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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-08
DIED..

CLARK. On Monday. March 5. 1900 at II: IS
pm, MARY CLARK, The beloved mother of
Mamie Clark and beloved friend of Daisy Car
Funeral from her late residence, No: as New Jer-
sey avenue northwest, thence to Israel c. NJ. f.
Church, Friday, March o. at 2 O'Clock pm.
Friends are invited to attend. -
CoRNwELL. On March g. 1900, FRANCIS o..
youngest son of Louis ". and Sarah NJ Corn
Funeral private.
pm, FRANK beloved husband Of Julia Haas
and son of George Haas. Jr.
horsts undertaking pariors, aos ID street south
east, at pm. Please omit flowers.
DOWNING. In New York on Sunday March A.
1892 suddenly Mis- lis. FR Rance CONE DOWN
KING. On "Wednesday. March Z. 1900 LOUISA
KING, The beloved wife Of James A. King.
Funeral from her late residence. AIS f street
southeast. Friday March Q. at O'Clock pm
Friends invited to attend.
McNEILY. On Wednesday. March :. 1900. at
Io:So Pm Pm CHARLES A, beloved husband Of
Funeral Saturday. March 10. from his late resi-
dence, 6o4 street southeast, at pm %
RoDERICK. Departed this life Thursday.
March s. 1900, at $50 am, MARY c., beloved
wife OF Chas t. Roderick.
street northeast Friday. March Q. at 3 a
Friends invited, Interment at Harper's Ferry,
w. Va.
ROGERS. In Brooklyn y. ". March 4. 1890,
JOHN II. ROGERS. late printing and bill clerk,
House of Representatives.
Interment. Calvary cemetery. Brooklyn, y. Y.
RUST. On Thursday March 5. 1900. in this city.
after a short Illness Mrs. RUST, wife OF Capt.
NJ. T. Rust of Alexandria, Va
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
SHANNON. On Thursday, March s. 1900. at /
o'clock pm, Mrs NARY LAURA SHANNON.
years, at her residence, No. 23 F street
northwest.
Notice Of funeral hereafter. baltimore papers
please copyD
WELD Suddenly. at Washington, y. c, on March
4 1899. EDITH MARY eldest daughter of the
late Arthur T. and Sophia Read Weld in her
forty-sixth year.
Funeral from Cathedral in Baltimore Friday morn
ing. March g.. at 10 O'Clock
In Memorfam.
DUNLOP In loving memory of our dear brother.
NATHANIEL. p. DUNLOP, who died two years
ago today, March s. 1898.
Though cast down. we're not forsaken;
Though afflicted. not alone;
Thou didst gfsa. and Thou hast taken;
Blessed Lord Thy Will be DONE
Though today we're filed with mourning
Mercy still Is The throne;
With Thy smiles OF love returning,
We sing. Thy Will be done. -
BY HIS SISTERS.
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Curtain Department.

Small LOT Of Irish Point Lace Curtains. . TO
pairs Of kind. slightly soiied from display, re-
ducpd as follows:
pairs Ivory. Reduced from S9Go to 81 80 pair.
pairs White Reduced from 50 90 To 81 50 pair
. pairs Ivory. Reduced from <IGOD to s. 50 pair.
pairs White. Reduced from S12 So to sic 90 mr.
pairs White Reduced from $i5.o TO Sli 90 pr
3 psirs White. Reduced from S2n 90 10 Sl5OO pr
Also 26 pairs Tapestry PoFtteres TO 3 pairs Of
a pattern. IN bright cologingS. god designs Re-
duced from s.. 90 10 $500 pair.
Second floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-08
Second of the Course

The second lecture in the Columbian Coll
lege public course was delivered yesterday
afternoon before a large audience in the
assembly hall by Prof. Mitchell Carroll
His subject was The Parthenon: the Elgin
Marbles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-08

