The Geary Bulletin. (Geary, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 23, 1911 Page: 3 of 10
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MANY ADVANTAGES GAINED BY
PERSISTENT USE OF LOG DRAG
for Keeping Roads Smooth mad Firm and Level
Described by Government Expert—Two Mistakes are
Commonly Made In Construction of Im-
plement — Dry Cedar Log Best.
Split-Log Drag.
The many useful advantages to be
gained from the persistent use of a
road-drag on earth reads are very
clearly set forth in a pamphlet Issued
by the United States department of
agriculture The subject. “The Use of
the Split-Log Drag on Earth Roads,"
_ Is treated In “Farmers' Bulletin 321."
by D. Ward King, an expert In the of-
fice of public roads. In opening bis
description of the drag. Mr. King ex-
plains that there are at present In
this country about 2.000.000 miles ot
earth roads, most of which must be
maintained by some means more or
less Inexpensive. The split-log drag Is
of great service on roads of this class.
The author of the pamphlet has exper-
imented with a great variety of devices
for road dragging, but has round the
two-slab log, or plank drag, with lib-
eral setback, the most satisfactory.
Double drags for working both sides
of the road simultaneously have been
tried with only limited success. The
reason for this lies In the fact that
both sides of an earth road are never
exactly alike. This causes the two
parts of the drag to work unevenly
and to Interfere with each other. It
la also imopsslble for one man to op-
erate both parts successfully. Contin-
uing, the author says In part:
Two mistakes are commonly made
In constructing a drag. The brat lies
In making It too heavy. It should be
ao light that one man can easily lift
It. Besides, a light drag responds
more readily to various methods of
bitching and to the shifting of the po-
sition and weight of the operator. The
other mistake Is In the use of squared
timbers Instead of those with sharp
edges, whereby the cutting effect of
aharp edges is lost and the drag Is per-
mitted to glide over instead of to
equalize the irregularities In the sur-
face of the road. A dry cedar log la
the best material for a drag. Red elm
and walnut, when thoroughly sea-
soned. are excellent, and box elder,
soft maple, or even willow are prefer-
able to oak, hickory or ash.
The log should be seven or eight
feet long and from ten to twelve
Inches In diameter, and carefully split
down the middle. The heaviest and
best slab should be selected for the
front At a point on this front slab
four Inches from the end that is to be
at the middle of the road locate the
oenter of the hole to receive a cross
stake and 22 Inches from the other
end of the front slab locate the center
for another cross stake. The hole for
-the middle stake will lie on a line con-
necting and half-way between the
other two. The back slab should now
be placed In position behind the other.
From the end which Is to be at mid-
dle of the road measure 20 Inches for
the center ot the cross stake and six
inches from the other end locate the
center of the outside stake. Find the
center of the middle hole as before
When these holes are brought oppo-
site each other, one end of the back
Blab will He 16 Inches nearer the center
of the roadway than the front one,
giving what Is known as "set back."
The holes should be two Inches In di-
ameter. Care must be taken to bold
the auger plumb In boring these holes,
In order that the stakes shall fit prop-
erly. The hole to receive the forward
end of the chain should be bored at
the same time.
The two slabs should be held 30
Inches apart by the stakes. Straight-
grained timber should be selected for
the stakes, so that each stake shall tit
snugly Into the two-inch hole when
the two slabs are In the proper posi-
tion. The stakes should taper gradu-
ally toward the ends. There should
be no shoulder at the point where
the stakes enter the slab. The stakes
should be fastened In place by
wedges only.
When the stakes have been placed
in position and tightly wedged, a
brace two Inches thick and four Inches
wide should be placed diagonally 40
them at the ditch end, as shown In
figure 1. The brace should be dropped
on the front slab, so that Its lower
edge shall lie within an Inch or tbs
ground, while the other end should
rest In the angle between the slab and
the end stake.
^.A strip of Iron about 3VI feet long,
three or four Inches wide and one-
quarter of an Inch thick may be used
for the blade. This should be at-
tached to the front slab, so that It will
be one-half Inch below the lower edge
of the slab at the ditch end, while the
end of the Iron toward the middle of
the road should be flush with the edge
of the slab. The bolts bolding the
blade In place should have flat heads
ami the holes U> receive them should
be countersunk.
If the face of the log stands plumb
It la well to wedge out the lower edge
of the blade with a three cornered
strip of wood to give it a set like the
bit of a plane.
