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Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-30
PREVENTION OF
DUST ON ROADS
Permanent Treatment Of Public
Highways With Tar.
PRINCIPAL MATERIAL USED.

If Work Is Properly Done Tarred
Road After Being Opened For Traffic
a Short While Takes an Appearance
Closely Resembling Asphat-It Is
Waterproof and Dustiess.
Although the problem of dust pre-
vention on public highways is by no
means q new one. its importance has
been greatly accentuated by the COM
paratively recent introduction of the
automobile. says the Scientific Amer.
lean. The dust raising tendency Of
the latter Is due to the destructive
shearing action of the tires of the driv.
Ing wheels and the intense suction
and eddying producing effect of the car
body in passing swiftly over surfaces
which have been already loosened up
by tire action. In the days of the
horse drawn vehicle the iron shoes Of
the horse and the tires had tendency
to consolidate rather than loosen up
the surface of well made macadam
road and the comparatively small
amount of dust which gathered could
be sufficiently laid by one or two daily
trips of the watering cart. The advent
Of the automobile. however. has COM
plicated the problem greatly, and 1t
has become necessary not merely to
find more efficient means for laying
the dust. but to provide also method
of road construction which will more
firmly bind the road material together
mud enable it to stand up under the
extreme conditions which the automo.
bile has imposed
The most valuable quality In any
dust preventive Is Its ability to hold
together the finely divided material
which il produced on or near the sur
face of the road The value of any
oil. asphalt. emulsion or what not lies
at the last analysis In its binding
power" and this quality in any dust
preventive is proportionate to the
amount Of bituminous base which it
contains.
The principal material used in the
permanent treatment of roads with tar
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-30

trimming them little, as II barber
gives our youth nair cut every three
weeks time and labor wasted. for no
good Is done. Others go To the other
extreme and slash the whole top of
Hat as though done with giant
scythp. though often the falling branch
es tear the bark down below the cut,
and the wounds are left to heal ii they
can in these latter cases we'll nigh an
imposSibility.
Just why people will trust any la
Dorer to trim trees either in street or
garden, is Il question hard to answer,
for If ever expert advice or labor is
needed about plant life it Is IN the
training OF trees All cities Of note
throughout the east employ corps OF
trained pruners under the direction or
one who knows Il trees every Ill and
The remedy therefor.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-30
Eorestalled,

"Widows." said the observing man,
"are very attractive. but about wild
over there is always something un-
canny, something almost clammy-l
mean. of course, from the matrimonial
point OF view.
II know widower who is thinking
of marrying again. He thought he'd
broach the matter delicately the other
morning to his little daughter. SO he
said:
"Ah. my dear. how did love your
mother"
But the little girl gave him sus-
pcious look and snapped:
Say do" not did" papa "
Washington Star.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-30
WAR ON BILLBOARDS.
Los Angeles Women About to Launch
Campaign.

campaign.
Los Angeles women are about to
launch Il campaign which. II is bclev-
ed. will result in for ever clearing Los
Angeles of what they declare to be Il
blight upon its civic beauty. the bill
boards.
Leaving the question Of an ordinance
to the city council. Mrs. Lewis and
Mrs. Bryant recently completed plans
which will be presented to the Civic
association. after which the anti-hill
board crusade will Immediately begin.
Thousands Of folders and cards are
being PREPARED for distribution, On
these will appear a complete list OF
Los Angeles dealers who do not adver
tlse upon billboards This list will be
considered as roll Of honor which
will find its way into private homes.
Those who ahbor billboards as scenic
adiuncts will be asked to purchase
only from these dealers.
In contrast with the roll of honor
will appear II list Of property owners
who permit bllboards to be erected
upon their property. The issuance Of
this list. II is believed. will result in
billboard permits being rescinded In
many cases.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-30
BETTER TO RAISE FLOWERS
IN BACK YARD THAN WEEDS.
Veget a bIes Grown In Ones Own Gar.
den Taste Best, Cost Least.

