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va patches from Picking that
" the Regent, Prince Chun has
sent an imperial messenger
"a bearing the yellow cord to
A Yuan Shih K'al will excite
worldwide interest for sew
eral reasons, writes Thomas n. 49,
lard In the Philadelphia Ledger. There
is unusual solictude FOR this eminent
Chinese statesman international con
ssiderations of Importance are believed
to be involved with his fate, and the
rumor illustrates the survival of one
of those curious customs which West
erners habitually associate with the
so-called mysterious east
As it's alleged use in this connec
ton intimates, the yellow cord takes
place with the yellow jacket, the pea
cock feather, the ruby button, and
other ancient symbols of the Celestial
empire to which extraordinary signiti
canoe is attached, and which al- pop
ularly supposed to be confined to
China The west hears from time to
time of how higher Chinese officials
have been endowed with or deprived
of such honors, and it's estimation OF
6he Importance of these events de
ponds upon whether practical or
comic opera view Of Chinese politics
is taken. To many westerners these
political symbols assume romantic
and mysterious aspect, to others they
SAVIOR of the preposterous Both OF
these estimations are incorrect; for
when scrutinized they are, like most
oriental customs, found to be almost
exactly parallel, in their practical eff
fects. to contemporaneous Western
customs.
Matter of Etiquette.
The yellow cord is symbol at
tached to superior dignity. II has.
like many old-time ceremonials of
court etiquette in Europe, become
much modified in modern times. It's
legendary functions conline its opera
ton to members of the imperial fami.
ly and to officials of vice-regal grade
and its exercise always has been a
prerogative of the throne thus to re
ceive yellow cord was, in sense, a
sort of melancholy distinction, and
was presumed to open way for hon
orable exit from this life TO persons
who had unforgivably offended the
emperor. and whose elevated rank OF
considerations of state placed them
above ordinary legal processes.
The old method was attended by
considerable ceremony. The symbolic
death warrant was conveyed by spe
cial messenger of high rank, who was
accompanied by an imposing escort
and who upon arriving at his destina
tion was received by the unfortunate
official with ambassadorial honors
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NobIeman, Probably.

HOWELL see that the heiress has
put her money into the lumber bust
ness.
Powell-That so?
Howell-Yes, she has married
wooden man.
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HER FRIENDS WONDER
How Mrs. Kessler Was Rescued from
Almost Certain Death.

Few have lived through such trials
and suffering from kidney disease as
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-07-08

OBLIGATION of news dis
patches from Picking that
the Regent, Prince Ch'un has
sent an imperial messenger
bearing the yellow cord to
Yuan ,Shih Kal will excite
worldwide interest for sew
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-08-28

OF talk abou, our need of good roads. We have
bad enough aud morc-now let's go to work and
get them Bury all tho little petty ieaiousies that
so often divide otherwise civilized communities
Uor Heavens sake. drop all political fcolingl and
join hands with tho progressive mon In your town
In one united effort for tho mos, popular and
practicable plan for road Improvement that can
be had bond issue for maeadam. gravel or
eanh-eiay roads. IL possible. but anyhow tax for
The improvement OF tho common dirt roads. Tho
old plan of having the roads worked by boys over
Eighteen. and men under forty-nvc. belongs to an
other era. No progress ever made under any
such system II is the old task OF Sisyphus roll.
INK the stone TO the top of the hill. aud 1t rolls
back again and you carry IL TO tho top again. and
so on forever
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-08-28

WE WILL positively make GOOD tho los sustained by
w a fraudulent
columns advertiser no
a swindier This does that wil
reliable
and their but In case 81 actually fraudulent
DEALING will make rood the subscriber have Lust
indicated The condition OF tho guarantees IA that tho claim
loss To within month
advertisement appears paper and that tho subscriber
each advertiser II writinr
A. n AZ N GAZETTE. which
the reliability 81 all advertisers that ~ carries
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-08-28

" What Will Ii Cost Us 10 Get Good
Roads?"

