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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-15
TO REPAIR COUNTY Ro6ps..
A Missouri Jndse Would Use Part Of
Road Fund For Tint Purpose,

Tile need Of Il practical system Of
maintenance of macadam roads In
Jackson county. in Missouri, has at
last been recognized by the county
court, says the Kansas city Star.
Judge q. Leo Chrlsman recently an
nounced that he was IN favor of using
a large pant of the road fund, now
amounting to $1T0.402, to maintenance
Of rock roads already built in repair.
As evidence of his interest in the
matter Judge Chrismun went out the
other afternoon with Oscar Koehler,
the county surveyor. to inspect several
macadamlzed roads which have been
allowed to become almost impossible
through neglect to keep them in repair.
Among the roads to which the atten.
tion of the county court has been par.
ticularly called is Sixty-third street
from the Wornall road to Emwood.
Slxty-third street Is macadamized
road. There are two deep cuts in it.
and large quantities of shale and soap.
stone have blocked 1t In several places.
Yet Sxty-thlrd street furnishes only
one of several instances where mae.
adam road has become practically use
less in places through neglect.
The people who are accustomed to
using the macadam roads are insisting
that some action be taken toward the
adoption Of system for permanent
maintenance.
What Is the use of building fine
Hn, .
in repair" said Jackson county farm
er. THE county road money coming
from the d,amshop fund has been
mostly used In the past for building
new roads. Now let the county court
use good part OF it for keeping them
in repair"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-15
working For a Better Road.


No organization in the city IL more
Interested in the movement for good
roads than is the Cincinnati Automo-
bile club, says the Auto Advocate and
Country Roads. The club Ia willing to
do anything in its power to help along
the project, and Its committees will be
found working hard with those OF the
local branch OF the National Good
Roads association. Along this line
President Val Duttenhofer OF the Gin
cinnati Automobile club viii do some
work himself 1t is his plan to make
trips over all the roads leading out OF
Cincinnati and then make a detailed
report TO the club as to their condition.
This report will be of value to every
automobile driver who contsmplates
little excursions In tbis part Of the
state,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-15

1t is as yet little early to predict what
will be done during the next congress
with respect to the question Of nation,
al aid in road building, says Good
Roads Magazine. Announcement has,
however, been made that bills will be
introduced either at The beginning or
before the close of the SESSION. Con-
gresham BrOwnlow, Senator Latimer,
Senator Gallinger and other ardent ad-
vocates Of federal aid are very much
in earnest over the measures which
they have champiOned, and 1t is rea-
sonably certain they will be heard
from. On the other hand, many ap-
pear to share the opinion that the time
: is not yet prOpiti0us for aid from the
national government in the way of
large appropriation. Public sentiment
in favor Of such aid is no doubt grow
ing throughout the country, but until
the individual is thoroughly convinced
and his mind made up there Is little
hope of much favorable legislation in
the direction Of national aid. Prlmarl-
ly the demand must be made by those
whose use Gf the highways is 30 per
cent of the total. Meetings, cOnven.
tiOns, all forms of agitation, should be
continued in order that people may be
fully educated upon all phases of the
great question OF road Improvement
The problem will then be easy.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-15
LIVE STOCK
MARKET REPORTS.

