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Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-05-19
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me!-there has never been
1hole there since.
"Preposterous! Yes
Beyond all reason! Oh, no.
Give me three minutes face to face
th any audience of good intelli-
snce and ordinary reasoning powe-
bid it will admit that any one of
hese stories is not only quite possible
hut very probable. Ask five-year-oli
lild the result of multiplying two by
ko and he answers four Ask him
multiply two and a half by two
Ind he hangs his head. Perhaps he
Hoes not know fraction when he
Fees it. And so the average man Is
buick to answer mud when you in
Yluire the result of mixing water and
Iearth. But when you ask him to de-
scribe the result that comes from mix
ing the King-Drag with the puddled
clay of the roadway he hangs his head
and stammers that he has not been
that far over in the book
The city of North Tonawanda,
New York, also had an experience, one
well worth relating here. The streets
of this city are covered with Stag,
which is a mixture of clinkers, lime
and steel, taken from the furnaces of
the steel works. The going was awful
when | was there few winters ago,
and the problem presented was a
puzzling one. The mudholes were not
as ordinary mudholes
are, with a gradual descent into their
depths. Instead, their sides were as
sheer as a precipice; to ride overNl
them was like going up and down a
marble stairway At the invitation of i
the Commercial Club | spent twenty
four hours in close investigation of |
the situation and then prescribed the |
telling the club that the
drag could do no harm. and assuring
them l was confident it would ac-
complish at least a measure of i'm.
orovement and quite probably would
prove complete remedy. One can
imagine my pleasure when, the fol
owing March, Immediately following
he first considerable thaw, Mr.. G. w.
Palmer wrote me of its success. Il
luote a portion of his letter: Two
Irags were built as per our agreement
When you were here, but owing to the
now and ice remaining there has been
10 opportunity to use them until now
'hree days ago the road was in a
cry wet, soggy condition and the
Raging began. One day and a half
as been spent on each mile and the
DAD from abelow the iron works to AL
oint just half block below the
heldon Hotel is like speedway. This
iver road over to the island has al
'ays been the worst strip in the
ity, but man just called me up from
yer there and said this is the first
me since he has been in business
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-05-19

The waterworks lakes are getting
some of the benefit of these big rains
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-05-19

Just q little more rain and = q 6GIlI
ditlohs will be IDEAL for the use OF
"a split log drag or two on the streets.
These drags do the business wherever
tried.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-05-19
be IA b the asKl but the last,

Time erald man made Inquiry Sec
rotary Sterne stated that not county
or city commissioner, road overseer
or road superintendent had called up
on him for a copy of the bulletin.
There can be but one reason An
utter Indifference as to whether or
not this simple device is used in eff
forts to benefit our streets and roads.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-05-19

evidence of the test-absolutely un.
harmed.
Here is another good one from
Iowa. 1t is told by Mr. Henry Har,
/ low mayor of Onawa, who relates his
first experience with a King-Drag in
these words: L built drag exactly
according to Mr.. Kings directions. |
finished it before noon and put it to
work at one o'clock on a single block
of our main street. The soil is gum
DO and the street was almost impas-
sable, the mud being hub-deep in
some places. At five o'clock, just four
hours after beginning to use the drag,
wagons loaded with four thousand
pounds of baled hay were being drawn
overNthe block and were making
scarcely a perceptible rut'
"And here is a whopper from Maine,
within one hundred miles of Boston
Mr.. F. P. Sanborn began his expert
ment with the drag on April %, 1906.
AT the commencement he says,
the mud was from two to eight inches
or more in depth. Within three hours
teams passed at trot without sink
ing half the depth of a hoof or bury
ing the wheel RIM
o. The most hopelessly impossible of
these stories has been reserved for
the close of the series. 1t tells of an
incident in my own experience and is
as highly improbable at first glance
ks any l know
When road dragging was young a
lew of us would take turns in occa-
ionally riding our drags clear to town.
was halted on one of these trips,
Just at the city limits, by a huge
pudhole. This mudhole reached from
pc fence to the other and the fences
pre- forty feet apart. My hesitation
S. caused by the fear that l would
my feet wet, for surely the hole
deep and wide and ugly. Taking
age l drove through. Now l was
enough of a boy that l was
bus to know what had happened.
stopped to take survey of the
lie. The view presented so i'm
SSed me that 1 turned my team.
through again. The mud
(now between me and town,
He'd for a third trip; and, CT
return toward home even
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-05-19

The comet never tickled us.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-05-19
The Comet.

