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Alamance Gleaner. VOL. XXXII. GRAHAM, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27ri?06. NO. The Advice to the Aged. Age brings infirmities, such as slug, cish -Dowels; weak kidneys and blao . ucronu ivxriuuvub have a specific effect on these organs, stimulating the bowels, causing them to perform their natural functions as in youth and . IMPARTING VIGOR. to the kidneys, bladder and LIVER. They are adapted to old and young. . jv. s. coos:, Attorney-at-Law, GRAHAM, N.'C. . ... I . . 1 . . - Offloo Patterson Uulldlng , Seoond Floor. . . . , , , WALTER E. WALKER, M. D. GRAHAM, X. C. OFFICE IN SOOTT BUILDING UP STAIRS. j , 'Phone 80 b. Leave calls at offloe or Thompson Diug l)lt. WILL S. LOSG, JR. DENTIST Graham . North Carolina OFFICK in MMONS BUILDING loAaOst.it .stir. - W. f. Bhom, fit. li SVM & BYNUM, A.ctorny xiitl Counselors at Luw U mi-NBOBO, N u, Practice reifularly Id the courts of Alb in mce ctrantv. Auifi 4, 4 Ij JACOB A. LONfl J. ELMER LONG LONG & LONG, "Attorney and Counsellors at I ,aw, GRAHAM, N, ". ROB'T C. STRUDWICK Attorney-at-Law, , GREENSBORO X. O. Practices in the courts oT Ala iiiauce and Guilford counties. , NORTH CAROLINA . -' FARMERS Need a North Carolina Farm . Paper. . One adapted to North Carolina climate, soils and conditions, made by Tar Heels and for Tar HeersWand at the same time as wide awake as any in Kentucky or Kamchatka. Such a paper is The Progressive Farmer RALEIGH. NC. Kditfid by Clarence H. Poe, with Dr. W. C, Burkett.Jector B. A. & M. College, and Director B. V. Kilgore, of the Agricutlural Experiment Station (you know them), as assistant editors. (81 a year, it you are aireaay tasing the paper, we oan make no reduc tion, but if you are not taking it . YOU CAW SAVE 50C By sending your order .' to, us That is to say, new Progressive Farmer, subscribers we will send that paper wjth The Gleaner, both one year for- $1 SO, regnlar price $2 00. . . Addrsesa THE GLEANER, '. A :, - . Graham, N. C. Bead model, sketch or photo of lnTention for free report on patentability. For free book, TRADE-MARKS X mm sia Cure III . - s? Is6 V Dia v hat you eat. ; ion contains all of the i- digests all kinds of jnsUiriVelief and never Jti:ot- you to eat all This r digestiir, food. It z- fails to c;-' the food you want. The most sensltiVB stomachs can take It. By I U use many thousands of dypepti" Laye been c.ivl cftcreverythiDg else failed. It oce.-ualled fur the stomach. Child ren with weak etcn.ab thrive on it First dose relieves. A diet unnecessary. Cures all stomach troubles (Ptsrfd onl y by E. O. IiWrrr A Oo, OhtcsfO She it. bouie coo wins SH times US0c slat To tetter eitverUse Ike -wtJ.'s leedJag ajaalaees Oellsge, )asl e lew ssaelanaiss an eCend la Mt Mtloa M leas thsa east, DOST DBLAT. WalTB TODAT. BA-ALi EUSSO CCLLEGi; LT, Gl Tiittsfi lis i We promptlr obudn U. a and ForeiRTl ,' I TaTiV PHE-ULES fcr tha Kii.ieys ) . ( Gemo In Verse "Poor Level" 8ald Life. "Poor Love, said Ufa, "that hast nor gold - Nor lands nor other store, I ween I Thy very shelter from the cold Is oft but lowly built and mean." "Nay. Though of rushes be my bed, Tet am I rich," love saidr ' "But," argued Life, "thrice fond art thou - To yield the sovereign gifts of earth Th victor sword, the laureled brow For visloned things of little worth." Love gazed afar with dream lit eyes And answered, "Nay, but wise." "Tet, Love." said Life, "whaean atone For all the travail of thy years. The yearnings vain, the vigils lone. The pain, the sacrifice, 4he tears?" Soft as the breatK Nreathed from a rose The answer oameLove knows." Florence Earle Codtes, 1 A Famlshsd Heart. I know tht.t deep within your heart of '"-hearts . . You hold me shrined apart from com' mon things, . f And that my step, my voice, can bring to you . A glad nets that no other presence brings. ; . . And yet, dear love, through the weary - days - You never speak one word of tendsr- - ness Kor stroke my hair nor softly clasp my - nana Within your own in loving, mute caress. Ton think perhaps I should be all content To know so well the loving- place I hold Within your life, and so you do not dream How much I long to hear