A platform of Inch boards held to-
gether by three cleats should be
placed on the stakes between the
slabs. These boards should be spaced
at least an Inch apart to allow any
earth that may heap up and fall over
the front slab to sift through upon the
road again. The end cleats should be
placed so that they will not rest upon
the cross stakes, but drop Inside them,
while the middle cleat can be shifted
to either side of the middle stake.
These cleats should extend about an
Inch beyond the finished width of the
platform.
An ordinary trace chain Is strong
enough to draw the Implement, provid-
ed the clevis Is not fastened through a
link. The chain should be wrapped
arou-jd the rear stake, then passed
over the front slab. Raising the chain
at this end of the slab allows the
earth to drift past the face of the
drag. The other end of the chain
should be passed through the bole In
the end of the slab and is held by a
pin passed through a link. One and
one-half trace chains are sufficient.
GUARD AGAINST
UNSIGHTLY FOWL
The Loss or Few Users on Cockerel'*
Meek te generally Due to
Pulling—Good Cure
for Scurf. „
The loss of feathers on the front ot
the male bird’s neck Is generally due
to some feather pulling. If the wat-
tles are long, he is apt to get some of
the morning mash on them, as well as
on some of the feathers on the neck.
A hen noticing anything on the wat-
tles of a male bird generally picks It
off, and If there should be anything on
the feathers near the wattles. It would
be natural for her to also pick at
them, and in this way may gradually
get the neck bare. In cases where the
head and back of the neck are bare,
and upon which Is found a substance
like dust, It Is due to scurf. For this
trouble nothing Is better than to first
give a teaspoonful of castor oil, after
which give, dally, a little condition
powder In the food. Anoint the parts
with vaseline or petroleum Jelly. The
loss of feathers on the backs of hens
Is usually caused by sharp claws of
the male bird. File the nails a little
blunt, and remove the afflicted hens
to separate quarters, feeding a little
sulphur In the soft food and anoint
the skin with vaseline or petroleum
Jelly.
HANDY BARREL
IS DIVISIBLE
Mad* In Two Parts and Can be
Used Several Times—Eco-
nomical in the Long
Run.
After the head has been knocked
out of an old-style barrel its useful-
ness. except as a receptacle for ashes.
Is about over. A Nebraska man, how-
ever, has Invented a cask that is
made In two parts and can be used
over and over again for any goods
which can be transported in a carrier
of this conception. Obviously some
things, like flour, could not. The bar-
rel is cut transversely through the
middle and the outer edges of the
two parts have rings, which fit closely
together and prevent the egress of
any substance. Threaded bolts, run-
ning through small rings and fastened
therein with nuts help keep the parts
together. Of course, a cask of this
type costs much more than the old-
style barrel, but It Is claimed that It
Is even less expensive In the long run.
owing to the number of times It can
be used.
SHE
SUFFERED
FIVE YEARS
Finally Cored by Lydia E Pink-
ham’s Vegetable Compound.
Erie, Pa. — “I suffered for five years
rom female troubles and at last was
almost helpless. I
went to three doc-
tors and they did
mo no good, so my
sister advised me to
try Lydia E. link-
ham’s Vegetable
Compound, and
when I had taken
only two bottles I
could see a big
change, so I took
six bottles and I am
--now strong ana well
again. I don’t know how to express
my thanks for the good it has done mo
and I hope all suhering women will
give Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetablo
Compound a trial. It was worth its
weight lh gold.”—!Ira. J. p. ExDUCn.
R. ¥. D. No. 7, Erie, Pa.
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com-
pound, made ,from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotic or harm-
ful drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number of actual cures
of female diseases wo know of, and
thousands of voluntary testimonials
are on lile in the Pinkham laboratory
at Lynu, Mass., from women w ho have
been cured, from almost every form of
female complaints, such as inflamma-
tion, ulceration, displacements, dbrohl
tumors, irregularities, periodic pains,
backache, indigestion and nervous
prostration. Every suffering woman
owes it to herself to give Lydia E. link-
ham’s Vegetable Compound a trial.
If you want special advice write
Mrs.I*inkham,Lynn. Mass., for it.
It Is free and always helpful.
WILLING TO BELIEVE HIM.
De Wealth—It la a generous and
helpful world.
De Witte—Indeed?
