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VOL. XXXI.
GRAHAM, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1905.
NO. 18
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Practices in the courts of Ala
mance and Guilford counties.
Koojemook preserved a discreet si
lence. Morning after morning the wo-
man appearea at tne same early bour,
and morning after morning the dog lis
tened calmly to remarks upon his ap
pearance. He was old; he was sick;
he looked like a wolf. Why didn't he
die If be were going tot
These words coming from a person
Whose deeds were so hlghfjP'to beap
proved of met with slight attention
from the philosophic dog. Indeed, he
began to like the woman. She fed him;
the boy only gave him water. And every
day after Thaddy went to school Koo
Jemook took up his station on a nearby
ash heap and attentively watched Mrs.
Tlmbs' comings and goings about the
back door and yard of her cottage.
When Tbaddy returned home he
Blunk into his box.
"Oh, you old tramp!" said, the boy to
him one day. "I expect you go all over
the city when no one Is watching you."
Koojemook curled his Up. He bad
never been beyond the dumps. A win
ter of starvation and ill usage was not
so easily overcome. And he had work
to do nearer home when he was able
for It
On the morning of the tenth day of
his entrance Into the packing box he
began an excavation behind It, working
as steadily as his strength would al
low. "What are you up to nowr asked
the boy, with a puszled face. '
He soon found out Koojemook was
making a burrow roomy and comfort
able and waterproof.
"Well!" said Tbaddy In bewilder
ment "I don't know wbat'a the mat
ter with that packing case, but If you
don't want It, let It go." And be gayly
scattered the box, the sheets of tin, the
coal hod, the barrel and the oil cans
to the four winds of heaven.
"Now there's nothing to attract step
ma's attention," be said. "It was too
conspicuous an o. -anient to the dust
scape anyway." And he gave the last
vestige of the box a gleeful kick.
Three more weeks went by, and the
month was completed. Koojemook
was now a fine, plump dog. His
had been licked Into cleanness and
health; the bad smell, thanks to his
dust baths, was quite gone, and Mrs.
Tlmbs, staring down at htm one morn
lng, said with something nearly akin
to pride: "You're not bad looking now
that you've got on your bones the ten
pounds that have slipped from mine
this month. But understand, dog, this
Is for Tbaddy's sake, not yours.'
Koojemook violently wagged his tall.
It did not matter In whose name the
kindness was done. He reaped the
benefit and he loved the outspoken wo
man. -
"Step-ma's pretty cute," said Tbaddy
to him later In the day, "but she's not
as cute as you ftnd me. Koojemook.
notice that you always lie low when
she's about You're a good dog. Just
wait till summer comes and I'm earn
ing money... Then I'll acknowledge you
and confess how I've been keeping you.
She has so much to worry her that 1
bate to mention you now, and he'd
never believe that you support your
self."
The dog discreetly acquiesced, and for
a day or twe longer things' went on as
they bad gone before. Koojemook kept
to bis burrow, only emerging to watch
Mrs. Tlmbs or to note with affection
ate Interest the comings and going of
the boy who bad befriended him-.
One night When the dog was sleeping
soundly be suddenly woke, lifted his
head and listened. Then, creeping out
side his burrow, be sat on the top of It
and stretched bis neck In the direction
of the town.
To ordinary hearing there were no
sounds audible but the usual ones of
the night the subdued bum from the
nearby city, the rolling of carnages,
the sighing of the Wind, the whirring
of distant electric cars, the shouts of
the men to tbe horses that were drag
ging loads of ashes to tbe outskirts of
tbe dump.' But Koojemook, with his
mysterious dog sense, was aware of
mnrthinr else, and soon ba set out
running hurriedly In the direction of
the city. Note. My father when bonfr
In has had a bound coma to aim
across a wooa 'ine aog w wm
directly. He could neither hear nor see
his master. Tbe wind was not in
the right direction to carry the scent
H.S-1 . ....
Awa In the distance, aayona iu
sight beyond his bearing, a stoot sea?
fmrlnr man was maxmsT BIB way w
Mni Hi rftvs rubbish SToends, aad
aa ba went be whist led-a long; load
nndrlUxed whistle, 'Bears
for the first tune in uus civiusw ow. r
Ana or two oedestrlans scareo mi bum
angrily and put tbelr hands to their
ears as tney pnim nuu, -policeman
felt It his duty to reiaoa-
strate. . .
