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throughout each month of the year, covering all kinds
of weather and road conditions
The report shows that traffic over stone or gravel
roads fairly uniform throughout the year. while
the earth roads subject to the widest vara
tons. The following figures significant and tell
forcibly how great is the burden of bad roads
than anything else can possibly do.
The Clear Lake earth road leading into Springfield,
Illinois, showed an average traffic for four days In
March, 1906 of 651 vehicles per day. Over the same
June and July the average was 389 vehicles!
On the days in PEORIA go miles away, under the
weather conditions but hard road, the
traffic for March 1885, and the for June and
July 153.
Observations at Champaign over an earth road
showed the average for January February and March
to be 6 against 200 for September and October The
count at Decatur gravel road was March and
April 24O July and August, 27S. Over earth road
leading into Sullivan, the count for January, February
and March was 3d. August and September 316.
At E1gin or hard road, the report showed 166
for March, and average for and July of 154.
At Bingham earth road, March and April, 109
August and September, $685. At Centrala
earth road, Mar ch, 2S june 187 Think OF this.
While delivering an address upon good roads, the
writer was once interrupted and asked If he would
favor taxing the widows cottage to help build the
roads. He answered that he certainly would, the
annual tax would probably exceed 10 Is cents,
and he the following illustration of how bad roads
burden the people: A woman goes into grocery
store for dozen eggs and pound of butter. When
told the prices she protests. The grocer in Defense
says: Well you see, madam, the roads so bad now
very few farmers coming to town. butter and
eggs scarce" She pays three cents for
the eggs and four cents for the butter and this
seven cents represents her bad road tax paid that
evening. This is repeated from time to time through
out the year. not only in her but in hundreds Of
others in that town and in thousands of towns through
out the length and breadth of the land. There is
doubt that the in question would benefit through
good roads by at least ten times the amount of the tax
her cottage.
There is another msconception that is widespread
md ic hack rOo6 fn1Dro md k2f ia
that permanent stone gravel road cannot be
cessfuly kuilt upon the rich black loan soil of the
Mississippi valley We sometimes hear of parties who
have tried it and in few years the stone or gravel
has sunken into the mud out of sight Any experienced
engineer knows that there is difficulty whatever in
building good durable and easily maintained road up
St. Tammany farmer., 1908-05-23

imagine the would take control of the HIGHWAYS
build expensive roads and tax the people pay for
them others that it is scheme to force road building
against the wishes of the farmers Nothing could be
farther from the truth The state does not in any
manner under state aid law interfere with the abb
soute local control of the highways. The voters of
every township decide whether any roads shall be i'm
proved, what roads, to what extent when it shall be
done if at ALL The state has absolutely voice in the
matter If, however, the township, by majority vote
decides to build road under the state aid plan it
makes application to the state for that purpose the
state engineer thereupon visits the locality goes
the road proposed to be improved with the local author
tiles, and decides upon the character of the improve
ment best suited to the conditions He then prepares
plans and specifications and when these are approved
by the highway commissioners other properly const
uted local authores the contract is let to the lowest
responsible bidder and the work is then the
supervision of the state engineer This insures proper
construction and that means durability and low cost
to maintain the road afterward.
Under state aid law not rod Of road could be
built unless the residents Of township decided to do
Not dollar of state money could be expended
unless the farmers who live in the rural township
voted for improvements.
If it should be alleged that state aid was plan to
compel railroads, corporations merchants and manu-
facturers to help build the roads, would be far
from the truth Under state aid the farmers control the
situation they decide to improve the the other
people obliged to help pay the bill.
In order to build roads cheaply they should be
built extensively. 1t costs great deal proper
tionatey to build half mile of road than it does to
build ten half miles No contractor for small
Job but for large competition is keen. 1t takes
just much time and bother to get ready build half
mile of road as it does to build ten miles By build
ing in the larger quantities from 20 25 per cent in
cost of construction be saved.
AS roads properly built will last for great many
they should be built school houses and court
houses are built, viz: by bond ssue thus township
under state aid could build TO- Is 20 miles roads
in year. have the roads to use and spread the pay
ment of the say 10 20 years. If this is
and the state aid plan prevails there will be very
little, il any, increase in taxation.
Few people have any idea to what extent bad roads
interfere with travel and how they affect the business
of the merchant in the country town. The Illinois
highway commission has gathered some very valuable
data upon the effect of road and weather conditions
upon highway traffic. Observations were made at ~
well distributed points in the state and count
made by the vehicles passing upon different days
St. Tammany farmer., 1908-05-23
IS YEARS OF SUFFERING.
Burning, Painful Sores on Legs-
Tortured Day and Night-Trled
Many Remedies to No Avail
Cured by Cuticura.

