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Show , THE PRESw-BULLETI- PAGE THREE GOOD ROADS PROPER WIDTH OF HIGHWAYS Writer Advocates Narrower Roads and Restoring Aores of Valuable ' i Land to Farming. Just at this time many are inter ested in the question, how wide should our public roads be? A number of things should be considered in an-swering this question, says a writer in Utah Farmer. The kind of mate-rial to be used In making the road. The topographical conditions through which the road will pass, the proper drainage of. the road. The speclul use to which the road may be put, if any. For years very little attention has been given to the waste of land in our road building. Land has been cheap and plentiful and years ago we did hot Good Road In West I plre the attention to proper road j building as we do now. Public roads have been of a uniform width of 60 feet and the by-roa- about 40 feet They hae been too wide if we were to Judge by the condition In which we And many of them. Wasted land on either side Is used only to grow wet'ds. Why not mcke them the width that Is uRed and plant trees on either side as we have advocated In these col-umns before? Then the thousands of acres of land that are now practically wasted could be put to some good use. . Some of the Eastern railroads are teaching us a lesson In this regard for they are farming their right-of-wa- y. On a recent trip East I saw great long stretches' of land on either side of the railroad track planted to alfalfa. Acres were planted to truck gardening. I understand similar con-- 1 ditions are to be found In some parts ef California. , j For the sake of economy In building and upkeep let's build our roads more narrow. Restore the acres of valuable j land to farming. Build scientifically constructed roads the proper width and plant trees on both sides. fill llnl If lr lV'-;- i Alpha is not a 5ml ' fell t If 11 I iff It an imitation 7 ) ' JUsUUK U'sarealdrink. . v ,,J V , MONALCOHOUcl ' Try some Alpha today get - ;jflfi. v acquainted with the nation's best v JSIItS ".' new drink. . ; 'vfK ' ! r The delightful flavor of this golden, r Mi Jl llr ' bubbly beverage will appeal to everybody MjiLpHSK J , it's the drink for all, at all times. IIV ! . : IpSaa .: lA Is a Wonderful Drink ;Ofjli "THE TEST IS IN THE TASTE" ipSl Alpha is a beverage of quality-ser- ved ' wherever soft dnnks are sold. Order a ifHnHonm", case for your home. kV lL'if :. Drink it with your meals serve it to Scold JJ your friends enjoy this sparkling, liSi ' 1 - delightful drink. '. j1 fjjf ALPHA BEVERAGE DEPARTMENT. liJjB : : Chicago, Illinois . " Mii" 0 ' EVANS ICE COMPANY. Distributors A,k Your Dealer Bingham, Utah " ' t - - , f 'Share; : jl - ' if J Live stock is marketed from f ; 1, farmer to consumer at a lower - " ' cost than almost any other farm . . j product. . I I The United States Department of - Jji agriculture reported in 1916 that the . farmer gets for his cattle "approxi- - 1 mately two-thir- ds to three-fourth- s" of j j! the final retail price paid by the con- - !l j; j ' sumer for the resulting beef. .., I Under normal conditions, the farmer's I' share of retail prices of various farm j y I . products is approximately as follows: Butter 71 per cent CATTLE 66 to 75 per cent j 1 . Ejgs ' 65 per cent , j I Potatoes 55 per cent f " Poultry 45 per cent Fruits 35 per cent j The difference between farmer's price i and retail price represents the necessary 'M '1 expenses of packing, freight and whole- - Jlj j! sale and retail distribution. Il Swift & Company not only performs ' I the manufacturing operations of pre-- !; r paring cattle for market in its well- - " j I equipped packing plants, but it pays the . , freight on meat to all parts of the I United States, operates 500 branch - !; I distributing houses, and in most cases J even delivers to the retail butcher. All this is done at an expense of less than 2 I' I , cents per pound, and at a profit of only , ! j j about Vi of a cent per pound of beef. j Large volume of business and expert jj , management, make possible this indis- - II1 pensable service to the live-stoc- k raiser I f . and to the consumer, and make possible , Jl 4.J 1 the larger proportion of retail prices- - ' received by farmers. jjjl ; j Year Book of Interesting nd j. Ij '; instructive facts sent on request. . I; JjII Address Swift & Company, H J" Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Illinois ij Swift & Company, U.S.A. .: j: CMB SAGE TEA iri j HAIRjyura IT It's Grandmother's Recipe to keep her Locks Daxk, Glossy, Beautiful. The old-tim- e mixture of Sage Tea and Sulphur for darkening gray, streaked and ' faded hair la mother's recipe, and folks are again using It to keep their hair a good.