Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-10-16

Kl>S BEFORE TIE ESSEN AGRICULTURE /
1890.
We ought not to he satisfied with the
condition of any main road. on which
any day of the year when it Is free
from snow drifts. a horse NAV not
travel at very near his ordinary speed
50 obvious and manifold are the btuc-
fits which good roads bring to "A com
munlty that from very early times men
have regarded those associated with
their projection with the highest honor
and gratitude.
Among the ancient Greeks the care
of ne roads was one of the specified.
personal duties of kings while the
Romans testified To the veneraiiom with
which they regarded those who opened
this means Of intercourse, bv giving to
their highest religious officer a name
derived from this service. tile word.
PonttcN. which was the regular title
Of the Roman High Priest, aud i he
word from which we have the English
word poutiticate. literally meaning
p'I'-e "u.i"eT' Among me holianine-
dams and in medieval Europe To make
such provision for the sat ty Of way
ia'rs WAS esie'illed an ACT "i charity
anu "', "''''l Mh'ch RANKED Win me
eN'""''''iiiie'' -, temples ana hospitals
aud constituted a claim to the honols
Of cauonizaton.
"o''" -i'iici 'ca h"'S' ~
mus P"'i''' 0'al"I ~ 'is ''lhc specify
IT, - Ao'u io"''S - among
,.'' '"'"' al u ny VI ''e ~ 's'l"h Ni'rH'
~ ~ WI" '''' 'o,oat QUEENS OF 'ht
o''''7 anu ~" IL vi '"'S county ''e itl-
/ F'''''''''' II, '"i i""''e 'n'ahS' rs IL
I''' meant '"' o'"eI people III o'hef
ANUS Il ii'"'e "'N "'l'a2eous inter
','""S' 'i P"lP"s 81 F"iiIc ana Il
I''Se' u'',"i, u 'e'lo"ShiP' IN some
,'e1'ee \ he'i's |" s"i'e 'he pF"oIelh OF
"i'"E'"s mo nearer reiatiohs inc Pro
""'ei am CONSUMER 81 tHe pro'uc's q
". i"' NJ
N' i'1es u iAi,'o'' nave III 4 erea'
measure s"pe'st'iei 'he custom OF
.c"o' '',"" ago "heh 'lie ."rihet SOFA
Ms produce rom 'ooF 'o''oof 10 M, cty
'Ns'oiiiei' b"' 'iieIe are sun cohsi"ef-
a''' ,'u'''"e'' VII" '''e's, upon rr'eN-
~ t','if I'' III Co'ii'h"a'',es' as i"r as
l>s'o'', n"ni '''e i'an" .l'at pfooHces
'''ei'' "''''u NefS le" years we
nav hh""h % some wa" carried ms
Ptcie' cuoe 30 IA tnAt lhev "iI'ih9iy
Pa'o 'nelt market man greatly al
Naiioe" price, even LOT such a com'nod-
ny as corn meal ior inc sake oil nav
ing mat "L'cn theY eouId be sure was
/ 81 eastern pio'uct'oh. Ana II Is sale
10 say 'n"' almost every family has
so'it,"'il2 o' " similar preference ana
"o.ir Si","t pay '"' ~ Sfa'i''ca''oh-
bu' hoc 'ess would such improve
iileii'S De ioF 'he iiin'uai advantage OF
cill anu country ps the increased IN
uu'eiiieH' y "onii open 70 our city
irienus :" MAKE t'e" MONIES iof snort
q VI longer Pe'ioo OF each year among
me natural attractions oil our country
t"""'' 40 Pu''ll expense can 90
more 10 make our towns attractive to
'ili' CLASS Oh people thah just TINS I'M
Pro'eihent OIL "'i'cil we speak. very
lie" people ever rae III the steam cars
'of pressure III certain pretty direc,
way me modern Applications OF steam
ana olhef appliances by winch the RAPID
transaction OF business Is facilitated,
al contribute towards making the 10
creasins use OF our roads Tor the pun
pose OF pleasnfe-driVing almost ne
cessity "A century ago whenever a
man had pressing business IN distant
CITY, lie was Obliged by some sort of
conveyance to take journey over the
road. his gave him a somewhat pro-
tacted outing. Now, however, he
does not perhaps 90 from his office.
Tie simply dictates telegram. or
presses a button and talks through a
telephone. SO far as the necessities
OF traffic are concerned the habits of
business men have been growing more
9e"cn'"it
Meantime the physical aud mental
necessities of man have NOT greatly
changed, one OF these being. as 1t ever
has been, that for his best condition
he must be much in the open air. For
increasing numbers this demand is
most pleasantly met behind free
horse Oh good road. 1t is related of
DR.. johnson, that as he was once
being whirled in post-chaise over
beautiful road, he declared he was en-
Joying one of the greatest pleasures of
lite. And III this taste, We fancy that
the eccentric doctor was much like the
majority OF men.
In one very lmportan. respect the
common roaas Of tins country are par
tlcuiariy inviting to those VINO ride for
pleasure In that SO many are winding