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Take Laxative Brcmo Quinine Tablets All
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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-13

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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-13
Rz1rgIar Alarm.

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In the Trausyaal each lawyer IS taxed !: IL
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& t:r c3;havtic 20 take with hoods Sa:saparls.a.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-13
She is q KIondike i;aker.

Mrs. J. \. Nelson Of HALEY, ldaho,
went to the Elondikel lastSs9r'hs aaa ~
opened a bakery, whieh,it it IS sa,u' al,
LAYS her a profit Of 500 S1co a aay, :,
Sh,. nougilt Il claim which is paying
we'll. Mrs. Nelson is an enerseuc W. W.
man yho cmigratcd to Maho ten Years
oeo married. and has heipcd hcr nIS
band develop mining property 'Heic'
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ILglEEIL FROM BALLOON!

sEs Spra;acd hi Back and Ankle hno. !:
81 s;oNS:: e;.sE: :iSEt l47SSTa IN q and
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! cry '5';n.c :: &nU Htll Use IL
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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-21

A general commercial banking business
transacted. including the purchase and
sale of State, County and City securities:
careful attention to collections and tho
acceptance of trusts.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-21

BUTTE News.
MICROBES AND DISEASE
One of Tesla's Great Electrical
Discoveries.
CERTAINTY OUT OF CHAOS
The Body Can Be Subjected, Without
Danger, to Electrical Pressures Vast
ly Superior to Any Produce by
Ordinary apparatus.
CERTAINTY OUT OF CHAOS

How to use tremendous electrical
forces, freeing us from microbes and
disease" is the latest marvel of science
Tesla. has made some astonishing
discoveries. He is able to shoot mil
lions and tens of millions IF ToHs Of
real thunder storm lightning through
a man, that will melt glass ala fuse
metals, and yet give him no injury or
pain.
More wonderful still is that all this
mighty force which a human being
can withstand will destroy miCrobtc life
and disease germs within, making ones
system as clean and sweet as atmos-
phere after thunder storm.
In view of these facts electrO-medi-
cal scientists have shown great inter-
est in Tesla's experiments with his ma
chimes for generating electricity that
YIELDS iron, tears steel bars to frag-
ments, and yet plays harmlessly
through the human system, creating
new life for the microbe poisoned VIC
tim.
A remarkable feature of it all is that
Tesla has no patents to sell for man
ufacturing medicinal lightning, and he
has no agents selling his all healing
volts to the public.
He is working for far loftier plane
of achievement. He is pushing to
completion his startling inventions for
propelling and steering torpedo boats,
warships or any other kind of craft
al a distance from land, with no person
on board nor any connection by wire.
He is also perfecting his machine for
transmitting power from Niagara Falls
to Paris or any other part of the world
without a wire, by means of his cleo
tro-automatic instruments-each in
perfect sympathy and unison with the
other. so that electric currents leap
across the intervening space of one or
many thousands of miles.
Tesla's marvellous problems have now
been solved, it is said. and he has only
to perfect the necessary appliances to
present them to the world in practical
working form.
To this end a double force of skilled
men are now engaged and the ma
chimes are being pushed with unceasing
rapidity to completion.
Among the many discoveries made
by Tesla none is more impressive than
the fact that with small volume of
electricity he secures tremendous re-
suits.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-21
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Nature makes no mistakes. We have
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Mountain Mineral Water cures. Every
bottle guaranteed. Ask your druggist
for it.
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DR.. Jaeger's sanitary wooden under
wear for men. women and children, are
only to be had at Cans & Klein's.
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DR.. Riggs, rooms 7 and s, Owsley
block. successor to DR.. Dodd. Eyes
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Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1899-02-23

ssss. 3kS and 336 connect at Wellsriilc Isl
euhenville and Belaire NOA. dl1is HI -.
he East ], & sH1 ~ ~ 80 80
HETMEES BAYAaD AND NEW PM LADEtp pHIa.
Read TNnvv,, ~ = al s'. s 1870
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1899-02-23
&onipieiiecs 8 sistnen.