the story told. Tou cannot know, when we' two sit alone . And tranquil thoughts within your soul . are stirred. My heart is crying like a tired child For' one fond look, one gentle, loving , word. It may be when your eyes look Into mine You only say, "How dear she Is to mer Oh, could I read -U In your softened glance. i How radiant this plain old world would '. . bel .i Perhaps sometimes you breathe a seoret : prayer . :ri " . That choicest blessings unto me be . given, . But i you said aloud," "God bless thee, dear!" I should not ask a greater boon from heaven. . ... . I weary sometimes of the rugged way. But should you say, "Through thee my life is sweet," The dreariest desert that our path could - cross Would suddenly grow green beneath my feet N 'TIs not the boundless waters ocean holds That give refreshment to the thirsty . flowers, ... But Just tho drops that, rising to the skies, , From thence descend in softly falling showers. . What matter that ouf granaries are fllfbd With all the richest harvest's golden stores ... ... If we who own them cannot enter in, - mil xamisnea siana oeiore tne close barred doors? . s And so 'tis sad that those who should be . nun " .. ." . In that true love which crowns our earthly lot Qo praying with white lips from day to day T ' For love's sweet tokens and receive them not! " ' " Unidentified,- A Woman' Thought. ... 1 - SHB. " " Alas, thou dost but love my hair, my eyos, The way I move, the Hps that sting thy blood! I am all-these, yet more than all of these. Even as the songs of birds, yet far, far i more. Thou lovest not me, but that which ' houses me -. This garment whioh I wear of flesh and - youth. . ' f- ..: My sun bird SB Kay; we women know, dear lord. . We sit within our-bodies shivering" . " While love shines hot without and does not reach us, . . . .- " . H. -. Why, what Is this, thou willful womai thing? Thou hast been thinking! ' ' Amelle Rives. Unoertainty. Sometimes I am certain I love you, " And then I am certain I don't; Sometimes I feel sure that I'll wed 700, And then I feel sure that I won't. - r . I wish that the years would roll back - ward - - . .- (And make me a maiden at home la the land of the ancient Sablnes When women were lacking in Rome. - And If you were a Roman warrior And wanted a Sabine bride -The question I now And so vexing -1 nevor might have to decide. For you might swoop down like an eagle As I sang with my mates at play. And In your strong arms you might snatch me And carry me swiftly away Screaming and struggling and 'crying, '" But happy and unafraid Zf you were a Roman warrior : And I were a Sabine maid! Blisa Calvert Hall. " 8etting and Dawn. ' -At end of love, at end of life. At end of hope, at end 61 strife. At end of all we cling to so The sua is setting; must we go? " At dawn of love, at dawa of fife, . . At dawn of peace that follows strife. At dawn of all we long for so . The sun Is rising; let us go! Louise Chandler Moulton."-- Brotherhood. God, what a world If men la mart ' felt that same Unship of the Btunaa heart Which makes them la the face of flame and flood ' Rise to the meaning of true brotherhoodl Ella Wheeler WUoos. Stronghesrt Doe who never turned his inarched breast forward. Never doubted clouds would break. Never dreamed, though right were ed, wrong would triumph; field we fall to rise, are baffled better. Sleep to wake. Robert Browning. Modest. K "l Have aliray held that when a man is wrong he should admit it frankly at whatever sacrific to dig nity," said Braggsby. "Trou!" - exclaimed his friend. "Why, only yesterday one of your closest acquaintances told me that you had never been known to admit that you were wrong." "Certainly not. But wouldn't 1 have done so if I had been wrong V Chicago Kewi. ART OF COOKING. Progress of Human Race Closely . - lied to It. At It may well be said that tho devel opment of the art of cooking closely connected with, the onward progress of the human race. the prehistoric cave dwellers knew nothing of tho use to. which firs I might be put, their gastronomic uuiuuc'3 were protmuiy ona par witn those 01 the beast of prey with which they competed for their daily supply of food. The earliest na tions