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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-12-05

Remaining uncalled for in the post Office of
Cape Girardeau, county of Cape Girardeau,
State OF Missouri, for the week ending
November 80, ISg6.
SoWthorn, j Dean, Henderson
Fallon, James Fleming, j
Green, Miss Martha Gatz, VIM
Hunter, Miss Minnie Hughey. Hardy
Renfrow. Mrs Jane Renfrow. Josie
Persons calling for any of the above letters
Will please say Advertised, giving date of
the list. If not called for within two weeks
theywill be sent to the Dead Letter Office At
washington City. -. CEiMER.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-12-05

EH|NNTED-Sclici'ors Tor Clmpai@a Book
- By all. SrHaii and free silver"
authorized 10y B.ya'i, written byR J.. Metcalf.
Ett"- Gniata WrTid Herald, aTTo.ntedd
form Y bonanza Tor a~-GH:s, 4 i-.v silver
hi - for workers Oaiy SI.-e TAs only
gG.nCrize.i bOcS. ~ per cert. Credit given
Freight ;said. buS!lt irea. E.giu row with
c"OiCa Of TERRITORY PIm2rc-t, profitable
vori for ~ &anr'Ss, The National Box
t~o.ceTn, star B1iidiLe, Chicago
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-12-05
TUESDAY.

August SEiveIbine returned home
from =. Louis Sunday where he had
been for two weeks.
The officers on the Grey Eagle say
there is lots of ice in the upper rivers
but they do not believe river naviga-
ton south OF st. Louis will be inter-
tered with for some time yet.
You can get nice apples by the bar
rel. bushel. peek or peany at The
Boston opposite Post Office.
GA, grocery merchants seem to be
doin- q GOOD business. Ther are all
car.?,n~ h.g stocks.
II yoa az bilious, Try Dr.. Sawyer
Little W.ds Awake Pills, you will find
them just what you want. Try a free
sample. They 60 GOT grippe. Sold at
J. Maple Wilson's drug store.
The Virginia neaspape" reporter
who struca this tow about two weeks
ago sr-ucsIou. his morning FOR richer
fields.
Farmers are killing their hogs earl
fa~ .his vaar than usual. The short
corn crop Is the cause Q. The raSH IN
aa= ".jlia@.
a. Dear Sir: I an say
r.. IN. : ~ ,c co-,, r,i'- =
al -. .ria~ Iar e..
l,.: y. y. WEATHEEsHEE.
Augusta, Ga.
rr.II... .,r4o-o
"a" 80
tH' Noro"a' "e'" IN :'iq''S' oH T va,
ho3." 81 a ,cE pu"2HdI to-day. liz
f.iF .. IL. ltoin Asart failure
~ os -. Cirrni
ID " f 49, -,
t'"t.r, 49," -' &n "a resting 'e''' VI
...r' ~ ~ election contest 4
grams. - p.cp.a viii at,-2,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-12-05

