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Middletown transcript., 1914-12-26
PROCESS IN ROAD BUILDING
Various Steps In Construction Of High
ways Observation-Disclosures, Gravel
and Brick Mentioned.

Highway improvement, like the
growth of population, should be pro
gressive, argues a student of the sub
ject. Each should be suited TO the
requirements of It's period, says Cleye-
land Leader. This contemplates, first,
Middletown transcript., 1914-12-26
WITH CHANTILLY zACE
EXQUISITE MODEL FOR A FALL
EVENING GOWN
Every Detail Of the Present Mode
Contained In the Accompanying
oesign-FaVerIte Black and
White Are the Colors.

The model illustrated today is typi-
cal of the fall evening gowns. Dainty
and feminine looking. there is a very
obvious dignity about 1t that marks it
for the new order Of things and en-
hances its charm to degree.
Since black and black and white
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Reat Rooms out of pate

Have you a rest room in your es
tablishment?" I'VE used to have then'
in the old days." said the manager Of
the department store. but there has
been no demand for such things for
many months. We have turned. ell
our rest rooms Into tango parlOrs."
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k..u Water From Road.

Where a road, runs along hill, the
water must be kept from running upon
the road. The side ditch must be am
pie and, IL necessary, a string OF tile
put three feet or more below the bot
tom of the ditch on the uphill side'
which viii prevent seepage from be-
low,
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coIored oraandle.

Much of the new organdie d
wear is not all white, There
Roman-striped corners on some 0
collars and cuffs, Of bright, pT
coIors-stripes half an inch
Then there is much stripping Of
ION collars and vests Of or
Some Of the newea things,
embroidered in oriental desigl
red and green and other colo
Middletown transcript., 1914-12-26
MAKES DAINTY MENU CARD
Design That May Be coio.'ed at Home
Most Appropriate for Simple
Formal Dinner.

Those of our readers who are artis-
tically inclined may like to try their
hands at producing some dainty menu
cards of the nature shown in our
Middletown transcript., 1914-12-26
go pltchea clean.

Keep the side bitches clean, so water
can how away quickly. Standing wa
ter beside the road soon softens the
grade
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ln.tr,,o.Inn "a Rnad Rona.

Every road boss should attend road
making school and read all he can
about highway. construction and main
tenance.
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~ ~ go snota.

In cuts and level stretches that are
koft put tile drain in middle Of road
zee feet below the surface.
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Inclosins culvert Ends.
ae all culvert tile ends in ce-
walls to prevent their bein@
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-09-02

is known, first sighted the cape In 1902.
In 1920 the Pilgrims settled here and
three years later we learn that a trad
ing business had been established be-
tween this English colony and the
Dutch OF New Amsterdam.
Capt. Miles Standish, among others.
avoided the dangerous fogs of the
cape, navigating his little boat up the
Scusset river to it's head and then
transporting the tiny craft across the
intervening land to the Monument
river. The people OF the Massachusetts,
colony in 1876 had experts to go over
the ground and consider the cutting of
a canal across the cape, but decided
the work was too great. In 1897 an.
other committee reported on the prof
ect and in 1876 a Disguised historian
speaks of the place through which a
canal has been talked of this 40 years"
The first actual digging took place
In 1880, but was almost Immediately
abandoned. In 1888 excavators took
out million cubic yards of earth
Then the work stopped. Nothing more
or Importance was done until 1909
when work started on June %. This
was little over FIVE years ago
Eight powerful dredges, one OF them
the largest in the world. and eight
tugs we're employed in the work The
plant used was worth a million dol
lars. The builders are proud OF their
record OF no life lost in the course OF
the work.
There are two highway bridges over
the canal. one at Boone and the other
at Sycamore. They are longer than
necessary for provision is left to wideI
the canal to 200 feet. 1t may be en-
larged so as to accommodate the big
gest vessels afioat.
The distance from Boston to New
York by way OF Long Island, Vineyard
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-09-02
CENSURE FOR A BUSYBoDY
Took Drunk" to Police Station
and Is Severely Rebuked for
His Pains.

