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and results in highway construction
and administration. Although meet.
ings have been held each year, none
has been called since the European
war began. Before the war the con.
gress had met In Brussels. Paris and
London.
Secretary Meredith notified the high.
way officials that he would enlarge
the advisory committee Of state
highway officials, which consults with
the department on federal policies In
road building. This committee. con-
listing of six members. will now In.
clude the entire executive committee
of the American Association Of State
Highway officials. increasing Its mem.
bership to -. The secretary said this
step was taken so that the committee
would more completely represent all
parts of the United States. The en-.
larged membership will enable the ad.
visory committee to work out a classl-
flcation Of roads for the entire coun.
try, thereby providing n basis for
more oSderly national program of road
building.
The executive committee inspected q
signal device destined to prevent
grade crossing disasters and accidents
on dangerous curves. It met with the
director OF sales OF the war depart.
ment with reference to obtaining
equipment which is seriously needed
In road building and which the states
have been unable to secure.
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EARLY BREEDING ADVOCATED
Lambs Born In Spring Get One or Two
Months Of Mothers MIX Before
Fighting Worms

Early breeding In order that lambs
may he old enough TO offer strong re-
s!stancc 10 worms when they are turned
on pasture, Is advocated by the No
hrnskn College Of Agriculture. Ewes
bred In October md November will
lamb In March and April. This will
give the lambs from one to two months
on their mothers milk and on grain be-
fore they have ~ combat worms. The
principal objection TO early lamhlne is
the necessity of having n good barn.
However, the expense and trouble from
early lamhing are more than offset by
the ability Of the lambs TO survive the
worm scnson. Exirn feeding Of ewes
during the breeding season Is urged.
Well-fed ewes are more likely 10 pro-
duce twins
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MILK DIET IS INSUFFICIENT
Calves Cannot Properly Digest and
Utilize MIX Unless Accompanied
by RouGhaoe.

Recent research work done by the
Iowa agricultural experiment station
shows whole milk 10 be a good diet
for young calves up 10 three months
old. After this age the two calves
experimental on developed symptoms
Of scant nourlshment and went down
hill until death finally came at the
ages Of i76 and 20s days. Failure of the
milk rs a permanent diet for the I'll.
mnatIng animals Is shown not to he
due 10 quality or improper quantity
OF the nutrients, but probably TO the
inability Of the animals 10 properly
dIges, and utilize the milk unless &C.
compnnied by some kind OF roughage.
DIsarrangcment Of the digestive sys-
TEN probably follows the abnormal
symptoms noted In the experiment.
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6B[I(>
ROADS
TO JOIN WORLDS CONGRESS
Secretary Meredith Favors fcces:.
ance OF Invitation Of Intcrna.
tional Association.

That the United States shou'd -.
cept the invitation Of foreign cnrt.y
tries to join the Permanent IHtcIn1-
tional Association Of Road Con.
crosses Is the recommendation nf RI"
executive committee of the Amer ~
Association Of State Highway Oa.r'as
to the secretary of agriculture. T'-e
committee, which held a two-days' con.
ference In Washington, d. G.. crn.
sidered at the suggestion cf SO.
retary Meredith, the invitation 10
the United States which i"'
been received through the stare
department from the American cor@u'
general at Paris. Secretary Me"ri u
concurred in the action Of the hi'h
way officials and told them he wn'''h
recommend to the state den"r'r:""t
that congress be asked to aut.iur.Hs
acceptance. The highway officials a'sa
recommended that the international
association be invited to the United
States for its next meeting.
In advising the secretary Of the ac-
tlon of the state highway officials.
Thomas II. Macdonald, chief OF tho
bureau of public roads, who Is n's'
a member Of the executive COMMITTEES.
said that the United States is the only
civilized nation not now member
Of the international association. He
saw many advantages in the United
States becoming a member, and he he.
lieved the other nations In the MS.
soclation would welcome an invita-.
tlon to meet In this country next year.
The roads congress, he said, cOnsti.
tuted an international tribunal for
bringing together the best experience
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i)AR1{5
MAKE WAR ON TUBERCULOSIS
Mere General Use OF intradermic Test
Is Expected to Speed Up Cam.
palgn Against "TB."

