Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 3, 1919, Page 2

OPERATION OF A ROAD DRAG Principal. Factor Is 8kill on Part of Opcr-ton—suuueltlom Given ?’ e a8 Guide, il b T8 Ll y mmd by the United States Depart- ment of Agriculture.) ‘The principal factor in successfully operating a properly constructed road drag, provided that the condition of the road is favorable, is skill on the part of the operator. Such skill can be obtained only by intelligent experi- ence in the use of the drag, and no rules can be lald down which would enabl¢ an inexnerlenced nperntor to produce firat-class results. The fol- lowing suggestions are intended, there- fore; to sepve rather as a gulde to the Judgment than as a criterion to be im- pHéity : rom ' nd 3 clrcnmstancel th pd-m:n; of the hitchifig lUink on fif: draw chain should be such that the | runners will make an angle of from 90 to 75 degrees with the center llne gt the road, or, in other words, a skew angle of from 16 to B0 degrees. It is 3”30 that by shifting the position the hitching llni the angle of skew mq be increased or diminlshed a5 the cofiditions require. When ' dragging mhlodlltely over rutW or down the _geniter of the rond atter the sides have beerl drag; 1t is ubually preferable to have the hitching link at the'certsr 9t thé chain and to Tun the drag with ‘bt ské%. When the principal pur pose-of the dragging is to increase the crown of the road, the drag should be nfldhnuy skewed to discharge all material as rapidly s it is collected o’ m runners, On the otler hand; 1t ) 8 occur m the road surface, ou skew may perhaps be advantage- ously reduced to a minimum, thus en- abling the operator to deposit the ma- terial which collects in front of the rufifiers at such points as he desires by lfting or otherwise manipulating the drag. Many other examples of con- ditions. which require modifications in the angle of skew might easily be cited, but these will readily suggest themselves to an intelligent operutor a8 his experience increases. The length of hitch i1s another very important consideration in operating a road drag. In the designs which have been discussed the draw chain may be readily taken up or let out at elther end and the length of hitch thus in- ‘creased or diminished as desired. It 1s impracticable to prescribe even an approximate rule for fixing the length of hitch, because it is materially af- fected by the height of the team und the arrangement of the harness, as well as by the condition of the road surtace. Experience will soon teach the operator, however, when to short-, en the hitch in- order to -lessen tha. 8tanding on Drag While in Operation. smount of cutting done by the front runner und when to lengthen it in or- der to prodace the opposite effect. When th* rond surface s sufficient- Iy hard or the amount of material ) which 1t is desired to have the drag move is sufficient to warrant the op- erator standing upon the drag while it is in operation, he can greatly facill- tate its work by shifting his weight at proper tinies. For example, If it is de- sired to have the drag discharge more rapidly, the operator should move to- ward the discharge end of the runners. “This will cause the ditch end of the runners to swing forward and thus in- crease the skew angle “of the drag. The operator may, of course, produce the opposite effect: by moving his weight in the opposite direction. In the same way, he can partially control the amount of cutting which the drag does by shifting his welght backward or forward, as the case may be. An intelligent and interested opera- tor will soon learn many simple ways by means of “which he can easily con- trol the different features of the work which a drag performs, and he will also learn to utilize effectively every effort which his team exerts. HIGHWAYS BUILT IN FORESTS According to Department’s Official Re- port Total of 83.19 Miles Was Constructed. A total of 8819 miles was construct- | ed ‘tmder the forestPy road funds dur- ing the-‘past year; according to the de- partment’s official report. At the end of - the fiscal “year forty-three projects ‘were under co-operative agreement, in- Volving ‘the survey of 106185 miles and the construction of 684.15 miles, WERE CHRISTIANS AT NIGHT Tribe of Stavrili in Trebizond Long Practiced Deception on Their Turk Overlords, Not far from Trebizond (on the Black Sea in Asla Minor) live the clan of Stavrili, descendants of the Greeks who kept a Greek kingdom in being until after Constantinople had fallén, writes George B. White in the' Amer- fcan Review of Reviews, The Stavrill knew that they were of Christian ancestry, but in some hour of persecution their fathers had yield- ed assent to Islam. The same: build- ings were.said to serve as mosques above ground and churches below ; the same men as Imams by days and priests by night; the same boys were said to be circumcized and baptized; and named both Osman and Cnnstun tine. A few years ago these Stavrili de- termined to throw oft the mask and return to their Christian allegiance, and they did so, though at the cost of much :overnment pressure lasting tbr yens :With some of ‘them I be- came personally acquainted when théy were 'eflléd from hotde. One day a Stavrill met a Turkish friend, and the latter remarked, “I hear you've turned Christisn.” The -Greek an- swered that they had dlways khawn that their ancestors were Christian Orthodox snd’ they had decided to avow: their original heritage. “But,” said the Monlem, “you'vs been to mosque all these years; and we've said ‘our_prayers-side by side; how did yon thlnk you could decelve God all flu ey - - I never tried to docelve God,” mi nswer. “He always knew jus| t ] wn.