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saying. Some of you know it maizes a difference which way you put them 

 "together. You can put two 2's together and it will make four. Again 

 you can put two 2's together, and it will make 22. Now, if we can gel 

 fhe organization of the township, or of the county to bear on this matter 

 and they are doing it in Missouri, and I know several counties in this 

 state where they are doing it, we will get at least all of the main traveled 

 roads dragged. 



There is great virtue in organized effort. A number of years ago, in 



"5 D." is a picture of abridg-e intended to be compared with number "2 D". 

 Had the road at "5 D." been drag-g-ed regularly the two bridges would have been in 



the same condition. 



California, there was a street car strike, and the strikers had thrown a 

 car off the track and it was the worse for the wear. The policemen 

 hurried down to the crowd, where the men were trying to tear up the 

 track with crow bars and hand spikes. The policemen raised their clubs, 

 and said, "You must stop this."' One of the boys raised up his hand 

 spike and said, "You can't make us stop," and the strikers went on with 

 the work of destruction. Presently one of the boys put his hands to his 

 ears, and he said, Sh — ! when he could hear the tramp of the measured 



