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expended to aid in cheapening transporta-
ton with horses, while nothing has been
expended to aid the means that have been
most successful in cheapening our rates OF
transportation; but If we should extend the
same liberal policy to the electric car that
We have extended to horses and wagons by
providing a free track for it to go upon as
we have for other vehicles propelled by ami
mails, the rate of transportation would be
still further cheaDened in the future as 1t
has been in the past, and a lower rate can
be so reached than by any other means.
Use of Electricity.
1T seems probable that the applica ton
of electricity to the cars upon our streets
and roads is destined to do for the short
haul what the steam cars have already
done for the long haul So far as electricity
has been applied already it has shown that
the cost of transportation by that means
is far less than upon the steam cars,
which is indicated by the rate of charge
for ranspOrtation-the common rate upon
steam cars being 3 cents per mile for pas
Sengers, while in many cases upon the cleo
trio cars it is but l cent or even less per
mile. What has been done by way of
cheapen!ng transportation of passengers
may be done to a great extent in cheapen-
ing the transportation of certain kinds OF,
freight, especially the food products that
are raised upon farms and conveyed to the
markets for immediate consumption. This
may be done either with without the aid
of public money. Neither the steam cars nor
the street cars, up to the present time, nave
received the aid of public money; but one
element in the cheapening of transporta-
tion which has assisted the electric street
cars is the use of the public streets and
roads, which, though not money, is con-
tribution as valuable as money itself. The
cheap rates which prevail upon the street
cars could never be attained if the COM
panies that operate these cars were obliged
to appropriate and buy the lands upon
which they build their roads: so that pub
lie aid, though not public money, has been
given-and properly given-to cheaper
transportation by that means.
The economical advantages are so
greatly in favor of steel rails and mani
mate power that no objection can be sus-
tained against their Introduction, unless 1t
rests upon The supposed Inconvenience of
using this new means in the most com
mCdiouS manner. III all our great cities
and mCst of our smaller ones. double tracks
are already laid and are being rapidly eX-
tended to the suburbs for considerable dis
tanCeS. from ten to fifteen miles; their use
at the present time is entirely confined to
the matter of carrying passengers, but
after midnight passenger traffic is over,
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supported by wooden cross ties or longitu-
dinal strrgers of any kind but are provid-
ed with fanges projecting downward ond
outward at the same time. These flanges
are are, SO imnedded in the concrete of the road :,
oed as to form substantial part of 1t and
the steel plates themselves are supported
at every point by sub-structure of GENE Mt
or other imperishable material.
The Office of Cross Ties.
The only cross ties used are not for sup
port, but only to maintain the steel plates
at a uniform distance from each other and
also to prevent fitting and maintain the
face of the plates in a horizontal position.
The road, when properly finished, contains
no perlShabie material such as wooden
cross ties and stringers, heretofore used
and thought necessary for all stsel-track
construction, but forms smooth, firm and
compact mass more hard and durable than
road car be made of any other known
material The weight is about 100 tons
per mile of single track
The three great advantages of this new
roadway are:
First, that it can be built without great
er cost, and probably with less cost in most
places, than any other hard and durable
road.
Second, it will last many times as long
as any other known material for road pur-
poses and with much less repair.
Third, the power required to move a
vehicle over the steel-track road is only
small traction of the power required to
move the same vehicle over any other
kind of road. This important fact can be
tak3n advantage of either by increasing
the load which a given power would be
able to move over a common road or by
diminishing the power necessary to move
vehicle over the new road. This is illus
trated by the accompanying photograph
"One represents a':heavy load of eleven
tons drawn by twenty horses over a COM
mon road.
"AnOther represerfts G a load of enual
weight drawn by one horse over a steel
track road. This ioad was twenty-five
times the weight ofGthe 5animal, and was
easily moved with light harness. The load
could be increased up to fifty times the
weight of the animal and still be started
and moved without difficulty.
The third represents the horseless car
riage on the track, which Is moved with
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Letters From Experimentcrs.
Mr.. Dodge exhibited the following letters
from men who are experimenting privately
with the new roadway:
my road has been in position about a
| month. and among othsr interesting things.
/ watched the temperature of the steel
when exposed to the hot afternoon sun
Every steel worker knows that steel bars
lying in the yard of a bridge works, for in
stance, will get so warm in a few minutes
that the men cannot hold them in their
hands. / find that my steel strtnpers re-
main cooler than the adjacent broken
stone. This, I think, is as we'll q remark
able as an important fact, and it goes to
show that there takes place an interchange
Of the temperature between the inner sub
stances and the steel, and that in this clas
of steel highways we do not need to pro-
vide for expansion.
Altogether l find the steel road to verify
all l have said about it. even as to cost
and with regard to traction ADVANTAGES 1
am now able to give figures. l have made
twenty trials using a gagged spring bal
ance, and find that the average force need
ed to pull an iron wagon weighing lb5O
pounds, with siXteen-foot wagon bed is
25 pounds, which, reduced to a load of 2 600
pounds, means a traction forcs of 3 %
pounds per ton. On page IS in your pamph-
let on tests in Atlanta you arrive at an
average tractive force of forty-one pounds
for good macadam, and you place the trac-
ton for hard earth roads with NORM at
from seventy-five to 102 pounds, In the
mean, say, eighty-sight pounds NV tests.
therefore, demonstrate that the steel roads
need for traction one-twelfth the power as
compared with macadann and one-twenty-
seventh the power as compared with earth
roads. D. F. MELRER
Another Man. Experience.
II take the liberty to give you my expert
ence with a steel roadway which 1 placed
in the public highway near my home, four
miles east of Joliet. Ill. -, It was put down
on a dirt road of typicaf Illinois soil and
consisted of a steel sraiF one fourth of an
inch thick, eight inches wide, with a flaave
three inches, turned down on either aldo.
and a three-fourth-inch dange turned IN
on the outer edge to keep the wheels on the
rails. i
"These rails were let into the ground so
the fiat parts rested on the earth and were
fastened together at'ths ends by fish plates
| which Are so constructed as to run the
wheels on to the rails after passing a team,
The earth between the rails was removed
to depth of four inches and the spa ce
filed with gravel for tread for the horses
These roads have been tested with all Kinds
of loads. including traction engines. and
have retained their position very we'll
While the mud made the roads almost i'm
passable here during the past winter. a
team could have trotted on this ROADWAY
any day with two-ton load.
about fifty tons of steel per mile will
be required, having the rails one-fourth
inch thick, which, think, is ample.
"ABIEL BLISS
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vantage may be neutralized by the disad-
vantage of loading and unloading, but that
Is the only thing which in the long run will
limit the application of this new power.
MIR. StahI's Estimate.
"'Mr. John M Stahl, in a valuable article
in the Illinois number of Good Roads, has
made conservative estimate of the wagon
freight of this country for the year 1892 as
500, 100000 tons. He also estimates that
this will be transported over country high
ways an average distance of eight miles,
which would be equivalent to 1900 900 900
tons one mile. At a cost of % cents per
ton a mile, which would be required to
move II by horse power with ordinary
vehicles, it would amount to the enormous
sum of 81 900 100000. This may be stated
as the cost of operating wagon roads
Now. II by substituting steel rails and in
animate power there could be a saving of
four-hfths of this amount-which would be
much less than the proportion indicated by
Gilmores tables-the cost of moving this
tonnage would be only 500 900 600, instead
OF 81 goo 900 600, leaving gain of $500 600 =
600. This for a period of ten years would
leave net gain of SS.0O0.O00,O00.
We have made great and unexpected
improvements in the means of transporta-
ton where We have substituted other pow
er for horse power, while We have made
but little improvement in the cost of trans
portion where We have adhered to animals
as the motive power. To this fact should
be added the other important one that
millions and millions Of dollars have been
Evening star., 1898-11-05