London.-A singing rebuke was adj
ministered to busybody at Barn.
staple police court.
A charge OF drunkenness was made
against a man who had been taken to
the police station by a private indi.
vidual When the man was brought be.
fore the bench the mayor asked II Il
was customary for private citizen IN
take man in charge in such circum.
stances. II seemed TO him to be most
unmanly. II he had met a man in that
state OF incapability he would have
taken him to his home.
The chief constable said # was the
FIRST time within his experience that n
civilian had brought any one to be
locked up.
The mayor said Il was a mean and
contemplate trick" and the magis.
trates dismissed the case on. the pay.
ment OF costs
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-09-02
Country Must Be Patient.

The one bright feature of the bust.
ness situation is the big crops Ma
ture is on the side of American pros
perity, even II the national admins
tration Is against It. With a helpful
governmental policy the United States
would now be entering upon a period
OF development and prosperity never
before paralleled I'm it's palmiest days.
The people must get along as best
they can until such time as they can
sweep aside. bag and baggage, the
men and the party that obstruct the
path Of prosperity.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-09-02
Lower Tariff. Dearer Beef.

The great law of supply and demand
still rules the meat market. Statistics
show that the number OF cattle grown
in the United States does not increase
so rapidly as the number of people
to eat beef
Taking all the duty off of dressed
beef was hailed at Washington as a
sure method of increasing our supply
and reducing the price thereof. An
nouncement that the price Is to ad-
vance 10 per cent comes as a dismal
answer to that promise and a chal-
lenge to the economic theories en-
bodied In the Underwood law.
1t is true that taking the tariff off
beef is not responsible for raising the
price at this time, but neither has It
been able to prevent the increase.
However, real tragedy is being en-
acted in another direction.
Under free wool American sheep are
rapidly disappearing. They had a
hard enough battle for existence when
their fleece. enhanced in value by a
high tariff, made a larger profit for
the farmer and the ranchman But
free wool is resulting in a widespread
slaughter Of American sheep. The eff
feet Of this Is sure to be dearer NUT
ton In the future. while the direct
benefits from free wool are still TO
be learned
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-09-02
Republic Proves a Mystery

is like the emperor and we have no
one 10 look up to-"
After considerable talk OF this ma
ture the minister gave up in despair
the task of explanation and said:
The emperor is too young to rule;
he is only a baby, and we have sent
him away to be educated"
The cart driver persisted, and said:
But why send him away? Before we
had no trouble; now we have nothing
but trouble"
This illustrates the attitude OF the
bulk OF the Chinese people toward poll
tics, and also their one desire to be let
alone in peace.
The Chinese have no telegraph for
the word republic" and in their
written word it takes several idec-
graphs to explain it.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-09-02
BOUGHT A CHURCH FOR $40
Parsonage Of One-Member Flock
Brought s34o-crgan Brings Big
Sum Ct Sf.5O.

Winsted, Conn - The Methods,
church building ia West Goshen was
sold under the hammer TO w H. Wad.
hams for $40. The pows and other fix.
lures we're Included in the purchase
Mr. Wadhams also purchased the land
on which the building stands. paving
$40 for il.
Tho parsonage was sold TO +. o.
Wright for $40. The organ wa,
bought by + Ray Wadhams for 81 So
a melodion by the Goshen school com.
mittee for $3.50; church bells by Mrs
Harrison Ives, $13. and the barn by
w. II Wadhams. 81. Tho money will
be turned over 10 the New York East
conference. The church has only one
member. besides three trustees. Hence
the sale
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-09-02
CAPE GOD CANAL
COMPLETED AFTER
THREE CENTURIES
Dimensions Greater Than the
Original Suez Canal.
TOTAL COST IS S12,OOO,O00
Is 10 Miles Long and Has Minimum
Depth at Low Water Of 25 Feet
and In no Place Is Less Than
100 Feet Wide at Bottom.

