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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-09-16

Vitrified brick roads, according to
the road specialists OF the department
OF agriculture. possess three distinct
advantages. First, they are durable
under all traffic conditions; second,
they afford easy traction and mod
erately good foothold for horses: and
third. they are easy to maintain and
keep clean. On the other hand. they
are unQuestionably expensive to con-
struct and the effort to reduce the
high first cost frequently results in
inferior construction and consequent
defects.
The cost OF . brick pavement de-
pends 10 much upon 10 many variable
factors such as the locality. freight
rates and the distance from brick
kiln that 1t is not possible to make
any definite estimates. The cost of
the rough grading. however, should
be considered entirely apart from the
cost of the pavement, for the grading
would have to be done no matter what
kind Of . road was to be built. Ex-
GLIDING this item, the bulletin already
~eSe~ssSsS0N \A%o. SHoJ AuAul6uc6 Tue lOA-
lowing formula as rough guide for
the probable expense of brick road
with q six-inch concrete foundation
and suitable grades: Cost per square
yard equals 1.SO-L, plus .213-C, plus
.l3S-S, plus .157-A, plus .040-B.
In this fomula C equals cost of
cement per barrel. 8 equals cost of
sand per cubic yard. A equals cost of
coarse aggregate per cubic yard, 3
equals cost of paving brick per 1000,
and L equals cost Of labor per hour.
Thus, IL labor costs 25 cents an hour,
the labor cost per square yard of
pavement will he 1.9O times rs cents,
or 47.50 cents. The cost Of the cement
per square yard will be .213 times the
price Of q barrel and 10 on with the
other items. 1t is assumed in this
formula that all materials are deliv-
cred on the work. About 10 per cent
should be allowed for wear on tools
and machinery, and for every inch sub
tracted or added to the thickness of
the foundation there will be a CORE
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spending difference of to IL cents
per square yard.
Paving bricks should be uniform in
size, reasonably perfect in shape,
tough in order to resist crushing, hard
in order to resist abrasion, and uni
formly graded in order that the pave
ment may wear evenly.
A more important test is known as
the rattler or abrasion test In this
the bricks are subjected to destructive
influences similar to those encoun-
tered in actual service. and the effects
resemble those which traffic may be
expected to produce upon the COM
pleted pavement. Briefly the test con-
sists of inclosing 10 dried bricks in q
steel barrel in which there are also
placed a number Of cast.iron spheres.
Ten of these spheres weigh each 7h
pounds. Enough smaller ones weigh
ing a little less than a pound are
added to make the total weight ap-
proximately 300 pounds. The barrel
is then revolved at the rate of 80 revo-
lutions a minute for an hour. At the
end Of that time the bricks are taken
out and weighed, and their loss in
weight ascertained. In this test good
paving brick will lose from 18 to "a
per cent Of its weight.
Equally important with the char.
acter Of the brick is the character OF
the roadbed on which 1t is to be laid
The four essentials for the roadbed
arc thorough drainage, frmness, uni
9ormity in grade and cross section
and adequate shoulders. Where the
first can be obtained In no other way
It may be necessary to lift the road
considerably above the surrounding
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from chipping. OF the various mate
ria!s used for this purpose q grout
made of equal portions of Portland ce-
ment and sand mixed with water 10
recommended. Sand alone is some
times used because of its cheapness,
but 1t Is open to several objections
and its use In the end is probably not
economical. Portland cement grout,
on the other hand, binds the individ-
ual bricks together and converts the
pavement into what is practically .
monolith. Before the grout is ap-
piled the pavement should be swept
clean and be kept moist by gentle
sprinkling during the application, of
which there should be two. At the
end Of the second application the
grout should completely fill the Joints
flush with the tops of the joints. The
final step is to cover the completed
pavements with q one-inch layer of
fine earth. This is done to protect tho
pavement from the weather and to
keep 1t in q moist condition while the
grout is hardening.
The objection frequently made to
the grout-filled brick pavement-that
1t is extremely noisy-may be over
come by the proper use of longitudinal
expansion cushions placed alongside
the curb. These expansion cushions
are bituminous layers from one
half to one and one-quarter inches
thick varying with the width OF the
pavement.
In addition to the description Of the
various problems the new bulletin
contains in an appendix complete tyr,
cal specifications for the constructitg
of a brick road.
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CHAPTER I-continusd.

