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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-10-10
To Combine Libraries.

Councilman Durbin stated that
there was a movement on foot to
Combine the public school and city
libraries, and that this would bring
1920 for the support of the city
library from the school board It
would be of benefit TO the city in a
financial way, he stated, and also to
the school, in that it would give the
children the benefit of a library dur
ing every month of the year.
He also stated that the specifca-
tions of the new Carnegie library
would be completed in few days,
and that within three weeks con-
struction work would be under way.
There IS available for the erection
of the building $27,OOO, he assert
ed, and he gave it as his opinion,
that the library would not need any
more assistance before it was ready
to move into its new home. The
expenses, he asserted, were legiti-
mate, and the refund could not be
made for a better cause than the IL
brary.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-10-10
SALVATION ARMY,

CONTINUED from page iJ
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-10-10
LIBRARY MUST
NOT EXCEED ITS
PURSE LIMIT

Giving 1t as his opinion that the
city library with an appropriation of
$4,000 a year, ought to live within
its income, Mayor Lachmund, when
a petition was presented by the IL
brary board asking for a refund from
the council for expenses incurred in
moving the library, made it clear
last night that. while he would sign
warrant for the amount prayed for
in the petition, that in the future
the institution must not come before
the council for additional aid.
Asked for SI72.37.
The board asked for the refund of
$472.37. The amount, It was stated,
was incurred as extra expense in
moving the libray from the city hall
to its new quarters, ana also in ex-
ira expense for maintenance.
"This council appropriated $4,000
for the support of the library said
the mayor, while the preceding coun
Gil appropriated but ss1SOO for IT.
That is considerable of an increase,
and believe that the institution, de-
spite it's additional expenses should
live within it's means. l believe you
Indicating Councilman Durbin. who
championed the cause for the IL
brary) have been heard to advocate
a similar policy with relation to 9th
err departments of the city" the may
or sarcastically concluded, "and |
want it understood now that, while
will sign the warrant for this
amount, that the institution must
not come and ask for any more
financial assistance"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09

bly, farther down hill than tho In.
take
Where cuiverts ure necessary have
them Of ample size, and II Is euually
important to give the culvert sufficient
fall A twelve inch Culvert, twenty
four feet long with fGll CT four
inches, is better than one twice the
stzo With fall Of two inches. The
rapid flow through the culvert with
o greater fall Will keep the culvert
clean In one where the how is slug.
gish. desposits will form and soon Will
choke the flow. Be sure to leave am
ple outlet 50 the water can move
Freely after passing through the cuL
vert
La grading to make fiji do not al.
how any weeds Or sod to get into the
roadway. These will decay and make
oil kinds Of trouble It Is much bet.
ter to keep. them out in the first In
stance.
II, in making the fill, the material
must be moved six hundred feet or
ASoo, - WAiA OO aQfoAiSCSSO0S W w
this with scrapers-wheel type pre-
ferred- But Ii the material must be
moved more than that It Will be
cheaper to put 1t upon wagons Any
filing OF this nature should be made
early IN the spring, preferably as soon
as the frost is out Of the ground, 30
II Will have ample time TO compact
and settle by the summer rains and
the traffic BY proper handling dur.
ing the summer season, q fill sev.
eral feet deep can be put In shape
for the road. A AL of this kind should
be dragged with a split log drag or
its equivalent after rains in order to
keep the ellis smooth and rounded so
the water will rim OF quickly. The
main thing Is TO prevent this fill from
becoming water soaked II this is
done 1t WILL be thoroughly dried out
and In good condition before the win
ter sets In. and It can be kept COM
parattvely dry. II the tiles are kept
open at the side and water Is kept
OF the surface. IN order to do this
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09

Western editor received the fol
lowing letter:
Please send me a few copies Of
tho paper which had the obituary
and verses about the death Of my
child week or so ago. Also publish
the enclosed clipping about my
niecC's marriage. And / wish you
would mention In your local col
unns IL it don't cost anything, that
have two bull calves to sell. S..ld
me a couple Of extra copies OF the
paper this week. AS my subscrip-
ton is out, please stop my paper,
Times are too hard to waste money on
newspapers"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09
Old World Castle on the Hudson.

