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The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-01-29
THE INFLUENCE OF
GOOD ROADS ON HEALTH.
A Point In Their Favor That Has Not
Received Much Attention,

The influence of good roads on pub
lie health is point In their favor that
has not received much attention. The
Kansas state board Of health puts the
feature In the foreground and wants
modern improved roads In that state
because they prevent disease
They do this because they afford
drainage A good road can never re-
main good road unless 1t Is well
drained. The roadbed must not have
any standing water either on it's sur.
face or below the surface. II must
nave drainage and the cutters beside
the roads must have slope and be kept
Tree from obstruction so that all sur
plus water can escape quickly and
easily.
An old fashioned. III drained road
with Its frequent pools of standing
water on the road or by the roadside
with its bitches filed with weeds
brush and all sorts of trash, Is a breed.
ing place of insect life. Mosquitoes,
Mes and other insects, such as chincb
bugs and grasshoppers. multiply there
IN profusion. 1t is these insects which
either carry disease or are of the kind
which destroy the farmers crops. For
these reasons well built, well drained
highways are a double benefit since
they give the farmer the inestimable
advantage of easy communication with
MS market at all times of the year and
Dy improving the drainage check the
breeding of harmful insects.
Good roads mean, therefore. NOT
only a great saving Of time and labor
Tor the farmer. but the Improvement
In the hygienic conditions of the farm
ing community. He is brought nearer
10 his market. the hauling capacity of
MS teams Is greatly increased, and he
Is no longer marooned on his farm for
many weeks each year owing to the
impossible conditions Of the roads
That health is promoted as well as
comfort and wealth by good roads
should give the argument for their
construction irresistible force SO thar
their building shall not cease until the
whole country is lined with them.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-01-29
ThouqhtfuI Quail,

The tourist who was anxious for
game entered western Texas hotel,
paused and looked around. Then he
quietly approached the desk and ad-
dressed the proprietor
ANY quail about this neighbor-
hood?"
Quail! echoed the proprietor. with
an indulgent smile. "They have become
so numerous around here that they are
a nuisance, The cook complains that
she can't throw a piece of toast out Of
the kitchen window but four or FIVE
fat quails tight to see which one shall
get on 1t Lippincott's
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-01-29
SINGING TO A PHoNoGRAPH.
One Of the Most Trying Ordsais In an
Opera Artists Career.

OPoFa AFti6tS CaFeors
Specially constructed violins. ceIlos
tubas. drums and reed Instrument
are required as accompaniment to the
grand opera singer when he or she
essays to watt the voice upon phono-
graph record. And II is safe to say
this singing to the photograph Is the
most trying ordeal in the artists ca.
reer.
Singers like Caruso. Meba. Farrar
Amato and host Of others are united
In declaring the singing for records
Ii the hardest work they ever have
undertaken. They are bereft Of their
audiences that inspire confidence. and
they necessarily must be careful to
avoid false notes or infections The
slightest clearing Of the throat or the
muff1ed shutting of feet will spoil a
record. And then 1t all has to be done
over again
The singer Is ushered into a great
barnlike room. curtained of at one
end. Through this curtain protrudes
a gigantic brass horn, suspended from
the ceiling 1t Is attached to the pho
nograph record.
1t Is then the singer notices a bevy
Of musicians. but with Instruments
the like of which he never has seen
In any theater The violins are OF
different shapes from the instruments
with which he Is familiar The horns
are of varied shapes. and to each is
Qffacbad n IiftIa hat
In the direction Of the large receiving
horn, This is to concentrate the sound
The conductor sits on platform
high above his musicians and the
singer. Thus he offers no obstruction
to the free transmission Of the sound
waves. The singer is stationed upon
platform and close to the mouth
Of the horn
A red light flashes. the musicians
pour forth light soft melody. for
which their instruments are particu-
larry designed. and the grand opera
artist loosens his vocal cords His tone
must be steady and strong. The
slightest variation is recorded upon
the wax record and a trivial noise
may spoil the performance Once he
has finished. the record is placed upon
a producing machine and played over
to detect faults. These errors are
pointed out and the singer rehearsed
to prevent them Again he repeats
the song. and perhaps a dozen times
he Is forced to sing before perfect
wax impression Ia obtained
Great grand opera artists are paid
thousands Of dollars for series of rec
ords. and the sale of these brings mil
lions to the manufacturers.- Indian-
apOlis Star
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-01-29
pueIina Prime Ministers.

