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FEASIBLE WIDTH OF ROADS First Deputy Highway Commissioner of New York Tells of Troubles Encountered by Him. Most of the roads built In New York by the state are 16 feet wide. When money was voted for the highway sys tem it was on the basis of approxi mately $13,000 per mile. This was in .1912, and $13,000 was a low figure even for that date. Under present conditions It is obviously impossible to complete the system as planned ?ben, and extra width is a serious ex ^^r'rpense. H. Eltinge Breed, first deputy 'highway commissioner of New York, recently stated that only by the strict est economy, by substituting different -..jjasse&af p&^i?ieiit-Siikin- certain Un its of cost, and by using federal aid, will it be practicable to have all the Important roads brought together into a good highway system. It would be far better, he says, if there were suffi cient funds to build them 18 feet wide for two lines of traffic and 24 feet for three lines. The use of motor ve hicles is steadily increasing and they are being constructed wider. Hence they require pavements where vehicles at least 90 inches wide can pass one another comfortably and frequently. Eighteen feet is probably the narrow est width that permits this, according to Mr. Breed. Especially ls this true, he says, in the case of concrete roads, because the transition from the hard concrete surface to the earth shoulder and back again becomes really danger ous in some soils on account of the rut that traffic usually wears along the joining line. MILEAGE OF CONCRETE ROADS There Were 19,000,000 Square Yards of lt in 1914 and Only 364,000 Yarr?? In 1909. The mileage of concrete pavements in the United States has increased rap idly, and it is likely to continue to in crease. There were 19,000.000 square yards of lt in 1914 and only 364,000 square yards in 1909. The principal advantages of concrete pavements are said to be durability under ordinary '--"lc conditions; a smooth, even sur ; absence of dust; comparatively tl cost of maintenance until re oncrete Road In New York. i are necessary; availability as for another type of surface if )!e; attractive appearance. durability of concrete roads has been fully proved because there oid pavements in existence. The on of those which have under eyeral years' service indicates ear well. disadvantages of concrete as a xface are its noise under horse the wearing of the necessary n the pavement, and the ten :o crack, with its consequent eteriorntlon ; the difficulty of when these become necessary. TT0R VACUUM CLEANER uniclpal Development Makes pearance in Los Angeles Method Is Practical. itest municipal development to ^^arance in the western y Oun^T ls thcmQior Vacuum ?Ji?nlng apparatus, which has opted by the city of Los An al., says Power Wagon. For this newest of street cleaning had been under discussion, as not until a short time ago ?vas really put into practice, s new cleaning method Is en .actical has been proved by actual demonstration. .Walking Crane Needed. ?y places the method of mak ?ood roads" is to plow them e center and decorate the with sod. This provides n rhlch can be traveled only by walking crane. owth of Good Roads. provement of public roads in .d States ls now very rapid, e an enormous amount of sins to be done, the highway ho longer a reproach to the ?.. <<0 I} ?Xi After the Years 4? By George Elmer Cobb SE* (Copyright, 1917, by W. G. Chapman.) "Crack I" There was a flash at the open win dow, a sharp, snappy report, and the man who was lurking in the shadow of a high lilac bush turned and ran like a whitehead. "Oh, uncle!" exclaimed Netta Deane, springing to her feet and seizing and drawing back the trembling old hand that held a smoking revolver. "I didn't hit him, whoever he was," annonncfd Gideon Deane, "I just scared him. Prowlers-burglars? Why, they stole our new bucksaw last week, and as you know some of. the washing of Mr. Rodney and his children disap peared from the line last night." "It mufit be those tramps," suggested Netta. Then, restless and disturbed by the exciting episode of the moment, she passed from the room out of the house and walked around the garden. Just at the edge of the big lilac bush Netta stooped to pick up a handker chief. It was of large size, clean and folded except where one edge hnd been crushed into the yielding loam by a human foot. Doubtless the lurker had dropped it in .his flight Netta opened It and held it in the focus of the lamp light that streamed through the open window. She uttered a sudden but half-sup pressed cry. Her ince paled and her lips quivered. In one corner of the handkerchief two intials were Inter woven: "L. D." And well she knew they stood for Leslie Dayton, and surer still, for her own busy hands had six months previous embroidered those Initials on half-a-dozen handkerchiefs presented to Leslie Dayton on his twenty-second birthday. Her breath came fast, she thought rapidly. The sequence to her discov ery was patent. Leslie Dayton was the prowler who had escaped the marksmanship of her suspicious-mind ed, excitable uncle. Then the tears rushed to her eyes. In retrospection she went over the weary months since Dayton had gone There Was a Flash at the Open Window. to the city to seek his fortune. No word of love had passed between them, but they had mutually shared a com panionship that had made of half a dozen brief weeks in their lives a period of delight for both. "I expect to make something of my self in the city," Leslie had told Netta at parting. "I expect to return at the end of ti year. I hope you will think of me once in a while," and an earnest glance ia return for his own made him believe that he would be welcome on his return. In his heart was the full ardor of love. To his Hps there almost came the words that Netta would have been glad to hear. They were repressed, however. Netta lived wretchedly with her old uncle, who was poor. Netta had many suitors. Dayton had noth ing but his hopes. He was In no po sition to marry. He det?i.m?ned to make-Tils way in the world. Then he would return and ask Netta to become his wife, able also to care for the help less relative whom Netta would not desert. And now he had come back-alas! what a sad return of the wanderer, for he had brought with him neither money nor promise, nor prospect for the future. He had Invested the few hundred dollars he had In a little busi ness with a partner who had not only robbed him, but