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The Road Superintendent The abolition of -the road superintendent is advocated in certain quarters, it is said, and a bill to this effect is to be introduced at the f orth-

coming session of the legislature.

guuu government, are umiea in opposing ine measure. The road superintendent performs a valuable

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; service. The excellent condition

county roads is a monument to the painstaking supervision of . Superintendent Jones; He is ac

quainted "with our local needs and has developed a system whereby the roads are methodically kept in good condition The same observation

may be made of road superintendents generally throughout the state The present system has given good results. No cogent reason for its abolition has been

advanced. It is felt here and elsewhere in the

state that a great mistake will

present system is dropped tor a new experiment. The Farmer's Guide, which expresses the

, uuimuii oi many xarmers wnuse

roads is a live one, has the following to say about

the road superintendent! "One of the important county road superintendent. Upon him

': amy oi improving ana maintaining tne county ; roads. If he is the right man for the place, he

nnn tidor tVta nnHic a vonr rmoo ing the state over, we believe the

WANTED: A BOY TO READ THIS TALK By George Matthew Adams

I like boys, because It wasn't bo very long ago that I was a boy. It seems only yesterday. But, of course, It wasn't it was quite a time agol And now I havo two boys of my own twins. We are pals. We hunt Indians and bears together. Now, then, to you whom I have never seen: More than at any other time in the history of the world, the future of civilization depends upon what sort of man you are going to be. You see, civilization ltaelf has broken down in great spots, and In every instance it must be mended. It Is going to take a long time. Long after I am gone this process will be taking place. You, my boy, will be in the thick of the fight Therefore, get ready. It is highly necessary that you train your mind In the most thorough fashion by getting all possible out of your school days. Go in for all sorts of athletics, so long as they do not interfere with your studies. Get into the reading of history as soon as possible and keep it up ntil you have a clear Idea of what has happened in the world since folks began to think and do things. To stimulate your imagination, read all the good fiction, too, for which you have time. Keep your mind clean. Be straightforward and square In all your dealings with the other fellows. Be a real "good scout" in every sense of the word. ' .' Keep your body In trim by regular exercise every day. Fortify your health by eating slowly and chewing your food well. Study the outdoors. Learn the names of the different animals, birds, plants and trees. In later life this knowledge will give you many a thrill. Read about successful men and women. You will learn that the ' most successful ones have always been those who went through the bitterest struggles. Never give up any enterprise that you feel you can complete. Keep at it through thick and thin, no matter what other people may say. Be kind and thoughtful to old people. Always respect women. Bear , in mind all the suffering and sacrifices endured for you by your mother. Win something big for her! Take this as you motto: I CAN. Do this and you will never fall. Good luck to you, my boy!

Answers to Questions (Any reader can set the answer to , anv question hy writing The Palladium Information Bureau. Frederick J. Haskin, director, Washington, p. C. This offer applies strictly to information. The ' bureau does not tfive advice on lejral. ; medical and financial matters. It does 1 not attempt to settle domestic troubles, ; nor to undertake exhaustive research 1 on any subject. Write your question plainlv and briefly. Give full name and address and enclose two cents in stamps for return postage. All replies are sent direct to the inquirer. Q. Should an automobile be re-varnished In the winter time? P. H. I A. Varnishing should not be done ... . a.. V 1 , . . A A AAABI ; wnn temperature ut-iuw m us't" i Karenheit. Q. How many miles of streets has i "New York? W. F. B. A. The streets of New York have a .mileage of 4267, which is about one and a half times the distance to San Francisco. Of this 295 miles are raved. . Q. Is cheese ever made from reln- . deer milk? E. J. G. ' A. In Norway and Sweden the milk of the reindeer is sometimes used for . cheese making. Q. How big are the freighters used on the Great Lakes? F. H. H. A. The largest are 625 feet long, and carry 14,000 tons or 450,000 bushels of wheat. Q. Please give number of casualties in the collapse of the Quebeck bridge some years ago? J. B. A. In the first collapse of the Que bec Bridse. August 29. 1907, 74 lives were lost. In the second disaster, September 11, 1916. there was a loss of 11 workmen In addition to tnose injured. Q. How much are air mail aviators . paid? I. E. T. A. The base pay of aviators in the United States Mail Service is $2,000. . In addition they receive 5 cents a rojle ; for each flight . Q. What green vegetable Is most productive? G. W. 6. A. Common cabbage Is said to be the most productive, for it is believed that an acre of ground will yield a greater veight of green vegetable matter in the shape of cabbage than in that of any other vegetable whatever. Q. How does a rope cable compare with a chain cable in strength? A. G. A. Compared with the strength of hempen cable, va chain cable of one inch diameter of rod is equivalent to a hempen cable of 10 & Inches In clrcumfrence. Q Do gold coins vary In fineness? a! In the United States gold coins nay vary from 899 to 901 in fineness. A report of the Assay Commission y showed that they actually varied only !from S99.5 to 900.2. To Cure a Cold In One Day fTake Laxative BROMO QUININE tablets. The box bears the signature of B. W. Grove. (Be sure you get BROMO.) 30c. Advertisement

