Image provided by: Dallas Public Library; Dallas, OR
About Polk County itemizer. (Dallas, Or.) 1879-1927 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 8, 1901)
THE TORIES. D R A IN A G E O F R O A D S . ! portant object or »uou ram «*, I. io r». iqove what may be called tlie under- flow. In some places where the ground is comparatively dry when It freezes In the fall it will be very wet In the spring when the frost comes out. sur prisingly so considering the «lryness be fore freezing. The explanation Is that after the ground freezes water rises slowly iu the soil by hydrostatic pres sure o£ the water In higher places, and If It Is net drawn off by underdrainage it saturates the subsoil and rises as the frost goes out. so that ground which was comparatively dry when It froze is |>,,aetl«all\ saturated when It thaws. The uuderdraimige of u road not only removes the water, but prevents or greatly reduces the destructive effect of frost. Frost Is destructive only where there is moisture. The upheaving ac tion of frost is due to presence o f wa ter. Water expands on freezing and loosens the soil. When thawing takes place, the ground is left spongy and wet. and the roads “ break up.” If the roads are kept dry. they will not break up. Lnderdralnage helps to keep them dry. It Is the universal observation that roads in low places which are tiled dry out sooner than the untiled roads on the high land. The tiled roads never get so bad as those uot tiled. There Is no way in which road taxes can be •pent to better advantage than In til ing the roada. R O A D M A IN T E N A N C E . TH R EE SYSTEMS NECESSARY FOR A PERFECT HIGHW AY. During the American Revolution Cap tain (ioorge Valíame fell in the battle o f Long Island, but his grave could not O b j e c t o f I ' r d r r d r s l u u s r G e n e r a l l y be found. He left a daughter and a M tacndcrntood — F o u n d a tio n M ust stepson, the child of a widow whom he B e K e p t F l r u i —G e t t l n ; ; H id o f S u r - had married. The widow was seated f n c o W u l e r —V a l u e o f T ilin g:. F o r InfrnÍR tir.d C h ildren. In her home on the Hudson river when In a bulletiu issued by the Illinois the clock struck 10. A young man in experiment station Professor Ira O. the uniform of a British officer cau u a iff B|ker treats of earth rt>ads and their tiously entered. iiä v 8 drainage. "B y earth roads,” says Pro “ You have brought your troop?” fessor Baker, "is meant roads Imllt o f « “ More than enough to capture ten loum and clay,” and lie continues: rebels,” suid Captain Rudolph, for Drainage is the most Important mat whom Ids mother’s influence had pro ÀicCefaWe Proper,itionfor As - ter to be considered iu the construction cured a British <*ommi*don. “ You are similalini ihcFoodaidRcgt:!n o f earth roads. No road, whether earth sure Horace Sinclair is in the summer ting lite Sto melts caul Bowels of or stone, can long remain good without Tiojise?” drainage. Drainage alone will often “ T w irf have I heard his signal to cliauge a bad road to a good one, and Cora. The letter I wrote him he has the liest road may be destroy«! by the deemed his Cora's, imploring him to I absence o f proper drainage. Water is Promotes DigeslioitClu'erru!- hazard even life Itself to meet her this the only agent that destroys earth ness ami Rest.Contaius neiilur night in the louely summer house, roads. Water ami dirt make uiud. und Opium.Morphine ¡tor Mineral. l la v e you the chaplain 'with you?” mud makes bad going. The <llrt Is al N O T ÎC A H C O T I C . ••He is below in the dining hall. But, j ways In the road, and the water comes mother, can you force Cora to become my wife?” “ You shall see,” was the cold and /i.-TfJ tt SaeJ' . firm response. "Go, capture Horace JÇ i J amu * r- Sinclair. Bring him hither, bound. When you return, let the chaplain be wlih you. Cora shall meet you and ere you part shall be your wife.” Her reckless son left her, and she rang a small bell as he departed. CROWN POINTS. “Tell Miss Valíame," suid she to the * prompt servant who answered to her ( Queen Alexandra has a great friend «•all, “ that I desire her here Immediate- , ship for Russia. She used to go fish ing with the czar, Alexauder III, who, i y r The servant hurried to obey. She by the way, against all her pleading, soon returned. I »earing a lamp and fol persisted iu the use of live bait. lowed by the lovely orphan. Cora Val The sultan of Sulu is a little man, íame silently bowed her head as she with a no more striking personality entered. than is given him by his costume. "W alt!” was all that the widow said, ¡ When standing, he hardly comes above i 2, and as she spoke loud shouts, pistol the elbow of the average American. S A M P L E O F AMERICAN ROAD. shots and the clash of steel reached Prince Christian, oldest son o f the , at nnpropltious times, ns rain or snow. her ear. crown prince of Denmark, intends to Cora glanced uneasily toward the 1 The water softens the earth, the horses’ visit the United States on Ills yacht «loor and then to her stepmother’s face, feet and wagon wheels mix it. and it THE CENTAUR COMPANY. NCAT YORK CITY. iu the spring of 1902. Prince and fire long Rudolph threw open the door I soon liecomes Impassable mud. Final- Princess Charles of Denmark also con and was followed by two British dra j ly the frost freezes it. an«) the second template a trip to America iu 1902. goons, who escorted a young man clad I state o f the road is worse than the first, The Duke of York will be the nine In the uniform of a Continental major for a time at least. Further. If the wa- I ter is allowed to course down the mid- teenth English prince o f Wales if that o f cavalry. D an g er A bend. A short. 111 looking man In black ' die o f the road It will wash away the title be finally conferred upon him. earth and leave gullies In the surface | It Is of course impossible that he can A landslip has occurred on me A knavish looking fellow was once brought up the rear. break bis lather’s record as heir to the that must be laboriously filled up by charged before a magistrate with steal GUghit Ilimza road, northwest India, “Horace, and a prisoner!” exclaimed crown. The preseut King Edward VII ing a pair o f trousers. The evidence a few miles trom < Mailt, blocking the the traffic or the hand o f man. No Cofa. “The same,” said Rudolph, fierce road, however well mad«* otherwise, was heir apparent for ten weeks over against him uot being strong enough in Hunza river and forming a lak«f half a with a bloody gash that seamed his con endure If the water collects or re 59 years. convict him he was acquitted after a mile long. Among other lines o f manufacture in cheek. “ The rascal has ‘slain two of mains on It. Prompt and thorough patient investigation of the case. Tbe drainag«» is a vital essential in all road PERT PERSONALS. iny best men. But he shall die the accused, however, to the surprise of which Baltimore leads the world is construction. «lentil of a spy." that of making showcases, and not everybody, remained In tlie dock. A perfectly drained road will have Jules Verne has started In to write "My uniform proves that I am no Thinking he could uot hear or did only does Baltimore’s output exceed three systems o f drainage, each of ills ninety-uinth story. If he doesn’ t tell spy,” said Horace Sinclair. “ I have uot umlerstand the magistrate’s deci that o f any other city on the globe, fallen Into u snare and am a prisoner which must receive special attention if too big a whopper in its construction, sion. the lawyer who had been defend but if was also oue of the first to con the I>est results nr«» to be obtained he may be spared a century run.—Los o f war—no spy. Cora, did you write ing him told him he was at liberty to struct this useful article This Is true whether the trackway be Angeles Times. me a summons hither?” go about his business if he hud any. Iron, broken stone, gravel or earth, und Tolstoi seems to have a bad case of The man, however, shook his head ‘'Never, Horace,” said Cora In aston It Is emphatically true of earth. These the photograph habit, but it would be slightly, but did not move. ishment. ” ’ TIs some trick o f this” — three systems are ttnderdralnage, side more endurable if he would quit sitting "O f mine!” said Mine. Valíame sharp "You are discharged. Why don’t for his picture in gunny sacks and you g»>?” asked the lawyer. ly. “ Como, we have no time to lose. ditches und surface drainage. Many if not most country highways Mother Hubbards.