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The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-11-27

UNITED STATES OBJECT LESSON ROAD.
The way it ought to be done There is
a great dearth of competent highway
engineers in this country. II IS a work
hat has never been seriously taken up
~ the American people, and they are
Just beginning to realize the need of it.
This need the road Office is trying to
supply.
When 4 locality decides that it is 60
ng to put in road and spend a certain
mount of money on it, the local au-
horitics can apply, If they desire, to
he road Office. 1t will test their avail
Bile material and tell them what is the
BEST and cheapest sort of road to build.
Samples are sent in to the office
laily. There is a great awakening all
over the country on the subject of road
construction, and the government, while
t cannot build roads itself for the va
rious communities, is ready to give eX-
nert advice not wherever it is wanted,
but so far as it IS able. The fact is
that the requests for engineers and
advice far outrun the capacity of the
office. There are men out now in all
sections of the country-several parties
along the Atlantic seaboard, some in
The middle west, in the far west and on
the Pacific coast Wherever a commu-
nifty shows itself thoroughly in earnest
and is willing to spend good money in
road construction the road Office does
: host IN rct n WOrlinp Marty there
1t has developed several schemes that
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-11-27
E11,ENsBuRc K1rr1rAs County, WASH, Nov. Fl, 1906

names from personal naJacs The An
glo-SaXon kin" and "couk' and ing"
are represented in Jcaliins, little
john" Hitchcock, "litlc Richard"
and Browning, little Brown" the
Norman "ot' and 'et," iii Eliot, "little
Elias" and Emmett, "l'ttle Emma"
sometimes "lot' and 'lnt;" Hamlet,
"lttle IEamon'J; the French ION" and
zen" in Marion and Dickens.
Many prefXes were used. The Celtic
"Mac" or IN" of the Scotch; Me of
the Irish; "Map" "Ap," or up" of the
Welsh, and the Norman "fitz" Uatin
fls), signify "son' or "son o." and the
Irish co." "grandson of"
A fair knowledge Of English nomen-
clature, declares Miss Payne, gives
fair knowledge of English history, 80
closely are the two interviewer.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-11-27
FEDERAL ROAD WORK
eATURES OF UNCLE SANS HIGHWAY
DEPARTMENT AT WASHINGTON.
No. 81.

'Ovv Located In New Euilding-Mnte -
rails Tested and Advice Given to
Communities Only Object Lesson
Roads Built.
Another step toward the organization
# decent system of highways in the
jnited States was taken recently when
he office of public roads in Washing
on moved from its old quarters on
twelfth street to a new building that
las been specially put up for its ac-
.ommodation on Fourteenth street just
outh of the bureau of engraving and
printing. says the Washington Star.
All the testing apparatus has been
moved from the basement of the old
bureau of chemistry at the corner Of
Fourteenth and Il streets into the new
building, and for the first time in its
history the road office has a building
and laboratory Of its own all under the
same roof There is the testing labora-
tory on the ground floor, light roomy
place big enough to accommodate the
work for some time to come. The ad-
ministrative offices are on the second
floor, and in the third story there are
the stock rooms and the chemical labo-
ratory, where a large amount of re-
search work is carried on.
1t has never been the purpose Of the
government to go into the work Of road
building on an extensive scale. There
Is not money enough at the disposal Of
the government in the first place, and
this has always been regarded as state
work. But several years ago the gov.
ernment commenced to accumulate in
formation and statistics on the subject
Of road work through a branch Of the
department of agriculture known as
the Office of road inquiries. This work
expanded till the road office, as 1t Is
now called, is sort of experiment sta
ton in itself. While it does no road
building except as an object lesson to
any community interested In the sub
ject, it has found it necessary to estab-
fish chemical and mechanical laborato-
ries, and it is now the source of all
sorts of information for communities
that want to build roads of their own.
The laboratories test material sent in,
send out highway engineers to inspect
the locations of prospective roads and
give advice to the people who are going
to build them and even put in a mile or
so of road where it is necessary as an
object lesson in the sort OF work and
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-11-27

