ANCIENT ROAD BUILDERS.
Babylon Had Psvsd
Aw iaa Way Waa a Wandar.
When or where the tint road waa
built ia not known.
Herodotua
apeaka of a great Egyptian road on
whieh King Cheope employed 100,-
000 men for ten yeara. According
to the hiatorian, thia road waa built
of massive atone blocka ten feet
deep and lined on both aidea with
temples, mausoleums, porticoes and
atatues. The atreeta of Babylon
are said to have been paved aa early
aa 2000 B. C., and several well
surfaced roads radiated to neighbor
ing cities. Carthage before its fall
was the center of a highly developed
road system. The ancient Peru
vians had a wonderful system of na
tional roads connecting all the prin
cipal parts of their empire.
The first definite and fully au
thentic information concerning the
systematic construction and main
tenance of permanent roads comes
to us from the Romans. It is gen
erally understood that the Romans
learned the art o f . road building
from the Carthaginians. However,
the construction of their great road
was as perfect as that of any of
their later ones.
The first of the great Roman
roads was from Rome to Capua, a
distance of 142 Italian miles, and
was begun by Appitts Claudius about
312-B. C. It was known as the Ap-
pian way or Queen of Roads. This
road was later extended to Brundi-
sium, a total of 360 miles, and was
probably completed by Julius Cae
sar.- About 220 B. C. the Flaminian
way was built. It crossed the Nar
river on a stone bridge which had a
central span of 150 feet, with a rise
of 100 feet. When Rome reached
the height of her glory under the
reign of Augustus no lees than
twenty-nine great military roads ra
diated from the city. These roads
extended to every part of the vast
empire and are estimated to have a
total length of 50.000 miles.
The Roman construction was in
general extremely massive.
The
Appian way is said to have been in
good repair 800 years after it was
built. On a carefully prepared sub
grade were placed four successive
courses of layers, the atatumen or
foundation course, the rudus or sec
ond course, the nucleus or third
course and the pavimentum or wear
ing surface. The top and bottom
courses consisted in general of
large fiat stones, while the two in
tervening courses were built of
smaller stone or other suitable ma
terial laid in lime mortar.
With the fall of the Roman em
pire the roads were neglected and
gradually fell into decay, so that
today but little more than a trace
remains of these splendid achieve
ments.— Good Roads Year Book.
A Widow Who Was Calm.
A lawyer was entertaining dinner
guests recently with stories from
his personal experiences.
“ A woman came into my office
one afternoon and said she wanted
to see a lawyer on a rather impor
tant matter,*' he said. “ She was
very prim and self possessed.
“ ‘ What can 1 do for you?* I
asked.
“ ‘ Well.’ she said in an easy tone,
‘my husband was hurt in the wreck
the other day.’
“ 1 noticed she waa dressed in
mourning, but from her indifferent
tone 1 gathered that it had no con
nection with her husband’s acci
dent.
“ ‘ Was your husband badly injur
ed ? I asked.
“ ‘Yes,’ she answered in the same
quiet voice. ‘He got his head cut
off.’ ” — Kansas City Times.
Expert* That Can Almaat Literslly
Walk Up*«« tk* Water.
It ia a common practice for stu-
dents of the uuiversities and schools
o f Japan to go to the seaside dur
ing the summer mouths and there
train systematically. Regular courses
of instruction in swimming are giv
en to those who wish for them. Mr.
E. J. Harrison in “ The Fighting
Spirit o f Japan” tells of some of
the feats performed by the expert
swimmers.
The Japanese are fond of swim
ming, and among the younger gen
eration of students and the coast
population there are some splendid
long distance swimmers. Schools
of natation teach the art in a sys
tematic manner, and, although the
best racing record« in Japan are
not equal to the western, a Japa
nese cyp«*rt can perform some tru
le wonderful feats. For example,
he can jump into deep water and
••contain his position with the wa
fe r no higher than the loins, while
he fires a musket or a bow and ar
row. writes on a slate, paints a
Hetnre on a fan with a brush or
••mves freelv in every direction as if
he were walking on solid ground.
