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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-04-08

Mary women have plenty e uenev
VIII ~H.-' - teT god 5.c;HH--nav.
&c IT. t.s.43 C tla ls-t maas9ial and
nl..El--ss,d VI they never laa,, well
Grts>ad l.aaasa tHss 60 Hat kaew how
e PIT tz..,=a =.l..
There l-s =rest ar N knowing not
oosy 49, s. s f7r es- Gr-->. Iut
Law Il - caz.s-v w., lata il. Pain,
ns.t 5.ae..a- NJ. r4t 81 VII lex II
hest.r fHs.l z#.a iz.r~t eEr 9isiye clothing
ca-s,sS>r t.a,...al.
VIA W. = ~ II the morning. we
shoa.a t..,sS with = u ea.e and neat
hess, Manv CIR, havea hasitof coming
down L breakfast mildly dressed and
with uah..ast .aohing heads This i
rea1.y ~ LngarGouable fault, No wom-
al whe has zee slightest respect Tor her
ST vii come down looking untidy the
a.>; thing III The morning Wives should
specially remember TINS ard study To lie
always neat. There Is nothing man
dlsllkes more or notices sooner than an
uutdy looking woman or one with a
badly dressed head 1t is best taste to
dress plainly in the morning, and much
jewelry should not be Worn. If your
position in life obAces you to undertake
house hold dates, such As busting, cock
ing. etc. a heat apron should be donned
after breakfast IL preserve the gown.
Suitability in dress should be studied
Thus, II the morning it Is correct
wear taller made costume. with the
skirt cut shorc 70 allow freedom in walk
ing. but this style OF costume is not
adapted G. permissible fer afternoon
calling, etc. \ mere graceful and femi-
nine attire should be worn On these oc-
casicns
In the same manner thick boots,
which are suitable for walking and
rough we4r. should be replaced by light
e- one> fer afternoon wear.
Color> should always h. chosen TO
suit the wearer. Never wear bright col
ors because they Az fashionable II they
do not become you Every woman can
tel what cg-a-s suit her beSt and should
GreSs accordingly
The Ic>t booming belts for the figure
are black. - those G. Light celors or
with s--Y-- lamentations BY their
sudden contrasts lre..k Up the line CT
the waist a-a give It bulky appear
aIce. = hi-4delphia Ledger.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-04-08

- =r.ss = en-5ev much CT t,1.s
t{sse - .e.sc = rszt kz.i of emb.eld
e. aa3 IA making u0 eu.5ecemea:s,
r,.>,.e,S vests, e- -. -. l. tls ms
en- = =s=-~ss---> et,af = .4eu6.alS.y
an .zz.s =z- .-.sza q enormous
DIS l...~ Tlase Et:.a things
an, - W. >azz-. TIA .aa.u Things IN
DIS. ]. : >..v:-c ri -z4rv HUNDREDS
4 y. - = latt Yrstl r--eS fingers. -
fasls=a :, t-.szaS. e=-vats. Eelu>.
W. s.-s 81 eee s1a3.y .tJ.e ueeA Ii
isaiu-s - ,s,.-h II vc-ue.
Tie talent far re:-s51s!as NJ S.zhF
to carry Things II - eve = TIE
phrase coeS-is something 10 be very
pend q sEd L be encouraged in fa2l!-
Aes Win daughters THIS point Is dwelt
on il this paper iron time 70 tine, tt
cause many women possess the gift but
ara too tlmld TO try their hand Il i for
their ENCOURAGEMENT especially that
hints ar given Of how many things may
BE- made a home, and the choicest
things at that
\ good plan for beginner Is 10 buy
solar or a plastron and use it for
model and TO invent something quite
different ty changing the color, the ma
terial and 70 substitute quite another
scheme Of trimming Little BY little
ones faculty develops, and few expe-;-
ments wo.k wonders The shops viii
not sell certain materials which they
are making Up theclS ives to- novelties,
bit very pretty substitutes are alwsvs II
hand. with the advantage Ct not being
SIS commonly worn as these CT sale. II
seems very simple thing 70 t,,ke hand
Of rltbca fitting the neck, and with
plissss q mousselln &c sole, ch;Eon or
gauze 10 sew On rows Of ruchlng until
il IS high and tu,-; then 70 add three CT
four fine nll-A CT ina-teu tails acrCss the
shoulders and four g SIX across the b1st,
with loops G !i6bon or heads tucked III
between the rUchines, Lager bows IN
the lack. and then ta>seu with large
hooks and eyes underneath IN front
For evening wear At the thea,er, pale
ve.vets with ostrich tip. G. chiffon and
feathers, ritbCns and .ace al suggest
pretty combinations As tle spring days
advance thes- little accrsSc-ies viii be
quite sufficient 10 wear with cloth
gowns, and how j2untv and becoming
they ar on Young figures, tripping along
wearing tle e4c.y spring h4;, while
elder women owe quite - much 10 these
Charming cOut-cJiCus worn over light
wraps Satin and velvet NUTS with bits
of iur. one G rwo heads, few tails,
smart bow q: r.taou. ara always deSir-
able aud - afternoon visits quite tie
pretue>. AM >ste>J-rr, ttlesr because
We may carry them with grace In
possible q l..-ss fur oEe>, and safest be
cau>e our :, cAinchi-la OF sable ! much
tee precious u b tossed with the Gus
tomary III q wr-Es AID 11-s at a
FINN : - -Nr-,r,n
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-04-08

