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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-29
POINTS ON ROADMAKING.
The Importance of Easy Grades Is Unde
estimated-TeIford Pavement.


estimated-Telford Pavement.
Mr.. T. A. Durham, who was the engi-
neer in charge of road improvements in
Union county, n. J., AID other popular
suburbs of New York, the results of
which have been in high degree salts
factory, in a communication to Good
Roads gives his general plan of opera
lions:
All the roads were carefully located
and mapped, and accurate levels were
taken and profles made for establishing
the grades, particular care being taken
with this part of the work, as it was con-
sidered of the greatest Importance. On
the earlier roads some quite heavy earth
work was done both in excavation and
embankment in order to reduce steep
grades as much as possible. On later
work, however, it was considered advis-
able to reduce the cost Of the earthwork,
and in order to do this grades were estab-
ished which necessarily followed more
nearly the general surface of the old
roads. Sufficient grading was always
done, however, to insure adequate in
clination for drainage.
The benefits to be secured by expend-
ing even moderate amount of money
in improving the grade of roads about to
be paved are not appreciated as they
should be. Hills and hollows which
might have been improved at a very
slight expense are often left in the road
to be a continual detriment to its useful
ness. It should be remembered that it
is not expected nor desired to make
level road, but that often only small
amount of earth need be taken from the
top of a hill and added to the hollow at
its foot to convert bad billy road into
good one with easy grades.
We should also bear in mind that this
expense of grading, once incurred, is for
ever done with, while if the need Of
grading should be realized after the COM
pletion Of the pavement all the work
done upon the latter would have to be
sacrificed.
Sometimes the road is too level, allow
ing the water to settle at slight depres-
sions and saturate the subgrade. It is
then imperative to cut or fill, or both,
as may be found most expedient, in or
der to give sufficient fall in the cutters
to carry the water to the nearest stream.
Underdrains are also required in such
places to relieve the subsoil Of water.
This matter Of securing a dry founda-
ton for the pavement is really the most
important end to be gained by grading,
as the pavement may be constructed and
permanently maintained on grades of
very inconvenient steepness, but if the
drainage is neglected the existence of the
pavement itself is imperiled.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-29

Owing to the unusual prevalence of
small box in various sections of the
country the state board of health has
taken steps to prevent the entrance of
the disease into Wisconsin. The
board held special meeting on Mon
day and discussed the situation, which
1t "regarded as dangerous, although
not as yet alarming, in this state"
A circular will be sent out by the
board calling upon the people to use
every precautionary measure to avoid
the contagion. Every person in the
state who has not been vaccinated in
the past five years, is urged do so just
as soon as possible.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-29
Firemen's Ball at Highland.

The second annual ball of the High
land Fire department will be held at
Lynch's hall, in the village of High
land, on New Years night, Jan. /,
1894. An elegant supper will be
served in the Blackney House. Music
for the occasion will be furnished by
the Highland orchestra composed of
eight of the best musicians in the
northwest. The Highland Fire Com
pany was organized one year ago and
now has forty members. On Jan. 1st,
at I o'clock p. m, the company will
give a grand free exhibition of their
skill, and activity as firemen, which
will be great treat to those who have
never witnessed such an exhibition.
Don't fail to see it. The ball prom
Uses to be the great event of the season
and is under the following excellent
management: General Managers,
Charles Steele, Abe Lewis, William
Ru5ado, Frank Fecht and Joseph
Semrad. o. A. Mills, of Montfort,
one of the best callers in the country
has been engaged for the occasion.
Floor Managers, John w. Gum, A. J.
Egan and John Bhien. The best of
order and good management are guar
anteed. Tickets, including supper,
1925. A general invitation is extend
ed to the public.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-29