Washington Heights Is TO have a
castle like those of the old world
Plans are being prepared for Com
mendatore Celestino Piva, a wealthy
importer Of raw silk and a member OF
Givernaud Brothers. II Is to be erect.
cd on the high bluff overlooking the
Hudson river and the Palisades, Just
back OF the historical Arrowhead inn.
The property comprises moro than
twenty lots, being part Of the former
Mccormick tract
The castle is TO be surrounded by
Italian gardens, and the slope OF the
bluff Is to be terraced and wtndine
roads built TO reach the castle from
the boulevard. The building itself will
be three-story affair, with two look
out turrets at either end and q large
pergola at the north end Italian
Renaissance Will be the architecture
Of every detail OF the exterior and In,
terior.-New York Tribune.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09
SUGGESTIONS TO HElP THE m.
EXPERIENCED IN HIGHWAY
CONSTRUCTION.
FIRST STEP IS pRAitaGE
Get Water OF ard Away From Road
az Quickly &c PossibIe-Needs and
sod Make TroUoso--Proper Use Of
Gravel.
BY HOWARD n. GROsS

III Is not overstatirg the fact to Say
that three-fourths of the men charsed
with the responsibility of building
and repairing the roads the country
over, know very little about the sub
}ect; they have not bad the engineer.
Ing experience or even the practical
experience necessary; they have sim
ply followed their predecessors and
they DO what the fellow before them
did.
In the movement for better high
ways the first step Is q more intelli.
gent expenditure OF the time and
money appropriated for the better
ment Of the roads, TO the end that the
community shall get the most and the
best results for It's contribution. II
is common practice To do either the
wrong thing, or II perchance the right
thing is done. To DO It at the wrong
time OF the year, and the result Is
very often an expenditure Of one dol
Lar to get thirty cents worth of bene-
ht- As an instance we might cite
that Illinois is spending FIVE million
OF dollars q year upon the highways,
and those In position to know. assert
that more than half Of 1t Is wasted
by Ill timed and misdirected effort.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09
BROADWAY-WAY CASE.
The Father Of Young Broadway Com
mcnts on Case.

Editor Of Daily Item:
have been real sick for the last
two days, so much SO unui / have
been unable 10 avail myself OF the
opportunity that you kindly offered
me to make a statement through vour
columns Of that most unfortunate
affair Of Broadway and Way. / Will
say that | have no desire whatever
20 take any undue advantage of Mr..
Way, that 1 hold no malice against
him. II 1 have been correctly in
formed that Mr.. ID. l.. Ways past life.
as well as Dick Broadway's has been
far from what it should have been.
and l would much prefer that the
past life Of each one should have
been LEFT out Of the matter, and the
case tried on its own merit. ] DO
sincerely regret that Mr.. j. Fl. Scar
hOrough's statement to your reporter
has compelled me, in defence of our
case, to refer to Mr.. Ways past life
There is a number Of Clarendon citi-
zens living in this city, most Of them
could give information that would
make one conclude that the unfor-
tunate young man was not an Angel
of peace after all. AS to the evil
dence as given by the officer, 1 will
say that it sounds very much like
Mr.. Ways own statement, whether
it is or not it is evidently on his side.
for the evidence 1 have gotten con-
cernlng the case is very different
from that statement. would ask
the general public not to form an
opinion concerning the case from
that evidence for l feel sure when
all the evidence and facts on the 9TH
er side of the case are gotten togeth-
er that 1t will make the case appear
very different
l thank the editor very much for
the opportunity of this statement.
w. A. Broadway.
Sumter, Sept. Z.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09

