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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-08-26
Handy Road Scraper.

can be used summer or winter, but
scraping, grading, culvert repairing
and draining ought to be done in June,
July, August and September. Earlier
in the year the mud will prevent any
real work being completed. Later in
the fall the rains will turn the fresh
ly graded roads into loblollies OF
clayey water.
From now on until the first SHOWS
and freezes the dirt road can be
shaped and graded am of the opin-
ion that the plan Of appointing some
one farmer as overseer OF road boss
lsnd having the rest Of the neighbor-
hood work under this inexperienced
man is a mistake. The time will come
when all road work will be done under
the supervision Of man who does
nothing but plan and build and posi-
bly, maintain roads. He will know
roads under al weather conditions
and can look after their creation,
drainage and repair intelligently. 1t
is mostly a hit or miss proposition
now.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-08-26
Vacclnate Against All Diseases.

A discovery Of the highest impor-
tance as to q substitute which con-
fers immunity against disease was
communicated to the Academy of Sci
ence Of Paris by Professor d'Arsonval
q few days ago.
Since Bucchner in 1890 gave the
name Of alexine to this discovery a
great amount Of investigation has
been devoted to the subject, but the
active principle of the serum had al
ways remained unknown.
a Doctor Tissot Of the Museum Of Nat
ural History has succeeded in analyz-
ing its elements, defining accurately
its action.
This opens the way to the realiza-
tion Of immunity from such diseases
as tuberculosis and syphilis, as well
as greatly improving the efficacy Of
the serums already in use against
lockjaw and diphtheria.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-08-26
WAYS OF A BAD ROAD THIEF
Forces Farmer to Haul Small Loads,
Drive Slowly and Occasions
Many Expensive Delays.

The bad road thief forces you to
haul small loads, drive slowly. wrench
and twist the life out Of your horse,
harness and vehicle, often breaking
and damaging the latter until great
and expensive delays are occssioned.
It also steals your opportunity to dis
pose Of your farm when you wish to
sell, for no man will pay as much for
a farm bordered by poor road sys-
tenn as he will for one with we'll
kept highway, and some will not buy
a farm at all when the road system Is
poor. The loss Of time and money
where the above named conditions ex-
ist makes it imperative that you open
all the drain bitches along the road,
and drag this silent. notorious thief
to death with the King road drag.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-08-26
BEES AS WARS MESSENGERS
New Idea With Others Proves That
Military Authorities Are Very
Much en- the Alert.

News that will be Of interest to al
army men has been received. The
Hague has discovered secret long
cherished in the war department-the
use CT bees as messengers.
No longer will the aide-Ge-camp
spur his staggering horse through
shot and shell to carry the message
to the front. Instead, he will don his
gloves and mask, and, going to the
portable beehive back of headquar-
ters, seize one of the faithful little
insects and send the well-trained
messenger through the air.
Whoever possesses receiving out
fit can read the secrets OF the wire
less; one can cut the wires OF the Or
binary telegraph, and the pigeon does
not always escape the bullet. There
lore, other means have been sought.
In America the general staff dreams
of using as q dispatch bearer-the
bee!
The bee, like the carrier pigeon,
guided by its marvellous instinct, re-
turns to the hive from wherever he
may be liberated Tiny dispatches,
which can be deciphered with the
magnifying glass, can be attached to
its breast.
But something better still has been
found. By an ingenious process, the
wings of the tiny insect are sensi-
tized and by means of microscopic
photography the message is imprint
ed, thus doing away with all extra
weight.
The secret is out. but all is not lost.
Holland has not discovered the Won
cerful process by which to dispose Of
tie flrefies that an up-to-date enemy
would send to ruin the sensitized
wings of the trained bees.
The details, of course, cannot be
divulged. Suffice it to say that as
soon as an enemys ilrefy reaches
the dark hive, where the bees are
waiting to have their wings photo
graphed, its presence is made known
by the action Of the metal selenium,
which is sensitive to light, and the
alarm is given to trained dragon
flies, which speedily make away with
the intruder.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-08-26
Extremes of Nervousness.

Baggs and Jaggs met, and Baggs
and Jaggs got EARNING.
81 once knew a man, dear boy be-
gan Baggs, who was SO ticklish on
the soles of his feet that whenever he
took a bath he had to walk about after
wards on big piece Of blotting-paper
1t was the only method of foot-drying
that wouldn't throw him into fits
That's nothing, my dear fellow" re-
torted Jaggs. Il used to board at a
place where the landladygwas SO aerV-
ous that whenever the wind blew she
had to 60 out and grease the corners
Of the house, so that the wind woulGat
creak when it went round them
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-08-26
The Electoral College.

