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The Southern farm gazette., 1908-05-02
Roads and Road Making.
Ways In Locating and Working the High
ways-Farmers Lively Roads
Bv Prot. W. r. Massey.

The old-time road makers seemed
to think that a straight line was the
shortest route between two points.
This is true only on perfectly level
country, so far as roads are con-
cerned. I have seen many instances
In the hill country OF North Caro-
lima where the road goes straight up
a steep hill and then straight down
another side OF the same hill. while
a level road could have been made
around the hill. and not only no
longer. but far easier on team ana
wagon. II takes some men long
time TO learn that road around
hill may be as short as one over II.
Some Roads I have Travelled.
In the western Piedmont I once
drove over a road where at one point
II had been taken originally right
down the crest OF long ridge. Bu,
the torrents of generations had
washed 4; into deep gully. and In
trying 10 keep up n road In this gully
the road-makcrs had started deep
er gully alongside Of IL. iha; rimkcd
the life OF every one driving down u.
the vehicle swcrvcd n little from tho
narrow track. And there are many
such. Right on the sides OF this
ridge there ~cr. valleys up which
road could have been made OF easy
grade alongside the ridge. tina, could
have been kept In good repair and
drained easily down ono side hr
proper breaks. and never a gully
formed
Out in tho mountain country.
dririn. from Boone 10 I..nvtllc. tho
road runs on n ridge and suddenly
drops. by tho s'ecpes, Of hills I ever
saw on y travelled road. into tho Wa.
;auga Valley. while right alnngslac
Was valley up which a gradual
grade could have hcrn made. and
the steep hsll avoided.
Coed Road Material Everywhere.
Wherever practicable. In the I'm
provemeni Of roads attention ahonld
be paid TO improving the line Of the
roadbcd In a hiiiy country road
In directly straight line is ncrer
tho best. md II some attention In
paid TO the proper engineering of
tho roads there would he far better
roads. Then there In not n section
In North Carolina whcr. good road
making material cannot be had In
tho Coastal Plain tho oyster shells
are In many places cheap and conrc
n!rnt. and nothing makes better
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-05-02
Prizes for Corn Growing in South
Carolina.


record OF all stages OF the crop and
everything done with and for IL,
There wns no contest las, year. nj
though the General Assembly mad
the appropriation. II wnH. however
conditioned on the National coutrnt
and hence na there wnH no National
contest. III. State contest wan cniles,
on. This year. ns already stated. the
State contest IL without conditions
Mr.. Tindal's Scorc In 1000.
II Was In 1906 that Mr.. A. ]. Tin
dial. "A younger farmer OF Clarendon
County. South Carolina. and grad,
nate OF Clemson College. won III.
National contest and OF course the
State contest aieo Ills record acre,
yield WAS is2 bushels ot ahcllcd
corn. The crop was scored by points
and that score ~us na follows. the
possible number OF points being put
In paren,hesis; Purity and aelec-
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-05-02

ton Of seed Cnl: methods Of cul-
ture. 25 (25l: record or report. its
clearness, completeness. accuracy.
care bestowed upon It. etc. 10 15):
Weld OF contest acre. 25 t25): quail
ity Of crop. market grade. STABILITY.
feeding value. etc. 10 G0: profits
resulting from the entire operation.
is n5l. Total. % out of n poss-
BILE 100.
Tho second prize in this National
contest went 10 \. T. Doore. OF But
ler County. Iowa. with 13l bushels.
md tho third prize went 10 Il. T..
Moore. of Marlboro County. South
Carolina. With l25 bushels. so that
south Carolina got two OF the prizes.
Mr. Tindal's report was very clear
md thorough. and his success. both
n planting. cultivatins. marketing
md reporting hls record yield. Illus
rated the possibilities In tho South
for educated farmers Mr. Tinaal IL
4 Young man. Rhou; thirty years OF
ars. raised on farm. but educated
II collcg9 for the l!fe OF acieu'ihc
farmer. and not educated away from
n" farm
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-05-02

parts OF the East the she'll rock II
handy and makes the finest OF road
material In the Piedmont country
the granite rocks are abundant and
convenient. once drove from Ra-
leigh TO Durham. tumhling down into
the Crabtrce Valley over ono Of the
quilted excuses for a road. and then
into n trench Of red mud where the
rond rcpatrcrs had been nj work
die OF tho road TIL the mud was go
deep that our team pulled tho dou-
blcirce In two. and wc would hav~
been In bad plight hn, tha; "a.
found some bale wire In tho carriage
with which We dashed n polo on
from the woods. And right along
side of thia trench called a road. III"
fields were fairly macaiamszcd over
.!th little broken rocks. and In antnr
places the rocks had been gathered
from tho fclds and placed In ridge
alongside tho road And yos The
road workers had repaired the road
sith mud when they couid have GOV.
cred 1; with these rocks With the
same shovcta.
Why I,o You Not Take tho Lead In
Matchmaking?
There 10 no par, o. tho communl.y
more interested In good roads than
tho farmers ~ho hsvo 10 haul over
them attn glad IN 500 tho wplvlt ot
improvement IN this rcaprct Ia the
South. and note that sougn cities arr
making beautiful roads ons from The
town through tho township with n
li,tla corporation among the far
srwra. these roads could hc extended
Ill through the State. aud tho I,~gts.
'ature should aid tn Tho rnnatruc
Ion Of tho main iinea Of travel r.
man has y farm for aalc and /, NJ
tracts the attention nf would hs-
purchaser. IL would soil more read.
lily and for better urlco 4. nu a
wrlt tuiis road for no one would
aan, 10 bay n farm whcs. he would
bc tied up NIL winter Itts loads ~
cotton can he hauled over the roasIs
a6'@A" 'NS tst's7. u1A shH N@u NfANE
uT these roads can haul only what he
can start with orer his owu ruuntrg
roads. 80 that the improved rnais
are Of Iit'r usc 10 him. and In snnns
cases he hAa 20 rull up n steep htIs
only In go down tho other sidn. when
level road would taxi. him around
easier and quicker. Think q. shls
too. In improving your roads.
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-05-02
average Yield Nearly Doubled in n
Year

Commissioner Watson declares
client ono for tho growing ot corn.
hr .tyer, of the general application
4 tho Williamson corn method and
10 winning OF tho National corn
contest rvsFr by Mr.. Tintai haa been
sttikInsiy reflected In tho results oh
a!nos with the 1907 corn crop
with practically no Increased acre
tgr. tho average ytelt % corn In III.
state per acre has been Increased
rom eight sn Affect, bushels and The
production by stss.Tsr bushels
shi'c the vatuc RI the crop has been
increased nTrv fh~ preceding year by
IL OF. 500 Such = nracttcat demon
tt~a'inu ~ fhe results az susrlit.rn.
-ulsivatson has bern Of tnratcn'a bic
za1ur IN sh" agricultural interr8ss ot
he Stat" aud ~lli douhitess lead ;n
= large number of entries In the fsns
contests II wl'I bc rccai il.t also that
@onsh Carolina IN The worlds con-
'e&t for growing oats In 1906 @nn
thr eocuaa pTis~.
County aud otl,~r rris~~
In addition tu shr State prize for
corn growing th.m Year. there ~ti'
HAr'y br several county prtrcs Th-
Merchants and Planters Hank NJ
GarncY. Cherokee County. hna offer
- prize ~ $50 tpr the hsea, Weld
in that county. and thla has ho~u sup.
nloincntri by The Chr rnlcr County
Ne~s with rrIse ot s@s. making n
nvlsr nf So or~n 80 chwrukrs, coua.
~ farmers. sIth y rhanvr aleo 10.
The Jasper news., 1908-06-18
Senators Knox and Crane Real Chumnv

crony on to the senate restaurant.
The fondness that Senator's Crane
and Knox evince for eating together
Is reminiscent OF the fondness that
former Senator. Edmunds of Vermont
and the late Senator Allen G. Thur.
man OF Ohio used. to have for drinking
together. That was in the earlier
days. when drinking at the capitol was
not frowned upon.
All the oldsters In political Wash
ington are fond of recalling that story,
how the two senators kept black bot.
tie In the room of the committee on
judiciary. They were certain to ad.
journ there twice or thrice every after.
noon that the, senate held long SEES.
sion. 1t was at first marvel why the
two men seemed to have the same
thought at the same moment, and be.
gan to make tracks simultaneously
from different parts Of the senate
chamber-one being Democrat and
the other Q Republican--toward that
committee room.
1t turned out that they had prear.
ranged signals. The 'Old Romans
signal was to pull out that famous red
bandanna handkerchief and to blow
his nose with clarion loudness.
The Jasper news., 1908-06-18
Rapid Strides Of Capital in Population

27s,71S. The population reported by
the police in 1908 Is 1896. 403, so that
the increase in eight years has been
60.6s5. BY 1910. Washington may be
expected to gain at least $4,000 more
Inhabitants and It's population to rise
to about $4,000. III sas- g5-.
In its physical aspect Washington
has gained enormously in attractive.
ness In the last eight or ten years. II
is an ideal residence city, and its
charms appeal most potently to Amer
leans with leisure enough to enjoy
them 1t has become the winter home
Of families Of wealth and refinement
from all parts of the union, and its
quiet, order and beauty make living
within tits borders. constant satisfac.
ton It still has great potentia.ities
In the way Of architectural develop
ment, and Its material prosperity is Sc
cured by ever-broadening activities Of
the great governmental machine.
The Jasper news., 1908-06-18

p EFORE Jim Tawney got into poll
ID tics up In Minnesota he was a
blacksmith He was so rough that
they had to throw him down TO put
him into boiled shirt, some Of his
warmest admirers say.
That blacksmith training proved
mighty good experience for him, and,
applying blacksmith methods I. to his
congressional career, he has forged
to the front SO rapidly that they do
say down here III Washington that
IL Speaker Cannon doesn't look out
some day he will get run over, be.
cause Jim Tawney is coming with
wonderful strides. aS "
Tawney is the man who would be
picked out at q glance as the real
ward politician of the house. He is
just the kind Of man the voter al
ways finds ready to tell him how to
vote at the primary; the type OF man
who always leads the revolt in q cut
The Jasper news., 1908-06-18
Former Blacksmith Power in Congress

and-dried convention-in short, the
practical politician who gets out the
vote.
Tawney, when he came TO congress,
wasn't welcomed within the big tent.
He. had to wait around on the outside.
Then the blacksmith got busy. He
Just walked off the reservation, taking
enough insurgent Republicans with
him to- spill the beans for the big
five. And SO It came to pass that
the big fellows reckoned with Taw.
ney, and now he is chairman of the
most important committee in3,the
house-appropriations. Hon. Jim is a
fighter from Fightersville. But he is
that kind Of fighter who knows when
to fight and when to let the other fell
low do the fighting.
Only once has Tawney been
whipped. That once came from Con.
gresham Goebel Of Cincinnati, when
he got the mail carriers pay increased,
In spite of Tawney and Chairman
Overstreet. The whipping didn't
tickle Tawney. SO. when the fight
to hold down the appropriation on the
agricultural bill came up Tawney
quit guarding the treasury and let
Scott of Kansas tackle the job. Taw.
ney went to his committee room. The
farmers wiped up the floor with Scott.
The Jasper news., 1908-06-18

EINITED Stafes senators often be
u come good friends, but somehow
they are not prone to becom,
ing real chumfny with one another.
Exceptions occur from time to time
to prove the rule. One of these excep-
tipns applies to Senator Philander G.
Knox of Pennsylvania and Senator w.
Murray Crane of Massachusetts. n
the afternoon wanes without their
meeting, one is Iikelysto start out TO
see where the. other is and TO- learn
what has happened. Is
Often the Knox automobile and the
Crane automobile exchange honks in
thc moruing. Not infrequentlys the
: senators ride to the capitol in the
same car. When the luncheon hour
comes Senator Crane may descend to
the committee on rules, perhaps herald
his advent by turning out the lights
In the yestibule, and then lead his
The Jasper news., 1908-06-18
War Department SEEKING a legal Drink

the laws Of Massachusetts 1t is held
that a beverage containing more than
one per cent, OF alcohol at 80 Fahren
helt Is intoxicating.
The law In regard to the nonsale OF
intoxicants In post exchanges, must, Of
course, be followed In good faith by
the army. In the absence OF any fed
eral decision as to the question at 10
sue, the authorities must fall back on
the decision Of the state courts. These
vary materially. and, therefore. the
department may seek the solution In
practical way by ascertaining the
view taken In prohibition states rs to
the sale Of any given drink.
Where post exchanges are situated
in prohibition state 1t is considered
entirely safe TO prohibit the sale In
suck exchanges'of preparations not al
lowed to be sold under the prohibition
laws of the state. j Where such ex.
changes are situated In nonprohibt
tion states 1t would be safe to- ascer
tain whether any specific drink Is al
lowed sold In any prohibition state
and1et the exchange be guided accord
ingly.
The Jasper news., 1908-06-18

w ASHINGTON.-The census taken
w recently by the police force Of
the District of Columbia indicates
that the national capital is growing
In population at an exceptional rate.
The increase in Inhabitants for the
last year is reported as 9,s12, which
would mean growth. If steadily main
tanned. of almost 100000 for the cur
rent decade.
OF course such rate of growth has
not been maintained since 1900. Ac.
cording to the federal census of that
year, Washington's population was
The Jasper news., 1908-06-18

tempted by an aeroplane. 1t was to
have been an endurance test in which
the operator expected to remain in the
air one hour and twenty minutes.
That would have meant a flight OF
about 80 miles. In the government test
next August the Wright machine will
have to remain in the air an hour, but
will not be required to cover as great
q distance as was contemplated In the
unfortunate performance.
One or both of the brothers will go
to Europe within few weeks, but
they will be back here with their new
machine, next August.
The Wright machine was construct
ed with the idea Of selling 1t to the
government. The body is 40 feet long
and 80 feet wide, making total buoy
ing surface of $40 feet. 1t Is said to
be capable Of carrying four ordinary
men with ease. -
The Jasper news., 1908-06-18
WILSON TO QUIZ CABINET.
Secretary Of Agriculture Says He VIII
Resign.

Observation-Disclosures Wilson, secre-
tary of agriculture, told some friends
the other day that he has decided to
resign.
Mr.. Wilson holds two records as
cabinet officer. He Is the, only one
since the foundation of the govern
ment who has served II. years contin-
uously, and the only member of a
cabinet who has served through four
administrations. The secretary said
that he has worked hard, building up
his department from one of compare
The Jasper news., 1908-06-18

tive unimportance to department In
which the whole country relies.
Mr.. Wilson entered President Nc.
Kinley's cabinet March 8, 1897. and
has been in the government official
family continuously since that time.
His friends tried to persuade him to
stay at least through the presidents
term. While he would not promise to
reconsider his determination he said
that he would not resign until he had
consulted them again.
II Secretary Wilson goes out there
Is little doubt that Clifford PInchot will
be put in his place. Mr.. Pinchot is
United States forester.
The Jasper news., 1908-06-18
ANNUAL SALES OVER NINE
snal

Good, reliable quality is appreciated
by the smoker. Over Nine Million co.
000.000) Lewis Single Binder cigars
sold annually. The kind OF cigar smok-
ers have been looking for, made of
very, rich. mellow tasting tobacco. It's
the, judgment Of many smokers that
Lewis Single Binder straight &c cigar
equals in quality the best 1Oc cigar.
There are many imitators Of this cele-
brated brand. Don't let. them fool you.
There is no substitute.
Tell the dealer you wish to try a
Lewis Single Binder.
. Lewis Factory, Peoria, ILL.,, Original
ors Tin Foil Smoker Package.
The Jasper news., 1908-06-18
7wHraHTs A4vEsNew MACHINE.
Air Navlgators Can Replace Broken
AeropIane with Stronger One,

Manteo, N. C.-The Wright broth
ers are not disheartened over the re-
cent accident to their aeroplane. They
have been using their old machine
here. and 1t is learned that they have
q new and stronger machine already.
buff IN Dayton and will return here
with that in August to go on with
their experiments. 5
1t was also learned from official
sources that the flight interrupted by
the accident was designed to be the
most important performance ever at
The Jasper news., 1908-06-18
A BIG MARKET FOR PRODUCTS

Highest prices always obtainable, Rich
soil, Pure water, from 10 to GAO acres
and 3 town lots Of the richest land
in Southern Texas for 500, payments
$40 per month. Write for informa-
ton, DR.. Chas. F. Simmons. San An
tonic, Texas,
The Jasper news., 1908-06-18
Chance for lnventors.

Tin Pedler--Madam, am selling Q
patent selfbasting pan for roasting.
Old Lady, don't think I'd care for
that; but II you have any patent self
darning needles for intending, I'll take
one,-New York Weekly.
The Jasper news., 1908-06-18
UnJ<lnd Ana,ysjs,

'FIe seems to be a very. Thoughtful
and serious man. remarked one
statesman.
That's an optical Illusion" replied
the other. He's merely sitting down,
taking life easy and letting his mind
wander"
The Jasper news., 1908-06-18

= A farm in the most fertile part of
South Texas, of from 10 to $40 acres,
including town lots for $210, at $40
per month. You can buy, If you ap-
iply at once to DR.. Chas F. Simmons,
San Antonio, Texas.
The Jasper news., 1908-06-18

Youth the Time to Build Wisely.
Youth Is the best time for the
building of character and the forming
of principle, and the future depends
on the decisions and actions OF the
present-Rev G. Denton.
The Jasper news., 1908-06-18

FITS st.. vitus' Dance and Nervous Diseases per-
mnneniIy cured by Dr. Kline Great Nerve Rcstorer.
Send for FREE 500 trial bottle and treatise. Dr.
The Jasper news., 1908-06-18

A good many men have the courage
OF their convictions simply because
they have never been convicted.
The Jasper news., 1908-06-18

People never help man blow his
horn because they like the music.
The Jasper news., 1908-06-18

Hope for the best. then try your
best to realize your hope.
The Jasper news., 1908-06-18

DON'T SPOIL YOUR CLOTHES.
Use Red Cross Ball Blue and keep them
white as snow. All grocers, Sc package.
The Jasper news., 1908-06-18

It takes a conceited man to make
o continuous hit-with himself.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-31
WELTON'S ARCH TO GO
Bureau of Assessment Will Re.
 port 10 Aldermen Monday.

The bureau of assessment met last night and talked over the matter of assessments and benefits arising from the layout of Jackson street. It will take a few more sessions to finish the work. The bureau is through with Wolcott street and will send it to the aldermen Monday night. This is an important thor oughfare and should be improved as soon as possible. In the prosecution of the work Welton's arch, which many want to see spared, will be demolished, and scores of the larg- est and handsomest trees in Water bury will have to be felled to make way for the wider street. In the opinion of those who admire nice shade trees and have a tender spot in their hearts for such things of beauty, Wtlton's arch, should stay, but the city off, cials, most of whom are icono- clasts, if not worse, laugh at these objections and long for the day when Wolcott street will be worked to the established width, equipped with sidewalks, water, sewers, lights, gas, policed and safeguarded from fire in so far as such a thing is possible clear out to the town boun- dary.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-31
HAD SISTER HERE
One of ihe Men Drowned in New
 Jersey Yesterday.

Patrick Mccarthy, formerly of this city, who with James Ahearn, also at one time a resident of Wa terbury, was drowned in the Passaic river at Harrison, N. J., was a brother to Mrs Thomas Norton of Hamilton avenue. As far as could be learned Ahearn had no relatives in town. The men had not lived in this city in about five years.
 Mccarthy was identified by a man named Patrick Joy, who view ed the body at the morgue. The au- thorities immediately sent dis patch to Mrs Norton, who thinks it is undoubtedly her brother. He visited her about three years ago and that was the last time she saw him. While in this city he worked at Scovill's factory.
 Mccarthy and Ahearn left this city to enter the employ of Peter Seery, also of Waterbury, who was about to start the New Jersey Tube mill, a branch of the Randolph Gloves company.
 Ahearn, while in this city, was a bartender for P. T. Hayes and of late has been occupying similar position in Harrison. Mccarthy had also given up his factory posi- tion and at the time of his death was a wine clerk.
 Besides Mccarthy, Ahearn and Hibbits, who tried to save the for mer, Joseph Adams and Gustave Borgen were in the motor boat. All stepped out of the boat safely with the exception of Mccarthy, who tripped as he was getting on the float and fell into the water
 Mccarthy could not swim and the swift current made it all the more difficult for him to keep from go- ing under. Hibbits jumped in to save his friend but ne was also un- able to swim. Both would undoubt- edly have drowned If a life preser- yer had not been thrown in to aid them. Hibbits reached it all righ- but could not get it to Mccarthy, who disappeared and was drowned. ' During the excitement following the accident that had cost McCar- thy his life Ahearn walked too near the edge of the float, lost his bal ance and fell into the river. When Hibbits had been pulled out the life preserver was thrown to Ahearn but it did not reach him, and he drowned in almost the same spot as Mccarthy.
 A brother of Ahearn was at the river at the time of the accident and immediately took charge of his brothers body. Mccarthy may ba brought to this city to be inferred
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-31
CITY HALL STAGE.
Scenic Painting Nearly Completed By
 John F. Calvin.

John F. Calvin has practically completed work oh the city hall stage and when judges of first class scenic painting see it 1t will be hard to convince them that 1t Is not the best effort of professional The board of public works wrestled with that matter for long time. but they couldn't get what they wanted less than s700 or $500 and they didn't care to make that outlay. Finally Mir Calvin took hold of 1t and In his spare moments succeeded in trans- forming stage scenery that was sadly in need of repairs into something which will please everybody at a very modest cost. Lallier's orchestra will open the season there tomorrow night when the work of Mir Calvin as a scenic artist will be put before the public for the first time.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-31
Highway Work.

Highway Commissioner Macdon- aid has awarded several contracts for highway work. In the town of Orange a contract has been let to B. D. Prene of Bridgeport for the building of 12,770 of macadam and telford road. the macadam to cost $I59 a linear foot and the tel ford s2.15. In the town of Tor rington a contract is awarded for the building of S.07s feet of grad ing with a telford base at 6s cents a foot. the total cost 10 be s7,7s3.
 In the town of Bethany a cf,- tract is given to E. J. Pardee for the building of 5.043 feet of gravel road at sS cents a linear foot.
 Two sections of grading in the town of Nolunt0wn has been award ed to Amos Bridge & Sons of En. field. The cost of the entire wor~S s3.e2O.75.