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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-03-08
GOOD
ROADS
DOUBLE LOAD ON GOOD ROAD
Farmers Haul Two Wagons Hitched
Together to End of improved High
way-SingIe on Poor Road.

(From the United States Department of
Agriculture.)
To see what really happens at the
end of the good road, public road
specialist of the department recently
had observations made in different sec
tons of the country. The observers
noted many country-bound teamsters
who drove two loaded wagons, hitched
one behind the other, to the end of
the good road, and then found it nee
essary to leave one wagon by the road
side to be returned for later, while all
the power of their teams was devoted
to hauling a single wagon over the un-
improved road.
Farmers bound for the market fire.
quently were seen to haul wood and
similar products to the beginning of
the good road, there dumping them,
and returning for second load. When
this arrived, the two loads were con-
solidated and easily hauled by a single
team the remaining distance to market
over the improved highway.
In one section of the country where
oxen are still used teamsters were OBJ
served to bring their loads over the
dirt roads with two or three yokes of
oxen. When the beginning of the good
roads was reached, the transfers
would unhitch the extra animals and
finish their journey with single yoke.
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WeII-Drained Road.

ing. In order to expand on freezing,
these materials must contain or be
mixed with water, and the more water
they contain the greater the expan-
sion which takes place. But so long
as the road remains frozen, the dam
age does not become apparent. Hence
the frequent and erroneous idea that it
is the thaw which Injuries the road.
The injury was done when the water
in the road froze and the particles of
the road surface-broken stone, sand,
still fine particles of earth or clay
were pushed apart by the expanding
power of the freezing water. The
thaw merely allows the ice to melt and
assume it's original volume as water.
The remedy is self-evident. Keep
the water out of the road. The time
to begin preventive measures is before
the rains begin. If the road goes into
the winter thoroughly dry with the sur
face and drainage in good condition,
the chances are extremely favorable
that it will come out all right the fol-
lowing spring.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-03-08
EXCESS WATER HURTS ROADS
Cold Weather Does Not Cause Injury,
No Matter Whether Road Is
Earth, Gravel of Macadan.

Water, not cold, is the cause of the
deterioration of roads in winter. Cold
weather does not in itself injure roads
no matter whether they are earth,
gravel or macadam. In fact an earth
road will stand more traffic when it is
solidly frozen than at any other time.
Excess water, however, is always de-
trimental to a highway. When cold
weather turns this water into ice, the
damage that it does is greatly in
creased. Ice occupies considerably
more space than the water from which
it is formed, and every person who
has lived in a cold climate is familiar
with the powerful bursting effect of
water when left to freeze in con-
fined vessel. The same action takes
place when wet road freezes to any
considerable depth. 1t simply bursts
or, as we generally term it in road
parlance, the road heaves. Later when
the frost leaves, the road is disinter-
grated and ruts badly. If this process
is repeated a number of times during
the winter, gravel or macadam road
may be practically destroyed while an
earth road may become entirely i'm
passable.
A dry road will not heave. Rock,
gravel, sand and even clay when per-
fectly dry contract slightly on freez-
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and lifted her bodily up it's slippery
sides. He had predfgious strength, In
spite OF his leanness.
''Well !" said Sidney, when they wefs
both on the rock, carefully balanced.
''Are you cold?"
"Not bit. But horribly unhappy. j
must look a sight" Then, remembering
her manners, as the Street had it, she
said primly:
"Thank you for saving me-"
'"There wasn't any danger, really,
unless-unless the river had risen"
And then, suddenly, he burst into de-
lighted laughter, the first, perhaps, for
months. He shook with it, struggled
at the sight of her injured face to re-
strain it, achieved finally a degree of
sobriety by fixing his eyes on the river
bank.
"Wnen you nave quite finished" said
Sidney severely, perhaps you will
take me to the hotel. dare say shall
have to be washed and ironed."
He drew her cautiously to her feet.
Her wet skirts chung to her; her shoes
were sodden and heavy. She chung to
him frantically, her eyes on the river
below. With the touch of her hands
the mans mirth died. He held her very
carefully, very tenderly, as one holds
something infinitely precious.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-03-08
GIRLS! GIRLS! TRY
BEAUTIFY YOUR HAIR
Make It Thick, Glossy, Wavy, Luxur-
liant and Remove Dandruff-ReaI
Surprise for You.