"After an attack of rheumatism
running sores broke out on my hus
bands legs, from below the knees tas
the ankles. There are no words tn
tell all the discomforts and great suk
fering he had to endure night and day
He used every kind of remedy T1d
three physicians treated him, one after
the other, without any good results
whatever. One day ordered SONS
Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment5
and Cuticura Resolvent. He began
to use them and in three weeks all the
sores were died up. The burning Fro
stopped, and the pains became bear
able. After three months he was quite
well. I can prove this testimonial q
any time. Mrs. v. v. Albert, Upper
Frenchville, Me-, July Il, 1907"
St. Tammany farmer., 1908-05-23
Men,, Tborouohlv Varied.

James McNeill Whistler once visited
en- artist in Paris who was not over.
burdened with this worlds goods, and
was surprised at the sumptuous lunch
provided. On being asked how he
managed to e so well, his host re-
piled: II have pet monkey, which /
let down from my window by a rope
into that Of my landlady, and trust to
Providence. Sometimes Jacko returns
with loaf, sometimes with a ham
His visits are full of surprises. One
never knows what may appear"
St. Tammany farmer., 1908-05-23
stunid Jeweler.

eyes, George-that is, Mr.. Fickel
proposed last night" said the truth.
full Dora, "and we're engaged now:.
and I'm the first girl he ever loved,
too"
Indeed" replied MISS Wise. Is
don't notice your ring"
"Oh. he gave me one, but ne had to
take it back to get it fixed. The
stupid jeweler made the inscription
read, George to Genevieve,' instead Of
George to Dora. a.'-Philadelph Presa.
St. Tammany farmer., 1908-05-23
at Finds the spot !"

The Oil we struck is tho Oil that has
stuck while others have passed away,
simply because it cures your Pains,
Aches. Bruises, Sprafns, Cuts and
Burns quicker than any other known
remedy. Hunts Lightning Oil. It's
fine for Chigger bites also.
St. Tammany farmer., 1908-05-23

To overcome self is the true spirit
OF manliness. No easy victory ever
produced any great result 1t is the
hand to hand struggle that carries the
field.-Friswell.
St. Tammany farmer., 1908-05-23

Hicks capudine Cures Nervousness
Whether tired out, worried, sleepIess OF
what not. It quiets and refreshes brain
and nerves. It's liquid and pleasant To-
take. Trial bottle 10c-regular size 25c and
60c at druggists.
St. Tammany farmer., 1908-05-23

l put myself in the way of things
happening and they Representatives.
dore Roosevelt.
St. Tammany farmer., 1908-05-23

this SOIL The only thing necessary is to thoroughly
tile the road and give it proper crown so the water
will readily off, Roads have been successfully built
this soil all Indiana and if successful there
why not elsewhere? The stone gravel covering must
be watertight thoroughly compacted and with suf-
fcient slope to the water to quickly on The
road material two purposes-to furnish
smooth hard surface it will give the least possible
resistance to traffic. and second to shed water and keep
the earth beneath the stone gravel dry Water is
the only natural of roads, but water is coward
and will away if given a chance road is nat
it does not shed water and will break up and to
pieces 1t requires three four times the expense
to maintain fiat road it does properly crowned.
There difficulties whatever in building roads
cessfully the black loan of the belt Of the
Mississippi valley; in fact it costs less to build roads
there than in Massachusetts where stone abounds This
is due to the fact that in the belt there is
little grading to be done, few hills to be cut down
holows to be filed, and less bridging The roads will
cost less money If the road material has to be
shipped so 100 miles by train. The railways
benefited by road building and stand ready to con-
tribute to that end by making special rates upon road
material.
It would be interesting to take concrete example
of state aid, apply it to typical farm in Of the
central western states and exactly what state aid
means far taxes upon that farm concerned.
For the purpose of illustration let take
farm of $50 in the corn belt of Illinois, and
if the state should undertake very vigorous campaign
OF road building under state aid that contempates
an expenditure of the of $50 900 in
ten years-enough money to improve all the main
highways of the state connect every community with
the market town and county seat and give
plete network of good roads from Gaena to Caro the
plan being that the state should pay onehaf the
pense and the townships road districts the others
II S50,00G000 expended in ten years, the
state would be required to raise $25000000 of it There
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himsaf. AHe you'd have found: that
In Raleigh county there. are both
niinss and railroads being sonened. Mp
and Sconstructed ana etho6sSif daS 0f
dnllrs being spent to deVe4op new;
territory with the expectati6 Ton lof pros: y
psfiust times ahead They speaker"
EdSeit ON! the ilfsfranchiSe clause In
the DemQcrati platform. Many goedT
t0neats citizens OF Sthis Scommnniay
ind other places are worked, UP tor a
great pitch over the possibalit Or loa4
Ing $theirsright 10 Vo:eS I, w Ken sSksd
the question BY one ofS His hearers.
he said such a thing was imp ossible,
and abused and laughed it or. He
quoted the Republican state of Rhode
Island under Senator iEAldrich, but
failed to come closer home, and take
Mary land under German and Virgin
la and some OF. the other Democratic
states under Democratic rule. .%,$5&.E..
Ut is something that has put the
people to thinking, j Il is q we'll
known fact that some snegroes could
pass an, educational test when some
white men would fail, what then
would be the result? sIt%is something
to very oyer. He told his$ audiescs
to vote for, Taft they wanted iM
functions, but&failed to- quote the fatf
that Judge John J. jackson, of Par,
kersburg, was the father OF Sthet in
JUNCTION In, West / Virginia, and a
Democrat, too - $. }3,h $.t
! Such expressions as these do not
catch the people unawares.! FROM
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THOMAS"

