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Thar's a mighty lot er talldn' about fanners n thar rights,
N the-wondcrful prosperity thet beet growin invites. .
'Thar's a heap er foolish crowhT'n the beats begin ter shout . .
-n holler fer the Tariff ter keep free raw sugarout!'
But I.notis thet the beet-produciri'- farms are very few.
An' the farmers, through the country ain't got much ef it ter dew.
,Thc hull land ain't a-raisin beets, 'n ain't goin' ter begin, . -
Beet growin' right. fer sum, I guess but, whar dew cum in? "
The farmer gits four dollars now fer every ton o' beets
. A hansom price, I must allow but hidin' sum deceits.
Beet sugar manyfacterers admit es they hev found
Thet "granylated" costs 'em sumthin' like tew cents a pound.
In'fact thet leaves a profit on which they'd greatly thrive
' And if it kin be sold fer three, why should we pay 'em FIVE?. v
It'seems ter me es thet's a game thet's mighty like a skin
, . But if thar's any benefit waal, whar dew cum in?
When Uncle Sam's in want o' cash we're glad ter help him out,
N we'll stand all the taxes thet arc needed, never doubt, '
' But when his pocket-book's well lined an' nary cent he lacks,
Et seems ter me his duty's ter repeal thet sugar tax. ' rj
-Them fellers wot .is interested sez its to protect '
The bect-producin farmer thet the duty they collect,
. ' But I guess thet explanation es a little bit too thin
The sugar maker, he's all right ; but whar dew -see cum in? -.
'Take off raw. sugar duty an' the price will quickly fall,
To everybody's benefit, fer sugar's used by all.
The poor will bless the Government thet placed it in thar reach-,
('n millions of our citizens free sugar now beseech)
The dealer 11 be delighted less expenditure fer him
More demand 'n bigger profits which at present are but slim.
An' the farmer 11 be as well paid as he ever yet lies ben
But he'll buy his sugar cheaper; thet's whar he an' III cum in.
Now, whar's the sense er reason of the sugar tax to-day.
When our treasury's a-bulgin' an' we hev no debts ter pay?
The duty on raw sugar's Fifty million every year -
An the people's got ter pay it thet's a fact thet's very dear.
Fifty million ! Great Jerusha ! Ter protect beet magnates, too,
Why should they tax ALL the people just ter help a scattered FEW2
And the FEW? Beet-sugar MAKERS ! 'Don't i really seem a sin
Thus ter help an' fill thar coffers? Whar dew you an I cum in?
The farmer growin beets lies got a contract price fer years,
; Free raw sugar wouldn't hurt him, an' of it he hes no fears.
But mebbe, like myself he's also growing fruit so nice
Ter preserve it at a profit he needs sugar at a pricel
The repealing of the duty surely cuts the price in two
Thet'H make a mighty difference, neighbor, both ter me an you!
Let the sugar manyfactrer make such profits as he kin
Ter him it may seem right enuff but whar dew I cum in? .,
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An' I ain't a-goin' ter swallcr all the argyments they shout
Tbct the fanners need protection an' must bar raw sugar ouL
Common sense is plainly showin' that the people in the land
' Want raw sugarfree in future an' its freedom will demand.
T"is a tax no longer needed hateful to the public view,
Taxing millions of our people to enrich a favored few.
They can't blind me any longer with the foolish yarns they spin,
While they're busy makin' money whar dew you and I come in?
I'm a-goin' ter keep on hustlin', talkin', pleadin with my frends,
Ain't no sense in lettin' others gain thar selfish privet ends.
I'm a-goin' ter write ter-morrer to my Congressman 'nd say
Thet he oughter do his best ter kill that tax without delay!
Feller-farmers, do your utmost whether you grow beets or not
To repeal the tax on sugar you can but improve your lot !
Cheaper sugar helps your pocket, greater blessings you can win
When we've three-cent granylated that's whar you an' I come in!"
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Dtete protection to both rider and
Made extra long and wide In the skirt.
a dry seat for ruler, jaaitr converted
a waiKtnxcoat. xrerr
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ideal home laxative. The combination is a simple and wholesome
: one, and the method of manufacture by the California Fig Syrup.
Company ensures that perfect purity and uniformity of product,
which have commended it to the favorable consideration of the
most eminent physicians and to the intelligent appreciation of all
who are well informed in reference to medicinal agents.
