T1IK CITIZEN, KIHDAV, MAHCII 11, 1010.
ROAD MA K I N GJIr
VALUE OF ASSOCIATIONS.
.An Important Factor In the Develop
ment of Sentiment.
It lo an unquestionable) fact that
good roads associations, properly or
ganized and maintained, nro an Impor
tant factor In the development of good
roads sentiment, from the primary
thought to the complete fruition.
Whore bad roads prevail It is usually
because the building of good ones, bo
ing everybody's business, becomes no
body's business, or because there la
no sufllclent public demnnd for their
construction.
In those localities where the build
ing of good roads Is In the hands ol
intelligent local ofllclals the work is
performed exactly to the extent of the
public demand; no more, no less.
Here the association can, by careful
and painstaking effort, be of much
service In dispelling the Ignorance ol
many otherwise intelligent persons
nnent the value of good roads. Most
of these become good roads advocates
when the Importance of the subject Is
fairly presented. Tho association, to
much better advantage than an In
dividual, can collate and disseminata
the figures which show the value ol
good roads, nnd thus widen tho Influ
ence of tho propaganda.
It Is also within tho province of a
good roads association to take a load
lag part nnd direct public education
and sentiment on the subject of is
suing bonds for road building. There
are many people who look upon such
an obligation with n feeling akin to
fear, as If it were a mortgage on
their possessions, with foreclosure
Imminent; as this idea has nd basis
In fact, the properly managed associa
tion should be able to show that the
Investment of borrowed money where
It will pay a profit much larger than
the Interest and the deposit for sinking-fund
purposes, is good business
and good financing.
A farmer does not hesitate to go in
debt for a harvesting machine, by
which he can save half pr two-thirds
of tho cost of harvesting his crops,
nor does the merchant hesitate to in
vest his credit lu goods on which ho
expects to make n profit. On tho
same basis the people of towns nnd
counties and districts should consider
bonds for road building. Generally
no extra taxation Is required, the usu
al levy for road purposes being suffi
cient to provide for the interest and
retirement. Where a slight addition
al levy becomes necessary. It Is
bound to be so Infinitesimal In rate as
to be practically negligible in its in
dividual amounts, and the profits. In
cheaper marketing, remain. These
things can be shown In association
meetings, where a free expression
can bo had, better than under almost
any other circumstances.
The good roads association can also
become a power. If It chooses, in the
Influence It can bring to bear on the
nomination and election of ofllclals
who are' pledged to the extension of
good roads interests, to the enact
ment of good roads laws, and to the
Improvement of highways generally.
Construction of a Concrete Road.
The first thing necessary In prepar
ing to construct a concrete roadway,
as In building any other kind of a
road, is to establish tho subgrade. In
this preliminary work the question of
drainage is highly important. Water
must be kept out of the foundation of
a road, or soon or late, it will de
stroy tho superstructure. Newton
did not discover gravitation, nor did
Franklin invent lightning they mere
ly observed phenomena and formu
lated the rules of their action; so,
when MacAdara said that tho metaled
surface of a road must ultimately re
ceive Its support from the earth sub
grade, he merely stated a physical
fact which had been unconsciously ro
carded by the road builders of anci
ent times, but never before formulat
ed. A concrete surface will cover de
fects In the foundation better than
any other, on the same general prin
ciple that a masonry arch concen
trates Its loads nnd stresses at tho
piers, but Inasmuch as concrete sur
facing Is not laid according to scien
tific specialfications for bridge con
struction. It, too, is dependent upon
the earth subgrade for support.
Thickness of Metaling.
Hillsborough County, Klorldu, has a
considerably extent of good roads,
nbout 100 miles, approximately, most
of which has been Improved within a
low rocont yoars. Ono of the county
commissioners, in nn Interview recent
ly, laid particular stress on tho neces
sity for an adequato thickness of
metaling. He maintains that there
should be, of macadam construction,
at. least eight inches of stone on the
sides and ten Inches In the center.
Even moro would add to the, longevity
of the road, in his judgment.
The Subgrade.
