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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-01
"Pomander Walkv

mad rush of life do not yearn for g glimpse of the country, which spells peace and contentment. And when thai glimpse is set back 100 years and the scene laid in a perfect rural spot along the banks of the Thames, the vision oi quiet is complete
 It may be that this accounts in meas ure for the charm of Louis Parker's new play, "Pomander Walk" which recently had its premier at Wallack's theatre. Al any rate, the piece has charm and plenty of 1t. As a play it is unique. There are no plots or villains to worry about, and it is entirely devoid of so-called thrills
 Instead we have a row of six red brick houses along the Thames where dwell the quaint characters of the little play. Everybody living in Pomander walk has retired, excepting those who are begin ming to go forth into the world. These latter fall in love, and those among their elders who are not already paired fall In love, too, and after simple trials and sor- rows they marry and live happily ever after.
 Admiral Sir Peter Is a sweet and stormy officer, who gets into your heart at once by the strength and suddenness of his choler and the glory of his laughter. Je- rome Brooke-Hoskyn, Esq, is no end of a swell. He is really a retired butler, who goes to the city three of four times week to serve as paid toastmaster at great banquets. But Pomander walk does not know this fearsome truth. The walk is impressed by Brooke-Hoskyn and his tales of the mighty. And the walk shall never know. There is a pair of young lovers, 10 say nothing of pair of middle aged. There is a lone fisherman. Did MT. Parker ever hear of Maffitt' S? How many who see "Pomander Walk" will remem- Der Maffitt? Well, there is a precious lot of carefully thought out and nicely
 worked out business of the play which adds at once to the romance and reality | Of the whole affair. You never get ex- cited, you never roar, nor are you moved | to tears. But from first to last you are
 pleased, or nothing on this earth car please you.
 The poetic imagination of this dramti | ist has already been revealed in his l Rosemary" but it reaches far greater | heights in his new work.
 | The cast is all that could be desired and is entirely English. As the gruff old admiral, MT. George Giddens deserves special mention His is one of the best performances that has graced our stage in many day.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-12-28
Salt as a Dust LAYER.

AS a general rule the roads in and
around French towns are tarred at the
commencement of the summer in order
to abate the dust nuisance. 1t has,
however, been found that tar. although
excellent in the case Of macadamized
roads, is of little or no value where
car lines exist and paved street cross
ings intersect the roads in every direc-
ton, as tarring cannot be carried out
on stones.
The authorities, basing their action
on the we'll known hygrometrical prop
critics Of common salt. have made a
test Of its value in laying the dust
Twenty yards of roadway have been
sprinkled literally with salt and then
watered freely. If the results are sat-
isfactory. salt will be used throughout
the town of Havre, it being impossible
to tar the majority Of the streets, as
they are paved with rough stone
blocks.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-12-28
Road Building Experiments.

Experiments are being continued by
the Office of public roads of the depart
ment of agriculture to determine the
best form OF binder to use for ROAD
surfacing, preserving the road and lay
ing the dust Many of these expert
ments were carried out last year In CO.
operation with Cornell university
Tar. oil and oil asphalt preparations
have been used. and one road has been
surfaced with the new oil concrete
that has been developed by the depart
ment The roads as Il rule have STOOD
up we'll to average heavy traffic. but II
is still too soon to give final verdict
on the several materials used.
The department says that ii the sew
.ral states would improve even ~ per
.ent of their roads the saving In trans
,ortation charges and the enhance
nent Of real estate values would
mount to from half billion to a bill
ion dollars annually.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-12-28
OILING PARK ROADS.
Methods of Application Employed In
Kansas City.

Kansas City.
The method Of applying oil to the
park roads in Kansas City, Mo-. is
said by superintendent Dunn to be &C.
complished by the use Of ordinary
water sprinkIing wagons in the follow
ing way. The wagons are adapted to
this service by attaching tin trough
six inches wide and six inches deep
and long enough to inclose the dis
charge valves. this trough being per-
forated with three-quarter inch holes
about one and half inches apart. The
oil Is allowed to flow into this through
the valves and is evenly distributed
over the road through the holes.
Previous to oiling, the macadam
streets are swept and the oil is ap-
piled rather lightly and Is covered with
loose sweepings from the street to
prevent. as far as possible. the objec-
tionable features of oiling. Applying
the oil by this process is dirty work
and Inconvenience the public for a
short time while the road is being
treated
10 MINIMIZE the latter the Depart
ment barbados the section to be treat
ed. combining this to one side Of the
street at time, placing the sign
Fresh Oil" on the barricade. Super
intendent Dunn gives the following as
the cost of this treatment: Total area
oiled. 7SO.O66 square yards; total num-
Der Of gallons used. 213.4S5: cost Of oil
per gallon at distributing tank,
S0.O2171; total cost Of oil used. 81. 635.-
SO; total cost of applying the same
labor. teams and DUST, $7,372.57;
annual cost Of oil per square yard.
$0.0O592; the annual cost Of applying
the same per square yard, $0OO942;
total cost of oiling pavement per square
yard. $OO1534.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-12-28

