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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-18
Texas on the Good Roads Wagon.

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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-18

Co. cooperation Needed In Road Work.
There is no sort Of public work in
which folks are interested generally
whore the principle of cooperation
could be followed to better advantage
than in the care OF the public high
ways. IN some sections this fact seems
to be recognized. in some others not.
Especially is there need Of this CO.
operation in those sections where earth
roads are the rule and where the char
acter OF the soil Is such that there is
nccd Of working 1t at critical time
following heavy rains or wet seasons.
Particularly is this true Of stiff clay or
adobe soils. which can be advanta-
geously worked and leveled only when
they possess the proper amount OF
moisture ard the right consistency.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-18

The use Of the automobile in Texas
has caused II demand for better roads
1t has taught the farmers to see the
saving in having good roads and road
Improvement and road building is go
ing on in nearly every community.
Texas will have one Of the longest
automobile roads in the United States
when few unfinished links are com
pleted. This road will extend from
Houston to Brownsville by the way Of
Corpus Christi. Kingsville and inter
mediate points. Connecting with this
at Corpus Christi will be another road
to San Antonio. This will be completed
the coming summer.
1t takes Il hungry man 10 ENJOY a
poorly cooked dinner
You will not necessarily keep cool
by blowing in money.
Northern iv"u..s will be Interested
in the following recipe for making hoe
cakes. contributed recently to a Kansas
City paper by reader who has made
UldIlN VI luhC tWO Cul'iu1S VI
sifted cornmeal. place in a pan and
make Il shallow hollow in the center Of
the meal heap and in this place a
rounding tablespoonful Of lard and on
this two pinches of salt. Pour a cup
full Of boiling water on the lard. sti,
quickly and dash on some cold water
and stir thoroughly. The batter Should
be almost thin enough to run. Heat n
griddle. sprinkle dry meal over it rath
err freely and when the meal begins to
brown pour the batter out and spread
to thickness of about a quarter of an
inch. When the cake is Drowned on
the lower side and cooked somewhat
more than half through it should be
turned and the other side Drowned
The hoecakc should cook quickly ard
is best served hot with butter.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-18
Found to Give Best Results
When Mixed With Soil.
Can SUPPORT HEAVIER LOADS.
Though This New Method Costs More,
Gravel and Cincers--Straw to Play
an Important Part In the Good
Roads Movement.

Wheat straw will play an important
part in many miles of new good roads
which will soon be built in this roun-
try. Straw has been used for years on
roads in Washington. II has been
found to give the best results whep put
OIL wet and mixed with the soil. When
scattered loosely on the road 1t i:tnitrS
and the work Of weeks Is lost.
The newer plans are better yet fm
the application of straw. In the first
place, the reads will be piowcd and
graded and brought to n crown. N'hc,
the roadEed has been borrowed anG
made level the straw is put on to !.
depth of six inches. A disk cutter Is
used to cut the straw up and mix II
into the earth. If all the straw works
into the roadbed more straw is pa
on until cushion is formed. A stca n,
roller packs the earth and straw into
a hard mat as durable as asphalt and
grade is right
The new method of mixing the stra W
with the soil costs more than that of
throwing straw into the rutS and
makes road that will outlast gravel
and cinders. Gravel is expensive. and
the cost Of hauling is heavy. In all the
lowlands and uplands in this country
straw will be used with the clay soil
For 500 mile n year the state high
way commission of Minnesota can
take the most sandy road in the state
and turn it into highway which can
he worked with a road grader by the
use Of straw. Sa WduSt or clover. which.
ever is the most convenient 1t has
been doing this In various parts of the
state for the last few years. paying
for the improved roads from the OK
penSe fund OF the commission. but 1t
will ask the legislature for more mon
ey to extend this work to other parts
Of the state and will extend it just as
far as the legislature sees fit to permit
1t by the limit on the appropriation.
Near Cambridge. Mimi. an expert
mental road was made with sawdust
several wears ago. but the supply mt
the local sawmill gave out. and straw
was used during the past season and
with better results. The straw works
into the sand forming vegetable
lo:m v'hi'h can lie handled by the
rcd "'4dor and Will also support
haHv'r" loHIS than gre possible with
the - IN ~ natural condition.
G. W. Cooley. st9te engineer. also
has shown t." n"Onlp what con he ac-
romNlishod hv constant watch of the
roads - i; diNe in foro' "n Countries.
by main'9iNiY@ a n1u q" crotch Of
road all the '''9e. l''' >'""s1n rod
six miles sru'h - sly" go" N'f".
was under o.nrri .noHt 'o''" N'Nr 'r-
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-18
N.s..ss.nzaH,aA..a..aMMAAAAM@
WHAT BAD ROADS COST.