Syrup of Figs has truly a laxative effect and acts gently with
. out in any way disturbing the natural functions and with perfect
freedom from any unpleasant.after effects.
In the process of manufacturing, figs are used, as they are
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16 to lO or a Chaaga mt Ratle.
To purchasers of starch. Heretofore
they have been paying 10 cents for 12
ounces of even much inferior goods to
that turned out in Nebraska and
known as Defiance starch. Now, how
ever, the up-to-date housewife who has
an eye to money saving, insists that
her grocer shall give her Defiance. It
costs less and goes farther than any
other starch made. At your grocer's.
Made by Magnetic Starch Co., Omaha,
Neb.
Chronic kickers give the world many
an upward boost.
The profundity of some
shows in their ignorance.
people
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The late Joha G. Iflcolay was
of many amd varied
yUafcmenta. . Begtiaiaa; Ida career aa
a clerk ia a country store, be became
successively a printer, editor, pub
lisher and proprietor of a newspaper,
a private secretary, a diplomat and an
author. Besides, he waa an accom
plished linqulst, a connoisseur of mu
sic and art and something of a poet.
As .to his part in the preparation "oi
the biography of k Lincoln, -which waa
Jointly the work of Mr.' NIcoUy and
John Hay. the latter is credited with
the graceful explanation that he did
half and Mr. Nicolay the. other half. -
BwotKtMphliDMl..'
Father Aloysius WIever, a Francis
can priest, who died in the. Santa
Barbara mission, in southern Califor
nia, on the morning made memorable
by the death of. President McKinley,
was the man who, in 1878,' earned the
title of "the hero, of Memphis." He
was a native of Vreden, Germany, hav
ing been born sixty-three years ago.
He came to this country when , 90
years old. In 1870 he removed to St-.
Louis, and in 1873, when the plague
of yellow fever broke out in Memphis,
he voluntarily went 'to. the stricken
city andremained-through, the plague,,
rendering assistance . alike.-to white
and black.
CANADA'S CAPITAL AROUSED.
Never Waa There Saeh Kxelteaaeat
Fhyalctaaa Asaoelatle Trjlac;
to Exatala.
Ottawa, Canada, Nov, 25th. This
city is stirred up as never before.
Some seven years ago the local papers
published an account of a man named
George H. Kent of 408 Gilmour street,
who' was dying of Blight's Disease and
who at the very last moment after
several of our best physicians had de
clared he couldn't live twelve hours,
was saved by Dodd's Kidney Pills.
People who know how low Mr. Kent
was refused to believe that he was
cured permanently and the other day
in order to clinch the matter the pa
pers published the whole case over
again and backed up their story by
sworn statements made by Mr. Kent,
in which he declares most positively
that in 1894 he was given up by the
doctors and that Dodd's Kidney Pills
and nothing else saved him, and fur
ther that since the day that Dodd's
Kidney Pills sent him back to work
seven years ago, he has not lost a
single minute from his work. (He is
a printer in the American Bank Note
Printing Company.)
Mr. Kent is kept quite busy during
his spare hours answering inquiries
personally and by letter, but he is so
grateful that he counts the time well
spent. Indeed he and his wife have
shown their gratitude to Dodd's Kid
ney Pills in a very striking way by
having their little girl born in 1896
christened by the name of "Dodds."
Altogether it is the most sensational
case that has ever occurred in the his
tory of medicine In Canada and the
perfect substantiation of every detail
leaves no room to doubt either the
completeness or the- permanency of
the cure.
The local physicians have made the
case of Kent and Dodd's Kidney Pills
the subject of discussion at several of
the private meetings of their associa
tion. Helea Ooeld'a Vaaar Gift.
Miss Helen Miller Gould has given
to Vassar college two scholarships of
110,000 each for the benefit of grad
uates of the Tarrytown high school
and of the Washington Irving high
school at Irvington, N. Y.
For weakness, stiffness and soreness
in aged people use Wizard Oil. Your
druggist knows this and sella the oiL
A good companion makes good com
pany. glTt permanently cored. ifoStsori
r 1 1 first day's use of Dr. Kline's Oreat KerreKestor
er. SendforFKEES2.ee trial bottle and treatise.
Da. R. H. Klixb. UiL. en Arch Street, rhiUdelphla. Pa,
Better go about than Jail into the
ditch.