In the old days number of British
premiers figured on the dueling ground
John Wilson Croker wrote In 1S41
"Within the last hundred years six
persons have fought duels who have
been prime ministers--Pulteney Oord
Bath. Lord Shelburne. Mr.. Pitt. Mr.
Fox, Mr.. Canning and the Duke Of
wellington | might also add Peel.
who twice challenged. and Castle
reagh. who was almost first minister
or late years the custom has certainly
decreased. and the house of lords has
not now. ! dare say. above half doz-
en- who have actually fought"-Lon-
don Standard
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-01-29
SCOTLAND FOR GOOD ROADS.
Projected Construction Of Experimsn.
tai Road Sections In Scotland.

PROJECTED Construction Of Experiment
tai Road Sections In Scotland.
In December. 1912. according to an
article In recent issue Of the Journal
OF the Institution Of Municipal and
County Engineers Great Britain the
scottish District of the Institution Of
Municipal and County Engineers ap-
pointed committee to collect and
tabulate data as to improved methods
OF road construction and particularly
Information as to the effect Of climatic
conditions taken In conjunction with
traffic upon experimental road lengths
to be laid down In districts In Scotland
which have distinctive climatic condi
lions
After having the matter under ad.
visement the committee decided to put
down experimental road lengths In a
number of districts In Scotland. Ar
engagements have been made for the
location OF these sections In parts of
that country where the climatic condi
lions are suita BILE for the experiments
and where the local surveyors will CO
operate with the committee Provi-
sional arrangements with county sur
veyors have been made
1t Is stated that the road board ia CO.
operating with the institution In this
work and that it is expected that the
experiments will be Of exceptional In
terest on account Of the close consider
alton 1t Is proposed to give to the eff
feet of climate Ii Is also expected
that the great variations In climatic
conditions In Scotland will facilitate
the isolation OF the factor Of weather
effect In the destruction Of road sur
faces.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-01-29

The draft breed of horses that
stands second in Importance to the
Percheron in France ia the Boulon-
nais- A picture of the head and
chest Of stallion Of that breed is
shown herewith. An American ad-
mirer of the Boulonnais said re-
Gently: ut would do some of our
horse dealers good to see these pa
tient beasts. harnessed to those
great springless long bodied carts
In the streets of Boulogne. moving
with a quick. agile stride, and a
load. including the vehicle. of we'll
over four tons behind them The
Boulonnais Is a fast walker and
moves straight forward with the
head held aloft. exhibiting the
greatest ease In his movements"
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-01-29
ksns.s In Rir,s.

I love the state Of Kansas. with ita
fields Of wheat and corn: love the
Kansas sunset and the Kansas dewy
morn. and. speaking metaphoric.
grow fat on Kansas crops and never
mind the absence Of the yield of rye
and hops: love the Kansas pOrker
and the Kansas topnOtch steer; love
the Kansas zephyrs and the Kansas
atmosphere: love the Kansas SER
mons. and l love the Kansas jokes.
but the thing | love In Kansas most is
the Kansas kind Of folks.-Kansas City
Republic
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-01-29
SHEPHERD AND FLOCK.

The root crop fed to the flock
) now will be the key to success.
says the Farm Journal Roots
20 a long way In giving tone
to the general health Of the flock.
Ii you haven't enough clover
hay for all winter save 1t for the
time when the lambs come.
Roots fed with the grain make
both doubly valuable.
1t is poor economy to feed tim
othy hay to sheep
Sheep are the most timid and
nervous creatures. and fear or
nervous excitement 10 always
very damaging.
Fill up low places In the sheep
yard. and tolerate no wet or Icy
places where the sheep exercise.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-01-29
Sharpening a Pocketknife.

Cutters have certain rules for sharp
ening razors pocketknives. etr "a
razor" said one Of the craft must be
laid dat on the hone. because II Ii hol
low ground and requires fine edge
But pocketknife requires stiff edge.
and the moment you lay IL fat on a
stone. so as TO touch the polished side.
you injure the edge. Ii must be held at
an angle of twenty to twenty five de
grees and have an edge similar to a
chisel"
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-01-29
Skill.

Son "a got enthusiast You must &C.
knowledge father. THAT II requires a
great deal of skill to drive ball a
hundred yards Old Farmer Shucks.
II don't require half ~ much skill ns
IL does To drive a pig hfty feet.-Bos
ton Transcript.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-01-29
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
BAD ROADS ExTRAvAoANT.

