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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-07

AN established corporation with
assets OF over $4,000, 900 90,
manufacturing an office appli-
ance Of International reputation,
selling at prices ranging from
300 to $3.50, will enter into con-
tracts for its exclusive selling
agencies for two different terri
tories in the Southeast. A man
VINO has actually sold office ap-
plances and who possesses a
knowledge of modern office and
factory systems preferred The
sales agent must be able to
maintain a small office and pay
nus selling expenses. The Com
pany will pay a liberal commits
SION, guarantee exclusive terri
tory and allow a consignment of
approximately $4,000, but will
not advance money upon what a
man has done or says he will do.
a SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY
tor clean-cut man of brains.
energy and determination. State
age, experience and references.
ADDRESS Gookin Bank & Office
Equipment Co.. 1915 North
Pryor St, Atlanta, Ga.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-07
FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS.

NEW YORK herald, date, April Is,
1865, with fun account of President
l. NJ. Bennett, 80 Germania Ave, De-
catur. Ga Atlanta phone 30.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-07

FOR SALE-Five- passenger Chalmers,
just repainted and in Al conditions;
ali equipment; will sell cheap for cash
or exchange for electric coupe and pay
difference. Owner, Box 469, care Geor-
gian.
FOR SALE-Cadillac 30 5-passenger car.
in good condition. Looks well and has
fore doors and all equipment. First
check for $3.50 gets 1t. Address Cadillac,
Box 10. care Georgian
HAVE two lots in Brazoria County,
Texas, will exchange for small car
Box q. care Georgian,
RECEIVED LARGE LOT AUTOMO-
BILE TIRES-2sx3. $3.50; 3Ox3, S. As
$0x9h, Sl1,3o; $2xS1s. s12. rs; 33x4
37x5. S25; 34x412, S16,65. ALSO HAVE
LARGE LOT GUARANTEED CAS-
INGS. Mcpherson Auto Tire Co, No.
46 Auburn Avenue. Atlanta. Ga.
CONTINUED IN NEXT COLUMN.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-07
5URCHAsE MONEY NOTE
STOCKS AND BONDS

SCNo CIV ,l 10y -
STOCKS AND BONDS.
FOR SALE
70 shares American Investment and
Loan Company.
20 shares Chamber of Commerce
Realty Company for $500; par value ST.
600.
20 shares Gambler Bank
10 Piedmont Driving Club bonds.
$50 shares common stock Georgia
per share: any part.
10 shares Fairburn and Atlanta Elec-
trio Railway Company.
25 shares Griffin Manufacturing Com
pany.
: shares Fulton National Bank
IS shares Silver Lake Land Company.
CHARLES E. THOMPSON,
Stock Broker.
Room POI Trust Company Of Georgia
(Equitable) Building. Atlanta, Georgia
ROOMS AND BOARD.
Can accommodate two young men with
room and board. Ivy 6645
RESTRICTED. SELECT-Room and
places at the table in a refined home
will he placed at the disposal of couple
or two Young men. Good table. North
Side. Fine location. Address at once,
Box ), care Georgian.
COUPLE or two young men wanted to
board in private family best neigh
borhood; furnace heat Call Ivy 7491-J.
CONTINUED IN NEXT COLUMN.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-15
SEE IF THE CH|LD'S
TONGUE IS COATED
II Cross, Feverish, Corstipated, Give
"California Syrup Of
Figs"

Look Look at the tongue, mother,
If coated, it is a sure sign that your
little ones stomach, liver and bow.
| els need a gentle, thorough cleasing at
once
When peeyish, cross, listless, pale,
| doesn't sleep doesn't eat or act natu-
rally, or is feverish. stomach sour.
breath bad; has stomach-ache, sore
throat, diarrhoea, full of cold, give
teaspoonful of california Syrup Of
Figs, and in few hours all the foul,
constpated waste, undigested food
and sour bile gently moves out of its
little bowels without gripping, and you
have a well, playful child again.
You needn't coax sick children to
take this harmless fruit laxative"
they love its delicious taste and it
always makes them feel splendid.
Ask your druggist for 5O-cent bot.
tie of "Calfornia Syrup of Figs,
which has directions for babies, chill
dren Of all ages and for grown-ups
plainly on the bottle Beware of coun
terfeits sold here. To be sure you
get the genuine, ask to see that it is .
made by the "California Fig Syrup .
Company Refuse any other kind .
with contempt.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-15
War Secretary to Fort Sill.

