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Williams news., 1914-06-04
MAINTENANCE OF DIRT ROAD
Great Care Should Be Taken to Work Out an Efficient System of Drain
 age for Highways.

(By JOSEPH HYDE PRATT, North Car
 olina State Geologist)
 The dirt road is more susceptible to damage by water than, of course. any of the specially surfaced roads; there fore, great care should be taken to work out an efficient system of drain age for the road. Water must be kept away from the road, and the rain which falls on the road must be per mitted to run off as rapidly as pos sible, and by very easy grade. It must not only be taken of the surface of the road as rapidly as possible, but also out of the side ditches. Care should be taken that these side ditches are not too steep, and that every op- portunity is seized for turning the water out of the ditches into the ad- joining fields.
 Many of our country roads are bad because in their construction no ar engagement was made for taking care of the water, and thus they are very muddy and filled with ruts and holes. Instead of the middle of the road be- ing higher than the edges, so that the water can readily run off on each side, many of them are flat, or even con- cave. with the center of the road the lowest point. If the road has been constructed so that it is well crowned. with the slope about one in twenty from the center of the road to the side ditches, and these ditches have been graded so as to readily take care of the water, and yet not steep enough to cause them to cut deep gullies on the side of the road, and if the water Is taken from these ditches at every available point so as to prevent seep- age of water under the surface of the road, there should be little difficulty in keeping the road in good condition. Very often it is necessary to carry the water from one side of the road to the other; and when this is necessary, it should be done by means of either concrete, metal or terra cotta culverts or pipes which will carry the water under the surface of the road After the system of drainage has been in- stalled, provision should be made to keep it up, so that the drains and the culverts will not become stopped up.
 AO Soi AesS0 O1 Q uli IOdu SuOulu Do kept of dirt, and whenever any holes or ruts have developed in the road, they should not be filled up with stone, or brush, but with dirt, and with dirt as nearly as possible of the same char acter as the dirt composing the sur face of the balance of the road. If, on the other hand, holes or ruts are filled with rock, gravel or brush, the wear ing effect will be uneven, and the wheels will begin to scoop out holes just beyond or on the opposite side of the road from the hole filled up. If there are stumps or rocks in the road, they should all be removed, SO that the dirt surface can be smoothed over and brought to an even slope from the cen ter to the ditches. After the road has been we'll constructed and the right slope and surface obtained, it can be kept in this condition very readily by judicious application of the split-log or King drag.
Williams news., 1914-06-04

Walter Johnson not only twirled more victories last season than any other American league pitcher, but he pitched more complete games than anyone else. He went the route 29 times, being knocked off the rubber only once. Another hard worker was Jim Scott of the Chicago White Sox. Death Valley Jim labored in 26 com plete games, while his teammate, Reb Russell, did almost as well, figuring In 25.
 George Baumgardner of the Browns pitched 24 full contests, Vean Gregg and Fred Falkenberg of the Maps each 23, George Dauss and Jean Dubuc of the Tigers each 21, and Ray Collins of the Red Sox and Roy Mitchell of the Browns each 20.
 Of the champion Athletics, Eddie Plank pitched more full games than any of his teammates. The Gettys- burg Guide was in IS, while Chief Bender was in only 13. The Indian was used often by Mack as rescuer, none of Mack's young pitchers except Bush and Shawkey showing much cleverness at being able to go the dis tance.
 Mack changed pitchers oftener than
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any other American league leader. The Athletic slabmen twirled only 67 com plete games. The Browns gunners turned in 104 full contests The num- Der of complete games pitched by the other hurling staffs was as follows: By New York, 75; by Boston, 76; by Washington, IS; by Chicago, 84; by Detroit, S6, and by Cleveland, 96.
 All told, there were just 71 who were able to twirl complete games last year, the men who pitched ten or more full contests being:
 Johnson, Washington, 29; Scott, Chicago, 26; Russell, Chicago, 25; Baumgardner, St. Louis, "A; Gregg and Falkenberg, Cleveland, 23; Dauss and Dubuc, Detroit, 21; Collins, Bos- ton, and Mitchell, St. Louis, 20; Ham, ilton, St. Louis, 19; Boehling. Wash ington, Plank, Philadelphia, Cicotte, Chicago, and Willett, Detroit, IS; Groom, Washington, and Weilman, St. Louis, IT; Mitchell, Cleveland, 16; Ford, New York, and Blanding, Cleve- land, 15; Fisher, New York, Cald- well, New York, and Leonard, Boston, 14; Bender, Philadelphia, and Lever eng, St. Louis, 13; Wood, Boston, 12; Brown, Philadelphia, Il.
Williams news., 1914-06-04
CAUSE AND EFFECT Good Digestion Follows Right Food

