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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-29

better There n also som prospect Of
a railroad IN the near fttupe. aud mon
with capital are talking dry farming on
a large scale also the developing Of
the great coal deposits
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DAMAGE SUR COMMENCED.

Provo. Nov. 2s.--John c. Slater has
commenced suit against Benjamin
drainage district No. I for $1,000 dam
ages by reason Of the defendant COM
pany permitting water to overflow his
land
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PROVO.

The News r. delivered by ca rrier
every night SUNDAY exceptadl at Is
cents per month All payments ana
complaints rcgs riding delivery should
be made 20 David johnson. agent
for Daily. Saturday and Semi Week
~ News, Orders taken for Church
works. Residence at south First
West Street
Carrier east side OF Academy Ave.
Bell aos-red
Carrier west side Of Academy Ava
Ind. l0a-A.
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sHEpHBRD.kING WEDDING.

PROVO. Nov. ga marriage license
has been issued TO Andrew II. King
and Eliza Shepherd both OF Provo.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-29

sale Lake Photo and Supply Co.
Kodaks. finishing. framing. l42 Main
Street
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-29

Hami;n Paints Signs OF the Better
Kind. Both phones
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EDWIN FORD, NAUvoo
= VETERAN, DIES AT kANAB

Especial Correspondence
hANAB. Kane Co. Utah. Nov. 25.-
Funeral services were held Nov. u.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-29

1909, over the remains of Edwin Ford.
Who died NOV, 10, at the age Of IS years
months ana 3 days. Services were
presided over by the ward bishopric.
the speakers were Elders John Rider.
Nathan Adams and r. A. I.undQuist.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16
NEW FRENCH BOOKS.
Sourcnirs of the Jacobins IN a Rep
resentatire TO1cn.
Paris JaHuarV

=
Les Jacobins Peints par Eux- -5femes." writ
ten by NJ Justin Bellanger, librarian OF Provins,
and published by Lemerre. is book that would
delight the heart Of Ernest Renan, who felt
convinced that one authentic document was of
infinitely greater historical value than thou
sands oF general ideas or deductions NJ. Bel
LANCER found in the library over which he pre-
sides the minutes and daily records of the pro-
ceedinss OF the Jacobin Society from January
/ 1891. down to the day OF its death of mani
ton in March 1885. This period included six
teen months Of the Reign OF Terror Here one
+ finds a true picture Of the Jacobin rulers. for
their doings in this little town were typical Of
what was going on throughout France Petty
iealousies. personal hatred and avarice are
dovetaied with outbursts OF self-sacrifce. gen
erosity and patriotism. At time farmer
was allowed TO anything but wheat and po-
tatoes and one-haIf Of the crop went TO the
poor. A delegate proposed that soldiers should
enjoy the same political rights civilians;
wheroupon the Conventional Dubouchet, who
F-esded declared amidst frantic applause that
Military discipline the rampant Of the
fatherland-no discipline, army; army, no
nation
Lelnerre also brings out LIE Prelude Fearique
Conte Bleu en- yers." by NJ. Fernand Gregh.
This is a delightful poem in dialogue form,
giving bright episodes between frogs. birds.
wolves monkeys. bats and foxes in the forest
of Broceliande. Here and there are fairies and
fauns. It is an admirable framework for
lyric drama May not this Aristophsnesque pre-
cursor Of Nj Edmond Rostapd's "Chantecler'
indicate a happy return TO the era of La Fon-
taine and OF the good Perrault? Mon CGur
mis- a nuf is the title Of collection Of frag-
ments from the intimate journal and notebook
Of Charles Baudelare. edited by NJ. Gustave
Kahn and published by BaiZot. These 140
closely printed pages Of the confidential thoughts
and impressions OF the author of "Fleurs de
Nal" appeal TO ali admirers OF the French Edgar
Poe. Les Microbes by DR.. Charpentier. chief
Of the laboratory Of the Pasteur Institute. issued
b. the Librairie Vuibert ct Nony, is the latest
scientific classification and explanation OF every
description of microhe It is a popular work.
illustrated by nearly three hundred sketches
and diagrams. c. / B.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16

