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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-11
A GLORIOUS SUCCESSION.

The sunshine follows every storm that breaks upon the world And rainbow gleams shall after arch the sky; The spring comes tripping softly when old winters blast is hurled Still whispering of roses by and by.
 
 II. The gloom of night surrenders to the rosy shafts of dawn And darkness never seems to finger long, So learn the art of hoping when the wales of trouble yawn And banish dropping sorrow with a songi
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-11

Colonel Wu has not left us, and per haps he will not soon depart.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-11
NOT THE KERN BRIrsH

"A newsboy created great excitement on the street last night by crying that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-11

Turkey is a country that always is to be dismembered, but never wholly is.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-11

Why, what's the matter That you have such a February race, So full of frost, of storm, and coudi- ness7-Much Ado About Nothinq.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-11

Washington Bureau Herald. 1421 G street, N. w.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-11

No communication will be published without it's authors name. Rejected manuscript will not be returned unless stamps are enclosed for that purpose.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-09
NOTED ROAD EXPERT .SAND-CLAYHIGHNAYS
AS Useful as MaOadam Roads
For All Practical Purposes,
SIMPLE AND CHEAP 10 BUILD.

REQUIRES Less Money to Construct
Than Any Other Type Of Road Elk.
eept the Earth Kind and Less to Re.
pair.
The Office OF public roads at Wash
ington has Issued farmers bulletin,
which contains the following reliable
information about the construction and
valuc of sand-clay roads:
"The possibilities of the sand-clay
road may not be fully realized by the
public for long time to come. still
the progress being made in this Form
OF road building In nearly every part
OF the United States is encouraging.
Such benefits as have come to Rich,
land county, 8. c.; Pike county Ala;
Dallas county, Ala; Cumberland coun,
ty, s. c., and many other sections
throughout the Atlantic and gulf states
from the use of sand.clay roads should
be a sufficient incentive for a general
study of the subject in those parts of
tho United States where these ma
terials exist In adequate quantities.
"Sand and clay had always been
abundant III Pike county, Ala. Still.
n combination of the two for road pur-
poses was not thought of until four
years ngo At the present time there
are nearly 100 miles OF sand-clny road
In Pike county, which for all practical
purposes are as useful as macudam
roads and which have cost about one.
sixth OF the amount standard mac
adam OF the same or less width would
cost In this section. With this system
the remotest section OF the country
may be reached.
"At the present rate of improvement
every important public road in Pike
county will soon be serylceable high
way. over which wagon loaded with
six bales OF .otton may be drawn easily
aud quickly. whereas before the i'm.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-09
NO MAIL ON BAD ROADS.

Rural Delivery to Be Discontinued on
Highways Not In Good Condition.
In order to secure good roads ON the
routes over which rural carriers de.
liver mail, Fourth Assistant Postmns'
ter General De Graw has issued n new
regulation that mail will not be deliv.
cred on roads which are not kept in
good condition. Some time ago the
fourth assistant issued an order 10.
quirlng postmnsters Mt rural delivery
Offices to report to the department the
number of miles of road covered by
rural delivery from their offices and
the names OF road officials having
Jurisdiction over each separate section
of road.
Letters have been sent to these road
officials notifying them that rural de.
livery will not bc continued on roads
which nre not kept in condition to be
Travelled with facility and safety at nll
seasons of the year. They are request.
ed to give attention to the roads as
soon MS practicable. New York has
1904 rural routes, made up of 1926
miles of macadam road and 39.852
miles OF earth, gravel and sand roads.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-09