Fad roads cost the people Of
America S12.5u "a head" each
year. That is the waste COM
puted frcr, government Stats
tics. It represents tho extra ex-
pcnse OF hauling foodstuffs to
market over bad roads contrast
ed with this expense Of tho Same
hauling over good roads. That
loss is much more in amount
than the total Of all the revenues
Of the nation and forty six
states for this same period
Kansas City Star.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-18

rnra . C16.u ieaulng from Sc ram lGro
Dakota county was watched. For 500
n mile for the season these or other
roads can he kept in such condition
that they may be used every day dur
ing the experiment.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-18
TRUTHFUL ADVERTISING.
The Merchant Who Doesn't Use II Is
a. e.:

The Merchant Who Doesn't Use 1t is
Sure to Be Failure.
Here is an undeniably true argument
made by the advertising expert of the
New York Evening Mail:
"In smaller communities, where ev-
erybody knows everybody, there is
very little likelihood of the public be-
ing deceived by advertising. The mer-
chant there knows he must make good.
He knows if he does not he will not
do any business.
I'm larger communities, where there
are great throngs of people-transient
and resident-the advertising faker
thinks he can escape the consequences
of misrepresentation. and he does.
sometimes for long period. but in the
end he gets his deserts. as he always
does.
1.-The increasing faith in advertising
is being brought about because the
majority of advertisers-a big majors
ty. too-live up to their agreements.
THE good merchants should unl"
with good newspapers in driving Ols
the frauds iii every community
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-18
A GOOD ROAD is LIKE A
BANK ACCOUNT.

A bad road is likened unto a
pickpocket and a good road to
a bank account that draws in
terest and constantly increases
in size. The state Of tho roads
affects the farmer more than any
other class, and the farmer
should stand for good roads,
while the towns should help him
bear the burden Of construction.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-18

The rest micrObe Is responsible Tor
lot Of laZiness
Some men would rather go broke
than stay ut home.
Wise is the man who doesn't know
more than ne should.
People who have money 10 burn
>"""'d ornr ~ :Isc:e...
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-08-31
ORIGIN OF WEDDING RINGS
According to Ancient Ritual Husband
Began by Placing Band on Thumb
and Next Three Fingers.

According to the ancient ritual in
marriage. the husband began the ring
business by placing II upon the brides
thumb and putting II successfully on
the next two fingers. pronouncing for
each one a person of the Trinity:
with final amen when the fourth
finger was reached. and there the ring
remained.
The Greek church ritual directs that
the ring be placed upon the right
hand. Puritan influence sought to
abolish the ring as vain and heather
emblem. but the sweet old fashion OF
giving and taking emblem. for our
loves sake" yet remains to us.
Betrothal or engagement rings vary
In fashion nowadays and always do
pend. or should on the purse of the
donor. Where there are no limitations
OF this sort his taste. ~ Il be perfect.
VIII lead him to choose a diamond
solitaire. and OF the best he can af.
ford. a small and pure blue-white
stone being altogether preferable TO
a large stone. Some prefer ring set
with three stones. generally sap.
phire set between two diamonds. 9th.
ers select ruby or an emerald. which
signifies promise OF happiness.
Few persons choose pearls for an
engagement ring. as pearls are sup
posed TO typify tears. They are also
too perishable to become emblems OF
love, which. in Its first glow. at least.
is always understood TO be indestruc-
tible. Their beauty is very precarious.
being dimmed or aged" as the lapi.
dairy expresses II. by contact with Inn
pure air, while acid annihilates them
completely.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-08-31
PLEAS FOR THE PLAYGROUND
Boys and Girls Of the Cities should
Have Their Public Places
Of Recreation.

