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40 Inc EQttof 0T Iht chicago 1f30uHEs
CHICAGO, Feb. 81 desire to correct some err
rors contained In your report In yesterdays
TRIBUNE concerning the discussion Of the drain
age question before the Citizens Association
Committee In relation to the cost OF ship
canal from Chicago to the MI ssssippi River
During the summer Of 1915 survey was made
OF this water route by party Of United States
Government Engineers in charge of F. G. Du-
rand, Esq, with the view Of finding the cost OF
the enlargement Of the Illinois & Michigan
Canal and Of the improvement Of tho Illinois
River. The proposed dimensions Of tho first di-
vision from Chicago to Dam No. l, Joliet, were
as follows: One hundred and sixty feet wide and
sfeet deep; slope Of earth banks, X feet to !.
Three locks, $50 feet long and Is feet wide In
the chamber, 81 T-10 feet Of lockage, distance
g Is 100 miles. cost S11 81 ee Second divls.nn,
from Dam No. l, Joliet, to junction ut La Saile.
65 miles Of river Improvement, eleven locks same
size as above, 103 feet Of lockage, the channel
to be 200 feet wide feet deep feowtng s,x s the he
which add three more locks OF the same SIZE i to
be built below Copperas Creek in the Illinois
River, costing Sl,35o,ooo. Total cost of the
This enlarged canal would deliver at Lockport
124,O00 cubic feet. Of water per minute, and
would chunge the water in Chicago River and its
branches about twice every twenty-fonr hours
A great number OF plans have been proposed OF
latc to dispose Of our sewage und to purify our
could not be cnrried out without very great ex-
pense and it would take years to obtain any
relief.
Tho cheapest, quickest, most feasible plan
proposed, in my humble opinion. Is to establish
the pumping works ut bridgeport AS soon rs pos
sib1e. This is NO experiment, the cost say ABOUT
100000, besides the expense OF running the
pumps. The Chief Engineer Of M the Cnn4l says
that the canal take away GO, 600 cubic feet OF
wuter per minute, which will change the waters
Of Chicago river and its braaeheS about 6; once IN
the work Of purifying tho river and Of giyinE
us good pure wnter Of which So many pltelcia1'I i1'
do, then there will be no need Of going. to such
great expense, and Of radically chAnging 3ur
whole system of sewerage and water-Works.
In the future we must 60 diligently to work to
ret ship cnnal built from Chicago to the Mis-,
sissippi River. The City Of Chicago could well
afford to make proposition to the State Of Ilii-
nois and to the United States Government that
she would pay one third or even one half of she
expense Of ship canal from Bridgeport to
Joliet, that would take away from Chicago River
from EO,OOO to 10000 cubic feet of water per
minute, which would probably answer NIL our
purposes for all time. Very respectfully. re-
, 1880-02-29
Denies that He Is Dend.
tn the Editor Of The CHICAGO Tribune,

TO EHE EdtltT q 1Ht CHICNgV 1TfUNHcs
CHICAGO Feb. 28-Please allow me to state
that was much astonishcd to find myself sum-
marily killed Off by Mr.. Kimberly in his sketch
Of the volunteer tiremen of tho early days in
this city. have the honor to be one Of the few
who still live. am also surprised that his his
tory Of the early volunteer fire department. Is
silent as to the merits Of the best Chief Engineer
Chicago ever had. a max who with his hand
engine department fought n fire on scientific
principles-I ulludc to Stephen +. Gale. HIS
record is SO good and his usefulness SO generally
acknowledged during his time Of service, that
especial mention should be made and the facts
cngrossed upon tho records OF the Fire Depart-
>>~~ DAN'L L. BOONE.
, 1880-02-29

