WL?. Dr. J. H. Sand ! >?j ? North Carolina G nomic Survey Is Ideas Well Wor * Before beginning the construction of a hand-clay road, the sand and day in the vicinity of the road should 'be examined' to ascertain whether they have the right properties necessary to build a first-class sand-clay road. The best sand or gravel to use Is that which has a eharp cutting edge and it should not be In too fine grains. A clean, sharp grit, such as is desired in making mortar is the quality of sand that is wanted. The best results are obtained, however, when the grains of sand are coarser than those used in making mortar. While any clean sand will make a sand-clay road, the sharper the grit the better the resulting road. The characteristics which are more desirable In the clay are plasticity and ?. the ability to slake well when it first becomes wet. A clay is called plastfc when it becomes sticky or dodgh-like a when mixed with a certain amount of I water, so that it can be molded or ' pressed Into various shkpes which it will retain even after it has been I * dried. If a lump of such clay is put in water, It will usually retain its form for a long time. There are other clays, however, which will immediately fall to pieces when placed In water as a lump of quick-lime will do under similar conditions. This Is due to the very rapid absorption of water into the porous construction of the clay. It can readily be seen that x this charcteristlc is an Important one when considering the material to be used In a sand-clay road. There is still another physical characteristic of clay which is to be considered from the standpoint of the road bnllder. Some clays shrink when dried, which is shown by the cracking and breaking out of their surface. This shrinkage in the measure of their expansion makes a sand-clay composition unstable. ' Shrinkage would do no harm if the clay would til stay in this condition, but it does not. When water, removed by evaporaL * Hon., is Testored to the sand-clay mixture. Its entrance is accompanied by a simultaneous expansion which causes the grains of sand to become separated^ This property can not be I Overcome for It la Inherent In the clay, but we can In some meaure modify this fact by using less clay In the composition. This, however, will weaken the road and cause It to break up in dry weather. Avoid such # days If possible. * One good test for a clay Is to wet the thumb aad place it against the . clay and If It sticks to the .thumb It is of tbd rlfcht quality for making n satdf day road, if, on the other hamltffttesp aot stick to the thumb, wo are com hi aaea mlag that thla particular stay- will aat make a good binder. .Ia gpsgvioiy "frf**estrclsy sn?h the ehsrffeSl UM^h^1 ahla. ; . , ". * | o Occasionally, % natural mint am o| faaad and'clay haVa baan found la tho right porportloa and ot the right uuallty to make a hard aarfaoed road. Whale each materials have been fouad la the gelds adjoin tag the high wars and have been uaod la sur(aelag It. the mis tire has baan oalled "to* soil dreealafr' and the resultant road a "do* doll" 'road. In reality, however, -It -La a xsnd-clxy road'and f wa slmplr aaad a mixture of the aand t/ and clay Which suture has provided. Ike provortlea of aaad and day la the beat mad-day road should be I h such that there Is J net a snllclent amount of clay, and so mora;, to 111 I the voids between the grains of sand whan those grate are touching each other. The ddty la the binder that l Jo to hold the grains of aand In place and there ahonld not he any more than la aulleisai for thlo purpose. If too largo g proportion ot clay la uaod tho grains of aaad ara prevented form b touching each other sad ara ahla to 1 > move about each other In the mam ot clay so that the resistance of the mua to th* wearing effect ot traffic Is practice!!y no more than if the roed vu oompoeed simply f clsy. i Water is also sble to net upon the asss of olsy and the rood beoomee ir;v sticky sad muddy. If there Is too smsll s proportion of ?lsy need, the the grains of send are sot cemented r tightly togathor sad the road dtelatea | i, rates vary qataklj under tragic and rain. The asset proportion of sand sad ! o|ar for teml the best nad slsl | read caa^M^^^^ad. as the prapor . , I Local Sh Pratt Disc -Clay Roi . ' ? eological and Eco-' sues Circular. The th Careful Perusal. a