of whom we possess historic rccof as recognized the - value foods properly prepared, and we find that the science of cooking gradually attained tho height of its development during the reign of the great Koman emperors of the Au- gustinian period. We ore apt to looK upon tne banquets of tho old Komans as orgies, and in some do gree they undoubtedly -were, and yet we have abundant evidence that the Romans were cognizant of the fact that tho proper preparation and sea soning of the food contributed in large measure to an improved appe tite and a better digestion. We must, therefore, credit them with knowledge of these physiological ne- cessities even while condemning them for their luxurious repasts, They also realized that a pleasant frame of mind had a great and 1m portant influence on the digestive processes and therefore provided amusements of various kinds dur ing the meal. The inroads of the northern barbarians caused the highly developed arts and sciences 11 . Ti - y 1 v 01 tne nomans ana cuimary per fection must be included among them to be plunged into- the long period of darkness -which marked the middle aees. - Lr Whatever knowledge we possess of their civilization we owe to tha many monastic orders of Europe, whose members preserved and culu vated, among other things, the tra ditions of the culinary art until the renaissance, in 'the. reign of Louis Alv. of .Prance and his successors, The influence of France on the me nus of the world has continued un interruptedly down to the present day.. The principles - of ' cooking, speaking of the latter in a eeneral sense, were developed by the early Romans in a purely empirical fash ion, flow they nave been; made tha subject of scientific investigation and found to rest on a firm and sound basis. The Hussion physiol ogist, Pavlov jb.as clearly demon strated in his researches on diges tion that the ingestion of substances with a nurelv nutrient value does not sufficiently satisfy the demands of the body. Taste and appetite mus.t aiso oe taicen into considera tion. -These are satisfied only by the addition to the food of spices and salt, and it is largely due to the mnuenco of these condiments that the propej amount of gastric juic is liberated by tho mucous mem brane of the stomach. The action unon the stomach of reflex stimuli is shown by the favorablo effect on the flow of the gastric secretions made by . mental impressions in duced by tho mere sight and color of a well ; prepared dish. In this manner Eppien (Boichs Medicinal- AnZelgerrMeadsup to the broad claim that, tho proper preparation . of all food, as demanded by the es sential requirements of the culinary art, is not a luxury, but a physiolog ical necessity, and ..to develop and disseminate this knowledge is an act beneficial to the public welfare, TheTe is happily an increasing inter est taken by physicians to dietetics and cooking, for those two subjects go hand in hand, and this interest it should bothe aim of the medical man to transmit to his patients or to thwe who have are of them. Medical Record. ; . CLEANLY MILKING. Aa Ars-aseat Upholding the) Heist - Raad Method. -Dry band milking is all right In theo ry where conditions are Ideal, but If s a mighty poor practice, says a corre spondent of Kimball's Dairy Farmer, The fact Is that yon seldom find a herd with such perfect teat development and that) milks just right so that the milker can keep his bands dry. - I have tried both ways and know that the damp band gives cleaner results. When yon tart out on the -dry band theory and ait down' to very sho-i tested cow, bow are yon going to ilTlk berf Will you strip dry fingered to the discomfort of the cow? It is only a few seconds' till your fingers get wet In spit of too.1 Then to continue dry banded Is folly and filthy. Ton sit down to soma cows that milk very easy, and tha milk goes Into tha pail with a cling that spatters aQ over and op on to yoor hands again. Ton cannot continue with dry hands. Then some cows have a leak m tne side or a spray opening. Too cannot milk audi a cow with dry bands, and If yon attempt to do so yon make a dirty mess of it Then there are soma cows that bare teats that periodically seals