What is true Of Illinois b true
throughout the centra, west
In order to make suggestions That
will be Of value one must assume
some typical conditions and indicate
what II is best 10 DO to improve the
roads under them
In road improvements tho first and
most important step Is drainage
Without proper drainage every effort
will fail. Water Is the only natural
enemy Of roads, and water Is q COW
ard and will run away II given a
chance. hence get the water of the
road and away from the road as
quickly as possible This may be
done either by surface or subsurface
drainage, by side ditches with ample
TALL and proper outlet to carry the
water away from the highway or by
tile. II the latter Is done nothing
less than four inch the ought to be
used and II should be very carefully
laid, and should be put on each side
of the road, particularly where the
drainage Ia most needed Pc sure
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09

~VFVto~VI WY cfI|k
the ruts must be filed as soon "a
made
When grade fs once established
the surface thereafter should never
be disturbed except the top two or
three inches in order To smooth IL
out with a road drag or harrow.
We Will assume that the fiji has
been made preparatory to putting
gravel or crushed stone upon the
highway, and thus have permanent
improvement
The following suggestions VIII be
OF benefit TO the inexperienced road
builder, who has simply farm tools to
usa
IL is not designed to suggest to The
experienced builder, having improved
road machinery to usa
Where roads are graveied It has
been very common for the farmers to
haul the gravel and dump 1t down in
q Wfnrow, and leave II TO be spread
and compacted by traffic Every
driver avoids this winrow until soft
weather cOmpels him to drive over
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09
Had Paid For Them.

Please wrap up all purchases
said the grouchy customer.
why. I've done so" replied the
grocer.
Beg pardon. but you haven't" re-
torted tho grouchy customer.
What have l left undone up?"
THAT thumb OF yours you weighed
with tho butter also the ono you
weighed with the meat. Wrap them UP
4 want them for dog meat. NatIno-
nj Monthly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09
But She BaQced One.

Mr.. Binks (after an absence)-"And
SO you shot burglar while here and
unprotected. You are a brave little
woman. What became OF him?" Mrs.
blnks-"The other burglar carried
him of Mr. Binks-"Which other
burglar" Mrs BinKs-"The one /
aimed at'-Puck.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09

that the outlet is unobstruoted II side
ditches are used, especially on a hill
slope, and have them as wide as prao-
ticable at the bottom.
Suppose the bed OF the ditch 10
twentyfour inches wide down a hill
slope. Construct so that the bottom
Of tho ditch next TO tho hill side will
DO an inch or 30 lower than the side
next TO the road. so the now will
tend 20 the hill side instead OF To the
road
Wherever It Ia necessary to carry
water across roadway, II Ii best TO
use iron or concrete pipe and carry
IL across at an angle Strong tile
will do II II Is placed a sufficient dis
tance below he surface so Il will not
be broker by the traffic. The outlet
o' N" EC'ld be considera-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09
Early Culinary Skill.

Wild Arabs still boil young lamb
or Kid In milk. Cookery has always
held high place with highly civilized
man AS the sa"'ng goes: "a man
thinks as he eat; One OF the earli.
eat references 10 great culinary skill
is where the flesh OF kid WAS pre-
pared so perfectly that 1t tasted pret,
ty much like fresh venison.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09
Sympathy.

Yes. she Is going to marry me.
proudly says the homely man.
The other cannot conceal his sur
prise.
"You?" he cries.
Yes sir. Love is blind. you
know"
AT this the other. who had fopd,y
hoped to win the lady himself. re-
marks. sententiously:
Luckily"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09

The St Matthews correspondent OF
The State says: "A serious jail de-
livery came near being effected Wed
nesday night. Three negroes occu-
pying the ground floor succeeded in
breaking the locks Of their cells and
a lock on an intermediate door. They
had begun work on the outside and
last door when their knocking aroue.
ed white prisoner who gave the
alarm. The sheriff was immediately
upon the scene and broke up their
plana
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09
The ORen Air

Get out OF the house whenever you
are able. and If you only have a little
leisure time to spend out in the open
make the surroundings indoors as
nearly as possible like the outdoors
by keeping the air fresh and the win.
dows open
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09

one OF the most laconic documents
ever recorded in the Franklin county
court house was the will OF Joseph
Brown, late of Upper Strasburg. He
wrote the Will himself and leaves ev.
erything TO his wife and the remain
der to his children. providing anything
Is left. "-Chambersburg correspond.
ence Philadelphia North American.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09
Thought They Were Gone.