New York.-Recently there was
opened across the long arm OF Cape
Cod. Mass, u waterway which will
probably accommodate more tonnage
than the Panama canal for good
many years. This will surprise many,
for the Cape Cod canal work has been
done without much blare OF trumpets
or congressional oratory. But it is a
most notable achievement and puts
much nearer the realization the dream
OF an all inland waterway from Maine
to Florida
Inc freight now rounding dangerous
Cape Cod and it's shoals every year
amounts to 25,000.OOO tons and prac-
ucally all this Is expected to take the
new shorter and safer route The
canal cost about s12 900, 900. The Pan
anna canal costing 100000 900 will
have but 10,600.O00 tons annually, it is
estimated. The great new barge canal
In New York state which serves to
bring the grain OF the West from Lake
Erie to New York city is costing $780,
100000 and it's prospective tonnage is
but 100000 tons.
80 It is difficult to see why the Cape
Cod canal was not constructed before.
II has been discussed since shortly
after the Pilgrims landed in the vi
cinity. 1t hung fire for almost three
hundred years, but now it will probably
be self supporting from the start.
Vessels from ports all along the
coast as far south as Charleston. S. c.,
Will use the canal going to and from
Boston. Twenty-Five thousand craft a
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-09-02
WILL Be HARD TASK
Democratic SpeIIbinders Must
Answer Many Questions.
From Present Outlook, Much Con
vlnclng" VIII Have to Be Done II
Party In Power Is to Retain
Its Majority.

The campaign for the election OF
members of congress is beginning.
and within few days will be in full
swing. Attention is to be paid at first
to Maine, where the election is to be
held in September. There is one Dem
ocrat in congress from Maine. 1t is
reported that the Democratic con-
gressional committee does not hope to
gain any additional districts, and that
it will be satisfied If it can hold it's
solitary district.
The Republican campaign commit
tee is enthusiastic and aggressive,
while the Democratic committee is on
the defensive. The record of the party
since March 4. 1913 forms the objec-
tive of attack and defense.
When voters ask Democratic speak
ers whether a platform plank is an
honest promise or "molasses to catch
flies" what will the answer be?
When farmers ask Democratic
speakers about the rapidly increasing
imports of foodstuffs, amounting at
present to $1,0O0.000 a month more
than under Republican tariff, what
When merchants ask Democratic
speakers why the Democratic party
enacts a law creating a commission to
spy out the private business of every
firm in the country, on the presump-
ton that they are lawbreakers, what
will the spellbinders say?
When idle laborers ask Democratic
speakers to furnish them work will it
be furnished, or will the laborers get
an explanation OF the reason why fac
tories have shut down?
If the Democratic spellbinders can
convince the farmers that free farm
stuff from abroad is a fine thing for
the home producer; If they can con-
vince the sailor and shipping man that
the taxing of American shipping at
Panama is a help to them: If they can
convince the laborer that idleness is
better than work; If they can con-
vince the merchant that he must have
harsh and inquisitorial laws in order
to keep him honest-then there will
be a chance to elect a Democratic
house of representatives.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-09-02
Chinese Peasants Cannot Grasp Idea
of Great Nation Governing
Itself.

Peking.-The peace loving nature OF
the Chinese and the Indifference Of the
general Chinese population living
away from the larger commercial
cities is well illustrated by a story
which Mr.. K. II. Cheng, secretary OF
the board OF communications here, re-
lates
Last year the then minister OF war,
Wang SEE Cheng. travelled into the In
terlor to meet a certain general he
alighted at Shia CHA Chang, on the
HANDWRITING railway, and took a
cart 10 reach the appointed place.
As they journeyed quietly along the
country road the driver broke the
silence and inquired where his pas
senger came from. On learning he
was from Picking. he followed this up
by asking Where is the EMPEROR"
The minister OF war replied: "Oh,
we now have a republic"
But what is the meaning OF re-
public?"
"A republic means that the country
Is now governed by the people"
But" inquired the driver. how can
the people govern? They all have
their own work to do"
The minister tried to explain. but
the driver continued: "A country
without an emperor is like a shop
without a boss and without business
II every one governs. then every one
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-09-02

AS between France and Germany
apart from the latters superior war
footing, the total OF the fully trained
reserves in the Fatherland would he
the most potent factor In prolonged
struggle and also the Justification for
vigorous initiative despite early
heavy losses. Both Germany and
France have I'm the last two years in
creased the period of service from
two to three years. In France this
lengthening Of the term with the col.
oTs aroused great deal of opposition
not to say discomfort.
Immediately back OF these soldiers
are the first reserves, men who but
recently have finished their full tours
Of active service and OF course are
familiar with the latest practices. Now
look at the foregoing figures. Ger
manys peace footing is only % gg5
men stronger than that OF France but
upon tho 1rst call to arms this noder-
ate superiority Immediately iumps TO
lhe greater figure Of 144.2O3. giving the
kaiser an advantage Of nearly q per
cent But this IS only the beginning
OF the difference.
Germany'5 total reserve OF fully
trained reserves-m trained with
peculiar thoroughness- today quite
100000. while the admittedly less ex.
actingly drilled reserves OF France
number but 3.25o.OCO rank and file
Here, as can plainly be seen. the ga.
lheriand leads by 100000 two and a
half times the war footing OF France.
While still having in reserve az many
as France would have at best
Setting aside the question OF the
relative military value Of the training
OF the German and the French sol
dierB, those Of France carry a maya.
zine rife OF eight millimiters caIiber
and the German infantrymsn repeat
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-09-02