off Ilka dandruff and to milk sock dry la to bars a pail of milk covered With a dirty looking lot of dandruff. Ever sea It? All cows caa be milked with moist bands and the milk be clean, while all cows cannot be milked with dry hands and have cleaa milk aa the re-alt When the adder la brushed oft, then wiped with a wet cloth. sod ytror hands are motet from tha washing and tha teats are also, the dust la all kept from dropping, and If yon take bold and milk tha teats reins In moist to tha and of the Job. If any stripping Is n setae ary with very abort teats then I ass vaseline, wticn keeps dost from dropping, rubri cs tea tha teats so tha cow does not suffer from snnsceaasry strain, and the ssltk Is cleaa. Every time Ive bad milker who need dry -hands lra found that thf milk was dirty looking and dirty tasting. ; ! '. ' ' But it docs not matter bow It's done if tho result Is the bor.t possible. If yon (iiA-e a herd that can be milked dry handed with the best results, then Hint's the way, but if you find that you have some cows that are. as 1 describ ed above, then moisten tho udder and teats with t-lenn water or vaseline. Cleanliness is the thing sought and not a system. . ISOLATED BY MUD. a Jonrnoy Over Sonio Country Roads In tho West.. A writer for a paper who recently took a journey by wngou In a western state describes the condition of the roads in a certain county as follows: "Whenever wo passed a farmhouse some man Would -come out to see the time of day. They all had leisure to burn, It seemed, durlug these gloomy, muddy days. Near a creek where the bottoms were yet flooded a farmer said ours was the first wheeled craft that bad been along that road in some time. lie said be bad lived in those ports thirty-one years and this was the first seuson he had ever been com pletely marooned. But for the loyal" mall carrier the world would have been nearly thirty days ahead of bini. ' "The mud colled up stubbornly on the wheels, ever increasing like a roll ing snowball, Time and again ths driver and his passenger had to got down In the mud and with fence rails MAIL CAKIUEK'S DESOLATE JTOUBNET. and boards pry the sticky stuff off by main strength. In some places the "pulling was so difficult the horses would have to stop and rest every twenty-five feet. The axle was oftenei dragging mud than above it. When they struck the yellow clay the horses' hoofs would come out with a noise like the crack of a pistol. ; ""r "Good roads!' was the prayer ol every farmer along the murky journey. They " feel deadly certain that some thing ought to must be done, but are helpless In devising a remedy. Ol course every, man has an idea, some of apparent practicability, . ' "'You fellows over In town growl because it hurts your trade,' remarked an intelligent looking man at the gate of a neat cottage borne, but what do you think It means to us? We're sbul up here like castaways on a desert is land week after, week and can't eves think of getting to church, let alone with going to town 'with stuff to sell. It seems to me that If you people wanted-to do business with us von'd lend a band to help uV to get to you.' " A MISSOURI COUNTY IDEA. Novel Method of Eaeoaraalaa Road r .. : Improvement, ': Among the Unique methods of pro moting interest in good roads Is thai adopted by citizens of Saline county in Missouri, says Walter Williams In" tn JSt'ljouis Globe-Democrat From Mar shall; The county 'seat, has been mailed to the farmers of Saline county a clrcn tar letter Betting forth the plan." Ths plan proposes to assemble at Marshall on a certain day all the farmers who get their mail at that town. They are asked to bring with them each a drag and team of horses. The farmers thus assembled are to be divided Into groups, and each group Is to drag and otherwise Improve that day from three to five miles of a county road leading Into the town of Marshall. The citl- sens of -Marshall are to supply assist snce lu money, teams and otherwise. It Is expected that much road improve ment will be accomplished by this one day's united work. As an added inducement a photo graph Is to ba taken of the thousand farmers and their teams who are look ed for In Marshall 'on that