Under the auspices of the Civic Center
Mr.. Vernon Bailey. chief field naturalist of
the biological survey, will deliver public
lecture at the Central High School at 8
o'clock this evening on Mammals in Re
lation to Their Environment This will
be the concluding lecture in the course of
1.-The Relation of Plants and Animals to
Their Environment" and will be open to
the public without charge. 1t will be illus
trsated both by means of lantern slides and
by the exhibition of stuffed specimens
Next Thursday evening the course on
Earth Modelling Forces will be opened
with a lecture on ..Volcanoes and Farm
Movements by Mr.. J. S. Diller.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-08
Hotel Arrivals,

Raleish-H. p. Merriam. New York: w.
H Smith, Atlanta, Ga; H R. Strong. st
Louis; L, p. Kenyon, Chicago; c. New
man. Pittsburg; Jas. Lane, Detroit; W. c
Bryan. Boston.
Wiilard-G. r. Spear, Florence. Mass,
NJ G Carroll, Atlanta, Ga: s. H Rowland
Honduras. c. A: J. II. Holmes. Philadei.
phia: F. S. Tyler. Fargo. n. ID.
Riggs-D. Pratt, Cincinnati; NJ f Har.
ley. New York G. r. Thomas. Buffalo, n.
Y: w. A. Coan. Cincinnati; c. r. Miller
Philadelphia
Wellington-J. L. Wood. Cuba: J. s
Trump Richmond. Va; W. H. Allen. New
York.
shoreham-G E. Clifford, Newark. n. J.,
) Stoner, st. Louis; B, c. Goodwin, Bes.
ton; T. Johnson. Fullerton. California; F.
BROOKLYN. n. Y: H. c. Watts. PhiladeIphiai
t. J: forke, Salem. n. j.
Arlington-J. n. Beckley, Rochester, NJ
T. T.; w. Thurston. Providence. r. l.; H Z
stevens, st Paul; w. H. Brown. Philadel.
phia; F. A Hall, Montana; d. Lewis, NJ. d.
F. R. Lefferts, New York
Cochran-A- E. Walker, Alabama; R. +
Foster, Philadelphia; Z. S. Goodale. Water.
town. n. Y: E. 5. Jackson. Providence. r
l.: r. NJ. Smith. Newark N j.; H n
Steele. Philadelphia.
Richmond-A. C. Striker, Dallas. Tex; IL
l. Jones, Chattanooga. Tenn; H. NJ. Bar
ter. New York.
Rationale. C. Mackin. Chicago; A.
Ryan. New York; Geo. Bates. New Jersey
W. F. Graffin. Philadelphia
Metropolftan-M. E. Horton. Virginia; W
R. Jones. Atlanta, Ca; C. Shink, Pennsyl.
vania; F. r. Phiper North Carolina
Gordon-B. T. Whitmore, New York: W
+. Presgrave. Philadelphia; B. ]. Clay
Richmond, Va; c. ]. Harris. Asheville, y
G: E. H. Conger, Grand Rapids.
st. james,. NJ. Chappie. Boston; R. Will
liams, Newark, n. j.; c. c. Hale. New
Haven. Conn; A. E. Hutchins, Providence
r. /.
Ebbitt-J. S. Wise. New York: c. H
Trimbie. Memphis Tenn: L. H. Hirshfieid,
Helena, Mont; ]. A. Howell, United States
navy; F. W. Sibley, United States army; j.
Q. Rodgers. United States army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-08
Steamboat Company Elect. Directors.

At the annual meeting of the Norfolk and
Washington d.. c. Steamboat Company,
held at the Office of the company in this
city yesterday. the following were elected
directors for the ensuing year: Levi Wood
bury, c. F. Norment, John Callahan, John
Boyd, W. H. Butler, Daniel Fraser. WILL
lam Gait Edward Graves. H. Libbey, and
George w. Pearson. At a subsequent
meeting of the board of directors the fol-
lowing officers were elected:
Levi Woodbury.. president: Clarence F.
Norment, vice-president; John Callahan,
general manager: Odell g.. Smith, secre-
tary and treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-08
Misses Department.