If yon wish beautiful, clear, white clothes
use Red Crqis Ball Blue. Large 2 os.
package, 5 cents.
Cupid makes the love matches and
cupidity is responsible for the other
brands.
THOSE WHO HAVE TRIED IT
will use no other. Defiance Cold Water
Starch has no equal in Quantity or Qual
ity 16 ox. for 10 cents. Other brands
contain only 12 oz.
For a flying enemy makes a silver
bridge.
Hatt J. Johaaoa'a 6e8
has cured thousands of rheumatism,
will cure you. Try it. All druggists.
It
A handsome hostess is bad for the
purse.
Fids
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New YorkMX
Borrift
CMIL COMMISSION REPORT
Bwaswswaswswsa
Nicaragua Route Is the Best and
.' . Cheapest. .
COST ABOUT $189,864,062;
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Vatta States 91M.141
The Interoceanie Canal' . Commis
sion's report is In favor of the Nicara
gua route and it will be submitted to'
Congress before- the holiddays. Here
is the report In full:
The investigations of this commission
have shown that the selection of "tile
most feasible and practicable route" for
an isthmian canal must be made between
Ute Nicaragua and Panama locations.
Furthermore, the complete problem In
volves both the sea level plan of canal
and that with locks. The Panama route
alone Is feasible for a sea level canal, al
though .both are entirely practicable and
feasible for. a canal with locks. The time
required to complete a sea level canal
on the Panama route, probably more
than twice that needed to build a canal
with locks, excludes It frota favorable
consideration, aside from other serious
reaturea of Its construction. It Is. the
conclusion of this commission, therefore,
that a plan of canal with locks should
be adopted. A comparison of- the prin
cipal physical features, both natural and
artificial, of the two routes, reveals
some points of similarity. Both routes
cross the continental rilvMo 1m than
miles from the Pacific Ocean, the Pana
ma summit being about double the height
of that in Nicaragua.
Be Soatoa Keqalr- Costly Dasaa.
For more than half its length the loca
tion of each route on the AUantic aide
u governed by the course of a river, the
now from whose-' drainage basin Is the
only source of water supply for the pro
posed canal; and the summit levels, dif
fering about twenty feet in elevation
Panama being the lower are formed by
lakes natural In the one case and arti
ficial In the other, requiring costly dams
and water ways for their regulation and
ror the impounding of surplus waters to
reduce the effect of floods and meet op
erating demands during low water sea
sons. The investigations made In con
nection with the regulations of Lake
Nicaragua have demonstrated that the
lake affords an Inexhaustible water sup
ply for the canal by that route. The In
itial proposition, on the other hand, for
me ranama route, is to form Lake Bohlo
a a? to yield a water supply for a traffic
of 10,000,000 tons, which can be supple
mented when needed by an amount suffi
cient for more than four times that
traffic by means of the Alhajuela reser
voir. For all practical purposes this
may be considered an unlimited supply
for the Panama route. So far as the
practical operation of a ship -canal is
concerned, therefore, the water supply
features on both lines are satisfactory.
The difficulties disclosed and likely to be
encountered In the construction of the
dams are less at Conchuda, on the Nica
ragua line, than at Bohlo, on the Pana
ma route. Both dams, however, are
practicable, but the cost of that at
Bohlo Is one-half more than that at Con
chuda. Ceaaaahale Deslree a Perfect Stractare.
A leas expensive dam at Bohlo has
been proposed, but through a portion of
Its length it would be underlaid by a de
posit of sand and grave!, pervious to wa
ter. The seepage might not prove dan
gerous, but the security of -the canal is
directly dependent upon this dam, and
the policy of the commission has been to
select the more perfect structure, even at
a somewhat greater cost. The water
ways at both locations present no seri
ous difficulties. The advantages in the
design and construction of the dams are
in favor of the Nicaragua route. The
system of regulation at Lake Bohlo con
sists of the discharge of water over the
crest of a weir, as the lake level rises
under the influence of floods in the
Chargres River. The plan of regulating
tne level or Lake Nicaragua is less sim
ple, though perfectly practicable. It In
volves the operation of movaDle gates at
such times and to such extent as the
rainfall on the lake basin may require.