1t seems Is i ona cannot 80 anywhere
in all the world these days without
meeting Christian EuGeavoreS While
Dr.. Clark was crossing the Red sea he
found no less than ten Christian En-
deavorers aboard the ship, and On the
Sunday evening Of the voyage delight
ful Christian Endeavor prayer meeting
was held. Incidentally the cosmopolitan
character Ct Christian Endeavor was
ahown by the fact that one a these En-
6eayo-ers was from England. two were
from Canada, two from Australia and
the others from four ot the United
States Several a them were On their
way 70 the foreign mission field
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-04-08
Ce Thou Revived.

Those who would Sc the cause ot
GOD p-usvs-;ns must attend closely TO
their own I:stv. and So 10 i that il IS
not 50 detective = to greatly Il NOT en-
TREY b.-G-- -ls.2 tro:l successfully
wo-klnz L. C5oo. Uuque>,.e1aJ.y there
ar many y -1 must .CCk rlora = them
selves r-a2 = e--.--@r,.y VIZ case with
them i '-s7 E.c-.d s.v.-l-.us-y nay. o
Lo7s. -sv.F- y wc-k I-= ..u>y; &
OF TINS p-aEe-. = o1e7szl = - y. mus,
coc-Gs--zz VI tn I t1e.- lEyE X
viva r-Css la the beginning q that -
viva IL WI they E--y.-Wa;ch1o-a
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-04-08
Ancient Highways

The Roman empire had a system ot
paved roads radlat;ng from Rome IN ev-
cry direction to the utmost limits Of
Roman territory. One great read led
across the APPS into GauI. &c q point
near Calais, and beginning again in
Britain il ran directly north to the wall
q Seve-ns: another down the valley o.
the Danut@. and rem C1nstanlinopIe
east, through SYRIA and Palestine, 70 the
EaphrateS, etill another IAN west. along
the seaeoast. into Spain, while Africa
had lis own system.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-04-08
DRIFTING INTO SPACE.
Interesting Facts Regarding the Solar
system.