On the 18th Of October the colored
citizens Of Thomas, Cokctou and
douglas net and organized a Taft
Republican club and elected officers
as follows: President, Mortar
Payne; vice president, Rev. J.L.
Davis; secretary, r. L.. Moorefie]d.
treasurer, J. w. Wadel', and the
speakers Of the evening we're MIR. A.
L. Helmiclt, sheriff Of Tucket county.
WIN. Ford, popular Republican
leader, OF Thomas; Prof Clarence
Black, and Rev. j. H. Davis. All
gave splendid reasons why the peo-
pie or this state should support Taft
and Glasscock. This club meets cy-
cry Friday evening and will be glad
70 receive any information for solid
NY or the colored Republicans to
march boldly to the polls and vote
the straight Republican ticket Nov
ember 3 to defeat disfranchisement
and jim Grow law in this state. hny
speakers for the party VINO wish 70
come over in this part of the state
will lie gladly received.
Jack Daughcrty and Jas. Washing
ton, Of Elliins, were calling on friends
in Thomas on Sunday,
Mrs. w. J. Thomas and daughter
Alice we're guests Of Mrs. A. L.
Bruce at o'clock tea or Sunday af-
ternoon.
! Sunday school was well attended
Sunday ut $50.
Miss Bette Bruce left Saturday for
Storer Collcg" to attend school this
session.
me young men and ladies Of
Thomas and Cok"ton gave Miss Bet.
tie Bruce a surprise party on Friday
night at the home Of Mrs. A. L.
Bruce.
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GtAsSC0CK TALKED
TO. BIG ,(;R0. \ d. !.
,. >, - z - ~ 2spSS ~ w..
]. :. BECk(|EY Ii. /.

: Raleigh and Summers counties
rendered Hon. VIM. a.. Glasscock q
great reception, Saturday afternoon
and Saturday night Il In the after
noon at "a Backley.. the Republican
nominee. spoke to. one of the tlargSat
crowds ever ,gatherea, I'm that ]ts5}wnss
Congressman Hughes wassafao PRES
ent at the meeting. i .y's%'2sE -
Saturday night, the gubernatorial
nominee and Congressman Hughes
went to Hinton, accom- panied by ex-
congressman j. Fl. .Hulfng, Assistant
District Attorney Rummell, Of Char
lesion, had spoken for almost two
hours, when the other Three speak
ers arrived, but the, crowd was en-
joytng every sentence he uttered and
was IN happy mood when Governor
Glasscock made his appearance.
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>. j. Turner, superintendent Of Mis-
Siors for the West Virginia Bnu-
fist Sunday School Convention.