The Hon. Champ Clark SAYS:
saw 1t stated once that the
energy. material. animal life and
time wasted IN this country by
reason of bad roads amount to
the enormous sum of $4OO. OOO.-
600 annually. This is astound-
Ing and may be exaggeration.
but 1t is known that the waste is
enormous. This state of affairs
Is 80 easily bettered that 1t is
idiotic, II not criminal, to let ii
continue. Twenty odd years ago
advocated building by convict
labor four great roads across
Missouri. was twenty years
ahead Of my time. but | rejoice
that what suggested then, and
even much more, is In contem-
platioD and near fruition."
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-01-29

Like most important inventions, that
Of the organ Is yelled In mystery The
invention Of the organ has been at.
tributed to Ctesibius. barber Of Alex
andria, about 25O B c.: also to the Gel.
ebrated Archimedes. 22O B. c. 1t ia
certain that the organ was brought to
Europe from the eastern or Greek en-
pire and was applied to religious devo-
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-01-29

Hewitt He aiway> -Igs at hi.
work ewett What ~ O.. business
Hewitt I, il In a grand opera con-
pany NV York Times
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-01-29
Il 10 Different Now.

When the first Pullman car was put
into operation on our railways the sys
tenn OF bookkeeping was very crude
The conductor collected the fare from
the passengers and before be turned
the money In to the company collected
his own salary from the revenues. No
receipts were given. no records kept.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-01-29
A Paradox.

"Since Footlight Inherited fortune
he is a paradox "
whats the answer:
Hes both the richest and poorest
actor on rhe stage"
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-01-29
Legal Ability.

why does a man have to hire
lawyer for every little thingf Amt
the laws piainT
"You don't understand. good law
yer can take any law and prove that 1t
doesn't mean what 1t says Wash
ington Herald
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-01-29

Kind words are The music OF the
world Faher
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-01-29
Paid Her In Full.

Candid Hostess ton seeing her neph-
ew's fiancee for the FIRST timer never
should have known you from your pho
tograph Reggie told me you were SO
pretty Reggie's Fiancee-No; I'm not
pretty. 30 | have to try to be nice.
and it's such bore. Have you ever
tried ?-LondOn Punch.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-30
rxTaoR soUzlIgRs

Any Virginia farmer who is doubt
full Of success which may follow the
establishment OF an up-to-date dairy
on his farm now has an opportunity
70 become convinced of the faliaev hf
Southern railways dairy instruction
car" now making an extensive tour
of Virginia. and attend the lectures
and demonstrate ons which are being
CONDUCTED by expert dairymen show
ing how 4 dairy may be operated n
Virginia sp rs to yield steady and sub
stantial profits
The car Is fitted up Ike a COM
plete and modern farm dairy with all
the apparatus necessary for the hand
lag Of milk and butter The demon
stration and lecture work is in charge
# representatives Of the dairy dtyi-
sion Of Southern railway, assisted by
A r Howard creamery inspect or
and Instructor Of the Virginia de-
rartnent Of agriculture. a lecturer
from the Virginia Polytechnic insIi-
tute will also accom- pany the car.
Subjects covering avery phase Of
dairying are discussed at each stop
and include the adaptahtlity of Viz
ginia 10 dairying; the breeding and
feeding Of dairy cattle butter MAX
Ing ana the marketing ~ dairy pro-
ducts. The relation of dairying 10
soil building and silage and siio con-
struCtinn are among the subjects
Thoroughly explained. With the dairy
equipment and charts and photo
graphs, tho lectures and demonstra-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-30
BIC GLASS PLANT
TO START MONDAY
BRIGHT PROSPECTS AHEAD FOR
SALEM ENTERPRISE FOR
COMING SEASON.