tended for dentists but which should be read,
remembered, aud acted upon BY the public. few
large dental bills. and penny wise and pound
foolish people seek to reduce them by gofng to
"cheap'' or so-called reasonable, dentists,
econo,nize in dental hills is to exercise
care in keeping the teeth clean for four cases Sc;
action Of: external agents, created by tnS de-
comRosltion Of food between and around them @
II s ese Re
ment Of the best dental skill, is the way to econ
omize in these ott-complained-of bills, and well
will it be when these two facts arc impressed
upon the mind and intelugently acted upon by
the public. As well might people breathe sewer
physicians bills, or refuse to pay. their debts
and expect to retain good credit and saVo
costs, as 70 expect to save their teeth and econ
and skillfu1 treatment.
The idea Is quite too common {eveu with peo-
Cleanliness ia other respects, that careless and
Indifferent brushing of the teeth once day IS
all that IS necessary. Teeth should be carefully
rising in tie morning, md, il practicable, after
: The directions given by DIR. Mills for the per:
as any, but let it Emo not m 30 forgotten TINT tic
greatest danger from decay is not upon the ex-
posed surfaces, which are easily reached. but
UGtHcCu tAo IctLAs WAE1c L4e OlAsA I&AAAob
reach, no matter whether the motion Is cross
wise or up and down.
The removal Of particles of food from be-
tween the teeth Is Of the grentest Importance,
and this can only he done BY the use Of suitable
toOthpicks and silk floss. The ordinary goose
Quill toothpfck is the very best Of all that arc
mnde for this purpose, being soft, tough, elastic
and ut the same time sufficiently still to admit
OF tta being used without breaking or rendered
inefficient. The metallic pick is SO stiff and un-
yielding that It is not readily passed between the
teeth, while the ordinary wooden pick Is too
easily broken, and by tho action Of tho saliva be-
comes soft and - broomed up" and of little use-
After each meal, then, tho Quill pick rs well as
the brush should be used; give the preference to
the pick. Before going to bed for the night silk
floss should be passed up and down between the
teeth, that these surfaces which press SO closely
against each other that the brush cannot
In majority Of cases where the teeth are
pressed closely together sewing end in fact
anything but silk floss, will be broken or torn in
its use; but when the teeth are sound, no matter
how tightly they are pressed together, waxed
floss will readily pass uninjurel. The break
ing Of the floss is almost infalllble indication
that decay is present, and the sooner It is at
tended to the better
Let it not be supposed that by the term IT silk
floss - is meant ordinary sewing silk. Sewing
silk Is made by twisting silk fibres into thread,
All druggists keep tooth- picks brushes, and
powders, while few keep ''silk," or what is
known as dental floss" It can seldom be pro-
cured except Of dentists or at dental depots.
Ask your druggist for it. and, II he does not
now Keep it, insist upon his getting 1t, for no
mouth Gun be kept in proper condition without
Its daily use. ". ". ALLPoRT1
, 1880-02-29

the old days Of bad water in Chicago, some ff-
teen or eighteen yearsago, being then. as now,
IN great trouble concerning my inward baptism,
procured Davis filter, packed with gravel
ana charcoal, which Afforded a comfortable de-
gree OF relief againstthe dccaying fish. and oil,
anu sewage which then made our htke~watcr
turb1l. When the llke-tunnet WIS finished, the
filter was discarded rs useless and relegatcd to
the limbo Of disused household utensils. Again,
when we were living in Evanston, after
the lire, our Well-water became impure,
and again we had recourse to Messrs.
Scavey and their Davis filter, and, hlterfng our
rhin-watcr, had once more pure and whole
some beverage When this present trouble
began to cause revolt. in my very Intelligent
and well-trained digestive organs naturally
thought Of the Davis filter, but, In sending for
one, found to my dismay that they were no
longer manufactured on sale. Intelligent
physicians assure me that this method OF thor
ough grnvel and charcoal filtration, though It
might not render the water absolutely pure,
to me that II the merits OF the Davis filter were
generally known there would be at least 1000
families in this city who. would apply for enc
tomorrow, especially as the cost OF them is only
about 81. II remember rightly. I wish the
subject might be agitated until either the Davis
filter should be resusctated or another found to
take its place. II any TRIBUNE reader knows
where such filter can be obtained he will confer
an immense obligation By making the fact
Meanwhile, let the Common Council hurry up
the pumping works ut Bridgeport Filtration IS
only ct best Il partial mitigation Of this great
evil which is nf1icting our city, and which. ii it
be not corrected before the hot weather comes,
will cause an tncalcuIablc amount Of suffering,
and deaths more than we shall be willing to
number CAROLINE F CoRBlN.
, 1880-02-29
Drainage.
=. 775,&o.s ~ 7He Chjr1nn Tribune.

IN The Editor at TIC Chicaoo Tribune
CHICAGO, Feb. s7-Permit me through the
medium Of your columns to sny that, from IN
"up-a- tree" standpoint 1t LOOKS very mucn nAe
In the first place, the deepening OF the canal
All Al appear m to agree that it can't be done, for
tbe % demands Of our city, and to your subscriber
it looks US though au we want are two OF tnose
nov. welIand Canal locks set right down JUST
north If Wells Street bridge. Then With the
conduit engine ct d en1nes sReea,
VIII strost 6yirants let loose to the proper
Eauec, a, The river could be purified and d the the
City drink preserved ut the same time ar t t1e rs
publi{ print The highest raise IN tne t iock4go 4
Be over four fect and min ho ocR cH
rates and need not lie unshipped, and the deteL-
don OF lockage would not be worse tnan toe
present bridge nuisance to vessels. A., +.r,
branches SO high that the planking OF the oocSs
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The Hight of Civilization.