81 Misses Fine Cheyiot. Kersey and Plaid back
Jackets: sizes r. IL 10 and IS. Reduced from
sl2 30 and $1,000 L. $500 each.
Is Chidren's Heavy Winter Refers: sizes to
Il Reduced from $500 and $3.50 10 $3.50 each
Third fot,r
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-08
Mems Department.

~ Mems Madras Neglgee Shirts; sizes 15kz and
10y. reduced from 81 90 and 81 SO to Soc. each.
sizes 9la and 10. Reduced from $1.25 and 81 90 to
10 pairs Mems Tan Cotton Half Hose heavy
25c. f "
~ pairs Meas Black Cotton Half Hose. medium
weight; size 9H. Reduced from Ice. and Csc to
80 Mems Ascot Scarfs. Reduced from 81 90 TO
soc. each. T "
\ Mems House Coats. dark plaid effects: sizes
10 Youths Heavy Ribbed Balhrigean Under
shirts: size 49, Reduced from 15c. to 25c. each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-08
Suit DeDa rtment.

Is Atwood Cheviot Suits, in blue
and black. lined throughout with
black silk: sizes 81 to 40.
Reduced from $1,000 to $1,000 each.
IS Handsome Silk Waists, white
and delicate shades for evening wear
tucked, corded and embroidered;
sizes "a. 80 and SO.
Reduced from $500 and $3.50 to
S775 each.
Atwood Chmels Hair Cheviot skirts. in black
and white plaids. Reduced from S12-5o to $500 ca
An-wool Black Cheviot Jackets: sizes 30. IS
and % Reduced from ST.. so TO 80 each
! Plaid Golf Capes. black with plaid face. Re
duced from Sl.5 to $500 each.
I Navy Blue Broadcloth Skirt. braid trimmed
Reduced fEom S21.Oo To 81 So.
II French Flannel Waists. navy blue old rose
reseda and white; sizes 36. rs and IL. Reduced
from 81 80 81 - each
81 Fine Lawn and Batlste Wrappers. trimmed
with white embroidery: all sizes Reduced from
81 81 and 81 70 10 S1.o0 each.
irI floor
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To Be Give. In to 6;ermany.

To BE Given Up to Germany.
The State Department has issued war
rant for the surrender to the German au-
thorities Of Noa Aschner, who Is wanted in
Mechlenberg-S on a charge of forg-
cry. He Is under arrest in New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-08

Asbury johnson Has a Narrow E.c.nr
From Death

Asoury X. johnson, nfty-five years old.
who lives at No. 116 9TH street northeast
and is employed in the War Department.
drank small quantity of ammonia YES
terday thinking he was drinking gin. The
mistake caused him considerable pain and
endangered HIS life. He drank the liquid
IN a saloon on Pennsylvania avenue north
west gin bottle containing ammonia
was placed on the bar and the usual auap-
tty was poured in the glass. The quality
OF the supposed gin was not questioned
and the customer did not detect the odor
OF ammonia until 1t was too late Fortu-
nateiy he did not drink mose than baif
what he poured into the glass
AS soon as he realized the mistake that
mad been made. Mr.. johnson called for an
ahtidote. The Emergency Hospital anhu-
lance was summoned and he was taken n
the institution for treatment Under thu
care of the doctors he soon improved and
later In the day he was able to go home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-08
Corset Department.

. pairs French Corsets. cut has; sizes 49, 10, o.
- and "a Reduced from 81. so to 81 so pair
) pairs Corsets, French sateen; size %. Reduced
from $3.50 to 81 90 pair
3 pairs Girdle Coisets; sizes 10 and % Reduced
from 150 TO 81 90 pair
Second
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In Memorfam.
Tried Friends Best.

For thirty years TUFTS Pills have
proven a blessing to the invalid. Are
truly the sick mans friend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-08
A known Fact

For bilious headache, dyspepsia,
sour stomach, malaria, constipation
and all kindred diseases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-08
Department.

