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Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1898-08-18

skich .glosii sic do konsula Stanow
Zjedn. " Hongkong j oswiadozyi,
. . ayoza sobie, ably wyspy FiliPih-
skie zostaly ~aneksowane przez Sta
ny Zjedn.
Jeneralowie Miles, Merritt Shat
ter oraz admiralowie Sampson j De-
wey zostali zawiadomieni, ze per-
traktaoje pokojowe So JUL ma ukoh-
czeniu.
w pobliau Mayaguez ma Puerto
Rico miala miejsce Potyozka VOL
skami hiszpahskiemi. Dwoch ame-
rykan6w zostalo zabitych, q Is ran-
nyoh.
w potyczce ma wybrzeau kubah-
skiem Pinar del Rio, zostal zabity
jeden marynarz z kanonierki Ban
croft.
Dnia 12 sierpnia.- Protoko3,
zawierajacy Preliminarne warunki
pokojowe, zoetal formalnie podPisa-
ny dis W Waszyngtonie. Ma innem
miejscu podajemy bliasze szczesd3y.
z Santiago donosi jen. Shafter o
zmniejszeniu liozby chorych. Stan
zdrowia armji poprawii sic ~znaoznie.
Wczoraj umar}o dziesieciu Aoanierzy
i naczelnik oddxia}u Czerwonego
Krzyaa.
Dnia Is sierpnia.-Wczoraj mia
Ia miejsce potyozka W pobliau Aibo-
nito ma Puerto Rico. Jeden z~olnierz
zostal zabity, pieciu cieako ran
nych przez pociski hiszpahskie.
Gdy nadesz1a tam dzisiaj wiado.
mos6 o zawieszeniu broni, jeneral
Wilson postal zawiadomienie do ko-
mendanta hiszpahskiego, zadajac "a
razem, by poddaa sic. Ma to odpo,
wiedziai pulkownik hiszpahski: Po-
wiedz jeneralowi amerykahskiemu,
by pozosta} ma swollen stanowisku.
jezeli ME chce rozlewu krwi.
Pulkownik GRAZ oficerowie pulku
piechoty z Ohio maja stanat pred
sadem wojennym cato, re zolnierze
ich ma odg}os strza}6w hiszpahskich
W potyczoe pod Mayagues zaczeli
wszyscy uciekat.
Dnid II sierpnia. Minister
w}oski W Waszyngtonie przyby} dc
prezydenta z Professionalism, &c
pokoj zostal zawarty.
J~enera}owie Blanco i Macias "a.
wiadomili urzedowo rad hiszpahski
re otrzymali rozkaz zawieszenia kro'
kow nieprzyjacielskich re rozka'
zostanie w~ypelniony.
z San Francisco donosza, re W O.
bozie Presidio powstaly zaburzenis
pomiedzy pulkiem nowojorskim q
innemi, przyczem pulki z Tennessee,
Kansas i Iowa napadly razem ma o.
boz nowojorskiego pu}ku.
q Waszyngtonu donosza, re pu}ki
ochotnicze maja bye aatrzymane pod
bronia ~jeszcze przez kilka missiecy,
a tymczasem armja regularna costa.
ME skompletowana tax, by liczy}a
100000 ludzi.
Pulk ,,dzikich jezdzcow" przybyl
Santiago do Nowego Yorku.
w obozie pod Santiago pozcstasc
tylko 5000 wojska.
w Santiago ustala epidemic ao}tej
febry.
Dnia rs sierpnia. - Konsul
Wildman telegrafowal do ministrs
wojny, ze W zesz}a sobote admiral
Dewey bombardowal Mantle j zmusil
miasto do poddania sic.
Jenera} Blanco, wielkorzadca Ku-
by, zrezygnowa} re swego stanowis.
ka, ME chcac uczestniczyc W oddaniu
wyspy amerykanom.
Jenera} August, wielkorzadca
wysp Filipihskicb, przybyi do Hong
Kong ma krzyzowcu niemieckim
Kaiserin Augusta, zrezygnowawszy
re swego stanowiska. Ztego powo-
du znow pada podejrzenie ma MEM
COW, re W cichosci dzialsja ~przeciw-
ko amerykanom. Jenera} August
zdal urzad W rece jednego re swycb
pomocnikow, przewidujac bombar-
dowapie. sam zss udaie sic do Hisz-
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1898-08-18

