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The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-11-08
CARE OF FAoOOD ROAD
VALUE OF "HoNlNe" IT'S SURFACE
AFTER A RAIN.

How the Mount Hope Rond. Near
Sliddictown, n. ", Wns Improved
by This MetEod-Importance of Gut.
ters and Grading.
The work of the Maple Dale Good
Roads club of farmers has attracted
auite good deal of attention in n 10
cal way in Orange county, N. Y, and
Is of general interest writes o. w
NIapes, president of the Maple Dale
Good Roads club, in the Good Roads
Magazine.
Just west of tile thriving city OF
Middletown is section of farming
country which is tapped by the Mount
Hope road. This is part of what was
formerly the old stagecoach route lead
ing from Newburg, on the Hudson riv-
er, to Milford, Pa, on the Delaware
river.
The following article by the writer
published In the Rural New Yorker in
1904 shows pretty well the methods em-
ployed in improving the road
"The first step Is to stake out the
work by making light furrow on each
side of the proposed work twelve or
fourteen feet apart. If any part Of
these first furrOws comes within the
beaten track where 1t is hard it should
be done just after soaking rain, either
with plow or the point of a road ma
chine. Next put the wheel of the road
machine In this light furrow, hold the
point of the blade firmly down in place,
remove every stone which the point
strikes and work down and out until
enough dirt is secured to bring good
crown to the center Of the road and a
good gutter on each side, making suita-
BILE outlets from all low points in these
cutters.
This is only n question of applying
sufficient team power and removing all
stones that interfere with making n
good gutter. On portions of our road
this alone will give us good road
with proper care in honing down after
each heavy rain and raking out all
loose stones. Other portions will need
a little gravel or shale along the crown
OF Tue rOau. lHeFe are SeNerul nlllS
where this can be secured, requiring
only short hauls, A cubic yard hauled
on a twelve foot wagon is enough for
the worst places by dumping q full
load in a place, and in other places
half or third of load In a place
will finish the crown of the road
Grading with the machine should not
cost more than S25 per mile nor draw
ing the gravel on the crown of the road
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-11-08
She Opened the Door.

A doctor who had saved the life
of woman, personal friend, wa:
asked his charge. He said he gen.
orally allowed his patient friends tc
remunerate him as they thought be-
fitting.
''But don't you often get disap-
pointed on these terms ?" she in
quired
q may say, never"
Gas you are so easily pleased,
here" and she playfully gave him
her empty hand, while in the other
was concealed a check for hand
some sum. GLOW easily I could
have taken you inw she added, pro-
ducing the check.
"But you have only succeeded in
drawing me out" he said, declining
to relinquish her hand. "Don't in
suit me with a check. I am most
generously rewarded"
Perhaps she understood the doc
tors difficulty and wished to help
him out of it. At any rate, the Civ
ing of her hand led him to offer his
heart.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-11-08

goes to work and develops it right. OF
course buttermaker generally has his
hands full in keeping his creamery pre-
sentable, and he should receive liberal
assistance from all concerned, and
those concerned mostly in that work
are the farmers themselves.
While there are many ways in which
the farmer may give his assistance, l
want to point to one especially that the
farmer is even more interested in than
the buttermaker This is the improve
ment of the dairy herd so as to get
bigger yield from the number of cows
already on hand. The farmer is the
one who is benefited most and should
feel most interested. Now, l want TO
call attention to one way in accomplish
ing this that is practical. and a way
that every dairyman should use, and
that is to keep such record of each
COW in the herd that will show at the
end of the year what each individual
COW has done. This at first thought
would seem like something that would
entail great deal of work, and will
not deny but what it takes some extra
work, but l think it safe to say that
1t will be the best paying work that you.
can do in connection with your dairy.
The things necessary are a spring
scale, pencil and memoranda book, all
of which need not cost over 50, and
the extra work necessary need not be
over thirty minutes month outside the
time it takes to do the figuring, and
ho yr-i1 n1 ON ipI- ~a
to figure. The thing to do with this ap-
paratus is to place it where you empty
the milk after milking. Taking the
milk from each COW, you first hang the
pail on the scale, and with the pencil
and book you have handy you make a
record of what the COW has given.
You can repeat this for every milking
If you wish. but for a beginning about
four times montl, will give you good
results and show you where you have
the COW that Is stealing her board and
where you have the one that Is paying
for it.
In connection with this it Is also nec-
eSsaly to have the milk from each COW
tested about three times or more a
year. With the number of pounds of
milk and per cent Of fat in milk, you
have basis to figure the value of
your cow The value of such record
is well expressed by Mr.. Sly when he
says, IF farmer has two cows and
loses $40 on one and gains $40 on the
other, it does not take much of a mathe-
matician to see that he did not make
any money, but if he disposes Of the
COW that he lost $40 on he would be
$40 ahead, besides saving extra time
and labor required to care for the ex-
ira cow"
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-11-08
CALL FOR NATIONAL ROAD.
An Appeal TO Have Famous Highway
Rebuilt by the Government

