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.Mualeal Tea.

"a program Of piano music by Miss
Amy Rogers Rice was the main feat
ure OF an attractivcly appointed tea
yesterday afternoon at which Mrs.
Earl Morgan was hostess at her home
on Walnut avenue. About forty guests
were delightfully."- entertained by the
hostess and a bsvy of efficient aides
who included Mrs. Jas. Eastman and
Miss Mary Jane Eaton, at the tea
table, Miss Mary Oldham, Mrs. ira
Smith and Mrs. Frank Morris, Misses
Virginia Eastman and Ruth Frances
Morgan. the latter the young daugh.
ter OF the hostess. Daifodils formed
an attractive floral decoration OF the
music room and pink sweet peas or.
namented the tea table.
Miss Rice's program which was
most artistically rendered was as fol.
lows:
Kamennio-ostrow No. 90, Ruben.
stein. (By request).
spinner:Lied (From the Flying
Dutchman), Wagner.Liszt.
Eebestraumel No. 3-Liszt.
Clair de Lune-MacDowell.
5pirtes Of the Glen-Dennie.
TO Entertain Club. ,
.Iiss Martha Swisher will entertain
W.
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Guests In Mannlnntnn.

Mrs. c. c. Shepherd, of Boston,
Mass, Is entertaining this afternoon
at the home Of her parents, Mr.. and
MRS: T. S. Hardesty, in Warrington,
Tor Miss Elizabeth Miller, whose mar.
rage with the hostesses brother, How.
ara Hardesty. will be solemnized on
wednesday of next week. A number
OF fairmont guests are present. in.
Guiding Mesdames G. NJ. Alexander
Jas. A Meredith, W. H. Billingslea. G,
W :Hawker, Misses Irene and Martha
HUTCHINSON: Jessie and Pauline Jami.
son. Genevieye and Maria Raymond,
Gene Billingslea and Florence Haw,
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Guests In Moraantown.

"A number of Tairmont women,
members of the recently reorganlzed
rhimble Club, went to Morgantown
this afternoon and are the guests OF
Mrs. Roy A. Tough and Mrs. S. A,
Dean, former members Of the club at
the home of the former. The guests
VIII be entertained at dinner this
evening and will return at 9:4O.
Among the number were Mesdames
e: p. Hutchinson. H. G. Stoetzer. ],
Walter Barnes, Clarence Hall, Charles
Ritehie, Frank NJ. Richie, L. N. Yost.
I. NJ. Hoge, H. R. johnson, U. A. Clay.
ton, John w. Mason, ST., Hugh i.
smith and Howard Furbee, the latter
OF Warrington.
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People As They Come
and Go

y NHEE 49, H|rHaN-L aNN.frt - AE.a |..'
Mrs. Stephen Vangilder continues
very III at her home on Columbia
street. Her daughter, Mrs. Harry
Morgan, of Clarksburg, has been call
de here bysher illness.
Born. Wednesday, toyMr and Mrs.
C. o. West, oil. Raymond street, a son.
Mrs!-Mahala Ridgway, of Oklahoma,
who had been the guest. of relatives
here and in Virginia for. several
months, left yesterday for Wheeling,
where. she will visit friends enroute
home. She was called here by tho
death of her father, the late Peter
Barnes.
Mrs. E. B. Pople. Of Pennington. was
shopping in Fairmonti yesterday.
Mrs. John Blackstone, Of Manning.
ton, and Mrs. Lou Fox, of Farming.
ton, were here yesterday to attend the
funeral. of Miss Carrie Shore.
Mr.. John Cowell. Of Wheeling, was
in the city yesterday to attend the
funeral services Of Miss Carrie Shore.
Mrs. Howard Furbee, Of Manning.
ton, was a visitor in the? city yester.
day.
,AlES. SllhS WlSulhllt VI,
and Mrs. Fred Sharp; of Washington.
D. c., are the 7guests of Mrs. Henry
Martin on Walnut avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. j.. NJ. Black left today
for Mobile, Alabama, to spend several
weeks with the latter's parents, MI.
and Mrs. P. B. Davis.
Mrs. Frank a. Gump, Of Maple ave.
nue., will leave Saturday for visit 10
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. JamessKer.
gun. at Frostburg. Nd.
Mr.. and MrE. o. B. Maddox spent
yesterday in Confluence. Pa, guests
OF the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j.. c. Show.
Miss Margaret Bryne returned this
morning from Grafton, where she al.
tended the; Knights Of Columbus dance
last evening.
Mrs; s., G.. Sherrard and son Lester,
returned. home lastievening from New.
ard, Ohio, where they went to attend
the funeral OF Mrs. Mary "A. Sherrard,
mother Of the late Sherman G: Sher-
rard of this city.
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Huahes.vansant

