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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-26

of interest on the sinking fund to dis
charge the debt at maturity. The ex-
istence of the sinking fund is con-
slant temptation to municipal officers
TO use 1t for purposes ether than the
purpose originally intended. If a
county, for example, issues bonds for
a second object, 1t is easy to argue
that the sinking fund already accumu'
lated may be used to purchase the new
securities and the finances OF the COM
munity are likely to become much con-
fused. This is particularly true since
the officers In charge OF such opera
tions are frequently changing. Sink
ing fund tax levies may be deferred
through carelessness or under pressure
of other needs. The sinking fund al
ways requires careful attention, be-
cause II does not progress automat-
ically in most cases. 1t has some
times been entirely neglected. The
total cost to the community of a bond
issue retired by a sinking fund Will
be considerably greater in the end
than the cost Of the same bond issue
made by either the annuity method OF
by the serial method.
BY the annuity method of issuing
bonds both the principal and interest
are discharged by constant annual Oh
semiannual payments. The amount
or each payment or installment is de
termined by the term of the bond. Il
usually is necessary to subdivide the
bond issue into individual bonds o.
800, $500, or $1,000 each. The result
ing periodic payment OF principal and
interest must Yery slightly because O
I this establishment. Under the annuity
plan the amount OF principal retired
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-26

The proper method of retiring rural
highway bonds is one of the serious
problems which must be worked out
by county commissioners and others
intrusted with the expenditure OF road
funds. The three methods usually
followed for meeting bonds at maturity
are known as the sinking fund, annu-
ity, and serial bond plans.
Sinking Fund Bonds.
The majority of highway bonds now
outstanding have been issued as
straight terminable bonds to be retired
by sinking funds. The term of these
bonds varies from 10 to 40 years,
with an average Of nearly % years.
The fund to retire them is accumu-
lated by annual installments paid by
the taxpayers, and is supposed to draw
interest continuously and to accumu-
late sufficient amount to discharge
the debt at maturity. The interest
which the sinking fund draws is usu-
ally from. one to two per cent less
than the interest paid for the loan.
Five per cent highway bonds are COM
mon with the sinking fund calculated
to draw three and one-half per cent in
terest.
The following table shows the an
nual payments which, with interest at
three, three and one-half and four per
cent, compounded semiannually, win
amount to $1,000 at the end of term
OF years.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-26
VIII XIII Germs on Pencils.

or the $4,000 school children in this
country who are the annual victims of
preventable disease, there is no doubt
that a goodly per cent of them con-
tracted disease from the habit OF suck
ing the points of pencils passed from
hand to hand.
To prevent this transmission of
deadly germs of preventable diseases a
new device has Just been invented.
says an exchange.
1t Is specially constructed rack
upon which pencils collected from the
children can be placed with the tips
resting In sockets where they are
acted upon by formalin gas disin.
fectant, which kills all germs.
To get the best and safest results
two sets Of pencils should be kept on
hand. While one set is in use the
other can be undergoing disinfecting,
Thus by changing pencils twice day
the danger of'the spread of germs can
be cut in half.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-26
Look and Feel
Clean, Sweet and
Fresh Every Day
Brink a glass OF real hot water
before breakfast to wash
out poisons.

Life is not merely to live, but to
live well, eat well, digest well, work
well, sleep we'll. look we'll. What a
glorious condition to attain, and yet
how very easy 1t is II one will only
adopt the morning inside bath.
Folks who are accustomed to feel
dull and heavy when they arise, split
ting headache, stuffy from a cold, foul
tongue, nasty breath, acid stomach,
can, instead, feel as fresh as a daisy
by opening the sluices of the system
each morning and flushing out the
whole of the internal poisonous stag.
nant matter.
Everyone, whether ailing, sick or
we'll, should, each morning, before
breakfast, drink a glass OF real hot
water with teaspoonful OF limestone
phosphate In 1t to wash from the
stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels the
previous days indigestible waste, sour
bile and poisonous toxins thus cleans
ing, sweetening and purifying the en-
tire alimentary tract before putting
more food into the stomach. The &C
ton of hot water and limestone phos
phate on an empty stomach is wonder.
fully invigorating. II cleans out all the
sour lamentations. gases, waste and
acidity and gives one a splendid ap.
petite for breakfast. While you are
enjoying your breakfast the water and
phosphate is quietly extracting large
volume of water from the blood and
getting ready for thorough flushing
OF all the inside organs.
The millions of people who are both
cred with constipation, bilious spells.
stomach trouble, rheumatism; others
who have sallow skins, blood disor-
ders and sickly compilations are urged
to get a quarter pound of limestone
phosphate from any store that handles
drugs which will cost very little. but
is sufficient to make anyone a pro-
nounced crank on the subject of in
ternal sanitation.-Adv.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-26

