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Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-13

no dull speeches. There was wit, there was earn estness, there was expression, but best of all, there were facts and in plenty. Nearly every important phase of the territory's industrial and civic life was, at least, touched upon sensi- bly, and convincingly.
 NJ. k. Mccarthy spoke on mines. He pointed out the vast area of mineral land remaining un- developed in Globe district as compared with the exceedingly rich, but small area so far ex- plored. As a conservative mining man he esti- mated the ore body of the Miami Copper com pany at 40,000,000 tons He predicted that 100,- 100000 tons of low grade concentrating ores will be ultimately developed in the Miami district.
 J. Parke Charming, always the epitome of con servatism, hesitated to make direct answer when asked, "How long will it be possible to mine ore in Globe distrct?" In reply, however, after telling story or two to relieve the feeling of tense interest aroused by this question put abruptly, he pointed out that the Miami Copper company has 250 acres of mineral land; that sixty acres of this area will probably not yield mineral; that forty acres is already in a de veoped state; and that one hundred and fifty acres of mineral land are thus left unexplored. He said, further that at the Miami mine, ore was developed at l2O feet and that the shaft, at a depth of 620 feet is still in ore with the possi- bility of remaining in it to a much greater depth In conclusion, he said that of all the districts which he had seen, yielding disseminated chalco cite, none is better than that around Miami
 Judge Ernest w. Lewis on his subject, gri- culture and Stockraising, paid eloquent tribute to the rural industries of Arizona. He showed how, since the passage of the reclamation act a spirit has arisen which promises to bring about new era in Arizona agriculture. He said that this spirit was now supported by the federal government, and in time, will result in growth of agricultural resources that will put to shame many of the states now in the union He told how, in Maricopa county alone, there is enough land available for easy irrigation to support farming community of 50000 people and that according to statistics compiled elsewhere, this number of farming people is capable of support ing population of 300000. Of such nature were the facts that Judge Lewis presented And they were telling in their effect.
 Superintendent F. D. Smith, speaking on schools, said that Arizona has one of the best normal schools in the United States, good uni versty, and the credit of expending more per capita on the education of children than twen- ty-six of the commonwealths enjoying the priv ieges of statehood. He showed, further, that
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-13

nearly all the money for running the schools of Arizona is raised by taxation.
 And so it went. From beginning to end the banquet program was a round of instructive and entertaining speeches on topics that are near to the welfare of Arizona and of Globe. And af- ter hearing them all we believe that the post master general went away impressed with the fact that with citizens so sincere in effort and so loyal in sentiment to all that makes for progress Arizona should, "during the coming winter, '' as Delegate Cameron said, "receve the priv ileges' that go with statehood.%
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-13
VaIue Of Education.

dIUe OT EdUcdtlOn.
 Does an elementary education pay in dollars and cents? A committee of teachers has inves- tigated the careers of 166 lads who were grad uated from the elementary schools of Brooklyn seventeen years ago. It was found that eighty four of them were engaged in commerce, thirty six in skilled labor, twenty-two in the profes- sions, eight in civil service, and thirteen as man. agers and foremen Their average annual in come from their own efforts figured up to $1,- 253.O5 That sum is almost exactly two and one half times the average yearly earnings of the men classed as day laborers in the city of New York The investigators contend that by the ac- quisition of the elements of an education boy IS raised to plane of future greater efficiency.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-13
LocomotiUe Protection.

LOCOWOtlUe PFOtectlOR.
 The "coWcatcher' of American locomotives is standing subject of ridicule by English wis itors, who are accustomed in their tight little isle to see well-protected rights of way But builders of locomotives for use in colonial and oriental countries might well adopt the Amer ican practice In Siam, recently, two railway accidents were caused by elephants. In one case a train of twenty seven cars drawn by two loco motives was derailed, both engines were over turned and six cars telescoped. In each case the offending elephant was killed by the collision A German firm, which builds locomotives for the railway from Damascus to Mecca, provides cow catchers of light construction, but strong enough to throw vagrant camel off the track The en- zines of two Algerian lines are also provided with cowcatchers.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-13
To See by Telephone.