"" we ever seen q nttie child
the agly of summer complaint.
You can flize the danger OF the
trouble ahtppTeciate the value of
!nStanlaneG relief always affored
by De" Folic and Cholera Cure.
For dysept9 and diarrhoea it is a
reliable rSmNE. We could not afford
to recsmnenthis as 4 cure unless
"ere a euf4 For sale by ]. Maple
Wilson, DruAst.
"lNEsDAY
Mr. Lyons ifrms US that he Will
open the st. C4les Hotel next Mon
day. lie expee to receive all the
furn-tc- TINS |S and place it in the
building before Ndayso that he can
threw the doors g Monday morn
ing.
liner VIII De hqlitics in the next
city election. AnSar who wants =
city olice can run his. merits and
not on his politics..
Hon. Louis Houcsnt outova,. the
ST. Louis, Cape GAdeau 4 Fort
Smlth hallroad thls lining to look
a!ter the condilloh or road.
DR.. A +. 9a"yeEI have been
troubled with rheumah and lung
trouble Tor Il number ~voars can
sa! heDer d any " help me
MRS. II. EGART.
pa. Ills.
SOFA IL -. maple "I'S"nrug store.
stockholders in the I, Ass,cia-
ton should not fail toatt4be meet
ing Saturday. \ new Boz of Df-
rectofs Is 10 DC eiecve" "I meeting
and every stakeholder shd No on
hand to vote.
The pail ;or the Post-olii4 This
city seems to oe getting hEeSome-
body is going to be disGppoi but
we can't name ''he Ii OF oAwho
will be the disappointed appit
leI
Eye Salve put up in tubes and bv
al dealers al pc q tube: itnI
cheap fer the lest salve, the hst
package and the most cCnvcnieir
use of any iii The world.
It IS supposed that the saloon il
ST. Charlie Hotel viii be The NJ
saloon in the city. The other 7all
keepers viii watch il there are !
improvements made ana they will
doubt covera themselves accordir.
Il doasn'. matter much whether
headache. biliiousuess, indiges.
; and constipation Z caused by :
lect or by unavoidable circumstan
DcITirt's Little Early Hisers
speedily cure them all. For sale
/ J. ..aylo wilson. Druggist.
,
L:'. 'i-. % III
Gu: ~ Io'''' HIS &c
. yn ~.
= a.; coming ""u.o
q aio. :lr.s:nas present. We W
not "i.., L 90" -o"G l ostba
: PFC "||a1.at
Z o."
MAJ ne's'"'e.
~ IT,, Miss Addie Ben
n, ,,. Nav there
", T.. little Hamanns by
,oon.rc.y .7.y..meu1.
ID Abe HyaS VIII o. u.' '"'A :"
~ St. Charles Fo'''' N'1 10 '"' :
jest 'o'N'
Lhe fphsra. q gre" "'''
~
T. by a iJ"-t number 81 i'.Hhas.
5 Inc ne" cnlii c"'c' ~ '
pertinent tHAl loAic' i'' -
- tastes oe'ler' ACES uet''', dill" .
e. than any otAef' AL Ne1ier' s'''
q, it to cure.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-12-05

khANli.D-A', active ahl capa6la salesman
~ 10 rlrescHt us IL this section IF the
state. PrcIaTeuc" given to IN experienced man.
i;eicseHce required. AldeH Vinegar Co, Sole
prop-irtCrs - tho Alden fruit Vinegar Works,
lHu y: 1872 : Main st, &. Louis. Mo.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-12-05
FRIDAY.


ATu5!lr is 10 S.. Louis puI-
cha so,oor o,..t fo, tho -
70 otet saloon @e proposes
Re finest saloon IL the South
3D. ,rn .od Ma, .ranon5 9
L~illylnn,.2 ,.J Isce h~,
OuA b.-
traGa.(. ,,u 49,,
Thsl.
,co- \
IL
FrGant-. CitrJa. p:&Hge
an" r.. FIGS md Dates. an
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-12-05