6sutsutase biirfte bic 8snterfung
G5alOmas, DaB Puepur unb fDitliGes
2einen cine Sradt fir aDnige iei,
ebenio angebraht erIheinen tpie sur
3eit bss ipeifeEen alIer orientaliIden
9errf9er. sSn atnbstraat Der ebenlo
miibfamen tpie tun1tbplIen Mrbeit, bte
sesennSrtig quf isOe Mrt bon 2einenz
tpafhe ber1nnenbet ipirb, fann biefes
@elpsbe jest unenhli9 biel t1eurer fein,
als Die f9Dnite @eibe. Mie aus Brill
lei berihtet pirb. 1uGen bic rei9en
8elgterinnen fi9 gegenfeitig barin au
iiberbieten, tpabre Wunoeriperfe BON
2sinenbur6bru9ar5eit in 1prm bon
Saf9entii6ern, Rifenbeaiigen, pa=
rabebanbtiibern, 8ettbeden unb Saz
fel3eug in ibren Befib gu bringel. Die
feline 2einpanb nirb bon qefhidten
9dnben burd Mus5ieben Der sydben
ltnb bas Beftiden nes gu ben rei3enb=
ten Mnffern georhneten 5uriidbleibene
ben Gerippes in ben buftigiten@pibenz
jtoff bertpanbelt. Safeltiiher gu "a
Bis 36 Perfonen merben in ibrer GAM
gen 2dnge unb 8reite mil bie1er miib=
felisen Mrbeit aussefiattst unb auf
elmer llnterlage bnE aartfarbigem ober
neutrality-suspicious. Ntlds nebnen iie fi9
in einenl elegonten @peiIeiaal auBer1
orbentli9 prdhtia aus. Die Idfelz-
becoratiDnen biirfen bsna nur aus ipez
nigen i9lanfen Bllmenbd1en beftehen,
I'm 10 lnter afFeftirter duberiter Gin>
fahbeit bic grDbte 9srf9nenbung au
fberiteden. Gin 1olhes Si1ntuh biirfte
ndmlih ili1t fir tpeaiser ais Il BIS
5000 Grancs 3u baben fem, ipelher
preis I'm 70 mebr ins @etpiht FAINT,
als Der fpinnnebfeine Spibenitoff febr
unbaltbar III unb fthon mad Der eriten
Md11e feine tTquiiite @hDnbeit einz
biiBt, ba bic Mufter fi9 berfhieben,
bic ein3elnen 5dben 3uIammenfleben
unb iebr balb reiBen. @elbit bas fiinft<
lihe Neinigen bat Bel tpirfli9 feiner
Dnrdbru9arbeit niht gerabe bas bette
Neiultat. Sebe 1dnsfrau, bic III ber
beneibenSipertben Gage 1T, ibren 9i}1
NIT einenl 10 uilpratti1hen Runitnerf
3u bebt6en, berbantet baber nit dngftz
li9er @orgs bic Benegungen i6rer
@dfte, unb pebe benz lIngliidlihen, ber
bdS MeiBgelMid BOT, ben synhalt eines
@ldfeS Motbipein Ibtr bds fpftbare
cgnfef&,tfM 80 {rysiif4er ly4t t44;xf fs;~ INA
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1899-02-23

ii5srt aGfldnsr uni 1T bersn stnbau
nur bolt 3u elnpftblen, ipp. iie erfcbs
ynngsae,ndB I10n in friiberen .Sabrsn
CUTE Serernten gelisfert bat.
Gin @eniengt DDn 9dfer unh WisI
den. ober bDn 0ufsr lnb grbfen giebt
pieles unb Doraiialiebes JAtter uab
Widen nno Grbfen seb0ren nit Ben
Rltearten ali ben pflan3en, bic iii.
ibren Wurseln benz WDben einen reis
den Worratb an pflan5enndbr
binterlafen. Der 9ofer lolIte ii. fols
der gemiibten @aat febr biii1ne gefdt
iperben, etlpa ! 8ufdal duf ben Mtre,
uln nen Midsn pbcr Grbfen, redt bel
.salnl CUR MusDreitung III acbsa. Die
3eit gum Maben bicfes Wensefutters
iit bailn, ipsnn Die Gpi:s1l bss 5afers
ahfansen gslb Sii ipsrben.
9lls cine poraiielibe pflan5e 3ar
Musbilfe fur Guttsr fOpDbl iuie fir
@riinpiin9ung 1T Die TaielbDbne
Gotppea. Die 9pbnen iperben seIdt,
tpella fsin 5rof mebr in Musiih! ftebt,
etipa j Il Buibel auf ben 9lce, ie
na9 Der Rraft hes 8pbens; iis iDnnea
breitipiirfis uno init Der DriG geIdt
iperben; in eriterem Sale fperoen fis
gut e;ngeeest. SIR 9en tperoen lie sez
mdbt, fobalb iis bic ers,ten S9oten anz
fssen. Die Hanten fol!ten gut getrCdz
net nerben. MnfGnslt9 friBt oft bas
Wieb @pbnenheu ri6t febr germ; bas
,limmt aber setpObnIid nur IL Sage
unb bann aiebsn fie es bem beiten aleez
beu bor; BFerbe, Ribe unb 5ddfe alle
freTen es slsia begieris. 2dBt man Die
Bobnen reif iperben, ober etDa nur Elm
5tiid bes Telbes, 10 giebt bds eine
poraiislide @dpeinetpeibe seitig i'm
1erbt, lpenn Der Mtais mod nibt reif |
unb bic Gornbdufer meiitens leer iinb. |
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1899-02-23
Gro8ermN.