Salem, Va. Aug 2a.--The Sale
Glass Plant will resume operations
Monday. August 81. after the usual
summer shutdown. and the new men
who go on the company's pay ron
this season are arriving daily The
fires were lit under the tank about
week ago. and with the extensive
improvements which have n~made
during the summer the plant IS in
excellent condition for the hig sea-
sons business which the manage
ment believes Is before them.
The summer season has been
utilized TO good advantage in the
plant and many improvements have
been made which will increase the
output. A new tank has been built
In which the glass Is melted, a me
ehanical batch conveyor has been In
stalled. a concrete floor laid in the
packing room. and the entire equip
ment has been thoroughly overhauled.
The plant will start with a full
force on both the day and night
shifts, employing about lis TO 12o
people 1t has been the purpose OF
the management this year to get as
large a proportion of men as possible
with families who will make desira-
Bile citizens OF the town.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-30

tons are made very Interesting
StereopTicon views are also shown.
Seats are provided in the car for visi-
tors
Although some progress has been
made by Virginia In dairYing in re-
cert years. the STATE IS still unable
tu supply the large home demand for
dairy products. the records Of the
department Of agriculture showing
that Virginia annually imports
nearly 10000 zoe pounds of creamery
butter from other States. Authori-
ties say that there * no reason why
Virginia should not only produce
enough butter for the home dens nd
bat find profitable market for dairy
products I'm Washington and other
eastern cities. and II is with the idea
of encouraging the development Of
the Industry that Southern railway
Is operating the car through the
State
Tho car is spending an entire dav
1T each point on the itinerary with
lectures ana demonstrations morning
and afternoon The itinerary for the
second week and remainder Of the
tour is as follows:
Monday, August 81. Amherst. Va;
U-nion statton1; Wednesday. Septem-
Der 2 Lawyer, Thursday. September
2 Evington Friday. September 4.
Clarion Saturday. September 5. Alta
vista
Monday. September Z. c;retna /:
Tuesfay. September s. Chatham;
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-30
ARMY INSPECTOR
PLEASED At Y. P. |.
CAPTAIN s. BAYARD SCHMIDT
CoMMESDs PROMPTSEss
AND DISCIPLINE.
GET OFFICIAL REPORT
MORE CoMPLIMEN TARY TO CADETS
AND INsTITt TToN THAN HAD
EEEN HOPED FOR---SEw COM
MASDAST DETAILED.

BLACKSBCRG. VA. August "a
Late last session Captain S Bayard
SCHMIDT. T. :. A. inspector OF the
military schools and colleges In the
eastern district. made his official Wis.,
Il to the virginia Polytechnic insti-
tute and the cadet corps was drilled
an entire day for his benefit Al
though the rules OF the war depart
mcui forbid an inspector making any
comment on his impressions Of n
school until his report has neen made
% headquarters, it VAS plain that
Captain Schindel ives unusually we'll
pleased with he showing made by
the cadets at the time and the copv
nj his official report recently for
varied 10 President EgRlestnn Is
even mase complimentary to the stu
dents nud lhe college than vas hoped
for
The Inspector states that the same
degree 0f Importance Is attached to
the military instruction that Is given
any other department, that the com
nandant of cadets Is cordially sup
ported by the faculty In the matter
81 military instruction and discipline.
reports a decided improvement III
academic work in proportion 10 the
strtetness OF the discipline and much
nsore zeal 3n the performance of mill
tary duty since the prev+oGs year lie
Saws further thar the general appear
ArEe OF tie cadets at Inspection wa
very good that the military inStruc~
tlan is Of such extent and thorough
ness So to qualify The average grad
u volunteers. that the men reported
we're we'll hammered and Intelligent
ana THAI the conditions warrant the
continuance Of the detail % good,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-30
South Boston s
Market to Open
On September

South Boston, Va. Aug. 2a.--The
South Boston tobacco market Will
open up on Tuesday, September l.
Preparations for the handling Of the
crop have been made. Several Of the
warehouses have increased their ca
paeity by putting on additions and
a new warehouse has been erected
the Planters, by Messrs. Hodges and
DeJarnette.
The large plants recently erected by
the leading tobacco concerns OF the
world are here. besides a number Of
independent houses. all Of which goes
To make mp an equipment amply able
to handle 40 eco. 900 pounds OF the
weed.
While the present crop in this sec
ton Is not quite as full as was ex-
nected at the beginning OF prepare
ton. it is believed there will be a
finer average than anticipated. and
the prices viii be as good as the pre-
vious year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-30

