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nr. tPu<ilU*k|d gv-y Wednesday *f . VA^' HLYKE/1 ?> BDlTOt vHO PUBLISHER. Office in Bishop9* Blocks v --O»*osnr a IPjwiT * ©wwi*4 ; UBm OF SUBSCRIPTION.* V£»Yaer(la A«tva»ee) .......... ..~MM WpeS PaMr within flMMlbatbi *«§ •tuMeriptkoB* received for (three or tlx •wtbi in tb^wu proportion. Bates of Advertising. • anaennee liberal rates for advertising m the PUIIUULER, an>l endeavor to state them ooplainly that they will be readily un­ ionised. They are as follows: 1 Infill one year « - .,§• •, 5W t Inches one yea* . • • {,•»-,>* W« • Ineheeone yealM ^ *••• |»J0 V Column one ye*r - * • « *> sow y Oeinmn one year. 60 on Oeinmn one year loo oo One inoh means the meaiareraent of one •eh down the colomn, sing la eolaain width. Tearly A>lrertitsri, at the abov^rates. hare Iba privilege of changing as often as they sbeose, withe nout extra charge. |malar advertisers (meaning those having standing cards) will be entitled to insertion •f iaeal notice* at the rate of 5 cents per Una aaeh week. All others will be charged 10 Mats per 'Ine the fvst week, and 5 cents per liae for each subsequent week. Transient advertisements will be charged at the rate of 10 cents p« line, (nonpareil tjrpe, same as this Is set In) the first issue, and • cents per line for sabseqaent issues. Tlr-.s, it inch advertisement will cost $1.00 for one week, |LM for two weeks, fLOS for three tikki, and so on. Tft* Kb&nrDHALBB will be liberal in giving •d.torlal notices, but, as a basiness rale. It Wttl require a suitable fee from everybody •eeklng the use of its columns for pecuniary gain. BUSINESS CARDS. B. T. BROWN. M.D. SURGEON. 0«ee M OHYSIOIAN AND Residence, HcHenry, 111. O. H. FEGER9, M, D- hHTSlOlAN AND 8URGBON, MoHenry, yna. ulee at Residence. O. J. HOWARD, M. D. riBTHlOIAS AND SURGEON. McHenry, I lll. Offloe one door West of htaaimmons ABvanson's store, up stairs. BARBIAN BROS. IIQAR Manotecturers, McHenry, III. Or. K ' ; fibers"solicited"" Shop, la Old* MoHenrv, t§ Setter Block, third door west of Riverside • •»*••• M. F. ELLSWORTH. TTORNEY at Law, and 8olleltor In Ohaa C. eery, Nanda, III. , ASA W. 8M1TH, TTORNKT AT LAW and Solicitor to L Chancery.--Woodstock, III. g. F. BENNETT. M. D. T>HT*ICIAN AND '.:GEON. AlsoTT*lte< 1 States Examining Surgeon. Riehmoad, Illinois. i>R. C. R. WELLS. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Wanconda, Lake Co., III. All calls promptly attend­ ed, day or night. Office on Main St., east of Barker's harness chop. MART G. BARBIAN. HAIR WORSRH. All kn.ds of Hair Work done in dm class stvle and at reasonable prices. Rooms st residence, north­ east corner of Public Square, McHenry. I1L Da E. WILLIAMS. DENTIST. Residence Dnndee. Will be at McHenry, at Parker House, the 10th lltb 25th and 86th of each month. When dates occur Saturday or Sunday I make my visits on the following Monday, and the first day of sach visit occurs on Friday, I will stay bat one day. United States War Claim ipicy OF--- WM. H. COWLIU* Woodstock, - • Illinois. Prosecutes all classss and kinds of claims am In st the United States tor ex-Sotd'.ers, their Widows, Dependent Relatives or Heirs. A specialty* Is made in prosecuting old and rejected claims. All communications promptly answered If Postage Stamps are enclosed for reply. WM, 11 CO WLIN, Office at Residence, Madisoti St., Woods too i, Illinois. Attention Horsemen! I would call the attentfion of the public to nry Stable of Stock Horses, four in number: two Morgans, one 3-4Percheron, and one Imported Horse. They are? all good representatives of their: breed. Also a few Merino Sheep i«' r sale. The public are cordially invited to call and examine stock, get prices, etb. No business done on Sunday. N, S. COLBY. 14-7.tf MOHHNRY, ILL 8. Livery 8table. E. WIOHTMAN, Proprieior FiWt _ situs rigs, with or without a™ vers •irnished at reasonable rates. Teaming ot •11 kinds done on short notlee. tv^Uying purchased the old stand of Joseph Wiedemann, NEAR THE DEPOT. iHloHENBY, ILLINOIS, lens ©pen for the accommodation ,of the galfta^ and Restaurant, te be found in the market. • •.