Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-10-22
The Shepherd Road.

The Shepherdstown Register, mo-
ticing the fine road being made at his
own expense by Mr.. Henry Shepherd,
near that place, says: sas
It looks like active business out the
Grade now. A short distance frotn
town ne pass piles of freshly qnaTried
rock near by, and little further on
encounter them streWn along the road-
side, andkthen in MARSHALL s field strike
the hive of activity itself, where the
crusher is located. And crushef
it is, that with motive power from an
adjacent steam engine, grinds stone
with apparently as much ease as 2
grist mill does corn and grain.
Dotted around in the neighboring
fields at the various rock brakes in
sight, are squads of busy quarry men,
from which points there are constant
lines of carts and wagons hauling the
stones to the crusher, and then re-
moving the crushed material to its
place upon the road.
The method OF construction is SUBJ
stantially as follows The well settled
dirt-grade is leveled OFF to a uniform
width of is feet. Then layer .ef
the metal-stone broken to not ex-
ceeding 5inches-iss spread and rolled.
Then on il another layer of stone,
broken to not exceeding 2 inches, lis
spread and rolled again, and then on
this heavy coating of fine stone, or
crusher-dust as tits styled, is spread,
and the whole thoroughly rolled With
massive metal roller, which makes
it when done as smooth as a floor, with
II inches perpendicular metal in the
centre, sloping to six inches deep at
the sides.
At the edge of the 19 feet limit in
width, the side cutters for drainage
are then cut or filled as the case may
be TO a uniform depth and width, and
are to be rip-rapped or compactly
paved with stone, while for cross
drainage, there are few wide stone
cuIverts, and numerous 12-inch terra
Gotta pipes, which tend to spread the
water and avoid washing.
/ The uniform width of road bed,
with evenly dressed cutters. and re.
moval OF all rock brakes and obstruc-
tions by the way-side, make marked
change in the appearance of the road,
giving the impression, as you wind
along the fine farm lands adjacent, Of
q beautiful avenue.
When once completed as now under
way, it will not only be a most attrac-
tive drive, surprising allexpectationi
: of its friends, but we venture the as
sertion that it will be in construction
and finish the finest stretch OF road
way in this section of country.
't0Z1oUUT1ew5Tu TOR a lost Cat
The equivalent in English money of e, so
was once offered by an old lady in Londol
for the return of u faYorite cat which hal
} straycd or been stolen. People called her
crank, and perhaps she was 1t is unfortunat
that one of the geniler sex should ever gall
This title, vet many do. IL Is, however, fre
quently not their fault. Often functional de
rangemeuts viii apparently change a woman
entire nature. Don't blame such sufferers !
J they cranky. hut tell them to use DR.
Pierce's Favnrite Prescription. which Is an In
fallibe remedy for female weaknessess II vii
soon restore them to their normul condition.
1t is warranted TO give satisfaction In ever
case, or money paid for 1t win be returned.
DR.. Picrces Pellets. tho original and ont
genuine Little Liver Pills; % cents Wall OF
u dose.