Wednesday September 9. Danvt1le:
Thursday, September 10. Cascade,
Friday. September II. Draper; Satur-
day, September Il, Spray.
Monday. September II, Stuart.
Tuesday, September Is. Critz; We'd
. nesdav September rs. Martinsville
day, September ls. Sutherl!n. Satar-
+ day. September 10. South Boston
Monday. September 2t. Wolf Trap;
Tuesday September 81, Clover, We'd
nesday. Septembe %. brakes Branch;
Thursday. September 81. Kevsviae
Friday September IS, Meherrin: sat
arday September 2e. Green Raw.
Monday. September q. Burkepiile
Tuesday September 90 Jeterseil1e.
Wednesday. September 80 Amelia
THURSDAY. October / Chula. Friday
October ?, Mosely: Saturday, October
3. Lester Manor
Monday October 5. West Point,
Tuesday, October S. Chase CITY, Wed
nesday October :. Gainesville:
Thursday. October g. Milton; Friday
October q. Jeffries: Saturday. Octo-
Der 10. Boydton
Monday October II South Hi.
Tuesday October 13. Lawreocevtlle;
"Wednesday, October -. Emporia;
Thursday October IS. Claremont;
Fridav October IS Waverly; Satur-
day. October II. Capron
Monday. October IL CORTLAND;
Tuesday October 20. Franklin, We'd
nesday. October 81. Holland. Thurs
day, October %. Suffolk.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-30
AAOFQRD To GET
new BRICK PLANT

Radford. Va. Aug, 2s.--Colonel
kendcrdine is showing some very
handsome dry pressed brick made
from Radford clay in an Ohio plant.
A company is being formed TO de-
velop clay hets on land now owned
by George W LYLE. near the fair
grounds, and on another piece of land
helonging IN Mr.. Nelson
1t Is estimated that $4,000, 600 brick
can he made If the deposits on ten
acres of this land. There is a twelve
foot layer OF cream clay, such as Is
found nowhere else save in Northern
Ohio Below this to a depth of thirty
feet. which has been bored, and
doubtless much deeper Is red clay.
The brick are of the very finest
quality and II plans are carried out.
Radford will become the center Of an
important brick making and shipping
industry
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-30
COMMITTEE Of 10
STUDYING COTTON
RICHMOND MAN AMONG THOSE
SEEKING SOLUTION TO
FINANCE PROBLEM.

After a two-day session, the confer
ence at Washington called by Score
tary OF the Treasury McAdoo, to study
the cotton situation. authorized the
appointment by the secretary of a
committee of eighteen to study the
situation and make recommendations
10 him in regard to financing cotton,
tobacco and naval stores, The com
mittee is as follows:
ProducerS-C. S. Barrett. Union
city. Ga; +. NJ. Cocker. Hartsville, s.
c.. and j. Q. Thompson, Birmingham.
Ala.
Manufacturers--G. Gunby Jordan,
Columbus. Ca: E. Farnham Greene,
Boston, Mass. and Lewis ". Parker.
Csreenville. S. c.
Bankers-A. II Wiggin, New York
city; Royal A. Ferris. Dallas. Tex,
and Festus ]. Wade, St Louis. Mo.
Warehouse and Transrortation-S.
T. Morgan. Richmond, Va: Henry
Walters, New York city. and 3. l..
Mallory, Memphis, Tenn.
Tobacco--D. Y. Cooper, Henderson.
n. G.: William Elliott, Henderson,
Ky. and T. G. Ewing. Cedar Hill.
Tenn.
Commercial Intere s-W. D.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-30
SANTA CLAUS MAY
BE HOMEMADE one
EUROPEAN WAR WILL CUT SUP
PIN OF CHRISTMAS
TOYS.

Maybe Santa Claus won't CONT
this year, unless the Kaiser and tho
Gar and the KING and the rest Quit
lighting and let their soldiers 60 back
10 making tin soldiers instead OF kill
ing live ones
And if Santa comes, perhaps hs'H
be homemade one. America
makes some very fine toy locomo-
tlves and other things in which the
wheels go round, but dolls and
stuffed monkeys on stick and the
odd little toys at the ten-cent stores
all bear the Made in Germany
stamp The merchants buy only one
years supply at a time, and next
seasons haven't come yet, and now
il looks like Santa won't cross the
ocean.
In Old NurembQrg. where three
fnurths the population makes queer
little toys for American boys ana
girls 10 break up. there is roll o.
drums and the skirl of the Efe, This
toy-makers are marching out to war.
In the Black Forest. where the
children work all day on roughly-
carved wooden toys, the business his
been abandoned ana the little work.
men are busy trying to make tho
harvest their fathers had TO leave -
the call OF the War Lord
American toy dealers say the Tup-
uly of French dolls Will be very shCx4
this year and perhaps the Americas
gag doll and her cousins viii! coM10
into fashion So maybe the little
girls. like their mammas. will suf1s&
through an absence Of Paris styteA