EAST BUFFALO Cattle: Export. good
to choice ST. UVu5 80; shipping steers
- 25n4 %: butcher cattle, 81 0Oa4 15:
heiters So U0g4 "; COWS, S: .jpS co.;
bulls 81 .aa2 -. mixers and springers
,25 UUa5j Uo Sleep ana Lambs Good 10
choice yearlinss. So OOa6 %; wethers
IS 5Ou5 IS; mixed. So jOu5 -: ewes. S. %
as 80: spring lambs. ST. OUd7 40. Calves
Best 81 SOFAS 90. Hogs -lleaNieS SIS 100
L IS: mediums 81 10; Workers, SIS O0Q
O5 pigs So 10; roughs 81 ooa4 so.
CLEVELAND cattle Steers. choice
fat, 81 50Qp4 80 coarse and rough, So %
"a 10; h-ifers. So 2jQS 80; COWS. 81 O0Q
10: bulls 81 aOu2 10; mixers and
syrlngers. $lj 90 q 80 no. Sheep and
IsmbsGood to choice lambs. 81 !5:culls
So OOdG so; wethers. 81 O0u5 80: mixed
81 56a5 e5: ewes 81 2545 90, Calves
s. 90 down Hogs Mixed weights. So O54
10; Workers 81 OO@5 05: medium heavy,
SIS 10; pigs, S5 90; stays and roushs, 81 90
"a S5.
cHicAoo-Cattle: Common to prime
steers, SO 25g6 4O; cows, 81 1904 90;
bulls. s. 0n64 %; stocliers and feeders
81 l5d4 -; heifers 81 50d5 90. Sheep
and Lambs-Sheep. 81 00M6 %; lambs
S. 25M7 80. CalveS--S2 00m1 %. Hogs
Choice to prime heavy. So 1895 Is; medi
UNI TO good heavy. 81 YjM5 05; light, So 10
as 10: good to choice heavy mixed, 81 80
40 O5; packing, 81 aO15 90. Wheat-No
. red, ssI9lc. Corn - No. >, 46@i6Iac
Osts--No >. 3OdSOHc,
PITTSeURC - Cattle: Choice, s5 259
SO; prime So O06t5 20; tidy butchers
81 l5a4 50; heifers, 50 5ou5 so: COWS,
bulls and stays. 81 O0@3 90; fresh cows
SIS 0OG5O 30. Sheep and Lambs-Prime
wethers. So 25m5 80; mixed, 81 4O65 20;
lambs, s5 O0m7 30. Calves-$6 00QS co.
llogs-prime heavy, S. 20a5 %; medl-
ums, s5 10; heavy Workers. 81 O5@5 lO;
light Workers. s. OOm5 %; pigs, So OOQ
& 05.
INClNNATl--Wheat: No. red, SO,
soc. Corn - No. mixed new, 47hc.
Oats-No . mixed S2i4c Rye-No. q 73c
Iard-S6 so. Bulk meats, 81 371G. Bacon
IS rs. Hogs-s4 O0q5 10. Cattle-s2 00@
4 so. Sheep-s3 p1q4 rs. Lambs-s4 80
Q7 :5.
NEW YoRk-Wheat: No. red 93%c
Corn-No. 9, 62c. Oats-MiXed. SO to 80
Tbs. csc.
ToLEpo-Wheat. sSc; corn. 49c; oats.
s31sc: rye. zee; cloverseed. s. ".
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-15
False Shoulders.

Many highway commissioner, anx-
ious to serve his town and progress
his road work, leaves what are known
as false sh ,ulders on the side of the
road, says the Ogdensburg (N. ~ Ad-
vance. In operating his road scraper
he fails to put the toe of the blade
clear to the ditch on the side of the
road, but places 1t foot and half
nearer to the middle Of the road, thus
making u new ditch and leaving Il
shoulder of dirt between the new
ditch and the old one. Some highway
commissioners do this Ia the expect
ancy that the next year they will cut
this shoulder away to the original ditch
and gradually widen their road to the
lines of the former ditch. These high
way commissioners always open water
ways at frequent intervals between the
new ditch aud the old ditch through the
shoulder. letting the water run to the
proper place. Other highway commits
sioners neglect to put these waterways
through the shoulder, aud they soon
find that the roadbed is badly washed,
and they wonder why it is that they
have such bad luck when they try so
hard to serve their town well. 1t il
not an easy, thing to build or maintain
road. and it requires experience from
the results Of mistakes. If man who
has been an Indifferent highway com
missioner his first year improves in his
work the second year, he may be re-
elected and become as valuable high
way commissioner as the town could
obtain. He must have his heart in his
work or he cannot do his town credit.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-15