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ia satisfactory. Of course, with road mainte- j nance in more or less of an experimental stage and a wide diversity of conditions to meet, coupled with the factor of human efficiency, which is a variable quality, it is to be expected that all road superintendents would not give equal satisfaction. ' The office of road superintendent came into existence by an act of the legislature in 1913, being amended in 1921, the amendment providing for increased efficiency of service. The superintendent not only must be 'a competent person, thoroughly familiar with and having knowledge of local conditions so that he may properly oversee the maintenance of the road surface and good drainage of the county highways, who is competent to properly conduct and administer the affairs of the office of county highway superintendent, to keep the necessary accounts and otherwise' execute his duties in a competent and efficient manner,' but he must attend am annual road school each year to learn more aboujt modern and reliable methods of road work. This school is held at Purdue university. Bringing the road superintendents of the state together for a week of instruction under the best authorities on road construction and management will in a few years establish a more unified system that is bound to mean greater efficiency. "It is reported that there are those in the

- Friends if it of the Wayne state who would be made if the

county road superintendents. It is said a bill

with that provision may be prepared for presentation to the coming legislature.. Just what kind

of road supervision is proposed for the present

interest in gooa

system we do not know, but we feel that it would be a mistake to make any change now, just when there are better prospects of securing unity of service than ever before. Certainly no one would wish to step backward in the matter'of roads.

officials is the devolves the While it is true 4 - carvina Totr

spent, we wonder if we are not getting as much per dollar as we ever did."

present system Who's Who in the Day's News When Prince Gelasio Caetani comes to this country as the new Italian am bassador to represent Italy at Washington it will be his second visit to America. Caetani was recently nam ed by Premier Mussolini to succeed Senator Ricci who resigned when the Fiscisti came Into power. Former Ambassador Avezzano was mentioned for the post. The prince is a brother of the Duke of Sermoneta. He is internationally known as an engineer and is fa "netfCF cnCTAPli mous in the western states of America and in Alaska, having worked with John Hays Hammond in several large engineering enterprises. During the war he served as an engineer offieer in the Italian army and laid the mine which blew up the whole top of the mountain Coldi Lana, from which the Austrians were threatening the Italian lines. Since the armistice the prince has taken a prominent part in the Nationalist party politics in .aly and has also dedicated himself to the redemption of vast tracts of marsh land between Some and Naples. The United States will seem like home to him for he came to America as a boy and lived most of his life previous to the World war in the United States and Canada. He has said that he gained what he likes to call his moral education in the United States and he is proud to say that he worked his way in true American fashion. Lessons in Correct English DON'T SAY: This is how he would have liked TO HAVE SPENT a day. I should like to HAVE GONE. I'd go in a hurry if it were ME. I feel BADLY. SAY: This is how he would HAVE LIKED to spend the dav. I should HAVE LIKED to go. - I'd go in a hurry If it were I. I feel BAD. CI T THIS OVT IT IS WORTH MOXKY Cut out this slip, enclose with 5c and mail it to Foley & Co.. 2835 Sheffield Ave., Chicago, iu., writing your name and address clearly. You will receive In return a trial packatre containing Foley's Honey and Tar' Compound for cousrhs, colds and croup: Foley Kidney Pills for pains In sides and back: rheumatism, backache, kidney and bladder ailments: and Foley Cathartic Tablet, a wholesome and thoroughly cleansing catnartio ior constipation, biliousness, neaoacnes, ana siuggisn Dowels. A. u. A. Luken Drug Co., S2S-628 Main St. AdvcrriiBeiiicnu