essn einem interenantsn Nuf1aB bat
8. glarfe Nuttan bic Grgebnii:e Der
llnterfu1ungen iiber bic urIahc;r hss
BON frif9em Grbreih ausgebsabsn,
eigentbiimlihen Scrubs ni,essatlegt.
Geinen Nusfi;brungsn aufolJe seprdz
fentirt cine 0anb bon grbe, BIZ eInsm
@arten ober Gelb eiltnommen 1T. ntht
Bios Elm 0duf9sn aaorganif6er Snbs
ftanaen, fonoern bas 9eilp DON Rpriaz
ZEN bsr tpin3igiten Wlun3enfeime.
tDlehe 10 Helm iinb, baB man nDcD Dor
tpenigen sSabren ibre griften5 EiAt
einmaI obnte. sSn einem @raa ss-
ip0bnli1er Mdererbe finbet iid ndbe3u
cine WlilIion bie5er mifroIfupi1cben
Reime unb eins Ghaufsl ooI entb1lt
ibrer H. 900 MiliDnen cine .3aE!,
BON beren getpaltiser 0r0be ilt9 Der
Menf6 teinen 8esriff uebr maAen
lam. Die5e Reime iinb bur9aus
nibt gleihartig, in bem tpunb.fnaren
0ausbalt ber ylatur buben Il. pielmebr
bDhit per1hiebenartige MufsdDsrl sll
erfiinen. Mber Bis iebt bate man ben
ber friIden Gtbe eigentbiinl;1sn tDesE
ruh nit bie1en Drgunismtn niht IN
Nerbinbung gebrnht iinb bic Gntz
bedung, bdB berfelbe Elm bir>..tes GrzI
aebniB ibrer 3b1tigfeit 1T, perpieilt
bsber Dea1tung. Inter ben Ditlen
Qebeipsfen, iptlhe bdS grbrsld 5eD5l=
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1899-02-23

