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The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21

stand the drain, handicap and the losses that bad roads impose.
 Again, may we ask, why is it that in this land, where so many great successes have been scored in so many fields that we have utterly failed in dealing with the highways? In the writer's opinion the reason will be found in certain fundamental mis- conceptions. They date back to CO., lonial times In the early days the people settled along the water courses, in the valleys Farming was done in primitive way It was the day of the homespun. The hand loom and spinning wheel were found every where. The people lived very simply;
 what they wore, they made; what they ate, they raised. The community was self-centered and had very little to do with the settlement over the hills in the next valley The spirit of home rule was everywhere dominant The roads were regarded purely as of local concern. They were just such roads as the people cared to build etAlN NACllCl oOOd O4 btli IL W cio t4N ones business but their own.
 Thus the concept that the highways were purely a local matter and did not concern any one outside of the immediate vicinity became firmly es- tablished and held undisputed sway until about 20 years ago, when New Jersey man made a discovery that was far more important than finding the north pole, and that was that the roads were public property-they be- longed to all the people and as such it was the states duty to take up the question of highway improvement and not leave the whole burden upon the 1 township where the amount of taxable property was limited. It was shown that the worlds food supply had to 1 pass over these roads and that bad roads increased the cost of delivery 1 made the food supply intermittant in- l stead of constant, and that bad roads l produced a heavy burden to every one and was a serious economic error. A movement was started for state aid l in road building. It met great oppo- sition, and principally from those who would most greatly benefit from it- i the farmers. They feared it was a scheme to take the roads out of their
 hands, and no telling where they would land or what taxation would be put upon them, but the movement l grew because 1t was right. In two or l three years after the people had had i the experience of building roads un- der the plan, had used and paid for them-they found 1t was a splendid in vestment and that instead of adding l to their burdens the good roads took many burdens off The plan became 1 so popular opposition died out and | those who at first were strongly
 against the plan were soon among its foremost advocates.
 New Jersey began state aid with an appropriation of s50,000 per year, this
 sum was soon increased to five times
 the amount The state aid plan oi
 road building spread from state te l state, until now fully half of the states
 have adopted 1t, and 1t has everywhere
 proved popular and successful. It is
 the plan that gets the roads and SC
 distributes the burden that the taxa
 tion is not appreciably higher than fl
 was before. State aid would have
 been impractical in the early days ol
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21
Cleveland Read to It, Merely as Mat ter of Courtesy, His Famous ven- ezueIa Message That Sharply
 Warned Great Britain.

In the biography of Grover Cleve- land which was written by his inti- mate personal friend, George F. Park CT, there appears a brief account of the manner in which President Cleve- land wrote his now historic Venezue- la message. Great Britain and Ven eZuela had become involved in a very serious difference respecting the boundary line between Venezuela and British Guiana. At one time it looked as though Great Britain would settle that question by force of arms. Presi- dent Cleveland, when the situation was acute, went to the south of North Carolina for a brief hunting trip, as was presumed, but really for the purpose of deciding what part he should take in the controversy, and and when and how. Upon his return from that trip he asked the secretary of the treasury, John G. Carlisle, to come to the White House, for he had an important matter to discuss with him.
 AS soon as Mir Carlisle responded to this summons, Mr Cleveland took from drawer in his desk some manu- script. He started to read from it to MT. Carlisle, but was interrupted; J. Sterling Morton, who was a member of the cabinet, came into the presi- dents office. When the president saw who 1t was that had thus unexpected ly appeared. he hastily put the man. nSprlDt in thn 1ra hI1t af Mir Morton had departed the president fin ished reading the document to MT. Carlisle.
 The next day congress, the country, Great Britain, the entire civilized world, were startled by the presidents Venezuela message. It practically pro- claimed to Great Britain that the United States would not permit Great Britain to settle her boundary dispute with Venezuela by violence or force of arms. Many persons believed at that time, and have since believed, that this message was really written by the secretary of state, Richard Olney
 Some time ago the attention of Gov ernor Harmon of Ohio, attorney gen. eral during the latter half of the sec ond Cleveland administration. was called to this brief statement, made by MT. Parker in his biography.
 The statement is correct as far as it goes," said Governor Harmon But It does not go quite far enough. The most dramatic and the entirely unique
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21
The Pink Marble Personal.

