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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-02
The Knockout Blow.
JulyI 'os,

Tho blow which knocked ont Corbott
was a revelation to tho 'prlzo fighters,
From tho earliest days of tho ring the
Knockout blow was aimed for the jaw,
tho temple or the jugular vein. Stomach
punches wore thrown in to worry and
weary tho fighter, but II q scientific man
had told one OF the old fighters that the
most vulnerable spot was tho region OF
the stomach, he'd have laughed at him
for an ignoramus. DR.. Pierce Is bringing
hope to the public parallel facti that
thd slQmacR Is the most vulnerable organ
out OF She PIXIE ring as well as init; We
protect bur, hSatlS, throats, feet and lungs,
but the[NSEnGoG<we are utterly indIffer.
ent 10, until dIseASA finds the solar pleXus
and knocks us out Make your stomach
sound and strong BY the use Of QQct0T
Plefce,s Golden Medical Discovery, and
you Protect YOURSELF In Your most Yulner-
R6le spot. .Golden Medical Discovery !"
cures weak stomach" indigestion, or
dyspepsia, torpid liver, bad, thin and i'm
pure blood and other diseases OF the or
gans OF digestion and nutrition.
The uGolden Medical Discovery " has q
specific curative effect upon all mucous
surfaces and hence cures catarrh, no
matter where located or what stage Il
may have. reached. In Nasal Catarrh II
Is we'll to cleanse the passages with DR..
Sage's Catarrh Remedy fluid while using
the rDlscovery as a constitutional REM
edy. WHY tho "Golden Medical Discov-
cry" cures catarrhal diseases, as OF the
stomach, bowels, bladder and other pelvic
organs will DO plain to you II You will
read booklet OF extracts from the writ
lngs OF eminent medical authorities, on
dorsing its ingredients and explaining
their curative properties. 1t is mailed
free on request. Address DR.. R.V. Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y. This booklet gives all tho
Ingredients entering into DR.. Pierce's
medicines from which 1t will be seen that
they contain not n drop OF alcohol, pure,
triple-rcfined glycorino being used instead.
trated Common Sense Medical Adviser
will be- sent free, paper-bound, for 81 ono
cent stamps, or cloth. bound for 81 stamps.
Address DR.. Pierce as above.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-02
.AUTOPR0OF ROADWAY
Coal Tar and Pitch Used to
Finish 1t.
ALL DIRT MUST BE REMOVED

Before Laying surfacing Materials
Roads Ought to DC Perfectly Dry,
Gays Connecticut Highway Commits
sioncr-Resist Autos Bad Effects.
The mcklng OF brains to find road
snrfncIng which will Withstand the
wear aud tpur of automobile traffic
that has been going on among road-
makers In the United States and Eu-
rope of Int is resulting In return to
coal tnr, which thirty years ago was
thought to be worthless for any pur-
pose and today furnishes mankind so
many different products and byprod-
ucts. some OF them far removed from
the building of stone roads. Highway
Commissioners Macdonald of Connecti-
cut, ever among the leaders In these
matters, has worked out specitlca-
ton which has already been adopted
by state highway commissioners who
have heard of 1t and have obtaned n
copy says Hartford (Conn.J dispatch.
It calls for n combination of coal tar
and pitch, and fully as much of the
success with which the road laid by
means OF 1t resists the action OF auto
tires Is due to the manner in which 1t
is put down as to the medium which
binds the roud surface into solid.
perfectly cohesive waterproof whole.
Something over year ago Commits
sioIIer Macdonald chose very hot day
and laid his specification on most Of
the roads In Bushnell park, about the
Connecticut state capitol in Hartford,
and the present condition of these
roads. which Is as good as the day the
coal tar combination was put down, tes-
titles to the excellence of the speclfca-
ton. Not only that, but these roadS
are unusually good ones on which to
try out the. coal tar, for the reason
that they are used by autos far moro
than by any other vehicles.
1t happens that before he became
state highway commissioner dozen
years ago Mr.. Macdonald had been for
years at the head of New Haven
Arm which laid and still lays tar and
asphalt pavements. and he was pecul-
iarly fitted to grapple with the destruc-
tIyeness of auto tires on macadam
roads when 1t became question of
seeing the fine system of roads In Con-
necticut which he Is building disinte-
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-02

