v -J.il,-.* I- Witlfi, Cui(or ■PubllaUt? 1 ffiv.iry rtiaraila/ Aftsrnoo By l'be Sullivan Publishing Co At the County Bed oi Sullivan Coun y. JjAPOUTE, i>A. W C. MASON, I'rcsidcn. THOs. J. INGIIAM, Sec'y A Trew. Entered at the Poet Office at Laporte, as second-class mail matter. EARLY RCAD BUILDING. Hov» a Wretched Pennsylvania Turn pike Was improved. The desire to speculate a hundred oi more year.:. ago was apparently HI; greal .is It Is lodny. An example o? this Is shown by the organization of a com pany in 171)2 to build a turnpike from Philadelphia to Lancaster, I'a., a dis t nee of sixty miles. The charter was secured, and in ten days '-'.'-'So sub scribers made application for stock. As this was more than the law al lowed. the names were placed iu a lot tery wheel, and 000 were drawn. With these s ascriptions the work began. The road builders of that day knew liitle or r.r liittg regarding the con •4 cti'ei 112 highways, anil the ridicu lous mistakes made on this occasion t.. . rbt them some valuable lessons, s«* 4 Guy Eiiiott Mitchell in the Amer ican Cultivator. The land was con demned, tue trees felled and the road he: prepared. The largest stones that cor id he were dumped upon it for i foundation, and upon this coios ■ il base earth and gravel were spread. Then the work was declared complete, hut when the washing rains came deep holes appeared on every hand, sharp K tones pro rurtod from the surface, and the horses reco- veil scratches and bro ken limbs as they sank between the ho- Iders tip to their knees. T'.e gigantic error of the road build i: ,as then made plain. Indignation reee'ings were held, at which the turn pike company was condemned and the le; : lature blamed for giving tae char ier Had it not been for an English man who offered to rebuild the turn pike on the macadam plan, as he had seen roads built i:i the "old country," improved road construction would have received a severe blow. The Eng lishman's preposition was accepted by th.> "merry, and he wa:« successful in eoi'.i.iiotiefT the I.ancaster and Phila delphia turnpike road, which was then t!i ' ■ ed to be "the best piece of high way in the United States, a uiasfer- Ice of Its hind." NEW ROAD MACHINE. Gracing Attachment That Cr>ii Be Put Up:;i Any Traction Enrine. Streets of Nib., have been improved and beanti d by a very unique and eminently practical iwd and street grading machine, the iuv : iion of Elijah A. 11 oi le: • ee. i.of I'"nnt, Nei The machine wag In it by Mr. Hollenbeek himself, and not withsiandi tg its crudity of construc tion. owin r to lack of facilities for turning out the proper kind of work, it has pro\ cd a success and a money maker from the very start, sa -3 the Omaha World-Herald. It la In fact a road grading attachment, so cou. iruet ed th.it it can readily be put upon any ordinary m ike of traction engine. The machine is very simp;? in Its construction and seldom ever gets out of order or causes any auneyance to the operator. It consists 01 a fra ie att:u bed to the boiler and running {rear of th • en;. 1; . On the :i ft side, directly in froi.t 112 the lav ' drive wh •: i, is a beam carrying he plow. The furro- cut by the pl<n\ is lust out: : of ihe ire.id of tlse wheel of tl e en; •» .1 .ling the operatoj to cut a je : *aight I::.': t. c.i.y lenrrth desired. 'I he dirt is dropped from the inoldboard upou a beit to:, v;, ■••• pass lug under the I«>!!.• •of thee .',:e and dep.- ile 1 • •' • e:' o IW, or raad to 1.. ike the eee-le Y'e« oittei end of this elevator can lw raised 01 love d to met t requirements. Mr Iloilenbecli. the lire::.or. is fl jouie; farmer who has lived . e a farm all his life, no 1...' had • » eiia! training as a machinist, hi- 1 ly e:iu • atioii in that line being that cleaned frou. practical experience in operating Ihras iug machines uud other kinds of farm machinery. Keep Out of Rut—Save Rosds. It is not unlikely that American larmors who have with them always 11:■ • question of good roads and how to maintain the.ll may flud in the follow iug order, which was Issued by the I'an'ima canal commission to officers 1 men on the isthmus, a suggestion >.f how carelessness contributes to r :*'.!