Indigestion and the attendant dis comforts of mind and body are cer- tain to follow continued use of i'm proper food.
 Those who are still young and TO- bust are likely to overlook the fact that. as dropping water will wear 8 stone away at last, so will the use of heavy. greasy, rich food, finally cause loss of appetite and indigestion.
 Fortunately many are thoughtful enough to study themselves and note the principle of cause and effect in their daily food. A N. Y. young wom- an writes her experience thus:
 "Sometme ago I had a lot of trou- ble from indigestion. caused by too rich food. got so I was unable to digest scarcely anything. and medi- cines seemed useless.
 "A friend advised me to try Grape Nuts food, praising it highly and as a last resort, tried 1t. I am thankful to say that Grape-Nuts not only re- 1ieved me of my trouble. but built me up and strengthened my digestive or gans so that can now eat anything I desire. But I stick to Grape-Nuts."
 Name given by Postum Co.,, Battle Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to WellviIle," in pkgs. There's a Rea- son."
 Ever read tho above letterF A new one appears from time tO tine. They are genuine, true, and full of human interest.
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LANDMARKS 0FPAR|S
Many Historic and Tragic Spots
 in French Metropolis.
Hotel de Vile Holds Abundant Mem ories of History of Capital City of France, Though Present Strue-
 ture Is Comparatively New.

Paris.-Let us continue the explora- tion of old Paris and the search for historical landmarks. The day is still wet and gloomy, quite suitable for an expedition about the scenes of tragedy which any journey of this sort through the ancient section of the French cap ital inevitably includes.
 We leave the spot where the last barricade of the short-lived insurrec- tion of 1882 was so heroically defend ed and pass down the Rue St. Martin to the old Church of St. Merry, once known as St. Mederic, started in 1920. It's striking but unfinished portal looms darkly through the rain and of fers no invitation to enter, although the interior is in some respects attrac- i've. A detour around the building
 fords an interesting conception of the narrowness and crookedness of the streets of old Paris. and gives also an idea of the manner i'll which strictly secular establishments were huddled against the very walls of the sacred edifices of former days.
 Returning to Rue St. Martin, a few yards back from the river, we encoun- ter the sinister opening of the Rue de Venise, five centuries ago notorious as the home of usurers and cutthroats. It is still darksome and repellent in aspect and one feels no call to pene- trate its mysteries, which, however, doubtless consist chiefly of low grog shops. Repeated warnings about the unwisdom of venturing off the high ways in this city of supposedly police regulated crime recur to the mind and
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prohibit an excursion, however inno- cent the street may now be of law lessness.
 Back toward the Seine we now go, making for the Hotel de Vile, which holds abundant memories of French history. It is not the old building which rises before us, however, but a replacement on the site of the ruins left in 1871 by the destructive com munards, who after the collapse of the government incident to the German siege formed committee of public safety" which established headquar- ters here. The communards, under whose brief rule much devastation was wrought, including the burning of the Tuileries and the Palais Royal, were finally overpowered after furi- ous struggle in the place before the Hotel de Vile, and, having previous ly accumulated combustibles inside the building, withdrew within it's walls and, regardless of the lack of means of egress, set fire to the pile. Fully six hundred thus perished.
 So passed a structure that had been the scene of stirring happenings. It was always the democratic center, as opposed to the aristocratic Louvre, a few squares westward. Here the third estate," so troublesome, devel- oped Its power. Hore the captors of the Bastile were welcomed trium- phantly on the 14th of July, 1789, when they returned with head-deco- rated bikes from their successful at- tack upon the prison stronghold of the state. Here three days later the unhappy Louis XVI went reluctantly, accompanied by a dense mob, and showed himself at a window wearing the cockade of three colors-reputed to have been designed by Lafayette.
Williams news., 1914-06-04
USE OF WIDE WAGON TIRES
Makes Hauling Easier and Improves and Packs Roads Rather Than
 Cutting Ruts In Them.
(By A. F. WOODS.)

The use of wide tires on wagons has made hauling easier and improved and packed rather than cut ruts in the loads. The farmer who still uses mar row tires for heavy loads is not only wasting time and horse energy, but is guilty of cruelty to animals and the destruction of the public highways The relation between weight of load and width of tire and the maintenance of roads in each section should be carefully considered and fixed by local regulations.
Williams news., 1914-06-04
Spiritual.