Hamilton says: 1T was desirable
that the immediate election Of the
president should be made by men
most capable of analyzing the qualities
adapted to the station. A small num-
ber Of persons, selected by their fel-
low citizens from the general mass, Will
be most likely to possess the informa-
ton and discernment requisite to so
complicated an investigation" 1t Is
unnecessary to say that by impercep-
tible changes the spirit Of the Constr
tuition has disappeared, and that for
generations the ELECTORS" have been
the mere automata by which the peo-
pie register the result Of their vote.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-08-26
WORK ON ROADS IN SUMMER
Building and Maintaining Highways
Is More Kindly Thought OF by
Many Of the Users.

Gradually the farmers in practical
iy every community are beginning TO
take personal interest in the matter
of making the roads they are forced
to use better and more fit for genera!
travel all the year round.
In those states where the road
work is done by farmers and their
teams it is hard to get the labor done
when the weather conditions are best,
says writer in Farm Progress. They
will not leave their fields to put IN
four or five days grading. and level
ing the public highways unless they
are practically forced to do it.
But there are signs of better times
in the matter OF country road build
ing. / drove 20 miles and back a
few weeks ago over roads that used
to be impossible at that time of year
for anything except a good strong
team and a good wagon. Soft clay,
soft soil and mud holes of infinite
variety were its old-time characters
tics.
l made the trip il a very ordinary,
four-year-used motor car and drove
the round trip in about three. hours.
Under the old arrangement it would
have taken all of one day and pos
sibly part Of the night
The road drags, just the ordinary
old road drags IT ade from split logs,
made the difference. Something, and
! believe it was the necessity Of max
ing the road passable for the rural
free delivery wagons, has made big
difference along the old road. We
saw several road drags along the way,
two or three of them in use, and the
roads where they were passing we're
as smooth IS turnpike.
Summer is the time to do really
constructive road work. The drag
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-08-26
IrdrctIye and Deductive.

Deducive reasoning is from the
ory to facts, while inductive reasoning
is from f2cts to theory. Deduction is
sometinicI mere dreaming, oftentir
very fooli L dreaming (as in the L j..
Of medieval scholasticism), while In
duction Is he sane reaching out from
particular ;2cts to general laws {as
in the case cf modern science). Most
Of the things that have cursed man
kind have come as the result of de-
ductiye reasoning; while pretty nearly
81 that has helped men has been the
gift Of the lnducttve process.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-08-26
LIST OF QUEER gUWS
SOME AMUSING kN1 cC:..GG BOR.
CEhlNG ON THE TF.,~.C.
Bachelor Who Swore he Never Would
Look Upon Woman Again Kept
Ills Cath, Though 1t Cost
Him Much Money.

There is no limit to human folly or
perveTseness, and many OF the VOWS
that rash people make are foolish as
well as perverse.
Eighteen years ago California man
lost his sight during all illness, and
there was danger Of total blindness.
His wife was exceedingly pious, and
vowed that ii her husbands sight was
restored she would crawl on her hands
and knees oEce year to a neighbor-
ing church in token of her gratitude.
He recovered his sight, and once a
year his wife has kept her vow.
1t was surely nothing but folly and
cbstilacy that inspired the VOW Of an
old bachelor that he would never look
on woman's face again. In order to
carry out lis VOW he had high wall
built around his house, which he never
left, ard substituted men for his won-
en- servants. Later, when new houses
sprapg up around his own and his
grounds were overlooked, he had them
covered with a roof and artificially
lighted. He kept his strange VOW to
the end of his life, which, however,
came within seven years.
The most recent of these foolish
makers of vows is a native Of Brussels,
who has sworn that he will make tour
of the world walking backward. 1t is to
be hoped that his fate will be hap
pier than that Of the man who swore
that he would never rest until he could
walk on the ceiling like a fly, and who
lost his reason without gaining his
wish.
There was method in the madness"
Of the great French painter Zeim, who
vowed that he would never leave his
studio until a certain important pic
ture was finished. He gave instruc-
tions that the door should be locked
in his studio and that door should not
be opened under any conditions, his
meals to be handed to him through a
hole in the door. Thus he worked for
months during the crisis that ended IN
Napolecn's famous coup d'etat and his
accession to the throne, of which Zeim
knew nothing until his picture was
completed and his door unlocked
Another French artist, Gericauld,
was equally determined to allow no
distraction to interfere with the paint
ing of his great picture, THE Wreck
of the Medusa." He had his head
shaved and vowed that he would never
allow his hair to grow until his work
was done. The VOW he religiously
kept, in spite of strong temptation to
break it, and the reward Of his heroism
was the most perfect painting of his
lie.
1t was for very curious reason
that an old lady who died few years
ago condemned herself to more than
80 years confinement to her home.
She had married a widower, as miserly
as he was unromantic, and he insisted
that his second wife should wear the
clothes left behind by his first wife.
The wife was as mutinous as her hus-
band was resolute, and she determined
that until she could have her own
clothes she would never leave the
house-a vow she kept until her
death.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-08-26
HAD S!Ns9.sl. Small. E;Eti!MM!MG
ORIGIN OF THE BANK OF THE
MANHATTAN COMPANY.
May Be Said to Have Started From
"a We'll Of Water" Though II Had
the Gc5ius cf Aaron Eurr
Behind 1t.