] system.
Pro- Charles A. Young, OF Princeton,
/ Who l-et.-rd in Ellsworth recently. in
! mo of. l,.s lecture. a. Ranrer gpvc some
. ,--r f4.rr4~tir.,- feras concerning tire
! -..-. ans -...a-.-,-.e,u.
FL tf-7r ~ tr+tta- Of the Fuwnar Of
s-.-. ,.i.s..l .s-. ,.tl s - tts, rtf-aat
f.se +.z. .s-5. orr ,h-ea, can he
..-a..r.. t,-
: .,s..s =ss.H..r - a#s - i..
.,. -,,-..e ,r.4 ~. ,..,sa wa. tsr rfrf
-- ne rf#- = r.f.s .sa~-
,r5#.-r e..H##a ~ y#== ~ zsa
sz==.,. ts..=5=s.a. a-.a at= ~
=. tz=.,..= ..-zz-f....=4=s-
4fa -re {. .#z=.-.= -.s.z=s sa==a r.5e# .#=-.
z IA. nearest star. -.5s p-k Easa-. IS
-..Ys-.I handed fs.ss... a. ar away from
u s. Is ttess4-. = i were hrza-.f. 1r-
s 49, b.. 49, ~ .. - ,.zfz.. D.
IN sun now aHtas. L "e4-a ts t=5e4
steven times -zter IAN tH8t orb A.
If = .,#t,y.- -#4=5. N. an f7,ts4z5f,l.4.l.sf
.. l-t...,.
"'''s,'"' "' IL 7'" '''''' 7s'' ~ ''
on p moau.e.- night gives out an lE-
ceeGiuglv small percentage OF the
,,a,,.- - ,,.,,,f=..t. - a., t,,+ :;
- - 49,
reasoned To ee equal To that generated on
the earth by one second OF sunlight.
Astothe distance hatuaan n. and the
-
nearest Lar, We can say that' lra'eiiihE
toward Il at the same rate at which the
earth moves in its orbit we should reach
no.. -, 9, ,55 -,
' '''' ~ " ~ ~
nearest star
Tie stars which we see are not like
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-04-08
Magazine and Book Notes

TIE April msgaz.ne number ot The
Outlook takes timely noI;cs % the a.
preaching dedication Of General Grants
tomb. by Publishing an article on The
Historic Utteranees Of Genersl Grant,
from the pen ot General Jsmes Grant
Wilson, TIE historian. friend and var
com-sde ot General Grsnt TIE short.
crisp, ''ri5e-shot" sayings Of Grant were
many and tbs sUtbor describes in 8 most
interesting Nay lie circumstances which
called esch forth. Portraits of Grant and
Les some heretofore unpublished and
fac SMILES q famous historical doeu.
ments illustrate the article.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-04-08

T6e I-,~-5s-toei a man l-;ars in
ror-.--f ,.--ss--r,.s nc, MAJ, in :. ,a-5sD
to enc apesszr re arst al ,5ezriea j
love, Brethren Should icve enc smother.
ard s;,sza III No., s-,e l,-s-l,,,.,,. m men
sbou,d 5.@ye ,s--s another. Then shalt
1ovs ,=#-si-.,- : t3svs.r... : tl,.. So
on6 .-,-.- c,-z4,-...-.F ,,rT-,- +--,-. cos ND
.E-s-r-=.-s. -ss-}sr vi h. S.,-f.Tt=,j
f. zs--.,-=.- .er -, 49, So car
re,s-,.,-z,s + .,,--,s.- 80 s--e-f,#4- 49,.
- s@=-s z=-, ~ .-"..-s .,.,e f..#~--..-,sv-
W -==.-..--=-. s..--,..#... - f---5s.
-, t.-#=. =,##s ~. i1=,..,,.. -. =,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-04-08

hood she has ..svlv> been interested Il
the mysteries = tba culinary art and, a.
she phraSed II. vas never - happy Is
when she cou.d set her nose ever
saucepan and She was never satisfied
until she had got AZ the rect q the mat
ter. spending a great deal az time in
original research.
In order to set ~ better methods Ct
doing things. she went into thu bakers
shops in London and studied their
methods and into the fish market 10
learn the proper way TO skin a fish. ap-
plying her common sense 10 the various
operations and working out original
WAYS of her own.
She has taen employed ~ several
American firms while in England and
finally decided to colne TO America. as
she had always great liking for this
country, a liking that her b-ie- sojourn
here has bu, intensified. People talk
about the Americans running after the
English, she exclaimed. with her
broad Yorkshire accent. but We Eng
iish ar Just a crazy after everything
American And she asserts that the
people ar far more friendly and open
hearted and ready 10 lend helping
hand than in her own country. In fact.
she says that the clans are the only
things she has found il this country that
6on't agree with her
Although she has been here but
month she has visited several Of the
leading cooking schools in the interests
az her work. Observing the differing
methods with a keen instinct for what
is best Although she does not ind the
WORK a lar advanced here as in Eng
land, she thinks thar the methods. as
lar Is he- observation serves her. ara
superior. CC.paratlve.y few 90 into
The work there as thoroughly u they do
II this country, and she considers the
Americans Clare exact. more accurate
and, alas, more extrav4caut in Use CT
materials The anoUut q cream and
butter mat TIRE average American bc1sa-
wife ass would tre.-A tie heart a an
English woman. TO say nothing Ct heG
Pa1Sa.
Tos5s Mss Hazwor,h preparing Va
ricCs dishes ll-z-a - ci-ss - the Y
Il. c \ l-.-G.a- : i take several
p-aCc2eal lessons II the possibility q
cooking = a-5... 81 hour sizing the i'm
-@cu---s party e o--S -c.-e;. She
wo-p a LAIN >z.-- aGd petty blue
shirt yE-.S-, WIN I'll whit muslin
apron. he- c2.r ornaments ue:as the
medals which were fastened Il tie bin
= So s-oTe was IN tlg Platform, and !
tab.e- ecv5-ee. With white cloth. with
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-04-08