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repeal the law providing for a great deal of money is being After Dinner Tricks

No. S56 The Turnover Disc A metal disc the size of a coin la set on the outstretched palm of the left hand. (See figure 1.) With a very light motion of the hand the performer causes it to rise mysteriously en edge and turn over. . The disc has a shrp projection on Its edge (See figure 3), which can be made qnfte easily with a. knife. Set the disc on the hand, with the projection at point A (figure 1). Press the projecting hook carefully io the flesh and turn the disc over into the position of figure 2. A bit of flesh, lifted by the projection, acts as a sort of hinge. When the fingers are spread slightly and the hand is lifted, the flesh pulls the disc right orer into the position of figure 2. If done carefully none of the spectators will be able to discover your becret "hinge." Copyright. Itti, w PuMto Ladetr Oeei After Dinner Stories "Dear God," prayed golden-haired little Willie, "please watch over my mamma." ' . . And then he added as an afterthought. "And I aunno as it wouid do any harm to keep an eye on the old man, too." A chap who was hiring a car for use over the week-end of the house party, after eliminating a lot of details in the transaction, inquired how many the car held. The native stroked his beard and scratched his head. "Well, she generally holds four, but seven can get along. If they're well acquainted." Princeton Tiger. Memories of Old Days In Thla Peper Ten Yeara Ago Today The merchants of the city were not willing to pay an extra 30 cents for the maintenance of merchant police, it was announced at the meeting of the board of works today by President Kennepohl. Fred Moore, formerly a member of the fire department, tried to procure enough signers to a petition among the merchants, but failed to get more tnan tnree names and a promise of another merchant. Most of the merchants turned down the petition, saying that they were satisfied. with the present police protection. - Rippling, Rhymes By Walt Mason WORLD WEARY At times my jaded spirit pants for solitudes afar; I fain would flee from all my aunts, in my tin motor car. A cave in some sequestered clime is what I've long desired; my aunts ar talking all the time of things' that make me tired. They talk of pink and purple teas and games I most despiso, of Mrs. Johnson's cottage cheese,-and Mrs. Twitter's pies. Sometimes,, I'd talk of vital things, of climbing hills on high, of Dempsey's scraps in many rings, of brands of whiskers "dye; ahd then my aunts begin" to ' yawn and ARE YOU FAT? JUST TRY THIS Thousands of overfat people have become slim by following the advice of doctors who recommend Marraoia Prescription Tablets, those harmless little fat reducers that simplify the dose of the famous Marmola Prescription. If too fat. don't wait go now to your druggist and for one dollar, which Is the price the worjd over, procure a case of these tablets. If preferable you can secure them direct by sending price to the Marmola Co., 4612 Woodward Ave.. Detroit. Mich. They reduce steadily and easily without tire some exercise or starvation diet and leave no unpleasant effect. Advertise i menu

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National Finger Print System Three Sets of Each Person Proposed to Help in Identifying Inhabitants of the Country.

