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'u/V^ ^ rnmmmmmmmm wmKReStim '"";%a» J --S JT ' ,; "-^** * ^iap^f.\*. "•- -UTOTI--T^r.*' •• i c o u n Route Is %,Bf& and : ' C h m p e s t i • ' * • - , SfcOST IfOUT $189,864,062. ®y tbe Panama Route tht Cast Is Kati- - mated at S853,374,858, and in Addition |: th* Canal Concession Woold QMl the - United Btaftaa •l(i9,141lOO*. c i • --|a l:4i The Interoceanlc Canal Commls- ilon's report is in favor of the Nicara- [IjKua route and it will be submitted to Congress before the holiddays. Here the report in full: jir^.y /-V ,'V(. The investigations of this commission ••; have shown that the selection of "the fr.. -Imost feasible and practicable route" for ,~i' isthmian canal must be made between fhe Nicaragua and Panama locations. rs,^'Furthermore, the complete problem in- ^ .'y* Volves both the sea level plan of canal And that with locks. The Panama route i^V'i^jilorie is feasible for a sea level canal, al- though both are entirely practicable and j:4i$d(feasible for a canal with locks. The time V* .v f-equired to complete a sea level canal bn tho Panama route, probably more jthari twice that needed tc build a canal . f ' >vit"r. locks, -excludes it from favorable "jponsideration, aside from other serious ' r„ n features of its construction. It is the Conclusion of this commission, therefore. {i » 5, thai a plan of canal with locks should *)e adopted. A comparison of the prin- .V?'. tsipal physical features, both natural and • . prtiflcial, of the two routes, reveals ) .fsome points of similarity. Both routes «- icross the continental divide less than ten ".tniles from the Pacific Ocean, the Pana- jma summit being about double the height ,£<!• SP* that in Nicaragua. 4-' "Both Bon tee Rttqaln Costljr Dam*. 'v JC For more than half Its Fength the loca- k-1-fusion of each route on the Atlantic side governed by the course of a river, the »" •*, flow from whose drainage basin is the " " "inly source of water supply for the pro- -Siosed canal; and the summit levels, dif- . , '^fering about twenty feet in elevation-- JPanama being the lower--are formed by n :; flakes, natural in the one case and artl- :,;'; - ^clal in the other, requiring costly dams ^;r>-&nd water ways for their regulation and Z. for the impounding of surplus waters te Reduce the effect of floods and meet op- iV , grating demands during low water sea- V'*song. The Investigations made in con- ,7 -,^ection with tne regulations of I>ake X t /Nicaragua have demonstrated that the "ake affords an inexhaustible water sup- jly for the canal by that route. The in- tial proposition, on the other hand, for :he Panama route, is to form Lake Bohio ;#o as to yield a water supply for a traffic v*>f 10,000,000 tons, which can be' supple- iinented when needed by an amount suffl- ..r. .fclent for more than four times that -^traffic by means of the Alhajuela reser- '^Voir. For all practical purposes this fc"$dteiinay be consi4ered an unlimited supply V>" 'tor the Panama route. So far as the /-practical operation of a ship canal is V- jtoncerned, therefore, tbe water supply '$*• ^ ^features on both lines are satisfactory. : v ".iThe difficulties disclosed and likely to be A"?>'fncountered in the construction of the i ; flams are less at Conchuda, on the Nica- Wti"^'f'agua line, than at Bohio, on the Pana- ... _. Ina route. Both dams, however, are 5 ^'practicable, but the cost of that at ii-£i --Bohio is one-half more than that at Con­ 's?- . , . chuda. t;; ^ommlislon D^nlres a Perfect Straetare. A less expensive dam at Bohio has v,; .:-rt>eeii proposed, but throuph a portion of ,-.^|ts length it would be underlaid by a d«- iosit of sand and gravel, pervious to wa- v ' |i-r. The seepage might not prove dan- * - ".'kerous, but the security of the canal is .• '• flircctly dependent upon this dam, and |J-.- .the policy of the commission has been to %f' ~ vifcelect the more perfect structure, even at somewhat greater cost. The water- . 