oc’ s of go m D to t i e serious day, sell at public auction at the front door of REMOVING A RING. the county court house in the city of Dallas, 5% pounds aud its displacement of wa d etrim ent «-Í innne m: r ka.*u. T * in said county, to the highest bidder for U. ter about 12 quarts. Consequently its -I' ll ¡I th e citi > 1 . 11 ' C I h i lise i «ile y . w , 0 T a k e I* off W hen It Haa S. Gold coin, cash in hand on day of sale, in ascensional strength represents con lioiicer« lice, -v to if ¡0 0 .1 j c ir ami | e o a .» r a i a f a i i r t i « m . the manner provided by law, all of the right, will gran I I O l i ' . e u - e f o r ¡ e r . i l l Ml a ; Most girls who have had baby rings interest, estate and title which the said de stantly from 18 to 20 pounds of Iron. Leaves Indejrendence Leaves Monmouth. year. fendants, or either of them, bail on the 21>t nave had trouble in romoving them 3:15 a. in. 7:30 a. in. C o n fectio n ery In Army R ation ». day of January. 1893, the date of the mort 10:00 a. m. i»:30 a. in. T h e Southern Baeific, like all oilier from their fingers. “ There i« really no gage foreclosed in said suit, or have subse Caudy Lias been added to the regular 1:35 p. m. 11:10 a in. quently acquired, or now have, in and to the ration of the American soldier, says corporations, is in business purely as necessity for all this ado about remov 2:40 p. m. 2:05 j». ni. ing a tig h t rin g*’ ’ said a jew eler. “ In said mortgaged premises, described as follows, a matter of gain, not for ncronimeda 4:40 p. in. 4:00 p. in. to-wit: Lots numbered three (3). four (4), five The Scientific American. Oue New that, as iu everything else, the secret (ion, Convince them t in t a thing York Ann lias shipped more that) 50 (5) and six (0) in block numbered two (2) in of success lies in knowing how’ to do it. Leaves Dallas Leaves Independence Whiteman's addition to the town of Dallas. tons of confectionery during tlie past will pay and tli**v will tackle. Wise Here is a recipe that I have found un for Inde|iendence for Dallas Polk «utility, Oregon, as shown by the record people do not fr* t uied fuss over what year for the troops in the Philippines. 1:00 p. m. ilïlO a. m failing for removing a tigh t ring, and ed plat thereof, together with the tenements, 8:00 p. in. cun only lie brought about in some 7 00 p. in. hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto Cuba and Porto Rico. The government there is no painful surgical operation other way. buys candy of good quality, which belonging or in any wise appertaining. involved either. Thread a needle flat in K . K. W IL L IA M S . M. K M J S . Dated at Dallas, this lfith Hay of February, would retail from 30 to 40 cents a C a s h ie r . President. If the people of Dallas would thi« the eye, using thread th at is strong, 1900. J. G. VAN OlbSDKL, pound It consists of mixed chocolate year spend most of tlieir spue time but not too coarse. Then pass the head Sheriff of Polk county, Oregon. liALLAS C IT Y RANK cream s, lemon drops, eoconnut m aca and means in improving and beauti of the needle under the ring. Care, of roons and acidulated fruit drops. These OF DALLAS, OREGON, fying thei r homes the town could be course, must be used in this, and it are put In sealed oue pound cans of a .Sheriff s Sale. come much more attractive to strang- would be best to soap the needle before Transacts a general bunking onsi- special oval shape, designed to fit the beginning. The needle having been ( ichh in nil its branched; buy* und sells pockets of a uniform coat. According « rs who co m e am ong us. Let every passed through, pull the thread through family do some thing to make out exchange on principal point« in I lie otice is hereby given that by vir lo The Evening Post, the use of candy a few inches toward the hand— so.M United S l a t e s ; »linked collections on all tu* of an execution and o.der *»f »ale duly <■ 1 as an arm y ration originated in some little city pleasing to the sight. By this tim e the jew eler had passed ont of and u n d er th e hand and seal of th e chirk j o v f u l , i m . i n , B ,11 - .» poinU in tlie Pacilic Nort hw est ; loans mied 1 the circuit court of the state of Oregon for Polk OH the diet of the troops the needle and thread under the ring on IY c t t M e i l i f f « o f D n u i d i n K . money und discount« paper at tlie best ounty, bearing date the 13th day <»f Fehms- ■ conducted by the German government A new method o f branding cattle ( his own finger and was prepared to il ra te« ; allow interest on tim e deposit». ry, 1900, »nil to me direcWd, in