CONSTRUCTING A sAND-ohAY ROAD.
provement began only small loads were
possible 1t Is important that success
like this should be given wide publicity
because 1t carries with 1t method as
we'll as encouragement. The first thing
done In Pike county was to find out
which OF the clays accessible would
make u good road. After this iinptr
tant matter had been decided bonds
were issued to raise money to buy
equipment This comprised eight out
fts of fourteen to sixteen mules each,
wagons, plows, scrapers and hand
tools.
"The extent to which this form OF
road construction can be used In public
road improvement throughout the coun-
try can hardly be overestimated. In
making small repairs to roads II In.
stead OF filling mudholes with brush a
few loads of sand or gravel from sand
bars and gravel beds found along the
streams in hilly portions Of tho country
were hauled to the road. permanent i'm
provement would result.
ait has been found that this kind Of
road is admirably suited to the north
western part Of the United States as
we'll aB to the southern. and 1t Is be-
lleved that 1t Will be found worthy of
more general study than It has ever
received heretofore. Its study should
be OF interest to the public schools in
the rural districts of the country. II
schoolboys were encouraged to make a
Band-clay walk to the schoolhouse, the
teachers task OF keeping clean school
building would be sufficiently lessened
to make up for the time taken to inter
est the boys. Besides this actual Inn
proyement. a lasting benefit would be
given to that community from this sim
pie study of a valuable process. For a
large part OF the country the sand-clay
road is the only road possible or with
In the reach Of the rural districts. 1t
requires less money to build than any
other type of road except the earth
road and less money to repair. 1t is
simpler In Its construction than any
other except the earth road and lasts
longer with the same amount OF re-
pair"
On the subject OF cost the bulletin
says:
at is OF course impossible to state
definitely the cost OF this form of con-
structIon. as 1t viii be found to vary
with the price of labor. the length of
haul, the width OF roadway and depth
and nature OF material. II VIC assume.
however. that the clay cun be procured
within mile OF the road which Is to
be improved and that the cost of labor
Is about 81 per day and teams SO per
day, the cost OF constructing twelve
foot sand.clay road on sand founda.
tIon, covered with clay to an average
depth OF six inches, would be approx.
mately for distance OF one mile
$57020.
According to the experience of this
office, the cost of sand.clay construc-
ton in the south has been found to
range from 5000 to $1,000 per mile, In
most cases running from $500 to $500.
In case changes of grade have to be
made, with consequent cuts and fills.
the cost would be proportIonately
greater than the tigures given above"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-09
rREEs FoR RoADsIDEs.
Preservatlvo Effso. Of shade on
Froneh Hishwaye.

EtDu4gNAeNNNa
French Highways.
IN answer to inquiries from the Unit
I'd states, Consul General Robert r.
Skinner OF BIarsellles furnishes the
following information relative to the
efrect of wayside trees on French
roads:
1t is proposed to plant trees along
the roadsides of New York state in
order to keep the moisture In the road
and prevent raveiing. and the question
has been raised whether or not the
roots of such trees may spread out un-
derneath the road surface and eventu-
ally create great damage In a severe
climate where there nre extremes OF
heat and cold. while French roads
are not always bordered with shade
trees, they are SO very frequently. and
my information is that the trees are
planted not only for furnishing shade,
but in order to protect the roads them
selves against the effects of excessive
heat and drought. 1t is believed that
the long, dry summer season Is much
more inImical to roads than severe
cold. The chief officer In charge of the
public roads In Marseilles is OF the
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-09

opinion that, on the whole, New York
roads would be benefited if bordered
with trees, suggesting, however, that
only such should be planted as have
vertically descending roots.
r. Birot, civil engineer and former
conductor of the bureau of bridges and
highways. expresses himself as fol-
lows on the subject:
''In countries where the climate Is
damp roadside trees are prejudlclal to
the maintenance of the highways. as
they prevent the circulation of the air
and the drying of the soil. In most Of
the southern French regions such plan
tations arc, on the other hand. very
useful In dry weather as they main
tain tho roadbed In state of fresh.
ness favorable to Its conservation. In
general, trees should be selected with
high spreading branches, such as the
poplar, the elm, the ash, and they
should be planted generally upon the
outer edge of the roadbox and at dis
tances Of 10 meters (32.S0 feeO. Each
tree should be placed in hole meter
1928 feet) deep and 11s meters (4.02
feeO square and should be trimmed to
a height of 2h meters (8.2o feet above
the surface.
"Tho earth about newly planted trees
should be loosencd In March and No
,vember-in March only after tho third
year-and thereafter until their J r
manent growth appears assured. SIN, J
trenches should be directed toward til
foot of the trees in order to secure the
benefit OF rains. Finally the tree itself
should be trimmed annually during the
first ten years"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-09
Notice to Teachers.

