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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-08-17
MUST EDUCATE PEOPLE
IN MATTER OF GOOD ROADS.
Thomas NslssW Page Tells 81 Benefits
Of the Movement.

''Of all the material affairs Of the
country at present" says Thomas Mel
son Page, the author. ''the improve
ment of the public roads seems to me
the most important and farreaching.
Every Improvement Of our roads is
direct increase In the value Of our
property and direct assistance toward
the Improvement. physically. morally
and mentally. Of our people. 1t is not
too much to say that in the southern
portion of this country we are fifty
years behind ut least part OF the
north In this matter of roads. and we
are 200 years behind Europe. at least
that portion Of Europe over which l
have Travelled. extending from the
northern fiords Of Norway down to the
southernmost points of Italy and Spain.
'.Our people need to be educated in
this mntter of gool roads rs much as
on any other matter In the world.
ut takes 4 long time to establish q
new Idea In the minds Of great con-
sentative population. but this new Idea
Is taking root among our people and
will in Tina become established. The
new idea Of farning y esing inErodues
ID. which n a3rssdy slacaDasing nats-
rally the productivity ~ IT, scdl and
the knowIsdss Of oar farming popuia-
ton a. to the value Of improved meth
DDS. and It II as certain ~ any other
law Of nature that In time the improve
ment Of the public roads will come.
The only question II whether we shall
allow this Improvement to be post
poned until our generation are all dead
and buried or whether We shall bring
this improvement in our own time and
get the benefits Of it-whether We
shall use our knowledge and our OPP
portunities to give to the rising gen
Grafton throughout the country the
benefits which come directly from q
great system Of good roads opening the
way to enlightenment and comfort Of
all kinds or whether we shall leave
them to suffer from the want of such
a system and possibly even from the
want Of knowledge that such improve
ment is essential"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-08-17
WATERING THE STOCK.
Mst In Wall Street. but In the Bic
Cattle MarAAta.

Net In Wall Street. but In the Bic
Cattle Markets.
Water % the only thing In the mar.
keting Of i've stock that figures clear
profit Feed corn at 81 PER bisbel. hay
SO ton. the charges made by stock.
yards comImUies for yardage and the
charge for selling made BY commission
cOmpa niles tend to reduce the shippers
profit. but when be sees bin bunch Of
cattle properly yarded. fed and quiet
" drinking At the water trougha he
knows the amount Of water the cattle
drink will cost him nothing and will
sell at ~ much per pound as the
weight gained BY expensive feeding
II cattle at the big markets wer~
yarded and sold without q chance to
get water II would mean Q large loas
to Shipper yearly.
The average steer or COW will drink
twenty to fifty pounds Of water At the
marketing point according to the dls
lance It has been hauled and the
length Of time without wafer The
bog being much smaller aud capacity
for drink limited. the water oil vel.
dom exceeds i've pounds pet head
Sheep drink little water at markets.
but to get the proper OIL due them thv
big sheepmen who cover several hum
dred miles with shipments bill their
sheep to some feeding station near the
market, hold them on feed and water
several days and at the proper time 70
sumo the journey.
Dealers In live stock at the Kansas
City yards shy that weight gained BY
the use Of water at the Kansas City
st0ckyards In 1910 amounted to s..
0o0.OO0- Kansas City Star.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-08-17
ROADS AND RELIGION.

Better Highways Will Increase Tire
Church Attendance.
At the national good roads congress
Bishop Fallows said:
Good roads are closely allied to re-
ligion. Good roads in the country dis
tricts would not only increase the
church attendance, but would improve
the general moral tone Of the commu;
nifty. 1t il a work that ID worthy Of
the assistance of all the churches In
the country"
That 10 good gospel A mans IDEAS
and purposes are always bettered BY
fair surroundings. Order. neatness,
usefulness. constitute a sort of high
plane Of thinking. Given the charac-
ter Of the material conditions Of 4
community and you can almost tell
how 1t viii vote or in what numbers
1t will go to church. A dirty gutter 10
an obscene story. A deep mudhole In
a country road il a nest of profanity.
A miserable. old, broken down hogpen
near by Is scandal in the neighbor-
hood. A mans thoughts are largely
what his surroundings make them. II
they are ragged. dlthy and diaordered.
no ID his thinking.
80 In making good roads. parks. side
walls and cutters the tone Of public
sentiment il elevated. and 1t can then
be counted upon to support the true
progress of community. A bad out
look pulls man down like bad COM
panionship.-Ohios State Journal.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-08-17
suh.id,.ss rhs.tsrs.