The uncovering OF an old iron tank
IN Center street recalled piece OF
ancient history in connection with the
Bank Of the Manhattan Company, the
Wall Street Journal states. a spring
we'll So feet deep, covered by the iron
tank referred to and the present site
Of the bank, % Wall street, consti-
tuted the first property owned by the
Manhattan company parent of the
bank nov. bearing that name.
The Eaak Of the Manhattan Com
pely srrccs frcra little water COM
paay which commenced business with
"a yell of water" The charter of the
company was drawn by Aaron Burr,
I'D its granting was opposed by Alex
anGer Hamilton because it contained
a clause permitting the company Ito
employ all surplus capital in the pur-
chase of public or other stock or in
any ether money transactions or op-
erations not inconsistent with the con-
stituticn and laws of New York or
Of the United States
This clause was the joker in the
charter of a company started for the
purpose Of supplying the city Of New
York with pure and wholesome wa
ter" In 179S New York city suffered
from an epidemic of yellow fever
which was attributed to an inadequate
and inferior water supply. Here was
Aaron Burr's opportunity for start
ing a bank, in which effort he had,
for many years, been opposed by his
political enemy, Alexander Hamilton,
who had monopoly of the banking
business in New York state until the
charter was granted the Manhattan
company.
Upon the assembling Of the legisla'
ture in 1893 an association of indi'
yiduals, among whom Aaron Burr was
moving spirit, applied for the wa
ter company's charter with capital
Of s2,0OO,000. The project was an am
bilious cne for those days, and as
there was considerable uncertainty
about the probable cost Of the water
sTstem the clause for the employment
of idle capital was inserted. A great
effort was made by Alexander Hamil-
ton and the federals to defeat the
charter on account of the clause grant
ing the company banking privileges.
The necessity for proper water sys-
tenn which could only be procured by
the organization of a responsible CON-
pany with large capital carried 1t
through the legislature on April 2,
1899, and it received the governors
signature.
By April % books v e opened for
public subscription ne S2,OOO,OOO
capital stock (pa' .er share), and
by May Is the amount had been
subscribed, th j Of New York hav-
ing taken 2, shares. This was the
first tinancll. victory of Aaron Burr
over his political enemy. The bank
is the Oldest in the state, save one.
It's capital was raised to s2,05O,OO0 in
1905, to permit of the state purchas-
ing LEGO shares. Both the state and
city are stockholders IL the Bank of
Manhattan company, this being the
Only bank stock owned by the state
of New York.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-08-26
Through Traffic Problem.

There is phase Of the road ques'
ton which Is statewide in its applica
ton. That relates to the through OF
trunk lines which accommodate
through traffic. To leave the construc-
ton and care Of these roads in ,the
hands Of local authorities must result
in uneven and inharmonicus gaps, and
desultory care. involving practically a
failure of such roads for standard OF
their utility.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-08-26

4 s:!o properly built OF limestone
will be q success.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-08-26
companion of Medicine.