By FREDERICK J. HASKIX WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec 6. A national system of identification Is being urged by finger experts. According to the proposed pian three sets of finger prints of each persbn in this country over five years of age would be taken. One set would be filed at a national bureau of indentification at Washington. The second would go to a bureau- at the capital of the state in which the Individual lived. And the third copy would be filed with local officials of his city or county. With this, it is claimed, puzzles of identity would be reduced to a minimum. Finger print3 can now be so completely classified ad filed that when a pattern is presented for indentification file experts can quickly ascertain whether or not the same print is in their collection.' Thus, suppose a man suffermg from aphasia were found wandering about the streets of a southern city. People are singularly careless about carrying marks of indentification, and it might easily happen that a Chicago shop label in a hat would be the only clue to his identity. The man's finger prints would be taken and compared with prints of the same type in tho local city file. If he were not found there the Chicago bureau of identification would be asked to compare his prints with simi lar exhibits in their file. If he were not among the residents of Chicago, the national bureau would search its records. Once the man was identified, his next of kin, as named on his finger print card, would be notified. By a similar process the majority of unidentified dead could be returned to their families, we are told. Detectives say that every year 40,000 uniMusings For The Evening INFANTS AND SERVANTS A correspondent is interested and alarmed by two recent headlines one in a Chicago paper p.nd the other In another western paper. The first CHILD STATES U. S. DEMANDS IN TURK PARLEY and the other: HARDING PICKS BUTLER FOR SUPREME BENCH No wonder our country is going to the bow-wows! exclaims our cor respondent. v. One statesman says the income tax is "a blessing in disguise." We beg leave to add that the disguise is im penetrable. Winter hats are trimmed very neat ly. So are the buyers. show me they are bored; ad have no use for tales of brawn, of sandbag gun or sword. My conversation makes them sad, and theirs upsets my mind. and I would like to jump the grad and leave the dames behind. ' I often vowwhen I retire that in the morn I'll flee, and henceforth twang my noble lyre in some large hollow tree. But when I wake I "have a pang, all kinds of pain I feel: then come my aunts, a stately gang, with yarbs that soothe and heal. They put a poultice on my dome, bind splints upon my arm, and make my poor old mortgaged home place of light and charm. It is when dire affliction dauntshe stricken mortal hulk, that one appreciates his aunts, and blesses them in bulk. Are You An Ailing Woman? Here is Most Vital and Important Advice South Bend, Ind. "I was in very poor health with a complication of ailments brought ou by Inward weak ness, when my children were small and it was Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription that restored me to health after all other doctoring had failed. have recommended this medicine to many ailing women and I have never had one come back to me and complain that the Favorite prescription had not helped her. But many times I have heard them say, 'Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is the best medi cine I have ever taken. " Mrs. Jen nie Dickerhoff, 917 Stanfield St" The use of Dr Pierce's Favorite Pre scription has mad many women happy by making them healthy Get it at once from your nearest druggist, in either liquid or tablet form, or send 10c to Dr Pierce's Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo, N Y, andwrite for free xned

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dentified dead ire buried in the potter's fields in this country. More than 100,000 women are reported missing each year, while kidnapped and lost children and missing men constitute a serious problem for every community. An Identification bureau, of course, will not make It much easier to locate a person who has disappeared out of his normal environment, leaving no trace. But every such person who turns up unidentified at a police headquarters or hospital or morgue can be almost surely traced through a national fingerprint system. Even In cases of drowning and death caused by burns, where a body is most difficult to identify, finger prints can often be of great assistance. Per sons who are overtaken by violent death are apt to clench the hands, and the skin on the linger tips is thus protected. Finger prints have played an important part in a number of cases of this sort, when they could be compared with existing finger print records. This has been possible when the victim turned out to have been a criminal, previously finger printed by a police department, or when he had been in the Army or navy. When In such a case no record can be found, the finger print cluei on a body are useless. Protection to Every Citizen. According to H. W. Bennett, finger print expert of this city, every citizen should realize that a complete national finger printing system would be a val uable protection to him. When real need to identify someone or to prove personal identity arises, the situation is generally urgent, ind no one knows when such an emergency may occur in his life. Unfortunately only a few classes of people detectives, bankers, insurance men, and police officials, principally appreciate the importance of conclusive identification. It is not easy to stir up enthusiasm among the public, Mr. Bennett says, because the average citizen is not personally in terested until he ha3 a specific need for identification. Another difficulty in arousing in terest in the proposed bureau it- that taking finger prints has been almost exclusively associated with, crime, The law abiding individual is apt to be reluctant, therefore, to undergo the process. For these reason's it may be some time before the bureau becomes a fact Bills for its establishment are sidetracked because there is no gener al demand for the project. Mr. Bennett explains that the idea of a national system of linger printing is not new. France, like the United States, has been con?!dering the plan, and Argentina already has a working system, though not quite so complete as that proposed for this country. Every citizen liable to military ser vice in Argentine is finger printed at the age of 18. Women are not com pelled to have their prints taken, but may do so tor their own protection and convenience. The head of the Argentina system eays that customs SAGE TEA' TURNS GRAY HAIR DARK It's Grandmother's Recipe to Bring. Back Color and Lustre to Hair. That beautiful, even shade of dark, glossy hair can only be had by brewing a mixture of Sage Tea and Sulphur. Your hair " is your charm. It makes or mars the face. When it fades, turns gray or streaked. Just an application, or two of Sage and Sulphur enhances its appearance a hundredfold. Don't bother to prepare the mixture; you can get this famous old recipe Improved by the addition of other Ingredients at a small cost, all ready for use. It is called Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound. This can always be depended upon to bring back the natural color and lustre of your hair. - Everybody uses Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound now because it darkens so naturally, and evenly that nobody can"tell Jt has been applied. You simply dampen a sponge or soft brush with it and draw this through the hairrtaking one small strand at a time; by morning the gray hair has disappeared, and after another application it becomes beautifully dark and appears glossy and lustrous. Advertisement