• iug good roads bad and bad roads 1 . e. The order says • ' otices have been posted nt tlie cor r.:i and the corral foremen have lu stnoted teamsters thai the custom of wa rons following iu oue another's tracks must be (ii continued Oonsid ei'.i' ie of the maintenance work on the 1 ia< adain roads, especially during the wet season, is made necessary by v ens we ring deep ruts. The team ste: shave been instructed to distribute I ravel over the full width of the high ways, and it is believed that the cost oi' road repairs will be much reduced as I'n 1 as compliance with these instruc ts.-us bee r >s general." Nothing Simulates home trade like jrood road-. 111 many parts of the e umtry the farmers are practically si;"-t of: !'r e 1 the town during the wet V'-ason. The wives and daughters of r e fanner li'id it Inconvenient to make ii ipient ti jis to town during these 1 inth;, so they naturally resort to the i il order catalogue for a part of their -h >pp!.i;r. The result Is that home merchuels 10.-e trade which they might ift U the ruadii were butter i r<m iin rp : 1 ,Jf•: <5 j L" i ! i'j V j few to Solve the Problem of Clean Roadsides. CESTROY NOXIOUS WEEDS. Build Good Fences In Frcnt of Farm 3. Use the Drag and Harrow Until Cold Weather—-Tip on Improving Sand Roads. It Is encouraging to sec the atten tion that is beiug paid to good roads all through the United States. Varl ons state organizations are taking the matter up, national conventions are being held, and an International meet ing was recently called to convene in France. Everything points toward better highways, better facilities fcr marketing crops and better conditions for the farmer. A good road brings one nearer to his neighbors, nearer to his church and school and nearer to his market. Tae time will soon come when one will speak of a farm as being ten min utes dis- tut from town rather than tv. o miles. The popularity which the automobile is rapidly acquiring among farmers will promote this good roads movement. "11 line with this movement th/; fol lo'ving suggestions on the improve ment of roads are of value: There is a splendid opportunity for the individual to help the good work along by taking care of the roads in \ I^ J a JSa *- " 1 ■' V -i „ , ,:v/ I, \ \ * LIOW WEF.DS DF.STIIOr THE APPKAItASC'B OF A I'.OAIA. front of his own farm. There is no surer method than to take pride in the I'o.d that goes past your door. D. Ward King began bis successful road drag campaign In this way. It has spread from a little Missouri town to all parts of the world. There is one line of road improve ment that is more easily carried on than any other and consequently is in re frequently overlooked. Every roadway can be kept free from UOA ious weeds with comparatively little he.or if the matter is taken up prompt ly. Each weed that matures bares a more prolific crop of seed than its predecessor. If the fence corners uud the roadside are kept free it will be an easy matter to exterminate the undesirable weed pests which are com ing to be a dt'eided problem. If you eainot drag your road you can at least have regard for your adjacent field to Irnep ilie weeds from growing akng the roadside. When time, labor and money have been expended upon the bet is of coun try roads and highways there is the hope of compensation in the way of improvement. If the farmer west of the Mississip pi is blessed with a good road leading to and from his farm, why shoul in't be pay some attention to the roadside? There are instances where be has an excuse. A rank growth of weeds and briars may be more pleasing to lock at than the fence