In the little town of Munsiedel, IT
Bavaria, there exists one Of the most
curious charitable foundations in tho
world. One of the burgheis, Christie
pher Wanner, diel in 1451 and left bis
fortune for the establishment Of O
home for aged poor He attached, how
ever the condition that every old man
who was taken ID should wear his
beard and the same cut Of clothes and
cap rs he himself Used to wear; con
scqueutly the ancient pensioners are
still 10 be seen wandering about the
streets of Munsiedel IN the costumes OF
the fifteenth century
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-11-27

No poet has ever been bad prose
writer. whenever he cared to drop from
poetry into prose; but 1t is doubtful
whether any poet has been quite 80
fine, accomplished and persistent
prose writer as Lander. Poetry" he
tells us in one Of his most famous
passages, "was always my amusement,
prose my study and business. l have
published five volumes of imaginary
Conversations; cut the worst Of them
through the middle, and there will re-
main IN this decimal fraction quite
enough to satisfy my appetite for fame,
I shall dine late; but the dining room
will be well lighted. the guests few and
select" Without his prose Lander Is
indeed but half, if he Is half, himself.
Arthur Symons in Atlantic.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-11-27

After the great fight in which John
Paul Jones in the Bonhomme Richard
made spllntcrs ard shreds Of the Brit
ish vessel Scraps the English govern
ment generously decided that, though
vanouished beyond a question. the cap
tain Of the lost vessel had behaved
with becoming bravery and deserved
promotion to the rank Of commodore.
John Paul Jones heard Of this promo
ton and its cause and said. well. by
George. if / ever meet that chap again
I'll make him an admiral"
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-11-27

have been Of value N road h"'''""
Reference VS. r'"fn come t'"'o
the burnt c,a~" -" t'.''
tried in the gumho mVd r".' 90
SOUTH These have Prove 900 '''
and have stood up well. making 20"
possible where there is no s'onr aNd
where there has never honn ." ''
weather road before -"
idea is being developed "'''
helping out other commud
rock is scarce.
There are a good many nlHces "'i
there is dearth of rood road h'''
bck Clay is plentiful to the no'1' Of
being a nuisance in goo
places, especially In Virril ~
Virginia mud has passed into ~"
erb The road office is now e"n
menting with burning the Vir~ina
clays, and owing to the fact that clay
once burnt loses It's power Of getti1"
sticky under the action Of water. there
is some hope that the road problem In
Virginia may be partly solved through
the burnt clay agency.
The office has carried on a rood
many other interesting experiments,
among others the use Of tar and oil on
roads, and while 1t Is too early vet to
say just how surfaces treated in this
way will wear, the results so far oh
tanned have been satisfactory and
promise well.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-11-27

A widely known clubman whose fam.
fly Is known to take earnest exception
to his late hours recently encountered
his physician on the street.
GLOW are YOU feeling these daysT'
asked the medico.
every well. indeed, thank you," re
piled the clubman, but I'm bit wor.
ried about my wife. doctor. She suf.
fers dreadfully from insomnia. have
been on the point for some time Of
consulting you about her case. What
would you suggest?".
"You might try getting home earlier"
observed the physican.-New York
Times.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-11-27

"Whcn Il man loses his money!" re
marked the cyuic, "he finds out who
his friends are"
Yes" answered Mr. Dustin Stax, sit
Is a wise compensation. When man
loses his fortune he saves the time he
used to spend shaking hands and lis
tenine to hard luck stories and gets a
chance TO make another. "-Washing-
ton Star
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-11-27
Imaginary.

"Father," said the little boy, every
now and then hear you talking about
somebody who was old enough to know
better"
"Yes, my boy"
"What age Is that father?"
And the old gentleman after some
thought replied:
"My son, there isn't any such thing.
It's like the golden age purely mytho-
logical"
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-11-27

Business is not only great civilizei
Of nations and Of peoples, but also the
greatest educator and developer Of
character in the world, for it Is a per.
petual school, a great life university
where we do not 60 to recite and hear
lectures for three or four hours day
for few years, but where we are
constantly studying and practicing al
most from the cradle to the grave
Success
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-11-27
Reading n Hook.

Many readers judge of the power OF
a book by the shock it gives their feel.
ings, as some savage tribes determine
the power Of muskets by their recoil,
that being considered best which fairly
prostrates the purchascr -~I.ongfellow.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-11-27

"Why do you keep such On inef1.
cient servant as that and pay her such
oigh wages?"
my dear, she has been a maid In
avery family of prominence In our SGT"
Baltimore American.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-11-27

There can be no friendship without
virtue, for that intimacy which among
good men IS called friendship becomes
faction when it subsists among the un
principed.-Sallust.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-11-27
Called the DluH.