Dor or two whom he considers pretty
good fellows, and whether they would
not do him a favor as freely as re-
publican and sinner? While The
Journal considers the Democratic
methods of serving the people very
bad in some respects, yet it is willing
to credit them with the intention of
doing well. 1t is not creditable to the
intelligence of any one to say that all
Democrats are knaves or fools; but
that is just what is taught by many
republican newspapers that are dub
bed organs" and whose editors take
pride in turning the crank.
No men Of ordinary sense much
less men of common sense-are silly
enough to think that the Democratic
party intends to send the country and
the people to the demnition bow vows
by the shortest route. Any political
policy which is detrim entail to the
masses, Injuries Democrats, Republi-
cans and populists alike; and party
steerers Of all political notions are
bound by self interest if not by patri
otism to keep in line with the wishes
Of the people. When the politicians
swerye, and run things in high
handed way, the voters are not slow in
kicking them out. Perhaps you
have noticed it. The narrow minded !"
yawpers who yell for "party right or
wrong" are met with occasionally,
even to this day; and perhaps like the
poor they will be always with US; but
they are an inconsequent minority,
like the anarchists, and will grow
smaller by degrees and beautifully
less, as patriotism, intelligence and
liberaliity march onward"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-29

Toys at Cost.
To close out the stock, at Hanscom's.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-29

The Darlington Journal of last
week administers the following just
rebuke to an over Jealous republican
who directed the editor to stop his
copy of The Journal, for the reason
that the paper don't abuse the Dem
ocrats enough to suit his partisan
IDEAS, and who also says he shall stop
The Galena Gazette for the same
reason:
"Now this man is fairly intelli-
gent, but he was born hundred years
too late. His time is when blue
laws were in vogue and people were
imprisoned for changing their shirts
on Sunday and for other offences of a
like henious nature. We wonder if
this farmer hasn't a Democratic neigh
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-29
TELFoRp BEFORE wEDG1Na.

The total depth Of pavement was gen
orally - inches. On some Of the roads
the telford foundation was not laid I'M
der the entire width of the pavement,
but strip 2 feet wide on each side con-
sisted Of macadam stone only. Under
drains were laid wherever required to
relieve tho subgrade of water and to fit
it for rolling and consolidation.
The telford foundation consisted Of
trap rock on most Of the roads, hard
granulite or similar stone being used on
the others. The stones were of the gen.
eral wedge shape shown in the illustra-
ton, set on their bases and placed side
by side with their longest dimensions
transverse to the line of the road.
The stones were at least inches deep,
the base being from 8 to - inches in
length and not less than inches in
width. After a sufficient length of this
foundation had been laid all protecting
points Of stone were broken off with
hammers, and smaller stones, spalls and
chips were wedged and hammered into
every opening until the whole was made
rigid mass of stone. This process Of
knapping was continued until all points
above grade were broken off, the low
places filed with stone, and the telford
presented sufficiently even surface at
the proper grade.
The foundation was then rolled thor
oughly, the roller used weighing at least
five tons. In the construction of the lat
er roads thin layer of clay was spread
over the telford previous to the rolling
to prevent the screenings (Which were to
be applied later) from sitting through
the foundation, and also to form cush-
ion for the macadam stone.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-29

M any of our local republican ex-
exchanges are OVERRIDING the subject
Of the hard times, and are making
about as ridiculous exhibitions of
themselves as they did when defend
ing the odious Bennett school law,
and the ex-state treasurers for appro-
priating to their own uses interest on
public funds The business crisis,
which happily is over, was general not
only in the United States but through
out all of Europe, and to attribute
it to the fear of tariff reduction, is
short sighted in the extreme. Surely
the year 1893 has been a prosperous
year for agriculture, the chief industry
of southwest Wisconsin. Everything
farmers have to sell command a good
price, and SO far as the great majority
of them are concerned the times have
been unusually prosperous. AS a
Republican farmer subscriber, the
other day, remarked to representa-
tive of The Democrat: Under a
Democratic administration, of course,
we Republicans must kick about
something; but in truth, we have
nothing to kick about this time"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-29
For Sale.

| offer for sale 100 acres of choice
land, lying four miles west of Mineral
Point. One hundred acres under Guilt
walton, the balance fine young timber.
There is never failing spring on
the place. | will sell all or part to
suit purchaser. Will be sold on easy
terms. For particulars apply to J. ].
Collins.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-29
A Child's Question.