 To see as we'll as to hear through the telephone is the goal of many inventors. Two young Danes claim to have accomplished the purpose, but the details of their apparatus are as yet se- cret. It is said that their process reproduces any objects situated at the sending station in their natural colors and motions, their dimen- sons, however, being reduced The apparatus is connected by a contact with the telephone wire, when the acoustic or optical currents can be thrown alternately through the line. The op- orator is thus able at will to show himself, or to bring before the eyes of the person at the other end any objects he may like to show him. As the apparatus, so far from being necessarily To- cated immediately beside the telephone, can be used within a considerable range, provided the contact be obtained, the possibilities of this in- vention are obviously many
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-13

Fifteen men were sent to the whipping post in Delaware recently. Their crime was larceny. Well. those people who prate about tLe race be- coming snper-civilizen and effete may find some comfort in this episode. There can be little doubt that in Delaware at least some of the real aboriginal, head-lopping, ear trimming instincts still survive ill the jovial commonwealth that thus takes sweet revenge on its offending citi- zens. Now for the thumb screws, the iron boot and the red hot poker. Then the people of Della ware will indeed have jolly old times.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-13

A Philadelphia bridegroom has been arrested and charged with perjury for swearing his bride was thrtysix years old when she was really sixty-three Another evidence that love is blind
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-13
NOTICE
 TO TAX PAVE

This is to advise that the Y Assessment Roll for the Terrlt9 County Taxes for the currsl (1909) are now in this office, { fee will be open for collectlS same daily, except Sundays, n m until 12 noon; and from p. m., until December goth, 1 ter which date all unpaid taze| come delinquent and subject to cent penalty. Sept. 2l, 1909.
 D. R. WILLlA County Treasurer and Ex'oD Collector.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-13
MORNING SMILES
Very Hard Luck

"Poor womanl" "How now?" "She suffers in silence" ''Is her ailment as unfashionable as all that?''
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-13

Isn't it strange that the prospector who has made his pile and kept it is called progressive energetic and upright citizen, while the man who has not made his strike is a visionary, and the fellow who has won his fortune and lost it is only a bum. At some things surely we humans look with the viewpoint of a fly and the discrim- ination of mule which kicks the object nearest his strong hind leg.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-13
PluRkUille NeaU.s

''The town authorities are thinking of giving an old-home week''
 "What's the idea?''
 We want our wandering boys to come back. y "Does that mean that all indictments will be quashed?"
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-13

Alleging that he smokes fifteen packages of cigarettes per day and that he is crazy, Michi- gan man has applied for admission to the luna tic asylum. If his first allegation is true his second must be.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-13

If cotton continues to sell around 14 cants down Dixeyway, MT. Taft possibly will be able to get by with practically any old line of talk.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-13

Next year Russia will adopt the Gregoran calendar instead of the antiquated thing now in use over there. By and by, mayhap, Russia will adopt an approximately up-to-date form of gov ernment
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-13
Same old ClaiDa

The Chinese beat us to the goal
 In everything we know. understand they found the pole Six thousand years ago.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-13

Perhaps Mr. Roosevelt's failure to take a hand in the North Pole row was the circum- stance that made those 'Holy Rollers' so sure the world was coming to an end
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-13

A mob in South Carolina helped man to get married" says the Phoenix Gazette. And some people will insist that was merely dis tinction without difference
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-13

Chicago professor claims to have discover ed the-South Pole of Mars. Chicago professors. however, are used to being called short and ugies.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-13

It is said that the man in perfect health never dreams The joys of being a millionaire, a can nibal prince, or an East Indian potentate in a world of make believe are then never the DOT tion of the supremey robust person. The weird, fantastic and, witha, entertaining kaleidoscope views induced by the welsh rarebit or lobster salad are denied to the dreamless human perfec- ton. Who wants to be perfectly healthy?
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-13

Hell IS right here and now,'' recently re- marked Texas preacher. Nobody is disputing it except the Houston Post.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-13

"A Kansas baby has been named Pcary Cook Roosevelt Taft Jeffries Johnson Jones, y says the Wheeling Telegraph. The father of this youngster probably has lost all faith ill Mir. Bryan $ ability ever to win out
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-13

Two hundred Kansas school teachers never saw hog it is said. Probably confined them selves to work in the primary departments
 The man who is harboring grouch should im- medately and straightway bury it in the same grave with the memories of narrowing past Otherwise, he may be forced to hold funereal ceremony over all his earthly hopes and aspira- tons A grouch and enthusiasm compelling sue cess can not thrive in the same mental makeup.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-13

''Fall hats are to be smaller but higher, y notes a contemporary. Precious few people doubted they would be higher
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-13

Why mourn over the fact that babies are go ing out of fashion when our wiseacre scientists are daily acquiring the means of making life in termlnabe? lf however as Shakespeare said ''all the worlds stage, a change of cast prob ably will prove desirable once in while. So there IS still some hope for the babies after alI
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-13

