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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
HELPS PAY FOR GOOD ROADS
In 1918 Nearly 81 Per Cent Of Motor.
Vehicle Tax Was Applied to
Highway improvement.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
The increase I'm motorcar registra-
tiOns and revenues In the United
States during the past dozen years
represents some interesting COMPARE
sons. This is especially true in re-
spect to the use made of the
In 1906 the total registrations were ap-
proximately $4,000 cars. paying a gross
evenue OF about S103,0OO, or roughly
the same as the returns from the Dis
trict of Columbia for the year 1918.
Furthermore in 1906 the gross regis
tration represented less than
three-tenths of l per cent of the total
rural road and bridge expenditures for
that year. In 1918 the m~otor-vehicle
represented approximately
p per cent Of the total road and
bridge expenditures for that year. Fur
thermore, while In 1906 practically
none Of the motor-vehicle revenues
were applied To road construction or
maintenance, In 1918 nearly 81 per
cent of the gross returns. or S4G.935,-
691, were devoted to this purpose I'm
40 states, and of the total amount ap-
piled to road work a per cent, or
S36, 161 Alb, was expended more or less
directly under the control or super
vision Of the state highway depart
ments.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
Matters of Etymoloov.

Handlers among the derivations OF
words can always find fantastic sim.
ilarities. "Cocayne" is centuries old
and means a land where ease and lux
ury prevail, lubberland, an imaginary
abode Of the lotus eaters. Its etymol-
ogy is disputed but possibly from the
French meaning cake" the Land Of
Cakes. II has been connected with
"Cockney," whose origin also Is un-
certain, meaning a dweller in London
in sound Of Bow bells. "Cocayne" is
usually spelled 'Cockaigne." The two
words differ absolutely in %pronunci-
alton. for 1t must be remembered that
cocaine" is pronounced co-ca-in T;
three, not two syllables. Another err
ror made by those comprising quite
a few pronounce 'paresis," which has
its sc" short and accent on the first
syllable as If that "e" were long and
the accent on the second. Finally, the
origin of cocaine Is clear, from the
South American coca plant and the
chemical sufix line"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
Royal Windsor.

If ever a place had a right to the
title Of royal" IL is. surely. Windsor,
for the famous castle which forms
such a Landmark for the countryside.
as 1t shoulders Its way up above the
Thames. between Staines and Maiden
head. has been the chief residence of
the English kings and queens since the
days of William the Conqueror. Even
In the days of the Heptarchy, a strong
hold Of some kind occupied the great
mound above the river where Windsor
castle now stands, whilst antiquarians
insist that there was a Roman settle
ment hereabouts, pointing to the Ro-
man camp that vas unearthed at st.
Leonards hill. over 200 years ago,
and the further Roman remains of
much more recent discovery at lyle
Place farm.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26

Trucks are usually equipped with
motors having considerable reserve
power. which is provided for pulling
heavy loads up grades or over bad
roads. If hauling to and from the farm
Is over fairly level. improved roads. as
is the case in a great many instances,
the motor truck even when loaded to
capacity Is capable of hauling q trailer,
thus being able to handle nearly twice
the normal rated capacity of the truck
without overlooking 1t.
Danger in Practice.
There Is a danger, however, in this
practice of hauling t~railers behind
trucks, because some owners are sure
to use them when highway and other
conditions are not favorable. The
harm in doing this comes in overload
ing the truck motor beyond the ca
pacity at which it will work econom-
ically and efficiently, which is prob
ably the worst punishment that can
be given a truck.-Power Farming.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
FEW A%UTO.DON'TS

Among other "don'ts' for the
unskilled operator of sliding
gears are these:
Don't fail to know exactly
where the reverse" position of
the gear shift is, and don't fail
scrupulOusly to avoid this posi-
ton so long as the car is NOV
ing forward.
Don't try to shift from a
higher gear to a lower gear
without letting the car speed
slaeken somewhat before SO do
ing.
Don't try to change from high
gear to low without letting the
a nearly stop.
Don't fail to speed up the car
somewhat before changing from
a lower to "A higher gear.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26

for himself and his family. II the
prospective builder owns a lot, he can
get the money to build either on a
straight mortgage or OF IA contract,
which provides for monthly payments,
the same as rent. Ii he has some
cash, real estate dealers will help him
secure his home.
The first step In building is to So
cure the plan of the house that the
owner wants-one that Is large
enough to provide for the needs of
his family, and one that he can pay
for without embarrassment. Assum-
Ing the obligation to pay for a home
Is one of the greatest Incentives to
save. Payments are due at a certain
time, and the owner will meet them.
the builder has an asset that not only
protects him in his old age, hut can
be turned into cash more readily than
any other thing. with the possible ex-
ception of government bonds.
But what Is most valuable to the
home owner Is the feeling that the
place In which he lives is his-his To
fix up as he sees fit to beautify with
trees, and shrubs and flowers. and to
add 10 as he can afford il. He is a
responsible member of the
ity In which he lives: he is a fixture,
not a transient. and is accepted as a
desirable person to know. He gets ad-
vancement In business because IL is
reasonably certain that he will stick
to his job. and not leave his employer.
And when the opportunity comes In a
business way he has, or can easily
obtain. capital to take advantage OF
the opportunity that presents itself.
Owning a home Is what makes a
man a real citizen. And by building
a home he owns one that he wants
that his family Will be proud Of,
and n that means more to him than
just a place in which to eat and sleep.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26

