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Show .. K1IJH. rniTMTV wu-Tiu- fr THE RICH COUNTY NEWS, RANDOLPH. UTAH RATIO MAKES Europe Is Not Wrecked and Ruined Peculiar Arrangement of Chines Musical Instruments Said to Be Work of Chinese Emperor. by the Greatest War of History The characteristic musical Instrument of the Chinese is a series of bamboo tubes, the longest of which measures about nine Inches, and of which TO MEET GOOD ROADS BONDS the remainder diminish in length at a regular ratio, each being just Motor-VehicRevenues Devoted to the length of the ene before. Maintenance and Repair of Stata This arrangement was devised by the . Improved Highways. Chinese they say, by the Emperor Huang-T- i on the following principle : States the United (Prepared by Depart, Between heaven and earth there is perment of Agriculture.) . fect harmony. Now, the number three In most states the motor-vehicl-e is the emblem of Heaven nnd two of revenues are- devoted to the maintenance and repair of the state roads earth. If then two pipes or tubes be or other' improved highways. These made in the proportion of three to slates thus seem to have solved fairly two, they will harmonize in tone- - ns well the knotty problem of bow to perfectly ns earth and heaven.' Bo the secure sufficient funds to maintain the base tube of the instrument was made s nine Inches long and the second more Important roads under the that length, or six inches. Of traffic requirements. As both the traffic and the revenues in- course, the third has to be crease with the number of cars there the length of the second, or four exists of so adjusting the inches ; and so on. .The result was registration rates as to keep pace with that the note of the second tube was g the maintenance charges.. what we call an interval of a fifth Recently,- however, a movement to above that. of the first, thnt of the third revenues a fifth above the second, and so on capitalize the motor-vehicl- e and devote these funds to road con- - through the whole range. By OSCAR T. CROSBY, Interallied Council Europe ha3 not been crushed by the war and her outlook is not a desolate one. When a continent or a country is ruined you do not have to call witnesses to prove it. In the United States the war roused latent human forces which had been neglected and presented to us at the conclusion of the war an industrial and agricultural equipment far superior to the one we possessed before. In Europe the wars, effect upon real wealth and production has not been different in character. Each of the principal belligerent nations has vastly increased its mechanical capacity for production. Englands greatest loss is that of merchant ships, while her power to replace those ships is so much increased that the loss will soon be more than made good. In France there is an ugly streak of devastation funning from Flanders to Verdun. Thousands have lost their private fortunes. But their desolation is not the ruiifof France; nor will it even bear heavily upon the task of French reconstruction during the critical years, because full restitution will be made by German money and German labor. France exhibits the same attributes of increased producing efficiency that are shown in Great Britain and the United States. , Germany is well off except in the case of her merchant marine. Her industrial plants are intact, and the peace conference has conferred upon her a unique advantage in the power to man them by abolishing the mili, . tary establishment in that country. What the world produces in food it consumes .every year, no matter whether there is peace or war. There is a hard pinch in some places at present, but the crops now being harvested will take us over the peak of privation. The world will need five years to rest and recuperate and ten more before another great conflict can be staged. Enduring peace will remain a phantom until the instruments for making war are taken away from separate governments and intrusted entirely to a society of nations. , Air Single Control Is Necessary for Army, Navy and Postal Service By HARRY S. NEW, U. S. Senator from Indiana TANKS TO KEEP CREAM COOL Can Be Purchased From Dealers Dairy Supplies, or They May Bn Made on the Farm. in : by the United States Department of Agriculture.) On most farms cream ean be cooled most effectively by the use of cold (Prepared two-thir- ever-growin- - Crowd ' By EDWARD A. ROSS, in Sin and Society The sinister opportunities presented in this webbed social life have infabeen seized unhesitatingly, because such treasons.have not yet become with murders railroad a with rebate, mous. The man who picks pockets instead