Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 140, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 June 1913 — Page 4

eussiffl mm 111 i ■■»—■——H m+mmmrnmmmm Three jilaea less, per week of six ■• "'mi. -.. > ■■ ■....«■■«■■ FOR SALS. FOR SALE OR TRADE-200 mated Comeaux pigeons, 'brown And splashers; 50 and 75 cents a pair.—O. W. Rhoades, Phone 148. FOR SALE—Four year old Jersey cow; will be fresh in 2 months; giving 3 gallons of milk now—Russell Sage, Phone 321. ‘ 1 ( FOR SALE—A DeLaval separator, good as new.—John Price. FOR SALE—Fresh milch cow David Zeigler. Phone 515-H. FOR SALE—Nice large Tomato and Cauliflower plants.—Mrs. E. L (Sark. FOR SALE—Four choice building lots, all near the court house but in different locations; all choice building lots on stone streets. Leslie Clark, at The Republican offiee. FARM LOANS. FARM LOANS -I make farm loans at lowest rates of interest. See me about ten year loan without commission. John A Dunlap. ■u" ■ ' ■ WANTED. WANTED—A live hustling agent or salesman to wet as county manager. Ability to hustle more essential than experience Prefer man who can devote all ot Ms time. Personal interviews granted to applicants who give reference and fufl particulars in regard to themselves. Write, John Blue, Agency Director, 724 J. M. S. Bldg., South Bend, Ind.

WANTED—FamiI y washings.— Mrs. Charles Elder. WANTED—Washing and ironing; plain or sane;; guaranteed; will call for and deliver.—Mrs. Sayler, phone 445. Your old ingrain carpets to make into serviceable new rugs for you. Write for information to Star Bug Co, 705 Pearl St, Michlgan City, Ind. _ LOST. LOST—In Rensselaer, Junt 9th, hat sack containing ladies' that, name of Bowles & Parker printed on sack, also name of owner, Mrs. Beed, written on sack. Return to Republican office. LOST—GoId bracelet Return to Republican office.—Vera Healey. MISCELLANEOUS. REPAIR SHOP—Motorcycles, new And second-hand bicycles for sale in jack Warner building, south of Reasselaer garage. James 0. Clark. REUPHOLSTERING and fundtore repairing. Satisfaction guar anteed. J. P. Green, Phone 477. PIANO TUNING See Otto Braun, who will guarantee satisfaction In all of his work. w. h. dexter! T*_. • •• ' ' ' ! W. H.-Dexter Will pay 27%c for butterfat this week. RENSSELAER MARKETS. Corn—s2c. Oats—34c. Chickens—l3c. Eggs—l6c. Old Roosters—sc. %

If Street Lights Are Out Notify Light Plant.

Persons who' notice that any street light is not burning on nights when the street circuit is on, will confer a favor by telephoning the light plant, Phone 91. Otherwise it may not be discovered that the light is out.

LEE.

Mr. and Mrs. J C. Lewis and family, of Remington, visited relatives here Sunday. Several from heer attended the children’s day exercises at the chapel Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Jacks visited Mr. and Mrs. Ohas. Letter and family Sunday. Mra Wm. Jacks, of Monticelld, visited relatives and friends for a few days this week. Misses Neva and Margaret Noland, of Bolling are visiting relatives and friends here. Miss Bertha Maxwell returned home Sunday from a short visit with her aunt, Mra Chester Downs. Mias Lona Jacks visited Misses Lena and Millie Zable Sunday. Mra. 8. W. Noland and daughter, Cora, went to Monon Monday. Mra. Della Culp went to Monon Wednesday to have dental work dona Mra K. Gilmore returned liome Wednesday from Champaign, 111., where she has 'been visiting her sister, who was very stek. - Mra Geo. Woods was in Lee Monday. Mra. A. B. Lewis is visiting her son, J. C. Lewis, and family, of Remington, this week. Mm A 1 Mann and two children, of Kankakee. JQL, are visiting her patents, Mr, and Mrs. Fred Stiera, and also other relatives. " Plenty of old newspapers now on hand at The Republican office.

WEATHER FORECAST. Fair tonight and Friday.