tion DO pro rated among mo blateS as
the work 10 done on the basis OF one-half
the gross sum upon the full road mileage
OF tho state and one-half upon the basis
OF population. The plan works out fairly.
TO all tho states. This plan would mako
available out OF 800. 10000 approximately
SS,00o.0oo for New York, 3n6.ooo.ooo for
Pennsylvania, aa2,0oo.ooo for Illinois, $751;
10000 for Ohio. 100000 for Michigan.
etc.
Third.-That tho actual construction Of
the roads should be done under state su-
pervlslon upon specifications approved by
the United States government engineers!
Fourth.-That the Initiative hhould DO
left with the respective townships. road
districts or phriaheS. these TO furnish at
least one-third OF the total cost. with tho
state clothed with power to veto any Inn
proYement IL OF Insufficient Importance.
This power would probably be seldom II
over used. It may be assumed II the road
was not a main highway and needed tho
people of a township would not vote to
build It when thoy had TO raise at least
one-third OF the money required to do So
Fifth.--That lit this country is to fulfill
It's high destiny and meet the require
ments placed upon It by it's wealth. posi-
uon and its opportunity good roads are
paramount necessity. and TO get them
speedily requires both federal and state
aid to hearten the people to undertake
this great work. Good roads will do moro
for tho educational. social and economic
development of tho whole country than
any other single agency.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-02

LAYING COAL TAR AND PITCH ON ROAD.
crate before his eyes unless he could
| find a protection for them. There were
two things to be done. find road sur
facing material which is finished when
laid and solid, so that 1t makes no dust
and needs no dust to maintain Its In
tegrlty, or find n method of laying the
dust Some roadmakers have not given
over trying to find the latter yet but
after various and varied experiments
Commissioner Macdonald finds that
mere dust layer, which means oil, is of
little value. 1t must be frequently re-
newed and cannot be repaired.
Commissioner MacdonalL'S speclflca-
ton lays great stress on the necessity
for having all parts of the road per-
fectly dry when the coal tar and pitch
surfaclng is laid. After the sliai"uc"s
and cutters have been formed and
shaped the contractor must clean or
all dirt or accumulations with split
rattan brooms or horse sweeper until
| the No. 2 stone Is entirely bare, clean
and free from all material except such
ns is found in the No. 2 course, so that
there Is no interruption between the
tar and tho No. 2 course of stone. This
No. 2 course is to be evened up to
grade also.
Then comes the coal tar application
About 10 per cent OF pitch Is to be
melted into the tar and thoroughly
mixed with it, the whole to be heated
to a temperature of 225 degrees. At
this temperature the mixture Is flood
ed on to the road and broomed In with
split rattan brooms. When this first
] application has become entirely abb
sorbed n second application OF exactly
the same thing is to be applied in just
the same way, the two making n per-
fectly solid surface on top In combine
ton with the No. course of stone,
which is about one inch, longest diane
ter. In size.
While the second application Is still
hot and sticky the top dressing of trap
rock splinters from one-half to three
quarters of an inch, longest diameter,
is put on to uniform depth Of not
less than an inch. Two inches Will be
even better. at once n steam road
roller of not less than ten tons weight
Is to be run over the surface of this
and to be kept running over 1t until the
top dressing Is thoroughly imDcdded
In the tar and pitch composition. Then
tho road must cool thoroughly before
| any use whatever.
There are several important condi-
lions which must be observed. too,
chief among them perhaps being the re-
qulremcnt that the day must be hot.
mo water gas tar will be allowed to
be used nor any adulteratlon of the
coal tar. Nothing but pure coal tar
shall DO used In tho work"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-02