De Wealth—Yes. When It was an-
nounced that I desired to die a com-
paratively poor man there was a gen-
eral movement to assist ms In the
enterprise.
ERUPTION COVERED BODY
•"Three years ago this winter I had
s breaking out that covered my whole
body. It Itched so it seemed as If I
should go craxy. It first came out In
little pimples on my back and spread
till it covered my whole body and
limbs down to my knees, also my arms
down to my elbows. Where I
scratched It made sores, and the ter-
rible Itching and burning kept me
from sleeping. I tried several reme-
dies all to no purpose. Then 1 con-
cluded to try the Cuticura Remedies. I
used the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment, also the Resolvent, for
about four months, and they com-
pletely cured me of eczema. I have
had no return of the disease since. I
never had a good night’s rest after the
skin eruption first broke out til! I com-
menced using the Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. I had only used them a
few days before I could see they were
beginning to heal, and the terrible
Itching was gone.
“Those that lived In the house at
the time know how I suffered, and
how the Cuticura Soap and Ointment
cured me. 1 never take a bath with-
out using the Cuticura Soap, and I
do not believe there are better rem-
edies for any skin disease than the
Cuticura Soap nnd Ointment.” (Signed)
Miss Sarah Calkins, Waukegan, 111.,
Mar. 16, 1911. Although Cutlcu-s
Soap and Ointment are sold by drug-
gists and dealers everywhere, a sam-
ple or each, with 32-page book, will bo
mailed free on application to “Cuti-
cura,” Dept. 6 K, Boaton.
Natural Ending.
“Our cook's dead.”
"Indeed? Did she die a natural
death?"
“Yes, the natural death of a person
who tries to light a Are with kero-
sene?”—Stray Stories.
CANADA’S CENSUS
A THIRTY-TWO PER CENT IN-
CREASE IN THE PAST TEN
YEARS.
That Canada has come rapidly to
the front in the past ten years is am-
ply shown in the results of the census
recently made public. The population
of the Dominion is now placed at
7,081,369, which with outlying points
to be heard from, may bring It up to
1M millions as compared with 6.371.-
315 In 1901. Though these figures are
large, they do not present a total as
large aa was expected but they do
show a greater Increase of percentage
in population for the decade than any
Similar Increase in the United States.
The highest percentage ever reached
by the Republic was 24%; the per-
centage of increase In Cup&da for (he
decade Is 32%. Thus It will be seen
that the provinces west of the lakes.
With the great broad fertile acres
ready for the sowing and immediate
reaping of grain and the Valleys of
British Columbia capable of producing
fruit with which to aupply Its neigh-
boring provinces east of the moun-
tahis. have attracted numbers, which
hr*s exceeded the most optimistic of
iLe expectations of ten yeurs ago.
Upon the prairies of the ten years
"go there was but a spare scattering
of people; hut today, no matter lu
which way you go, take any direction,
and you find homes and farma and
good ones too, occupied by the very
best class of people In good sized set-
tlements with plenty of room for live
or six times as many more. The pop-
ulation of Alberta Is set down at 372.-
919, as compared with 78,022 in 1901;
Saskatchewan 463,508 as compared
with 91,270 In 1901; Manitoba's 454,-
691 compares well with Its 256,211 In
1901; and so does that of British Co-
lumbia—362,768 as against 178,657 in
1901; but in a territory aB large as
this a population ol 1,643,000 Is little
more than discernible in point of num-
bers. The work through It has been
great. Look at the towns that have
been built up; Its cities, Winnipeg
with 135,000; Vancouver with upwards
of 100,000; Calgary with 43,000; Ed-
monton, Regina, Saskatoon; Leth-
bridge; Medicine Hat, Moosejaw,
splendid cities—none better any-
where; well maintained and equipped.
These have come with existence and
been built as they have been built by
reason of the splendid agricultural
country by which they are surround-
ed. Hie population Is scarcely dis-
cernible. A population ten or twelve
times that shown by the recent
census could be easily maintained in
even greater wealth than that which
maintains the present numbers. There
Is certainly a wonderful future for
Western Canada and that which goes
to the development of the west will
enrich the last. This Is the grdwlng
time in Canada and what has been
done In the past ten years Is but a
beginning. The next decade will
show a far greater advancement. In
the meantime Canada Is bidding wel-
come the progressive and industrious
citizen. The Invitation Is a standing
one. At the forthcoming land exposi-
tion in Chicago, Canada will have on*
of the best exhibits of farm products
that has eyer been made and it will
be well worth while inspecting It and
getting Information from those who
may be In charge.