Tho earth subgrade or any road
should bo built to correspond exactly
with tho grade established for the
finished surface, so that It will afford
support at every point, and It should
bo thoroughly compacted by lunna of
rolling with a heavy roller to render
Us support as effective as possible,
All vegetable or other foreign matter
should be removed, and no pockets
of stone be permitted, as place;
where such deposits occur will iiltl
mately produce depressions In tlx
surface of tho road.
Helpful
Beauty Hints
What Is Best for a Perfect Com
plexion Baby's Morning Bath
Massage for Face Wrinkles
Polnti for Health and Beauty
Seekers.
Tho habitues of tho beauty-parlors
submit their poor tortured faces to
numerous complex treatments, moro
or less painful and harmful; some of
thorn successful and some not. They
are skinned, Ironed, and baked, while
the latest way out of Uio difficulty,
Blmplo but effective. Is to take a reef
In tho superfluous cuticle. Nothing
teems Impossible except a permanent
euro. These processes must bo re
peated over and over, and It Is a grave
question whether processes so con
trary to nature can fnll to do serious
harm In tho end. Much safer and
saner are tho methods of physicians
who are spin specialists, and mas
seuses who aro recommended by them.
The simplest treatment consisting
of a natural, normal stimulation and
nourishing of tho skin, combined with
massage, is undoubtedly best. Those
of us who cannot afford tho weekly
massage of an expert, which Is n de
cided luxury, can acquire somo of the
magic themselves by observation of
their methods, and by calling upon an
unlimited supply of patience and per
severance, accomplish more by dally
efforts than a person of more experi
ence by Interrupted efforts.
Baby's Morning Bath.
Somo mothers will bathe baby's
body regularly, yet not always wash
Its head. Tho baby's head should be
washed every day, and It Is better to
do this at first; while the baby is still
In your lap, undressed but covered
with a baby's blanket, wash its face
and dry it; wash out its mouth with
clean warm water or a weak solution
of boric acid; wash each eye separate
ly, then soap Its head thoroughly, then
soap Its body, and then, with a Arm
hold, as follows:
With the palm of your left hand un
der the baby's back, with two fingers
around its arm, and with your right
hand firmly hold him by tho legs;
then place him In his bath tub, still
supporting his head with your left
hand, and with your right hand wash
carefully. Do not get the soap in his
eyes.
The baby will enjoy this hugely,
and even a young baby will splash and
think It great fun.
The baby should bo dressed quick
ly, but not hurriedly.
Havo each piece of clothing warm,
so that the baby will havo a warm,
cosey feeling after It is dressed.
When giving baby his bath, bo sure
nnd have everything you can possibly
need ready at hand. Woman's Life.
Facial Massage for Wrinkles.
The rule In massaging the face for
wrinkles Is to work always the op
posite way from which they havo
been originally formed. The work Is
done lightly but firmly with the finger
tips, and caro Is taken never to press
the wrinkle In moro deeply. The pati
ent is asked to try and relax every
nerve and muscle.
In the forehead thoro are frequent
ly two kinds of wrinkles, thoso form
ed by running the brows up, usually
due to weak or nervous eyes, and
those formed by frowning. The move
ment for rubbing out the first kind
must bo a gentle pressure downward,
while the eyes are carefully kept
closed and relaxed. The movement
for rubbing away the frown-wrinkles
must be slightly up, but mostly out.
following the lino of the eyebrows.
For the small crow's feet at tho Cor
ners of tho eyes the movement Is cir
cular, beginning small and growing
larger and larger. Tho movement for
the cheekB Is the same and many mas
seuses will softly pink the cheeks as
well. Harper's Bazar.
Health and Beauty Hints.
A harmless lotion for chapped lips
and hands is made of glycerlno cut
with lemon. It Is as healing as It Is
softening.
Persons who fear to use grease or
oils on their skin find almond prepara
tions nnd especially tho milk a sub
stitute In that It feeds tho tissues.
A hacking cough Is quickly relieved
If a slnglo drop of oil of tar Is placed
on a piece of lump sugar and eaten
slowly. This also gives relief to per
sons with an Incurable cough.
Rough hands aro the bane of the
sewer. To avoid this first wash the
hands carefully before beginning
work. Hub away all roughness with
u pumico stone. Thon batho the
hands with a good oldor vinegar. This
Is said to mako the skin soft and
smooth.