rakeoff with a an adulterant instead of a bludgeon, burglarizes of a jimmy, cheats with a company prospectus insteadof a deck of'eards, brand or scuttles his town instead of his ship, doesnt feel on his brow the and widow of a malefactor. The shedder of blood, the oppressor of the treacheries fly no the fatherless, long ago became odious, but latter-da- y masthead. the at crossbones skull and Our social organization has developed to a stage where the old is not enough. We need an annual supplement to the Decalogue. The growth of "credit institutions, the spread of fiduciary relations, and busithe enmeshing of industry in law, the interlacing of government as beneficent they all are, ness, the multiplication of boards of inspectors fresh paraWhat to greed! they invite to sin." What gateways they open the old intone sites they let in on us! How idle in our new situation to ' ' litanies! close-knnot to be seen and touched, it is it life this The reality of to are to be discerned by door the. sins it opens must be thought. .The the eyes. knitting the brows rather than by opening adverIt takes imagination to see that bogus medical diploma, lying takes It instruments. tisement, and fake testimonial .are k wrecker, loan shark and investment imagination to see that savings-banswindler in taking livelihoods take lives. voters, It takes imagination to see that the business of debauching is like servants lawmakers and corrupting public fixing juries, seducing of a crowded grandstand. Whether we like it sawing through the orops the thickening perils that beset our or not we are in the organic phase, and minds eye. can' be beheld only by the right-euosne- ' death-deali- path ng ss bug Leipzig Fair. Freezone" costa A tiny bottle of ! Adv. What is Castoria a harmless substitute for Castor OH, Paregoric, Soothing Syrups. It is pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. For more than thirty years it h.s been in constant use-fothe relief of Constipation, Flatulency, Wind Colic and Diarrhoea; allaying Feverishness arising therefrom, and by regulating the Stomach and 'Bowels, aids the assimilation of Food ; giving healthy and natural sleep. The Childrens Panacea The Mothers Friend. , The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of Chas. H. Fletcher, and has been made under his personal supervision since its infancy. Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and are but Experiments that trine with and endanger the health of Infants and Children Experience against Experiment. Genuine Castoria always bears the signature of CASTORIA is Just-as-Go- Good Roads Mean Greater Rural Cum- -' ' fort and Prosperity. Structlon has been quite, noticeable. This is especially true in those states which have' a comparatively large number of cars and only a small mileage of improved roads. Thus, Illinois, last November approved a bond Issue of $60,000,000 for the construction of a system of state roads. The Interest and principal of these bonds are to be paid entirely from the motor-vehicl- e revenues. There Is no doubt that these revenues will prove sufficient for this purpose. The main question which remains Is whether or not a satisfactory source of maintenance revenues can be secured so as to prevent these roads, when constructed, from EARTH ROADS IN CONDITION Drainage Is Chief Essential in Putting Earth Roads in Proper Shape-D- rag Must Be Used. It can be'truthfully said that drain- age is the chief essential In putting earth roads into proper condition. An old Scotchman, an, expert road builder, aptly said that the three requirements of good earth road are, drainage, more drainage, and still more drainage. E. W. Lehmann of the University of Missouri college of agriculture indorses this sentiment and: adds: Roads must not only have good surface drainage )ut' must also have good underdrain-age- . Surface drainage Is secured by proper grading, adequate side ditches, and by keeping the crown of the road Stretehes of road properly dragged. that do not dry oht quickly, must be underdrained by tile. The drag must be used after each rain, if the best results are to be secured. Dont go on the road while to muddy, let It dry out slightly; it should be wet enough, however, so it will not crumble, but smear. .When properly used, the drag brings a thin layer of earth toward the center of the road which is rolled and paeked between wet periods. If too much crown is secured by dragging, the angle Of the drag should be reversed. Getting the earth "oaus graded, ditches open, well drained, and properly crowned bjr dragging is about all that can be done until the people are ready to surface the road with