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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-04-15

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ed,i and the. work, has pr gfqasa
I hind closed DOORS only aa TEN aof SsSSS
boys being statfaisted NH tls lass
edge Of what WAS ,tntleE
iG}>l|A radical d uEe h&sA lseetS$ iaa iSS
In the ma4nar OF sitting ID Aft III ST
Wright brothers and = a s1
: French and German TWEEN DTe Isl
track. along which s,tth e5 5iiis
pushed until sum TENT as6 y
dutred to, send it ihto he, Mi Il
rings machine, the Silver III sSss
VII cells. which run, along the 3 8;
for the start: 2 ~
r. The Iaachfas qbbing iS,SHitiijkssss 50
Gplumbta. men Will getsit q
the water, and all 81 tn 81 iiI ss8 fssS
be made oyer that lIa
this purposes q large bag "
ran CEMENT has been. bun ss
at both ends like 10 eslio
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cess it's, inventors hope thay 81 - ssssssE
ter It tns the Worlds Si Os 0Ogs N
ton Flight,
3. > Columbia sUniyesslty i
college in the world I'd tRk eSss sss
practical develop ment 81; 81
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INSTITUItE,.

b Mrst. Hattie Johnson. Of ConshuI
spent, Easter With her brother Judge,
Mrs. Jennie Brown williams, of
Raymond CITY, is visiting her mar,
.9nte, Mr.. and Mrs, w. Scott Brown. :
!. s. W: Dixon LETT FOR home Monday
evening, 5'r :; !. e: ~ \
|: Jacob Miller, Of Winopa, spent q
few days at the Vest Virginia Col.
'6red ffnstttute visiting his daughter
Caroline, who has been III several
days. H.. ~. ,.t F.@i
- Mrs. ,Bmma Brown White, OF Mont.
gornrey, Is, visiting her parents, MIR
and Mrs. 2. Taylor; Brown. ,;<>..>>
!. !. Css F.; Mitchell made q business trim
TO Charleston, Monday. evening. =
Rev. e. r. Page preached to the
r. Nj: G. A., ct the West Virginia Col.
ored Institute Sunday evening. j, III
Mrs, Maude Jackson Mise Moss
Clay and DR.. I, r. Whipper t6oki q
pleasant trip to Charleston Monday
evening. -" .#:z..# ( "A %
Pres: J. McHenry Jones and Miss
maty. nupank were business callers
in Charleston, Tuesday. -. = 1H.r! J.
The Home Makers Club celebrated
it's sixth anniversary Monday evening
at the restdenyel of Mr.. and Mrs.: Il:
W. Curtis. The guests . wore enter,
tained by. q vocal solo by Mrs. c. Ii,
Jones, a recitation by Mrs. w. II,
Lowry, q Violin, solo by; MN. j. Me.
Henry Jones and. the presensatipnt Nj
he statue scene by, Mssdarhes d.
Prillerman, A. w. Curtis, g.. Collins,
D. NJ burgess, s. H Gdss and, s.
Brown, The story, was told by Mre.
Joseph Lovette. After the program
a dainty collation. was@ served. !!
= ]. F. j. Clark and aarnett tFerga.
son visited the West Virginia Colore6
institute Friday. .....~.
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Lesson for Man = -. :
-. r } ~. ~ 3s4.u'& - -, :,
IN Vegetable. Culture
Beet, Carrot and Potas0o Are Diverted
Artificial Products Tf1at Would :
Degenerate without Care. .

DoBeheH8Co W1thOnGi,G
II a boy were to : hit In, ali arm
chair and, do nothing hut bat, six
meals a. day for six moths, what
would be the rssultR, H.! ( In.
At the end Of six months that boy
would be a very fat boy indeed. He
would be 80 fat that he couldn't pos
sibIy get about like Other boys and
besides his constitution would have
become so delicate through !, over.
eating and lack OF proper exercise
,thatait would be dangerous for him
TO try to do So, says the Chicago
News. -. i ,,,,,.,k..>. !. IL, -.
/ j. The result Of the eating too much
and working, too little may be also
seen In the vegetables kingdoII The
beet, the carrot, and the potato are
nothing but set 81 6ySEsfed, artift-
|cial, helpless vegetables which would
die or revert to their original wild
State In about q yeah. II. they were
mot continually taken esge Of, by the
Warmers. Ms>S> II; IT. 80
e In it's wild state plant hust be
CONTINUALLY ON. the, alert to fight Its
many epemies-~the- taOiSS !, the insect
|8hd th1 other plhnts, I; and lit must
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-04-15