Immensity of Nsture.
They were on a trip In Switzerland,
and had that day braved all dangers
and ascended one of the highest
points in the Alps.
He was very fat, and as he stood
panting and'mopping his brow at the
top of the mountain, he turned to his
wife and said, with pathos In his
voice;
"See. dear, how small one Is In the
face of the immensity of nature."
"Small, Indeed!” answered his bet-
ter half. “Why, you’re standing in
front of me, hiding the whole of Mont
Blanc and the best part of the valley
of Chamonix!”—Exchange.
'J
CALUMET
BAKING
; £ a » The wonder of bak-
| 8/11 inn powders—Calumet.
J Wonderful in its raising
I powers — its uniformity,
.'mjf/i its never failing results, its
purity.
Wonderful in its economy.
It costs leu than the high-price
trust brands, but it is worth as
much. It costs s trifle more than
the cheap and big can kinds—
it is worth more. But proves its k
real economy in the baking.
Use CALUMET—6b*
s OWQtf*
At all Groom.
Award
World’s Pure
Food
Whst Travelers Needed.
A traveler's outfit 300 years ago
was somewhat different from the
present day. In “Touring In 1600,"
by B. S. Bates, the following list is
given: “First among requisites Is a
book of prayers and hyinns effective
for salvation without being so pugna-
cious, doctrinally, as to cause sus-
picion. Next, a notebook; a waten,
or n pocket sundial; If a watch, not u
striker, for that warns the wicked
you hnve cash; a broad rimmed hat.
gaiters, boots, breeches (as If bis
friends would let him start without
any!), gloves, shoes, shirts, handker-
chiefs, etc."
THE TRUTH ABOUT BLUING.
Talk No. 7.
Avoid liquid bluing. As a real
Simon Pure farce liquid blue is
about the biggest yet. Don’t pay good
money for water.
Buy RED CRO8S BALL BLUE, the
blue that's all blue. A large package
only 5 cents. Washes more clothes
than any blue on earth. Makes laun-
dress happy. ASK YOUR GROCER.
If They All Knew.
A woman speaker told a New York
suffrage meeting that “we women
haven't concentration. Our minds Just
go flirting around and don’t get any-
where.” Considering which, Is It not
superfluous for mere men to muss
about In women's affairs when they
know themselves so well?"—St. Louis
Post-Dispatch.
Test of Real Greatness.
Columbus bad made the egg stand
on end.
"But could you unscramble It?" de-
manded the mortified courtiers.
Which merely accentuates the great
truth that nobody Is springing any
real puzzles nowadays.
Examine care?5)!j every bottle ot
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that It
Bears the
Signature of
In Use For Over so Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher’s Castoria
Relationship.
Facetious Conductor—Young wom-
an, Is thlB your sister?
Prim Little Miss (with large doll)—
No, sir; she's my adopted daughter.
Apologies are perfectly satisfactory
—to those who make them.
Lewi*' Single Binder, extra quality to-
Bacro, coat* more than other 5c cigar*.
Every corrupt judge examines badly
the truth.
SHIP YOUR COTTON TO
H. KEMPNER
of Galveelea, Texas
Because
they are exclusively cotton factors
Becuuse
they hftntU* more cotton on eonalfnMMBI
thttii any factor hi ibe (Ju11 ml
Because
their worrhouue racllltlea or* <
Because
their rote* ore low o« ony
Because
they advance money on cotton
011 the in out libera) basis aud tei
Because
they call with ronfldfnrfi refer to any OM
who hae ever uhlppetl to them In the pMb
Because
their long experience la handling rntisn.
their fair denitnga and their exeollent eow
nect Ions In nil section* of th* cotton-eptn*
■lug world, render them slwsjr* a Me to
obtain tho very hlfboal prlcn* mm —-TV
conslgued to thoaa.
Because
•Otto" I* going np lid mrnmrj haio aktpaaj
sod held ought to soil at vary auk high**
prices
Make the Liver
Do its Duty
Nine times in ten when the 1
right the stomach and bowls on
CARTER’S LITTLE
LIVER PILLS
gently but firmly
pel a lazy Uvsr to a
do its duty. M
Cures C«w
ver Is
right
,4®
CMALL PUL, SMALL DOSE. SMALL PBKZ,
Genuine must bear Signature
PATENTS
1 A. Phillips, SOOH. St..W*
.D.O.