Th, biwff old captain gave aim a re-
loondliig thwack aa tbe back. Tm ap
la Labrador, man. whistling tot 7
ledca dogs. Can't yoa aea tbera aeat-
tung over the frosea grosoa
to get
tbelr frosea fishr
-rk haIImmh rrlnaea ana
stood
watching the atardy, respectable eld
white haired, red faced sailor wtjowaa
aolnc aa his
way," atm asakihg tbe aa
traonUnerjr -racket with ale Bps. .
After awhile tbe eta bmb p
draw a toeu W a
mot la the city. They've dttveaye eat
to rat trap aad awttleooej If ya-n laHB
.lire.- Aad ba whistled saore totSfe
eaely than eveti . -
Be had bow reached the ieag. 4eee.
htte street oa which Tbaddy and hJa
,epx)tberBTed. Bare the aa
!ShbVllngers to ale Hpa aed blew a
KUalL . - - - -
BooWiy
haatoooed snort
Ti tk n bar be aald,
rihle calm. Thee ba walked aa bristly,
"yabead I tbe sickly
distant ahtctrls Hat
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yellowish white fur, nose on paws,
body crouched for a spring.
"Alpatok!" roared tbe old man.
. Tbe spring came; the furry whirlwind
precipitated Itself against his breast
. Tbe old man, staggering back, clutch
ed the dog with one hand and with the
5ther raised his bat
"Lord, I thank thee!" be muttered,
with tears streaming down his cheeks.
"My prayer Is heard; my poor doggie is
found."
; There was no neat pavement out here
with a stone curb; merely a rough side
walk and a deep ditch. The seafaring
man sat down on the ground and let
his feet dangle over the ditch. Then be
put one arm round the dog, who had
thrown himself across his knees and
lay there like a tired child.
"Boy," remarked the old man, "I
doubt but ye've had hard usage."
The dog looked up Into his eyes.
"Don't ye," said the old man hoarse
ly; then be raised his clinched band to
ward the sky, "Lord, rain down fire
and brimstone on the brutes that ill
use thy creatures!
"It don't come," he muttered, look
ing about him. "We've got to wait"
Then he again directed his attention to
his dog.
"Da vet own
thU dogt"
Ttmba
asktd Afrs.
. "Ye're fat boy," be said, feeling his
ribs. "Some one's been good to ye.
Any one that's been a neighbor to
Timothy Blocum's dog shan't suffer for
It Lead me to him, boy." '
Tbe dog sprang up. Pressing close
to bis master, looking np at him from
time to time with eyes that shone In aa
unutterable devotion, he led the way,
not to the cottage, but to his burrow.
"At the old tricks of the wolves, your
forbears, to get out of the nipping
winds," chuckled the old man. "Ye
forgot the feather bed ye'd slept on
with me. But Aloatok. who's fed ye
here? This dry fodder wouldn't keep
ye." And be glanced contemptuously
about him at the heaps of ashes.
Alpatok made no response. He
y kept on wagging his toll and staring
at hie adored master.
Tbe old maa surveyed tbe scattered
cottages with a puasled race. Irs
likely it's some one In them thafs been
nourishing ye. Come oa. Alpa, dog;
lead me to him."
Alpatok did not budge.
Well, ye're a wise dog, and doubt
less ye've got a good reason,' said tbe
man. "and ir ye won t stir. lean
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nye a uuw I titiu oruia uiu. w
Mavbao he's never beard your pretty
tones, for ye can't bark on account of
ancestral difficulties. Come on; sing.
boy." And he threw bis own head beck
aa a sign to tne aog.
Immediately there burst apoa tne
Itlght air a sound or a commingling of
Bounds the most melancholy and ear
putting, wltb also a bint of ferocity,
that the residents of Common street
had ever been treated to la the way of
a dog's bowL w
It was the ery of a wild beast not of
'domesticated animal,'' aad. seeing
Bwhta iminr Into darkened cottages
and windows sodden ly opened, the old
maa choekled mUchltrootly.
"I doubt If yrre erenaaea nun De-
fere, Alpa. : New him aa loves ye win
beak ye." .
The eld man was right : Alpatok
had aever before had occasion to howl.
bet to the Startled Mrs. Tlmbs and
Thaddv. sotiaalng from sleep, there
was preaeatad aa Immediate ptetare of
their strange pet ta
-Thaddy Vaaned to the "window. The
eight waa not very dark, aad be dha
hr made eat a toai's form beside the
harrow. PHeglag ea only the meet
necessary of Us garments, he tore eat
f (he eoftaga.
