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The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1898-05-03
Prospectus of the Home for 1898.

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Lord Lisle's Daughter. by Charlotte M.
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The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1898-05-03
An able exchange sounds a note OF

An able exchange sounds note OF
warning" with reference to the war.
1t points out 20 the people and the
administration the danger Of over-confi-
dence, and seems to fear that Spain may
be trifle too much for US, after all our
loud talk. II the able editor Of the able
exchange will consider matters carefully
he will realize that, in the brief time at
it's disposal, the government at Wash
ington has made preparations as care
fully and with as much energy as though
Spain were the greatest power in the
world. There is no over-confidence
there, but rather determination to take
no chances OF any kind. AS to over
confidence among the people, in times
OF war, it is very good thing. II men
went to battle in fear and trembling
doubling whether the harvest would be
victory or defeat, they would make a
very poor showing.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1898-05-03
Tourist or Family Sleeping Car Service

Do you know that every evening the
Denver & Rio Grande r. Il. in con-
nection with the r. G.. w. runs a
Tourist or Family Sleeping Car to
Denver, in which lower berth can be
secured for $500? In addition to this
daily service, the ID. q r. g. w. also
operates on Wednesdays, Thursdays and
Fridays, three distinct Tourist Sleeping
Car lines to Omaha, Kansas City,
Chicago, Boston and New York-no
change for Utah passengers--at greatly
reduced berth rates. These Tourist cars
are managed by the Pullman Company
and are provided with all necessary
conveniences and appliances. The
Tourist car feature, together with the
admirable train service and scenic at
fractions OF the route, has placed the ID.
q r. G.. in the foremost ranks of
Western Railroads. For rates and de-
tailed information, apply to any Ticket
Agent OF the r. G.. W., or to B. f.
NevinS. General Agent, or ii. II. Cush-
ing, yelling Passenger Agent, d. & Il.
g., IS West 2nd South St., Salt Lake
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-25
wHATCOM. SEATTLE AND TACOMA
ElIrTE

Take Steamer BAY CRY for Aaacorts.
Fasrhaven or Whstc0n- Leaves CONNER
ciai dock. Tacoma. ? .. IT city dos
Thur and Sat Returning. leaves What
com p. n: Fairaaven. SIS r. m, AMI
AUaC0rtes 70 q n. sun. Wednes. ard
Fri Faves-Seattle st. or s. 30 round tr4u.
Tacoma 81 Is. or s. round trip.
~. II ELLIS
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-25
PUGET SOUND & ALASKA STEAM
SHIP COMPANY
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP 80.
---.E. = 8 - = 2, -.

FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
Tho Company elegant Steamers UNA
WAfIA lcave SEATTLE. Via Port Tsxnse
end and Victoria. 3. G. a. m. Jan =.
Feb 3 $. y. Is. q ?: March : lo Is ..
FRAxEis3r 70 ses = = Va v1 s3Ss sAS
C and PORT Townsend - A. n Jan. 81
Feb. ;. u. i. ~ .. Msrca :. :. Y. L. .
q April J. s II Is y =
FOR ALASKA
The Stearsrs al ZEN. VICTORIAN.
CITY or TOPEKA. AL-Kf. COTTAGE
CITY ara CURACAO leave SEAT-TI =
2 g. n Feh & y ~ - IT, g. = X
Marca . II, Z. r. II. e y - 81. April
5 10 Is. r. IS p .. =. e. - The corn
pary reserves right 70 change W. 1Aut pre-
vious notice steamers sailing dates and
hours % sailing. Fer farther particular.
procure corupsny-s folders.
rork Seattle. Ciey TAfet ARt tS First
Ave. Seattle. liooisH Perkins & Co.
Gen. Agfs : r.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-25
The Horse Gets the Most in Russir
Gunto0's Macaglre