1 Ways at both locations present no seri- 4us difficulties. The advantages in the a,s- ' /ajlesign and construction of the dams are jS\-"In favor of the Nicaragua route. The |t\ System of regulation at Lake Bohio con- T* cists 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 ..Jh-, the level of Lake Nicaragua is less sim- m- f pie, though perfectly practicable. It in- f \',/ Volves the operation of movable gates at Cjf ®uch times and to such extent as the W ' rainfall on the lake basin may require. The experience and judgment of the op- <*rator are essential elements to effective r regulation of this lake. The regulation it; ^:|)f Lake Bohio Is automatic. The only r;?tneans of transportation now found on Jthe Nicaragua route are the narrow ; " trauge Silit-o Lake Railroad, about six 6 " fniles in length, and the limited naviga- >; -t-iion of San Juan River %nd lake; but the yJicaraguan' Gayernmertt is now building railroad along the beach from Grey- V' t town to Monkey Point, about forty-five v """inHes to the northward, where it pro- , Ijoses to establish a commercial port. - *r . J3y means of a pier in the area protect- ;\%d by the point goods and material for "•jV ' (anal purposes can readily be landed T. And transported by rail to Grey town. '•> ti-Such piers are in constant use on our fi'« pacific coast. This railroad and port jvould be of great value during the pe- S '• , jiod of preparation and harbor conatruc- ' .. v 'iion and should materially shorten that ..^•I'vpertod. ifji;!' Panama Ha* Railroad in Operation. A well equipped railroad is in opera- f - Hon along the entire length of the Pana- "rna route, and existing conditions there . - • .-Afford immediate accommodation for a l^'farge force of laborers'. The Nicaragua route has no natural harbor at either nd. At both the Atlantic and Pacific erminal, however, satisfactory harbors ay be created by the removal of ma {erlal at low prices and by the oonstruc-1 ** |>r< . Pa ' loi e >f aiyiy , iion of protective works of well estab- ? fished design. An excellent roadstead, rotected bv islands, already exists at 'anama, and no work need be done there or either harbor construction or main­ tenance. At Colon, the Atlantic termin- , -v. • Us of the Panama route, a serviceable Jiarbor already exists. It has afforded 1 * liarbor accommodations for many years, \ Vl)ut is open to northers, which a few .#V.""-'limes In each year are liable to damage i#hips or force them to put to sea. Con- f^'-D^iiiderable work must be done there to ' *reate a suitable harbor at the entrance . - $f the canal, which can be easily entered "• ' ""^iind will give complete protection to ship- -. > ping lying within. Excavation Work Compared. WS'• Tbe completion of the harbors, as '••i . planned for both routes, would yield but ;. •" '4ittl.> advantage to either, but the bal ' ince of advantages. includlnBT^n^s ftjnaintenance and operation, is pro) In favor of the Panama route. Thes ex- •M tstence of a harbor at each terminus of the Panama route and a line of railroad -Across the isthmus will make it practl- "i ,table to commence work there, after the V, Concessions are acquired, as soon as the liecossarv plant can be collected and put , in place and the working force organised, v- A'hlu period of preparation is estimated ' .it one year. In Nicaragua this period is • ; •stlmated at two years, so as to include the construction of working harbors and terminal and railroad facilitiec. '• The work of excavation on the Nlea- «*. route is distributed; it Is heaviest 'p^f:"JiAear Conchuda, at Tamberoito aad in the W: ilvlde west of the lake. On the Panama * t®ute it ia largely concentrated in the Culebra and Empfierador cuts, which are Method far Concentrating Blood. v A cheap and rapid method for con­ centrating the enormoua quantities of '. iblood collecting in abattoirs has been .* Invented recently. The blood Is Injec ;vfd into an oven-shaped chamber, open fit the top, and brought into contact "Uwth a current of hot air ascending 'from below. All the water is evapo- ' Jtated In this manner, and the blood ]K>wder is carried to the receiving #hamber. The product thus obtained tasteless, and contains.78.4 p«er cent ' digestible albumen. * r F7~ & - ' - A Clow Idea. •; A New York woman who secured in r"" "\-|taly a nurse for her child found that • fhis native baby-tender carried her ^ - fharge always on a little pillow, sllp- Jing him in the case in such a way that he was kept snug and cozy, but fiot restricted. Tbe nurse was quite ?