-'l tried to decelve you, an in that T succeeded.” NATION WAS NEVER MORE FIT American Peo| Have Learned Many Valuable ‘Lessons Under Great Stimifud of War. “Under the stimulus of war we have sweated off mental, moral and physical - fat,” says the New York Medical Jour- ual. “We have been forced to curb our nppetites. We have léearned to sac- rifice without complaint, to dare with- ouit bluster, and sink our will 'in the common weal. Many of us went to the training camps flabby. We learned to rise early, bathe cold, eat plenty, work hard, and sleep soundly. We learned to obey promptly, to think precisely, to work accurately, and to command properly. One by one the vest ripples of the body, mind and soul disappeared and we were proud to be hard and fit again. “There Is a great lesson in all this. Flabbiness Is man’s greatest ' sin against himself. It begets sloth, fear and selfishness. Tt undermimes the mind, the character, the body. Is thls lesson, lenrned at the cost of lives and limbs and worldwide sacrifice, to be lost? “Is the ‘fidgms abdomen and ‘téehle leg .of yestérday to replace the straight front and springy carriage of today? Are we going to shrink from the cold bath and the hardening neces- sitles of daily life? Or will we attack the post-war period resolved to remain hard and fit in body, mind and soul?” Fishes In Shipyard. To catch a nice mess of fish right in the middle of a shipyard, without the trouble of walking to the river bank, is a novel as well as a pleasant incldent of any shipbuilder’s noon hour. Dean Adams, G. M. Standifer plant at Portland, Ore,, enjoyed such a run of luck a vear ago, and never told about it till Just now. “A year ago I stood about where the office’ is' today,” said Adams re- cently, “and got a hasketful of smelt. Dredges were at work clearing out a Al and the pipes were run pgst here, BEAUTY SECRETS! Whereshe ‘gets her looks, . er heal - thy skin, her pink cheeks, is known to every one, becnuse lt is appnrent that it is not due to cosmetics, paint and powder. But' the true womanly beality coiés from good health, andthlsgood health is a woman’s secret. Health comes with good phys- ical machinery and good spirits, an active digestion. A body free from pains and aches comes with a tonic known for over fifty years as the best “temperance” tonic and nervine for woman—namely, Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. It can be obtained in any drug store in liquid or tablet form, or send 10c to Dr. Pierce Invalids’ Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y. Cleansing of the intestinal tract s important. Take ecastor oil or select ‘a_vegetable pill. Such a one 'is composed of May-applé, leaves of aloe, root of jalap, and made into tiny sugar-coated pel- lets, to be had at every drug store 88 Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets. a tool-room foreman in the | carrying wafef and sand to fill up the swamp. The smelt run was on and it wasn’t a- dificult matter.to get all of ‘em you wanted as they came up through the pipes. Some fishiiig !~y Fore and Aft. He Didn't Have to Learn. Ernest Hutcheson, the noted planist, tells:.a story related to him by, the head of - a European conservatory which will entertaii many teachers. A new pupil arrived at the conservatory for exainination. The teacher struck 8 note on the plano and asked: “What note 13 that?” “Major,” answered the smiling pupil. “What note Is that?” asked the teacher, strl'klng nnother E “Minor,” came the prompt answer. “What note 13 this?” then asked the amazed teacher. . “Diminished,” blandly. retorted the puplil. ' “Where did you learn all that?” in- quired the teacher scntchlng his head. : ‘I didn’t learn It,” responded the de- fighted pupll, “I always knew it— Music and Musicians.- bear a meliificholy n: _melancholy child.- Into whatever quag- mire the former sjuks, he n;gy raise his eyes. cither. to the realm of reason oF to-that of hope;‘but the little child sinks and perishes—in a single black poison-drop of the present time. Only imagine a child conducted to the scaf- totdi=Cupld- iif &~ German’ cotfin—or fancy & butterfly crawling: like u cater- pillar with his four wings pulled off, and you will feel what I mean.—Ollver Wondell Holmel.' . mueusnsss Amdsfnmach llmqli‘ho A3 TKoon dre treset 3"‘&4” "&rm .&{"-" Doctors tlmmnllifinmmnle 141-0 0, the marvelous modern stomach Temed Y. hflnn [ lgk nlle’Nrén; lhua stomach mis- ke lie miserabio ] oty lhn o miseral mcm l"i‘ONl(! literally M -pd lrrleu cess acid.> Mak stomach (] lwly the excess , cool Anuon;:&l:lo. lleln- diges- 3 al 'ou o, dmprayes he appee o e e that EATONIO is the most effective stomach remedy in the world. lihunbeln YOU nnd it on our money-back-i nnm At all dmnln Only 50c '""EATomc THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER CHEVROLET LIGHT DELIVERY CAR FOR ECONOMIC TRANSPORTATION “All is well that ends well,” and all is well in an automobile if it keeps rendering the service you were told it would render when you purchased it. The use of hundreds of thousands of Chevrolets the world over proves that, all is well with a Chevrolet. : Our garage will extend its usual ser- vice to you on July 4th. Drop in and look thls Light Delivery car over. MOTOR INNM phon‘ 78 =5 - Bel,trami Ave. ‘ . WE PAY . the highest market price for rags metals, ‘rubbers and scrap iron. We also pay freight on-all out of town shipments for 100 pounds and over, Highest prices paid for hides. GOLDBERG'S HIDE & FUR CO. Phone 638-W 112 _3d Street The “big names” and the “semi-pros” all stand together when it comes time for a cold bottle of Exelso. There’s a lot of real sporting pep in Exelso— the real flavor. It takes a ball player to pick a "drink. Take a tip from thediamond. Ask any star why he prefers Exelso. He'll tell you it’s " “Different! Better! u;,- hh HAMM EXELSO CO. BEMIDJI, MINN. 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