Mrs. X.-Ycs, tried to make my
husband ccon0mize in smoking, 50 |
told him if he ever smoked would new
er speak to him again Mrs. Y What
was the result: Mrs. Nils cigar
bill was doubled the next month.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-11-27

Miss OldWun-I've refused many,
many offers Of marriage. Gayboy lab
sentminlodlyl-Vory thoughtful and
Of YOU, I'm sure.-MegsSen-
doIier Batter.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-11-27

The Koran forbds true bellevprs tn
destroy the ,lnes palm trees fru
trees, corn and cattle even Of their
worst enemiea
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-11-27

The Animals Are strong; and Gallant
Swimmers and Take the Water
Like Il wild Fowl - Their Leaps
When Chased by the Gray Wolf.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-11-27

DAWN OF BRIGHTER Hos LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE N1SS5 OF STATE GOVERNMENT
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-12-21
Sound Deflector.

open top of the piano to defect the
sound waves issuing therefrom, and
direct them to the audience in the
room or concert hall The defiectoI
is very simple device of light con.
struction, comprising two end boards
connected by curved back of such
form as properly to direct the sound
into the room. The end boards are
formed with cushioned fianges adapted
to rest on the side wall and thus pre-.
vents lateral displacement. In conse-
quence, the def1ector does not need to
be fastened in place. but may be read.
lily set in position or removed without
operating any fastening means. BY
Its use the full volume of sound passes
In concentrated form into the room
without being diffused. A patent on
this sound defiector has recently been
secured by Newport, r. l., man.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-12-21
A School Of Zoology.

DR.. Gustav Loisel, who is professor
of zoology In the Sorbonne, is making
persistent efforts to have the mena.
gerie in the Jar1in des Plantes adapt.
ed to the needs of experimental sci.
ence. He would have 1t SO transformed
as to become school of geological re.
search without at the same time ceas.
ing to be a place Of entertainment for
the people. Such a plan has been
partly carried out in Bronx park, SO
says the New York Post, so that GER
tain fauna are permitted to live and
breed almost as II they were in the
wild" The experimental stations in
this country where marine animals
and plants may be studied have proved
of the highest value to science; and
the laboratory in connection with the
Naples aquarium has long been a IA
vorite resort for naturalists. Two of
DR.. Loisel's suggestions are not likely
to meet with popular approval One Ia
to do away altogether with the monkey
house, which he says is infected with
tuberculosis. and the other is to dimin-
ish the number Of the more formidable
wild animals to make room for beasts
whose habits may be more convent
emily studied. But in general there is
NO good reason why the geological col
lections of the world should not be
adapted to the needs of students of ma
tural history who should have advan-
tages analogous to those already en-
1oyed by workers in botany and in the
fine arts.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-12-21
HE GUARDS A CROSSING.

How Policeman Barney Flynn hap
pened to be put ON crossing duty"
was mystery to every man on the
force, but why he was taken of was
well known to all of them. The cross
Ing men" are usually large and of i'm
posing presence, while Flynn is small
and would not attract the attention
OF anyone who did not know of his
prowess. But he was given the work,
nevertheless.
IT'S me size" he said by way Of
explanation. "Th' big ma-an is a fine
thing on para-ade, but fr worry give
me tn little felly livery times Tn big
naa-an can hold up his shtick an get
ga-ay with tn drivers, but tbs tn lit
tie felly that lodges in an pulls tn
lost childher out of har-rm's wa-ay.
Yell always find 1t so. Did We niver
hear that tn most valuable goods comes
In tn SMALLEST packages? IT'S a
fac. What ye get at tn SCENT bay
zaar has to 30 home in a dhray, an
what is represented be tn I'VE hun
derd dollars We spind in a jew-ry shtore
ye can carry AWAY in yer-er vest
pocket"
Whatever of truth there may be In
his assertion, the fact remains that
ne was tput on crossing duty, and he
went about his work with the same
energy that characterized him in all
that he had previously undertaken.
He was the supreme ruler of that
crossing, and he did not intend to have
any mistake about it. He was excep-
tionally jealous of his authority, be-
cause his size tended to induce some
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-12-21
The NaiIIess Horseshoe.