A most interesting announcement
Immediately to be made Is that of the
engagement of Miss Tudelli Hughes,
second daughter OF Representative
James Anthony Hughes and Mrs.
Hughes, OF Huntington, W. Va, and
Mr.. Harold Henderson yansant, OF
Ashland, Ky. The wedding will take
place in April at the home OF the
bride in Huntington. The Rev. Earle
Whitley, pastor Of the Vermont avenue
Christian church. where Mr.. Hughes
and his family are communicates, will
o%ticiate. There will be eight brides
maids, and the beautiful young sister
OF the bride. Mrs. Daniels. formerly
Miss Eloise Hughes, later Mrs. Lucien
Smith, OF Huntington, will be matron
OF honor. while Mrs. Mary Clark, an
aunt. VIII be among the attendants.
Miss Hughes is a charming little
slip OF a girl Just IS years. old, the
iaeila counterpart of her father. Her
haticee is Just "a, a lifelong friend, six
feet and stalwart, is prominently iden
tihed with Kentucky lumber interests.
Representative Hughes was former.
" a member of the legislature from
Ashland, his former home. Mrs.
hughes was Miss vinson, of Ken.
lucky. A brilliant wedding guest will
be the Kentucky beauty, Mrs. Clar.
ence LIE Bus, of Lexington, who is now
IN Philadelphia, the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniels. She was matron Of
honor at the marriage of Miss Eloise
Hughes, now Mrs. Daniels, and Lucien
Smith, that tragically brilliant union
mat terminated with the going down
of the Titanic.
Miss Tudell Hughes, the little bride.
to-be, wearing sapphire velvet trim.
med with sable, assisted Mrs. John
w. Langley at a brilliant tea this
week at the Burlington, where Reprc!
sentative Langley and his family are
spending the season.-LouisviIle Cour.
.ie%r-Journal.
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house were Messrs. Flint and George
Bunner, Fay Moran and Harry Car.
penter. .
Fay Moran was calling on his uncle,
s. d. smyth, Saturday night, and Sun:
day.
Mrs: EFT. Moran was calling on her
motherinlaw, Mrs ]. c: Moran, Mon.
day.
Mr. Charley Travis; Of Fairmont,
was a business caller at oregon5satt
terfeld'st last
Messrs. Andy and Bruce SatterieId
and: sister Gerties were calling on MI.
and Mrs. "a. T. Carpenter Sunday!
Arl. Bunner andaH.B Moran were
calling on HIT Carpenter on Sunday
evening.
Mr.: and Mrs. zAshran: Carpenter
were calling on Mr.. and; Mrs. Samuel
Miller Sunday last.
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The Three Thorn boys took dinner
at G. B. Keefoovers Sunday.
Mabel Keefoyer, Howard Rice and
Clyde Floyd spent Sunday with the.
Misses Rice and had a real nice time.
Mr.. Dallas Smith has lost the sight,
Of. one of his eyes.
Mrs. Rachel Nicely, two children!
and mother:inlaw was calling on Mrs.
Cyrus Keefoyer last Thursday.
Mrs. Alice Smith Is i'll with some.
thing like grip!
Mr. Roy Google and son James was
visiting atsA:sN Valentines Saturday.
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yesterday for Blue Greek, w. Va, to
visit her daughter. Mrs. Fay Car.
penter.
Personals.

Mrs. Mary Freeman who has been
quite sick at her home IN Morgan.
town avenue, Is recovering.
Miss Matte S%huttlesworth of Lit.
tie Falls Is the guest Of her sister,
Mrs. Edward T. Bishop. Miss Shut.
Ellsworth has spent the past three
weeks ut Clarksburg, the guest OF her
sister, Mrs. Maynard Shuttlcsworth.
Mrs. Edward Carpenter remains
very Ill at Cook hospital.
Mrs. VIII Knapp Of Morgantown
avenue is sick.
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For DAUGHTER.