MY doctor ordered two weeks at the
scashore."
Hes a homeopath, isn't he?"
Yes. Why?"
1.-TWO weeks Is a small dose. I'd
go to aI. allopath and see il couldn't
get trip to Europe. En-
Quirer.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-18
CALL EoE BIDS

Notice IN hereby given that sealed
proposals will be received for the
purchase Of one Thousand 81. o O.0O)
Dollars Of the bonds OF school Dis
trict No. As. In the county OF Bcrna-
lilo, New Mexico, 10 be issued upon
the authority 81 an election duly called
and held in sgid school district IN the
1th day OF March, A. ID. 1914; said
election having been called and hold
for he purpose OF voting upon the
question of the issue OF said bonds
In pursuance Of and In conformity
with section 1912 Of the Compiled
Laws OF New Mexico OF 1897. and
Section II. Article TX, 90 tho Consti-
tuition OF New Mexico. aud al which
election Il was decided that the issue
Of the bonds aforesaid be made. said
bonds are to be dated April LIST, ist4,
TO be Of the denomination OF s50e.00
each. to bear interest a. the rate OF
six per cent per annum, payable semi
annually, running for a period Of
twenty years. and redeemable after
ten years. Both principal and in
tcrcst payable az the Office of tho
county treasurer IN Old Albuquerque.
New Mexico. The school board ro-
serves the right to reject n ana all
bids.
The proposals should be addressed
TO NJ. Mandell, County Treasurer, old
Albuquerque. New Mexico. Propos-
ais will be publicly opened April 18th,
1914. al 2 o'clock q. m.
NJ MASDELI.
County Treasurer.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-18
ENGINEER FRENCH
AND PARTY take
LOOK At THE
JEMEZ ROAD
Chief of State Highway Com
mission With Mayor and
Road Boosters Go to Alamo
da.
CONSTRUCTION WILL
START IMMEDIATELY

STATE Englneer James A. French.
accompanied by u. !. Rankin and a
party OF Albuquerque men who have
been actively participating In the agi-
tation for the building OF the road
from Albuquerque TO Jemez springs.
left early this afternoon ia automO.
bites for Alameda where the engineer
viii pick the camp site for a Conyi1t
sang Ia preparation for tile beginning
OF actual construction Hex week. MI,
French returned 10 Albuquerque last
night ron SocOrro county where he
has been inspecting work on the new
bridge over the Bic Grande at soccer
.iG. and which he expeets to open fur
traffic within ten days.
AIR. Preach stated tais morning mat
no would put on q large gang and as
many teams "a he could spare 90
wcrK the worst sand stretched 20 that
h road mas be as good as possible
Tor the spring travel now soon 10 be-
gin. VITA a fair rad open, he will
keep his men az WORK steadily until
a permanent highway has been con
ntfuuted.
Agitation for the jemez road has
been under way Internationally Tor
ave or six years and Il was with con-
siderable satisfaction that the AlDu-
querque men saw lie actual beginning
this afternoon.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-18
Today's Market Reports
KANSAS CITY CATTLE
MARKET INDEPENDENT
OF EASTERN CONDITIONS


Especial Cs-rrespunaeace ~ ths uerald 4
kansas city stock Yards, March
I6-Cattie receipts here last week
we're 1000 head less than the CORES
pOndiug week last year. The defi-
cheney of almost 20 per cent here put
this market In an independent lass,
and cattle sold without regard To the
break OF 20 to SO In Chicago.
That market depends to o larger eX-
tent on eastern demand for an out
let, and conditions east we're against
buying In the west. on account of
beef importations. a sluggish heel
market and liberal marketing Of Cut-
tie fattened at points east OF Chicago,
Including the Lancaster section IN
Pennsylvania. Al Kansas City sup
plies are light and the demand from
the eight large packing houses here
ana the small killers, together with
the large percentage taken for the
country. absorbed the supply last
week NJ prices around 10 cents above
the close Of the precious week. Re-
I ceipts here today are 1900 head,
and az loading for Chicago was dis
couraEed last week ON accoun Of the
break In prices there that market
has u moderate supply. Hence there
is an effort 90 make some re-adlust
ment Of prices today, and sales here
are steady to 10 cents lower. The
close OF the market today was firm
err. and the finish steady with The
close OF last week. Near prime steers
sold here recently al SEQ, but there
IL nothing Of that class here today.
Oklahoma corn and meai-fed steers
sold today at fs.3b to $50. middle
class natives. S775 10 &S.60; hay and
pulp fed Utah and Idaho steers sold
AZ $3.50 To $500, Northern Colorado
steers. fT6O TO $40. quarantine
steers 800 10 sS2b. native and west
ern COWS $500 10 S7.T5. heifers $500
To- $500. stOCkers and feeders $500
10 S.25 veal calves up Co 1000. Hogs
developed considerable strength aft
er wednesday last week.. and tops
sold up TO $500 Saturday. the high
J est price since last September. Sup
ply o. 1000 to-day. market lower, top
SS.76. paid for two loads. bulk OF
sales $40 10 $3.50. Receipts are
less than requirements Of packers.
particularly as order buyers take rs
To 20 per cent Of the hogs, and Ar
mour paid ts75 for a load Of No
braska hoBs that arrived late today.
Local prices have been running 8 20
90 cent above other Missouri river
markets FOR ten days. Sheep and
lambs closed last week strong al the
weeks best figures. and sales today
nre steady TO 10 cents higher than on
Friday. Receipts odav are $4,000.
Good lambs t775 to s7SO. middle
class lambs around t7bO. prime ewes
s5Sh. wethers worth sg.25 yearlines
$500. Some TEXAS lambs sOld hcrc
Thmrsduy az s7.55 and goats around
si.25.
,. A. RIcRART
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-18
GENERAL SELLING
Of RAILROAD
SECURITIES
Suspension of Colorado and
Southern Dividend Causes
Hurry to Unload in Wall
Street.
BAIR RESIGNS AS
LEHIGH PRESIDENT