The experience and judgment of the op
erator are essential elements to effective
regulation of this lake. The regulation
of Lake Bohlo Is automatic The only
means of transportation now found on
the Nicaragua route are the narrow
gauge Silico Lake Railroad., about six
miles In length; and the limited naviga
tion of San Juan River and lake; but the
Nlcaraguan Government Is now building
a railroad along the beach from Grey
town to Monkey Point, about forty-five
miles to the northward, where It pro
poses to establish a commercial port.
By means of a pier in the area protect
ed by the point goods and material for
canal purposes can readily be landed
and transported by rail to Greytown.
Such piers are In constant use on our
Pacific coast. This railroad and port
would be of great value during the pe
riod of preparation and harbor construc
tion, and should materially shorten that
period.
Paaaa
Has Railroad la Operation.
A well equipped railroad is In opera
tion along the entire length of the Pana
ma route, and existing conditions there
afford immediate accommodation for a
large force of laborers. The Nicaragua
route has no natural harbor at either
end. At both the Atlantic and Pacific
terminal, however, satisfactory harbors
may be created by the removal of ma
terial at low prices and by the construc
tion of protective works of well aitab
Ilshed design. An excellent roadstead,
nrotected bv islands, already exists at
Panama, and no work need be done there.
for either harbor construction or main
tenance. At Colon, the Atlantic termin
us of the Panama route, a serviceable
harbo. already exists. It has afforded
harbor accommodations for many years,
but is open to northers, which a few
times in each year are liable to damage
ships or force them to put to sea. Con
siderable work must be done there to
create a suitable harbor at the entrance
of the canal, which can be easily entered
and will give complete protection to ship
ping lying within.
Excavation Work Compared.
The completion of the harbors, as
planned for both routes, would yield but
little advantage to either, but the bal
ance of advantages. Including those of
maintenance and operation, is probably
In favor of the Panama route. The ex
istence of a harbor at each terminus of
the Panama route and a line -of railroad
across the isthmus will make It practi
cable to commence work there, after the
concessions are acquired, as soon as the
necessary plant can be collected and put
in place and the working force organized.
This period of preparation is estimated
at one year. In Nicaragua this period Is
estimated at two years, so as to include
also the construction of working harbors
and terminal and railroad facilities.
The work of excavation on the Nica
ragua route is distributed: it Is heaviest
near Conchuda. at Tambcroito and in the
divide west of the lake. On the Panama
route It is largely concentrated In the
Culebra and Emperador cuts, which are
Smethod far Cenceatratlag Blaad.
A cheap and rapid method for con
centrating the enormous quantities of
blood collecting in abattoirs has been
Invented recently.- The blood Is inject
ed into an oven-shaped chamber, open
at the top, and brought into contact
with a current, of hot air ascending
from below. All the water hi evapo
rated in this manner, and the blood
powder is carried to the receiving
chamber. The product thus obtained
is tasteless, and contains 78.4 per cent
of digestible albumen.
A aever Idea.
A New York woman who secured in
Italy a nurse for her child found that
this native baby-tender carried her
charge always on a little pillow, slip
ping him in the case in such a way
that he was kept snug and coxy, but
not restricted. The nurse was quite
amazed to learn that young infants
in America were carried about sup
ported only by the hands, and siar
veled that any American child could
grow np with a straight back under
this treatment.
Eaaatejaseat far the BUad.
Prof. A. Koch of Heidelberg suggests
that the question of employment for
the blind should be solved in accord
ance with the precedents of Japan
where they are much in demand aa ex
perts in massage.
Rivera mt Gi
The famous' rivers of ancient Greece
which are mentioned so often by the
poets and 'historians of the peninsula
were sere creeks some of theam searc3-
ly larger than ponds.
practically one. As a rale, distributed
work aathrss a greater number of avail
able petata et attack, contributing a
ntekar c pHtloa; bat in either-of these
w oaBacnKies as stay exist can
he roeseatfouy mat with suitable organ!-
aatlasi aad
emeu
lent 'appliances.
There.
fe ttaie required for. constructing the
Nicaragua .Canal will depend largely on
the hfoBpthees with which the requisite
force of laborers can be brought to Nica
ragua, housed and Organised with the lo
ea'dOBs of heaviest work along the route.