h was an awful and . terrifying
sight to little Miss Weeks and. scream
Ing loudly. she left her window and
ran into Judge Ostranders presence.
and. gazing wildly about. wormed her
way toward heavily carved screen
guarding distant corner and covered
down behind Il.
The gaspins. struggling men. the
frantic negro. were in the next room
now-shs could catch the sound Of the
lstter's painting breath rising above
the clamor Of strange entreaties and
excited cries with which the air was
full: then . quick, hoarse shout Of
Judge! Judge!" rose in the doorway.
and she became conscious Of the pres
snce Of headlong. rushing force
struck midway into silence As the fro
Sen figure Of his master flashed upon
the negro's eyes-then-a growl Of
concentrated emotion. uttered almost
h her ear. and the screen which had
Been her refuge was violently thrust
away from before her and in its place
she beheld . terrible being standing
over her. in whose eyes. dilating under
this fresh surprise. she beheld her
doom. even while recognizing that II
she must suffer 1t would be simply
- an obstacle to some goal at her
back which he must reach-now-be-
fore he fell In his blood and died.
What was this goal? As she felt
herself lifted. nay. almost hurled aside.
she turned to see and found 1t to be .
door before which the devoted Bella
had now thrown himself, guarding 1t
with every inch Of his powerful but
rapidly sinking body, and chattering
defiance with his bloodless, quivering
lips figure terrible in anger, sub
lime In purpose. and piteous In its
failing energies.
Back! all Of you'll" he cried, and
stopped. clutching at the door casing
on either side to hold himself erect,
You cannot come in here. This IL
the judges"
Not even his iron resolve or once
unequaled physique could stand the
sapping Of the terrible cash which dis
figured his forehead He had been run
over by an automobile in a moment
of blind abstraction. and his hurt was
mortal. Already his head. held erect
by the passion of his purpose, was
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land. Firmness is secured. II the roao
has been properly drained. BY making
certain that the roadbed is thoroughly
compact. The subgrade must be re
peatedly rolled and reshaped until the
desired grade 10 secured.
Strong. desirable curbing il neces
sary for all brick pavements in order
to prevent the marginal brick from be
coming displaced. which event would
result in deterioration. finally spread
ing over the entire pavement.
One of the most essential factors OF
brick pavement 10 q firm foundation
upon which to lay the brick. The i'm
portance of this IL evident when one
considers that the ability of pavement
to resist wear depends upon the
smoothness Of the pavement and
firm foundation. II the foundation is
poor one Of the bricks may be easily
forced down. causing unevenness in
the surface. Where the trafiic IL com.
paratively light and the subgrade
composed of material that does not
readily absorb water, broken stone
may make = satisfactory base. For
heavier trafiic or where the material
composing the subgrade is at all un.
stable . concrete base is necessary.
The stone base should be constructed
nuch as in the case of frst-class
macadam roads. Concrete bases may
be constructed Of concrete composed
of l part Portland cement, 8 parts of
sand and from 5 to z parts of broken
stone or screened gravel. Above the
concrete base a sand cushion to cor
rect slight irregularities and to secure
an even surface for the brick is most
desirable. This cushion is usually
two inches thick. though in some
cases 1t may be only IN. It is impor-
tant to have the sand clean and dry.
After the brick has been laid upon
this cushion and the pavement gone
over carefully to remedy all defects
and remove all imperfect material, It
should be rolled with a heavy power
roller, gone over carefully once more.
and the joints then filled with some
material to prevent the brick edges
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suspended animation which confronted
them from the judges chair. shrank
unanimously back as little Miss
Weeks advanced upon them. holding
out her meager arms In late defense Of
the secret to save which she had Just
seen man A10.
Let us do as he wished" che
prayed. Il feel myself much to blame.
What right had We to come in here?"
No one in authority was present:
no one representing the law. not even
. doctor: only haphazard persons from
the street and . few neighbors who
had not been ON social terms with the
Judge for years and never expected
to be 70 again. His secret!-aiways .
source Of wonder to every inhabitant
Of Shelby. but lifted now into matter
Of vital importance by the events Of
the day and the tragic death of the
negro! Were they to miss its solution.
when only . door lay between 1t and
them-a door which they might not
even have to unlock? Miss Weeks
WIS about to utter an impassioned ap-
peal to their honor. when the current
Of her and their thoughts was changed
by q sudden sense Of some strange
new influence at work in the room. and
turning. they beheld the Judge Upon
his feet. his mind awakened. but his
eyes still nxed-an awesome figure;
some thought more awesome than BE-
fore
Death was present with them-he
saw 1t not. Strangers were making
havoc with his solitude-he was a.
oblivious Of their presence as he had
been unconscious Of It before. His
faculties and all his attention were
absorbed by the thought which had
filled his brain when the cogs Of that
subtle mechanism had slipped and his
faculties paused inert.
Where 10 the woman?" he cried.
II vas a CRY of fear: not Of mastery.
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three or four or even more, Judge Os-
trander. Do you want one Of them
to stay inside: That might do the
business better than . dozen out"
No. While Bella lies above ground.
We want NO third here. When he 10
buried I may call upon you for Q
special to watch my room door But
it's of outside protection we're talk
ing now. Only. who 10 to protect ne
against your mem"
What do you mean by that, yoar
honor!"
They are human. are they not ?
They have instincts of curiosity like
the rest of US. How can I be made
sure that they won't yield to the temp
tation Of their position and climb the
fences they are detailed to guard?"
And would this be 90 fatal to your
peace. judge!" A smile tempered the
suggestion.
1T would be breach Of trust which
would greatly disturb me. I want no
body on my grounds. nobody at all.
Has not my long life Of solitude within
these walls sufficiently proved this! l
want to feel that these men of yours
would no more climb my fence than
they would burst into my house with
ost . warrant"
Judge. will be one Of the men.
You can trust me-"
Thank you. sergeant; appreciate
the favor. shall rest now ~ quietly
~ any man can who has met with Q
great Ioss. l shall always suffer from
regret that I was not In . condition
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-09-16
Curing Cholera BY New Method.

