Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 30, 1917, Page 6

EARTH ROAD MAINTENANCE A Never Ending Job and Has to Be Done Over and Over. Earth road maintenance now is and will continue for some years to be the real road problem of Kansas, since it is not likely that more than a very small per cent of the highways will be paved in this generation, asserts W. S. Gearhart, professor of highway engi- neering in the Kansas State Agricul- tural college and state highway engi- neer. ¢ “Practically all the work done on an earth road, except reduction of grades, correction of horizontal aligument, building of drainage structures and elimination of railway grade crossings, is temporary and should properly be considered maintenance,” said Mr. Gearhart. “Doing permanent work is a compar- atively easy matter, for when once it is done correctly it will last for a number of years. The maintenance of an earth road, however, is a never ending job. It is like milking the cows and doing aother chores, for the builder knows that the work of maintenance will have to be done over and over again and can never feel that it is in any sense permanent. “For this reason the earth road has a bad reputation. The trouble is not so much with the material of which tne road is composed as with our system or lack of system of management. Other types of roads, when treated as we treat the earth roads, are much more expensive and serve the traveling public little, if any, better. The vast improvement that can be made on our present eartih roads by intelligent di- rection in their construction and main- tenance is little realized by the public. and the serviceability of a properly malntained earth road is not apprecr- ated when compared with other types of roads as to cost of construction. “Successful construction and main- tenance of any kind of a road depend \'* AN'EARTH ROAD. upon the recggnition by the public and the builders of a few fixed and funda- mental requirvments. “One practical, well paid road builder should be made responsible for the upkeep of a certain section of road and should be employed throughout the year, his tcnure of office being made dependent entirely upon the character of services rendered. The graded por- tion of the road should be elevated and crowned so that the water from every section of the road surface will flow into the side ditches.” The reformatory school system origi- pated in France and was adopted in England in 1550. THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER Old and Modern Customs. Palm Sunday in certain places is called “Fig Sunday" from the custom of eating figs on this day, us snap- dragons on Clrristmas eve. plum pud- ding on Christmas day. oranges and Larley sugar on St. Valentine's eve. pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. salt cod fish on Ash Wednesday. frumeunty on “Mothering Sunday” (mid-Lent). cross buns on Good Friday. govseberry tait on Whitsunday. goose on Michaelnas day, nuts on Allhallows, aud so ou. London Chrouicle. $50,000 to loan on farms. Dean Land Co.—Adv. a7t ™ BAD BREATH Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets Get at the Cause and Remove It Dr. Edwards’ Glive Tablets, the sub- stitute for caloriel, act gently on the bowels and positively do the work. People afflicted with bad breath find uick relief through Dr. Edwards’ live Tablets. The pleasant, sugar- coated tablets are taken for bad breath by all who know them. Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets act gen- tly but firmly on the bowels and liver, stimulating them to natural action, clearing the blood and gently purifyi: the entire system. They do that whi dangerous calomel does without any of the bad after effects. All the benefits of nasty, sickening, griping cathartics are derived from Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets without grip- , pain or any disagreeable effects. r. F. M. Edwards discovered the formula after seventeen years of prac- tice among patients afflicted with bowel and liver complaint with the attendant bad breath. Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets are pure- 1y a vegetable compound mixed with olive oil; you will know them by their olive color. Take one or two every night for a week and note the effecs 10c and 25c per box. All druggists. — . e 00000000000000000 [-] ARGUMENT FOR GQOD ROADS o Most arguments for road im- provements as an aid in trans- porting farm products are based on hauling grain, cotton, timber and other heavy materials, says the American Highway associa- tion. There is another class which is important in some sec- tions to which attention was re- cently drawn by Fred W. Davis, commissioner of agriculture of Texas. This is the class of per- ishable products which it is very important to deliver in good con- dition at the shipping station. Many shipments have been re- jected by consignees for bad con- dition, started while hauling the produce over rough roads. Such rejections are usually ascribed to the crookedness of the commis- sion merchant, but Mr. Davis says he has observed tomatoes and other produce loaded into cars in such a damaged condition that they could not possibly be accepted at their destination. As a remedy in a poor roads district many farmers fit their wagons with springs, which reduce their capacity, and in this way incur an expense to overcome the bad conditions which would go far toward paying the taxes needed for good roads. 000000000000000000000000000D00000000000 0000000000000000 Fast T An American who was visiting in Scotland was expounding on the won- derful railway service which his native rountry afforded. “Why, in America trains go so fast that it takes two people to talk about them—one to say ‘Here she comes’ and the other to say, ‘There she goes.” "— Exchange. SATURDAY MARCH 31, AT 8:00 O'CLOCK WALLACE Heart. AT CITY HALL DR. JAMES WILL SPEAK ON PATRIOTISM Now is the Time to Bear Our Country’s Interest at MEN and WOMEN. EVENING All are Invited to Attend Both SHOE POLISHES PADALLEY CO OF- NEW. YORKVINC. - BUFPALO,N.Y., Easter Goods Of Every Kind Post cards, 1c and 5c; Booklets 5¢ and toc; Easter Chickens. Rabbits. etc. 1c, 2 for 5¢, 5C and 10C. 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