productive OF all lands, aud so tiled not
only insure good crop In a wet season,
but also In a dry one, for tile drainage
works two ways-it dries the land in Il
wet time and furnishes needed moisture
to the soil in n dry time. AS it looks
TO us. the owners of such land will do
we'll TO look the situation In the face
and decide that 1t Is worse than use
less to continue to work such land In
its present undraned condition. III
there Is no other way out of the dilem-
ma, better sell one half Of the farm
and tile drain the other half or borrow
money with which TO do the job. for
this Is the one farm improvement
which will well justify the borrowing
ing il properly done will run from $1S
to. 500 per acre. and Instances are
plentiful the past season where the
crop the past year--tlie extra crop-has
been enough 10 cover all the expense.
There is no sense IN figuring how TO get
hold of more land To- work at home or
far off so long as there are good acres
on the old farm which may be reclaim
ed at an expense Of not to exceed $50
per acre, and this better land than can
be bought anywhere. We know Of
hundreds Of farms where this recla
nation work can be started to the
greatest advantage. Mistakes are
made In tile drainage Of land, but they
are almost wholly connected with the
neglect TO have a proper survey Of the
area 10 be so drained. the failure to Sc
cure sufficient fall for the water and
dig the bitches deep enough. and per-
haps more than any other thing the
tendency to use tile of too small di-
ameter Drantile of three inches are
too small for general use save for short
lateral lines Of tile, and none less than
four inches in diameter should ever be
used We know of case where $500
and relaid with four inch tile. And 1t
Is not the sloughs and wet spots on
the farm which alone may be bene-
flied by tililg. but there is many a
seep on tbs. hillside which little tile
draining will remove and make pro-
ductive. More than in any other way
the attention of road builders and
workers should be called to the great
value OF tile for the highway to rid it
of the subsoil moisture. Many an al
most impassable q,iagmire of a coun-
try highway has been completely re-
constructed by the laying OF two lines
of dralntile, one just outside each
wagon track. making such highway
from being the very worst to be found
In the township~by all odds the best
road to be found In the community.
Men all over the wet sections should
wake up TO the great reforms connect
ed with the intelligent use Of draintile.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-15
A con.oi.ntlou. Tenant.

Wanted, cockroaches in large
numbers" is unknown as an adyer-
tisement in American papers, but
1t is said to be not unfamilias in
England. Its mysterious meaning
was made evident in an ADVERTISE
ment iii Wimbledon paper:
"Wanted, 10000 cockroaches by
a tenant who agreed to leave his
present residence in the same condi-
tion as it was when he took it,
The tenant was q stiekler for the
literal fplhllment OF his contract.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-15
No R.msd Z to Fit the ca,s.

81 will never forget my first expe-
rienee in hospital work." said hos
pital surgeon. There was ii green
nurse in The detention ward, and we
had very violent case in there-a
man in the worst stage of delirium
tremens. was awakened in the
middle of the night by the head
nurse, who requested me to come at
once 10 the patient. When | got
there ! found him raying and very
violent, with the new nurse scared
out of her wits. / said:
"'Why did you let him 80 SO far? /?
l left you some medicine to give him
~ soon as l,e cot delirious.'
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-15
sovre. Of Hi. H.roi.m.

In the Boer war British private
made a gallant rescue. He dashed
across an open space swept by bull
lets and, lifting wounded com
rade in his arms, carried him to
shelter. The colonel who witnessed
the deed praised the soldier and told
him ne would be recommended for
\ Victoria cross. Later on the sol
der was relating the incident to his
comrades: "He said something about
the Victoria cross. | didn't think
anything about the Victoria cross.
What / know il that / wasn't going
to leave Robinson lying out there
with all the compsny's tobacco in
his hayersaek."
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-15
THE BUILDING OF ROADS.
Advice Abeut How Not to Make, RE-
pairs en Then.


Consul Halstead OF Birmingham,
England, reports to the department OF
commerce and labor results Of unintel-
ligent, unsclentific road repairing. lie
quotes some excellent advice about how
not to make or repair q road. He
writes:
when in London recently l noticed
that the great road along the Thames,
one OF the most important thorough
fares in London, known as the Thames
embankment, was very rough. and In
recent article in the London Mail, en-.
titled How Not to Make Road some
observant person tells OF the methods
used when the embankment was last
torn up and remetaled and rcroned.
which confirms in many respects the
dispatch l recently had published In
Daily Consular and Trade Reports,
Sept. o, entitled Dust and Motor Cars
This writer had thought that sound
knowledge would surely be displayed
in repairing such a thoroughfare as the
Thames embankment. After tue scarf
fer had been at work and the road torn
up. loads Of blue metal he said. were
dumped down. but this stone was OF q
very uneven nature, both as TO size and
shape, many of the pieces being long
and narrow. while others were small
and approximately cubical and there
was additionally large proportion of
irregularly shaped stones. The loads
were roughly spread across the road
way. and in l0any eases the wheel ruts
Of the carts We're not even raked out"
Continuing his description OF what was
done as roadmaklng for tie great thor
oughfare. he says:
over this chaotic heap was strewn
shade of Macadam.-pulverized clay.
Water was then cOpiousiy flooded OH
TO this interesting mess 20 induce the
clay to get In between the crevices or
chasms in the roadway. This it speed
lily did, although naturally much re-
mained as mud on the surface. Then
the steam roller got to work, and soon
the roadway looked quite smooth aud
nice, and he who knew 10 better wod
have passed by and said, That Is
fine bit of work He who knew, how.
ever, and saw it done said, Give it q
few weeks and ii will be as bad as
ever"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-15
REAL GOOD ROAD ADVOCATE
Nevada Mas Plan to Realize a
Dream OF Boyhood Days.