day. This will be taken in sections four feet by eleven Inches In size, and a copy of the photograph will bs furnished free to every participant in the road dragging. It will be called "The Good Roads Legion of Honor," and the promoters of the plan say ft will be the most won derful photograph ever taken in ths state of Missouri. CONCERNING GARGET. fc-ke Caase. Symptoms and Treatment! of This Disease. Garget is an Inflammation of the ad der and may affect one quarter or more at a time, writes II. G. Manchester In Bural New Yorker. Sometimes It Is confined to the teat There are a num ber of causes, such as injuries, aa by kicking, being stepped upon by other cows, being booked by other cattle, ly ing on cold and wet floors or frozen ground. These latter more often occur when the cow Is fresh snd odder dis tended. The more common cause in my opinion Is Injudicious feeding, ei ther too much of s one sided ration too much cornmeal, hominy, gin ten or cot tonseed meal will causa garget There Is also an Infectious garget be ginning usually with a slight swelling at tha teat opening. A scab forms and It la almost impossible to draw ths milk; then It Is clotted, tha quarter be comes hard and la rained. Ordinary garget caused by improper feeding can usually be detected before It baa dona much barm. The quarter will fed warm and perhaps bot Tbe teat will hare a smooth, velvety feeling that Is anna tarsi. As soon as these symptoms are discovered stop grain feed for a day or two and batbe tbe odder In bot water. Bub the quarter grotty but firmly and wipe very dry after bathing to prevent cold. Milk out tbe quarter thoroughly. These directions follows bars often canned curs In twelve to tw en t j f rur boors. After it bas run several days It Is much more difficult to cure, but I know of nothing better than hot water, rubbing on vaseline after drying. The best tiling we have found for the infectious garget is to keep end of teat well greased with carbonated vaseline. working n little Into the teat opening. Ordinary garget Is not contagious and generally only ono quarter is affected and, If cured, this quarter Is more liable to cause trouble again. Preven tive measures are best, and if you are having lots of it find the' cause, which I imagine Is tho feed they are getting, and change this to a more healthful ration. . Cans of Udder Trouble. The more highly developed the dulry cow becomes the more important is It to give her more consideration at the close of her lactation period, says Hoard's Dairyman. Frequently a cow la supposed to be thoroughly dry and turned out into the dry pasture when she should be kept with the cows that are giving milk and until all secretions in tho udder hnvo stopped. It ia ml take to permit the udder to retain any thick, mattery substance, for undoubt edly many cases of udder trouble can be traced to not removing this sub stance from the udder. Moreover, It is not well for the animal to absorb this material into her system. Carry the Coir. On some farms where the men folks bun rou.ildornbly there Isn't 'time to curry milk cows twice a day or even once, yet to do so means much com' fort and an additional flow of milk. The brush and curry comb start np circulation and remove a lot of dust that is accumulated while standing in stables durifj winter time. Tha well groomed cow looks better for It; she Is worthy of such care. Farm Journal. FEEDING FOR. MILK Tliero are those who think that yon can feed a cow anything under the sun and hnvo the milk and butter of a good flavor. Don't let that notion' get Into your head. Feed good sweet (things If you want your butter to have's nice flavor. Pumpkins mm Cow Feed. It Is an old notion that a cow win fail in her milk when fed on pumpkins, but there Is no truth In this theory, Apie Pomace. ,. From fifteen to thirty pounds of ap ple pomace have been fed dally to dairy animals at the Connecticut sta tion with satisfactory results. When fed in a balanced ration It is estimat ed that four pounds of apple pomace is equivalent to one pound of good hay. Feeders are cautioned against feeding too large quantities of apple pomace at first. Judging from all tbe data available, it Is believed