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Show THE RICH COUNTY NEWS, RANDOLPH. UTAH f ffti ASPIRIN fijju. improved ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN Bayer. on Genuine Name ROADS 1920 Cost Was About Twice M Much as in 1917 on Account of Distinct Shortage of Labor. IPrepared by the O. S. Department of Agriculture.) Every kind of road cost about twice as much to build In 1920 as It did in 1917, according to the chief of the bureau of public roads, United States Department of Agriculture, and highway construction suffered more than any other class of work through railroad congestion, strikes, labor troubles and material shortages. After thewar there was a great public demand for improved roads. Many roads had been seriously damaged by war traffic, and it appeared that the return of men from military service would provide an abundance of labor. The army of laborers which was expected to apply for the work did not, however, materialize. On the contrary, there was a distinct shortage Beware I Unless you see the name Bayer on package or on tablets you are not getting genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians for twenty-on- e years and proved safe by millions. Take Aspirin only as told in the Bayer package for Colds, Headache, Neural- gia. Rheumatism, Earache, Toothache, Lumbago, and for Pain. . Handy tin boxes of twelve Bayer Tablets of As- plrin cost few cents. Druggists also sell larger packages. Aspirin, is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoaceticacidester of Sallcyllcadd. Kid Reviver. Baby was taken 111 while you were out, maam, said the new nursemaid.. said the' young wife. Oh, dear! Is 1 better now? Oh, hes all right now; but he was bad at first. He seemed to come over quite faint; but I found his medicine in the cupboard Found his medicine I Good clous What have you given the child? Theres no medicine in the cupboard. Oh, yes, there is, maam. Its written on It. ' And the girl produced a bottle labeled Kid Reviver. . 1 ACTI are as much a part of the desert as the sand and the blinding glare and the lack of water. The desert without the cactus would be like Hamlet with Hamlet left out. There are something like five million square miles of desert scattered about the' globe and it takes about a thousand species of cacti to go round. But the traveler does not have to visit all the deserts of earth to find of species. Down on the border line variety between the United States and Mexico there are famous Well Kept Roadside Where Weeds Are Controlled by Frequent Mowing. of labor, and wages reached the highest levels attained in the history of the country. In 1917, competent labor could be secured $1.50 to $S per day, but the corresponding wages In 1920 were from $3 to $5 for a shorter days work. In proportion to this demand there was also a pronounced scarcity of construction materials. Sand, gravel; stone, and cement, and materials commonly used in road work Increased In price between 1917 and 1920 from 50 to 100 per cent. Naturally, these Increases in cost were reflected in the prices paid to contractors for road work. Gravel roads increased from $4,535 to $7,250 per mile; concrete from $21,165 to upward of $40,000 per mile, and brick roads from $33,000 to $55,000 per mile. As funds available for road- construction are largely limited by statute, or by the returns from taxation, jfl majority of the states this year have .deliberately withheld work, the plans for which had been completed, until . they could obtain a greater return for f their expenditure. for-fro- "SCOTS USED FIRST MACADAM Resident of Ayrshire Made His First Experiments About 1814-R- oads Now Common, roads are so common In America that national pride may well lead us to look upon them as a domestic product But John MacAdam was a Scot, resident in Ayrshire, where he made his first experiments about 1814, according to the New York Sun. Five years later the first public roads were laid with the pavement and a grateful parliament awarded the Inventor a grant of $50,000. In 1827, after the new pavement bad been thoroughly tested, MacAdam was made surveyor general of all metropolitan roads In and about London and the use of his method became general throughout the United Macadam HARDING LAUDS GOOD ROADS president in First Message to Con. press Deplores Money Wasted in r, ' Improved Highways. terms, President! .. In Harding expressed his opinion of the automobile, motor transport and good roads in his first message to congress, lie said: The motorcar has become an indispensable instrument in our political, social and industrial life. . . . I know of nbthing more shocking than the millions of public funds wasted in Improved highways 'wasted because there is no policy of maintenance. conHighways must be patrolled and stantly repaired." no uncertain Hens Vary in Weight hens vary in weight, the average being about four pounds. The principal breeds of egg producers are the Leghorns, the Wyandottes, the Plymouth Rocks, the Rhode Island Beds and the Minorcas. Work la World Wide. construction and maintenance ecome world wide