While the Japanese are rapidly as- similating western business notions, they have not yet entirely divested themselves of Oriental extravaganza of expression in their advertisements, especially those of personal nature, as the following, which some time ago appeared in a Tokio newspaper, will testify:
 'I am a beautiful woman. My abun- dant. undulating hair envelops me as cloud. Supple as willow is my waist. Soft and brilliant is my visage as the satin of flowers I am endowed with wealth sufficient to saunter through life hand in hand with my be- loved Were I to meet gracious lord, kindly, intelligent, we'll educated and of good taste, I would unite myself with him for life, and later share with him the pleasure of being laid to rest eternal in tomb of pink marble"
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21

the republic, but now under the coun- try-wide plan of distribution of food products and the factory output and the enormous amount of city and cor porate property, all of which is benefited by good roads. The plan re- moves heavy burden from the farm CTS, by requiring all classes of property to stand its just proportion of the cost.
 New York presents a striking exam pie of the growth of the good roads sentiment and the possibilities of road construction. This state began state aid with a measly appropriation of S50,000, but in five years by haavy majority voted a constitutional amead- ment authorizing the issue of $50, ,000 00o of bonds for state aid in road building. Thus the wave of progress goes on with increasing momentum and it will eventually sweep the whole country.
 When one looks back over the cam paign for good roads in any community he finds that when the subject was first brought up scores of good peo- pie became frightened at the eX- pense, and they were loud in denuncia- tion of the proposal, saying and be- lieving, that it meant the confiscation of their property. That they never could stand the tax and that good roads spelled ruin. In every case, how ever, where the plan was proceeded with by state aid the people were sur prised that they had the roads and that they did not feel the tax, that, in fact, more and more roads were demanded, up to the lawful limit. Thus it has ever been, and probably will be, for years to come.
 Good roads mean more social life. more pleasure, less drudgery. They mean better schools, a more enlight- ened and intelligent citizenship, they mean progress and civilization.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21
EasY-Goinu Indiuidual

l. R. Sherwood, Democratic con gressman from Ohio, tells this story: A man had for years employed a steady German workman One day Jake came to him and asked to be ex- cused from work the next day. Ger tainly, Jake" beamed the employer. What are you going to do?" Wall" {" said Jake slowly, q tink I must go by mein wife's funeral. She dies yester- day" After the lapse of few weeks Jake again approached his boss for a day off. All right. Jake, but what are you going to do this time? % "Aber," said Jake, q go to make me, init mein fraulein, wedding" What? So soon? Why, It's only been three weeks since you buried your wife, "Ach!" replied Jake, q don't hold spite long,"
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21
Oxygen As a Cutting Tool.

A jet of burning oxygen from blow pipe may be successfully employed to cut sheet iron, iron tubes, and small bars. The cut made is almost as sharp and thin as that made by a saw. In earlier attempts difficulty was en- countered in clearing the cut of liquid metal and in preventing the spread of the melting effect beyond the borders of the cut. In later processes two blowpipes were used. The first has an ordinary oxyhydrogen flame. which heats the iron to redness at the place where the cut is to be made This is followed immediately by the second jet, composed of pure oxygen, which instantly burns the metal without melt ing. The liquidized iron is blown swiftly from the Assure, so that there is no serious spreading of the heat to surrounding parts
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21
Harmon's Cabinet Position