Mrs. NJ. @. Mooney entertained a
number of young people last night at
her home on Maple avenue in honor
OF her daughter, Miss Mary Mooney.
Games and music were he diversions
OF the evening and Refreshments were
served by the hostess.
The guests is:luded Misses Martha
and Ruth Fleming, Eane Davis, Helen
McCray. Jeanett Fletcher, .Dortha and
Madge Holt, Worothy Wilderman,
Jeaniye Cordray, Angela Hart, Louis
Burns and Mary Hough. Messrs. Pail
Ice. Elmer and Harold Ridgeley, Les.
ter Smith. Clyde Baker, Celtic Travis,
William Richard. John Cochran, Her.
bert Hamilton. Harry umire. James
Burns. George Hill and Harold Good.
nough.
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Program For Missionary me.,1r,

Program For Missionary Meeting.
Following is the program for the
Missionary Praise Meeting, to be held
az the PRESBYTERIAN church on Friday
tomorrow afternoon at $3.50 o'clock;
Devotional Service, friendship
Led by the President.
Reading, "The Mite.box Journay"-
Mrs. Karl A. Miller.
Solo, Evening and Morning" MAX
Spicker)-Miss Elizabeth Miller.
Paper, Echoes From the PAST
Mrs Hugh F. Smith.
Special Offering.
Prayer Of consecration-Rev. H. G.
Stoetzer.
Hosial Hour.
Hostesses-Mrs. 3. L. Butcher. Mrs.
A. +. Peddicord. Mrs. Philip Beutel,
Mrs. George Miller, Mrs. T. r. Snider'
Mrs. G. H. Smoot, Mrs. J.. NJ. Black.
All members Of the church and
their friends are cordially invited 10
be present.
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Entertained I'M. N. K. Club.

Mrs. w! b. Shafferman was hostess
yesterday TO the M N. X. Club at her
home on Coleman avenue. Tho
guests were entertained at needle
work during the afternoon and later
g dinner was served. Covers were laid
for twelve. Mrs. Harvey Shain will
entertain the club at their next reg
ular meeting.
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N. 6. LMlasIonary Msetina.

The Womants Foreign missionary
Society Of the M. p Temple will meet
Friday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at
the church parsonage on Fourth st.
The hostesses Will be Mrs. j. C.
Brcomield and Mrs! Dayton Mayors.
Mrs. @. S. Fleming will direct the
study which will be OF the last half
Of the third chapter Of the text book,
The Child In the Midst"
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East Side News
N. M..W.c club.

Mrs. Roy Marley entertained the Y.
NJ. w. Club yesterday afternoon at her
home on Fourth street. The mem
bers .of;this popular organization have
decided to do some charity work and
yesterday afternoon was spent in
making clothing for poor children.
Two Wednesdays Of each month will
be used for this work. Mrs. Marcus
Moran Of Maryland avenue will enter
tain the club next Wednesday after
noon.
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3Lawson.Brooks.

Announcement has been made in
Clarksburg OF the marriage OF Miss
Marguerite Brooks. a daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John o'aourke, former resi-
dents OF Fairmontl to Mr.. Charles Law
son. which event was solemnized a
few days ago. The announcement will
be learned with interest by their
friends in the city.
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Returned from pIttsburo,

MI. and Mrs. Cecil =. jenkins, nee
Adams whose marriage in Pittsburg
was Q! recent event have returned here
and are residing for the present with
MI. jenkins parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j..
p. Jenkins on the East Side.
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Eighth WARD -eIeLE GLASS.

IFSTfFH WAITE IpE
The Eighth Ward Bible Glass will
meet tonight at 1880 p. M with Mrs.
A. C. Lyons leader. Teachers: Miss
Ruth Fletcher. Friday; Mrs. Fletcher.
Saturday; Miss Virginia Hale, Sun.
day; Rev. Austin Wilson, Monday;
Edw. E. Hale, Tuesday; W. S. Bill.
%lingslea, Wednesday; NJ. G. Tough
Thursday.
Duet-Misses Mabel and Ethel
Toothman.
This Bible class is open to every.
body. There should be more Eighth
Warders" turn out to their own class,
almost In your door. Why not be-
come a member tonight?.
c. c.2DENHAM, Pres.
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evening.
III. Clarence Valentine and wife
Sunday at her mother. Mrs. Huffs.
Mr.. Sam Rice was q visitor at c.
B.sKeeforyer's one day last week.
Mr. Lawrence Baker Is not improv-
ing very fast.
Miss Martha Googh and Mr.. Johnny
Coogh spent Sunday evening with
Miss Miss Mary Valentine.
Mr.. Cyrus Keefoyer and daughter.
Mabel was calling ut A. N. Valentines
Sunday night.
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They have our school house In real
nice condition, the new floors In and
the rest Of the new seats.
Nh. Silas Smith and wife spent
Saturday evening at Cyrus Kufoyers.
Mr.. Jesse Rice and sister Emma
Rice Vas at Alfred Valentines Saturs
night till bedtime.
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Mrs. vanailder YerysnI.