'o' IOHNSHtIOU.
III considering men who might be
looked upon as worthy to fill the Of
flee as President Of the United States
Of America, there are none more
worthy Of such honor than William
Howard Taft. His coming from par
ents who were noted for their loyal
ty makes it natural for him to be
endowed with patriotism.
His long experience in the service
Of his country has proved him to be
a man that can be depended upon to
do ihc right thing at the proper
time; therefore, in 'clecting him to
the Office for which he is nominated
IS in no way experimental, but will
be assigning duty to a man that is
in every way equal to- the task.
a few months ago 1t was ques-
ton in the political circle as to
whether the colored people would
support him at the polls, but since
the searchlight has been turned up.
on his record and found the jolly fat
knight working faithfully for the
right of the sons of Ham In Ameri
ca, as we'll as in the Philippine ISL
ands, We have reasons to believe thai
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nav continue to rule supreme and its
policies be perpetuated. How absurd
even to think Of supporting politi-
cal party whose iron-clad declara-
tions promise a withdrawal of privl-
leges from certain individuals, Chat
are enjoyed by all citiZens) and cast
ing them aside in ostracism. Under
these conditions a failure to support
the Republican party shows conclu-
sive evidence that the anatomical
construction of the brain deficient,
rendering such a one a fit subject for
the lunacy commissioner for inveSti-
Cation.
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.RAL[Y|NIG BY TWOS
0EM0cRATSsCARCE

The grand Democratic rally at AL
UNI Creek, in Washington, district, on
last Friday night addressed by 'Po-
lice, Judge and Justice of the Peace
Of Loudon district, A. D. MacCork1e,
was a screamer In point OF ,enthusi-
asm, If not in point of numbers. A
special representative of the: NAH
brings the report, via South Side
grapevine, that just two. lonesome,
Democrats responded to the call FOR
last grand rally of the faithful, and
that they yelled themselves hoarse at.
the telling blows delivered against:
the common enemy by the disting.
uished and erudite speaker. ~@., B..
{ Truly, the cause Of Democracy, is
booming in Washington district,
when such q drawing card as The dou-
ble-barrelled judicial candidate can
draw as many as two to hear him ex-
pand his lungs. .>,'ra.l,
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r.. w. &. Lawrence. Montgomery
W Va

81 The Negro race should support thc
party, both State ana Na-
ponal, because it WAS that party
which gave him manhood rights. and
made him equal in this respect 10
.sokher races, and assures him Che con-
sH3R1tation Of such a policy. IT is the
S9onB that has always stool fer riGht
md noble purposes. for all Of It's con-
Atstuents. It's policies are sound
5,saSe, broad and unScIfsh. oar free
dom and citizenship stand AZ ryi.
ldc1ce that it is the Negroes frirud
We. should support it bccau2" Il
lyyonld be disloyal and show ingrIli
dude to do otherwise
,sSsS ave should support it, becaus" b!
40 SEpirig, we help to defeat Dcmocra
SoYs which stands hostile TO tn" Sc
81 20 race. We should support the Olt
Rff zisabhcan party, because to 90 Ujh
lee would leave or make . &iOr.
zho3 race, saddcr to repeat, thai
OF the prodigal son.
the race, is and all it can rea
s bIy expect to be, has come ant
esnne through the Rcpublicar
IS vs. Then let us bIenn our unite
ia support Of the grand oil
scan party, in order that
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MY. SUPPORT
VIM. H. TAT 7
Chas. w. Williams, Wheeling.

i sChas. W. Williams, Wheeling.
al am a Repu blican, ana Tue cuIl-.I-
q ties and the platform upon when
Hey stand, represent the best Ideals
Il popular government. Whatever
legislation has been enacted to safe
Nlard and protect the Negro in his
Evil rights has been the work Of the
8lrtY represented by Taft and Glass
Elk. All legislation which has been
,acted to destroy the Negroes enjoy
s,&nts Of these civil rights has been
IA work Of the Democrats. We ali
gar now to occupy peculiar posi-
ssan in politics, and it should be our
81 endeaEOr to keep tn" jim Grow
zHbst end disfranCbisCmcnt phantom
aUhtined where they now ;;rc.
Ia support the above named candi-
bates because race prejudice render
sh&gery difficult for those who are am
h5tious to do and be something. In
order to more properly recognize Ou1
duty, is to be true to the party that
is true to us. Hope. aspiration AM
find their strongest foes il
Vardaman, Tillman, Smith, AND
Byrne, who represent the Democra.
"a.
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J. w. Robinson, Principal Water
Street High School, Clarksburg,