as well as ial problems and foreign gov ta are doing much work development , ' cactus areas, where this curious and interesting plant may be found in bewildering variety. At one end of the scale the desert wayfarer sees the giant saguaros, 50, 60 feet high, fluted, forms with branching limbs and curving lines. Close to the other end is the dreaded choyas little round patches of glistening, frosty white. And under every bunch are the discarded joints, like little frosty pine cones covered with spines. Old desert travelers claim that the choya Is alive and leaps at man and' horse. Certain it is that It seems Impossible to avoid the steel-lik- e thorns that pierce leather and flesh. Apparently they are poison thorns, for the pain is like no other and almost unendurable; they sting and burn and at the same time seem to freeze and they stick like a barbed fishhook. On the other hand, there Is the bislgni cactus which has saved uncounted lives of those who know. Its barrel-shape- d mass contains a fluid resembling water; and it Is cool. Then, again, there is the cactus that furnishes "peyote" a stimulant of which the Indians are so fond that congress has thought of passing legislation to control its use. Again, there are cacti that furnish delicious fijuits. Some of the cacti are good Some are used for the manufacture of eating. a variety of articles ranging from toothpicks to chairs. One kind of cactus has been used for ages as a hair brush. In short, the cactus is almost as useful to the American of the Southwest and to the Mexican as the buffalo used to be to the plains Indian. It is no wonder that the cactus is seen on the flag of Mexico and many of the e coins and that It Is the state flower of more than one of the American states of the Southwest. Manifold as are the present uses of the cactus, there Is every indication that Its usefulness will be extended by the evolution and development flf special varieties. For example, there Is probably a future for the spineless cactus as a food for cattle. Any forage that can be grown on the desert without irrigation and has a food Value something like half that of alfalfa Is bound to have a future. The world is presumably to hear further from Luther Burbank's experiments. Dr. P. L. Sherman, experimenting with spineless varieties, found that they were rich In sugar and were fitted for the manufacture of cheap candy. It is also easy to Imagine conditions a few yean hence under which it will be worth while to develop the fruits of the cactus family. So, all In all, the cactus family is one of the most interesting in the world, to say nothing of its Dr. William value, both actual and potential A. Murrill of the New York Botanical garden has written for the Scientific American Magazine a most interesting article outlining the many uses of ' cacti. The article is Illustrated from photographs by courtesy of the United States National museum. Says Doctor Murrill: It is estimated that there are three billion acres of desert land in the world ; and, if these unattractive and unproductive wastes are ever to blossom like the rose, it will be the cacti ,or plants similarly adapted to desert conditions that will furnish the flowers. Desert plants were like other plants once, but the vital necessity for preserving moisture gradually wrought a wonderful change in their appearance and structure. Few of the cacti now have any conspicuous leaves, their place being taken by flattened Joints, or pads, which are modified portions of the stem ; and even the sap has become mucilaginous or milky, preventing the loss of water to the hot, dry air by which these plants are continually surrounded. Spines of various shapes and sizes serve to protect them against grazing animals that are often killed when driven by hunger and thirst to devour these plants in spite ;of their spines. The few forms of spineless cacti that occur In the wild state always frequent rocky ledges and other situations that are inaccessible to most animals, if not to all. The number of species of cacti recognized Is large, amounting to about one thousand, and half of these are found in Mexico. They vary from tiny plants no bigger than ones finger to trees 60 feet in height, presenting all manner of queer and Interesting shapes and furnishing the botanist with' no end of knotty problems. Extensive 'collections of living plants may be seen under glass at the New York Botanical garden, the Department of Agriculture In Washington, and the '.Missouri Botanical garden in St. Louis; while Mothers In the open are to be found at Riverside, California; Tucson, Arizona; Mesilla Park, New old-tim- ' Nothing Serious. They met at a dance, and after a few dances together sat down. Silence followed. He looked at her, she looked at ' him. " ' More silence. Then at last George asked: Daisy, will you be my Oh, George, cried Daisy, this Is so sudden! Give me a little time " Partner for the next dance, con-eluded George. To get my breath, back, also continued Daisy between puffs, I havent quite recovered from the last shuffle yet. The Pittsburgh Chronicle.,; AMe&car HuSte cooartsy