gravel, broken stone or some other surfacing ' material. A Serviceable Cooling Tank. tank by means of an ell and a short piece of pipe, should turn down ' to within a few inches of the bottom so that the cold water may be conducted to the bottom, forcing the warmer water through the outlet pipe. Cream cans should stand on cleats sw that water may circulate under as well as around them. The outlet pipe should be about 1 inches in diameter. Locknuts and sheet packing may be used to make tight joints where pipes enter and leave the tank." xWhen using .a tank in which water Is the cooling agent it must be borne in mind that the water should either flow through the tank continuously or be changed so frequently that the cream will be kept as cold as the well water. , GIVE SOIL MORE . tittle at any drug store; apply a few drops upon the corn or callus. Instantly it stops hurting, then shortly you lift that bothersome corn or callus right off, root nnd all, without one bit of pain or soreness; Truly ! No hum- . ... ht at any hard corn, soft corn, or cord between the toes, and the hard skin calluses from bottom of feet. Attendance at the . Leipzig (GerWhen tlie last hypocrite dies his Samany) spring fair totaled 100,000, tanic majesty will not have a faithful making a new record. servant on earth. ' . Decalogue in These Latter Days . two-third- ever-inereasi- water. In order to facilitate the cooling grious types of tanks have been devised. .Such tanks can be purchased from dealers In dairy supplies and sometimes from the local hardware merchant, or they may be made on the farm. A cooling tank should be large enough to hold at least two cream cans in order that the newly separated cream may be cooled in a can separate from that .previously gathered. In order to keep the cream cool It is necessary to change the water several times a day. For this reason the tank should be situated between the well and the stock tank so that all water pumped for the stock passes through the cooling tank, thence to the stock tank. Of whatever design the cooling tank may be it should have a tight cover to keep put the heat, and for the same reason it is advisable to place it in the dairy house or under a shed so that the sun cannot shine directly upon it. -- An excellent tank may be made of two-inc- h planed cypress boards, 'properly bolted. together, painted on the outside and' oiled on the Inside; or, if it is desirable to keep the cost down to the minimum, a very simple and cheap cooling tank may be made from two or more oil or vinegar barrels one for each can. ' The pipe conducting the water into the tank should be .about 1 inches in diameter, and upon entering the - We Need an Annual Supplement to the costs only a few cents. two-thir- I believe that the aviation question is of sufficient importance to the country to call for the creation of a single department of the government to look after it to the exclusion of everything else. Great Britain was forced to the adoption of this eighteen months or more ago, and so was France. The United States should do likewise, and sooner or later she must do it. It is merely a question of whether she will do it now and take advantage of the present opportunity to get ahead or whether she will wait until forced to do what other nations have done and then attempt to come from behind with the same old American disregard of expense and lack of appreciation of the wisdom of preparedness. ' I know that there is opposition to the separate department plan on the part of the navy. There is also opposition in certain army quarters, but this is the result of selfishness and a disregard of the interests of aeronautics in its broad and general sense. The navy is concededly competent to look after its own aeronautical needs. So likewise is the army. But neither of them can go beyond their own service. The attempt to create such a department may he successfully resisted for a time although I honestly believe that congress will he wise enough to discount bureau jealousies and do the obviously sensible thing at this session but whether it does or not it cannot be long deferred. No man knows what is to be the future of aeronautics. - The marvelous development of the science can be best appreciated when we stop to think that the first man to fly, Orville Wright, is today hut forty-eig- . Doesn't hurt a bit and Freezona : le . . years old. in time aims her and this realize all accordingly shape Shall America to keep abreast of other nations, or shall we be permitted to bring up the straggling rear of a rapidly moving procession? That is the question to be answered by congress and the people. Lift