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The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-01-04

nOAD LIN 10U9 AND STILL I'm COOO
CONDITION..
highways are intended to afford a
hard, smooth and as nearly as posi-
bic horizontal surface, over which
the great instrument of civilization,
the wheel. with its burden. can be
made to move with the least possible
friction. Every unit of friction en-
cOuntered is a measurable element Of
cost either in time, power or damage
to the road and carriage. For every
foot of distance he traverses the wag
oner is mourning a tax. The amount
of the tax over properly constructed
and maintained road may be as low
as cents per mile, but this increases
with increase in grade or the cOndi-
ton in which the road is found Be
cause this tax is not paid out in actual
cash to the sheriff the farmer does
not realize that it is coming out of
his pocket all the time, but if he will
think moment he will realize that it
is an infinitely higher rate of tax than
any direct tax which he may be called
upon to pay to keep the wheels of civ
iliZation going.
The cash value Of a good road has
been summarized under the following
headings:
First.--A reduction in the cost of
hauling.
Second. An increase in the value of
lands within its zone of influence
Third.-Increase in productive value
through making uncultivated lands ac-
cessible
Fourth.-The substitution Of the
more profitable crops for the less profit
able crops
Fffth.-The ability of the producer
to market his produce at a time when
the prices are more favorable instead
Of marketing. his produce when the
roads permit
Realizing now what bad roads are
costing the farmer and what good
roads will mean to him, the question
Is how can good roads land by good
roads is meant roads which are good
365 days in the year, be obtained and
maintained, for it is just as necessary
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-01-04

many places the sand is only foot or
two deep and in some places only six
or eight inches deep.
Our method in this section is to build
roads only when the farmers have moth
ing for their teams to do. We pay
1917 cents per cubic yard for the gravel
and clay delivered on the road. The
pockets are near enough together so
the haul is seldom more than one
fourth of a mile The farmers work
as much Of the time as they can, and,
besides getting enough to pay for
their teams feed and a small wage
for themselves during idle time. they
get a good road in their vicinity OF
course 1919 cents is a very cheap price,
but our roads do not average cost Of
over $3.50 per mile
Now, as to maintenance. a man
and pair Of mules can drag ten miles
Of road day-that is. he can drag one
side Of the road for ten miles and then
turn back and drag the other side
back to where be started This makes
the cost in this section for each drag
ging less than 80 per cent per mile
AS rule. 1t is not necessary to do
this oftener than fifteen times a year.
This means that it would cost about
$3.50 a year for dragging a mile of
road
It Is essential in building road to
spread the dirt as soon as it Is dump
ed. as it is the only way to get an
even surface, and 1t Is better still to
dump on a light platform and spread
it from the platform. If the piles of
dirt are left in the road and spread by
road machine afterward the surface
Of the road will always be wavy.
The ideal way is to employ a man
with pair Of heavy mules for twelve
months In the year and let him go
from place to place. boarding at diff
ferent houses. and in this way he
should be able to maintain a hundred
miles of road. 1t has been my expe-
rience-and that Of every one. l think
that 1t is impractical to divide the
road In small sections, giving each
SCSC1Ou W ldElu0I 10 OTd& duO at
tend to, whereas this seems to be the
natural and economical way to handle
1t. Practice has shown that the only
time that the roads are attended to Is
when the farmer has nothing else to
do. and at that time the road is very
apt to be in such condition as to make
it undesirable to do any work upon 1t.
Richland county, s. G.. in which Co.
lumbia is located, also has beautiful
roads, and. with convict labor, be-
lieve their roads cost them less than
$500 per mile.
Where the clay is near the surface 1t
is only necessary to dig ditch on one
side Of the road and throw the clay
into the road, mixing 1t with the sand
as 1t Is spread by the use of harrow.
In such sections have heard the roads
have been constructed for considerably
less than 5000 per mile by the use OF
convict labor
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-01-04
The Dot In the CircIa