- - Amazed to learn that young infants '.|n America were carried about sup- • ported only by the hands, and mar- u Hireled that any American child could £ grow up with a Btraight back under v life t^ftveyty ' practically one. As a rule, distributed work affords a greater number of avail­ able points of attadt. " contributing a Quicker completion, but in either of these cases such difflcultits as may exist can be successfully met with suitable organi­ sation and efficient appliances. Ubcr Scarce There. The time required for constructing the Nicaragua Canal will depend largely on the promptness with which the requisite force of laborers can be brought to Nica­ ragua, housed and organized with the lo­ cations of heaviest work along the route. The cut through the divide weat of the lake probably will require the longest time of any single feature of construc­ tion. It contains IS.000.000 cubic yards of earth ajwi rock execration, or a Utile less than 10 per cent of the total work of all classes included. With adequate force and plant this commission estimates that It can be completed in four years. This Indicates, under reasonable allowance for ordinary delays. if force and plant enough were obtainable, to secure a practically concurrent ixecutlon 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 and organizing of the great force of laborers needed, largely foreign­ ers, so as to adjust 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 Cu'.ebra section, amounting to about 43,000,000 cubic yards of hara clay, much of which is ciassed as soft rock, nearly 46 per cent of all classes of material to be removed. Eight Yeaia Requtrod. '« - It is 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 183.06 miles, while the total length Qf the Panama route is 49.09 miles. The length In standard canal section, and on the harbors ana entrances, Is Y3.78 miles for the Nicaragua route and 36.41 miles for the Panama route. The iength of sailing line In Lake Nicaragua Is 70.51 miles, while that in Lake Bohio is 12.68 miles. That portion of the Nicaragua route in the canalized 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 $45,630,704 more than that of completing the Panama Canal, omitting the cost of acquiring the latter property, inis 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 $1,380,- 000 greater than the corresponding charges for the Panama Canal. Panama Route 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 less curvature. The estimated time for a deep draft vessel to pass through Is about twelve hours for Panama and thir- ty-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 terminal ports. Compared on this basis, the Nicaragua route Is the more advan­ tageous for all transisthmian 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 ports and Atlantic ports, European and American, the Nicaraguan 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 Nicaraguan 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 but little, and the natural features of the country through which the route passes are such that no considerable develop­ ment Is likely tp occur as a result of the construction and operation of 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 tlie 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 as toltows: Nicaragua ,.,..«.S1M,M4,06* Panama....•••••••••. 144,133,3168 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 SCRAM To be vain of one's rank or place, is 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 oui 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 ifcperl- 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. Arrresta for drunkennea in 120 cit­ ies of the United States afe said to ag­ gregate 318,006 daring the last fiscal year. . * • - ( Eggs and mulberry trees Were sent out to Georgia by the British govern­ ment shortly after the settlement of tke LIPS •V,.' r' 5 ' J , - ^ necessary for the construction off the canal and for Its management after coDe­ pletion the United States should acquirs 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 acts of all