10 Germany there are twenty 9ub-
sifii14d courf thtnierr and nearly =
hundred fhpnters subsidINd BY mu
u,cipniitis.~ In many cases the the
ater II granted to ifs director rent
free: in others subsidy In aiso given
In r0me rass,s the cs'st Of the orchestra.
the scenery. continues and the heating
and lighting il horne BY the town
There In great variety in method and
In degree. but the result Ia THAT
Throughout Germany the art Of the
drama n oflictally recognized. and the
thsatpr II regarded.ns an essential fac
tor In the town'a life. resulting 10
splendid theaters giving varied elias.
sical and modern plays throughout the
German en,pire.-Consular ReportA
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-08-17
FARMERS ARE VITALITY
INTERESTED IN GOOD ROADS
Thsy Are the Ones Whs suffer Most
Frsm Dad Highways.

It Is the farmer who Il most directly
and vitality interested 10 tbs improve
ment Of the country roads. Whatever
may be the ultimate destination of
farm products their first movement is
over the country roads. Every i'm
provement in a highway, be It a wa
terway. a railway or q wagon road.
means an enlargement Of the oppor
tunities Of all those engaged in any
kind Of business contiguous to II.
Operating farm il in the highest
sense conducting business in which
a high grade Of intelligence y required
to insure success The farmer Is our
greatest producer. His products nre
his crops of meat and foodstu6s. I'm
like the manufacturer. he cannot load
his products In cars at the scene Of
their production and be relieved Of the
responsibilities Of transportation.
To him falls the duty Of hauling his
entire salable production to the near
est and best market-perhaps q mile or
probably twenty miles. With bud
roads his hauling must be done when
weather conditions are most favorable,
thus keeping him and bis team away
from farm work.
This haulage must be counted rs
part Of his cost Of production. 1t re-
Quircs labor. time. wear and tear Of
teams. all Of which are essments in re-
ducing his profits. and the advantage
oe greatest amount Of prodt. other
thinau belnx equal, soea to him who,
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-08-17
ROAD WORK HINTS.

Bed rsads hsvs been tried and
convicted u hiohway rehbsry.
Wake W and realize the esst 70
ysu Of bad roads.
Every read built adds value 70
the whole country.
Proper drainage will iNsnss.
diatsly improve the condition Of
Earth rsade.
Ne enc will svsr 10 able - esi-
euiats the lsss - the farmers
from bad rsada.
Dad reads havs much - Dc
with the high esst u living.
Dent Try 10 cheek the sesd
reads fsvsr.
A esmsinstisn Of hsiss, mud
and ruts 10 an expensive pessss.
sieN.
We should dsvsts come thought
70 preservation - we'll - cen.
struetisn and - drainage -
we'll - surfaeins.
The chief cause ~ the bottom.
less condition Of rsads 10 the lack
u proper drainage.
Never under any elroum-
stances place ssd, roots, organic
material o. werneut dust Or mud
on the surface Of . road.
2 Dad rosds make any kind Of
transportation difBeuit, unplsas-
ant and vsas4sfui 81 time and
labor.
rhs penny wiss, pound feel.
.ishr policy will ne longer BE- tsl.
srstsd BY the people, Ter they
want seed reads and plenty Of
them.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-08-17
ARTISTIC TASTE.


In This the French Are First and Ne
Irish Como Next.
Artistic taste In due to temperament.
and where this exists the simplest ma
terials lend themselves to artistic COM
binations aud beautiful effects.
The French excel in dainty. graceful
designs because Of their volatile. mirth
loving temperaments. The Germans
san never reach these heights because
their temperaments are just the re-
verse, while 1t has been proved In sew
erai workrooms that. next to the
French, the Irish temperament is the
most artistic.
The more artistic the general train
ing Of q person the more ready arc
they to appreciate and profit by the
hns productions Of others: hence we
are glad to see and grateful for tho
privilege Of studying the models"
brought from Paris each season by tho
enterprising importers.
Twenty five years ago in Paris and
London the houses that catered to
America and the colonies put aside for
this trade any designs that were too
extreme or screaming for the fastid-
ious home buyers. says the Millinery
Trade Review. But times have changed.
and the American woman is now con-
sidered the best dressed in the world.
and the leaders Of American society
are the women who dictate quite a.
much as the elite Of France.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-08-17
She Said 60 Anyway.