t!ie certain trn year» ago. They showed that the has been devised by W alter A. Cam- I lostrate the little lecture. ^W rap the o t r ady an? c,m oolnte ,o the ,he eron of Stacey. Mon., says The Scion- 1 long cud of the thread around the finger and Henry Hicks are defendantM, I will on * regular ration greatly improved title American. By this means the j toward the nail in this manner. Then ' v i s i t DR. J O R D A N ’ S S a t u r d a y , t h e 17th d a y o f M a r c h . I“>nlth nnd endurance of the troop» us- anim als are indelibly marked Instead I bold of the short end and unwind »00, at tlif hour «>f 1 o’clock, p. in., of said I lng It. Since that time the German of being burned. T h e branding instru- | ^ l *10 thread, thus pressing government lias Issued cakes of choco day, sell at th* front door «»f th* county c«»urt : 1051 1 1KKCT M ., I1Ü F llïC l’dî#, C it. ( house in the city of Dallas, in saitl county, late nu«l a limited amount of other con ment consists of two levers pivoted to- «gainst the ring, will gradually remove The A n a t o m ic a l M u ie u i» in th e , however tig h t or swollen the linger. “ for IT. S. gold coin, cash in hand on day of fectionery. The queen has ju st for- get her and provided with Jaws. On \ W o r ld . V i e -.k iie * e* ut a n y c o n t ra c te d d .* e a t e p a a l i U d y r a r e ! tiy th e o liU k l sale, in th« manner provided by law, all the the lower Jaw a soft metn! Impression S p e c ia lia t o n the C o » » l h a t 36 ye a r» . 1 IIow to Cr<‘dtii I'olH tor*. estate, right, title and interest which the »raid wnrded 500,000 pound« of chocolate in block Is secured, nnd on the upper Jaw OR. JORDAN—DISEASES OF M E N * defendant*. «>r «‘ithei of tiiem, had on the 20:h • half pound packages as a Christm as Boil smau small I*«r.y Early Rose yuimumm potatoes W with a block IS carried, having a cham ber! .NI1 H Y P t h o r o u g h l y e ra d irn t e d 1 | • lay of October, 1992 tlie date of the mort treat for the troops In the Transvaal. fro m iy>ti.-n i w ithout th e u »e o f U e r c n r y ’ gage forcl<»sed in said »nit-, or have subse American Jam m anufacturers are con comm unicating by means of a tula? their m ins on. L**t them got thoroughly T t u M e * fitted l>y a n H lp o r t . R a i l * • a il c m » « tor M a p t a r r . a q t.ic k a n d quently acquired, or now have, in and t«» the with a reHorvoli* ro u ta h iln - the IndHI- ml<1- Th«n m inca them very fine w ith t a d ic a l c u re fo r P l i c a . F l n u r e a n d , said mortsi igeti premises described as follows, sidering a movement to n«ld Jmn to the p i a t . a l a r . i.y D r . J o r d a n '» s p e c ia l p a in - | ' T h e tube Im-loeou n .»Innser 0 silv,’r k u,' e- Pnt »h0",1 *“ “ *»nceI)an' to-wit: The southeast quarter (1-4) and the army ration. It has been found so bio null). rth d v operated from the 11 , lover end le pour over_ them enough rich cream to ■ u 'ta tli-n tree a n d a t ri' tty p riv a te . T re a t m e n t p e r- > eas half (1-2) «>f the nnrtiiuast quarter (1-4) of wholesome for the B ritish arm y that provided with lateral potto ft Its up- ,come to their level, [mt four or five lit section seventeen (17) in township nine (9) 1,450.000 pounds have been dispatched * * d e r t » k e n . W n t e fo r B t.lt P H I I . O i O P l i V mt , i n M I A U I C , M A lL U U P K k B . f A v a lu a b le Lo o k ( south, rang* six (»>) west, of the Willamette per nml lower end*. The lower port* t!" 1«*‘ " of b a tter over the top of the r a re a ) C a l l o r w r it a \ meridian, in the county of Polk and state of to South Africa as a four months’ sup- permit the liquid to flow int i the eh*in- , potutese»». season them w ith salt and ON. JORDAN » CO.. 1051 Marfcat St.. ». F. 9 Oregon, aud containing twa hundred and for oly for 110.000 troops. ftm w l tlwi. % .iM f ’in u tu v a ntnow i t now bered block when the plunger la rais stund tlic.> ua tbe Htuve where they ty (24<>) acres, together with the tenement*. 1 here«litaments nn«i appurtenances thereunto 1 ed. and the upper ports permit the will ninuuia ^ ja tly till the cream la nearly abaorbed. Du not etir them while belonging «*rin anywise ap|>ertaining. The B ritish soldier’s dross was not liquid above the plunger to be forced Dated at Dallas, Oregon, this Pith «lay of they are cooking. back Into t' « reservoir Symbol car- alw ays red. It was white In the reign February, 1900. j of Henry V III and dark green in the rj’lng plates are i*«*inov »My sec tired to J . G. VAN ORSDEL, TRUCKMAN. the chambered bio k. rhe vmbols Sheriff >f Folk county, Oregon. time of KH/abeth. W ill D o A w r y W ith S to m p s . D a lla s : O re g o n » - ■ f .................................................... ....... . consist of li tters. I'gim ■«. or «>tl -r char Lrigllsh postal authorities are making acters and o forvi« .1 » it’ »vr plus experim ents with an automatic letter In using ti c instrument ‘ >e\ « is are A fair liare of patronage solicited m uring device which will do away ojwratiH! to »epa».»te »;.