| Rebuilt by the Government.
The National Good Roads associa.
! tlon with headquarters in st. Louis,
has sent out the following appeal to
motorists, says the New York Amer
lean.
"The National Good Roads associa-
ton is a powerful force for good. and
it's work is accomplishing results in all
parts of the United States. It is en-
gagged in many things that will benefit
the people. One of the great schemes
1t has in mind and which il has set
about to accomplish Is the repair and
rebuilding of the great national road
across Maryland, Pennsylvania, West
Virginia, Ohio and Indiana.
"Thnt memorable road was Intended
to be one of the highways between the
east and the west before railroads were
known. 1t was built at great expense,
costing the federal government over
$7,000000, and during the early days
was a famous highway over which
thousands travelled every week. When
railroads came into existence the ma
tlonal road was neglected, and today it
Is only skeleton of what 1t once was.
at Is proposed to rebuild it, and the
National Good Roads association has
undertaken to have it done by the gov
ernmeut. The length of the road Is
about 700 miles, and it can be rebuilt
for less than S7000,000. That Is about
the cost of one good battleship, and we
are building lots of them. The appro
prlation of that sum to make this old
road across five states would do as
much good as the average battleship.
for not one such ship in ten will ever
get in fight Then when the old road
has been put in good shape to the Mis-
sissippi river it may be that the price
of about three other battleships will be
set aside to build the road to the Pa
cific coast.
zone first class continuous highway
across the continent would be great
thing. Many Il traveller would spend
two or three months going and coming
by team, bicycle, automobile or other
wise. 1t would be easy for the nation
to do thing like this.
'In 1905, 100000 Americans visited
Europe and for the privilege of going
over the first class European roads
paid over $5O000O,O00,"
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-11-08
THE WAR ON DUST.
How Coal Tar Is Used on the swIs
Highways.

How Coal Tar Is Used on the Swiss
Highways.
In ever progressive Switzerland there
Is an anti-dust league which Is carry
Ing on war against the principal fac.
tors of dust composition The processes
under consideration are oiling, water
ing with deliquescent salts and tarring.
1t is said that the three processes have
given general satisfaction, but that the
tar ls the most eflicaclous of anything
heretofore tried.
For tarring the product used is a
coal tar, the product of gas works. 1t
is black and viscous and its density
varies from 1.10 to 1.25. 1t can be ap-
piled hot or cold. Its boiling point
varies between 10 and so degrees; and
thereafter it is impossible to raise it
to a higher temperature. 1t is spread
during a warm and dry period, with
watering pots, after the road has been
thoroughly cleaned. After spreading
the tar is gently brushed, and no traffic
Is allowed upon 1t for at least twenty
four hours. The tar most preferable Is
the product from gas made by car
bureted water
The French government, after a four
years trial of the tarring method, has
obtained satisfactory results fully jus
tifying the expense Of from 2lA to 3
cents per square yard. The annual
economy on the wear and tear Is
found to be about . cents a square
yard, and for watering cent square
yard, so that the process of tarring is
of no expense, while its benefits are
evident
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-11-08