-7 • 'f-: Also Agent For , jt'.'fpRAJNSE FALK* • BLIAUOI LAGER BEER. •f Beer in Large or Small Kegs or Bottles al- m hand, cheaper than any other, quali­ ty considered. , s prders by mail promptly attended to. ^ P - f " ' • GOOD HTABL1NU POM BORS** JWOallaadseens. Robert Sohlassls. I; IfaBenry. »L. May 15th, 1888. and RESTAURANT , Buck's Old Stand, I MoHENRV, ILUMOW* fine KentttcSy Liquors, Prench, Bitters, ^ McHenry Lager Beer, * Mhrsskss Bsn, C* G- ANDREWS. '< GENERAL AUCTIONEER, SPRING GROVE ILL. "Sales ot Stock, F»rmiri£ Tool$ii and Goods of all kind^ attended to on the most msosABu mucs, -AJJD- Satisfaction Guaranteed! (Jail on or Address C. G. Andrews, ' Swing Crove, Hi. ^i-rin( 3rove, Sept. 30th, 188&. ll-ll-8m E. R. BBANETT, M. Late Bouse Surgeon Cook Connty Hospital, RICHMOND, ILLINOIS, Special attention given to difficult Surgical cases. DEUT&CH OESPHOCHSN. Office at Residence of Dr. S. P. Bennett. • SI for 13 Weeks. The POT,ICE GAZETTE will be mailed, eeurely wrapped, to any address In the . JaltedSta cs for three months on receipt of ONE DOLLAR Liberal discount allowed to postmasters, agents and clnbe. Sample copies mailed lroe Address all orders to EICKAKD X FOX, FUNKLIH SQUAKK, New York. A. M. CHURCH, Watchmaker and Jeweler NO. 5S FIFTH AVE., (Briggs House). Chi­cago. 111. Special attention given to re­ pairing Fine watches and Chronometers. 49TA Full Assortment of Goods in his line JOHN J. WINKLES, CARPENTER AND JOINER, Is prepared to do all work in his line on short notice and guar- entee sati faction. Will work by the job or day as desired, and do a« good work as any man in the business. Orders left at his residence, Southeast corner opposite the Public School House, will receive prompt attention. Best of References given if de­ sired. JOHN J. WINKLES. McH ITRY, ILL., March mm, 1886. J.P.SMITH, IATCHMAKKR J JEWELER, McHenry, * Illinois. As Five a Stock of Watches, Clocks and Jewelry As eaa be found in the Connty, which I offer at prices thxt can not be beat. A Fine Stock ot CHOICE CIGARS Calland examine goods and learn prioec. J. P. SMITH. MoHenrv, III.. March 1st. MM. SMITHS Soldiers* Department. OOXTEIBCTBD^B* WM. H. COW LIN. ts the first month. fewoooe Meet* llrst and each month. County CUj A R. Directory. 8T NO 286. third Friflaj evenings of I 9. F, BKKMBTT. Com. TOST, MO N8. |Alnl Monday evenings of GEO ROB ECK«BT. Com. mismA rosT. wo--, Meets the second and fourth Wednesday evenings of each mqnth. WH.BirTtjn.Oon. ; . HARVATTD ROST, KO 255. Meets the aecoaa ana toartn Monday even- iagsot each mosith. DS. H. T. WooDBvrv. Com. MASKWCO POST, NO. i«9, MeeU eve-y Sfteond and Fourth Friday evenings of pack month. A, J. Bor IMOTOH. Oom. The nuraber of pension certificates Issued daring the week ending June 36, 1886, was *3 follows: Original. 2,046; increase^477; re-tasue, 109; res torstlnn, 73; duplicate, 13; secured, S3; Act of Handt *i< 1883.2; Qr<ler April 3. 1884. II; Act e| tared 3,1885,1: total. 2.766. * The Pratldiat would like to be very funny over lbs dangers that 3avairy• men were froM the pommels of their skridles. If we remember aright he never made an effort, during the war, to flad out how really dangerous the pommel of a cavalry saddle might be. Rather late In life tbe President re­ sort! to wit sod humor, and does not make a happy choice of topics. A dis­ abled soldier's * Infirmities can hardly be as good a Mbject for fun making as the regulat^Mi mother-in-law, the family stote^lpe or the base-ball umpire. If he ts really ambitious of a reputation as a bumorist he might try the tnoome tax proposition. That has more rdlcutOus features than any­ thing else we can think ot just at present,--National Tribune. Commntaiion of Rations, At the rate of 35 cents per day, can be reoovered by toy enlisted man for the period u a prisoner has not al entitled to without cover the The Oo' held by the enemy kr. provided the same been paid. If a soldier, commutation, died It, his heirs can re- W DEI PUMP REPAIRING,* CEMENTING, ETC. The undersigned is prepared to do all Jobs la the line of Digging Wells, Repairing Pomps, Cementing Wells, or will put in XTeOT Pumps On short notiee and warrant short will do all work tn line .. In Can -AND- <*- J. SAlitz Milwaukee Bottle Beer. ^",J^w,ythe Bottle or Case. <\ \ We buy none but the best and V'-V"^r'.v_ |eH at Reasonable Prices. will vm J Gall and see me well. ^ANTONY ENGELN. McHenry, 111.. 