XIs:lor-I an grieved to hear Of your
mistress illness. Nothing serious. 70
great cause for alarm, ! lrusgs New
French Maid = No. monsieur, nczzs1s
beg, nozzins grande. Sonlething-w hsi
yea csii leetle, petite. Whist icy cal II
leetle-snsL-smsli-pox.
Indian neai moistenea with titt,e VIM
eSar or lsmon-julce : eXoeilsu. :o-the
hands Where the skin LIS been roUgbeued
by work or cold; it Will zeal srd soften
them. Rub tie HANDS thoroughly v5;h
the rrcistensd meal, then wash them N.sa
ws-.,l vstsr, ard bsthe them w5th Elyee-
zine lotion.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-04-08

L We ws-e Z believe IL the survival
u IL st-es-. there would Ect h much
eh22ce - scEe 4 Is, But TIE g.a-y Ct
the gospel : thiS-that God ccmes 10
the infant, . the u4--yti and spoiled.
TO these who have taw4rreG and resisted
Hin, and that He : prepared 5o make
them over, and II ven viii ler Him He
vii make yo1 Jco>-F. B. Meyer
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-04-08

The pew can GO mere 70 fl CTR
churches than the pulpit, tar where
both agencies puSsess 4 drawing power
al empty seav Viii De exceedingly rare.
Presbyterian.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-04-08
The EXpeuse.

High Prize Art Friend-I say, George,
what does ta.s bill e - mean:
Amateur E1oyograp uer-You told me
that il Id take hall dozen pictures Ct
your house yo- q gladly stand the expense.
That's TIE ex ee-sa Pearson Weekly.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-04-08
Irish Endeavcr~1

The Irish Esdeavorers are hoping 70
obtain IN 1893 the convention a the
British union. which IL 1897 viii 20 10
Liverpoo.. ana II 1885 Jo Glasgow.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-04-08
The Neutral Han

TIE neutral man : controlled ~ 81
prene love CT sslt. The Qcas;lea q right
10 him Is net h4Eg. -L1tke-2n-
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-04-08
CHRISTIAN FNDEANOR j..


iii, 10 "a s-seaary ,s.ie1-
john = t5.=sz ---..r a~es.,eot love. Paul
WEI. -. E.u loye. la 1..s chapter
lie sr...s .-,- Ge.as..l t....,. Il. "a, ma.
r.. ...a. = g.. .svt.. r-eu.
sa s... H.. s....-. ..4.e .-...--,.-. telaase
III mons -E.
- -,ses~-
E., @ #-Ea Jze--
tn .z-.r. tfa On,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-04-08

No mystery abcu, il. When tbs Shsk-
err offered some time ego 10 give away a
bottle OF their Digestive Cordial 10 any
one = no might call 81 their New York Of
fee, there Mas s g-est rush, ana g great
many people thought that they we're
crazy.
Subsequent events proved il to have
eeen very clever advertising t.ausac-
Iion. :or although they gave away thous
ands Of bottles. = was in the end p.oa,
sble: nearly every one thAt took frse
bottle came b'sck for more and paid for j.
with p.essure. saying lhey lad derived
better results from Is Use than :-c-a any
thar med icine they had ever used.
There ! noth.ng . uniformly success
tll IN the trss.neut Of s,omsch trouble,
a. Ihe Shaker Digestive Co-c5al. and waa
: better than oil. = re5 eves 81 once.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-04-08

LAG0L. tie aew :osn q C4sl1r Oh. :
so Is-a.su- .as. c--l-4cell Lex t-e .oou
cltau.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-11-17
Durrant Cannot be Hanged
Before February.