The young man who was endea vor-
Ing to win the favor Of Bobby's pretty
sister met the boy on the street one
morning and greeted him with much
cordially.
"Er-do you think your sister was
pleased to know had called the other
dayT' he was at last forced to ask.
bluntly. after several efforts to guide
Bobby's conversation in that direction.
''Surer' said Bobby. with gratifying
promptness. II know she was. l
heard her say so.
when she came home mother said.
Mr.. Brown called while you were OUT
and she said: He did2 Well. I'm glad
Of thatr YOUTHS Companion.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-08-17

The city Of Aurora. Ill.,. opened
hty market. designed to bring farDses
and consumers together for direct sei1-
Ing. About 1000 housewives 0ocksd
10 the spot on the opening day. 10 b
met by one solitary farmer. He had
driven eight miles With two chickena.
twelve dozen eggs and a barrel Of ap-
pies. The roads for miles around Au-
rora had been thick with mud, and
the market had not i'een auf1cisntty
advertised to persuade the farmers
that trip over such roads would b
justified. The accessibility OF the mar
ket In one of several things needed b.
fore the grower can spend time to solt
his own product In small iots
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-08-17
A "Washlnar Mission.

The visiting housekeeper recently de-
scribed In the New York Sun must be
. stout armed angel or she would never
have lived to write the entry In her
daybook quoted below:
Washed the sick woman in bed.
washed and dressed four children. did
the washing. scrubbed two floors.
washed the dishes. washed the win
dows."
A discriminating glance at this en-
try will disclose the fact that she
washed about everything in the house.
How the head Of the family escaped
the wash rag il not stated. Perhaps
there was no head.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-08-17

For ink spots on leather chairs wash
the spots with milk. renewing the milk
till 1t Is no longer stained and the
spot on the leather has disappeared.
Then wash the leather with warm wa
ter. and when dry polish 1t with very
little linseed oil and vinegar mixed In
equal parts. The ink stain should be
removed as quickly as possible. for II
allowed to dry and harden 1t is doubt
full whether you will ever be able to
entirely remove 1t.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-08-17
oooo ROAD pojs.1s

Dent isavs srsss - Hssds
On the sheul4srs end " ~ gut
teea.
Dent dig the a,sl 81 - the
suttsrs and threw 4 apse ths
rosd.
Dent issvs dirt Ia sl,ss ~ the
read.
Dent threw erass M weeds
upen the read surface
Dent dump stsne ~ peavel on
an old read without tspl pre-
pairing the surfsee - resolve Il.
bsesuss you thsreAy sassse will.
sui waste and wsssui ssANl
Dent place new NseAeslsl on
the read sjthevt leveainN and
shaping Il - tlat Ne 0eade and
ersss ses<isW 81 the ~ wili be
unchanged.
Dent sxpsst travsi - eprsad
and roll the nsw material. One
haH Of the money spsNt b WAIST
- by this method.
DENT put new Nsa4eeSa9 ~ m
cid hard read surfsee boeoreAs
picking Or lssssnino tlse ed ssv-
srirs. II 10 sssA fer ~ quarry.
man and gravel s~ssse. but bad
fer the taxpayer and rea4 sssr.
Dent try 70 do wsrk without
proper teels. M
.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-08-17
a Hero Of the Charity s.zaar Fir

A Hero Of the Charity Daxaar ftrs.
Jean Georges. q PnrisIan cab driver
who received the Legion Of Honor
medal for his heroism at the charity
baxaar IRE on May IS. 1927. when he
saved the lives Of fifteen women. lost
bis life BY drowning recently near
Bordeaux For nome years after his
exploit be and his carriage were In
constant demand In the boulevards Of
Paris. especially ny English and Amer
icnn tourista. hut the advent Of the
automobile ultimately forced him out
He then came 10 this country to seek
his fortune. hut failed utterly. his -
turn- home beinR paid for him by pr
vate subscription. Georges to0k up
hts old trade in Rordeaux after that
and b<r.ame lost to sight until bis
tragic death. which was purely acct
dental.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-08-17
CARPET FOR ROADS.
An improved Elastic and pustlsss Gin.
der 10 . Necessity.