Waters 6eiag 81 ths s.; e ! Val
services were conducted by 'RaS;G. il.
E sSYo 81 Z Re tsnsi school rendered
its fesuiar tIcs tse prog Monday
evening TO. a. large, audience. AS us
/ S,al the Iecitations and songs of the
|1lttls fclks were enjoyed BY all pres
|8nt. SO 'aahIT SHDHttl = go !
I At Simpson ID: 81. church, Monday
|night, April ~. Arthur Edward Jones,,
NY Z mist sof st Johns Episcopal
[sa BIZ sl VIII +glYe an organ recital.
ME. Jones iE degrsea IN music by SOME
qie the best music schools Of Europe,
AWNING heeI,s = prph Of the. noted late
ESE John; 'stainsE &us. Doc. London.
The tdlt capacity Of the pipe organ
viii be: web tested By Mr., Jones.
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fEahYtsa. educator. and divine. haa keeo
secured to address the graduates. Of
Garrett high school,. this year, : :
i The colored voters of,Ttbe eibb+b
ward will protect their avn AZ. wef1
r as the interests Of all other Negroes
IN Charleston by votinarfor Hazel.
/ wood for council, Monday, , = !.
4 contractor L. N. Brown IT, srec4 IN q
ia residence on Summers street for :
~ Clark. z+gG<>F. = ~. i - 6:
D. Webster Davis, who 1eetured o.,
Ethe First Baptist church Friday riebt
twas the guest Of Dr.,:and Mrs + r,
atJones during his stay In the citv ~
4 At Simpson M, b. church EastA.
was appropriately celebrated! AT tbs
morning hour the Ray. ]. w. Tsaahs
dtscoursed on the power OF praysT;
Aey. J. W. Waters preached the ras,r.
rection sermon atT3 D. M Ana al.
Inintstered the Holy comfnunlon tn =
number Of commnnicAits. Hia oar'
mon was of a very, nigh. order and 4
very rare treat from an inT8s,Acfnaf
and spiritual standpoint. IN du6ft bs
said that every garden has it's semi.
cher and every ,seRalches, rs. garden
Around the tomb OF every beiieyer IL
the garden Of faith, hope and 10y. In
the garden Of Eden man, through the
wicked device Of satan and intrigue NJ
Wornan, went down t1Nhf5' grave bsft
II the garden OF AraahatheA. man con.
qoered the grave and ,ar6aa { ftt,,r,s,,,
phantly and sent w6saaA to- proclaim
the good news to tbs word, Rev,
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besides work hard; to get SoniE ~
itself from the scanty soft. piae s q S.
plant develops many means EQR# nS S3s
lection against its tenenot lei 81 sIiG Sl
thorns and fine hairs along the ss
TO keep crawling insects away fk
the, farmer fights che enamfaa Sfs
plant he has taken Ande sifa B PSI s1s.
lection, so that it graduaii n STd 80
weapons of defense and y sjs S
helpless ,MoreoYsr, sha fa srss lSss
80 much rich plant food arOssr
roots that tibet plant ahs bit aA ya
eats and lives = life az luxury
- Our beets and carrots haVe
enlarged from the wild. yaftAtf
the farIners,% who RIPE RsfstBnf tya
leeted for planting the 3A Sc
largest beets and carrots tssBy s6g
fnd. a., I'd. Z z ES:att N v;
Different varieties In plants 81 aT
developed by cult iyA ious d ~ pss fassf
selection there have been idSveI0
from the wild cafbbaga, GRRlfaos
aeakals and hrusgSi8 sTyYoutts ~ IA
from the wild tnrntpa cone SSnr als q
less varieties OF tarnaps. $S sS
Man has been AZ w0rk Tor SO
dreds of years adntA Rim f6e gA
tables and bringing them to-
present eiytIizad Dst&t6. bat by
ttfic methods D parfaatly 4aM&
or carrot can be !. Developed b So
perfectly Wild apse Amer LIZ s5ti1 es
years, And the conc uai0u or I'D Is g
is don't be a; tame veg b. ~ ~ ~
right away and ,seass To dc tlsi s.
for yourself 81 ;ssgs SS5S
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;,BLgBafIEbD.