Canal Looking Toward euzzard's Bay.
motor boats and other little craft to
800 for trading ships OF $50 to 999
gross tons and ten cents per gross
ton for merchant vessels of more than
LOCO gross tons.
The successful completion OF Cape
Cod canal is due principally to the
energy OF three men-August Bel
mont, financial hacker; William Bar
clay Parsons, the celebrated engin eer
VINO supervised the work for the Cape
Cod Construction company OF which
Mr.. Belmont is president, and Frank
A. turst, Baltimore engineering man
whose concern did the actual exca-
waiting.
Those who think OF the construction
OF canal as digging away a lot OF
sand are much mistaken The build
ere encountered hard pan and boul-
ders, left by glaciers, according to
biologists. which proved almost as
tough as solid rock.
There were five previous abortive
attempts to cut across Cape Cod.
AT Cape Cod the Arctic current meets
the Atlantic current and Il dense fog
Is the result Off Pollock's Rim there
are 1,OS2 hours OF fog annually and
2,l4l vessels have been wrecked here.
The dangers OF this fog were fully
realized by the discoveries and set
tiers of the cape
bartholomew Gonold. OF whom little
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-09-02
is Worth Net 10 Be prov.d

Though all Americans would rejoice
to see peace in Mexico, # looks az n
they would have TO wait many day
for IT, he watching and waiting pol.
Icy Of tle president only helped to
produce and continue the turbulent
scenes through which Mexico has
passed, nd Il will prove no more eff
cacious il the present and future than
y has -oved since Huerta grabbed
tho pres lency.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-09-02

year now go around Cape Cod. but at
a fearful loss in foundered and
wrecked ships and with extra charges
for insurance. The average delay per
round trip for barges and schooners
going outside Is calculated to be near
ly four days.
This means ten cents n ton loss in
mocey on the 100000 tons OF coal
and fGDber carried by sailing craft
and tows. Steamers carry an addition
al 100000 tons on which nearly the
same proportional amount will be
saved by the new route
The length Of the waterway is eight
mises in land cut while It's length from
SOfoot water in Barnstable bay on the
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-09-02

northeast to 30-foot water In Buzzard's
bay on the southeast is 10 miles. It
has a minimum depth at low water of
rs feet and is in no place less than 100
feet wide at the bottom. II Is 200 feet
wide at the passing place for ships and
there is n 3,000-foot breakwater.
The canal is greater in its dimen-
sions than the original Suez canal or
the present Manchester canal.
The toll rates will range from IS for
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-09-02

The liver OF Doubt rises in the
Lakes Of Possible Support and flows
into the Gulf Of Unresistcd Tempta.
ton, beyon which lie the Mountains
OF Unat ainable Office. %. Louisville
CCurlsr-J Journal.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-09-02
"PsYcholoaYn Aasln.

Speaking OF psychology, there's
strange emanation radiatiug from
Washing ON that is terminating I'm
tho min Of many a resolution to
vote for anybody but a Democrat at
the next residential election.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-09-02