DR.. Bells Peppermint Chill Tonic
tastes good, is good and does good.
An effectual, positive and permanent
cure for chills, fever and ague. Con-
tains no poison. An anti-malarial
and an up-building tonic, A blood
purifier, An appetizer. aiding diges-
ton. It makes the complexion good.
Large bottles SOC. Guaranteed by all
dealers.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. z. Marshall, of ST.
Louis, are spending q few days here,
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. L. J.
Albert.
Will Warren received q car load Of
New York applesto-day thatbe&t any
apples ever brought to this market.
a barrel of these apples would make
a nice Christmas present.
Sherif-elect John Jenkins is in the
city to-day. Mr.. Jenkins informs us
that he has not yet selected a deputy
for this city.
Mr.. Geo. I. Allen. Of Clear Sp"ins,
KY, writes: - had a long spell of
fever which kept me III bed all sum
mer. 1t settled IN my breast and lungs
Ny physicians expected that would
never recover as 7 had . severe cough.
ana some OF ny family having had
lung trouble, there was little hope for
me. The doctors lanced my breast
and it run four Or five months. Then
they gave me DR.. Bells Pine Tar
Honey, which stopped my cough at
once. used about two bottles of it
and my lungs became sound.
We have some men in this city who
should have been born mouthiess.
They are good men but that little hole
neal the top end of the body keeps
them in trouble.
y man with 4 wheel in his head is
not a good man to eject TO Office.
Every community has such men. We
have them here.
Watch for the holiday advertising
in these columns. Merchants cannot
afford to let the holidays go by with
out using the columns of the DEMO
CRAT-the paper that everybody
reads.
While you are reading the DEMO
GRAFT think OF the people whose eyes
are so sore they can't read. If you
know OF such an one send them q tube |
OF Suther!and's Eagle Eye Salve and
after ;hey have used it they 4 see
hos % return the favor. IF they cant
tha dealer from whom you buy it is
authorized by the Z. f. Sutherland
Medicine Co. 10 refund You your 25c.
Al dealers wili do this.
Judge William G. Schneider was in
he city to-day attending = meeting of
thc Beard Of Directors Of the Fair
Association
The election Of officers for ,a9 Fair
49, istLi-'tI ti4S -NsSs ~ FFaAHeE ~ LC
Interesting. There are two factions
lighting eachothe" andthere is no tell
" which faction viii win.
.o1D;cd, n this city. December 1st,
,yiI&8. Hattie Willer. daughter Of Fred
III Johanna Willer. aged - years,
',.nths and one day.
+baE. 4. y. Sawyer:-Dear Sir: Mrs.
A5G2g induced II" - trEruUr EaIn-
lted g.. ! was greatly beH2G;od hr it
] he commended 53 20 @, lady !
city pr health Ae5ptcf ~
N!r Asher.
.. Mar.o wilson's .'"u"s5cre.
- FRIDAY.
ould
DulG
kind tTu5!lr is Ia S.. Louis pun
cnAa saloon outiit for the 81.
t.+ oh9 otel saloon. &e proposes
W 40 f,a-f .aI.cD !, ~. South
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-12-05

FOR SALE fne farm inside the city limits,
. il o him statr Of cultivation. WIN sell the
iSriH - a whole UT Will sell iu ten or twenty
acTt tots. scr further particulars address
Michael SchereT, Cape Girgrdcau. Mo.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-12-05

For SALE-A flRe base burner. Apply to
: Mrs. A. Yeager.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-12-05

Tor RENT-Three good rooms and smoke
! house. Apply to f. d. Engelmann.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-12-05

---GE eALE-Choice building lot "a feet front
: by ~ feet deep. Located Oh east side OF
Spauisistree between TIlliams aud Good Hope
streets Apply 10 ST. Eiacents Academy
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-12-05

tAgAETED \ position with a good family,
~ willing 20 do any kind OF house work.
Apply to Aug. GueathoT, West Broadway.
Annie n
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-12-05

EOR SALE-One fine Sill bedroom sett-took
l first premium at Fair, good as new. Must
sell. Bargain for some one. Inquire at this
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-12-05