In 1888 the legislature of Ohio author
lied the governor to appoint a commission
WIZ duty it shaN be TO thoroughly in
strGct!on and the cost of transportation
over the various kinds of reads including
those ops rated by steam power and electric
power. as well as these operated by horse
poWCr. The cOnniSsiCn snail make report
to the governor what the average cost per
ton per mile now is by horse power and
what The approximate cost would be if ir-
animate power should he substituted for
horse power: and especially whether it IS
possible and advisable to construct country
roads 50 that bOtn cars and wagons can
pass over the same road. propelled by
either horse power or inanimate power:
$50 the estimated cost of such combina-
ton roads as compared with the cost of
roads established fnr horse power only
had the honor to be chairman of this COM
ml;tee. appointed by the Hon. VIM Nc
kinley. then governor OF Ohio and the COL
lowing is taken from the report of the
commissions:
An Established Policy.
" 1t being an established policy of the
people to aid in cheapening transportation
by deepening rivers. harbors and channels.
by building roads and bridges. streets and
Vladucts, all by appropriations of public
money and by contrit uting he use of reefs
and roads for electric cars We see no rea-
son why they might not as logically and
more proftably contribute to the construc-
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receive the wheels Il dhe vehicles of the
standard gauge. These plates have slight
~ projecting fiange upward and on the
ordinary vehicles, which have no f1anges.
from easily leaving the track At the same
tune the fanges being only one-half inch
IN height are not sufhGent to prevent the
Hehlcles from leaving the track whenever
the driver so desires for the purpose Of
passing other vehicles going in the oppo-
site direction. These steel plates are not
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Wouldn't Stand TrifiinS,