Scott. Street Baptist : Church cele,
bratted Easter With appropriate exer-
ctses. - - =, - -, =. =
The past6f, Rev. p. H. Edwards,
gaSs an excellent discourse in his
Easter Sermon His subject was
Lent, Ia which he discussed Ash
wednssday and Palm, Sunday. Z = -
o. IL the: afternoon at 2,Sd O'clock the
Sunday school rendered an excellent
program the subject of which was
Victory, ana'}atahight they rendered
the cantata ;"Rhe Beautiful city
~ chtif '6vef nine years OF age was
lin the biay. ~ I, ..r.
Each serysSc s1wa5 attended by "
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=
THOMAS.

l. Easter was a memorable day for
the Thomas and Coketoh Baptist
churches. The exercises we're fine.
A neat. sum was realized for the for.
eign mission board.
.= Mrs. w, H., Bolts made q business
trip to Richmond, Va several days
ZoSV' . -
X Phe stork visited the home of MIR
and Mrs. A. L. Young Monday.
=, Mrs. j.. l.. Davis 10 on the sick
.lGs -.
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/ /, .,1cI4ARKaBUIsG..

Il Is, ~ ~ =. "a. - ~
|. Mfg; Tsndy Bfown,t Of Park ersburg
lis TIE guest Of her J cRiIdten, Miss
! Pea tr},t!B Brown and, Mr.: and Mrs, Dow
sEd RroYin ! ! s;sS s,s..... ;,.,
ga ~ aas Rheffey and ltttls daughter
iKathleeps Dr. ;Rark Arshur q i; .Hant,s Ea.
ii .t here q Wttli atyea. and frieuqa:
r; \ and l.!| III Mrs # Wilson enter,
3. alned+ RaYt :JeRkins and family ;, at
ninnert Sunday. Il ~, ~ S.s = - =.
q Rd sis TsysoE. Sof. lPittsburs, spent
1aster.: herewith zreiattYeey: ! = .;. ~ h i,
Is1edf' = and g M n Achilles Jenkins and
ft Ete Digs sof fkersburg, arc yts-
ting Rev and Mrs; a.; W.|ItW.n JHnkinis.
Isey y sai n 81 family viii leave
this week for Allexandria, VA, where
he is stationed this, \; year; Rev:
tenainsft gig AZ excellent work during
HIS t@ e, years 8; stay fa here ana tho best
twf WIS q or 9 ~ host of friends follow
Ann TO h1st new field Il ofslltahor. -. s.
:: Miss M Mslayme Jenkins tn; out. again
AFTER lew days 5tlinRPs. , a ~: :;
Ihe: following prog 4 was rem.
dersd &,petore&ap apprecihtiYe audience
e. ;Mk; Alon H tEl church Friday
night; ssr$; f r>.;3 =
Ann e s. i Audience s.: s. - !,
~ IA HeVV on-|TteeR2 - Wilkinson.
=, flano Solo OF Miss opheiia ashtngA
ton' 81. i =. x:., 10 - + ' +,
A ST IS People Of 70 Centuries
T ~ ~ y; Hllstory--D, H., Kyle.
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. q - , t,|.
Attorney Kehoe today reeeived a
letter from Governor Gilchrist stat
ltug that he expects not only prose
cutions, but conviction in the lynch
ing which took place here several
days ago. ~
Sheriff Van Pelt today received a
letter warming him to use extreme
caution on pain of death" The
letter. ,is signed ~ friend" and also
states that a certain 1aw1esg charac-
ter. who, assisted In the: last two
lyachings thinks the, Sheriff lie too
active I'm; regard to these aRairs.
z 81 T. = : : Z !. ~ fl. r u
Fs seftfBg IOR 4yHE ADVOCATE
St,s0 PER YEAR in ADVANCE.
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crowded house, + The committee was
8. W. Alien, Sunday School superin-
tendesS' and Chat r}nan, Mrs. NJ. A.
Alien ~, W. Martin, Secretary Of Y.
NJ G. A, and Miss Eva P. Grifr All
OF these worked hard to make the
Easter program of the children sue
cess, I="I ~
Monday night the Easter festivities
ended with an egg hunt at the Y. M.
q. a. e.. .i,.. g,...,,l, a., ...,
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CONVICTIONS. WANTED.

