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ROAD K&S&pCH INVESTIGATION; OF DEMftTMENT OF AQRltGLjrURE Stt2S25Z5252S252525ZS2SE5aS2S2S25a5252S25BS2S252S25252Sa52S2S^5ZS252Sa 0|i>pcr*d bjr the United State® DtpirtBMt of Asrleulture.) The road research investigations of the buneau of pabllc roads of the United States Department of Agriculture at the Jkrttegton experiment station are now well under way. • new portable road-Impact machine has been received snd Is giving moat satisfactory result* in .testing the •ales of road slabs placed earlier in the season. This series consists of 120 concrete slabs ranging from four to ten inches in thickness and from lean to rich mixtures. Some of the •labs are reinforced and others have a two-Inch Topeka top. There are at l«ast two slabs of each type of construction, one on a dry subgrade and another surrounded by ditches, which •M kept flooded. What the Machine Doss. Briefly the new machine constats of • typical truck wheel with spring and variable load above it, which is raised *nd allowed to fall on the slab from finer material. The amount of asphalt varies from 5.0 to 7.0 per « nt and has a penetration value of from 45 to 85. In line with the bureau' i policy of cheapening the cost of roail construction by the use of local maqprial wherever possible, a circular tifack for a wear test on concrete has / been completed. Sixty-one sections pf concrete have been placed. The aggregates used vary in kind and quality, ranging from hard to soft, and there is variation in the amount of mixing water and time of mixing. In order to, eliminate the effect of differences in the subgrade the sections are of reinforced T-beam construction, the slab being 4 feet wide, 10 Inches deep, with the T-beam in the middle of the slab. The traffic test on these sections will begin soon and the load on the pavement will be made to represent the rubber-tired rear wheel of a 3Mi or 5-ton truck moving at a speed of 15 to 20 miles per hour. Specimens of concrete for' beam strength and compression tests Down In her heart the American woman who loves fashions has been longing for a change. She may rail against this statement as she will. But just the same, declares a fashion writer in the New York Times, she is buying the new silhouette with the greatest enthusiasm. All an.interested spectator need do Is to walk along the fashionable streets on any pleasant day to see the new silhouette in all its glory. There are so many new lines In this silhouette that we will have to go Into the thing at some length before we fully realize how Interesting each one of us can look. At first a woman Is anxious when she faces an entire change of her appearance. She wontt aha can ev«.r adapt herself to A Macadam Road in Vlrgii\Ja. any desired height by means of an electrically- driven cam. Recording device^ measure the deceleration or rate at which the wheel is brought to rest after coming In contact with the slab, the deflection of the slab at a number et points on a line across the slab, settlement of the slab Into the subgrade, permanent set of the slab and the maximum instantaneous fiber stress at the point where the blow is struck. On the first slab tested the various recording devices checked each other with surprising closeness. For a series ot blows varying glightly in intensity, curves for the fiber stress, deceleration and deflection showed corresponding variations and gave assurance as go the accuracy of the new methods of measuring. Some interesting information as to the variation of the support offered the slab by the subgrade under • series of varying blows is being secured. New Light on Impact. With the information and experience Itiftned from last year's experiments on impact making possible refinements In the new tests, it is thought that an analysis of the data when "all of the dabs are tested to destruction will threw a great deal of new light on track impact on rigid pavements. The circular track for the testing of asphaltlc concrete to determine the cause of waving is now about ready for the automatically controlled truck traffic. Twenty-seven sections of asphaltic concrete of various mixtures tiave been laid on a cement base, the coarse aggregate of the bituminous mixes ranging from 40 to 70 per cent, with variations In the grading at the have been made from each mix and are being cured tinder the same conditions as the corresponding sections. Change In Specifications. Results of this wear test, representing modern traffic conditions, together with the beam strength and compression tests which will be made for this investigation and on a similar set made in connection with the Impact investigation and which will serve to tie the two together, will furnish a sound basis for the consideration of suggested changes in specifications tar concrete road aggregates. m i Wit..5*- ANIMAL FEEDS FOB POULTRY Pullets Fed Skim Milk and Meat Scrap Make Most Profitable Record at Purdue. Animal feeds have a decided value in the ration of laying hens and pullets. Experiments