der 10 Necessity.
A lecture was recently delivered by q
member Of the road board before the
Royal institution Of London on 1.-THE
Road. Past. Present and Future" The
lecturer said the problem was TO dnd
the best mode by which road should
be constructed 30 that its surface
would not be broken by traffic. 20 that
the transit might be easier for both
passengers and goods. road which
would form neither puddle holes NOR
exude mud from vehicles and create
no dust when the weather was dry.
One thing was universally rec0G-
nixed-that the road of the future
should be truly bound road In which
whatever kind Of stone was used the
stone should be held together SO that
II would form a crust. The lecturer
suggested that what he called car
pet or an elastic skin should be adopt
adopted as the covering.
The carpet. he thought. should b.
made Of bitumin0us material mixed
with sand and placed on the roads In
various thicknesses according To the
nature Of the tranic. 1t should 70 on
In liquid form. solidifying quickly. but
always remaining resilient and COM
pressible and 80 integrating with the
crust Of the road that there could BE-
no shifting Of the surface below.
The advantage Of such carpet. II
was said. would be to permanently pro
tect the crust. and just a. carpet %
ttS x.kn L.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-08-17
smussIer.' Philanthropy.

At Broadmoor and Perth. England.
the criminal lunatics have a free sup
ply Of the most exquisite pipe tobacco.
cigars and cigarettes. In fact, they
smoke far finer stun than the average
rich man. Yet all this good tobacco
eosts the government nothing. The
smugglers Of England pay for the
smoking Of the criminal insane. It Is
from her confiscated smuggIed tobacco
that England oils the tobacco boxes Of
Perth and Broadmooe.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-08-17

Women 70 hsIp Dsautify Reads.
The Iowa Federation Of Women's
Clubs has Joined in the good roads
movement in that state.
While the men arc agitating the ad.
visibility of making drag roads or e.
tabIishing cross state highways the
women will make plea for the abol-
ishment Of landscape disnEurinE sign
boards and that trees be planted along
the cross state routes that the roads
might b. made shady and more bsau-
tiful.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-08-17

One Of Edison's latest suggestions Ia
the use Of thin sheets Of nickel IN the
place Of paper for books he says he
can mike by an automatic process
plates Of nickel one twenty-thousandth
Of mn inch thick. tough and flexible.
at cost Of SIPS a pound The nickel
plates are perfect for printing pur.
po~es and are practically indestructi.
biz.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-08-17
A Better Authority,

Young Husband-My dear Jemima.
must say that this pudding tastes very
bad Wife-All your imagination, dear.
The cookery book says that 1t tastes
excellent!-London Telegraph.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-08-17
rhr., Fee. and . Yard.

The trouble with buying residence
property by the front foot is that IL
requires considerably more than three
feet to make presentable yard
Kansas City Star.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-08-17

my income is small" said a rather
dilatory lover. land perhaps It is cruel
Of me to take you from your fathers
roof"
"But don't live on the roof" was
the prompt reply.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-08-17
An rpnA1 srrunnous nAoADAn Road.

An IDEAL DIruMINouB MACADAM Road.
nal construction. 1t II also better. BE-
held, for state or municipality to
build one mile Of good road that viii
remain good without large mainte.
nance cost than to build two or three
miles that will remain In good condi
ton only short time.
Before building any section Of road
the kind and amount Of trafiic that II
carries should be ascertained. the fu-
ture trafIic should be estimated and
considered a. regards both kind and
amount and the character Of the sur
face to be built then determined, TAX
ing into account also the nature and
availability Of material. II sitter hav.
Ing mads such Differentiation snA ed
mating the cost Of the work It ~ found
Tat the funds available are not sum
cisnt It ID much more economical to
build lesser mileage than originally
planned thnn It il to build the whole
length and employ an inferior CON
struction.
The ordinary water bound macadam
road or a carefully constructed road
Of good quality of gravel will stand
q large amount Of horse drawn trafiic.
but will not Withstand automobile
trafhc. On the other hand. an ordinary
water bound macadnm road with
blanket surface Of asphalt or tar will
Withstand automobile traffic. but not
horse drawn trafic. To build = b.
luminous road that will Withstand
both kinds Of trafiie the bitumen must
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-08-17
0eIf Satisfied.