ooocnoec poopsoe kAfss k~oostySuc1e
pr.episanej.- T.. Sobkovisk. sskr
Or. 238 % Balsinsore, Nd.
Wsywsm wssystkich osaonk6w
gr. 288, Tow. Jana Kilihskisgo l B.
Gaowsokiego, ~ Baltimore, Nd. by
stawili ole m posiedssnis. " dniu 81
b. N. o gods. 2 20 posudniu. do hall
posiedseh. pod kara prse-
pisaas " konssy tuoji. Waane spra
Wy % do salatwienis, . obsonoic
wssysskioh osaonk6w jest Poasdana.
J. Wyosalek, sekr.
Or. 80 Buffalo. N. Y.
Zswiadamiam Tow. J6ssfa Ponia-
towskiego, gr. b. 70 posisd.enis
mie sleosne odbedsie sie dnia 81 sisrp-
mia " hall ~.wyklyOh posied.eh, 100
Stanisaaw ul.. M kt6rs wssysoy
csionkowis powinni Gle stawi6, ponie.
vat many waAne sprawy do .aaat-
vienna l przypominam tyr, ks6rsy
.alsgsjs " opiasaOh. ably sie stawin
M prsys.se posisd.snie, ~ przsoiw.
nym rasis beds suspeqdovsni. - F
Zislinski, sekr.
Or. 153 20 Buffalo, N. Y.
Niniejsssm sawiadamiam osfon
k6w Tow. Obrohoy Oreaa Polskiego,
gr. 158. 70 posisdssnis miesieczns
odbedsis sic " niedsiele dnia 81
slsrpnia o godz. 2 po poaudniu. "
lokalu swykfyoh posiedssh, 0S So.
bieski st. T. Dommsr, sekr.
Or. SO 70 Chicago.
Tow. Oid.isl ii Wolnyeh Kraku.
SOW, bedsis miaio swoje miesieosns
posiedssnis d. 81 ozerwoa o gods. 2
20 poaudniu, " hall swykiyOh posie.
dseh, pr.y kosoiele iw. Tr6joy. -
A. G6rski, sskr.
Or. 1913 70 South Bend, Ind.
Zawisdamiam wssystkioh osion.
k6w naleasoych do gr. 1913 sw. Woj.
oiecha, " South Bend, Il posisd1e.
ME kwartslne odbedsie sic d. %
sierpnis Z. b., " niedsisle, ~ sail
zvykiyoh posiedzsh, M kt6re to po.
sisd.enie ka.dy o.ionsk jest obowis
sany sc stawi6 - Iara.sm kto ma
Eyo.enis pr.ystapienia do bratnisj
pomooy. MECH sic stawi na to posie-
dssnis. Wssep ola nowyoh o.aon
k6w vynosi tylko 1 dolara.- St.
Liwoss, sekr.
g.. 42O % Chicago.
Zawiadamiam brsci Tow. Kluoz
Wolnosoi, pod op. N. M. Fanny. gr.
420 Wv. N. p, il p~osisdsenis POI
roo.ns odbei.ie sic dnia 81 sisrpnia
t. j. " nied.iele po poiudniu o godr.
4 20 pcludniu " sail ~. Tr6joy.
ObeonoS6 kafdego brata jest wyma-
gsns m ozas oxnsosony.
Ola nowo- wstepujsoych braoi do
tsgot Towsrsystws, wstepns wynosi
tylko 80 c. do dnia 81 sisrpnis. -
F. Wojnar, sskr., 86 emma al.
CIR. I22 10 Chicago.
Zawiadamiam niniejssem wszyst
kich osionk6w Tow. Kr6la MieoIy.
siawa Igo, gr. l22 2. N. P, to po.
sisdsenis 6wierc roosne odbedIie sie
dnia 81 b. M, o god.inis wpa dc
drugisj po poiudniu, " hall .wyk.
tyoh posisd1sh. Obecnosc v.yst.
kich Ozionk6w jest poaadans. Me.
obecnolc podpsda ksrre podlug kon
s tytuoji. - Milosc 1 posdrowienis
F. Gaworski, sekr., 658 N. Ashland
ave.
Grupa 274 70 Garfield, ". j.
Z~awiadamiam ozionkow Towars
Pstr. Jana Kasimierza Kr. Pol, a
posisds enie kwsrtslne odbedzie Ok
" niedziele. 81 sierpnis T. b. o GO
d.inis 2ej 20 poludniu, era. prsypo
minsm 81. oslonkom, by sic sebralH
" hall zwykiyoh posiedzeh 20 sierp
mia, o godsinie u wiec.orem, sksd
Oaie Tow. rus.y ma piknik p~arafslnJ
wediug uchwaly IA oststniem po
sisdzsniu. w obu wypsdksoh ka
"a "a nieobe onosc pc sos. J6set
Krisgsr, sekr. prot.
Or. 1853 20 Miisodukee, WIS.
Ma prsedroosnem posied.sniu
t. - un-on. Rol.ks,. 49, Ok 2
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Przewodnil.