DO you know that the contending
armies in Europe today are battling
upon their peace time footings?" asked
a colonel on the general staff of the
United States army. And don't for
get that the nation that gets it's fight
ing force up to its full war strength
first will gain material advantage in
the present turmoil"
This means that any hasty deduc-
tons made upon the basis OF fights
won and lost up to date may soon
prove absolutely misleading
The question then arises: Which of
the struggling armies can reach it's
war strength soonest, and. with that
attained, what are it's chances for
maintaining that standing in the CRU
cling days to come? The answer is
n matter of administrative efficiency
hrst, and then follows naturally the
relative merits of the reserve material
upon which the nation can draw as
battle after battle and disease thin
the ranks OF those in the field. At
present the Germans are virtually
hghting alone four other nations, but
their initial setbacks are not properly
true index OF what is TO come in the
near future.
Some Figures.
AS 1t is necessary TO deal with fig
ures it is just as well to begin now
as later. These figures, interpreted IN
the light OF additional information
nave another meaning, one that comes
closer to the facts inspiring the ag-
gressiVe policy assumed by the kai-
ser In face of seemingly appalling
ODDS. According to authoritative in
formation the peace and the war foot
ing OF the powers named are as fol
lows:
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-09-02
Coz try Wants TO Be Shown.

President Wilson should manifest
his fric- iship for business by ooen.
Ing MP 10th hands.
Washington Journal., 1914-12-26

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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-05-09

You can get fresh shrimp and
crabs every day at Rodon's cafe. So
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-05-09
MOTHERS DAY MEETING

Tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
at the Methodist church the young
people who are members of the Ep-
worth League will hold their regular
meeting, the subject being Mother
Day" A very beautiful and interest
ing program has been arranged for
this occasion by the program COM
mittee and it promises to be one of
the prettiest services held during the
day. There will be helpful talks and
beautiful music by the best speakers
and singers in Ocala. Every person
in Ocala is very cordially invited to
this meeting, especially the young
men. The program will be found in
another column of this paper and is
we'll worth reading.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-05-09
ANDERSON PHARMACY WILL
SOON AGAIN BE OPEN
e. r. kreger Bought the Stock and
Will Soon Reopen the

Mr.. Edwin Moody, trustee for the
bankrupt Anderson Pharmacy stock,
according 10 the advertisement. sold
the stock at public auction at 10
O'Clock this morning.
There was a large crowd present,
many coming to bid on the stock pro-
vided it went at figure they thought
attractive Only four actual bidders
competed for the stock. Mr.. w. K.
Zewadskf opened the bid with one OF
10 per cent. OF the appraised valua-
ton, which we understood was
$1,000. Mr. c. r. Kreger followed
with $500 and Mr.. j. j. Gerig with
s225. Mr.. Kreger followed with
1925 and Mr. Gerig stopped on his
raise 10 1915. Mr.. Kreger raised it
to s425. Mr.. ]. VI. Meffert bid $500,
which Mr.. Kreger raised to $3.50 and
a little later created a big laugh and
bought the stock by raising his own
bid $50 and having the stock knock
ed down to him for $500
With the stock go the tables,
chairs, the old fixtures in the rear of
the store, the drugs and sundries,
fountain pens and case, ETC. Mr. d.
Mel Ferguson stated before the sale
commenced that the handsome wall
fixtures had been taken back by the
manufacturers, and Mr.. Duval stat
ed that the soda fountain had been
recovered by it's maker As Mr.
Kreger, dealing with these two firms,
had previously bought both the fix
lures and fountain, he now owns the
entire stock and fixtures, and will not
have to disturb or remove anything.
Mr.. kreger will open the store for
business within a few days and will
add fresh and up-to-date line of
drugs. sundries, cigars, candies and
fountain supplies.
i The store is one of the handsomest
and best furnished drug stores in
/ this section of the state and the pub
lie will congratulate Mr.. Kreger
who is a live one on securing it.
and will be pleased to have the store
open again, as a closed or unoccupied
i store room in Ocala is something
used to-
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-05-09

FOR SALE-Remington typewriter,
No. 10; visible writer; in perfect
condition in every respect. APP
ply at Star office. Asst
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-05-09

Notice is hereby given that under
and in pursuance or that certain final
decree, made and entered on the 18th
day Of April, A. ID. 1914. by the Honor
able w. S Bullock. judge of the cir
cult. court of Florida, Fifth Judicial
Circuit, in and for Marion county, in
chancery, in that certain cause therein
pending, wherein b. J. Skinner is COM
plainant and Anthony Farm Company,
a corporation. is defendant, the under
signed. as special master in chancery
in said cause. will offer for sale and
will sell, at public outcry, to the high
est and best bidder, for cash, at the
south door of the county court house,
in Ocala- Marion county, Florida. on
Monday, June LIST, 4. ID. 1914
the same being legal sales day, be-
tween the hours Of IL a m. and o.