satisfactory share of this money may
be regarded as a permanent improve
ment. This means that the bond is
sue should not be spread so thin over
an exorbitant mileage that the i'm
provement will be largely superficial
and practically disappear in very
short time.
1t means, also, that large percent
age OF the bond issue should go into
building a satisfactory and permanent
foundation for the road which will call
thereafter principally for resurfacing
repairs, rather than for frequent COM
plete reconstruction.
(d) Provision for proper main
tenance and repair of a bond-built road
throughout the life Of the bonds, so
that when bonds are retired the coun-
ty will still have an actual and valu-
able property to show for its expendi-
ture.
(e) Limiting the term OF bonds 30
that the life OF the bond will not ex.
coed the life of the improvement.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-26
TRAITS OF ANIMAL CREATION
Even the Most Famous Naturalists
Have Been Unable to Explain
Satisfactorily.

There are q great many strange
facts about animals and insects that
seem to defy explanation. Here are
a few. an exchange says:
A fly will crawl to the top OF win
dow pane, fly back to the bottom and
crawl up again. Hardly ever does
1t fly up and crawl down. 1t has been
known to repeat this former act over
thirty times before stopping.
Hens always scratch for food with
the sun behind them. A blind hen al
ways manages to get the sun behind
her when scratching, and she will miss
but few bits of food.
Cats hardly ever lie with their feet
to the fire. In most cases they lie in
stead with their left side to it. Dogs
invariably lie with outstretched paws
to the fire.
A mouse overlooks a perfectly safe
food supply, sufficient for a meal or
two. to enjoy the perilous pleasures OF
an unlimited store. 1t will hide near
the food and come out to nibble when
hungry. for II is not true that mouse
will seek its hole at the first alarm.
II small snake is kept in captivity
and fed and cared for, 1t will become
tame. and after few months crawl to
its captor for food, when approached.
This is true especially OF the small
and harmless varieties.
The unerring ability OF the homing
pigeon to find its former abode is not
due to sense Of location, but rather
to a natural instinct, which cats and
dogs have displayed when taken from
their homes.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-26
81 Have Been In Battles, Too"

ing all around me. But l do not like
to talk about these things. Everything
is peaceful now, and am glad there
is no red mark upon my shining
blade"
81 guess II you had done such deeds
as l have" said the little tin Sword,
>till sure that he was the hero, you
would want to tell all about them"
my dear little tin sword" said the
big sword, you do not seem to under
stand that you are not a real sword at
all, but Just toy sword sThe Indians
YOU killed were little boys dressed in
Indian costumes and played at being
killed.
"Y,,ur battles were all make-believe,
and the little boy who carried you has
grown up and is real soldier now
But don't you mind" said the big
sword, as the tin sword began to rattle
uneasily on the wall, you were the
first sword he carried and you were
the one that taught him to honor his
country, so you have great deal for
which to be thankful.
I'VE will divide honors. You were
the first and l hope | am the last
sword he will ever be called upon to
carry for his country"
The little tin sword grew quiet and
the last ember on the hearth grew
black. The room was dark. all wat
still, and the little tin sword was
asleep.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-26

A Philadelphia woman has long pur-
chased fish from certain market deal.
or Of that city. One day, when the
prices seemed much too high, the
housewife complained; and her com
plant was met by the following re-
joinder:
'Yessum, fish is high-yessum!
Amt no doubt bout that Fish Is
awful high! Yo' see, mum, flsh 10
gettin scarce on account OF all these
heah aquariums!"--Youth's Com
panion.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-26
Different Kinds Of Trains.