kinds to insure sanitary control and to render police jurisdiction effective. The strip should be not less than fivs 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 lie authorising the United States to occupy its territory for the con­ struction and operation of a canal. When it has been determined to undertake the work and the route has been selected, 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 tentions 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 neoessarv 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 was 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 la authorised by law to acquire t£"e nec­ essary control and authority.. Colombia Mot Fr at. The government of Colombia, on H»e contrary. In whose territory the Panama route lies, has granted concessions which belong tc, or are controlled by the New Panama Csnal Company, and have many years to run, Theae concessions, limit­ ed in time and defective In other ways, Would not bf adequate authority for the purposes of ;he U)tltfcl States, but while <«xlnt Colombia Is not free to treat with thin government. Jf the Panama route !H nel"cU«t these concessions must be removed In order that the republics mav enter Into a treaty to enable the United Stales to acquire the control upon the iithmuft that will be necessary and to fix the consideration. An agree­ ment with the New Panama Canal Com­ pany to s trrender or transfer its con­ cessions must Include a sale of Its canal 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, 1&01, and after prolonged discussion It was submitted to the commission In a modified form on the 4th of November, to be Included In Its renort to the Presi­ dent. The itemised state|ft<«nt8 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 $109,141,500. This, added to the cost of completing the work, makes the whole cost of a canal by the Panama route $253,374,858. while the cost bv the Nicaragua route is $189.- 884.062, a difference of $63 510.796 In favor Of the Nicaragua rouie. States Mast Be Comp* nnated. 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. T'm-re 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 all the facts developed by the 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 knawr. ea the Nicaragua route. THE MINORITY REPORT. George Morrison of the Canal Co--iis- - slon Favors Panama Route. 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, I wals unable to accept th*e conclusions at which my •colleagues "have arrived. I ac­ cept the location for the Nicaraguan 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 maifrlal has been determined by bor­ ings which, though unusually complete, do not give the definite information that is visible at Panama. At Panama there are fair harbors at both ends of the canal that are fully ade­ quate for all demands durinar 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 lie begun a harbor must be created at Greytown, convenient lines of transportation which do not now exist must be provided, as must also the means of housing and taring 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 $t.7,000.000 less than the cost of building the Nicaragua Canal. Or the Panama route two concessions must be extinguished before such rights can be acquired. They are the contract of 1867, by 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 has 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 tbe 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 galvanised 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 larg« scale are being constructed at Dar­ lington, England. ' Maaxmen WfassUsWert 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 aadeavor to per­ suade,: the 'government to remit tht contribution. Lord Henniker recently said that the Island could defend it* self, and that the money might ̂ J6e use­ fully employed in harbor ahd othei Improvements. GihrnNG MUSICAL PITCH. lollaltKU Care Is Exercised la Fresfev lng tha Standards. Musical pitch has a curiottt tenden­ cy to creep In. It Is said that Batch's music sounds much differently now fron^ what it did when Bach wrote it, because the instruments are now pitch­ ed higher. In 1882 it was found that