If you buy a bottle of Melburn's
Misery Mover the comet won't hurt
you.
Try NJ. NJ. NJ. for corns, sore and
tender feet. You will like it, once
you try it.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-05-19

Mr.. D. Ward King, originator of fhe
split log drag, writes an article which
is published in the Saturday Evening
Post of May the 18th that the, Herhld
especially commends to the city com
missioners for careful perusal, if
they are indeed interested in gdod
streets for this good old town. Het
them read it, and then answer. If tley
dare, without further investigator,
that there is nothing to be accom-
plished through the use Of this simple,
yet effective, device. x
Hear this experts testimony
"To overturn moss-grown customs,
to change the highway legislation of
states, to revolutionize the road-mak-
ing methods of the nation, to- arrest
the attention of the road makers Of a
continent, to improve the common
earth roads to an unreasonable de-
gree and at the same time save mil
lions of dollars by reducing roadbuiId-
ing expenses; this is the province of
the simple, cheap, uncouth but eff
cient King-Drag. Little did / suspect
when first, 1 rode a drag down the
highway that such claims would ever
be made.
'The initial trip was taken in
spring of 1896, and the result was
pleasing and satisfactory that
work has never Jagged from then
now. The effect on the road was
The passage of the
wrought wonderful change. WI
as the road had been very TO
with two deep ruts in evidences
the drag had been used. it was
paratively smooth, and the rutss N
before dragging stuck out like
were rendered unobtrii
and unobstructive. Before, none
the hardest adventurer dared
out of the beaten track; afterN
there was no need to choose a
for all the surface was smoother
The best portion had been.
t'The stories told about the
Drag and its work are preposter
hey are unreasonable and absurd;
yet they are absolutely true
,SlS no ono to halieya fo1. srrr{,,1
object in telling them is to shoa
public into giving the new sys
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-05-19

Iowa. In Ceda.f w. q!
riding in spring wagon on a d.
road drove out to one side to I
four-horse wagon load of log
by him. The loaded logs we
rily on their way. but the
wagon had to be dug out VII
spade.
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1926 4O4 IL Main Street.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-23
LEAGUE HEEHS
Biennial Convention to Be Held in
New York June %.
ROOSEVELT TO MAKE ADDRESS
E~x-President VIII Deliver Only
Political speech OF Campaign
at SessiOn-Burkett's
Forestry Bill.
CFr6m a staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, April 22-The biennial
convention OF the National Republican
league will be held In New York city be-
ginning Tuesday. June Is, next. Under the
constitution OF the league each state is en-
titled to six delegates at large and four
delegates from each congressional district
where league clubs are organized. Each
state league and local club will elect dele
gates at once and report to the headquar-
ters Of the National Republican league at
Washington, ID. c., not later than June Is
names and addresses OF delegates so
elected.
Ex-President Roosevelt has promised to
make a speech before the league at It's
opening, June Is. the only political speech
he will make during the campaign.
Senator Burkett today introduced a bill
to promote the science and practice OF for
estry by the establishment at Nebraska
City Of a Morton Institution Of Agriculture
and oFrestry'' as a memorial to the late
]. Serling Morton, former secretary of
agriculture.
Today being Arbor day. the bill was most
timely and the senator's remarks on In
PRODUCING the bill we're listened to with
interest Of both senate and galleries.
Frank Salmon Of Stanton. f. A. ThorI
OF Grand Island. Neb. Jake Ettensen, jr.
OF Dubuque; f. Z. Butler Of Iowa City
Stanley o. Cajka Of East Cedar Rapids
VIII H Kelsey OF Belle PLANE. e. N
Eckenberry OF Green. Ia Roy A. Woods
Of Ellington, Lester r.. Ottleeff Of Sloul
Falls and C.. w. Davis of Highmore. S
D., a been appointed railway mai
clerks.
The secretary OF the interior has az
nfmed the decision Of the commissioner
office in the case OF Charles L. McCulloI
against F. B. Baird in holding for can
collation. the homestead entry Of the latte
In the Alliance land district.
Postmasters appointed are as follows:
Nebraska-Rosevale, Garfield county
Thomas c. Conner vice M. Obert, re
signed.
1ows-McCausland, Scott county, Alpha
retta CARRIER, vice H. CARRIER, deceased.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-23
Comet rises Saturday at si7s.
Comet rises Sunday &c 3;34.
The Weather