had defrauded their creditors. Then he had decamped, leaving Dayton to bear the burden of the hour, accused of fraud, almost threatened with prosecution, a pauper. After that there was no place for him amid the sneers and suspicions of the community that ruthlessly de graded an innocent man. Like a thief in the night Leslie stole back to the little town that held the only woman he loved. He met an old friend secret ly, who fed his half-famished soul with news of Netta. The Deanes were as poor as ever. Netta was the sole sup port of the house. An invalid, a wid ower, Mr. Rodney, with two little cnn? dren, had become boarders at the Deane home and Netta was working harder than ever. Then came the Impulse to Dayton to see Netta once more, If only a distant glimpse, and then to go away to-some remote place where he was not known and forget her If he could. And now he was speeding away like a hunted fugitive. He quickly left the town and bade farewell to all hopes of ever see ing Netta again. A month later, in a home newspaper which he happened to run across, Day ton read an Item which told that Miss Netta Deane was married to Mr. James Rodney, the Invalid guest of the Deane home.1 With only a shattered romance and bitter memories of his blighted business career, Dayton roved here and there for a year and finally set tled down on an Island off the coast of Maine, having charge of a salting plant His one pleasure when off duty was to row along the shore, feeling alone and rested to be away from the city rush and men. Two years passed by. He had saved np some money. At times a powerful Impulse Influenced him to go back to his former village home and see his old-time friends, but the thought that Netta was surely lost to him stood always in the way of carrying out that plan. There was a summer resort a few miles down the shore from the saltery. One blustery afternoon Dayton was walking down the shore near to the great beach hotel, when he halted as he noticed quite In the distance a wom an rushing In his direction, her man ner evidencing the most Intense ex citement and distress. Her eyes were fixed seawards. A glance thitherward apprised Dayton of the source of her perturbation. A frail shore boat was drifting beyond the great breakers and Inside of it, clinging to the rail, were two little children. Apparently they had been playing In the boat inside the beach breakwater and the craft had floated away with them. Momentarily the furious waves were driving them further and further out to sea. In an instant Dayton tore oil his coat and plunged Into the surf. A wild, frenzied scream rang from the lips of the running woman as the boat gave a swing, turned over and its two helpless occupants were flung Into the boiling surf. A superb swimmer, although battling tremendous difficul ties, Dayton reached first one and then the other of the imperiled children. He struck out for shore, one clinging about his neck as he directed, the other, quite insensible, sustained on one arm. He waB well-nigh exhausted as he staggered up the beach. His eyes half blinded with the salt sea water did ?ot clearly make out the frantic woman, who rushed toward the two little girls and took the one overcome cherlshlng ly in her arms. Totally collapsed. Dayton took, to a sand hummock, al! but insensible of his surroundings for the moment. People came rushing down the beach and there wac an up roar and turmoil. The lady and the children were whisked away in an au tomobile. The proprietor of the hotel assisted Dayton to his feet. "You'll come with me and get off those wet togs," he declared authori tatively. "Mr. Dayton, you are a brave, genuine mani Outside of saving two little children, you have saved the reputation of my pl?ce here." Dayton was too weak and unnerved to resist the kindly Interventions of his grateful host. His rehabilitation was solicitously looked to. He was provided with dry apparel, lt was or dered that an auto should take him back home and he was leaving the hotel, when Its proprietor came rush ing after him. "You-you!" fluttered a vibrating voice, as Dayton was ushered into an apartment where stood the lady of the sands, and he stared in wonder at his old love. "Oh !" she cried, taking both his hands in her own, "where have you been these long many months?" "Hiding myself, I fancy," rejoined Dayton, with a hard bitter laugh. "And I-I have found you!" cried Netta. "Your children are safe," began Day ton. "Not my children, but dear to me as If they were," said Netta. "I married Mr. Rodney one hour before his death, because he implored me to be a mother to the dear little ones. He left me quite a fortune and uncle was thus made comfortable until he passed away. And now-" And now they had met, and her eyes clearly showed the earnest, longing love of the years, and within an hour those two were reunited, heart and soul. When Julia Ward Howe died me morial services in her honor were held at San Francisco, and the local liter ary colony attended practically en masse to pay by their presence a tribute to the writer. A municipal officer was asked to pre side. Dressed in his long frock coat and his broad white tie, he advanced to the' edge of the platform to launch the exercises and introduce the prin cipal eulogist. He bowed low and spoke as follows: "Your attendance here, ladles and gents, In such great numbers shows San Francisco's appreciation of good literature. 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Put the skin and giblets, omitting the liver, through the meat chopper and mix the chicken with enough stock to make the mixture moist; season well with salt and pepper. Thicken the remaining stock with one and a half tablespoon fuis of flour mixed with cold water, using this amount for every cupful of stock. Let it boil and season well When serving, allow two slices o? bread cut thin; place one slice on a hot plate, spread a spoonful of thc chicken mixture over it and cover with a second slice, then dip a ladle of gravy over it. Serve with a generous portion of well-cooked rice or mashed potatoes. One chicken cooked and served in this manner will serve 15 people. Boiled Russian Dressing.-Toke two thirds of a cupful of any kind of boiled salad dressing, four tablespoon fuls of strained chili sauce, two table spoonfuls of diced pimentos, a half tablespoonful of chives cut in half-inch lengths, and a tablespoonful of tarra gon vinegar. 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