they hide, but where land is worth SSO or more per acre he forfeits that excuse. A good, well constructed fence aioug the high way will arouse a certain amount of pride, v.hlch acts as. an incentive to gel busy with the scythe and ux and clean up. Many county supervisors and mem bers of the lowa Good Roads associa tion are advocating the building of a good highway fence, one which will Ik> an effe -tual guard against trespass and add beauty to the landscape as the real solution of the clenu roadside problem. Most of the road tax has been work ed out Presumably country roads will need 110 further attention until nevt summer, but they do just the taeae. They must be harrowed, drag ged and leveled continuously until fro zen solid. This is easy; this is impor tant. Neglect It and the vast amount of work and money expended wlil be largely wasted. This is the weakness of ihe present system of road man agement in the middle west. The work Is uot economically done. There has been some Improvement of late, years, but not much. Let the farmers help by dragging and harrowing newly made or repaired roads until cold weather. A good way to improve a sand road is u> spread a coating of clay oter it with a manure spreader. Short Talks en . Advertisino ! No. 19. People generally read advertisements more than they did * few years ago. The reason is to be found in the advertisements the-nselves. Advertisers are more careful than they used to be. They make the advertise ments more readable. Some of them eveu become, in a way, a department of the paper, and peoplo look for thom * every day with as much *est and pleasure as they turn to any otter feature. Jf*? v&?-vV This is true of many department stores all over In many cities there Is just one man who appre- 1 eiates the value of such interest. fIWL( ! He breaks away from the old set style. Ee tslls / f something interesting in his space every There are lots of interesting things in I business. Look over the miscellany page of —-v. any paper—look at its local news columns, 1 i and its telegraph news, f»r that matter, 1 and you'll see that the majority of the i W items are more or less closely related to '0 W/%' some bvsiness fact "v, Dre.;s these facts up in a becoming tkt mtrtlant „ mf ojf ki , parb of words, and they will find readers. /tJtsui." even though they be in a "mere advertisement." Let the merchant come down off his pedestal and talk in his file needn't bo flippant—far from it, but let him not -write as if he were ad dressing somebody afar off, and telling him about something at ev»n a greater The newspaper goes right into its reader's house—goes in and sits down in his hands while he is smoking af'er the meal. It reaches him when he is in That's the time to tell him about yevr business—clearly, plainly, convinc ingly—as one man talks to another. ' * Tk4 £.iIM rifkt into itj . .Wr# amd sit* d<mm. *44 C&yrig-A/. Ch+rtf Austin Sm/et, Nrm Ym-K JVTUNCY VAULKY, I>A. Never Before HavelWe Received %%v 50 and 75 so many praises and heard so VjJ Boys' Knee many flattering remarks as; v/e w Pants Heavy weight have " had this Season. mi'" J:] 1 $ SnftCia 1 Were v-m one of the vast thrcruis that Sm ' >- > B fei M . crowded our store during t! e p.im vc.k? Did vou yet vour share of the s | KfiCUfflft 1 191$. adve'itifcd? 'H not you should lioHlTU ! '#> | LUMBAGO, SCIATICAS |KkH| j®'jSFrgßK\f f3 of the poisonous matter and acids which (fej ~ . .. . jS'wfflH B are the direct causes of these diseases. * J We are making; new friends fast: selling mere M |l| statu relief from pain, while a permanent j O B cure is being effected by purifying the i'J fli o n hpir*i*p hST M blood. dissolving tbei>oUonous sub-; fc'UOUS Lllclll CVCI DC-IUIL 9 stancs and removing it from the system. - But we still want more friends, want to sell our stock faster, ye Of Bruwton, Ga„ writes: jPj wc'are'spurred onto deeper price