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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-12-06

In stock with other liquors, Isaac Hecht
de Grace, Md. has the following brands Of noted
whiskies: $. J. Faust, Buckwalter, Monticello
Orient Baker, David Faust Jockey Club, Cncin.
natl Distillery and other brands; also Brandies
Wines, Gins, Runs, Kimmell, and in fact anything
you want in the liquor line.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-12-06
A Boys Composition.

The following is an extract from real
composition written BY a small boy in New
Jersey. The subject given by the teacher
was the extensive one of Man" Here is
what the small boy wrote: Man is q
wonderful animal. He has eyes, ears, mouth.
HIS ears are mostly for catching cold in and
having the earache. The nose is to get snif-
fes with. A mans body is split half way up
and he walks on the split ends"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-12-06
ROBERT ARCHER, Solicitor.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

Robert Archer
Charles H. " Lelnau.
his wife In the Circuit Court
Richard o. Leinau, for Hartford County.
Bertha e. Leinau, his In Equity.
wife,
Mahaa Chridy, Charles
ii. Chridy, benjamin
Preston, John c. Ray,
John W. Waters.
l. for the Sale of the lands and premises IN
Hartford county, owned by and lately occupied
BY Charles H. Leinau and "a. Richard o. Lelnau. =,
Richard .. Leinan, on the 4th day OF November,
1887, being indebted to Robert Archer in the
amount of thirteen hundred dollars, conveyed
to him by deed of mortgage Of that date, of
record among the land records OF said county In
Liber A. L. j. No. 90, folio 81 the said lands and
premises, as security for the payment of said
principal at the expiration of four years from its
date, and interest thereon payable semt-an-
nualy. That by the terms of said mortgage the
entire mortgage debt became due upon default
made in the payment of the interest due as afore-
said; that raid mortgagors failed to pay tn, nter-
est on said mortgage debt with interest due on
the 4th of May, 1882. and that said mortgage debt
with interest from November. 1885, is now DUE
That Mahala Chridy and Charles H. Chrldy claim
to hold mortgage on part of said lands. and that
Benjamin Preston. John w. Waters and John U:
Ray claim to hold liens on said lands by way Of
judgments.
The bill prays that said Charles H. Lenau and
Hetty A, NJ. Leinau his wife, and Richard O..
Leinau and Bertha e. Leinau his wife. be re-
quired by a decree to pay said mortgage debt and
interest at an early day, and in default thereof
that the said lands may be sold, and also prays
for writs of subpoena against all OF the defend
ants, commanding them to appear in said court
to answer the allegations Of said BILL
tits thereupon, this 18th day of November 1889.
sdjudged and ordered that the plaintiff, by caus-
ing a copy of this order 10 be inserted in some
newspaper printed and published in Hartford
county, once in each of four successive weeks
fifteen days before Both day of december, 1889.
and give notice to said Charles Fl Leinau and
Hetty A. NJ. Leinau his wife, of the substance
aud object OF this suit and warn them TO appear
In this court In person or by solicitor, on or be
fore said 30th day of December, 1889, anC show
cause If any they have, why decree should not
pass as prayed. 80
True Copy, Test
novl5 A. LlNGAN JARRETT, clerk.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-12-06
The Egis & Intelligencer
Bel Air. MD, Decem Der 9, 1885.
Chrysanthemums.

When nuts are dropping from the trees and corn
Is gathered in.
When purple grapes are on the vine and apples In
the bin,
When far across the level fields is born the crow
harsh call.
Then in the garden lifts its head the brayest flower
of all
Oh! bright and strong and undismayed, the brav-
est flower of all.
For on the winters icy edge rests its banner bold
With fragrance keenasmyrrh and spice. with cOlors
clean and cold;
Its petals may be tipped with pink or touched with
palest hue
OF yellow gold, snowy white-their beauty smiles
at you;
And little recks 1t though the frost may chill the
nipping air
1t came to see the curtain drop, this flower so de-
bOnair.
-Hdr1dret E. SdR1ster
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-12-06
DUBIIC SALE.