lipsll a,iDfIlsa BO5sSs cast6c,l.s
ano iudbrtrb feints WansIAuias sals
tpidelt es aus bisfsn ben jtiidtieen
@toff, melt1er ben grDscrnc1 esls balt.
mdHer Mt bieIer GtDff III; 6at man
nod nicbt trntitielf, slle:n Ia i'll bsreits
| ftftgsftslIi, baB i'm bur Scrub anodfz
tet. ben man friibsr Bet gsb. SuIErieb,
nnb bob Il ilrltsr 1bnlishen gerbalttsiffz e
fen ipie bas Waijer Derbnnitst. Dsnn
bic Sonne nd1 eiilen Negsn nus Der
Grhe Mdifer IN DunitfDrn1 sie1t, ou1l
aiebt iif sueIeid bic eigentbiini:d r;sz
6enben MtDlns biefcs @tDsfes slrpr.
unb tpenn bie Mton,e nit iinfsren Or
ruhsnerpen In @erbsnDang foi.lnsn,
fdatn mr.: rQDis frifi9 Die Gybs ndd5
benz Meger rieat,1
WieipDhl biefe 9afterisn Biz ait eiz
nenl geiDtHen Grdbs Der 6eu9tigfsit
5u ibrer lbdtigteit bebiirfea, 10 liegt
Der 6auptgrunb, ipesbaI6 Der Grbsse
ru9 tsionbers nah Gegen 10 tDabrz
nshnbar tit, tpDbl in benz llmitanb,
bab Der msrt,piirbige Gtcff it1 DcrEer
in ber grbe ongebduft bat. Wir riez'
nen riur SubTtanaen, bic fid in 8usz
form beftnbsn unb ba Der GtoFT ME
Mafer Derbnnitet, nimnnt Ct srF Basz
form an. fobalb Der Megsn auFselDrt
bat. Nus bem1elbsn 9runbe nebmen
mir ben @roserub auf einem frifch ges
pfliigten M4er robr, tpenn auA II stz
it.m gsringeren Grabe. D.sr iurb ben
pflug r.oh oben 9ssru4te Boben ente
bdlt mebr GeuAtieteit als bic Grboberz
fldne unb beSbalb beginnt fofDrt bic
Nsrbunitung, ipslde mir nit unIsrea
@eruhsnerberl ipabrnebmeit. Muh an
iparmen Sasen lit Der grDgeruh itGrz
Ter. ais an falten unb i'm CONNER itl=
tsniiDer ols i'm W;nter. Dies 1T auft
ben umftanb 5uriitaufiibren, bab
mGBtge Marme bic Wermebr,.ng Der IN
9etrabt tpmmenbsn Sreanismen in
bobem @rabe f0rbert unb oerfelben I'm
Sommer eine bel lebbaftere Sbdtisteit
enttpideln, als i'm Winter.
Beipunbernstpertb 1T Die 0:talttGt
ber Cladothorix odorifera. Wsgen
Manssl an Mafer fann ibre Gnt=
tpideluns polIitdnbig aufbDren, aber
bic 2ebensfraft bleibt latent unb nit
Der 3ufubr ron Maffer tritt bieielbe
tpieber berbor. Mbsr au4 siftfeit 1T
bic glabotborir, ia iie tann fosar cine
quite Doiis BON @ublimat, benz
fd!immften Setnb Der pflan5enipelt,
pertrasen. Giftiss Subitan5en, bic
in ben 9oben gebraGt perben. fOnnen
ibre Gntpidelung trobl eins 3eit lang
bers0sern, aber gu tObten pern1Dsen Tie |
Tie ni6t.
Die Gntbsdung ber llria1en bes
grbseruds mub als Elm SyingerSeig,
lpslher auf tpeitere unter1u9ungen In
biefer 9inii6t biittpsift, angeieben
tperben, Dieleiht tpirb bnr9 fol9e nod
trmittelt, lpelh:n ginflub bic Sbdtigz
felt Der Glabotbpris auf bas aeimen
bes Samens, bic syru9tbarfeit bes |
gobens II. +. ip. bat.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1899-02-23
Mbor,,iyr,.p nmo ,3mfer.