♦* Jnws. By »ml all o-«lcrs pm m ptlv tille«l. reason of this motion t,*♦ plungt r will with the old style of “stick with a lick" postage stamp. The new apparatus re be drawn r . j a r i l to pert« t the liquid st’rubles a slot machine and Is an adap- from the reservoir to flaw Into the tat ion of tills Idea. It can be placed on ----D EA LER IN---- chamber. A fter placing the impression the street corners or In the postoffices. (I block carried by the lower Jaw against By putting a |»enny In the slot the let tlie outer side of the animal’s ear the ter Is thrust Into a slot and. presto, levers are operated to force the tubular — A LL K IN D S O F — pins Into the ear. thereby causing the change! a dry or ribbon stamp puts a Buggies, wagon», ltintier?, mowers, rakes, garden stamp on the corner of the letter, when plunger to inject liquid into the wound. cultivators, tliw and ?pring harrows. A spring within the tube holds the It can be drupin-d Into the l>ox. The plunger normally below the lower machine cancels the stamp with the Repairing Promptly Done, parts, so that Die liquid will not escape date, time of day, etc., all at oue oper- I D ^ L r - .^ L S , O R E G O N . atlon. There are different denomina Avh**D tlie ilevife Is not in use. tions of stamps. If this machine proves the success which Its Inventor hopes. It 50 Y E A R S ’ will do aw ay with the present muciiag- EXP ERIEN CE ed stamp and prove an economical de vice for the postal service. IMTHT^ lin Süïl lfi COLLAR, i L. N. W OODH, M. D. 9 m n Mairi visor MOTOR TIME TABLE. N MUSEUM OF ANATOMY( ALBERT DRAY, J. PE R R Y C A L D W E L L VEHICLES 1 HDIGRICIILTIM IPLEWEHTS. IRON WORK TO ORDER- ED. BIDDLE, - PR IP . M a r b le W o rk s DALLAS STONE YARD AND M A R B L E W O RK S. T h u r s t o n L u m b e r C o tt ip a u y T H U R S T O N O R O S.. PROPR P atents EhORS, DALLAS, C RECO N . — DKALKMS IN A LL K IN D S O F— I R *D C M A R K S D e s ig n s C ony night * Ac. Anron» Renditi« » nkelrh and deeerlptlon may etil. wiy ««certain o u t opinion free L---- -------- -- w hether an Comm nrn co Inreou nn le probably pat**? table. Cnmmnnira- tiona«trie*lyconfident 1*1 H iwlbn-*' lt — Patent« ~ - •eut free. OMeR nttonrj for recur ir patento. Patent» taken tn m o*h Munn ; Co. recel re tprtiol notice, w »h oot ohanra. In tl Tombstones, monument*, coping aud statuary. Orders solicited and promptly filled at low prices and a square ^ea^‘ ARMSTRONG * CO. Scientific American. Both rough and dressed m aterial on hand and orders any size promptly tilled. o f 1 A handsomely 1 11 nut rated weekly. J a r * eat « • illation o f any »ctentlflc - ornai. Terina. Si rear : fonr months, $L 3o4d I— “ ------- S o m e S tR K R r r In R C om p n tn f Io n » . A well known astronomer calculates that if an express train running 00 miles an hour day ami rdirlit without stopping kept It up for 350 years It would Just about complete the ills me ter of the circle made by the earth In Its yearly Journey around the «un. Now let this Immense clrele Is* repre sented by a Indy*« finger ring. an«J. tai; lng that ns the standard of measure ment. the nearest fixisl star would la* a mile distant and the farthest visible through the teleBcofie at least 20 miles. NO. 13. CONNECTICUT ROADS. K ile .ll» Im p ro v e m e n t* lle a n ltlO K Front New Law. The state treasury of Connecticut has made the first payment to the va rious town« which have availed them selves of the road improvement law passed by the last legislature. The essential features of that stutute are the imymeut by the state of three- quarters of the cost of Improved roads In towns with a tax list of $1,000.000 or less aud two-thirds of the cost In towns with a tax list of more than $1,000.000. the state not to speud more than $115,000 In one year nor more than $4.500 In any one town annually, the sum of $0.000 a year for state In spection to come out of the $175,000, und a proviso by which a town may, with the assent of the state highway i om miss I oner, use the full amount of the appropriation for two years. The returns at the highway commis sioner's oliice show a rem arkable suc cess of the new law. Out of 108 towns