Ha) stepmother waa net rar aenma
lnv The dog was fct great treacle.
Perhaps aeme eae waa trying to euai
aim, and with a strange, jealoee feeJ
hag of ownership ebe herrtodly threat
bar feet tate aee shoes, slipped oa her
and.' s Using her gray snawj.
hastened after Thaddy.
-Ota, eh, ear called a voice from ne
ahadowy; troop beside tbe barrow.
-Tttie ts'Keojcre master, ana ara aa
bklaMdogP
The eld maa palled off hie hat
"Totf Mrvaat atr. aet a dog."
Thaddy. exettedly haggle Aetok
waaaet nMeniag tohlm.. .
-Do yoa own this dogr asked Mm.
Xlmbs briefly, addressing the eld maa.
Tea, ma'am, him aad hie mother be
fore him. She waa eae of my sledge
gaga whoa I traded la Labrador after
I give ap the aea. She waa half welf,
aad If abe'd beea leaded here she'd
have foagbt her way or swam ber way
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to me, and, If she couldn't have done
that she'd have' beea queen of this city.
She saved my life once, and when I
went to Newfoundland to live I took
her with ma She died and left this
pup. He's not like her. He's been
brought np soft, and his bard side ain't
developed yet1
"How did yoa lose him!" asked Mrs,
Tim be sharply,
"Have ye got any enemies, ma'am V
asked the old man abruptly.
"Yes. a few."
"I've got a hundred one of 'em, the
worst one swore he d get erenr with
me. He stole my dog, the pup I was
bringing up like a child. If be'd 'a'
shot him, I'd have forgiven him, but
be brought him to this strange place,
he let him loose In the streets. Then
he come to me, saya he: 'I've took your
babyfled dog. I've freed him la a for
eign place, where he'll get a foreign
welcome. Moot likely he's Inching
along to death of starvation and being
bit to pieces by native dogs.' "
"Oh," said Mrs. Tlmbs, with a sod
den lndrawlng of her breath.
Thaddy stamped on the ash heap,
"I'd have killed that man."
Tbe old captain looked earnestly at
him. "Thafs the way I feK. boy. I
raised my ana. I couldn't nave down
ed him, for be Is young, and I am old.
but I'd have tried. Howsomever, some
thing come over me, ma'am," be said,
again turning to Mrs. Tlmbs. "Did ye
ever get aggravated and aggravated
till ye felt as If there was seventy
devils Inside of ye, and just at tbe mo
ment ye thought they'd have to break
loose something come over ye an aw
ful calm, a kind of way up In tbe sky
feeling, as If something said to ye,
'Poor soul, ye've hated all ye can; now
giveltupr"
The woman's thin face flushed. "Yes,
yes," she murmured; "I've felt that
way against the men who ruined my
husband and broke his health. I've
uffered till I thought my heart would
break; then I gave It up."
"And so did I," said Captain 8 locum
heartily. "Tbe Lord sent a holy har
poon into my wicked heart My arm
fell to my side. 'Look here, Dolsen,'
I said to my enemy. Ye've afflicted
ma sore, but I forgive ye. I'm an old
J man, and ye've taken my only com
fort from me, but maybe I was making
an Idol of a common clay dog.' "
"And what did be sayr asked Tbad
dy eagerly when the old man paused.
"He never said a word. He slunk
away like a fox. But next day be
UUome back. Bays be: Uloeum, yon
made a fool or youreeir over mat aog,
but he's pretty tough. Maybe he's out
lasted the winter. Step aboard my
schooner, and I'll take ye to tbe place
where I let him loose,' So I come, aad
tbe Lord led me to my dog."
"And" now I've got to give hint npr
cried Thaddy, with a waU of dismay.
"But dear me." and he turned to his
stepmother, "I feel so bad that I for
got you don't know. I found this dog
on tbe street ever so long ago, and
I've bad him out here, and I felt so
sneaky to deceive yea. but I didn't
want yoa to take your food to giro
him, the way you did tbe ben and the
cat You'll forgive me, won't year
"Yes, I forgive yoa," said tne wom
an In a peculiar voice.
The boy, stooping over to careee the
dog, was anconacloua of her change
of tone. Captain 8 locum was not He
gave ber a sharp look and for a second
time noted her painful thinness, the
weary droop of ber shoulders.