cutting. People woi.Vr h> w , jrr~\ Bwu I h h^m^?o*:il" e ßueum« , tP.riT.S»l™|| ' i w T , .1 , , Dl 'xjvmMvdvoL 19 *ndle»». and tried all tli»rtmcdle. that 1 could M we can do it. To this we can answer, tnat no otl ei s'orr i i •,n cwto*,- 1 section?has the wholesale buving facilities eniove.l by '.in ; csu.b i lishment. We can buy lower, we can sell lower. Ir- ! —1 | | Sweater Coats Specials Men's Corduroy Pants Men's Silii'tS | P K 808 EBB B " Fi OIVI I l() til 2TO . . - I *' you are suffering with Rheumatism. ~ . . , o , v>u ' ? \en s Ni'jrlltfee Slili'lß 39c [y Neuralgia, Kidney Trouble or any kin-8a Men s,or, Boys sweater Loats .o. \r u- i ~n E dreu dlsoase. write to us for a trial bottle 33 Llensfsweater coats .75: CHILDRKNS SUITS Met. sV\ ork M.irts „9c Jg 0 f ••6-unoPS."and test it yourself. j$ . , „ r . M.t's Flannel Shuts 85c ■ "8-DROPS" can be used any length of Da Mens sweater coats 1 -•> rTOni Q-)C lU -.sO n<l S s'-* ■ time without acaul ring a drug habit." H ~ i tn J >• r l.innel overslnrts l .rd B as it is entirely free of opium, cocaine. li< -lens sweeter coats i-J" Tl) . ,| , C t tJi - H| alcohol, laudanum, end other similar jH Mpns" sweater coats 2.00 MtlN > i KUL M !\C> M ingredients. Rn •iJiiL. -L , r- /"o. 4 Cj -- • . B Lv«.ai» Bottle. «S.SSOPi"(IMDMM) KJ Mens V neck sweaters 2;> and 4bc rrOlU (iQt 10 04 /"> • Men s extra li. avv cotton gH #x.oo. For sale by wmrciu*. Kj Menrt * 1.25 ' OSe SI BWANSOH IH£UMATI> SURE COMPANY, Mens caritiganjacKeis i._j ( MI-N's Men's ribbed'underwear Duch and Corduroy to 22s AUo l, 'g lil,e nu "' s iu">i'ernu-i. 112 : ,11 colors 39c • ' ruM-ers-Umbertvlle and« Rail \ CAVE ATS, TRADE MARKS, 5 Men's fleeced lined underwear A l,i "' s,,vin « for >' n "' * COPYHICHTS AN3 DESIGNS. | 5 Send yourbnsiiirs« direct to Waahiuetoo, J all colors TT yA t \ S •avi-* lime,costs leiw, better service. J — I I / \[ J .MvliS(.apß * 1 J<' ! \ MyoC.'ec!ote toTT. 6. Pat«nt CMc*. FREE prelimin. # pAWC P nrfllirov V JL 1V y n«.ys* CV.ps l«»c I irtrl ,a'. UUvO UUI UUIUV * 7 ACTUAL EXPERIENCE. Book "Hew t<> obtain Patents, { " ...... r 1-1 i- • . J etc., lent tree. Pate.it> procured through EO. Jiggers J PailtS. Also big line of Shoes at snv- M'S' at great reduction. J|jjj^'p|y* e jwjfp* Roys'corduroy knee pants, lined pTlCt. S (0T 1 'IcSS 1!KI> BLANKKTS from 75e up. J uiutratjii moat'-iy—Eieroath yjar—urnu, t>. > y«« 4 tlirougbcut, tine ribbed quality SllOe. L.ildit.'S lOS lOT I Ot> . ft 0 AIfIRFRS W?|f worth regular 75c Special 39c Men's Working ShoeS 1.65 V ' ~ ' r "'" "' -» * A T °" Men's Suits prices ou^'as C, ' T ,lt re^lL ' Ladies' Sweaters ZZZi: ■ JS! Big Line of Men's and % j jJJJ%>|Ef j STfcii." M. S; Children's Overcoats at re- , ... , rnatc ;IwißßSflHlisftßj Mens Suits 11.75 14.50 HlipPfj nrjfOC L-SQIuS VyOalS i 'lij Mens Suits 15.50 16 25 UUOCU K 1 jUdie,' Coats from 3.50 to 12.00 ''i^i^^yf So Come to J. M. Wighton's to satisfy your wants. Remember j ale only lasts this month. Railroad lare from Laporte and|, C'pposiie U. S. Patent Oit'icej Nordmont for purchase of sio'oo or over. -—?u,J Trie IIILE TRVWEEKLY fef.Ai»ORTE GAZETTE and BULLETIN PEPUBLICAN NEWSITEj Tolls all the general news of the Best dressed and moat rcspecte : world, particularly that of our newspaper in Suilivan county. State, all the time and tells it Pre eminently a home new ape impartially. Comes to Bubscrib- The only Republican pa| jr i>: ers every other day. It is in fact I county and conies from these.V almost a d«ily newspaper, and of justice with new news frow you cannot afford to be without the county offices, clean news it. We offer this unequaled from all sections of the count paper and the NEWS ITEM i ant ® P o '' l ' ca ' news you want t together one year for . read. This with Tri-weeklys at $1.501 <J& |SI.SQ The REPUBLICAN HEWS ITEM end Tri-Weekly GAZETTE AND BULLETIN. ! 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