WOUNDED SOLDIERS FED IN BED
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These wounded heroes have just returned from France and been received
at Debarkation Hospital No. New York city. They are bed patients and food
is served to them in bed.
BRIEF INFORMATION
About onf-half of the* population of
Turkey is unsthJo to read or write.
It: has been cmii'tHed that eight fir
ten rabbits cat or destroy as much
grass as one sheep.
DAREDEVIL ENGLISH WOMAN
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At the "holiday flying" at Crickle
wood, England, recently Miss Sylva
Borden demonstrated that women have
plenty of nerve and grit. She went up
In a Handley-Page airplane and
dropped to earth in a parachute.
Unchanged by Centuries.
The Turkish and other Mohammedan
villagers from the Thracian plains are
retracing the steps of their ancestors
of five centuries ago and leaving Eu
rope to return to Asia. And the weird
part of it is that in costume, convey
ances and manner of life there has
been practically no change in these 500
years. The wheels of their long, nar
row carts have spokes in theui now
whereas they used to be solid wheels,
and perhaps the rush matting that
protects the family from the weather
may be a little better woven. But the
oxen or buffaloes that leisurely drag
the household along, and the barefoot
ed wife of the sandaled husband with
the goad who pulls these lumbering
animals by a string, and the primitive
mode of life on their plodding journey,
all belong to a bygone age.
Fence Built of Trees.
So many years ago that nobody
knows when it was, nor who was the
labor-saving genius who did it, a fence
was built in Michigan by forcing split
boards between saplings. Then the
trees grew.
They kept growing until today they
are of Immense size and deeply im
bedded in them are the ends of those
old rails. It is impossible to tell how
far they extend into the tree trunks.
They are weathered, yet they ring as
true under a hammer as though just
hewn.
It happened that the trees formed a
boundary line for one of the old tracts.
The rails were arranged five feet, and
the growth of the trees around their
ends has created one of the most sub
stantial fences imaginable.
Plants Are Prolific.
H all the seeds of any one sort of
were allowed to grow they would
«oon cover the earth to the exclusion
of all else. A single orchid plant pro
duced more than 10,000,000 seeds in
|a season and many common plants, as
the foxglove, vary nearly equal this re
imarkable record.
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Ring Fingers.
The third finger of the left hand
Is "the" ring finger; that is the en
gagement ring is worn there, and the
wedding ring. Rings may also be worn
on the little fingers of each hand.
Cause of Trouble.
"Whut makes some of de trouble,*
eald Uncle Eben, "Is dat a man's liable
to git mo' neighborly applause foh win
nln' six bits In a crap game dan foh
•earnin' two dollars by workin' de same
amount o' time."
Ranch owners in South Dakota are
planning to tw airplanes to trace lost
cattle and sheep.
A bill to provide a minimum wage
for women workers has been intro
duced in the legislative assembly at
Quebec, Can.
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FIRM FOUNDATION FOR ROADS
Aim to Distribute Pressure Due to
Wheels Concentrated on Sur
face—Look to Future.
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
The purposes of a foundation are to
aid in distributing the pressure due to
wlic-el loads concentrated on the road
surface, so that the intensity of pres
sure on the subgrade will not exceed
a safe unit-bearing power, and also to
prevent, if possible, the crust of the
road from being disturbed by the up
ward pressure of the subgrade due to
the action of frost, ground water, or
other disturbing influence. In the case
of a pavement consisting of compara
tively small blocks, such as vitrified
brick, bonded to each other very slight
ly or not at all, an entire wheel load
might be concentrated on only a few
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square inches of foundation, in which
case it would be necessary for the
foundation to take care of practically
the entire distribution of the load. On
the other hand, a monolithic pave
ment, in which the individual units are
well bonded together, might distribute
the wheel loads to obviate all necessity
of further distribution by the founda
tion, and if adequate drainage were
provided and there were no danger of
heaving of subgrades, the foundation
might be omitted entirely.
The heaviest vehicle that ordinarily
has passed over a public highway
heretofore is the 15-ton traction en
gine. Such engines are so designed
that the rear axle carries about two
thirds of the total weight, which ar
rangement gives a concentrated pres
sure on the road surface of about five
tons under each rear wheel. The use
of much heavier equipment is in sight,
however, and unless some regulations
be passed to prohibit it. the occur
rence of ten-ton. or even heavier mo
tortrucks, may become common on
highways adjacent to large cities or
between large centers that are only a
few miles apart.