From this table il viii be seen that !,
Russia the wages OF a horse. as il war{
are higher than those OF a man and hencs
OF course. very much higher than IN
wages Of women. Thus. in the Nishrl
Folga section. We tind the average nav Il
man and horse 70 he about - cents %.
day. Of man alone. - cents, that Is. 4
cents for the horse and 81 cents for mas
The women receive from 10 20 20 cents
In The central agricultural region the az.
erage *. horse - cent?, man. % centsi
woman, IL cents In the southern steppa
horse. IS cents; man. - cents: woman. 4
cents. This IS an interesting commentary
on the standard Of living OF Russian agrs
cultural lab0rcrs. It's meaning Is, slnply
that human beings are cheaper there thai
craft animals, In other words. il costi
less 70 keep them alive In the Southerr
steppe. five women can be employed mort
cheaply than two horses. il is dif.cuj
70 imagine the conditions Of home life. ,hf
dearth OF refining Influences. the sodder
hopeless stagnation that such a state A
affairs refectsP Is il any wonder thai
the products OF such r wage status a,
this are individual degradation soctzl
harrenness, meagre education. politicd
despctisri religious intolerance and gen
orally, 4 type Of civilization scarcefi
above harnarisnl9
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-25
HOTEL ARRIVALS.


THE DIILER.
W. Golding. skagway.
George Cooper, Florida
Mrs Albert 1ost. Florida.
Pat Mccoy, Edison.
Fred MClsberger Edison.
Mrs, A. Fl. Jose md chfdu. North Bend
y r. Flowers Denver
q. z. Mcdonald, T.ssy.
a. p. Hughes Portland.
I9nn ". Carson Portland.
M. Carson. Portland
w. r. BLnch; Astoria.
r. II. Laughfin, Dungenesa
y. II. Cummings. Tacoma.
Mike O'Donnell Butte.
Dick Welch Butte
r. Stortele Sumner.
p. Freago. sumner
w r. Chadbourne. indianapolis.
Theron Ferguson. SHohomish.
Mrs Capt. Wiley. Olympia.
Joseph Stem. Port Giakeley.
r. r Cleveland Los Angeles.
John Hayes. y. e.
William Greene Boston.
Mrs a. =. Thompson Winnipeg.
H. F. Mckay Port Madison.
G. T.. Paul Snohomish
a. c. knight. Snohomish.
W. O. stevens Snohomish.
A. r. Eden. Toronto.
Thomas Bordeaux Shelton.
THE NORTHERN.
Geo. Wolf, Olympus
l.. r ByTNe, pak FFAPbGr.
r. r. D4vt$, New York.
Il NJ Ringer and VIE. Portland.
9. w. Lamb. 81. Pau.
John Mcintyre. Alaska.
I. u. Arnold. San Francisco.
G. n Weolmingion. San Francisco.
j. l.. Easton. Falrhsyen.
J. T. Emerson ottumwa. Ia
K J. Linden. Portland.
Frank Wnkeson. Portland.
u. Cunningham. Butte.
n 4 DC.
San Carrier Everett.
W. r. Lundy. Myrtle Point
II. v. Deming, San Francisco.
r Walther san Francisco.
r. Waither San Francisco.
Jas Waggoner ir. Vancouver Wash.
Jas HodEr0ss ard wife Woolley.
j. n kOut and wife. Port Angeles.
Anna Fussett Florence.
Geo. V BVitegan, Wooiley
g. NJ. stevens, Vancouver.
John Msniou. san Francisco.
JAS $ Espey Waascom.
II. y. Keys. Tacoma
= Gibbons Renton.
Joe Mckee. Portland.
r. \ Mccormick Portland.
l.. Woodland. Santa cruz
: ~ Davis. Santa rue.
J. g. Mccain Oakland.
A. Mclean. OAKLAND
J. II Murray. Olympia.
n NJ Pierce Dlympia.
THE RAfNiER-GRA%D.
f-bss FTrv r-,ner Grad E.arks - n.
a M Tcn Nftlfngan Dawson.
r Z; Nffifrgv Satt Like
Waiter K,rirt,f.. and affe Belt.
Thrla + Peal S4n Frsasise.,
! " NrIeUau - paul
4 y NoTat Tar4rra
&; = p5raeftfeE i Yoef.
T. ! CoTmsn Portland.
Geo Tourney. Portland
~ ~ 10. NrA tefs'
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-25