The Milwaukee Journal.
Ex-Congressman La Toilette tells
the following good story on himself
in connection with his defeat for re-
election when the Democratic tidal
wave rolled over Wisconsin in 1890:
"You will recollect, of course, that |
was beaten for reelection in 1890 by
about 1000 votes, though | had 5000
majority two years before. Well.
there was nothing to do but accept
the situation and return to my law
practice. My little daughter was then
about 8 years old, and she was con-
siderably interested in the talk of the
family, the more because she had not
liked living in Washington, where a
poor man has to live in boarding
house in order to make ends meet.
There she was cooped up in small
quarters, and she longed for the fam
lily residence in Madison and her nice
playground. She was naturally elated
at the thought that she would not
have to live in Washington any more,
and yet she was old enough to dis,
cover that the matter had it's serious
side. What that serious side was she
could not discover, but it appeared
that she had been trying to solve the
question, as one morning she broke
in upon her mother with the abrupt
question:
Say, mamma, does papa have to be
elected to practice laW?''
"She thought if had the case was
desperate in those times, and she was
about right"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-29

The Hudson True Republican be-
lieves that no backward steps should
be taken in the matter of tariff re-
duction. It says:
The Democratic party started out to
reform the tariff. 1t should not allow
itself to be black guarded out of it's
purpose. If the recent panic had any
thing to do with the tariff it was from
the Mckinley bill which was in force
at the time and is in force still"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-16
The Ice Track.

The PRESS Saturday spoke of an ice
track that was to be made on Back Cove.
Saturday afternoon Street Commissioner
Griffin and Mr.. Sawyer, of the well
known livery firm, took six horses and a
gang of men with the heavy snow scrapeI
belonging to the city and cleared two
race tracks on the ice on Back Cove
about three-quarters of mile in length
and Is feet wide.
The track starts from a point nearly
opposite the baseball grounds and runs
along the Deering shore nearly to Ocean
street, thence back, there being several
feet between the tracks. The two
tracks will make collision impossible,
one of the great faults of Portland street
being this danger. The ice is very hard
and smooth, the footing will be fine and
no doubt fast time will be made. The
entrance to the. track is through the Cir
Gus grounds
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-16
Fire on Lincoln Street.

The alarm Of fire from box "a last eve
ming at o'clock was caused by fire in
the large one and half story wooden
building ON Lincoln street, west of Pearl
street. occupied by Little's carpet sweep
ing and busting establishment Mr..
Blake, who lives near, saw the building
lighted up by the flames and pulled in
the alarm. The chemical engine was
quickly on hand and had the fire out
speedily. The fire appeared to have
caught about the boiler. There will be
but little loss to the building but there
may be considerable to the carpet sweep
ing machinery. Mr.. Little had $1,000 in
surance on the building, boiler and ma
chinerv in the German American. There
was horse on the premises but he was
got out without injury by Messrs. Blake
and Little.
The patrol wagon, with Deputy Mar
shall Chase, was first on the ground at
the fire. The door was broken in with
an axe and hydrant stream put on, as
well as the chemical stream.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-16
THICK OUTSIDE.
Steamer Lucy p. Miller Comes in to Es-
cape a Snow Storm.

The steamer Lucy P. Miller, which
plies regularly between st. John and
New York, put into this harbor yester-
day and tied up at Franklin wharf to
await better weather before proceeding.
The Miller is commanded by Captain
Homer, formerly of Bucksport. Her
officers report that thick heavy snow
storm was raging outside. They could
not see thing of Matinicus, and when
they picked up Cape Elizabeth they de-
cided to put into Portland instead of
proceeding The sea was not very heavy
but the weather was s. thick as to make
it very bad
The Miller is being run this winter on
the route of the steamer Winthrop, which
formerly belonged to the Portland line.
The Winthrop is hauled up. The Miller
formerly ran between Bangor and New
York.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-16
The Sleigh Riders.