the pitch of high' A at the Vienna Court Opera had crept from- the pre­ scribed 435 double vibrations a second to 443, and in 1885 this number hkd further increased to 450. Accordingly a musical conference was held, and a resolution was taken to re-establish the old pitch of 435 vibrations per sec­ ond. Upon this announcement the Reichsanstalt, the Imperial Physical and Technical Institute of Germany, set up standard instruments, and has since tested and corrected many hun­ dreds of tuning forks, shortening them if they are too low in pitch, and thin­ ning the arms if they are too high. All the military orchestras of Ger­ many are pitched alike, and the Reich- santalt keeps the tuning forks correct. And this solicitous care of the govern­ ment in preserving standards is one reason why the world now goes to Ger­ many in musical matters.--Pearson's Magisine. CANADA'S CAPITAL Al0USED. Was Th«r» Suth Kxeitemeat-- Physicians' Assoc'.atloa Trying to Kxplalsu 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 Brlght'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 tbe 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 be 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 189®-- christened by the name of "Dodds." Altogether it is the most sensational case that has ever occurred in the hlSr 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 RIee Landi la T< Rice lands in Texas two years ago were selling slowly at 95 to |16. To­ day such land is selling much faster at $20 to $50 per acre, and immigra­ tion to the rice belt is quite active. There is no trick in dyeing. You can do it just as well as any one if you use PUTNAM FADELESS DYES. Boiling the goods for half an hour is all there is to it. Sold by druggists, 10c. package. The first glass made in this country was manufactured in Jamestown by the English colonists in 1609. For something good, try Mrs. Austin's Famous Pan Cake Flour, ready in a jiffy. Tour grocer has it on hand. Friends of a rich man have a hun­ dred hands. '• | A ROYAL PUBLICATION. One of the most handsome pieces of printing, and a publication* that will come to have historic interest, is the specially prepared time Jable of the tour through Canada of T. R. H., the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, embracing that portion of the Grand Trunk Railway System over which the Royal couple traveled In the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec. Never before did a time table assume such a sumptuous guise, and it reflects the utmost credit upon the Grand Trunk Railway System. The book in question Is a tall octavo one of one hundred pages, printed on special deckled edge linen paper. The letter press is in black and red; the text is descriptive of the route from North Bay, Ontario, to Toronto, Lon­ don, Niagara Falls, Brantford, Wood­ stock, Hamilton, Belleville. Kingston, Brockville, Cornwall, Montreal, Sher- brooke, Richmond and Quebec, with marginal time table, distances from North Bay and distances from Mon­ treal, as well as showing the altitude above sea level of every point along the route. Blank pages are interleaved opposite every page for pencilled memoranda. The book is profusely il­ lustrated, the numerous half-tone views being printed on superfine paper ornamented with emblematic devices printed in grey ink, the half tones be­ ing printed in black ink. In addition to this Royal Souvenir, the Grand Trunk also issued a very handsome edition of their book en­ titled "Across Niagara's Gorge," and a Vest-Pocket map of the entire Sys­ tem, Bhowing the route of the Royal party while on their line. Stories la the Companies. In the fifty-two Issues of Its volume for 1908 The Youth's Companion will publish between two hundred and three hun­ dred good stories. Four series of stories which promise to be exceptionally enter­ taining will be "Tales of a Deep-Sea Diver." "Tales of a Circus Hand," "Tales of a Mississippi Pilot," and "Tales of an Indian Agent." There will be four sto­ ries in each group. Success never roosts on the banner of the man who neglects his business. I do not believe Plao a Cure for Consumption has an equal for coughs and cokls.