made by Purdue university showed an average egg record of 140.2 eggs In a year from a pen of pullets fed skim milk; 135.9 eggs from those fed meat scrap: and 61.2 eggs from those that received no animal feed of any kind. ' '• Danger of Too Much Cor4>- "*^ There is always danger on a grain farm that the hens will have too much liberty, and will get than is good for them. Raise Feed for Hogs. As much feed as possible for hogs Should be raised on the farm; no more feed than Is absolutely necessary should be purchased. ARRANGE FOR SALE OF TIMBER * Quick Action Needed to Prevent ^ Deterioration.? •* v1. MO. and Other Rough Material Should -!Not Be Allowed to Remain Long on Ground After Cutting-- Ends Should Be Painted. br the United States DepartaiMK of Agriculture.) To prevent the deterioration of MM timber farmers and owners of woodlands should allow as little delay as possible between the cutting of the tree and its manufacture into rough products, advises the forest service of the United States Department of Agriculture. This means that sales nhould be arranged for prior to beginning cutting. It is often necessary or desirable, however, to put off the delivery of logs, bolts, jor poles until •oine months after cutting, either to allow them to season or because a food sale cannot be arranged at once. Huch of the weight of freshly-cut tlmfear is due to the water it contains, said a few months' seasoning will often reduce this to a marked degree, the amount of reduction depending, of course, on the climate, the weather, ,«nd the exposure to sun and air. At tthe same time, unless preventive .measures are taken the products are •rare to deteriorate through decay. Inject attack, checking, or some other Agency. Logs and other round timber should iBever be allowed to remain long la It* woods after cutting. As soon as iposslble they should be taken to a idry, well-aired, and unshaded area t«nd placed on skids well .off the f und; otherwise the opposite exne should be attempted--keeping timber in water. Within a few joays after the trees are felled the Jbark should be removed from poles., (posts, and other material which will .{not be injured by checking or season .cracks. The ends of the logs should <jbe coated with paint, creosote, or tar. IThls will aid In preventing decay and -Jfcaep the logs from checking badly. Poles should be peeled and hauled 4r dragged to a place free from de- "bris or rank vegetation and freely exposed to the sun and wind. When ties •are cut, it is usually cheapest and -most desirable to haul them, at any convenient time without regard to .Masoning, directly to Iters Long, Slim Lines of Mauve Chiffon Draped Over Silver Cloth. the readjustment which the new clothes involve, but as she steps Into the character, little by little, she finds herself charmed. A thrill enters her spirit st the prospect of finding new ways to be attractive. In the shops there are many dresses for the woman who refuses to adopt the longer lines; another collection for the woman who has had only temerity to go half way in the adoptipn of the newer idea, and still another collection for the one who Jumps In Joyfully and embraces a theory which must needs become a fact. Now, there is this bit of advice for the woman who Is embarking upon the business of acquiring a fall and winter wardrobe. The more advanced the model, provided it has all of the elements which make it becoming, the longer it will last, with the power of proving Itself a satisfaction through the long seasons to follow. If . woman Is too conservative, then she is always coming to the place where a dress, bought only two or three months previously, looks a little passe and out of fashion. But If she bad purchased in the beginning with a little more foresight, a little more courage and a little more desire to lead Instead of to follow, she would find herself, at the end of three months, still In the lead. Instead of far behind. And at the end of six months tied back comfortably with the assurance that her gown was still Just right. That Is one of the rules of good buying, but feW women really have the courage to stand on their own and to demand of themselves that they follow the rule to the letter. There is still a variety of straight, one-piece dresses which will continue In favor. This type of frock is not made so long as the fuller, flounder ones. It is longer, of course, than those which have been nearer the knees than the ankles, but it does not begin to touch those ankles. It la, In fact, about nine Inches off the ground, a very good length for a skirt which Is quite straight and does not boast the slightest drapery. Another variety of simple trek Is • compromise between the slim chemise dress aud the extremely full cue. It has a slight drapery on one side, which sc.c of pulls the skirt into the air at that one point and relieves the too great continuity of the long, straight effect. A great many women will like this sort of frock as their first venture into the field of the new silhouette. It will help