1886. ' 'MSSMSW' CORSHI [IMPROVED.] Istheeely parfeet flttlng, truly comfnrtsble nd health.preserrlug Oorset made. Hasaa lastle Aeotion above and below a Corded eater piece. Entirely different from any itfeer. Kvery Oorset is stamped and absolute- fr Onaranteed In every particular. Be sure • *"-,MCaiRtured only Sw CUeagOt an fltoiM stores ever !»o#etrte It - J 1 • I <M> £? 4L . a, luokwhnt WanMd. •t the Fox River Valley Mill, for WiM Mm hlgtMtt market price will be Mlf K. BI«HOP * ? * & - ,r; fuTnlsh yoia new P««P, «"ber wood or iron, warranted, as cheap as p»y other man. finod r»rerences furnished if desired. 'If T™-nnt a Well Dug. a Pump Repaired or a i«(# Pump, give me a call. WTOrders by mail promptly attended to. Font Office, Johnsburgh, III. L. BANTE8. jelhiaourgh, 111., May 25th, 18*5. •»#' VOB BABBAISS fll BEANS /^fURB BlllMsasss; Wek Hsadsche In fear hears. l6) 0ns 4osa relieves Nennrigis. TM| sure aei prsveatChllls Fever, Sour Stomach Bstf Breath. Clear the Skin, Tone the Nerves, m jlw Life A Vtaor to the system. Do«««ONE BEAK. Try thsm once sad jrou will never be wltfcoetthem. Mcs, >B cents per bottle. Sold by Orojjflsto and Medicine Dealers generally. Sent on receipt «• price in stamps, postpaid, to any address, J.V.SmTHAOO., Msnufietwmrs and Sole Props.. ST.iOUI3.Ms John Helm, Algonquin, III., . OBAk.BK ' Bsrdwsis, Stovss, TUiiratii In suort, we keep everything ta the above* mentioned lines, which we are offe ing to the buy­ ing public as Aheap as any other house in this section. Oa.lI »n<l See us. JOBBNG ft REPAIEINO, PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. JOHN HELM. Algonquin. Feb. 18.1885. JOHNSBURGH For Coal and Wood --OA IX OH- EM. HOWE, Oppoeite Bluhop'a Mill, fte has a efssplete line of the bast stoves]ta the market, as welt as a large stock of HENRY MILLER, --DBAUm IV-- Hardware, Mechanic's Tools, foreip and American HarMe, fIN, COPPER & SHEET IRON WARE, ABd«^erythlBilB k>uMli|r|ur* BE WILL WOT BE UNDERSOLD. Gail at his store before buying elsewhere •ebbing and repairing promptly attended to SVBemember, eatra good bargaina eaa al­ ways be obtained atHowe'a. " leary, Oeo. 1, ISSg. Scotch and American Granite JfOA UME2TT8, TABLETS. HE A DSTODE8 CEMETERY COPlJfO, ETOk JOHNSBURGH, ILL. Orders Solicited, Good Work Guaranteed. Post Office Addreai MottBNBY.̂ LL. it pays all claims in _ Ihe elaloanl. thus •MtocttMuiy cutting off all possibility oi leakage or loss after «t)f oUtm bas been settled. ComraJes Is It not that if yon work in your shop, for so muo't a day and a per cent upon your work, you want both, and It is so with the Govern­ ment, We contracted to serve for so much a month; also 160 acres of land; the pay they give, but this lind they have roibed us of. They agreed to give »n much bounty also, hut thousands are still robbed ol it on this or that tech­ nicality. We want our rlghss--tliese contracts carried out, not gifts hut justice, and we shall never stop till we ifet it. Let every soldier rally bis friends and see that we get It--"Qnly this and nothing more.** A VAT Anewer. An officer of tbe Uuiou artiy relates that upon one oocaslon after a charge on the enemies works, a flerci en counter and a fall back for reinforce­ ment1 a bright young Irish sol lier was found to have a rebel dag, captured from the loe. Approachlug him be sal J: "I'll send that to, the rear-As one of our trophies; give me tl«6 flag.1 "Sure, 111 not give it ye." said Pat,"If ye are wanting one. there's plinty avVm behind that ridge over bejrant where I got this; sure ye can go aird get one for yerseIf.--Benton Commer­ cial Bulletin. Grand army ot the Beputllei Great strides have been made In the last year in morals, organization and numbers by the **Grand Anuy of the Republic." Over a thousand posts have been addod to the list and 40,000 additional members enrolled. ^ We hope ere long every living soldier will enroll bis name iu the order, and thus unite with his comrades In mutual iuterest and for the assertion of our rights. What a mighty power 1% would be were all the survivors of the war of the rebellion enrolled in a body and standing shoulder to shoulder! And there Is no earthly reason why this should be delayed another single year. Look at It This Way Supposing tbere bas been 9730,000.000 paid out for pensions, as Is stated. This is a mere trifle when put along­ side of tbe money sacrifices that the men who served the country made