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Method of Construction In Car roll Township, 0. GRADE THOROUGHLY DRAINED Earth Excavated to Ona-half the Thick ness of Stone Put In Firet Layer of Stone Four or Five Inches Thick. Road Roller Useful Implement. The laws of the state of Ohio give township trustees the power to levy tux of six millti per dollar on all tax able property, which money must be used exclusively for stone roads, writes J. L. Peters, a township trustee, In the Good Itoads Magazine. We have been currying this levy for several years' to raise funds for stone roads, but as the valuatlou of our township Is rather Bniall and the law further provides that trustees may accept by donation either money or labor we recently gave our people an opportunity to donate that is, we would give them two or three weeks, on some of our main roads., to raise money by donation, with the privilege of working out the amount subscribed or to pay in cash by hand or by team work -hand labor at the rale of $1.r0 per day and team work at per day. The rule has been that the i-omiuuuity raising the largest donation should receive Its road first. Last j-prlng there was u contest, one rr.Ising a donation of $1,N) and the other .SI l.O".". Some farmers on the direct line of the road subserilH-d as much as 11 each. Iload building with us Is just in its Infancy. I'p to the present time we have built only three miles, but our people all want more. Although we have had clay soil to contend with, our roads give pretty good satisfaction. In the construction of our roads we first prepare our grade or earth bed by thoroughly draining it. This we reoog- via SUILOINO A MACADAM ROAD KEAB OAK HAHBOK, O. lilze rs being one of the most Impor tant features for building a successful road. We next exearato the earth to one-half the thickness of the stone t be put in. Ftefore putting in the stone, however, our subgrade Is thoroughly rolled down by our ten ton roller. The first layer of stone Is put in four or five Inches thick, consisting of stone run ning from three to four Inches screen ed to size and well rolled. This U fol lowed by another layer of same size la like manner, also well rolled, and then Just enough screenings put on to fill up all voids and bond the stone and again rolled. The third or last layer consists of stone running in size from one to twe Inches put on two or three luchee thick, well rolled, with only enough screen ings to bond the stone and leaving the road with a smooth finish. Care Is nec essary where a narrow track of stone road Is built to keep same above the earth road and with enongh crown to allow all water to run readily to the Ides or gutters. We start our grsde with n crown of three or four Inches, which v.e hold till the road Is finished. The first two miles ef road built were constructed under favorable cir cumstances, as we had to haul the atone but one and ene-half miles, and teams made sevjn nnd eight trips apiece per day. It required about 2,500 tons of stone to the mile. We have been using limestone and last year we had to pay 7 cents per freight on hoard cars at Oak Harbor. This year we were compelled to pay 80 cents per ton. The average cost of a road ten feet wide and ten Inches thick would, I estimate, be about $3,300 pev mile. Tills year we built one of our main roads sixteen feet wide, ten Inchee thick In the center and five inches on the sides. This cost us $5,300 per mile, the cost, of course, depending upon the cost of material nnd the distance at which It has to ho hauled. In this es timate labor, fuel for rood roller and ther expenses the donated labor be ing counted the same as hired labor are figured complete. We own our own steam road roller, and we find this one of the most neces sary Implements for road building and for repairing the old roads. The work ef construction Is placet! In charge of the township trustee. We do not em ploy nu engineer or contractor. Bids are asked at the proper time for tbr rushed stone and then the contract for this Is awarded to the lowest bid der. So far limestone being the most available material wo have used it, and the fi';m'o:i I have given are tiuscJ on the suiue. The Danger ot Soap. When a man goes to some thermal firings