Three round trips daily. except Sunday.
ConnectIons-At Seattle with the steamer
FLYER for Tacoma. Al Everett with the
steamer Mikado for Snoaomish ana with
the Everet. Monte Crlsto railway Tor
Monte Cristo and way stations
Colman Dock, Seattle. Merchants Dock
Everett Telephone. Seattle. Red 331: Ey-
erett 81. E y. SCOTT
Manager
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-25
SAN JUAN ISLANDS
- 4 ~ = II III u. - Il. - =.

IA t-E u DIN TFfONFSON.
Carrying United States mail. leaves CITY
dock, foot OF Main street. Surdav
Tuesday and Thursday 81 Y o'clock mid
night for PORT Townsend san Juan isllnds
and New Whatcon. Returning, leaves
NV Whatcom Tuesday THURSDAY and
saturday az a.. II. J X. Thompson man
ager-owner- L!iy- BogardUs & Co. agents
CITY dock Telephone. Main -.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-25

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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-25

SKAGIT RIVER ROCTF-steaner ely
OF Champaign-W eekly Time Card
Leaves Seattle Fe5 p at "a =. m. FEB
q at midnight. Fca = az midnight. leaves
III. Vernon Feb. = ~ z. N. Feb e ~
lailp. Stanwood. Fir. Sk1gs. City, Nj Yer
non and Avon.
For passenger and freight rates apply AT
CITY Dock W. T. GilkeSon Manage r.
II. Mcdonald, Master. Telephone Main =.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-25
PORT ORCHARD AND PORT WASH
ISf,TJN ROJfTE

STEAMER MARY F PERLEY
Leaves Galhraith dock foot OF Washing
ton street. for Sylvan Grove Port Wn'fe
Bremerton. u. s. Dry Dock. Charleston
sidney Tracyton. Siiverdale daily exe
cept Saturdays and SUNDAYS al 800 =
m. Saturdays al 2.3o 7. N, sundays al SO
D. n Retaining. leaves SIverdale at 20
.. an. Dry Dock Ia a. m. Saturday nights
leaves Silverdale 80 ?. m. Dry Dock 10
.. III. Telephone. Red Ill.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-25

the enemies OF the people who Rad a
tackled me. They asked ne i. / had ses
them and told them that I thought
had. II was not hard for them 20 r~~
saa&e me 10 soin sheir party aad 3.
started cut 20 have some tGR with N
other side. We surprised them 8; Wa
HorSe lake and mixed up "a scrirrlr,,sJ
In which four men were killed on ;hss
side bur none of cur parry was hf,r'
Then l. went home to ms family. whs,
l Was arrested 4 few weeks 8tterwssi
About forty were arrested and he t-ts1
were hsse ~ various intervals. reSult!n.
N all being acquitted. Marshal Jones
OF Topeka, arrested NE. took me Ia IN
capital and af,erw&rt 90 LeAvenwortS
They failed % make the case STICK ana
after was released went 20 HuxI
Kas,. coming TO Colorado later"
Robin>on's Crime tn Colorado.
When asked about his Colorado expe-4
ences Robinson hung his head Tbs
IS where I went wronS ne said. ''bu, /
have done my time and think the,
might let me alone. was persuaded 81
people whom 1 thought were snart5
than I an 10 - 20 Colorado to do a tr,ea
X vas robbery. THAT was the Only cr,r1
lnAl dct eave ever committed. This n
trouble for which they now want ri
S@'Hr anuAt III lASt lie Way nave fa1
yen. Il was A ease % mistaken identia
IN the beginning and when they attack
me 10 the ranch house AZ Golf creek /
felt ike wanting revenge aud ioiue
the rival party I am not a desperaal
and I never was. I never belonged to ari
band ot desperadoeS and joined the part
only after mad been attacked while q
Gaping from she ranch or Golf creek
II hope Mr.. Ciegharn may Dc able Il
save ne from further Imprisonment. ~
| want 20 go home 80 my wife and chiJ
and I've q decent RE. have served |
long enough sentence and have sursre,
enough 20 satisfy al the ends 81 iustlcj
l want no more crime - criminal life 4
mine. Il don't pay"
Warden Cleghorn has interested \ nuu
Der OF influential people IN this city Il
behalf OF this man Robinson and Strona
EFFORT viii he made in WASHINGTON X
nave the department, OF Justice gran, SorS
concessions Chicago Record.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-25