-eve-color, which la quKe sensible, as we are living In an age when a youth-ful appearance is of the greatest . Nowadays, tnoilgn, "we flom have the troublesome task of gathering the sage and the it upy mixing at home. All drug stores sell the ready-to-ue- e product. Improved by the addition of other Ingredients, called "Wyeth'a Sage and Sulphur Compound." It Is very popular because nobody can discover It has been applied. Simply moisten your comb or a soft brush with it and draw this through your hair, taking one small strand at a time; by morning the gray hair disappears, but what de-lights the ladles with Wyeth'a Sags and Sulphur Compound, is that) be-sides beautifully darkening the hair after a few applications, It also pro-duces that soft lustre and appearance of abundance which is so attractive. This ready-to-us- e preparation Is a de-lightful toilet requisite for those who desire a more youthful appearance, A is not Intended for the cure, mitiga-tion or prevention of disease, i ... ' New Spring Styles Are Here That's the most important an-V- Jl nouncement you'll get this sea-- ',j - aoru , BefAusa-.-it aneana the smartest styles to be seen any- - 4". where; and it meeans the best rA XVhVVV in materials and making; all-i- ll t I' 1 S (!) W001 fabrJc and n5n"class tailor-h- i 1 1 - - 7 Jn2 1 means the economy that ' vj r figures cost by the month, not .NVI '' by the price.' , ; '1 ; Come and see the new models in ' ' ?H'X 1 1'- - '1 ' Suits and Overcoats; the lively I I " :'.vthing9 for. young men; the dig ' '" ; f (S ' .nified styles for older men ; the ' v t I . ' ' ' new things in Hats, Shirts' and " t,' ' other fine furnishings. f if li ' You men ,who want good sub-- i I I stantial work clothes; we have ' i I . :Ji those, too; Overalls, Work" (If I ' Shirts, Underwear, Sox the' I JJ tl 0good8 that stand hard C- - r ' ' service and give you good value. . .J. lays S.m wit. Ji""' Me!.'. Jfc fke eevcrtf e Hat w ittiifle Ml every Sj requirement ef lie moil fastidious - r''! M taste aad yet policies tang ana fe Of fltvor tUt appeals to the bsrditit K ffi' ''' "."'' EVANS ICE CO., ' , sSf-- '.. Agents, " A: 4 . Phone No." 9 AA .... a L Becker, Mfgr. - f BACK HURTS USE. SALTS FOR KIDNEYS . . . ' i !at less meat If Kidneys feel like lead or Bladder bothers you Meat .... ' forma uric acid. - Most folks forget that the kidneys, ke the bowels, get sluggish end clogged r.d need a flushing occasionally,' else we ive backiwhe and dull niimity in tlie .ilucy region, severe headnclies, rheu-at- ic twiifgng, iorpid liver, acid stomach," I'cpleBnntms and all sorts of bladder dfi-- Wra, ,.' VVi'oU ainiply must keep your kidueys I j" ive' .and clean, and the moment you ' 1 an ache or pain ia the kidney , 'ioa, get about four oimces of Jad .its from any good drug store here, .0 a tBhlenpooiiful in a glass of water '' ore breakfast, for a lew days anj .ir kiiineys will then act fine. This nous ealte is made from the acid of tpes and lemon juice, combined with hia, and is harmless to flush clogged Alleys and stimulate them to normal tivity. It also neutralizes the acids 1 the urine so it no longer irriUlci, us ending bladder disorders. Tad Salts is harmless; inexpensive; .ikes a delightful effervescent lithia-- ' aler drink which everybody should take ow and then to keep their kidneys clean, ms avoiding serious complications. A well known local druggist say he Us lots of Jad SaHa to folks Who believe 1 overcoming kidney trouble while it ia :!y trouble. KEEPING UP COUNTRY ROADS Whether or Not Farmer Lives on Pub-li- e Highway He Should Take In-terest In Nearest One. Every fanner should feel his de-pendence upon good roads. Whether or riot one lives on a public highway he should take an Interest In the near-est one to his farm Or the road he must use to market his farm, orchard and garden products. There. are many times when a day's work can be spared for the rood. Aft-,e- r heavy rains the road may-nee- d cer-tain repairs or Improvements when the overseer is not ready to call out the hands. Why not Individual farmers donate a day's work on the road at such time? i By keeping a road drag and drag-Kin- g the road along one's land fter heavy rains the road may.be greatly Improved. It Is an easy matter to have an agreement so each farmer will drag the road In front of his farm.' This would maintain the road till the regu-lar hands could be culled out at stated Intervals or till the commissioner could make the repairs. . The tithe has come when, we must copslder the roads an asset, Indis-pensable to the well-bein- g of the farm-er Jnnd his family, This being true, Is It pot every man's duty to do all he can to keep .'the' roads' In good condi-tion?. ' ' . , GOOD ROADS IN CONNECTICUT Concrete Highways Being Built ' In Twenty-Tw- o Cities and Towns-C- ost $15,000 Mile. ' The construction of concrete high-ways Is going on in 22 cities and towns In Connecticut, and when these con-tracts have been completed there will be about 70 miles of concrete-surface- d tmvement In that state. The highways lire 18 feet wide and cost 15,0(K) a mile. The longest single street of con-crete rond In Connecticut Is two miles In Cheshire, on the main highway from I'lalnvllle to New Haven. 