WfSTO DO X-MAS Shopping and Institutions of this country make it almost necessary fora resident to carry some sort of credentials, and tne finger print has become a standard of identification there. If the system is ever introduced into the United States it will probably have to be on a more definite basis. To start the eystem, finger prints would have to be taken Just as the census is. After that, each year children at taining six years could be finger-print ed on a fixed date. Patterns never Change in Life. Mr. Bennett says that this age limit is not because of any change in prints due to growth. An individual's finger print patterns do not change from birth to death, except to become larger. A baby four weeks old can be finger printed, Mr. Bennett explains, though it is difficult to keep the fingers uncurled sufficiently to make a clear print, and the ridges are so fine that they are not easy to analyze. For a permanent record, therefore, it Is considered advisable to wait until the sixth year. v ' Each print record placed on file In Nationals State an.i local bureau would show the nam and address and next of kin died or left the country the local bureau would expect to be notified of changes to be made on the three records. Th efficiency of the system would thus depend to some ex tent on the co-operation of the public in keeping the record correct. The argument has been presented that such a system would be expensive and that cities would not regularly go to the trouble of Identifying the human mysteries and notifying the proper friends or relatives. Mr. Bennett says that cities already go to a great deal of trouble and expense in such cases, and that munici pal authorities would wecome the es tablishment of a eystem to help them, On per week r

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especially since it would mean a saving in other directions. To keep a man suffering from paralysis In the city hospital until friends claim him

or his people can. be found is expene- . ive. To bury a mysterious body in the potter's field costs $25 or $30. To send a telegram to a man's next of kin in a nearby city would cost perhaps less than a dollar and the city would be glad to be relieved of its responsibility bo readily. Cities do not often dispose of a human mystery carelessly, because it is always to their advantage to solve the puzzle. In burying an unidentified body a city might be burying a troublesome criminal or a missing heir, and the search for that person might go on needlessly

for years. Yet in epite of investigations and widely advertised inquiries 40,000 such bodies are buried each year. Identifying persona who are for some reason unable to prove who they are Is the most obvious use of the proposed finger print bureau. Other uses would undoubtedly be found once the system was estab?Ished. An imposter would find it difficult to keep up his bluff once he was suspected. To refuse to show official finger print proof of his identity would be to invite suspicion, and sooner or later his prints would be obtained by some ruse and checked up officially. Claimants for the fortunes of long missing heirs could be made to prove their claims by the younger print x records. Insurance etises could be settled by reference to the official files.

That la fnr inctflnrp t nn Ineurorl man were killed in an accident, and hie widow were put to the necessity of proving that the dead man was indeed her husband In order to draw his insurance, finger prints might be utilized. STOP RHEUMATISM WITH RED PEPPER When you are sufferirig with rheumatism so you can hardly get around' Just try Red Pepper Rub and you will have the quickest relief known. Nothing has such concentrated, pen-; etrating heat aa red peppers. Instant . relief. Just as scon as you apply Red . Pepper Rub you feel the tingling heat i In three minutes it warms the. sore spot through and through. Frees the blood circulation, breaks up the con-, gestion and the old rheumatism torture is gone. Rowles Red Pepper Rub, made from " red peppers, costs little at any drug, store. Get a jar at once. Use it fori lumbago, neuritis, backache, stiff neck, ' sore muscles, colds in chest. Almost j instant relief awaits you. Be sure to; get the genuine, with the name Rowles ' on each package. Advertisement. Savings Yoa can start Ings account with payments of 23 more and same can be withdrawn m

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