~H HE QUESTION As TO what Il coats 10 build
HkH good roads Ia one tha; admits OF no def
mite general answer. where the material
for road-making 10 RICH, at hand tho cosi ID na'u-
rally smaller than where |, has 10 be brought
from a distance: and In level country grading.
Of course costs less than In a hilIy region. The
only way 90 and on, ~hat any given stretch Of
road will cos, is TO have a competent engineer
make n survey and an estimate
l; Ia a fact. however. that good roads do not
cost az much as many folks think. Good maeadan
roads take money TO build. II is true: $4,000 n
mile may be regarded ~ the minimum under Ia
vorabie circumstances for a good nine.too; ma
eadam road. Ordinarily In the South such road
viii cos, 81 900 TO $4,000.
Where gravel beds are convenient the cost Of
road-building In greatly reduced. Tho gravel road
shown on the ars; page cos, $500 to $500 "a
mile 10 build. the gravel coating 60 cents a cubic
yard loaded on the cars. and the freight being
$3.50 car. Where gravel beds arc In eaay reach
OF the road.--as is the case In many places
Throughout; the south.-so that only one hand.
ling would be necessary. thia cos, could be much
reduced: our report from Grecnesviils County.
Virginia. tells OF splendid gravel roads at 1000
q mile
The beautiful sand-clay road pictured on our
first page cost less than 800 "a mile. and good
roads of this kind have been built for mach less.
This work done with convict labor. however.
which made IL cheaper than II would otherwise
have been. The average cost. according To Prof.
Eidredge. OF sand-ciay roads In North Carolina
apd In Florida. s63s a mile. When one
rehembers that these roads have remained In
good shape for ten years aud more. he cannot
help feeling that the whole South owes a debt OF
gratitude TO their originator. Mr. s. II. Owens.
the efficient road supervisor OF Richland County.
South Carolina. The sand-clay method should
solve the road problem over much OF ur territory.
and the cost IL small that no progressive neigh
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-08-28

H(M GOD ROADS ARE avenues OF progress. the
NvJ beat proof 81 intelligence: they aid the
SS@' cfai and religious advancement OF the peo-
pie: they Increase the value OF products they save
time. labor and money: they tho initial sources
or commerce. which swell In great streams and dow
everywhere distributing the products of our Holds.
forests and factories. The highways arc tn. CON-
mon property Of the country. their benefits are
shared by all. and all should contribute to them"
Senator John " BsukhsAd. OF Alabama.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-08-28
Four Little Preachments About Better
Highways.

~ vERYBoDY KNOWS that we ught 10 have
IL better roads and We are not taking up
much space In this issue OF The Southern
Farm Gazette 10 tell about the advantages of I'm
proved highways instead we getting down to
the practical problems of how TO SO, these bet
ter roads
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-08-28

In the Good Roads Magazine PROT. NJ q ~
drcdg-, of the T. & Once Of Public Roads tells
OF a new material for road building. used 10
Clarke County. Ga 4, is tn. top soil from sandy
and gravcly ncda. The road bed IL graded and
compaciod ne for mseadan. and this top soli con-
'asnins about IS per ccn' ot clay 10 rs per cent
OF sand and gravel. IL spread on 10 !nches deep
In the center aud TO inches the aides. II
Ia iosoicd on with grading machine aud with
little care soon packs hard and smooth. The
coat, after tho grading II done. ~ from $3.50 TO
$500 a milo.
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ter rs. principle. 81 so"d drainage upoo rhIch
such stress has been laid by so many of our wit.
ers. may certainly be adopted. and this is admit
todly the greatest need. taking section as a
whole In the hill country. however. the neces-
sity for avoiding heavy grades is almost press
ing We must always remember that road IA
no better than its worst places. II there Is a
grade or any rough place over which your team
can pull only 500 pounds TO the horse. then your
load must always be 500 pounds n horse although
the road for nine-,enths of the distance may be
good enough for a load OF 900 pounds. We must
learn TO go around the hills. no; over them and
perhaps the nrst ssep in the improvement OF half
our country roads ough, TO be new surveys. max
INK them s,raigh,er where 1t can DO done without
Increasing the grade. md decreasing the grade
wherever IL Is excessive.
W-yoU ARE PAYING FOR GOOD ROADS:
NOW GET THEM.
To sum up. We must have better roads. aud
good roads really Coz, more than bad roads. Mr.
W. r. Marshall. formerly managing editor of Tho
Southern Farm Gazette. put the argument, for good
roads strongly when he said that farmers ought
10 reduce tho freight and passenger rates their
common public highways as well ms on rail-
way Hysiems And an Idea css true and no
lcss pertinent Is tha, OF h!s with which close
this editorial:
In overwtraincd. injured and WORKOUT
teams: In working ramshacklcd and WORKOUT
wagons. In loss Of time n takes you 10 20 TO
markc, aud 60 haul goods back from mar
ket. In deprecated value OF your land and
hoaacs--in all these things. you are paying
already the price OF good roads. Yes. you
payin. for good roads and using bad Why
not hare what you are paying for Which Ia
more busin~ss-iikr. TO pay for thing and
have II. or pay for IL and not have IT."
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-08-28