--JOHN V Bona, Trinity Springs. Ind.. Feb. 16.1900. A dollar saved is a dollar earned-- for it's hard work to save a dollar. FITS PMmnwntly Cured. No fits or nerroaroem after first day's u>* of l>r. Kline'* Ureat Nerve Ke»torer. Send for FREE S2.00 trial bottle and treatlm. Da. R. H. Kuss. Ltd.. Ml Arch St.. l'hllarfeltthla. Pa. "Never give up" is a good motto for people who don't pay their debts. ^ Matt J, Johnson's 6O88 has cured thousands of rheumatism. It WtU cure you. Try It. All druggists. Before you marry, be sure of a house wherein you tarry. Pain--Wizard Oil. Use the last on the first and you have neither one nor tbe other. Long sermons jare sometimes referred to M clerical errors. Stops the Couch and Works Off the Cold Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. P^iceSSc. Experience is the mother of science. The fifth program of the Thomas Orchestra Concerts is to be given Fri­ day afternoon and Saturday evening of this week at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago. These concerts are as popular this year as they have always been, which is evidenced by the way in which the big Auditorium Ut Sited up every t)ma i; The Falls of Glomen. in Norway, are to be utilized for the operation of an electrical generating plant almost as large as the one at Niagara. He is handsome that handsome.doth. sfc' HAVE HEARD OF IT BEFORE I* ^hers Is no necessity for us to suffer In «nd endure useless agony. There I a remedy for all aches and pains- Rheumatism, Gout. Lumbago, Neuralgia. Sciatica, Pleurisy, Sor*- stss. Stiffness, Headache, 3ackach(^ ' Plains in the L!mbs and Pains in tha Vast, that ; Webavetbe< and will sead by 1 prepaid, Mr only.... LADIES' FINS SOLID LEATHSK laee Kidoruttiatl c. d, k or l sices V «•»' m These am 1th saatte* Money sice, width date, snappy Shoes. desired, and lnelo*e not satisfactory. Address SCHLAEQEL BROS.. P O. Bex 202,Ps«erey,0. WANTED011 waiT$- -- •* • •••» KMic mea to seU tmt high Krr.i'ie line of lubricating olla. gnjaaeS. ionf.hMa saS bouse patnta. white ip.ad, etc., either, S|(iti»WSI|l>» • a a *'<ie line, local 7 or traveling, «p SaanUMMa. INDUSTRIAL OIL * SUPPLY CO.. w !••>••• wm Ramm m om MKAIf ESTATE. FARMERS WANTED Northweit clo»e ont at yery low prleea. ranging from •12.00 per acre; wUere Alfalfa grows to Wheat, Oats, Barley, Coffir Cora. Cans, 1 and Potatoes are principal prodaets sad "Can King," being in the famona Cora belt Of ffea parallel, the best schools, charebea s and the best eoll, being from 1 ta v feet 1 . makes the farmer joyous to wovk aseh soil. T*l«lng !a profitably carried oa by tile iMjKpi Stock ranches a specialty CorreapoadeaOS 1 J. o. LANE » SONS, PhMllpsbwrg, hiaai SOI TH 2>AKOTA Farma for sale cheap. lMStpaS * It never Wh. It acta Mts marfe. Instantaneous relief from pain always follows, it has cured thousands of .Ctses which had been given up SS. Incurable One trial wi 11 convince aiiff tttforer that St. Jacobs 0(1 Conquers Pain Price, 25c and 50c. SOLO BT ALL DEALERS » MDICM. WHHWIWWIHWIWflHW .ft, VAN'S" BUCKWHEAT VAN'S u NOW READY. Easy to B U Y ! Eanr to M A K E ! Easier to E A T ! Buy a Pack- aye TO-DAY and Seelt AT ALL UBOCERS. HOWE SCALES BEST £ In The World rf AI L KINDS FOR ALL PURPOSES Writo ior free Cutalog. The only scale with ball bfiarlnsrs. BORDEN ft SELLECK CO."EFT£5^ ,.CuKt».r. FISTULA, POLL EVIL In 4 to IS «reekB. V.'lurn JU6t formtnp usually curee without discliartfiiiK. !» four weeks. Humane nnd easy to give, "rice, 50 cts. By mail. CO cts. Trerttise free upon application CLOUSE & STAMM, chemists SB SUTE ST.. Quttato. tu- I i fl „ For War* Thaa a Qaartcr mf m Oeatary the reputation of W. E. Douglati $8.00 and $3.50 shoes for style, comfort and ww iuu> excelled ail other makt-s holil at tlieae pruxs. Tin* excellent reputation has been won by merit alone. W. I.. DOHKUB shoes hare to litre better satistaction than other fcS.OUand $3.GO shoes because bis reputation lor tUu best (3.00 and $3.60 shoe* mubt be maintained. A'uW hu I' wfila* Storrt in Amrricnn $, Umg direct/rot* factory to wearer at out asW bat ttuie Ueaici* tiirvichtir, W L.DOUGLAS SHOES =522 i n I U N I O N M A P t I.lne Cannot n •mi ii mi ---- Equaled at Any Price. T Tho_ standard has v. h»en plRopd so hich that the wearer reeelT»s more faille for his money in tli - \Y. L. I)on-; iR *3.o» a:» i $?