PORT ORCHARD AND PORT WASH
INGToS ROUTE
STEAMER A = ROBINSON
CzrryHx L. : MAI
O. Pors ovcozr5 ard PERT Wasst-r.~,
re- r1fes saEy eoek tc3t & NJ \
aorcseA Brscx Ys-d. Hrersertor. II
N6EY Aar3 sdney. Chsrlesgon Trarvt..s.
SSs1+ce. s-sEcraaas. Leaves Port Orchard
Navy St4ts1l a g r. arrives S~aseip A.
~ III :. y, Eaalnsoa. master IAlg.
noxarsgs 4 c.. zgsry Tele3ea1s.
kA.a s..
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-25

FLY ON THE FLYER"

FLY ON THE FLYER
SEATTLE TO TACOMA.
-Four round trips daily. except Sunday.
In one hour and twenty five minutes.
THE STEAMER FLYER"
Regular daily trips. Seattie-Tacoua
route, as follows:
TAKING EFFECT TUESDAY. Maya
TIME CARD
Leave Seattle-7:B. II Is a. m. 2.i5. els
2. IN.
Leave Tacoma-s:so \. m. l. 4:So. .. m.
SUNDAYS.
Leave Seattle-7,30 Il. IT.. Il m, 5 D. m
Leave Taconld-9:3e a. m go : 50 D. m
Landing at Northern Pacific wharf. Ia
coma and Commercial dock. foot OF Ma
rion street Seattle.
sundays. steamers Flyer ard State OF
Washington.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03

A friend Of Ruskin says the grsat ,liiic
sfill takes his daily walks, sees his 2fr-
sonai friends and spends muen time IN
reading He directs his own blst'esE. Tut
is obliged 10 decline corresponispce nd
can not reply to the many lctters which
attn come asking for his Intervention IN
public matters or for priytte advice and
assistance
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03

70 PRESIDENTS IN RETIREMENT.


IAN live long IN inc lanu over
Splc appointed him has been
h idle ono. for there are now
presidents, VINO arc in excel
b who threaten to remain 81
Borrower Cleveland is 90 years
esident HARRISON is 81 years
b arc robust, exceptionally
icnlaily well fixed In the al
Rrld. Both bic Iair to I'VE wen
coHc and tea years ALLOTTED 70
n OF ~,
-aresidchSs' GtoNer SioNeiihn
Harrisohs pVssess olher ~
PEI charaoteris''cs oeS'ues '""'
hi,ef having utica INC a'euous
fsin7nt OF inc ohited SUITS
arried young women w'iei'
along in lie, ana poth arc
their golden age. choereh pE
young children in the houss-
-
OF Benjamin Harrison bend
pic OF white dimity and needle
sketches Of Grover Cleveland
IS on his knees were no cart
bic countryjhas the unpreie-
e of two Of its former presi-
ID happily engaged in rocking
gFh
rrison was married the frst
carrie Scott in the year l'aa.
Iblcsscd their union. i,usaeu
well known in literary aud
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03
OLD JAkvs PARABLE on SPAIN.