LaWton, Okla, Oct, 14.-Secretary
of War Lindley M. Garrison is ex-
jected to visit Lawton and Fort Sill
in the near future. Hon. Scott Fer
ris is in receipt of 4 communica
tion from the secretary in which he
stateh is hope to visit Fort sill
soon. The secretary will come on
an inspection visit and he speaks
in encouraging terms relative to the
enlargement of the post and the
prospects of Sill being the perma-
nent home Of the school of mus
kerry fire and the school Of infant
ry fire. The chamber Of commerce
viii perfect plans to entertain thn
secretary during his visit here.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-15
SLEEP DISTURBING BLADDER WEAKNESS
BACkACHE- RHEUMATISM QUICKLY VANISH

ana drive it out of the system.
50 sure, so positive, so quick and
lasting, are the results obtained from
the use OF Croxone, that three doses
day for a few days are often all
that is required to end the worst
backache, regulate the most annoying
bladder disorders, and overcome the
numerous other similar conditions.
CroNone is so prepared that it is
practically impossible to take it with
out results.
An original package costs but
triLle and all druggists are authorized
to return the purchase price if Crox-
one fails to give desired results, re-
Gardless of how old you are, how
long you nave suffered, or what else
has failed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-15
RELIEVES PAIN AND HEALS
At THE SAME TIME
The Wonderful, Oh Reliable Or. Poret's
hniiseptic Re iling Oil. An Antiseptic
Surgical Dressing discovered hyan
OldRR Surgeon. Prevents Blood
Poisoning.

Thousands of families know il already,
and trial will convince you that DR..
PORTER'S ANTISEPTIC HEALING
OIL is the most wonderful remedy ever
discovered for Wounds, Burns, Old Sores,
Ulcers, Carbuncles, Granulated Eye Lids,
Sore Throat, Skin or Scalp Diseases and
all wounds and external diseases whether
slight or serious. Continually people are
finding new uses for this famous old
remedy. Guaranteed by your Druggist
We mean it. 25c, Soc, 800
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-15
JIM THORPE MARRIED.
Oklahoma indian Athlete Weds Miss
Margaret Iva Miller.

Carlisle, Pa, Oct. 14,-Jas. Thorpe,
Sac and Fox Indian from Oklahoma.
the worlds greatest athlete. was
married here today to Miss Marga-
ret Iva Miller of Oklahoma, a for
mer student of Carlisle. The brides
maid of honor was Miss Margaret
Chisholm of Oklahoma.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thorpe leave tonight
for New York where they will join
the Giants on their tour of the
world,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-15

She entered the doctors office, truly
a sorry spectacle. Her right eye was
bandaged, bruise marred her cheeh
and her left arm was supported by a
sling.
"Ah, good morning, Mrs. Brewster
An accident, see, said the doctor
sympathetically Il am sorry indeed,
How did it happen"
''Well. you see, sir, ii was like this.
! was a-goin' 'ome t'other evenin' an
it was very dark on our stair, an
thought I'd reached me own door
but when l Knocked it wasn't an the
gentleman what opened the door
thought was his wife" Everybody
Magazine
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-15

The soothing, healing medication
of DR.. Ho6SON'S ECZEMA ONT.
MENT penetrates every tiny pore of
the skin, clears it of all impurities
stops itching instantly. DR., Hobson's
Eczema Ointment is guaranteed 70
speedily heal eczema, rashes, ring.
worm, tstter and other unsightly erup-
tlons. Eczema Ointment is a doctors
prescription, not an experiment. All
druggists or by mail, soc. Pfieffer
Chemical Co., Philadelphia and st.
Louis.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-15
Even Most Chronic Sufferera Fi
Keller From Few Doses OF
Croxone.

CroNone soon relieves such condi-
tions because it reaches the very
roots Of the disease. 1t soaks right
into the stopped up, inactive kidneys,
through the walls and Innings: cleans
out the little filtering cells and
glands; neutralizes and dissolyes the
poisonous uric acid substances that
lodge in the joints and muscles to
scratch and irritate and cause rheu
matism; heals the inflamed men,
branes Of the bladder. and cleans
out and strengthens the stopped-ur.
.iteless kidneys so they can filter and
sift all the poisons from the blood
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-15
NEWSPAPER CHAFF.

George Randolph Chester, the hum,
orous writer of Cincinnati, walked
through a New York book store the
other day.
A small table was devoted to new
novels, and all the rest of the space
was taken up with gorgeous editions
of Dickens, Thackeray, Scott, Moliere,
Fielding, etc,-magnificent leather
bound volumes that only cost, the
copyright having expired, about soc a
piece.
Mr. Chester, waving his hand to-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-15

Rep. Durant paid the normal a visit
Saturday morning last and made the
students a ringing talk along general
lines, also along the Panama Expo
sition question. He urged them to
be a part of this statewide move
ment to have Oklahoma properly rep,
resented at San Francisco in 1915.
Much enthusiasm was aroused by Hon
Durant Come again We appreciate
our friends calls
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-15
Some Profit.