The new minister in Western par ish was making his first calls. and when he reached the home of the Peevys he said to Mrs. Peevy:
 "I don't think that I have seen MT. Peevy at church yet, have Sister Peevy?"
 Well, no. you aint." replied Sister Peevy. "The fact is, Peevy likes to lay abed late of a Sunday morning. and time he get up an has his break fast and gets through the Sunday pa pers an does his Sunday shavin' an mebbe an hour or two of tinkerm' around the house that he ,allus puts off to do of a Sunday. an then has a smoke an mebbe cuts some O the children's hair or beats rugs for me. or even mops up the kitchen if I'm hurried-time he's done all that it's too late for church. Fact, is Peevy ain't a real spiritual-minded man no how-at least not the same as am. New York Saturday Evening Post
Williams news., 1914-06-04
FIGHT PLAGUE IN THE ORIENT
American AntIiTubercuIosis Society Has Been Active In Movement for
 Health Preservation.

Tuberculosis Is one of the most se- rious public health problems of the Orient Active organizations to fight this disease have been formed in Japan. the Philippines, India and Aus tralia. A movement Is on foot for national organization in China and in a number of cities local work has been started While no accurate fig ures are available, those who are in position to know claim that consump- tion takes annually from 500,000 to 100000 lives in China alone. In In dia the death rate is fully as high, and on account of caste distinctions and native superstitions, the problem of prevention and treatment is pecu- liarly difficult The Japanese govern ment has taken hand officially in the control of tuberculosis, and IS cooperating with two well-organized private associations. The death rate, while very high. is lower than in China and India. Under the direction of the United States public health service a movement for the proven tion of tuberculosis in the Philippines has also been organized.
 The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculo- sis, with headquarters in New York, although organized especially for work in this country, has been largely in strumental in the establishment Of anh-tuberculosis movements in most of the oriental countries, as well as in Africa and South America.
Williams news., 1914-06-04

Old Hans Wagner continues to re- main "all in' and tout of form"
 Joe Leonard, third base recruit with Pittsburgh, is only twenty years old. Catcher Wheat of Augusta is a brother of Zack Wheat of the Brook lyn Nationals
 In a recent game at Kansas City the Feds drew a crowd of 5000, while the K c. Kaws had but 700.
 Columbia has signed player named Booze. He is no roughneck, either. but college boy, and a clean liver.
 Topsy Hartsel, manager of the To ledo team in the South Michigan league has player named Apple. Wonder if he's red.
 ''U. s. Navy May Take Cruise" reads headline. Manager Huggins better watch out for his player Cruise is a fairly good outfelder.
 
 Some accounts say that the Balti more fans have given the Orioles the frosty shoulder since the Federal league terrapins came to town.
 Manager Gessler of Pittsburgh is convinced that his old-timers, Barger Knetzer and Dickson, will be able to hold their own in the coming cam paign.
 Trainer Harry Tuthill of the De- troits says the Tigers are in the best physical condition they have been in for several years, and he figures them as a real contender
 As base runners the Detroit team has Cobb, Bush and Moriarty; as pos abilities 1t has High Bauman and Kav anaugh: Kavanaugh stole lot oi sacks in the Tri-State league last sea son.
Williams news., 1914-06-04

wonderful player as Cobb is, then Mar sans will be the player. He will play the left field position this season, re- placing Bob Beschler and, mark my word, he'll be nothing short of a sen sation.
 And Gonzales, whom I signed on my trip to Cuba last summer, prom ises to be second Archer. His throw ing to the bases is most accurate and he throws from f1at-footed position. Gonzales cannot speak a word of Eng fish and Marsans is used as inter- preter."
Williams news., 1914-06-04
Priceless Egyptian Papyrus Lost.

an Egyptian papyrus of great value, which was kept at the Louvre, cannot be found. It was presented to the museum in 1887 by the widely known Psychologist, M. Adolphe Cattain. Re gently M. Cattain asked to consult it in connection with some work upon which he was engaged, but no one knew any thing about 1t. The papyrus is mag nificently illuminated copy of the Book of the Dead" It was of the best period and measured over seventy feet in length.
Williams news., 1914-06-04
REDS HAVE SECOND TY COBB
Business Manager of Cincinnati Club Declares Marsans Will Be Ma
 tional League Star.