John p. Hennessy. u man who has
made a fortune in Tonopah, New. has
given $4,000 to build good wagon
road from Burnt Ranch, Trinity coun-
ty, Cal, to the mouth of the South
Fork, in Humboldt county. and thus
realizes dream of his boyhood days
says the Auto Advocate and Country
Roads. Hennessy was born and reared
at Burnt Ranch, on the lower Trinity
river, a settlement that to this day Is
reached only by pack trains over rough
mountain trails. He was ten years old
before he ever saw II wagon road, which
was the one which still ends at South
Fork, Humboldt county. To him that
wagon road was then q great wonder.
and he said that when he got to be a
rich man he would build the road to
his home at Burnt Ranch
He repeated the promise frequently
during his youthful career and was al
ways laughed at by his hearers. He Is
now man of great wealth and has re-
turned to Burnt Ranch to visit his par
ents, who still reside in the remote set
tlement. He has since made good his
childish promise, for he has already set
twenty-five men to work building the
wagon road TO South Fork. 1t is TO be
completed in workmanlke manner
ana made first class road on light
grades. 1t Is to be free TO the public
ana monument to Hennessy.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-15

In the construction of road the
work of beautifying the sides of the
highway should not be neglected.
Flowers, shrubbery and trees should
each have place along the roadside.
They refresh the eye and cultivate a
love for the beautiful in nature, max
ing a trip over the road Il pleasure to
be remembered. The appearance OF
the roadside is generally pretty good
index to the character of the owner OF
the premises. A clean, well kept road
side IL an advertisement for the owner
and adds value TO the land.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-15

1t should not take extended argu-
ment to convince any farmer OF the
benefits that will accrue to him by
reason OF the construction OF good.
enduring highway past or through his
farm, says the Binghamton Press. The
experience of owners of farms along
the good roads already built is most
encouraging. Their land has increased
IN value. This increase comes from
two causes-first, they are able to
market their products easier and with
more regularity in all weathers; sec
ond, the increasing tendency Of city
folks to buy small pieces OF land for
the purpose Of erecting summer homes
enables farmers to dispose of small
tracts of land at profitable price, and
the presence of these summer visitors
gives them nearby market for farm
produce
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-15
Good Road sIarims.

if we cannot secure all our rights
let us at least secure good roads.
If you'd have good roads prepare t.
make 'em now
Time Is money, and good road
saves much time.
BE sure you've got good road, then
go ahead.
One good road is worth two bad ones
maybe more.
Good wine needs no bush, aud good
roads need no bushes.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-15

II one has land which he must rent,
il such land is getting worn out and
weedy, il cookie burs are u more thrift
ty crop than corn, the best thing to do
is 10 get the land into grass. and. while
the rent 1t will command as pasture
will not be more than half what it
would for cropping purposes, there is
this to be considered-that grass will
kill the weeds and gradually restore
fertility to the soil.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-15

1t is rather singular fact that bees
seldom Or never lay up store of honey
in warm countries. II Is only In the
cold countries. where their food supply
IL entirely cut OF during the winter,
that their instinct teaches them to store
supply of honey III the summer for
winter use
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-15

When the electric are light was first
introduced 1t was assumed thar for
municipal illumination the higher up
the lights were placed the better, and
the first arc lights were placed in lofty
towers. Experience proved this thing
all wrong, and now the lights are plac-
ed near the surface of the ground, Lear
man desires 10 have his light shine
he will best succeed by not elevating 1t
too high
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-15

The cement crosswalk for city streets
ls supplanting all other kinds. 1t is
cheap. durable, easily cleaned and
every way satisfactory. Tile stone,
brick and wooden crosswalks will have
TO go
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-15