Tor RENT-Three good rooms and smoke
: house. Apply to f. D. Engelmann.
NATURALIZATION room in good loea-
Wv tioa. Address, Box SIS, City
EOR RENT--the Crane homestead, on
l reasonable terEas. For particulars apply
ct Post-oiice.
FOR SALE-A flRe base burner. Apply to
; Mrs. A. Yeager.
EOR SALE-One fine sa5 bedroom sett-took
first premium at Fair, good as new. Must
sell. Bargain for some one. Inquire at this
Office.
ADIESI make big wages at home, and
l. want all to have the same opportunity.
The work is very pleasant aud will easily pay
Sis weekly. This is no deception / want no
money and will gladly send full particulars to
all sending stamp. Miss NJ. 4. Stebbins, Law
renee, Mich.
CTRAYED OR STOLEN-One small black
~ mare and colt. Any information leading
to the recovery of said animals will he thank
fully received and literally re Yarded by John
Prim, Cape Girardeau, Mo
M{ANTED-A young man to take charge o
Wv insurance Office at this place. Address
Thos. Bess, Pol lar Bluff, Mo.
Tor RENT-A few good farms. Only the
Il5Hl hihu Ol idTIlCIS Wanlcu- AlDIy 10
c. t. Lewis, Agent for Louis HOuck.
GTOLEN-From Makanda, jackson county,
- Illinois, one sorrel horse, with bald face,
four white legs, branded U. s. on left hip, age
between three and four sears. Address. Fines
Hancock, Makanda, Jackson county, Illinois.
OST~-Pocket-book containing sixty-fve
l. dollars in currency and a certificate of de-
post 81 ,545. Finder will be literally rewarded
by returning same to JudsOn NJ. Randol.
GERAYED Two black sows, weight about
- one hundred pounds each, one marked.
one unmarked. 4 liberal reward will be paid
Ior recovery OF same Leave Information at
This Office.
-OR SALE-A frst-cIass Sorghum mill, COM
piete with eyaporatOrs. viii sell on easy
terms Jr will trade tor hogs, corii CT 4 good
Apply at this Office
3GyANTED-PROMPT AND FAITHFUL
" GENTLEMAN OF lady to travel for re-
liable established hoUs in Missouri:
a=:arv "I@. ~I.ayable $j weekly and
c cSt.n'e': Situation i Pe1ma1ent; Eeier-
c.lop". H.. Hess, Pres, go near:orn St,
Chicago.
[kyAETED \ position with a good family,
" willing 70 do any kind OF house work.
Apply to aug. GueatiCr, West Broadway.
Annie Borumanh.
+--GE eALE-Choice building lot "a feet front
: by ~ feet deep. Located OF east side Of
Sna'ishstreet betwec Williams aud GOod Hope
streets Apply to ST. Eiacents Academy
ErroSSALE-6 fne farm inside thecity limits,
. il Q him statc of cultivation. WIZ sell the
i3riH Us a whole " will sell in ten or twenty
acre iO;,. Scr further particulars address
Michael SchETrT, Cape GirEriCaU. Mo.
SkIANILD-Aa active and capable salesman
~ 10 r'lreaCHt US III this section Of the
state. Preference" even to a. experienced man.
t.nIggpHcp TpCu;TF1 Aldpu Nfrgrsr IN Snia
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-12-05

EOR RENT--the Crane homestead, on
l reasonable terras. For particulars apply
ct Post-ofice.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-12-05

ADIES-I make big wages at home, and
L. want all ID have the same opportunity.
The work is very pleasant aud will easily pay
Sis weekly. This is no deception i want no
money and will gladly send full particulars to
all sending stamp. Miss NJ. \. Stebbins, Law
renee, Mich.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-12-05

i. 4. y. Sawyer:-Dear Sir: Mrs.
induced n - trE.%"Ur E&n-
. 7 was greatly BENEFITED ~ it
commended js 30 cry lady
br health. Respect ~
N!r ASHER.
-. Mar.o wilson .~i"u@s5cre.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-12-05

fEyANTkD-PROMPT AND FAITHFUL
~ GENTLEMAN OF lady 70 travel for re-
liable established hOGs' in Missouri.
S=:arv 8ISa rayable SD weekly and
EXPENSES. Situation permanent. Refer
enrea. enclose self addressed stamped en-
rriop". IL. Hess, Pres, 80 nearcOrn St,
Chicago.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-12-05

Neutrality-suspicious. room in good loea-
Wv tiol. Address, Box SIS, City
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-12-05

The.e ,,p,.:.. IT, > 3'.:i4~-
this city to comp. ali physicians 80
report all contagious diseases 10 the
Board of Health, and the ordinance
should re- 20 CONSTRUCTED that when i
j, violated the doctor violating il
should be pulled ana a""G.
They keep or marrying as -
! same as Il wheat was worth = dollar g
hu=het.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-12-05

Nov. L..
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-12-05

GERAIED Two black sOws, weight about
- one hundred pounds each, one marked.
one unmarked. 4 liberal reward will be paid
Tor recovery OF same Leave Information at
iEis office.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-12-18
POLITICS IN FUTURE.