Telephone 6 for step ladders or straight ladders.—J. C. Gwin & Co. Marion Freeland has invested in a 1913 R. C. H. auto. Try our Chicken Starter and scratch Feed.—Phone 456. H. W, Wood, Sr., recently purchased a 5-passenger Overland auto. We have all kinds of chicken feed at the Mill, phone 456. Miss Ivah Healey is visiting relatives in Delphi. Mr, and Mrs. C. P. Fate and Mrs. bjiura Fate will spend tomorrow in We are headquarters for chicken feeds and Oyster shell. JOHN EGER.

Joe Kahler returned to Dyer this morning, after a short visit with home folks. Before you buy, see our buggies and carriages. HAMILTON & KELLNER. Mrs. Ora Chamberlin, of Berwyn, 111., tame this mornig to visit Mrs. A. yVopdworth and other friends. ■ Mi, m> i ■■■ "n Miiss Tillie Ramp returned this morning from a brief visit at Kentland. If you want a cream separator at a reasonable price and easy terms, see Hamilton & Kellner. John Morgan has resigned as night clerk at the Makeever hotel and Gaylord Long has taken the place. Miss Sylvia Williams, of Wheatfield, came today to visit Mrs. M. J. Burr and Claud Williams and family.

Mrs. Robert Johnson and son, Leonard, of Lafayette, came this .morning to visit her mother, Mrs. E. L. Clark, and other relatives. ' Carl Clift, son of Charles Clift, expects to go to Tferre Haute Saturday or Sunday to visit relatives and will probably be absent all summer. W. E. Rusk, of Piqua, Ohio, has been visiting his cousin, Jas. W. Stevens, of Gillam township, for several days. Get the habit. Go to Jarrette’s Variety Store. A complete stock of everything ip the variety line, at money-saving -1 - prices. Mrs. Andrew Duggins and children, of Logansport, are spending a week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Lowe, on Forest street. . When baby suffers with eczema or some itching skin trouble, use Doan’s ointment. A little of it goes a long way and It Is safe for children. 50c a box at all stores.

Attorney J. A. Dunlap made a trip to Lafayette today. He is settling up the claims of the Morrow Bros., who were engaged in the grocery business here for a short time. Please remember the cream chicken supper Friday evening. Cream chicken, mashed potatoes, noodles, rolls, jelly, pickles, pie and coffee at the home of Mrs. Leslie Clark. Mr. and Mrs. G. H. McLain and son left this morning by auto for Indianapolis for a visit of several days with relatives of Mrs. McLain. They made the trip via Crawfordsville. “Had dyspepsia or Indigestion for years. No appetite, and What I did eat distressed me terribly. Burdock Blood Bitters reached the cause.”—J. H. Walker, Sunbury, Ohio. When you want dinner-ware, go to Jarrette’s Variety Store. We carry in open stock five English patterns, four Australian patterns, and three Haviland patterns. The newest creations.

Not a special, but our regular price, 4 cans of the best standard canned corn, hominy, kraut, pumpkin, squash, kidney or baketi beans in tomato sauce, for 25c. JOHN EGER. Mrs. Lean Huston ran a needle into the palm of her left hand this morning and the needle broke off and it was necessary for the attending physician to cut into the palm to get the needle out. The injury was quite painful. - Frank Babcock was over from west Carpenter yesterday. He says that the frost of Sunday and Monday night did not do much damage in that section, although Jim Wood had about 3 acres of corn considerably damaged Little Cera and Mildred Baker, of Pontiac, 111., came Tuesday to spend the summer at the home of their grandfather, J. N. Baker, of Barkley township. They were accompanied here by their aunt, Mrs. Ed Lobb and baby, who will spend a few days with relatives. CASTOR IA f Jto TnfenO And Iffilldrqm. Tic Kind Yn Han Always Bcnght

RESOLUTION SHATTERED.

The Moral Work on Jack Jones. A little boy came home one day from school in a very bad humor. An* other boy, Jack Jones, had given him a thrashing, and he wanted revenge. “Oh," said his mother, “don’t think of revenge, Willie. Be kind to Jack. Heap coals of fire an bis head. Then he will become your friend.” Willie thought he would try this method. So the next day at recess. Just as he,was buying a lemon pie for luncheon, Jack appeared and said: “Look here, I licked yon yesterday, but I didn’t give you enough. Now I’m going to lick you again.” And he planted a hard blow on Willie’s little stomach. Willie gasped, but instead of striking back he extended his pie to Jones. “Here,”'he said in a kindly voice, ‘lll give you this. I make you a present of it” Jack, In glad amazement, fell upon the pie greedily, and it had soon disappeared. “Gosh, It was good!” he said. “What did yon give it to me for?” "Because you struck me,” said the heaper of the coals. * Instantly Jack hauled off and struck him again. “Now go and get another pie,” he said. —Ladies’ Home Journal.