Until there is prospect Of withdFa"lhs i-o..
.,Na,,,a+,o, N. much abused word mysticism
ora can b. grateful to writer's who use lns -
With care. In 1.-The philosophy Oh .i' r-..se-
~ Putnam's sons) Mr. Horaho W. p'7'o+ -
o..on,,ts W. . rational explanation Of phase u
,-'a. oxnerience known as the consciousness
80 -ha presence Of God, We may the au'',o, -,
,,rres believe with all the nobler rnys'ics N
80 relationship between the irnmanenl -
or6 man. Not that We need accept lie
,,dual believers Interpretation ol nc
.,o,sbtn for he may be Incompetent 10 aual,
.ioi-0 -1-i.,,oa boyrever vivid and immediate
- ~ NAV have seemed DR.. James NJ Canpos,-' De-.
!. - r-.+ss q, Paul the Mystic" &C. ? Put-
,o,,.s sons, would also define myscclsl' aS
ouest FOR an actual and Immediate coh'aIt "- s-aa
Cod Such analysis as the author g'F's -
49,, r,etaphvsical subtlety. and ne coi'.enI0
-O--l ter a nractical devotional study OF the
nals,ons li, life OF St Paul reflected in the Ne"
Testanent-
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16
MISCELLANE EOUS.

FABIAN ESSAYS N SOCIALISM b 9. Bernard
Shaw. Sidney Webb. William Clarke, sidney - "
lfvier, Annie Besant. Graham Wsl-as and HuoeCI
Bland Edited by G shaw 12C1o, HI. 2SS-
GOndon: Walter Scott Publishing Company
BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE ALMANAC 1909. Book
OF Information. General oc the World. a1c Specl
New York city and Long Island Svo. pp- Q"
brooklyn Daily EaEIe-)
PEACE. POWER AND PLENTY. Bv Ortson sEss
Marden- 12no pp- XII. S25- CThoHaS y CroFe
Coz
LINCOI4N'S USE OF THE BIBLE By 8 TrsvenA JACK
16rno. pp. So. CEaton & Mains)
BRIDGE By Steven B. Ayres- 12-nO. pp- iS tSren-
tanos)
ARTIFICIAL AND NATURAL FLIGHT. By Sir Htaa
S. Maxim With nfneJy-ivs illustrations SFS pH
XIV. 1876 CThs Macmillan Company
concise history OF the development ot ths ny1s
machine
THE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS OF INDIA Being e
Abridgrnent OF The Dictionary os ths EacoaoEEllS
Products OF Indfa-' By Sir George Watt P-1oisnsa
authority OF His MajesCys Sscrecary q o
State for India In Council SyO. VII l1s"- -
P Dutton q Co)
FADS AND FEEDING. BY B c Stanford Rad l1ns'
Do viii. 163. CE. P. DUttcn = Co)
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16
"PESTLE."
From The London Chronicle.
and diagrams
c. I. B.

Here is pronunciation problem for the Mis-
celalny" dictionary iwrites HI. On Christmas
Eve I went TO the Gaiety to see The Knight
OF the Burning Pestle," and struck by the
pronunciation of the word 'pestle." the -
being sounded quite distinctly. Mentioning my
surprise TO friend his establishment vas
greater than mne-but at my ignorance lie
had always heard IL pronounced 50: all sCien-
tific sounded the I felt soneVy hat
taken attack. but turned up my dictionary-good,
faithful striend az home. There II was quite
plainly. 'pesl." Is there any doubt about the
pronunciation?
As usual. there is right and wrong in the
case; either pronunciation is correct and we
should have thought our correspondent s
"pes'" was the more common. The original pro-
nunciation would be '.pestl'' or 'pestel'' and
no doubt the author OF the play pronounced X
The spelling, of course, is guide, as is
shown by the analogy OF wrestle" and tressIe, -
Ia both Of Ehioh shA 'E' II xilenk
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16

est celebrities some genius 9saa IN uhieh he consd
9I5s' 3 s sg6ay basins %
bright .a age 5 H9 oT to the addresses ea f
a he Teq9est the great at Woad WSh G make print
OF %9 his or her naked foot on the for the
stance and sdr69inton TeIqEn in Smart Chunks me
ee6tors letters something IKE a6ee ees me by put
ting vour nude foot into The Ts oP ppygibishing
so that l may have the pleasI1 asurI1 humber OF the
photograph of same III INC AP'
above magazine? 80 -. ..,sEa on quite as
"a ne ue'5 80 dome and certain uaSSD, IoI-
eraTv gentleman Is said 10 have rep'i71
Dear Sir: have received MY TnTr vo3I please have
tLne' tbn goodness to put your head IN II:
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16
POETRY