them to get used to the new idea gradually, without any sudden upset to their fashion feelings. Some women are too busy and too occupied and too far removed from any really consuming Interest In fashion to want to bear th« burden of coming outi in lull new regalia. They prefer to go more quietly about the business of changing their style, and to work Into any radical change with a little more ease. Recently there was an exhibition of fashions for business and professional women which, though it was run from a brand new angle and for a brand new purpose,' still showed many of the more recent gowns in the conservative forms. There were any number of these dresses that started out to be straight and ended by having that little draped effect on the side of the skirt which most successfully does the trick of breaking in the new while carrying out a semblance of the old. There were numerous short coats, too. These were bloused sometimes and at others left to bang loosely from the shoulders In a flare that was most effective wljen combined with the longer skirts. They need something of this kind to relieve their line and supply a widening of the silhouette at one point The short fur coats at this show were particularly noticeable, and It looks as though they would enjoy a healthy season. Lengthens the Lines. The dress Is particularly good for the large woman who may need something to lengthen out her lines. It has. first of all, a fitted underdress of metal cloth, silver in this instance, then there has been draped over thai foundation a fullness of chiffon which has the effect that the more buxom woman is eternally looking fbr. It is very well to talk about those with little girlish figures who wear the puffy clothes and -about the character and charm of them, but there are many of us who cannot attempt to go In for anything so extreme. But this frock of which we are speaking has all of the lines which are most softening and which help to swing the figure Into the contour of the modern mode. The girdle is low and wide and there are drapings of the chiffon falling from the sides. But the bodice is plain and held loosely over a more tightly fitting underbodlce. By this means, then, the lines are subdued and the dress is given that n.uch-toberdesired slender appearance. Then there is a rose at the belt, which with its silver sheen Is In direct contrast to the mauve) of the chiffon with ntaoaer. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root stand* the liigl--t for the reason that it has proven to be just the remedy needed in thousands open t boost B ds of distressing case*. Swamp-Root makes friends quickly beoaaae its mild and immediate effect is •owl realized in most cases. It is a gentle,' healing vegetable compound. Start treatment" at once. Sold aft all drug stores in bottles of two sizes, medium and large. However, if you wish first to test this gnat preparation send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for a sample bottle. When writing be rareabd mention this paper.--Advertisement. To Satisfy Russian Slot Machine. We hear on good authority that all penny-in-the-slot machines In Russia are now being fitted up with large tanks for the reception of sacks of rubles.--Punch (London). Important to Mothers •amine carefully every bottla Of CASTORIA, that famous old remedy for infants and children, and see that It: Bears the Signature of In Use tor Over SO Years. Children Cry for Fletcher's Otetoria Just Think of It! If they had had gland treatments in Methuselah's time he might have been living yet.--Pittsburgh Ganette Times, Stop Um Pita. The hurt of a burn or & cut stops whsn Co!*'* Cartoolisalve is applied, it neala quickly without scans. 80c luid 60c by all druggists, or send 30c to The J,. W. Cole Co.. Rockford, 111.--Advertisement, Give some people a bite of an apple and they'll want everything but the To be without ambition mentally dead. t® be * UMIEY AIUtENTS McHENKY fcLAINDEALER, McH£RRYv ILl*. i - • < ,• ' - • % ** . -<V V ' < , : ' BETTERDEAD Lffe is a burden when is racked with pain. Everything worries and the victim becomes despondent and downhearted. To bring back the sunshine take men ve turned to j>: >• i-.! Cigarettes 1 ; x 4':* • '1 Ci&fki$i jr I,f >1" » 'S-gZ?: nVisiir'i^y^ ' %id OLD RAGS USED IN ROOFING Dtsoarded Odds and Ends Play an IN* pertant Part In the Nation's Housing Supply. The National Remedy of Holland for over 200 years; it is an enemy at all pains resulting from kidney, liver and uric add ttooblea. All dnigglst* three siseSb r Ik* MM OaM Medal w II--M> ban *M >111)1 M WatiM Let Cnticura Be Your Beanty Doctor 2S sm! Mc, Ti Sc. or possibly a year she could have set- which the sHrer underdress is draped.. pile them according to the spediicaf tions furnished by the tie ladyer. Cordwood should be stacked in loose piles in a sunny, well-aired, and welldrained place free from rank vegeta- j tion. Two sticks on the ground running the length of the pile will keep it from contact with the soil and thus i prevent decay in the lower layers. I Additional information on this sub* ' Ject is contained In Farmers' Bulletin 1210, Measuring and Marketing Farm Timber, copies of which may be had free upon application to the division of publications, United Spates Department of Agriculture. Brocades Why Dairymen Co-Operate 1. To assemble their products most economically at country points. 