What do you raise in your back yard
weeds or towers. rubbish heaps or
vegetables Is II of any use to you
except rs place to dry the family
washing? Are you ashamed of It? Do
you take your friends out through the
kitchen to see it! No Offense meant.
These questions are impersonal and
are merely intended to lead up to the
remark that a Cleveland citizen has In
q back yard the size of the office he
works in twenty -four varieties Of flow
ers. Besides. ne has had all summer
more onions. lettuce and radishes than
his family could use.
The vegetables from ones own gar
den have flavor not to be found In
green goods from the grocer's. There
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-30
His Mexican Commission.

"Yes. he's very merry wag. The
last time he went to Mexico his wife
asked him to bring back some Of the
embroidery work for which the coun-
try il famous. When he reached home
he handed her box containing half
a dozen human teeth.
Mercy" she cried. whats this?'
"Mexican dra wn work." he tripping
ly replied. d.-Cleveland Plain Dealer,
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-30
PERMANENCY IN
ROAD CULvERTS
The Remedy For Worst Places
In Highways,
THIS PROBLEM IS NEGLECTED.,

Plain or enforced Concrete Is No
Doubt tho Best Material to Use For
These Small Structures Either In tho
Flat Top or Arch Form. Says Kansas
Highway Engineer.
Much as we need improved roads we
need permanent culverts more, says
w s. Gearhart. state highway engi
neer Of Kansas 1t is more important
that all the bridges and culverts be in
good condition than that all the roads
be kept In first class repair, for If the
road Is to re used at all the culverts
and bridges must be kept up. 1t Is
not often that road gets so bad that
1t is impossible. but this IL common
occurrence with culverts and bridges
The old ford is a thing Of the past. and
almost without exception the worst
places in the road are at the culvert
sites. They generally are from two
inches to ten inches above or below
the road surface and often have
mudhOle Oh either side and are In
such wretched condition we would
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-30
Durahls and OustIess.

A durable and dustlrSs road pave
ment is claimed by Francis Wood. II
British engineer. In combination OF
two inch granite with Trinidad take
bitumen 1t Is said to cost less than
macadam and to be good for at least
fifteen years. experiment having
shown that II will stand wear tear
and wet better than any other paving
ever tried
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-30
Need Law to Save Trees From Gas.

Many street trees are being killed
by gas in cities of southern Califor-
MIA. and new laws to cover these
cases. similar to those In some of the
eastern states. where gas troubles are
numerous and serious. will have to be
passed
According to the tree laws In Mas
sachusetts. the gas companies are un-
doubtedly subject to fines for injuring
or killing trees. In addition to dam
ages which cause deteriora ton Of prop
erty.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-30
Paris Streets to Teach History.

Paris intends TO make the city
streets teach history to the children.
The municipal council Is expected soon
to pass bill requiring that the his
torical significance and dates OF events
shall be added to the street name
signs. Practically every important
street In the city is named In honor Of
some famous man or victory.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-30
Harvest Time.

Teacher-Now. Earle. tell Us when
Is the harvest season. Earlie-From
November to March. Teacher Why,
Earle, am surprised that you should
name such barren months Who told
you they were the harvest season.
Earlie-Pa. Hes a piumber.-Milwau
kee News.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-30
No Money In GIVING Things Away.

Wien merchant in II South Dakota
town failed recently one Of his com
petitOrs. writing about him. said: "He
was q good fellow and good neigh
Dor. hut Il Troublesome competitor. He
WAS too rree hearted. He literally
gsve hts goods away and offered extra
Inducements ut that"
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-30

If the writer ever had any doubt
that birds know good thing when
they see 1t. 1t was dispelled last sea
son when he noted the certainty with
which they singled out the ripest and
reddest checked peaches and devoured
them completely, leaving nothing but
the pit hanging to the limb. Other
fruit In garden and on mountain slope
was scarce at the time. and this doubt.
less accounts for the trespass of these
feathered friends
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-30
BAD ROADS AND COST OF
LIVING.

Bad roads are now cIassed by
the experts as one Of the con,
tributary causes to the high cost
Of living and the migration OF
tho farmer boy to the city. Tho
United States government esti.
mates. for example. that in the
state Of Indiana transportation
costs 25.5 cents per ton for each
mile. Over q bituminized road
between Philadelphia and At
iantic City it is estimated freight
can be transported for less than
cent per mile, and over some
of the good roads in New York
state the cost 10 S cents nor milo.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-30
The Similarity.