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ADWOKACI.
Oosakososki L. r., offs: a La
50. Missskanie: $50 W. IN n.
Chicago.
SnsNiski J. n, offs: q Ms1r.nell.
tan Bl. Missskanis: 66S NehIs -.
Chicago.
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Boom 40, Chicago.
Csarnecki d KoroIeaki, SuiA> N,
l2b La Sale d. ! 67i Dioksoc
u.
ARCHITEKC.
Ftsikosoaki, L. s., W, Dfviaa..
st. Chicago, I'll.
BIe1ntck, J., budovniozy,ik o..
sraktor. 0ss Holt Ave-, O6isaes.
XXI
Bordo1ski, Wiksor, 0S0 Nobisu nj
r0g Bradley, Chicago.
B~skSesoics, Rasimaevx, ESl MI.
waukee ave. r6g VIII 81. OhiesRo.
6urac' WSad., Noble st., -
Blaokhswk, Chicago.
Ru11esoski, s. J., 1855 w. sl>a
st., blisko California ave. Chioaeo,
Noseok, Jan, 724 w. l6Eh e,
r6g Paulina u. ChioaRoI
1enord, Robert 84l8 Supssisv
Av. South Chicago, ILL.,
AGENCI ,,REAL ESTATEv
Stan, 1eofl, $50 Milwaukee Avs,
Chicago, Ill.
TOWARY
Ssaminski, John O., 6oz Nshh
IT., Chicago, Ill.
DOKTORZY.
Asgf1escski. ". A., TIA w. IL N,
takfe " apiece Butkieviora,0Gb.
cago.
S~Seninosoics, d.. ~. J., SO Nh
wauhee ave. Chicago.
Zi6skososki, II. d., oS8 NebIs =,
1914 Milwaukee ave. ChioaRv.
DENTY6CI.
Chr.onososki, J. A. DE-, 72l ND.
waukes ave. Chicago.
FABRYKl CIGAR.
Asczorski, J6sT, 62 Hom~ "A.
Chicago, Ill.
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Chicago. Illinois.
~FOTOGRAFJE.
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Chicago.
SKLADY HERBATY IKA".
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60.
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Milwaukee ~. Chicago.
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Chicago, Ill.
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Chicago.
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mia Chorsgwi, Sxtandar6w, Ssas
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son ct. Chicago, Illinois.
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PRALNIE BIELIZNY.
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SKLADY OBUWIA.
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Res TAURACY SALONY.
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Chicago.
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|. st. Chicago, Ills.
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New Teleeraph Typewrlter.