board should be shod with an Iron plate
one-quarter inch by Inches by feet
held In position With tliree-eighths Inch
bolts countersunk. The cross brace
should be followed three Inches on
each side at the middle, the following
to begin not less than four Inches from
each end IN order that Its bearing
against the guide and mold board
planks shall not be shortened nor the
mailing space decreased. This Is done
to prevent earth from heaping up In
front of the brace. A light platform Is
needed to make the use of the ditcher
safe.
The ditch Is made as shown In the.
Illustration OF the plan. the short side
of the chain being about twolfeet three
inches In length and the long side eight
feet three inches. The chain Is made
to pass over the moldboard, 50 that II
may clear itself more readily. Two or
three horses. according to the difficulty.
of the particular condition, are neces-
sary to clear ditch.
To secure the best service from the
ditcher weight OF about 200 pounds
should be placed over the front end
The essential thing TO be gained ID 10
have the ditcher maintain smooth
even surface on the bottom Of the
ditch. There is then no obstruction to
the flow OF water. This requires that
soft. muddy holes be passed over light
~ and hard. high places be reduced.
This result is obtained II the driver
shifts his weight forward or backward
us high point or mudhole is ap1
pronched. If the driver shifts his
weight forward the point of the ditch
or Is driven into the ground. II he
moves buck the pressure on the for
ward end is relieved. and the pull on
the clinin tends to raise It
Besides clearing the ditch, the ditch
er assists in preserving the slope from
the side OF the road to the bottom Of
the ditch. This keeps the road safe
from possible accident to traffic from
bitches with too abrupt slopes.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-02
ROAD EXPERIMENT.
OIL Containing Asphalt to Be Used
With Sand at Cape Cod.

OIL Containing Asphalt to Be Used
With Sand at Cape Cod.
The Massachusetts highway commits.
sion Is to conduct an interesting ex-
pertinent In road building on Cape
Cod, where there Is no stone to speak
Of A heavy grade OF Texas crude oil
containing large percentage of as
phalt VIII be used with the sand. The
sand road will first be shaped with n
road machine. and hoated oil will be
spread over the surface. A second lot
of oil will he sprlnkled on when the
first coat has been ON for two weeks.
The surface will then be cut up with
IL disk harrow so as to mix the sand
and oil to depth OF four inches. Aft
er this has been done the road will be
rolled and the surface sprinkled with n
thin lnyer of sand to absorb the sur
face oil. a little work of this sort was
done under the highway commissions
supervision about two years ago.
which hns resulted satisfactorily.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-02
With Loss of Intere,..

There is a police court magistrate
of st. Louis who frequently ovinces
a pretty wit in dealing with fresh
or facetious offenders.
To one vagrant brought before
him not long ago his honor put the
question, "What occupation?"
"Nothin' much at present." flip,
PANTY responded the prisoner; Gust
curculatin' round, Judge"
"Retired from circulation for thir.
ty days." dryly observed his honor
to the clerk of the court,-Harpor't
Weekly
"BlakcsIey's tho mosv pcrslsrvn.
optimiet ! ever knew. He slipped
and fell in n mud puddle yesterday
and You never saw such q sight as
he was when he got up"
"Nyhat did he sayr"
ole congratulated himself on the
fact that 1t was so nice and soft
where he had struck and expressed
the opinion that if it had been hard
he might have broken bone OF
two"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-02
This ia what Hon Jake Moore
BUFFALO, w. VA

This is what Hon Jake Moore
State Warden of Georgia. says OF
Kodol For Dyspepsia: "E ODE
Witt 81 %, Chicago, Ill-Deal
Sirs-I have suffered more than
twenty years from indigestion
About eighteen months ago l had
grown 30 much worse that l could
not digest crust of corn bread
ard could not retain anything on
my stomach. lost rs lbs, in fact
1 made up my mind that / could
not live but short time, when a
friend of mine recommended Ko
dol. / oonsented totry it to please
him and | WAS better in one day.
1 now weigh moro than | ever did
in my life aud am in better health
than for many yeare. Kodol did 1t
/ keep bottle constantly, and
write this hoping that humanity
will be benefited, Yours very
truly. Jake O Moore, Atlanta, Aug
10, 1904" Sold by all druggists
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-02
NEED OF GOOD ROADS.

Part of a Transporting Maohino-Their
Neglect Mars The Whole.
ITO appreciate the necessity for good
roads In America one should consider
the road as part of transporting ma
chine. The machine Is composed by n
horse. wagon and rond. If amy one
OF the three Is poor, the machine is
poor and ineffective. Only small load
can be drawn. and that slowly. We
have been spending thousands of dol
lars building up the breed of horses
and improving wagons and have al
lowed the roads to run down and Offset
our costly upbrccding. Is 1t not time
we stopped and considered the common
sense course. TO build up all three
simultaneously"
This unique presentation of the ne
cessity OF good roads was offered by
HoratIo S. Earle, the candidate fol
governor of Michigan on the Republic
m ticket. to the nutoIsts. roadmakers
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-02
GOOD ROADS IN. ENGLAND.
w. II. Moore says the United States
ahotIId Follow prltish EXAMPLE.