Your hair becomes light, wavy, fiuf-
fly, abundant and appears as soft, lus-
trous and beautiful as young girls.
after "Danderine hair cleanse" Just
try this--moisten a cloth with a little
Danderine and carefully draw it
through your hair. taking one small
strand at a time. This will cleanse
the hair of dust, dirt and excessive oil
and in just few moments you have
doubled the beauty of your hair.
Besides beautifying the hair at once,
Danderine dissolves every particle of
dandruff; cleanses, purifies and invig-
crates the scalp, forever stopping itch
ing and falling hair.
But what will please you most will
be after a few weeks use when you
will actually see new hair-fine and
downy at first-yes-but really new
hair-growing all over the scalp. II
you care for pretty, soft hair and lots
of it, surely get a Is cent bottle of
Knowlton's Danderine from any store,
and just try it. Adv.
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CHAPTER v.

"And So" K. lie Moyne, "you liked it
all? 1t didn't startle you?"
"WelI, in one way, of course-you
see, 1 didn't know it was quite like
that: all order and peace and quiet,
and white beds and whispers, on top
you know what / mean-and the
misery there just the same. Have you
ever gone through hospital?
X. LIE Moyne was stretched out on
the grass, his arms under his head.
For this excursion to the end of the
street car line he had donned q pair
of white flannel trousers and a belted
Norfolk coat. Sidney had been di-
vided between pride in his appearance
and fear that the Street would deem
him overdressed.
At her question he closed his eyes,
shutting out the peaceful arch of
head. He did not reply at once.
"Good gracious, l believe he's
asleep!" said Sidney.
But he opened his eyes and smiled at
her.
I've been around hospitals little.
suppose now there is no question about
your going?"
"The superintendent said I was
young, but that any protegee of Doc
tor Wilson's would certainly be given
chance"
ut is hard work, night and day."
"Do you think l am afraid of work ~
"And-Joe?"
Sidney colored vigorously and sat
erect.
'He is very silly. He's taken all sorts
of idiotic notions in his head. haven't
promised to marry him."
But ne thinks you mean to. If you
have quite made up your mind not to,
better tell him, don't you think? What
what are these idiotic notions1"
Sidney considered. "For one thing,
he's jealous of your
II see. OF course that is silly, al
though your attitude toward his sus-
picion is hardly flattering to mep
He smiled up at her.
L tolu MIN lndt nau asked you TO
bring me here today. He was furious.
And that wasn't ALL"
mop
"He said I was flirting desperately
with Doctor Wilson. You see, the day
we went through the hospital, it was
hot, and we went to Henderson's for
soda water. And, Of course, Joe was
there. 1t was really dramatic"
X. LIE Moyne was daily gaining the
ability to see things from the angle of
the Street. A month ago he could have
seen no situation in two people, man
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day was hot and his butter soft and
the other "mealers7 irritable with the
heat, he ate little or no luncheon. Be
fore he went out into the sun, he read
the note again. To his jealous eyes
came a vision Of that excursion to the
hospital. Sidney, all vibrant eager
ness, luminous of eye, quick of bosom ;
and Wilson, sardonically smiling,
amused and interested in spite of him
self. He drew a long breath, and thrust
the note into his pocket.
AS he went down the Street, Will
sons car came around the corner. LIE
Moyne moved quietly into the shadow
of the church and watched the car go
by.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-03-08