The expert, while he rarely emn-
' ales the graceful high dive o f the
European or American, can leap
from a great height and strike the
-urface of the water writh his chest
without sinking or wetting his face
ami head. In some mysterious wav
he contrives to escape the painful
consequences which the impact
would inevitably cause to the for
eigner who should trv this feat. It
is said that the old time aamurai
frequently made use of this trick
when crossing a river or stream. In
such cases they carried their armor
Hnd weapons on their heads.
In illustration o f the antiquity o f
swimming in Japan it may interest
foreign readers to be told that the
famons “ crawl” stroke which occi
dental swimmers first acquired not
vejjv long ago. has been known and
practiced in Japan for hundreds of
ears, in addition to several other
methods o f progression in the water
that would come as a revelation to
Europeans and Americans.
T h # Scallop.
The scallop accomplishes locomo
tion by a series of leaps. When it
is alarmed or wishes to change its
location it opena and energetically
closes its valves, thns expelling the
water. The reaction shoots it back
ward. Bv this means the creature
is able to travel long distances.
Sometimes scallops* make consider
able journeys in large companies.
One can scarcely imagine a lovelier
sight than that of a flock of these
pretty creatures, with shell of every
hue from purple and white to black,
enlivened with shades of pink, yel
low and fawn, darting about in
clear water.
In their flightlike
movements, vertical, horizontal and
zigzag, tliev are more suggestive of
a flock of winged animals than of
bivalve mollnsks.
A Broad Hint.
Two gentlemen who were playing
cards at a club recently were very
much annoyed by other members
who stood behind their chain and
interested themselves in the game.
Finally one of the plaven asked a
spectator to play the hand for him
until he returned.
Tbe spectator took the cards,
whereupon the first player left the
room.
Pretty soon the second
player followed tbe example of the
first. The two substitutes played
for some time, when one of them
asked the waiter where the two orig
inal plavers were.
“ They are playing cards in the
next room, sir,” was the waiter’s re
Th s Ph il— ghic Fisherman.
“ Commend a certain type of fish ply.— London Saturday Journal.
erman for a real philosophic point
Baal Train Talk.
of view as regards the fates,’’ says
A ladv of uncertain age went to
a well known congressman. “ On
the bureau of information at the
one occasion at home 1 was
Grand Central station in New York
a mill pond wherein a fat indi vid
and asked when the next train left
had thrown his line and was pa
for Boston and the answer she re
tiently awaiting results.
ceived was: “ T wen tv minutes to
“ ‘ Pardon me, my friend,’ I said
11 . ”
to the man, ‘but you won’t catch
She looked doubtfully at tbe man
anything in that pond.’
and went to one of the seats. In a
“ ‘ Why not?’
few minutes there was an exchange
“ T o r the simple reason that
of clerks. She promptly went to
there are no fish in it.’
the window and reputed her ques
“ ‘ Dear, dear!' murmured the fat
tion. This time she was told that
person.
‘ Why did you tell me?
the train left at “ 10:40.”
Now you’ve spoiled my whole aft
“ There,” said she in trinmph, “ I
ernoon’s fishing.” *— Lippi ncott’a.
was sure that the other man didn't
know.” — New York Sun.
Form idable Hailstones.
There are numerous pretty well
authenticated cases of hailstones
weighing half a pound or more, but
claims far beyond that are made.
Stooes of six or eight pounds were
said to have fallen at Namur in
171ft. The missionary Father Hue
records th afall in Tartary, in 1848,
o f a block of ice as big as a mill
stone. which took three days to
melt. In May, 1802, a Hungarian
village reported a 1.100 poundblock,
requiring eight men to move it, and
in Tippoo’s time one as big as dfa
elephant was said to have fallen
near Seringapefam.
. .
Diseiplin*.
The rigor of discipline sums un
desirable to many in the present
generation. They are unaware that
obedience is strengthening and
peace giving. A military regime,
with its ironclad discipline, does not
break spirit. It make* men ready
for forced marche* and to meet
death. If discipline hnrt the hu
man spirit, then soldiers would nev
er win battle*. Rattles would be
won by mobs. Discipline does not
diminish life. It enhance* life and
so confers a sense o f puce.— Col
lier’s Wukly.