I)UbLHt SALE.
Thcundersgned intending to quit farming, will
offer for sale at his premises. on the road leading
from Constitution 10 the Five Forks,
on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10th, 1880.
AT 10 O'Clock, A. NJ, sharp, the following
STOCK. FARMING IMPLEMENTS, HOUSE
HOLD AND KITCHEN FURNITURE, &c.
To Wit:
One good Work or Driving Marc, good Ave
will work any where; Attorney Cow that has
made l94 lbs. of butter per week in May. 1889;
one Half Aiderney Cow hat has s; made |! lbs of
Wagon. in good order, one-horse Wagon, two
seated Carriage, with Shafts and Pole, Oliver
| Spring tooth Harrow, A Harrow, i Roller,
Wheel Barrow Cider Mill. Shovel Piows Guilt
yators, Corn shelter, Sled, Double and Single
Trees, ShOves, Mattocks, Hoes Log Chains, /
double set of Carriage Harness. set of Single
Carriage or Wagon Harness, set of Stage har-
Collars, Halters. Brides, &C., Hay and Straw by
the ton, Fodder by the Bundle, Corn by the Bar
rel
HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN FURNITURE,
such as Dishes, Beds, Bedsteads, Stoves Chairs,
Barrels Washing Tubs Cider Barrels and many
other articles too numerous to mention.
TERMS OF SALE.-All sums Of 80 and under
Cash ON sums over that amount credit OF 10
months will be given, on notes, with approved
security, bearing interest from the day of sale.
W AT the same time ann place viii offer my
FARM containing
80 Acres OF Land, More or Less,
well Impoverished viz lthree miles Of railroad,
uniN nl't't In churches. schools, stores, &c-
Term ma h own day nt sale.
ANrHRW TARBEHT
John A. Swagert. Aua,iun,., poV22
Reckord's FLOW sok the Prenri.
mn, of tho Hahu
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-12-06

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria,
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children she gave them castoria.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-12-06

First citizen-"They're talkin' av cili-
brathin' the four hundredth anniversary av
the discovery av the country, Pat" Second
citizen-"Begorra, an OF didn't think that
Castle Garden was that ovid"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-12-06
pusEHoLp AND KITCHEN FURNITURE.

~ At the same TIM ana place viii offer my
FARM containing
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-12-06

l. scriber has obtained from the Register of
willsof Hartford county. Md, Letters of Admin
istrntOu on the estate of
late of Hartford Co., deceased All persons hav-
Ing claims against said deceased are hereby noti-
fed to exhibit the same, with the legal vouchers
thereof
On or before the 24M day Of ApriI 1890.
or they may otherwise by law be excluded from
all benefit of said estate. All persons indebted to
said estate are requested to make immediate pay
ment.
Given under my hand and seal, this Ath day
sILAs W. HoLLINGswoRTH,
1nOy Administrator.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-12-06

-"Well, what did you learn new in agri-
culture at the county fair ?" asked Mrs. Gran
ger of her husband upon his return home
from the exhibition. why learned enough
not to bet ten dollars on the wrong horse
next time"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-12-06

Very many of the healthiest people keep them
selves In such condition by the occasional use Of
reliable cathartic, and they give the preferenc e
to LaXador as more fully serving their purpose
than any other similar remedy. Only 25 cents.
Sleepess nights and cherries days will be
prevented II you use Br. Bulls Baby Syruy TO
induce sleep and composure for the baby. Price
% cents.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-12-06