to enter the army. The army was full of mechanics, clerks, farmers, and men occupying responsible positions at home, who left situations aid em­ ployments In wliich they had Incomes ran jlng from #6QU a year to three or rour limes that amount, to accept less than 1200 a year in depreciated paper, coarse clothing and cheap food Every man or the 2.325.000 who served for three years made a sacrifice of from 9600 to #5.000 in actual p*y in giving bis services to the Government for three years. The wages that those men lost by entering the army would amount to 10 M*e. amount of the pension bills vjB0 National Tribune. Our Public Highways. Benefits ot Drainage. BDITOB PLAINDKALEK --through the courtesy of Mr. C. G. Elliot. C. E„ and author of "Practical Farm Drainage,1* as well as other valuable papers on the subject of drainage, and also Mr. J.J. W. Blllingsley. of Indianapolis Ind\ publisher of the above work, and also the Drainage and Farm Journal--a valuable monthly that should be In the hands of everyone who has ten acres of land to cullIvate, or one acre to drain, I am permitted to use the fo lowing chapter and cuts, illustrating the sub­ ject taken from Mr, Elliot's work above referred to. Now that the season Is at hand when our highway authorities are looking to the Improve­ ment of our roads If U all imporv- could not be used for tbe construction of roads until a firm foundation bad been prepared for It by drainage. Let us take the roads as they Me and Improve them by using the pne^ns within our reach. All that has i|sua|}y been done to our roads in the vapof Improvement has been !• make sloughs, ponds, and swamps passable. An embankment has been made through these places by acraplng the earth from either side toward the middle of the road,leaving the ditches about two feet deep, and making a-i embankment about two or three feet high. Plank eulverts ant used in tbe sloughs to allow the water to pass through the embankment, The side ditches are made with little referenae te the discharge ot water wbieb they TOTWiili' *• OfMi?back m. Head Embankment •nt'aar TUfJmit. ZtkJ1!™']! SZ • tUr Boad Ditch -#lg. A.--Plan for Improving a Road by the Use of Tile Drains. tant fiat any well established facts tending to assist them in their duties or eoable them more Intelligently to accomplish the object sought, namely: the highest possible state ot perfec­ tion of our public highways, should be considered and as far as found practical, adopted, Water Is the principal, and almost the entire cau*e of the bad condition of our prairie roads; remove the cause and the result is obvious. There can be no doubt that thorough drainage of the road-bed lays the very foundation ot this whole matter. What is too often sought to be accomplished by grading up for the purpose ot estab­ lishing a road bed above the water- line might, in the majority of cases, be much more easily and cheaply gained bv reducing the #a er line below the natural surface by proper drainage. A consideration of Mr. Elliot's views by our highway authorities. Is respect fully solicit d. CHAB H. TRYON. Road JRnl collect from the road and *4j*cent fields. As a consequence, these ditches remain full of water a Urge part ef tbe spring, saturating tbe bottom of the embankment until It Is In a soft a d plastic condition. The surface of the road becomes broken up by the frost as it comes out of the ground, tbe spring rains penetrate It until the saturated surface meetb that of the bottom, and we have a mass of mud impassable as a road, and a discourage* ing contrast to the smooth an>l firm road enjoyed by travelers t e summer berore. As tbe water evaporates, or slowly drains oft through the soil, tbe road begins to dry and In process of time becomes firm but rough, the track full of iuts which will hold water to their lull capacity at every rainfall, while the embankment ts flattened, and perhaps hollow In the middle. The road Is annually repaired by raising the embankm<|i|$ a little with newly My//, 1' IX, B,--Cross Section o ROAD DRAINAGE. Boads have always been regarded as an accurate test of the degree ef civil­ ization existing in a country. Their Improvement keeps pace wi'h the ad­ vances of the nation In numbers, weaUh^lmlufltry, and science, affording to the historian an evidence of pro- greslveuess in