The boosted 'Balkanzug" brings
back holiday memories of all those
different kinds of trains which the
German language, after it's habit, de-
scribes in one word. There were the
Vergnuegungszug, the pleasure or ex.
cursion train; the Personenzug, CORE
spending to our parliamentary train;
the Schnellzug, or express train; and,
above all, that impressively named
Blitzzug, the lightning" train, which
achieved the 1861 miles in three and
onehalf hours.-London Chronicle.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-26
Beauty of Work.

The beauty Of work depends upon,
the way we meet it-whether we arm.
ourselves each morning to attack 1t as
an enemy that must be vanquished be-
fore night comes. or whether we open
cur eyes with the sunrise to welcome
1t as an approaching friend who VIII
keep us delightful company all day,
and who will make us feel at evening
that the day was we'll worth its
fatigues.-Lucy Larcom in Christian
Intelligencer.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-26
THE TIN SWORD.
oopSpiolfr N~ctyet
NWofssts syro,csrt.rl

Once upor time, two swords hung
on the wall OF real soldiers room
One was n large sword and had been
In real war. The other was little
tin sword which the real soldier played
with when he was a little boy.
When he hung the big sword on the
wall after he came home from the war
he said: you are much larger than
this little fellow beside you, but you
have never killed Indians, and he
has"
Although he laughed when he said
It, the little tin sword felt itself OF
great Importance, and II did not mind
in the least the size of the big sword
which was many times as large as II
was.
That night, when the house was still
and dark, and the only light in the
room was from the dying embers on
the hearth. the little sword said to the
big sword: is It true that you never
killed an Indian?"
'T have never killed anyone" an.
swered the big sword with dignity.
What is the use OF being sword?''
asked the little one, IF you never have
killed anyone. Why, have killed so
many Indians that / cannot remember
how many"
II have been in battles, too" con-
tinued the little sword, land cut down
the enemy, and once a dog was bear
and killed him. too"
How could dog be bear?" asked
the big sword, taking notice of the
little sword for the first time when 1t
was not asked a direct question.
Because the little boy said II was, -
replied the little sword. And once a
cat was a tiger, and we went tiger
hunting, too"
How about the 1ndians?" asked the
big sword; were they real or play
Indians?"
Real, OF course" answered the little
sword; everything was real that we
did. The Indians wore long trousers
with feathers in the side of the legs
and a band of long feathers sticking
up around their heads. You should
have heard them shout and give the
war cry"
WAS there any blood shed?" asked
the big sword. beginning to under
stand what the little sword was talk
ing about better than II did itself.
What is that?" asked the little
sword.
'If you had ever been in real battles
you would not ask?" replied the big
sword.
put you have never killed anyone
and have" said the little sword; 81
do not see why you should say have
never been in a real battle when you
have never done anything worth tell
ing OF yourself"
There Is a great deal to be done II
battle besides killing" replied thu
big sword. II led the men who did the
| fighting and directed them. Thu
general held me high above his head
| 80 that all the soldiers who were fol
lowing would know where to go ant
what to do, and saw the enemy fall
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-26
Dorothv'a Peril.

One day, when Dorothy's mother
was reading to the little maid, she
came to the word "gravitation." She
explained its meaning, but thought the
child would forget it. Consequently
she was much surprised when, few
days later. Dorothy came running in,
crying:
"oh, mother! it's such good thing
for me there's a. law of gravitation; II
there wasn't I'd have surely tumbleG
head over heels into Heaven ~
now!"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-26
MYSTlFYING CHEMICAL TRICK
Plain Blue Handkerchief Turns White
When Warmed-Few Drops Of
Iodine ls Sufficient.