FOR NEBRASKA-Fair; warmer.
FOR 1OWA-Fairi warmer.
tTemperature at Omaha yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-23

Or. Cahul Is Acquitted.
ROCKY MOUNT, Va. April 22-After
ten minutes elaboration this morning the
jury returned a verdict Of not guilty In
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-23

Il am here to tell the facts. 1 don't as
sumo any responsibility, although some Of
the newspapers seem to take it that way"
Attorney Pepper questioned Mr.. Finney
at length regarding conservation measures
pending before congress, with the avowed
purpose of bringing out his connection
with the bills introduced at his request.
This line Of examination led to a discus
sion among members Of the committee re-
garding the provisions of the various bills.
Il viii have all the bills printed inter
,jscted Chairman Nelsens II will take
1sofe ink, but wiz save time here.s
Attorney sBrandeis. counsel for l.. r.
CLAWS and others, then resumed cross
examination of he witness which he be-
gan last Saturday. Mr.. Finney a prom
lied the attorney to examine the attorney
generals summary Of the CLAWS charges
IN an effort to locate evidence which would
Justify the attorney generals statement
that mo steps had been taken by CLAWS
to prosecute Alaskan claimants before the
statute of limitations had EXPIRED, Today
Mr.. Brandeis asked the witness to point
out anything in the record which he
thought justified the statement.
OImsted Urges Haste.
Before the witness could reply, Repre-
sentative olmsted. one. Of the republican
members, objected to the attorney CON
Stunning so much time in examination,
which he believed could not possibly assist
the committee In arriving at a decision,
He referred to a newspaper cartoon, ir
which members OF the COMMITTEES were
represented as old and long-whiskered mer
entering the hearing chamber in 1850, He
said it represented the popular impression
that the investigation was dragging and
the attorneys were making it 50 by asking
witnesses their opinion OF the meaning o.
matter in the record which It was the duty
OF committees to ascertain for themselves
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-23
Leave Your Money at
HOme-ThiS Means
What It Says

DR.. Branaman co. will give their reg
ular treatment (value So for one month
to all sufferers from Catarrh, Asthma,
Deafness, Head Noises. and all chronic
diseases.
DR.. Branaman Co. have been treating
chronic diseases for "a years in Omaha
and Nebraska. We know what we can do,
but you may not. You want to get we'll
and we believe we can cure you. What
you are interested in is a doctor who has
faith in his own works. You have been
the one to take all the risk in seeking
health. now, we want you to investigate
our treatment, and to prove its merits
we are going to give a full month Med
ioins and treatment Free to all who call
or write before April goth. Remember
this, II we were offering YOU a cheap
or worthless treatment free, we could
never hope to benefit by 1t. Eou viii ret
the best we have and that Is backed by
"a years Of experience in treating catarrh.
deafness and head noises. asthma and all
chronic diseases.
Leave your money ut home n cali
ct once. This means what IL says, G
months treatment and medicine free
Bring this ad with you.
Oh. nRArgA16AN CO.,
suite &c, Continental !Blook, oman
Sd Floor, over Derg ClothtnT 90.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-23

MAN is as old
"A as his clothes
make him feel. A
rusty ha d a
shabby suit will
handicap any man,
while a neat, toppy clothes
outfit will reiuvenate him,
strengthen his self respect and
enable him to look the world
squarely in the face.
A Bourke twenty-five en-
bodies the best it is possible
to put into clothes at $500,
and is an investment that will
pay you big returns in clothes
satisfaction. "A
We would like to sell you your
clothes this season. Drop in and
talk 1t over.
Spring Suits, SIS 70 $40
Raincoats and overcoats, SIS to $40
The Bourke Preferred--that's our
SO hat, has unusual quality for
that price.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-23
Men Backing Drake
Busy on Endowment
Plans for College
Systematic Campaign Being Con-
Quoted to Put Medical School
on Substantial Basis.
(From q staff Correspondent.)