The Cincinnati Reds have two Gu bans on the regular lineup who are expected to be stars of the National league during the coming season. Con zales and Marsans are the names of the Cubans secured by Frank Ban croft, business manager of the Reds.
 "Marsans will prove the Ty Cobb of the Nationals" said MT. Bancroft. 'If 1t is possible to have another such
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heiaht of contemnt

nCt8ut Ot SOutCnPI.
 Flora Anne Steele. the English nov. elist, said at her hotel in New York;
 T, as a successful writer. am ac- customed to be treated with respect, but your immigration department treated me with such contempt that it reminded me of your story about the Indian.
 "A Sioux Indian, according to this story. went to storekeper of his reservation and said he would Hike to buy gun.
 "'Oh. but said the storekeepeI, tocularly. I don't like to sell you gun you might kill soldier with it.
 Huh.' grunted the impassive In dian, for kill soldiers Indians use . stick"
Williams news., 1914-06-04
Grading Seraper.

caused to scrape and remove the sur face of the soil beneath the frame when the latter is moved, and may be further adjusted to a position wherein its contents may be either dumped as whole or gradually leveled out after transportation to a desired point"
Williams news., 1914-06-04
MACHINE FOR MAKING ROADS
Wheeled Frame and Shovel Scraper Adjusted to Remove Surface of
 Soil When Moved.

The Scientific American in describ- ing grading scraper, the invention of J. F. Thomas and J. Haney of Odessa, Minn., says:
 The object of the inventors is to provide a wheeled frame and a shovel scraper adjustably mounted in the fron'e in such a manner that if may be
Williams news., 1914-06-04

Where one man throws his whole soul into his work another man h sa4- isf1ed to put his foot in it.
Williams news., 1914-06-04
A Sian.

Patience Have you seen Mrs. Styles new hat?
 Patrice but saw her husband, this morning, and he had terribly long face It must be a corker.
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Not Unusual Gas,

Not Unusual Case. "Oi hear Casey is havin' throuble wid his better half" "Yis; she wants t be the whole thing"
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Ten smiles for nickel Always buy Red Cross Bag Blue; have beautiful, clear white clothes. Adv.
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Serviceable gas pipes arc made cf paper in France
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Putnam Fadeless Dyes make no muss. Adv.
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Point of View.

Point of View. t Patient-This is an i'll days work. Doctor-To me, 1t is well done- Baltimore American.
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NOTES ofMe
 DIAMOND

Old Hans Wagner continues to re. main "all in' and "out of form
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-01-22
C0BEQUID WRECK EXPLAINED
Light Was Out on Trinity Rock and
Commander Had No Warming
of Danger.

st. John. N. b., Jan. 1.-THE light
on the buoy that marks Trinity rock,
where the liner Cobequid was wreck.
ed, was out, said her commander, Cap.
tain John lawson, who arrived here
on the government steamer Lans.
downe. He was the last man to leave
his ship. This statement was borne
out by the agent of the Canadian
marine department officers here who
said the department was notified late
Jan. z that the light was out. An an.
nouncement of this was made in the
newspapers and the shipping fedora.
ton at Montreal was notified.
A new buoy was placed on the
steamer Lansdowne last Saturday to
be taken to the ledge, but owing 10
changes among the officers, she was
without her proper complement and
unable to proceed to sea. The Lans.
downe was ready to sail on Tuesday
the day the Cobequid struck.
With the light buoy out of commits.
sion. Captain Hawson had no warning
OF danger.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-01-22
BANDIT FIGHTS PISTOL DUEL
TRAIN ROBBER AND SHERIFF Ex
CHANGE SEVERAL SHOTS.
Desperate Makes Good His Escape
With loot-Suspect Is Under
Arrest.