10 Womens Fine Al-silk UMBRELLAS red blue
and green. with plain and hand-carved dog head
handles Redt red from IS. 90 and Sc 80 to $500 ca
First floor 49, -
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Boys Furnishing Debt.

25 Boys Percale Shirts, fancy striped, one pair
OF cuffs to MATCH sizes IL. 121s 10 and i3h
inches. Reduced from 81 90 to T5c. each
30 Boys Knot Scarfs, red figured effects. Re-
duced from 25c. to 3 for 25c.
45 Boys Outing Flannel Night Shirts: - IL and
l4-fnch collar sizes. Reduced from 39c to 25e ca
First foor-adjoining Mems Department
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WW0O0War0 6 I0tDr0{p
and
Spring Opening of
Paris and London Millinery
This Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Mon Foyanne urey Mo
cit yeradO
endco tous direct having personal Sc
ideas in English RoundH sdsy
or shooting hosa ab magellan gen1
il
Novelties n Fancy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-08
Fridays Our Remnant Day,
Our Special Bargain Day.

This Remnant Day. which consider of sufficient impoanc
Friday
ehandise remnant character resultant from the weeks selling
Every department the house will be represented
" OF goods purchased specially for the will be offered de
Bargain i'm Wonler's Spring Weight Hose.
100 dozen pairs Momen Fast Black Cotton Hose spring weight
PIC. Pair; 5 Pairs for sl.OO.
Also About $50 Pairs Wonen's Hose,
representing special purchase and consisting of Cotton and Lle
plain black and fancy effects Too few of mention in detail
Quarter to Half Regular Prices.
Bargain in Wornen's Bed Room Slippers.
About pairs Womens Soft Kid Slippers black
olate with no heels An comfortable slipper Sizes
Special Bargain Price, Soc Pair.
Bargain in Clnildren's White Nainsook Dresses
lot OF Chden Fine Nainsook Dresses made Hubbard and
saiouy trimmed with baby tuck
are more or less soed and msed but nothing that washing won't
sl.75 Each. Were $500. SIPS, $3.50 and s2.75.
Bargain i'm Women's Linen Handkerchief.
81 dozen WOmen enstcfed Anen Handkerchief
quality OF cloth; quarter and halfinch hens.
Special Bargain Price, S1.5O Dozen.
Bargain i'm Flannel Skirt Patterns.
lot OF Atwood Honepun Flannel Skirt Patterns full length and
width, with fancy borders various styles.
Sl.OO EACH Regular Price, s1.50
Bargain in French Flannel Shirt Waist Patterns.
Polka Dot French lengths (2z yds
ea soned mussed otherwise damaged from being displayed
dow.
37Ac. Yard. Regular Price, Use.
Bargain in Darnask Pattern Cloths.
Full Beeed Irish Damask Pattern Cloths all pure
good quality follows:
Yards Long, $3.50 EACH Reguar Price. s2 $50:
second hnr-
Bargain i'm Sheet Pictures and Frames.
lot OF and black Frames and
gray and glass An unusual value
Bargain Price, 25c. Each.
Also Lot of Carbon Sheet Pictures,
At Soc, 75c and S1.5O Each.
Bargain i'm Dernorest Sewing nachnes.
The "Demorest good machine and has
a
o discontinue this make them
The Special Bargain Price, S17.OO Each.
They perfect guaranteed years
mentsw eaChm machine.
second feE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-08

The Demorest good given sasfac-
We have less than stock going
discontinue this make offer them
The Special Bargain Price, $1,000 Each.
They perfect guaranteed
with each machine
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ely for the sspuToe o. karngo and Lme
h thd wee IN t t. keel the absdndy
lean ant uptda
tnt vii 1tonurow
OF &C will ia ddsvmgo nrgulrpr
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Bargain i'm Sheet Pictures and Fra

Bargain I'M Sheet pictures and Frames
lot OF brown and black Frames and
gray and glass. An unusual value.
Bargain Price, Csc. Each.
Also a Lot of Carbon Sheet Pictures,
At Soc, Csc. and $3.50 Each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-08

Bargain i'm Woner's Linen Ffandkerchiefs

81 dozen WOmens Hemstitched All-linen Han
quality OF CLOTH quarter and half-inch hens.
Special Bargain Price, S1.5O a
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Bargain i'm Flannel Skirt

lot OF AllWOOl Homespun Flannel Skirt Pattern
width, with fancy borders in various STYLES.
S1.OO Each. Regular Price, ST.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-23
THE LEVER THAT RAISED HIM.