A new invention in telegraphy, which
promises a revolution in the telegraph
business Of the world, has been per-
fected. 1t can be attached to any type
writer Of standard make and having
the universal keyboard. A message
written on connected typewriter is re-
produced on the typewriter similarly
connected at the other end of the line,
the operator controlling the distant
typewriter synchronicallX with the ma
chine he operates, even to the shifting
of the paper and carriage. Messages
may be sent and received by the same
machine, and any number of machines
on a circuit may be operated simulta-
neously from one machine or certain
Offices may be cut out at the will of the
operator by means Of new and SIM
p1ified form Of switchboard.
Based as it is upon a new principle,
which does away with the dots and
dashes of the present code, all danger
from wire-tapping is removed. The
principle rests upon the combinations
made possible by the use Of four mag
nets, by which the keys of the receiv-
ing typewriter are operated through
the energy set in motion by the opera.
ton of the keys Of the sending type
writer.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-04
Encouraged in His Music.

''I'll tell you Of the only encourage
ment l ever received since l began to
play the violin, and that's many years."
said hard-working amateur the other
night, as he stretched his neck toward
his music stand to make out difficult
movement which he was trying to play.
"Let's hear it," said his friend, for it
was a blessing to have him stop play
ing.
"WeIl, it was this way: was spend
ing my vacation at my music teachers
house In the Adirondacks. One day,
after practicing some hours on the
same piece that you heard me playing
now, my teacher came to my room and
suggested that there was nice place
to practice in the barn, and by doing so
I would oblige her and her mother, who
was sick in the adjacent room Well,
Of course, I felt somewhat hurt, but
was not going to lose my daily practice,
and went to the barn. / got into the
hayloft and began to play. In about
half an hour was surrounded by rats
that squealed and cut up all sorts Of
capers. I often heard of animals being
charmed by music, but nothing could
make me believe 1t until now.
"Well, do you know, I never was so
happy in my life; to think that all my
time was not wasted in trying to be
musician. I have always liked rats
since then, and I was tempted to trap
my barn audience for future use.
was pleased to see that had at last
charmed some one with music. l felt
like catching them all and bringing
them home for future encouragement"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-04
a Mathematical Mule,

A writer in Lippincott's Magazine
tells a rather remarkable mule story.
The animal in question was used to re-
enforce the regular teams, being hitch
ed beside them on certain steep in
cline on one Of the Cincinnati street
railroads.
The mule made a certain number Of
trips in the forenoon Il have forgotten
the number, but will say fifty for the
sake of convenience, and q like num-
ber In the afternoon, resting for an
hour at noon. AS soon as it completed
its fiftieth trip it marched away to the
stable without orders from the driver.
To show that it was not guided by the
sound of the factory whistles and bells,
the following remarkable action on the
part of this animal Is vouched for by
the superintendent of the line:
On certain occasion during a musi-
cal festival, the mule was transferred
to the night shift, and the very instant
1t completed its usual number Of shifts
it started for the stables. The COM
bined efforts of several men were nee
essary to make 1t return to its duty.
At night there were no bells or whis-
ties to inform the mule that quitting
time' had come; it had counted the
trips, and having finished Its quota, it
thought that the time for rest and food
bod arrived
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-04
A Beautiful Girls Hfflietion.
From the R.pub,tcnn. Ksr,nil,es Jnd


The fuckers of Versailles, Ind, like
all fond parents, are completely wrap
ped up in their children. Their
daughter Lucy, in particular, has given
them much concern. She is fifteen,
and from a strong. healthy girl, three
years ago, had become weak and kept
falling off in flesh. until she became a
mere skeleton. She seemed to have no
lite at all. Her blood became impure
and finally she became the victim of
nervous prostration. Doctors did not
help her. Most of the time she was
confined to bed, was very nervous and
irritable, and seemed on the verge of
St. Vitus' dance.
zone morning." said Mrs. Tucker,
'the doctor told US to give her Dr. Will
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People,
which he brought with him. He said
he was treating a similar case with
these pills and they were curing the
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-04
THE DUTY OF MOTHERS.
Daughters Should be Carefully
Guided In Early Womanhood.