Mrs. Farmer Whifletree (sighing)-"Only
think! Josh johnson has bin going with
Sally Simpson for nigh fourteen years, an
they amt married yitr
Mrs. Farmer Swamproot Indignantly
''Yis! And Mister Josh johnson wants to
be plaguey careful and git move on him,
or she'll right up and jilt him. You can't
trifie much with them Simpson gals, let
me tell yewi"
Evening star., 1898-11-05

First Criminal-"so Bill, the cracksman
is in the tolls at last
Second Criminal-"Yes; he escaped ar
rest SO many times that he finally got fool
hardy and rode his bicycle without q bell.'
Detroit Journal
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such ease as to require but small fraction
of the power ordinarily used for moving
such vehicles.
THE last represents a bicycle rider on
the track, and shows how suitable the new
road will be for long stretches through tho
country"
Evening star., 1898-11-05

ITO snuff a candle out accidentally ia a
sign of marriage"
Yes. and to turn down a lamp intestion-
ord
Evening star., 1898-11-05

If you want work read the want column,
OF The StAy.
Evening star., 1898-11-05
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

The following Is list Of advertised letters re-
manning in the Washington ID. CO Post-offce Sat
urday November g. 1908
To obtain any Of these letters the applicant
should call for Advertised Letters
II not called for within two t2) weeks they will
be sent to the Dead Letter ofhce.
Evening star., 1898-11-05

vantage may be neutralized by the dsad-
vantage OF loading and unloading, but that
is the only thing which in the long run will
limit the application of this new power.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-09-22

The stand this paper took recently
in favor of submitting the prohibitory
law to the people for their endorse
ment or rejection is being seconded by
other papers of influence in the state
that have long been friendly to the
law. Prominent among these is the
Burlington Free Press. which, in the
course of a well-considered article,
says
I'm any event the majority must
rule. There are good. temperate and
temperance men who have come to de-
spair of the best results from the pro-
hibitory system in our larger towns.
and would like to try local option,
deeming that prohibition must fail when
not enacted and sustained by local
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-09-22
State of Vermont.

