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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-06-08
WASTE IN HIGHWAYS
HALF THE MONEY SPENT IN
PUBLIC ROADS Is THROWN
AWAY.
GOOD ROADS, UNIVERSAL CRY
Everybody Wants Something Done,
but Nearly Every Community ls
Cropping In the Dark-Time to Face
About and Try for Better Results.
BY HOWARD II. GROSS,

No one who Is familiar with the way
road work has been handled for the
last twenty years will dispute that
half Of the time and money expended
upon our public roads by the hit and
miss methods employed has been
wasted. Most observers will say the
waste Is even greater. The country
over, the outlay approximates 100000
900. We have gone on from genera
ton to generation pursuing this alb
surd plan. or rather lack Of plan. 1t
is most unbusinesslike and repre-
hensible proceeding. No business en-
terprise could last year with such q
fearful waste. A calculation made
with great care by one of the best au-
thorities in the state, contends the d.
rect waste on Illinois roads by doing
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-06-08

nifty seems to be cropping in the dark,
not knowing just how to accomplish
the desired end. In many localities
we find that meetings are held, a sub
scription is started, and volunteers
beat up and down the street, asking
everyone to subscribe either money Or
labor. A bank will give 500, a mer-
chant another 800, the man next
door, who ought to do the same thing,
will give $40. A public entertainment
Is gotten up, and after a campaign OF
a number Of weeks, perhaps $4,000 Ia
raised for improving a piece of road.
In order to save expense some local
party will undertake the work. He
does not know much about road build.
ing, and the result Is botch job. The
money Is spent and a half-m1le Of
road Is made, and while 1t is poorly
constructed, 1t is so much better than
the previous conditions, that 1t Is hail
ed with delight. No effort along these
lines can amount to much, beyond the
creating of an increased desire for
better roads. Experience shows be-
yond any question that the way to do
Is to build as large mileage as pos
sible at the same time, and have It
done under the supervision of q cap
able road engineer. II ten or twelve
miles are built instead of one the cost
Of construction will be much less; 1t
will pay to have improved machinery
and the best facilities. Then the pay.
ment Of the road should not be made
by passing the hat, where some
will do their duty and others will not,
but on the contrary tho amount should
be covered by issuing long time bonds
and spreading the burden over all the
property of the township. II forum.
ately the state is operating under the
state aid plan, whereby a portion OF
The expense is contributed from the
state treasury, 1t simplifies the matter
very much and lightens the burden.
The writer made calculation COW
ering the state of Illinois, and that cal
culation was verified by the late DIR.
Frank H. Hall of Aurora, one of the
best mathematicians in the country,
and he found it correct 1t showed
that f1rst-class hard roads could be
built over all the main highways In
the state of Illinois, under the state
aid plan, the state paying one-half the
expense from general tax levy, and
the balance locally by the township,
and the combined expense spread
over period of ten years, would not
exceed ten cents per acre per year
on farm lands. What is true of ILL,
nois will be found to work out very
closely along these lines in nearly all
states of the central West.
The amount of money wasted upon
the highways of any state between
Pittsburg and Denver, and from Min
nesota to Florida, would more than
pay the interest on the bonds neces-
sary to build and maintain first-class
permanent roads. We might state 1t
in another way: That the economies
that can be accomplished and the
benefits that will accrue from improv.
ing the highways, will take off, from
the burden of the people many times
more than the taxes to build the roads
will impose. Why not convert this
waste into a permanent asset? Why
not have better conditions when WV
can do SO so easily?
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-06-08
WHY BATTLESHIP WAS SENT
Message the Maine Went to
Havana.

