Biemoreai Waar,
Bellefonte, Pa., May 8, 1908.
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The Log Drag as a Good Roads Maker.
Considerable space in this issue of the
WATCHMAN is Geared to a timely Sub-
ject—t proving our pu
roads. The advantages from a financial
point, of having good roads in every
community, need no wo, while
the pleasure and comfort derived in trav-
gi ave more tah & SHEBGION TOROIPERES,
verybody really is in tavor §
pi Lg Bion 4 secure them rE
burdening property owners with exces-
sive road taxes is the .
In Centre county we have two kinds
of roads, those with a stone foundation,
and the onlinary ay road made entire-
ly of earth, e have a fairly good
proportion o1 stone roads, yet in every
, township there is a large extent of clay
road especially leading from the main
thoroughfares. The Tonnes i of
trough the Bald Bogle Val.
ley are clay or earth roads. Snow shoe
and Burside townships have considerable
extent of clay roads. In Nittany and
Pennsvalley there are many clay roads.
Tue I® of this article is to talk
about building the best clay or earth
roads at the lowest . In other
words. how the best roads can be built
for the least money; and it can be done
by adopting the r method, one
that has been thoroughly tested, and
proven a success.
““THE KING SPLIT LOG DRAG"
The above is an illustration of the
famous King Split Log Drag, invented
ten Jonze ago by D. Ward King, of
Maitland, Mo. Itis a simple, inexpen-
sive, home-made implement that any
farmer with an axe and and auger can
make. To day all the states in the Mis-
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be four inches of wood through which to
bore two-inch holes for stakes. By this
arran et of the Plug the shape of
the is approximated.
Sigua man made
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in numerous different styles, but I find
nothing suits me better than hedge, or
straight oak stakes. If the stakes are
roperly i money spent on long
Its is was!
I hope these details and fancy gots
will discourage no one. Never forget
that the poorest drag used in the r-
est manner by a man who wants to
learn will surely improve the highway.
DIRECTIONS FOR OPERATING DRAG
& As a general fale, Mways haul the
at an angle of 45 , movin
the dirt to iy centre of road. "The
action of the drag is governed by four
things:
1st. The Length of The Chain, which
is regulated by slipping it backward or
forward through tue hole in ditch end of
drag. The length of the chain regulates
sissippi valley after extensive tests are
the hold taken on the earth. To make
FERSFLCTTIVE VIEW
or
SFLIT LOG ORAS
endorsing this device and through their
Highway departments and agricultural |
colleges are urging the road supervisors |
and individual farmers to use, as the |
simplest, cheapest and best method of |
bullfing and maintaining their earth |
roads.
Some of the large railroad systems in |
the West employed Mr. King and fur- |
nished him with a special train to go
along its lines and teach the crowds |
of farmers, who gathered at the stations, |
how to build good roads. Recently the
good roads association of Lycoming |
county held a public session in William-
sport and employed Mr. King to come |
there and tell them all about his drag |
and how to operate it.
Since then we have seen articles in the
Williamsport pers and interviewed
prowmizent citizens from that place.
hey inform us that split log drags are
in use now in every part of Lycoming
county and marvelous results have been |
accomplished. Even in the city of
Williamsport they have graded many of
the unpaved muddy streets and made
splendid driveways out of them,
With all the testimonials we have read
from all parts of the country, we think
taat Centre county road supervisors, our
Grange organizations. and the public 10
general, should give this question proper
consideration, e understand that a
strip of new road at State College, lead-
ing to one of the experimental stations,
will be built by the King split log.
For the benefit of our farmers we
clip the following from a circular issued
by the Lycoming county Good Roads As-
sociation which was carefully prepared
and gives all details for building and
operating the drag. We want every
farmer to preserve this article, because
we believe in a short time split-log drags
will be in general use, therefore preserve
the following, as you will be making
one before long:
HOW TO MAKE THE DRAG
Mr. King savs:
The most common mistakes [ notice
are (1) making the drag too big and heavy,
and (2) using timbers with too wide a
face on the ground,
This drag 1s made from a log seven
feet long and ten inches in diameter.
