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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-21
THE BETTER WAY
A Farmers Financial Views Of Sand
Clay Roads Compared with Macad-
am Roads for Thirty Years.

Clay Roads Compared WITH Macad-
am Roads for Thirty Years.
We farmers are Of two kinds-frst.
pay as you go, and look ahead and
count the cost Of everything, as we'll
as the income.
The other is. go in debt, mortgage
your lands, buy everything and Invest
in everything that looks well without
counting the cost, but only the in
come.
Which of these two kinds of m
are the most valuable t. a country
Which is h safest class to lea with?
In building good roads why not
count the cost of building and lain
tanning as we'll a the good they will
do us, as well as any other business?
These estimates are not gueSS-WOrk,
but are taken from g~oodroads- men,
who have been experimenting, work
ing and watching the repairing of
roads for nan years. Why is It that
our commissioners have not exper-
imented some on the sand-clay road.
a. the2 have been in use in some
places for ten to fifteen years, and it
is CANNED that they are lasting we'll.
and cost very little to keep In repair?
W by not try some now and see how
they last? The ~SWannanoa road would
have been a good place. to have tr ed
this as the sand was already there. and
all they would have had to do was
add the clay. I will make my esti-
mate on the roads in Swannanoa
township as l am familiar with the
roads and the locations of lands. I
supervised the working of the roads in
noa is about an average township Of
the thirteen outside Of Ashevil1e, in
size and valuation of property. Will
consider "and-clay first. Moore coun-
ty, North Carolina, claims to be able
to bu Id their sand-c1ay roads for
$200.0 90 to $4,000 per mile. The Pro-
gressive Farmer estimates the build
ing cost for sandclay roa is at $4,000
per mile, and for keeping them in re
pair $500 to $1,000 per mile a year.
with the road-drag. The Memphis
Commercial Appeal ella ms that ST.
$50 per mile will build sand-clay roa Is
in Madison county. Tennessee, and
that the cost of repair is very little
In making my estimate, I will use
n | ythe highest estimate hat l hav
Sc n for building and repairing. Swan
Ia ga township has about As miles Of
p1 lie roads,, and / will use Is miles
a ny basis Cor the calculator, which
vii be the least that w II satisfy the
people, and reach all the different set
tlements; this will leave bout twenty
five miles Of the public roads. and a.
least one-half of the land, from one
hat to five miles from this eighteen
miles of road.
We will consider this under the
tonding plan as SO many think this
is the only wav to get good roads,:
Is miles of sand-clay road
at $1,000 per mile =. ..$1S,000.0O
Interest On $4,000 for 80
years . j.. :. . . =. +. 100000
$1,000 per mile per year
for the first 10 years =. 100000
11torest on 81 500 for 20
ars at 5 per cent. =. 100000
$1,000 per mile per year for
repairing for second 10
years =. -. 100000
Interest on $500 for ten
wears :. -. :. 10000
$1,000 per nile per year for
repairing for the last 10
years -. -. -. -. $500. 10000
S52 ~ 90
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-21

mOre to Asheville, $1,000, after
ing used ten or twelve years.
Is miles of macadam road
at about 1888 per mile 5000
Interest on $4,000 for thirty
years at S per cent 49,. 9o.oo'
$4,000 for repairing Is
miles for the first 10
years !. \. :. !. ). 5000
years :. :. =. 5000,
$4,000 for repairs for sec
ond 10 years :. ...... 5000
Interest on 100000 for ten
years ;. =. 80. 1900
100000 for repairs for the
last 10 years :. :. so, 90,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-21
S52.iOO.00

$52 100 for cost and interest for
building n maintaining Is miles Of
san1-clay Dad for thirty years.
This will add an annua tax on the
present IN of property in Swan
paroa township. which is about s375.-
Geo. about S1.7O0, or so cents on the
hundred dollars worth of property.
Now for cost of building and main
taining IS miles of macadam oad for
.i~ty years. At about the lowest eSti-
mate on building, and from about one
third to one-half lower than any esti-
mate that I have seen On repa'ring
The Farm Journal of Philadelphia,
puts as the cost of repairing macadam
roads as a general thing. $4,000 to
So 900 for every ten or twelve years.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal
gives for Madison county, Tennessee,
about $4,000 a mile for building.
The News and Observer. for bni11ing
i~ Guilford county, about $4,000 per
mile.
The Progressive Farmer gives for
building $500 to $4,000 per nile.
Mr.. w. II. Upper, in the New York
Herald, gives for cost of repairing
macadam roads, in New York. where
there is q heavy traVei.
TIE road requires re-surfacing every
one or two years. at q cost or rom .
per cent. to SO per cent. of the first
cost Of building. and to cost as mu"n
for repairing every two TO four years
as the first cost of building.
For building il Pnncombe county
from $4,000 to $4,000 per mile. AM
in from two to four years il traVelod
to any extent is badly worn. n viii
cost considerable to put in good shape
again.
IN DR.. Anhlers address to the Good
Roads Congress-, he gives for repair
ing about mile Of road from Bit
The Press., 1909-07-28