Herr Froebel. in The Education
OF Man" says:
Every town should have Its own
common playground for the boys.
Glorious result would come from this
for the entire community. For at this
period games. whenever II is feasible.
are common. and thus develop the
feeling and desire for community. and
the laws and requirements OF commu
nifty. The boy tries to see himself In
his companions, To feel himself In
them, to weigh and measure himself
by them. to know and find himself
with their help. Thus the games d.
rectly influence and educate the boy
for life. awaken and cultivate many
civil and moral virtues"
From the eastern part OF our coun.
try comes an eloquent plea for the
tendent OF Fairgrounds at Pittsburg.
tendent OF Fairgrounds at Pittsburgh
writes: From the juvenile court.'
from prisons. from hospitals. from
students OF social evils. from every
department OF science devoted TO the
study OF man. comes the warning that
in our day. as In no other day, the
world has yet seen. We need In our
great cities TO give heed to the nature
and spirit of childhood and youth and
TO the right Of the people 10 happi.
ness. Society has not SO much for.
gotten as Il has failed to realize In
these strenuous days of materiailsm
how much modern city and social
conditions are making void for many
a fundamental tenet OF our national
creed. In the boys and girls of the
streets. in the delinquent. the fallen.
the outcast. the unuccessful and the
misfits there is tho same hunger for
happiness that Is our own. But II
that hunger must be satisfied In the
one or two or three-roomed home of
the tenement. in the street. nickelo-
deon. cheap theater. saloon or public
dance hall, or not at all. who can
wonder at individual ruin or social
disastery'
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-08-31
curlous,, enough. n cam. 70 pas. tnss

curiousiy enough. n came 70 pass nzt
Miss Thorne and Chief Campbell of
tho Secret Service we're reading tho
hidden. milk-written message at al
most the identical moment.
johnson got Petrozinni's letter
from the postman." Mr.. Grimm was
explaining Il opened IL photo
graphed II, sealed II again and re-
mailed Il. There was not more than
half an hours delay; and Miss Thorne
can not possibly know OF IT," He
paused a moment TITS an odd thing
that writing such al that is absolutely
Invisible to the naked eye. and yet
when photographed becomes deciper
able In the negative"
What do you make OF it," Mr..
Campbell asked. The guileloss blue
eyes were alive with eagerness.
We'll, he's right, of course. about
not being in danger" said Mr.. Grimm.
IF he came with credentials as spe
ciai envoy this government must re-
spect them. even II Senior Alvare,
dies. and leave II to his own govern.
ment to punish him. II we we're offi.
cially aware that he has such ere
dentials I doubt II we would have the
right to keep him confined: we would
merely have to hand him over TO the
italian embassy and demand his pun
ishment And. of course. all that
makes him more dangerous than
ever"
Yes, I know that" said the chief
little impatiently. But who is this
mani"
Who is this man." Mr. Grimm re-
peated as II surprised at the question.
IT was looking for Prince Benedetto
d'Abruzzi Of Italy. have found him
Mr.. Campbelrs clock-like brain tick
ed over the situation in detail.
IT'S like this" Mr.. Grimm eluci-
dated. He has credentials which he
knows will free him II he is forced 20
present them. but imagine they were
given him more for protection In an
emergency like this than for intro
ducing him to our government As
the matter stands he can't AFFORD to
discover himself by using those ere
dentials. and yet. II the Latin com
pact Is signed. he must be free. Re
member. too. that he Is accredited
from three countries-Italy. Francs
and Spain" He was silent for a mo-
ment. Naturally his escape from
prison would preserve his incognito.
and at the same time permit him TO
elem tha rou,part"
There was silence for long time.
II believe the situation is without
precedent" said MIR. Campbell slowly.
The special envoy Of three great
powers held for attempteC-~!"
"Omcially we are not aware OF his
purpose. or his Identity" Mr.. Grimm
reminded him. "If he escaped II
would clarity the situation tremen-
| dously"
IF he escaped" repeated Mr.. Camp
| bell musingly.
But, OF course. the compact would
not be signed. at least In this coun-
try" Mr.. Grimm went on tentatively,
Mr. Campbell gazed straight into the
listless eyes of the young man for a
minute CT more and gradually full un-
derstanding came home to him. Final
ly he nodded his head.
use your own judgment. Mr..
Grimm" he directed.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-08-31

costume which combines both bloom
ers and skirt. but which provides for
fastening the latter article out OF the
way. The skirt has front flap which
ian be opened and fastened up to the
waist, leaving the lower limbs free in
the bifurcated garments and permit
ting much greater freedom OF move
ment The other part of the skirt ia
sewed fast to the seams of the bloom
ers and when the wearer Is swimming
for instance. helps keep her ahoat.
This costume is also convenient one
for cycling, as the skirt can be fast
ened up when she dismounts. The
waistband Of the costume is of elias
tic Dimensions
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-08-31