1t happens sometimes that the
cure is worse than the disease. 1t
was in the case of the mother who
tried to break her little Theodore of
the habit of taking sweets off the
sideboard. "We often have bon.
bons when there are guests to lunch
con" she said, "and although Theo-
dore promises not to touch them he
always does"
"Iou might do as | did in the
same circumstances" suggested the
neighbor, smiling reminiscently.
"What did you do?"
81 carefully removed the inside
filling from chocolate drop and
stuffed the shell with red pepper"
"Did it work ?"
"lt might have worked" replied
the neighbor, "if Johnny had hap
pened to spy it. AS it was, / forgot
all about it in the press of other
matters, and at dinner time the
guest Of the evening got IT,"
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-11-08

~ ovERNMENT ownership violates the American principle
M w that enterprise ought and manage
" what INDIVIDUAL ENTERPRISE and
i ~ manage
| Government supervision recognition of that Amer-
principle and the application of its coroary that which
affects ALL THE PEOPLE should be REGULATED by gov
ernmen of all the people,
Government supervision leaves business in individual hands but re-
quires that individual for the people and thus PRE-
VENTS ABUSES hurtful people, ownership
takes business out of the hands of the people and substitutes for private
abuses of railway management which supervision
bureaucratic railway which NOTHING GAN
|CURE
Government supervision making rates. and gen
er of miles railways the hands Of
who familiar with local and general conditions and have individual
interest the successful particular roads, and
those when they UNJUST OR
OPPRESSIVE Government ownership puts the making in
the hands of crowd of government officials unfamiliar
with local and general conditions and without INDIVIDUAL IN
TEREST in the management of particular roads.
Government supervision system of individual manage
men under which the country has been developed but requires that
trustee for the people Government ownership
machine complicated workings would
bersome to be endangered BY ITS OWN WEIGHT
Government supervision the intelligence and conscience Of
the people laying their restraining hands the WRONGS of rail
way management Government ownership American BU
REAUCRACY much than other bureaucracy earth
as the American railway system as much greater than other rail
way system earth
We passed requiring the products every manufacturer of
medicine and food sold the people be INSPECTED by the
of the But that that
which make the peoples food and medicine should be OWNED by
the peoples government And yet the making of the peoples food
medicine which the health and life the people,
be owned by the peoples railroads. which affect
BUSINESS the people, should be by the
pies Government supervision naturally applies to all
great industries affecting all the people Government ownership could
possibly apply all businesses which affect all the people,
If 1T COULD A
GOVERNMENT DOING EVERYTHING AND THE INDIVIDUAL DOING
Instead of doing business under supervision would
doing business under government EMPLOY.
Instead of individual initiative would have GOVERNMENT
INERTIA Instead of making profits the and operators of
legitimate industry would be earning the employees of
GOVERNMENT industry.
INSTEAD THE GOVERNMENT BEING SERVANT
GOVERNMENTS SERVANTS.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-11-08
ChiIdren,s Clothes

In making the sleeves in chlldren's
dresses make them quite full and long
enough TO turn hem and gather al
the wrist. Then when the sleeves arc
too short rip out the hem and gather
into cuff. Have few tucks In the
bottom of dresses. They improve the
looks of a garment, and when 1t needs
lengthening 1t is easier to rip out a
tuck or two than let down hem.
When the children's stockings become
thin on the knee run a patch of old
stocking tops on the thin part, then cut
the stocking off at the ankle, turn the
patch to the back of the stocking and
sew the top on the foot In fat seam.
They Will wear as long as new ones
Pittsburg Press.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-11-08

Second covered yard Is bedded
daily 1t has the advantage of making
mre of any plan that may be devised
The stable Is cleaned out at such time
as to allow the manure TO he hauled di-
rectly from the stable to the field. Thus
nothing Is lost In the way of fertility.
Third.--Cows are more comfortable
in such Il stable than in stalls.
Fourth. With plenty of bedding the
cows can be kept cleaner
Fifth.-It saves labor to clean out
the stable every day
Sixth.-All that it Is necessary TO
keep scrupulously clean is the milking
stable which is but small part of the
barn.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-11-08
A Bin For Good Roads.