Doctor Renault. director Of the
sanitary service of French India. 70
ports to the Indian Medical Gazette
that he has had remarkable success
in curing Asiatic cholera by hypoder.
mic injections Of chlorhydrate Of ems
tine. in doses ranging from one cent?
gram for babies to four centigrams for
persons above the age Of twenty-five.
In q severe epidemic Of cholera. h0
cured 73 per cent Of his cases. and
says this would have been greater but
for the excessive zeal Of his assail-
ants. who administered 1t to patients
in the last stage Of the dissasA vAsa
4 = absolutely useless
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-09-16
CHAPTER u.
The yallad Moman.

tne Volie0 woman.
The intensity of the question, the
compelling. self-forgetful passion of
the man. had q startling effect upon
the crowd Of people huddled before
him. With one accord. and without
stopping to pick their way. they made
for the open doorway, knocking the
smaller pieces Of furniture about and
creating havoc generally Some fled
the house; others stopped to peer in
again from behind the folds of the
curtain which had been only partially
torn from its fastenings. Miss Weeks
was the only one to stand her ground.
When the room was quite cleared
and the noise abated Ut was fright
full experience to see how little the
Judge had been affected by all this
hubbub of combined movement and
sound) she stepped within the line of
his vision and lifted her feeble and
Intellectual hand in an effort to attract
his attention to herself.
But he did not notice her, any more
than he had noticed the others. Still
looking in the one direction, he cried
aloud in troubled tones:
"She stood there! the woman stood
there and saw her! Where is she
now?"
"She is no longer in the house."
came in gentle reply from the only one
in or out Of the room courageous
enough to speak. "She went out when
she saw us coming. We knew that she
had no right to be here. That ia why
we intruded ourselves, sir. We did
not like the looks of her, and so fol-
lowed her in to prevent mischief"
How dared you! How dared she,"
Then as his mind regained its full
poise, And how. even If you had the
temerity to venture an entrance here,
did you manage to pass my gates :?
They are never open. Bella sees to
that"
As she watched she saw his eyes.
fixed up to now upon her face. leave it
and pass furtively and with many hesi-
tatlons from object to object, toward
that spot behind him where lay the
source Of her great terror. till finally,
with fatal precision, they reached the
point where the screen had stood. and
not finding it. few in open terror to
the door it was set there to conceal
when that something else. huddled In
oozing blood, on the floor beneath,
drew them to itself with the irresist-
ibleness of grim reality, and he forgot
all else.
Dead! Bella! Dead! and lying in
his blood! The rest may have been
no dream. but this was surely one. OF
his eyes. used to inner visions, were
playing him false.
Grasping the table at his side to
steady his failing limbs. he pulled him.
self along by its curving edge till he
came almost abreast of the helpless
figure which for so many years had
been the embodiment Of faithful and
unwearied service.
Then and then only did the truth OF
his great misfortune burst upon his
bewildered soul; AID with cry which
tore the ears Of all hearers and was
never forgotten by anyone there, he
| dung himself down beside the dead
! negro. and. turning him hastily over
gazed in his face.
And where was l. when all this
happened?" he demanded In 4 voice
made low by awe and dread Of its own
sound.
You! You were seated here" mur
INJURED the little woman. pointing a
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-09-16
English Lads Shout "Mars.illal