My first reason for supporting Taft
and Glasscock, the standard bearers
Of the Republican party for President
and Governor, is because they are
men of the greatest integrity and life
long, supporters. of Republican prin-
ciplos.
My second reason is because they
are the men whom the party has
chosen as executive heads to carry
out her policies. And since the par
ty is bigger than any individual man,
I believe it to be the duty of-every
loyal Republican to support the men
that have been selected to carry out
the policies of the party which guar
antees equal rights to all and spe-
cial privileges to none
Another reason why I am going to
support these men is because | do
not wish to see the reinS of the gov
eminent of the State and Nation
turned over into the hands of a par
ty which openly declares in favor of
class Legislation and whose past ex-
perience fails to guarantee public
COlHuSuce, ana whose aSCGnQGncy
would cause business and industrial
enterprises to become stagnant, and
thereby throw millions of Iaboring
men out of employment and bring
starvation to their wives and chill
dren. This country has enjoyed q
years, Of unprecedented prosperity
under Repu blican regime, and we are
not willing to clog the wheels OF
prosperity by putting into power a
party which threaten to strike a
death blow at the very foundation OF
our government and repeal the four
tccnth and fifteenth amendments 10
the Constitution of the. United
States, which is the only safeguard to
the freedom of 100000 loyal Ne
gro citizens, and to amend the Con
stitution Of this State that the Negro
shall Be denied the right of suffrage
which is his only safeguard to liber-
ty, and compel public carriers to pro-
vide Jim Crow" accommodations fol-
him and deprive him Of every means
Of protecting his rights Of citizen
ship.
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PAYNE
Continued From Page One.)

'Gied by the large crowd. Col.
Ech made one of his characteristic
sches and dwelt at length upon
pernicious disfranchisemen
Tx by which the Democrats hoped
only to take away the vote Of the
7 red men, but the white Republic
5 as well.
uring the meeting the Taft
ching club, 100 strong, marched
ne court house from the armory
= in the Tribune building, on
( smers street, and with military
marched to the corridor on the
md floor, but the crowd in the
M was so dense and packed to
, doors that the club was unable
gain an entrance.
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J. S. Noel, District Grand Master OF
Odd Fellows, and Chairman he
PUBLICAN State Auxiliary Com

mittee.
| On the account of the peculiar
conditions existing in this campaign,
feel called upon to state why / will
support Messrs. Taft, Glasscock and
the entire Republican ticket.
The Negro has had no more con-
sistent friend than the Republican
party. Every law, which has been
enacted in the interest Of my people.
has been fathered by the Republican
party.
We are indebted to this party for
our marvellous progress since the
war. Not only has it extended us a
helping hand, but it has thrown
about us wall Of protection 1t has
Invariably gofe on record in favor Of
our political and civil rights. 1t has
unhesi tatingly extended to Us the
hand Of protection. 1t has made It
possible for us to erect school houses,
churches and to launch reasonably
great business enterprises, and
thereby enter into the spirit Of a
, broader and higher citizenship
al! Of this for us, but it does more;
it constitutes itself as our protector,
! wherever our interests are ieopardiz-
cd by tie Democratic party, as they
, Al" the STATE of West Virginia to-
! Ga".
Il Is tn" party that opens the
. mines. m.ns ana factories; the parry
! of sound money, protection, conf
| d"li>" ana prosperity.
THESE 3r" the principles that the
Republican party go before the peo-
pie with. These principles are the
principles wrich constitute the Re-
Publican platform on which MIR. Taft
and Mr.. GlGE&cOck stand and on
which the entire h"Fu blican ticket il
! based and Ior--thn- above various
several ana sufficiently good reasons,
! support, and feel that every oi"er
GOlOrcd man, not only in West Vir-
@inIa, but in the United States
should support the entire Republican
tlckrt from top TO bottom.
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the Negroes tasnaahsut THE ,couatry
will show thsir appreciationc for
such service My casting solid vote
for him on the third day of Novem-
ber.> IA !; f<s SHS4,," = ~
The Republicans party came into
power contending for, the liberation
of 100000 slaves. and has fought
two successful wars for the sake of
humanity 1t asfatways stood for
Justice for all men. without regard
to race or color. and declares itself In
Its present platform to be In favor
OF carrying outsuch principles. -.
U9der the Republican ,administra-
ton the country has been prosperous.
The rich and poor. have been made
to know that theySmust obey the law
alike. Our industries have been pro-
tectcd by the tariff, The comforts
and health of our people have been
looked after by better sanitary and
pure food laws, ~
In recognition Of what the party
has done and whatttt promises to do,
l shall work for the election of TAFT
and Glasscock and che whole Repub-
lican ticket. -:s>E##, ~