In assuming the maximum wheel
load for any particular road a reason
able allowance should be made for fu
ture increase. Since motortrucks have
come into use there has been a con
stant tendency to increase both their
rates of speed and the loads they carry,
and it is probable that this tendency
will continue. Furthermore, many
roads not now subjected to motor
truck traffic will attract such traffic
after they are improved, and this pos
sibility always should be considered.
Increase in the volume of traffic also
may be an important factor
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DRAINAGE FOR GOOD ROADS
Essential Feature of an Improved
Highway—Another Requisite Is
Firm Foundation.
fPrepare® by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
An essential feature of an improved
road is adequate drainage. Thorough
drainage is so necessary that it is
practically impossible to maintain a sat
isfactory road unless it be given prop
er attention. Another prime require
ment wherever a hard surface road is
to be constructed is a firm and unyield
ing foundation. As the quality of the
soil has an important influence on the
j roper method of drainage and the type
of foundation to be employed, much
care and study must be devoted to the
nature, type, and character of the
soils in the section through which it is
proposed to build a road.
The most important primary soils
are classified as gravel, sand, and clay,
but often rsany of the secondary or
mixed soils, because of their more gen
eral occurrence in connection with
road-building operations, are equally
important. Such types as loam, marl,
gumbo, and hard pan are representa
tive of this order.
In the design of a road the drainage
structures are planned to take care
of water under three general conditions
! —rain that falls on a road surface of
grade; rain that falls on contiguous
land and flows in accumulated volume
toward the road; and ground water
from any immediate source. To meet
these conditions use is found for spe
cial structures, including longitudinal
side ditches, usually parallel, or ap
proximately parallel to the center line;
intercepting ditches to accommodate
water whose approach so close to the
roadway as the side ditches is likely
to cause injury; lateral ditches or cul
verts to conduct accumulated water
away from or under the road;
and subdrains. In order to plan intel
ligently a system of drainage for any
particular road, it is necessary to con-
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sider not only the local character of
the soil composing the roadbed, but
also the topography of the adjacent
land, the amount and rate of rainfall
and the availability of material suit
able for use in constructing drains.
Surface drainage systems for roads
consist of side ditches along the road,
paved gutters (which are a develop
ment of side ditches and replace them)
open intercepting ditches constructed
to prevent water from reaching the
road, and lateral or relief ditches to
carry off the water which collects in
the side ditches or in the intercepting
ditches. Culverts and inclosed drains,
which are constructed for the purpose
of removing storm water from the side
ditches or gutters, are essentially a
part of the surface drainage system,
and are not to be confused with sub
drains which serve an entirely differ
ent purpose.
"Where the grade of a road is so
steep that the ordinary earth side
ditches cannot be maintained satisfac
torily at a reasonable cost, or where
1 earth side ditches would be insanitary
or appear unsightly, it is customary to
provide paved gutters for removing the
! surplus water.
Drop inlets and catch basins are
to conduct water from side ditch
es or gutters into underground drains
or culverts. On country roads they are
used most frequently on side hill loca
tions where the water collecting in the
upper side ditch or gutter can be re
moved from the road at intervals by
1 means of a culvert across to the low
er side. Drop inlets usually are sufif
cient, and catch basins seldom are used
in country road work, except where it
is especially desirable to prevent the
silt and other foreign material carried
by the water fi#>m getting into the
wider ground drainage structure.
GOOD ROADS PREVENT FIRES
National Forests Must Be Equipped
With Highways Trails and Look
out Stations,
National :'<>r cannot »e econom
ically and evidently protected against
:'\s ui II they are well equipped
.vit'i road-, trails, telephone lines and
; lookout station*, sa> the aunual re
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ROBERT G. HAND
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! Robert G. Hand of Mississippi, who
has been appointed assistant treasurer
of the United States. When the war
broke out Mr. Hand was the priivsipal
bookkeiijier in the cCfice <if tfte ins
urer.
Thespian Happiness.
Some one at the Lamb's club once
asked George Cohan, the player, to
define his idea of happiness. "Well," 1
said George, "the term 'happiness'
must, of course, carry a different
notion of different people—for in
stance, folks in different lines of hu
man endeavor would naturally have
each their own notion of the meaning
of the word. As an actor, I may say
that my idea of true happiness would
be to lie on a luxurious couch before
a fine fire on a winter's afternoon,
smoking a large Havana cigar pre
sented to me by some admirer, while
I listened to a woman who worships
me read flattering press notices about
my acting."
i "Czechoslovak," little Bohemian
dog presented to General Cardona.
who then commanded the Italian army,
by an Austrian deserter. General Car
dona gave him to H. L. Booth of St.