English Lads Shout "MarssiIIaise."
Never say that the English are not
a musical people. You shall meet seven
little muddy boys, keeping loyalty to
the gutter. clad In not many inches of
old clothes. and none Of them so much
as ten years old. Yet they will all be
shouting the whole Of the "Marseil-
laise," which is not an eight-bar tune.
but q very complex melody. without q
mistake.
Whether the London urchin has been
furnished with translation Of the
French battle hymn it would be hard
to say, for though the music Is we'll
rendered the words are indistinguisA.
able.-London Chronicle.
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svMoPsis.

"A curious crowA OF neighbors invade
the mysterious home of Judge Ostrander.
county Judge and eccentric recluse. fol-
lowing . yelled woman who has gained
entrance through the gates of the high
Soobis bafrieFo surrounding the place.
Inc woman has disappeared but the judge
= found In q catsleptic state
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-10

DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS
City of Detroit. Mich, May s. 1915.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-10
LEE AXWORTHY
AND RHYTHMELL
MAY BE MATCHED

CLEVELAND. o.. May l0.-Trot.
ting enthusiasts here are now con-
fldent that n mater race will be
staged at North Randall this sum
mer between Lee Axworthy and
Rhythmall, whom many believe TO
be the fastest trotters OF the day.
Efforts to arrange for this race were
begun after the plan to match Lee
Axworthy. Peter Volo and Etawah
fell through The little horse is ex.
pected by his trainers this year TO
equal the record OF The Harvester.
All around the big line he is doped
to be one OF the sensations OF the
summer. Rhythmell made a great
showing In the Kentucky futurity
when three years OF age. and while
the little mare did not do well the
next season, she again hit her stride
last year. Under Bert Shank's tute-
lass she In expected to be a worthy
competition for the best trotters on
the grand circuit this summer.
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carleton;
TO OF TAWA
Detroit Recruit Makes
Another Move in
Search of Job

II Is announced that Carleton. the
Kazoo outfielder whom Detroit
owned last fall and who seems still
to be attached To the Tigers by
some sort OF string, is due for an
other move Last winter be was
sent 10 Wilkesbarre. only to be re-
called and given TO Matty Mcintyre
for the latters Lincoln club in the
Western league. Mcintyre and
Carleton have been alternating in
he outiield, with Matty doing a
much better job OF clouting the
apple, and It now seems that Matty
has beat the Tiger recruit to 1t for
The regular job At any rate. Frank
Shaughnessy. OF the OTTAWA club. is
in town looking for players and II Is
announced that Carleton Will play
the rest Of the season with the Ca
madam club
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-10

hangings were hoistcd on the sea.
son A goodiy Monday crowd is eX.
pected out. aS there Is a lot uf curl.
osity in this village regarding Va
tional league baseball There Is also
a little matter Of revenge 10 con.
slider The Reds took three straight
games from the Tigers during the
training trip, and the fact still
rankles In Jungletown breasts.
Smlthson, I.edbetter or Oldham. and
perhaps all three. viii pitch against
the llerzogians today.
Tomorrow the class OF the Ameri.
can league comes 10 Detroit for
four. game series. The Red Sox arc
the boys Detroit and Chicago VIII
have 10 beat for the pennant. and
after bad start CarriEan's men
are beginning TO win They put a
crimp In Bill Donovan al the Polo
grounds last week, and consider
themselves fully capable OF perform
ing similar service for th- geed
OF tho cause here Better than an
even break for the Tiges in the Bos-
ton series this week viii mean that
Detroit has great chance for the
bunting. Given good weather. IL Is
probable that Navin field will be
more populous this week than hith-
orto this season.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-10
Tiger Captain Returns
from Visit to First
Aid Man
GOTTA HAND 1T
TO KAVANAGH
Han d some Infielder
Proves He Can Play
Second, Too
BY HAROLD v. WILCOX.