Camphor lco Is excollont for chap
ped Hps and hands with a good cider
vinegar. This Is said to mako tho
skin soft and smooth.
Camphor Ice Is excellent for chap
ped lips and hands and Is easily made.
Ono ounce almond oil, one dram of
spermaceti; melt together and add
any desired amount of powdered cam
phor. It Is Improved with one dram
of glycerlno, although this reduces It
to a liquid.
An oxcollent and cheap hair tonic
may bo made from one part paraffin
and three parts cau-de-cologne. it
used after washing the hair It will
mako it beautifully glossy-looking, bo
sides strengthening and nourishing It
considerably.
Apply with a soft brush, aud nf'er
ward give tho hair an even, vigorous
brushing with a slightly harder brush
LIVE 3S
STOCK
CORNS ON HORSES' FEET.
Proper Method of Treatment Thai
Will Soon Banish Trouble.
A corn on the foot of a horso or a
mulo necessarily results In a certain
degree of temporary lameness. If the
proper method of treatment is adopt
ed however, the trouble can usually
bo got rid of In a comparatively short
tlmo, but It Is Important to remem
ber that unskilful or Ignorant treat
ment may readily Increase the trou
ble so as to result in more serious
lameness. The following sensible
noto on this subject Is extracted from
Hunting's "Art of Horse-shoeing":
A corn, bo It remembered, Is not a
tumor or a growth; It is merely a
brulso of tho sensitive foot under tho
horn of tho sole. It shows Itself by
staining the horn red, just as a
brulso of tho human body shows a
staining of tho skin nbove it. To
"cut a corn" with the idea of remov
ing It is simply an ignorant proceed
ing. If n corn be slight, all that Is nec
essary Is to take off tho pressure of
the shoo, and this is assisted by re
moving a thin slice or two of horn
at the part. When the injury is very
great matter may be formed under
tho horn, nnd, of course, must be let
out by removal of tho horn, over It.
Provided there Is no reason to believe
that matter has formed, n corn I. e.,
the bruised and discolored horn
should not be dug out In the ruthless
manner so commonly adopted. Cut
ting away all tho horn of the sole at
the heels leaves the wall without any
support. When tho shoe rests upon
the wail It Is unable to sustain tho
weight without yielding, nnd thus an
additional cause of Irritation and
soreness Is manufactured. Tho ex
cisslve paring of corns Is the chief
reason of the difficulty of getting per
manently rid of them.
The simplest device for taking all
pressure off a corn Is to cut off nn
Inch and a half of the inner heel of
tho shoe. With the three-quarter shoe
a horse will soon go sound, and his
foot will then resume Its healthy
state. The saying "once a corn, al
ways a corn" is not true; but It Is true
that a bruised heel is tender and lia
ble to bruise again, from very slight
unevenness of pressure, for at least
three months. All that Is necessary
Is caro In fitting, nnd abstention from
removal of too much horn at the part
Of course, when the degree of lame
ness Is such ns to suggest that mat
ter Is formed, the horn must bo cut
away so as to afford an exit for It;
but tho majority of corns are detected
long before the stago of suppuration
has resulted from a brulso. Agricul
tural News.
A PORTABLE HOG-HOUSE.
It Is Important to Hrvo Rafters Cut
Right Length.
The Wisconsin station has designed
and recommends an A-shaped hog
house, a picture of which Is shown
herewith. It Is Important to have
the rafters cut the right length so
that boards 1C feet long cut in the
middle will exactly fit for roof boards.
Tho station recommends that this
house have a Door, as. without a
floor, tho hogs root holes Into the
dirt which fill with water even though
the house be located on high, well
drained land. In dry times a dirt
floor works up into u dust bed.
Tho following lumber Is necessary
for the house Just described: Nino
pieces one Inch by twelve Inches six
teen feet long and 11 O. G. battens
sixteen feet long for roof; live pieces
1 Inch by 12 to 14 feet long, for ends;
ono piece 2 inches by 4 Inches, 10 feet
long for rldgo; two pieces 2 Inches by
8 Inches 10 feet long for plates; sev
en pieces 2 Inches by 4 Inches 1G
feet long for rafters and braces In
framo; threo pieces 2 Inchos by 6
inches, 8 feet long for runners; four
pieces 1 Inch by i2 Inches 1G feet
long, rough, for flooring.