Band-clay road about eighty per cent aand and twenty per cent clay. One simple means of determining the theoretical amount of pore clay that should be added to any sand,that Is to bo used In the construction of a sand-day road la to fill a glass tumbor brimful with the sand that is to be used and then fill a similar tumb ler with water; pour the water carefully onto the sand until the water cornea flush with the* surface, which I will mean that all the voids between * the grains of sand are now fil!ed\with water. The amount of water tH&t baa been poured into the tumbler containing the sand will ' represent the proportion of volume of clay that It to necessary to add to that particular saud to fill all the voids with clby. Method of Mixing Sand and Clay. Having determined the source of supply of the best materials for making a sand-clay road tUe next questIon to the mixing of the materials, and this vfcrfes with the oharacter of the subsoil, whether this li a saud upon which clay to to be -added or clay upon which sand to to he added. It will he found that It is much easier to make a sand-clay road where . the subsoil to a clay. Clay Subsoil?The road should be properly located and graded and then the surface of the raod shaped with the proper crop and slope from this to the dtlches. The surface should ^ be smooth and about four or Ave Inches lower than what to dealred when * the road to completed. When this ^ is uuisueu lue porviun ui ruuu vuti la to bo sand-clay road, either nine or sixteen feet In the center, should when perfectly dry be plowed to a depth of four Inches and thoroughly harrowed, with a cutaway (disc) harrow. The sand should then be spread over the surface to a depth of four filches and thoroughly harrowed In , IlifrB* mt mmfi spread over the surface, and again thoroughly harrowed. After this mixing of the sand and clay is completed the road should be dragged. After the first heavy rain the road should again be harrowed and then drafcged Into shape feo as to give It the proper crown, and It will then become a firm, hard-enrfaced road. If a roller convenient this may be uaed to some advantage. If the aand clay road is constructed as outlined above and good clean I sha^p sand la uaed on a plastic clay, a first class sand-clay road will be the result. \ , In too many instance* in constructing a sand-day t road the aand lias simply been spread over the clay and it has been left for teama to mix It In ' with the clay. This takes a loft time and very often there is .not a thorough mixing of the two materials so that the reanltant road In not al- ? ways nnlform In Its construction and does not give as good satisfaction as r when constructed by the method scribed above. If the sand Is sdded to the clay | road when ft la wet the harrowing can all be done at one time, and, .when shaped up and dried out, It becomes a hard-surfaced road. The mala objections to making the sand clay road 1 nth Is way are that unless the clay road is extremely muddy and wet the harrowing of the sand^lnto I the clay causes considerable of the I clay to get Into round balls, which ' are not broken np by the harrowing; and that there le aot aa even a mixing of the sand an aad tbo* attar a boory rata aaata . bomood aad Ob*t*d lb Tbora la ? aoaauy a tioHaar to tot too awl mar I* aooMag a aaad^lay road wbaa WASHINGTON, NORTH lowers Xoxilgtit and lusses aid Worfc mobile party bake arrived at richmond Mmhth David Fowle, William tnlgbt, David T. Tayloe and Jay lodges, left Saturday mprning in the Automobile of Mr. David Fowle for Ellchbiond, Washington City, Bait!nore, Philadelphia and Atlantic City rhe party arrived aafe and sound in Richmond on a8turday night and are mjoylng their trip so far Immensely, rhey expect to be ' absent several lays. All wish them a pleasant outng. MISS RIAUD SWINDELL AT HOME TO GUESTS bn last Thursday evening lroiu 1:30 to II.AUbs Maud Swindell, the ittractlve little daughter of Mr. and drs. W. E. Swindell, charmingly epertalned at her homo on Eaat 8ec>nd Street in honor of her housetuests of Mines Suesl Fields of Hertord and Gladys Ross, of Edward, 3etween twenty and thirty were Inrited the evening proved to be one dt pleasure and ^merriment. Delicious >efreehment8 were served. All departed wishing every Joy to the vinesome little hostess. WILLIAM C. RODMAN DIED SATURDAY NIGHT