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Tho Public Roads. ' How to Make the Ordinary Earth Road ServiceableSuggestions by U. S. Office of Public Roads. The U. S. Otlico of Public Roads will supply i this paper with practical articles on various leetutes ot road building and maintenance, which will bo published frnrv. ti> ? - ?. vxuv iiu 11 iuu v/ur subscribers are urged to give this matter careful consideration, and are requested to forward to this office lor transmission to the Office o: Public Roads any practical question which they desiro answered rela'ing to road construction and maintenance. Questions and answers will be published by this pi per at suitable intervals. No. 1, Series A. TUB JfAINTENANCE OF EARTH HOADS We may recognize ilio value of hard durable roads in all parts ot the country, but still the tact remains that for a long time to come the majority of the roads will be composed of earth. Fur tliermore, in about nine months oui of the year, the earth road, if properly cared for, is reason* a. I . .? hoiy saueiactory. JL<or many ug. ricultural districts, it is the only road atpresent available. Hence, these communities should set themselves seriously to work to learn the best methods of main taining earth roads and of get ting llie maximum service from them. Prosperity comes to the country to a great extent through ? the prosperity of the farmers. This fact strongly suggests t he importance of giving (he oar*h road every possible care ai d at tention in its location, drainage, construction and maintenance An earth road composed ot water holding soil should be exposed to the sun and air as freely as possible, as comparison between the shaded and sunuv portions of such a road will easily indicate. This 9hon'd be accomplished by clearing a sullident amount of trees and undergrowth away trom the road. It must be remembered, however, that sandy and gravelly roads require moisture, and in these cases some shade should be re tained. Furthermore, trees are beneficial along river banks and on fiteeo trrados anhioet In wueli insr. DrainBge in one of the most important points to consider in connection with an earth road. The majority o! earth roads in all mountainous and hilly districts have too much drainage. Occasionally a road will be found with live ditches, throe in 'he middle made by the horses' hoota and by wheels of the vehicle*;, and two on the sides. All wellconstructed earth roa Is aro sup posed to have no more than two ditohes, 0110 on each side of the traveled roadway. Keep' the water out of the middle of the road by giving il a crown or ehvatiou in the center of 7^ inches above the top of the inner slope of the ditch tor a 20-foot road and where the lulls are a little steep make the crown 10 inches With a crown of about 1 inch If the foot from the center to th( sides, the ditches which are ofter built across the road on steej * K'MMitibik THE LANCA5 grades Jo deflect the water will % not be needed. Instead of car jf | rying water across the road in * opeu ditches, tile or coucrete | drains should, if possible, be h provided. They should have f? 8uflioient. capacity and fall to oar- ^ ry the maximum amount of wa- ! p ter that is expected tv flow N I -.1- ait - ? uiihiu^ii mum uc any tune. L"l>o \ capacity is increased in propor- { lion io the fall or grade; for in- \ stance, 12-inch pipo laid on a f, one per c nit grade will carry ~ 1 800 gallons per minute, while the same pipe laid una 2 per cent grade will carry 2,500 gal |< Ions per minute. Furthermore, pa culvert laid llat will soon fill N I f up, while one having a go 1 in-it clme will keep itself clear. In the maintenance of an earth ? . road, avoid the mistak ot obang , : ing the natural order of thing . I. ! Naturally the soil is found ou top If jand the clay on the bottom. 1 ' |'his ordor is reversed in con- y structing a ro?d, the result will | be less satisfactory than if tin if soil be left at the top of the road, [] for soil makes a better surface to j a road man clay. If tberoad is largely clav to start with, if V. ' will be well to place sandv soil : i: or clean Band on top, A covering ' of G to 10 inches ol sand upon clay that persi-ts ?n breaking up !, into deep mudhnles will usually \ be satisfactory, and if sand ' 'y enough be added, this clay will c*jase to make mud. If the roa I # L; bed is composed of sand it can bo improved by an application ol "(. clay. i! The rule for a serviceable earth road, then, is a-t follow: r make ditcher on each and keep f them open; haul sand and gravel ' upon rectfons needing this treat i ment; use a road machine at ' t a npIi* log judiciously (a lull de sciintion of winch will be contained in a later article); follow the "stitch in time" rule ant, give