2. To establish and maintain plants for handling their products at country points. 3. To become a factor and wield an influence in the marketing of their products. 4. To undertake actual commercial distribution of their products. 5. To obtain commercial efficiency in the marketing of their products. 6. To stabilise the supply in accordance with the market demand. 7. To secure for producers the services of marketing experts. 8. To reduce the cost of suppiles required in marketing. 9. To eliminate speculation and waste. 10. To secure direct and or* derly distribution. Brocades are as sumptuous as can be. Then, there are all the new weaves of satin and silk and crepe, each vying with the other in an attempt to be the most glorious of all evening dress fabrics. The velvet' brocades are particularly fascinating. The color of a thick, soft, velvet pattern against the frailness and thinness of a chiffon background creates an interesting quality for that material which any other finds difficult to equal. One of the longer, fuller evening dresses is of taffeta with a skirt that does everything in the way of carrying out the character of the thing it sets out to do. It has, too, many of the newer points which are going to make the evening frocks of this season. There are the little ribbon roses all strung along the quaint, narrow panels of the taffeta skirt There is the long and fitted bodice and there Is the broad and filmy fichu which stretches across the shoulders in the most effective way. There Is also, that little ring of ribbon roses Just at the front of the waistline where the bodice and skirt are Joined together. and two little bunches of the. same flowers to hold the fichu in place on the tips of the shoulders. The fact Is that all of the points of this gown are perfectly In harmony with the season's demands and details. They are combined in such a manner that the dress becomes one symphony of line to be worn wherever the occasion demands that formal gowns shall be worn. It Is an excellent thing for a dancing dress, as there is no question about the management of the skirt. It takes care of Itself as It flutters its long and grace* ful way about the floor. Another evening dress is quite the opposite type though just as smart In Its own way. They are really meant for two different types of women, one for the graceful snd drooping type and the other for the more girlish fate sad the rqpnder figurg. SOCIETY MEW WEAR CORSETS Spreading in England, and Said to Be by No Means, Confined to Fopa. XlMV OMMt-wearlng habit among men is coming into vogue again, says an investigator in England. "A leading London corsetiere who supplies most society men, puts down a good customer's bill at $750 per annum. Let no one imagine that It is only fops who wear them. The majority of wearers are military men, who, I learn, require a greater amount of padding than civilians. Others are ordinary well-dressed men, given to manly sports, and by no means effeminate. UA man's figure has to be gradually coaxed into shape, and it Is put first of all Into a soft silk corset with scarcely any bones, until he attains by degrees to the full glory of the perfect figure, "This process usually takes three months, aud five special makes of corsets are employed In the development, or perhaps it would be more accurate to say the 'repression.' of the figure." Following Through. -Bald Golf Is an old man's game tN *1 ean't afford It, either."--Nashville Ifennesseean. Olfl rags play an important pirft 'in the nation's bousing supply, as most of the roofs on modern homes are partly made from them. In the form of roll roofings and prepared shingles, old rags cover more American homes than all other types combined. In the preparation of asphalt materials for roofing purposes thousands of tons of rags are made use of every year. Thrift states. After the housewife has thrown away her accumulation of odds and ends or sold them to the leathern .lunged Junk man who roams the streets of all American dtles and towns with his Jingling bell, they pass through many hands before eventually reaching the factory, where they are sorted and reduced to a pulp. This Is made into a. raw, coarse fabric of long fiber and great durability. Into every pore and opening of this cloth hot asphalt Is pressed and the material Is then covered on both sides with asphalt and crushed slate. The product of the process is a very durable, waterproof solid material which is to cover most American houses. QREEN MOUNTAIN ASTHMA COMPOUND quickly isUevee the •«pert«*ee la inafeMMl throa* u< law -- to Dr. J.H. (hdllrinnBa BOX,Ti--II-- oa *rtenm MMMS* um reeaart. 