The halves are thirty inches apart (inside
measure). The fourth diagonal stake
is spiked in to stiffen ditch end of
drag
Take a log seven to nine feet long and
ten to twelve inches in diameter and
split it in halves, Set the halves flat
sides to the front, fasten thirty inches
apart (inside measure) with three strong
stakes, the ends of which are wedged 1n
two inch auger holes, bored through the
slabs. Both slabs are same length but
rear one should extend fourteen or six-
teen inches away from ditch end of
front slab as indicated on picture. The
driver's board had better be a platform
of inch boards, cleated in such a man-
ner that the cleates (dropped between
the stakes) will hold platform securely |
on drag. To do best work driver
should be able to walk over drag quickly
and securely,
I'o fasten chain {or heavy wire), simply
wrap one end around an end stake, care
ry it over top of slab, ont of double trees
and then back to ditch end of slab,
where it should be slipped tbrough a
bored hole and can be fastened by pok-
ing a bolt through one of the links.
The hole should be bored three or four
inches from end of slab and about is
centre up and down,
end of chain up out of the way of
and allows the length of chain to be
altered, (See cut above.)
Face about four feet of ditch end of
front end of slab with iron; an old wag-
on tire or any piece of flat steel will
do. This may project half an inch be-
low wood at ditch end of steel, but
should come up flush with wood at oth-
er end. The steel is not absolutely
necessary at first.
One of the slickest little sleights of
drag building is the taking advantage
! Pe stand on front slab and driveslowly.
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| or mud, step to a point as far
| Sharpness or Dullness of The Steel.
This puts rear |
the |
dirt as it drifts along the face of the slab |
the chain longer is equivalent to putting
weight on the drag. If your drag is too
heavy, shorten the chain.
and. The Position of The Snalch
Hook, which attaches the double trees.
To move much dirt or cut small weeds
hitch the hook close to the ditch end of
drag and stand as nearly on the end of
the front slab as is safe. Drive very
slowly when thus hitched. This one
hitch seems to be the hardest to learn.
The others suggest themselves,
ard, Position of The Driver on The
Drag.—To move dirt see above. Ina
soft spot stand on rear slab. On a hard
he drag clogs with straw, weeds,
as you can
get from ditch end of drag. To drop
irtin a low place step quickly from
ditch end to other extreme. To fill a
low place or mud hole nicely is the
severest test of skill with a drag.
I suspect you will become thorou hly
disgusted waen you first make the effort.
But remember it will not be the fault of
the drag if you fail.
ath. Presence or Absence And
The steel may projectghalt an inch be-
low the wood at the ditch end of the
steel, but should come up flush with the
wood at other end of the steel. After
a clay or gumbo road has been dragged
four or five years, the soil becomes so
tough aud putty-like that ome must
study it closely to know what to do.
Sometimes I use sharp edge steel; some-
timés cull edge (holes are bored in both
edges of steel so that I can turn it upside
down and use same boit holes), and
sometimes the plain wood.
This can be learned only by experience,
and you have several years in which to
study the problem.
At the beginning of this agitation 1]
was careful to urge the necessity of |
waiting a certain period before using |
the drag. The experience of some of |
my neighbors and others has cooverted |
me to the theory that the only time drag- | *
ging hurts the road is when it is too dry, |
when it has a tendency to produce dust. |
But if you drag in the sloppy mud and |
the we ther remains settled, the sun and |
wind will bake and harden the smooth |
surface and the road will be improved. |
However, in the best interests of the!
road and team it is better to drag while |
the soil is still moist, yet sufficiently dry |
so that it will not stick to the face of the |
log. Dragging in the sloppy mud needs t
doing only once on most roads. !
It is well to carry a shovel on drag for!
use if banks prevent water from getting
to ditches {
Don't drive too fast.
Don't walk; {ret on the drag and ride. |
Don't wait for the big grader to come |
and shape up your road. All you can |
do first will hefp to make the work of |
the grader permanent, |
The most difficult part of road drag- |
ging is getting atit. All the rest is so |
simple that one learns it in doing. Now |
is the time to get the greatest returns |
from dragging. Not a day's time should |
be lost, |
First drag the wheel tracks. If road |
is too narrow plow a shallow furrow just |
outside the dragged part. Spread this |
over the road with the drag. Widen |
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the road gradually.
