The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, August 14, 1913, Page EIGHT, Image 8
THE GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT.
Gratifying Progress Shown In Road
Construction Everywhere.
That there are upward of $400,000,000
of good roads bouds issued and outStanding
is indicated by the Good
Roads Year Hook of tlie United States,
K..? h.xnti
IUV Ii.MO VU111UII Ul v* 11H.U Uiis JU91 UCfU
issued, containing a resume of the
whole road situation It is evident that,
whatever may be the faults in methods
of construction and maintenance, money
is being spent in sufficient amount
bring about a vast improvement in
the public roads. The year book
shows $137,000,000 of state and road
bouds authorized and $150,000,000 of
county bonds outstanding on Jan. 1.
1913, making a total of $293,500,000
As this is based on reports front about
75 per cent of the counties iu the United
States and as a large number of tbe
individual townships have uot reported
it is estimated that the amounts not re
ported would run the aggregate up to
probably Ss550.CKXt.000. to which should
be added ten or lift ecu million dollars
of the bonds voted in 1012. which have
not yet been Issued
((ratifying progress in road construction
during the past few years is indi
cated by the statement in the yeai
book that, while the percentage of all
road improvement in the United States
at the close of 11KX> was 8.0*5 per cent,
the revised statistics to Dec. 31. 1911.
show an improved mileage of 10.1 per
cent or a net gain of 1.44 per ceut.
This does not sound so impressive in
terms of percentage, but it means that
In the two year period more than 34,000
miles of improved roads were constructed,
or 10.000 miles more than the
entire mileage of national roads in
France.?Scientific American.
RURAL SCHOOLS AND ROADS.
Impaesabi* Highways Seriously Handioap
th# Country Child's Progress.
The most serious charge yet lodged
against the rural school Is that the
rate of rural illiteracy is twice the
nrban rate, despite the fact that threefourths
of our immigrants are in the
cities, and illiteracy among uative
born children of native parentage Is
more than three times as great as
among native children of foreign born
parentage, says A. C. Monahan of the
federal bureau of education.
With 220.000 one teacher school
houses, of which 5/XX) are log buildings.
wo face the fact that the rurai
school Is alarmingly neglected. Although
more than CO per cent of the
children of the entire country are enrolled
In country schools, the aggregate
attendance Is only 51 per cent.
Inquiry as to why children do not attend
school longer In many communities
will almost invariably bring the
reply that bad roads, blockades of
mod, snow drifts, washed out bridges
and the discouraging factor of long
tramps through the cold weather keep
them away. Even the consolidated
Bcnooi is urnueu 10 lis useiuiuras uy
the impassable highway.
While the one room school and the
Inexperienced teacher are serious defects,
we should put most of the blame
where It belongs?on our abominable
highways?which had better In most
cases be called lowways. With good
roads the little red scboolhouse might
free Itself of many of the charges it
now t>ears.? Country Gentleman.
GOOD ROADS AND CHURCHES.
If the Walking or Driving Is Bad Peo!
# "pie Stay Home.
Churches and schools, the two great
agencies for the upbuilding of any citioanohln
cnftnr^rc frnm tho Ilia
(iVUOUt|/( UI V OUUVi VI ? ?l vvu IUV ?
which come from thoroughfares of aD
inferior type, says James R. Marker,
state highway commissioner of Ohio,
in a recent report. Decreased attention
during periods of inclement weather,
when either to drive or walk imposes
at the best a hardship and is of
ten an impossibility over poor roads,
cannot help but be the natural result
It cannot i>e expected that children
will be compelled to walk to school if
a sea of mud furnishes the only footing,
and this is too frequently true in
places outside the urban centers and
often so in the latter ;\or is u to De
hoped that the horse will be employed
to find his path along the treacherous
road lu order that the children may not
miss their lessons Those who deal In
statistics claim that good roads everywhere
would increase school attendance
not le6s than 25 per cent
^ Preachers bear striking testimony as
to the effect miserable roads have
upon the attendance at the churches.
They can gauge It with accuracy^ and
the percentage of decrease there is no
less than In the schools. Good roads
point not only toward larger audiences,
but larger contributions and less donation
parties. Thus they become a powerful
agency for spiritual and educational
growth. t ..
The Farmer's Need.
iuo imuici icvwfeui/ica iuc ucruo vi
better roads and realizes how much
euch roads would contribute to tbelr
comfort and prosperity. Good roads
save dollars and cents to the fanner.
Bad roads make farming unprofitable
nnd undesirable. Bad roads increase
the solitude of country life and limit
the opportunities of the farmer. Good
roads bring him into closer touch with
the center of progress. Good roads euhauce
the value of farm land, beautify
the country and advance the farmer in
bis social, religious and educational de
velopment. Good roads are the avenues
of trade which lesseu the trans
portation of marketable products. Good
roads are the cords that bind the clt>
1ind the country together In thrift. In- \
dustry and Intelligence. Good roads
Sfev are the most potent factor to make the
American farmer better, greater and
happier.?Better Roada. ' j
CURIOUS CLOCKS.
Ingenious Schemes by Which They
Mark the Passing Hours.
A Grenoble clockmaker, Antony
Jacques, is responsible for the ingenious
clock which he has named
i "Los I leu res ltacchiques'' ("The
/ 11 1 . .r sl.^
Hours 01 naccnus ). vne ux me
two drunken individuals is drowning
in a glass of colored water simui
lating wine, while his equally helpless
companion is barely able to hold
; out to him, by way of stupid drunkj
en greeting, the bottle which they
have emptied between them. In
i the body of this figure is secreted a
magnet, which is attracted by the
steel hand of the drowning diseiple
of Baeehus.