TRAIL DUST. Little Round-UD ot WeS1sT1 as. yas-
Daniel s Richardson 12no, pp- - No-- -
cisco A. NJ RObertson) -
THE STORY OF GLENCOE AND OTHER POH1Ss 1Ssy.sr ~
George Taylor. limo. pp. 1S5- (Caledonian FaO'
ing Company -.s
OUR FLAG. OUR ROSE AND OUR COUNTRY X. -
Other Poems BY John Mcdowell LsaVlrA- A-- -
$50. CBibls League Book Con1Psnyp
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16

THE GREAT INVESTMENT. By "Agrtcola.- 12nc,
pp. 1872. (LondOn: Walter Scott Publishing Com
pdny)
Brief essays on Literary Talent Going -
Church" game Sympathy and miscellaneous
themes.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16
NATURE STUDY.

ROSES AND ROSE GROWING BY Ross O krsss.ssI
a chapter How 20 Grow Roses foT -. a
by F Roberts. v1ce-pressl1.s.s
the Society. r r. H s. WIN Lsas
eight coored illustrations and nine hattoces ano
grams. 121no. pp K 165- CThs Macmillan Co1p~-s~
practical and fascinating Iittis guide oook f~ -
gardener.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16
ROCKS OF THE WEEK.
ART.

ART.
r,OpOIIs OF ATHENS By Martin 1; - y Tis,
4E1fI IuIn.tratei svo, PIP XXI 400 'Ahe
Company ,,--,.. n-ouzbt
h,storv q. the important discoveries IaSe ~
.. I,cbt IN the excavations competed III A000 -
~. Greek Archaeological Society
BIOGRAPHY.
,,.u.M LINCOLN An Interpretation IN q
fAH Sinder 12mo, pp ~ "'1 '0-
IGr,s. sigma Publishing Company -,
-,-,o.s WHO 1900 An Annual BlographlcaA 80, -
" Sirty-hrst year Of issue l-Hlo' ~ A'
SIIS (The Macmillan Company
EDUCATIONAL.
eryop~ AMERICAN HISTORY By ESerett f5II 5arnes
10 nartE 12ro. PIP xii. 3os: Kill SSi tboS'on
D C. Heath & COZ -
Tns nrst volume s devoted TO -NaVisstors end S
nh1ee-srs" and 'aThe Colonies TO the Close OF the
French and Indian var the SeN''+ H
THE story Of the nation -
rcTrrREs EFT CONVERSATIONS. Hustrees De 20
Len r-orrr par Dubois de Geer. l2mo. pp io1
GWulian r. Jenkins Company
rz,-sE,E.s EFT REFLEXIONS DE LA BRY[RE ET
'N-- I-rFFS AUTEURS FRANCAIS- Conpiees ct
hrr,1pses par Cornelia Sisson Crowther. l0no
m al William B. Jenkins Company
Including selections from the writings OF Pascal
- Rochefoucauld MoliAre. Diderot. De MusSet
Anatoie France and other celebrated writers
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16

THE OCEAN CARRIER A History and Analysis
OF the Service and q Discussion Of the RaLes OF
Ocean transportation. BY J. RusseH sItitn n
Ph. u. Illustrated 12mo. pp Ii, S44 U. +.
Pufna M
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16
EICTION.

ToNo- -BrNGAY. By H, G. Wells, 12no. pD. 4so
(Dufield & Co.)
medicine.
THE CASE OF LADY BROADsTONE BY Arthur ".
Msrchmont illustrated. 12mo S56. Empire
Book Company
tale Of thrilling adventure and crime
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16
HISTORY.