Ask some one to draw a circle with
a dot in the center of it, or near the
center. without any line joining the
dot and the circle and yet without tax
ing the pencil from the paper. The
trick sounds impossible, but is very
simple when you know how.
Turn over a corner of the paper and
mark a dot-as near the point of it as
you canon the body Of the sheet. Run
the pencil up the turned over corner
short distance and begin to draw the
circle. When the pencil reaches the
surface Of the paper on which the dot
is turn back the corner and complete
the circumference round the dot
Youths Companion.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-01-04

ANOTHER GOOD ROAD BUILT UNDER GOV
ERNMENT SUPERVISION
to maintain a road after it is built as
it is to construct it in the first in.
stance.
1t is now the consensus of opinion
among men who have spent their lives
studying road problems that the only
sensible plan for any county or town
ship to adopt is to set apart a portion
of its money for the employment Of
a competent road engineer to properly
locate its roads and supervise their
construction and maintenance. In or
der. however. to have a uniform meth
cd of road construction from one coun-
ty to another it is believed that the
wisest policy would be for the state to
Eave some kind Of supervision over
the road work of the counties and for
the state to aid the counties, certainly
to the extent of furnishing highway
engineers for the proper location of
roads. Under the present system of
working the roads it is not a rash
statement to say that at least one
tenth to one-fifth of the time and Ia
Dor expended in public road work ia
absolutely wasted
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-01-04
Heavy Materials For Auto Roads.

The excessive cost of keeping mac
adam roads in repair has led the COM
missioners In some counties in Penn
sylvania to contract for the construc-
don Of roads with hard surfaced ma
terials.
1t is claimed that the swift running
automobiles suck up the finer mate
rails and scatter them to the four
winds and in short time actually
blow the road away.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-01-04
Rise and Fall.

A boy was driving along a road IN
Ireland donkey and cart which be-
longed to his widowed mother when
he was accosted by snobbish young
man. who. wishing to impress his clev.
erness upon young lady who accom-.
panied him. said. watch me take q
rise out of this boy"
He shouted to the boy, 81 say, do
you think your mother would sell M,
that donkey?''
The boy took good look at him and
answered. do you think your mother
could keep two?"
The smart young man didn't laugh.
but the young lady did.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-01-04
Didn't Blame Him.

The professor had just stated by.
pothetical case.
Our patient" he concluded, suffer
ing from disease Of the hip joint
walks lame. Now, young man, what
would you do in such a casef'
"Why-er-why, sir, I'd walk lame
too" replied the somewhat mystiied
medical student.-Exchange.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-01-04

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASH
INGToN, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF PEND
OREILLE-IN PROBATE.
In the Matter of the Will and Estate of Ida
De1nhardt Deceased-Notice to Creditors to-
File Claims
Notice is hereby given that letters of admin
1stratIon on the estate of Ida Deinhardt, de-
9th day of December, A. D. 1911. by the said
Superior Court
All persons having claims against said estate
are required to present them, with the neces-
sary vouchers, to me at my Office at Newport
Pend Oreil!e county, Washington, within one
year after the date of this notice. or they shall
be forever barred
Dated at Newport. Pend Oreille County
Wash, this 9th day of December, D. D. 1911
$50 E. I. JONES' Administrator.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-01-04
FOR The CHILDREN
The Color For Nuts.

ST am very glad that the nuts aren't red.
Or the squirrels would find them all" Tom
said
'Now. if nuts were blue" thought the
squirrel, "oh, dear,
They never could hide from the children.
fear!
eff the nuts were bright" smiled the tree.
81 know
Not a nut would be left on the ground to
grow"
So they all agreed in the wood and the
That the very best color for nuts must be
brown.
Little Folks.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-01-04
ConundrtImm

VINO Is more to be admired than q
promising young man? A paving ona
what man has thousand hands ?
Inc man who employs a thousand
men,
what Is white. black and red ALI
over? A newspaper
why dc white sheep eat more than
oiack sheep? There are more of them
Ii you call sleeps tail a leg how
many legs viii he have? -Four any.
how.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-01-04
No Excuse.