Probably very few know that the
Maine had been hurried to Havana be
cause of nisinterpreted cipher mes
sage. Mr. John r. Caldwell, who had
been in charge of the Havana bureau,
and whom l relieved, told me that
several days prior to my arrival he
had made requisition upon the office
for revolver. There had come siren.
uous times in the Cuban capital, riots
had been frequent, the lives of for.
eigners, particularly those of Ameri
cans, had been more than once placed
in jeopardy, and the time had come
when correspondents felt the need of
firearms to protect their lives. The
revolver sent to Mr.. Caldwell was
Struggled to him by a passenger on
the steamship Olivette, to whom the
weapon had been entrusted by an
agent Of the paper in Tampa. By some
oversight no cartridges had been sent
with 1t, and 1t being impossible to Sc
cure any In Havana, the correspond
ent cabled to New York. Camera re-
ceived, but no plates; send by Aext
boat"
Through some strange error on the
part of the one who received it, the
cryptogram was construed to be a
cipher and was translated to read that
an attempt had been made on the life
of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, American con-
sui general in Havana. This misin-
formation went to Washington and
reached there after the Havana cable
had closed. Early the next day Mr..
Caldwell received from the Herald the
following cryptogram: Send story
and pictures ordered on food-supplies ,
we want 1t for main sheet" BY apply
ing the cipher key, the first sentence
was readily translated to read "A
United States warship has been or.
dered to Havana" The second evil
IDENTIFY conveyed some hint which was
beyond the limitation of the code, but
the word main" gave the clue. Meet
ing General Lee at breakfast that
morning, Mr.. Caldwell quietly in
formed him that the Maine was OF
her way to Havana. The general was
incredulous. No warship, he assured
the correspondent, would be sent tc
Havana unless he requested it-Wal
ter Scott Meriwether, in Harper's
Weekly.
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requires considerable engineering ex.
perience the farmer does not and Is
not expected to have. It Is no reflec-
ton upon him to say he Is not sue
cessful road builder-any more than
1t would be to question his ability in
carpentry. To have the best supervi-
sion the township or road district is
too small a unit. The mileage Is too
limited to make 1t practical to have an
experienced road builder in charge.
Hence the present thought is that the
county should be the road district, or
perhaps there might be two districts
in large counties. The road super
visor should be capable, experienced
engineer employed by the year. or the
season. Let him get the necessary
tools, men and teams and do the work
when it ought to be done. When grad
ing Is necessary, the earlier In the
spring 1t is done the better. The sur
face ought not to be disturbed after
the first of July.
The first and most important step
is road drainage. No drain, no road.
1t is exceedingly important to have
one in charge who knows his business.
As road drainage will be treated at
length in another article, the writer
will not elaborate upon 1t at this time.
The drains can be laid at any season
when the frost Is out of the ground.
Culverts can be built, the roads drag
ged, weeds cut, etc. This will give
work from early spring until fall.
With the county as unit, plan a
five-year campaign of grading and
draining, beginning with the main
roads and extending the work in the
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-06-08

order of Importance. In a county of
ten to fifteen townships. one good en-
gineer with three or four gangs of
men with machinery, each having a
good foreman, in three or four years
will make such showing, that people
will wonder they ever tolerated the
old hit and miss methods.
If the method suggested was adopt
ed and followed, It would at least dou-
BILE the results for the taxes now paid.
BY having regular employment, both
the men and horses would become
proficient and do more In a day than
the ''greenhorn" would do in two days,
and the work will be far better done
as we'll.
The above outline is for the treat
ment of earth roads. When the time
comes, and come 1t will, when the
main roads will have to have a hard,
smooth wearing surface of stone,
gravel or brick, all of the work pre-.
viously done as above set forth, will
be valuable as a preparation for the
permanent road.
The Inauguration of such plan will
appeal to the people; they will see
they are getting something for the
money paid. Their attitude will
change from one of hostility to friend
ly cooperation, and this is of much
Importance. The writer once saw an
enterprising farmer who had road,
drag, He took 1t out in rain storm
and dragged mile of road, goieg
twice over it until 1t was in his Ian
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-06-08
TO QUENcH A SUMMER THIRST,