Portland street was in poor condition
for sleigh riding Saturday afternoon,
what little snow there was being well
mixed with gravel. There was, how
ever, the largest turnout of teams and
spectators for the season, and the fun
was fast and furious at times. The live
lest sport was made by the trio, Dot.
driven by RUDE Dyer, Bob NJ, by Charles
Marston, and Mary Ann, by Ernest
Cross. They had many a hot trial, and
it was about nip and tuck between them.
John Randall with his slashing gated
veteran Getty Marshall made things
lively where he was, and all the numer-
GUS speedy ones before mentioned by
the PRESS were on the street and doing
fast work.
There were also several fine pairs,
among them Hugh Chisholm's, W. 81.
Milliken's, Captain Benjamin Webster
Charles Ilsley's, and others.
The track being ready on the Back
Bay, Ansel Sawyer, through whose eff
forts the course was cleared, notllled the
drivers on Portland street, and quite a
number proceeded to the ice track, but
the great number were so engrossed with
their sport on Portland street and the
entertainment of the crowd assembled,
that they remained where they were.
The ice track will probably be kept in
condition if for no other reason than to
relieve Portland street, which is much
used for business teaming. The Back
Bay track is easily reached by road a
few rods north of the base ball grounds
The ice is entirely safe, being at least IA
inches thick, and a team of SIX heavy
city horses were upon it Saturday after
noon.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-16
For additional Local News SEE
Fifth Page.
PERSONAL.

ymr,M. W. Dubois of Texas is at the
Falmouth.
Captain George II. Abbott is confined
to the house with serious illness.
Mr.. w. Fl. Mcdonald has taken anoth-
er lease of Hotel Willows at Pennington
for term of years.
Mr.. W. E. S. Whitman of Augusta
(Toby Candor) was in town Saturday.
Judge Stearns of Caribou visited Port
land Saturday.
Judge Virgin and Mr.. Pierce were both
comfortable yesterday.
Mr.. George L. Barrows, of the Bar
Harbor Record, was in town over Satur-
day.
Mr.. E. T. Holmes of Eastport was at
the Falmouth yesterday.
Messrs. L. D. Cobb of Bath, J. Don
nelly of Auburn, Emery Cook of Ban
gor, S. S. Cahill of Brunswick, and W.
Sprague Of Auburn, all railroed men,
dined at the Falmouth yesterday.
Mr.. A. c. Perry of Presque Isle was at
the Preble yesterday.
Mr.. M. S. Parks Of Richmond was at
the United States Hotel yesterday.
Mr.. Leonard E. Tilden of Washington
is at the United States Hotel.
Lieutenant Robert E. Peary, the IA
nous Arctic explorer, passed yesterday
with his mother at her home at Pleasant
dale, Cape Elizabeth. Lieutenant Peary
is lecturing in New England and spoke
at Lynn Saturday night.
Governor Cleaves passed Saturday in
! Portland.
Mr.. Charles f. johnson, so well known
as the former assistant secretary of the
Portland Young Mems Christian Associ-
alton, who has been for the past year
general secretary of the association at
Gardiner, has just left there and taken
charge of the new association formed at
Whitman, Mass. Mr.. Johnson's friends
here, which means all who know him,
will be glad of the success that is at
tending his work and wish him contin
ued prosperity, although sorry that the
work in this state didn't offer sufficient
advantages and opportunities to keep
him here.
Captain Whitman Sawyer is quite i'll
at Augusta.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-16
The Oysters on MCGOWAN.

In regard to the bet of an oyster sup
per for the common council made by
President MCGOWAN and Mr.. Kehoe,
Hon. J. III. Drummond, the referee, has
made this decision on statement of
facts agreed upon by both parties:
The joining of the two amendments in one
was irregular, as they were not connected with.
or dependent upon. each other. But whether
adopted together or separately they did not
preclude other amendments; and the order was
open to further amendments E
JOSIAH H. DRUMAIoND. f
January IA, 1892.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-16
Vacant Tenennents.

Rev. G.. w, Bicknell, D. D., will deliv-
er lectura-this evening on the subject of
"Vacant Teneme ts'' in the Church of
the Messiah course. Mr.. Bicknell is a
former pastor of the church and has
many friends in Portland.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-16
The Papyrus Club.

Mr.. Joseph A. MCGOWAN will entertain
the members of the Papyrus club, at his
residence 263 Congress street, on next
Tuesday evening, January 18th, and read
a paper on "Civil Government
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-16
WoInen's Alliance.