—Louisville Courier- Cora, you sec that gentleman in black? By this time the court was nearly . r .'C J m He Is the Rev. Charles Fair weather. could be cniiHidcrably Improved by Journal. im ply, and thr accused, leaning for m thorough stilulrniuuge. Most roads need He is here to make you the wife of my King Edward’s title is to be so ex ward. whispered to his defender: undenlrniuuge even though water does SOU!” “ I can’ t leave till all the witnesses panded as to display his sovereignty “The w ife of your son’s meanest not stand in the side ditches. over the entire empire. It is an effort against me arv gone.” The most important object o f under- trooper shall I In? sooner than his!” ex “ W hy?” asked the man of law. doubtless to make him appear as big a drainage Is to lower the water level iu claimed Cora. "Because of tlie trousers,*’ answered man ns Plerp. Morgan.—St. Louis Post- ^Consent,” said Mine. Valíame, “ or tlie soli. The action of the sun and the Dispatch. the other. “ Don’t you understand?” see Horace Sinclair hanged upon the breeze will finally dry the surface of "M ost certainly I do not,” said the I tree where he and you have so often tli«» roatl, twit if tlie foundation is soft solicitor. "W hat about the trousers?” D t* lI c I o i h CoJTr«» C n k o . ll»\\ dlnnfT tlmp. a n y and spongy the wheels wear ruts and met!” “ Only this, sir—I’ ve got them ou!” I\U }l\\\v\\V , ,im P 1 8 H The secret of a delicious coffee cake "They dare uot hang me, Cora.” said horse's feet make depressions between Is in the preparation of the filling. The the calm voice o f the l>ound officer. “ 1 tin* ruts. The first shower fills these depressions with water, and the road is layers may in» made o f any simple cup am taken In my uniform and no spy. soon a mass of mini. A good road can- i or r,M'lPe* Imt tl,e house- Do not be imposed upon.” not be maintained without a good fouu- i keeper who tries Mrs. Lincoln s Mocha "Do not slug so boldly,” said Mme. T h ey g iv e n light fl/f d'ltion. and an mid rained soil is a poor j crpa,n 'yM 1>P nPt to repent the th a t’s rich and bril- 1 Valíame. "The hanging o f a rebel, uni experiinent. Tie two large tablespoon- p l i a n t . N o o d o r. formed or not. is a pleasure to our loyal foundation, A dry subsoil can support fills of finely ground coffee in n piece 1 M any styles. Sold almost any load. A friend o f the writ Eugllsli general. everyw here. of cheesecloth, put in the pot. pour -rij*ri "Cora Valíame, you see tliut dial. It er. nu intelligent man and a close ob- over It tliree-ijuarters of a cup of boil STANDARD; Is now ”t> minutes after 10. If when server. claims that even iu a dry time E z M b U r B ru n t! ing water and simmer for ten min OIL CO- tlie easiest digging on or around a farm the minute baud shades tlie figure d utes. Set away from the fire to settle. your lips have not made you my sou’s is Just under tin* surface o f a road hav Reserve one large tablespoon fill of this ing no underdrninuge. Ills theory is Th* b e s t w a t e r p r o o f R a r n e o t « In tha < Wife, Horace Sinclair swings.” world. Made from tb e beat m aterial* and strong coffee for frosting, put the re w i i r r n n t f i l w a t e r p r o o f . Slade to stand "Olí. Morare, what shall I do?” cried that except Iu the road vegetation Is mainder in a cup ami nd«l three-quar tb e ruajfhust work and weather. continually pumping tlie water up from C6ra as the r'loticé grew terrible. L o o k f o r tii e t r n r io m a r k . If your dealer ters o f a cup of milk. Place in a dou d o - , not hare them, write for catalogue to "Lei me die a thousand times rather the subsoil and giving It out Into the I. Y. Drilling and Packing Cc., Act*., Ran Francis«!«, ble boiler. Thicken with two table- or II. M. S A W Y E R * AON. Sol* MfVs. than behold you the wife o f that rene air, while In the road the compact sur spoonfuls of Hour, add three-quarters East Cntnhrldir*, M u i . gade. who slew his mother's husband.” face prevents evaporation of tlie water of a « up of sugar, pinch of salt and in tlie subsoil. Therefore the routl »•Id Hlnolalr. pour over one well beaten egg. For ** I h a v e b e e n u s i n g « ' A 8 C A R f ; T l s n d a i "Oh. Horace!" And. weeping bitter needs Hnderdralnnge more than the frosting stir <*onfectioner’s sugar into b m ild and effectiv e la x a tiv e th ey a rc sim ply w on d erfu l. My daughter and I w ero bothered with ly. she filing tmrsclf upon her brave field. sick stom a ch amt ou r breatti was very bud. A fte r A second ob jw t o f underdralnago Is the tublespoouful of coffee ‘ until of ta king a few doses o f Cnscaret.s we have im proved lover’s bosom, and ere the furious son proper consistency. w on d erfu lly . T h ey are a grout