A plain blue handkerchief is shown
to the audience. When the handker-
chief is warmed it turns white and
when heated resumes It's former color,
Make starch paste and add enough
water to the paste to thin It, Then
add sufficient tincture Of iodine to
color the liquid blue; few drops will
be enough. Dye a white handkerchief
with this blue liquid and when. the
handkerchief is dry 1t is ready for the
trick. a,.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-26
RAISE A MOTORCYCLE STAND
Time and Trouble Saved by Use Of
Door Sprlng--Ooes Its Little
Trick Automatically.

A motorcyclist may save the time
and trouble OF raising the stand when
the machine is pushed off, by fasten-
ing one end of door spring to the
stand near the bottom, and the other
end to a convenient place on the lug
gage carrier. While the machine is on
the stand, the spring is stretched, but
the removal OF the weight releases It.
and the stand is pulled back into place.
Popular Science Monthly.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-26
HAULING OVER PUBLIC ROADS
Prevailing Cost In the United States
10 About Twenty-Three Cents
Per Ton Per Mile.

The prevailing cost OF hauling over
the public roads OF the United States
is about 23 cents per ton per mile.
More than 350,oOO.OOO tons are hauled
over these roads each year. aud the
average haul is about, eight miles,
from whiuh-it can rehdiiy be seen that
our annual bill for hauling over the
public roads IL nearly $3.50. 900 900.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-26
Bliss OF lanorance.

There is a great deal OF truth in the
old saying that man never knows
how ignorant he is untN child begins
to ask him questions.
Papa" said little Ethel, aged four,
where does the daylight go when the
dark comes?"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-26
rak,no Chinese Census.

The inhabitants OF China are count
ed every year in curious manner
The Oldest master OF every ten houses
has TO count the families and make
a list, which is sent to the imperial
tar house
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-26

There are many objections to the
sinking-fund method Of retiring high
way bonds. 1t may not be possible to
obtain continuously tbs required rate
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-26
Mo. Al,nn.,her 70 Blame.

Guest-"see here. waitress, you've
kent mo waiting, here for hair an nour,
looking like a'fool!" Waitress-sorr
l had to- keep you waiting sir; out
you're responsible for the rest
Judge.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-26
Sarcasm.

Hadn't you better let me clip a
little from the ends OF your hairT
queried the tonsorial artist.
why from the ends?" queried the
victim in the chair Cant you clip
q little from the middle?"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-26
ENCOURAGE BOYS AND GIRLS
Progress Of Club Work In PennsyIva-
MIA ls Of Special Interest-Many
Clubs Formed.

In view of the support which has
been given the movement in recent
years information lately secured by
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-26
lIoht and strona.

The bones of all dying birds are hol-
low. thus combining. ties -sFeAtest.
strength with the least Weight. -
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-26

Hens are exclusive; they like to
stick to their own sets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09