o
EVANSTON, ILL.,, Feb. 20.-The female agitators
want women to learn all manner of work and
trades, to be able to support the family in case
of necessity. Let them go on and do the bus-
ness When the Indians reached that point Of
civilization it was the top notch sHo bigee In
dian now sitee in he wigwameo now while
squawce do he work It Was the same way
back in history Of Palestine, and squawee doee
all the workee'' there still Let the brave
women continue DR. BLUDGEON.
, 1880-02-29

was little slusby, and no fears were had Then
the tueboats and steam eaMnalboats' q would keep
stirred up for the current to keep moving on
like the Wandering Jew, and, II that did not do,
q drag might be hauled up and down on the bot
and thus to fecp the stuff a-moying. The ruins
would lend their aid occasionally also.
Il has been said that no plan would be sane
toned hut one that there Was 's millions In for
the contractors, nnd we are not sure but what
that is SO. 1t looks SO ''from up tree" Sup
pose THE Ta1pgNE has as, It's ~ family artist get up
proper explanatory, remarks, and have them
printed. SO that all the world shall have q
chance to try the problem and send in
etc. etc. 81, De Lesseps might In his travels
look it over. It might serve to while away tho
1s Of H aoX oea or IN bess
adopted; would be good idea also, same as New
York State did for canai-boat propulsion.
TRAVELLER.
Mrs. VVias1nE Vfndfcates Her Course.
10 The Editor Of The Chicago Tribune.
CHICAGO, Feb. 81 have noticed several
articles in your Paper concerning me and Us
came to the conclusion that YOU must have been
nisinformed or that my Husband had misrepre-
scnted the facts to you I have taken It upon
myself to vindicate my own cause trusting that
your Paper In regard to my Husband and T.
We havo worked together for four years l at
him in his Business and rs I have worked a5
hard Us he has-Can any ono blame me for taking
money that is lis much mine rs His md espe
the money-and for over year has been making
Preparations also stating that He intended to
leave rne-these things can prove by good sub
to sguantlcr It but have it where it is sufo and
intend to keep it rs security for His good be-
havior and think am very lenient for do not
believe there is many Women knowing what l
do and How He has tried to injure my Reputa-
Hon also acting as he has been doing Depriving
ing me inch by inch and this Is not everything
should not state these things but am compelled
to vindicate myself Yours Respectfully
Mrs. WIESING.
, 1880-02-29
More About Dogs.

To the Editor Of The Chicago Tribune.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2s.-There is one phase OF this
question that needs more emphasis; 1t IS the
yalue of human life. 1t Is no extravagance OF
statement to say that the life OF one reputabt'
citizen is OF more value than that or a11 inc
f1o,,s in tho State, and when we consider that
soores of vn]uablcliycs are sacrificed each year
hy hyfrophobia in this city alone, may we not
reasonubly demand the most rigid enforcement
r. wmnld be easy enough to demonstrate that
dogs nrc u nuisance In towns md cities, the
QUESTION Of hydrophobia aside; but when we
4eoijze fhe untold horrors Of that dread disease,
Nthnt n cur not worth nickel may in n moment
bring the most vniued citizen n the community
tn n dreadful tcath,-then all sentimcntausm
should be done with.
enu = ;s one Of the unknowable things in the
ronlchncss Of man that human life should be
held so cheap and that Of dog so precious:
, 1880-02-29
Dr. Airport on Dental Hygiene.
n. thF Editoy of Ihe Chicago Tribune.

Cu1cAao. Feb. g." While there Is general
use of the toothbrush by the people, there Is
also not uncommonly au abuse of it for want Of
nroner instruction as to how it should be used.
It Is ectting I'd be better understood BY both
dentists and patients now than formerly that
crosswise brushing is not always the best, but
that the upper teeth should be brushed down
ward aud the lower teeth upward. It is COM
mon n,istake not to brush thoroughly the cheek
and posterior surfaces Of the third molars, and
the lingual surfaces Of the lower front teeth.
am sure TINT nothing like IN adequate amount
strongly inpresscd upon the minds OF the guard
inns 81 childreu that the practice Of brushing the
thoreagh should be neEn as sas1y
fhe surfaces 10 which / have alluded as most
neglected. Curved brushes with q tuft end
bnd-shaped, OF course-are the best" The
marks BY Dr. George A. Mills. Of Brooklyn. N.
X, in recent number OF the us1tal Cosmos. In
, 1880-02-29