help in the fa m ily.” W i i . u e i . m i . v a N a g e l . nod fiendish mother could tear them to dry the ground quickly after a 1137 R itien b ou se 8t., C incinnati, Ohio. freeze. When tlie frost comes out of asunder Cora’s quick hand, armed with tlie grournl in the spring. It thaws | a dagger, had »evert'd the cords that CANDY quite as much from the bottom ns from THE GLASS OF FASHION. bound tlie American’s arms. W m. ^ CATHARTIC ^ tlie top. If the land is umlcrdrained. | fitnclnlr snatched a saber from the Nearly nil the colored dresses show Hand «>f the nearest trooper and sprang tlie water wheu released by thawing •ome touch o f black. — AT TH E — upon the other, who went down, cloven from below will be Immediately car Oue of tli«* coolest gowns worn this ried away. Tills is particularly lin to the chill. T R A C S M A R K S S O iS T B R C O M ILL C R E E K SAW M ILL. read drainage, since the ‘ summer Is of pule green linen trimmed Wheeling fiercely, the saber clashed porta lit Iu with white. foundation of the road will then re We are oflerlngi with that o f Rmlolpli and. sweeping A pretty combination o f colors Is in la ck from the »hot*, came down with main solid, and tin* road Itself will not 2x6x20 rough lumber at - $4 P lea sa n t. P alata b le. P otent. T aste CJood. Do bo cut up like untiled roads. a long evening wrap of pale blue taf- a mighty slash that sheered the ruf- Good, N ever Sicken. W eaken, or G ripe. 10c. 26c. 50c. a niut HotncfitnpH a verv Itn- i feta, which is embroidered in oricutal Rough building lumbor - SB flan's right ariu from the shoulder. ... CURE C O N STIPATIO N . ... j colors ami design. SterllBg K r m fd * C om pany, CM m » « , .'lon tr •»!. Hew Y ork . 315 Shouts and the sharp tumult of su«l , 1 x l 2 dressed four sldos - 67 I Evening coats are still cut a IVmptre. den strife without smote Rudolph's ear M n . T i ) D A O 8 old and guaran teed by a lld r u g - n U * I J - D A U g ists to I T U L T o b a cc o H abit. P A R K E R * JO N E S caught Up with a wonderful bund of as he fell, and the next moment the Fold embroidery and finished with n mom was tille«! with American dra | I large falling collar o f lace. goon*, led by one whom be dt'eims] long ' The woman who Indulges In sailor dead—George Valíame! | suits may have the Insignia worked "Jlist in lime, my boy." said V il [ not only on the dickey to the (»louse, lame, who luid «* m «* ii | hmí from the »laugh ! There in no poison so highly contagious, but on the tipp«*r part of tlx» sleeves. ter of Long Island and for purposes of j so deceptive ami so destructive. Don’t be ids own bore another name In the | too sure you are cured because all external Long fichus, when worn, are knott«»d American army. signs of the disease have disappeared, and on tlie bust, cresse«! and carried around ” 1 mistrusted this when I found tin* the doctor says you are well. Many per- the waist to fasten at tin* back, with «h*c«o letter written by that tigress. uKirnn. i have been dosed with Mercury and long ends hanging the length of the Returning to camp. I found tin* fetter f for month» or years, and pro- tii yo«r tent ami. collecting a scon* of I nounceJ ciire«l - to realizs when too late Of S|»eetMl Valn», your dragoons, hastened to save you.” ' thW the dlBeMe only covered u p - A group of pr-tty flowering plant. An hour after, as British sohlierx Ukm f i s y o f s i / l r s . ^rfacetobreak Hint >1-» i t v - g re a te r a tte n tio n limn till.-,I ih - two*» mi timely ra n ted hy out .gain, and to their .«trow «nd L.rtifi- , tb-y , f e r i r e nr- tli- tloiibl- flowered 'I " 1 a .... rlcaun, they r.iuud Mui-. Vat ration find those nrarest and rin r.it t o 1 |VT I '-v -d geranium». 1-Yw plant, com- luin,* I) lug iijMin Ili- body of h-r mm them bnve been infected by this loath- b*r,‘ wltl, them for bnlc«tttl-a or wln- SMtl It. d-ad as h-. The siid.l-u ah,irk .iiaesie, for no other poison is so 'low laixca or lo han« dow n from stag- had slain her. »urriv transmitted from parent to child | Inca In tlie Connerrnlory or from has- as this Often a bad e n e of Rheumatism, ket*. Tlie foliage nlon- Is handsome H'I mmi the war was over, years after, I Colonel Horace Sinclair and hia bride, ! Catarrh, Scrofula or severs skin disease, while the flower, which nr- produced an old sore or ulcer devel«»ping in middle Cora, with Major Valíame, returned to I life, can be traced to blood poison