Wailings From Within Whan th* Land
-
' Trsmblss In Haiti.
e f a Markt* Caluma
ftoad by a Bsggbr.
Naar the monastery of l u Vito, la
Napias. Mood a marbla column that
bad baco aractad by an accanale
Frenchman about tbe beginning o f tba
last contory. On It wore written In
French tba following enigmatic words:
“On May 1 ovary year I bava a golden
bead."
Tba Inscription aoraiy paulad tba
Inhabitants o f Napias. On May 1 tba
year after tk* erection of tbe column
a great crowd cam# to It In tbe hope
of finding tbe top coveted with gold
pieces. Need leu to any. they
Ago
Art of
Curiously enough, the making of con
fectionery originated in a way with tba
apotbecaftes about BOO years age It
waa than that sugar waa first Imported
K
Newberg Lodge No. 104 A. F.
Into England, and U waa than that Y y
4 A. M. Regular masting
“confections" first became known- For
A r\
first and Third Wednesday
a time they appeared only In medical
svening
■
of
each month.
form, the apothocartM using the newly
Visiting
brothers
always welcome.
Imported sugar as a means of mitigat
ing tha bitternsas of tbelr doses, la By order W. M., R. H. C. Bennett,
I. A. Hanning. Secretary.
other words, they uilxad tbelr drugs
with I t and therein lay the origin of
many o f the sirups and medicated can
Blackberries 2c a lb. Phone
dles. tha aaceatora of our cough drops
9al5.
42-44 pd.
and tonnages. Tb# coat of sugar waa
tar too high, and mast people were far
Dry fir wood lor gale.—J. T.
too poor to permit o f Its being eaten
for Its own sake alone and as A mgr* Everest.
luxury
It waa only a couple of ventures ago
For well digging. See F. M.
that there began to appear a ' new
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phase of tbe apothecary's art Coo Rosa, Route 2.
factions began to be made more or lea*
Money to loan on improved
apart from any medicinal purpom ana
becauM people liked them, and eventu fnrm security.
Clarence Butt.
ally the confectioner's business became
quite separate and distinct from that
Three choice cows for sale.—J.
of the apothecary
2t pd.
Although tha confectioner's trade D. Gordon.
may be aald to bo about 200 years old.
Good line of paints at Harts
It waa only wttbtn recant times that It
became a real and extensive Industry Hardware store.
At first sugar was heavily taxed, and
tbe confectioner's trade was pursued
M oney To L oan - -See A tty. B.
upon very elementary principles. For
A.
Kliks, McMinnville, Oregon.
a long time everything was done by
band implements were of tbe very
simplest—candy kettles heated on small
For Rent —The Laurel Cottage
brick filrnscea. pestles and mortars, bam. Call phone No. White 16.
rolling pins and scissor», etc. Tbe out
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put was very-small, and. comparative
{
Wanted—
Dried
Black
Capa
at
ly »peaking, sweetmeats o f all sorts
H.
S.
Gile
&
Co.’s
packinghouse.
wars expensive and frequently unat
tractive.
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All this baa been changed, and now
adays th* most Improved machinery
For Sale—Gerhard piano at a
and Implements combine to produce
tbe most delicate and attractive sweats bargain. Inquire at Graphic of
Muscles have beeu superseded by en fice.
I t pd.
gine«. |>estles and mortars and rolling
pins, and scissors have given place to
Wanted— 10 men to dig ditch
revolving puna and steam pans, and
on
Chehalem mountain.—Adrian
mechanism for boating and kneading
and mixing, for cutting and slicing and Bowman.
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grinding, for rolling and grating and
stamping, for crushing lea and framing
Pastnre to rent for cows and
cream and other procsMan
horses.—C.
F. Schelly. Phone
While many of tbe beat and most
40-42-pd
expensive candles are still vary largely 15a62.
made by band processes, by tar tbe
greater man of sweetmeats la prodoc-
Three houses and lots for sale.
ad by machinery.—Harper’s Weakly.