"I'm keeping you out here," be aald
quickly. "Thafs your home, ain't ItT"
"Yes," said Thaddy, "that's oar house,
and If we go in youll take the dog
away, on, ooje, oojo, or jupanw,
or whatever yonr name Is, I doa't want
to glveyoa op.
"Who are yooT" asked the old man
shortly.
Tbe lad stopped petting tbe dog aad
stood up. "My name la Thaddeas
Tlmba, sir."
"What yon dof
"Go to. school," said Thaddy proudly.
"Want to get an education r
Tree, sir, I Just do."
"Tbafs right rd have got on better
If I'd bad one This yonr slater T And
he again turned his keen eyes on Tbad
dy's stepmother. -
"No, sir; my father's second wife.
He'a dead."
"Indeed" said tbe old man, and bis
gaae went again to the tiny cottage.
"Hare a bard time to get alongr -
Mrs. Tlmba drew herself up stiffly,
bat Tbaddy smiled a charm log. boyish
smile. Tea, air; In winter. Not so bad
la summer whoa I'm earning wages
running errands."
"Hew long nave yon bad this dogt
"A month last Thursday," aald Jtra,
Tlmba qnletly. f '
"Step-mar exclaimed Thaddy f aad
hla satooUhmaat was pitiable to fee.
There was a mystery here vat Cap
tain Slocum was aaxiooa to clear ap. .
"My dog's grandfather was a welf,"
he aald, "and Alpatok has a welfa ap
petite. WhCa been feeding hlmT
"She hear cried Tbaddy, wodiy
pointing an accusing finger at hla step
mother. "Oh, step-ma. step-ma, yea
had so little to giro away."
"Who did yea think fed hlmr eakej
the captain.
I-I thought be picked np stuff ea
tbe damps and about tbe streets, sir,"
aald Thaddy la a choking voice. "She's
crept eat and fed him to save my He
tuaia. J net see how thia aha la," aad
he stared to sorrowful distress at hla
Blender young etepmother.
-Thaddy," she said, "theee's a prov
erb about low down persons that eleaa
their soiled lues before Btraagera."
T-forglve me, step-ma," etetured
the hoy, "hat I doat knew whoa I've
had each a blewr
la she a good cookl" asked Centals
Slocum. with a mottoa of hie head to
ward Mrs. Tlmbs.
Tea." said the boy Mtterh. "wfcea
ebe has anything te eoek. Jest wait
mratau. m pile her kitchen
table with groeerlee to the eetllne," ,
The eld sailor waa a shrewd jedgo eg
character. He gave eae mere glaaee
at tbe wasaea'e tees, than .he aald:
"Will yea take me to board with yeat
rm getting toe eld te Hve aleae."
aae aesiuma. , , ;
"Ask for my character down at
Whitehall's aaipplag efiVe," aald the
aed asaa shortly. They knew see." '-
-It isn't thef-end aha hesttstea
"but oar hoaee le smaJL We have few
'A aaaa thafs beea need to a ebba
bank half a Hfe dent want oceans eg
Her face cleared.
TO take yea, atr.
yoa eaa leave aa."
If yoa doat like as
"All right it's a bargain," be said
briefly. "Here's soma earnest money.'
And he forced a roll of bills Into bar
hand.
"Hurrah P cried Thaddy, throwing an
arm round Alpatok. "Now I'll not lose
my .dog. Will yoa tell me of sealing
voyages, sir, and strange countries T
-aaat I will," aald tbe eld
heartily. "Ill move my trunk out to
morrow. Come, Alpa, boy, down to the
hotel with me."
"He doesn't want to leave us," cried
Tbaddy. "gee him look at step-ma and
me. Come on, Alpa, I'll run a little
way wltb you," and, kicking up bis
heels in glee, be seised the dog by his
shaggy neck and scampered over the
ash beeps with him.
"You've been scrimping yourself,
ma'am," said the old man, turning to
Mrs. Tlmbs, who was weakly crying
over tue roll or bills. ,
She made no response beyond slight
ly shaking her bead.
"For those two," said tbe old captain,
pointing to the boy and the dog. "And
neither of them beauties nor thorough
breds." She threw up her head. "Mixed
blood la tbe beat blood." .
"I guess you're right" be aald slow
ly, "but don't fret no more. I've got
no kith nor kin but that dog, and them
that la good to him, I'll be good to."