Recognition OF the intradermlc meth.
od OF applying the first test prepara-
tory TO accrediting a herd ms free
from tuberculosis, has been announced
by the bureau of animal industry. Uni.
ted States department of agriculture.
The more general use Of the infrader.
mic test Is expected to speed up" the
federal and state cooperative cam
paign against TB. In the subcutnneous
method, heretofore generally used, the
tuberculin Is inserted beneath the skin
and II Is necessary TO take three pre-.
llmlnary records OF the animal and
at least seven soon after the test. In
the lntradermic method insertion Is
made between the layers of the skin
and, while this requires D greater de-
gree OF skill In the operator, only one
later Inspection of the animal may he
sufficient 10 indicate the presence or
absence OF the disease.
The federal recognition Of the Intra.
fermic method provides, however that
herds undergoing II successfully must
pass subcutaneOus test within h year
before they can be accredited as free
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LIVESTOCK
CsNOTESA

Quarantine your hog lots when chol'
era Is In the locality.
Every pig lost at farrowlng time
lessons the chance OF profit.
Alfalfa meal fed to breeding hogs
helps TO save hlgh.prlccd grain,
Young bours should be separated
from their mutcS ut or before five
months old.
Don't be afraid to SIT up all night
when the pigs are coming, You will
be well paid for II.
Keen cholera AWAY by having every.
thing clean about the yards and build
Ings. Use dlSlnfcctnnts.
In these days Of hgh.prlccd feed II
does not look like good business to
fe,d brood sows al' winter and then
through carclcssncss or neglect per.
mi, them to lose most OF their pigs
Livestock raising 10 connection with
renernl farming conscrves fertility cl.
cmepts and makes It possible to pro.
ducc more food on a given area OF
land.
The hest time to dchorn cattle Is
either IN the fall Of the year, after
the flies hive Disappeared, or In the
enrly spring before the flies appear
Give the eve a protein feed so sup
r,y the necessary mllk-alfalfa, hay
and oats ere good and easily pro
duced on the farm.
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whose smoke they inhaled and puffed
out Of their mouths and noses. Later
they discovered that the leaves Of a
plant were rolled In the leaf Of maize.
The first clear account Of smoking
was given In 1929 by Gonzalo Herman
dez de Oviedo In his "Historia General
de las Indlas." He said the practice
was pernicious and used to produce
insensibillty." He reported that In
Cubs and most Of the islands the ma
tlves smoked rolls of herbs. (which
they called tobaccos." while on the
mainland they inhaled through the
forks OF a Y-shaped hollow cane which
they inserted In both nostrils. This
instrument the natives called "t0bagO."
The Spaniards thought the name was
that Of the fuel instead Of the pipe,
hence our word tobacco. Oviedo point
ed out the mistake. bue "tobacco" had
worked itself into the white mans Ian
guage, and there it stayed. The herb
itself was vsriously known among the
natives. 1t was "cohiha" to the Caribs,
"petun" to the Brazllans. "piecelt" to
the Mexicans and 'uppowoc" to the
Indians of Virginia.
Nicotine, the active chemical prin-
clple OF tobacco. Is an intensely poison.
Gus alkaloid, named from Nicot, who
introduced tobacco into France Us a
medicinal plant. Hence, finally, my
Lady Nicotine"
Not essentially new are any Of the
modern forms Of tobacco using. The
leaves wrapped about with corn husR
roughly correspond TO our civilized
cigarette; the leaves rolled without
wrapping of another material to ouI
cignr. Tobacco -as powdered into
snuff and taken into the nostrils, as
now. Tobacco was also chewed by va
rious Indian peoples. The pipe WIS ir
almost universal use among the Amer
lean Indians the stone pipe, calumet,
was necessary implement in man!
ceremonial functions.
Tobacco arrived In Europe appar
entity by several different routes ant
