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GRAVEL ROAD MAINTENANCE TREATISE ON THE ESSENTIAL FACTORS FOR GOOD ROAD MAINTENANCE PR*n BEFORE THE BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS. Read by J. learning Rice, C. E., Wildwood, at the meeting of the County Board of Freeholders, February 1. ' The first and most essential factors in Road Maintenance are two in number. First— An intelligent and systematic study of the problem, a problem that is destined to be more difficult of eolation a* the volume of auto truck traffic increases, as it inevitably will. Second. — The devising of ways and means to be assured that the funds necessary for the carrying to a snnccessful conclusion of the systematic system of maintenance adapted will be forthcoming when wanted. To secure this highly desirable result in so far as funds are concerned, it would appear that the counties should know by January 1 of each year the amount •f State Funds applicable to road work in the respective counties, and this Aould be in such shape as allowably- to be used either for new work or maintenance, particularly 'extraordinary" repair •r general resurfacing. With this knowledge st hand, it would appear that is Miould be no superhuman task for the eo unties to intelligently include in their annua] budget the required additional funds for proper maintenance. The old style system of honing a gravel road which was reasonably effective in the halcyon days of the horse sad wagon, trusting to the depressions IDed with the loose material to stay filled, in these -days of practically continuous and uninterrupted auto travel, ia about as effective as is the illusive idea of a regiment of soldiers in the trendies in modern warfare, that they, are safe from the enemy, so long as they fill the trendies. The one is "cleaned out" by the suction of the tire, the other by the shrapnel shell descending perpendicularly from the heavens as a result of .present day perfection in Ore construction and handling of death dealiag implements of warfare. With the elimination of warfare and application of the energy, ingenuity and seemingly inexhaustible War Funds, nqpr applied to the invention and workup of death dealing implements, to the maintenance of Good Roads, the more or less familiar term, when a brand of • pavement is brought forth, that "the road question is solved," would much sooner become a pleasing reality. A patrol system, and the actual meiidiag of holes and seeing that they stay mended until hard and firm and analogous with the adjacent gravel, in conjunction with honing, ia now s necessity in proper road maintenance. A system

'of patrol, embracing an intelligent road ai man, a runabout auto with a box bold- ol ing approximately ons-third yard of ti i gravel and a good gravel pit or pile at tl , the railroad sidihg. with just sufficient milage allotted to this equipment to af- el ford no reasonable excuse for boles, ti yorking in harmony with a honing ma- iz chine, that is always on the road im- ti ' mediately after the cessation of a mod- le orate rain or even before, should keep a hi ' road builded of South Jersey gravel in a ir condition that no paving material can gi excel or equal for smooth travel, after ai which experience is showing that other means of surface maintenance must be S 1 resorted to. is Gravel Road maintenance may be di- b ' vided into three divisions, one-two-three, s< 1 but it ia not altogether the ^simple rule w 1 of three. " ir One, covers moderate traffic. b Two, Intermediate. ti ' Three, the mad rush to the seashoree. S Division One, or moderate traffic, can ai ' be and is overcome by intelligent honing ^ and medding of tbe boles. An instance f of this in Dennisville-Court House Road, a stretch of eight miles, so level that 1 ' Col Stevens is quoted as saying, "You ' could drive an auto over it at a speed O exceeding the limit of the law with a ■ glass filled with water on top of the A '■ bood without spilling a drop." This ' might he considered by the builders of T ' present day multiple cylinder cars as a tribute to their flexibility, as well as to the smoothness of the road, should the F ' test be made with their brand of car. E 1 the secret of maintenance on this road T ! is simple. Hie road was built in 1908, Ii and since that time the maintenance has A ' consisted of honing immediately after or O before the cessation of light rains, and T i the mending of holes, whiuh appear but A " seldom. At tbe present time, while the ! road surface is gradually wearing away, q1 there are no noticeable depressions from y ' a true plane to exceed one-half inch. j Division two, or intermediate traffic, - > is better accommodated, and mainten- < - ancc is more readily accomplished, when y ■ the gravel is assisted with some material 4 ' ■ tending to solidify and hold the gravel, g ' such as oils or ligium binders. ' While oils may be successful on some j ! gravels, the South Jersey gravels on ^ I South Jersey soil lose their moisture j 1 and become dry under its use, resulting ^ ' in the top coating formed by tbe pene- ^ - tration of the oil scaling off and form- j ing an uneven surface. . 