BUT NEEDING DRAGGING.
ut certain times that it is desirable that
very interested citizen should know
something about the location, con-
Struction. drainage and maintenance
IF earth roads. and under the term
Earth roads are included those with an
ldmixture Of sand and clay.
Everything connected with the con-
>truction, use and maintenance or
roads was in times past before the
introduction of railways the subject
IF exact observations and experiments,
many and varied in character. On
his account old engineering works
hat treat Of roadmaking are excellent
eading today. This is true not only
If the construction but of the need OF
better legiSla ton
1t is held that many Of the evils as
O bad common roads that we suffer
from at the present time are inherited
from the Anticipated legislation OF the
!jast.
Now that we have the results of a
great number of years Of experience
in older countries. it seems that there
is little to invent but much to learn
in this branch Of construction.
Yet there have been improvements
in roadmaking and especially in road
making machinery and tools. notably
he stone crusher and the steam roller.
1t must be acknowledged that con-
,iitions In this country are in many re-
spects different from those that obtain
in the older and more thickly settled
countries of the old world. Neverthe-
less the fundamental principles OF
good road construction are the same
everywhere. and once they are under
stood can hardly be forgotten.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-12-28
MILLIONS LOST ANNUALLY
IN GOOD ROADS WORK
Through Inadequate Methods of Con.
struction and Maintenance.

That the United States suffers d.
rect loss of $4O.OOO,OOO annually on
account of incorrect and inadequate
methods in the construction, ma1nte-
nance and administration Of public
roads is the assertion of l.. W. Page.
director of the United States Office OF
public roads and president OF the new
American Association For Highway
Improvement.
This enormous loss Is nothing COM
pared with the indirect loss through
excessive cost of transportation, which
is caused by the burden which bad
roads impose upon the farmers and
others who use the highways, and this
amount, according to Mr., Pages re-
port, reaches the impressive total OF
$25O,OOO,OOO every year.
The American farmer Is paying two
or three times as much to get his prod
ucts to market as the man who t1lls
the ground In Europe, and this added
cost of transportation is known to be
an important factor in the high cost
Of living problem. France Is said to
use her fine system Of roads just one
and one-third times as much as her
railroads for transportation, whereas
in this country the public roads are
so poorly maintained and administered
as a whole that the highways carry
only between one-third and one-fourth
as much produce as the railroads. Road
experts say conditions here and abroad
are almost exactly reversed. due en-
tirely to bad roads.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-12-28

you see, as you were in the chair just
had to take you with me-"
After what seemed a long time the
chair came to a tall white building
that looked as If it might have been
built Of great blocks of loaf sugar. 1t
stood on top Of a snow covered hill.
A cunning little brownie in buttons
and red and green uniform like holly
opened the door for them.
Mrs. Santa Claus says for you to
please step right upstairs. They're ex-
pecting you," said, the brownie.
When they reached the second floor
a hearty voice called out, "Step right
I'M" and another voice said: 'Now, be
calm, Santa! You know. my dear, that
you must not excite yourself"
In the center Of the room stood huge
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-12-28
THE CONSTRUCTION AND
MAINTE FINANCE OF DIRT ROADS
The Fundamentals Must Be Mas4ar.a
First. Says Major Thomas.