The doctor told little Mary she was
anaemic because she was SO white. A
few days after she exclaimed:
"Oh, ma NINA. come here and look at
this anaemic horse. He's just as white
as he can ber'--Judge.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-30
Not Missing Much.

"How do you like this grand opera.
Biilr'
~ can't understand what they are
eaying."
That's all right. You amt missing
no jokes"-.Pittsburg Post.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-30
Quarrelsome.

Polly-l never knew such quarrel
some girl as Molly. D0lly-Thats
right Half the time she isn't ou
speaking terms with her own con
science. Philadelphia Ledger.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-30
Courtesy of American City.l

Courtesy of American Cityl
Is the Joy. too. of delving In ones own
ground. of planting and coddling and
trimming ones own plants. of doing
little creative work in cooperation
with friendly nature,
The yards are full Of opportunities
II you have never learned the potency
of spades. hoes, rakes and seeds look
across the back yard fence and see
what your neighbor has done. If his
lot Is as bare and unSightly as yours
you are both to be pitied. These little
neglected spots might bloom as the
garden of Eden. Cleveland Plain Deal
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-30

W. find farmers buying from
mail order houses and merchants
in many cases buying from dis
tant places products Of the farm
that might better be bought at
home. Keep the money circu-
Iatins at home is a good motto
for all concerned.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-30

We must laugh before we are happy
or else we may die before we ever
laugh at all.-La Bruyere.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-30

The man who succeeds in
business is the man who finds
out what the public will want
six months hence and gives it to
them now--not the man who
gives them what they wanted
six months ago.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-30

Manners carry the world for the mo-
ment, character for all time.-Alcott
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-30
KNOW HOW TO TRIM TREES7
Many Cities Destroying Them For
Lack of knowledge.

In both western and eastern journals
there nboundS plenty of good advice as
to trimming trees. In spite Of all this
good advice everybody sees the most
shocking butchery Of many street trees
in many cities Some are mincingly
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-30

Refrain from covetousness and tn
estate shall prosper Plato.
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-30

gladly drive around them If we could
and often have to do so And many
of the stone and concrete cnlverts are
only covered sufficiently to keep them
In place They are like IL series OF bar
rels half buried In the road, no attempt
being made to build approaches to
them
Different state highway commissions
have defined culverts us structures
having spans of less than four Feet
to ten feet In this discussion | as
sumo that all structures under ten
feet are culverts
At the present time practically all cul'
verts in Kansas are too small to carry
the water that comes to them. The
matter of the required area Is one
that has been given very little alten
ti0n.
Good stone laid In cement mortar Is
very satisfactory either in arch or tlat
top slab construction for cnIvertS lf
slabs are used d four foot clear span
would require that the tiaGstones
feet Is close to the safe maximum span
for the nal top stone cnv"rt Many
times stone abutmrnts are built ana
re-enforred concrete slab placed on top.
which gives Il very satisfactory struc.
ture
In the arch construction the base OF
the foundations should be sufficiently
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-30
DRAG. DRAG. DRAG!

II every farmer could but see
the real figures showing the
comparatively small cost OF
maintaining good roads and the
loss caused by poor ones! Get
busy with the drag!
Catoctin clarion., 1911-03-30
!. .sss.s.ss.

Competition is keen. and peo- .
Pile do not have to trade at one
certain store, because there are !
plenty of other store4 to pat i:
ronize. Let courtesy and pa :;
tience be the watchwords in !
your business. (
Arizona republican., 1911-05-22
LACE AND SILK CHANGE PLACE
Former Now Used for Dress Founda-
 ton, Latter for Trimming.

It has been a long time since lace and embroidery were used so unspar- ingly as now. Far from being regard ed exclusively as trimming features, they frequently figure as the founda- ton material, leaving silk or satin. linen or lawn. as the case may be, to assume that role. The result is that we ahe being treated to a distinct novelty that is a welcome relief from the all-over effect that always seemed to- be verging on the mOnotonous- Summer gown seldom wear out in one season. and-beth lace and embroidery facilitate the. matter of renovation, so that it is a comparatively simple mat ter to refurbish the net of two sea sons ago or the lingerie princess of last year. transforming them into ere ations of real beauty and simple ele- gance.
 In fact it is safe to venture that it is the made-over frock that scores this
Arizona republican., 1911-05-22
WEATHER RECORD.