1 The liguin binders have proven ot ^ 1 vale with these gravels. Eleven miles Of 1, the Seashore Road in Cape May County, .| - northward from Oapc May Court House, t c are an illustration of this His road ^ r was resurfaced during the spring and f early summer with new gravel to a ^ e depth of about 3 inches, compacted. - ^ j 1 After the gravel had settled six- ^ tenths of a gallon of glutrin was applied , . in two coats to six miles of this road, j y which penetrated through the new gravel , and into the old road bed. During the summer there was noticef able difference in favor of the Glutrin G a treated portion of the road, as to the 1

amount of material thrown to the aide I of the road by . traffic, the treated portion holding together much better than untreated. £ A trip over the road during a recent c showed the glutrin portion prac- 1 mudlees, with a noticeable cover- r of mud on top of the untreated por- 1 He liguin Innder portion requires I f lees honing than the untreated, and the 1 are as easily mended; the mend- v to a ceertainty being always con tin- 1 gent upon the patrol system having been c adopted. ' ' Division three. The mad rush to the s Seashore, hss but just come upon us and c too young to somment on; bnt It is " becoming evident that it is to be too * for gravel road maintenance and ' are now experimenting with bitum- 1 wearing surfaces with the gravel ' and it is hoped that In some sec- 7 the natural good drainage of the " Jersey soil will aid such mainten- ' in proving ecective. _____ s (With apologies to Col. Stevens, Meeker Mulling) ! | in the goo<f old summertime a J shirt five months ago. to Meeker said in rhyme: "Lets to Cape May County go; ^ Mullins you must go along to take j notes on the way, ' 1 To help to make the verdict strong as c we go down the way. c 1 For we are going down to see t .miles of gravel road, c That Rice, the Engineer, teUs me e level, as if mowed; j that it does not deviate t atom from & plane, * Hat autos travel at express rate 1 often beat the train. i went o'er roads both good and bad ' And stopped at Dennisville, Colonel said that he was glad j To see the old saw mill; a 'For now that road will soon begin 1 We've heard so much about; Rice the verdict?] lose or win Soon as we cheek it out. Hey tried it up, they tried it down Vnd found there was no par, car it scarcely frit the ground, 1 Colonel, It's best by far; Meeker-Mulling what do you say, this road just right t" gnawer: "Perfect; as a highway He best that is in sight." The Colonel was overheard to say, 1 As he went home that night, •Hey build good roads down in Cape • May, Their maintenance is right; 111 gladly give them what they ask, ' When they next come up here — And it will be a pleasing task, My frown they need not fear." Rain Spouting, Gutters and Tin Roofs. work at oonsistant prices. Jesse M. Brown. 110 and 112 Jackson St.

FOUR ESSENTIALS OF SOIL ir MANAGEMENT, vi Drainage, sweet soil conditions, or- k ganic matter and plant food are the y essentials of proper soil management profit Wet land cannot earn the ol money "Tor the owner that well-drained h can earn, and the problem of the who has a living to make from I' his land is to first see that his lafad is well drained. He right use of lime will t. keep the soil friendly to the crops by n correcting tbe acidity. Organic matter a is the- life of the soil and the means of li supplying it through stable manures, g clovers, grail sods, and other cover crops U should be considered carefully by every g Land that is already fertile may be made more productive by supply- » ing the deficiencies with plantfood. Soils R that are unproductive require fertili- a rerg containing ammonia, phosphoric arid and potash under most conditions. V Hose asaentials must be considered wherever there is farming, for best re- J' suits. * " F

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*?•' — ' * g WEST CAPE MAY-" Evidence Is Supplied by Local P Testimony. the reader wants stronger proof than the following statement and experience of a resident of West Gape May, what it'.bet ■ Stanley Benstead, of West Oape May, says: "For twenty years, I guffered from kidney trouble. After doing a hard day's work, my back ached severely. When I got up in the morning, I felt lame and sore. I tired easily, felt dull and languid and at times li bothered by a blurring of my sight. He kidney secretions contained sedi- q ment and I was obliged to get up many times during the night on account of their frequency in passage. Doan's Kidney Pills relieved me in a short time fj and six boxes made a cure." r Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy— get Doan's Kidney IADs — the same that Mr. Ben- * stead had. Foster-Milhurn Co., Props., i M. Y.