name Richard Olney But when the question arse, Whom shall I nomi- nate for attorney general?" the presi- dent faced a different sort of problem He felt that it would be eXpedient to select an attorney general from the west. He turned over several names in his mind; none of them quite satis- fled him. He was anxious to get a new man, strong man, popular man, and one whose record as Demo crat could not be questioned
 In this embarrassment he turned, as he often did when he sought advice. to the secretary of the treasury, John G. Carlisle. He summoned Mir Car lisle to the White House one evening, and then said: Carlisle. I wish you could suggest a good lawyer-it does not require very great lawyer to do good service as attorney general-a man who lives somewhere in the west, and whose nomination for attorney general would be approved by all who knew him. And l would like a new man, If possible, new in the sense that he is not now actively identified with politics"
 T know just the man, 1 think, you are looking for said MT Carlisle. His name is Judson Harmon. As lawyer, he stands high at the Ohio bar"
 MT. Cleveland then asked a good many questions, and, among others, if Carlisle had personal acquaintance with MT. Harmon. In reply, Carlisle said that he had become acquainted with Mr. Harmon at the time when he (Carlisle) was practicing law in Gov ington, Ky, directly across the Ohio river from Cincinnati.
 At that interview MT. Cleveland did not say whether or not he should ac- cept MT. Carlisle's recommendation. The next day. however, a messenger from the White House carried note to Secretary Carlisle. It was from President Cleveland. and 1t contained only these words:
 What was the name of that man whom you recommended yesterday for attorney general?"
 Carlisle's reply was quite as brief; he wrote with pencil upon slip of paper: "Judson Harmon of Cincinnati, Ohio"
 Two hours later President Cleve- land sent to the senate the nomina- tion of Judson Harmon for attorney general; and after he had established personal acquaintance with the new attorney general, he made haste to thank Secretary Carlisle for having recommended man of such ability and integrity as the successor of Richard Olney. Copyright. 1911 by F. J. Edwards. All Rights ReservedJ
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21
Webster's Way of Preparing

to them. In fact, in his day 1t was very rarely that a speech was read and any public man who adopted that method destroyed instantly all chance for reputation as an orator.
 Webster, like Wendell Phillips, used to compose his speeches wher- ever he was, and whenever the con ditions were favorable. Phillips used to walk the streets of Boston, and get inspiration for some of his most elo- quent sentences. Webster wrote men, tally some of the greatest of his speeches while he was fishing the trout streams near his beautiful sea shore place at Marshfield Mass.
 T have heard that just prior to the delivery of his great Bunker Hill ora tion, on the fiftieth anniversary of the battle of Bunker Hill, Webster went fishing with a friend in one of the trout streams near Marshfield. It was in April, about two months before the Bunker Hill oration was delivered Suddenly the friend observed that Webster, while still casting fly, had
 
 thoughts. His lips moved, he spoke to himself, his whole manner changed, so that his appearance was that of the orator, and his companion knew that Webster was composing an ora oration.
 "A few weeks later, when Webster delivered the oration at Bunker Hill, and reached the now famous apos- trophe addressed to the survivors of the battle, beginning: Venerable men, you have come down to us from past generation the friend instantl~ -ecog- nized the words. He had heard that much when Webster. while fishing, spoke in low tone to himself. And then he knew that it was while Web ster was wading brook and casting fly for trout that he had been in spired with the composition of this, the most memorable portion of his great Bunker Hill address"
 Copyright, 1911, by F. J. Edwards All
 Rights Reservedl
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21
Necessity of Sacrificing His Whiskers.