Don't pour a lot of ice water into
you In order to quench the thirst for
the moment-not only does 1t not pro-
duce the desired result, but 1t Is bad
for you.
There is Just one beverage that fits
all conditions Of heat and thirst
COCA-COLA.
Next time you're hot, tired or thirsty
drink a glass or bottle Of this one
best beverage refreshing,
thirst-quenching. At soda-fountains or
carbonated In bottles-5c everywhere.
Write to the COCA-COLA CO., Atlanta.
Ca, for a copy Of their booklet, 'The
Truth About COCA-COLA"-you will
find 1t interesting.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-06-08

the wrong thing, or if perchance do
ing the right thing, then doing 1t at
the wrong time, causes loss of $780,
600 per day!
In no department of administration
have we more signally failed than in
dealing with the question of the high
ways. 1t Is time to face about and
make an effort to get better results
Is 1t any wonder people are "sore"
when 1t comes to paying road taxes?
They have been at it for generations
and with here and there an exception,
the roads are no better than they were
to begin with.
The question now is what specific
things shall be done in order to get
better results. The first step in the
writer's opinion is to wipe out the
labor system of working out" the tax
by the annual picnic or talkfest, that
usually takes place in the early fall
when everybody turns out to I'm.
prove" the road. There is no definite
plan; the practice is to pillow and
scrape, and fill the center of the road
with sod, weeds, brush and earth,
making what before was a passable
road one that is impossible. The late
ness Of the season prevents a proper
settlement before the heavy fall rains
and the winter sets in. The weeds,
sod and brush are sure to make trou-
bic for a year or more. Many time
the writer has observed bunch of
men and teams do a hundred dollars
worth of damage to work out fifty
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-06-08

dollar road tax. The stories told, the
stunts OF wrestling, jumping and other
athletic diversions, make it holiday
enjoyed by every one.
There Is but one thing to do: Col
lect all the road taxes In cash and pay
to have the work done under the best
supervision obtainable.
This working out the road tax dates
back before the war, when there was
very little money in circulation, and 1t
was next to impossible for the people
to pay the tax In any other way. 1t
Is different now. The labor system
has outltved its usefulness and should
60.
Road building, even II q dirt road
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-06-08

guage as smooth as ribbon. No
sooner had he turned in under cover
than he saw neighbor with two
teams coming down over the road, un.
doing all he had done. The comment
made would not look we'll in print.
If the party in question had any an
probation of the fitness of things, he
would have driven along the side of
the road, and left the dragged surface
SO it would shed water and dry
smooth. A five-dollar fine with costs
would have been good lesson.
The sentiment is everywhere for
better highways Good Roads, Is the
universal ary-everybody wants some.
thing done, but nearly every commu.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-06-08
Baseball Anecdote.

Curious episode, this. Seems a
young fellow got excited at the ball
game and Rugged the young lady next
to him, a perfect stranger. She had
him arrested, but he told the Judge
that any man might do the same
thing. and his claim was upheld by
expert testimony"
And what was the sequel?"
well, the sequel is rather interest
ing. The next day there were 5000
girls at the ball game
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-06-08
A Wish Gratifed.

"Jiggs used to tell me that the
dream of his life was to live some
day in big house on a hill"
"Poor fellow! And now he - In
the state penitentiary."
"True, but that is big houaS ara
1t happens to be on hill"
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-06-08

Lcan't find words to express my thanks
for the good your medicine has done
me. You maypublish this If you wish"
Mrs. HERMAN S1ETH, Pound, Wis.
The success of Lydia 3. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, is unparalleled. It may be
used with perfect confidence by women
who suffer from displacements, inflam-
nation, liberation, fibroid tumors, IT.
Irregularities, periodic pains, backache,
bearing down feeling, hatulency, indi-
gestion, dizziness, or nervous prostra-
Gon.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has been the
standard remedy for female ills, and
suffering women owe it to themselves
to at least give this medicine a trial.
Proof is abundant that it has cured
thousands Of others, and why should
1t not cure you?
If you want special advice write
Mrs. p inkham, Lynn, Mass, for it.
1t is free and always helpful.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-06-08
Very Like.