What suffering frequently results
from mothers ignorance; or more
frequently from mothers neglect to
properly instruct her daughter!
Tradition says woman must suffer,
and young women are SO taught.
There is little truth and a great deal
of exaggeration in this. If young
woman suffers severely she needs
treatment and her mother should see
that she gets it.
Many mothers hesitate to take their
daughters to physician for examina-
ton; but no mother need hesitate to
write freely about her daughter or
herself to Mrs. Pinkham and secure
the most efficient advice without
charge. Mrs. Pinkham's address is
Lynn, Mass.
The following letter from Miss MARIE
F. JOHNSON, Centralia, Pa, shows what
neglect will do, and tells how Mrs.
Pinkham helped her:
"My health became SO poor that I
had to leave school. was tired all the
time, and had dreadful pains in my
side and back. ] was also troubled
with irregularity of menses. was
very weak, and lost SO much flesh that
my friends became alarmed. My
mother, who is a firm believer in your
remedies from experience, thought per-
haps they might benefit me, and wrote
you for advice. ! followed the advice
you gave, and used Lydia e. Pinkhamis
Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills as
you directed, and am now as well as l
ever was. have gained flesh and have
q good color. am completely cured Of
irregularity."
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rood part, and then turned his back to

good part, and then turned his back to
the station and sauntered toward the
parental mansion with the weary step
of a man who has a load on his con-
science.
But that did not deter Brownlee from
getting out and hustling. If he had
worked like a Trojan the first time for
his nomination, he threw the energy Of
a double dose of Trojan devotion into
his efforts now, and the result of it all
was that he was renominated and
elected, and went back to Washington
to finish his unexpired term of service
in the House.
His wife sat in the gallery one day
unseen by him when a great debate
was on. Brownlee had prepared him
self for the master effort of his life.
He had got the consent of the leaders
on his side to make a speech. He at
tracted little attention as he rose, and
with his genial smile glanced over the
house, drew deep breath and launch
ed forth. But by and by he warmed to
his subject, and here and there men,
Der on the other side interrupted him.,
Then suddenly Brownlee's genius
flashed forth in all its originality. Sew
eral members who had tried to trip
him up found themselves mercilessly
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-04
India's scouree of Snakes.

Snakes are one of the scourges of
India. Thousands Of people die yearly
from their bite. In the last twenty
two years the number of deaths attrib-
uted to this cause has reached the
enormous total of 433,2S Snakes ap-
pear to be a much more deadly enemy
to man than wild animals. In the same
period wild animals have only killed
64, ,2S4 persons. On an average in India
10000 people perish yearly by snakes
and wild animals. The number of
deaths in recent years has shown a
marked increase. In 1875 the number
killed was 21,266, in 1896 it had risen
to 24,335. Bengal is the most danger
Gus province to live in, for the Bengal
ese snakes are responsible for half the
deaths from snake bite. The loss of
cattle has also been very great. Since
1875 about million and half animals
have been destroyed. Wild animals
are responsible for nine-tenths of the
cattle killed. In 1896, for instance,
7,143 animals died from snake bite, but
81, 1897 were killed by wild beasts
London News.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-04
Miles Of All Nations.

The question is often asked, "How
long is German mile in proportion to
an English mileT or, it may be, an
Austrian mile, or a French mile, or q
Russian mile. The following table is
useful: English (statute mile) and
American mile, 1,760 yards; France
and Belgium (kilometer) and Holland
Qegal mile), 1,094 yards; Russian
(verst), 1,167 yards; Germany Qong),
1926 yards; Germany (mile, metric),
1,640 yards; Austrian (miIe, post, s,297
yards; Denmark (mile), S,23S; Sweden
(mile), 11,69O yards; Norway (mile), r..
1872 yards; Spain tmile), 1922 yards;
Portugal (mile), 2,2OO yards; Switzer-
land (mile), s,54S yards; Italy (mile),
2,O25 yards; Saxony post mile), 7,432
yards; Scotland (old), 1,977 yards; In,
dia bengal mile), 1000 yards; Ireland
(old), 2,24O yards.-Pittsburg Dispatch
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ents than at that moment. She slipped
a little coffee and then withdrew again
to her room, just to be alone. When
Brownlee, NJ. c., entered, she was lying
on the bed fully dressed, weeping.
What passed between them in the in
terview that took place is matter of
conjecture. The result became evident
when the bus drove up to the Brownlee
mansion that evening, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Brownlee, the younger, got in and
rode to the depot. Brownlee saw his
wife safely aboard the Pullman car,
and then stood on the platform and
watched the train disappear in the dis
tance.
The same set of ruff1an constituents
who greeted him on his arrival were
occupying their accustomed place on
the platform. and INDUCED In their
favorite pastime of heaying fossilized
jokes at their representative in Con-
gress. Brownlee swallowed It all In
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-04
pEPoPULATION OF FRANCE.