cry Lenses wire o. Evening HeFnId.l
New York. March iS.-Aithough
the markets position appeared to bt
fairly strong, no Initiative was dis
played on the long side and the IN
ability Of the bulls to attract a fol-
lowing resulted In active selling hy
room traders.
The announcement that the Col
orado and Southern dividends would
DE suspended afforded a prctcxt fol
general selling on the ground that II
was another indication OF the unfa-
Voruhlr position OF the railroads. Col
orado and Southern commo lost Ia
and the ntst preferred az points.
Coppers benefited for a time ~
higher prices for the metal but -.
ports from the steel trade were con-
fusinG Unitd StatcE steel, ultimate
~ weakened and the whole list give
way with t.. The early advances were
cancelled before noon.
Tho announcement of the retire
ment of George +. Baer from the d.
rectorate OF the Lehigh Valley was
followed by active selling OF the stock
which fell from ii7h to it5 "a Eek
hauAtion OF the general selling pres
SUR led to a better tone IN the early
afternoon.
afternoon, bat the buying was cx-
tremel. small.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-18

which would have slmplihed the work
10 q great extent; but Il must be re-
membersd that We had only three
pulley blocks. and they had 10 be
used Ia hOlstine each pole or brace.
We we're 40 short Of rope that when
We raised the second length OF the
main poles. u WAS necessary 10 hoist
until the blocks came together. lash
the pole 40 that II could not fall. and
then stretch the tackle for another
pull.
The men OF the crew had no pre-
vious experience IN building towers
and we're by no means expert climbers
AZ first, but they Improved rahidly. 80
that before the tower wns completed.
several of them we're excellent men
for high work.
The first poles were cut on May "a.
ana the tower a completed ana Ia
use on June go. The time spent 10
cutting and peelinr logs and ron
.siructine the tower amounted "a less
than - workins days 70 4 hours each.
for a crew which ayeraFea i've la
numher in addition a tW0-horse
team was used = days.
-Four galYanlzed cables 4 inch In
diameter will be- added a. guys A
copper cable reaching up and over
the center Of the lower viii follow one
lea 10 the ground and serve as a light
ming arrestcr.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-18
X OFF
HAIR STOPS FALLING
Glr.si TRY 1hisl Asakes lialr 1iiick,
glossy. t1unf, llcnntlfui-NO
Morc Itf&llnR s,rip.

within ten minutes after an appii-
cation OF ualfderine you cannot lind n
single trace % dandrun or failing hair
and your scalp will not itch, but what
viii please you most will be after a
few weeks use, when you see new
hair. hnc and downy AZ ~nrst-yes-
but really new hair-aroWinE all over
the scalp.
a little Danderlne immediately
doubles the beauty Of your hair. No
difference nov dan. faded. brittle ana
scraeFy just molsten "a cloth with
Dnndeflne and carefully draw n
small strand al "a time. The eject ~
amnzing-your hair viii 81 lleht.
nuny and wavy. ana have AN appear
ance of abundance. an Uncomfortable
luetrt. softnces ana INSURANCE.
Get a rs cent bottle Of Knowlton's
Danderint from any ofug store or
tniict counter. ana prove thar Your
hair d ~ pretty ana soft az any-thni
Il has been neglected pr injured By
careless treaimtnt-thats all-you
surely can have beautiful hair aud
lots % Is II you viii just try a little
Dnnderine.