The cut through the .divide welt Of the
lake probably -will require the .longest
time of. any. single feature Of construe-?
tion. It contains llsw.eoo cubic vards of
earth and rock execration, or a little leas,
than IS ner cent of the total Work of all
classes Included. With Adequate force.
and plant thla commission-estimates that
It can be -completed itt four years. This
Indicates, under reasonable allowance for
ordinary delays, if force and plant
enough Were obtainable, to secure 'a
practically concurrent execution of all
portions of work on the route the com
pletion of the entire work might be exe
cuted within six years after -its being
started, exclusive of the two years esti
mated for the period- of preparation. The
securing aad organising of the great
force of laborers needed, largely foreign
era, so as to adjuat the execution of the
various portions of the work to such a
definite program of close fitting parts
In a practically unpopulated tropical
country 'Involves -unusual difficulties and
would prolong the time required for com
pletion. The greatest single feature of
work on the Panama route is the excava
tion in the Culebra section, amounting
to about 43.000.000 cubic yards of hard
'clay, much ef which Is classed as soft
rock, nearly 45 per cent Of all classes oi
material to be removed.
. Sight Veais Reqalred.
It u estimated that this cut can be
completed In. eight years, with allowance
for ordinary, delays, but exclusive of a
two-year period for preparation and for
unforeseen delays, and that the remain
der of the work can be finished within
the same period. The great concentra
tion of work on this route and its less
amount will require a smaller force of
laborers than on the Nicaragua route.
Hence the difficulties and delays involved
In securing them will be correspondingly
diminished. The total length of the Nica
ragua route, from sea to sea. Is 1S3.06
miles, while the total length or the
Panama route Is 49.09 miles. The length
In standard canal section, and on the
harbors and entrances, is 73.78 miles for
the Nicaragua route and 36.41 miles for
the Panama route. The length of sailing
line In Lake Nicaragua is 70.51 miles,
while that In Lake Bohlo Is 12.68 miles.
That portion of the Nicaragua route in
the canalised San Juan is 39.37 miles. The
preceding physical features of the two
lines measure the. magnitude of the work
to be done In the construction of water
ways along the two routes. The esti
mated cost of constructing, the canal on
the Nicaragua route Is 145.630,704 more
than that of completing the Panama
Canal, omitting the cost of acquiring the
latter property. ' This sum measures the
difference In the magnitude of the ob
stacles to be overcome In the actual con
struction of the two canals and covers
all physical considerations, such as the
greater or less height of dams, the great
er or less depth of cuts, the presence or
absence of natural harbors, the presence
or absence of a railroad, and the amount
of work remaining to be done. The esti
mated annual cost of maintaining and
operating the Nicaragua Canal is $1.3a0,
000 greater than the corresponding
charges for the Panama Canal.
Panama Roate Shorter.
The Panama route would be 134.57 miles
shorter, from sea to sea. than the Nica
ragua route. It would have less summit
elevation, fewer locks, and 66.44 miles
Jess curvature. The estimated time for
a deep draft vessel to pass through Is
about twelve hours for Panama and thirty-three
hours for Nicaragua. These pe
riods are practically the measure of the
relative advantages of the two canals as
water ways connecting the two oceans,
but not entirely, because the risks to
vessels and .the dangers of delay are
greater In a canal than In the open sea.
Except for the Items of risk and delays
the time required to pass through the
canals need be taken into account only
as an element in the time required by
vessels to make their voyage between
inrminiil nnrts. ComDared on this basis.
the Nicaragua route Is the more advan
tageous lor all transistnmian commerce
except that originating or ending on the
west coast of South America. For the
commerce In which the United States is
most Interested, that between our Pacific
porta and Atlantic ports. European ana
American, the Nlcaraguan route is short
er by one day. The same advantage ex
ists between our Atlantic ports and the
Orient, For our gulf ports the advan
tage of the Nicaragua route is nearly
two days. For commerce between North
Atlantic ports and the west coast of
South America the Panama route Is
shorter by about two days. Between
gulf ports and the west coast of South
America the saving is about one day.
The Nlcaraguan route would be the more
favorable one for sailing vessels, because
of- the uncertain winds in the Bay of
Panama. This is not, however, a ma
terial matter, as sailing-ships are rapid
ly being displaced by steamships. A
canal by the Panama route will be sim
ply a means of communication between
the two oceans. The route has been a
highway of commerce for more than 300
years, and a railroad has been in' oper
ation there for nearly fifty years: but
this has affected industrial changes hut
little, and the natural features of the
country through which the route passes
are such that no considerable develop
ment is likely to occur as a result of the
construction and operation or a canal.