NO E&S06Ss
OF the diplomatic circles L. a de-
hghtful woman whose English is still
French. She was urging an officer Of
the navy to attend a ball, the invita-
ton to which he had already declined.
Il can't" he protested. II have
burned my bridges behind me-"
"Oh," she replied, II will lend you
some of Henri's." -Success.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-01-04
Twas Ever Thus,

PA. what does 1t mean when yoa
say that prices fluctuate?'
"It means, my son. that they go up
and down. When it's something
you've got to buy the price goes up,
and when it's something you've got to
sell the price goes down."-Judge.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-01-04
Good ROADS
AND THE FARMER
They Mean a Great Reduction
In His Expenses.
4 SUPERVISOR IS Needed
Without Competent Man In Charge
Great Deal of the Labor Is Wasted.
Farmers Should Get Together and
Help Highway Engineer.

It is worth while for all intelligent
people to have some general idea con
corning the simpler facts involved in
the art and science of road building
and maintenance. This is a matter
which should appeal particularly to
the farmer, for to him more than to
any one else the well built and main
tanned road means a saving of time
and money in marketing his products
and makes easier the attendance Of
his children at school and his family
at religious services and increases the
social intercourse which is needed to
make farm life what it should be. All
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-01-04
The Old Dave.

"Once l could have bought the site
Of Chicago for $4OO in Mexican mon
ey."
81 know how it Is, old chap. I had
a chance to buy a beefsteak once for
II cents a pound. Washington Her
aid
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-01-04
Ideas

Ideas.
"Youngleigh has some singular
IDEAS"
what, for instanceY'
'fWell, he says it is mean to profit by
other peoples experience after they've
been at all the trouble and expense OF
collecting t."-Boston Transcript
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-01-04

SCOT a job at last, have you, Dick
cyl"
"Yep. Dollar week"
"7What kind Of work p
"Scrapin' the wads q gum of'n the
backs o. the furniture in a secondhand
store"- Chicago Tribune.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-01-04
All Alone.

JAIL $IOn0s
"Phwat abr ye dom here?" said the
policeman to the old woman peddling
apples in the corridors of the state
capitol. Don't We know peddlers abr
not allowed in hereT'
'Plaze, sor, an I'm only tryin' t.
make an honest Twin"
"Well, If thot's tn case go ahead
Sure an ye won't have any competi.
ion."-Lipptncott's.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-01-04
Classified.

"John," exclaimed the inebriated
printers wife, when you come home
in that condition at this unseemly
hour hardly know what to call you"
oats awright, m'dear," cajoled the
printer Gus put me in the too late
to classify department. "-Youngstow
Telegram.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-01-04
Not Aiwau

She--I've discovered one thing
He-What ts that?
She-That when a man dyes his wife
is not necessarily a widow-Baltimor
American.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-01-04
Back to Reality.

TO live IN dreams Is fraught with charm
For all us mortal men
Necessity Is the alarm
Which wakes us up again.
-WashinGton Star.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-01-04
Loee Their Freedom.

IAN men are born free and equal"
said the philosopher.
81 know" said the matter of fact
person. "But some of 'em get married
sfterward. Detroit Free Press.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-01-04

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASH
INGTON, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY oE PEND
OREILLE.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03
HELPFUL HINTS ON HAIR
HEALTH.
Scalp and Hair Troubles Generally
Caused by careiessness.

Dandruff is contagious disease
caused by microbe which also pro-
duces badness. Never use a comb
or brush belonging to some one else.
No matter how cleanly the owner
may be, these articles may be infect
ed with microbes, which will infect
your scalp. 1t is far easier to catch
hair microbes than It is to get rid
of them, ard single stroke of an
infected comb or brush may well
lead to badness. Never try on any
body else's hat. Many hat-band is
a resting place for microbes.
II you happen TO be troubled with
dandruff, itching scalp, falling hair
or badness, we have q remedy which
we believe will completely relieve
these troubles We are so sure OF
this that we offer it to you with the
understanding that it will cost you
nothing for the trial If it does not
produce the results NE claim. This
remedy is called RexaIl "93'' Hair
Tonic. We honestly believe it to
be the most scientific remedy for
scalp and hair troubles, and we
know of nothing else that equals
IL l0TS sGllecIlYe4lasSssE sEDecduSe OF IHe
results it has produced in thou
sands Of cases.
RexaIl "93 Hair Tonic is devised
to Danish dandrlffff, restore natural
color when its loss has been
brought about BY disease, and make
the hair natural silky, soft and
glossy. It does this because it slim
sulates the hair o1lIcIes, destroys the
germ matter and blIl SIS about free,
bIIaus ioh
nourishes the haii 10 DTS, causing
them to tighten and grow new hair.
We want everybody who has any
trouble with hair or scalp to know
that we think that Rexall .s933" 933 Hair
Tonic is the best hair tonic and re-
storatiYe in existence, and no one
should scott at. Or doubt this state
ment until they have put our claims
to a fair test, with the understand
ing that they pay us nothing for the
remedy if it does not give full and
complete satisfaction in every par
ticular. Two sizes, SO cents and 81.
Remember, you can obtain Rexall
Remedies in Donaldsonville only at
our store The Rexall Store. X-Ray
Pharmacy, Ed. Richard, proprietor.
~ a g. q
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03
ITS GREAT SUCCESS
CONTINUES.