Mrs. Stephen vangilder of Colum.
bia street who has been Ill for some
time is worse. A trained nurse is
caring for her.
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Excellent Program Prepared.
An excellent program has been pre-
the Measuring Social at the
FirstM. p. Church thisteyening. The
affair promises to be a very enjoy.
able one and a large crowd Is tantici.
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Special Corset Fitting

g announce le7 special showing and fittings Of the
very exclusive Madame Lyra fCorsets. Every one Of
our patrons and friends. are invited to come in to OBJ.
serve the latest. in corsetry. Your model is here and a
faultless fitting awaits you II you desire. 1t is your op.
portunity to obtain your" Madame Lyra1 corset before
having your new sutton gown made.
Madame Lyras Corsets represent. an infinite number
of models, including designs for every type OF figure
slender, medium and stout. There are models showing
and medium figures. There are models Showing. heavier
materials and booming, provided forsayerage and medium
models showing very heavy materials. and boning for
stout figures, many of these. having special features for
combining and reducing There are the low the me.
short hip. types. In short, every&fgure and every fancy
can be. satisaed.!n in, Madame yraS corsetsss Your model
awaits you.a d, ts7S9G &@3&l5
a skilled New York corsetierer, sent BY th. sLyra
Corset Makers, is this week showing and fitting these
exclusive Madame Lyra corsets.
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III. and Mrs. John w Mason. Jr..
entertained a few friesds al an nj.
tractiyely appointed card party last
evening at their homa on Narsantown
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Mr.. George Henderson of Morgan.
town avenue has returned from Gladly
Creek where he attended the funeral
OF Mrs. RobertyH henderson.
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~ - NEW YoRK CITY. Feb n-Thes stranded British bark HouumItR nmn5hy ~ ns Ax = -.
each ohFTe laandS Her officers and crew have given Wa all peof geMgh rofa she ind md hmmr
ds sash have dMnt Ter dep Mot sd& S" " uer
So T~e1rhnem embs ofe HougTmmtsu crew were rescued INV nv haabanmn a.. !. -
could othMhth their boat 80 &rZ M "~e S
TeIh hip grounded in amga land immeiaeys sem mIhhss .hnh& TaL%ma m- ux..
sandngb by her T@ R 1 HMe cute Mohawk Is
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A pinner

Honoring Mr.. and Mrs. E. ]. Estes,
Dr. and Mrs. H. L. Criss will entertain
NJ dinner this evening at their homo
on the East Side.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-Miss Sidl
Writ is very happy since the compile.
ton Of transcontinetal telephone ser.
vice, since II permits her to talk every
day to San. Francisco. Rumor has it,
and Miss Writ does not deny 1t, that
dashing Jack" Spreekels. Jr., divorc.
ed six months ago, is to wed Miss
Writ soon. Her father was Edward
L. Writ, cattleman and rancher,
of Kansas City. Her mother now
is in Seattle.
Recently Miss Writ received a tiger
skin measuring sixteen feet and on
the package wac written From ]. D.
S%preckels, Jr.. san Francisco, Cal"
Miss Writ says she is acquainted
with the former Mrs. Spreckels.
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Went To Blue Creek.
Mrs. j. b. crowl Of A street left
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x MoraantoMn.

Mr.. Shnltz and family have moved,
from State street to Morgantown.
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avenu Auction bridge was the al.
version Of the evening and a salad
supper was served. Out of town
guests included Mrs. Thomas Russell
Gather, Of Winchester, Va, and Miss
Louise Smyth, Of Pottsville, ia.
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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-12-18

let the records show that he has been
some partisan.
He Joined the Republican party before
he was old enough to vote and he has
been a thirty-third degree Republican
ever since. Others may have wavered
in the faith, others may have gotten
outside the party lines at times, but not
Colonel Findlay. He has gone steadily
along. just being a plain old-fashioned
loyal Republican Republican, and he has
worked at the job earnestly and whole
heartedly and unselfishly Many men
who know him may dislike his politics,
but no man who knows Colonel Find
lay dislikes him.
Business disappointments, as well as
political disappointments have at times
been his lot, but he has gone the even
tenor of his way without complaint,
kindly, considerate, interested in all his
friends and particularly his younger
friends, helpful in whatever capacity he
found necessary to help. How marked
is the contrast in the joy and happiness
he finds in life with the loneliness and
disappointment of some of his old as
sociates who have permitted unsatisfied
political or business ambition to embit-
ter their lives,
Colonel Findlay at FIT Scott, he re
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moved to Topeka, where he has since
resided, and took up the commercial bat
tie with renewed courage. He has had
many ups and downs during the long
years of his residence at Topeka, but he
has never for a day stopped being the
loyal friend, wholehearted, considerate
and kindly man who had no friends he
didn't deserve, and none he didn't keep.
Most of the close friends of his early
youth are gone-Haskell, Plumb, Han
back, Osborn, Humphrey, Peck, Walker,
Hallowell, Wilder, and a score of others
famous in Kansas annals. But Colonel
Findlay remains, a youngster yet with
his eyes toward the rising sun. If he
hasn't found the fountain of perpetual
youth he has come closer to it than did
Ponce de Leon.
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December, 1915