The last examination for teaehefi
this year In Mason county will 0pei
at Moth Point Pleasant, Sept. 11ths
q III. Examination for four diff
ferent certificates will be offered, VII
High school certificates, primary eS
tificotes, eleven subject ceFtihcatea
and thirteen subject certificates, Po
the last named certificates will be n
quired to pass on General HiStory'
18th apd 10Th Centuries not iheludiI
English History. Peter H SteenDf
gen and GA. Green, either of'Wh
VIII gladly give further infonnatN
upon request.
GA. GREEN, Co. supt, l
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-09
b. Ward Kings Connection With
Move For Better Highways.
BEGAN CAMPAIGNING IN 1902

Split Log Drag Work Started In 1896
Rise of the Device to Fame Marked
by Several oppOrtuno Accidents,
How Railroads Took It Up.
tcopyright. 1905. by D. Ward Kins.I
In closing this series OF articles am
requested to write brief history Of
my connection with the movement for
better roads. The road problem" be-
gan to engage my attention very soon
after / came to Missouri, which was
in 1870.
The split log drag work. which start
cd In 1890. received certain amount
of notice from the public in 1893 or
1900, but nothing was done by me pub
llcly until December, 1901. when I
addressed the state meeting Of tho
Missouri Good Roads association at
Chillicothe.
My campaigning commenced In April
or May, 1902, under the direction OF
our state board of agriculture, and 1
have worked with 1t more or less ever
since. In the fall of 1902, when the
board opened Its regular series of In
stitutes. / addressed them, and in the
next few years visited Indiana, Ohio,
Michigan and Nebraska, travelling for
months IN the employ of tho various
states
In spite OF tho fact that / live within
thirty miles Of Iowo and Kansas, I
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-09
How's This2

We offer One Hundred Dellatt
Reward for any case Of oatarrh tha,
cannot be cured by HALLS Catarrl
Cure. Il. j. Cheney, Toledo, o
We, the undersigned, have know
r. j. Oheny for the last Is years
and believe him perfectly honor
able in all business transaction.
and financially able to carry onl
any obligations made by his firm
Welding, Kinnan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, Ohis
HALLS Catarrh Cure is taken in.
ternally, aoting directly upon The
blood and muoous surfaces of III.
lystem. Testimonials sent free.
Price 75o per bottle Sold by al
druggists. Take Halle Family
Pills for constipation.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-09
rnnnIl.l, .nnrn1.atnhIan.

All the horses In the royal stable at
Windsor are specially trained before
they are Considered safe for riding or
driving. After they have been broken
IN they are driven past military bands
and are made to stand By railway
trains and to hear them rattle. The
horses are also accustomed to firing
by taking them down on q held day to
Anershot.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-09
ENCOURAGED.

II am afraid" said Mr.. Henpeck,
"that Il made fool of myself today"
"Don,t worry about It," his wife re.
piled. at isn't likely that anybody
noticed anything unusual about the
way you spoke or acted. Chicago
ReeeEd.Hsrald
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-09
nobhv,. Reo.on.

Little Bobby was saying his prayers
at his mothers knee. but 80 rapidly
that she asked him why he did not
speak more slowly.
because. you know" he replied, 'it
would keep all the other children wait.
ing."TL TLippIncotts.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-09
Notice.

To the owner of each lot or fractional par
Of q lot abnttlng, ON that pert Of Riith Rtreol
that portion OF Wand Street betYeen Bixtt
Street and Seventh Street; THAT being vi
portion OF The said streets 90 pAvedl the ~
ing said streets has been turned oyer % N
by the Council OF the Town OF Point Plea
time as provided by ordinance,
All persons indebted 70 said Town ON
count OF said paying are required toksg
same 70 me wIthin sixty days from thtad
n. T.. ROBEY, TFeaahfoF
July u, 1903. Town Of Point PioaS
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-09
AZ a Ml,nlle.

"Don't you hate to grow oldT' said
the first egg sadly.
"No, 1, don't" returned the second
egg, with toss OF the head "When
] become old enough am going on
the stage."-C Cincinnati EnSuirer,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-09
A Boon TO IElderIy. People

MoSt elderly people have Sctn
kidney or bladder disorder that
both painful and dangerous. 20.
.ley's Kidney Remedy has prOye1
q boon to many elderly people e,
stimulates the urinary organs. q
fects Irregularities and tones
the whole system. Commencot ID
ing Boley's Kidney Remedy and
be vigorous. Sold BY all druEgistS.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-09
pidn& Find ouA.