The Misses Mary and Florence Learond, Pauline Newcomb and MT. and Mrs. Philip Doyle went to Block Island Thursday.
 Miss Rosy Wilson of Burnside and Mrs. Ellen West and daughter, Miss Florence West, of Ellington are the guests of MT. and Mrs. l.. Ernest Hall.
 The three days fair of the M. B. church is in session, Many fancy and useful articles, ice cream, cake and candy are for sale The dramas will call out their usual hall full, and al- together it will be a very busy week for the Ladies Aid of the M. E. church.
 The Salvation Army of Rockville held services in the jail at 2 80, and at B. 3O on the green Sunday after noon. "Joe, the Turk" gave ex- periences of his life in Turkey ana o1 his conversion to Christianity abou twenty five years ago. Captain and Mrs. Roberson have been very faithful in holding services in the jail while located in Rockville, and best wishes go with them as they are transferred to new field
The Press., 1909-07-28
ASHFORD.
Westford.

J. NJ, Burrell was in Hartford a few days last week on school business
 Miss Ruth Davoll, formerly of this place, was the guest of Miss Gladys Barlow last week
 Miss Blanche Barlow and Miss Maud Stevens called on friends in Stafford last Saturday.
 Miss Alice and Maud Stevens of North Ashford were guests at the Lone Pine Cottage last week,
 Tourists will not have to use field glasses on the guide board after this, as MT. BurIell has had it relettered at his own expense.
 Mrs. A. G. Barlow, accompanied by her maid. intends shortly to visit some summer resort for her health, winch has been rather poor this spring.
 Wm. Brehant started last Monday on a six-weeks' visit to his old home in Guernsey, England. MT. Blanohette of Willimantic will have charge of the shop during MT. Brehant's stay abroad.
 Highway Surveyor Charles A. Walker and his trained gang of hay. makers finished the harvesting of the hay crop at Sunnyside Farm last Fri day, and in less than 10 hours they had three loads of rye and 19 loads ot hay under cover, which shows that Charles is as handy in the hayfield as he is building highways.
The Press., 1909-07-28
SOMERS.

Warren Richardson lost a valuable driving pony by collie Sunday night.
 Mrs. Mary Tyler of Spring field visited her brother, J R. Book, recently. ~2
 Ellsworth Stackpole of Boston sp0nt Sunday in town with his sister, Mrsn Harriet R Pease
 Rev. Edwin S. Holloway of the Baptist church, Hartford, preached in the Congregational church Sunday morning.
 N. P. Palmer, real estate agent of Thompsonville, has sold the farm formerly owned by Henry Fainham to Rosalia Tarreri.
 MT. and Mrs W. P. Fuller, daugh. ter, Belle, and son, Willard of Springfield spent Sunday with Mir. and Mrs. Raymond Bugbee.
 L. L. Balch and son of New York and MT. Baldwin and MT. Fitzgerald of Springfield visited their friend, H. 1 s Gates. over Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs William H Ohaffee of New York are in town at Kibbe E hotel for MT Chaffee's vacation. Mrs. Chaffee will remain through the season
 Mrs 0 F. George, Misses Hazel and Grace George. all of Brim6eld, Mass, and Mrs. O. T HuIet oi Springfield have been recent guests of MT. and Mrs. o M. Ellis.
The Press., 1909-07-28
IDLY WANDERING.
When the overwroueht Worker Cuts Loose From Care.

 Loose From Care.
 When a business man suffers from overstrain or a student from over work sometimes, instead of taking to bed. he disappears Suddenly he is missing, all trace of him lost. His family and friends invariably fear the worst. They imagine he has met with accident and is lying unconscious in hospital or has parted with his wits and is confined i'll an asylum or has even taken his own life.
 These things are all possible, but the probable thing is none of them. The probable thing is that the overwrought man has yielded to natural impulse and instinctively has sought cure by becoming a wanderer for the time. He has put the cares of the old life be- hind him and with them the people that recall the old life and has given himself up to the healing of the road To drift with no well defined object to see strange places and faces, ever to answer the call of the beyond-''die 'lferne," as the Germans call it-is more than a dream lying somewhere in the back of every mans mind, where 1t was lodged by some ancestor of the nomad period; it is one of natures own remedies for the worries of life.
 For the man with a great sorrow. for the man with troubled con- science, for the man whose nerves are not treating him right, travel, change l of scene. is one of the things the wise physician will prescribe. If it be a veritable tramp afoot the cure will be speedier and more complete and may work physical regeneration into the bargain.-NeW York Mail.
The Press., 1909-07-28
MANSFIELD.
Mansfield Depot.