The l35-foot flag staff at "Under-
Cliff the home Of Frank II. Brooks,
son-in-law of the late Col. Franklin
Fairbanks at ST. Johnsbury, collapsed
Friday morning, as it was unsound.
Dan King, an expert rigger OF
Gloucester, Mass, was employed to
remove it and was made aware Of
its dangerous condition. He loos-
ened the guy ropes and climbed to
the cross trees. Left without support,
the swaying Of the top mast snapped
the main mast under him, and the
whole structure came down with a
crash. King fell IS feet and was in
stantly killed.
Mrs. Julia Dillingham;, aged Sc
years, wife of the late Gov. Paul
Dillingham;, died at her home in
Waterbury Thursday afternoon, Sept.
is, at 1870 O'Clock, after long illness.
The deceased Is survived by three
sons and two daughters. The sons
are ex-(ioy. w. p. Dillingham;,
Charles, OF Houston, Tex.,a Frank,
United States consul to New Zealand.
The daughters are Mrs. M. ii. Car
penter OF Milwaukee, Wis, and Miss
Julia. She was well known as a
woman of estimable character, loved
by many and esteemed by all. She
was long time member Of the local
Methodist society, TO which she gave
literally for support and in which she
was faithful and untiring worker.
Ii is reported that J. w. ChesIey,
the Democratic candidate for repre-
sentative, of Sheffield will contest the
seat OF John f. Phillips, Prohibition
ist-elect, on the ground that he (Ches-
levi was elected on the first ballot. On
that ballot Chesley got 40; Hans
come (Rep 81; Phillips Pro- rs,
with few scattering. Chesley
claims that Hanscome is foreigner
and that the votes cast for him should
have been thrown out, in which case
Chesley's 40 votes would have elec.ed
him. HaLscome admits that he was
born in Canada, but of American
parents, who were born in this state.
Moreover when baby he was
adopted by Samuel Hanscome OF
Holland, who had his name changed
from Bean to Hanscome. Hanscome
thinks this makes him an American
citizen, eligible to the legislature, and
that, consequently, Chesley will find
himself lame in his protest.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-09-22
Returns Complete.

The town OF Somerset has at last
been heard from. The vote there
was Republican IA, Democratic l,
Prohibition 3.
Official returns from all but nine
towns give the following results
Smith, 3S.67s; Moloney, l4,740; wy
man, 1923; scattering, 90. Smiths
plurality, 23,93S, majority over all,
22,s25, very good showing for an
off year.
There was big Discrepancy in
several towns in the teleglaphic or
telephone reports as compared with
town clerks official returns by mail,
and this accounts for the variance in
the accounts given out Immediately
after the election and what the re-
turns now show.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-09-22
THE HIDDEN FUTURE
With Its Joys and Sorrow /. L..
a Closed Book, Unreve,l.a

When the great Harvey w.s x.
at school for experimenting nv, nsHlpped
his teacher little Thought ~ ~.'a cat
trounced the future discoyererr n !, lad
Circulation OF the blood WbseO u q ne
hommed was an obscure driver ~ - ma
els, he little imagined he wo,,,s y 4, cam
religion which to-day emh rs,u found
two hundred million souls W. oyer
J. Nj. Taylor, OF the Lion Fire s' I.. slI
aance Co, office at Io7 Asylum q i Esa
lord, Ct. was induced 10 trv nan Alali-
Kidney Pills, almost against DOa1'
he never expected the results 1. Mll
tanned. II the reader IS trouhlaS "a y, ~
Mr.: Taylor. and will but give nOs ,s
Kidney Pills trial, he can as.u, ,sa.
depend upon the same results SnssI
ing about it Mr.. Taylor saws: Sp'4A'
While transacting some bus;ns,, I.
our Insurance Company in the ~. ~ :,
was thrown from carriage re %s;s !
injuries which nearly cost nv liis ~..
carefully treated by most skillFI oSs
sicians for the same, was under ethsrr ~ Z.
two weeks from 10 A. NJ. 10 ap "
and eventually got over the major No. y.
ton OF the trouble. Difficulty With 4.
kidney secretions, and a tendency rs :
gravel were the main symptoms Il \.
jured kidneys. In spite Of physir;,.,
and the treatment OF scores OF sure srrss
for such complaints, | was unable i ~
anything to 40 me permanent good M
n ] took thorough course Of Dam.
Kidney Pills From them obt,in.s
more permanent relief than from ANY,
thing / ever used"
Doan's Kidney Pills, for sale ~ IN
dealers. Price, so cents. Mailed BY Fo,
ter-Milburn Co, Buffalo. N. Y. ,o,
agents for the United States.
Remember the name = Doan's and
take no other.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-09-22

Ladies' hair work. MRS. HI. BEAN
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-09-22
Two Hundred and Forty Dollars an
Acre.