Mrs. Tlmbs Up was trembling. "I
didn't do it for a reward, sir. 'Twaa
for Thaddys sake. But I think the
Lord sent yon to as. There isn't a bite
la tbe cupboard, and tomorrow I was
planning to take him from school,
though I just bated to do It"
"And he's only your stepson," said
tbe old man curiously. '
"But he loves me," aba replied soft
ly. Tbe old man smiled. "Well, let him
get an education. You're right there.
Education and always education,
otherwise you're bound to go lame
legged through Ufa Good night,
ma'am.'
Captain Slocum went away, but the
next day be arrived with hla trunk.
He is now Installed In Mrs. Timba best
room, and Alpatok la growing to be a
huge dog, who walks with a firm and
maatarfnl traail the streets of the citV
I that he once roamed aa a starved and
forsaken puppy.
DiTtaiaer a .
. To a man giving a dinner In a res
taurant tbe other night the waiter was
not as prompt as he might have been
about the Initial course. Instead of
reprimanding him tbe beat took a one
dollar MIL cut It In two with a pen
knife and gave one-half to the aston
ished waiter. Tbe other half be put
back In bis pocket Not quite sure
whether tbe remainder of the note waa
coming to-him later, tbe waiter waa ef
ficiency Itself for the rest of the meaL
That over, the host coolly led bis
guests Into tbe street
, "Pardon my cariosity,", sold one of
them, "but what are yoa going to do
with the half of that dollar blUT It la
as useless to yoa aa tbe waiter's la to
him." - : v'i- -
"Not a bit of It" waa the reply. "I
Intend dining In the same place tomor
row night and I shsll make It a point
to get that same waiter. I shall let
him see that I still have the remainder
of hla dollar bllL and HI bet you the
cigars be wlU bustle to get lt"-New
York Time.
'':' Pesetas? a Caaee. "
In "Dueling Stories of the Sixteenth
Century," Brantone, a French writer,
tails of an Incident that happened In
Italy and that Illustrates tbe ethical
aspects of the mediaeval dueling. One
of the combatants bad a very bad
cause and knew It But a brilliant
idea occurred to blm fortornlng It
Into a good one. Having confronted
hla enemy, when they were Just about
te crose swords he pretended to be
afraid, toned hla back on his foe and
ran away. The enemy, falling guile
lessly into tbe trap, ran after him, ex
claiming In hla exaltation, "Ha, cow
ard, thou flleetr The supposed cow
ard turned upon him tnatantly, crying:
"Tea lie! New I've got a good cause.
Come oaf"
KTB FROM THE WRITERS.
A maa aever levee a women ea well
aa whoa he baa beea abte to eome to
her reecee. -Anoe Weode UUsaaa.
The maa with aa eptoioa Is abconed
be carried about blm me
of lafectwoa dtsssaa Alfred
otto. :
I aever eaa make oat why those can
did people who always say what they
think nave each gap toe sent thengtmv--Sarah
Orand.
Unless a man believes la himself be
aa weD be baled Immediately
for an tbe work be la going to da la
the worVL-ldnay AUaott, .
Tbe man waa hopes for nothing will
pen erslly attempt nothing. Tmaor-
row" aTeoald arweye wag na ngnt ex
apea "today."-Bev. mum k.
the garden of Bdea mes bare
seed deal mo pleassre la lay
ea mar wives then ha htyW
ea tbe de1LCUea Claegnw.
seeding It to aae-
-Whotr eartelmed Kmsrooa. ftaaa-
ter ear ewa perplexity to aaotber pair
eg shoo Mont We,
Aad ee Imperfect"
aad eoid at a great
Herald.
' Max Manet aald that the
he. partVoiar petde the em eh
aa of tbelr Tedae, whfca.
toieeme erttlea. date from etOO B. C-;
supjorttng te others, from 1 er 1800
B. C Xvea this more maearete date
hi far heyoad that of the Old Teeta
BMat ev any other sotted book, se that
tothoBtahmaae meet he glvea tbe cred-
t, if credit there be, of
ceeavt tbe
aeaetty tbe meet dmValt of the
ecthewertd.
UiTm - Mm i ii aeeee.
Bph Waldo Katrnttm waa a masi of
are lotsgrtty aad very patOealer
abeat mean thiaga. One day a near
aeefemc Steve had beea peevtded tor
very bage teeamwsndail, It peered
pieioBteg aa It did siautwhig bat
what tt waa expected to ea After
weae'the gasnsbr waa in oeapasr, aad
ROAD IMPROVEMENT.