con* ■o freely right I It rough the aimimer nre the scene. But It was to see the tuan- 1 both bright it ml In,ting. They look sion • heap «»f charred ruins. in”ear7y Tha S ,n o t ,h o P » r « n t . mngtilUi-eiit when trained along trellis life, f«>r it remains smoldering in the sys work In sunny position,. tem forever, unless r properly-treated and T h e P o e t a t I k « D r n m t U l 'a . r v I'oet-H ow much for this prescrip* driven out in the beginning. S. S. S. is C h o co la te a n d T u pln cn . tlie only antidote for this neculiar virus, Chocolate imparts a desirable flavor \nattkM*aev_T»rii ,u i i . M thc onlJ remedy known that can over- . • lollars, please « ome it and drive it out of the blood, and to tapioca pudding If prepared In this __________ __ _ _ effectual!v way: Souk three tub I «»spoonfuls of tap- oit (soliloquizing as lie (»ays)—And _________ it does this so thoreughly and e that poetry Is a that there — *--------- — disease [**'* ln ’* r,,P ° r «■old water for half an tlie publishers tell me ii never srVturn of * the drug !u the market. Oh. that It were! t to o e embarrass m b a r r a s s o or r h u i humiliate you afterwards. bonr: nd.l three pint, of hot milk, one — Bostoo Transcript. ~ cures Contagious Blood cupful of munir, yolks of two eggs nml PoiwB in any and all three tnlilcspootifu!« of grated choco s t a g e s ; contains no late. Cook In n double I Killer until the JEWELRY JOTTINGS. mineral to break down tapioca la tender. Serve with a me- ¡ your constitution ; it is S S S Very narrow bracelet, ot plain and purely vegetable and the only blood puri rlligue made from the whites of two I (out net gold art again In rogue. fier known that cleanses the blood and egg, and powdered sugar or whipped at tlie same time builds up the general cream. health. ■¿r ft • v " Vv v « > i HU John's, tne capital ot Aewrouno- Our little book on contagious blood land. ha, a population o f 30.000 and I, V [»oison is the most «rompiste and instruc tive ever issued; it not only tells all a place o f large commercial Importance, | J m sti shout this disease, but also how to cure with one of the liest harbor, Iu tbe 1 YV Infants and CUldran. "" 'tLi ■* >' «Sri. S . > » . I w - _ U .— si_____ w l . rouiaelfat home. It U free and »hould 'f T i l U N T N M T I AIW3JS BOUgllT « in the hand* of cerv on e seeking a O — — * * Send for it- ■ T O n i A . >ytf y T r îf ï •mrr «rita n « e s . « tunta , « a « Ik* i* «ari km Ta to « llii, na«« usan I w « O t*6 , S u s a The Kind You Always Boaghî Bears the / Use For Over Thirty Years fid 1 H i la fe p v i® mmm&m M W ? / T i i G e :, i Keep Out the Wet y C A N D IE S SAWYER’ S C L O T H IN G BAD BREATH Lumber Very Cheap— Contagious B lood Poison Ripans Tabules Doctors find A Good Prescription For Mankind. 10 for S cents CASTOR IA A t O r u o S yo h es h iíf h T ‘ (Z # m æ c i KEEP T H E SURFACE FREE HOLES AND RUTS. FROM P r « i««*r L » e «»f I tie H u u tl G r a d e r - A l l o m e m u d e M a c l i l u e —C r o w n i n g t h e l l i i r h i v t } '—A » g l 6 of S id e S lo p e s . l*rei>ariitur For W inter. “ Nerve W aste.*' One of lbe must helpful books on nerve waste ever isatied i* t h it en I titled “ Nerve Waste,” by Dr Sawyer ' of San F in n cp co, now in iis fifth , tllhusand. This work ««f an e.xjieri- enoeti aud rep?itable physician is in agreeable coil trust to the «»»¡»t hii rn of false teaching which jir«'v:iiln n»i tiiin I interesting subject, it. abi.uioL in j can fully considered an<l practical h «I- vice, und Inis the two greul io« iits of ! wisdom and sincerity. It is i'iHlor»etl 1 by both tlie religious and secular ¡press. Tbe Chicago Advance say*: | “ A perusal of tlie book and the appli cation of its principles will pul health, hope and heart into thousamls «*f lives that are now suffering through nerv ous impairment.” The book is $1.00, by mail, postpaid. One of tbe most interetding chapters— ch apter x x , on Nervines and Nerve Tonics— lias been printed separately as a sample chap ter, and will be sent tt> any address for stamp by tbe publishers, The Pa cific Pub. Co., Box 2058, San Francis co. ------------ ^ -------------------- T h e to P u b lic . Allow ni« ts say a few word» in praise sf Cham berlain’ s Cough R em edy. I had a very severe cough an«l «old ami feared that I would pneumonia, hut after taking the sec ond dose of this medicine 1 felt better three bottles of it cured my cnhl