On Saturday night last at the In ci Inn, Beaufort, N. C., after a llngiring Illness of six weeks little Wllllim Grimes Rodman, the ten-months ?ld son of Major and Mrs. Wiley C. lodman, of this city, fell peacefully >n sleep. The remains arrived here Sunday morning via the Norfolk Southern train and the funeral servles were conducted from the real- ' lence yesterday afternoon at 5 o'ilock conducted by Revs. Nathaniel larding and C. D. Malone. The InLittle Wjllatm was the sunshine of he now gloomy home. All that the iklll of the physicians or the attenion of loved ones proved of no avail or God kissed his eyelids down and ailed him to brighten the battleaents of heaven. "The Lord gave ind the .Lord hath taken away, Blessid be the name of the Lord.'' The lympathy of the entire community [oea out to the grief stricken parents. towers Lewis Co's. Cost Sale Wednesday Ak will be seen elsewhere in to lay's News the well-known firm of Sowers-Lew Is Company beginning Wednesday morning and lasting for en days, will afford the citizens of Washington and Beaufort county an ipportuntty to take advantage of heir cost sale. This bargain sale beflns on the morning of Jul^ 10 and loses on July JO. The firm will prelent many useful and needful bargains during the sale and It will pay ' ill readers of the Dally News to ne- 1 use tbelr advertisement and see for hemselves what is in store for them. Remember this sale opens Wedneelay morning next promptly at 9 o'clock. ,YDA CARTER STUDBERT CELEBRATES NATAL DAY, ?* i Miss LydS Carter Studdert. the 7- ] rear old daughter of Captain and Mrs < 3eorge J. 8tuddert, was at home to ] ler playnSates and friends Saturday , ifternoon from four to six thirty, the ; rcaalpo betyu^he celebration .of her , isventh natar day. Between fifty ; ind seventy-five were the reel peats >f Miss Lyda's hospitality. Tempting afresh meats were served. No social i 'unction among the little tots was , nors enjoyed this season. All wish i the hostess many happy and Joyova i wtnms. ' i Dl TODATS KIWI I J. K. Hoyt. ? Lyric Thesis*. ? W. Car Bit?. Chichester Pills. *' Bowers Lewis Co. ? Atlantic Hotel. Washington Mesas xehaage ; > Trialfy Cottage. ess ess a s 0 iv \W'l - -^j , -"J' vat CAROLINA. MORBAY AFTERNOON Tuesday. Light to I OR. LOUIS - .^IS ^*""7Sfl ^^rrtjy Dr. Louis A. Bauer, the scientist I the Carnegie Institution, has returned f the non-magnetic chip Carnegie, In the the world. The observation* he mnde \ Inere' charts.* jE Prohibition Pc Its Ncpninee ' ' Prudent. 1872 James Black of Pennsylvania J 1876 O. O. 8mith of Kentucky C 1880 Nell Dow of Maine. 1 ? 1884 J. P. St. John of Kansas. \ 1888 Clinton B. Flsk of New Jersey J 1892 John Bldwell of California J 1896 Joshua Levering of Maryland 1 1900 John O. Woolley of Illinois I 1904 Silas C. Swallow of Penn. C ' 1908 Eugene W. Chafln of Illinois A seeeeeee* Special to the Daily News. kTLANTIC CITY. N. J. July 8.?Pro- < ilblttoniaU are beginning to arrive I 'or their national convention, which t is to meet on the Steel Pier during * the last three days of this week for < the nomination of candidates for 1 President and Vic? President and the i idoptlon of a party platform. To- < lay the national committee met at 1 the Hotel Chalfonte to complete the I anal detail* of the convention ar- < rangements. 1 The convention will be called to srder at 10 o'clock Wednesday morn- 1 Ing by Charles R. Jones, chairman of 1 the national committee. The con- < mention will be attended by 1484 delAgates and an equal number of alter- , nates. Owing to the popularity of I Atlantic City as a summer resort the attendance of visitors and onlookers Is expected to be larger than at any nf the previous national conventions nf the Prohibition party. With the arrival of the delegates ' In town the discussion has opened in regards to the probable.choice for the 1 head of the national ticket. Those 4 whose names are most frequently * heard in connection with the presidential nomination are l^rmncta K. * Baldwin, of New York, Col. Andrew ( I. Houston, of Texas, Madison P. Larkln, of Pennsylvania and Dr. Aaron S. Watkins of Ohio, Eugene W. Chafln, who was the standard v hearer four yfcar ago, Is alsd mention- * sd. Mr. Chafln lived In Illinois at 1 the time of his nomination In 1808, 1 but has since removed to Arlsona. The selection of a vice presidential 11 