1 .KQUIEboak,] Suspect Made to Qrow BMrd. tn order that officials of^tmKbanlr at N el agony, Okla., which/was robbed some months ago might have a chance to Identify the robber, Andrew Jennings, held as a suspect, was ordered to grow a beard. Jennings was clean shaven when taken into custady. The man who robbed the bank was described as bearded.--Detective Story Magazine. ^ FATHER OF BLOCK SIGNALING Let This Mind Bo In Vlpr' Let this mind be in you. which was also In Christ Jesus. Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.--Philipplans 2:5, 8. Present Strength of Army. The total strength of the army within the continental limits of the United States at the present time is 97.000. of whom some 72,000 are army nurses, field clerks, cadets or members of specif! service, such as the quartermaster corps, medical corps and finance department They that least noise. govern most tho Name of William Robinson WrtMMKLarge in the History of RalK way Tranaportation. An automatic electric aistem «f< railroad signaling was put into sa^ ce8sful operation for the first time 5S years ago. It was the Invention of William Robinson, and the trial to which he submitted his signaling appliances was made early in September, 1872, at the town of Kinxua. on the old Philadelphia & Erie railway la ncrthern Pennysvlvanla. Mr. Robinson is very generally referred to as "the father of automatic block signaling." His Invention It recognized as the forerunner and at the same time the basis of "practically every automatic electric block signal system In use on railroads today." This tribute to his work appeared In a recent report of the interstate commerce commision: "Perhaps na single Invention in the history of the development of railway transportation has contributed more toward safety and dispatch in that field than tha closed track circuit." Doat imagine that yon are the «•» tar Of gravity. Honors achieved far that are created. ; " ^ % 1 ':* Laoe and Pearls. A smart gown of blue satin la trimmpd with real lace, the pattern of which Is outlined with pearl beads. Storing Vegetables. Contrary to popular opinions most of the common vegetables can be stored in an ordinary cellar, If the proper precautions are taken to kegp them from deteriorating. ' Vegetablea Are Beet. , se of the common vegetable! during the winter should be oncour aged. They are easy to atore and in the fresh state they are mom Mr able than tha preserved prodacta CHIC DRESSES FOR SCHOOL GIRLS Diversity in Fabrics Noted In Collection of Frocks Shown In the Apparel Departments. Thexe Is a diversity of fabrics to be noted in the collection of frocks shown in the girls' dress departments of the stores. In one Instance duvetlne is the sponsored medium and fashions attractive little frocks, stressing simple bodices with low waistlines and straight skirts. Flame Is a color chosen tp this fabric, and In one model georgette la the same shade Co^ns the sleeves. Crepe roma Is another material which Is used to develop girls* dressea, and one frock which attracts the eye has s finely plaited skirt The conspicuous feature of the bodice is the collar, made of net and Valenciennes lace, the collar at one side describing a point. Dremes for general wear aafi ideal ftw the young miss eturnlng to school art done ta a silk sad wool mistnta. The skirt is plaited and the bodice is straight and simple In middy style. Another model, well suited for school wear, chooses navy serge as Its medium, the material being treated with a border in red. and resembling peasant embroidery. The border appears at the aids of the dress, Raatlsn fashion. Wany Strps. This season many tunics are being made for one foundation slip, giving the effect of many frocks. Black satin, or gold or silver metal cloth are most satisfactory as foundations for they give an opportunity for greater variety* For Three Years Up. A charming child frock can be fashioned with kimono sleeves, with straight seams up the sides, the only trimming two appllqued roses on eltl <r Side of the front with rtbhuus fron thoik" *" " " ' I !f/. mz amain •K0V: "l** .. r ' fJ' fey forms: Instant POetutn (in tins) prepared instantly In the cup by the addition of boiling water. PoatuSi Cereal (in packages), far thoee who prafer to make the drink while the meal |i b«ing prepared; made by boiling fully 20 minaten The two forms are equailf delicious; and the coat • only about &c per cup, THE way to satisfaction, comfort and health through Postum, has become a world-wide way* This famous table beverage which has stood the test of twenty-five years, fills every requirement of taste for a. . hot and invigorating mealtime drink. Unlike coffee of* tea, Postum contains nothing that can irritate nerves of* disturb digestion. Even the children may safely enjoy iu Wouldn't it be well for you to avoid the harm which^ so many have found in coffee and tea. and protecthealth, while pleasing taste, with wholesome^ satisfying Postum? Order from your grocer today I 's -t% n Mads by Poatom Carnal Co, Inb, Battto Omsk, lfidt Postum FOR HEALTH ' ^ mart's m Rtasom- -:h;"