and tlie pains in my chest disappeared entirely. I am most respectfully yours for health, Ralph S. Mvors, fi4 Thirty-seventh street. W heeling, West Virginia. For sale by Adam K . W ilson. The chief object In the maintenance of an earth road is to get rid of tlie wa ter as quickly ami as fully as possible. In maintenance, as in construction, wa ter is the great enemy o f good roads. The secret of success In maintenance Is to keep the surface smooth and the si«le ditches open, says Professor Ira O. Baker in Illinois experiment sttttion bulletin. There are several machines or devices which are very effective in filling the ruts and depressions and in keeping the surfa(M* smooth. Different tools are best under different «xmditlous. The writer has seen a heavy stick of tim ber shod with a steel plate and drawn by two horses used for this purpose with great success. lie has also seen a railroad rail so used. The rail is usu ally 14 or 10 feet long and is drawn by four horses. When the ground Is mel low and loose after freezing and thaw ing. the rail will smooth the read down nicely and do It more rapidly than the road machine, since it cuts a wider swath. One round trip is sufficient for nnv road. The time when the work is most advantageously done is compara tively limited, and therefore one rail should not be expected to cover too much road. In the late spring, after the ground lias settled, the roads should be pre For Over Fifty Y e a r s. pared for summer travel by being shap An old and well trie«! rem edy. Mrs. ed up with the road machine or road grader. When tli is work is to be done, | W inslow ’s Soothing Syrup has b« en the ground is comparatively dry, and used for over fifty years by millions of consequently the heavier road scraper j mothers for their children while teeth- is required and can be handled on the | mg, with perfect success. It so tli ;s roads. It is somewhat unfortunate j the cl»il<\ softens the gums, allays all that this tool is ordina’ Ily called a road j pain, cure» wind colic and is the best grader, since the name lias possibly ! remedy for diarrhoea. 4s pleasant to le«l to a misconception as to an impor the taste. Sold by druggists in every tant use o f the machine. As an instru cart of tbe world. 25 cents a bottle. ment of road construction this machine Its value is incalculable. Be sure and Is used to give a crown to the road, but ask for Mrs. W inslow ’s Soothing Sy as an instrument o f maintenance It rup and take n o other kind. S e t tin g a P r is o n e r F ree. A mail with rheumatism is a pris oner. H is fetters are none tbe less galling because they are invisible. To him Perry Davis’ Painkiller com es as a liberator. Rubbed well into swol len, stiffened joints it not merely «Irives away the pain, it makes tbe muscles pliable so that the prisoner becomes a free man. There is but one Painkiller, Perry Davis. 25 and 50 cents. ~* t •*- '--nTn?: v a • T I l ^ F O U R HOUSE L O A D . should be used only to smooth tbe sur face and restore the original crown. Apparently some operators assume that the machine is uot to be us«»d except to increase the crown o f the road. Em ployed in this way the crown is made too great, and a big ridge of loose earth Is left in the middle o f the road which only slowly consolhlates and which is likely to be washed into the side ditch es t«j make trouble there. Since the in- troductlon o f tin» read machine there has developed a strong tendency to In crease the crown o f the road unduly. Doubtless the object Is to secure better drainage of the* roadbed, but piling up the earth is an inadequate substitute for tile drainage. Side slopes steeper than just enough to turn the water into the side ditch« s are a detriment. In smoothing the road tlie road ma chine should be run over the ground lightly so as to smooth down the ridges and till up the ruts. Only enough earth should be moved toward the center of the roadway to replace that washed down by the rains. The blade should stand nearly s«iuare across the road, and considerable earth should be shov- < n ! along In front o f the blade so as to have enough loose earth to fill any de pressions. The surplus earth should lie evenly distributed along ou the sur face. . This work should be done early, be fore tlie grournl becomes hard and diffi cult to work and before traffic has been compelled partially to do the work of the road leveler and while the surface