to "boil out" all the old Satan that is in him he quickly learns one of the more important lessons of life and civilization that is, he acquires a su preme contempt for soap. When he tikes his first tub, at OH to 102 degrees, twenty minutes In the water to soak. the attendant gives him a terrible j scrubbing, using a sharp soap and a loofa. After that first hath no more j soup is used. The man continues to soak daily In water of the same tem perature for twenty minutes and hi rubbed with the loofa, but no soap. "Soap," the expert attendant will tell you, "clogs up the pores of the skin. Our object Is to keep 'em open. We cure all diseases by giving the pores J a chance to breathe and excrete." j Your hands chap? Wherefore? Be cause when you last washed them you ' neglected to rinse them thoroughly. You left the pores clogged with soap. Your complexion is muddy. Where fore? You forgot to wash the soap off your cheeks. Hereafter rinse, j rinse, rinse. Keep on rinsing. Con tinually rinse. St. Louis l'ost-Iiis-patch. Grotesque Spanish Honor. There is a story about the Duke of Wellington that illustrates the fantas tic Idea of honor held by many Span- iards, contrasted with the practical common sense of Englishmen. When ; the duke was co operating with the j Spanish army in the peninsula against j Napoleon lie was desirous on one oc- casiou during a general engagement j that the general commanding the . Spanish contingent should execute a ' certain movement on the Held, lie i oiumunicated the wish to the Span- iard personally and was somewhat taken aback to be told that the honor , of the king of Spain and his army ! would compel him to refuse the re- j epiest unless Wellington, as a foreign ; ollirer graciously permitted to exist ami light on Spanish soil, should ire ' sent the petition on his knees. The old duke often used to tell the story after- j ward, and he would say, "Now, I was , extremely anxious to have the movo- j incut executed, and I didn't care a ; "twopenny damn' about getting on my knees, so down I jumped;" I A Dog and His Name. "There was a dog case which ex cited much attention in Uerlin some years ago," said a former resident of that city. "A citizen complained to the authorities against n neighbor who. he said, to annoy him. gave his name to a mongrel cur. 'He calls my name,' he said, 'and when I turn around he laughs and says he was calling his dog.' " "What's your name?' asked the magistrate. " 'My name is Scaulf.' " 'And do you call the dog Schiller he asked the other ninn. " 'Yes, your honor, but I spell It with a T-Schultf..' " 'Cull him without the T.' com. manded the magistrate, trying to look serious. The man did so, the dog came to him and an order to change the name er be fined followed." The Water Bottle's Shape. Three useful purposes aud probably many more than three are served by making the familiar water bottle ot such a distinctive pattern. In the first place the narrowness of the neck pre vents the eutry of much dust that would inevitably settle on the water were the entire surface exposed; In the next place the same narrowness pre vents excessive and rapid evaporation of the water, and In the third place the shape of the neck makes It a capital handle, thus doing away with the ne cessity for a separate handle fastened to the body of the bottle, a course that would render It much less convenient u:i 1 more liable to bo broken. rear son's. The Sequel to the Joke. Many years ago a visitor to Edin burgh was being shown over the high court of Justiciary. lie made some re mark concerning the dock and Its du ties, nnd in reply the official jokingly said the visitor might one day be sen tenced to be hanged in that very room. The sightseer was the notorious Dr. rritehnrd. Two years had barely pasted when In the dock he had so closely Inspected he was doomed te death for poisoning his wife and mother-in-law. A Superior Brand. Sirs. Jenkins My little boy'e got the measles. aMrs. Tom kins So has mine; he got it from the grocer's children. Mrs. Jenkins (disdainfully) Oh, my little boy got It from the clergyman's children. London Tlt-Blts. The Visible Signs. "Tlie Golts have been doing some mountain climbing lu Switzerland." "There! Guessed it the minute I set eyes on