Influx of Foreigners Prevent the De-
crease Becoming Apparent.
The returns of the census for France,
which was taken on March 90, 1897,
have now been published and compared
with the statistics of the previous cen
sus, which was taken six years before,
on April IL, 1891. A year ago the num-
ber of people in France was 3S,228,969,
and at the 1891 census it was 3SO35, ,150,
so that in the six years the population
of France had only increased by 133, ,S19
persons. And even this trifiing increase
is more apparent than real, for it has
taken place entirely in the large towns,
and is due to the influx of foreigners,
such as Belgians and Italians, who are
to be found in increasing numbers
among the urban populations Of
France.
In only twenty-four departments Is
there any increase; in sixty-three de-
partments there is a positive falling off,
and this is more especially marked in
the rural communes. Even more than
in England does the population flock
from the country to the town, and yet
we are always hearing OF the perfect
nature of the French agrarian laws and
Of the advantages Of small holdings.
The fact is, that small holdings tend to
keep down the rural population, for the
subdivision of fields has now got to
such pitch that any family at all often
means starvation to a man and wife.
For years past the French popula-
ton has only been kept from showing
an absolute decrease by the influx of
foreign workmen into the great towns,
and yet the French allow the folly of
the colonial party to drag them into
ridiculous enterprises abroad for the
benefit Of a few greedy officials and
functionaries. A nation with a decreas-
ing population can never hold colonies,
and the French may rest assured that
sooner or later their colonies will go the
way of those possessed by the sister
nation, Spain.-London Globe.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-04
Texas Is a Great State.

A great many people want to know
how large Texas is in area. They look
in quite number of alleged statistical
abstracts and never find the same fig
ures in two of them. The official fig
ures of Texas area are 252, ,696 square
miles-equal to about 80 per cent Of
the entire area of the United States and
territories. Texas is six times larger
than New York, seven times as large as
Ohio. and 100000 square miles larger
than the eastern and middle states, in
cluding Delaware and Maryland. Com
pared with the countries of Europe, she
has 81, 900 square miles more than the
Austrian empire, 62.O00O more than
the German empire, and nearly 10000
square miles more than France.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-04
Broad-Tircd Wagons.

Some of the leading citizens Of this
county are agitating the feasibility of
introducing the broad-t tired wagon for
the protection and benefit of the coun-
ty roads. The subject Of good roads
Is attracting more than ordinary at
tention in all parts of the county.
There are several bills on the subject
to be brought before the Maryland
Legislature. Most Of these schemes,
while undoubtedly good, would prob
ably involve more or less expense, while
if the broad tire Is universally adopted
the cost would be very light, and it
would be a decided step along the way
of Improvement. All the roads can be
rounded into fine shape by road scrap
ers properly used, but can never be
kept so as long as heavy loads are be-
ing continuously hauled over them on
narrow tires. The broad tires will roll
and pack and continually improve
them.
e. E. Goslin, in the lower part Of this
county, is making a practical test Of
the broad-tire wagon. He has a new
iron wheel a little over four-inch tread
which Is working admirably. Its ad-
vantage over the narrow tire is appar-
ent when the wagon can pass over the
road several times without the tracks
being disturbed by other vehicles. 1t is
estimated that there are about 800
heavy wagons in the county. Now, un-
less the majority Of these contained
broad tires it would be almost impossi-
BILE to realize the advantage in the way
of Improvement from the fact that the
broad tires would have to break new
track with every load. If the broad
tire were universally used, however,
there would be solid roadbeds, and the
deep ruts now made on the county roads
by the narrow tire would disappear
Greensboro (Md) Special to Baltimore
American.