A young man who is now well up the
list Of high salaried officers Of a big
manufacturing company said several
days ago that he owed his first oppor-
tunity to show his ability to the fact
that he was not afraid to soil his
clothes. He was one Of half a dozen
young men just graduated from scien-
tific schools who entered the shops OF
this company as students. They were
expected to show that they were prac-
tical workmen, but most Of them pre-
ferred theory to practice. The man.
ager Of the company was self taught
man, and he didn't take much stock In
scientific schools. The young man
who has succeeded took his measure
accurately and, putting on old clothes,
went to work in the shops. Whether
by accident or design he was noticed
by the manager one day stretched out
on his back under a heavy casting
with a hammer and cold chisel in his
hand working away as If he had no
higher ambition. A week later the
manager summoned him to the office.
didn't / see you under that casting
several days ago?" he asked.
Eyes"
"Well, | find that we have q vacancy
on our staff now. and you may fill it If
you choose"
The young man did choose, and his
progress has been rapid. He does not
have. to soil his clothes now to prove
his ability.-New York Sun.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-23
HE TOOK THE HINT.

General Harrison, in 1889, sent DR..
Bedloe Of Philadelphia to Canton as
consul. During his term the doctor
was spending a month or two In Wash
ington and was largely in evidence IN
social and political circles. About this
time the Gridiron club gave dinner
and both gentlemen were guests. The
doctor told few stories early IN the
evening, and later on the president
made speech.
81 was charmed" he said In his soft,
graceful way, Ito hear the clever anec-
dotes from our distinguished consul to
Il mean from Annoy" Then he passed
on to other topics, but the doctor took
the hint, and the next steamer carried
him back to his post.
1t was not the first time that DR..
Bedloe had experience with presidents
at club dinners. Once President CleVe-
land was a guest at the celebrated
Glover club in Philadelphia, Of which
the doctor is famous wit. The Glover
ties always interrupt their guests when
they rise to speak. Knowing this, Mr..
Cleveland began:
go on, gentlemen; I am prepared
for the worst"
There came an instant's pause, and
the doctor cackled shrilly:
$50 are we."-Philadelphia Post.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-23

A VERY FUNNY FoRCE.-"Elec.
tricity is a very funny force" said
the observant motorman to his con-
ductor as he boarded his car at the
Woodland avenue barn. "The other
night nearly all the current was sud-
denly cut off from the wires in the
barn, and after a minute came on
again. Soon an odor like that of an
overlooked dinner filled the power
house. On examination two chickens
were found slowly roasting to death
on the main wire. For hours the
feathered pair had rested in safety on
separate wires. The minute Chan.
ticleer reached across to give good
night kiss to his dear biddy, on an op-
posite wire, a deadly current was
forced through their bodies, and hence
The odor of roasting chicken" ."-Phila-
delphia Press.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-23
THE POWER OF The WHALE.

If the whale knew its own power, 1t
could easily destroy all the machinery
which the art Of man could devise for
catching him. 1t would only be neces'
sary for him to swim on the surface IN
straight line in order to break the
thickest rope, but instead, on being
struck by the harpoon, he obeys nat
ural instinct, which, in this instance
betrays him to his death.
Not having an air bladder, he can
sink to the lowest depths Of the ocean,
and, mistaking the harpoon for the
teeth of q swordfsh, or shark, he In
stantly descends, this being his man.
ner Of freeing himself from these enc
mics, who cannot bear the pressure or
a deep ocean, and from descending
and ascending in small space he thus
puts himself in the power of the
whaler.
If we include the pressure of the
atmosphere, a body at the depth of 100
feet would sustain that Of 60 pounds
on the square inch, while one at 1000
feet, a depth by no means consider
able, would be exposed to a pressure or
1880 pounds. We need not, therefore,
feel surprised that on the foundering
Of a ship at sea, though it's timbers
part, not a spar floats to the surface,
for If the hull has sunk to a great
depth all that is porous is penetrated
with water or is greatly compressed
Omaha World-Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-23