GREEN CREEK i i Ralph Schellcrger and T. Hickman at- , tended a County Sunday School executive committee meeting at Rio Grande, g Friday evening. „ Mr. and Mrs. Lehman entertained a bridal party from New York over Sun- f day. Mrs. Mamie Hebenthal of Oape May, -t spent part of the week with her father and sisters. ] William H. Thompson made a busi- ; nehs trip to Wildwood Saturday. He ig , having the lumber put on the ground ( and will build at the corner. i Miss Patience Clark came from Cape ^ May City Wednesday. Thursday morn- j ing she ate a hearty breakfast, was t taken with a hemorrhage of the lungs , and died before help could be had. Fun- j eral Sunday at Tabernacle. j T. Hickman and wife spent Friday | with George Hand and wife at Wild- , Charles Loper and son Homas shipped several hundred bushels of potatoes to ■ Atlantic City last week. Ralph Schellenger and Elmer Hem- i ingway delivered hay to Wildwood customers Saturday. Your correspondent and wife enter- 1 tained Capt. M. M. Norbury and wife. Capt. S. C. Norbury and wife and A. T. D. Howell and wife of Dias Creek, on ' Thursday. Clinton Conover -while working his ■ new stump puller last week stuck a : strand of broken wire in his hand making an ugly and painful wound. Mrs. William Holmes, who moved here ' from Holly Beach ten days ago has been very sick. At this writing she is better. Her many friends wish her a speedy ' Miss Helen Schellenger. who is teach, ing domestic' science in the Glassboro school spent Sunday with her parent-. At this writing Arthuur and Marie ; Holiingsead are very sick with measles. I Miss Marvel Boyee is under the care j of u doctor. She is a high school scholar i and has missed but a few sessions the past vear. There will be an initiation in Excelsior Castle this Saturday evening. The on<- last Saturday evening was attended by thirty members. He second degree will be conferred on February *26th. All invited. Mrs. Hatie Boyce was called to the bedside of a sick relaive at Port Norris last week. Those living on the R.F. D. route received no mail on Saturday, it being a legal holiday. No mail from Friday till Monday seems like a long time for this *ge. Mrs. Eliza Selover, widow of the late Capt. John C. Selover, has been spending the winter wth her daughter, Mrs. Albert Dawson in Bridgeton returned home on Friday. Capt Joe Brown is soliciting orders for nursery stock. Mra Lillie Johnson spent Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Mary D. Lehman at the Wildwood pumping station. MM Holt of Camden, who spent a greater part of the summer and fall with Mr. and Mrs. Lehman at the pump-

ing station, fa. with them for a wiaUr ( visit His daughter underwent a wr- * operation for gall stones and ia yet in quite a critical condition. Samuel Compton is hauling a supply d' of wood from his brother's place here to q home at Dims Creek. * William Conover, who is working at u spent Sunday at home. m Luther Crosse has finished building a, small bateaux boats for Lancy Lehand has quite a large boat nearly b completed for Francis Holmes and Wil- ° Bateman. Hey installed the en- L gine Tuesday and then the painting took place. Hey wil] use her for star- ' fishing in the spring. (| The severe cold spell the first of the » week furnished splendid skatipg on. the mill pond. He moon light nights 1 added light for the pleasure seekers. ^ Levy Foster and wife drpTe over to Wildwood Tuesday on a business trip, s Francis Holmes and wife and Mrs. Conover visited Holly Beach ^ Mr. Holmes went after his engine for his