under several different dlsgulses, Prob
ably Sir Walter Raleigh deserves the
creditor blamc-of introducing tn,
smoking OF II. Up to his time tobacco
had camouflaged as medicine, the
few smokers processing to he smoking
for their health. The Englishman-his
pipe Is shown herewith-blew TIE
smoke from his nose defiantly and sale
he smoked because he liked II.
The antis Of the seventeenth century
had high old time, Pagan, Moham
mcdnn and Christian monarchs alike
attempted to crush the habit OF ITO
hncco drinking" ms II was then cal,et
In England. But despite all opposition
tobacco eventually was established n.
n favorIte luxury all over Europe,
The cigarette attained commercial
importance otter the Crinean var. Ems
lIsh officers got the habit from assocla
tIon with the Turks, French and ltai
inns, who. like the Indians, "rollet
their own" other Engllshmcn initiated
this new smart diversion Of the arm,
officers. America, which somewher,
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along the path Of the centuries had
almost lost the cigarette, found 1t
again In England. and so 1t came back
to us.
For time most cigarettes were
made from the Turkish leaf. Then 1t
was discovered that the bright" Amer
lean tobacco, now grown In Virginia.
the Carolinas and eastern Tennessee.
made an agreeable cigarette. Even
tually cigarette making machinery was
invented. and today American clga.
rettes, both straight" and "blended,"
are smoked all over the world.
In 1868 not enough cigarettes were
consumed in the United States to be
subjected to the internal revenue tax.
In recent years the increase has been
by billions. From 1899 to 1914 1t was
800 per cent. In the past two years
the demand has advanced prodlgiOusly,
probably largely because Of the war.
In 1910, for the first time. the man.
ufacture Of cigarettes exceeded that Of
tiEuis. ihNil iViutlNC bVihS
$500, 100000 and SOOO.OOO.OOO Since
then. while cigarettes have multiplied.
cigars have Just about stood still. In
the year ended June 20, 1919, the num-
ber Of cigarettes was 46,50O, 900 900.
and Of cigars approximately s.0OO,O0O,-
600. as in 1910. For the first time more
leaf tobacco went into cigarettes than
into cigars, the two numbers being
177OOO,OOO pounds and 162,OOO.0O0
pounds.
The government derived from the in
ternal revenue tax on tobacco S206O03,-
091. an increase of S49,S14.431 over the
preceding year. More than $95.50O,0OO
Of the tobacco money came from ciga.
rettes. Recently the tobacco tax has
been heavily increased.
| Altogether we used 497. .079.920
pounds Of tobacco last year. We got
away with 174,697. .40S pounds Of plug,
17,499.465 pounds of twist. 9,S09, ,225
pounds Of finecut. 57,S93. .440 pounds
OF smoking tobacco and 37,1S0,3S2
pounds of snuff.
The value Of the tobacco crop to the
farmer was estimated last year at
s542, SAT 900. The average price he got
for It was 30 cents a pound. He gets
more now.
More thnn 50o,OO0,OO0 year Is
the value of tobacco products manufac-
tured In the United States. More than
n million and half acres of land are
devoted TO the growing Of the 'weed."
On the manufacturing side the govern
ment estimate Of the capital invested
In 1914 was s3O2. $4,000, which was
low figure even then and Is greatly
exceeded now. The number Of wage
earners In manufacture In that year
was 1TS,S72. and their annual earnings
s77,S56OOO.
II Is varIously figured that 20 per
cent Of our adult male population and
n third OF our total population use to-
bacco In one form or another. The per.
capita consumption, counting each man,
woman and child, Is seven pounds a
year The average consumption among
the tobacco users Is twenty pounds.
There are, according 10 one of the com
pliers Of data. 25,000000 smokers and
chewcrs whose average capacity Is 90
pounds per person, S,0O00o0 cigarette
smokers each lighting 4,500 cigarettes
year and A,5O0000 cigar smokers
each destroying 1900 cigars.
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PROFIT IN A FINE