George Moriarty has returned
from a visit to Boncsetter Reese,
the baseball nrst aid gentleman.
ana announces that nc is now ready
10 put his refractory arm to the test
that will determine whether or not
hc VIII play ball this summer with
HIS accustomed aplomb. Reese dis
covered tendon out or place In the
Tiger captains shoulder and per,
formed some OF the customary mag
&c by which be renews tho youth of
tall PLAYER, from all leagues and OF
all ages George hasn't had chance
10 pass judgment on the treatment
yet. but expects 20 give his wing a
at!N workout today.
Mory's arm has not been right
since the Gulfport encampment.
whether he threw too strenuously
at the get away. or acquired kink
during the winter is not known. but
week or two after training season
started. he went lame in the shoul
der A very sore foot also bothered
him. and that was ofhcially blamed
for the captains vacation from the
lineup IL healed up about tho time
the team returned 10 Detroit. but
the arm failed 10 get right. despite
strenuous training efforts
While the team was IN Cleveland
Mory phoned 10 Youngstown 10 get
In touch with Reese, and found that
the bone manipulation had deserted
the cause and gone TO the Frisco
fair George verbally left his card.
and last week was notified that
Reese was once more in his office
The trip was hastily made and Sat.
,urday Mory returned nled with
optimism and ready 20 put the bone
settlers skill TO the best
There isn't finer fellow in base.
ball than Moriarty and there aren't
very many better ball players and
the announcement tina, his splendid
arm has reEained its old whip will
Do received with cheers all around
tho circuit NJ that, the field cap
tain VIII have some job breaking
into the regular line for awhile. for
N,tt started Hike whirlWind and
seems 10 De playing better bah every
day.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-10
TOUGH LUCK FOR
WRESTLING

Efforts TO revive wrestling in pop
ular favor are meeting with tough
luck. to put It mildly The mat bout
between Charles Cutler and Yussit
Ilussane. staged AZ Louisville Fri
day night for the right 20 claim the
world championship, lasted three
hours. 81 minutes and 30 seconds
and at the end OF that time was de.
clared a draw by the referee be
cause the grapplers seemed TO be too
exhausted TO continue After wrest.
ling two hours and a half. the con.
testants were given a Commute rest
but that enabled neither 10 get an
advantage. The crowd seemed pleas
ed with the decision. but throughout
the country. the fact that cham
pionsh!p match lasted more than
three hours and half without a fall
Is not likely To revive faith in the
sport
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-10

Even master twirler like Wal
ter Johnson cannot grant bases on
balls with impunity. There ia al
ways danger Of mishap OF this sort
turning into a run. and occasionally
v hen he strikes a fellow who Is
pit itching as good ball as he is. that
run is likely.to be fatal That's
what happened yesterday.
Jean Dubuc pitched onehit
game against Washington yesterday.
holding the Nationals scoreless In a
mastery manner. and Walter. the
speed king, was defeated on a day
which ,he weather man had framed
expressly for him. While the men
or Gii1ith were tanning the air and
exercising the Tiger inileld. Del
Baker secured free transportation TO
first. went to third on a neat bingle
over first from the bat of Dubuc him
self. and scored the lone run OF the
game when Oscar Witt drove out a
beautiful sacrifice fly TO left.
After the whole Jennings team Is
congral ulated on the support II gave
u..c md attention is called to the
fact that Sam Crawford lived UP TO
tradIt,, and pounded Johnson ali
over the lot 10 the tune OF three
beautiful singles. the chief add
tlonal details Of the contest are
told DOME Bush saved his batting
average by securing three bases on
balls. and Kavlnagh and Cobb each
secured n hit in addition 10 those
mentioned previously But Johnson
was at his best. and while he allow
ed six blows and walked Ave bats
men. he was in no danger except in
the fifth. when Bakers pass lost him
the game.
When Johnson loses close game.
there Is usually opportunity TO sym