nominee will depend largely upon what section of the country the pree- ' Identtal choloe oomes from. W. O. 1 Calderwood, of Mlsneeota, Is said to ' be slated tor t*e chairmanship of the 1 national committee to sucossd Charlea R. Joass, of Illinois, who is retiring from the post after a asrvtae of tea years. Mr. Calderwood Is believed te he estitled to the beeer la 1 Ttow *f tk? test at ?ka Proklkltloa j to vui-su ka, LicniMd Im- , MM Mask k* kauu k mt 1 tk*j, , JULY 8, 1018. Moderate North-E k. BAUER Hp , " \ ' V y Bk b\ n charge of measuring the earth fc rom a trip of two and a half years I course of which he circumnavigate will be used to rectify errors on ma irty Names '.s Wednesday [HON PARTY 8fNOK 19T9 * Vice President Vote ohn Russell of Michigan 5,607 I. T. Stewart of Ohio . . 9.737 * i. A. Thompson of Ohio 10,366 * V. A. Daniel of Maryland 150.626 * . A. Brooks of Missouri 249,945 * ames B. Cranflll of Tex. 270,710 * lale Johnson of Illinois 130,753 * {. B. Metcalf of R. I. 207.174 ieorg*AT. Carroll of T?x 258,205 lardn S Watklns of Ohio 253.840 sr s ? / Since th$' first convention held i Columbus, Ohio, in 1872, the Proh >itlon party has regularly held ni ional conventions and as regular] nominated candidates for Preside: ind Vice President, encouraged by trowing popular vote, though it ha rever received a vote in tne elector! ollege. At the same time the popi ar vote of the party has shown [ratifying growth, particularly i :erta!n sections of the South an tfeet. The candidates of the Prohibltlo >arty and votes cast for them In th ireeldentlal elections since and it eluding 1872 are shown above. IMPING PARTY NOW SAFEJNJHEISLAN Messrs James and Ralph Weetc save returned from Ocraroke, ft. C where they accompanied the cam pit party to that Island on last Frldt svening. The party left here on Fi iay night at 8:30 and arrived i Dcracoke Saturday morning at 10 c ilock after spending aatrenuousnlgl an the uncertain aPmlico Soun From all reports the party irreape live of age or else did good servii In calling for "New York" on the way. It Is stated that at least i antlre box of lemons were utilised siding seasickness. Of course it leedless to state that the entire pan were good sailors yet If reports a: irue they desired terra firms for tl :lme being. The party after landtz turned their melancholy Into joy ar from now on the Island will lie with merriment until the time com (or farewells to be announced. M. K. CHURCH NOTICES The adteo Aid Society met th afternoon with Mrs. Robert L. Jem it lee o'clock en Fifth Street 11 brnN of Stewards are called to me la Ik* Imn room ot Uw chuck tk ntklM at S:M o'clock. Tk* *1 be regaier mbafhlj meet In 5 jr'tV- .... t NEW jK - ' ' - ' aat Winds. l County Comir Meet in Reg Delegates Named t< Convention at C 1 -2nd. Commis and Hooker to R at Wrightsville, . The Board of County Commission- th erB met at the Courthouse on Mon- 8. 9 1 day last and transacted the following " eo business for the past month. All the present and re $1 gP1* m np'tJfoevd. be Marlah Taylor was allowed 12 th yards of white homespun and a pair ?] of shoes. W. T. Allcock. of Richland town- 32 ship, Vas relieved of poll tax (one i ) ce I The convicts were allowed to work for J. B. Harris and others at Pungo ?>f for thirty days beginning August 9. 6h After this work is completed they f0 are to work for J. A. Wilkinson and others for thirty days. X< Daniel Spates, col., of Bath was re- Nc licved of poll tax (One leg). Sn Commissioners W. W. Hooker and k< W. F. Qaylord were appointed delegates to the State Association of To County Commissioners to he held at Wrightsville on August 12. \v All persons desiring to make complaints to the valuation of property N'c 1 on the tax list for the year 1912 will | appear before the board as follows: Monday, July 8: Long Acre, ?hoco- wc winity and Bath Townships. po >r Tuesday, July 9. Pantego and Rich- spi ? land township. City of Washington ld and Bethaven precincts. pe r* The following named persons were Wi _ appointed delegates to the flood ? Roads convention to be held at Char- ua uvid 11. v., uu nususi i UHU ini P. H. Von Eberstein, S. F. Freeman to\ B. D. Rowe. F. J. Guilford. E. D. sal Lewis, Fred Wolfenden. J. N. Hill. / Blaney Turage. W. F. Patrick. M. $1 M. Hill. R. L. Barr, G. T. Leach. A. W\ D. Mac Lean. Chas. L. Morton. J. J. toi Hodges. J._C. Latham. 