At the request of many who were pre-
vented by the weather from hearing
Mrs. Jordan's paper, which she read at
the First Parish House, she has kindly
consented to repeat it on Monday after
noon, January 10Th. at o'clock, for
which the course tickets can be used.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-16
ANNUAL MI EXITING.
International Steamship Company

International Steamship Company.
TIME animal meeting of the Stockholders OF
Il the International Steamship Company Will
be held at their office. Railroad Wharf, on We'd
nesday, the 25th>d of January, 1898, at 3
O'Clock p. M for the purpose of choosing di-
rectors for the ensuring we and the transac ion
of such other business as may legally come be-
tore them. VIM. L. HOLDEN, Secy
jan16 dtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-16
Cumberland Agricultural Society

Alta meeting of the directors held at
the United States Hotel Saturday it was
decided to erect rs more horse stalls and
judges stand. The advantage of en-
larging the grand stand was discussed,
but it was decided to take no action this
wear
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-16

when Baby was sick, we gave her Castoris.
when she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Casbor1a. =
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria.
dec11 eodflx1y
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-16

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used over Fifty Years by millions OF mothers
for their children while Teething, with perfect
success. 1t soothes the child, softens the
Gums allays Pain, cures Wind Collie, regulates
the bowels, and is the best remedy for Dlar
rhea whether arising from teething or other
caNses For sale by Druggists in every part OF
the world Be sure and ask for Mrs Winslow's
Soothing Syrup. 25c. a bottle.
febSMW&F&w1y
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-16

Alderman Hutchins has made up a
statement of the cost of the out of door
poor Chose not in the almshouse) for
each year since the organization of the
town in 1871. For the first six years
this expense amounted to an average OF
three or four hundred dollars q year.
Then it gradually rose until it became
S1,644.2 20 in 1882. Since thenit has been:
1883, 1888: 1884, 1890; 1885, S1442;
1886, 1892; 1887, s2o44; 1888, S2343;
1889, s116S; $780, $1503; 1891, s29S1
1892, 10 mos.) 1886. This is regarded as
an excellent showing by the present
board of overseers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-16

Mr.. Frank A. McGlinchy was dining at
neighbours, Mrs. Minough's, on Fore
street yesterday, when piece of meat
lodged in his throat DIR. Palmer was
sent for, but before he arrived Mr.. Nc
Glinchy had expired. The doctor said
that McGlinchy died of apoplexy, the
result of his efforts to dislodge the meat.
Mr.. McGlinchy leaves widow and three
children. He was about SO years of nge.
Coroner Hall was called.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-16
st. Luke's Parish Concert.

This evening at the St. Luke's Parish
house, entrance ON Park street, pleas
ing concert will be given. Miss Henriet-
ia Rice, the popular contralto, will sing,
and Messrs. Harvey Murray and W. H.
Carter will be the pianists.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-16

This evening Fraternity Lodge, 1. 0.
O. F., of Deering, will entertain the de-
gree teams of Augusta and Brunswick.
There will be working of degrees and
banquet.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-16

Niilliken-T omlinson Company are the sole
agent for the Frank Leslie Cigar, which is a
new conner but beats all other leading brands
on account of it's fine aromatic qualities.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-16
TODAY

The four H's-health. happy homes and hos
pitality-fostered by Angostura Bitters. Sole
manufacturers, DR.. j. G. B.Siegert s. Sons. AT
all druggists JanI6M W&F&WlW
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-16
The Death Rate.

Take the Press and keep posted On the
events of the day. so cents month.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-16
CITY OF DEERINa.

Odd Fellow Entertainment this Evening
Grange Officers Elected-Cost OF the
Out of Door Poor.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-16

H., elected the following officers Satu
day night:
Master-Frank F. Roberts.
Overseer-Frank A. Walker.
Lecturer-L. B. bennett.
Steward-G. Al. Cobb.
Assistant Steward-W. F. Babb.
Secretary-M. M. Scholl.
Treasurer-M. G. Roberts.
Chaplain-A. C. Jones.
CereS-NIrs. NJ. G. Roberts.
Flor Mrs. Alice Babb.
Pomona-MrS. A. G. Jones.
l.. A. Steward-MiSs Lulu Rolfe.
GatekeeDer-Philip l. SchOll.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-16

The number of deaths for last week
was II, from the following causes: