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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1908-09-28

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GGmereien.
The Washington times., 1908-10-30

ALL BOYS NOT NOW SELLING
NEWSPAPERS. AND OUT OF I'm
PLOYMENT SHOULD CALL UPON
TIE CIRCULATION MANAGER OF
THE TINES. au20-t Il
The Washington times., 1908-10-30

BUTcHER-Experienoed at once. l544 sth
BUsHELld4A-first-ola Apply OWEN, 423
nth st. nv. oc1S-5t
CANVAsSERs for a small article that sells
on sight, exclusive territory. Room sl4,
Ouray Building. II
COATMAKERs; inside by the week. good
salary; steady position. T. y. GILBERT,
30 L ST NV Oczo-5L
COATMAKERS and busheImen: frst-class. TO
work inside. Apply SCHWARTZ q PELZ-
MAN. 505-50 7th st. NV. oc-s-St
COLORED BUTLER. 50: elevator boy so.
FISHERS AGENCY, 4ls 10th NV. u
COOK-Good restaurant and oyster; bring
references. TAKOMA CAFE. Takoma Park.
Observation-Disclosures s. week zlS
sth ST NV II
EXPERIENCED prezsers and alteration
hands on ladies' suits and coats. Apply at
MAYER BROS. & CO., s5l II ST NV. Oc-4-lt
ELEVATOR BOY. The Berkshire. lf2 Cha
pin St ocz5-5t
FIREMAN - Colored. wanted at RIGGS
HOUSE See Chief Engineer. II
FINIsHERs on mems coats. 2I2s 18th ST. NV.
GOOD TAILOR 10 work on coats Apply at
HARNESS CLEANER-First-clsss. A. J.
sTABLER, s5l D nv. oc29-3t
JEWELRY CANVASSERS 10 sell diamonds.
watches. ETC. 70 the best trade only. good
men can obtain position for salary and com
mission Apply CAsTELBERG
LADIES TAILOR-At once. A. BLERCKER.
43l 9th ST. nv. oeSJ-3-
LADIES' TAILOR-FIrst-class. Apply to
E. W. ZEA. 6lS l1th 81 NV. II
lIAN-RelisbIe coIored man TO shucls oyH-
ters and DO general work In hsh and poultry
a . u ~ ~ 4 Z
1850 Connecticut ave. II
PAPERHANGER5 wanted after o'c.o-k
Sl4 New York ave. NV oc25-ot
STRONG BOY 10 learn plsstering. Apply
18th and Newton. II
TEN COAT HANDS GEO. T. KEEN. 1910
+ NV. oc-5-st
TIN ROOFERs-Two aud one helper. Apply
l52l l3th 81. uW. oc59-at
WALL SCRAPERs-FIr white. at
once bring tools ". Il. MARTIN BROS,
/ III North Carolina ave Sc. oC2s-L
WE WANT AM aII-round varnish ami sheIac
6nIsheT for furniture and cabinet work Ap-
ply after p. IN. Friday evening biS
Louisiana ave. Il
YOUNG MEN for stock clerks. must bs from
sitions; good salary and chance for advance-
mont Apply 20 o. NORRIS. care Lansburzgl
& Bro, 42) 20 415 7th ST. oc-y-Zt
YOUNG Man TO take orders Tor coffee from
house 10 house; permanent II satisfactory
BOX 100. Times office. oc2s-3t
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
EMPLOYMENT BUREAU registers capable
men for employment CLIFFORD L. JOHN
SON, secretary, 1875 C ST. NV. Oaiee hours.
g 80 a. m TO 1890 D. m. Telephone 1850. OCl3-tf
HELP EANCED-Maie and Female.
SHORTHAND-Comp course In syllable
system In $50 hours, go, includlng tyDeErit-
ing; positions guaranteed. SIESOGRAPHIC
The Washington times., 1908-10-30
HELP wANTED-MALE.

Af- EXPERIENCED hide and skin salter;
reference from last employer required Ad-
dress HIDE Times office. Oc3O-2t
AT ONCE. two first-clRss scourers and press
ers for ladies' and gents clothes; steady job
SO per week. 2004 18th nv. oc29-2t
The Washington times., 1908-10-30
BRANCH OFFICES.
NORTHWEST.

=
GOLDENBERG 5, 9TH and X sts. NV.
s. KANN, SONS & CO., Sth and Market space
GREENE'S CAPITAL A D V Z X I ! s I y 9
AGENCY. Il{5 10Th 81. NV.
s. J.. McMICHAELs Cigar store, 14th and P
EW.
J. FRENCH SIMPSON. cor. 18th St. Rhode
Island ave. and X st. NV.
H 4. BUTTS PHARMACY. 4th St and
Massachusetts, ave. NV.
CHAS. c. HORNUNG, EhTistiani Pharmacy,
sw. cor 7th and II Bts. nv.
EANFORD'S PHARMACY. New York ave.
and North Capitol street
EARGOLD, 340l 1sLh ST. NV.
r A. NEITCH 20th and II SITS. NV
QUIGLEY'S 5 PHARMACY, 2lst and @ Ets. NV.
8. A. WAGNER & CO., lst ana II cts. NV
L 7. TAYLOE. cor sth and p sts. NV.
NICHOLS PHARMACY, 18th and Pa ave.
PARK ROAD PHARMACY. I1th & Park road
4ATFINGLY' s PHARMACY, l4th and L
r. D. HOWARD. 18th and ".
y. v, POTTIE, 1898 Brightwo0d ave.
MALTBY' ) PHARMACY, 1867 Calvert st.
GEsSBORD'S PHARMACY. gth and . stA
The Washington times., 1908-10-30

ANACOSTIA
BURYs PHARMACY, corner Monroe and
jefferson sLs
The Washington times., 1908-10-30

ALEXANDRIA. VA.
r. L CARHE & CO., 703 King st.
The Washington times., 1908-10-30

WANTED Responsible concern 20 handIs our
glass telephone mOuthpieCe in this 'iCiuiJys
must control a few good canvassers; big sell
Ter. good profits GIBSON MIG. co. inc,
Ddnbury Conn. oc3)-zt
The Washington times., 1908-10-30
WANTED-AGENTS.

WANTED Responsible concern TO hendIs our
glass telephone mOuthpieCe in this -iciuitys
must control a few good canvassersi big sell
Ter, good profits GIBSON MFG. co. inc,
Danbury, Conn. oe3J--t
SITUATIONS WANTED-MALE.
BY YOUNG man. 10. position as clerk or
where he can make himself generally useful
best OF references. BOX 49, Times Office.
BY YOUNG white man, who neither smokes,
cheWs or drinks. position as night WdtChmau
or fireman; best references. Address II. W.,
l2os ii 81, ne IL
TWO YOUNG men (colored); kitchen man,
dish washer. or sculhon. 1854 Wallach pl-
AIACHINIST apprentice; has served years.
wants work MACHINI5r. 22s G. St NV.
oe59-st
BOOKKEEPER CD, high school graduate.
hotel and corporation experience. whole or
part time. BOX 407, Tines Office
BY A.CARPENTER, repair work; frst-cIass
1873 II ne. oc2S-3t
GOOD BARBER wants permanent position
Address F. F., l6l1 Wisconsin ave.
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
EMPLOYMENT BUREAU furnishes cOmps-
tent clerks, stenographers, salesrnen, book
keepers to employers free Of charge CLIFF
FORD L JOHNSON. Secretary. 1875 Q ST.
NV once hours. $3.50 a N. to 1880 p. m.
Telephone $3.50. oc17-tf
SITUATIONS WANTED-FEMALE.
WAITREsS-By neat. white girl. place as
waitress private family. 1880 lth aw-
Phone n 6lSZ. II
PLAIN COOKING; young colored woman.
Z15 Union court NV. oC28-8C
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
HIGHEST cash prices paid for old gold.
silver. diamonds and mutilated Jewelry; pawn
tickets, coins bought. FREEMAN &
sCHWAB- 7l9 sth st NV. oc2l-s0t
WANTED-Four cutting boards j. FRED
GATCHELL, go l4th St nv II
FURNITURE, highest cash price paid for
up-tO-date furniture drop postal; also cloth
ing; II sent TO store. z. HENSLEY, 1906 18th
nv. Oc30-90t
I PAY the highest cash prices for ladies' and
gentemen's CASTOR wearing apparel; drop
card; win call. c. LIVINGSTON, 1872 9Th ST.
NV, or phone North 1904 ocl2-9Gt
CLOCKS REPAIRED. Your dead" clock
brought 10 life in short order a post card
viii bring the CLOCK Doctor" W A DE
FITAUGH, p H st NV. oc29-S0t
WANgTED-InvalId's wheel chair: must be
cheap; state price. Address 10 18th St NV.
oc29-3t
goods u the man who gives you the most
money. See HOLLYWOOD Sth and X je2-tf
HIGH PRICES paid for ladies' and cents
CASTOR clOthingi drop postal or phone north
$3.50 II; viii cali. s. KEBESkY, 1906 Ttb ST.
NV. seZ1-90t
WANTED-Am very much IN need OF flruf-
ture. Send me your order and get the best
prices in town LOUIS NOTES, 426 sth St
NV Phone Main 4SSs. se5-s0t
VANTED-To buy one OF two milk routes
II cheap for cash. BOX Al Times office.
Ps39-7s
The Washington times., 1908-10-30
BUsINEss oPPoRTUNITIEs.

ONLY $50 for thirtseu-roorn roor1tne house.
nine furnished. rent $40; 40 block q ST.
snap. AbW YORK BUSINESS BR0K Efts
Gil r. Els1-Pf
The Washington times., 1908-10-30

A. E, POWELL. 4th and East Capitol sts.
ROACH DRUG CO.. Sth and @ sts. Sc.
a. =, BURROWS. nth and Pa. ave.
!. p. WELLER, cor. 8th and I.
The Washington times., 1908-10-30
TO THE MEN.

REMEMBER THE NUMBERI Az ioth M
Only lady BARRIERS IN II ashiugton. New placs
10 get g shave and EaiC cut. II you conS
once yoUu come agaia. Try Va
ss1s-tus fssu-s9t
The Washington times., 1908-10-30

V. HUGO EISENBEISS. 7th and B streets
MCDONALD. J. W. ~ and L sw.
The Washington times., 1908-10-30
NORTHEAST

LADDON PHARMACY. 1205 Florida ave. ne.
CHAS. II. BLUMER, " Cap. and r SITS. ne
McCHESN1Y & JOACHIM, cor. ID and z sts.
KRAUS' PHARMACY. cor. 9th and Il SITS.
McCHESNEY & JOACHIM Sth and F sts. ne.
BENZ. 7. LANHAM. nth and l.. Cap. st.
The Washington times., 1908-10-30

GET FULL PARTICULARS 0f our large list
pL Nisal ana grocery stores, luuca E1oHls,
FooInlns houses. poJlr00ms barber shops. and
et.s business you wish az moderate prices.
+'bW YORK BUSINESS BROKERS. OH i.
The Washington times., 1908-10-30
HELP WAhTED-FEMALE.

CHEVY CHASE. Nd.
T. A. SONNEALAN.
The Washington times., 1908-10-30

~ "a I'D LIKE % rent large building suit
hole foT garage Ia northwest section n O.
lHAIL. liI3 q 81 HW- Room H. 0c3U-3t
The Washington times., 1908-10-30
HELP wANrRp--MALE.

HUSTLER for bread wagon; only those
who can solicit trade others need apply
state wages expected BOX AS Times office.
OcZ9-2t
The Washington times., 1908-10-30

GEORGETOWN.
JAMES =. SMITH, 1854 Wisconsin ave.
+. p. WELLER. Pharmacy, 1854 NJ ST. a
The Washington times., 1908-10-30

BOYS WHO WANT PERMITS TO
SELL PAPERS CAN OBTAIN
THEM BY APPLYING TO THE
CIRCULATION MANAGER, THE
WASHINGTON TIMES.
The Washington times., 1908-10-30

WEDDINGS. lunches, receptions, dinners ana
banQuets supplied with every requisite.
single dishes furnished. ice cream ana fcss
In any quantity delivered: ali orders by na1
or telephone viii be promptly attended ~
GRAY & BRO. Caterers, 1895 81 ST. nv
Phone ". 4l65-Y Oc25-S5uyy " f-tf
The Washington times., 1908-10-30
The Washington Times makes
special cash-in-adVance rates for
Classified Advertising.

Three times within one week, a cents
line; z times. consecutiyely. 50 cents a line
space lines.
The Washington times., 1908-10-30
HELP WANcED-Mais and Female

SHORTHAND-Complet course IN syllable
system in $50 hours $50. including typeUTlt-
ing: positions guaranteed. STESOGRAPHIC
ACADEMY, Colorado building. cH|1-tf
The Washington times., 1908-10-30

All other classIflCatl0ns I5 cents a linei
3 times 10 cents a line-mlnim1m, lines.
Personals. l. cents line any number OF
times.
The Washington times., 1908-10-30

can always be fitted no rnat-
ter how stout or thin; We can and Will save
You s. note on suit at SO; overcoat at 81
and it's all wool. taIlor-made, but slightly
used and not the latest style; one price only
JUSTHS OLD STAND. 619 d 81 nv.
The Washington times., 1908-10-30
WALL PAPER

C. c. SILENCE, 457 c. ST. NV Phone.
wall paper. lowest prices. have ne give an
estimate before having your pape-.ns done
olZ5--L
SEND 10 HUNT, the old reliable. sl4 New
York ave. and get his reduced prices On Al
E0rk Cor the next 50 days. Main 25A7.
auzs g0r
The Washington times., 1908-10-30

WOMAN-Good, colOred woman, cook and do
general hOusework, S24 Sth ST. NV. oc2S-2t
WOMAN for general house work: good place
for right person. Apply 9I3 9th ST. NV.
oc29-8t
YOUNG WOMAN 10 take charge OF store
room: a good housekeepeF preferred. 6l0 9Th
nv. Oc29-2t
YOUNG WOSIAN-Competent to take charge
OF our stationery department: applications
VIII be considered only from those having
thorough experience Apply at once. COL
DENBERG'S 7th and K oczs-St
The Washington times., 1908-10-30

CARPET CLEANED By compressed al; on
your floors. or at our plant Phone Main
5sSS. 2024 st. NV. % i-s9t
SAVE YOUR old carpets; rugs wovel ON
old carpets; the only weaving factory OF It's
kind IN the city; carpet cleaning. WASH
INGEON RUG CO.. 50 5th st. nv. II. Asa.
ssZ2-t@
The Washington times., 1908-10-30

Richardson nickcI-platued ball bearing rink
skates, $50: other dealers charge S.; other
rink skates from soc up We sell every make
OF ball bearing rink skates for less than any
other dealer 81 the city Skates repaired
we sen all parts OF skates. open even
inEs until S p M. G. T. HUNTER Ils pa
ave. NV. and with the Palace skating Rink
Washington Light Infantry Hall ocl3-sJt
BARNEY & BERRY. IS. 80: WINSTON. s275;
Union Hardware, 81 60: skate repairing and
parts at reduced prices. MENDELL a co.
1928 -th 81 NV sa1g-l9E
The Washington times., 1908-10-30

WAITRESS-By neat. white girl. place as
waitress; private family. 1875 1Ith aw-
Phone n. 6IS2 II
2l15 Union court NV. OC2S-3J
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-09-09
TIE PRIMARY LAW.

Commenting on the dearth Of good
men for the legislative ticket in GER
tain districts, the Minneapolis Journa!
says: Under the primary law. the
man almost invariably seeks the
office. Sometimes il the interests OF
good government the Office ought to
seek the man. That can only ne
brought about by intelligent and con
certed action among the voters, who
ought to canvass the situation in their
districts and act accordingly. If they
find that the right sort OF men are not
seeking the Office, they should seek
somebody else. and nominate a man
who viii do them credit and inspire
confidence" The Record has often
contended that while the primary
election law theoretically appeared TO
be a wise and beneficent measure IN
the interest of pure politics and better
government, in practice it is the re-
verse. The old convention system
was bad enough. but there was no
such spectacle as is presented under
the primary law when any man who
has an itching for Office and the $40
filing fee may have his name placed
on the ballot and then if he can
peddle out cigars, and booze. and
campaign cards. etc, fast enough
may be declared TIE official candidate
0f a political party whether he ever
affiliated with that party or not As
a party disorganizer ana corrupter Of
politics the primary law seems to be
a success-and then some, but 1t is
not popular to say so, and the news
paper which does state its opinion
frankly upon this subject is generally
pounced upon and denounced as a
machine organ, The spectacle
presented in horde of would-be Office
holders hurryfng hither and thither
over the territory in a break-neck
effort to deal out more rank cigars
and more tanglefoot booze than his
opponent is one of the disgusting re-
suits Of tne primary law. and the
party" ticket that results is often a
bad misft. The Office should always,
not sometimes. as the Journal SAYS.
seek the The Eecord.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-09-09
To be Continued
The wooino Of oJoey letter


Any account of the beautiful young
women of Washington without men
ton Of the new Mrs. Letter would be
like Hamlet with Hamlet left out. For
years matchmaking mothers and
quite few bonny daughters had
,angled for Joe" Letter, OF wheat
corner" fame. No one had ever said
that Mr.. Letter was blind to beauty,
for more pretty girls have known his
tips on change than there are feath-
'ers in crows. wing. Without being
.extravagantly dissipated he was es-
.sentially the good fellow. At
Washington dance he met Juliette
Williams, one of the daughters Of
Colonel and Mrs John r. Williams.
Miss Williams, who is lovely
blonde, of splendid figure and car
riage, wore an iridescent gown of
some sort of green stuff that made
her look like child uf Neptune ris-
ing from the sea. Mr.. Letter, gazed,
saw, and was conquered. He obtained
an introduction TO her, and from the
moment of their meeting it was APP
parent to society that The son of the
Letter millions was no longer zone of
our eligible young men," 1t is char
acteristic of confirmed bachelors that
they become terribly smitten, and the
young woman appeared equally moved
by love at first sight. Whereas, be-
fore Mr.. Letter could scarcely be,
drawn to social functions by any
horsepower, he now hurried to them
as fast as gasoline could carry him;
there we're dinners given by the de-
lighted Mrs. Levi z. Letter to Miss
Williams and her family, and there
were cosy auto trips to neighboring
Virginia points. under the chaperon.
age. usually, of Captain and Mrs.
Summerlin, until one day way out in
the Virginia mud, the big gray tour
ing car stuck fast The rain came
down and every one got soaking wet,
but still the car stuck, and there on
that lonely road Mr.. Letter was
moved to honeyed speech. Anyhow,
the engagement was announced short
ly afterward, and last June the mar
riage occurred Aubrey Lans on in
Bohemian Magazine.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-09-09

lieye' you viii be happy If you re
not, he added, with a smile, ii viii
be your own fault.
Leicester smiled grinnly.
No doubt, sir be said.
The old earl passed his white han5s
over each other-just as he did il the
House when he was about 10 make
a speech.
Lenore is one of the most beautiful
and charming women it has been my
fate TO meet; she has been regarded
by your mother, and may say Fy my
self, as daughter. The prospect of
receiving her at your hands as one IN
very truth affords me the most in
tense pleasure
Thank you. sir" said Leycester.
The earl cougL ed behind his hand.
I suppose" he said. with a glance
at the haggard face. there viii be no
delay in making your happiness com
pIete?"
LEICESTER almost started.
You mean"
To be Continued
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-09-09
COSTLY SORT OF MATTRESS.
Used on Plate Glass Wagon--Old and
New Ways of Handling.

Probably about as costly sort oil
mattress as any is one that is made
not to sleep on at all but to spread on
the long board liable or platform OF
the wagons built for carrying plate
glass, says the New York Sun.
These mattresses, which are made
of curled hair, are thin, scarcely
thicker than a comfortable, and must
be made with the greatest care to IN
sure perfect uniformity OF thickness.
A lump anywhere would be likely 20
break the plate of glass resting upon
it and there would be still greater daa-
ger if the weight of two plates of glass
were rested on the lump at once.
A mattress for plate glass wagon
costs according to size, from $50 TO
SIS. In use the corners of smaller
plates carried on it cut into the tick
ing covering and sooner or later it has
to be made over. Simply to make
such a .4attress costs from $40 to. SIS,
On he table-topped and mattress
covered glass wagons the biggest
plates are carried with confidence and
safety. The table is built to remain
aosolutely rigid and the thin but UNI
form mattress protects the plate from
jar.
Before plate-glass store fronts had
come into common use, when the
handling of a big plate was counted as
a good deal more of a job than it IS
now, they used to carry great pane
of glass in a sort Of frame, which was
put on the wagon with the glass in It.
At lis destination this frame or sup
por.. was worked carefully atross the
sidewalk to the store front, where
tle glass was dislodged from it to be
set; and altogeth~~ the setting OF b
great plate of glass va then quite an
undertaking.
Now. with the setting of such plates
a common daily occurrence and win
men skilled in the handling of them,
they simply carry big plate out ana
lay it on their mattress-covered table
topped wagon and carry it to where il
is to go and there slide it out, to rest
it for a moment on blocks on the side
walk. and then they pick IT up and
carry il to the window front.
Then they run under the lower edge
Of the glass lifting straps, by which
men standing inside the window, 80
wei as men standing outside can lit
on it when the glass is put into pace
in the window frarie. There again II
is raised on blocks until the straps
can be withdrawn. and then the blocks
are taken oft and the glass secured
in place; all this being done with
great care, but still with comparative
ease and quickness. and with Ger
tainty and in these times great panes
Of glass are thus moved and set on all
but the windiest days.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-09-09
a wonderful Hasehery neeord.

Undoubtedly, the most w1nderful
record ever made by a saimoa hatch
cry is that of Fortmann In the sea.
son 1866. this hatchery took 6S.715-
900 eggs of Alaska Red. the most :tn-
portant salmon of northern waters,
and in the spring OF 1906. liberated
67643,O GOO young salmon in the Naha
stream Alaska. on which it is locat-
ed. The loss being only 1,072000 or
Is per cent BY NATURAL propagation
the loss on the he number Of eggs
would have beea. about 80 per cent.
or in other words Of the $4,000, 600
salmon fry, only about 100000
would have been successfully Eatched
into young salmon.--Daniel L Pratt
in Outing Magazine.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-09-09

increase in our consumption of the ma
terial is rapid the growth in the
proportion of home production over
importations is even more marked. In
1907 the United States produced
zzS,OO0 tons of asphalt, valued at
S2,S26,0O0, against imports of 10000
IONS, valued at s64s,000. Four years
ago the total production and importa-
lions Of the United States amounted TO
but 100000 tons; in 1907 the total Of
production and imports amounted to
$4,000 tons, showing an increased use
OF over 10000 tons. In 1887 only
1000 tons were produced in the United
States, and in 1897 less than 10000
tons.
Deposits Of the various forms of as
phalt are found in Kentucky, Okla
lorna, Utah, California, Texas, Wyo-
ming, Kansas, Missouri and West Vir-
ginia. The location. character, and
general features Of these deposits are
described in an advance chapter from
Mineral Resources of the United
States, calendar year, 1907, on the pro-
duction of asphalt and bituminous
rock, by ]. A. Taft, now ready for free
distribution by the United States geo.
logical survey.
Although aspb I is used chiefly in
street paving, it is also applied to
many other purposes, such as for wa
terproofing metals, papers, and fabrics,
for preserving wood in briquetting.
and in concrete construction.
The hardest test of asphalt manu-
faeture is said to be in providing pave
ment for climate having extreme
variations in temperature. If made
of consistency TO withstand great
heat in summer without melting or
becoming so soft as to be useless it is
likely to become extremely brittle in
freezing weather and to chip and
crack. Thus in the Philippines or
other tropical climates, where the sun
heat may be intense but where the
cold need not be considered, asphalt
pavement can be made which will
stand climatic conditions and endure
wear better than in many temperate
climates, such, for instance, IS that
of Washington
In connection with paving, OF rather
"good-roads' work, an interesting use
is being made of the asphalt residuum
of petroleums whose base 5 asphalt
including most of the oils of the far
west. Some of the California and
Texas oils, which carry d very large
proportion of asphalt las much as IS
per cent.-when sprinkled on road sur.
faces, make ideal good roads. In
southern California, particularly, thou
sands of miles of heavy, sandy roads,
over which it was formerly impossible
to trot a horse hitched to a light
buggy. have been rendered solid and
speedy by a single sprinkling of oil,
and the houses along the roadside have
been freed from the blowing sand and
dust which is, along natural roads,
great discomfort to the inhabitants OF
arid or semiarid regions. The eastern
petroleums, which have parafin base,
can not be satisfactorily used for this
purpose. These heavy oils of the
southwest are less expensive than the
best eastern oils, and it may be posi-
Bile and desirable to use them for the
improvement of some eastern roads.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-09-09
AseHALT IN UNITED STATES.
Report by Geological Survey Shows
We Have a Supply.

TIL 'ong-drawu-out controversy be-
tweeI the United States and Vene
zuela, In which the great Trinidad as
phalt concession has figured promi-
nently. has perhaps created the i'm
preston that this country Is wholly
dependent on that famous bitumen
lake for IT'S supply of asphalt. II is
true that We buy abroad large quaint
ties Of this paving material and that
more than half OF the imports now
come from the island Of Trinidad, but
our OWL production greatly exceeds
the total imports, and although the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-09-09
Rather Musical.

Among other things found
lin the stomach OF a human ostrich
was a coil OF piano wire Now. what
do you suppose he swallowed that
fore"
Penu-why, 70 give his stomach a
tone
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-09-09

Pa-"Yes, ostend, old Ponce de
Leon went into the wilderness TO find
the fountain Of youth
ostend-"Gee. pop. Was It a so
da-water Fountain"