Representative William Il. Hearst OF
New York recently introduced a bill
appropriatlng $5OOOO,0O0 toward the
building OF good roads for the purpose
OF extending the postal service and
lessening the dependence OF the agri-
cultural and Industrial interests on
railroads, says a Washington dispatch
The plan proposed is that not more
than $l0,0OO.00O Of the amount shall be
expended In any one year. When
country rad Is built for a distance of
ten miles or more the government Is TO
pay half the cost.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-11-08

The conditions most suited to the
growth Of germs are food, warmth and
moisture. MIX furnishes the required
food for their growth. Bacteria are es-
pecially numerous In and around IL
dairy and get into the milk in many
ways. Thousands of them are con-
cealed In crevices that can barely be
seen, and If they come In contact with
milk they will increase many thousand
fold within short time and set up bad
fermentations. which are familiar to
all dairymen. - Kansas Experiment
Station.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-11-08
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

To cleanse mica chimney rinse Il
carefully first in vinegar, then in cold
water.
Don't oyercurtain your windows
Dainty and pretty as curtains may be
they shut out the air and light that are
so absolutely essential
Skim milk will take fresh ink out of
carpet. Sop up the ink with soft
rag; pour little milk on the spot, sop
up chat; pour on more and sop II up,
proceeding in this manner until the
spot disappears.
Horsehair furniture can be quickly
cleaned by first beating it and brushing
all dust from 1t, then wiping off with
hot water to which has been added a
tablespoonful of ammonia. Be sure
to wipe with the grain of the cloth.
A majority of American mothers use
more or less peppermint In their nur-
series and may like to know that II
they will mix one ounce of oil OF pep
permint with one pint of alcohol they
will find it stronger. purer and cheap.
er than that sold in the shops.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-11-08
Vegetable soups.

Put one ounce of shredded suet into
frying pan. Cut into it one small
onion, one carrot, potato and a tur-
nip. Stir until all the vegetables are
slightly Drowned, then turn them into
soup kettle. Add two tablespoonfuls
OF rice, some celery seed and two quarts
OF cold water. Simmer gently one hour,
then press the whole through very
hne sieve. Return to the soup kettle,
add two level tablespoonfuls OF corn
Hour moistened in a little cold water,
stlr continually until II bolls. add
paiatable seasoning OF salt and pepper
and serve, This soup should be about
the consistency Of cream. II too thick
add little hot water.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-11-08
INITIATE ROMANS.
Sound Advice Given to All Inteln-
gent People.


1t is blind people which fixes its
eyes on the railroad and considers it
the sum of all transportation, says Pa
citic Monthly. Only second to it are
the wagon roads, and intelligent farm
Ing communities ought to appreciate
the tremendous yearly loss to the whole
community in bad roads.
Not only that smaller loads must be
hauled. more trips made, more time
taken on a trip and greater wear and
tear and breakage-not only this, but
the community with good solid roads
the year round will outstrip its rivals
in settlement and increased values
The Romans for military purposes built
through sparsely settled districts roads
which endure today, and the ever ac-
companylng result was the rapid set
tlement of those districts.
The railroad is not the whole thing.
Get together, my countrymen. and
mend your ways. Be Romans; make
your roads everlastlngly good.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-11-08
Keen utenaIIs Clean.

1t pays to be clean about the dairy.
Milk pals, stralners, cans, as well as
separator ana lottles, If used, should
first be rinsed with cold water, washed
with steam or boiling water with the
aid of scrubblng brush and placed in
clean, airy place to dry. Do not al
low any milk 70 accumulate In seams
or corners. In the cleaning process use
a cloth as little as possible for unless
frequently and thoroughly scalded it is
sure to furnish "A lodgment for number
less bacteria.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-11-08

The life OF breed depends upon
the honesty of the men who make out
the pedgrees, and there should be
severe punishment for Il man who de-
iiberately fa!sities pedigree or GER
tificate of breeding. 1t is due cattle
breeders, however to say that their
transactions have been remarkably
free from any tamperlng with pedl.
--Holstein-Friesian Register.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-11-08
Massaehusettn nighwnr..

