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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
The Independent has been au
thorized to make the following
announcements of candidates, j
subject to the action of the Dem
ocratic Primary.
/ For Congress—
/ W. A. OLDFIELD
For Railroad Commissioner:
T. J. RANEY
T. E. WOOD
EFor Prosecuting Attorney—
EARL C- CASEY
H. U. WILLIAMSON
JOHN S. GIBSON.
For County Judge—
W- D. McLAIN
JAMES H. JOHNSTON
JOHN A. MELVILLE
O. W. SCARBOROUGH
For Sheriff—
J F. McCUISTION
ABE BALLEW
For Representative—
J. M. MAPDIS
W. M. SHAVER
J U. ARD " -
R. T. SIMMONS
For Treasurer—
JOHN H CAMP
JESSE W. SHUFORD
I. M. IVY
f. I. HASTING
For School Superintendent—
H. L. LAMBERT
E. H. BOWMAN
J. M. BALCH
G. E. LAND
3* or Coroner—
HENRY GRANT
J. T. CRAFT
W. H. NOLEN
For Surveyor—
J. H. AITKENS.
UNION TOWNSHIP
IFor Justice of Peaee—
L. B. HARRIS
M. C. NUCKOLLS
J. M. BELL
*• nr Constable—
TERRY GUIN
CLYDE WOOD
C. M. IVY
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP.
For Road Overseer—
CLARENCE PENIX
CLAY ROBERTS
J. B. THOMPSON
BIRD TOWNSHIP
For Road Overseer, Western D.
R. L. HURLEY
MUNICIPAL OFFICES.
Subject to the Action of City
Primary, February 26.
For Mayor—
JOHN P. PAUL
A. T. HUBLY
For Recorder
B. G. GRAHAM
H. G. BRANDENBURG.
For Marshal—
W. H. CAROUTHERS
GUS C. MARTIN
! For City Treasurer—
GARLAND HURT
PERRY CLARK.
For Aldermen First Ward—
T. P. UMSTED.
C. R. PATE.
JOHN R. LOFTIN, JR.
S. HEINEMANN
For Aldermen Second Ward—
W. B. GRANT.
W. H. SNETSER.
E. L. WATSON
0. I. HUBERT
Cost And Location Of Earth
Roads.
Special to Independent.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 9. —
The cost of hauling over coun
try roads is largely determined
by the size of the load that can
be hauled, the number of trips
that can be made in a day and
the wear and tear on teams and
equipment, according to the Of
fice of Public Roads, Department
of Agriculture. Steep grades as
well as ruts and mud holes serve
to decrease both the speed and
the load. Un the principle that
a chain is no stronger than its
weakest link, the maximum load
that a team can draw is the load
that it can draw up the steepest
hill or through the deepest mud
hole on that road.
Wherever possible roads
should be located on straight
lines between terminal points.
In hilly or mountainous country,
however, the attempts to keep
roads straight between termi
nals often leads to the serious
error of heavy grades. Straight
ness and grade must therefore
be handled together. The best
location is one which is straight
in general direction, is free from
steep grades, is located on solid
ground and serves the largest
possible number of people.
Roads should be located for the
benefit of the public as well as
the private land owner.
The elimination of one or two
steep hills on a line of road will
frequently enable horses to draw
three or four times as much as
they could draw on the old road.
It takes approximately four
times as much power to draw
: loads up 10 per cent grades (10
ft. vertical in 100 ft. horizontal)
as on a level, but on a 4 per cent
or 5 per cent grade a horse can
j usually draw (for a short time)
! as much as he can draw on a lev
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! Announcement j
1 The semi-annual display 'of high class Seasonable'suitings ep
i and novelties by I
{ The Superior Tailoring Company ^
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| will be given at our establishment on
Wed., Thurs., Fri. and Sat., February 4-5-6-7. E§
Orders booked for immediate or future delivery. 20
i Measures taken by an expert. ^ Es
1 Woolc.iS will be shown in full length drapes ga
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50 house dresses worth $1.50
and $1.00.69c
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QJ5 50 Misses dresses worth $2.50
and $2.00.79c
*flU 100 misses dresses 12 to 14
[an] vrs., linen, $2.00 and
^ $1.50.50c
n/5 100 children’s linen dresses,
an! e to 12.50c
2000 yds. new ginghams,
^ toile de norde.12 1^2c
2000 yds. Regent ginghams,
12 l-2c value.9c
We are now showing all of Si
our new spring dress goods in ^
silks, ratines, brocaded flan- ■£
nels, fancy striped in light 91
weights in wool and cotton ME
dress goods.