$50 you really attended the lecture
last night7"
eyes"
"What did the lecturer talk aboutf'
well. I'm not sure, for he. didn'i
Uay"-Lyceumite and Talent
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-09
y NEW
Meat Market.

Ihnye opened a first-class, clean
Neat Market In the Waggener old
store room, corner of First aud Main
Streets and will try at all times to
please spa SS % Si,o to Sutogr
ing but the best, and will keep at all
times the best OF beef, mutton, fresh
pork. chickens, homemade lard, salt
meats Of all kind. Give me your or
der. Both 'phones. -. ~
s.. E. ERREIT. :
July 22.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-09

WANTED-A reliable, enefgeticm
to represent the ordinary departInel
of the Prudential InbnIenee Co. LoS
est premium rates and all guarantee
policies. Address, N o Bacon, MRI
Charleston, w Va. july 102
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-09
nartn of tho Termiton.

The nest1 Of the terniteS, ot white
ants. are proportioned to the size and
weight of the builders. The greatest
Hgaa 4 tho ELSEN 3. +, ~
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-09
HOW to AVOID Appendleltis

Most victims of appendicitis ar.
those who are hubitually oonstipa.
ted Foley's Orino Laxative cures
chronic constipation by stimule
ting theliver and bowels and re-
4tores the natural action of ths
bowels. Foley's Orino Laxatiy,
does not nauseate or gripe and il
mild aud pleasant to take. Refuse
substitutes Sold by all druggist
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-09
TRUSTEES Sale.


nNDBH and by virtue of the authority
" vested In mo, the underslRned trustee.
by that certain deed of trtat bearing date
IN the 18th day Of January, 1873 and an l duly q q
Megop county. West Virginia IL trISt ao.S deed led
I fGfeenlee. % the nndersigned trustee, 70 70
lecure TO John Harden or order the payment
ofthe sum OF $40 aseyidenced by that GER
tain note set out and described In SAID deed
OF trust, and default having been made in
The payment OF said note according TO Its
Tenor and effect, and said note being due
md payable and being requested 50 70 do by
d VIII on
Saturday, the 10th day of Sep7
tember, 1908,
commencIpgat 10 O'Clock a m at the ware
toom Of J; ". Bryan. In the toTn WIa, 9I Point in
FOR cash. at public auction 70 the bisheSt
bidder the following personal property con.
yeyed 70 me by seld deed Of trust vlz: IL,
hack bar. ] novelty box, counter, Ice book,
1 cash register, 2 whisky cases, water cooler,
. 9spitoons, 4 writing desk, beer tables
Witness my hand this the 18th day q Aug
Isl, 1908. j. II. II. B. SMITH,
Aug 31-Iwksr Trustee.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-09

Kodol is today the best known
and most reliable remedy for all
disorders of the stomach, such as
dyspepsia, heart burn, sour stom
ach and belohing of gas: Kodnl
oontains the same jnioes found In
healthy stomach. Kodol is pleas
ant to take. It is guaranteed to
give relief and is cold hero by ell
druggists.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-09

Folsy's Kidney Remedy will
cure any caae of bladder OF kidney
trouble that is not beyoud the
reach Of medicine. No medicine
can do more. Sold by alI dtuggiSts
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-09
New Dish prainor.

A new dish drainer shaped like
trough is of galvanized wire that fits
Into an iron pan. The plates are put
in this directly from the soap suds.
the rinse water poured over and the
plates allowed to dry without wlping.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-09
EeonomleaI Weman.

or small economies the following
will be difficult to beat for smallness:
A laborlng man who hands over his
weekly wages to his wife is allowed
by her an ounce OF tobacco a week.
She buys It herself in two separate
half ounces In order, she declares, to
get the advantage of the two turns Of
the scale,-London Chronicle.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-09

travelling through South Africa, Mr.,
Dudley Kidd, the author of '"The Es.
sential Kamr." once accused native
of being greedy. The native turned
eyes of reproach upon him.
"Me greedy. baasT he said. ut
takes two Kanrs to eat sheep In o
day, but only one Hottentot Hotten
tot greedy, moi Ka6lr."
The daily tribune., 1908-05-28
BIG IRRIGATION PROJECT
OPENED FOR settlement

Pendleton. Ore. May 2S-Water
was turned from the monster reser-
voir covering over LOO acres, upon
the arid land in the Umatilla govern.
ment irrigation project, for the first
time today aud was made the occa.
sion Of great celebration. The little
town of Hermiston, the official town
OF the project. WAS the center OF the
celebration. and an excursion carried
people from all over this section to
the incipient metropolis. Addresses
by several prominent men formed a
part OF the program Of the official
opening of the project.
The daily tribune., 1908-05-28
CLUB WOMEN IN BOSTON.