In addition to its use as a means of com
munication between the two oceans, a
canal by the Nicaragua route would
bring Nicaragua and a large portion of
Costa Rica and other Central American
states into close and easy communication
with the United States and with Europe.
The intimate business relations that
would be established with the people of
the United States during the period of
construction by the expenditure of vast
sums of money in these states, and the
use of American products and manufac
tures would be likely to continue after
the completion of the work, to the bene
fit of our manufacturing, agricultural
and other interests.
Nicaragua the Healthier.
The Nicaragua route lies in a region
of sparse population and not in a path
way of much trade or movement of peo
ple. Conditions productive of much sick
ness do not exist. On the other hand, a
considerable population has long existed
on the Panama route and it lies on a
pathway of comparatively large trade,
along which currents of moving people
from Infected places sometimes converge,
thus creating conditions favorable to
epidemics. Existing conditions indicate
hygienic advantages for the Nicaragua
route, although It is probable that no
less effective sanitary measures must be
taken during construction in the one case
than in the other. The cost of construct
ing a canal by the Nicaragua route and
of completing the Panama Canal, with
out Including the cost of acquiring the
concessions from the different govern
ments. Is estimated aa follows:
MIcaragma 189,804,082
Pasaasa 144,233,358
For -a proper comparison there must
be added to the latter the cost of acquir
ing the rights and property of the New
Panama Canal Company. This commis
sion has estimated the value of these
In the project recommended by it at
$40,000,000. In order to exercise the rights
SCRAPS.
To be vain of one's rank or place,
la to show that one is below it Stan
islaus. At all seasons of the year 5 o'clock
in the morning is the coldest hour of
the twenty-four.
We are made ridiculous less by out
defects than by the affectation of qual
ities which are not ours.
This year's harvest in the south of
Ireland is stated to be the oest experi
enced for a quarter of a century.
Avoid so far as possible drinking
any water which has been contamin
ated by. lead pipes or lead lined tanks.
A rough, pencil sketch made by
Queen Victoria thirty-five years ago
was sold in London the other day for
1300. .
Arrrests for drunkennes in 120. cit
ies of the United States are said to ag
gregate 312,000 during the last fiscal
year.
Eggs and mulberry trees were sent
out to Georgia by the British govern
ment shortly after the settlement of
the colony.
. Of all German states, Saxony has
the densest population 281.1 to the
square kilometer, while in the empire
at large it is 104.2.
E Is the most common letter. In
1,000 letters e occurs "137 times in
English. 184 times In French, 145 in
Spanish. 178 in German.
Miss Touriste "Ton have some
strong and ragged types of manhood
out in this western country?" Stage
Driver "Yaas, miss, we her men out
here thet don't think it's nuthia' f
hold a railroad train.
for the construction of the
canal aad for lta asanas ement after com
pletion the United States should acquire
control of a strip of territory from sea
to sea sufficient In area for the conveni
ent and efficient accomplishment of these
purposes. .Measures must also be taken
to protect the line from unlawful acta of
all kinds to Insure sanitary control and
to render police Jurisdiction -effective.
The strip should be not less than 'five
miles wide on- each side of the center
line of the canal, or ten miles in total
width. No treaties now exist with any
of the states -within whose territory the
two routes He authorising the 'United
States to occupy Its territory for the con
struction and operation. of a canaL When
It h4 hMn rtotrmlnpi1 trt undertake the
work and the route has been selected,-1
the consent of Colombia, or of 'Nicaragua
and Costa Rica, for such occupation
must be obtained before the inauguration
of the enterprise, and one or more con
tenticna must be entered Into by. the
United States' to secure 'the necessary
privileges and authority. The republics
of Nicaragua and .Costa Rica are un
trammeled by any existing concessions
or treaty obligations, and are free to
-grant to the United States the rights
necessary for the attainment of these
ends, and in December. 1900. demonstrat
ed their willingness to have their terri
tory so occupied, by the United States by.
executing protocols by which it waa
agreed that "they would enter Into ne
gotiations to settle In detail the plan
and agreements necessary to accomplish
the construction and provide for the
ownership of the proposed canal when
ever the President Of the United States
Is authorised by law to acquire tne nec
essary control and. authority.
Colombia Not Free.