dragged on and was decided only cutie
recently. The accused was sentenced
to fine Of 1000 francs cost. He re-
ceIvcd as the balance Of his hail, LOO
francs, which he changed for 2i,oOO
marks. Consequently, his little ad-
venture brought him in net profit of
l6,5O0 marks. AS one OF the humors
of the exchange this deserves to be
coupled with the case Of Swiss brew
cry, which Is said to have found II
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of -four and stir until well blended,
then pour on gradually, while stirring
constantly. one cupful OF milk. Bring
to the boiling point and add one-thlrd
of tcaspoonful Of salt, one-clghth Of
q ,easpOonful of pepper, one.haf ten.
spoonful Of curry powder and the
eggs. Turn into shallow huttered
dish. sprinkle with onc.fourth OF a
cnpful Of grated cheese, cover with
three, four,hs of n Cupful OF buttercd
crumbs and bake.
Savory Eovs-Cook hard rs many
eggs M there nrc people TO serve.
Make the same number ~ pieces OF
toast: butter and place on serving
dish. Cut the eggs In halves length.
wise aud take out the yolks, Put the
two halves on each piece Of toast.
Have ready some bits Of tongue which
have been minced and with II cream
the yolks of the eggs, adding softened
butter, snlt. pepper and cayenne to
taste. Pile the stufing high In each
egg white. making n little mound,
sprinkle with fine buttercd bread
crumbs and set In n quick oven tn
warm through and brown the crumbs,
Have prepared cupful OF whit"
sauce, or thlckencd canned tomatoes,
When the eggs ARE hot turn the sauce
over the eggs and serve nj once,
Scotch Eeos.-l,cmove the shells
from perfectly cooked eggs, roll In egg
white then In crumbs and fry In deep
fnt until golden brown, Serve ON a
plnttrr Of crisp green wntcrcrcSs.
Breakfast Eses.-put nm egg for
each person In small huttcrcd egg
shlrrcrs. Add n tablespoonful ~
cream. sprinkle with snlt and white
pepper and hnkc In moderate oven
until the eggs nrc set
Vassar Epos.-Chop fine two ounces
Of dried hccr add one cupful ~ to.
mntocs onc.fourth of n cupful Of graf
cd cheese. n few droI,s of onion Juice
and n pinch of cinnamon and cayenne
Melt two tnhlcsroonfuls Of butter
add the mixture. and when well heat
cd three wcll.hcatcn eggs, Cook un
III the eggs nrc creamy, stirring con
stantly. Serve on squares OF buttcre'
tnop,
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DALEY NOTES

Test out the cows.
DO your dairy dchornlng early.
Cows cannot produce the best quail.
lty of milk from polluted drinking
water
II IL important that the calf pens
to placed 10 avoid too great vGria.
,ions IN temperature.
Good dairy cows will give profitable
returns for nm additional grain ration.
even ut present prices OF feed,
Soyhean hay makes n good feed for
milk cows. aud II we'll cured would
not require any other roughagc fed
with IT,
Good cows and good scpnstor will
make profitable dnlryinc. The cows
II lntclllg,ntly fed. will produce the
butterlnt and the separator will save H..
MIX which Is shut up In can while
warm aud started to the creamery is
worse than sour milk for the butter.
mixer TO deal with.
DO you keep n diary OF your
dnlryf II not, how viii YOU know
the difference between the cows you
Keep aud the cows that keep your
The COW testing associations ars
rendering valuable service to their
members In helping them to feed eco.
nomically and prcntably at tims
when foods are high.
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NECESSARY FEEDS FOR BULL
Aim to Keep Herd Sire From Getting
Too Fat-Give Him Access to
Field or Paddock.