Landlord—l'll give you ten, per cent off if you’ll pay the rent to-morrow. Tenant—Thank you. Now, suppose you let me have.that teu per cent now and Til pay It to you on account today.

Exasperating.

From the dark kitchen there emanated a series of thumps and angry exelamations. Jones was looking tor the cat “Pa!" called the son from the stairway, “Go to bed and let me alone,” blurted Jones. "I’ve just barked my shins.” "Pa!” insisted Tommy, after a moment’s silence. "Well, what is it? Didn’t I tell you to keep quiet ?” "I—l didn’t hear your shins bark.” And the next moment Tommy waa being pursued by an angry sire with a hard hair brush.

A Sharp Retort.

"My dear,” said a thin little Brighton man to his wife, “this paper says that there is a woman down in Devonshire who goes out and chops wood with her husband.” "Well, what of it? I think he eonld easily do it if he Is thin as you are. I have often thought of using you to peel potatoes with.”. The thin man laid down his paper with a sigh that sounded like the squeak of a penny whistle.

Again Those Immigrants.

Little-. Eleanor’s mother was an American, while her’father was a German. One day, after Eleanor had been subjected to rather severe disciplinary measures at- the hands of her paternal ancestor, she called her mother into another room, closed the door significantly and said, “Mother, I don’t want to meddle in your business of yours back to Germany.”

Almost as Good.

Little Ikey came up to Ms father with a very solemn face. “Is it true, fMher,” he asked, "that marriage is a Wlure?” His father durveyed him thoughtfully for a mdkient. “Well, Ikey,” he finally replied, “if you get a rich Wife it’s almost as good as a failure.”

Very Singular.

“That second speaker was a very singular man.” “There was nothing in his appearance to indicate singularity.” “But didn’t you notice that when he got up he didn’t say the toastmaster’s Introductory remarks reminded him of a story?”

What He Wanted.

Small Boy (applying for aituatkm) —What kind of a boy does yer want? Merchant—A nice quiet boy that doesn’t use bad words, smbke cigarettes, whistle around the office, play tricks, or get Into mischief — Small Boy—Yer don’t want no boy; yer want a goll. See?

Double Charge, Anyhow.

Howell — DM yon have doable pauumonla? * v Powel -I gness so; the doctor charged me twice as much as I thought ha would.

Rather Dubious.

"Tea, ma'am; this Is genuine sprtaf lamb," dS'oLared the butcher. “Which spring f* asked the eeaeM tanam

Home Course In Road Making

IX.—The Gravel Road.

By LOGAN WALLER PAGE,

Director Office of Public Roads, United States Department erf Agriculture. Copyright by American Press Asso- ‘ elation, 1912.

GRAVEL may be defined as a , mass of small fragments of stone which have been more or less rounded through the action of water and which have been deposited by the same agency along sluggish river channels or about the margins of lakes or other bodies of water. It may have been formed from the hard rocks along the seashore, the fragments of which, dislodged by the elements, fall Into the water and are washed back and forth through the action of the waves, gradually becoming rounded and smaller. 0 the New England states and other of the states lying north of the Potorhac and Ohio river region gravel

A POOBLY BUILT GRAVEL BOAS.