proved highways; instead we are getting down to
the practical problems of how TO get these bet,
ter roads.
L-wHy NOT HAVE A BoND IssuE7
Wherever !; can be done OF course. bonds ough;
To be issued and the very best roads made--ma-
cadam or grnvci--and pagea II and Is DR.
Pratt, aets forth very clearly Just what 800. 900
bond Issue would do for your county In that par
,icular. wc should always remember tha, II wo
will &c, tho sencfN of them no less than this one
and this affords both moral and business jus,iaca-
ton for a bond issue,
II your county canso, afford maeadsm or gravel
roads NO would commend the aana-eiay system IL
your county IL located where both sand and clay
are available. Roads can BIO made much more
choapiy by this method but. Of course, tho bea,
-maeadsm-is none too good where tho pco
pic afford ~.
H.-po>'T GIT CHEAP ROAD.nriLDER
Whether you vote bonda or 60, money By any
other method. however. you should ~ all means
set man who is both eonpe,sa; and ,rus,wor,hy
10 spend II. when there Is 400. 900 In money
TO DO spen, IT 10 great deal better to pay good
good roads than I; IA TO pay an ineompe,cn, man
$4,000 and get only t.o.o 900 or $4,000 worth OF
roads Ia the nrai you on, $4,000 for
your man. bu; you have saved $4,000 or sac geo
that would have been iost by lack of in,ciigcn,
management on tho part OF the cheap" man In
m address the other day Mr. w. L. Spoon cited
two instances showing how tao counties hav.
handled tho road proposition. as follows:
bradley County. Tennessee. voted bonds
got an engineer TO go all over the county.
and put the money wher. IL ought TO have
gone. People were pleased They voted moro
bonds. property Increased wonderfully. until
now the county. by reason Of good roads. has
grown 90 be giant I'm wealth. The other In
stance was Liills,on. Ala. where the people
voted $4,000. They didn't get AN engineer
bu, listened TO the road machinery agent who
told them NIL they had 10 do waa TO round
UP tho soil and roll IL. To-day that COM
munity s Jus, much ever In the mud
and tn. roads that cost ti26 900 get up and
30 along with the wheels when they roll"
II.-WHAT To no FOR YOUR DIRT ROADS
No county anywhere ought TO be content with
ordinary dirt roads for It's main arteries Of travel
Whatever we may say about improving our com
mon dirt roads. therefore, Ia not Intended to make
any reader content 10 have simply dirt roads for
the main Highways OF his county. For all these
reads there must be sooner or later macadam or
gravel or sand-clay. Let us decide upon this aud
keep up the agitation In season aud out Of season
sntii this good result In accomplished
At the same time while working for these more
expensive methods for the big roads" let's see to
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-08-28
borhood cannot easily have good highways
whsrsvsr both matertais are svaNshls

Just one thing more about the cost OF road
making: how much does IL cost TO use the split
log drag? Well. In Maine. for years dragging
whenever the road needed It. the cost was "A lit
tie Jess than 50 a mile: in Iowa. on twenty-eight
miles, s2.40 mile. and the roads were kept like
race track: I'm Missouri. on ave-mile stretch.
81. SO mile.
Too expensive for your road. isn't IT.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-21
C.. H. & D. REcBIvERsHIP LIFTED.
Judson Harmon Relieved-Court Retains Jur-
isdiction Because of Litigation However.