Boston. May 2S-Dr. Hale Is
chrrch In Boston is today the scene
Of one OF the most representative
gatherings Of women ever held In
New England, the occasion being
the annual meeting Of the Massacliu-
setts State Federation OF Women y
oluDs. The New England women's =
club Ia tho hostess and the convention
marks that clubs fortieth birthday
and the fifteenth ami versary OF the
organization of the federation.
The session will last through tomor /.
row
The daily tribune., 1908-05-28
TOM M00RE'S BIRTHDAY
H0N0RED BY SOCIETY

New York. May .2s- Under tho
auspices Of the st. Patrick = society the
birthday of tom" Moore was OBJ
served today ut the bust OF the Irish
poet In the flower garden Of Prospect
park. Brooklyn. City officials. prom
inent citizens and delegations from
nearly all the Irish societies OF Great.
or New York took part In the exer.
cises.
1t WAS considered fitting that the
celebration should be held by the st.
Patrick's 80 ciety, As on May 2s, 1879.
the centenary OF Moore's birthday.
his bust, which wAs set up by the
society. WAS unveiled.
For some years following It was the
custom Of the society and Its friends
to visit the garden. place = wreath
on the bust. and hold exercises Of
some kind. In recent years this has
not been done. but at the last annual
dinner OF the ~. PAtrick's society It
was determined 10 revive the cus tom
on larger scale than Of old.
The daily tribune., 1908-05-28
HONOR TO
MEMORY OF
c. CLINTON

New York. May 2S--All that Ia
mortal Of George Clinton, first gov.
ernor of New York, and twice vice
president Of the United States, arri-
we'd in New York today on the rev.
enue cutter Mohawk. The coffin con-
tanning the remains, exhumed at
Washington after an interment of
ninety-six years. was brought ashore
at the battery, where as ascorting
parade Of United States soldiers, sail
ors and marines, guardsmen and uni
formed patriotic organizations, fol-
lowed the body of the statesman of
the infant republic to city hall. In
the governors room of that ediflce
the body will lie in state until tomor.
row morning when it will be taken
to Kingston. N. Y, the birthplace
of Clinton and now to be his last
resting place. A United States gun.
boat will convey the body up the Hud.
son to Kingston, and torpedo boat
fiotilla will act as escort
The official receipt ion Of the body
at Kingston will take place Saturday
Memorial day. when David B. Hill
will deliver an grafton on the life
and work of the first chief executive
Of the Empire state. On Monday the
body will be finally inferred, the oc-
casion marking also the 25Oth ami
versary of the founding of the city OF
Kingston.
Since Clinton's death in 1912. the
body has rested in oasket Of lead in
the old Congressional cemetery at
Washington. but despite the fact that
nearly century has passed since tn at
time. the body is in a remarkable
state Of preservation. The chemicals
in the soil had petrifled the upper
portion of the body and head, and
even the coat and silk stockings ap.
peared to be as intact AZ the day
they were put on.
The exhumation was witnessed in
the national capital by Louis F.
Ganet, great.grandnephew of
Gov. Clinton Benjamin NJ Brink.
of Kingston; Chaplain r. r. Hoes. Of
the navy; Brigadier Robert NJ. o.
Reilly, surgeon general of the army
and DR.. Marcus Benjamin. one of tie
leading officials of the Smiths oman
institution and president of the So.
ciety of the War of 1912.
By driving pole in the earth AS
probe. the metal box was struck at
depth Of nearly twenty feet and
brought to light.
Clinton occupie d the governors
chair OF New York for twenty .ope
years and WAS vice pre- sident of the
United States during the last ad-
ministration OF Thomas jefferson aud
the first administration Of James Mad
ison. He WAS one OF the founders Of
the first Republican party, which is
claimed by the present Democratic
party as 1t progenitor.