0. B. Wynne, ehi J. R. Pinkham, M. H. Cutler, Surry de Parker. J. F. Tyer. S. W. Anderson, by J. B. Archbell. B. M. Smith. C. B. iu( Paul, W. B. Campbell, L. P. Harris, to^ W. H. VouEberstein, Henry Stancill, W. T. Warren. B. T. Bonner. C. D. mi Jones. W. K. Jarobson. Jas. L. >yayo ine G. J. Studdert, F. P. Latham, C. P. th? Ayeock. P. H. Johnson, Thos. Green, Ac J. B. Harris. J. A. Wilkinson. W. J. fle Harris. ? to Gilbert Rumley. clerk to the board pu *as given the contract to make up the tax books and do all work in con- set nection therewith at four cents per in j 'name. coi red that following taxes be by l~ levied for the year 1912: of ^ On each $100 worth of property es in addition to the state tax levied or ini directed to be levied by an Act of ?a< is 200 SHARES TAKEN 18 ;S < BUILDING & LOAN ASS1 " The twenty-first series of the Home ^ Building and Loan Association was Pi opend on last Saturday nlgbt at the 11 Savings and Trust Company's bank- an ing house, corner of Main and Mark- six et Streets. About two hundred shares th< were taken representing twenty thou- thi Dsand dollars at maturity. erl Up to the Issuing of this last series He there were 144 shares In forc^ rep- ed >n resenting $11,400 with the additonal tuj !., 200 shares taken out on last Satur- us >K day nlghter. There is now tn force en iy $134,400. a i- This home industry is performing of at a great work in Washington and it sh is gratifying to know that the last rli lit series bids fair to be the best yet. At d. All over Washington can be seen ev- sh q- ldences of tho^goOd the Home Huild- Y? ce in* and Loan Association is doing, wi itr Many a citizen today owns his own th in home as a result of the establishment pr in of this organisation. at ? m JUDinois to * i :: PKsinauN emeu. id IS Interesting services were oarndu'Am ed at the First Presbyterian ?Chureh Sunday morning. Prior to the sermon t r the pant or. three now additions were aim?i ml for the church rooter two by examination and on# by lotto tor. The rtts of hapttem .was admlaM Istered to London Shaw Jr., the < ia bright and Inberastlag oon of Mr. *?d St at Mrs. Lyndon Y. Shaw. All faint fot to HHk n . 46 Energy-Richlaud Township. No. 11 Chocowinity, Chocowinitjr >wnship. No. 3 Old Ford; No. 1 Plnevllle, S ashington Township. No. 3 North Creek; No. 4 Gaylords ?. 6 Bath. Bath Township. No. 6 Pantego. Pantego Township. Forty five cents on each $100 >rth of property and $1.35 on each *9 II will be levied for the Belhaven pcial school district. One and 1-2 cents will be levied r acre for the no-fence territory in ashington tow nship. Twenty five cents on each $100 val Jj tion of properly is hereby Levied in e no-fence territry in Long Acre /? > vnshlp for the purpose of fencing ;o*t u.jm id territorv. Orrl hat in ..on!. - . .d afli c? " pror levied :.-3 Raise Revenu* rposee under sa> Ordered that the e notice on all ra^ Beaufort County v mply with the reaol the hoard at the Nov 1906 relative to grat ^ of public roads. ?U r*l. ts. a copy o* which ,wa sh railroad co?PCn f Sew Siii H flUSIJ .?. CHURl There were goof f services at the r?t Methodist Ch1 ircb yestarday. At A. M., the past or rpad brt fly lo d explained the articles of religion teen to nineteer , ^relating to s two sacrenoe atp--iBaptism and e Lord's supper The monthly offing for the po- or waa made Tb^ n >ly Communion , ,M iargeIy attendant! the servi eu was ?' " .i * *- ? ? rt- Ming service an unually large co g^ydijation was preet and the pas ^ ^Bed iM 55 X.3 u abject. H # enfiphaslred the fact God's ana' to Mve ma naa is own by ti ^ Tjch pyoYiBjo^g Qf le grace ^4 |oVe bo freely offered. , the clo ^ tfce aervice was imp resrely en< by lhe gingjng 0f "Come s Disc jfiidte." ?he Sunday School 18 w< J1 attended in the morning, ? B /igade held an intere?tlng and ofl1 able meeting in the afternoon f ,re o'clock. The many playmates of Master Slake Watson, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Watson will regret to learn of lis continued illneas. He is confined d his home with fever. He Is n right little fellow nnd nil wish bin speedy recovery. v FOR OCRAOOU Several young ladles and genttom contemplate leaving on the seeer Biaaahe not Saturday might r Oornenke te epsad nest BpndRy the gneets of the saandag party on 1 Is la ad Mr expect te raCnm B ta?*t >*kl * '"1 v -V V '