THE, CAMBRIDGE MODERN HISTORY. Planned by
the late Lord Acton. IL D. Edited by A. W.
ward Iitt D. G. W. Prothero. Lit d. and
STANLEY Teathes. NJ. A. Vol Nj The Growth OF
Nationalities. svo. PIP. xxx, 1.o44. The MacmiI
Ian Company
THE MAKING. CANADA BY A. G. Bradley. Svo,
pp. will S96 (E p Dutton Coz
A SEQUEL 70 the authors work The Fight
with France North America
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16
RELIGIOUS.

rrrcorpsrs AM SERMONS FOR EVERY sUNLzzA
AND THE PRINCIPAL. FESTIVALS OF - =
WEAR nv James Cardinal Gibbons 1zrlo. ~
CJohn Murphy Company 40,
BIBLE LEAGUE ESSAYS IN BIBLE DEs,ElSCHo DEs,El = D
EXPOSITTON By John McDowsn LeaylsL ~; 49,
IL d. limo. pp, 2S5. O8iois L4asns S00N
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16

THE Americans at Home" work which the
late Rev David Macrae published many years
ago. and which vas enjoyed by the British
reader Of the period. has just been reprinted in
Glasgow He was extremely frank in his
sketches. and the Americans who find pleasure
in collecting the books of foreign critics
should not miss this work.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16
LITE RATURE.

LITERATURE.
SOME NEW LITERARY VALUATIONS. BY Wil.r,
Cleaver wilkinson 12mo, pp All. CFunk WaE-
nails Company
Including papers on William Dean How.iIs n. =.
Or Lett Matthew ArnoIJ Critic1' anS
''Tennysou as Artist in Lyric Verse"
WILLIAM MORRIS. BY Alfred Noyes. limo. pp viii
156 (The Macmillan Company
In the English Men of Letters
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16
JUVENILE.

Rr-DcF AND TODDIE; OR. HELEN's BABIES AT
PIAy Being an Account of These MarveIlouslv
precious children. Bv John Habberton with hfty
uustrsTfons Tod Dwiggins 12mo. pp. Kill 35T
(Grosset & Dunlap
Relating some further escapades of the mimi
tahie Youngsters Bulge and Toddie.
-ur OOIJ. ROOK. BY Laura B. Starr. ILLUSTRATED 4,
color and with halftones from photographs syo
mn XII 23s (Outins Publishing Company
A history of manufacture OF dolls in rnanv
lands, Illustrating many curious designs and cos
TALES OF OLD ENGLANp In Prose and Verse
n A. 1emo pp. VII. $50. (dinn co)
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16
REPRINTS.

r,,~-r,v DIFFERENCE ATLAS OF THE WoRI-P WoRI-P sn.rI s1I
HA<N Eighth edition VIZ
iT5sx and geographical statistics IzllO' -
az P. Dutton & CoD u,.- pAs-
A FTAr-IRON FOR A FAFTttI@NS. Nc CSET ~ y S35N y
,Ia tIoratfa Ewing Illustrated oy N - fnra-
@ Sulla'A 1ST1o pp xii. 235 The NacniiiAh
pany) ,z,r. Trsasurs
sartas which embrace Sncn segr.91sS sir
5TSSnTts Nv Mrs Gaskeu and Mrs. E~ns'
st1,s.T Ths illustrations are In coIors-
oAys SPENT ON D0GES FAEN1 SAt,s q nss
LA a. uS-o,d. CHr. w. W. VaugnanD Ms1 "a
nrefaos and sixtesn new EuscraIo01
cThs Csntury Company) - .nA 4
tns work OF ths Countess FtsAni u
country people
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16
TRAVEL.

THE SHORES OF THE ADRIATIc ne s~ = HsEs-
Tha KrstenIande Istria and DalnauA a. 40 NV.
Iton Jackson r b A. illustrated o'' ~
400 tE P Dutton & Col sook as
A couanlernentary volume to the au'H
italian ot the Acrfatic 4
New-York tribune., 1909-01-16

II the reader hesitates to his opinion on
this matter he should reflect upon Mr.. Lang's
final sentences: The very word antipathy
by It's etymoogy. implies that antipathy Is
sensation, whereas II is the result of experience
and reflection. though most people do not take
the trouble 10 analyze their emotions. The
practical conclusion seems to be: II you have
an antpathy stick 70 II; keep out Of the way
Of the person by whom It IS inspired
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-07-22