>..>> than h»i eiKHwher*. W. !„ l>ouKla\makrR and iell® inon uitd$u.50 ?,fiora than any other two manufactiirvrs in the world. Faat Color Eyelets Used* W. L. I>oujrIaK §:ioo *n<1 93.50 flhoen nia«ie of the itirae hifh-irnMle leathern UMSU in 85.0Oan<t SO.OO shoes and are just as good In every way* Insist upon having W. L. DougTa* shoes with name and pr'ce stamped^ on bottom. 8ho^s e^nt unywh^re on r^o^ipt of prlf* find 25 oenld additional for carriage. Take meamirvnientn of foot a* shown : Ktate atvle desired; size and CATAXoij or ^; heavy< inttMun* or lit;ht sole*. W. L. DOUGLAS, Brockton, Wlass. of the, St&te. Stock Kanchea and Dairy tie?. Mf.pp trfcrmstlon eace tollcltcii. Come and for yourself. funded If you Buy cf us. This la God'a coriattT. Sll>* Fwli Coasty Abstract Co .. Fae'.Xton, 8. D. COUKTfBff FRPF I fiTft We give away. Rbroluiely treele£» t IBSIST x.a «acb pany, ia ffeata Bee, Florida, or "Waverlav, Tenceasee, No ItlntrkthlM P«v?e<* tsne--lots wojrth diw CM. All we charge tt tor making out tfred. Lwiited number. U. S. SiiS.IC® {SYNDICATE, *55 WAAHLNV;TUT?»T.>CHTO««> SELL ¥OU BETTER. 1A»I> e* sny kind iu the ber.t climate; la tha best, fruit country: in tho richest 5e?<i nnd! it»e<1lei' trlct in tie I". S.. for lest, ir.onej- thaa yon can 1»o* the same values In an> oilier rare of the V- Tfrlte S. B. WEST, Manstlold, Mo. S C A N 10 ACRES ORANGE AND OLIVE ORCHARD Just beginning to bear. Trees !n fine coaiftlaa, best varieties: owner must sell; will eell cfeeep; also a lot on Capitol Hill, Salt Lake City. 4 blocks from the Temple. Address C. S. K1CHft BWSOS, 8alt lake City, Utah. KANKAKEE VALLEY from the Ctrr OF &WCA--. t.ooo ACRES rich I '.arkaoll, tmproredandnaisty*wre4 lntractsof 5 to 680 acres, price from SIS MSM r_er aero. Safe for lnreetmeat. Excellent for hranaa' For particulars, address <«««> I«HH FDR SAI I II11 UflLL. a mllo from railroad tows: IM acres of tbe richest land in Faribault eisty. Wa>. Particulars. State Bank of Alden,Aldsa» Mtaa FOR SALE--FARMSor ALL 81 la ttaltak region about Iowa, and property in that live town. A. 8. LAKE, Shenandoah, Iowa. JQ7 ACRES, improved farm, Howard Co., I spot of Missouri. Ad.SAMin*SBm,<- 25,000 ACKZft. 8al* or Trad., Improved * unlmp«t>re4, •a.set. sto. Write ASOS B. SOOB*»«, AFCAIInn, ft.la, IRRIGATED FARMS ajTis*nimu ' - FOR 8AU5 OH THE GROTTND FliOOR PtAB. Fine irrigation canal, vater supply unlimited- trol 50.000 acres rich lrri|j?nMe land. During prsttBtMk ' ary colonization v ill pcillimited number or small, at actual cost to as. Water rlfrht* toW nr short period at greatly l-educed price*. !*o chug*tor future water rent*; we deed Irrigation canal tojwr chasers of lands usinjr it. Climate unequalled. wiHt » ' now for pictorial description and fall details. ©0 ponden^e cheerfully an<<wd. Ad. THORPB BB06.4b CO.. Excl'gve Agta.. 414B--perBlk, Chicago.m. ' VlHCiC I AHIIC fOK 8AUB near Topeka. AAHdAw LAMIfw 34S acres, smooth, rich, level bottom, 85S an sere; 120acre*rich,lerel Mr . '. 'fS •, torn, 9R& an acre; 840acrea of grass land, S6,OOOt .--is 30 seres of bottom, S2.SOO; SSO acres lerel s»- , ' « laud, 4)5,8001 3SO acres bottom and slope, 930 fir ~ acre, f ATKB a THOSFSOB. St 1 I«n» A»a.. Ti>l>a, Sll J CICTV laraoTKB rAsas, confining from is Nl I I located In brtkera la*ta»a, forsa'eonJuSjf tt»a and easy parnienle. Write for our deacriptlvectrcals* for particulars. STBAtS. AfKKSSAS a CO. ISIM. 1»S. AGENTS, «OUR PHOTOGRAPH on s Button, I Oct 8tl«k I pin vr ITpt jMt\ copied lrlilch wo return uninjured; just tlie thing fori present. t~peo!ai inducement* to agents, lilw - Catalogue of Button-*, pins, Medallions ana Jtwmfcft free. AtSK FIIOTO IU TCOS STI-HB, N«.Be*W..