in tlie state 115 have tills year made applications. Out of the $350,000 ap propriated by the state for two years, or $338,000. excluding inspection ex penses, al! but $30,000 is exhausted by the applications of the 115 towns, which will receive from $500 to $4.500 each from the state. The lnw only re lates to main roads between towns, aud of these it is estimated a t the com- SUNK IN THE MUD. missioncr’s office that on 500 miles Im provements have now been complet ed since state aid began and on sev eral hundred miles more Improvements are In progress or immediately project ed. During tills year aud next, includ ing payments by the towus, the outlay under the law’, present and prospective, a mounts to about $433,000. in 53 of the 115 towns gravel roads have been made or regradiug has been done or is In progress, in some cases preliminary to hardened roads. Under the various laws passed a t re cent sessions of the state legislature | there 1ms been an outlay of about $800,000. and 138 towus out of 1G8 In the state have availed themselves of the various state aid laws. A very en couraging feature of this year’s statute Is the large number of small country towns which have begun highway Im provement. nnd the sum of $30.000 of the state appropriation still left will be given, first, to the towns not yet ap plying nnd, secondly, to tlie towus which have not asked for more than $500. The secondary effects of the law in improving roads nnd awakening communities in the state to the Impor tance of better highways have been very great, not a few towns spending much larger sums than usual butslde of the law and one town spending $30,- 000. In regrading roads also much money has been spent effectively and a bad evil In the old Connecticut high ways considerably abated. There Is complaint that some of the towii8 do not ke<*p the state aid roads In proper repair, as provided for under the lnw*. and that important branch of the statute -emnlns to be tested. In such cases the law provides that the state can make the repairs nnd the town must pay for them. The eager ness to take advantage of tlie existing law for state aid Is indicated by the fact that of the 115 towns applying nil did so within a period of six weeks. WIDTH OF GRAVEL ROADS. A Rnndway Too W ide Is it Sonrce of “A B i i g i li L i f f i C B o y Would be sure of a welcome in almost any home. But what a welcome he would have in » home where the hope of children had been extinguished. What a welcome this particular ” bright little boy” did have m such a home, may he ju«lgc«l by the closing paragraph of his mother’s .... letter, given iven be low. There is no lie ro o m f o r t h e ! w h o le l e t t e r , ! which recounts a j story of fifteen years of suffering and a perfect cure | by the use of "three bottles of | Dr. Pierce’s Favor ite Prescription, tw o b o t t l e s o f ‘ Golden Medical ! ami j Discovery/ j tome of the * Pel let».’ ” In many in | stances childless ness is the result of conditions which are curable. It has often hap | pened that when " F a v o r i t e Pre scription ” has cured a woman of female weakness j and the nervous condition attendili ig it, her return to health is signalized by the birth of her first child. * Favorite Prescription” makes weak women strong, sick women well. " I r a n t : t e l l h alf that I>r. P i e r « ’.«, medicine h«a done for m e," write« Mr*. T. A. Bngcn. of Norri*. Watauga Co.. S C . " I t * 9 1 do « 3 th at i« claim ed for I t —prevent Triage end rea d er ch ildbirth ea-y. It lm* given «:>• a b rig h t little hoy. *n » I would tr>t have had him hail It not been for your w oiulrrinl piei'icin c. I can not ney too much in praise o f i t ; I th in k it i» worth it* weight in gold. I th an k God »or m y life, and Dr. Pierce for my h e alth ." **Pleasant plexion. Pellets* clear the com icxp eiM . In constructing a gravel road the roa«lbcd should first be brought to the proper grade. Ordinarily an excava tion Is tiien made to the depth of eight or teu inches, varying to width with the re«|ulrements of traffic. For a farm or fanning community the width need not lie greater than 10 or 12 feet. A roadway which Is too wide la not only uselesR, but the extra width Is a positive damage. Any width beyond that needed for the traffic Is not ouly a waste of money In constructing the road, but Is the cause of a never end ing expense In maintaining I t Th e surface o f the roadbed should prefer ably have a fall from the center to the sides the same as that to be given the finished road, and should. If possible, be thoroughly rolled and consolidated