How did he come by the title "Col-
onel?" Just as did a courtly and gra-
cious son of Missouri who was asked by
a young woman who knew that he had
not seen military service; How did you
come to be called Colonel?"
my dear madam" responded the Mis-
sourian with an elegant bow, and sweep
ing gesture, 81 was born Colonel
And George Findlay was born a Cot
onel.'' Indeed, If courtesy and kindness.
geniality and loyalty entitle man to
rank, he was born a lieutenant general
and a chief of staff And moreover.
he is a living proof that years do
not make a man old, if he really tries
to keep his mind and heart young. May
he be the oldest youngster in Kansas
for many years to come
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Bad Spots in Roads

when it has been softened by rain and
then worked in by traffic and a liberal
use of the drag, poor earth road can
be much improved and made to carry
surprisingly heavy traffic for a short
time
In contrast to the clay or gumbo road.
the sand road gives least trouble dur
ing wet weather. On sandy roads any
thing that will prevent the free move
ment of the sand particles will be OF
value. AS long as the road is damp.
the surface tension of the capillary
water acts as a binder and holds the
separate grains of sand in place. All
efforts should, therefore be directed to
ward preventing the sandy places from
drying out, or to adding some binder
The addition of clay furnishes positive
binder and is really the best and most
permanent treatment. The addition of
any f1brous material such as straw, spent
tan bark, sage brush, or pine needles
is of value and, when spread on the
road and covered with a thin coat OF
sand or allowed to work into the sur
face, will make an almost impossible
sand road fairly good for time. But
the best way to treat a bad place.
whether on clay or a sand road, is to
treat it before it gets bad. Immediate
attention to small injuries will prevent
later prolonged attention and extensive
repairs to serious damages.
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ton he has usually found that some
one else had filed a claim that the pow
ers were inclined to look upon with
more favor than they did on his.
Disappointment in personal ambition
has never embittered Colonel Findlay
though. His loyalty to his party and to
his friends has not been abated jot
or title by their failure to recognize
him above another. And while we are
talking about Colonel Findlay's party,
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portion to the results obtained,
temporary work is always expensive and
is never justified by ordinary condi-
lions. Unusual conditions, however, Of
ten occur to plague the road man. For
example, the closing of a main high
way to traffic because of construction,
repair, or washouts may suddenly throw
a heavy traffic for a short time on
little used and probably unimproved
byway. Clearly, in such a case tenn
porary expedients are legitimate
The most common troubles met with
in a case of this kind are mudholes and
ruts if the soil is heavy, and dust and
loose sand if the soil is light or sandy.
On a clay or gumbo road mudholes
usually cause the most trouble. AS wa
ter is absolutely necessary for the exist
ence of a mudhole, any treatment,
whether temporary or permanent in
character, must provide for getting rid
of the water. The first step is there
fore, to dig a trench to the side and
allow the water and mud to drain. If
necessary, open up also the side
bitches. Furthermore, remove all of
the soft mud left in the mudhole. The
bottom of the trench should be filled
with broken stone or coarse gravel so
as to provide drain to prevent any
further accumulation of water. Gravel
is the best material for filing the old
mudhole. If gravel is not available, use
the best earth at hand, tamping it down
in 8 or inch layers. If possible, spread
a little gravel or sand over the new fill,
which should be made slightly higher
than the adjoining road surface. The
best treatment of all, however, is to
keep the drainage in good condition.
Serious mudholes will then rarely de-
velop.
Don't try to fill mudhole without
first draining out the water and re-
moving the soft mud. Don't try to fill
it with large stones, because If this is
done there will soon be two mudholes
instead of one. Don't try to fill a mud
hole with sods or similar material which
absorb water readily.
On an earth or gravel road ruts are
best treated with the drag. Don't be
afraid of dragging too often during a
rainy spell. If thin coat of sand or
gravel be spread over the road surface