The desirab ility OF good roads needs
In this day no extended advocacy. saws
Major K. q. Thomas in Good Roads
Their desirability. if not their neces-
sity. is generally acknowledged The
agitation of the subject during recent
years has called forth from various
sources full and convincing exposi-
tons of the advantages OF good roads
to the citizen. to the state and TO the
nation.
l shall therefore proceed at once to
my Immediate subject. Earth Roads
Construction and Maintenance
In regard to good roads. as to most
good things, there are obviously de-
grees of excellence.
While 1t is to be hoped that the
roads over which there is heavy traf
fic in the vicinity of the cities and
towns of the state will be macadam-
lied. graveled or otherwise improved
in the not distant future. 1t is evident
Dhat in the main the public roads Of
The state must OF necessity be COM
posed of earth for many years to come
Such being the case. it is fortunate
that under favorable conditions, when
we'll drained and free from ruts. the
earth road is the most satisfactory
for pleasure and for light traffic.
The statement that an earth road Is
a Onn6 nd ~ 6
Kept we'll drained and free from ruts
reminds one writer Of an old saying
that a certain bronze eagle in Salt
Lake City flies down to get a drink
every time it hears the town clock
strike" The writer holds that the
statements are true In both cases. but
the conditions are equally impossible
Of fulfllment. No. the claim is not
made that under all conditions the
earth road is as good as any other type
Of road. 1t is held that with proper
construction and maintenance the
Earth road is good road, and it may
serve community we'll until the in
'rease of traffic makes a more unyield-
ing surface imperatively necessary.
1t is to be- remembered that when
the time comes to build a macadam or
pther pavement it will have to be built
Upon an earth bed. so that much of the
work of making an earth road may be
utilized in the future when it becomes
necessary and practicable to have a
t.aved surface to the road The con-
'lition of the common roads is so bad
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-12-28

Santa must stay
in bed for a month. He's sprained his
ankle
"Monkeying with that new flying
machine young Chris coaxed me to buy
in place of the reindeer" grumbled
Santa. plague take it, | never had
any trouble like this when l depend
ed on Thunder and Bitten and the
rest of my dear old team
well, Marjorie" said Mrs. Santa,
I'VE thought you might be willing to
take the gifts around for Mr. Santa
this Christmas, seeing that he can't
go himself. l don't want to let Chris
go up in that horrid-I mean we-um-
can't spare Christopher at present.
thought you might enjoy a ride in fly
ing machine, With couple of brown
les to run down the chimneys with
the toys you can manage very we'll
The brownies do finely with some one
to look after them. but they don't do
to send out alone
"Wife. l don't like this idea Of the
flying machine Why can't Marjorie
take out the reindeer? Maybe they
are not so fast but they are quite
safe"
Every well; I'll ring for the reindeer"
agreed Mrs. Santa. touching a bell.
Buttons came hurrying into the room.
Harness the Christmas reindeer to
the biggest sleigh and have all the
toys put In it. This young lady will
take them out for Santa Claus this
Christmas"
Buttons looked disnnayed. I'm sor-
~, ma'am, but it's too late. Young
Mr.. Christopher, ma am, had them TOYS
all loaded into the new flying machine
and he's just started off with them
himself"
Mrs. Santa shrieked and tainted
Santa Claus jumped up and yelled, all
the little brownies came rushing In
and there was such confusion that
Marjorie never could remember how
she got away. but the next thing she
knew she was opening her eyes In the
big chair In the corner with Annabel
clasped In her arm and mother say
ing:
Come, dear; it's time to go to bed
Santa Claus viii be around pretty
soon"
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-12-28
Subscribe For Minnesota Road.

A petition for state aid is being cir
culated at Bemidji. Mimi, in con-
sruct1ng a driveway around Lake
Bemidji, distance of fifteen miles,
and including bridge across the
Mississippi river. The residents Of
the locality are also being canvassed
for subscriptions, and most of the
amount required is reported to have
been secured
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-12-28
GOOD ROAD MAXlMS.
Good roads are civilizers
Good roads are educators.

OoN AOdOo "a Z COuCdlOES.
Good roads pay for themselves.
Good roads mean additional
profits for the farmer and cheap
er products for the consumer.
Good roads enhance the value
OF everything they touch and
bring good returns to everything
that travel them.
Good roads are promoters of
good health.
Good roads will convert
sWamps into homesteads.
Good roads double the value of
adjacent farms.
Good roads are the milestones
OF civilization.
Good roads bind people togeth-
er in industry, intelligence and
patriotism.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-12-28

W b j t e bed. In
the bed lay Santa
Claus with COW
ers to his chin.
Mrs. Santa was
bending over him
with a cup and
spoon.
Its his medi-
cine tinne," she
said, nodding to
the doll and Mar
jorie. S a n t a
made a very wry
face.
After the medi-
cine was d o W n
Mrs. Santa turn
ed to the new
Corners and said :
We've bee q
waiting for you.
The doctor says
Sn40 -0-~% -4o-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-17
Trustees Sale,