pits, which are frequently termed glacial gravels on account of their or indirect association with ice action, are quite widely distributed, and these have been and may be used to a greater or less extent In road improvement During recent geological history of the continent the Atlantic and gulf borders have been submerged at Intervals. The ocean has advanced inland a number of times. During each of these periods of continental submergence the harder rock remanents along the inner margins of the ocean’s advance have been rounded, worn down, deposited and redeposlted with varying proportions of sands and loams and clays, thus forming beds of gravel, which are today available for road bnllding purposes. Gravel roads and macadam roads niifro have often received sweeping condemnations as unsatisfactory when the cause of failure was poor construction and not the character of the material used. The need of care in grading and drainage in the construction of macadam roads is tfeing quite generally recognized, but unfortunately many amateur road builders seem to think that gravel roads may be constructed by simply piling gravel on the surface and leaving it to be packed by the passing traffic. In point of fact, the grading and drainage and other details in connection with the construction of a gravel road should be done with as much care and thoroughness as In the case 6T a macadam road.. Moreover, in the one case as in the other specifications must be adapted to varying local conditions. Of course, the gravel itself must be selected with care. That which contains a sufficient quantity of binding material so that it stands as a vertical wall when it is being excavated is generally the best, for the reason that this same binding material will re-cement the gravel when used for road building. There are three Important qualities which should be possessed by road building gravel—hardness, toughness and cementing or binding power. Of these three qualities the last is the moat Important. This binding quality is due in part to the presence of oxide -of iron, lime or ferrngineoqp clay and in part to the angular shape and size of the pebbles composing the gravel. Blue gravel is universally conceded to be the best for road construction, because it is usually derived from trap rock. As the pebbles composing the gravel retain the characteristics which they formerly possessed as a part of the larger rock Itself, it follows that as trap rock is considered an excellent material for road building, trap rock gravel should occupy the same relative rank among the gravels Limestone is, generally speaking, a soft rock, and consequently .limestone gravel, which la quite rare, - will usually be found ■oft and will wear rapidly. Quartz possesses practically no binding power, although it is very hard. Therefore gravel which contains an exceptionally large percentage of quartz will not prove successful, as it will fall to consolidate unless it contains binding material. or unless a good binder is added. In order that the material may hind readily the pebbles should' be angular and shonld vary in size so that the maaller fragments may fill the voids

fietweeri the larger'pieces. TJrSv® obtained from streams & usually interior to pit gravel for the reason that the action of the water has worn the pebbles smooth and practically all the fine binding material has been moored by the same agency. Even if clay or learn 1b mixed with river or creek gravel the result is not likely to be as satisfactory as that obtained by the use of pit gravel. Pit gravel frequently contains too much clay or earthy matter, while river gravel may have too much sand. In such cases It Is sometimes advisable to screen the gravel so as to eliminate the material which is too fine or that Which' •is too coarse The screen should be similar to that which is used in preparing material for a macadam road. In the handling of the gravel care should be exercised not to separate the binding material from it, nor should, this binding material be allowed to settle to the bottom in spreading the material over the road surface. It will often be found advisable to spread a thin layer of such binding material over the surface after the material has been distributed and rolled, and after this the surface should be sprinkled and rolled again or else rolled while still damp from the rains. A large part of the gravel found in the Atlantic coastal plane is sufficiently fine and uniform to render unneces-

sary any assorting for road building purposes, but when the gravel, especially that which is to conr’itute the surface layer, contains large pebbles these should be removed and either thrown aside or else raked into the foundation or recrushed. At least (50 per cent by weight of the gravel should be pebbles above one-eighth inch In sice, and there should be no pebbles in the bottom layer that will not pass through a two and a half or three inch ring, and in the top layer there should be no pebbles which will not pass through a one and one-half lneh ring. Not over 20 per cent of the mass should be clay, and this should be uniformly mixed and should contain no large lumps. Ten or 15 per cent of clay produces better results than 20 per cent.

If the foundation or roadbed is loose it should be carefully rolled. It is quite as important to have a solid foundation for a gravel road as for a macadam road. Gravel will compact to about 80 per cent of its depth, loose measure, provided earth shoulders fi.ro placed on both sides of the road to prevent the wasting away of the gravel on the sides. If gravel is abundant, however, these shoulders may be built of gravel Instead of with earth, or the road may be surfaced with gravel from shoulder to shoulder. If the compacted depth of the gravel toad Is to be eight inches and the width twelve feet it will take about 2,250 cubic yards of gravel to the mile, and it is best to make the first layer about six Inches in depth, loose measure, and the second layer about four indies in depth, loose measure. Gravel should not be dumped directly on the road, as this will usually result in a rough, uneven surface. If specially devised spreading wagons are not used the gravel should be dumped on boards and spread from them on to the road.