thoni the other day." "How could you tell?" "They had such a peaked look about them." Baltimore American. The Art of Talkinf Baok. "I hardly know how to answer you," said she when tho widower proposed. "I would not let that worry me," said he soothingly. "That Is some thing' a woman learn perfectly sooa after marriage." Cincinnati Enquirer. The Support. Teacher Who ? It supported the world upon his shoulders? Tommy At Vis, sir. Teacher Win supported Atlas? Tommy The book don't say, but I 'spect his wife did. Th:it Is the best government which desires to maUe people hippy nnd know how to maUe them happy. ,r tcati'tty. EPWORTH LEAGUE. Musi ness Meeting Held Officers Elert- f..r- .'ii.liiir v. On Monday night. Sept. 23, the I Epworth Leageof the M. E. Church ; nietaiwrs. jean itusn s residence j for a social and business meeting. ' Besides other business, it was the time for election of oBicets. The following wtre elected officers to serve untill June 1st, 1908: President Mr. Jesse Starboio. 1st Vice-President, Devotional I Department Miss Meirie Richard j eo"' , 2nd Vice Presiden, Charity and 1 Help Depaitment Mrs. J?an Rush. J 3d Vice-President, Literary Do i partinent Dr. D. K. Lockhart. j 4th Vice-President, Missionary ' icjiai uiieui mm. . u. oieuman. : Secretary Mr. Frank Byrd Treasurer Mr. Sulon Stedm.in. Epworth Era Agent Miss Esther A u man. Mrs. Jean iviish and Mr. Ch:is. Fox took the pledge ot niembershi H.e time for the regulai devotional service was changed from 6:45 Sun day, I'. M., to 4 o clock. Ev-1 vourg person in town is cordial U invited to attenu. The Asheboio League hopes to accomplish great things. Those present on Monday night were Misses Keanis, llosa, White. Agnes and Marion Moring, Louis. Slack, Bess Collin, Esther Autiiun, Mci rie Kich.irdson, Eddith iimi Ella Hendricks, Eugenia Tv.-or. Lucy Ciowson, Mrs. . D. Stedman, Messrs. Sulon Stedinun, Keriiev Hendricks C'Ims. Fox, Lee Davis, Wl.ittakcr, Henry Uobins, Enc.-t Aimian, Johnson, Clarence litis' , I'uiinl Shmpe and Dr. D. K. Lot k h.irr. l-'air View . II. M. Cranfoid, . V. Millikan and sistei have just returned fiom Jamestown, Washington utid other noted places. Mrs. A. E. Wilson and daughb i living near Guilford Battle Gronml are guests of Mis. Wheeler at Arch dale. Miss Ida Ingram of this place i very sick of typhoid fever. Miss Bettie Blair is epentli some time at High Point with her sister, Mrd. Lee. Jetar Montgomery was lU town returiu-d from New York. They had a de Slinday evening. ! lijhtful visit to friends who visited them Miss Mary White was a welcome last wieter. visitor here last week. iM .j.. mnr(1 ::,, Tm. James Little attended the bull me at. Greeiuhnrr Sut iirrl.tr I game at Greensboro Saturday. Arthera White, of High Point, spent Ust Saturday and Sunday wiih Mrs. A. J. Blair. Mr. Fred Blair, of High Poiht, spent a few days at the heme of his parents last week. Mr. Lawson is expecting Mr. and Mrs. Brokaw the last of the wtek. THE PAPER TRTJTS. Charge Is Made that Paper Maim t'nrtur ers Have Combined to Keep Prire I'p Cripple the Newspaper Industry. NewfcYork, Sept. 21. Members of the American Newspnper and Publisher's Association have ap pointed a committee and instructed it to call the attention of President Koosevelt to what the association asserts is the unlawful combination of paper manufactuiers to keep up the price of white paper and to de mand relief from what they consider an oppnsbive burden. NEWS IN BRIEF. Wm. R. Heaist ai nounces that he is not a candidate for President. Gov. Aycock is of the opinion that Bryan can get the vote c f the State at the national convention t,f Democrats for President if he de sires it. Mrs. Boyd, dauphter of Thomas Haney, died at the home of her father at High Point Monday night. She had been engaged in evangelia tic work with her husband for seT eral years. Walter Gibson, a young man 22 ynars of age whose home was at Lesksville, was iotmtIj killed at Spray while unloading express from a train Tuesday. A hfavy box fell upon his chest. At a special term of court h'ela at Louiaborg Tuesday Tom Up church, a negro, waa "convicted of feloniously assaulting an aged lady, and sentenced to be hanged October 23d. W. A. Antony, of Lexington, manager of the Lexington Metal