I sr.cred for FIVE years with Thcumntlsca-
Hurine been persuaded by friends to try the ST.
jacobs oil must acknowledge that it Is the et:ss
remedy ever used: III fact, 1t cnrel me entire
II. accept my sincere thanks. fsaI1k sea"aet@s
, 1880-02-29


approximate TO it without fear of danger,
for "Nature, which sets thus far, but no
further to wine and whisky, sets no barriers
comnare our water fllied with "all sorts of
wingedand horned organisms and contaminated
by tho influx from sewers. with the cnticing
avoi.f tt cnnrnocouaiv' because by settinQ the
example to chiliren to drink tho water, We nlny
WIN ia er11a az @ ~ scarIct. ii5hthar;a> and
typhoi1 f1ver-
,fha writer evtdent,v wrote either in behalf OF
some unmmnfh hrauinv estnb nbIal1rnent In whose
cellars he has royeled Ia that ..gpm1thiichkeit'
which he 50 highly extols, or to mako matter for
n9 sarta1, snanes tn fm R,sr whaterer the
motive. tha nrtfcfe ia calcuated to do harm by
snran1ifnr abrnn1i a nntinn an t. tbe efYects Of
10 fge f IN y onnns IN Of
nhrsinno{sfs an5 nhsscians "a datJI't.e.; from
R9ysSosial Sad he ] s
inirri6as b. b. reason Of its low % percentase
denmnnces whistv> which n common m win
brandy and n1bers of rhr stronger linuors is
known to contain a relatively arra amount Of
ahsnintc .,cnhni Ee1T n"rsnna r SnV' dem ar
even 11mrhr me 1nrrfn efYecfs nf this s,hsrance.
h,,t nuestion n fhev mt ali realize how iarVo an
amount Of alcohol is taken into the system
5ty a % epSus fey
o Is tG IS per Of @ eGno 4 4 nv we VII
o n on Gs ooe
beer csntains fr1m eo ner cent ~ nhsnl,1ro
o'cahoi c.n T., n,a etr5Eo nv Svarasra ~ nnG coli
iIs Per eeat Til. . is plain!y seer, squalls w
baer nr ono onncc in everT thr1t, ninfs and
1o,,r o1'ncea M ~ her .tHnw itt1 fhat iaf', az
an nri3,uarv heer-m,,r hoIds haif r nints and I
dn,:t thinG r. can Ia ~ Sro7, IN 4hat fhrsa nHra
and four ounces Of beer viii nj seven mugs, ai-
, 1880-02-29
The stIrIsIl Farnlne.ss

70 The Editor 0f The Chicago 1rlbune.
CHICAGO, Feb. 28.-Your readers are much
obliged to you for printing in full the mngnih-
cent poem, 1.-THE Irish Famine in $780, which
A1i.s Gavin read SO splendidly at the great Irish
relief meeting. By the way the advertisements
were worded, we cannot tell whether Miss
er sho did or not so as to settle several disputes
i. G. s. AND J. B. F.
, 1880-02-29