Always ie!
ging is to for
road that will shed water,
dition to shed the next ran.
pr Ol Crust,
Make a drag and use i
on your ned
yon.
We are indebted to Ralph Gibson,
secretary of the Good Roads Ascociation
| of Lycoming county, for the above cut.
| He will cheerfully supply any informa-
| tion at his command, it only an inquiry
is made. Yesterday he sent us by mail
the following note;
“Made a trip north of here today.
Dragged roads are like park drives.
One dairyman reports he now delivers
his milk in 1 hour less time,”
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Don't wait
ghoor; he may be waiting on
yember the object of drag- |
n a smooth oval roof over |
After every |
rain or wet spell put your road into con- |
Travel |
will gradually beat it i6io a hard water-
roads we in-
In fact we
Mariid get
toputier advisability
dragging the main road between those
nts. If a meeting were called, say at
nionville or Julian, we know that Mr.
Ralph Gibson, of Wi , would
come snd give them a talk and demon-
strate the working of the drag.
Itis spite die su of
Union, Huston, Taylor, and
to gett ; let
In the is they have the
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have worked and gn
se with costly scrapers, yet the
ve bad roads. They are in LA y
testing the “King Split Log
The following are the supervisors elect-
ed this spriogs
s—H. L. Curtin and J. L. Aikens.
Union—Arista Lucas. Taylor—M. C.
Walk and David Howard. Huston—L.
C. Bullock. Worth—H. F.C .
about ten years s Mr. D. Ward,
King of Maitland, Mo., began to drag
(or we of the east would say scrape) the
road of his farm with a simple inexpensing
home-made drag, and today we find the
Agricultural Experimental Stations of
his and surrounding states all advocating
the “King-Drag” and hundreds of farm-
they are using them on the highways the
winter wherever the frost is out of the
surface.
Some of the largest railroad systems
of the west see the worth of Mr. King's
method and furnished him with a s
train to go over its lines and talk to the
crowds that gather at the stations, for it
is extensively advertised and it is known
what time the train will reach the dif-
ferent towns. Each farmer is urged tor
make a drag and work the road by his
farm and many are doing so, and as
those strips worked are about the only
good roads the mail carriers find, the
carriers have more to say about how suc-
Sussfal it is than anything known be-
ore,
a “Ring Syston has for its Jaala
ea the opposite principle of good farm-
ing, that ; to i ont when wet,
to let the water run off freely so the mud
will bake, After several workings, the
road will be harder, shedding rain
much better than before it was worked
and will keep water from standing on
the road or in the ruts, as standing wat-
er is the worst enemy of either dirt or
stone roads,
The drag will smear the soft.mud over
the top of the road bed in a layer; with
sunshine, wind and travel, this layer will
become hard. Another dragging will
put on another layer, and make the
roads harder, smoother and impervious
to rain.
Could See Too Much.
A fine, robust suldier, after serving
his country faithfully for some time,,
became greatly reduced in weight,
owing to exposure and scanty rations,
until he was so weak he could hardly
gtand. Consequently he got leave of
absence to go home and recuperate.
He arrived at his home station looking
very badly. Just as he stepped off the
boat one of his old friends rushed up
to him and said. “Well, well, Pat, 1
gee you're back from the front.”
Pat looked worried and replied, “Be-
gorra, 1 knew | was getting thin, but
1 uivver thought you could see that
much!” —London Tit-Bits.
Noah and Genoa.
In his “Rambling Recollections” Sir
Henry Drummond Wolff tells the fol-
lowing story of Bulwer Lytton:
“A lady one day remarked to the fa-
mous novelist and politician how odd it
was that a dove (derived from the
word colombe) should have been sent
to find the Old World and that Colum-
bus (Colombe) should have fouhd the
new. Sir Edward replied:
“Yes, and the one came from Noah,
the other from Genoa.'”
True Enough.
Cassldy—Shure, how kin ye say ye
save money? Iv'ry cint ye iver make
ve spend. Ye lay none of it by. Ca-
sey—Thut's bow 1 save. If 1 laid anny
of it by some wan would come along
an’ borrow it, an’ that'd be th’ ind of
it.—Philadelphia Press.