A SURPRISED BIsHoP.-A certain
well-known bishop recently went to a
town to perform marriage ceremony.
He arrived the day before the wed,
ding, and he left at the same time the
bridal pair did, although he was driven
to different railway station. AS be
passed through the station, carrying his
travelling bag, he was aware that he
,. was creating sensation; but was TO-
tally at a loss to account for it. On
the platform he found that he was
still the object of amused attention.
The porter positively snickered as be
passed his carriage, and the church
dignitary felt the force to demand the
reason.
"What is the matter with you, my
man ?" asked the bishop.
The porter's smirk broadened into a
laugh.
"Ain't you left the good lady, sir"'
he chuckled.
"Eh?" exclaimed the bishop in sur
prise. Then his eye fell on the side OF
his travelling bag, which the porter had
just turned round. There, glued to it,
. was wide strip of white satin ribbon,
on which was painted in large letters :
"Married this morning."
The facetiously minded best man
had mistaken the bishops travelling
bag for that of the bridegroom.
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farm md firesiae.
IMPORTANCE OF WIDE TIRES.

1t is frequently claimed that roads in
the United States, instead of getting
better, are constantly getting worse,
and when the reason is asked, the ex-
planation is made that the damage
done to existing highways by the use
of narrow tires is far greater than the
Improvement made by the semi-an-
nual effort at fixing the roads. With
out entering into discussion of this
claim, there is no denying that u heav-
lily loaded wagon with narrow tires
leaves it's tracks on the highways, and
the depth of these tracks depends up
on the character of material of which
the road is built, the width of the tires
and the weight of the load. When.
ever loaded wagon becomes stuck,
it is due to the fact that the road is too
soft, and the tires are too narrow for
the load on the wheels. Water and
narrow tires are the two causes which
contribute to ruin the best roads.
They aid each other in the work of
destruction. The rut formed by the
passing wagon forms trough for the
rain which, instead of running of to
the side, as it would on a hard smooth
surface, sinks into the ground. The
next wagon, finding the ground soften
ed, digs it's wheels deeper into the
surface, and so the decentralization and
destruction continues. This suggests
one of the strongest arguments in favor
of the use of wide tires. Wide tires
are road-makers narrow tires are
road -destroyers. Wide tires roll and
harden the road surface, and by their
use every road wagon can be turned
into road roller. Every wagon which
today helps cut up the roads could be
utilized for their improvement, for
nothing so to tends to the making of
good roads as continual rolling of the
surface.
Onondaga county, NY, furnishes an
interesting illustration of the value OF
wide tires as road rollers. The Solvay
Process company, of Geddes, in that
county, was accustomed to hauling
heavy loads of stone for four and a
half miles from the quarry. To test
the wide-fre theory, it built several
wagons having 4-inch tires on the front
wheels and 6.inch tires on the rear
wheels, and with the rear axles longer
than the others, so that the track of
the rear wheels would just lap outside
of those made by the others. The re-
suit of the use of these wagons was to
produce a hard, smooth, compact sur.
face, and the road, having been filled
80 as to raise the middle or "crown," "
it is thoroughly drained at the surface,
and always fit for use with the heav-
lest loads. Loads of eight tons are
frequently hauled over them, and in.
stead of tending to cut up the road,
serve to roll it harder and harder.
The superintendent reports, too, that
the improved condition of the road has
reduced the cost of hauling the stone
from 80 cents per ton to 60 cents, or 25
per cent.