Huth -41s, 1850,
THE HEk1aovEs -. soIln.t Ia.t.o,,o" v son,o+r.,,,1
- me mex. M March with
be e'sen atthe eenual oa,a1 - %it tts
one u loo nueet p.os n.,n1..t.sr,,s oo,,+o+o
members 1t~aH 1ncauue nuo,nslen eanulte1"
paradise LOST; farAer aeupuUn n1'e.l
Hymn -; tho march and chorus 1rom u oolu1narA TEE
"Queen Of Sheba"; and Mrs. Clara D. Stacy Will
sinp Reethoven's great scena and nrin, "Ahl
nnrpdor va arr reouestnd to state In this con-
nection that associate members can SECURE re-
served seats on the 9Th, Sth, and 9to-
TIE ApoL1o CLUB
,5,, n,+ 5vo III raxf oonoart ,nti, after Faster.
"n' w. So 10 80. "NNrn'-
probably the Iuesday orIhursuay atter:Eas
sunday,--the intervening time being spent In
rehearsing that massive and noble composition
1or maze enorus, Flltn'ol, Micu a "as rn. che
musical sensanon OF the cfnps last season' Inc
work Till be given with fine ensemb1e,-slxty
Of the best voices Of the Milwaukee Arion So
c,etv heno ,mnorted n io,r, +h, Ano1los for this
.3sv o'Aae '.upo 'eu :" 'o4n 1.o APo.oe -,
oecas1on,-Whlehs with grand orchestfa, WILL ala
in giving an impressive performance Of Bruch's
, 1ha rehearsas hoth ~ har ] eud !, Hitlwa,,ee well
s eaes of ae vi? op nouey
t SIT which Tll be the competitive SINGING OF o.
sue l"o o4IeanzaIons. LIS lntenueu ~ snt ~
tas M,e enufe part Ct me evening eI.er he,,+
r. an ge ssimrnr E @n
male part songs, and have the clubs as separate
societies sing their best selections and permit
~ hue aoaence @ 70 Judge as 70 tnelr Teiaute e1ceI.
lenee. ms will excite rivalry and enthuslasm
wien a, Tla secure to the public some Of the pest
heard in our city, is it is well known that both
the Apollos and AHons are this season in splendid
1osA ..-..-. ...........
TIE GERNAN RESEFIT CONCERT.
A concert will be given at the Central Music
Hall on Thursday evening, March 4, for the bene-
1T Of the German Aid and Relief Society, in
which Miss Haiana Ra1attn Mrs. Watrous
Messrs- Schultze. Goodwillic. Lewis, the Ger
mnnia Mannerchor and an orchestra under the
direction Of Mr. Hniatlsa. will taEe part. The
program will be as FOLLOWS:
pARTT
l. Overture to .ner Frcischf1tz" Weber
e Aria from tsStrnd,sljn ;" .Flotuw
Wr. Ed Schuitzs.
q Aria for contraltf,. .Mililotht
Wrs. ": lTutrous.
1. "Rordo Eleganre." solo for violin. W1eniawski
, 1880-02-29
Bohemian In the Public schools,


CHICAGO, Feb. es-We, as Bohemian citizens,
would enter our protest against the unjust and
impartial action Of the Boartl Of Education on
last Thursday night. We up to that time had
thought that the members Of the Board, In all
their doings acted In accordance with the priu-
ciples of fairness and consistency. But we must
acknowledge that lust Thursday nights proceed
ing has greatly shaken our faith In them. 1t
seems impossible that the members of tho Board
can afford to let such action go on record be-
fore the searching criterion OF public opinion.
Can they allow their reputation for consistency
suffer In this why? a few years ago, Mt the
mercst suggestion Of teaching German In the
public schools, they at once admitted r hut
now. when the precedent OF teaehing foreign
lang llages in the public schools Is established
in u school where almost every pupil ~
Bohemian and tho Bohemian taxpayers OF
the district arc compelled to pay almost the
entirc assessment themselves, the unan-
imous petition Of tho whole district to
teach Bohemian in that one school alone Is dis
regarded and rejected. And On what grounds1
menbers-who, by the way, knows as much
about Bohemian as he does about Choctaw-
rises majestically in his place, and, after thun-
g11a3e, says that IS Bohemian Is not to be men
honedin the same breath With Gernan: we
would thank our German member for the high
fact, u language Ike the. bohemian, which is SUI
perior to the aEcient Greek In its Vartety OF
forms, declensions, infections, list q Pntro5 e,
nymics, ETC., cunEor, by any seIre man, be pulled
down 70 the level IF . language like tho Ger e1-
not degrading our language in such manner US
to mention it in the same breath with German:
Better had he ranked the ancient classic tongues
equal with the grunts Of the bushmen Of Africa
than lower the Bohemian down to the plane Of
the German.
We do not approve Of teaching any foreign
language in the schools Of America, but we, as
citizens, claim equal rights with all classes OF
citizens. If the Germans have their mother
tongue taught in tho SCHOOLS at public expen5,e &C.,
right to ask for our mother. tongue in 2 district
entirely Bohemian when the German language
Is taught in .all the schools of tho city, even in
those schools where the German n scholars nre III
ber OF the Board to advocate the teaching Of one
foreign language and at the same time stren~
uously oppose the introduction Of another. SO
the ISSUE forces itself upon the gentlemen OF
the Board, and they ns honest, candid men must m
meet it squurely; either admit bohemian into
the Throop School, Or. on the principle Of JUS
tlcc and consistency, abolish from the public
CUCAGsKY CECH.
, 1880-02-29
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.
Jumping n Reservation.
To the Editor Of 77e Chicago Tribune

JOLIET, ILL.,, Fob. 2,.--1s there any way that
person can buy land in an 1ndan Reservation In
Dakota where the Indians arc, either not on the
reserve or else on the west end Of the reserve
The place speak Of Is where railroad Is just
building, and the prospects are the Indians will
have to move soon. Very respectfully yours,
G. u. ALLEN.