Silage for Horses.
When fed In small quantities, not
to exceed fifteen pounds a dny, silage
Is a good food for horses. It should
bo fed twice n day. a light feed being
given at first and grndually increased
as tho nnlnmls beconio accustomed
to the food.
Somo farmers feed It mixed with
cutstraw, two-thirds of straw, and
one-third of silage. All horsos will
cat of this mixed feed.
Some horsos object to sllago at first
on nccount of Its peculiar odor, but
by sprinkling some oats and bran on
top of the silage und feeding only vory
small amounts to begin with, thoy
soon loam to eat aud rollsh It.
Other horses tnko It willingly from
tho beginning. Horses not working
may bo fed lnrgor quantities than
work horses, but In nelthor ease
should tho silage form more than u
portion of tho coarse feed fed to the
horses,
Sllago-fed horses will look well nnd
come out in the spring In better con
dltlon than whnn foil nimn.i
LIMIT OF EFFICIENCY.
An Unanswerable Argument In Favor
of Short Sermons.
The Yale tradition spoken of below
must be of nineteenth century origin,
for the Connecticut divines of the
dnys when Yule was founded would
hardly have got to their "secondly"
in' tho time allowed.
President Hartley, n writer In tho
Holwmlnn says, Is as witty as he Is
learned. The Sunday Bervlces nt Ynle
arc conducted by prominent clergy
men of many denominations and from
many cities. When these visiting
preachers occasionally nsk President
Hadley how long they shall speak ho
Invariably replies:
"There Is no limit, sir, upon the
time you may preach; but there Is .
Ynlo tradition that the most souls aro
saved during the first twenty minutes."
New Use for a Band.
To the leader of a band In Omaha,
(ocularly spoken of In that locality as
'the worst In seven different States,"
there once came n man with n re
quest that tho band play at a cousin's
funeral.
"Is It a military funeral?" asked the
leader.
"Not at all." was the reply. "My
cousin was no military man In fact,
ho was never even Interested In mat
ters military. Nevertheless. It was
Ills express wish that your band
should play at his funeral.'
The leader was surprised and Mat
tered. "Is that so?" he asked.
"Yes." responded the other. "He
said ho wanted everybody In Omaha
to be sorry that ho died."
Zones and Genders.
While inspecting examination pa
ers recently, a teacher found various
humorous answers to questions. A
class of boys, averaging" about twelve
yoars of age. had been examined In
geography, the previous day having
been devoted to grammar. Among
the geographical questions was the
following: "Name the zones." One
promising youth of eleven years, who
had mixed the two subjects, wrote:
"There are two zones, masculine ind
feminine. The masculine is either
temperate or Intemperate; the femi
nine is either torrid or frigid!'"
REHEARSAL.
"I'm afraid your wife Is very bad
still, James?"
"Ah, yes. Miss. Rut I do all I can.
I read her the burial service twice a
day to get her used to it!" Plck-Me-Up.
Two Sides to Everything.
A little boy was given too much un
derdone pie for his supper and was
soon roaring lustily.
His mother's visitor was visibly dis
turbed. "If he was my child." she said, "he'd
get n good sound spunking.'"
"He deserves It." the mother ad
mitted, "but I don't believe In spank
ing him on a full stomach."
"Neither do I." said the visitor,
"but I'd turn him over."
Half Portions.
"Trust your dog till the end, a worn
nn till the first opportunity," says
nn old proverb. And trust a man till
be Is elected to office.
Tho reason editors insist upon hap
py endings In fiction Is because there
nro so fow of them in real life.
New thought is a body of no-matter
entirely surrounded by what's-tha-use.
In Trouble.
"What's the matter?'"
"Just quarreled with my wife."
"What about?"
"Sho said that a woman whom we
met was beautiful, and I agreed."
In the Asylum.
Keeper The man wont crazy fear
Ing he'd forget the combination.
Visitor A bank-clerk, I suppose?
Keeper No, sir; an expert cocktail
mixer!
His Way.