1Ak8N4AGNVAA NOAD Al GAlN lON, " ADS
LAYING TOP COURSE.
inches Of the loose material had been
rolled to solid bed eight inches thick.
During the rolling process water was
sprinkled on the different layers OF
stone to help cement the store .oictll-
er and thereby make perfect surface
for traffic. When the road ":is com
pleted as far as the coarser sto'.c and
rolling were concerned u layer II sift.
ings from the crusher was spread
evenly over the surface Of th, road
and alternately rolled and sprinklcd
until no more could be worked into the
roadbed either by sprinklins or rolling.
The surface of the road reached that
point of perfection in building where
neither siftings nor water could be
forced into 1t. The finishing ~ the
earth shoulders, which are SIX feet
wide on each side Of the ston drive"
way. with just enough slant to carry
OF all surface water and leave Il good
earth road on either side made the
road complete and gives ns Il twenty.
four foot road Of earth and stone.
1T was built under very expensive
conditions. our shortest haul for stone
being four miles. Labor cost from So
to 81 per day. team and nmn from s.
to 81 per day. and even at these prices
we could procure but half ca"ngh
teams to keep the machinery running.
thereby increasing greatly the ex-
pense. This road Is giving the best OF
satisfaction and is fast gaining
friendS''
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Ing. Then he proposed to take pos
session of the house and farm.
Dorothy found much to do during
the rest Of the day. The one COW her
grandmother had kept had strayed
away, and when milking time came
Dorothy went in search Of her.
1t was nearly dark when she re-
turned. driving the COW through the
grass Of the meadow lot She had left
her grandmother alone and was sur
prised to hear voices in the kitchen
when she returned to the house with
her milking pail
Looking ut IN open window, she was
still more surprised to see in the gath.
ering gloom woman kneeling by her
grandmother's chair, while Mrs. Pick
EFT was shaking her head in a dazed
kind Of way and saying:
II don't understand it. Rachel. 1t
seems to me l must be dreamin' and
that I'll wake up pretty soon and find
It amt so.'
"But you amt dreaming. Mahala,'
Dorothy heard Mrs. Day say. with a
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mo, MA'AM, NOTHING BUT THE INTEREST"
farm. On this note nothing but the
interest had been paid.
Poor. dumfounded Mrs. Pickett had
not even known of the existence Of the
notes.
"And my husband never paid you
anything on the note nor the mort
gage" she asked Parks.
mo, ma'am; nothing but the inter-
est That was paid up regular enough.
He often said he could pay some on
them both If he'd mind to, but he'd
rather wait and pay it all off in a
lump. l supposed from that that he'd
money In the bank or loaned cut SO 1t
was bringing in more interest than he
was paying me-"
Pickett's papers did not give evidence
that any one owed him a dollar, and
visit to the bank at the village proved
that he had no money there.
''He never would put money in the
bank" said Mrs. Pickett. ''rhat was
one Of his odd idees, and he'd never
pay for anything in payments. He al
ways wanted to pay 1t all IN lump.
But always thought that mortgage
must be bout all paid of, and 1t can't
BE- that we've lived up all we've got
ont Of the farm in all these years. with
us sellin' three and four hundred dol
lars wuth Of stock at time. If Ira
had only told me more bout his at
fairs. Now I've got to meddle with
business. whether I've any head for 1t
or not. Dear me. dear me!'
All her lamentations ended with that
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THE VENDUE At
MRS. P|CKETT'S.
Secret of the Old Oak Chest
Turned Misfortune Into Luck.
BY FRANK II. SWEET.