For rho Post
UgcIc Sam he sot er nappin'
NaInln at de White House do.
OpLlindful oh de korappli'
Obfr on de Cuban shu.:
Ton las dar come rr tappln
on his crnnjumRee whizi
An. er little Spanish psec'
Run him pboseis inter his.
uncle Sam den he sit si,itelri.
An inter iiisssf. SCI ~
"Dat Spanish 1y 80 frigbtful
nlus knock or criinp IN he
] IT bi.eds tsssa~s sse hits irightfui
Way ha peAterin' long or me
Dryr yer many dayA pnriglitiul'
Nov III squeich him pejitly."
Bout didi time 70 taasy. arsrpin'
l'ussSr once no sung hlin nose:
Undo Gam ri7 len itf slapEin
Risht an lrp soIrf riiti, l.o1s.
Tell dat .fpaDigil tly 40 fappiu'
Ter hits roos e-.c gcafncss kDOws
How dat giddy ihsrc' gariif
In dc Ian whar pynriia grows.
AiYa Clay.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03

% 81 cg s 10 lRagm tptFuk price 81 tomorrow Set Hampton =
or n %~
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03

Improved Natural Stone Filter There is
raereatef blessing than Pure Water.
lt1s source of health ana vigor.
Bad WNcr is a prolific soutce OF dis.
ease aat death,
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-07-08
what a Bullet Can Do.

AS showing what bullet can do, In
Che British official regulations for 1898
referring to the present military rife,
the Lee Metford, it is stated that the
mean extreme range of the bullet may
be taken as about $500 yards, although
with strongish rear wind, 1890 yards
has been observed. The bullets find
their way through joints of walls, UNI
less the walls are made very fine and
set in cement. About $50 rounds, con-
centrated on nearly the same spot at
zoo yards, will break Gin. brick wall,
and about 800 rounds at the same range
will break lain. brick wall Rammed
earth gives less protection than loose,
When fired into sand, the bullet ia
found to be always turned aside after
1t has entered a little way. The follow
ing thickness of material Tin inches)
are usually necessary to stop the regu-
lation 1903 in. bullet: Shingle between
boards 1, hardened steel plate IA, good
brickwork 8, sack of coal IL, hard dry
mud wall IA, peat earth so, compressed
cotton bales %, oak ~, elm SO, teak
86. fir 4S, clay 4S.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-07-08
Points = Moral.

Maud Ballington Booth, wife OF the
leader OF the American volunteers, told
the following story recently about her
father-in-law, Gen. william Booth Of
the Salvation army: MY little boy
was looking the other day at cartoon
In the War Cry. It represented Gen.
Booth in a boat upon stormy sea.
Struggling In the water were the figures
Of men and women. Gen. Booth was
holding one OF the men by the hand.
The little fellow looked at the picture
long time and studied It carefully.
AT last he said: Mamma, is grandpa
trying to pull that man out Of the wat
er, or is he bidding him good-by? I
answered him that grandpa was trying
to pull the man out II had often
seemed to nae that the people who
shake hands with you at the entrance
Of the churches were simply bidding
you cordial good-by. "-Pittshurg Dis
match
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-07-08
THE STURGEON TABERNACLE.

world So great became the crowds
who wished to hear him that he re-
moved the site of his labors to Exeter
Hall, and even that place was too
small. So also was the enlarged New
Park Street Chapel. The tabernacle
was then built.
During the first seven years of Spur
geon's ministry in London he had Sc
cured not less than $150,000 for a
church, and it thus happened that the
tabernacle was opened free OF debt.
Since the famous preachers death, in
1892, the activities of the institution
have continued, but the great crowds
that were wont to frequent it in order
to hear it's founders eloquence have
fallen off. During his ministry Mr..
Spurgeon was one of the national char
acters of England
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-07-08
Story of WaterIoo.