Embroideries in all of the
newest designs and baby pat- gj
terns. Linen laces and bead
ings to match. S
Hope Domestic.8 l-3c gj
100 pairs of Queen Quality £
shoes composed of patent,
gun metal, tan, and vici, lace Mg
and buttons, 1 to 3 1-2, were ^
$5.00 and $3.50, will close
them out for.$2.98
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el. A 4 per cent grade is there
^ fore considered the maximum on
! roads subject to heavy hauling.
■Many steep grades maybe avoid
jed by locating the road around
instead of over the hill,—the
I handle of the bucket is no longer
when held in a horizontal posi
tion than in a vertical. By go
ing around we avoid two steep
hills.
If the road must pass up a
steep hill or mountain sides, the
steepness of the grade may be
decreased by increasing the
length of the road. In other
words, eliminate steep grades by
locating the road on curved or
zigzag lines, and not in a
straight line from the bottom to
the top of the hill. These curves
should be carefully plotted and
the straight stretches located
with an instrument. This im
proves the looks of the road and
!does not add materially to its
cost.
In studying the relation of
grade to distance the following
' calculation is interesting. To
I lift a ton one foot high requires
2,000 foot pounds of energy; on
| a road the surface of which of
jfers 100 pounds of tractive re
sistance per ton the same ener
j gy would roll the ton a horizon
, tal distance of 20 feet. To save
jone foot of grade the road may
therefore be lengthened 20 feet.
Roads should never be located
so close to stream beds as to be
subject to overflow, or on ground
which is constantly damp and
marshy.
The earth road should have at
least six hours of sunshine each
day. This can be secured either
by locating the road with south
ern or western exposure, or by
having such brush and trees as
impede the drying action of the
sun and wind removed. With
gravel and stone roads, this is
not so necessary, as a certain
on
j im
mer time
Relocating roads is not an en
gineering problem alone. One
must also consider the effect of
the road on those who now live
upon it. Many farmers dislike
to have the road placed back of
their house or out of sight of it.
It requires tact and good judg
ment to secure a suitable loca
tion without arousing harsh an
tagonism.
Stick to Right Principles.
The man whose principl«s are right
will suffer hi*, setbacks, lose his
fi tends and oave doubts, but In the
long run h& will win, and the victory,
which is the result of principle, is a
permanent one.
Child Welfare Association.
Special to Independent.
""Little Rock, Feb. 9.—The or
ganization of the Arkansas
Child Welfare Association is be
ing carried forward by the of
ficers of the organization, the
objects of which are stated as
follows:
To further all movements to
|ward the perpetuation of the
correct ideal of the American
■ home.
I To insure intelligent co-opera
; tion between the home and the
- school.
I
1 To promote all efforts which
make for the welfare of the chil
! dren of Arkansas.
! There are to be three classes
of membership, active, associ
ate and honorary- The dues for
the active members shall be one
1 dollar annually, and honorary 50
cents, there being no dues for
the associate members,
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i The present officers of the as
sociation are, Wm. H. Deader
ick, Hot Springs, president; Mrs.
Jo Frauenthal, Conway, first
jvice president; Mrs. C. W. Gar
irison, Little Rock, secretary
treasurer. The executive com
mittee consists of Wm. H. Dead
erick of Hot Springs, Mrs. Jo
Frauenthal, Conway, Dr- Morgan
I Smith of Little Rock, Miss Lil
lian Laser of Hot Springs, Dr.
Morgan Smith of Little Rock,
■ Abner Cook of Hot Springs, and
E. H. Eastman of Hot Springs.
Edison Coming to Arkansas.
I Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Feb. 9.—Some
jtime in the spring Arkansas is
j to be entertained by America’s
i foremost inventor, Thomas A.
Edison having accepted an invi
tation of officials of a New York
company which has heavy inter
ests in this state, to spend a
week in the vicinity of Rogers.
Mr. Edison is interested with
a number of New Yorkers, in
lighting and other plants in
smaller towns of the state, but
it is hardly probable he will
come to Arkansas to inspect
them. It is supposed that he is
coming to take a look at the ra
dium fields of Benton county, of
which he has heard so much.
Arrangements will be made to
go immediately into the woods
from Rogers, and a camp will be
pitched on White river, where
the famous inventor may spend
a portion of his time in fishing,
as well as in research. The
guests in the party will be limit
ed, but several in Little Rock
have been invited to join the
party.
There is a structure which every institution bull,
itself. It is called character, and every act fa a*
this stucture.
An institution, in order to have a good character
think honestly, act honestly, breathe hones
people soon determine between the
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