weather, may be taken off and re
placed with sharp ones. The shoe is
held in place by clamps made OF
rolled steel that is SO pliable it may
be doubled without breaking. The
band, or clamp, touches the shoe al
each heel and at the toe, but does NOT
cross the back of the hoof, thus at
fording the natural expansion of the
frog when the weight of the animal is
thrown upon it. There are four short
brads coming up from the sole of the
shoe which extend into the shell of the
hoof quarter of an inch. They are
merely to stay the shoe. The shoe is
fastened on with the aid of a small
wrench.
This shoe may be taken off or re-
placed at will. Every part of the
years. All that is necessary is to
have on hand few extra calks, which
any farmer or horseman may re.
place.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-12-21

Of the more thoughtless of the drivers
to treat him with condescension, IL
not with contempt, and nothing is so
CALLING as that
'Th' guardeen Nv tn la-aw," he said
to burly driver one day, "sh'u'd be
threated with ray-spict."
Don't get foolish, little man." re-
turned the driver. patronizingly, at
the same time showing a disposition
to ignore the policeman's uplifted
club.
"oho! ye'd yet ga-ay with me, w'u'd
ye?" cried Policeman Flynn. "Come
down out Nv that high-chair seat!"
The driver only laughed, wrereupon
Flynn, by quick movement, caught
hold of the reins and jerked them out
of the drivers hands.
Now will We be good" he asked,
cor will We dhrive me over to tn sta
tom"
The driver realized that he was at
the policeman's mercy, and surlily
promised to show all proper respect in
the future.
"'Tis not me own dignity. but me
polls dignity I'm upholdin,," Flynn
explained afterward. Eye ca-an't
r-rule at crossin' onliss we insist
upon r-rulin'. an tits tn injane-yus
ma-an that's tn boss " things"
Policeman Flynn certainly was in
genious. and he held the drivers who
regularly passed his corner in SUBJ
lection by his reputation for resource
fulness and the uncertainty as to
what he would do next. When he
finally humbled the contractor who
was always in hurry, and cut in and
out of the line of teams in a most haz-
ardous way. his authority never again
was questioned. Another policeman
would have caught the horse by the
bride some day, thrown him back on
his launches, and cursed or arrested
the driver; but Policeman Flynn never
does things as others would do them.
He bided his time, and finally. when
the contractor was caught in a pocket
and had to draw up. the policeman
promptly stuck his club between the
spokes of his buggy wheel.
81 wa-ant FIR to ta-alk to ye," said
Policeman Flynn.
"Take that out of there or I'll break
it," exclaimed the contractor.
"Yell br-reak tn shpoke iv ye-er
wheel IL ye-er hor-rse moves" retort-
ed Policeman Flynn. AN wa-ant
fr to give We warnin' that tn Mkt
time We go scootin' over tn 'crossin' I
may damage me club. but ye-er bug
gy'll go to the ray-pair shop. Now
g'wan an don't be blockin' up TIL
r-road."
That settled the contractor, and
thereafter Policeman Flynn was the
autocrat of his crossing. But he had
other troubles, and his methods were
not always those that would be ap-
proved at headquarters. The advice
that he gave on various occasions.
while undoubtedly good. was too sharp
and pointed. A man from the coun-
try secured his attention one day and
told him he had been asked to cash a
check for stranger who had to catch
q train to 60 to q sick wife.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-12-21
SS(I3iiEII:I!{EI;5$zs1sl1iejj!IiI.
SOUND oEFLEcroR FOR PIANOS
Arrangement by Which the Sound 10
Thrown Out into the Room.