The Silver Belt has larger paid cir culation than any daily newspaper in the world published in a city with l2.OOO or less population.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-04-22

the oil. An area equal to l.Ol0.36o
square yards was oiled The cost OF
Oiling per square yard was slightly
more than cent. representing the OIL.
labor and supplies The oil subdne'
dust Had the same area been sprn-
killed. with water to prevent dust the
cost would have been ~ cents per
square yard. Mr.. Dunn estimated
that the cost of sprinkIing the area
oiled last summer would have becn
$lG2O7.32 The expense Of oiing
this area was $lO.G7l44. The direct
saving in using oil was $5.53S.SS. or 81
per cent The Indirect be.ett follow
ed in a marked saving In the cost OF
maintaining the boulevardS and the
uniform excellence of their condition.
Good roads naturally are a rural
problem. In the cities no progress can
be made unless the thoroughfares used
for business and pleasure are paved
and maintained In good condition.
Country towns are concerned as much
With good roads as are the farmers
who use them In country towns bust
ness practically is ut Il standSiill in
rainy seasons. Bad roads keep the
farmers Mt home. II the farmer had y
fit thOrouyhfare to the village he could
do his trading on days when he could
do no tasks In the fields 1t is far
more desirable that the farmer should
visit his nearest town In the rainy
season than at any other time. as the
commodities he has to sell command
the highest prices when rain keeps him
at home
The regents Of the Kansas state Ag.
ricultural college were among the first
Of the governors Of agricultural col
leees in the United States to realize
the vital concern which good roads are
to farmers. Not only was there the
feature Of poor roads following rain
but there was the every day feature
OF ruts. pools and poor roadbrd gen
orally
The college board of regents named
Albert Dickens to take charge OF en-
perimenta road work In Kansas Mr.
Dickens eelrcted one fourth Of II mil"
OF road west of the reformatory at
Hutchinson to use In the first expert
ment lie reported upon the test a
follows:
TIE soil was a fair sample OF the sand"
loar Of the Arkansas valley Al the date
of it's selection no rain had fallen for ten
days. The SIND was several inches deep
Ioads consisting OF fifty bushels of grpn
made an exceedingly heavy load for a
strong draft team. A good carriage team
required much urging to pull the carriage
faster than walk.
After the grading was completed and
the roadDed was well formed where fills
were required the entire road. one-fourth
mile IN length and thirty feet WIDE was
plowed TO a depth of about four and one
half inches and thoroughly pulverized
with a harrow and disk. A disk set
straight, was run before the oil sprin-
king tank to open small burrows, and a
harrow followed the oil sprinkling tank to
thoroYshly mix the soil and oil.
The oiling was done the first days of
October The oil was not heated. The
tanH of 500 gallons would cover about
$500 square yards once The harrow fol-
lowed each application When one gallon
70 each SQUARE yard had been APPLIED
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-04-22
ROADMAK|NGW WITHHOLD
Method of Construction Valuable
For Dirt and Macadam.
PRACTICALLY SELF HEALING.

Oiled Highways Are Not Only pustless,
Mudless and Noiseless, but They I'M
prove With Use-Oii Makes Roads
Firm, but Not Hard.
In the opinion of Ii. L Snell' VINO
has made u study Of city ana country
roads in twenty states in the last year,
more good roads will be built in Kan
sas during the next twelve months
than in any other state IN the Union.
MIR. Smell Investigated road conditions
for the Standard Oil company. The
big trust Is seeking market for lts
surplus Of oil left after the more val
liable products have been taken from
It. The surplus oil is now sold chiefly
for fuel.
1.-The company expects to build
mile Of good road near the state Agrl-
cultural college at Manhattan. Kan
MIR. Smell said. I'VE expect to show
by the experiment that an oiled road,
whether built with earth or crushed
rock, is not only the most durable, but
In the end Is the most economical
.ln every state there Is annually
spent millions Of dollars IN building
new roads. In few cases Is any con
siderable sum spent on the roads to
preserve them. Oiled roads are not
only dustleSs mudlesS and noiSeless,
but they are practically self healing
that Is. they improve with use. The
dirt and oil roads give horses good
footing, while the tires Of the vehicles
iron out the hoof marks
Experiments made on Kansas City
boulevards and on roads in Jackson
county, which were coated with oil.
have been watched by men and or
ganlzatons Interested In good roads.
The use of oil on bOulevards and roads
In Jackson county was among the ear
ier experiments in its use. Adopted
for use to prevent dust. 1t was found
that oil also is a preventative. In his
report to the board Of park commits
sioners on the use Of oils on Kansas
City boulcvards. W. II. Dunn. superin-
tendent Of parks, said the results were
remarkable"
The city paid an average of 7Il2
cents barrel Of forty-two gallons for
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-04-22
Road Improvement. In Cuba.