MT. Hansen and wife spent Sunday in Buff Gap
 Mrs. Sherman has been entertain ing her sister for few days.
 MT. and Mrs. Bonney were South Coventry visitors last Sunday.
 Master Earl Platt of Bristol Is visiting his aunt at Elm Cottage.
 Miss Vera Whipple of Holyoks is visiting at the home of Mrs. Sander son.
 George Baker is rapidly pushing the work on Mrs. George Robertson's s new barn.
 Miss Eva Bosworth of Franklin Falls, N. H., is spending an indefinite time at the home of her grandparents, MT. and Mrs. George Stedman.
 The Sunday evening meeting, which was in charge of Mrs. Owen, was largely attended and also very in- teresting, the subject being mission work in China.
 Master Harold Hansen has returned home, after having very fine time at the home of his grandparents in Buff Gap Our little people talk as much about their vacation as the older ones.
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HOLLAND.

Philip Doyle is spending some time at Block Island.
 Harold Allen of Burnside was re- gently the guest of friends in town.
 John Bartlett of New York is stop ping with MT. and Mrs. John H. Steele.
 Miss Mildred French is the guest of her grandmother, Mrs Fryer, of Middletown.
 Mrs. Arthur Topliff and children of Manchester are the guests of Charles Upton and family.
 H. Wayland Price was the guest last week of his grandmother. Mrs D. 0. Essex, of Wilmington.
 Mrs. Arthur DeHart and daughter, Edith, of New York is the guest of her sister, Mrs George Morton.
 Joseph Satterlee of Needham has been spending some time with his sister. Mrs. Austin L. Edgerton. = Henry Birdseye of Glen Ridge. N. J., is spending some time with his family at Miss Miriam L. Under woods.
The Press., 1909-07-28
A Comnromise,

A struggling art student, native oI Pont Aven, went to Paris to study and occasionally visited all uncle there, an elderly shoemaker on the Rue Vaugi- rard. The shoemaker was to be count ed on for a square meal and sometimes even for q small loan. One morning the uncle welcomed the student far more warmly than was his habit.
 "Just in time,' he said, rubbing his hands. "The kitchen door wants paint ing, and I was about to give the job to the commissionnaire for francs. But you can have it now. I'll pay you $5. ?
 The student flushed and bit his lip. Hard up as he was, he could not so degrade his art as to paint a kitchen door. Yet he needed money badly.
 "Uncle," he said, smiling as happy thought came to him, 'I'll tell you what to do. Let the cOmmissionnaire paint the door for francs, as you had intended, and give me the 2 francs diff ference"
The Press., 1909-07-28
A FLOWER AND A WISH.
The Romantic Marriage of De Lesseps
 of Suez Canal Fame.

The Romantic Marriage or De EessepS
 of Suez Canal Fame.
 Sir Henry Drackenbury tells in Blackwood's Magazine the story of the romantic marriage of NJ. de Les seps. A Frenchman living in Reunion was compelled by the illness of his wife to take her to France. He sailed with his wife and two young daugh- ters. but the wife died on the voyage. Some time afterward the Frenchman called on NJ. de Lesseps, told him of his misfortunes. and of his Sutfertngs on the long sea voyage and expressed the wish to dedicate the remainder Of his life to the furtherance of the con- struction of the Suez canal. De Lesseps gave him an appointment at Ismailia, and employment was found ill one of the workshops there for his daughters
 One day De Lesseps' attention was attracted by these two girls, with whom he entered into conversation. He came again next day and gave to each of them flower. saying that they should frame a wish the last thing at night and that if in the morn ing they found that the flowers had opened the wish would be granted.
 On the following morning he went to their house and found one of the girls smiling. the other in tears. He asked the cause of the latter's sadness.
 My flower has not opened" she re- piled.
 ''TeIl me your wish, so that if possi- ble it may be granted" responded M de Lesseps.
 "Ah, to you least of all men l can tell itv" was her answer. The great engineer married her.
The Press., 1909-07-28
WALES.