ibid Hawkins take his punishment
like MANI" asked Lollerby.
you bet he did," laughed Dub
bleigh. "He hollered and yelled and
used strong language to beat crea-
tion."-Harper's Weekly.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-06-08

It sometimes happens that woman
marries a man because she Is sorry
for him. But is not that a poor way
to show her sympathy?
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-06-08

There are times in the life of every
small boy when he would like to as
sumo the role of father to the man for
few brief moments.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-06-08

If your skin is married by pimples and
liver marks, take Garfield Tea. 1t will
regulate the liver, cleanse the system and
purify the blood.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-06-08

Some men are anxious to get money
because they think 1t will enable them
to get more.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-06-08
Garfield Tea overcomes constipation.

Anyway, there Is nothing monoto-
nous about the weather.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-06-08

Percy-Weally, Daisy, dawnced SO
stwenuously in that last waltz that
me head feels light, doncher know.
Daisy-Indeed! / supposed that
sensation was so common with you
that you had ceased to notice it.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-06-08

pcpolct 6nO ACu4dA0
troubles by your
medicine. ] had
been troubled with
both for fourteen
years and consulted
different doctors,
but failed to get any
relief. After using
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vege table Com
pound and Blood
Purifier ! can say I
0S
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-06-08

Mrs. Wfnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inhamn,a-
ton, allays PAIN cures wind collie, CSC bottle.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-06-08

FAILED TO
HELP HER
Cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Pound, Wis.," am glad to an
nounce that have been cured of dys-
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-06-08

Garfield Tea will regulate the liver. CIV
ng freedom from sick headache and bilious
attacks. 1t overcomes constipation.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-06-08
DAISY Fly KILLER

A CCTION-50oo acres of select wheat land a.
4 a Wadena, Saskatchewan, on Canadian Northern
railway, on the 9th of June. win sell without re-
81 quarter sections located practically in tho
center of Canadian great spring wheat belt close TO
town. elevators, schools and churches For particn-
lars write owner. Thomas McFall, Paris, Illinois
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-06-08
Exact Copy Of Wrapper.

The way of the transgressor Is
hard but smooth.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-06-08

There is no fool like the peacemake,
who interferes between husband and
wife.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-15

Miss Edith N. Freed, teacher of
the High school, has been entertain
ing her mother, Mrs. Violet Freed, of
Hershey, Pa.
The city people hereabouts have
most of them returned to the city.
Miss Jennie and Ella Keith left their
summer home on Monday and Louisa
Sodenberg went on Tuesday.
Miss Caroline Purdy, sister of the
late Judge Purdy, spent part of the
Summer at her birthplace, Purdy-
town. On Monday she called on her
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Murphy,
going on Tuesday to Honesdale and
from there will return to her home
in Chicago.
George Murphy left on Wednesday
for Kingston College where he will
take a business course in that insti-
tuition.
Charles Krouse and Harry Kimble
spent Monday and Tuesday fishing at
Forest Lake. They reported a very
good catch.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-15
THE AMATEUR
PHOTOGRAPHER

Before beginning the making of ex-
posures in and around the home, it is
most essential that the amateur un-
derstands the power of light in or
der that his exposures may come
within the limits of the latitude of
the film, and approach the normal or
correct exposure as nearly as possi-
BILE.
The beginner is very apt to be mis-
led into estimating his exposure ac-
cording to the visual rather than the
actinic power of the light; in other
words, light that appears exceed
ingly bright and powerful to the eye
may have but weak recording power
on the sensitive film. The actinic
power of the light is diminished byl
refraction and absorption. AS an ex-
ample, let us examine the light on a
bright sunny afternoon about two
o'clock. Outdoors in this light wei
will be able to produce a fully timedI
negative in 1-100th of sec. at stop
8. Now let us enter room on the
sunny side of the house, one having
good large plate glass windows, with
white walls and white wood work;
the Light appears, if anything, brigh-
ter than outdoors. Now we will
uudhS dn SApOouIe, Will lie Sdmt
speed and stop opening, placing our
subject close to the window, and to
our astonishment we find upon de-
velopment that this exposure is very
much under timed. In this case the
loss of actinic power of the light is
due to the refraction and absorption
of the light rays by the window
glass, and to the fact that there is mol
direct eXDOSure to the light of the
whole sky. We will find that to OBJ
tain negative equal in density to
the first one that we will have to
give an exposure of from one to two
seconds, or one hundred to two hun
dred times as long as for the ex-
posure just the other side of that de-
ceptive piece of glass.
Now, we know all about it, don q
we; won't catch us under-exposing
again.
Continued Next Week.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-15
RUTLEDGEDALE.
Especial to The Citizen. l