Cincinnati. July No.-On order of Judge TIrt on,
in the United States Appellate Court. the receiver
ship Of the Cincinnati, Hamilton Dayton Railway
Company lifted to-day Judson Harmon. as
receiver. Is relieved from duty. but the court re-
tans jurisdiction of the property and business Of
the railway account of pending htigatio
The court approved the plan set up in the petition
asking for the dismissal of tho receiver This plan
provides for the payment of tho floating debts and
the debts incurred by tho receiver. but the court
reserves the right TO enforce payment of all out
standing receivers cortiGca tes.
Tic rton of the court to-day paves the way for
the absorption Of the road by the Baltimore &
Ohio. The petition asking for the dismissal of the
receiver says that the carrying out of the roads
proposed plan involves:
/ The execution by the road Of first and re-
funding mortgage TO secure 1 per cent nifty year
bonds. to be issued from time 10 time, for refund
ing and other corporate purposes.
.. \ general mort tgaEe, secondary 10 the fore
going, 10 secure other bonds the road. 10 he is
sued in exchange for outstanding obligations and
other purposes.
5. = supplemental first agreement 10 secure the
purchase money collateral trust ( per cent gold
notes Of the road and providing for the deposit or
first and refUndinG mortgage bonds as security tor
said notes: also agreements providing for the &c
CeptarCe of securities in lieu Of some out
standing obligations. the substitution of new col
lateral for the collateral now held and The re-
InqUiShmcnt of certain interest charges.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-21
TALLEsT LOFT BUILDING PLANNED.
To Be Built in the Residence District-other
Building Plans.

The 30 Madison Company. Of which FredNr'oN
Johnson is president. fled plans yesterday Tor 4
loft building the residence district at the or'h-
west corner Of Madison avenue and 3eth street.
which will TIE taIIest building Of the kind in the
city. It will he twenty stories high. and The esu-
mated cost Is S5G00H0. Buchanan & Fox, of No II
East seth street are the architects.
A. Baylies. as architect. has filed plans Tor
ten story loft building Nos. 161 and 165 Franklin
street and Nos / Leonard street. \ = Seen
ein is the owner. The cost will be S2oo"".
Plans were fled for eight story apartment
house on the west side Of Claremont avenue. l237
feet south Of 129d street. Z. W kins'Ha Is the
owner and Neville & Bagge are the architects The
cost will he S2a0.o00
Plans were filed for 4 seven story brick i"tt
building No. To East 45d street. De'ano y
-AIdrch tic architects. and the Pittsourg Con-
struction Company is the owner.
Plans were fled for ton story brick storage
warehouse on tho west side of Broadway. p feet
north of I3cjh street. Eue & Euell arc the archl-
tects and the T. J. McC;uire Construction Com
pany is the owner.
The Sun Construction Company fled plans Tor
six story brick tenement house. 10 occupy the en-
block the north side Of t5Sth street from St
Nicholas avenue TO Edgcconbe avenue.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-21

LRNST
nHTIJP J BOWERS & co. 1872 MARKET ST. NEW
i ark have one family houses for sale IN East OTahse
TT,WO NEW HOUSES. ROOMS AND ROOMS; ALL
t7rroysroerts poo &; Write for particulars.
\ APRAHAMS. Ber<eufeld, y J.
~-rW RRT-NsUIck y J.-GROCND HIGH AND
= levei Lots so feet front. 5000 PARKER &
"
New-York tribune., 1909-07-21
| S6,5OO,O00 DEAL MADE
RAILROADS SELL GROUND.
Harmonious improvement ct the
Grand Central assured.