COLONEL POPS ON GOOD HIGHWAYS
J IN AMERICA.
Advocates mnd Federal Aid la
Hoad aalldlns Special Boaa For
Kalslaar Vaaea-. What tbe Farmer
Hava Boob Taogfct.
Personalty t believe In an extensive
development of both state and federal
roads, writes Colonel Albert A. Pope In
Harper's Weekly. For many years we
have expended liberal sums of money
for the betterment of rivers and har
bors, and theresulta accomplished are
commendable, but we must not lose
sight of the fact that a great majority
of the people live away from the coasts
and waterways. In regions where the
necessity for good hlgbwaya la im
p retire.
In many cases these people need the
appropriations and national aid a great
deal more than those dwelling nearer
the seaboard or on streams that teem
with industry. Tbe highways are tbe
natural feeders to railways, and im
provements on them materially In
crease both interstate and International
commerce. If our government has
seen fit to be liberal In river and har
bor work, It Is reasonable to expect
that the building and maintenance of
public highways must demand tbe
same attention. There la an Interde-
pendency here which cannot be over
looked by those who analyse this ques
tion aright
It baa long been a mooted question as
to what is the best method of ralalng
funds for the construction of pubUc
highways, but I know of no better. way
than for state and federal government
to issue special bonds for the purpose.
Three per cent fifty year bonds of this
kind would find an Immediate market
and they could be paid by a sinking
fund of 2 per cent per annum, which
would mean that there would be charg
ed against this Indebtedness 11 per cent
per annum to be provided for by taxa
tlon. Such bonds could be issued from
time to time as the work progressed, so
that funds would always be available
np to the limit of the bonded Indebted
neas agreed upon.
There Is a trait In American charac
ter which makes us ultra conservative
on some Issues, especially where long
established custom causes ns to travel
in ruts so deep thnt It is difficult to
leave them.
For years the Inhabitants of tbe rural
districts of our country deceived them
selves In believing that the best and by
that la meant the cheapest way to pay
a road tax was to work It out by a
definite quota of day's labor on tbe
tiftrhwava If tfwtlr a fav raanhlno and
aggressive educational campaign to
persuade them that tbe old method or
road building and repair was unneces
sarily costly .and thoroughly ineffec
tuaL Nor was this reformation well
started until some communities had
made a practical demonstration of tbe
actual value of good highways to those
who depend on tbe soil for a living.
In working out bis road tax tbe farm
er clung to tbe Idea that a dollar saved
was as good as a dollar earned, and at
the same time be loot sight of the tru
ism that It Is good business policy to
Invest a dollar which will bring back
two. Once tbe farmer was shown by
object lessons thnt good highways,
passable tbe year round, were essentia
to a profitable handling or rann prod
ucts bo freely exprensed astoulnhment
at having been fooled bx the motbods
Inherited from his ancestors. -
This educational work, which In Its
Inception called for groat energy and
tbe liberal 'expenditure of time and
money, was later on helped by both
state and federal government An ap
propriation was made by congress for
tbe purpose of collecting and dissemi
nating Information on road building
and repair, road materials and other
kindred topics. As a result tbe farm
ers learned that to build roads proper
ly, though apparently expensive, was
to reality an economic meaaure. They
were led to see that tbe biguways were
natural feeders of railways and that It
was as much of a detriment to have
produce snowbound or mud bound on
the farm aa to have freight congested
en tbe railroad. They comprehended
the difference la coat between banting
a ton a mile on good and bad roads,
and the realized, too. that with pass
able roads tbe year round tbe hauling
to station and ether shipping points
could be done to advantage out of sea
son when draft animals were not need
ed for plowing or harvesting.
These few pa i graphs will indicate
In outline the manner In wbicn tnis
great reform wss started by agitation
and fostereJ by education until the
quertlon Is not. "Shall we bsve good
roadel" but -How caa we beat secure
and maintain thorn T -
ExperleiM-e has taught ns the valua
Let Cocoa
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700
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VSXant Ot Araerioan Homes welcome LION COFFEE daily.
There k no atrvusjar proof of merit than continued and increee
Jnf popolaritj. Kiality arrived all oppoaitioa." ' . .