all those things which go to make up the financial prosperity of the people, The nations of tbe old world, having had tlaie, experience, an I wealth, can show us *hat g<>od public r>ads ought to be. They had, and still have, the material for good roads and the power to use them. ^We in this country, and especially in the West, an restricted in regard to both. We wish to ofier a few suggestions upon the subject of roads upon prairie soil, for, from tbe settlement of our State until the present tljae. our people, especially the farming popu­ lation have been struggling with earth and water iu the vain attsmpt to con­ struct passable roads. For material we have the soil lo all Its virgin ;*urlty, and nothing more. However desirable stone and gravel may be for the buiiding at wagon rotds It Is evi­ dent that our roads must be construct­ ed of soli as we fiud It, except perhaps near large towns, and on the thorough fares sustaining very hard travel. While tbe drainage of farm lands Is of great Importance as an aid In the production of 1 »r?e crops, the drainage aod other improvements of our public roads may be regarded at meriting i [load with Tile Drnins. dug eari b, and the prooess goes on from year to year. 1MPKOVEMKNT OF ROADS. As before stated, we wish to take our roads as they are, and make them better bv using the means within our reach We have our ldea«Ofwbat perfect roads ought to be. aod show •vh t has been done toward their at­ tainment in other localities; but yet our owo roads will remain as bad as ever until we, hit upon some system which will apply to oiir soil end par ti> ular need. e Owing to the readiness with whlci our soil absorbs water, there will be a time in the spring of the year when the frost Is oomlng out of the ground, that the sur.'ac? will be soft and not fit to travel upon, do what we will; but the length of the time during which this Is the case may be shortened by a proper system of drainage. As roads are now worked, they are unlit for heavy travel for two months or more Iu the spring. If drained this time can be decreased at least one- half, the road be much better for the remainder of the yeaf, and. the ex­ pense of tbe repaiiMtp^Mnorf to a minimum. 8URCACC DRAIN AO*. The most essential feature of a goed road on prairie soil Is hard and smooth surface. When a road track upon prairie loam is examined. It will be found that for a depth of about ten Inches there is a bard and compact crust, while below, tbe tell U as loose Fig. C.-Cross Section Showing Drain for Intercepting water which oozes from Bank of "• Roadside. equal attention, slnoe the farmer must have an opportunity of marketing his pro uet4 which is commensurate with their quantity. Western roads ere often impassa­ ble for loads dnrlng sevaral months of tbe year by reason of tbe mud. Tbere are, of course, parts of tbe West in which roads are grveied, or are by nature good nearly all the year. To improve our roads, as we have them now. Is a very Important problem. I'be arguments lor gravel roads oo prairie land have very tittle force con­ sidering the great distance from which gravel and stone must, In most oases, be brought, and the consequent expense. Were tbe gravel at band. It 4 , ;v-ik \ J V 1SSSM - as that In a meadow. The value of a road depends upon keeping this crust intact. The road-bed should be raised and sloped sufficiently from the center line toward the ditches, to carry oft the rainfall. If the road bed Is not deeply rutted, the water4wlll flow ofi so rapidly that tbe road crust will not be badly softened. Thejncllnd from the middle In an eighteen foot road should be about six Inches. If the road Is not embanked, the storm water even on naturally drained roads, will run down the slope In tbe road trade until it Is spoiled, and a new one roust be made. The side ditchos are valuable In collecting tl«e water of heavy rains, aod suitable outlets shoMd hf, ptovk~ ded for th^m. tm UMDKR DRAIN AGUE. The obje^t of under draining a Is to keep fbe bottom of the|emt menc firm at all times of the The open ditebes should carry ol excess of storm water, but it ret for tbe tile drains to ' emove wbstl ditches fall to earry oil, and to g( dry road crust. In under drainii road, first obtain a good free for whatever drains may be If tbere is any doubt upon thi§(j use