<MS>S j, CIIADI C--OF (JRKAT Burr, «a4 nu.;ai«sMi«S OimrLC So gay8 every woman was esse oar SW, • household novelty. Agents should^ get In oa ground floor at. onco. School boys, here Is acMMa to make tuoney. Sample and elrenlars, loa Wp A i w a , t t . n n a WHD-FSHSStN CO., MU Lecaa . CQOC.OO EASILY MADK la IS MONTHS #900-- « capital of SO.OO. Bead ' for postage on sample worth ISoand full I . Addreae L. W. SSTBS, MaawngW; 1 . >f|. its u. S. Traaaary, WathlWtoa, P. fl.' - mstion. opp AGENTS WANTED tvred president. W«, UCKIMLST. Ssmple sad lilioea, tyred president. Wit. MCKINLKT. SsmplS sad lifto. Tha Watta Printing Co., Canton,Ottla* Sr. A A i lftlV_GOOD WBITMB WIIMII •ww N IMI to do corresponding tat as i bonis and ensure, pat ion. No envelope unorabie and interesting oeaa- : for the KTKATBsa snor ea taa Salsr*. SendSOofW market. W full-alie earn WANTED LOEB, HLO WAMTED- Dime Clubs Fo mee' first iDqulrera, ati •elightful, ' 90ft of cost. J8HAS, «S Hat, Wi mm. Inonte US.ntaM Bell sen is sol Id gold ilM watch- AgoUlS l?aiil!0 ea guaranteed ten years. - offer, sample *3.95 also pearl rolled gold sad SI society buttons. Sample 25c. Wr te for 71-(iaae logconialuiuff full line oi Jewelry, CQtlery.Wat etc. BQlilTAKLK ST'ti CO. .68-68 WKitBtwSwsf^lewll Wanted good patent right men and ageata. TboM experienced In tne churn^business preferred. WWW per mo. guaranteed, SAXTSS emu CO., (LUIILIH, SHa $3.00 A DAY K2U&SS Invented. Everybody buys; sells for 15c; EQen.WMaea, boytjrirl* can eell It by ou r new method. People b» row money to bay. You can't fail. Sample and pa^ tlculars lac colnTnmss I'WCO., Mactfc lna««aivfc> Sviwp •" FIGS lr 13 REFRE5^1 AND ACTS ^ . PLEASAHTLY and Gently. V 5̂lSTS fUBlTUAL (pHSTlp ̂ toO^CO^ With many millions of families Syrup of Figs has become the 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 pleasant to the taste, but the medicinally laxative principles of the . combination are obtained from plants known to act most bene­ ficially on the system. To <Jet its bervefrcieJ effects-- buy the jei\uir\e?ftari\ifactvirecl by F* MEA, Wohiib Wiatei Addresa »ox lim.su •», ̂ Boys, Olrls and Ladlsa mike a<a«; fwt; MS pie, 10 cents. 8TA3SA-- MFB OS.. WIsSHa, ga--. Acniu wanted every where;ontflt e&Mreturnable,sen. . *>: plea mailed 35c. 8. DWWfSM.MW »la* Wat*- , , ~ MISCELLANEOUS. : A If 11 M M Highest price paid for Bkank sa4 • '&?'-""V 4^' OaUlia other fura. Bead stamp to M. J. Jewatt, Redwood, Jeffersoa Co.. New Tartu quick sales. •. C. Cki f if* j Thousand a&rgja Write today for prices. Finest fowla, towX^ftire customers always cnifufled. Baa aSIWhiSM1!--^ PHOTO BUTTONS A splendid tiful hand-painted 1)4 ln. li Photu-Battaa, oval, taken from any ph-ture, Fifty Casts.) tion guaranteed. Picture returned for catalogue. I*. B. Hi sil, lilt lm s. r. • I i n ̂ .^ture. Lo»«rs of Freedom fabllskw, sub.. 6 inii.,Ue, 1SSBI CflR UELI VKKUO PK1CK8 SS Makol&e s VII Cedar, so feet, and ahoner, MKvhaaM pota. bridge piles, flae poles or tiea \y daniektrahSfa, wTtto • to O. W. Firkins A Co., MiaasapaUl, Mima. , jF IS A SCTAU P U T Y O U R M O H E Y I N S H E 9 Largest dividend payer upon capital lnrastad. Hss* 4? you any Idea whst It paya ? if not, then nrqaa tat y cat self with reliable Information. UK, yes,frefaanQs IOO< and more. WE purpoeeorgaaUtogactoeeexehai- ively sheep corpoiation and gnat yon priTQaca subs<-ription. bb^res aioo e«eh. Six hers aaw aa4a* I00< and more. We pnrpoee< 'ly ' " here aaw aa4»* IT i art taartra"|S| ». DaiagwtO lpantealsm, wftatag. v. • A1' •• • -••• v S-J-p :i 'if m Louiavilla. Ky. SArv fr*ftwaeo.Csl. New YorK-ftX rOR «ALI SV AU DHUOOI»Tfl PRICE 3ot pen BOTTLB stock can be bou^lit. Wh»» expect your uiouey to be sent to I time must know what we can depend apoa. Dalarwtt leave you out. Highest references r~* -- J AH. F. MALSBVKVt RawUa BUS IS ESS CHANCES. of acquiring wealth; particulars FHtS. EI SSKA BK. 00^ US S. Stt St. Baaa«, l CTOfiV Qood Sie.OOO atook C- • IVUKQtntt1 F umlahlnfSt ta ottjr < population; hare large eaeh I lata, dslaa at bualne.s; will discountllboraily faroaah;lf yoahifM tbe money tao traders need wttae) aad Miami- neis, addreaa P. O. Bel SIS, Kaalllll»LTnS DO m COST AST. Aiilsisj Ssltni.SM lsM» Sfc, Ma|a> Psisatsji OROPSY.:̂ aaea. Booh of Utathnoelala aa HAS. aa. a. a. sassa^ .7- fl". : , FA (UtlK Varieties by asall 'I* OntLUO lor wire jewelry workers, and Hat for beg nuers. Adjr«aa4JTAa«B.W |U Habita. Specialty8ftyears. FKa* Vl lUlslTrlal. Dr. Uarah.Quincy, Mia W. N, U, CHICAGO. NO. 4?, I Ml. VfeM Aisveriag Advertise aw «l» MuitkM Tkis fiftt, NEWMSCOVEIY: |if«i relief aad cans i aad M as TV I B. J