The gravel should be placed on the road commencing at the end nearest the gravel pit, dn order that the teams will aid in packing the material. A spike or tooth harrow may be used to advantage in spreading the material, but if the gravel contains only a small amount of binding material the harrow should not be used, as it will have the effect of bringing the larger pebbles to the surface and shaking the binding material to the bottom. Bach layer of gravel should be rolled separately. The rolling should begin at the sides and continue toward the center until the surface is thoroughly compacted. The surface layer should

A PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED GRAVEL BOAS.

be sprinkled while the roiling Is in progress, but if a roller and sprinkler are net available the road should be eenstrncted if possible in the spring of the year, as the successive rains will cense the material to pack much better than, if 4be road were built in the dry hot summer or early fall. If the gravel is lacking in suitable binding material and clay or loam is available a limited quantity of anch material may be spread over the surface. The clay should be used very sparingly, however, as it absorbs water and causes the road to become soft and muddy in wet weather and dnsty in dry weather. When the clay dries It contracts and causes the road to crack. Clay is also affected by frost. The same may be said of loam. The best binder of allls Iron oxide, which la frequently foundr coating the pebbles. Vary satisfactory results may be obtained by surfacing the gravel road with a thin layer of limestone or traprock screenings. v The split log drag or some similar device may be used to good advantage In maintaining the gravel road.

NEWLAND.

Mr. and Mrs. Ray Elmore spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Ballard. Samuel Rees and son, Forest, of Pleasant Grove, spent Sunday with James Rees and family. The Newland Sunday School attended the township convention at Barkley Sunday. There was a fine program arid a large crowd. Sunday school is at 10 a. m. instead of 10:30 a. m., Sunday. Everybody Invited. Miss Reva Rees sperit Sunday afternoon with -Misses Gladys and Dorothy Clark. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Oliver,went to Renssehter Sunday afternoon. Sol Callender and little brother, Jacob, of Nappanee, who had out .onions here last year, came Saturday to work on the onions. lifr. Spate went to Chicago last week and returned Friday, bringing with him fourteen men to work in the onions. y Cleaning out onions and planting potatoes is the order of the day in these parts. There is going to be a large acreage of potatoes here this year. The dance at Geo. Bowman’s Saturday night was well attended. All had a very enjoyable time.

Cream Chicken Supper. There will be a cream chicken supper at the home of Mrs. Leslie Clark Friday evening, June 13, from sto 8 o’clock; price 25 cents. Everybody invited. To find a buyer for your property, use a classified adv. hi this paper.

NOTICE OF IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION. To Whom It May Concern: Notice is hereby (given you by the Common Council of the City of Rensselaer, Indiana, that it unanimously . adopted Improvement Resolution No. 100 on the 9th day of June, 1913, for the improvement oil Washington Street from the Washington Street Bridge to the easterly side of Cullen Street and also the improvement of Cullen and Forest Streets from the northerly side of sa|d Washington' Street northerly to the tracks of the Chicago, Indianapolis &* Louisville Railway Company, and that the Common Council has fixed the 14th day of July, 1913, as a date upon which remonstrances may be filed or heard, bypersons interested in or affected by said described public improvement, and on said day at 8 o’clock p. m., said Common Council will convene in the council chamber of said City for the purpose of hearing and considering any remonstrances which may have been filed, or which may be presented, and will hear all persons interested, or whose property is affected by said proposed improvementsrand Will decide whether the benefit that .will' accrue to the property, abutting and adjacent to the proposed improvement, and to said city, will be equal to or exceed the estimated cost or the proposed improvements, as *fstimated by the city civil engineer. CHAS. MORLAN. Clerk, City of Rensselaer, Indiana. —•w-r-—. . MBeep ART STUDIO Classes in Portrait, Oil, Water» Color, and China Painting. DRAWING A SPECIALTY Coaching for ' schools here and abroad. Will Open June Ist. HAND-PAINTED CHINA L FOR SALE. I emiliemTviichtpiakJ Agency For Roofs Bee Hives and Supplies GOODS SOLD AT CATALOGUE PRICES Saving Tou the Freight LIMITED SUPPLY CARRIED instock x :«■ Ask for Free Catalogue Leslie Clark t* v-tC Republican Office.

Excursion to CHICAGO VIA THE , T ■ nr-nr;-; » .. Mil,!.,•A'jj*.;* '*■ ■■ *• SUNDAY, JUNE 15 Low rates and special train as follows: Stations Time Rate Lv Monon.. 8:50 fi.oo Lv Rensselaer 9:15 .75 Ar. Chicago ...',........12:00 BASE BALL GAME CUBS VB, BROOKLYN Returning, special train will leave Chicago at 11:30 p. m., Sunday, June 15k 1913.