Cnmp my, announces that the plaDt ill be moved to Salisbury at an farly date. The company employs 50 men, and manufactures brass kinbs for beds, exclusively. Mayor Tom L. Johnson was nomi nated last Saturday by th D.iho- craiic convention at Cleveland for n- 'eel i. n, to oppose Republican l.i: ii"J;:te, Con 'rcirma'l T. E. Bur ) II. Marlboro Monthly Meeting. On Fenteniber 14. a larce nortion of the membership of Mailboro Monthly Meeting met at the church at 10;30. Devotional exercises were led by Doug m Cox, a minister from Archtlalf Meeting. Rufus P. King added a sermon exhorting us to faithfulness in Christian sympathy. The next topic was 'Aicient ! Histoiv of Marlboro". Jesse Frazier and Henry Beeson had a very little to say, but David S. Farlow gave concise bistorv. Among other items he read the origiual dteds, both of them made in the 18th century. When the first was made a small log house was standing near the present site, which was used both tor meeting and school ptiri.oses. About 17'Js a tranie bouse was built. 9th month, 7th, a monthly meeting was organized at Salem from Spring Monthly Meeting, Western Quarter, and known as Marlboro Monthly Meeting; and ! held alternately between Marlboro and Salem. In 1888 agitation was begun for building a tie house, and upon the old site it was biftlt in 1889. In earlv times disownments were common for marrying and attending marriages outside the membership or ".Mu ting". In one instance the groom to be was teaching a school in the meeting house at Salem. On the day appointed for the marriage he taught his school on us usual until iioctiiig hour; then dismissed according to custom and went into mcetiiio. The bride-to-be had walked fi in her father's home thiee uuies distant. At the proper time tliey took the vow making them man and wife. After the meeting the groom resumed his teaching and the bride walked three miles to her husband's home. About. 18H7 ve hud a Bible School l.i which the members were active. The altendau.ee was fre iiicntly 15 ). Items from Trinity. Tl.t- iiiuch needed rain has fallen in abundance the last twenty-four hours. Wg liition was dryii g up and water in wells getting low for want of rain in tjiis section. Mr. and Mrs. .lamps Pei per Lave inst Bre Mr8. Weeks. Mm M. O. IWr ... .. ,. " and Urs. D. M. Ballance, Miss Pearl Harris returned last week from Elon College where she had been at tending at the bedside of her sister, Mrs. Lowe, who has been quit sick. The people of Trinity are delighted at baring such a full school. The teachers and pupils seem to be in earnest, and with such a faithful Head-master we expect to hare the best high school in North Caro lina. The people of Trinity and Ml. Vernon Church have gotten up a p'lrse for ltev. B. F. Hargett to take n much needed rest. We appreciate his faithful work as pastor, and his untiring efforts in building up the Fchool. Frank Stanhack, of Raleigh, wns here on business last week. He lias recently solJ to J. W. Hill his farm of 75 acres just north of the depot. l.yon Marsh has bought the comer lot adjoining J. W. Biilltince and will build a haiisouje resilience at an early date. I'usiness generally is looking up, and bouses are in demand. The e ore many visit' rs here now. The Parker House and Hill House are both full I of boarders. , Several frcm here attem!eil the Epworth league Conference at High Point last week. They report an interesting meeting, llev. A. T. Bell was again apixiin'.cd 1'rrr.Ment of this Conference, whii-h will meet iixt year in Ashcboro. Quite a number of our young peopjn at tended the Epworth League Confereiu at High Pnint last week . The Mioses Hannf, who' have Been viait ing at Me Parker Houe" f r I lie puat week', I fi U-nday. Mr. and Mm. James Pepper have return ed heme from an extended risk to Jaiuea lown .ml northern oti a. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Craven, ot Ltiinglou, are viaiting their mother, Mrs. Nannie Creii. Amonj; o'her visitor in the city are Mr. Jim Preo, (irrehsboro; and E, F, Pepper, Thomi'.Tille. O ir cS Til hre ot. "O'd Trinity" is now one tliat all should feel proud of. We now havH the largest enrollment that we Lave had for years, and the students are begin ning to realise the need of a better cduca tion. Preaching at Dlah. On next Sunday afternoon, Sept. 29th, at 3 o'clock, service will be held i t Ulnh. There will be an add;" i!