The two figures remain stationj
ary, but the wineglass, with the
hours painted in blaek on it, rei
volves so that while the floating figure
remains suspended in the water,
but motionless, the hours and quarters
are marked o!f by the revolution
.% ' tin. irl.icc uliii'h i? liimtp to
\'l lir r???. .....X.. .W
turn on a circular place actuated
by the mechanism secreted in the
base of this strange hut attractive
1 clock.
"The Seizor cluck, by M. A. l\)itel,
constitutes a particularly at-1
tractive object for the shop window.
It is made to represent the old type
of schoolmaster, who, with his stick
in hand, used equally for teaching
and chastisement, is instructing
an urchin in what appears to be a
sum in arithmetic, but the figures
really represent the hours, to which
the teacher automatically points as
the movement impels his arm to
indicate the passage of time.
"La Mappenmonde" ("The Map
of the World") is another ingenious
mechanical device, the invention of
a modern French cloekmaker of
Bethune. The movement is in the
interior of the globe and causes it
to revolve and so mark off the hours
" - - a ?i-1 i y i
on me equatorial uanu uy menue ui
a locomotive, which, by the way,
lias a separate mechanism of its
own, whereby, if the globe is made
: stationary, it may make a circuit
; on its own rails of the equator in
twelve hours.
If the clock is used for show purposes
the stationary locomotive
with revolving globe is possibly the
best method to employ, as the locomotive
may then be kept always in
view of the public. But as an ingenious
and useful clock for private
use the circuit made bv the locomotive
is more interesting.?From
the Watchmaker, Jeweler, Silversmith
and Optician.
Saw* Without Teeth.
An explanation of the manner in
which a soft steel disk revolving at
high velocity cuts hard steel has
recently been sought with the aid
of microscopic inspection. The result
corroborates the view hitherto
held that the material acted upon is
heated at the place of contact to
the fusing point and then brushed
away. The high temperature appears
to be conlincd narrowly to the
point of contact, so that a thin gash
is cut. The temperature of the revolving
disk does not rise so high
because of the large surface area of
the disk. The part of the disk in
contact is continually changing,
while the frictional energy is concentrated
on a very small area of
the material subjected to its action.
?Saturday Evening Post.
An Offending Egg.
"Waiter!" The voice of the eldm..r?
men i?i nf wrath
from his table by the window.
"Yes, sir," replied the waiter,
bustling forward. The customer
swallowed several times quickly before
he could command his voice.
"Here, take?take this egg away!"
he roared with an effort.
"Yes, sir," said the waiter obligingly
as he approached the offending
article. "And what 6hall I do
with it, sir?" The elderly man
rose menacingly in his chair.
"Do with it?" he bellowed. "Do
with it? Wring its neck!"?Na
tional Food Magazine.
T: ** ?'
Accidental. ^^-x.
Stonewall Jackson was not a man
to speak ill of another without
strong reason, but that he could express
an opinion in no uncertain
terras is shown by a remark thai
the Southern Bivouac attributes to
! him.
At a council of generals early in
! the war, one of them remarked that
Major was wounded and would
be unable to perform a certain work
for which he had been suggested.
"Wounded!" said Jackson. "If
that is really so 1 think it must
i have been by an accidental discharge
of his duty!"
Business Is Business.
it's all in knowing how to sell,"
explained the manager.
"So ?"
"Yes: first yon offer 'em this set
|\nf Shakespeare at $100. If they
| Shudder at that, try 'em with this
patent corkscrew at ^15 cents."?
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Breakfast Strip
all kinds of Cur
been sliced and
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bakery, and w<
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The best equippe
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and comfort,equippe
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Tooth
We sell Tooth Brushes th
Every brush bearing our
to shed its bristles. Tne b
best quality; securely fixed
nnnfftrm fn fKo nofti 1*01 ???
vviiiviiii w viiv natuiai will
Cleaning the teeth becorr
you use one of our good bn
to scratch the enamel or
enough to remove all foreig
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We import all brushes be:
most reliable foreign brush
hind the goods.
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Kingstree,
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buying
:d Ham,
, Chipped Beef and
ed Meats that have
ready for use by
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vork.
line of
1 MOTHER'S BREAD
i from a hygienic
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8 p. m.
lephone, or tell the
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d Grocery in the City,
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d with the latest Pullman
d Thoroughfare Cars.
!e, .naps or any informaJ.
CRAIG,
ieneral Passenger Agent,
Wilmington, N. C.
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Brushes
at give greatest use.
name is strictly guaranteed not
ristles in our brushes are of the
in place and trimmed so that they
our of the teeth.
les an anticipated pleasure when
ishes. They are not hard enough
hurt the gums, but just pliable
:n substances from the teeth.
aring our name from one of the
makers, whose guarantee is be>rug
Company, |
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A School with High Standai
Atmosphere; Positive Christian Ir
Twelve Acre Campus. Hanc
Field. Study Hall Conducted by '
Artesian Water. Teachers and Mj
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reacher. Unsurpassed Health. Pure
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J the building and never need)
' repairs.
They won't burn, crack, curl or r#
ike wood shingles, nor have they tM?
sat weight or brittleness of stone slatet
j look better than either. '
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m twenty years stands ber-h
of nice norses and mules
/ for a sale or a swap.
;very Stables.
City, S. C.