the level to find the fall below the proposed outlet, further arrangements are not make the outlet at Ditch which will soon fill up, sure that all the water that will be discharged ffgaa the drains < away without '-backing up." be that tbe outlet most be, obt through a farm adjoiolny.ibe .. such cases tbe owner of fsrt*t the road authorities should some equitable way. A • Supposing that tbe reed is In J| swampy ground, lay out a lengthwise of the road on eifh of the embankment jutd close to . base, as shown in tbe plan [Fig, Ai]- cross section [Fig. B. ] "The res for laying a drain on each side of embankment, inst^pd of one In middle or one on each side, are as i lows. If one drain is laid in tbe die of the road, all water which e« It must pass Irom the tide dit through the embankment, la til of high water the drain will carry the water away quitkly enoug h. consequently the base will be. for a time saturated. The idea that a drain In the middle will remove the water upon the road bed Is erroneous, for at such times the mud te puddled and will uermit no water to pass from She sur> tace to the drain. One drain at tbe Mdeof the embankment, though cellent, is often insufficient to give good drainage. Two drains laid Is the s me way Indicated in tbe figures will prevent the water from saturating |l the base of the embankment, even In §§ the wettest tltnea. The drains should j coutlnue as far as the ground is wet to any extent in tbe spring. Il there ?are ponds near by In times of heavy r«i»s, overBe discharge lnto tfe* road; side should be extended-to them, as in Fig. A. Should there; be iifil holtow along the 1^ It sometl nes hapf will facilitate tl water. THfis is *1 dug ajf deep as After tbe tiles are laid, the pit is with gravel and- small stones. object of this baoiu U tif tako water, which gathers so quickly in such place*, |and give ft * rapid in* gress to the tile. , ^ The depth of the dfftlni should bC4iKf near three feet as is consistent with|the nature of the ground. As the importaui thing to look after is the rapid remo­ val of'water, special attention should be given to the manner In which tbe work In done. Tbe grades, ir possible should not be le^s than three or four inches to tbe hundred feet. Tbt principles npply to this work as la draining land for farm purposes, though the object sought is different. The size of the tile should be larger than would be required for the drain* Ing of t<>e soil for cultivation, for tbe reason that storm water is throvn rapidly Into the side ditobft* from the surrounding soil, requiring the tile to carry much more in a short time than If the laid were flat. As suggestive of the size of tile that I* best to use, we may give the follow- Ing directions: For draids eight hundred to twelve hundred feet loait* use three-inch tile; twelve butdred to two thousand feet long, four Inch tile; two thousand!to three thousand feet long, tlve-l ch tile. These dlrec-' tlons apply to the two lines of tile along the road, laid upon a mlnii grade of three Inches per one hood feet. If these do not discharge an open ditch, the size of the tile i»l the outlet drain should be proportion^ | ed to the road drains. EFFECT OF TILS DRAIN UPON THK ROAD. The drains keep the embankment firm by preventing water from pene­ trating it from the bottom aod sides. The whole of the road is kept dry ex­ cept the crust at the top w iieh. If traveled upon when wet, becomes pud­ dled and will allow no water to go tbroagb. This part of the road bed must be mule dry by surface jdraii and evaporation. During tbe Wiuter the whole road ei becomes thoroughly drained, so that there Is ooly a little frou to come out and soften tbe surface of the road In tbe spring. If we ould make embank­ ments along our roads four or five fees high, we should consider our roads weft drained. Instead of this, we withdrew the water to a depth of four or feet from tbe surface ot the which gives It tbe eftect of an em! ment.as shown bf the dotted liMt (a b) In Fig. B. Draining does even better than for in the case of the raised toil ment, water often stand* in the ditches at the side; but when under drains are laid, no water at time stands higher than tbe drali It should be borne Iu mind Ibafc i dsr draining does n*t preveai {ObmI t tc4 •• La * t ? *«e4 ;<& g -X.,A p i a 1 til£'