The Fate Of the tao blocks extending from 18th
tc ss.h street and Lexington avenue 10 Depe"
Place was settled b. deal closed yesterday
b. the Nichols Ritter Realty and Financial Com
rany and she New York Central & Hudson River
fszIrosd COMPANY and the New York, New Haven
& Hartford Railroad Company The deal involves
q total OF ssoOacsa 10000 for the ground and
n 600 600 for two twelve story buildings TO be occu-
ri.d by the Merchants eEG Manufacturers EN-
change sn6 the Furniture Exchange Each pulId-
ing viii contain $4,000 square feet of floor space
The Furniture Exchange viii be occu%ed by the
wholesale salesrcoms of some three hundred furri-
ture dealers who have for the last eighteen years
been in the Grand Central Palace The Merchants
ana Manufacturers Exchange Is an organization
ria.,led along the same general lines the Furnl
ture Exchange. II has authorized capital stock
Of sl.eeoooo and r.iT operate the two buildings T.
p Y. Ritter o. the Nichos-Ritt company. who
closed the deal for the ground and buildings WI
Re the president OF the new exchange. and among
directors Will be George &. Smith. OF the West
snshouse companies: Alexander NJ Stewart. o.
James Stewart & Co.; Lstou J. Lewis. Of keener
Lewis. and Charles Z. Spratt cI the FURNITURE
Exchange
The new buildings will conform IN ;her style OF
architecture 70 the rev Grand Central Station
The supervising architects Of the Grand Central
viii prepare the plans and see that they are IN
harmony with the general improvements Of the big
terminal
Another railroad deal vas the leasing by the New
York, Nev Haven 4 Hartford Railroad Company
% 2loenig CO. of :lo. 5cS - Water street Tor
s-yelt-one Years. Tie plot Is l24SNSa feei ana lle
sessees will q put up loft building. winch
they viH in great part for their OWE business
KoeniE 81 Co o4-n the block front in Rutgers sup
from Water street To South street, adjoining 'ne
properly Just leased The Charles /. N"yes oo''-
nan. were tie brokers Who put through the deal
for the leased ground
Tie GoeIet estate has leased for short term the
-FOUR story dwelling house at Nc 595 Fifth avenue
e1loo feet.
Louis N. and Thomas ". Jones have so'd 40. 40
Fifth avenue. al the northwest corner o. -''i
street The ground which Il a&.4El2'bK irregular
IS nov occupied h. six story apartment mouse
TIE sellers acquired the property about six months
$50 from J. u ireland. who took II Part PaH men.
nineteen three story dwelling houses at Nc - 10
-5s West 1S5;n street
J. RerkoDitz and :. Lonsman have sold Nos S''
sn5 SO Second avenue 2 tx story apartment house
on plot S5xloo feet
William G Flanagan & %. have sold for the
t=er-nania Lie Insurance Company No SO Nes1
1ssfb street three story dwelling house. on a lot
.7s12si1 eee:. James u. Freeman vas the buyer.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-21
WORK WANTED.

YOUNG MAN. -; good permar: Quick at
figures. best references. Arthur King. Is
East nth 81.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-21
MOUNTAIN LAKE HOTEL

COOKS FALLS. NEW YORK.
4 MODEL summer home accommodates 800 newil
rebuilt and enlarged first class every way; large
airy rooms with pure running hot and cold water IL
each 80 rooms with private ha his: bcst OF sanitary
aTranEements fine location surroundings; Privat
lake. stocked with native boats free: fine
chestra al season; dancing bowling. Large illus
trated booklet on application Reasonable rates.
A
New-York tribune., 1909-07-21
BUILDING LOAN IN THE BRONX.