Record of temperature. wind direc- tion. rainfall! and state of weather as made by the United States weather bureau at a. m, mountain time. yes day:
Arizona republican., 1911-05-22

When is a milch COW moi d milcf COW, if at all? The senate of the United States. the greatest delibera- tive body on earth. has divided upon this question largely along political lines. It is the contention of the democratic members, those of them who favor the reciprocity agreement that milch COW when not actively engaged in the milk producing in- dustry, should be divested of that title and all emoluments appurtenant to that office On the same theory q United States senator is senator only when congress is in session and he is engaged in the settlement of these weighty matters.
 The senator's salary goes on: he is in demand at Chautauquas. but the lnilch COW on vacation. or out of season. according to the democratic notion, is to be rclcgatcd to the com anon herd, where there are no marks of distinction. Her past achieve Incnts are forgotten and she is given no encouragement to future IacteaI foats.
 Senator Stone the other day uninten- Jionaliy precipitated this issue in a comparison of prices of cattle in the United States and Canada, and the discussion took this turn:
 "Mr. Bacon-'Mr. President
 The -Presidcnt-Does the sn- ator from Missouri yield to the St ma tcr from Georgian
 MT. Stone-'Yes'
 MT. Bacon-f the senator from Missouri will permit me for mo- ment, although l hardly will get credit for il, I have had some little experience in this business The trou- EIo with the senator from Idaho is that he estimates the value of COW when she is at her best. giving milk. where as the average of the same herd of cattle is based upon the value of the COW when she is not in that condition of productivity, if l may use such d term, and when it is giving no milk at all Therefore the two things are very different A COW is productive. practically, for only one-half tine time; of course she gives milk largely more than half the time, but the aNeIag gt- value is not the value at her best. A COW in full milk is worth fully % per cent more than when she is not giving milk So the average must be taken that way -
 MT. Heyburn-'A COW is averaged up for a year, and she salis at her yearly average. It is not dairy COW after it ceases to be productive.'
 MT Bacon-'Oh. yes; they are all dairy cattle
 MT Heyburn-It is converted into meat or whatever it can be converted into.
 MT. Racon-'Certainly that is what is mc4nt wnen they take the average of dairy cattle. They mean dairy herds. They Co not mean simply the cattle at their best in giving milk
 MT. Heyburn-'A COW that has record or can make one is worth as much at one time of the year as an other
 "Mr. Stone-'AIr. President and sen ate.s. with your permission l will now proceed"
Arizona republican., 1911-05-22

spring and summer, just because, in
 the turning and twisting, one dares
 more than with new material, and
 there IS more than chance of hitting upon some striking effect
 One of the new ideas is the sheath ing of satin foundation with some plain semi-transparenCy, say an em- brOidered batiste, leaving one side or a panel-like section of the front or back uncovered, then hanging the short tunic of a real transparency over IL, still leaving the satin exposed. A most satisfactory method of recon structing the net gown is to combine an embroidered batiste with it, us ing in more or less pretentiOus sash arrangement to give the note of en- phasis, says the New York Post.
 There arc so many beautiful imita- ton laces that little attempt is made to keep to the real for use with sum mer materials. unless it is Irish, which does not launder satisfactorily Ital- ian and Irish quipure are both excel lently initiated and there is a tape Quipure that can hardly be told from the real and that is especially effec- tive with the linens of a closely wov- en nature, while most preferred for yokes are the limitations of the Elem Ish pillow laces.
 Valenciennes is always attractive, but is at it's best combined with an embroidery or with one of the thread Iaces. The art faces which are tor chons in various GuiScs, are employed in wide landings generally finished with one of the cotton ball fringes.
 Cotton embroideries show rich lace effects, some of them being easily mistaken for lace. This is true, for instance. of a pattern in which a con ventionalized rose is used for the mo- tiff. repeated with it's foliage in groundwork, resembling filet, and in another in which a star pattern is wrought in q way to initiate a Eui- pure. while the border enclosing it is distinctly a hamburg English cyelet is always a favorite, but there are many new embroideries as well. They are also being used together, when the eyelet is preferably of a very open work design to make the con trast more marked.
 For summer gowns cotton nets in white and solid colOrs, always in hold mesh. are scheduled, and so are finer nets embellished with small wood beads or scattered over with cotton dots They are fashioned into some of the most interesting garden gowns, or even gowns for rougher usage.
Arizona republican., 1911-05-22