1t does seem rather odd that the
source of music in piano should be
completely boxed up in case, SO that
the sound waves must first pentrate
the case before they can reach our
ears. To be sure, some pianos are
provided with a swinging front. and a
hinged lid at the top, which may be
opened to prevent complete muffiing
of tAs sound; but the sound is de-
fiected downward by the hinged front,
or passes directly up to the ceiling
when tbs top Of the case is open.
In the accompanying engraving, says
the Sientitc American. we illustrate a
device which may be placed over the
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-12-21

"'sure you cant be afraid of La
beth?
What for should be afraid? TIA
not Lizbeth that my heart is hard
a'gin; / reckon it's all one to me what
Lizbeth does. 'Tis'nt of Lizbeth / think
tits of you
She won't never come between us
ag'in.'
Between us-no. that she shan't;'
and Mary laughed.
Il stood an look'd at her, a-feelin'
bitter In my heart. IT'S the way o.
man to be shy O. ownin' himself in
the wrong.
"I never cared for any other
woman same as I do for you, SO what
do you want to punish me for?
I'm no judge o. Others she says,
with that obstinate way o. woman as
drives men wild.
I'm goin', Mary. Do you mean to
send me away in anger? Be sure
what you are about. Kiss me just
afore 1 CO. I said.
And take the taste o. Lizbeth
from your lips?. she answered.
Don't you see"-David turned In
vehemence to his listener-"that I
had to pluck up spirit after that.
so took ner face between my hands
her eyes didn't blinch, she was SO.
hard-as hard-as only soft woman
can be. I caught her to me an. tho.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-12-21

she struggled, kissed her" Davy
II thank the Almighty.
"'The boats will be or unless I 60
now, uut I'll come back to you, Mary,
an things'l be the same as ever? !
asked.
she sort O. coiled herself together.
but said nothin', tho she follered me
to the door. She had a shawl over
her head, and her dark hair, blowed
loose by the wind was tangled about
her head and face-she looked like
nothing but child, holding another
child-mine-in her arms.
"The boys was calm me, SO / hur-
ried down the path and away to the
shore. | listened, listened, and didn't
quite know for what. From up along
came a cry that sounded like .Davyi
Dayy!' Twas as though some one
were terrible put out. / was most at
the shore then, and the others was
tellin' me to come, an / was always
slow to see what l should do-slow
in the up-take, as Mary used to say.
TT was May when we went north,
and June we was there, and July we
y as there, too.
How l longed to come back!"
Davy dropped for moment his mar
rative to question his companion.
Have you ever felt homesick? It's
like-like-like nothin' else but a
sort o. mother feelin', guess, some
thin stretches out its arms an calls
to you. 1 was fair crazy with joy o.
life the mornin' we got back; / can't
explain; but you, you're young, an
maybe you'll understand.
II came up that hill'-he stretched
an indicating hand. 1T was early
when we got in, SO / made my way
up here without SEEM any o. the
boys. The air-I took fill O. 1t as
stood at that gate-was crisp yet
soft; 1t tasted cold upon my lips, like
draught of water from our well.
"A curious, holy feeling seemed to
rest about the place; the sun thread
the mist with strings O. gold, and
great grey gulls played over the creep
in waves I'd brought home all my
share of the fish, and was countin,
what could buy for Mary an the lit
tie ones. Ostrich feathers! Women
love ostrich feathers-meringues ana
zinc kettles for the bread. I'd thought
d. .em all. But when l got to the
door, l was afraid-sudden-like feel
ing o. fear gripped me. ! was most
terrible afraid. My hand grew cold
an clammy. my breath come short,
seemed not to see the way, an disre-
member how / got in"
Davy paused.
Paul, stirred to interest, had given,
from time to time, by attentive eyes
and inclinations of the head, that hui
man punctuation which arrests, and
without which recital becomes but
stringing together of meaningless
words. He now asked, anxiously:
"Mary-what of Nary"
Davy raped the ashes of his long
empty. pipe, then looked at him
whilst the easy tears of cherished
grief trickled down his cheeks.
II was. too late even to see her;
but 1t won't be long now afore / do
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-12-21

In Algeria" says the Spatula, "the
cultivation of vegetable sponges' is
now making progress. The cultivation
of this plant (of which about ten spe-
cies are known and cultivated in the
warm regions of Asia and Africa) is
fairly extensive in the environs of Al
gters and Oran. Prior to maturity the
fruit is edible; when the stage of ripe
ness has been passed, however, the
pulp becomes separated from the
fibrous matter, which then forms the
spongy mass termed the vegetable
sponge Fine specimens, when care.
fully bleached in weak lime bath, are
sold at from 3k to Az pence (seven
to nine cents) apiece. Paris is at pres.
ent the chief market for most of the
vegetable sponges grown in Algeria.
They are highly suitable not only for
toilet and bathroom, but also for do.
mestic purposes"