an earth road Hie came r careful persistent attention ^you would give your prize acre,' fac- 1 t try or store, and it will pay ?s : large a profit in proportion to J your individual ou'lav. ~ ~ A Higher Health Level. i "I have reached a higher health level since I beiran using i>r. King's New Lite t'ills," writes Jacob Sprin- j ger, of West Franklin, Maine. *:They keep my stomach, liver and bowels working: lust right." If these nilU j disappoint,you on trial, money will h* ' refunded at J. F. Mackey Co. and i Funderburk Pliarmacy. _ | i Synopsis of Gov. Ansel's. I Message to the Legislaj ture. j Co'umbia special in the Char I i lotte Observer : In his first anI nual mes-iago to the Legislature read in both branches of the II General Assembly convening today, Governor Ansel recommends , that the State tax levy be raised from 4 1 2 to 1-2 mills" in order to m^et a deficiency of near ? ly half a million dollars in euri rent expenses and get the state i on a cash basis; that the !''inauistorian Dlan'' he ndrmt ed bv county auditors to prevent i tax dodging ; that a substitute ? act be passed to take the place , of the labor contract law which > Judfie Brawloy in the Federal . Court la9t spring declared a form > of peonage, the new act to make 5 the landlord as well as the labi orer subject to imprisonment lor > failure to carry out a labor cou JTKK NEWS. JANUARY 18. If 08. $; UbUUI 1111 ft Only a few days 1 have marked down to o I AT AND BEL' At least nme-t || OUR ENTIR1 ft of Dry Goods, Milliin H mings, Lace, Embroid< ft] derwear, Notions, Blan! H and Furniture. Total v; || ' , We will convert & ill this sale into an IJP-TT it 1 SHOES AND MEN'S U 1 TRUNKS AND I * Aill MlS ZS Vlj/; ^Ijbi ojilv. Some imdesirat] * |j| sale will be sold at one $8 to lis. sis fclvKl J;8 Please bear m mind t SrJ and never will advertise i III you. Most of this Stock ] figi w before the advance in pr 11 offered BELOW FIRST H well worth your time to c ill fore buying elsewhere. II jfj Come now and buy yo |S THREAD AT 5C, while i J Watch for our next 11 iHM 7 E Yours tr tract; that, the agricultural lien preme Court building law enacted half a ceutury ago ry be erected at Colli and providing for the mortgaging the railroad be requin of crops before they are grown more accurate inform for advances in supplies to the delay of trains and t! cropper, be abolished; that the required to furnish be present system of local option ment and service gem between the counties as to conn- that the powers of th ty dispensary or prohibition be commission be onlarg continued with amendments pro- tor control them. viding that the ''wet" counties - ? - be limited to one disponsaty ex A Cure for Mis copt in Charleston and C dumbia; " I luive found a cure fc , lU . , in 1 ii malaria poison produces that the btate health board's re- .lames, of houellen, 8. c. commendation fnr th? innnin*. Klectri.* Hitters, and onn: ~~ bottles. !t breaks up a mont of a State health officer he or a bilious attack in alt i ,1.1^.1 i e ami it puts yellow jaui.d ftfloptfi'li tfi'it tll^ salaries Ot t?i" qC couifiiis^iori.'' This Governor and ot her State officers medicine and blood puri lief in all stomach, livr and Supreme and Circuit Court complaints ami the u judges be raised; that a new un!,r*'T J n ' Maokey Co., and Fundei Governor's mansion and a bu- macy. 7 tzt?: '/>rra ?ws) * OUT! pj??51 time and we will >ffer ^/{vSl OW COST 1 .. ffi ' entiis ol g{!s si s stock ? mil tv, Dress TrimTies, Ladies' U11- M sets, Pants Goods, j-p line about 895,00. p| -i . I'ii ill proceeds irom )-DATE store of ?jj ?>?-? ?? /EAR H ,EATHER GOODS fa I de goods in this |}H -half of first cost || iskl :hat we never nave Hi1'! yiL\ anything to mislead a|rt aaving been bought 0, ices and now being COST is a matter ill |jw jonsider, and see be- jgg S?'/? rt ur "COATS SPOOL m t lasts. Si otice. Ilfj . SB U i . II ' ' v ; and libra [harry hines mbia; that ATTORNEY - AT-L AW si to give oracct In Springs Block, Ov?r Clomd's aiore talion ai to LANCASTER, S. C. lat they be itter equiperallv, and Dr. J. E. WELSH, e railroid _ _ . DiilM 1 1ST. ed to botOlFice in Emmons Building o] posite First National Bank. Phone No. 8. !r'the mixery LANCASTER, S. C. says R. M . "It's called ?????????????-ips in 50 cent Simple Remedy For LaGrlppe case of chills I,a(4ripi>p coughs are d uigerous its nost no time; frequently develop into pneuinoice clean out J)|R Foley's Honey and Tar not ongreat fonio jy gtopg ^he cough but heals and tier gives re- 8trengthens the lungs so that serious and kulney results need not he feared The genu. "t ik'' bie Foley's Honey and Tar contains no intee at . , r. |iarn,fui dritgs and is in ? yenow rburk I'har- > " * * I |Munnj(e. i\fiu?e substitutes. FunI derburk rtiarmacy.