A handful Of raw pig iron. weighing
about five pounds. is worth FIVE cents.
From it 30 table-knifs blades can be
made. of value Of S15 Converted
into steel watch springs, there can be
about ll0,2O0 of those tiny coils made
from it. They sell for $1.75 a dozen,
which would bring tae neat sum OF
$l6,O7OS3 for the five cents worth OF
raw metal.-Browning's Magazine.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-15
QUlnIhE AhD IRON. THE MOST
EFFECTUAt GENERAL TONIC
Groves Tasteless chill Tonic Combines both
IN Tasteless form. The Ouinine drives
out Malaria and the Iron builds UP
the System. For Adults and
Children.

You know what you are taking when
YOU take GROVES TASTELESS chill
TONIC, recognized for 30 years through
out the South as the standard Malaria,
Chill and Fever Remedy and General
Strengthening Tonic. It is as strong as
the strongest bitter tonic, but you do not
taste the bitter because the ingredients
do not dissolve in the mouth but do dis
solve readily in the acids of the stomach.
Guaranteed by your Druggist. We mean
il. Soc.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-15
GOVERNOR CRUCE
SENDS INVITATIONS
INVITES TWENTY-FIVE COVER
NORS 70 TULSA 70 THE DRY
FARMING CONGRESS.

Oklahoma City, Oct. 14.-Goyernor
Cruce Tuesday sent the following
night letter to the governors of
twenty-five states, inviting them 10
attend the Tulsa International Dry
Farming Congress on governors
day"
October % has been set apart as
Governors Day AT the Tulsa Inter
national Dry Farming Congress. With
all my heart, | urge you to attend.
Please wire answer so program can
be arranged.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-15

All departments have prepared some
work for the Bryan County Fair to
be held November 12, 13, A. We be-
lteve it will show to be quite worth
while.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-15

To date, at least forty students are
doing correspondence work: some are
working in English, some in pedago-
gy, some in agriculture, others study
ing algebra. Many of these at-home
students are doing very substantial
work and by persistence will be re-
warded
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-15
LEE CRUCE
Governor of Oklahoma.

The telegram was sent to the gov
ernorS Of the following states: Ken
lucky. Tennessee, Florida, Alabama.
Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Kan
Sas, Arkansas, Missouri, New Mex
leo, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Nevada,
North and South Dakota, Wyoming.
Michigan, Wisconsin, Nebraska and
Iowa.
The governor was not at his office
at all Tuesday He remained at
home, where he was busy with
stenographer, debating the speech
which ne will deliver at the Dry
farming Congress. The complete
personnel OF the party which will
accompany the governor to the big |
show probably will be announced |
within the next few days.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-15
Then Few Men Have II.

Pop, what's poise%" "Poise, my
son. is when a man can pick up a
pretty wOman's handkerchief in
street car and then look at the other
Passengers without feeling and acting
like fool. Judge.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-15

Frank Damrosch, standing on the
deck of the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm
IL, en- route for Europe, deplorcd the
grip that rag time has taken on the
American public.
"Ragtime tunes are like pirnples, ,"
said the director of the Institute of
Musical Arts. They are impurities in
the musical system which must be
cleared out. But vaudeville artist
Just home from France told me with
enthusiasm that we were becoming
famous in Europe for our ragtine.'
Mr.. Damrosch smiled bitterly.
Famous for our ragtimen he scoCi-
ed. "A poor claim for distinctioa 1t
reminds me of a story.
During his travels in the vest
we'll known English clergyman was
accosted by native of Deep Gulch,
who said
oval, sir, and what strikes you
most about this place."
The clergyman instantly repdcd.
Your blasphemy. sir. don't think
! have ever been in a place where
was more general or more
horrible
"A look of gratifed vanity spread
over the natives face.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-15
Store ApnIea In Dry Sand.

A box Of fresh dry sand is an excel.
lent thing to have in a corner of the
storeroom or pantry. II apples are
carefully packed in the said they will
keep fresh and unshriyeled for monthA
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-15
SOUTHEASTERN STATE NORMAL
NOTES-FlTFH WEEK.