difference In freight rates, and the
cost of labor. BY consulting the con
tractor and material dealer, also, the
prospective builder can learn many
ways TO cut costs without cutting the
size and convenience of his home.
There are hundreds of thousands
of Americans now building their own
homes many other thousands are con-
t%emplating securing a place Of their
own in which to live. NO nation
wide movement has gained such a
hold on every one as the Gown Your
Home" campaign. But the best way
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
HOW ABOUT DAD?
Writer Makes Plea That Is
Worth Consideration.
Too Often Father of Famil. Gives All
With Comparatively Little
Return From Those
He Loves.

Ii is not fathers plant. lie rarel,
admits that he has cause for coin
plant. So someone must do it fol
him.
Imagine. If you please, q successful
man of 20. Besides his prosperou,
business or profession, he has laid VI
an independence. lie has fine char
acter, unblemished reputation, good
health and apparently ideal family
relations. Yet he is not happy. Pos
sibly he knows what is the matter
more likely he doesn't; but we 10,
1t is those seemingly ideal domestic
relations. OF his three children, his
son, a fine young man of 10, prom
Uses, after the subsistence of youths
effervescence, to follow wOrthily in
his fathers footsteps. But there is
no ~comradeship between them. The
boy greatly respects his father, and
his love might be a stay in the crises
of life, but Is small comfort in its
dead levels. He would as likely think
of cumming with Abraham.
His elder daughter is "out." his
younger still a school girl. He has
given them every advantage of educa-
tiOn. pays their bills. keeps open house
for their company, sometimes board
ing visiting girl friends for weeks. He
has been driven from the parlOr to
the library by the force of that deep
rooted American dclusion that social
pleasure is strictly for young people.
To be sure, his girls sometimes take
fits of petting him, but the unfor-
tunate coincidence of these spells
with calls for some fresh indulgence
will force itself on his attention, de-
spite his loyal efforts to be fondly
blind.
And his wife, the one member OF
his family of his W generation, she
who has with him a common past.
common interests and a common re-
membrance of Loves Young Dream"
surely she Is In perfect accord with
him? Surely she sits in the library
with him?
No, she doesn't. A successful mans
wife often mistakes the Difference
paid to her for tribute to her own
charm when in fact it is paid solely
to her husbands wife. Occasionally
death and misfortune rob her of both
husband and money and then she il
made TO realize how little court is
paid to her personality. But the mis-
take is quite natural, and she really
believes her husband fortunate to pos
sess her. Therefore. when she has
given the time and thought necessary
to the smooth running of the domestic
machinery she fancies she has done
her full duty by him The rest of her
she gives to her clubs, her lin
CUISINE, the dressing of her daughters
and herself; In fine. to all that per
to the social standing of the
never questioning the real
happiness of the talented man who is
working for the means to
give her and her children these adj
vantages. She takes it for granted
that he is completely satisfied with
vocation.
But he isn't. He Is human and often
love hungry. II is high time his fam
lily call their dormant love into ac-
i've life and give smiles to him now,
of tears to his casket.-Penn-
Grit.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26

Now that farmers are buying motor
trucks In large numbers. II is desirable
that these trucks show not only an
economical performance but also that
they pay as big returns on the invest
meDt as is possible to make them. As
n power farmer expressed it not
long ago, the motor truck takes the
last drudgery out Of farming. This is
a whole lot to say. but many owners
are finding II true. Not only that
they are also finding that the truck
makes money by saving money In re-
ducing production and marketing costs.
Advantages Of Truck.
One of the big advantages of the
truck is that it brings the market
many hours, and eve days, nearer the
farm; and another factor in this con-
nection which operates to bring farm
and market still closer Is the trailer
behind the truck. Where conditions
are favorable to its use, the trailer
should be considered an essential part
of truck equipment.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
Auain,