The Brattleboro jelly company has
bought this season 4,250,000 cucum-
beers for picking, which will make
about 5000 barrels Of pickles. These
are sold all over New England, New
York and the South. This years
crop of cucumbers is the largest and
best ever grown in Brattleboro.
Eugene Akely raised little over
240, 900 cucumbers from one acre of
ground, for which he received S240,
while w. G. Cushing raised 2l4,044,
John I. Wright l70,75s, and G. ID.
Whitman, from two acres 1886
cucumbers, at the rate OF 81 a thous-
and. The vinegar for picking comes
from the West and contains 6 per
cent malt, the balance corn and rye.
The price OF vinegar is double that of
two years ago, but the jelly company
finds ii of better quality than that
made from cider, so it exchanges
boiled cider for the Western product.
The company is buying apples at 20
cents 100 pounds, rs against Is
cents last year, when they bought
Is, 900 bushels, and hope to get 10000
this year, though there is scarcity
of fruit Phoenix.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-09-22

The attempt to make political capt.
tai out of the alleged misconduct Of the
war will tall to the ground, as it ought.
There is no room for partisanship in it.
The party in power cannot be held re.
sponsible for the errors of judgment or
the incapacity OF subordinate military
officials. The war has been too sue
cessful to bring anything but credit to
the administration.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-09-22
Relief In six Hours.

Distressing kidney and bladder disease
relieved in six hours by sNEw GREAT
SOUTH AMERICAN KIDNEY CURE" II is a
great surprise on account OF its exceeding
promptness in relieving pain in bladder,
Kidneys and back, in male or female. Re-
lieves retention OF water almost immedi-
ately. II you want quick relief and cure
this is the remedy. Sold by Richard g.
Morton, druggist, Main St., Randolph,
VT
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-09-22

to avert sick
ness and death
as far as lies in
mortal power.
Nearly thirty
years ago, an
.ess.-.-
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-09-22
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The Republicans carried Maine last
week by about $4,000 majority. AS in
Vermont. this was falling off from
the majority of two and four years ago,
but more than the average off-year fig
ure was reached. There is not the
slightest occasion for alarm to Repub-
licans in these results.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-09-22

Our peace commissioners have sailed
for Paris. where they are to confer with
the commissioners appointed by Spain.
Before their departure they were care
fully instructed as to the nature of the
terms to be demanded and they are left
no discretion as to granting conces-
sions. The disposition of the Philip
pines is likely to prove the only STUN
bling block. 1t is understood on good
authority that our commissioners will
demand the island of Luzon, leaving
the rest of the group to Spain. On
Luzon is situated Manila, and it is al
so the largest and most desirable ofthe
islands. 1t is not unlikely that Spain
will tell us that if we are determined
to take Luzon we may as well have
the rest and in this way the whole
Philippine group may be added to I'm
Gle Sans domains. After we arrange
with Spain and her troops are with
drawn from Manila, we shall have to
engage in a little session with our
erstwhile ally, Aguinaldo, the insur-
gent leader. His position is somewhat
vague. One day come reports that he
is entirely satisfied with the prospect of
American control. Next we hear he is
proclaiming his intention of securing
freedom and liberty for his people,
meaning, of course, that he will be-
come dictator himself. We have not
the same moral obligation to respect
the desires of the Filipinos that exists
in the case of the Cubans. The last
instruction in the Philippines was a
direct result of the Spanish-American
war and of the victory of Dewey.
Spain had before that quelled rebel
lion and had undisputed control of the
islands. But for assistance and arms
furnished Aguinaldo by the Americans
he could have accomplished nothing.
1t is not to be denied that he and his
troops fought bravely and helped to
the easy conquest of the island of
Luzon, but our own part has been too
extensive and expensive, not to say
glorious, TO secure nothing ola SUBJ
stantial nature In payment. Under
Uncle Sam the Filipinos will secure a
vastly better and more stable govern
ment than they could themselves con-
duct. The future may show that we
have injured, rather than benefited,
by taking the Philippines,
but that the natives themselves win be
materially bettered there can be no
room for doubt.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-09-22

The United States is under some OBJ
legation to Spain at present for her
work in preserving order in Cuba until
we get ready to take possession. But
for the 100000 or more soldiers she has
there on duty, it is very likely that the
island would be in a state of anarchy.
She has consented to keep the peace
for us when she might exhibit an ugly
disposition and allow the island to take
care of itself. It is now apparent, as
was at first predicted, that Spain only
wanted an excuse for abandoning Cuba
that would satisfy her own people. She
seems to bear us little i'll will. Now
that the affair is over, there is no rea-
son why the two nations cannot become
more friendly than ever. Both have
learned to respect each other.