Kansas people may not believe 1t, but ex-Senator w. A. Peffer once threatened to cut off his whiskers. And the threat was made while he represented the state in the senate.
 Two men were riding in an elevator in the senate end of the capitol build ing at Washington. One was warm friend of Peffer The other just knew him by sight. They began to talk of Peffer The man who had no personal acquaintance with Peffer remarked that the long whiskered senator was not conducting himself in a manner consistent with prohibition state.
 What do you mean?" asked the other, in surprise.
 Simply that Peffer drinks" said the man. T saw him take a nip at hotel bar myself today"
 The friend challenged the statement. but the man stood pat. He was abso- iutely sure of It.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21

dent did not ask for any opinions. We realized then that he had read it to us before sending it to congress as a matter of courtesy merely.
 Tn my two years service under President Cleveland as a cabinet off, cer, that was the only case in which the president did not ask the advice or the opinions of members of his cab inet respecting matter which he thought worthy of bringing before the cabinet"
 Copyright, 1911, by E. J. Edwards. All
 Rights Reserved.)
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21
Ohioan Was Made Head of Fedora Law Department by President CIeve- land on the Recommendation of
 John G. Carlisle.

Judson Harmon, now serving his second term as governor of Ohio and looked upon as Democratic party pres idential timber for 1912, was for two years a member of the cabinet of Grover Cleveland in the latters sec ond administration. Yet when Mr. Cleveland nominated MT. Harmon as the successor of Richard Olney of Massachusetts as attorney general, MT. Olney having been transferred to the state department, the president was compelled even to ask what MT Harmon's name was before making out the nomination, so that it might be sent to the senate for confirma- tion.
 After the death of Secretary of State Walter 0. Gresham in 1895. President Cleveland had no question in his mind as to the appointment of his successor; he decided instantly to
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21
When Peffer Was Tempted

Finally the friend went toKpeffer and said Senator, I defended you against serious charge a few min utes ago and now l want you to tell me the truth. I challenged the state. ment of man who said he saw you take drink of liquor today"
 The senator shrugged his shoulders. looked sorrowfully down at his long whiskers and remarked: Colonel Ed Manning must either cut off his whts- kers or l will cut off mine."
 Colonel Manning cropped his.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21
Cradle of Jersey Mosquito.

New Jersey has 290,00O acres of salt marsh and 90 per cent. of the mosquito output is credited to those depres- sions. To stop their breeding long. straight ditches are dug by machinery, draining the ground sufficiently to re- ceiye and retain water for the little fishes with which they are stocked and which eat the larvae with great relish. Places too spongy to drain are filled with sand. One small marsh near a popular summer resort bred in a single season 9e,000. .000 mosquitoes, according to careful estimates. It was filled up at cost of $35, and the re- sort is now more popular than ever, fov the pests are no longer known to f.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21

The Chicago high school professor who is advocating scientific court ship and a course in trained oscula- ton has no chance. The field has been pre-empted, and not even the supreme court can oust the trust es- tablished long before supreme courts were ever thought of by one Prof Dan Cupid. who from his firm in- trenchment in monopoly of the sub ject gives the laugh to the learning of the schools.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21
Storm Brewing.

"The gentleman who just now regis tered is prominent advocate of vivi- section" said the house detective.
 Good heavens! What are we go- ing to do?" exclaimed the panic stricken clerk.
 Whats the troubl&?"
 "A prominent anti tivivisectionist is due to arrive this afternoon"
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21

to pair of ropes running over pull Ieys and adjustable to various re- quirements.
 The pupils thus suspended are then taught how to perform the movements of the breast stroke until the action becomes inmost instinctive. There is decided advantage in teaching these movements in sue a way in stead of in the water, for the pupil is not distracted by the fear of d ducking. It is not at all easy to learn the swimming movements even out of water, hence the advantage of ac- quiring this knowledge until it be- comes almost fnstinctive before en- tering the water.-Scientific Ameri- can.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21
Incompetent Chauffeur.

How do you like your new chauf. feur?" He's utterly impossible! On Park Heights avenue yesterday he completely missed two dogs, one baby. a telegraph pole. and another automo, bile. l am afraid The has had some great disappointment in life that has taken the spirit out of him.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21
The Caper Crop.