Effective.
“Have you got something that will
remove supertitons hair?”
“You het ! have”
“What do vou eal! tt?
“My mother-in-law "Houston Post.
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The hale, the hearty, the strong can af-
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tently whea they reat the following, but
uny sufferer in Belicfonte who has suffered
hours of torture esused by kidney com-
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here,
Mrs. William Crawford, hiving one and
one-half miles west of Bellefonte, Pa,
says: “1 know Doan's Kidney Pills to be
# reliable remedy tor backsche and kid-
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with fearful pains in the loins and eon
stant dull, nugeing backaches, 1 also had
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wrose inthe morning, | was often so t red
and worn out during the dey that | could
hardly do my work. The Kiduey action
wax nso irregular and caused mo to lose
much rest at night 1 was advised to try
Dosn's Kiduey Pills sud sent to Green's
Pharmacy sod procured nbox, 1 had only
used part of a box when that tired feeling
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| sud pormal in action, Doan’s Kidney
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Shipping and Commission Merchaat,
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Telephone alls { GE Ci esa,
near the Passenger Station.
16-18
Saddlery.
MONEY SAVED
IS MONEY MADE
Reduced in price—horse sheets,
lap spreads and fly nets—for the
next thirty days. We have de-
termined to clean up all summer
s, if you are in the market for
this class of goods you can't do
better than call and supply your
wants at thie store.
We have the largest assortment of
SINGLE Axp DOUBLE DRIVING
HARNESS
in the county ana at prices to suit
the buyer. If you do not have
one of our
HAND-MADE SINGLE HARNESS
you have missed a good thing. We
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may bave no concern about any
parts breaking. These harness
are made from select oak stock,
with a bigh-grade workmanship,
and
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with each set of harness. We have
on hand a fine lot of single harness
aging in price from $13.50 to
.00.
We carry a large line of oils, axle
grease, whips, brushes, ourry-
combs, sponges, and everything
vou need about a horse.
We will take pleasure in showing
you our goods whether you buy
or not. Give us a call and see for
yoursell.
Yours Respectfully,
JAMES SCHOFIELD,
Spring street,
BELLEFONTE.
34-37
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(ues Y. WAGNER,
Brockeruorr Mis, Brireronrs Pa.
Manufacturer,
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aud retailers of
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Also Dealer in Grain.
Manufactures sand has on hand st al
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SPRAY,
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SELTZER SYPHONS,
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SODAS,
POPS, ETC.,
tor pie-nics, families and the publie gen-
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of the purest syrups and properly carbo.
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The public is cordially invited to test
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free of charge within the lmits of the
town.
¢. MOERSCHBACHER,
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PRUNES.
is fine.
per pound.
MACKEREL.
TEAS.
steady winners.
SUGAR SYRUP.
smooth flavor—not sharp,
MARASCHINO CHERRIES.
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pure food laws.
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Fine Blended goods of our own combination.
only clean sound stock of fine cup qualities. These
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——) STORE NEWS (——
The prune crop is abundant this season and the quality
We have them at 5, 8, 10, 12, 15 and 20 cents
We have 2 fine late caught Mackerel that will weigh
about one pound at 15 cents a piece. Our trimmed
and boned mackerel are strictly fancy fish—medium size
at 25c. per pound, and exira large size at 3oc. per lb.
These are the clean meat with practically no bone.
We use
We have made quite a find in a genuine old fashioned
Pure Sugar Graining Syrup of fair color and a fine,
These goods cannot be had
in a regular way and can be found only occasionally. It
is a good value at 6o cents per gallon. Other good
grades at soc. and 4o cents per gallon.
every
These goods now come within the legal requirements of the
We have them in all the sizes.
COMPANY,
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Heating,
Slating, Roofing and Spouting,
Tinware of all kinds made to
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Estimates cheerfully furnished.
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BELLEFONTE, PA
Green's Pharmacy.
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Rods from 5 cents upwards.
Lines from 1 cent upwards.
Leaders from scts upwards.
Reels from 15cts upwards.
Flies, Fly Books, Baits, Bait
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Call and leave us show you
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right.
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General Agent for Central Pennsylvania
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