DIES MONIES, Ia. April 22.-CSpecial
Telegram)--A systematic campaign now
being conducted in Des Molnes to raise
an endowment Of $4,000 to back Drake
medical school has now reached about one-
third OF the amount needed. IL has be-
come known that unless this money is
raised the school will be, abandoned. os-
tensibly because OF higher standards that
are demanded for such schools. The man
ayers believe that the fund will be raised.
Another new electrl line was opened in
Iowa today when the interurban from Cen
terville TO Mystic was opened. The 100
men who guaranteed the funds we're guests
Of the company and we're entertained. The
line runs from Centerville to a mining
town and will be largely used in the coal
trade. II Is seven miles long.
Iowa mine operators won two conces-
sions in negotiating with the mine work.
ers today. The demand OF the miners for
double pay for returning of rooms was re-
fused and finally left at t6S2. Brushing
width shall not exceed five feet, accord
ing to an amendment to the brushing
clause. The price for this work was in
creased from sx to 6 cents an inch. The
wage for loading and unloading slate was
increased from II to IS cents a car.
Legislative Investigation.
John b. Sullivan. member Of the Iowa
house, who will be elected to the state
senate from this county, in an interview
today said that he will nuoduce in the
legislature a resolution calling for a full
investigation OF the scandals in connection
with the management of the state school
for girls at Mitchellville and the change
in personnel of the Board Of Control. He
points out that NOW we are in a politi-
cal campaign and the matter has plainly
become political we cannot expect any faii
investigation; also that the superintendent
the governor and the board are all inter
ested parties and ought rot TO make thu
investigation that win satisfy the public
1t il. regarded as probable that there viii
be an investigation and startling fact'
will be brought out as to the change II
management and the reasons therefore.
Drops Dead tn Bank.
While filling out a deposit slip at tn,
counter Of the Citizens National bank
william Heaysman, for years steward o
the Elks' club, dropped dead about
o'clock this afternoon.
Carroll Opens lHeadQuarters.
Governor Carroll has opened headquarter
In the city and placed the same in charg,
OF J.SH, Henderson Of Indianola and J. r
Long of Osceola for MANAGEMENT. Hender
son is head Of the Odd Fellows Of Iowa an
prominent in the movement for constltu
tional prohibition. Long is a candidate 70
the position Of state printer and is .edito
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-23
General BelI says Good-Bye.

WASHINGTON. April 22.-Major General
J. Franklin Bell completed his term Of duty
as chief Of staff OF the army at noon to-
day and took official leave Of all OF his
associates. Major General Leonard Wood
succeeds General Bell as chief of staff.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-23
DEATH RECORD

IOWA FALLS. April ~22.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-L. Q. Bliss, a pioneer merchant of
this city and representative from the
county in the Fourteenth general assem-
bly,, died here this morning. He came to
Iowa Falls in 1854. Mr.. Bliss was born
in cayaga county. New York, eIghty-four
years ago. Mrs. Bliss died several years
ago. Three children survive him,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-23

concerns we're ordered to bring their books
within the state OF New Jersey for the
purpose Of examination by the Hudson
county grand jury.
Prosecutor Pierre P. Garven OF Hudson
county is desireus Of having the grand
Jury Of Hudson county examine the books
Of the packing concerns in connection with
prosecutions he has brought against them
for alleged conspiracy to maintain high
prices Of meat.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-23
CHICAGO IN DARKNESS,
PEOPLE FEAR THE COMET
city Under PAN DurinE Day, but
Rain, wind and smoke
blamed.

CHICAGO, April ~22-sudden darkness
descending over this city today created
consternation among the more ignorant,
who attributed the phenomenon 20 Halley's
comet. The weather department, answes-
ing scores OF calls, explained hat the
darKhess was caused by a combination Of
rain, wind and smoke,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-23

Bee want Ads Are business Boosters.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-23
Packers Must
Produce Books
New Jersey Supreme Court Upholds
Contention Of Prosecutor
Garven.