San Francisco. Nov. l2-1n view
of the fact that the supreme court.
which is now in session at Sacra-
mento. will adjourn on Tuesday
next, until the second Monday in
January. it is not considered pro-
bable tnat Durant. the condemned
murderer of Blanche Lamont and
Minnie Williams, will expiate the
crime for which he was sentenced to
be hanged in December, 1895, DUR
ing the current year. In the ordinary
course of events, the matter cannot
come up for hearing upon the points
involved in the order granting the
certificates of probable cause, to
which Durant owes bis second lease
of life, until the middle of January
After the case has been decided.
another thirty days at least mus,
intervene before the remi.titur from
the supreme court can reach the trial
court and the condemned man be
resentenced f., The second time
This course would not allow the exc.
cution to take place before the latter
part Of February, or the beginning
of March next. 1t is possible that
the attorney general may apply to
the supreme court TO advance the
case, but this action is unlikely.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-11-17
Hampton at Home
Keenly Alive to All Events in
The State.

General Wade Hampton arrived in
the city yesterday uoreing aud stopped
at the residence Of Col John G. Has
ke.l, aud later vent TO MiIIsood He
is looking remarkably we'll and hardly
a Gay olde. than he did ten years ago
Whsu called upon by newspaper
representatives, he was reading With
out glasses, aud appeared to be in the
best of spirits. He is kesnly alive to
all that has been going on IN South
Carolina iudostrially aud politically.
and while be would not express him.
self for publication, he discussed men
aud measures interestingly.
Speaking Of the McK'oleJ "Wave Of
prosperity be said that the only
people 1ho seemed to have realized
it we're the democrats. the recent
elections being all that they could
have desired under the circumstances.
He expressed deep regret over the
retirement of Senator German from
the senate He said that IL would be
great loss to that body as we'll as
to sae democratic party He considers
Goruan a very strong man, which
is proven BY the fac, thas be .ose
from the position Of page in the
senate to be member Of that body
! ;or several successive terms. General
Hampton does GOT believe his defeat
was owiog to Germans alleged boss
ism, but to the bitter personal eumity
of certain prominent politicians and
the Baltimore Sun.
General Hampton said that he had
read in the newspapers that there
would be some opposition to the con-
! 6rmation of General Longssreet, but
be personally koew uothlng about it.
Conceruing the report that he vas
TO write history Of the operations
Of the cavalry of the army .: North
err Virginia. Gen. Hampton sait thai
bs had DOT undertaken the work
though he had been urged to DO so
Such work would be valuable
contribution to history aud it vii
be learned with regret that the gene
raj is not TO write it,
He will remaip 10 South Caroline
for some time. anc expressed regre'
that misunderstanding as to The
date of the fair, had prevented kiu
from beng present Columbia Regis
Ter. Nov Is.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-11-17
SOUTHERN ENJoINED
FROM REFUSING
TO HANDLE
TT

Atlanta, Ga, Nov l3-Judges'
Pardee and Newman Of the. United
States court handed down a decision
in the famous dispensary case this
morning, enjoining the Southern from
refusing to haul liquors into South
Carolina in future The decision is
an important one in that the original
package law is involved The Judges
decided that liquors and wines in bot
ties. packed in boxes and shipped in
carload lots were, under the law CT
South Carolina. clearly admissible.
and should be handled by any rail-
road.
The case has attracted consider.
able attention throughout the south.
The whiskey company never had
any trouble with the Southern in this
respect until few weeks ago. when
the latter positively refused to
haul any more of their goods into
South Carolina
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-11-17
A Triple Lynching
CoolIy Planned and Coasum-
mated.