| Should Follow British Example.
w. H. Moore. president Of the Ma
tlonal Good Roads association, writing
to the editor Of the Kansas City Star.
says:
The finest examples OF perfect, easy
and durable ronds have found In the
British isles arc the Warwick road
from bennington to warwIck castle.
about two and half miles; the Kenll-
worth road from Leamington to lKenil.
worth castle. FIVE miles, and the, STRAIT
ford road from bennington to STRAIT
ford ON Avon, tten1 and a, half miles.
These roads are about four rods wide
between fences. The Travelled or i'm.
proved portion, 10 twenty-five feet Wide
between grass edges.
All these roads have horse paths on
one side. Some OF these are carefully
prepared with stone averaging from
two to three feet deep. the top surfac-
ing being earth. The paths on the
side, which are two or, three feet from
the main road. average about Ave feet
In width. No material has ever been
nor ever will DO found moro suitable to
horses feet and to the borsemen than
the common earth surfaced roads. The
roads referred TO receive, careful and
constant attention.
In the early season, May or June,
they receive an application OF coal tar
product. This is impervlous to rain
and allays the dust The very best in.
forests Of the people Of the British
isles socially and commercially arc
conserved by the splendid system OF
public roads. II the great army Of pol
IticIans in the United States who are
making pyrotechnic speeches and all
candidates for municipal. state and
federal offices should conhne their cam
paign to the subject of good roads and
when elected 90 after the question In
earnest. they would soon accomplish
the greatest good in their generation
Every county can afford good ronds.
With a little common sense fnancier-
Ing by bonding or making a special
levy with an interest and sinking
fund consideration any community
can possess good roads. with all their
attendant blessings. The curse of mud
roads in the United States Is nation
al, monumental fraud. 1t Is hideous
evidence of misgovcrnment. reproach
against the advancement Of equal
rights and liberty to all.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-02
MANKA1o's GOOD ROAD.
Minnesota City Has Made Mudlssi
and DuatIoSs Pavement.

minnesota WY IsEbbb d MAUI = "holSSp
and DustiOBs Pavement.
Mankato. MINI. has solved the prob-
lem OF finding "A durable pavement at
small expense. and one that can be
used on steep grades as readily as on
level surface.
First the driveway was narrowed to
thirty feet, curbed, guttered and boule-
varded. Then It was excavated to the
depth Of six inches and surfaced. Five
inches Of dry crushed limestone one
and half to two inches In diameter
was put on and rolled down with ten
ton roller.
Boiling tar from the local gas works
was applied until the entire surface
was covered. Then. says the Cement
Age. n layer OF broken stone an inch to
an inch and a quarter In diameter,
mixed with coarse gravel, was applied
on the surface In proportion OF three
parts Of stone to one of gravel. This
was first mixed dry on platform and
then thoroughly mixed with hot tar
and applied on the surface two inches
thick and tamped into place to conform
| with the surface OF tho street.
| LlS hOlhcbNlC WIS tutn up
piled to the surface and the street was
again rolled. Then coating OF sand
was applied and the roller again used.
The pavement was allowed to stand
for two weeks before the street wns
thrown open to travel.
The cost was so cents q llneal foot to
the property owners on each side of
the street or, rather, would have been
had the entire cost been assessed
against them. The street has prac-
tically waterproof pavement six inches
thick. and 1t is impossible for the Gle.
ments to attack the surface. The pave
ment has now stood two winters and
shows not the slightest wear. 1t gives
of no dust In summer. although 1t Is
not sprinkled.
First Comedian-Did you score q
hit with your new speciality
Second Comedian-Nd'Il Why,
the audience gazed with open mouth,
ed wonder before l was hall
through.
First Comedian--Wonderfult II
is seldom that an entire audieno,
ySwuS at once -..-.-......,...
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-02

GOOD AND BAD ROAD COSTRASTRD.
and farmers which recently held a con-
vention at Buffalo. and 1t aptly fits the
case, making profound impression
on the farmers present. "The same
situation exists when the motive pow
err of the vehicle is furnished by an
engine" he continued. 80 that autoists
and farmers are at one on the good
roads question. The automobile needs
perfect road to accomplish all 1t is
capable of accomplishing. Then let
us be sensible and provide the posi-
bllity of getting the best out of 1t.
1.-THE nntagonism of the farmer to
the automobiles is entirely unwarrant-
ed. There are some farmers who are
as offensive as some Automobiles.
The product of the automobile fac
tories of Michigan sold for $19,O0O,Oo0
In year. and IS per cent came from
outside the state from the rich and
well to do. 1t went to stockholders
and employees and through them to
the stores and farmers. The industry
made possible by the users of automo-
biles meant great deal to the farm
ers of Michigan. and 1t means ms much
to the farmers of many other states"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-02
cnmhlnn For Good Rondn.