MIL MUitWM 'fc&foeEZEvs Urbus and interesting of the) Mexico; Laredo, Texas; Miami, Florida, and elsewhere. button, or peyote, which! , ' Cactus plants are certainly not ornamental in Is rtmolnt and allays all hunger and thirst the ordinary sense; but beauty Is relative. A (or the time being. The Tara- forest of giant cactus trees stretching mile after Huicholes of Mexico make! and ImVa humare mile in the desert with nothing to rival them a cult of the "peyote," going on long pilgrimages! In search of It and employing It both medicinally may be decidedly attractive. In Mexico the cactus ornaments the national banner and is stamped and religiously as a cure for all bodily ills and-on many of the older coins, while in Arizona and powerful aid to abstinence. New Mexico it has been selected as the state In certain parts of Mexico, Sicily and elseflower. where, the natives live almost entirely on fresh cactus fruits when they are In season. They The cactus family is noted for the magnificence often of Its flowers, which are usually large,, often grow them in gardens and orchards alor tubular, diurnal or fragrant, gather them at dawn when they are that is or evanescent their in always nocturnal, temperature though persistent, and vary aolor fronr' white, yellow, or orange- to of the surrounding air.- - They are also used In deep-reor purple. The calyx and corolla salads, preserves, pickled with lemons, dried, ferare not distinct, but the numerous stamens In mented as a beverage, made into a syrup called , or the center are often differently colored and lend tuna honey," a thin paste called an added charm to the flower. The fruit fs often a thick paste similar to guava jelly. Even the seeds are sometimes dried and saved to use when brilliantly colored, highly ornamental as well ns useful, and lasts for a long time. the fruits are gone. , The Barbados gooseberry, used for tarts andi The cactus plant has Indirectly added much and! d sauces in the West Indies, is to the attractiveness of certain manufactured decorated with small leaves or bracts. The plant, garments by supporting the cochineal Insect, from Peresltin aculeata, is a straggling shrub withi which the famous cochineal dye Is made. This slender branches, recurved prickles, glossy-greeinsect occurs on a species of Opuntia, the flowers. leaves, and clusters of cochineal fig, and Its near relatives, along with The prickly pears, or tunas, are abundant and) but it is so minute other mites and or globular,) much used. They are and difficult to distinguish with the unaided eye weighing from an ounce to a pound; red, yellowy that it was long thought to be the seqjl or bloonv or purple in color; and usually sweet, though of the plant Itself. Leeuwenhoeck, In 1703, dissometimes acid In flavor. The skin contains cluswas the covered that It female of an insect (Coe--cu- s ters of tiny spicules, or glochldla, which are very cacti), which never moved from a, certain-spoIrritating if taken Into the mouth, so that care Is on the cactus, the male- being the active required in peeling them. They an-- sometimes member of the family, but colorless and therefore called Indian figs or Barbary figs because of the useless. These Insects are harvested three times-durinnumerous small seeds which they contain. Sevthe dry season, being swept from the cacti of Opuntia are cultivated for their d Into bags with, stiff brushes and ' eral species edible Joints. The killed In boiling water or hot ovens, after which . fruits as well as for their flowers are large, usually yellow or orange, rarely sun In the In are dried and small up put they rose or red. packnges for the market. In this thoroughly Delicious fruits are those of Cereus pllahaya dried condition 70,040 Insects are required to and Its relatives. This species grows to the ' make a pound. height of 60 feet and Its trunk reaches two and The ornamental value of cacti, although Im- hn feet In diameter. The fruit Is gathered a in the mind of the portant, Is not uppermost ' at dawn with long reed sticks armed with sevaverage Inhabitant of arid regions. The trunks . eral prongs. furnish him maprlal for houses, corrals, fireof Cereus glganteus, a handsome fruits The when wood, etc., and, planted close together, they cactus of the Southwest, are also much esteemed form hedges that are tasting and Impervious, It either In the fresh state or preserved. They are Is here behind a shield of thorns that the little two or three Inches long, green on ' a finds wren from hawks cactus where refuge crimson within. The strawberry and outside the she can build her nest and rear her young In ' , ' i faM , ' , g rose-colore- Decided. Jones and I have made a bet and you are to settle it. I say that vhat are the terms of the wager?" Oh, the loser is to buy a good dinner for the three of us. I claim that" Nemmlne that. I never knew Jones to pay a bet. You lose. Judge. DOES IT ALLENS FOOT-EAS- E When shoes pinch or corns and bunions ache, get a package of ALLEN'S FOOT EASBrethe antiseptic powder to bo shakes Into the shoes. It takes the sting out of eorns and bunions, gives Instant