the psychist added to Quaile's uneasiness
you'd better get yourself settled
Joyce McHugh was saying. "Stay
back here or go to the auditorium--any-
where you think you'll be most useful
Joyce's face was heavy and serious.
"Ive done my best with you,' he said
Give told you it is wretchedly unsafe to
do that scene. But you're your own mas
ter. I'll sit in the box l used the other
day, if you don't mind. You think it
won't be long now?'
"Not over five or ten minutes.
"Then I'm off,"
Quaile regretted the Englishman's de-
parture. 1t left him, in sense, at Nc
Hugh's mercy, vulnerable to questions
for which he had no answers. Nor did
McHugh hesitate.
"Why did you rush OFF,
Because l didn't feel like talking
you'd better talk now McHugh
snorted. Seems to me | have right to
know why one of my actresses throws the
glove in my face. then turns around and
takes water from you"
"You would have aroused the antago-
nism of Quaker Quaile answered, ill at
ease. "And, as you've guessed yourself,
there was more reason why Miss Morgan
should have listened to me-
McHugh flushed.
"That means nothing. You know
something about that girl you haven't
told me-"
Quaile laughed outright.
Il can certainly fling those words in
your teeth"
"We're going to have it out, McHugh
went on. you'll give up what you
know, Or
A shrill cry from behind the closed
door of Woodford's dressing-room cut
across the managers angry words
Barbara McHugh cried.
AS Quaile sprang for the door, he heard
Tommy's feet gathering on the iron stairs,
his monotonous voice sing-songing the
first call. The cry, then, had not pene-
trated to the other dressing-rooms.
He raised his hand, and, afraid to fore
cast the response, raped on the panel
beneath the faded star. Through the
silence that followed, he heard gasping
sound There was no other answer.
Get in, McHugh ordered.
Quaile grasped the knob, turned it, and
opened the door on complete darkness.
The gasping sound was more audible. He
entered, cropping through the obscurity.
"Who put out this light?' McHugh
roared.
OUAILE heard him stoop and strike a
< match. The flame glimmered on Bar
bara. She sat in front of the dressing-table,
in the costume of the period of Woodford's
youth. Her head had fallen forward. Her
difficult breathing persisted. Her right
hand hung Imply at her side Imme-
diately she raised it and hid it in the folds
of her gown.
McHugh reached up and snapped the
control of the electric fixture. There was
no response.
"Mike!" he shouted. "Mike!'
The match expired. He struck another
one as the property-man paused on the
Threshold glancing in with frightened
eyes.
4This lights burned out. Get new
bulb here
Mike refused to enter.
IL put new globe in this morning"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09

one spoke through cndbleflIlS teeUn:
an which dressing-room did my maid
leave my things?"
"Pve put you,' McHugh answered, "in
Woodfords dressing-room.
She stiffened. She raised her hands de-
fensively.
"You won't make me go there!7
McHugh touched the faded gilt star
on one of the panels
"Say, you're hard to please. I'm giving
you the star dressing-room Actresses
cry for it,
"Woodford's room!" she murmured.
"Sure. Wasn't he star? No more
talk, now; we're losing time
McHugh's stubborn manner told
Quaile that he had a subtle purpose in
forcing the girl to use that cheerless room.
"There are plenty of places upstairs,
she said.
McHughfrowned. "They're not ready.
He opened the door and stepped past
her into the. blackness of the little room
Quaile heard click, and light flashed on
stained and desolate walls. The only
signs of occupancy were a number of
bottles and boxes on the table, and Bar
bara's clothes, arranged by the maid in
the closet of which the door stood half
open.
She glanced in once Holding her
breath, she crossed the threshold.
after ALL she whispered, what differ
ence does it maker"
She closed the door.
McHUGH turned to Quaile, about to
question, perhaps to accuse. Quaile
could not face that now. Before the
manager could speak, he had slipped into
the passage. He hurried through, aware
of new, strange humming sound that
echoed in the narrow space. But the
memory of the last words Barbara had
addressed directly to him filed his ears.
Il hate you, she had said. II hate you'll
Yet he had guided his course by the single
beacon of her welfare.
AS he stepped into the auditorium, the
explanation of the new sound challenged
him to saner mind. AT last small
audience had collected in Woodford'
There were managers or their representa-
tives, critics, friends of McHugh's and
the companys, a group that held itself
aloof and to which Quaile was attracted
by one or two mods of welcome.
Robert Bunce was in the midst of the
group. Probably he had brought these
people, for they were wealthy, of assured
social position. With their evening dress
and their laughing chatter, they gave an
added touch of cheerfulness to the audi
forum.
Quaile went over and spoke to the few he
knew. Robert shook his hand, impressed,
no doubt, by his acquaintance with
friends of his own.
well, young man. he said pleasantly,
"things are normal enough out here.
How about the mystic regions back?'
Il wouldn't venture to prophecy,
Quaile answered.
Robert glanced around retrospectively.
"Many, many years since I've seen a
dress rehearsal here. Not rehearsal, l
believe, since Woodfords last revival of
this play. My Lord! Am l that old?'
"I've read about it, one of the women
cried. "Woodford fell dead in the third
act
Robert put his finger on his lips.
"Sh-h, my dear. Mustn't recall UNI
pleasant memories tonight. | was no