8hani Your Pleasures.'' It has been snld that happiness which has not been shared hat no taste. Jf the pleasant thingswhich cotco to you, somehow seem to have no taste, If they seem rather flavor-- . less, perhaps this Is the explanation. Put glndness Into another's life, divide tip th pleasures you have been selflsh-l- r enjoying, so thot It will help two or hreo, and your happiness will have. lcnty of fluvor. i t Teeth Under Susplolon. . Bad teeth are now beliel to be aif Important nource of rheumatism, heart disease and kidney trouble. The germc producing these diseases may get Into the system from an unsuspected abs-cess at the root of fl tooth, whose pres-ence may bo revenled only by an y photograph. Doctors teil of chlb Iren recovering from Bright's disease as soon as their teeth are properly cared for. In fact the teeth hn.ve coins under suspicion along wltb the tonsils, and y pictures of them are part ol a thorough physical examination. Goldbeatlng an Ancient Art Goldbentlng as an Industry Is as an-cient and honorable as It Is fascinating and wonderful. It is practiced In al-most exactly the same way today as It was by gohlworkers of anclenl Greece and still more ancient Egypt. Incredible as It may seem, there are Instances of gold having been beaten down to more than the three hundred thousandth part of an Inch In thickness or thinness. The Retort Caustic. "So," said Tlooker, a cheery bore, "you have purchased a new motorcar?" Yes " answered Mr. Mlneby. "Causes you a heap of trouble, doesn't It?" "Yes." "Electricity's been going wrong, fh?" "No." "Spnrklng plug to the mid?" "Not that 1 know of." "Then how Is It causing you trouble?" "By encouraging people to stand around iod try to make funny re-marks." Good Roads. Any neighborhood that does not hnve enouch enterprise to keep two or three log road drags going for a oouple of weeks during the lute fall, Is iully behind the times. Farmers who .re ioo lazy to do this ought to be :'oinpe!h'd to drag their weary legs thron::h the mud to town next fipring as t hey surely will. Marvelous Cure. "And you say that Brownley was cured of a bud attack of lnsomula by suggestion?" "Yes purely by sugges-tion. His wife suggested that since he could not sleep lie m'ght as well sit up and amuse Uie baby. It worked like j churui I" Most Powerful of Snakes. One of the moet difficult reptiles to capture is the regal python, also a na-tive of India, that giant snake that measures as long s 30 feet in extreme cases. This Immense constrictor had in Its wonderful volls the streng'.h to crush an or. A 10-fo- python could shoot Its head forward, strike a Mg nuin In the chest, fell l.lm, und crush him bone from boneand the pythons caught by the snake man r.n twice ami sometimes three times as long. - Definition of Good Advertising. The advertising niauuger of a big store gives tho following as his con-ception of what advertising should be: "A reflection of the public's wants rather than an attempt to sell what the store wishes to dispose of. The polley should be to avoid advertis-ing merely to correct mistakes hi buy-lug- ." The Secretary Bird. The secretary bird gets Us nBms from the tufts of feathers which grow .M) rHIier side of Its head and look exactly like a bunch of pens stuck be-vln-d n clerk's ear.' This bird has long !es,'s and large wings, with which It nm ascend to a great height. It build a strong nest In a tree, and lives In It rear lifter year, subsisting ou small snlmals and tiny unakes. Use for Old Rubbers. Old hot-wat- bags make fine hold-ers to use when wringing cloths out of hot water (for compresses, facial massage, etc). Cut the bn ail around the seam. Cut Mie PtifT top off and yu have two flat pieces of rubber. This Is a great protection to the hands, and hdter v.oter cun be used. Aljout Optimists. "I nin' got no use," said Uncle Ebe 'fuh one o' dese nptlmlsses rtut s!n s oly grins an' iojes fuh do best whllt I'lst d'h" all do WH'fc." Best Results for Dragging. The best results from dragging are rained only by repeated appllca-;o- a. |