<OSiut ~SotbtSk uitu Uln9ttltS IsSV uhi
bic 6errl9aft itreiten. lit Die 3eit her
@etpinnung res tDitliden Mborniaftes,
aus bem ipoblfnmedenber @nrup unh
3uder bereitet iperben. Wetpobl Gis
Sonne BEL ipolfenfreiem 0imlnsl
pobltbuenbe Wd, me perbreitet, Der
bonn Banne bes Winters umfongensn
grbe bic eriebnte grlDIung Der6eibene,
friert es Nahts anar INNER nod, aber
fchon besinnt iih in ben Mbern Der
bonn Winterfdlafe ertoadenben 9au=
me ber @aft gu resen. Der 2ano=
mann, fDel6er Tn : i'm selis i zines
gbornbaines bsfiubet. trifft "prosts'z
tungen fir feline erlte grnte, penn=
slei9 bGufig mod Shnee ben 8oosn
bebedt. Den Mbornbdumen piro Ter
fDftli6e @aft abgeaapIt, aber es it
niht ratbfam, 8Gut1ie anaubo1ren.
tpelbe einen DurWmsher BON Deniger
als IL 3on babelg. Man bobrt NIT
telit zines einbalbaDIigen Bobrers er
Der Siibieite unb am llnteren @nbe
bes Stammes Elm nah unten 1drag
seri9tetes God. 6riieer bobrte man
Die 2D9er nur etipa einen 3pn lief,
bo9 bat man entbedt, bab man beim
8obren eines 3 bis 5 3oll tiefen 2o~
9es mebr Saft erbdlt, obne benz @an=
me 5u 19aban. I'm. ben berporIprnz
DelnDen 5aft in Elm pa1Tenbes 8efdb
5u leiten, treibt man Elm Gtiid galDaz
niiirtes gtfenbleG, ipel9es bic Sorat
zines 9oblmeibels bat, unnlittelbar
unter benz 8obrlo9e elm. sSn Grmsn=
gelung bes Gi1enble9es pertpenoet
man aud bDl5erne ,Saftleiter. Sin
Stid auSgebD5ltes Grlenbol5 eignst
fid pnttrsffli1 ba5u unb als Sammslz
eefdBe 1inb SteintOpfe, MilAlatten
Ii. I. m. gu nertpenben.
Das ao9en bes Saftes mab erIo!&
gen, 10 lonse er lsoA frifd tit. Da5u
bebient man fid GROCER aei1el obsr
elmer 6 SUB lanesn, 3 SUP breitsn
unb / SUB iiefen pfanne. ssn Der
Bfanne gebt bas ao6en ralDer bon
itatten. NaGbem bas Ro9sn begon-
nen bat, rnub es ununterbrD9en Fortz
gefeBt tperDen, big Der 9aft Die D;dz
fliiifigfeit BON Gnrup erlangt bat. Aue
lnreinigteiten miihen obsei4aumt
neroen. Gbe mod Der Gaft Die erfDrz
berlihe Dihtbeit errsiht, riibrt nan.
nm ibn 5u fldren, cine Mif9ung bon
rcben giern lnb Mil4 in oenfeiben.
Muf ie 20 @aaonen @afi rs9net alua
A gier unb / Quori Milh. gier unh
Mil4 miiifen bnra anbaltenbes N;ihz
rem gut bermenst meroen. Nadbenl
bieie Maiie nit Dem Snbalte bes saai>
fels perriibrt tit, entfernt man, unter
fortndbrenbem ap9en, alien 2lu5=
purf. Der 5p-up lit fertig.
Mia man ben Syrup 3u 3uder einz
fohen, 10 pirb bas aodhen unter am
baltenbem Mb5hdumen unb llmrii9ren
fortsefebt, Big iih Der Gprup insbr
unb. mebr Derbift. I'm fe1t5uItslsn.
mann bas Ginfphsn einauitellen lit,
sieBt man etlpas @Drup in Elm @efdB
nit taltem MaiIer. Wirb bic Maife
bart unb brDdelig, 70 muB Diefelbs To-
fort bonn Geuer entfernt iperben. Der
3ufer III fertig. Mlsbann giebt man
ben biden Gprnp iii bpr6er nit faltsn
Maifer ausssipiilte GOrmen. Nlln
Tam dnnebmel, bab burhihnittIiG
% RnTYn.1s44 hea Gnftea * hfs & 03fh
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1899-02-23
st6rolih aebenbe 3iiae.

sm Sonntag fdhrt Elm Sug npn llbrlaspiffe mady
eleoclanb- Derielbs seht Doi 9tep Ybiiabepbio am
Wtprgen 6.4S nadb yorbeu utb abenbs 81 nod5 Siis
ben Die anoeru 3age iabren tdalicb Sonutag ans.
genonlmen.
StraBenbabnoerbinbnug slpitben Wheelina lMS
ItartiuS syerrp nnh Yellaire iimD bent s. g. g. 3D.
@obnbpftn Bridgeport.
aRan erfmnbige fid bel BEN Meeutcu nm Musfunft
nad ben been Terbtnounsen urto natb ben Yafaaier.
preten nadJ alien punften.
VI. e. Garrcl, @eneral pahenser Mgt..
Glenelarb. 8.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1899-02-23
Glebela10, Qoraim &
@becling VI. Vt.

sfabrplan in Rraft ieit benz l3 sapp.. 1898.
SIsrelamb Babnbof am 5n6e boa gin.aBaiierHraEe
Giihfidb aetenbe 3ige.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1899-02-23
torid) Summers
pstti il Sta )
nnrcSbriiccrit

- g. - Dons strafe, Gispstant. 3.
Seberseit frifdes Bier ante Mrne NIB Gianbre
NetienDe fnctn gMif 1ltcrfniit Mnb bic WerpitguMn
1T eiite ppr3iigLidbe: Wsan fprehe bet Jrifordb DOE
nnb lberaciiAe f1b ltIbn.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-05
BRITISH COLONIAL GOVERNMENT.

Hon. Robert P. Porter, special commits
sioner of the Treasury Department. has
made a report on economic and business con-
diuons in Jamaica in which he praises the
tact and wisdom of Great Britain in govern
ing that island. No doubt the praise is well
deserved. and it would apply equally to al
most all British colonial governments. In
the history of the world there is no parallel
to the British colonial system for practical
craftsmanship, wise recognition of condi-
tons and adaptation of means to ends. The
United States has shown something of this
same skill in dealing with new territorial
populations, sometimes largely foreign, as in
the case of New Mexico and California, but
the conditions have been very different and
the problems to be solved not nearly as diff
cult in our case as in that of many of the
British colonies.
The secret of the success of the. British
colonial system seems to lie largely in the
fact that it is not an infiexible system, that
it adapts itself to circumstances, conditions
and peoples. and that each case is carefully
studied and settled on its merits. The theory
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-05
MEETING OF THE LEGISLATURE.