some OF the particulars concerning
Victor Baillod, the French Waterloo
veteran whose death was recorded re-
Gently, are furnished by M. Millet, the
mayor of the little town of Carisey,
where he lived. The fact that Baillod
was 104 years old seems to be well au-
thenticated. He had the st. Helena
medal and also the cross of the Legion
of Honor. 1t was three years before
the battle of Waterloo that he was
drafted into the French army under
Marshal Davoust at Colmar. This is a.
description of Waterloo which he gave
short time before his death: "Ah,
Waterloo! There were plenty of men
there, and the cannon roar was deafen-
ing. The corn grew high, but when the
cavalry had passed over it roadways
were left in its wake. The more Ma
poleon advanced the more the enemy
retreated. Did l see Napoleon? Yes,
indeed, did. He never stood still. but
was all over the battlefield at once. AS
to the battle, did not see much of it.
I was knocked down, and in falling I
was struck by an Englishman's saber.
My shake saved me. After the battle
was over some Englishmen came and
said something to me- did not under
stand. / found l was a prisoner of
war"
AS prisoner of war he came to Eng
land, but on the conclusion of peace he
was. of course. restored to his native
country, and it was then that he was
released from further service on the
ground of ill-health. News.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-07-08
A Flow of Language,

A well known public lecturer is fond
of telling how he was once introduced
to an audience by a man manifestly
unaccustomed to performing duties of
that sort. Stepping to the front of the
platform before the large audience, he
said: Ladies' and gentlemen, we
have with us this evening, Prof. Blank.
who, l understand, has a finer flow
of language than l have, therefore 1
will not continue my remarks, but will
ask the professor to come forward and
consume the time" And he sat down
having quite exhausted his own "fiow
of language" and leaving the professor
to begin as best he could after such
a dazing introduction.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-07-08

One Of the great troubles that rail-
road companies have had to contend
with In the past with both the old
style and the new M. G. B. couplers
was the falling of drawbacks on the
tracks, resulting many times in disas-
trous wrecks. A year or two ago the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad adopted
a device to prevent just such occur
rences, and has since attached 1t to all
its passenger equipment. The device
is quite simple, consisting merely OF a
right-angled steel hook. which is
placed Immediately beneath the COUP
Ter on the draw-head, with horizontal
arm projecting slightly at an angle to
the direction of the track. When the
draw-head falls the safety hooks not
only assist in tanning the Drawbacks
together but absolutely prevent their
swaying from side to side, and thus
becoming disengaged. The steel hook
is placed in such a position that 1t
cannot be damned or broken of in the
coupling of cars.
In actual practice this device has
proved exceedingly satisfactory. and
has not failed in single instance.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-07-08
E.per,ment. ~lth BROAD 1,r...

In order fully to test the relative
merits of broad and narrow tires. an
agricultural college in Missouri has been
making some experiments with the
two. 1t has been demonstrated that on
reasonably good roads broad tires have
an advantage of from 16 to 46 per cent
over narrow tires. In no case except
where the mud was soft and very deep
did the narrow tires prove more salts
factory. According to these tests. the
narrow tire is desirable only when
roads are In state almost impossible,
condition OF things which Is fast dis
appearing from thickly settled and
well-managed districts. The experi-
ments were made with the same wagon.
the wheels being exchanged by merely
slipping them from the spindles. The
widths OF the tires were respectively
one and a half and six inches. The
loaded wagon weighed $50 pounds
more with the wide tires than with the
narrow ones, making the weight of the
vehicle when equipped with the wide
tires 1850 pounds. On clean, smooth
road OF macadam the wide tires re-
quired from 16 to 35 per less pow
er than the narrow ones. On gravel
roads the broad tires had As per cent
advantage; on loose gravel and dirt
roads, as we'll as on roads entirely of
compacted soil, the gain was something
like ~ per cent. On piece OF road
where there was solid foundation. but
very deep, thick mud above, the board
tires were at a disadvantage. mainly
because they cut in and picked I'm a
tremendous weight of mud with every
revolution. On road that was drying
up and had a somewhat firm surface
the broad tires showed So per cent adj
vantage over the narrow ones. The
latter cut into the mud In some places
from six to seven inches, but the wide
tires rolled safely over without making
deep grooves, merely packing the half
dry mud as they passed over 1t. The
entire experiment goes to show that
narrow tires have really no points Of
advantage, save at exceptional times
and under exceptional conditions. On
what would be considered road in a
tolerable condition the broad tires had
every point in their favor, and demon
strated their superiority SO clearly that
no room was left for doubt or cues
ton.