The government of Colombia, on the
contrary. In whose territory the Panama
route lies, has granted concessions which
belong to. or are controlled bv- the New
Panama Canal Company, and nave fpany
years to run. These. concessions, limit
ed In time and. defective In other ways.,
would not be adequate authority for the
purposes of the United States, dui wiuib
they exist Colombia is not free to treat
with this government. If the Panama
route Is selected these concessions must
be removed In order that the republics
may enter Into a trenty to enable the
United States to acquire the control
upon the-isthmus that will be necessary
and to fix the consideration. An agree
ment with, the New Panama Canal Com
pany to surrender or transfer Its con
cessions must include a sale of its fa"1
property and unfinished work, and the
commission undertook, soon after Its or
ganization, to ascertain upon what terms
this could be accomplished. Much cor
respondence and many conferences fol
lowed, but no proposition naming a price
was presented until the middle of Octo
ber. 1301. and after prolonged discussion
it was submitted to the commission in a
modified form on the 4th of November,
to be included in its report to the Presi
dent. The Itemized statements appear In
an earlier chapter of the report. The
total amount for which the company
offers to sell and transfer its canal prop
erty to the United States is J109.l4l.aOO.
This, added to the cost of completing the
work, makes the whole cost of a canal
by the Panama route $253.374.S5S. while
the cost bv the Nicaragua route is 31S9.
884.062. a difference of S63.510.79C in favor
of the Nicaragua route.
States Mast Be Compensated.
In each case there must be added the
cost of obtaining the use of the terri
tory to be occupied and such other privi
leges as may be necessary for the con
struction and operation of the canal in
perpetuity. The compensation that the
different states will ask for granting
these privileges is now unknown. There
are certain physical advantages such as
a shorter canal line, a more complete
knowledge of the country through which
It passes and lower cost of maintenance
and operation. In favor of the Panama
route, but the price fixed by the Panama
Canal Company for a sale of its prop
erty and franchises is so unreasonable
that Its acceptance cannot be recom
mended by this commission. After con
sidering ail the facts developed by tho
investigations made by the commission,
the actual situation as it now stands,
and having in view the terms offered by
the New Panama Canal Company, this
commission is of the opinion that "the
most practicable and feasible route" for
an isthmian canal to be "under the con
trol, management and ownership of the
United States" is that known as the
Nicaragua route.
THE MINORITY REPORT
George MorrUoa of the Caaal Commis
sion Favors Panama Roate.
Following Is a summary of the minority
report of George S. Morrison of the Nic
aragua Canal Commission:
While concurring In the excellence of
the greater part of the majority report, 1
was unable to accept the conclusions at
which my colleagues have arrived. I ac
cept the location for the Nlcaraguan
Canal as one to which I can suggest no
improvements. I consider that the esti
mate does not make enough provision for
unknown conditions and contingencies.
The cost of the work on both the Nic
aragua and the Panama routes has been
estimated at the same unit prices and
with the addition of the same percentage
to cover "Engineering. Police. Sanitation
and General Contingencies."
The excavation of the Panama Canal
has been opened for nearly its entire
length, and the character of the material
to be removed can be examined in posi
tion. On the Nicaragua route the character
of material has been determined by bor
ings which, though unusually complete,
do not give the definite information that
is visible at Panama.
At Tanama there are fair harbors at
bo..u eiius or the canal that are fully ade
quate for all demands during construc
tion and connected by a railroad in high
condition, the country is settled and
many of the necessary accommodations
for a large working force are there. Be
fore the eastern section of the Nicaragua
Canal can be begun a harbor must be
creitied at Greytown. convenient lines of
transportation which do not now exist
nMict be provided, as must alto the means
of housing and caring for a large labor
ing population, nearly all of which must
be imported.
The preliminary engineering has been
done at Panama and the general contin
gencies have been reduced to a minimum.
Comparing modified estimates, the cost
of completing the Panama Canal would
be 167.000,000 less than the cost of building
tho Nicaragua Canal.
On the Panama route two concessions
must be extinguished before such rights
can be acquired. They are the contract
of 1857, bv which the Panama railroad
holds Its "present rights, and the Wyse
concessions, under which the French ca
nal companies have been operating.
The settlement with the French must
be simply an extinguishment of their
rights: the authority to build the canal
must be derived from a new treaty with
the republic of Colombia.
The Panama route lias advantages over
the Nicaragua route in cost of construc
tion, in cost of operation and in conven
ience when done, while Its use Is less
likely to lead to local international com
plications. If the United States govern
ment is to build an isthmian canal tho
Panama route is the best.