The assembling of the body of men who
have the power TO change its laws is an
important event in the life of State Such
a body has the power to inllct injury. but,
fortunately, the instances are rare when one
has done so. In regard to state affairs the
general tendency is evolutionary-a develop
ment of better methods in the manag cement
Of public affairs. In such development that
which is good for one class of citizens is
generally beneficial to the whole. The peo-
pie of both parties reap the advantages of
intelligence and businesslike administration
alike. Consequently. in the consideration
Of methods designed to benefit all there
should be no excuse for a partisanship that
will simply oppose a measure because it
is presented by a party which happens to
have a majority. In the last Legislature
no members earned more credit for the sue
cess of salutary measures which became
laws than Democrats in both branches. This
was notably the case in the House, where
the parties were so nearly even that if the
large minority had been factious many
measures could have been defeated. One
of these Democrats was Mr.. Eichhorn, of
Wells. who is a member of the present
House.
The questions which will come before the
Legislature relate largely to changes for the
better in the methods of administration
There is a general opinion that local ad-
ministration can be improved and the ex-
pense of it reduced. On such questions par
ties cannot divide There NAV be an honest
difference of opinion as to what is the best
system, but that difference cannot grow out
of a mans convictions upon national issues
The Legislature will have scant time to
consider the matters which are uppermost
in the minds of the public. For that rea-
son matters of minor Importance or of no
Importance should not be permitted to inter
fere with consideration of measures designed
TO give all the people better government.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-05

the construction Of lock canal involved
the expenditure of SO much money Ihat
already the utter collapse of the organlzd-
In nine wears the company had succeeded
in cutting but one-fifth of the way through
the isthnus And this at the enormous cost
Of 500 900 OOOi When work was suspended
only eighteen and one-hat miles OF 'af S
canal had been cut to the full Wldtn "
five miles was on the Pacific side and tnir-
teen and one-haf miles on the Atlantlc.
President Dingler had received 1850 ys ia
year but had lost his wife and daughters py
yellow fever while living IN paIatlaI resi-
dence at the isthmus, and the company ,
entire capital of 95l,OOO,OOO had been eA-
hausted.
Few schoolboys who have ever looked at
the map of the western hemisphere nave
not wondered why a cut has not been mace
through the narrow ISthmus of Panama ana
an nterOceanic canal opened there. me I'M
mediate neighbOrhood of Central America
presents to the canal observer !ne AnosS S
promising sites for such an undertaking. ana
of them the Isthmus of Panama, from It's
narrowneSs and comparatively low NIL
ranges apparently held out the best prospect
of making canal al ocean level without any
locks This would have been so very great
an advantage, if attained both 10 trafhc as
regards time of transit, and to ease OF mann
tenance, that its mere contemplation seems
to have daZzled the projectors. and thus 10
have hidden from them the attendant diff
culties and so to decide the PROJECT OF the
Panama canal.
taking, IN spite Of the efforts that are now
making in France to revive it, and the fact
that the Nicaragua Canal Commission Is
now sitting, have turned the attention Of al
nations to the latter project. "A few OF the
benefits that will accrue TO American COM
merce, not to mention its advantages from
naval standpoint, have been figured out
as follows:
If ever the Nicaragua canal is opened
British freightS to San Francisco will be
handicapped as compared with cargoes from
the Eastern States of the Union. At pres
eat the distance from New York to San
Francisco via Cape Horn is 1880 miles, and
from Liverpool $500 miles, or per cent
further; but if the canal is opened New York
will be 4,2OO from San Francisco, and Liver
pool $500 miles or no less than SO per cent
further, thus doubling the distance of Eu-
rope, as compared with the Atlantic States,
from the Pacific coast. This, probably, eX-
plains the opposition of the transcontinental
railroads to the scheme. Again, when the
Nicaragua canal is opened the Eastern
States of the Union will be within short
distance of the Pacific coast of South Amer
lea. Perhaps south of Callao sailing vessels
will continue to round the Horn in order to
avoid equatorial Gains and the canal
charges but even in this case steamships
probably would replace the sailing vessels
and carry American trade further south.