Oregon politics is no tap thaC
reaches far into the future. Inc
taking of SO many Of the offices under
tho civil service law cempells the Nc
Kinley politicians to promise not only
all the Federal Offices, but the state
and county Offices two years ahead
Can they deliver them in Oregon or
will the people put on veto in 1887
Which crowd will win? The Jo'
Simon, Scott, Corbett, Dolph crow
or the Mitchell, IIirsch, Fulton, Nc
Bride crowd? Harvey Scott is hard
to locate. He is with some OF each
crowd and against some of each crowd
The Mitchell-Ilirsch crowd want Ben
son of Josephine for speaker, and Pat
terson of Marion for president ot IAe
senate. Tney want Fulton for COVER
nor and Ed. IIirsch for secretary OF
state.
The other crowd want JO. Simon for
nresident of the senate, CUrbett for
senator. Judge Riddle of Douglas for
speaker, and of course all the offices
in sight for themselves and their
friends. The man who imagines Jo'
Simon will not look out for his friends
If he succeeds does not know that
gentleman.
1t is hard to tell which crowd is the
better forany man to train with and
some will go it blind and take what
they can get out of the scramble. Sem
tor Mcbride is a silent factor in the
case. If Mitchell is defeated Mcbride
can still take care of his friends and
he is another man who believes in the
Scriptural injunction, that he who
does not take care of his own house
hold is worse than the heathen.
The organization of the two houses,
of the incoming legislature, means
more to the future, of Oregon politics,
than any session that has ever assem-
bled at Salem. Men are counting on
coming to the city, during the ses-
sion, by the hundreds, shod for the
war dance, armed with the scalping
knife and painted for the scrimmage.
Political fortunes will be made and
marred, and the snow will lie deep
and cold on many a statesman's grave.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-12-18

roads congress, then it can't be done
at all.
The commit ,e has had handsome
cards of invitation printed to be sent
out in the name of the mayor of this
city and these will be mailed at once
to governors, mayors and other prom
inent persons all over the United
States.
The committee already referred to
will, through the governor of this
state, have formal invitations eX-
tended to the other state governments
and to the national government. "A
little later on we believe it is the plan
of the executive committee to formu-
late the program for the congress,
which will, we suppose, consist among
other things of'papers prepared for the
occasion by able men on the subject
of good roads from its several stand
points including review of the work
on this line now being done in the
United States.
The committee will also devise a
plan of entertainment for those at
tending the congress, both the dele
gates and visitors, and in this will,
we hope, be able to secure the cooper
alton Of the ladies Of Orlando and
vicinity. 1t is also understood that a
national bicycle meet will be held
here at the time Of the congress, but
not interfering with its important
labors. AS with our clayed streets,
our clayed roads to Winter Park and
our splendid bicycle track we offer nm
usual attractions in this behalf, we
expect to see a grand display of cyclers
at that time. One day or at least
part of one should be set apart for a
grand bicycle parade.
These various attractions, the ma
tienal good roads congress and bicycle
meet, promise to bring an unusual
crowd here and to be great event in
our local history. Let us all take
hold and pull together in this good
work.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-12-18
Good Roads Convention.

PORTLAND, Dec. 1S-The state good
roads convention assembled in the
council hall of the Chamber of Com
merce Thursday. The meeting was
called to order by Eugene ID. White,
and permanent organization was ef-
fected by the election of prof. E. IL.
Lake, of Corvallis, for chairman, and
Mr.. White for secretary. The after
noon was devoted to eXtempore ad-
dresses by members of the convention,
and informal discussion of the topics
suggested by the themes of the speak
ers. The presence of larger number
of county Judges, now holding a con-
vention in the city, was CONSPICUOUS
feature of the convention. The hrst
and principal address of the after
noon was made by ex-senator Dolph,
whose remarks were chiefely devoted
to the needs of legislation necessary to
the establishment Of good roads, and
the most practible means of securing
it. Mr.. Dolph thought the bonding
system was the best and quickest
means of bringing about good roads.
He said:
The best of many systems, of i'm
proving country roads, in my estima
tion, is the bonding system now IN
vcguI New Jersey and several Other
states. By this system, each county
is bonded for enough to build the en-
tire system of roads at onoe. The
property along roads is doubled IL
value, and although taxes are in
creased, the country is better able to
pay them and there is general i'm
proyement. There is, know, great
deal of objection to bonded indebted
ness, but think that If bonded in
pebtedness is ever justitiable it is fol
building good country roads. The
bond system secures for the people a.
once what they have been laborinG
for from the commencement. l attemp
to say that the county in Oregon frs
adopting such system will Advertise
itself as it can in no other way.
Resolutions were adopted settinl
forth the need of legislation looking Il
the improvement of the roads, of th'
state.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-12-18
The Dairy Breeds.