boat and the ladies did some shopping. R. C. Holmes took thenr ti over in his auto, 8 Joe Paul of Rio Grande, bought a - wagon and a lot of harness of Charles . Powell Tuesday. a Prof. little spent Sunday with his parents at Borden town.COLD SPRING : t (Received too late for last issue.) c Mrs. Julia Matthews is on the sick ^ Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Be vis, of Rio b visited Cold Spring relatives o the first of the week. Mrs. D. C. El dredge has returned ' a pleasant visit with Philadelphia *- relatives. ( He Lecturer's hour at the Grange B Monday evening was in charge of Mrs. Arilla Elliott. J Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Foster are visitors | at the Soffe homestead. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Bate were guests t of Enoe To ml in and wife Sunday. t Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Shaw of Holly l spent Tuesday evening with Mr. c and Mrs. A. J. Matthews. Mrs. C. Halbruner, janitreas at Cold j school No. 4, ia suffering from an E attack of rheumatism. Mrs. H. B. Foster called on Cape May 1 Tuesday. Mise Widdie Hoffman spent Monday Philadelphia. , He funeral services of Mrs. Abijah who died at the Soldiers' Home, , N. J., were held Sabbath morning in t%e Old Brick Presbyterian of which she was a member. A number of relatives and friends gathered to pay their last tribute of afand respect to this well known ^ aged one. A VineUnd pastor accompanied the remains and spoke from the pulpit from these words: "To die ' to gain." May all be prepared to meet this loved one in the Heavenly Man- ' How to Save Wear on Auto Breakes. In tlu- March Woman's Home Com|>anion C. H. Claudy the automobile ex- ■ "Remember that gradual application of power , whether from engine or from [ brakes, saves wear. When you stop, j push out the clutch a hundred yards ; , off. cut down the llirotth- and coast to ! your slopping place, with the brakes ! i applied gently. Don't eoino down steep hills using brakes alone. Continued use . heats and wears them. Slow up at ' the top. slip into second gear, and cut j . off the ignition current. The engine ; , acts as a brake or a drag. Gravity, 1 . pulling the car down, turns the engine . rapidly, and it resists. On extremely steep, rough hill«. use first gear." i Advertising Raised the British Army. In the March American Magazine i« • an account of Hedley Francis U !$a- . who was employed by the British Gov--ling. He did it— at 57 p.-r rent of tlu- . • former cost of getting reeruits. He j also conducted the advertising cani- ■ paign by which a .*3,0w>,000.00<i loan I Mr. I,e Ba« made his ads lor soldiers ' interesting, jusfws. he would have done I for purchasers of tea^ooap or tobacco. He formed a committee of the leading ■ ad writers in the country and their ; posters' tfaCc tilled the gaps on the fighting line, for over a year. When tlic ' loan of $3,000,000,000 was required by i tbe government Mr. Le Bas was once . I more pressed into service and the three i i billion Avas oversubscribed at the end j of twol weeks. ! "Hrough these revvolutionary suci cesses or Mr. Le Bas the British Gov- , urn ment has had good case to endorse • the business of advertising. "Hedley Francis Le Bas is a genial i gentleman of about fifty -five, an old army man himself, and the son of Captain Le Bas of Jersey. He is the foun- : der and head of the Carton Publishing Company. He is also a director of Geosge Newnee, Ltd. and G Arthur I Pearson, Ltd., two of the largest maga- ■ tine publishers in Great Britain.