Nhrrca, Mrs. Mice II"nrdict. by her -rr
tain deed Of trust dated IA" second day 10
July lHN ANA recorded in the Recorder ,
ono" ~ - Francois county, Missouri, In
book - AT pae" ill, conveyed too. ". Gov
lngton as trustee the following described
county OF i, Francois ana state ~ NJ.
souri,. to wit
Al of lcaschold right with all Improve
ment, on lot number on" ~. block number
eleven ~, as shown on n map ot the Craw-
lew ihrm building ground east ~ Fiat
RIVER, more iully described On private plat
IN the ofiiCr OF the liOnno rcurc Farming
ana earn" Co. Nonno TrrT" Mo.
Which said conveyance was made IN trust
10 sornrc the payment ~ "A certain prnmls
DRY note In said decd Of trust described
ana whereas by the terms OF said deed OF
trust SAID not" Is pas due ami remain,
unpaid ana whereas the said e. " Gov
lngtpn, trustee, refuses to act, now, there.
forc, In conformity with the provisions Of
said decd Of trust, AMI AT the request OF the
legal holder OF SAID note, !. the undersigned
~heriT oi St Francois county. win, on
FRIDAY. AUGUST Il. 1911.
between the hours OF nine o clock In the
forenoon ana I'VE q clock In the afternoon
~ that day, AT tile south front door OF the
court house, IN the city OF Pennington, in
said - Francois county, Missouri sell AZ
cash, all the oasehold right with improve.
mcnts OF the said Mrs Alice BENEDICT pf
IN and 70 the foregoing described rusl -.
tnte. 10 satisfy said note ana the cost of *
Hcui!ng this trust,
wM. LONDON. sheriff
- Francois county
July %. i,Ii
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-17
BUSINESS COLLEGE NOTES

several prospective students have
called at tn" College Office durin.
III" past week Others expecting IN
take M the work this fall are in.
yitrd to call and talk over matter.
In order that everything NAV be-
fully understood.
Prof. J. T.. Gussett. who had
charge of til" shorthand department
last year, has been reimployed for
IN" coming scholastic term
Miss Ruby Gibbs, who has been
doing Stenographic work in st. Louis.
during the past few months, has re-.
turned nom" tor short vacation
Miss Gibbs called at the College Of
ice and reported that she hud met
with special success, and was de-.
lighted with her prospects for adj.
vanccment in 81. Louis.
Miss Joyce Hughes. who recently
graduated in the shorthand depart.
m"nt went to st Louis this week to
S"cur" = St"nographic position.
Mcssr.. Perry Thurman and Olla
Freeman are getting some good ax-
periencs in President Moothart's Of.
flee, preparatory to accepting ,trnog.
raphic work in ST. Louis or else
where.
Citizens of Pennington who are in
II position to accumulate Business
College students by way Of boarding
or roomlng, should notify President
Monthart in the near future.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-17
Sherift's Sale

~ virtue of a transcript execution ,,ps.
clal u. 70 mechanics lienl issued from the
ONCE Of the Clerk OF the Circuit Court OF 1t
Francois county. Missouri. dated the gd DAY
OF August, 1911, ana made rpturnable to the
August term OF said court for 1911, to the
sherin OF st. Francois county directed ana
10 me delivered, In fuyor OF oscar Snelson
aud against George G. Nimms, I have seized
dhd levied upon all the right. title. claim
interest ana estate 81 the said George {
~linms, Of, In ana to the following described
real estate, situate. lying and being IN the
county " -. Francois ana state OF Nilsson.
ri, to-wit
The surface right to all that portion Of
southeast quarter Of section II, township
thlrty SIX l56l north, rang" four 10 east
described as follows. tO.wit beginning ut
the northeast corner OF tract OF land
heretofore conveyed to william G.. Cren.
shaw by william { Reese and Lem
l~A, ana recorded In book NJ at page as OF
the land records oi II. Francois county
Missouri, ana running southwark along the
east boundary line of said tract for one
hundred and seventy two feet, more or
less. to the southeast corner OF said Reese
tract theme" running along the south
boundary line OF said Reese tract seventy
two feet In westeTl" direction. thence
from this point IN said south boundary line
OF said Reese tract In northerly direction
ana parallel Ia the east boundary line u
said Reese trnCt tor one hundred and soy
rnil feet more or less, 10 u point IN the
northern boundary line OF said Reese tract.
thence rdsiWlThlN along the northern
boundary Inc 81 Salh Reese tract seventy.
hEr t""t 10 IL" rluC" OF beginning, and
VII, on
FRIDAY, AUGUST Is. luI,
between the hours OF nine O'Clock IN the
forenoon ana I'VE O'Clock In the afternoon
NJ that DAY, At the south front door Of the
court house, In the city OF Pennington. IN
SAIL II. Francois county, Missouri, ana
a hp
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-17
Trustees Sale.