We are glad to hear that the Tyler
Commercial College is continuing to
meet with great success, and that it's
January attendance has been the
largest in the history Of the school.
This institution has at it's head a
thoroughly experienced business man;
he has not only had twenty years
experience in handling commercial
schools, but has had much valuable
business experience in other lines,
and is today identified with a num-
Der of Texas's greatest business en-
terprises. Our people realize that
a thorough business training comes
from one who possesses business
ability and business experience. This
is proven by the fact that this insti-
tuition is the largest school of book
keeping business training, shorthand,
typeWriting and telegraphy in Amer
lea. They use their own specially
prepared text books in almost every
department, text books prepared
from The standpoint of what the
business world demands, rather than
that of the theoretical school room.
Some merchants are able to do
twice the business of others, with
the same capital invested This is
due to the difference of the methods
of the two men. The same is true
of business colleges; the reason that
one secures larger patronage,
gives a more thorough training,
places more Of its graduates into
high salaried positions, is because OF
its superior methods.
We will be glad to see our ambi.
tious young men and women write
for free catalogue of the Tyler Com
mercial College of Tyler, Texas, that
they may see what other young peo-
| pie have accomplished after spend
ing: a few months in this, America s
greatest business training school.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03
List Of Letters

Remaining in tho postoffice at Don.
aldsonville, for week ending Feb. );
Alex Alleman, Diaaa Allen, Bette
Banks, Louis Barber, F. II. Below.
P. j.. Brown, Ce1ina Brown, Martha
Derry, James Hopper, Chas. Hudson,
lDocia Jones, Rosa LORNA. Tony
Mosca, Ella McCray, L. A. Morfl-
son, C. S. Miller, Eliza Robert,
Lazard Rodeillat, John Richard, Rena
Williams, Leyies Yardton:
When calling for these letters say
advertised. If not called for in two
weeks they will be sent to the Dead
Letter office at Washington, D. c.
j. J. LAFARGUE. Postmaster.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03
Elaborate Entertainment for u. D..
c.'s at Coming Reunion.

The social side OF the coming re-
union of the United Confederate
Veterans at Macon. Ga, May 7, 8
and 8, will be very interesting to the
United Daughters Of the Confeder-
acy, for Mrs. Walter &. Lamar, as
chairman Of the Woman's auxiliary,
is making q special effort to eclipse
in a social way any previous reunion,
as far as the Daughters are concern
ed, in the coming great event. Mrs.
Lamar has appointed the following
ladies to assist her in this import
ant part of the work.
Hospitality, Mrs. u. j. Wi1IinghaGa;
city beautiful. Mrs. Walter Grace;
entertainment Of maids and spon-
sors, Mrs. Charles Fl. Hall; decorsa-
tions. Mrs John A. Seldom; finance,
Mrs. A. Flew Holt; music, Mrs.
James w. Galloway, Jr.;; press,
Miss Ida Holt.
The q. ?. C's will work in con-
junction with the Sons, and those
who attend the reunion will find a
real Georgia hospitable welcome
awaiting them upoE their arrival i'll
the .sMagneiic Center" of Dixie.
Information Of any kind desired
by the Daughters will be eheerfusly
given by the general secretary, =.
II. Hyntan, Macon, Ga.
= .8-Z. n ~ t1p +.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03
SEED TESTING LABORATORY,
Plant Established at Baton Rouge
to Furnish information to Farm.
ers and seedsmen as to Quality
OF Commercial Agricultural Seeds
NO Charge for Tests.