Saturday and Sunday the people of Wales will again celebrate ''old home'' days. The program for Sat- urday includes an address by Dr. E. w. Norwood of Spencer, an orchestral concert. basket picnic and a ball game between Sandersville and Mon son at Shaw's grove. At 5.3O there will be boat race on Wales pond and the "old home'' reception and dance will be held in the pavilion by the pond in the evening. On Sunday there will be a service at the old Baptist church, with an address by Rev. B. B. Dolan of Agawam, a former Wales pastor.
The Press., 1909-07-28
Mhx Men cooks Seldom emoke.

'EMen cooks make a mistake to smoke. Men cooks that smoke have hard, time to get work"
 'Why sop inquired woman cook.
 Because you don't like your cook to bend over the cooking with cigar in his mouth. It doesn't look neat when you go down into the kitchen to see him finger the wet stub of cigarette and then plunge his hands into the puff paste. Sometimes, in fact, if you have a man cook that smokes you will find ashes on the steak. know cor poration lawyer who once found ci- gar end in the soup. Do you think he'd ever employ after that a smoking cook ?''-C Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Press., 1909-07-28
D. Robertson X Co.,,
 STAFFORD SPRINGS.

thursday July September 3d. inclusive clad carry goods another hence the of u sacrificing the prices
 WASH GOODS is bargains Lawns l4c and 7 l Pc yard. Satin Striped Ogandies 2c and yard Value 12 2c Mercerized Pops wanted shades 19 and 25c yard
 SPECIAL Satin Striped Mercerzed Popn 25c yard Tan color only
 SHEETS AND PILLOW CASES 72x90 Beached Sheets, a 37 12c each 81x90 Beached Sheets, 41c each. 8lx90 Bleached Sheets 4Sc each. 81x90 Beached Sheets, soc each. 81x90 Unbleached Sheets, 39c each 81x90 Unbeached Sheets, at 50c each 42 36 36 Bched Pillow 10 2 2c and 15c each good Nottingham Curtains 50c 75 $O0 and $1. 25 per pair
 Brass Rods 10c, 15c and 25c each Hammocks 95c $125, $1 AS and upwards Matng Floor Cloths popular Remnants of Carpets suitable for Rugs, at 9Sc each
 Agents ButterIcIs's Patterns. ND. ROBERTSON & CO.
The Press., 1909-07-28
ELLINGTON.
Crystal Lake.

Miss Hilda Lind of Hartford is spending the week with Mrs. John Downes.
 MT. and Mrs. R. A. Taft of Filing ton called on his brother, Sterr, last Sunday.
 Mrs. Daniel Avery and daughter, Doris, of Somers were at l.. A Aborn's last Sunday.
 Clarence Oady and family of Rock ville are stopping at the Brigham oot- tage for 8 few weeks.
 L. A. AboTn has let his cottage to Rev. F. J. O'Neill of Stafford Springs for the season.
 Mrs. A. U. Charter and Mrs. Everett Charter and son, Clessen, visited in Somers one day last week.
 There are about so campers at the lake, the largest number for a long time, besides those that come and go daily.
 Miss Sadie Kealey of Pittsfield has been spending a week with her uncle and aunt, MT. and Mrs. George H. Willis
 Peter Sullivan, William Hanley, William Tuthin and William Yare of Stafford Springs have been camp ing at Pine Point
 Mrs. Frank Fairfield has purchased a building lot north of Albert Eaton g at Crystal Lake, and a cottage from the shore of Snipsic is being moved to the new site. ..
 The Manchester hose company held their annual field day at the camp of MT. Bat klsnd. one of the members. at Crystal Laka Thursday The G2ld 1t was usel for sports and the launch took the visitors to the hotel for dinner
The Press., 1909-07-28
UNION. "nchn~on0