Count al Rosini the Italian ambas-
sador, Is at dinner with diplomats when
q messenger summons him to the en-
bassy, where a beautiful young woman
asks for a ticket to the embassy ball:
The ticket Is made out In the name of
Miss Isabel Thorne. Chief Campbell OF
tho secret service. and Mr.. Grimm. his
bead detective. are warned that plot In
brewing in Washington. and Grimm goes
20 the state ball for Information. His at
tention Is called to Miss Isabel Thorne.
who with her companion. disappears. A
shot Is heard and Senior Alvarez of the
Mexican legation, Is found wounded.
Grimm Is assured Miss Thorne did II: he
visits her, demanding knowledge of the
nffair. and arrests Pietro Petrozinni. Miss
Thorne visits an old bomb maker. and they
discuss q wonderful experiment. Fifty
Thousand dollars Is stolen from the office
Of sener Rodriguez, the minister from
venerusla. and while detectives are In
vestigating the robbery Miss Thorne APP
pears as a guest Of the legation. Grimm
accuses her Of the theft the money Is
restc red but a new mystery occurs In
the disappearance OF Monsieur Boissegur
the French ambassador. Elusive Miss
Thorne reappears bearing a letter which
states that the ambassador has been kid
paped and demanding ransom. The am
bassador returns and again strangely dis
Appeare Later he 10 rescued from an old
hou0s IN the suburbs.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-08-31

cIal envoy, according to international
law. Arrange escape for one week
from tonight; use any money neces-
sary. Make careful arrangements for
the test and signing OF compact for
two nights after"
Again the prisoner cleaned the steel
nib, after which he put 1t back In the
bottle of ink. leaving 1t there. He
waved the sheet of paper back and
forth TO dry 1t, and at last scrutinized
II infinitely, standing under the light
from the high-up window of his cell
Letter by letter the milk evaporated,
leaving the sheet perfectly clean and
white except for the ink-wrltten mes
sage. This sheet he folded. placed In
an envelope. and addressed.
Later the guard passed along the
corridor, and Signor Petrozinni thrust
the letter out to him.
BE good enough to post that.
please" he requested. 1T isn't sealed.
l don't know II your prison rules re-
quire you to read the letters that go
out II so. read It. or have II read.
then seal It."
For answer the guard dampened the
flap of the envelope. sealed 1t. thrust
IT into his pocket and passed on. The
secret agent sat down again. and
slipped his milk meditatively.
One hour later Mr.. Grimm. accom-
panied by Johnson, came out OF a
photographers dark room in Pennsyl-
vania Avenue with a developed mega
tive which he sat on a rack to.dry. At
the end of another hour he was sitting
at his desk studying, under a magni'
flying glass, a finished print OF the
negative. Word by word he was
writing on a slip of paper what his
magnifying glass gave him and so.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-08-31

there came again the CHATTER Of the
guards feet on the cement pavement.
and the writing materials were thrust
through the bars.
Thank you" said the prisoner.
The guard went on, with n nod. and
a moment later the signor heard the
ciangor Of a steel door down the cor
ridor as II was closed and locked.
He leaned forward in his chair with
half.closed eyee. listening for long
time, then rose and noiselessly ap
preached the coii door. Again he lis
tened intently. after which he resumed
his seat. lie tossed away the ciga'
rette he had and lighted a fresh one,
afterward holding the note over the
flame Of the match. Here and there,
where the paper charred in the heat,
q letter or word stood out from the
bare witness of the paper. and finally
a message complete appeared between
the innocuous ink-written lines. The
prisoner read It greedily:
Am privately informed there lie
little chance OF Alvarez's recovery.
Shall I arrange escape for you. or have
ambassador intercede7 Would advise
former, as the other might take
months, and meeting to sign treaty al
lance would be dangerously delayed"
Signor Petrozinni permitted the
suffering fame to ignite the paper.
and thoughtfully watched the blaze
destroy It, The last tiny scrap
dropped on the floor burned out, and
he crushed the ashes under his heel.
Then he began to write:
MY Dear Miss Thorne:
Many thanks for your courteous lit
tie note I am delighted to know Of
the Improvement in Senior Alvarez's
condition. had hoped that my impul-
sive act In shooting him would not
end In a tragedy. Please keep me In
formed OF any further change In his
condition. As yet do not see the
necessity of consulting an attorney.
but later may be compelled to do so.
Respectfully,
"PIETRO PETROZINNI."
This done the secret agent carefully
cleaned the ink from the pen. wiping
1t dry with his handkerchief. then
thrust It into the half empty glass OF
milk. The fluid chung to the steel nib
thinly; he went on writing with II.
between the lines OF ink:
81 am in no danger hold creden.
tials TO United States. which, when
presented. will make me responsible
only to the Italian government as spe-
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-08-31
CHAPT Err XVII.
a Call on the Warden.