that farm ers living in the vicinity of cider mills win una it goou economy to utilize tne pomace as a food for their dairy stock, Feed Liberally. What to feed and bow much to feed Is often Jk bard question for the farmer to answer. A cow weighing 1,000 pounds and kept In a good barn most of the time will need about seven tenths of a pound of digestible pro tein and seven pounds of carbohydrates for body maintenance. And It Is what we feed' In excess of this that we get our profits from. Kimball's Dairy Farmer. - v. Producing Milk In Wlater. Silage, clover bay and a proper grain ration are all good for the purpose, A feed a day also of oat bay Is found to be relished. Tbe cows should have what they Will eat clean, but not to waste, and the more a good cow can eat . and properly digest the better she should do.v ,. ; Feeding; Lararo and Small Cows, To feed most economically each cow must be individually feiTand tbe quan tity of feed he is given governed by her size and tbe quantity of milk she produces, snys Kimball's Dairy Farm er. Tour pounds of grain dally may be as much as some rows can profitably be given, whlio others will make most firofltnblo returns frsui len or twelve pounds. Other thing being enuil. s large cow require .i:rin feci Sun ti small ono and a cow :!fin a lar;;e quantity of m:!k r.iorv. tnn one Kii'-i. a smaller quiiuMty Wnr ". --!. .-i In the fall v.hfii n v. : 1 r breeding uow.i ws d 1 i : kii.- v, : . -i sr tbey are fro::i inv t.'vt we t.sre to reproduce or from iufuriai . r.r.ImaN, writes It EL Cook lu NuUonul Stock' man. Ofttiuies, a sow may have only three or four plg3, and they become full grown on account oT plenty of nurse. Now, I would much rather have young sows from -mothers giving full litters even If not quite so large be cause they are bred from good mills era, just what wa want to reproduce. 1 therefore aar Biark tbe pigs In ths spring ss soon as tbey are strong and record tha numbers, making a judi cious selection possible. ' For Dry Hoof a. soaking tub may ba made by cut ting off sbout one foot from the ana Of a stout, tight barrel. Tha short and la filled with water and placed In ths stall so that tha forefeet will coma rs tbe tub. An boor or two of "g daily Is good for dry, hard hoofs. Took the TTrowa Bn aa. On one of the southern railroads there Is s station building that Is com monly known by travelers ss tha small est railroad station In America. It Is of this station that tbe story Is told that an old farmer was expecting a chicken house to arrive there, and ba sent one of bis hands, s newcomer, to fetch It, Arriving there, the man saw the hoiife, loaded It on to bis wagon snd started for home. On the wsy bs met a man In uniform with tha words Ktntlon Arenf on his cap. "fay, hold on. What have yon got 09 that waironT be asked. "My chicken, honsa, of course," was the reply. Thicken bouse be JIggeredr explod ed tha official "That's the station r Ladles' noma Journal. OA ITOItlA. Iks iss liaS Tai Bin wwi Bwfl LONDON "TOSHERS," a - 1 T hsy Exploro the Sewers In Seareh ol Articles of Vajue. Shoremen or shore workers they loinctimes call themselves, bat their moBt familiar appellation is "toshers, and tho articles they pick up "tosh." They really belong to another well known class, the mudlarks, but consider themselves a grade or two above these latter, for the genuine tosher docs not confine himself, ai they do, to traveling through ths Thames mud and picking up odd pieces of coal or wood, copper, nails, bolts, iron and old rope. The tosh er, when the coast is clear of the T .' 1 1 ' . ' A - Al ponce, inaitos nis way into mo sew ers and will venture sometimes for miles in quest of valuables that oc casionally find their way into them by way of tho kitcheat" gink or the street grating. , When about to enter the sewers these men provido themselves with a pole seven or eight feet long, on one end of which there is a large iron hoe, a bag carried on the back, a canvas apron tied around them and a dark lantern similar to a po liceman's."