off Corns! ATTENTION Dairymen Do This They Will' Fin Themselves Independent . of Feed Dealers. When Hard on White Waists. The coal mine labor troubles now fomenting all over the world led Samuel Gompers to say at a Pittsburgh dinner: "Nobody would deny justice to the coal miner, for what life is so labor-ionirksome and dirty as his? I heard a story the other day about a Pennsylvania woman who complained because her cook put seven white shirt waists in the wash every week. Why, Emma, the woman said, my own daughter doesnt dream of putting seven shirt waists a week' in the wash Maybe she don't, maam, said Emma, and maybe she aint engaged, neither to a coal miner what insists on hard spoonin every blessed night. s, S Japan's Isinglass Production. k anten or isinglass, made While from seaweed, is produced in' practically every part of Japan where climatic conditions are favorable, tbe prefectures of Osaka, Kyota and Hyogo, are said to produce more than of the entire production of isinglass in Japan, which was about 2,809,207 pound's, valued at $977,492, fn 1917 two-thir- '' . Money Made Selling Sumac.' Sumac, which grows abundantly in certain sections of the United States, may be gathered and sold profitably to tanners and dye manufacturers, say tlie specialists of the bureau of chemistry. United States department of agriculture. . The price of sumac has increased in recent years because of the decrease in importations of this Tbe 'American plant frdm Sicily. Sumac, if properly gathered and cured, is equal to tlie imported article.' In certain sections of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, nnd West Virginia good wages can lie made, tlie department says, by gathering and selling sumac during July, August and September. Arrangements for tbe sale of the sumac should be made before it is ' gathered. .. . Glad to Use Old .Houses. As a result of the house shortage in Philadelphia, - fashionable homes, eaeli with from thirteen to seventeen rooms, numerous baths and all the' modern inqirovements of 50 years ago, which have been idle' for 15 years because foreigners inundated tbe district, have been let to combinations of ordinary, tenants.. five-stor- y It. The Way of For Sale, One Obelisk. In the passage of the fleet through The obelisk at Oidbridge, near Grog-be-d the Panama canal they had to key ex, which was erected in 1736 to pectation up, didnt they? I suppose, they did to negotiate the mark' the spot where King Williams ' locks. troops crossed the river at the battle of the Boyne'r- is for sale. A young widow hasnt much use for a man who attempts to kiss her and The more a' man doesnt know the falls,' , less he doubts. . - Sometimes a blond woman is really It takes a woman to conceal what a blond. she does not know. !5E5S555355S35S53iiE5S535E55535S5E5E5E5E53SS5j) Will buy a Big Package of , The time has come when dairy farm- GREAT ROAD WORK PLANNED ers must devote more attention to soil management and crop growing and for High, less attention to balanced rations until Approximately $300,000,000 way Expenditure to Be Used on a farms their they get This Season.' basis. When dairy farmers do this they will discover that they are indeEstimates of contemplated highway pendent of feed dealers in feeding the expenditures in the United States for cows, and as the system is continued the seaspn of 1919 place the total at a few years they will create a surplus Because $300,000,000. approximately Which can be utilized in feeding horses, of restrictions the governmental see f cattle, sheep and hogs. amount was considerably lower than this in 1918, while in 1917 it was placed TIME FOR COWS TO FRESHEN at $280,000,000. - f Most Favorable Months Are Those Be. ginning With November and . Ending With March. ' Investigations by Professor McCand-iisof the da ry department of the Iowa Agricultural college indicate that eows freshening in August produce decided!) ess milk during the year than cows freshening In any other month. The most favorable months for cows fo freshen are those beginning with November and ending with March. Concrete Road Buildng. A great era of concrete road buildComprehensive sysing has begun. tems are being constructed in many counties and many through highways are being improved with concrete in various states under state supervision. h Discomforts of Poor Roads. If people dont Invest in I j I good roads, they invest in getting stuck in tha mud, more horsepower for hauling, more time spent on the road, and Tinoh discomfort' wlipn tllOV rifle. i weighing over a pound, net - J ' , ' " What are you paying for coffee? .' ' B5S525233S2S55552S2535253SF5BS3SE53S2SBS35S V K |