Look at the self satisfied dub! Now
what commendable trait does he pos
sessr'
"Weli. that Of being easily pleased"
-Louisville Courier Journal.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-08-17
BUILD ROADS TO
SUIT THE TRAFFIC
WILL Be CHEAPER m the END
Chief Engineer psan 81 Massachusetts
Tells How 10 Overcome Difficulty ef
Building . Road - Withstand Beth
hsrss and Meter Drawn Vehicles.

hsrss and Motor Drawn Vehicles.
The necessity for building rOads tn
suit the trafi1c they are to bear was
emphasized by Chief Engineer A. w.
Dean Of the Massachusetts, highway
commission. formerly state engineer Of
New Hampshire, In an address, made
at the New Hampshire good roads con
Rress In Concord. N. II.
A road should be built to sustain the
traffic passing over 1t. according to Mr..
Dean. no matter what 1t costs. II an
expenditure Of $4,000 per mile Is re-
quired to construct road to carry II
certain amount of traffic without uD
due subsequent outlay for maintenance
and II a road costing less will not sus-
tain the traflic without too large main
teunnce charges then It IL economy to
sxpend the larger amount In the origi-
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-08-17

If money didn't talk. some people
would never be heard of.-PhiladelpAia
Telegraph.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-08-17

According to Chinese law. q wife
who % too taikative may be divorced.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-09-27
WESER DECLARES
FOR BITULTHIC
Contract let for Street Pavement After
a Long lmeStatiOn

The list of progressive cities Of the
Pacific Northwest has another impor-
tant addition, insofar as formal notice
is concerned by the announcement Of
the choice Weiser has made as the
material to be used for paving her
streets.
Weiser has not only decided to pave
extensively but she has decided TO use
the very best kind Of pavement.
Extensive investigations have been
conducted all summer in cities and
towns where various kinds Of pavement
are in use, in order to have it known
positively which is the most noiseless,
the most dustless, the least slippery
the one that requires the least repair
work, and one that develops the fewesi
cracks and chuck-holes.
All friends Of quality and sympa'
thizers with the policy Of giving reward
to whom reward is due, solely upor
the basis Of merit, will be glad to take
note Of this victory for bitulithic ii
Weiser.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-09-27
Resolution

Resolution introduced by Clarence A.
Campbell.
Be it resolved by the City Council OF the
City OF Leavenworth, Washington:
That the said City Council hereby de-
clares its determination and intention to
improve Evans street from the east line Of
Summit Avenue to the west end of Evans
street and Benton street from the south
line of Evans Street to Railroad Avenue.
To grade alley ways intersecting with
said streets to a proper subgrade to CORE
spond with the streets at all alley intersec-
tons the grading on the alley ways to ex-
tend only to the lot lines, and to construct
necessary cross walks.
shall be constructed and done according to
plans and specifications therefor to be pre-
pared by the City Engineer and the City
Engineer is hereby directed to prepare and
file with the Clerk of the City of Ieaven-
worth at least five 80 days prior to the reg
ular meeting OF said Oity COUNCIL 10 be held
on the sth day of october, 1912, the esti-
mated cost and expense OF such improve
ment and statement OF the proporttonate
amount thereof, which shall be borne by
the property within the proposed assess
ment district, and the statement OF the
aggregate assessed valuation OF the real es-
tate exclusive Of improvements within said
district according to the valuation last
placed upon IL for the purpose OF general
taxation together with diagram or print
showing thereon the lots, tracts, and par
GELS of land and other property which abut
said streets which property II is deter
mined is the property which shall be spe-
cially benefited thereby, ana the estimated
amount and expense of such improvement
to be borne by each lot, tract and parcel of
land and other property. This Resolution
names as a time for which the Council will
meet for the considering of circumstances
against the making of such Improvement
the regular meeting of said Council to be
held on the Sth day of October, 1912. at the
hour of O'Clock p. m. in the Council Cham
bers in the City Hall in the City of Ieaven-
worth, County of Chelan and State of Wash
ington, and all property holders wishing to
remonst rate against said Improvement are
notified to be present at said meeting at the
hour hereinbefore mentioned
The costs and expense of said improve
ment shall be paid for by special assessment
upon the lots, lands, and premises that
shall be benefited by the same, which lots,
lands, and premises are included in the
special assessment district above men
toned, to-wit: all of the lots, lands, and
premises AUDITING on said streets as will be
shown by the engineers diagram.
The City Clerk is hereby directed to pub
lish this Resolution in two % consecutive
issues in the Leavenworth Echo in the City
of Leayenworth, Washington, commencing
with the 10th day of September, 1872
Dated this 18th day of september. 1872.
/ hereby certify the foregoing to be true
copy of resolution passed at regular meet
ing of Council September nth, 1912.
GUY A. HAMILTON, City Clerk.