-'ivud by Rev. fj. Woo-!, liv the pistor and possibly from n l.ij ui:i. .All the people in thaf ctrii.ni ore earnestly invited to be I 1 1 sent. IVspectfully, N. R. Richardson. At 2 o clock after basket dinners on the grounds the program was again takeu up. Singing "When the Roll is Called Up Yonder" was followed by the roll cull. 195 responded to their names with their presence, letter, text of Scripture or otherwise. Some cf the answers were especially inspiring. Duties of members was ably han dled by Kerens C. English. A hundred years hence people will be hold the influence our lives have had. The duty of any church member ia to adhere strictly to the usages, practices and beliefs of his prede cessor. He should live up to the church's creed and the church's opportunities and the church's tra ditions. The Quaker creed livel up to ninkes as good men add wom en as any creed. A number's duty is to support the chared in all its legitimate purposes and enterprises. We should uimifest love, that sym pathy to each other and to the out side world that would make the outside world exclaim, "Behold! how they love each other!" Frances P. Hubbard spoke briefly on "The Church and God's call to I he Young People". She too.4 for her basis the call of Samuel, how willingly he obeyed God's call when he knew it Even before he knew it he ra:i to Eli. There is woik all about us and the immediate urgent need of the chinch should be a sufficient call. Opportunities for doing good are numerous, and God points them out to ua. We see that this call was only a beginning of a wider work that Samuel was called to do. So n call for a little service may be the beginning oT a wider work that ill not be finished until the sheaves are gathered home. With a few general remarks the meeting closed, all feeling that, "It has been good for us to be here". OXE VHO WAS THEKE xtar .'ew. Several of our young people attended pre eliing service at Why Not last Thurs day night. Misses Eva nnd Ji I'sie Asbuiy, of Ashury. visited their sister, Mrs. I.. L. Itiehardson last week L. A. King spent Sunday at Why Not. Mr. Arthur Stuart hus eutered school at Elise. Miss Ida Kirkmsn visited at Bisect Sun day. Mrs. M. F Vuncaunon spent Friday and Saturday with her father, J, A. King, of Why Not. Miss Mettie Wright returned home Mon day from several weekB visit to relatives at Raeford. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Richardson spent Sunday at Asbury. Capt. II. M. bhields returned home las week from the Jamestown Exposition. John Jenkins rient last Sunday at Jack- sou Springs. Business Locals. It will jiay you to examine our new lot of hand painted Japanese ware, cut gla s, and handsome (lisp ay of silverware. Quality high, Prices low. Asheboro Drug Co. Wanted Teams to haul IuiiiIxt. Liber al terms. Address U B. C'il.Dxu.l,, Ashe boro, N. (J We have a couple of disc Talking Ma chines thai we sell at a very low figure We have in stock auitinher f dic record that will lit uny machine. l.t hut not least If you are buung a phonograph, b sure to get the Edison it is the BKaT. Asheboro Drug Co Beginning with Monday Oct 14th lr Wakellvld will devote bis whole time to tin practice in his Charlotte office, (in tlie Hunt building.) His work is limited to disease uf Epe, Ear, Nose, and Tbroot, and titling glasses. Hase Ball (itme. The Parks X Roads base ball team met on Flint Spriugs grounds Sat urday and played a match game with the Flint Springs bovs. Thf game resulted in a fcore of 10 to 82 in favor of Flint Springs. "Hur ral." for Flitt Springs. Fall Millinery! Handsomest styles ever worn will be worn this eea son, and the choicest will be on exhibit at my store nexi week. Dig Fall Opening Friday and Saturday. Oct. 4tn and 5th. An invitation is extended to every lady in this- section, both in and out of Asheboro to visit my. store on thest days. miss Dannie ballinger; worth Mrcet, Asheboro. N. C, Asheboro, H. V. I). News. J. B. Pugh, of Steeds, visited home folk Saturday night Misses Eflie, Sudie and Fleta-Brown visit ed at O. M Henry's Sunday evening. Quite a n unber of people attended the