copyright, 1869, by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
II never reckoned I'd live to see the
day when my things would Ae sold at
vandoo"' sobbed poor old Mrs. Pick
EFT as she sat in her big green rocking
chair, holding corner Of her checked
gingham apron to her streaming eyes.
Il reckon the very cheer I'm sittin'
in IL have to go, and I'll be turned out
with nothin' but the clothes on my
back"
A tall, slender girl about sixteen
years old who had been kneeling by
her grandmother's chair vainly trying
to comfort the old lady rose and said:
'Oh, no, grandmother; / don't think 1t
will be as bad as that. will see to 1t
that your old chair and grandpa's are
not sold. You can save out such things
as you care for most, but you know
that we shall not need half of the
things In the two little rooms that
we're going to live in at the village"
1.-TWO little rooms in the village!"
cried out the old lady, throwing up
both hands, with fresh burst Of
tears. "And I've got to come down to
two little rooms when I've been used
all my life to plenty Of room, with my
big closets and but'ry and good dry
cellar and nice garden, and all that!
Oh, DOtty, what could your Grandpa
Pickett have been thinkin' Of to be 80
keerless? Dear me, dear me!'
He didn't know, grandmother. None
of us could know that he'd be taken
away as he was,", replied the girl, her
own eyes filling with tears.
Grandfather Pickett had been killed
instantly by a fall from his haymow
two months before. He had been a
kind and good man, but unwisely &C.
centric in some respects, since he had
always made it rule to tell no one,
not even his wife, Of his business af-
fairs.
women hain't no head for business.
Their capacity lays In other spores" !"
had been one Of Grandfather Pickett's
sayings. So his wife had never been
taken into his confidence, and at the
time of his death she knew almost
nothing about his private affairs.
Some truths she soon discovered, to
her sorrow. One of them came home
to her with stunning and cruel force
five days after the funeral, when Mr..
Hiram Parks, n money lender living In
the village, came to tell her, In his
cold, businesslike way, that the mort.
gage he had held for ten years on the
Pickett farm had never been paid and
that settlement must now be made.
He had, besides, note for $500 given
him by Grandfather Pickett at the
time the latter had built his new barn
and added the last twenty acres to his
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Good Roads Ia France.

In France the highways are the
chief competitors Of the railroads. The
farreaching and splendidly maintained
road system has distinctly favored the
small landed proprietors. and In their
prosperity and their ensuin: distribu-
tioD of wealth lies the key to the Sc
cret Of the wonderful financial vital
ity and prosperity Of the French ma
ton The road system Of France has
been Of far greater value To the coun,
try as the means Of raising the value
Of lands and Of putting the small peas
ant proprietors in easy communicates
with their markets than have the ran
roads.
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EXPERIMENTAL. ROAD.
Details Of One That Has Given tho
Best Of Satisfaction.

Best Of Satisfaction.
Samuel 8. Jones of Clinton, Wis.,,
furnished the following details Of con-
struction of an experimental road built
for educational purposes under the d.
rection Of the Office of public roads,
with George L. Cooley In charge:
This road was constructed In the
town Of Clinton, Rock county, Wis.,,
one mile east Of the village Of Clinton.
In the construction of this road all
the machinery was furnished by the
government at no expense to the town.
The town, on Its part. furnished all the
labor and material.
This road commenced at the top Of
q clay hill and extended down the
side to and across black muck
slough. Thus we had the advantage
Of observing the construction Of and
finishing under the different soil con-
ditiOns. The road was first graded to
q width Of thirty-six feet from gutter
to gutter. The trench for receiving
the crushed rock of which the road
was constructed was twelve feet wide.
xUlS lTeuCu WAS SuOulUcIcu evenly III
the edges. The bed Of the trench or
roadbed was brought to perfect
grade. having crown of three-fourths
inch to the foot from the center Of
crown to the side shoulders.
when the roadbed was In proper
shape for the superstructure cross
drains were put In at intervals of 100
feet. These drains. which were from
eight to ten inches deep and one foot
wide. were hlled with coarse crushed
stone and extended to the outside gut
ter. thereby insuring perfect drainage
for the road when finished.
The superstructure was built Of
limestone, the first layer being crush
ed to size which would pass through
a three inch ring. This layer was then
rolled thoroughly and covered with 4
finer grade Of stone and again rolled.
This method Of placing on layers and
rolling was continued until fourteen
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Japan's Good Roads.

Japan is peculiarly well of in re-
spect Of good highways. The Tokaido.
which runs from Kyoto to Tokyo. is
over 300 miles In length and is admi-
rably constructed There Is also the
Nakasend0, which Is even longer and
passes through some Of the finest seen
cry in the world The reason OF
Japan's excellence in the matter Of
roads Is that in the old days-not so
very long ago-the daimios. or terri
torial mobiles. had to journey to Tokyo
once a year in order to pay their re-
spects to the sovereign. They Travelled
BY road. with great retinues. and II
the highways were not in perfect con-
dition feudal justice was meted out to
the delinquents.