is In condition to unite with the loose earth left by the machine. Unfortu nately this work is often postponed until the ground is so hard that it is impos sible to do a thoroughly good Job. If the ground is a little too wet for agri cultural tillage, it Is all the better for roaditiuking. since it will pack better than though it were drier. During tbe summer, if the road becomes very bad ly rutted, tbe read machine should be run lightly over it. In the summer when the roads get roughed up they can be materially im- proved at small exp«*use by running over^tbei»» with a harrow having the teeth down quite flat. Finally, dttriug the fall the roads should lie repaired with special refer ence to getting them Into good shape for the winter. Any saucerlike depres sion or ruts should be filled with earth like that of the roadbed. The mate rial should be solidly tamped into place. Holes and ruts should never be tilled with stone, bricks or coarse grav el. Tlie baril material will not wear uniform with the rest of the road, blit produce bumps and ridges aud usually result iu making two holes, each larger than the original one. It is a bad prac tice to cut a gutter from a hole to drain It to the side of the road. Filling it 19 the proper course, whether the hole Is dry or contains imul. The holes most requiring attention nre found at the end o f bridges anti along the sides of small wootlen box «mlverts. No R e a s o n a b le M an imagines that a neglected cold ca n bo cured in a «lay. The uncountable air - cells in the lungs are inlbmied and tiie ihrent is ns tender as an open sore, But time and Allen’ s Lung Balsam wiil overcome tbe cold and stave o ff consum ption. The cough will cea»<; ami tbe lungs will be as sound as a new dollar. All druggists sell Allen's Lung Balsam. S e c r e t a r y r.«>;it D o n a t l i e S M r t V / n l n t , Secretary Boot has Joined the shirt waist brigade. At least he is a mem ber o f this rapidly growing body of men during office hours. The other day the secretary was attired In a blue neg ligee shirt. lie hail discarded his sus penders, coat and vest and wore a belt to do duty in place of suspenders. To make himself more comfortable the secretary cast aside the heavy leather office chair he uses during the cooler months and had several light wicker chairs placed In his office for the con venience and com fort of himself and visitors. Secretary Root does not. how ever, appear upon the street without his coat. Ho docs not object to those with whom he has to transact business getting nil the possible com fort out of life, and during tlie excessively hot spell many o f the secretary’s visitors have appeared before hitn in trousers of light texture, outing shirts and belts. T h e C n p t a ln n m l t h e L a d y . There has been «piite a little stir over the flitting o f Captain Putnam Bradlee Strong and Lady Francis Hope (for merly May Yolie. tiie actress) from tli is country to Japan. They sailed from San Francisco recently after several CAPTAIT» PUTNAM B HADLEE STRONO. days o f sensational rumors as to wheth er they were whom they were or were n ot Captain Strong is a son o f the late William L. Strong, ex-mayor of the city of New York. He was formerly a cap tain ln the famous Sixty-ninth regi ment o f New York and for the past year hfrs been doing service in the Phil ippines. \ n isn p p o ln tt»* SfrniTherry. T h , r o w * a . i C o in C o l l,* # o r . When the "ever l»*aring" European Pop* I.oo XIII I* not allowing tin* 5 * .iw bcrry. M. Joseph, was intre young king o f Italy to pick up nil the dHol'd, three years ago. great hope»* ; coin coMootIon, Iu tli* Italian niarkot. were eutertained that we had at last Six tboti*an<l plwoc. containing many r et4ved a variety capable <»f bearing rare papal coin,, which were r o lle d il r.ntfifiin fr-7:r. It e.;is so highly rec- by Canlinal Kanfll have been iHnig’ it otnmcî il that many trials were by Pope Leo anil ,<Me«l to tlie fine col made. only t«» end in Aba; {»ointment, lection In tbe Vatican. Many fel! hr . eph makes a pitiably small St. tbe ctirtllnar, bam!, In tS’ U Tor tin- r plant as com pare« 1 with our best native weight In »liver, when Pope Pitt* in varieties, though It doss not lack vigor troduced tbe French monetary *y»tem and produces a few small, pale, but and the old coins were retired by the well flavored fruits uuder ordinary cul- j papal government. ------- i I