During the last twelve years approx
lmately G22 miles of state highway
have been constructed IN Massachu-
setts These roads have cost approx
imately $5,l60,000 or these highways
about 30 per cent are of the kind known
as macadam roads, the remaining 10
per cent being of gravel
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-11-08
Why We Have Too Many Law

By EN-chsf judge ALTON PARKER the New
UR whole system of government tends congestion, far
its public channels concerned with laws passed in fool
~@/ islness OR WANTONNESS.
Among the of overlegisaton the Industrious
and persistent efforts of executive officers procure legislation which
either agreeable their parties the ideas they
dividuals
the fundamental idea of the founders government
that the three branches of it should be KEPT DISTINCT with
certain well defined and understood differences The
might RECOMMEND legislation, but it that any
interference his to COMMAND it would going
beyond IDS powers but would also Now however
this idea has gone to the limbo of other beautiful BUT DEAD
ideals
AN EXECUTIVE OFFICER RECOMMEND BUT
is EXPECTED TO URGE, AND If NECESSARY, IN
CARRY HIS POINT, TO USE HIS OFFICE
TO COMPEL THE ENACTMENT
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-11-08
Legal Notice.

John Leninger, residence unknown. VIII
take notice that on the 18th day OF October
A, y. 1904. Anna Leninger filed her petition
against him IN the Common Pleas Court III
Hooking County, Ohio, being cause No
5saS. praying divorce from him, and ALI
lnonY aud custody OF minor child, and
restoration 70 nlaiden namo OF Anna Nve,
SAID cause WIN he for hearing on and alter
October Is. CIV W = =
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-11-08
STAE
Some Advantages of the Covered
Yard system.

Some Advantages Gf the Covered
Yard system.
A new scheme for stablng dairy
cows has been suggested by Professor
Err of the dairy department of the
Kansas State Agricultural college. A
covered yard plan consists of building
a cheap structure and allowing the
cows to run loose In the stable. In
other words II is merely a covered
yard. with some cheap roofing material,
closed in on all sides. On one end of
this yard is a milking stable, into which
the cows are driven to be MIXED every
night and morning. They are fed their
grain ratlons while being MIXED The
Ioughage is fed In the covered yard
proper.
Advantages of the Method.
The advantages Of this method OF
stabling are enumerated as follows:
Flrst.-Cheapness; no stalls. 40 ex-
peusiYe building ana no cement floors
are required. except those that are Ia
the mllkng stable.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-11-08

1t is not one single thing that makes
cooperative creamery successful, but
It Is the combined work of many essen
tal things, says state Dairy Inspector
Winkier of minnesota. The butter
maker is generally considered the most
important factor FOR u successful
creamery, but his Importance is mainly
that he is in 81 position to brng togeth-
er and harmoni2e the forces to bear on
the important place. The buttermaker
has an unlimited amount of pressure
behind his creamery business If he
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-11-08
Notice of Appointment

Estate OF Isaac Frasure, deceased
The undersigned has been appointad and
gnhlnel as administrator Of the Estate Of
lsaac frasure late Of Hooking County, de-
ceased. Dated this IA, day Of July. A. D. 1900
T. X. HUBLE.
4otopaf 10, a-w Admintstrator
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-11-08

A pet ca will become a gentle COW.
Tending herd OF docile intelligent
cattle is far more pleasant than is the
care Of barn full of kicking, nervous
brutes, Nearly all properly reared cat
tie are easy to manage.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-11-08

excellent study but hold that should
boys and girls something of the practical side things
for good HOME LAWS and which will give the city of
the future The idea of installing booths in the
various school buildings think is good one the Brocon
teachers have agreed with gave the children to see
important phase of their city government PRACTICAL
OPERATION
Many business have the idea politics something be-
meath their standard that lowers himself when
campaign mistaken conception of genly existed
POLITICS SHOULD BE NEXT TO A MANS RELIGION
WHAT eRockToN AND EVERY NEEDS is A
oulckENNe OF PUBLIC INTEREST INDIVIDUAL INTEREST
IN THE AFFAIRS GOVERNMENT.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-11-08

Did 1t ever occur to you that there
will be as much difference in the ap-
pearance of an animal fed upon well
developed grains of corn and one fed
upon shriveled kernels as there is diff
ference in appearance in the two kinds
of
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-11-08
Good Food at Am Timcs.

Every breeder should have com
plete understanding of his business and
the individual needs of each animal, SO
that there will be no time in the year
when the cow may not have an abun-
dance of good, rich, juicy foods best
suited for milk production.