The restful silence of night lay over
the great prison. Here and there in
the grim corridors a guard dozed in
the glare OF an electric light; and in
the ONCE. too. a desk light glimmered
where the warden sat at his desk.
porting over a report. Once he glanced
up at the clock-it was five minutes
of eleven-and then he went on with
his reading.
After little the silence was broken
by the whir of the clock and the first
sharp stroke OF the hour; and at Just
that moment the door from the street
opened and a man entered. He was
rather tall and slender. and a sinister
black mask hid his face from the
quickly raised eyes Of the warden. For
bare fraction of a second the two
men stared at each other. then. In
stinctively, the wardens right hand
moved toward the open drawer OF his
desk where a revolver lay, and his
left toward several electrically con-
nected levers. The intruder noted
both gestures, and, unarmed himself.
stood silent. The warden was fret
TO speak.
We'll. what is it7'
you have a prisoner here. Pietrc
Petrozinni." was the reply. In a pleas
ant voice. 81 have come TO demand his
release"
The warden's right hand was raised
above the desk top. and the revolver
in II clicked warningly.
"You have come to demand his re
lease, eh?" he queried. He still sat
motionless. with his eyes fixed on the
black mask How did you pass the
outside guard?"
(To BE coNTINUED)
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-08-31
~
|OME TOWN
! HELPS
ALL CLASSES AID IN WORK
Many cities Devotlna Energy and Vast
Sums TO Cause Of Civic Inn
provement.

II In one Of the practically hopeful
phenomena In cities making effort to
became prosperous and comfortable.
here and In Europe. that the work Is
not In the hands merely OF art soci-
cities and "beautifiers." but In the
hands OF boards OF trade. chambers OF
commerce. taxpayers and merchants
associations. shippers, manufacturers.
Boston felt itself declining, not as
an American Athens. but as a--weli
let the report which stirred up her
business men speak for itself.
The foundation OF convenient thor
oughfares incidentally creates sltes for
important buildings. Are the court
house and symphony hall, Horticul.
tural hall and the Conservatory OF Mu-
sic and the Christian Science temple
placed where they show TO the best ad-
vantage? How much they might have
added to the city II they occupied mon
umental sites,
Our report offers some suggestions
for street changes that will create
monumental sites. as well as for cut
ting streets through waste and desert
ed districts near the city centers. and
for the profitable expansion OF the
city-expansion that might bring dead
land into activity. raise taxable val
ues. increase the use of the water
front or harbor. and thus add to the
riches OF the city.
The fever for municipal improve
ment has also reached Sonth America
and we are told that in Rio Janeiro
they are not only building fine docks
and improving tho harbor. but that a
space Of two and half miles long and
three hundred feet wide has been ap-
propriated through the settled city
from water to water for boulevard
one hundred feet wide and over a
mile long The sale OF the one hundred
feet on either side is said to have paid
for the whole improvement In the
short space of eighteen months the
city constructed this beautiful avenue
and gained an enormous amount OF
taxable property.
In Formosa the Japanese are plan.
ming n capital. Mr.. Fashima. the arch
itect who has the design in hand. has
recommended the essential principles
Of the original plan Of Washington.
Those American cities which have
had time to think are devoting energy
and vast sums OF money to work of
this or Of similar character. The" find
that municipal improvement not only
tends 20 their own convenience, but
also TO attract strangers and TO d.
rectly contribute toward a city's mate
rial prosperity"