TRENTON. N. J.. ~AprIl~27@The state
supreme court this afternoon rendered an
opinion affirming the decision OF Supreme
Court Justice swayze in which the National
Packing company and other beef packing
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-23

Of the osceola sentinel. Work IL already
under way and petitions have been secured
for tho governors nomination on the
ballot.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-23

the case OF Dr. ]. s. Cabin, the wealthy
dentist. who was charged with numbering
Robert Smithers.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-12-02
Farm Engineering Expert
Will Open Classes.

Prof. l.. c. Aicher, graduate OF the
Kansas State Agricultural College
and expert in Farm Machinery, has
arrived IN Moscow to take charge OF
the new work in Farm Engineering
recently established in connection
with the University of Idaho, and
announces that he will be prepared
to receive students and handle class
es Monday, December 5. Special
classes will be started at this time
and the work will be given regularly
in the second term of the School of
Practical Agriculture, beginning Jan
uary 8, 1910.
Beginning next Monday Prot.
Aicher will start special class in
elementary machinery, and an ad-
vanced class will be conducted If a
sufficient number applies. These
courses will be open to the students
regularly enrolled in the four year
courses and in the School of Practi-
cal Agriculture. Young men desiring
this work, who are not now enrolled
at the University, may obtain it by
registering as students OF the School
OF Practical Agriculture.
The large Farm Machinery build
ing near the business section of Mos
COW has been prepared for handling
classes. Two carloads of machinery
are already installed for demonstra-
ton and student use, and more will
be added as the work progresses.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-12-02
Christmas Shopping in our

Every town has periods when
things are better. when stocks show
more variety and when a harder
effort is made to please the patrons.
and in the language of our famous
poet Dooley, "This is wan OF 'em''
In Kendrick.
The Gazette therefore calls atten-
ton OF it's readers to the unusual ad-
vantages in the way of fall buying
and Christmas shopping which may
be CLEANED from it's pages in this is.
sue and from a survey OF the win.
dOws of the various stores.
Look over the advertisements in
the Gazette and walk through our
stores and note the variety and
prices OF the holiday goods. They
will make the children's mouth
water. the mothers heart glad and
the fathers pocketbook open wide
for the variety is large, the quality
good and the price low.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-12-02
Boy Lost and Found
on Dicks Creek

Considerable excitement was Oc-
casiOned here Saturday by the report
that a boy was lost in the woods in
the Dent country.
A number of citizens from here and
the surrounding country formed a
posse and over one hundred strong
started to scour the woods in the
vicinity of Cameron meadows.
The lad, about l6 years old, con OF
Mr.. Ferguson, was found standing
up against Il tree, somewhat dopey,
but with considerable vitality. He
had been out three days and two
nights, had Travelled about four
miles, coming out on the road and
then returning to the woods, and
was found on Dicks creek in basin
at the head of which he had appar.
emily been circling.
At last reports he was in bed anG
resting easy.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-12-02
STATE OF ONO. CITY OF TOLEDO. | .

LUCAS COUNTY. fss.
FRANK ]. CHENEY makes oath that he is senior
partner OF the firm Of F. J. CHENEY & Co.. doing
business In the City of Toledo. County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY
. sworn TO before me and subscribed in my presence.
this 9Th day of December. A. D.. 1856.
49,, A. w. GLEASON.
SEAL NOTARY PUBLIC.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally ard acts
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. Send for testimonials free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-12-02
Church Services
PRESBYTERIAN

10 am, Bible or Sunday School.
IL am, Preaching. Subject, 1.-The
Ministry OF Intercession" or 1.-The
the Worth. OF Prayer for Others"
z. pm. Christian Endeavor, Leader.
Lynn Durbin. Subject, Worth
While Lives. Conservation meet.
ing and roll call. All respond,
500 p. M, Preaching. Subject
"Horses and Chariot of Fire" OF
1.-The Nearness of the Unseen"
A cordial welcome always extended
to ALL
ARCHIBALD DURRIE. Pastor.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-12-02

Many persons find themselves at
tected with a persistent cough after an
attack of influenza. AS this cough
can be promptly cured by the use of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, it
should not be allowed to run on until
it becomes troublesome. Sold by all
dealers.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-12-02

This is hardly the time of year
to fish, but don't you think
the boy would be looking for
ward to spring if on Christmas
morning he should find a nice
bamboo rod in his stocking.