"Keep the bull thrifty but not fat"
Is the advice OF X. c. keller OF the
animal husbsndry department nt Iowa
state college. Give him plenty Of good
nutritious feed. Clover or alfalfa hay
with some corn, oats and little oil.
meal are best for keeping him In good
breeding condition. Sllage makes Il
very good foundation for the ration
hut must not he fed In large amounts
MS II makes the bull potbellled and
sluggish.
To keep the herd sire from getting
too ftt give him access 10 a small field
or paddock where he can get the nee.
essary exercise.
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LIGHTS THAT TWINKLE

STREET signs that twinkle are being
nut IN nll over the great Westminster
core OF London. The signs nre OF
glass, with the street lettering In "r7if.
fed" silver gilt; they are hung on
buildings near lamp posts and at night
are radiant with reflected light.
In the case Of minor thoroughfares
the street itself and what II leads Into
both appear on the sign. as well rs
Borough Of Westminster" The signs
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The existing peculiar conditions In
the International money market can
produce very strange and parudcxlcal
phenomena. Here is case In which
the exchange actually transformed n
punishment into n reward. In 1916
n man from across the Baden frontier
was arrested In Switzerland for SNUG
Cling. lie was released on hail Ct
1000 francs. which then cost him
1900 marks. For some reason the case
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stations ~ merit are not available and
In those sections where light horses
are preferred.
The number Of available stations II
limited TO about 10 ms only the best
OF those produced hnve been retained
or will be allowed to 20 out for prfb-
lie service. These stations range In
height from Is hands | inch 10 l6
hands 2 inches, weigh from 1900 Ia
1,4OO pounds. nnd in nearly oil cases
are tried sires and known producers
The object OF the work ut the sta.
,ion In which these horses are being
produced II the preservation and de-
velopment OF utility horse suitable
for rnnge and farm conditions. The
points especially emphasized are the
development OF size. soundness. tract.
ability. action. nn4 stamina, In use.
ful animal which can be used under
the saddle. on the road, or In the
field.
Persons Interested should address
correspondence to the Wyoming Horse
Breeding station. Buffalo. Wyo.
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Evil Always In Hatred.

A man should not allow himself to
hate even his enemies, because II YOU
indulge In this passion on some occa.
sions It will rise of itself In others ;
II you hate your enemies you will
contract such vicious habit Of mind
as by degrees viii break out upon
those who are your friends, or those
who nre Indifferent to you.-Plutarch.
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from tuberculosis. The Intradermic
test has been recognized also by about
three-fourths Of the As states now co.
operating with the federal government
In the TB work.
Texas recently became the forty.
ffth state engaged In the cooperative
campaign. The three states not yet
engaged In II are Arizona, Colorado
and California. Arizona and Colorado
are expected TO receive authority to
enter the work Mt the next session OF
their legislatures.
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TO WIN SUCCESS.

The trouble with n great many peo-
pie is that they are not willing to
make present sacrifices for future gnln.
The tools for self.lmprovcment are ut
your hand. use them. II the ax Is
dull the more streng,h must be put
forth. II your opportunities are lin
tied you must use your energy. put
forth more effort. Progress may seem
slow at first. but perseverance assures
success.-orison SWEET Marden II Chi.
ouge News
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TEETH OF CATTLE ARE LOOSE
Nature Intended Them 10 Be So &c
Prevent Injury 10 Jawbone In
Cutting on Grass.

The 'nclsor teeth of cattle project
forward and their upper surfaces
come into contact with the "denlal
pad" of the upper jaT, Grass Is
cut on hy the COW graSplng II and
Jerking the head upward, thereby cut
ting II with the sharp edges ~ the in
clsors. II the lncisors were firmly
fixed IN the jpwhons Injury to the den
tai pad would frequently occur. Don't
worry when you discover that the
cows front teeth are loose. Natur,
intended them to he so.
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POOR ROADS VERY EXPENSIVE
Added Cost Of FoodstuHs Placed Al
Half.5lllion Dollars Yearly on
Transportation.

