Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-11-10
THE NCARNCUAN CANAL.
The Commission of Inquiry Will
Soon Hand in It's Report
to Secretary Hay.
THE TEXAS TICK CONQUERED At LAST.
DR.. Norsaard, of the Bureau OF Animal In
dustry, Has Discovered q Solution Which
DispOses of the Ticks as Soon as the
Animals Are Dipped In 1t - Bulletin
About Public Documents.

Washington, Nov. 6.-The Nicara-
guam canal commission, appointed by
the president under an act of congress
directing a complete inquiry into the
this project, with particular reference
to its practica bility and cost, has
about completed its work and the
present prospect is that the report
will be handed to Secretary Hay in
about a month. The conclusions
reached by the commission will not
be announced until the report is sub
mitted. 1t is known, however, that
on the two salient features-practica-
bil1ty and cost-the commission will
report first, that the project of a canal
joining the Atlantic and Pacific by
what is commonly known as the Mic
aragua route is entirely feasible and
practical, presenting no engineering
problems which cannot be met; and,
second, that the cost can be presen ted
with fair degree of mathemat ical
exactness, allowing for excava-
ton, construction and all other
items The report will give this
cost in figures, but the amount is not
yet known even to the commissioners.
as it will depend upon the careful
computations now being made. The
purpose is to make it as near maJhe-
matically exact as possible and not to
give mere opinion OF the various
commissioners. Admiral Walker has
already expressed the opinion before a
congressional commi ttee that the cost
would be within $125, 600, 900 and this
is understood to be his opinion still.
But the report will state figure not
based Cd opinion but on the careful
calculations Of the many experts who
are now at work on every branch of
the project.
1he Texas Tick Conquered at Last.
Washington, Nov. 6.-The depart
ment of agriculture has conquered the
Texas tick. The victory in complete
The credit of it belongs to DR.. Nor
gard, of the bureau of animal indus
try. DR.. Norgaard has discovered a
solution which disposes of the ticks as
soon as the cattle are dipped in it.
His solution consists of Sc pounds of
sulphur dissolved by heat in 1000 gal
Ions of extra dynamo oil. Dynamo oil
is petroleum used for lubricating pur-
poses. AS a result of DR.. Norgaard's
discovery the department of agricul-
ture has removed the prohibition
against the importation of southern
cattle into northern states and estab-
lished regulations by which these cat
tie may be shipped freely.
Bulletin About Public Documents.
Washington, Nov. 6.-The superin-
tendent of public documents has for
mulated a new plan for the spreading
of public documents among the peo-
pie. Hereafter there will be issued
weekly a bulletin giving list of docu-
ments available. Among the reports
mentioned in yesterdays bulletin as
available are the following: Report on
Pacific railroads, on free homes, on
vivisection. on the maritime canal, on
the worlds commerce, military notes
on Philippines, military laws of
United States. These reports are all
sold by the superintendent of docu.
ments at the cost of printing.