Durant, Okla, oct, Enrolment
to October 10, two hundred ffty-five;
an increase over last year at the same
date of twenty-five per cent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-15

ward those long shelves of the old
masters, smiled and said:
Literature would pay better Il there
were not so many dead men in the
business.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-15

Senator Hitchcock, discussing the
new currency bill said:
These men regar! III IN with .l.s.
picion. Invited to support it they as.
sumo the attitude of the donkey in the
Turkish proverh.
They invited the donkey to we'd
dlng-so runs a Turkish proverb-
and he said.
" Is it wood or water that is want.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-15
Ierss and TruthruI.

Too much absorbed in his bust
ness was the comment OF newspa-
per on the death OF brewer who
was found drowned in tank OF his
own beer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-15
Ardmore Has Got II

What she has needed for years, a
flour and feed store where you buy at
the same price. Everything as rep
resented or money refunded.
1S-1m L. d. MASON.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-15

New shipments of fruits and vege.
tables arrive every day. We keep
them fresh. Phone your order.
1913 FELKER & son.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-15

Why pay so much for -four when
you can buy the best -four in the
state such as the Hutchinson, Kansas,
Best, El Reno Best? All guaranteed
to give satisfaction or money refund
ed. none better.
lS-lm l.. d. MASON.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-15

Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait r'd;culcG
in Chicago the old anti-suffrlga cry
Of domesticity--that womans place f,
the home.
"The trouble is said Mrs. Gait.
that many women cannot be domcst-
ic; they have no homes. The word
domestic therefore, should not la
used, as is too often the case. in A
loose way"
The suffrage leader smiled.
Yes she continued some pcgrlc
give this word as elastic a meaning
as the witness gave it in a Georgia
court. Asked why he was not present
to testify in a certain case. the man
said he had had a domestic trou.
ble' just about that time.
What was the domestic trouble.
pray" asked the examining attolnev
"'Well. to tell the truth. boss, said
the witness, 4 was in the penita%'rary
for stealin' a cow"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-15

Mr.. Robbins, teacher of agriculture,
mas recently set some hundreds Of
roses about the Normal building.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-15

Only One BROMO QUININE" OUINNR
GROVE
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-30

chrou,cle-News soc . month.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-30
WOMEN FIGHT WITH
MEN IN ALBANIA

Vienna. Sept. ;O.-womcn are
taking mn active part In the fighting
In Albania. according to dispatches
received here from A,lona. the Al
bantam capital. MANY Albanian wo-
men. armed with hatrhcts. fought
shoulder to shoulder with their hus-
bands. sons and brothers during the
street fighting AT Dibra on Scptcm-
her ~. when 1900 Scrvinns were
killed and 200 taken prisoners. The
town fell into the hands Of the Al
banians and the prisoners were sent
under escort to Tirana.
The women of the Greek race In
southern Albania are also displaying
u very warlikc spirit. Al koritza.
which is ncla by tho Greeks. stxty
girls have formed themselves Into n
company which Ii drilled by Greek
non commissioned officers.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-30

most bioodcd sportsman who ever
came To Colorado to hunt big game
WIS Sir George Gore. an Irish noble
man. lie carried back carloads of
trophies and left behind thousands OF
dollars. long since. spent. but his
name stiii attaches TO the Gore range
of mountains. lie arrived In 1893
with "A great rctinuc OF servants.
sccrciaryiss. horses. dogs and guns.
bent upon "a protracicd hunt In the
Rocky Mountain region. Jim Brids-
or, the noted trappcr and scout. then
located at Fort Laramie. WAS engaged
as adviser and guide. and directed
the expedition. Sir George had n
rem, roll OF 100000 year. and ne
made large hole In that amount
during his two years stay In the
west. but he had great sport for his
money.
lie brought more than my ser
wants. scores OF dogs and horses. bun
dies OF fish Ing rods, the most i'm
proved firearms Of that period and
thirty wagons loaded with commits
sary stores for small army. He
spent much time In North. Middle
and South parks. which he hunted
thoroughly. In tho record Of his un-
prcccdcntcd excursion are rated tho
slaughter of forty bears: 5000 buffn-
10 and thousands OF deer and ante
lopc. After he returned TO Great
Britain he wrote book recording
the Incidents OF the trip. This book
was for private distribution and We
were never able g get copy.-FielI
and Farm.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-30
"reminiscences of
The Frontier Days

TIL. unnd Car Tragedy: II was not
vary ,,,., ,b,, nnybo,iy ever cot the
dr., ON Wild Bill U,ckock. Once In
1867 a, Pat Stars Star saloon nj
Hays City on the Kansas Pacific
when some lococd soldiers were mix
Ing In "a brawl u shiftlcss character
known M sam Strawhorn. neither tin
horn nor civilian bu, an army scou;
who ought to have known better.
mad. the mistake OF his stormy ca
rc.r. lie pulled his s!s-.un and took
u crack at Wild Bill who WAS trying
to un,angic the drunken soldicry.
He believed with Mark Twain that
Nothing No needs reforming as 9TH
ar peoples habits but the philoso-
phy failed TO work out In this In
stance. When Bill got the kinks out
Of the muss aud had restored peace
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-30
coMB SAGE TEA N
l|fElEss, GRAY HAIR
Look Young. Common Garden Sage
and Sulphur Darkens % Gatur.
ally Nobody Can Tell.