! his they strap on their right breast, so that while walking upright through the large sewers the light is thrown straight in front When they come to the branch sew ers and have to stoop the liirht if thrown directly at their feet. As they make their way they use theii hoe in the mud at their feet and in the crevices of the brickwork, and occasional shillings and , silver spoonB - find- a . temporary resting place in tho bag at their back or in their capacious coat pockets. Tho toshers generally go in gangs of three or four, both for the sake of company and to be able to de fend themselves from the rats with which tho sewers swarm. When they come near a - street grating they close their lanterns and watch an opportunity to slip past unno ticed, for otherwise a crowd of peo ple might noon collect at the grat ing whose presence would put ths polico on the alert. They find great quantities of money, copper money especially, in the crevices of the brickwork a little below the grating and not infrequently shillings, half crowns and sixpences, with an 00 casional sovereign or half sovereign. When "in luck" they find many articles of plate, spoons, ladles, sil ver handled knives and forks, mugs and drinking cups and now and then articles of jewelry. They general ly also manage to fill their bags with the more bulky articles found in their search, such as old metal, bones and ropes. These they dis pose of to the marine store dealers ana rag ana Done men ana aiviae the proceeds, along with the coini found, among the different mem. bers of the gang. At one time the regular toshers used each to earn from 30 shillings to 2 a week, but with the construction of new sewers, grated at the mouth, their industry is not so easily exercised and is consequently much less profitable. London Mail.. -4 . POINTS TO CONSIDER WHY IT CAYS TO ' HAVE QOOD COUNTRY HIGHWAYS. Anprored Roads Increase Fa at Tal- aea and Make It Possible to Haal Large Loads of Prod see Poor Hlfhwars Isolate the Farmer., Let us consider the points of opposi tion that some of our rural friends make to the good roads plan, says a writer in the Motor News. Tbey claim that it Is money out of their pockets when they are compelled to pay the Increased taxes which will be - asked. This objection Is readily met In tbe first place our friends are called upon to pay but one-fifth of the actual cost, which la In Itself a very small sum. ' If I own a bouse in the city sod a pavement is laid In front of It, my property Increases In value. Just so with .the farmer. If a good road Is laid past bis property, he Is placed In just the same position that I would be. Tbe actual Increased valuation of bis farm more than makes up for tha ad ditional tax be was obliged to pay to UfflM ttia ImnnwMtiant i V bis profit lie can haul large loads of produce to the city each trip, ba can make more trips in a given time and be can travel at any period of ths year with equal facility, barring the time when snow blocks bis way. Jolting over rough roada, mud cover ad, reeking horses and broken harness es snd wagons are largely dona away with. He no longer arrives borne lata at night after hours of agony over ter rible roads, nervous snd exhausted. On tha contrary, he suffers no mora lncon venience aa far as the highway Is con cerned than If be were riding In aa electric car. I realise that the so called scorcher baa brought mnch discredit oa tha law abiding autolst snd that many a farmer baa been scared nearly to death when soma motorist has wblzsed past him at forty miles an boar, but this Is sn ex ception to the rule and la becoming more and mora so aa time passes. I dare say that this same farmer has been nearly run down on an equal number of occasions by ona of bis own Ilk trying ont the speed of his bona or racing with a friend. How many of na while traveling through tha country In tha fan have not seen hundreds of bushels of Una apples rotting In tbe orchards? Why hasn't tills fruit been brought Into tbe city sad sold? Ona reason, I opine. Is that tha roada are In such condition that it doesn't psy tha grower to haul them Into tha eKy. If there was- an Improved highway the owner would probably flgur out that It would pay blm to savs this prod act. Another side of the question may ba found hi tbe social Ufa of tha rurnilte. Many a time be would like to drive Into