Atlanta. Ga, Jan. ia bandit
boarded Western and Atlantic pas
senger train No. | at Winnings, Ga,
robbed passengers in one OF the
coaches of several hundred dollars and
after engaging in a pistol duel with a
deputy sheriff who was on board,
jumped from the train at Bolton, Ga.
Authorities at Bolton, which is sew
en- miles west of Atlanta, have taken
into custody a man said to answer the
description of the robber.
Train No. / runs from Chattanooga
to Atlanta and most of the passengers
we're residents of Chattanooga and in
termediate towns.
AS the train passed through Winnings
shortly after Z O'Clock a nan entered
the chair car, drew a pistol and be-
gan to collect ~valuaables from the pas
sengers. He had robbed more than
q score when c. G.. Heard an Atlanta
deputy, who vas returning from
Rome, Ca, opened lire upon him. Half
a dozen shots were exchanged. Heard
being wounded slightly by a bullet
which passed through his cheek.
Whether the bandit was kurt is not
known. He swung from the train as
it slowed down at Bolton and disap-
peared.
The robber did not enter the ex-
press or mail cars. The amount
stolen from passengers is believed to
have been small although one man
reported that he had given up $500.
The Western and Atlanta railroad
is "a part of the Nashville, Chattanooga
and st. Louis system.
The man arrested at Bolton will be
brought here for Identification. Pas.
sengers and trainmen said the robber
wore a mask. and were uncertain they
could identify him.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-01-22
DESPERATE STILL HOLDS OUT
TRAPPED MAN GIVEN UNTIL WE'D
NESOAY TO SURRENDER.
Beardsley's Wife Wounded by a Shot;
Outlaw Refuses to Let
Doctor Enter.

Mayville, n. Y, Jan. 20.-Edward
Beardsley still holds his barricaded
shack near Summerdale, where he
took refuge six days ago after a shoot
ing ARRAY. He has since defied the
authorities to take him.
Lying on a bed in the front room
of the house is the woman known as
her right leg. One Of the children
accidentally knocked ~Beardsley's re.
yolver off the window sill and the bull
let hit her. according to Beardsiey's
statement.
Sheriff Anderson's plans for the
outlaws capture miscarried, but
Beardsley says he will surrender
Wednesday to Ray F. Pickard, who
has been retained by his brothers as
his attorney. Provided the nine chill
dren have been delivered to a broth
er and his mother-in-law, Mrs. Aus
tin of Youngsville, Pa. Beardsley says
he will 90 to Mayville with Pickard
and surrender to Sheriff Anderson.
The sheriff promised to give Boards
ley until Wednesday noon. Mean
while food will be provided by the
sheriff. Although the woman who has
kept watch with him needs medical
attention, Beardsley refused 10 let DR..
Reynolds OF Mayville enter the house.
He demanded that Reynolds pass the
bandages ard a%ntiseptics through the
window.
II Beardsley does not give up the
children and the woman by Wednes,
day noon, Sheriff Anderson says he
will storm the house. His two sharp
shooters, William Fred Hooper and
c. j. l.. Sunberg. will lead the depu-
ties.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-01-22
TANGO Is AGAIN DENOUNCED
New Dance Is Prohibited in Rome.
Fashions, Some Shows, and Ger
tain Papers Scored.

Rome, Jan. 17.-Cardinal Basilio
Pompili, vicar general OF Rome, rep
resenting the pontiff, has issued a
PASTORAL letter d%enouncing the tan
go and also certain newspapers, the
atrical performances and fashions,
which he declares are perverting
souls. The cardinal says:
THE tango. which has already been
condemned by illustrious bishops and
Is prohibited ever in protestant coun-
tries, must be absolutely prohibited
In the seat of the Roman pontiff. the
center OF the Roman Catholic reli.
gion."
He urges the clergy courageously
to raise their voice "in defending the
sanctity of Christian usages against
the dangers threatening and the over
whelming immortality of the new pa.
ganism."
He warns parents that IL they do not
protect their children from corruption
they will be guilty before God of
failure in their most sacred duties.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-01-22
PREDICTS WAR WITH MEXICO
Republican Congressman Criticises
Policy Of Administrator and
Assails Secretary Bryan.

Washington, Jan. 17.-Intervention
in Mexico as the only result of the
present policy of the United States
was predicted in the house by Repre-
sentative Gillette, Republican. Of Mas
sachusetts. during the course of a var
speech in which he assailed Secretary
Bryan. Recognition of Huerta early
in the Mexican trouble. Mr.. Gillette
said, would have offered the best
chance of quieting the disturbance.
when the war comes" said he,
will be TO excuse that the secretary
or state has delivered brilliant speech.
es In favor of peace. An Irrational
glorihcation of peace is not sufficient
atonement for a policy whose legiti
mate ard logical result is war"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-01-22
INQUIRY Before Laws AskeS.

Chicago, Jan. 49, -Resolutions ask.
ing that a congressional committee
be appointed to investigate conditions
and operations Of grain exchanges in
the country before any laws regulat,
ing the exchanges r passed, were
adopted by the council of grain ex.
changes OF America in annual session
here The council also declared it's
members desired to place their affairs
on a footing acceptable to congress
and the country. James C. Murray
Of the Chicago Board Of Trade was
elected president.