The Geneva Experiment station
gives the following results of a series
OF tests of the leading breeds Of mich
COWS:
The process adopted was to estab-
lish as fairly as could be done the
prices for the milk per hundred weight
for the milk solids for cheese making
per pound, and for butter fat pei
pound. These figures were placed at
81 .2S per hundred weight for milk, %
cents per pound for milk solids, and
26b cents for butter fat.
On this basis Ayrshire milk was
worth as much, during the year,
So. "a per cow; its solids for cheese
making were worth $Sl.44; and its
butter fat for butter Gmaking was
worth but $64.47.
The Ayrshire, according to this
showing, would be worth more to the
milkman than to the cheese maker
aud more to the cheese maker than
| to the butter maker
I The milk of the Guernsey was
worth S6S.9S, the milk solids were
valued at S75.O4 for cheese making,
and $50. IS for butter making. Here
the Guernsey is shown to be more
valuable to either the butter or cheese
making than to the milkman.
The milk of the Holstein proved tC
be worth $101.35 when sold as milk
SS7.4l in the hands of the cheese
maker and $7O.07 in the hands of the
butter maker. The Holstein is, there
fore, better milkman's COW thar
a cheese makers and better cheese
makers cow than she is a buttel
makers COW.
The milk of the Jersey at the price
assumed was worth '$64.5S, the solids
were worth to the cheese maker $72.37
and its butter fat was valued a
s74.9O. The Jersey is, therefor, JUS
the reverse of the Holstein-Friesian
She is at her best in the butte
making, and the next most profitable
use for her milk is cheese making, il
is least profitable to the milk man.
The ShorthOrn give milk wortf
S72 so, the solids in the hands of th'
cheese maker were worth SSO.s5; th'
fat in the hands of the butter make
was worth s5003. The figures prove
the milk of the Shorthom the mos
nrofitable for manufacture into the
cheese, the sale OF milk standing
second in point of profit and the but
ter value coming last.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-12-18
Agricultural.
THE ROAD QUESTION.

Enron JOURNAL: Now that the
rainy season is on han1 suppose u
will be in order To discuss the guod
road ouestion, and while doing 30 IL
will be best to contine ourselves 10
noints within our reach, leaving 1T TO
future years to supply what we can
not have at present.
In the first place / notice that most
of the roads are graded too wide gen
orally from fence to fence, leaving no
well defined ditch to carly on the
water and leaving the road generally
lower in the center than at the sides
after travelled a while in rainy
weather.
A narrow well-rounded grade is GER
tainly preferable.
Another objection to grading SO
wide is the fact that it leaves no pain
for pedestrians, and women when cal
ling on a neighbor are obliged to wade
in TIE mud on account of it, and oul
children when attending school are at
| the same disadvantage.
In many places where there is =
mblancc of path at the side of the
road. men and boys on horseback ride
on il and trample it down. and when
appealed to not do SO for the sake OF
the children who travel back and
forth TO school on foot, plainly tell
you that "this Is the public road and
| have as good right here as ANY
one" which is true, but certainly out
of place.
1--WE need some legislation on this
point and j suggest that the school
children of the various districts pc
tition the coming legislature to enact
law providing for foot path along
one side of the road and making 1T a
misdemeanor to ride or drive on the
same.
A petition in this form, suppose
would answer the purpose:
We, the undersigned school chill
dren of district No. county OF
respectfully petition your
honorable body to enact a law pro
viding for foot path along one side
of ,the public road for the use OF
pedestrians, making it a mlsdemeanol
to ride or drive thereon.
We certainly need some provision
of this kind in this county where I'VE
have so much rainy weather Who
will second the motion for Il reform
on this line.
j. f. EBERSOLE.