MaSnapauS.
 Miss Lizzie Moore was in Worces- ter last week.
 Merriok Vinton is having at Mrs. E. H Barber's this week.
 The Cleveland house is to be over- hauled and the older part taken down.
 Deer are very common about here this summer, and play around the fields like calves.
 Eugene Walker was called home by the serious illness of his father and will remain for 8 time.
 Bert Wightman, accompanied by Mrs. Wightman and his sister, Miss Wightman, are in camp at Walter Scott's island.
 Lambert Ferry is already contem- plating an addition to his inn on the lake to take care of his guests the coming season.
 Luman Turner and family left Mon- day for their home in Oxford. Mr. Turner has lived here for the past three years on the Cleveland place, and both he and his wife have made many warm friends.
 Frederick H Walker, aged 49, died Monday afternoon, after an illness Of about three weeks. MT. Walker came of one of Unions best families, born here, and finished his education at Monson, afterward being engaged in business with his brother at Elmira, N. Y., and later carrying on an ex- tensive poultry business in Union until recent years He was married to Capitola Oollinsworth, and besides his widow leaves two children, Miss Frances and Eugene O. MT. Walker has held various town positions of trust, and has represented the town in the general assembly. The funeral will be held Thursday at l p. m at his late residence in Mashapaug, and burial will take place in the family lot at Union Center.
 Mt. Ochepetuck. Notes.
 Fred Pinard was in New London and Mystic last week
 Mrs Myron Heck recently enter tained friends from Springfield.
 Most of the farmers in this vicinity have finished having and report a good crop.
 1 G. W. Miller of Staffordville spent the day last Saturday with his sister, Mrs F. H. Ballou
 Miss Bessie McTaggart has returned to New Haven after spending three we ks at the bunaglow
 Mrs Cynthia Snow of Springfiald is spending her summer vacation with Mrs Myron Heck and at Ahi' Towne's
 MT Clough from Holland, who has bought out Mir Orandall's medicine business, made his first trip through this vicinity last week.
 A typographical error in last week s Press made the academy re union at Brimfield August 25th. instead of the 26th, as it should have been.
 Mrs. Charles Webster, who has beer for two months at the nursing home at Staffordville. has returned home. She is stronger and somewhat i'm proved in health.
 Mrs Herbert DeForest Smith anc Mrs Myron Sanderson of Boston, who have been stopping at Ferry's hote at Mashapaug, made a visit at the bungalow last Friday.
 There was the largest attendance o1 the season at the vesper service Sun day afternoon. 95 being present. A large bus and another conveyance brought thirty from Staffordville ant vicinity. The bungalow and yer anda were we'll filled. An inspiring address was givan by Rev. MT Will Hams of Staff ordville on "The Chris tian race'' from Heb 12:1. Mir Lawson also spoke on the joy ant satisfaction of the whole hearted Christian life.
The Press., 1909-07-28
Hur+ worse Than the RazOI

The Barber You got nasty, deep lot of crows feet, sir, and them lines runnin' down from the corners of the mouth is something fierce. A mas sage The Patient (dercely) You've got hump like camel and a chest like doughnut, and don't believe, with legs like those, you could stop an elephant up an alley, let alone COW. But, hang 1t, man, do you want to be reminded of 1t every time you get shave2- Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Press., 1909-07-28
Chinese Dramatic crudities.

Here is sample of one of the naive bits of Chinese stage craft. Hom Ling, .lassll.sss5 sAA-, endian. playing the part of the younger son, renders soio which means that the widow and orphans are going to the temple to celebrate funeral rites. The property man sets on the stage a little box. for an altar and throws over the widows head a white veil, symbol of mourning. Then Hom Ling, as the younger son, waves his hands and kicks his foot like man bunting football. This signifies that the rest of the family is out of his sphere of action. The scene has officially changed from a house to a temple. So, while the rest of the fam fly kneels before the altar. Hom Ling stroIls over and chats with one of the musicians who happens to be resting. -Everybody's Magazine.
The Press., 1909-07-28
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AT a Court of Probate holden at Staf- A ford, within and for the district of Stafford, on the 2O Il day of July, A. D. 1909
 Present, ROBERT H. FISK, Judge.
 On motion of Mar ha A. Goodwill administra- trix on the estate of Susan M. Blodgett, late of Stafford, within said district, deceased.
 This Court doth decree that six months be ale lowed and limited for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims against he same to the admtnstratTix, and directs that the public notice be given of this order, by advertising the same once in some newspaper having circu' lation in said district, and by posting copy on the public sign-poSt in said town Of stafford, nearest the place where the decease last dwelt. Certified from Record.
 MARCUS B. FISK, Clerk.
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NOTICE.

The Registrars of the First Voting District of the town of Stafford will meet at Wightman's Carriage Shop on Friday, August 9th, and Fri- day, 18th, from 12 m. until 9 m., for the pur- pose of receiving the names of electors qualified to vote in party caucuses.
 JOHN c, WIsHTMAN,( Registrars.
 w. S. WALBRIDGE, ] Stafford, Conn.,, July q, 1909.
The Press., 1909-07-28
FARMERS. NOTICE!

have a full line of new Standard Worcester Buckeye Mowers, TeddeTs and Rakes with full line of repairs; also secondhand Mowers and Rakes of all makes, in good condition, which will sell cheap to close out. DeLaval Cream Sep arators and Stlos, Cattle Stanchels and Dairy supplies of all kinds. Give me a call and will make you pleased as to price. SETH SCHO-