Mrs. Nuwed-Mary, for dinner l think we'll have boiled mutton with l the house? Mary-No, ma'am. Mrs. Nuwed-Then go out in the
 1 garden and cut some
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21
Teaching School Girls to Swim

In the apparatus in use in Ger many for teaching school girls how to swim the pupil is supported in such a position as to leave the legs and arms free to perform the motions of swimmer. The body is hung in a wide belt, suspended from a. over head rail, while the feet are attached
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21

Buffalo is talking about municipal boarding farm for roosters. It Is esti- mated that there are 10000 persons in that town raising chickens and 1t is impossible for the rest of the popula- tion to sleep. Incidentally this is not one of the things that Buffalo is crow ing about
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21

After seven years Of experimenting Germany is to drop its scout dogs, which it hoped to use in war. The only thing about war that the dogs really enjoyed was the commissary depart ment.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21

Emperor Williams sister tells us that he is not the composer of the Song of Aegir" Superlous inforpla tion Nobody believed he composed it in the first place.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21
Startllnu.

That's queer" said the conductor. What is?"
 When I told that woman her trans fer was no good. she didn't tell me that shed just that minute got of the other car"
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21

The government now wants to ex- anime and license owners of motor boats, but We should like to see some canoe owners examined and sent to an asylum.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21

A philosophical convict says that burglary isn't what it used to be, comparing unfavorably with steady work. The thought was inspired by the completion of ten-year sentence and the beginning of another
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21

Middletown. Conn, has a news boy" seventy-three years old who be- gan carrying papers before the Civil war and has stuck to his lifework like a chorus girl
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21

Every bride has her bridegroom. but he is looked upon merely as a neces- sary detail Sometimes he is allowed to have his name in the paper. but his picture-never!
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21

A feminine highbrow tells us that flirting rests ones mind. If that is the case the minds of some of our young people are in state of eternal
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21
Greed.

"A fool and his money are soon parted" quoted the bunko steerer
 Yes replied the green goods man. But the trouble is that a fool usually hasn't much money to start with"
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21

A strange thing about the modern young woman-she seems to have lots more hair on the top of her head some days than she has other days
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21

A Massachusetts man has been arrested for selling his wife for $4.50. Don't know who made the complaint Maybe it was the purchaser.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21
Expensive,

servatory." With what result?"
 "A lot of costly plants were nipped by frost"
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21
PIunkviIle News.

Money has loosened up consider ably since the Standard oil decision" !" "So?" Yes; Jim Wombat has bought a wheelbarrow that he was hesitating about''
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21

Speaking of extreme speed, St Louis woman obtained divorce in F minutes the other day Evidently St Louis is jealous of Reno.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21

The European artist who has come over to this country to paint New York will probably find that the job has been well attended to already.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21

Manufacturers of sticky fly paper are inclined to think that this swat the fly" movement is another com. bination in restraint of trade
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21

The scientists are trying to find an answer to the question, when is an egg noodle? Off-hand one would nat urally say, when it's in the soup.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21

Kansas judge rules that stealing another mans wife is petty larceny. This is one time when We try to ap- pear wise by making no comment.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21

The streets of Chicago are so un- safe that the chief of police recom- mends police escort for all unaccom- panied women who have to be out in .ae evening. Such is civilization in Saicago
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21

These are the days in which sto ries of canoeing episodes are accom- panied by the words; He could not swim"
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21

The farmers wife wins as a cook over the city housewife in an ex- pert's opinion. The farmers appetite is no uncertain factor in the result
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21

noted German materialist, while trying to reach book, fell and was seriously hurt An argument in fa- Vor of the five-foot library.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21
IncurabIe.

Incurable. Doctor. l wish you had not pre- scribed rock and rye for Johns case of influenza"
 Did 1t not cure him?" Yes. but he has had one reIapse after another ever sipce."
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21

If the speed craze continues to in- crease we shall soon hear canoeists complain of joy riders in motorboats.
The Green Forest tribune., 1911-07-21

A Spanish prince has been arrested in Paris for shoplifting, but this will not necessarily make store thievery a fashionable amusement.