THIS IL To GIVE NOTlCE-THAT THR
i subscriber has obtained from the Register
of Wills of Hartford county, Md, Letters Testa-
mentary on the estate of
THOMAS w. HALL.
late of Hartford Co., deceased. All persons bav-
ing claims against said deceased are hereby noti-
fed to exhibit the same with the legal vouchers
thereof,
On or before the 1871 day Of april, 1890,
or they may otherwise by law be excluded from
all benefit of said estate. All persons indebted to
said estate are requested 10 make immediate pay
ment.
Given under my hand and seal, this 18th day
of October, 1889.
CAROLINE A. HALL,
25oct Rxecutrix.
THIS is TO GIVE NoTICE-That the sub
l. scribers have obtained from the Register of
Wills OF Hartford county, Md, Letters Testa-
mentary on the estate of
WILLIAM ADY.
late Of Hartford county, deceased. All persons
having claims against said deceased are hereby
notified TO exhibit the same with the legal
vouchers thereof,
On or before The LIST day Of Noren,6er, 1890,
or they may otherwise by law be excluded from
all benefit of said estate. All persons Indebted
TO said estate are requested to make immediate
payment.
Given under our hands and seals, this 26th day
OF November, 1889.
CAssANDRA NJ. ADY,
OHIO 8. LEE,
snov Executors.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-12-06

knsuA The improvements consist of good
FRAME YELLING, large Barn,
ssssHN Canning House, Corn House and Ora
lssss EEA airy and other necessary outbuildings.
E-4se This Farm is situate in the most pro-
Pressve neighborhood in the county. conven-
lent to schools, churches, stores and postoffioe,
and Railroad Station on p, w. and B. Railroad.
TERMS OF SALE.
One third of the purchase money to be paid In
Cash, one third in six months and the balance in
twelve months from the day of sale, credit pay
ments 10 bear interest from day of sale and to be
secured by notes or bonds. to the satisfaction of
the Trustee, or all cash In the option of the pnr
chaser. HERMAN STUMP, Trustee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-01
uork iJantco.
Males

Males
WM. l. HAETUNG.
n. Expert Accountant aIi Auditor.
Barnes building. Room 40. 81 HaTk Row.
AYOUNG nan wants .tua lon where lac
" csn aivaLcc himself, wholesale pre-
f.rrc1 Al reference willing ami ODlCing.
pERM NNTNT. Tribune Uptown once.
! 23S Broadway.
A RESPECTABLE YOUNG MAN wishes
- g situation a. elevator runner; 8 years
experience. ID. J. TRACY, 5ii West 52i st
STEONG single man wi-hr situation
~ A. potter; et.icty temperate. bED.
4. POPF, 80 NH,rucy Place.
Az ENPERT want. employment tenn
"a pora v OF permanent .n -ienosmph1 T.
typswritlnr and translatinP. Room 40. 81
aOJr. Equitable BUiidiug
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-01

CONCUNNN and GEOON.-By a ,rc-
= ,nectnble man. uaulot, snail family
thoroughly understands the ciir 'l NM
rr.t-clas. dfter; country pc f.rIod bot
ritv reference. AdirsS GOV iNNN,
TriLune Uptown once l. 23S Roadway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-01
Gin Real Gslalc 90 Get.

IroUR-STORY. 20 feet wide, desirable
7 dwelling and block, convenient 90
bSth-sL station eta ave. elevated: rent
81 geo. r. A. CRUIKSHANh g CO., l56
RrnadMaY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-01
Boar0 illau,e0

=. = : : = -.
X OARD AND Rooms WANTED.-Par.
ues desiring 70 rent rooms. with or
~. ~ ,ooaIu' vicinity Of Columbia Col.
SFt,,t insrriirrssf with full particulars, 5. II.
SohlITURE, Columbia College.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-01
Sore,s auo Carriages.