Minneapolis. Nov. Il "A special to
the Tribune frou Bismarck. N D..
says: Alezauder Coudert. Indian half
breed. aud Paul Holytrack aud Philip
Iretasd, fall, ,bleoded Indians. the 6rst
of whom vas senterced to death for
tbe murder of SIX members Of the
Soicer family last February and had
just been granted ne@ trial
By the supreme court, aud the
latter two self confessed accessories 10
the murder, we're taken from the couo
ty Jail 10 Emmous couoty las, uight,
aud lyoched. The lyncbiog had been
apparently ooolly planned aud was car
ried on, without break iu the pro-
eramme Williamsport. where the
hanging took place. is about forty
miles from this city. and off the rail-
road. The news of the hanging was
received here this afternoon, when q
mounted messenger arrived and an
nou0ced that the three men had been
lyncbed.
The sheriff of the county, Peter
|Sbier, was 10 ,his city at the tiue
the hanging occurred The men had
been in the coatody of Deputy Sherif'
Tom Kelly, aud they we're taken from
bis coDtrol by mob aud hanged tc
beef windlass several hundred
yards from the jail, where their bodies
were left swinging to the breeze dur
ing the GAY.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-11-17


In our long experience in merchandising we have never
procured goodsn every line satisfactory with view to
low and suitable prices during recent visit North We
allowed opportunity looking this most important end to
pass These bargains pledge ourselves to give our Gus
more practical shape to of sympathy and gratitude
to our country friends We know by experience the special
wants Of our farmers whose friendship think have
was the pioneer in this section to operate first with the
farmer Alliances and that our dealings with these gentlemen
were most satisfactory every particular and were appreciated
clearly evnc by the present enormous increased volume OF
our business We take much pride this and determined
by continued conscientious dealing and the lowest possible
prices to retain hard earned popularity Our store fre
quen literally packed with customers during the busy season.
and this actcan be verified by visit and certainly most
nhaticaly sustans the correctness of our statement
We have not of course space to lay before the public
all our offering stock but only refer to limited portion
Probably much that omitted will be found even more IN
viting
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-11-17
NflGllAAlHAAAA2A 2AAANNAANNHNN

sort of work It should use It's con-
victs for the crushing Of stone at
certain central points. from which
stone could be shipped to the various
counties.
The counties must do their part
;; They mus. be the unit of action, pro.
vide fuads for pushing forward the
work on business like basis They
should purchase full outfits Of road
machinery; they should use all their
ewn convicts sentenced for periods
less than ten years and hire labor
when necessary to supplement the
convict force. The people living
along the lines of roads to be i'm
proved should give the righ; Of way
for new roads; they should give the
stone from their farms for macadamiz
ing purposes and should co operate
in every possible way with county
and State authorities
First of all, before beginning the
permanent Improvement of any piece
of road, is should be carefully sur
veyed by competent engineer aud
! it's location should be changed when:
ever by so doing better road can
be provided
Nowhere, except in mountain re
gions, should there be allowed on
our prominent public roads a grade
sleeper than 5 feet in lOO, and in
the more level portions of the States
8 feet 10 100 should be regarded as
a maximum grade.
While some arrangement must, of
course, be made for keeping in repair
the unimproved roads from year to
year, Yet the work of the county
should be concentrated, as far as pos
sible, on permanent improvement,
and the system of beginning this per
manent work at the county seat and
extending it as rapidly possible out
ward into the county by degrees on
the more important public roads is
undoubtedly the system which ,ac
complishes the greatest good for the
greateet number of people.
We must regard read building as a
business. 1t demands intelligent
supervision as much as railroad build
ing or cotton manufacturing or any
sort of business. We must select
for the position of road supervisors
the most competent men to be found
regardless of their politics or othe'
considerations, and whenever we car
find better man for the place VT
should feel duty bound TO make the
change In turn the friends of gonc
roads must uphold the supervisor II
doing the best possible work We
must not make the mistake OF vast
ing the little money which can be
raised by taxation for this purpose
and hence we need constantly til,
best engineers aud the best roae
builders which can be employed