W. N. U„ Oklahoma City, Ne. 45, 1911.
It) DUiVK Ol’T MALARIA
AM) HI IL1> I I* Till*; SYSTEM
,.,-Ykr Standard UKoVK'8 TAbThl.KMt
CUU.L 11 »Ml. You know what yon are Lukina.
’Jim formula la plainly print.-a on ever/ bottle,
showing It la simply Quinfni- and Iron in a taatelesa
form, and tho most effertiiul form. For grown
iMfople uml children. 60 ceniv
Woman's Ills
Many women suffer needlessly from girlhood to woman-
hood and from motherhood to old age—with backache,
dizziness or headache. She becomee broken-down, sleep-
less, nervous, irritable and (eels tired from morning to
night. When pains nnd aohes reck the womanly system at
frequent intervals, «ii year neighber ahent
' Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
Thin Rreacrlptlon Mam, for over WO rearm, beam
curing delicate, weak, polo- wracked womem.
By Ike hundredm of thou man da and tklm too la
the privacy ot their hontea without their haw•
lad to mubmlt to Indelicate Queatlomlmga amd
ottenmlvely repugnaat examinations.
®',ck, 7’0™*0 “r« Invited to consult in confidence by letter free. Address
World s Dispensary Medical Ass’n, R.V. Pierce, M. D., Pree’t, Buffalo, N. Y.
Dm* Pizmcs’s Cbbat Family Doctob Boot, The People’s Common Sen*#
Medical Adviser, newly revised up-to-date edition—1000 page*, answer* to
Plain English hosts of delicate questions which every woman, single or married,
ought to know about. Sent free to any address on reoeipt of 31 one-oent
stamps to cover cost ol wrapping end mailing e»ly, in French cloth binding.
Plausible.
Sunday School Teacher — Why was
the fiery furnace seven times heated?
Tommy—I suppose It went out be-
tween limes.
Blood Poittnning is oftes mimed by
flight eut** or wounds. Derfth may result.
Hamlins Wiznrd Oil will draw out the
poison, henl the wound and prevent te-
riou» trouble.
Definition of Velocity.
Teacher—What Is velocity, Johnny?
Johnny—Velocity Is what a ebap lets
go of « wasp with.
Men. Wtnainw'* Soothing Hyrup for Children
teething, soften* the gum*, reduce* l nil am inn
Uen. allay* pain, onra wind colic, She a bottle.
The wife of tbe man who knows It
all gets back at him occasionally by
saying: “I told you sh!”
CHRISTMAS POST CARDS FRIT
Head Sc Bt*Bp for five samples of my vary cln.ic-
«t fK>l4 Bmboaoed ChrUunaa and New % ear
INat (>*»*•• ksButlful an lor* and lovrlloat designs.
Art Fuat Card Club, 73! Jackson Si.. Topuka, Kansas
W. L. DOUGLAS
•2,50, *3.00, *3.50 & *4.00 SHOES J&
Men and Women wsar W.LDoug La* shoes
because they are the beet shoes produced in
this country for the price. Insist upon hav-
ing them. Take no other make.
THE STANDARD OF QUALITY
FOR OVER 30 YEARS
The assurance that goes with an estab-
lished reputation is your assurance in buying
W. L. Douglas shoes.
If | could take you into my large factories
at Brockton, Mass., and show you how
carefully W .L Douglas shoes are made, you
would then understand why they are war-
ranted to hold their shape, fit better and
What makes old age so sad Is, I
not that our Joys, but that our hopes
cease.*—Richter.
wear longer than any other make for the price I
CAUTION Tho *»»va W. L Douglas I_
unuuura------*-‘w,i*ap«lonl>otMiiihHMi
V. L pongls* *Hom in ONB PATH of biU...
tog. !'W* *ent direct aS.no SHOKK will pssltlvnlv ntwmr
prepaid. W.l. TWO PAIHW of ordinary bov*'*h«m
St., Struv'ktun, Naan. fast Mar tneieU Ueea (ntoi'ml*
CSUTIOW
If you cannot obtain W. L. Donglaa aSoea ln
your town, writ* for oatsl - -
from factory to wearer, *11
DOUGLAS.
14S Spark
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