~ -
A. I'm s7a IA Sa'N $40 BRo0ME-sT. .,...
ELEGANT CARRIAGES o, NE Dcs' o''s''
fUSPESslON BRUUCHAMS, c
c Q sPRlNGe b eISs M a1t41iIS.IiAMs.
rCa,ts Two Nheelers, banlauieVs'
Nal Phaetons, Pau Carts, isS h2dus
stanhope Gigs Village Carts, Omnlevcss,
SoufE 6.PhSSENGER RONkAWAAS'
EXTENSION FRONT.
WAGONE1TES,
DEPOT WAGONS,
CURTAIN ROCK Always,
OUR PATENTS
on BUCKB0ARDS.
sboutS. pas enger BucSboards 3.passcnger
Buckboards, 4-passoug.r Buekbo3ris. Oak
DoS.a. pos. oak Derhle., Oak phae,ons
ALL OTHER PATTERNS IN BUCK
BOARDS.
Single Duals, Triples, all kinds OF springs.
ALL NoVELTlES IN OAK AND FAINT
FOR ONE AND TWO HORSES.
Agents for BrOcket & futile Co. light
ROAD WAGONS, LIGHT VEHICLES,
for estates and country driving.
Doctors Wagons, Surrey Wagons.
Ladies' Phaetons, Nisa-Nts,
Light Stages, IN. top CaOfiOlets,
spider Phaetons. Contractors Jobs,
Pony Phaetons, Saxon Phaetons,
Road Wagons, Fancy Web c.es.
MINIATURE TRAPS. ALL KINDS.
FOR CHILDREN,
Making the largest and most diversified as
sortnent Of Carriages In the United States
OVER 2a2 DIFFERENT STYLES.
LOWEST PRICES FOR PROMPT CASH.
Don't purchase carriage IN town
or out until you pay ~ Visit.
LARGEST II STo TKr A M6R1 MbAhEAooNs
OVER 100
SECONDHAND CARRIAGES, ABOVE
STYLES.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-01

A LII WANTING HOMES for the win
with and Withou. board; physicians Offices,
&c, can obtain reliable Information free
az EVERETT DIRECTORY, "A West 31th-
81. ; every house personally inspected
years references. L. A. DALEY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-01

NUESE.-By young Swiss who has
" fai ycaIf experience. AdifeSs
ACR ERMANN, News Depot, Morris Dock,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-01
flats 60 Get. hnturnisheo,

&c w. z7TH.sT -Sclect apartments
20 seven 10 twelve rooms and bath in
perfcet order location unsurpassed i'm.
mediate possessioni references required.
shown by lanitor
Brooklyn.
ITO LFT.-Flats Nos. 1,i2i, 1,12e and
f,12S FultOn-st.. near Franklin-ave.
l. station. two blocks from Atlantic-aNe.
rapid transit and Coney Island Railroad 20
minutes from Bridge haisome, modern.
steam.heated. cabimet-inish; all improve
monts; ain light rooms after unique
and novel plan; abundance light and air;
examine them; open sunday. Apply in store
11l4 FultOn-st.. or 10 j. \. VAN AUhEN,
II Broadway, New-YoTk City
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-01
flats Go Get, Furnished.

DEAUTIFULLY and completely furnished
ID fats seven rooms private halii 500
80. 239 West 23l-St
Handsomely FURNISHED sec
! . ond floor: cn suite or separately ;
with board highest references. 81 West
- gf-et
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-01
Heal @siaie 10 gfchanot.

Two brooklyn houses UoIl located rent.
n lnR ~ 300 each, to exchange for farm
o, country residence. JOHN o. HOYT' H.
III Broadway, New-York. go
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-01
Real estate h1anteo.

nAILY applications % buy, rent prop
- cry Sn1 particulars, registration,
NNetushs Zee; commission for dlspOsing
West 3lst-st
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-01

Il OOK-SECOND.G two neat,
y Willing colored girls: good references
frs class cook laundre'-, ard neat cham
Demaid aud waitress; win do general work
60 -epa, ately; any kind OF work for STEADY
home 270 Gth-aVe., near 17th-st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-01

v Or SALE. 10. 900 acres redwood timber
i lanes In California viii cut from 81 600
" 10000 feet per acre. g. u. CHAM.
BEkLAIN. 1l6 broadway. Room 43.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-01

w ASKING -Firstciass coloret leundress
w takes IN ladies' and gent.eme > wasr-
Ing by the day or week. c. HOPKINS
3i3 West 33th.st. front house. ] n.aht back
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-01