ny ,Fiortda's Governor in the PEN
] + 81 saecoIe hyuchlng Casf,
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Pensao0lay Fla. :, April 12,--state
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-01-14
loads in Liberia

The absence of railroads and other
transportation facilities has been =
big drawback to thes prosperity of
Liberia. Without railroads, andsthere
are none to speak of in Liberia, 1t is
impossible to operate mines with sue
cess, no matter how rich a country
may be, and that's the trouble. All
n OF minerals can be found, but
as roads are lacking the riches of the
country remain u~ndeveloped.
The aborigines who travel over the
land give themselves no concern
about obstacles on the roads. They
cut down trees and allow them to
remain where they fall, and do not
think OF removing them unless COM
PEELED to do SO by a commissioner.
They prefer to climb over or PC
around an obstruction rather than to
remove 1t, and they would rather
sWimsa stream than cross by bridge.
The natives claim that by leaving OBJ
structions in the roads or paths they
render them more difficult for their
enemies, and the ignorant Liberians
look on foreigners as their enemies
Washington Post.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-01-14
Cured Rheumatism.

Nearly everybody is susceptible to q
twinge of rheumatism. sciatica, tooth
ache, headache OF neuralgia, and it's
never safe to be without a good rem
edy for an emergency Of this kind.
No matter what kind Of pain you
have the beneficial effect of Sloan's
-Lininlent is immediate. You lay it on
lightly-no rubbing whatever and q
pleasant warmth is felt at once. Tho
Liniment penetrates right to the bone
and quickly stops the pain.
Mr. Chas. ]. Budiong of Anthony,
+. l.. Box 125. writes: For many
years l was a great sufferer from
rheumatism. My hips would swell to
enormous proportions and my knee
joints would pain me in the most ex-
eruciating;, awful manner Imaginable.
| used often to have to fall from the
bed into chair and thence to the floor.
when | wanted to get from my bed.
used only some six or eight. bottles
OF your celebrated Liniment and was
cured. / checrfully recommend it's use
to all rheumatic sufferers. Refer to
If you SO desire. All letters an.
SWered"
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-01-14
ROSY AND PLUMP
Good Health From Right Food.


It's not a new food to me-" re-.
marked a Va: man, In speaking .,
Grape-Nuts.
About twelve months ago nv wife
was IN very bad health. could not
Keep anything on her stomach. TIL
DOCTOR recommended milk half water
OUT It was not sufficiently nourishing,
"A friend OF mine told me = day
70 try Grape-Nats and e The
result was really marvellous. NV
Vile soop reGainsd her usual strength
ana to-day Is as rosy and plump as
"nen q Girl of sixteen.
Ihese are plain facts, and nothins
I could say In praise of Grape-Nuts
would exaggerate In the least the
value Of this great food"
Name given by Postum Co. Rattia
creek, Mich. Read. The Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's ! Rea-
son." nea-
Ever read tho above letter? new
one appears froln time to time. Thev
are genuine, true, and fun Of human
interest.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-01-14
~ ~
neM 70 cuRf RAEun,1@,s..
e 2 An Internal Disease
zquires An Tn ., - and h.