—J. O. Lyon, 10th and Pacific
Earthquake sounds have been va
riously described and might be ex
pected to ditier widely according
to circumstances and locality. The
island of Haiti, which is situated in
a neighborhood where the earth ia
in continual state of tremor, ia viait-
ed by a peculiar earthquake sound
which is locally called the “ gouffre,”
and an account of it appears in tha
Bulletin Semestriel of the Port au
Prince meteorological observatory.
The region of the “ gouffre” ia in
the mountain range of La S«tya,¡ E m * «K b tbelr pockets aa
which ia about T.OOO feet high
they wore whan they
which, unstable still, gives much
For aav oral y u r t people came to au
evidence of past voleattic activity. tbe promised wonder and went away
The sounds are apparently the same disappointed. At last- tba authorities'
as those accompanying noticeable bs<1 tbe column taken down In the be
lief that truaor* would be found be
earthquakes, and the name “ gouf
nentb It
Nothing but u rtb was
fre** is applied to both. Its noise found, and ao tbe column waa set up
extends sometimes over periods of again. Obviously tba words bad a
weeks, and the vicar of Croix-des- mystic meaning, but no one was clever
Bouquets, fifteen miles north of enough to guesa It and for yu ra tba
the mountain range, gives the fol riddle remained unsolved.
Finally In 1841 a ragged beggar
lowing description of it: .
named
Annibale Toad noticed tba In
“ During the day tbe sound was
scription. Ha stood looking at It for a
heard from the southeast and seem
long time while be pondered Its man-
ed to come from a great depth. 'I t le t
Then suddenly tbe aolutlon of
was like a deep roaring and then tbe puzzle flashed Into bis mind. Be
at times like the howling of a dog. watted patiently until May 1 before ha
From time to time it stopped with tested tbe accuracy of bis Interpreta
a hollow boom which might be tak tion of tbe mystic words.
On tbe day mentioned In tbe lnncrlp-
en for a distant cannon shot.
“ During the night it was different, tion Toed beating a pick and shovel
set out at daybruk for tbe column.
although the sound came from a
He arrived before any chance visitor*,
different direction. There waa a and as soon aa tbe monantery’s bells
perfect tumult, rumbling of thun tolled 6 be started digging In the
der. howling and a -sound like the ground covered by tbe shadow o f the
rushing of a strong wind. There top of the column He bad not dug
was no wind, however. Sometimes long before he came on a satchel that
one heard all the noises at once. contained 80.000 franca. The Inscrip
Generally and above all, from 7 to tion waa a true one—tbe b u d of tbe
10 o’clock at night, the sound end column covered the golden treasure
every y u r on May L *
ed with a loud detonation, much
Annibale T o a d the beggar w bou
stronger than in the day, followed sharp g e e u had given him compara
by a'long echo. Then Again would tive wealth, became a landowner o u r
be heard an outburst that cannot Mantua. He died at the ago o f nine
be imagined. It was as i f a mono- ty-four.—Youth's Companion.
tain of glass were shattered and
the noise echoed in all directions.
HISTORIC RAILROAD TRIP.
“ A t times it seemed as if one
oonld hear the doll roar of the surf Pillmera and Wsbster an th* Kris's
First Through Train.
or even the dull thud of objects ,
Tbe
completion
of tbe Brie was tbe
falling, such as blocks of stone roll
ing down precipices.” As the vicar most Important event In tbe history o f
observes when these phenomena oc railroad building down to that time—a
streets. '
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The Party Lins.
matter of national consequence Rec
curred at night there was something ognition of this fact was made when
Rtihhv- tVhy didn't you come to the
"ery sinister about them. They are In May, 18R1. a special train carried «teer and let me In ' W ife I couldn't,
Leave orders for wood at
not confined to the La Selle range, on a two days' trip through tbe moon- i ¡corsie Our neighbor «ras talking to Robt. M. McKern’s barbershop
but are heard in other parts of the tains and valleya of southern New Mtntehudv and I «ras at tbe pbone- or phone 33a52.
island. They are being carefully York, sweet with tbe leaven and blos <'le vela ixt I‘lain I «valer
studied, and. though the inhabitants soms of early sommer. President Fill
Fence and camp stoves at
Few thlna* are Impossible to dlB-
sometimes associate
sounds with more. four members o f bis cabinet and
hurricanes, it seem «w e ll established- S ***r
of ^ « o n . i distinction
...