1^' 'j By virtue of a writ of Fieri Fac lea. 1 for ea)e of Mortgaged Premleee. to see directed, lesoed out of tfce Court oC i of New Jersey, on the llth I of January. A. J3. 1M«. Ia ^certain cause where Caroline 8. IfsloU ia complainant, and RueaeU Robinson, et sis are defendants. 1 shall rrpoae to at public vendue, on TUESDAY, MARCH 7. UU. between the of twelve and five o'clock p. nx. to wit. at two o'clock In the afternoon of said day, on the premises, at Cape May City, Gape May County, New Jereey; All that certain tract of land situate the city and county of Cape May, end state of New Jersey. Beginning In the Nerth line of New Jereey Avenue. MO feet East of Brooklyn Avenue; thence East «0 feet, by North. 115 feet. Being lot No. 1771. Note:-VThe above property win be sold subject to the Hen of taxes for the years 1914 and 1115, amounting to the sum of besides Interest and costs. COLEMAN F. CORSON. Sheriff. Dated February 10. 1916. P. Nixon. Sol'r. 914-2-12-41 p.f., $6.00 SHERIFF'S SALE

By virtue of "a writ- of Fieri Facias, for sale of Mortgaged, Premises, to me Issued out. of the Court of Chancery of New Jersey, on the Itth day of January, A. D.' 1916, In a cercause where Helen M. Fogg la complainant, and Russell, Roblnoon. et als are defendants, I, shall expose to sale at public' vendue, on TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1916. the hours or twelve and five o'clock p. m., to wit, at two o'clock in the afternoon of said day, «■ the premises, at Cape May City, Oape May County, New Jersey; . All that certain tract of land situate In the city and county of Cape May, and state of New Jersey, Beginning In the ' North line of New Jersey Avenue, 209 feet East of BrookAvenue; thence East 4# feet, by North, 125 feet. Being. lot No. 9770. Note: — The above property will be sold subject to the lien of taxes for the years 1914 and 1916, amounting to the sum of 693.08, besides Interest and COLEMAN F. CORSON, Sheriff. Dated February 10, 1916. F. Nlxor. Sol'r. • 2-12-4t p .L, 96-00 states district court, district of new jersey. the Matter of \ Joseph Rabin owitz, 1 Trading as Woodbine ( Children's Clothing f Bankruptcy. Company. V Bankrupt. \ / To the creditors of . Joseph Rabinowitz, trading as Woodbine Children's Clothing Company, of Woodbine, in the County of Cape May, and district aforesaid, bankrupt: Notice is hereby given thai on the eighteenth day of January, a. D., 1916, the skid Joseph Rabinowitz, trading as j Woodbine Children's Clothing Company, was duly adjudged a bankrupt; and that the first meeting of his creditors will be held at the Court Houee, in the City of Bridgeton, Cumberland County,. New Jersey, on February 29, 1916, at ten oVlock in the forenoon, at which time the said creditors may attend, , i prove their claims, appoint a trustee, examine the bankrupt and transact i 1 such other business as may properly i i come before said meeting, i ' FURTHER NOTICE, at said meeting ! j said bankrupt will make an offer of ' composition of 35% cash to ail hiB ; j unsecured creditors - > j Proofs of claims must be made in ac- , j cordance with form proscribed by the U. P. Supreme Court, and endorsed in the cause. Dated February 10. HUG. albert it McAllister, Tteferc" in Bankruptcy. 25 Smith ljiiir,-l Street, Brid».-lon. X. J. GETTING A DRINK AT SEA. i Did you ever wonder lnitv birds thousands of miles out to *ra get v.a'er when 1 they are thirsty? A certain old sailor Used to wonder, too, till one day a ' : squall in the tropica answered the ques- • tion for him. In the ch-ar , sky over, head a black rain cloud suddenly ap- ' peared. Then out of an empty space over a hundred sea birds came darting : from every direction. Tlipy got under the rain cloud, says an exchange, and waited there for about ten minutes, circling round and round, and when the I rain came they drank their fiH. In the tropics where the great sea birds sail thousands of miles from shore, they get - their drinking water in that way. They scent a storm a long way off, travel perhaps a hundred miles to I get under it, and then swallow enough I raindrops to last them till the next storm. Of course, birds on land have plenty af fresh water for their drinks. — , Tbe Continent. [ Rain Spouting, Gutters and Tin Roofs . Good work at consMtant prium. J "o ML Brown, 110 and 111 irndmm fe.