On the night Of armistice day
negro trooper met some hilarious
Frenchmen. Next morning he was
before his captain, charged with In.
toxication.
young man." scowled the cap
tain. you've got a mighty good rec
ord, and I'm sorry. Have you any
excuse to offer for this outbreak"
81 amt got no excuse, please.
cap'n," said the culprit. but Use done
got a good reason"
"A reason" exclaimed the captain.
what is it?"
well, cap'n. I dunno de English
TO II. but de bunch / met las night
called IL encore"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26

floor are living and dining rooms and
the kitchen. The living room is large,
II by IL feet @ inches. The dining
is 10 feet o inches by L. feet
8 inches. The kitchen is nearly
square. 10 by . feet 6 inches. A hall
connects the living room and kitchen
and permits entry TO the basement
stairs from either room.
The three bedrooms and bath on
the second floor all are corner ronnls
and open of a central hall. Good
sized closets are provided with each
room. The roof over the real porch
IL q balcony, which may be enclosed
TO provide a sleeping porch. Full stairs
lead to the attic.
This house is not expensive to build.
The walls all are straight. which cuts
the construction cost. Still Ii will
make a comfortable. convenient and
attractive home for the average-sized
family. What II will cost can be de-
termined by consulting the local build
ing contractor and material dealer.
Costs differ in different localities. be-
ing controlled by the distance from
sources of supply and the consequent
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
RECONSTRUCTION IS
OF BIG IMPORTANCE
Time to Spruce Up Car Neglected
During Great War.
Col. Arthur Woods, Assistant to Sec
rotary of War, Recommends EN-.
ployment Of Returning Sol.
diers to Make Repairs,

How about your motor car? OF
course you let her lose class some
what during the war. 1t was unpa.
trlotic to use labor or paint on yOur
car at a time when American indus.
try was working at top speed to pro
duce the material necessary for the
winning of the war.
But the war is over. Labor is no
longer scarce. In fact, there are TO-
OWO soldiers being dismissed every day
from the service, and these men will
have rather a difficult time of it until
the Industries of the country can re-
instate them into civilian jobs. Now
Is the time to spruce up that motor
car, to put that necessary coat of paint
on and to overhaul it generally. You
will be doing a patriotic service to the
country in getting a soldier or two to
do this work for you. Col. Arthur
Woods, assistant to the secretary of
war, recommends the employment of
ex-service men for such reconstruction
work.
There Is no more need for emergency
economy. Minor repairs add to the
life of things. Paint adds life to the
body of the car. Spruce up your en-
CINE. Renew those worn parts. Your
car will go quicker, will run smoother,
and wear on 1t will be lighter.
Materials are expensive W
paints, machine parts, cost more than
they used to a few years ago. But
they will "A v more than their value
In their service to the car.
Don't wait for materials to come
down. They won't. Rather is the
contrary to be expected. And If you
wait a little too long, you will have to
put on an extra Dat of paint, and
more parts will wear out. "Spruce
up your car now.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26

5OO-mile race, giving Ray Harroun, the
winner. "A real fight for the money.
milford was forced tn change a tire
near the finish and probably he would
have won had this not occurred.
As the race driver, milford dis
played most of his skill in the big road
races when that form Of automobile
racing was popular in America. As a
speedway driver he has had varying
luck and during the contest for the
American Speedway championship in
1917, which was o by Dario Resta,
with the late John Aiken second, and
Edward ~Rickenbacker. third. Milford
failed to get among the leaders.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
Widows Are Wonderful

81 love you! I love you" he muir
INJURED for the nineteenth time. Speak
Answer me -"
The maiden coyly hung her head.
"I-oh. John, this is so sudden ="
she pleaded.
He drew her closer to him.
Don't be afraid. darling" he said
gently. would you like me to ask
your mother first?"
With a cry of alarm she threw her
arms round his neck.
mo, mol" she gasped. Mother is a
widow. | want you for myself"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26

Many builders in selecting the de-
sign for a home pick one of a house
that will suit the need of the aver
age family. The house is of either six
or seven rooms. Of frame construction
and arranged in its interior so that
II will provide a comfortable, modern
home for the ordinary family. There
Is nothing about the house that is
"freakish :" it is Il good. common-sense
home. This sort Of house is what will
appeal to the greatest number of buy
ers; consequently, it can readily he
turned into cash should the builder
80 desire.
The house shown in the accompany
Ing illustration is the sort of n home
described. 1t is of frame construction,
set IN a concrete foundation and has
a full basement. There are three
good rooms on the first floor, and
three bedrooms and bath on the sec
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26

Soil. like a horse, must be well fed
for good service.
Putting money into a silo Is better
than putting it into a bank.
Any kind Of a silO Is a good silo II
1t is what you want and you will keep
1t in good order.
The farmer who can grow most of
his feed for his live stock is a fortu-
nate man. Protein feeds are essential,
and their price Is high
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
Concrete Bafhed Bandits.