(Bold only ta 1 Th. jaohgea. tioaJieed em every psnbafs )
ipavo yoar toa heads toe vainaMo laanitiiga )
ccid ey ciccrns EVXaVIIIZS
T00LS03 EPICS OCX, Toledo, Ohio.
ble leaaon that highways must be con
structed and cared for under skilled su
pervision. This point 1a emphasized by
the fact that the demand for trained
road engineers la conatnutly Increasing,
and to meet It our educational Institu
tion and colleges are offering a regu
lar course of etudy to fit students for
this Important work. A number of
states have appointed highway com
missions, whose duty Is to suitably
provide for the expenditure of money
appropriated for state highways.
Though tbe methods of procedure In
various states differ. It is generally ad
mitted that one of the best plana Is to
complete sections of state roads In each
of the counties, so that they may serve
aa object lessons and In tbelr building
supervisors and laborers may be train
ed to the work. These sections are
parts of a carefully studied plan to
connect large cities and towns through-,
out the state and also to unite with and
form a continuation of highways in
neighboring states, so as to facilitate
both local and through truffle.
ON THE OCEAN'S FLOOR.
Bow It Feels o Oo Down lata the
Sea la a Dlrie Bell.
How It feels to go down Into the sea
In a diving bell la described as fol
lows by one who made the descent:
"Putting on a pair of stockings, leg
gings and heavy boots, I jumped on to
tbe seat when tbe huge bell It weigh
ed forty tone and waa as largo aa a
good slsed room waa swnng by the
powerful crane over tbe staging, and
gradually we were lowered Into tbe
sea. Tbe sensation at first was very
strange. Aa we entered the water,
which was driven out of the bell by
compressed air, there was a distinct
burning sound In tbe ears and bead. I
was told to bold my nose and blow
through It, and I did so. Slowly we
descended and at last reached the bot
tom, some fifty feet below tbe surface.
Tbe bell In question was seventeen feet
long and ten feet wide. There were
six of us In It It was lighted by elec
tricity and was almost as bright as
day. Wo first tended on a bed which
the divers bad previously leveled. Tbe
moment the bell touched tbe ground
there waa perhaps a ho at two feet of
water In tt This was quickly driven
out by tbe compressed air, when we
walked on comparatively dry ground
with tbe sea all around us.
"By sending signals up to tbe man
In charge of tbe great crane to which
the bell Is' attached the apparatus can
be moved as Its occupants wish. . Aft
er luspectlug the smooth bed on which
tbe bottom blocks are laid we went
out to sea and, landing on the bottom
again, obtained some idea of the diffi
culties of digging a foundation on tbe
floor of the ocean. It was ragged and
rocky. Four men work to a bell un
der a pressure of twenty -seven pounds
to tbe square inch for three hours at a
time, digging up the ground until It w
perfectly smooth and level. The ma
terial is thrown Into a large wooden
box swung In tbe center of tbe bell.
"Climbing to our seats again, tbe
man gave tbe necessary signals, and
away we went an unuer water, or
course, until we landed once more upon
tbe stones just placed In position. Tbe
electric lights In tbe bell are placed
close to the thick little glass windows.
When we stayed on the bottom qnletly
for a little while tbe nab darted at the
light but at tbe noise of a shovel they
quickly disappeared."
V . Bioel Hale.
When red hair makes Its appearance
oa a buman bead aU lukewarm noes la
at an end. It la either loved or loathed.
Its admirers, with artists In the van.
almost hysterically enthusiastic.
They call it golden, though the gold
that comes out of tbe eartb Is not often
exactly that shade. A red haired wo
man Is sure of a success in some quar
ter, however plain ber face or Insignifi
cant ber figure. Tbe detractors of red
bah say It Is a sign of bad temper or
Immorality or both and therefore to be
scrupulously avoided. London Queen.
Dirty Washlac.
Natives of Morocco think that Euro
peans and Americans are dirty. Tbe
habit to which they object is tbat of
washing- the bands or face hi a basin
and, still more, taking a bath where the
water Is not ronnlng. Tbe cleaner tbe
bather becomes, they say, the dirtier
the water be Is washing wltb most
necessarily become. Aad eventually
tbe bather steps forth as cleansed
from water which Is no longer clean.
' Hie rread Meeaeat. -
Mike-Ot bear yes wor foined folre
dollars for assanltln' McDooley. Pat
Ol wot', an' It wof a prood momlnt
wbln Ol bor-rd tb' slntlnce, b'gorryl
Ulke-Pfwbafs th' rayson av tbott
Pat-Faith, an' It abow'd which av oa
bad tb best av th' cootlst-Cblcago
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donl snow now or ty wnora,
fit for;
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