49, 49, 49, ~~S4l1SftO
The aus Of Rheumatism and
diseases e an excess of uric soia k1iadrs
blood. 10 cure this terrible d S'a In tn,
ac'd must be expelled and the ssas tha
regulated that no more acid will sys.eu "
inaexcessive quantities. Rheuma W l0rna
internal disease and requires ar is a.
remedy. Rubbing with Oils and internal
VIII not cure, affords only temnor~o 'l'lfneats
at best, causes you to DELAY ~ reiet
Treatment, and allows the maladn p'';er
firmer hold on you. Liniments 70 SGT
the pain, but they will no mors s'ay ease
II Ma. re4fa, than paint will change u the kaA b,
Science has at last discovcros
iect and complete cure. wb;ehic a Per.
"Rheumacide." Tested in 1 bnal = called
cures; we believe it will cure VOL ,%naFyDelolus
macide gets at the joints -fro wa' Rheu.
sac, sweeps the poisons. ont IS tae in.
e tone up the stomach. rern 'he sys
liver and kidneys and makes vsaiales Tie
oyer. Hheumacide strikes thoe' well all
the disease and remove it's ca,,so roots Of
dealers generally at Soc. and st s : and
n tablet form at 25c. and Sec = a bottle.
oe! a bottle to-day. Booklet fresp luggage.
write to Bobbitt Chemical c. i yGa
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-01-14
70 mNEREsnuEpa
d~eolosicaI Survey win Est.h,i.h
Stations Near Centres Of Mine Ac-
cidnnko O Az

cidents. ---11 az
Washington, Special. - Carrvin.
OUT It's efforts to reduce the number Of
fatalities IN coal mines, the Unitea
states geological survey is about te
establish rescue stations IN fhe min.
clpal coal fields Of the country n al.
d1tlon to the experiment station now
located at Pittsburg. The stations
Will DC at or near the greatest centres
OF accidents, and it will be the pur-
pose OF the experiments to teach the
miners and mine bosses how TO nso
the most approved apparatus for
mlne rescue work. The experts will
De equipped with oxygen helmets.
which will enable them to enter .
mime at once even though it is filed
with gas Or smoke.
The new stations will be headnnar-
ters for the study Of the waste Of
coal in mining.
Every station will be fitted up with
an eirtight room, where gas can be
generated. The coal mining COM
Panles are to be invited to send pick
ed men to these stations to be trained
IN the use of the oxygen helmets. All
OF the rescue stations are to be erect
ed IN cooperation with the mine
owners and State geological surveys.
One Of the rescue stations will be
at Urbana, Ill. A second station will
be located at Ration, n. NJ. Another
station is suggested for this district,
to be located at Salt Lake Cnty, Utah.
The coal fields Of Oklahoma, Arkan-
sas and Southwestern Missouri will
be taken car of by a station in the
neighborhood Of South McAlester.
Okla.
Several locations are suggested for
the station, which will cover Alabama.
Tennessee, Virginia, Eastern Ken
lucky, Georgia and Southern West
Virginia. One plan is to locate a
station at Knoxville, Tenn, in con-
nection with the University of Ten
nessee, which has a mining course.
Birmingham, Ala, and Lexington,
KY, have also been suggested for lo-i
cation Of the station in this district.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-01-14
Breezy Items.

Blest is the man whose wish and
care is just to be happy anywhere.
The men who try to hide their light
are lew while those who seek to shine
in the light of others are many.
This country has 1873 cities with a
population of over 10000 each.
The camel carries a burden three
times greater than the horse can.
P: In point Of geographical elevation
Madrid is the highest city Of Europe.
Self content is only courage under
another form, it may also be regarded
as the primary essence of character.
Sometimes people talk but little be-
cause they use the time thinking,
and sometimes it is because thew
don t think. So. 800.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-01-14
Mo1asses as a Road Maker.

Strange materials are being tested
as road materials in various parts OF
the country. Among the most curl
Gus roads is one surfaced with waste
molasses. It is a very cheap by-prod-
uct OF the great cane sugar and beet
sugar r~efneries. The color is near
" black, and it is about as thick and
sticky as tar. It can be bought at 4
lower price than coal tar, and in
greater quantities, and is used in the
same way. mixing with oils, 1imewat-
er, rock dust, earth and sand. A half
mile stretch of this peculiar road is
being laid ear Newton, Mass. It's
actual working qualities are yet to be
Observation-Disclosures Cultivator.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-01-14
Jottings Of News.