..
. ,
, .
- Daniel Webster, majestic even
that they are not heard dnnng der bis benvy burden o f age and ill-
storms unless an earthquake hap bea It h. was secretary of state In Fill
pens to occur.
more's cabinet and rode on that first
through train. He made tbe Journey
Couldn’t Controvert This Proof.
In a rocking chair laabed to a flat car.
The reading class was in session that be might lose nothing of tbe scen
and the word “ furlough” occurred. ery and tbe sweetness of tbe fresh ver
Miss Thatcher, the teacher, asked dure. Nor was be too feeble to enjoy
the great barbecue at Dunkirk, where
if any little boy or girl knew the oxen and sbeep were roasted whole,
meaning of the word.
pork and beans were cooked In ves
One small hand was raised and sel* holding fifty gallons each, bread
shaken vigorously.
was baked In loaves ten feet long and
“ Furlough means a mule,” uid two feet thick, so heavy that two men
staggered under tbelr burden, and tbe
the child.
“ Oh, no, it doesn’t,” said the whole was served at a table 800 feet
long, spread under a specially built
teacher.
•bed along Railroad street from Deer
“ Yes, ma'am,” insisted tbe little to Lion street
girl. “ I have the hook at home that
It waa a great day for Dunkirk: It
says so.”
was a great day P6i* New York atato
Miss Thatcher told the child to and tbe nation, and It waa a groat day
bring the book to school. The next also for President Fillmore, who found
morning the child came armed with the pork and beans especially to his
a book and triumphantly showed teste.—Wells Fargo Messenger
a picture of an American soldier
Basking tha Cloths*.
riding a mule, under which was
Mr*. Browning had a new domestic
printed:
named Agnes
“ Going home on his furlough.” —
"Agnes." said tbe mistress, “did yon
New York P u t
pat tbe dot be« in soak 7"
First N*wapap*r.
The Acta piurna (Acts of the
Day), instituted by Julius Caesar,
comes about as n u r being the first
newspaper as anything we can find.
There was an official editor, and the
gazette waa exhibited daily in pub
lic. It was copied by scribes, who
sold it to their customers. The
Acta contained announcements or
decrees by the government, notices
relating to tbe coarts and other
matters of public interest, such as
births, marriages and deatha. It
had a wide circulation and in many
ways fulfilled the office of a regu
lar newspaper.—New York Ameri
can.
Taking a M*an Advantage.
“ CM did not" answered tbe girl
“ Did yon want me to. mum?**
"Why. carta Inly." was tbe reply.
“ Very wall, mam." Mid Agnes
About two boar* later Agsaa pre
sented herself fo ber mistress
N
-**01 bev put tblm clothes In soak,
mum." sbe said, “ but tbe pawnbroker
wud give me only chew dollars on tba
whole outfit Hare be tb' money, an'
it's sorry Ot am that ye
o p " —Harper's Magazine
"Bnpsy."
"A * Liverpool street station, London."
■old an American. “ 1 asked a booking
dark whether be could tell me where
•apsworth was His answer waa tbah
h* had never beard of such a place
“ But," I urged, “ la not that the way
tha country people pronounce Saw-
brldgeworth r “ No. Indeed." ha laugh-
“They call It 8apay."
On moving into a new neighbor
Kipling's
hood the small boy of the family
Tb* Oantab. tb# Cambridge
was cautioned not to fight w^th bis
new acquaintances. One day Tom Mty weekly, onced asked Rodyard Kip.
ling to contribute to It» column*. In
my came home with a black eye and reapooM cam* tb* following reply:/
hadiv bespattered with mad.