have an eight pound baby girl. know
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound saved me from an operation
which every woman breads. - Mrs.
NELLIE FIsHBAcKs 1921 Christy Ave,
Louisville, KY,
Everyone naturally breads the sur
geon's knife. Sometimes nothing else
will do, but many times Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has saved
the patient and made an operation I'M
necessary.
Ifyou have any symptom about which
you would like to know, write to the
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn,
Mass, for helpful advice given free.
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and a girl, drinking soda water to-
gether, even with boy lover ON the
next stool. Now he could view things
through Joe's tragic eyes. And there
was more than that. All day he had
noticed how inevitable the conversa-
ton turned to the young surgeon.
Sidney's active young brain, turned
inward for the first time in her life,
was still on herself.
Mother is plaintively resigned-and
Aunt Harriet has been a trump. She's
going to keep her room. It's really up
to you"
ITO meY
ITO your staying on. Mother trusts
you absolutely. l hope you noticed
that you got one Of the apostle spoons
with the custard she sent up to you
the other night. And she didn't object
to this trip today. OF course, as she
said herself, it isn't as If you were
young, or at all wild"
In spite of himself, K. was rather
startled. He felt old enough, God
knew, but he had always thought of 1T
as an age of the spirit. He rose to his
feet and threw back his fine shoulders.
Aunt Harriet and your mother and
Christine and her husband-to-be, what
ever his name is--weu be a happy
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-03-08
KEEPING UP DIRT HIGHWAYS
Farmers Can Have Good Roads by
Grading to Drain Off Rainfall and
Keep Surface Smooth.

We all want good roads and when
we find out what is the really perma-
nent highway we will want that also
in line with the modern idea of build
ing for keeps.
In the meantime farmers can have
good dirt roads by grading to drain
off the rainfall, and by dragging to
keep the surface smooth and hard.
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CHAPTER vi.

Operations were over for the after
noon. The last case had been wheeled
out of the elevator. The pit of the OPP
Grating room was in disorder-towels
everywhere, tables of instruments,
steaming 1sterilizers. Orderlies were
going about, carrying out linens, empty
ing pans. At a table two nurses were
cleaning instruments and putting them
away in their glass cases. Irrigators
were being emptied, sponges recounted
and checked off on written lists.
In the midst of the confusion, Wilson
at his elbow. AS he talked he secured
his hands and arms with q small
brush; bits of lather flew off on to the
tiled floor. His speech was incisive,
vigorous. At the hospital they said his
nerves were iron; there was no let
down after the days work. The in
ternes worshiped and feared him. He
was just, but without mercy. To be
able to work like that, so certainly,
with so sure a touch and to look like
Greek god Wilson's only rival a
gynecologist named O'Hara, got re-
suits, too; but he sweated and swore
through his operations, was not too
careful as to asepsis, and looked like
gorilla.
The day had been hard one. The
operating-room nurses were tagged.
Two or three probationers had been
sent to help clean up, and senior
nurse. Wilson's eyes caught the nurses
eyes as she passed him.
Here, too Miss Harrison !' he said
gayly. "Have they set you on my trail?"
With the eyes of the room on her,
the girl answered primly:
I'm to be in your office in the morn
ings, Doctor Wilson, and anywhere
am needed in the afternoons"
"And your vacation?"
Il shall take it when Miss Simpson
comes back"
Although he went on at once with
his conversation with the inferno, he
still heard the click of her heels about
the room. He had not lost the fact that
she had flushed when he spoke to her.
The mischief that was latent in him
GENE to the surface. When he had
rinsed his hands, he followed her, car
rying the towel to where she stood
talking to the superintendent of the
training school.
Thanks very much, Miss Gregg" he
said. Everything went off nicely
ua in nj
smiled at Miss Gregg, who was elderly
and gray, but visibly his creature.
''The sponge list, DOCTOR"
He glanced over it, noting accurate
ly sponges prepared, used, turned in.
But he missed no gesture of the girl
who stood beside Miss Gregg.
"All right" He returned the list.
"That was mighty pretty probationer
l brought you yesterday"
Two small frowning lines appeared
between Miss Harrison's dark hrows.
He caught them, caught her somber
eyes too, and was amused and rather
stimulated.
"She is very young"
"Prefer 'em young" said Doctor
Max. willing to learn at that age.
You'll have to watch her, though. You'll
have all the internes buzzing around,
neglecting business"
Miss Gregg rather fintaerNs. Sac
was divided between her disapprovai
of internes at all times and of young
probationers generally, anE her allie
glance to the brilliant surgeon whose
word was rapidly becoming law in the
hospital. When an emergency of the
cleaning-up called her away, doubt
still in her eyes, Wilson was left alone
with Miss Harrison.
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If your daughter were In Sid
ney's position now, would you
fear Or. Max Wilson's Influence
over her, or would you be glad
she had such friend In the hos
pital?
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Fruit Juice Used In Milk.