The French rights must first be extin
guished, and whatever this government
may pay for such extinguishment will be
salvage to the French. If these rights
cannot be extinguished the Nicaragua
route is 'available.
GEORGE S. MORRISON.
Steel Roofs.
A new patent steel roofing will short
ly be placed on the market, and it is
asserted that this product will com
pletely displace galvanized iron for
roofing purposes. The system of man
ufacture consists of steel strips bent
cold in the press, the covering being
formed of plain galvanized sheets bent
back on the edges and locked into
tubular rafters. Works for the manu
facture of this product on a large
scale are being constructed at Dar
lington, England.
Manxmen Dissatisfied with Tax.
The. 10,000 per annum which the
Isle of Man contributes to the Imperial
government for defence has long been
a source of dissatisfaction to Manx
men. It is stated that Lord Henniker
the Lieutenant-Governor, is shortly
going to London to endeavor to per
suade the government to remit the
contribution. Lord Henniker recently
said that the island could defend it
self, and that the money might Be use
fully employed in harbor and other
improvements.
Effect of Soil oa Wood.
As a rule, trees which grow in moist
ground produce wood that la
more sappy and less durable than
those which grow on dry earth. To
thi3" rule, however, there are several
notable exceptions.
The Aasericaa Acsre.
The American agave, from which the
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toxicating beverage: .ambling cider, t
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tude, "don't cae,, and ttwant-to-be-left-alonow feeling, excitability,"
irritability, nervousness, Pizzlmcwev Faintawsa, sleeplessness, flatulency,
melancholy or the blues," and backache. These are sure indications
of Female Weakness, or some derangement of the Uterus, which this "
medicine always cures.
Kidney Complaints and Backache of either sex the Vegetable
Compound always cures.
No other female medicine in the world has received snch
widespread and unqualified endorsement. No ether medicine
has snch a record of cores of female troubles.
Those women who refuse to accent anything: else are re
warded a hundred thousand times, for they get what they want
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process. Defiance Starch is unlike any
other, better and one-third more for 10
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When a friend asketh, there is no
tomorrow.
Stop the Cuagh anil
Workw Off the Cold
Laxative Brouio Quinine Tablets. Price 2oc.
He who eats meat, let him pick the
bone.
There is no trick in dyeing. You can
do it just as well as any one if von use
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES. Boiling
the goods for half an hour is ail there
isto it. Sold by druggists, 10c. package.
Her Effort Appreciated.
Last winter Mme. Patti was staying
for a few days in an isolated village
at the extreme end of Yorkshire. To
kill the monotony of the place the
prima donna went one night to a con
cert given in aid of a certain village
institution. Xot half of the perform
ers turned up. Appreciating the diffi
culty. Mme. Patti incognita, of course
offered to oblige the audience with
a song or two. Then she sang. In her
own glorious way. three of her sweet
est ballads. At the close the chair
man approached and in solemn tone
thanked her. "Well, miss." he said,
"you've done uncommon well. And
although 'Any Ock. the juggler, who
thinks nowt of takin 'old of 'ot poker
and a-swallorin needles, couldn't turn
up, yet you've pleased us very consid
erable, miss."
A man doesn't mind being a fool as
long as he doesn't know it.
I do not believe Pico's Cure for Coniaoptloa
has an equal for coukIis and iuMs.-John f
Botek. Trinity Springs. Ind.. Feb. 15. 1900,
Some men have reasons for doing
things and some have excuses.
nearness Cannot B Coxed
by local applications, as tbey cannot reach ths
dfceaed i-ortion of tne ear. There is onlv one
way to cure deafness, and that is by consti
tutional remedies. Deafness 11 caused bv as
Inflamed condition of the mucus lining? of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube is intlanv d
you have a rumblinx sound or imperfect h-ir-fnjr.
and when it is entirelv clo-,cUdeafress is
the result, apd unles?- the intlaramation can lie
taken out ami llili tube restored to its normal
condition, heirln will tie destroyed fon-ier:
nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is liotl.intf but an Inflamed condition of
the mucus surfaces.
We will give Onellundred Dollars Tor any case
Of Deafness (caused bv catarrh) that cannot
be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, bend for
circulars, free. . ,. , .. A
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can be obtained' only by using Defiance
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same money no cooking required.
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