The Title Guarantee and Trust Company loaned
YESTERDAY $500 seven two story stock and
stone buildings. 10 he built at once by the German
Real Estate Cornpany the south side of 236th
street beginning s. feet east of Katonal avenue,
The German Real Estate Company took title TO the
property yesterday. The mortgages run sfor three
years.
J. Daub has bought from Charles Y. HALEY
through Edward Pollak plot on the west side Of
Bathgate avenue beginning 1S9 feet north Of
Wendover Mr.. paub Will build 4 four
story apartment house with stores on the plot.
Joseph Seke has sold ia Anna prucker tho
northwest corner OF Monroe avenue and 18th
street. s5x95 feet.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-21

.tiEEtrsA AND FOREIGN TEACHERS AGENCY
SECS 7ssesoi& Iesehsrs Tutors. Goverr.sses etc.
&C. ColisS-s. Schook sz6 FAMILIES. 30 -
Nh 4 T. roI.Ss r-LroS. zs Cafon seu.fa
New-York tribune., 1909-07-21
BILL HITS GEORGIA NEGRO SCHOOLS.

atlanta July c0-If bill introduced in The state
Legislature to-day becomes law the public schools
ina intaned for the education the negro in Geor
gia viii be practically abolished. The hill provides
that all appropriations for school purposes he divided
between the white and negro schools in proportion
10 the taxes paid by each This would cut the
uarro school funds - little nothing
New-York tribune., 1909-07-21
M-HARG STUDIES ELLIS ISLAND.

Speculation was rife at Ellis Island Yesterday
concerning the long visit of Assistant Secretary
NcHarg. OF the Department Of Commerce aud La
hor. the immigration station yesterday. MI
McHarg said his visit had been merely a friendly
one. and 1t had special Significance But fol-
lowing closely en- the heels of many courplai ints
concerning the detention Of immigrants. Mr. Nc
Harc's visit started rumors Of Investigations into
the rulings Of Commissioner Williams.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-21
BROOKLYN REALTY NOTES.

Driver r Bowie have sold for clients NJ. -
Clinton street, three story and basement brick
dEsllins house. and vacant plot sXlo feet on the
east side Of Hicks street. near Hamilton avenue.
Frank 4 Sesver has sold for = client 4.
Daley three lots the north side Of Sid street.
54o feet east Of Eleventh avenue. a frame cottage
viii be built the ground hv Mr. Daiey.
George L. Lovett 4 90. have sold for Annie +.
I.sne 10 Ernest r Latham 10. so Sterling Place.
a three story and basement stone dwelling house
Piot 19.2xS5NI23s fret.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-21

East Houston street near Attorney street, two
four story tenement houses on a plot 50xl0 feet'
The company also sold No SSi East Houston
street near Ridge street five story brick tene-
ment house. plot 25NS0 feet
New-York tribune., 1909-07-21
BTsINFSS CHANCES.

AN ESTABLISHED ENTERPRISE offers
an unusual opportunity TO investors
with from 81 20 souu % %NIISy ihNestod
operative plan can be returned in full In
a few days without forfeitinE the stock
held The National Home Journal. ST.
Louis Mo.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-21
THE BRONX BUILDING PLANS.
MEN RJILDINGS

NEW RilLDINfS
s5str Eatonah 4
EasSer orneT: Fre5 Hammond archec-@.- S. 800
r, so = OF 254-h -. FOR
and talf Etor- frame dwelling, SsN=S.
jr sirlf,ect. -. 5onO
Whit. Plsirs c 21Gth -; for a
scbe9den. oans-; fo1is Faik. srchiiecS.. COCO
Gleason are. n : . Castle Hill
MinG % ne-: Hoppe q T5a1be srchife~,s 400
AIrgt-es =. 80 q Of 1880 FOR four
oTncr; Noe 4 Iardsi@ieI arcsitec,s - ooo
ALTERATIONS
Inion-ort- Road s. &c u "a ~.
stoy. frame store. hall ami
o1ner: = E-Fti.ne s1c,aitest -. $40 no
Trfon az Kos 6fS and so. 10 four story
brick stores and Dwellings,. Il TS16a5 each
z-c-f-.ct ......------ 1000