until perfectly smooth aud firm. A layer, uot thicker thau four inches, of good gravel should then be spread evenly over the prepared roadbed. Such material is usually carried upon a road In wheelbarrows or dump carts, and then spread iu even layers with rakes, but the latest and best device for this purpose Is a spreading cart. If a roller cannot be had, the road I b thrown open to traffic until It becomes fairly well consolidated, but It is Im possible to properly consolidate ma terials by the movement of vehicles over the road, and if this moans Is pur sued constnut watchfulness is neces sary to prevent unequal wear aud to keep the surface smooth aud free from ruts. Money San k In Mad. Nearly $700,000 is being practically wasted upon our public highways ev ery year, as few or no permanent Im provements are being made. The cry from every section is for some system of permanent road build!ug. The state will never reach Its righest develop ment until this problem is solved and good roads checker our state In every direction. Our roads arc arteries of commerce, and no pains or expense should be spared to secure the greatest possible improvement along these Hues. —Governor Atkinson of West Virginia. NEW SHEEP DISEASE. A S tr -iu v e R n c llla s A tta c k in g F l o c k » o f A u M tr n liu . th « The Melbourne correspondent of The British Medical Journal says: “T he very careful Inspection of carcasses which Is conducted by government offi cials at the abattoirs has recently dis closed an affection iu sheep with which we were not hitherto fam iliar. The disease, It appears, is of bacterial ori gin nnd associated with certain tracts Bf country nnd seems to be making con fiderà hie headway In Australia. The contagium is derived from the soil nnd can only invade the animal when tlie skin is injured. So fa r the disease has not received much attention. Preisz describes ’t under the name of pseudo- tuberculosis. The disease Is chnracter- Ised by swellings, which vary much In rJze and which occur In the lymphatic glands. No other organs ore attacked, nnd the tumors vary In size from that of a plum to that of an orange. On section nt nn early stage the nodules disclose a more or less tough fibrous capsule, Inclosing a greater or less amount of thick viscous material. At a later stage the contents are firmer nml more friable. The contents possess usually a distinct green color or shades of green, which is. however, not due to pyoeyamlne. The microbe that causes tills disease develops with a white col or In agar nml a light yellow In blood serum. The tumors sometimes calcify, and the superficial swellings may burst and discharge their contents, leaving qpars, or cavities may be left with case ous linings. No class of sheep Is ex empt from tills disease, which prevails mostly In lands of n marshy character. The micro organisms enter the lym phatic vessels through breaches In the continuity of the skin. By culture ami Inoculation methods It Is shown that the disease is caused by a short oval non motile bacillus. H ovr to M a k e S o ft S o a p . Potash, 7 x/% pounds, tallow, 10 pounds; rosin, powdered, 8 pounds; water, 8 7 ^ gallons. Dissolve the pot ash in part of the water, add one-third of the grease and rosin and heat. Mix f j the remainder o f the grease, put in a barrel and add the remainder of tho w ater a little a t a tim e for several days. S tir often. It will be ready for ns« in a hunt two weeks. How to Mnke tilnurer fleer. One gallon of boiling water, one ounce of best bruise«! ginger, the same quantity of cream of tarta r and one pound of loaf sugar. Put all together nml stir until the sugar Is dissolved. Leave until It Is warm a« new milk nml then nod a dessertspoonful of yeast on a small piece of bread. Cov er the pan with a cloth and leave for a whole day. Then strain and bottle. Be careful not to fill the bottles too full, or they will burst. Cork tightly nml tie down. T his will lx» fit to drink a fte r two days, but will keep longer. W RrinJn« I'ooil F o r Stock. Most of the advantages of cooking food, and especially of food containing much water, w ine from feeding it warm. If grain of any kind Is fed. It will do more good If ground and fed dry than If cooked. Heat expands all substances that contain starch. If fed dry. the nnimnl eats more than It snp- Iloses It Is eating. The expansion oc curs In the stomach, nnd the animal. If a ruminant, lies down to chew Its cud and Indulge In the long sleep that Insures good health and good digestion. I f horses are fed too much, It often causes colic. ______ VOL. X X VI.