the city for a little pleas are. He nibt want to attend tha thea- ter or seek somo other equally barm less diversion. If be bad a good high way to drive over be would do so, but with mud nearly bub deep he would prefer to stay by bis fireside and find solace In nicotine. This means much to tha young peo ple, and you will find that when we get the state girdled with good roads and It's coming there won't be such anxiety to get off the farm and Into the city. Human nature demands some pleasure In this worl 1, and It will sometimes go a long way to get It, though It entails much suffering. Give us Improved thoroughfares, then tha country boy and girl will bar greater chances for social intercourse snd will become more contented. 1 Rural Delivery Notes The operations of tbe rural free de livery service . up to March are shown in a statement recently Issued by Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen eral DeOraw, says a Washington dis patch. Up to that time XVOH petitions had been received and referred. Of these 13,772 wars acted upon adverse ly. Tho number of routes In operation March 1 was 85,03 L leaving 8,424 peti tions still pending, of which 294 have been assigned for establishment. A distinct and Important field for tha utility motor vehicle that is already being cultivated to soma extent "Is found In the rural free delivery mall service. Probably a score of these car riers are regularly using automobiles to cover their route, snd are obtaining excellent service from them. Host of them are in tha west, where. In spit of tbe fact that ths roads are bad and streams are frequently required toj forded, tbey are doing excellent work. J. O. Matthews cPSabetha, Kan, un doubtedly holds the record In the Unit ed States for quick rural mail service, says- a Sabetha correspondent of tha Kansas City Star. He not only covers bis route of twenty -five miles In about four hours every day, but ba maintains a regular schedule In the country. Mr. Matthews starts oat from the Sabetha postoface at 0:80 o'clock In tha morn ing. After ba leavaa tbe postofflce be is a certain number of minutes from box to box. People know to tbe min ute when their mall Is going to arrive. During tne winter months his schedule time for covering his route Is four hours and ten minutes. In summer his time Is three boors and forty-flre minutes. Mr. Matthews works tha reg ular old fashioned stagecoach busi ness. Hs bss a relay. He starts with a fresh horse and drives twelve miles. Here another fresh horse Is secured. takes Mr. Matthews five minutes, to unhitch bis horse, bitch ths fresh horse and start off again. Tha balance of tha distance Is covered with the second horse. Tha bono left at the relay sta tion Is tha relay horse for tha next morning. DEEP SEA FI8HE8, Vkera Belaa' Xethiaa; Kl.e e Bat, Ther Live Vpou Baeh Other. "AH the deep see fishes are enormous" eaters," says s naturalist VThere be ing nothing to eat but tha Ufa about them, they live upon each other. . Every facility for killing and devouring Is provided luminescence to dazzle. swiftnesses nd strength to overtake snd overpower, knife blade teeth for tearing, abnormally large Jaws ; for crushing. Whatever the prey or how ever large It may be, there la little trouble in swallowing It The mouth fawns Ilka a cavern, and tbe stomach distends to hold a body even larger than tbe swsllower. - The appetite In fishes seems never wanting, and com' plete digestion with home of them is only a matter of half an hour." For this reason slaughter goes on unend ingly. Usually It Is produced only by hunger, but sonie monsters, Ilka the blue ash, even -when forged, kill for pure love of killing. Of tbe eternal: warfare -that goes on beneath ths surface of tha waves the same writer remarks: Tbey follow the prey Ilka packs of wolves, and In turn are followed, band succeeding band, Increasing In also ss they decrease in numbers. Tbe herrings sat tha smaller fish, even their own young; they are harried by toe blueflsbee until a trail or biooa stains tne water, wniie fol lowing the blneflshes come tbe Inaati- ata porpoises. Nothing save tha weaker ones bat breed. 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