Gran dmothcr kent her aair tcau-
tiiuiiy darkcncd. GLOSSY and ,bund-
ant with y brew of Sage Tc. and Sui
phur. Whenever her tair fell out
or took on that dull. faded or stcrak-
ed appearance. this simple mixture
was applied with wonderful eject.
Bv asking nj any drug store for
"Wyc,h's Sage and sulphur Hair
Remedy YOU will get a large bottle
OF this oid.timc recipe. ready to use.
for about 80 cents. This simple mix
turc can lie depended upon to restore
NEUTRAL color aud beauty 70 the hair
and is splendid for dandriff. dry,
itchy scalp and falling hair.
A wcii-known downtown druggist
.avs everybody uses Wyeth's Sage
and sulphur. because II darkens no
naturally and evenly that nobody
can tell Il has been applied-,ts no
easy to usc. too. You simply asmpen
comb or soft brush and draw II
through your hair. taking one strand
ut a time. ny morning the gray hair
disappears: after another application
or two. II is restored to its natural
color and looks glossy. soft and album
daut.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-30
THE ANCIENT ROADS


Colorado II Jus, now In the ihroes
OF u great Spasin In the Improvement
OF the highways and this fact sends
US into hisiary for few pointers ~
to how great roads should be built
The first improved road Of which
there II ANY authentic knowledge h
the Appian WAY. the most famous
of all thoroughtares and one OF the
most lasting suryivals of the glory
and power OF til. Roman empire.
Work on this great undertaking bc-
KAN III ~: Il. e.. under the super
vision Of Appius Ciaudius Csccus.
who built II. but the last division
wsE not completed until rs. years
later. TIL. road was $50 miles In
length and ran In an almost straight
line from Rome to Hruninsium. The
plan Of construction for SoliGity and
durability has never been equalled
and parts Of the road are inc0nStant
use aud In good condition to this day.
while other sections form baacs for
more modern highways. In width
the AppIan Way varied from four
teen to eighteen feet. between foot
paths. aud the he'd WAS from three to
four feet In thickness. There were
layers Of material In the bed. which
WIGS practically Indcstruciihle after
the various courscs had properly sc,-
tied. The foundation layer was us
ually Of fiat stones. laid IN mn excel
lent quality Of mortar. The next
WAS Of rubbic masonry Of small
stones or In lieu Of stones coarse
sort Of concrete. The third layer
vas y fine quality of concrete and
the top surface consisted of flat ir-
regularly shaped blocks Of stone
neatly and accurately jointcd. In
Rom. the builders and even rcpaircrs
Of roads were held In high cstccm
Ltid several monuments ut different
periods were erected to public spirit
I'd and wealthy citizens who had xiv
en- their time aud money to the i'm
In two instances the senate even di-
rcctcd the honors OF triumph to
consuis who built good roads In con-
qucr.i provinces. In France. which
has the finest roads In the world. are
the remains Of several Highways. Of
Roman construcs$on. but In England.
long u Roman possession. no such
smrvivais have been found. Approx
imatciy France has about 10000
miles Of thoroug flares owned by the
nation. and the Officials keep them
In such perfect condition that II IL
u pleasure TO travel over them In any
Kind Of vehicle. lt:was French en-
xincer. TreSaQuei, who In 1854. made
most benificai change In road build
Ing. and his method Of construction
Ii stiii more or icAs In vogue on stone
roads In Europe. Before this date
foundation sioncs were always laid
fiat. whereas Trseeuet set them on
edge. thereby xiying greater dnra-
bility. in addi,ionsto increased pcri"-
anency OF position. The excellent
system OF roads in France WIS inau-
guarted by Napoleon. who more tul-
ly than any other man of his time
I recognized the value OF good rcaHs
for both military and industrial pnr-
POSES. In his reign between III:
wears lSOs-1S13. a total Of fifty-siS
million dollars WAS expended ON roa1
construction and sixteen million dol
lars on bridge building. When tre