At the time of the Madero revolution
in 1910 the various railways of Mexico
were beginning to use concrete in the
making of culverts, and it is under
stood that most of the concrete cul-
verts and bridges built at that time
have withstood the bandits attacks
and other injuries, while the wood and
steel structur8 have been DESTROYED.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
CAUSE OF UNDUE TIRE WEAR
Few Owners Realize That Loose or
Improperly Mounted Rims Are
Hard on Tires.

1t is generally understood nowadays
that wheels which are out of align
ment cause undue tire wear. Few
owners, however, realize that rims
which are loose or otherwise improp-
erly mounted will have the same ef-
feet of causing excessively rapid tread
wear. A loose rim generally makes its
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
DISPLAYS SKILL AS DRIVER
Ralph milford Originally Sprang Into
Fame as Winner of 1910 Road
Racing Championship.

Natural aptitude to understand an
international combustion engine made
a star racing driver of Ralph milford.
He originally sprang into fame as the
winner of the 1910 road racing cham
pionship. and capturing the Vanderbilt
cup race the following year. He was
also runner-up In the first Indianapolis
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
GET AHEAD OF JACK
FROST.

Jack Frost is a kill-joy. but
a be %thwarted, to some extent
at least.
You have gone to a lot of
trouble and some expense, all
spring, summer and fall. grow
ing a garden. 1t has paid for
itself, of course-probably many
times over. But some Of the
crops are almost sure to be just
at their best when frost comes.
With a little care, the summer
season cal be prolonged, posi-
bly, several weeks. The supply
of fresh vegetables from the
garden need not be cut off the
day Jack Frost arrives.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26

to get the home that you want is t.
build it.
Building a home, in a majority of
cases, means that the builder has to
borrow money with which to build.
This is an easy thing to do. Bankers.
building and loan associations, many
employers. real estate men and con
tractors all are ever ready to help
the head of a family secure a home
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26

presence known by a clicking OF
s~queaking sound. This is not always
so. for occasionally a small stone OF
some sand may get in between the rim
and felloe so as to prevent noise. The
rim appears to be tight. but in reality
Is running out Of alignment and wear
ing out the tire.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
GENERAL
jEARMN0TES>

A farmer must be a business man
before ne can prosper.
Keep down the weeds; they rob the
crops Of food and drink.
BuckEbeat. rye. timothy and alsike
~ raBd cr1ps for drained land.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
Troubles Have Their Usea.

Care and anxiety wear one down a
little, but these may be the very things
out of which a man will build ND his
own life poise and patience. and endur-
ance and courage. than which, surely,
there can be nothing finer or more
splendid.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
Many Automobile Owners.

This country has more than six mil.
Hon automobile owners. one to every
eighteen Of the population. and about
fifteen of these ride I'm automobiles.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
PuiIeys Out Of Alignment.

In cases where the fan belt devel
ops a trick of constantly flying of Of
breaking. the natural suspicion is tina
the pulleys are out of alignment
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
USING SeIf-Starter

When using the self-starter be sure
that the spark is retarded, as a back
kick may wreck the mechanism.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
s|X-ROOM HOUSE
MAKES COY HOME
Interior Arrangement Suitable for
Small Family.
is NOT EXPENSIVE TO BUILD
Design Shown Suits Needs Of Average
Family and Provides House
That Is Readily
SaIeable.
is NOT EXPENSIVE TO BUILD
BY WIN. A.

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject Of building. for the readers Of this
paper; On account Of his wide experience
- Editor, Author and Manufacturer he
10. without doubt. the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all Inquiries
to William A. Radford, No. 1927 Prairie
avenue. Chicago. ILL.,. and only enclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26

ond. The attic is large-large enough.
an extra bedroom, a playroOm for
the children and at the same time pro-
vide a considerable amount of storage
space.
From an exterior viewpoint, this de-
sign is excellent. The wide porch with
brick piers; the shingled siding above
the second floor sill and the inset at
tic window all combine to give IT an
attractive appearance. The size Is %
by 70 feet. 81 that II will 20 on a mar
row lot, keeping down the total cost Of
the home.
The arrangement of the six rooms Is
shown by the floor plans. ON the first
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-09-26
Pit for Celery.

A similar pit may be made for cell
cry, though the dirt should be exca-
waited to n depth OF about IA inches.
However, celery may be kept until ex-
IRENE cold weather In the position
where ii grew by banking enough
earth about the plants TO hold the
stems In n compact bunch. just be-
fore freezing occurs bank the earth
up TO the very tops Of the plants, al
most covering them. As the weather
becomes colder. cover the ridge with
straw, corn fodder. or pine boughs
held In place by stakes or boards.
Pumpkins and squashes may be kept
winter use in a dry storage room in
the basement. placing them In row
on shelves, so that they are not In con-
tact with each other.
The United States department of
agriculture discusses all phases of the
subject I'm Farmers Bulletin S1p.
Home Storage of Vegetables" There
are other bulletins on storage houses
Of various kinds.