The threatened revival Of the crino-
line Is ridiculed by Lady Duff Cor
don. better known as Lucille"
The fashion for 1912" she says
us anything but crinoline. The tight
skirt is to be developed to extremes
yet unheard, Of Petticoats will have
to go. There Is not scrap OF room
for them"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09
Not Perfect.

A horse dealer was showing q horse
to Q prospective buyer. After running
him back and forward for few min.
utes. he stopped and said to the buy.
er: what do you think Of his coat
Isn't he . dandyS
fhe buyer, noticing that the horse
had the heaves. replied: Yes. I Like
his coat all right, but I don't like his
pants. ."-Tit-Bits
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09

There will soon be a vacancy on the
bench in the Sth circuit. On account
Of continued feeble health. Judge
Klugh will tender his resignation be-
fore the convening Of the general
assembly. and when this became
known. the friends of prominent
lawyers are making known their
wishes with regard to a successor to
the retiring Judge. Among those
mentioned for the position Is the
Hon. w. N. Graydon of Abbeville.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09

10 you are out OF tobacco, put this
I'm your pipe and smoke Il; Chief
Justice fra II. Jones OF Lancaster will
not he a candidate for governor Of
South Carolina I'm 19t2.--spartanburg
Journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09
a Way to Sijp In

It's my opinion do millionaires
won't storm de gates O. glory. but
you'll hear many OF 'em akin some
poor soul: 'Whar Ia dat crack In de
fence what hearn folks talkin'
bout Atlanta Constitution.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09

It Hence the road made In this man.
ner requires long time and great
deal OF subsequent attention before
fairly good gravel road is the re-
suit.
Before putting down the gravel
shoulders shosld be made the width
that the gravel is to be spread, which
may b. anything from nine feet or
more. After the gravel Is dumped in
between the shoulders take an old
fashioned neld harrow and 20 back
and forth over this winrow. and with
the aid OF little hand work here and
there. have It spread over the surface
smoothly, and three or four inches
higher at the middle than at the sides
This narrowing 10 very important az
II gets the PARTICLES, composing the
material. closer together and to q
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09
Poor nuslness Methoda

Short postage on letters and adver>
Using matter sent from this country
TO Colombia Ia 40 common that a
business man in BogotA declares be
has been obliged. In q single year to
pay nearly $50 In flnes on such under.
paid mIssives
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09
Fairly Startled a Walter

A waiter gave himself the worst of
IT by 81 In making change according
TO the Chicago Evening Post The
man who paid the check saw the er,
ror and handed the bill back In the
way OF a tip. The waiter has been
bowling TO the ground before him ever
since and thinks he is some exile6
prince living here incog.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09
Variations OF the Kiss.

II Is an at Of poiiteness IN vart1
OF Germany TO kiss the hand OF q
lady, but In italy this privilege is al.
lowed only TO near relatives, while
IN Russia II is extended TO kissing the
forehead
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09

A commission has been issued 10
the Allendale Publishing company Of
Allendale. with a capital stock Of
$4,000. The petitioners are: p.
Brandon and @. A. Damon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09

IL you learn 10 write. It's In the
street you must learn. You must fro
quent the public square There you
must defend your every view and at.
utude The people and not the col.
lege Is the writer's home. Keep In
touch with your fellow maD.--Emer
son.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09
His Sea-leos Still On

Eddie. you may read" said his
teacher. And Eddie read in a high.
pitched voice: When Columbus dis.
covered America. he keeled on the
ground and gave thanks to Cod
Woman's Home COMPANION.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09
Where He Was Safe,

so you have adopted a baby TO
raise?" we asked of our friend. Well,
1t nay turn out all right, but don't
you think you are taking chances?"
"Hot chance" he answers. NO
matter how many bad traits the child
may develop. my wife can't say he In
herits any of them from no side of
the house Life
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09