= @ s~t y SSASs
q seed testing laboratory has been
established at Baton Rouge by Iha
oHited States Department of Agri-
culture, with the cooperation of the
agricultural Experiment Station Of
Lou lslana, Ia Tor the use of the progress
I've farmers and seedmen Of lie
south.
Ihe purpose of this laboratory is
70 furnish information to farmers
ana seedsmen as to the quality ef
commercial agricultural seeds. iii
the past, the farmer has had no ae-
curate means of determining the Der
cent OF seed that would terminate
and their purity from mixture with
foreign seed. This laboratory. hoW-
ever, enables the prospective buyer
70 obtain samples of seed from the
scotsman or grower and have them
tested before purchasing.
Ihe Importance of this work can
hardly be overestimated. One os
the essential features of profitable
crop production is the use of good
SEED. Inc farmer Of Louisiana has
=often suffered inadequate returns
ana no doubt, IN some instances,
complete crop failure owing to the
use OF seed of inferior grade, Net
only that, farm seed often contain
#noxlous weed seeds which, if soWn,
Will require time and money to Grad
5tcate These resulting weeds may
IN some cases effect a permanent
injury To the fafm,
. y ne ias1l Tor Is vel easlinfsad 8
fs,r Ii. II
s1ll, alaa sass IL
lest can benl ades and report rts ril*B
ed almost immeel iat 81 4 gernlilia-
ton test requires three days or loil
#er, depending upon the vitality CT
seed tested.
70 secure a sample take three or
four tablespoonsful OF clover or
grass seed, or ten or twelve table,
.spoonsful of larger seeds. This
sample must represent accurately
the bulk from which it lis taken. To
obtain q representative sample, hand
fuls Of seed should be taken at
random from the top, middle and
bottom of the sack, and. after
thoroughly mixing these handfuIs,
take the samples for testing.
e Send the sample distinctly ad-
dressed to the Branch Seed Labo-
ratory, Agricultural Experiment sta
ton, Baton Rouge, La. Samples can
generally be sent most economically
by mail
a letter should accompany the
sample, stating whether the sample
is to be tested for purity, for gern1f-
nation or for both. If more than one
sample is sent at the same time,
disting gushing marks, such as NUM-
Der or trade name, should be upon
them so that reports will be asso-
ciated with the right samples.
Not more than five tests for prr-
ity will be made for any one firm or
individual in any one calendar
month. Not more than ten tests for
termination viii be made for any
one firm or individual IN any one
calendar month.
Farmers and seedsmen alike are
urged to make the fullest use Of
this laboratory and endeaFor 10
raise the standard of seed used on
Louisiana farms, The laboratory is
established and maintained for Tie
purpose of furnishing information
as to the quality Of agricultural
seeds. w. r. DODSON,
Collaboration in Charge.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03
REsT ANN HEaLTR TO MOTHER AND Child.

MRS. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used 10: over SIXTY YEARS by MILLIONS Of
TEETHING, with PERFECT SUCCESS It
sooTHEs the CHILD, soFTENs the GUMS,
ALLAYs all PAIN CURES WIND coIIc, and
Is the best remedy tor DlARRHEA. Il ,s 9 ab-
Winslov's Soothing Syrup and take no other
kind. Twenty-Five cents bottle.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03
Church Notice

Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
corner Railroad avenue and Opelousas
street, Rev. c. NJ. Thompson, pas
tor. Services on the second and
fourth Sundays Of each month at IL
O'CLOCK. a. M and 80 p. N. Sunday
School every Sunday at 9:45 a. M
Seats are free and the public is COR
daily invited to attend.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-02-03
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS
my GOODS. GROCERIES, ETC.

m KLINE, corner Crescent Place and
i. Houmas street, dealer in dry goods,
oof;ons. boots and shoes. groceries, pro-
, a;sions. corn, oats and bran. Phone 152.