COOK.-Prtestant; COMPETENT woman
branches; all breads. fine soups ana GeN-
s,rt, neat tidy woman; excellent rdior
once; wants place city or country. Cali
1 OH Gth.aNe. hatwecn 57th and 5Sth sts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-01
Rooms n1aniro.

w ANTED-By teacher furnished room,
w with or without bOaid; location near
2Oth- st. and 4th-aVc. preferred Aldr''.
q. X, Tribune Upown Ollee. Us Bway.
w ANTED.-By q gentleman and wife. an
w unfinished second floor. with hath,
without board. between 2ist and ga ST..
near broadway. with prVaie family. Ad-
dress Il. n. c., Tribune ONCE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-01

mo LET--Stores; 3 rooms ia rear. rent
i s25; good stand for sale. bakery,
grocery, dairy. clothing. ATKIN, ass 7th-
ave. Brooklyn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-01
tl1ork Uanie0.
Males.

A STRONG German man desires steony
"A .place - pOltcr or Waterman H.
n..Dr II IN --m -Il-uNn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-01
Brooklyn Real Estate.

ITO LTT-120 BUFFALO-ANE., near
i psan.st-A gem OF a hOuse 2-st0ry
and hasoment frame; newly papered near
Fulton aud Athntic-ave. stations. on Ralph
ave rent $50 key at 1926 W. >. BROWN,
JIG CouIt-st, Brooklyn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-01

n OACHMAN and GARDENFR-COOK
u and LAUNDKFsSS.-B a German and
wife, no children man used 20 driving care
horses cows can milk; good gardener; wife
all housewOlk excellent reference. CAR
PENTEKS. 10S 0th-avc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-01

OACHNAN.-By a single man. IN pil-
L Natc family nrst-cla,,i thoroughly uH,
d.rstnnds the care OF horses. carriages ana
harness; neat Appearance; ~ Nm ga. cruz
driver: win be found respectful ana temper
ate: best OF references ana wen RECON-
mcndod. Address NJ. X, 40 East 4l't-s'''
nrIAnta sfahle.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-01

f,OACHMAN AMI GROOM.--By a young
~ married man stylish driver and rider.
willing 20 make himself useful 3 years ref
creuce from last employer KOCH. LOOP
B-aye.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-01

A CTfVE. Intelligent young man tlel De.
~ sires position where push ana onctfy
VIII be appreciated fair pennan Al Iei1I
onccs; moderate salary. Addioss D D''
r,1 East 1.fh-gf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-01

All ASKING. -Bv a respectable woman.
w family washing BY the week or ~
dozen; god reference. NARY FRANCIS.
$40 West 41stst
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-01

Id dents for rooms with or without board
Apply to S. II. SCRIPTURE, Columbia
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-02

sweetly smiled upon by Dame Fortune
that by and by he sat on throne OF his
own in foreign land. OF course the
Bulgarian crown was not exactly an
ideal one to wear, but for person
whose most ambitious dream could
never have been more than to retire at
the end of his career as general to
pass his old days in some German castle
home on half pay, it was a good deal.
However, in a few short years, after
tasting the sweets of power, the grand
captain of heroically- gained battle-felds
learned the ingratitude of a people and
found his royal joys exhausted. Next
he knew the distress of exile; then he
picked up acquaintance with the de-
lightful temper and sarcasm of an Eng
lish queen, and finally, at the house of
a kinsman in Darmstadt, met an opera
singer of the third rank and fell in love.
With little more patience, perhaps,
he might have been the brother-in-aw
of a mighty monarch, but he had had
enough of the vanities of the world,
and chose for a wife a good little crea-
ture with whom to lead a tranquil life
hereafter.-PariS Letter, IN Ne,c Or
leans Picay,ne.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-02
Mistellanp.
Gas i'm the Stomach.