AFTER All g0ne>- he complained.
people will toEln to notice what
nave done Well" his wife sadly
replied. IL they do II won't take them
long. "- Ch!ca2o Record Herald
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09
Made Himself Immune,

Mithridates. great ruler of Pontus.
gradually hardened himself against
every known poison by taking tiny
doses; that no poison could catch him
mapping
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09
True MapljreSs

He who desires right IN the face of
scorn and defeat. and tights wrons
when 1t uies TO Overpower right. is a
man aud no, Q fanatic or crank.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09
Daily Tnouaht-

You better live your best and act
your best and think your best today,
for today ie the sure preparation nur
tomorrow and all the other tomor-
rows that follow.-IAfes UseA
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09
Comfort for the Traup.

Bill Snooks (reading from fashion
peper) ITO be really we'll dressed a
mans clothes should have the appear.
ance OF having been worn once or
twico What or"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09
Our VARYING Mooda.

Our Varying MoodA
"Yes, environment does infuenc,
u.s.
How now?"
you never see q man coming out
Of church with his hat perched on the
side Of his head
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09
The important ThIno

We can understand the ease with
which a io"i AID his money are part.
ed. bot Hi.a; Nu?Zies l. Is how tho
foO' gr' t"' ICY 20 rart with
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09
True To CcnvtctJooa

II has been the plan Of my lffe 10
FOLLOW my convictions at whatever
personal coat 10 myseh.-,Jamas A
Garfield
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09
Hubby Came First!

Wife--lNe just 5ough, slch a nice
piece OF SILK for tie for yo,: n there
Is anythine lef' over. can make a
skirt for myself cut OF II -peIe Mele
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09

Rhode isisndS sman vuto
Rhode Island. says the Providence
Journal. casts . smaller vote. propor
tionatsly 30 its population, than e.
polled In any other northern state
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09

The receipts Of cotton at Newberry
for the year ended August 81. 1911.
amounted to 1925 bales-724 more
than for the preceding year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09

Send us your job work.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09

;. md us your job work.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09

send us your Job work.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-30
Eossett, and His China.

Ford NadoS Hueder tells in Mem
ories and Impressions" a story OF Ros-
setti and his china collecting. a GER
tain potter had acquired valuable set
Of Chinese tea things Of which he had
duplicates made In bis pottery. Then
he got an agent to sell the limitations
to Rosseth for large sum-
Coming to tea the next day. relates
Mr.. Huefer. .'he remarked to Rossetti.
Hello. Gabriel. where did You get those
clumsy limitations? And eventually he
sold the originals to Rossetti FOR q
figure considerably over that at which
Rossetti had bought the forgeries. at
each visit thereafter he brought one
Of the forged cups In his pocket. and
while Rossetti's back was turned sub
stituted the forgery for one Of the
genuine cups At the end Of the series
Of visits. therefore. Rossetti once more
possessed the copies and the potter the
genuine set. which he SOLD. I believe. to
NJ. Tissot.''
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-30
The iy,tea SeioW.

Those whose privilege il may be to
inspect liner or other large passenger
ship will be wise 10 leave tEeir watches
at home. says the Sheffield Telegraph.
This may sound strange. There is no
fear Of losing their watches. but they
may Gnd their watches lose. ali the
same. and very considerably too. Io
the engine room. where the electric
dynamo is at work. the al: IS 50 power
fully charged with electricity us TO
affect any watch, even when carried
II the pocket and not actually close to
the dynamo. Engineers invariably
leave their watches in their room. new
er, except by accident, carrying them
below.
An engineer wishing to demonstrate
the wondrous power Of the dynamo
held an iron hammer in his hand some
inches from it. The dynamo drew this
hammer from his hand with q clans
as a magnet would q needle. Doubt.
less many persons who have gone be-
low at some time or other have subse-
ouently wondered how their watches
have become ''deranged," ignorant Of
the fact that it was done by electricity,
which plays havoc with the delicate
mechanism of q watch.