We have never come across stock
man who built Il silp and filed 1t who
was not enthusiastic over the results
obtained. We regard the advent of the
ing great Improvement. Recent exper-
iments prove conclusiyely that ensilage
can be most adyantageonsly used In
the feeding of beef cattle, and, SO far
as the dairy Is concerned, 1t Is simply
Indispensable.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-15

The tendency to grow types of corn
altogether too large is very noticeable
all through the northern limit OF the
corn belt. 1t Is very difficult for men
to get rid of the idea that the largest
ear Of corn is the best one. North Of
should be planted which requires more
than 105 days TO mature. IL q man
must raise the big corn, he should so
to the big corn country in Missouri and
Kansas, for 1t Is entirely out Of place
in any other part OF the corn belt.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-15

coats and bank deposlSs. the gentle
men who wear these coats now being
able TO draw their checks in four fig
ures. The time was. and not SO very
long ago. when they could not afford
to buy a fur coat and when the only
business they had with the bank was
to secure IL possible the extension of II
loan at 10 per cent.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-15

The average quarter section farm
should be equipped with team Of
three horses, weighing not less than
1000 pounds EACH and this team should
do all the blowing, seeding. dragging,
hauling - in fact, furnish the motive
power for all the farm machinery-and
preferably they should be three well
bred draft mares to raise good colt
apiece each year, in addition to fur
nishing the power needed for the farm.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-15

A young farmer friend of ours re
Gently married Il city girl who was
blssfully ignorant of everything per-
tanning to farm lie. AS she wished to
be II hclpmate TO her husband in II
large and practical way, she wisely de-
cided TO take IL short course in ag-
ricultnre at one of our western col
leges, taking up work in domestic
economy and the fundamental princi-
pies of horticulture and agriculture.
Queer AS this thing seems for n woman
TO do, ii has resulted IN making her n
most enthusiastic and progressive wo-
man. thoroughly in love aud sympathy
with all that pertains TO successful
work ON the farm. Ii makes it pleasant
for her husband also, who finds in her
a willing helper and valuable ad-
wiser at all times.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-15

A German farmer living in western
state makes practice OF plowing his
land for corn crop twice during the
fall previous TO planting, once just as
soOn AS the grain crop is removed and
again just before the winter sets in.
He claims that this treatment of the
soil insures him an increased yield Of
corn " ten or fifteen bushels per acre.
II this be true-and we have no reason
to doubt tit is plan worth consid-
ering.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-15

Western banks show constantly in
creasing lines of deposits. 1t is inter
estinS to trace out where this accumu-
latlng wealth originates. We find that
1t is mostly agricultural wealth, that
1t is farmers who own the stock Of the
bank, largely form the directory and
large line of deposits. Tracing out
where and how they get this money
we find that the largest contributor is
the hog, then the COW, then The steer,
then The hen. We also find that the
grain raiser and the grain seller only
rarely has any bank deposits and that
what lie makes one year he Is almost
sure 10 lose the next.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-15

The mole Is one of the most difficult
Of the burrowing rodents to contend
with. Its work is done almost alto
gether at night. Occasionally one can
be detected making its burrOw dur.
ing the day in the very early morn
Ing. when it is an easy matter TO catch
it by showing a spade down behind it
and then digging it out. The best way
we know OF is to use the mole trap,
which can be obtained ut any hardware
store.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-15

Rural mail carriers without excep-
tion speak in highest praise Of the new
method OF dragging the dirt roads
Wherever the roads are thus treated
the work in delivering the mail is
greatly facilitated.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-15

We decidedly favor the placing OF q
tax on all dogs in order TO create u
fund to pay damages done by them.
This applies especially to all sections
OF the country where sheep are kept.
The dog should he made TO pay his
way.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-15

The bushel box package for apples is
coming more and more into favor. II
costs little III any more than do the
barrels; ii insures a lower freight rate,
as the car space is more economically
used. Then the box of apples is very
much better adapted for the use OF the
average family than is the barrel.
Nearly all the choice apples OF the Pa.
clnc coast and of Colorado are now
packed and shipped in boxes.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-15

1t is rather surprising fact that a
very large part of all the corn exhibit
ed at the corn contests through the
corn belt this winter in competition
for premiums Is deficient in germinat-
Ing power and simply will not grow
when planted. This results from the
effort to exhibit the largest ears, usu.
ally the product of type Of corn which
IL unsuited to the localities. We have
come to the opinion that no matter how
large and fine sample of corn may be
when entered for premium it should
be disqualified If it lacks in germinat-
ing power