Nhrrul, Elizabeth VI. Gpvcreau, by beer
certain deed ct trust, dated the 9Th day Ut
December lH0i, ana recorded In the Record
cr'S ONCE Of - Francois county. Missouri .
IN book - at pag" 2il, conveyed 10 tine un
dtrsigncu trustee the following described
real estate, situate. lying ana being IN IN"
county Of =. Francois ana state ~ Nilsson
ri, tO'wit
Lot six oi Iang's second NdtItlon 20
Pennington, Missouri
which said conveyance was mad" m trust
to secure the payment OF a certain prCmis.
sorry not" IN said deed OF trust described .
ana whereas, 10y the terms Oi said deed pf
trust snld note Is past du" and remain, un-
paid, now, therefore, IN conformity win
III" provisions pf said deed OF trust and ar
the request pf the legal holder OF SAID note.
!. the Undersigned trustee, viii on
~Arl RpAY, >ErIEMGERg, laiI
at the south front door OF the Court House
IN IN" city OF Pennington. In - Frlnrpl
county, In IA" state ~ Missouri. between
the hours oi nine O'Clock IN the forenoon
and nvc O'Clock IN the afternoon nj that
day, sell ~ public auction 10 the highest
bidder tor cash, the foregoing described
real estate to satisfy said note and the cost
ni executing this trust.
j. :. CLAY, Trustee.
August ~, ron.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-17

marked "a dress for muther." i'm
DO" other pocket tcn-dollar bill.
marked "tp buy shoes for the rnil.
irru.
II W" would only do Il little nsnr.
iuI ~" would soon fin" out m"
rHu-" Of our poverty.
Men hurry 50, wheels revoIv.
with ""a~"lc~- ucrv"-racking rapid
fE, lives palpitat" out for every de-.
sir" 10 keep pace with the mad rush
Of business, social and spiritual
things; one needs an oasis Of silence
To- haIanr" thi, great throh of i'm
'"nsltr. Tax" tim" 10 think. Think
on your tendencies, think over the
situation. Docs tn" liquor traffic
pHr'
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-17
Administrator Notice.

Nu'Irr .- hereby gwen that letters 1' a.
mlui>tII'i0H were granted to rio" 'rE.
signed hl the Probate court p' - Fran .U-
county. Missouri dated Nugu-n o.. 1913. H
the estate %
GEuEuI ". bAIE~. Deceased.
Al persons having claims against SAL .-.
tate ~" required 10 exhibit them 10 '' .
administrator '3r tllpwlnc" within uu'
year nom tie date UI said letters OF fgnE
may be- pryrludpd from any benrht NJ .a.i
estate, ana % not exhibited tor nllDwaug"
within TWO wears from m" date of said '"r.
tiers they VIII b" forever barred.
CHARLIE CNNIEEBERRN Nln'r.
August H.. 1HlI.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-17
st. Louis Live Stock Market

National Stock Yards, M, Aug. IL.
Cattl" receipts 1000. Choirr steers
aud y"ar!lugS Zoe to ljc higher to-
day; others steady. Top, = for two
cars Steers sold by the National. ="
'hotre cattle DC To DC higher for
I'll" w"tk; grassy and medium kinds
about Zoe lower.
Hog receipts 400. Market &c to
lOc lower; top S1.Sj, sold bv us.
Bulk S7.5j to $40.
sheep receipts 1900. Lambs Zoe
to l1c lower to-day; top g. Ii. sheep
steady; top 1915. Sheep show DC
advance this week, lambs lOc to lie
higher.
The outlook is fair for all tat cat.
tie, hogs and sheep.
NATIONAL LIVE STOCK Cow. Co.