Tbsrs on os was a writer who
“ Why, Tommy,” said his mother,
"Dear Mr—la reply to roar
Of rsotordar** Sat*
“ didn't I tell you not to fight until
1 am sorry to state
you had counted 100.”
tea no good at tb* pilose go»
“ Yes’m,” sniffled Tommy, “ and
Qym nastlo S t u n t
look what Willie Smith did while T
Bnrbonr— You »Mm wann. Hnvo yoe
was counting.”
Proving His Trad*.
Magistrate (to burglar)— What is
your trade? ,
< The Handy One— Locksmith, yer
worship.
Magistrate— What were you do
me wlii»n the police entered?
The llandv One— Making a bolt
for the door.—John Bull.
gen ce unii
«kill —Samuel Johnson
Harts Hardware store.
Wanted—Dried prunes and L o
ganberries
at H. S. Gile & Co.’«
Wanted—25 to 50 pounds o!
packing boose.
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clean cotton rags at 3 cents
pound.—Graphic office.
Excelsior Motorcycles— World
For Trade
270 acres near Corvallis, 15
acres in cultivation and in crop,
good soil, no rocks, good springs,
good land for all kinds of crops,
under fence, good hous>r, large
barn for stock, tools and hay, all
small buildings, on good road.
200 acres good pasture, all vari
eties of bearing fruit, 3 dozen
young fruit trees. 3V^ miles from
small town and railroad. Phonr
and interest in phone fine with
place. Good tenm, harness and
wagon, hack, mower, rake, plow
and harrow. Abont 300 good
grade goats, 3 cows, 1 bull, 1
brood sow, 3 dozen chickens,
household goods, all goes at $30
per acre. A fine dairy ranch and
a bargain. Take small ranch up
to $4000 or $5000, balance to
suit at 6 per cent. Get your
property on my fist. Something
doing at once.
G. S. Hoaglin,
West ofN ew lxrg.
beaters on every fine. See them
at Newberg Auto Garage.
For Sale— A binder in good re
pair, or will trade for stock.—A.
M . Staples, Route 2. Box 69.
Pbone White 159.
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For Sale— Young pigs and
sboats. Inquire of Henry Have-
man, Laurel, Oregon, or phone
45 fine 8.
tf.
What have you in Willamette
Valley property to exchange for
Oregon land. F. M.Tewksbury,
109 N. Meridian street.
42-45 pd.
For Sale at a bargain—Young
Bouncer, the best known stallion
in Yamhill County, is for sale at
a very reasonable figure. Good
reasons for s e l l i n g . —Will E.
Purdy. Pbone White 16.
Wanted—350 pickers on our
yard of 120 acres of fine hops.
G o o d accommodations, n e w
shacks and nice campgrounds,
with wood and running water.
For further particulars, phone
Hop Pickers Wanted.
White 168 or write Riverside
Wanted—2 00 h o p pickers. Hop Farm, Dundee.
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Pine hops, excellent camping
List your property with White
ground and good water. Prizes
&
Co. for sale or exchange for
will be given at completion ot
dairy
ranches in Tillamook or
the harvest to pickers picking the
cleanest hops. Secure early posi Lincoln counties or for Eastern
Oregon wheat farms either in
tion.
Sherman,
Gilliam, Wasco or
Phone Red 162 or address,
Sandcrost hop farm, Dundee, M orrow counties. We are in
touch with reliable parties in all
Oregon.
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these places and can give you
good bargains. List your prop
erty with us.—White & Co., tbe
Real Estate Exchange, 705 First
St.
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Sack Twine
3-PLY SUPERIOR
oxorclalngf Watermsn-Yss. tn-
1 wont to tbe mutee' dance and
dnmb belle« eroend all eventag
—Michigan Osrgoyl*.
10c per skein, 40c per lb.
House Moving.
for Bale at
Mstsorolsgieal.
ZUM WALT’S
I have fitted up with new out
fit and am ready to move or level
up wood buildings oo short
notice. Will also handle heavy
machinery.
F. C. Mills.
tf.
Wallte— Wbeti I ralled «n Zella inet
evn »he acted teward me llke s waatb
ar forecnet W erdle-How waa tbntt
W allte-Fair and very
a t r Bter.
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FEED STORE
Corner of Pint and Main Streets