relief to Smarting, Aching, Swollen feet. 1,600,40 pounds of powder for the feet were used by our Army and Navy during the war. d, mel'-ocha- apple-shene- pale-yello- scale-insect- pear-shape- d Interrogative Genius. Some of the greatest men find delight In asking people all kinds of ques- tions. Thats what makes me think my young son has such a brilliant future. He does so continuously and with perfect ease. San Francisco Docks. San Francisco has dock facilities sufficient .for the accommodation at one time of 250 vessels of average size. EASY TO KILL RATS and MICE wide-mouthe- ByUtlneibe Gwiuine STEARNS ELECTRIC PASTE beads fob Directions use-bett- eB THAN TBAFI languages in every box. Ants and Watering and property and are carrlersof disease flestroy g teams' Blectrlo Paste forces these pests to na (tom the building for water and fresh air. 86c and 11.60. Money back If it falls. V. 8. Government buys Rats, Mice, food in 16 Oockroaebes. It Kill All Flies! TUTOSBA884D Plarad anywhere, DAISY FLY SILLER attract, and convenient and all flies. Neat, ornamental, clean, . cheap. Lasts allaaa-fsoMade of metal, r can't epill ortlpoverj r will not soil or Injure anything. Guaranteed. kMs iii pear, obtained from Cereus triangularis, Is safety. ( with slightly acid pulp, makbright-red- , The i actus trunk Is composed of a- wood1 axis, at year dealer or In the fresh condition or hs an It desirable ing 6 by EXPRESSbprepaid, $1.26. or skeleton, surrounded by pulp. From this KABOLD SOMERS. 160 Da Kalb Are.. Brooklyn. R X. of Inof the the West pepper pot ingredient skeleton table legs, chairs, napkin rings, canes, also are fruits Excellent dies. produced by veneering, etc., are made. The spines also are Lemalreocereus tnurberl and certain other large useful, serving as needles, toothpicks and pins i, and these pltahayas do pot have the for mending leather or cloth. Some- are curved ,) annoying prickles found In the fruits of Opuntia. while the and supply ready-mad- e Gammbullas are the small currantllke fruits straight ones are bound to silvers of bone to of Myrtillocnctns. They are eaten fresh or dried form very efficient barbs. One species of cactus like va'sins. The melon cacti produce a number bears fruits that resemble great chestnut burs, of small edible fruits resembling tiny scarlet radand these have been used by the Indians for ages HOW DIFFERENT VOIUR ishes or red peppers. The Mexican strawberry, as hair brushes. a species of hedgehog cactqs, is salmon-coloreon found The pulpy parts of the stems and fruits are two inches In length, and very sweet In Earnestly Eatonlo highly valuable as food both for man and beast. 9 gets Its name from Its numerous mi.flavor. or cut into strips joints, may be The young pads,wife was a My sufferer great froin nute seeds. Tetezo figs, so Important to the natives acid stomach for 10 years, writes H. apd cooked like string beans, or boiled as greens, are the of a species of D. fruits Puebla, southern of Crippen, but Is a different woman or stewed like okra, or fried like eggplant, or since taking Eaton Ic. Pachycereus. pickled, or made into sweetmeats like citron. Sufferers from acid stomach let Although many of the wild cacti furnish valuTuna cheese Is made from the fruits of certain Eatonic help you also. It quickly takes food for man and beast, it must be adable is fruits of often the red while used juice cacti, up and carries out the excess acidity mitted that there is room for Improvement both in coloring ices, jellies and candies, and even in and gases and makes the stomach cool of the and this hi food, the quautity quality water-colo- r and comfortable. Yon digest .easily, painting. Mr. Burbanks visited have experimental grounds get the full strength from yout- The traveler who knows how need never lack food, the difficulty of feel well and in California etrd fully for water where there are cacti. He may cut strong, free frp'm bloatthe with cacti and in the his des.iAg barrel-cactuImporing, food belching, the tik pound up pulp off the top of a repeating etc. Big tance of his reia.ts. His ptablem was to take a box costs costs only a trifle tvith your and squeeze the water from it into his drinking and It divest druggists of its guarantee. vagrant, forbidding plant, cup. He will find it slightly salty and hitter, thorns and prickles, breed out its indigestible but clear and rather palatable. Or he may supwoody skeleton and improve the size and flavor port a cactus trunk on stones, build a fire under DC. Advice Rates reasonable. Highest referencesand book free of its fruits. Besiservioes. each end, and make a hole In the middle, from Burbank creations are over The fruits of the which the water will gradually trickle. three inches long, usually yellow or red In color, The Indian traveler also uses the milky juice and have flavors all tlielr own, resembling those! of Mamillarta for healing cracks in his feet or of peaches, melons, pineapples, etc. on journeys. when long Internal i. N. U.; Sait take Citv. No. for complaints pear-shnpa- d, r Acid Stomach tree-cact- fish-hook- s, for 10 Years , d, Praises s, 21. ' t |