Juice of the fruit of the massaran-
duba tree, found plentifully in Brazil,
is used in many neighborhoods in
place of cows milk. 1t is sweet TO
the taste and milky in appearance, but
after "a hours it turns into an elas-
tic mass similar to rubber in it's raw
state. The fruit possesses nourishing,
pectoral and emollient properties.
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The Pages-that is, Sidney
her mother and her Aunt Har-
riet-take X. LeMoyne, strange
young man, as a roomer because
they need the money. The addi-
tion to the family is mutually
satisfactory and presently Sid
ney, who is eighteen, finds her.
self one evening telling LeMoyne
that she doesn't believe she will
marry Joe Drummond, her child
hood sweetheart, after all. In
stead, she decides to become a
trained nurse-noW that Aunt
Harriet has opened a dressmak-
ing shop doWntoWn--so she goes
to ask DR.. Max Wilson, old fam
lily acquaintance, to get her into
the hospital. And this K. Le-
Moyne, he's lovely and polite and
all, but there's something dread
fully mysterious about him.
Suddenly a whole new phase of
life opens upon Sidney. Just
read about it in this instaIlment.
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A FRIENDS
ADVICE
Woman Saved From a Seri-
GUS Surgical Operation.

Louisville, Ky.-''For four years !
suffered from female troubles, head
aches, and nervousness. / could not
sleep, had no appetite and it hurt me to
walk. If I tried to do any work, !
would have to lie down before it was
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-03-08

finished. The doc
tors said / would
have to be opera
ted on and / simply
br ok g down. A
friend advised me
to try Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Y age
table Compound.
and the result is !
feel like a new WON.
an. ] am well and
strong, do all my
own house work and
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-03-08

Note the evil results of smoking as
illustrated by the volcano; it constant
ly suffers from eruptions.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-03-08
The Road scraper.

Where is your road scraper? Have
1t ready to use on the roads after
every rain. Persuade your neighbor
to do the same.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-03-08

You may notice that when some
men promise you things they always
qualify the promise with a great big il.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-03-08

The chief enemies of plants in heavy
soils are damp and cold during the
rainy months.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-03-08

staSOn. neSe powders
are easy and pleasant to take and excel
lent results are accomplished by their
use. Used by Mothers for 80 years.
Sold by Druggists everywhere. rs cents
Trial package FREE. Address.
THE MOTHER GRAY CO.. LIE Roy. N. Y.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-03-08

A fire in an Ohio grain elevator
burned for more than a year.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-03-08
Optimistic THOUGHT.

The most important element in sue
cess Is economy Of money and time.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-03-08
Increase School Attendance.

Figures show that school attendance
increases Importantly wherever coun-
try roads are improved.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-03-08

And many man who pays cash
sleeps on tick.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-03-08
Expenses for 1914.

In 1914 the United States expended
for road work quarter of a billion
dollars.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-03-08

housekeeping is never as bad as the
poems written about it.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-03-08

Moth and butterfly eggs look like
small but fancy pieces of candy.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-03-08
Mother Gray's Powders
Benefit Many Children

Thousands of Moth
ers have found MOTHER
GRAY'S SWEET pow
DERS an excellent rem
edy for children COM
planning Of Headaches,
Colds. Constip alton.
Feverishness, Stomach
Troubles and Bowel IT.
Irregularities from which
children suffer at this
The broad ax., 1917-08-11
GOT 26 DUCKS IN II SHOTS.
Yukon Hunters Big Bag From Birds
In Flight.