Congress has asked for figures re- garding inauguration day fatalities These figures, of course, will consist of statistics showing the number oi deaths in Washington of diseases of the lungs during the month following inauguration. The inquiry is pre- liminary to proposition to change the date of inauguration day It will perhaps be well to decide upon July 1, so that we can have all the fatali- ties at once and be done with them.
Arizona republican., 1911-05-22
WHY WOMEN CAN STAND COLD
 WEATHER.

Why can apparently fragile women wear pneumonia blouses in the arctic springs of the British Isles? Why can they walk about in thethlnncst of shoes and transparent stockings when the temperature is below the freezing point? Why can they do these things and wear an evening costume which would be fatal to the majority of men and yet suffer no harm?
 These are questions that have pug zled the London Daily Mirror. To solve them it applied to ''an experienced doctor who has studied the subject" He had been puzzled by the same problems He knew that women's skin was more tender than mems and their constitutions generally less able to stand cold and wet, so he looked into the matter.
 He then discovered that ''women have special layer of fat all over their bodies. thicker than mans and acquired when human kind dwclt in caves and huts" Tn those days he argues. 'the men were able to keep themselves warm by hunting and fighting. The women had to stay at home in the cave to look after the baby and cook her husbands din ner whenever he might bring it in.
 And the caves or huts must have been chilly abodes in keen weather with an east wind blowing; and wom- en. who had no hunting to warm their blood and enable them to resist cold, suffered accordingly.
 50 mother nature set to work and gradually built on women a spe- cial layer of protective fat. That took few thousand years, probably, for nature never works in hurry, since time is no object to her; but bit by bit the work was completed
Arizona republican., 1911-05-22

In Curious Bits of History fl IS stated that Napoleon's only son, the Duke of Reichstadt, inherited none of the illustrious qualities of his father. How are we to know that? The Duke of Rcichstadt diei-a lieutenant col onel in the Austrian army at the age of twenty-one. It is true that he hau developed no signat military ability but it may be said that Napoleon him self at that age gave not the slightest hint of his great qualities. though shortly afterward, when opportunity offered. he developed with phenome- nal rapidity.
Arizona republican., 1911-05-22

A dispatch from Washington says that farmers in the west complain that the weather bureau forecasts cannot be depended upon. This state ment is too general. Arizona is in the west" and it has preferred no com plaint- When Mir. Jesunofsky runs up the white flag we know it is going to be fair" We almost know it amyhoW.
Arizona republican., 1911-05-22
CHILDREN LIKE IT.

A rice dish that children like is pre- pared by cooking a scanty cupful of rice in three cupfuls of water for 20 minutes. thea adding half cupful of Iaisins, a c'epful of milk and d table spoonul of butter Add also a little sug ar to suit the taste and a pinch of salt. Stir well and cook a little longer. until thick-New York Tribune.
Arizona republican., 1911-05-22

The remaining verses are equally good, and may be published later.
Arizona republican., 1911-05-22

Tn announcing his retirement from politics, George B. Cox, of Cincinnati, states: T have faithfully served the people through the republican party for twcnty-six years; henceforth l shall devote myself to business and my own comfort" Mir Cox might have retired at any time within the last quarter of a century to the ad- vantage of all concerned. The peo- ple have frequently complained or the service and have blamed the republican party for it.
Arizona republican., 1911-05-22
The Milch Cow.

ARIZONA, MAY %, 1911
Arizona republican., 1911-05-22

The Albuquerque Journal, with d hcartless disregard of a sisters simi- lar woes, remarks: As far as New Mexico is concerned. Arizona is wei come to extend it's recall even to the supreme court of the United States. It is not our funeral, although there are evidences of a desire to tie us to the corpse"
Arizona republican., 1911-05-22

An Amherst professor has devised a stinpIess bee which, he claims. will produce twice as much honey as the pee we knew down on the farm. We have always thought that the bee could make a better showing if he devoted less time to seeking revenge for real or imaginary grievances.