One Of the beneficial results Of the
American occupation Of cuba has been
the establishment Of an adequate SyS-
TEN of roads and the beginning Of
construction These roadS are built
primarily for the marketing OF crops.
but they are used extensively by au-
tomobiles rs well They are made uni
furmly thirty four feet wide, with six.
teen feet of macadam In the center.
The surface finishing Is placed on
foundation OF ten inches Of broken
rock. and they have no grades greater
than Il per cent Bridges are Of steel,
culvcrts of concrete bitches are dug
in the low places. and the roadway Is
generally elevated above the level or
the contiguous land. The main road Is
complete from Havana 10 san Girls.
tobal and from rinar del Rio to ES.
peranZa. besides numerous short
branches
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-04-22

the son seemed nearly saturated to the
depth of the blowing, four and one-half
inches After narrowing the last time
heavy float was used to smooth the sur
face In a week the road was sufhcientiy
Arm to allow rolling A twelve ton roller
was used. going over the road several
times until il seemed to be thoroughly
firm. After a week the road was used by
all kinds of traffic. 1t was firm but not
hard A sharp shod horse left the calk
marks plainly outlined. but did not tear
up the soil even when driven at quick
trot
One reason for building the road In the
fall was to note the effect of freezing
weather. The road was not seriously ar
fected It seemed that the coating OF
oiled soil kept the underlying SOIL SUM-
GENTLY dry to prevent serious heaVing by
frost.
Mr.. Dickens ended the report by
saying that the road is In good condl-
ton. Under his direction roads also
were built near the Agricultural col
lege In black loan; at Maple Hill. In
the Mil creek valley, in soil known az
"gumbo;" at Garden City, in las bad
n stretch of road as can be found any
where" being Of sand. which absorbed
the oil in places to depth Of sixteen
inches, and the race track at Man
haitian, which was said to have been
improved so much that a widely
known trainer Of horses. c. b. Mi
chael, terms 1t first class training
track
The cost Of the roads varied from
S525 to $1,000 n mile, MI Dickens re-
ported. TIE average cost of road
eighteen feet wide, three miles from
the railroad delivering the oil. Is
placed by Mr.. Dickens at $500.
The oil used for roadmaking pur-
poses embodies quantity OF asphalt.
The California oil is best for the pur
pose. Texas oil ranks next, with Kan
sas third. The eastern oils have
base largely parailin They must be
treated and asphalt added to make
them useful in roadmaking.
With proper construction and the
use Of oil as n binder for dirt and mae
adam roads the farmers virtually may
have asphalt roads past their homes.
declare advocates Of this method Of
road construction. Kansas City Star.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-04-22
GOOD ROADS IN SWEDEN.
Every Landowner Must Keep His Sec.
ton of Highways Improved.

WON ol T1YH"dyS ifHPIoNco'
G. Zergkirst of Climax Springs. Mo-,
who is especially interested In the
Kansas City Stars fight for good
roads. says: "Perhaps 1t would be OF
interest to know how the roads In
Sweden are maintained. There are
three classes Of roads there-highways
village roads and private roads The
highways run between county seats,
and the grades are limited to 2l2 per
cent The village roads cannot be In
excess Of Il 4 per cent grade. The cost
Of building is divided among the land
owners according to acreage. whether
1t is government land or Is owned by
private citizens, except where one own
err has an extremely costly road to
build along his land In that case he
gets due allowance In distance for the
cost Of construction, No village road
can be opened until II Is built to the
proper grade.
LAS to maintenance. every landown-
er must keep his section of the road
properly improved If he does not
government inspector orders the I'M
provement at public expense, and II
the landowner fails to pay the cost the
government takes n sufficient amount
OF his personal property and sells 1t To
satisfy the judgment.
EVERY man must maintain his own
roads In that country under govern
ment supervision. one provision OF the
government law in Sweden also Is that
the driver is not allowed to ride up the
hills on n loaded wagon II 1t Is neres.
sary to use whip ON his horse"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-04-22
Bills For Better Roads.

In the l. WA legislature two bills
have been introduced in the interests
Of better roads one provides for the
doubling Of the county road tax levy.
for the development Of the most i'm.
portant roads which radiate from the
principal market town In each county
The other bin places n tax Of S. on
power and $40 on thirty horsepower
and over. the proceeds to go into the
.tate good roads fund
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-04-22
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i act,

Harry-What in thunder did you ask
that fellow what time II was for when
you carry n watch that is always right
on the notch? Dick-I merely wanted
TO give him an excuse to exhibit his
watch.-Bostun Transcript.
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And Enioyed Il,

Ethel-Didnt II seem an age from
married? Maud-Yes, but Jack and |
managed to squeeze through it.-Lon-
don Taller.