Minneapolis (Minn.) Transfers and
motorists have Joined forces In an eff
fort to secure better roads, the Mime
apolis Transfers union and the Mime
apolis Automobile club having decided
to go into politics to secure good high
ways. The plan Is to work and vote
only for aldermanic candidates who
will pledge their aid to the, good roads
cause. Theodore With, superintend-
ont of the Minneapolis parks. has been
elected the first honorary member of
tho Automobile club. and he is expect
ed to help the movement.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-02
Imnortanoe Of Good Roads.

The Gnfrney Is. ca Ledger gives the
following fact and comment, which af-
ford IL practical argument on the sub
Ject of highway Improvement in a
nutshell:
Some Cherokee county land sold the
other dry at public outcry and brought
from $40 to $3.50 per acre. This land
was twelve miles from the county seat
ut that. If we had macadam roads
this same land would have brought
$50 to 500 per ncre. Half million
loIlnrs spent In building good ronds
in Cherokee would moan an increase
II million dollars in the value of our
farm lands alone. VIII people never
awake to their own interests and be.
IIn doing something for themselves, or
will they continue to abide In the
mud?
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-02
TIME THE TEST.
The Testimony of Point Pleasant
paonle Stands the Teat,

The Testimony of Point Pleasant
People Stands the Test,
The test of time is what tells the
tale The public soon finds ont
when Misrepresentation are made,
and merit alone will etand the test
of time.
p, int Pleasant People appreci
ate meat. and many months ego
publicly endorsed Doan's Kidney
Pills; they do go atill. Would #
Citizen make the statement which
follows unless convinced that the
article was just hs represented? a
cure that lasts lie the kind that
every sufferer from kidney ills lie
looking for.
w. o. Bird, mail carrier, living
five miles from Point Pleasant, w
Va, says: II believe that exposure
Indictment weather in my work
has brought about my kidney trou.
BILE. l suffered from this DOM.
plant for some time. the most an
noying symptom being a too fire.
quent action of the kidney score
tons, which Caused me to arise
many times during the night. My
back eohed almost constantly and
times after long drive / was hard
ly able to get out of the wagon
without assistance. 1 dootored
more or less without relief until /
procured Doan's Kidney Pills at
q w M. Hooff's drug store. They
went directly to the seat of my
trouble and disposed of It," From
statement given in 1908
Tested and Proven,
On Dec. 18, 1907, Mr. said: II
am glad to reitsrate everything /
said regarding Doan's Kidney PILE
as have not had kidney trouble
sinoe they cured me some years
ago"
For sale by all dealers Price 80
cents. Fostor. Milbnrn Co., Buf.
fslo New York, sole agents for the
United States
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other
Itohing piles provoke profanity,
but profanity will not ours them.
Doan's Ointment cures itching,
bleeding or protruding piles after
years of suffering, AT any drug
store.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-02
Au.omoblIes and Good Roads.

Tho automobile has become the most
important factor in the upbuilding of
our public highways and has led to the
reconstruction of moro miles of good
roads than any other conveyance ever
introduced. While 1t may be true that
It is moro destructive of highways than
any other vehicle, 1t Is equally true
that automobiling is only pleasurable
upon the best roads man Gun construct.
Thus 1t must and shall be that the
more automobiles we use the better
will our roads become for all classes
of vehicles and traffic.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-09-02
Road. and ,+h. R.F. o.

Notice is being sent out from the
postoffice department to many rural
communities that unless roads are re-
paired and placed In condition for I'M
interrupted service during the year
the rural service will be discontinued.
This Is work for good roads that Will
doubtless have a wide and wholesome
effect, says the Atchlson Globe. The
rural mail service has become 30
much part OF the farmers life as to
be regarded as n necessity, and he
isn't likely to let 1t lapse for the sake
OF little tinlc and energy needed in
toad building