RUTLEDGEDALE, Pa, Sept. a.
j. H. Thurston, Leonia, N. j., spent
the weekend at the home of his
brother-in-law, A. M. Rutledge.
School opened on Tuesday with
Miss Carrie Sneverly as teacher at
Rutledgedale and Miss Anna Doherty
at Keesler's school.
Miss Anna Gregg is attending
school at Susquehanna.
Mrs. Willis and daughter, of New
ark, who have been occupying a cot
tage of S. N. Gregg's for the summer,
have returned to their home in the
city.
Mrs. J. o. Terrell, of Honesdale
spent Sunday at the home of her
brother, A. NJ. Rutledge.
D. w. Berry has sold his farm and
stock to George Hitchcock of Scran-
ton, who will take possession about
October l. Mr.. Berry has bought a
house and lot at Damascus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Berry and son
Burton, of Scranton, have been visit
ing at D. w. Berry's, also Mrs. Robt
Berry and son at the same place.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-15
THE ELEVENTH COMMANDMENT
" BE alive to Your opportunitY."

" Be alive to your opportunity
If l were to set down a rule of ac-
ton the observance of which, more
than any other, aside from the ten
commandments might lead to sue
cess in business / would say: Thou
shalt not be caught mapping" OF
course l refer to the honest individu-
al in the business realm, writes
Theodore P. Shonts, in the Septem-
Der Business (formerly The Book
Keeper.
In the present trend of the times
when every movement is regulated
by pendulum of value there are
thousands of opportunities going to
waste for want of people to take
them when they come. AS a matter
of fact the history of reverses in
business might be summed up in
two words, Lost Opportunity"
Daily we hear the cry, If l had
only taken hold at the time" But
when fate knocked at his door no
one opened.
In such cases the man who was
asleep wakes up to the realization of
the chance that has passed. There
is no one who has not had the
chance to climb higher some time or
other. But when the psychological
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-15
DREHER.

DREHER, Pa, Sept 14.-Miss
Minnie Phillips, of Winwood, is call
ing on relatives and friends in this
vicinity. She is a daughter of the
late Samuel Phillips, formerly resid-
ing near Aldenville.
Mrs. Maurice Bortree, Scranton, is
calling on relatives and friends in
Dreher and vicinity.
Walter and Gordon Voeste, sons of
Mrs. Carrie Voeste, have gone to
Scranton to seek employment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hart are
moving from Scranton to the Arthur
Simpson property in Maple Glen.
Miss Elva Bates, teacher of the
Maple Glen school, has been under
the Doctors care for several days, but
she is recovering and will resume
her teaching in few days.
Mrs. Charles Searle has been with
her sister, Alice Cross, for some time.
She received word this afternoon of
the serious illness of her sisters
daughter, Ruth Stout, a resident of
Moosic. Her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. F. Stout, are well known in this
locality. Mrs. Searle will go to Moos-
ic at once. ..
A delegation of Odd Fellows, some
sixty or more in number, from the
lodges in Moscow and Gouldsboro,
visited Wallenpaupack Lodge on Sat
urday evening, Sept. 8. The degree
team Moscow conferred the first de-
gree on one new member, after which
there was set out of ice cream and
cake. A pleasant and social time
was enjoyed with the Brothers.
Dreher and Greenetown were well
represented at the Monroe county
fair last week.
DR.. Simons has some fodder corn
fourteen feet in height
A chicken supper will be held AT