Paul, Minn., a "Y" worker, who has
been in Italy over a year. He and the
dog arrived in America recently.
American Triumph.
Before the war, exports in dyestuffs
from the United States were $500,000
a year. In 1918 the figures ran to $17,-
000,000. American textile manufac
turers, when the war broke out, were
panic-stricken, because they believed
that Germany was the only country
that could produce fine dyes. Ameri
can chemists, however, came to the
rescue and are now producing dyes
better than the German.
No, but They Think It Is.
"I fear these two citizens are hav
ing a warm argument about the war."
"You are mistaken. Each is trying
to convince the other he has the bet
ter furnace."
"Is that anything to quarrel about?"
"It would be if they had the same
make, but they haven't, and since
each one regards himself as an author
ity on heat units, hostilities are liable
to begin at any moment."—Birmingham
Age-Herald.
Gabriel D'Annunzio, eminent poet,
author and playwright, has won great
distinction as a member of the Ital
-1 lan aviation corps. He has been cited
for bravery several times and has fre
quently Inspired the Italian army to
greater efforts by his valor. Recently
| he was given the military cross by
King George of Great Britain and a
silver medal by the king of Montene
gro. D'Annunzio entered the service
as a lieutenant, but was promoted rap-
Idly. He lost the sight of one eye in
an airplane accident last year.
Egypt Celebrated for Wheat.
Egypt In ancient times was cele
brated for the growth of its wheat.
The best quality was all bearded. The
seven-eared quality was described in
Pharaoh's dream (Genesis 12:22).
To Remove Grease Spots.
To remove grease spots from car
pets, mix fuller's earth and magne
sia together In equal proportions by
scraping and pounding. Form this
into a paste with hot water and spread
on the spots. The next day brush it
off and, if necessary, repeat the proc
ess.
Lost Motion.
*Tve climbed these stairs six times
to see you, sir," said the bill collector.
"Too bad, too bad," murmured Mr.
gobbles. "Now, what do you think of
that, sir?" "Um. Well, I guess that
comes under the head of lost motion.''
Plant* on Defensive.
Though some plants assume the of
fensive and catch Insects for food, oth
ers act on the defensive to protect
them from being used for food. This
special provision accounts for the pres
ence of thorns, spines, stinging haiM,
etc.
Taking AH the Smell.
Dolly and Dick had saved their pen
nies and bought their mother a bou
quet. In carrying it home Dolly kept
smelling It constantly till finally Dick
| said: "There won't be no smell left tor
mama when we gets it home."
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it a healthy, active, industrious liver. Small doses of these pills
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Invisible Airplane Wings.
Wings of cellulose acetate, being
transparent, make an airplane invisi
ble ar the height of a few thousand
feet, also increasing the operator's
field of vision. Sheets one one-hun
dredth-inch thick are about as strong
as the ordinary wing cover, and the
weight of nine ounces to the square
yard is but slightly greater. The rap
id spread of a tear when started is a
disadvantage that may be overcome
with a re-eniorcing of loosdy woven
silk.
Taxes.
If folk* had to pay taxes oi
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Pope's Poetry.
His poetry is not a mountain-tarn
h'":e that of Wordsworth; it is not in
sympathy with the higher moods of the
mind; yet it continues entertaining in
spite of all changes of mode. It was
a mirror in a drawing-room, but it gave
back a faithful image of society, pow
dered and rouged, to be sure, and In
tent on trifles, yet still as human in its
way as the heroes of Homer in theirs
—Lowell.
Burning Truth.
Said the facetious feller: "The**
golf fanatics get a lot of satisfaction
out of reducin' their strokes from last
season, but the real joy of life comes
from bein* able to reduce the number
of tons of coal from the winter b»
fore."
Salute to the Flag.
The salute to the flag is given by
raising the right hand, palm outward
until the index finger is even with thf
lower edge of the forehead, and stand
ing at attention.
Production Wins.
Wealth does not come by the most
diligent saving, but by the most dill
gent producing. Men and nations who
pinch the pennies hardest are never
the richest
Suet Not Indispensable.
NVr vay bas discovered that bee!
suet is not absolutely necessary to the
manufacture of margarine. Cod liver
oil, herring oil and other flsh oils arc
said to be excellent substitutes.