meeting at O ray's ."Impel Sunday. Mrs. Isaac Brown is spending some titm at Asheboro. Addie Ragsdale visited Mrs. Sssan Brown Sunday and Sunday night. A series of meetings will begin at Spoon's CLapel next Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Auman and little. Grace, of Biscoe, have been spending a few days at J. A. Auman's. Mr. and Mrs. J. D.Lilly lve gone to. Greensboro, Mr. Lilly is to travel in Guil ford Miss Blanche Spoon, of Aihelwro, ha been visiting Misses Sallie and Margarett Slack. Miss Hester Stuart sp nt a few days re cently with Misses Myrtlit King and Eflio Presnell of Michfield! E L. Auman, of A.shoboro, and E. B. Slack, of Bisc e, were welcome visitors here Sunday. Boh I.auglilin, of Grteti-lioro, spent a few davs here recently visiting his sister. Mr. and Mrs Frank Davis expect to tinve to Greeiwboro, B. 8. Lawrence has gone to Chatham county in the interest of the Kaligh Medi cal Co. W. L. Stutts .1. F Garner and T. J. Ellis have returned from Jamestown. Master Ralph I.awruuce is ret-ovcring from scarlet fever West fltandolpll News. G W. Edwards is very sick with heart trouble anil old nge. Miss Mary Reddick returned from South Carolina last week . (i. W, Wilson and . I. W. Frazier visited in Davidson Sunday. Hob Kennedy, of Indiana, is visiting in this section. Finly Plark, of Indiana, is visiting in this section, James Bulla, w h has been ill with fver is some letter. J. A. Kennedy, of Davidson, iniivd his family to High Point last week. David While, of Tlu.iuasville, visited L. F. liird Sunday. C. C. Frazier was iu Denton last week ou business. A. C. lieddiek and daughter A iss Minnie, spent Saturday and Sunday in Guilford. Prospect Sunday School pieniced last Saturday at T(ev. J. D. Newton's. Ranisewr ItcniK. T. E. Burgess snd Miss Kannie Luther were happily married last Sunday. Max Geschuer sprat last Sunday at th Hotel at Hamseur. Uv. Mauley Haaaiier, of Cheek's Mills, has parcha(ed J. A. Ward's residence on Liberty Street, aa2 will nicvc to town soon. The eipiiuoxial storm reached here Sunday night. P. P. Turm r arrived Monday from a trip to Jamestown. Millis I utber and daughter Miss Florence and Mits Karvie V bilehead, left Tuesday for the Exposition. Romseur Furniture Co, is installing a complete electric outfit for liglitit-g purposes Airs. Jus. Mdrsb, i f 'Cu-emd oro, is on a visit to her parents. There wns a very tniovnMe im presm supper nt Mr. nnd Mrt .1. hn Week's Sat urday sight. liev. C. A. V'ced tilled his pulpit iu ths M. E. (batch Sunday & Xew Hope Academy. Milun Tamer, sf this j .lace, is ill with fever. K. F Ilcpkini is oi the tick lihk. Urs. John Sheets, of Ala., is visiting friei.ds and relatives in tbis c muiunily. Cliurles Si afford and family, of Pulmer ! , it-in " J. 1 (hi oh i li ,i .irl vilMiss Bettie Cranf rd, of Ashoboro, visited home folks SntuidHy and Sunday. H. B. Dill, of Trinity, las retHined Lome. The protracted meeting btifins at Eleaier Sunday. C. C. SIibw returned frcm the Lmna.n Exposition Saturday night. Hob hirkinan and children are visitino J. W. Loflin. Mr. and Mrs. Harris Cranford. nf Ple.unt Garden, are visiting frier.dn in this commun ity. Mrs. J. M. Shaw does nol improve. Eddie II ill has movsd to Denton. Mt. Gllrad Items. Miss Joe Allen, cf Trov. tit Rai,,rH. and Sunday with Miss Alberta Lilly. A crowd of our yoang people returned from Jamestown last week, they reported a nice time. Anether crosd left for James town last Tuesday morning. Jones and Company had their big show at Mt. Gilead last Tuesday and was enjoyed l- u v J J ' ' 'j mil null IK'UIIW, Miss Leslie Graham left several days ago for Greensboro, wbeie she will enter school. Frank Brnton has leen real sick, but ia improving. ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE. n.i:n.t n...i:i;t -.1.. . . 7 '"- " uinuustrnior ot toe- estate of , . A. Buj.ch, deceased, this ia -w ; prism Having chums against aid e.-uoflo pie-ent iheni to the under filled duly verified, on or before the first ..ay of (H,Ur 1U08, or ibis notice will be leaded in bar of their neovery. All per sons mdei ted to said emue will please make .mini diste settlement. I his Soph uiU-r 10, 11)07. W A. Bunch, Administrator.
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