Dawson, Y. TED Doran of South
Dawson made, according to number of
shots fired, record killing of ducks
on the Klondike flats near Jackson
gulch. He left home with only seven
teen shells, thinking from his past ex-
perience that number would be ample.
At 1:30 a. m. the ducks began to ar
rive, and in the dusk Doran fired five
shots at indistinct forms without bring
ing any down.
Then with seven shells he landed as
many birds singly. By this time the
ducks were coming in showers, and,
1t being impossible to select single
birds, he began ground sluicing them
and with his last five shots laid out
nineteen cold and wounded seven or
eight more that got away in the brush
and darkness.
Doran says it was the greatest flight
he ever saw, and If he had had enough
shells he would have beaten Jack Lees
record Of fifty-two ducks in less than
one hour, which Jack repeated three
times about ten years ago up the Klon-
dixie.
The broad ax., 1917-08-11

aircraft caused all the members Of the
party to seek shelter in an old under
ground dpgout constructed by the Ger
mans before the retreat and again
when the party's presence upon an OBJ
servation point commanding view Of
the German line provoked activity
among the Krupp batteries and several
German shells whistled uncomfortably
near.
81 was scared both times" asserted
Mrs. AstOr, ''and it was near enough
to the actual fighting line for me-"
Mrs. Astor said the widest imagina-
ton could not visualize the destruction
wrought by the Germans in their wan
ton attempts to lay waste France. 81
cannot understand how the Germans
spared the soldiers and explosives to
wreck such a huge expanse so COM
pletely," said Mrs. Astor. 81 hope they
won't be able to continue devastating
the country as they are forced back
out of France"
Mrs. Astor visited Prince Eitel Fried
rich's observation post near Noyon,
where before the retreat the Germans
viewed the activities along the old
French line. This cleverly concealed
position, offering a view of wide ex-
panse Of the front and bearing in
Vulnerable evidences Of its recent oc-
cupancy by the German prince and his
staff, interested her greatly. She OBJ
tanned there several souvenirs like
shoulder straps of the German officers
Of distinguished regiments and but
units which she found among litter
left behind when the invaders re-
treated
The broad ax., 1917-08-11
WRECK OF EXPRESS IS
AVERTED BY HER HAT
Headgear of Woman Is Found
Beside Split Rail, and Warn
ing Is Given.

Greenwich, Conn. - The next time
your wife breaks the news to you that
she has bought new hat it might be
wise not to call the hat any names un-
til it has had time to prove what sort
of hat it is.
There is remote possibility it might
be heroine hat like the one that Mrs.
NJ. Fillmore Bowen, Christian Science
reader of this town, bought. She did
not buy it for a heroine hat, but the
hat. revealed it's abilities when she
wore it for the first time by preventing
the wreck Of an express train on the
New Haven railroad near Port Chester.
Mrs. Bowen boarded train for New
York. At Port Chester she walked
through the train looking for friend
The hat blew off when she was cross
ing q platform She notified the con-
ductor. He telegraphed back, and be-
fore the Grand Central terminal was
reached informed Mrs. Bowen that the
hat was waiting for her in the freight
station I'm Port Chester.
When On her return Mrs. Bowen got
the hat she was told that a bootblack
at the station had found the hat on the
ties beside split rail He had run
back, she was Informed, and reported
the split rail. An approaching express
train was switched to another track.
The split rail was replaced.
The broad ax., 1917-08-11
TO BANISH EGG SHAMP00S.
BARRIERS Say Plan Would Save 5o,ooo,-
600 a Year.


South Bend, Ind. d. Kimerer, q
barber Of this city, has a scheme to
save 250,00O,OO0 eggs a year for the con-
sumption Of the people. He has put
his plan before National Food Director
Hoover and received from him assur-
ance Of its consideration. Kimerer
would do away with the egg shampoo
during the war. He says that on an
average, which is considered low, each
barber in the United States gives three
egg shampoos a week, using two eggs.
Recent statistics show that there are
100000 BARRIERS,
Thus If the government placed ban
on egg shampoos for men it would
mean the saving Of 93,6OO,OOO eggs
each year, provided each barber aver
aged but three shampoos. But other
BARRIERS in the city say the average Of
three is too low and that it would be
nearer six or eight. Figured at that
rate, more than 2O0,OOOOO0 eggs could
be saved. 1t is hard matter to get at
the number Of eggs used by women
for shampooing, inasmuch as many do
their own work. However, hairdress-
er estimates that 100000 eggs are
used each year.