Gladys neautlglrlHo kissed me at
the door, but promised not to tejl.
Dolly Swift And, of course 1
Glndys Hoautlgiii Oh, ho repeated
It boforo he loft!
Hearing the Trump,
Agnes I don't like to play bridge
with Mrs. niunk. She's so deaf that
she never hoars the declaration.
Glndys Of course she doesn't. She
will never oven heav Gabriel's trump.
Scale of Values.
'"Ho forgets that he owes mo Ida
Hfo!"
"Thnt's nothing; ho oven forgeta
that he owes me $5!"
Definition Up to Date.
Pat An phwat tho dlvll Is a chafln'
dish?
Mlke-WbUtl Ufa a fryln' .ion
that's got Into society.'"
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FRIVOLOUS MADRID.
Spanish Capital a Spendthrift Town
and Devoted to Gossip.
Tho noto of Madrid Is frivolity, it
Is a spendthrift town. N'owhare do
so many people ot modest means
keep carriages, or ut least hiro them.
Tho automobile has supplied a now
outlet to an old passion.
Nowhero do so many people who
cannot afford to have a motor driver,
or to buy regulur supplies of petrol
(which, to be sure. Is both dear and
bad lu Spain), Keep an automobile.
Therefore they ti.r.. out now and
again for u short run ut high speed
to their own giorllicaiion und tho dan
ger of tho public. As for that public.
It lives in thu btrotts and in a per
petual stato of brisk talk.
What London or Paiis news comes
through to Mudiid. except tulugrams,
Is mostly gossip. Important matters
appear to Interest the Mudrllono Ut
tie. What did Interest him wus when
a young person appealed on horse
back In Hyde Puik hi u Directoiro
costume. Feather headed and Might
heeled, the Mudrllono is, on the other
hand, good Matured and easy to llvo
with.
Madrid women drubh well, even
very well, and tho charm of tho Span
ish woman Is never denied. Modern
Madrid Is sometimes supposed to bo
modelled on modem Paris, but tho
writer's view is that there Is nothing
Parisian about Madrid, except tho
skin.
Paris works desperately hard, is in
tensely Interested in serious things
and producers, thinkers and men of
Intellectual and scientific eminence.
Madrid certainly does not work hard,
does not appear to bo much Interest
ed In anything but frivolity, nnd feu;
of her greatest men, oven statesmen,
are much moro than names.
What Circus Life Meant.
George W. Dunbar joined Dr. B.
Uacconstow's Cosmopolitan Circus, a
boat and wagon show that played tho
towns located aiong the Ohio and Mis
sissippi valleys, in 1868. Tho feature
of this "Imposing travelling and sail
lug aggregation wu0 the forty Horso
Parade, wiiich, in those days and In
that territory was u sensational af
fair. ISveiy one connected with tho
enterprise fiom Di. li.iccoiibtow him
self to the bearded lady, had to drive
u bingle horse, a tandem or a four-ln-hand
equipage. Young Dunbar camo
wen recommended us a wnip, so be-
. sides, performing on his horizontal
bar in the circus ring and a black
, face uct in the alter loncert bo was
asigned to tool a tour-in-liand in tho
big parade.
Large Coal Fields in Alaska.
That one-fourth of Alaska Is a coal
i field is announced at Washington by
, Alfred H. Brooks, chief geologist of
' the Alaskan division of tho geologi
, cal survey
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Australia the Poor Man's Paradise.
The'cheapness of living in Australia
Is proverbial; it Is a verltablo poor
man's paradise. In tho butchers' shopB
you seo twopenny and four-penny
tickets on tho meal, nnd provisions of
local production aro equully inexpen
sive. In tho eating-houses or coffee
houses a great featuie of town Ufa
thero you can get a square moaL
consisting of a steak or chop, bread
and butter ana tea, for slxpenco.
Thoro uro no tips for waiters In tho
Antipodes. The Colonials are enor
mous tea drinkers, and on an aver
ago partako or ilio entering herb sev
en times a day. Uoaid nt nouses
another pronuiimil leui.i.e aro
rendero. ultuoj cemmi m u land
where the do.iubtu .enutu., com
mand u wage ur u oui u a itut with
every evening oi.t ai.u .ai to prac
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