In Texas there is a man who carrie.
on a regular trade in rattlesnakes.
The proportion of gold. and silver
IN circulation is one to fifteen.
OF the AZ, 100000 Of Russia,s bon.
ulatlon 100.Oo0,o00 are peasants.
Fifteen cities of the United States
have 100000 population r over
China uses a great deal of lead
Principally for lining tea chests.
Some OF the mountains of the Moor
measure 5000 feet in height.
The bone of an average whale
weighs As tons.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-01-14
OLD IRON UTENSILS

muse who have iron utensils n
.ne hitcnen do not always know how
20 Keep them thoroughly cleaned.
me pest way to keep them in con.
ul.lon Is to oil them on the inside
.an III a while with fresh mutton
'a,.o" and let this stand a few DAYS
Inc grease is then washed off with
~ water and salsoda- The right
is a teaspoonfu1 Of the
soua TO two quarts OF. water.-phila.
delphfa Ledger.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-01-14
Depends Upon the Motive.

The morality of an action dependA
upon the motive from which we Act
IL l Hing half-a-crown to a beggar with
intention to break his head. and he
PICKS 1t up and buys victuals with #
the physical effect Is good: but. with
respect to me, the action is very
Wrong.-Johnson.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-01-14

and a doctor told me l would nava,
get than temporary relief. A
dragging pain and lameness in nv
back almost disabled me. Dizzv
spells came and. went and the kidney
secretions were Irregular. Doan'a
Kidney Pills rid me of these tro,b]ea
and ! feel better than for years past y
Sold by all dealers. soc. a hor
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-01-14
The z rodn

Man is the highest product Of hi.
own history. The discoverer finds
notning SO grand or tall az himse1f
notnlng go valuable to him. Tha
greatest star is at the small end ~
the telescope, the star that is looking
mot looked after nor looked at
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-01-14

Nov. Il, 1920, James Monroe was
reelected President. Only elec-
torai vote was cast against him. A
solitary elector from New Hampshire
was the only one who did not par-
tlclpate IN the "era Of good feel
.1ngs;' he gave his vote to Adams.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-01-14
Unfair Appropriations of Congress.

@s4
A glance at the annual appropria
lions by Congress shows how respon.
sive that body is to public clamor and
how surely any interest or locality
will suffer If it remains passive. For.
ty millions are appropriated for riv.
ers and harbors because shipping in.
~terests, usually in the name OF the
farmers, clamor for it. Periodically
the bars are thrown down and great
things break into the pension pasture.
Every Congressman feels his record
is not complete unless he can get one
or o public buildings in his dis
trict.-S So towns Of 5000 population
and upward quite. often have an i'm
posing p%ostoffice. In many instances
suitable quarters could be rented at
n to two per cent. of the cost of
the building and the ground it stands
upon.
Out OF the SO per capita, the ag-
gregate amount collected for all gov
ernmental p1r7qscs;~only-tcn cents
is expended directly to benefit the
farming industry, exclusive Of rural
mail delivery. It this item4were add
ed the amount you'd be increased to
forty-eight cents.
For war and war preparations the
annual charge is over 81.
The ultimate success of our coun-
try more than anything else will be
measured by the highest possible de-
velopment of agriculture and the
means of reaching the market with
It's products. With Its measly appro-
priation of 100000 the Depart
ment of Agriculture under Hon.
James Wilson is doing wonders in
promoting scientific farming.
The appropriation for this work is
the best Investment the Government
ever made, and it will yield to the
present and coming generations un-
told benefits. It has added and will
add a thousand fold to the wealth Of
the nation. There seems to be only
or two opportunities for the Gov
eminent to score an equal success and
the most important of these Is the
building of good roads. In this great
work of supreme Importance the Gov
eminent need only to assist to the
extent Of twenty-five or thirty per
cent. The States and the respective
townships will do the rest. It will
hearten the people to theStask and
make speedy success sure. .
On rural mail delivery the outlay
is now $35,00O,00O per year. With
good roads it is estimated the routes
could be extended twenty to twenty
five per cent. In other words a car
rier now making twenty-four miles
per day could with good roads more
easily make twenty-nine or thirty
miles. This would mean -a~saving OF
at least 100000 a year on this
service alone. The growth of the SER
vice is such that in a few years the |
cost will probably be $4,000 900 per
year, when the waste due to bad |
roads will increase to 100000 600.
IT the Government can afford to in
vest money in postofices to save a
loss OF two per cent. paid In rent. !
why should it not invest on the same
basis to improve post roads (the high
ways used for mail delivery which
Is a necessary adjunct of the service? !
Will some Congressman please an,
swer?