Country road haulUgc cost Is big
part of the cost of transportation. Ex.
perts p,s II as high MS hHlf.bllllon
dollars n year on foods nlonc-,lue to
bad roads. That is i've dollars each
for every man, woman and child In
the United Stntes.
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LIVE
STOCK
USEFUL ANIMALS FOR FARMS
Department OF Agriculture Assisting in
Improvement Of Horses ip
Range Country.

The United States department Of
agriculture has bred and developed
several stations In It's orse.breedlng
project now located at the Y. s.
Wyoming Horse Breeding Stntlon. Buf.
folo. Wyo. The stations will be leased
to private breeders and community
breeding clubs for the breeding sea-
sons. IN this way Il Is proposed TO
assist In the Improvement of the light
horse stock OF the range country where
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lemon Ice OF
lemon sherbet In Il glass and cover
with the iced tea
Cherry Betty.-Butter deep dish
and cover the bottom with pitted cher
ries. Sprinkle the fruit with sugar.
nutmeg and coconut with sufficient
cherry juice 10 mOlsten. On top Of
this spread layer of luffy bread
crumbs; repeat until the dish Is full.
Finish the top with the crumbs Cover
aud stand In the oven one hour, then
uncover and brown quickly. Serve
hot with sweetcned cream ns n sauce.
Currant catsup.-Tnkc five pounds
OF currnuts, three pounds Of sugar,
one tablespoonful of cinnamon, one
tablespoonful Of allsplcc. one teaspoon.
ful Of black pepper one tenspoonful
OF snlt and hull II pint Of vinegar.
Mash the currnnts and rub them
through sieve: then iNd the other
Ingredients and boil for twenty min
ut"s. Bottle ms you do any cntsup
Ah'n '"'NNp hhN hll 'NI''lhlls h''i'h''
flavor and Is quite worth the trouble
of making
hacaroon Cream.--Sonk one.fourth
OF n hoX ~ gela,lnc IN onc-fourth Of
cupful Of cold water Make boiled
custard Of pint Of milk and the
yolks Of three eggs, onchnlf cupful Of
sugar. snlt and vnnilln Ia taste. Pour
this cusinrd over the Softcncd gcla.
tine, then add one cupful OF macaroon
crumbs and set away 10 cool When
this begins 10 thlcken. add the whites
OF the eggs beaten stifr. Mix well.
pour Into mold and set In n cool
place for three hours. Serve with
small cakes.
Frozen Maeedone.-Drnln the juice
from cupful OF canned or preserved
cherries. Add n cupful each of
canned pears, plums and pineapple,
put through the meat chopper; add
The cherry Juice, swectcn to taste Adj
oncfourth ~ n cupful of water and
two teRspoonfuls Of lemon Juice
Freeze the mixture except the cherries
which are stirred IN when ready "a
pack, Let stand several hours to
ripen.
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Children are tho llfohlood of the
state They are better producers ~
enorsy than coal or wood they are
better than steam or electricity So.
surely. they are much more worth the
study and consideration Of the most
eminent scientists and engineers than
the winEs Of moths ~ some improve
mont In difrerential Judge Ben
I.lndseY
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wv. MlAt~sle
Wanted 10 Remain Awhile.

Betty wns looking rather poorly
nftcr several weeks Illness. Aunt
Edith, who hnd not seen her since abe
was tiny baby. after kissing her,
turned TO her mother and said, rather
thouehtlcssly: "My, how thin she ls !
She looks as n n whlfY Of wind would
blow her away" This must have wor
ried Betty all day. for that night when
shc had finished all the customary
"God blesses" In her prayer she ndded
this earnest postscript: "And, please
God, make me thicker, for don't war,
TO bc blowed away"
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War Showed Value.

The war showed the value OF the
highways to the country us trans.
portation medium In the time Of emer.
rsucies, mud the commercial possibll-
tiles Of highway transportation
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Make Closer Relations

The farm is largely dependent upon
the town the town depends absolutely
upon the country. Good Nads melt
the distance between the city aud the
farm they break down the barrier Of
Isolation,