"What is the cause and cure of
belching? Although my meals are not
overhearty, my stomach feels full and
somewhat oppressed after eating. Be-
tween meals, and especially for two
hours before one, the gas forces itself
up to my mouth, and the result is, the
habit is as disagreeable to me as it is to
others" Two or three general causes
may bring about such a condition of the
stomach. The first cause is overeating
by persons whose normal digestion is
not particularly faulty. Less food, say
one-third less, would be attended with
no such annoyance. But the stomach
is unequal to the amount usually taken,
and more or less of it ferments, instead
of digesting, and thus generates certain
gases. 1t should be remembered that
the power of some persons to digest is
naturally weak, while that of others is
vigorous. OF course, therefore, the
question of the proper quantity of food
is one to be decided in each individual
case. Again, naturally strong stom-
ach may have become weakened by
overmuch care, confinement within
doors, lack of heathful exercise, bad
hygienic surroundings, excessive brain
work, insufficient sleep, or, perhaps, by
habitually eating just a little too much.
The second cause of habitual belching
is chronic dyspepsia. This may have
been induced by marked overlooking,
excessive brain work, or harassing
cares long persisted in But, however
induced, the condition is essentially the
same. The digestive fluids are much
lessened in quantity, and the action of
the stomach is greatly weakened. AS
a consequence, the food remains too
long in the stomach, and passes out of
it sour and fermenting, beyond the
power of the bile to neutralize its
acidity. The cure, as in the former
case, will depend on the removal of the
cause, on careful attention to all
hygienic conditions, with more or less
medical treatment, all persisted in for
a long time. A third cause of belch-
ing, or probable one, is the habit of
swallowing air. 1t is believed by some
experts that many persons of pecu-
liar nervous susceptibility unconsciously
form such habit, since chemical an
alysis shows that what is belched up is
not gas, but atmospheric air. BY the
heat of the stomach, this is, of course,
greatly increased in volume. In such
cases the cure will follow the correc-
ton of the habit Youths Companion.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-02
Good Roads and Public Economy.

The experienced traveller who finds
himself at the beginning of newly
mended road will betake himself to the
nearest house and learn how far the
improvement extends. If for the dis
lance of ten miles, he will then inquire
by what circuit, not exceeding fifteen
miles in length, he can escape from the
danger of the repairs. After a time
nature mends the damage done by the
process of reconstruction, and the Jour-
meyer may find once again way toler-
able, save where the hillsides are steep
or the ground wet. In the winter sea-
son such roads, at least in the counties
where the soil is of a clayey nature, are
often practically impossible. In such
regions, after distressing experience
of some decades, the people find them
selves willing to turn over to corpor-
alton the precious privilege of control
ling their highways. A little knowl-
edge as to the art of road-making, an
expenditure of not more labor than is
normally given to the annual repair of
the roads, would in most cases have Sc
cured to the community about as good
roads as they obtain by the construc-
ton of turnpikes. In other words, our
system of ignorant mismanagement in
the construction and maintenance of
rural ways leads to vast and purpose
less expenditure. If we take the mis-
applied expenses of our country ways,
if we count at the same time the mere
social disadvantages which they bring
to the people, it is probable that the
sum of the road tax in this country is
greater than that of our ordinary taxa
ton. From some data which / have
gathered in my personal experience
with roads, | am inclined to think that
even in New England the cost to the
public arising from ineffective road
ways, as well as from the waste of
money expended on them, amounts to
not less than an average of ten dollars
year on each household. In this reck-
Oning | have included the loss of time
and of transporting power of vehicles,
the wear and tear of wagons and car.
riages, and the beasts which drew them.
1t is probable that the expenditure in
this direction is greater than that which
is incurred for schools or any other
single element of public interest. / am
inclined, indeed, TO think that it comes
near the sum of all our state and fed
eral taxation together. N. S.
Shdler, IN October Scribner.