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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-30
The Florida Ship Canal.

wonder of the last quarter Of a
century has been the apathy Of the
people OF the Atlantic and gulf coasts
over the once very live and largely
discussed question of a Florida ship
canal
The Constitution took the matter
up again lew days ago and is aston
ished 20 find how many men in pub
lie and commercial life have entirely
forgotten, ii they ever knew of, the
important project.
our Washington correspondent,
Nj Ohl, sends Us today the informa-
ton of what the government did in
1898 tIroIg h its corps OF engineers
10 exploit and locate a tentative route
Tor one OF the NEST important com
mercial increuents OF the century, far
more vitality important 20 the gulf
ports OF today than could have been
imagined twenty years ago.
The building OF q ship canal across
The northern part OF Florida and
southeastern Georgia was first seri-
ously aeitaled AFTER the civil war by
the chamber of commerce in New Or
leans and ia 1873 an appropriation OF
>
survey To determine the feasibility OF
such a route General Q. 4. Gilmore,
oI the engineer corps OF the army,
was given charge 81 the work and his
report. even from the limited data
hat the appropriation made available,
was 70 tine effect that the snip canal
from ST. Marks. in Florida, TO St.
Marys. IN Georgia, is not only a perfect
Nv feasible proposition, but one that
can be built for d sum insignificant
compared with the advantages 1t
would confer up0n European and
American c0aslulsa commerce.
II would save #91 miles OF travel
between New Orleans and New York
and il hours in time p delivery OF
ireighls at either port.
Is would save The dangers oil
wrecEaga in the Florida straits OF
more than 100000 per wear
is would save enormously N rates
of insurance. interest on time drafts
against careoes and the cost Of oper-
ating the ships between ports, aVerag-
ing about $500 per trip from post to
port
Ii would avoid entirely the element
Of loss from the heating of cargoes Of
bulk grain between quit Atlantic ana
European ports
Indeed tae advantages Of this
canal at tie present DAY multiply
faster -nan. one al aink and there Is
no great public work. second 10 the
Panama canal rlaf calls tor earlier
and W All ntiol than this
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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-30
General Reeves and His Mission


General ~ - e@.-i1 nave zen
elected pre-'oe Hs ~ '-".oiuIia had ne
no, 1e4n ~ ne Dooei e-'ee
and conci0aea nav VITA Alaffoquln as
preslaeA1 gnu 1l'il'.''l d. s@n9lal on
ne 1oloiiD,..i i, - ~ eGliQ sii@Ae
uoND 'l, - - @9p'0 - any
sum N0iei'i'-''-' Nui''-i's oo"'N 0o-
hana' ., r
b''t '5ei.eli a. MS " me honestly
"a AaFcI we eo.i.'i' l.a9 DesH ioolea
mo sum. ~. ~. - ny 80 li.in 1907
o'.il-'-'l.'7 5-,:' e - ~
may come % ln ms 0t MA @'a'e aye, ana ana
say 40 a. '' 'it,,ati - ''' 'l1 ~ no.
eD,r5.ee -, ~ So. bo. .o, 49,.
~ - - ,-''' 'S,l,sn 10
Poel'ioH - - / 'A"ii nd
ana INC e-'li'''' anu 'i'''' position VIII
not pc '''a'ls ,,..,....,,.
10 ~. - ',.' pll9 se1I-
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-30
Try Wood on the TIutb.

1t is q very wise and proper thing
that the senate military committee
proposes in resolving to send a sub
committee 10 Cuba to take testimony
on the spot IS to General Woods ca
reer IN that island
The Cuban as rule, is one Of the
greatest scandal mongors OF the globe
He can supply any sort of information
needed so long as it is by word Of
mouth but when it comes TO swearing
10 what he has said he is the flyest
chicken in the coop. 1t is great say
ing Of time and a quick trip to the
truth to put the Cuban on his oath.
There are in Cuba any number Of
valuable witnesses who can tell Of the
actings and doings of General Wood
While he was in charge Of the affairs
Of the island. These men viii not lie
when put under oath and their hon
est testimony will throw q flood Of
light upon the situation there between
January I. 1900, and May %, 1902.
All that General Wood needs Is the
truth. Ii that does not sustain him,
then he should fail and fall He is not
entitled 70 be a major general unless
the facts in his case warrant that high
promotion Those who know his char
acter and his career believe his title
to the high honor VIII be supported by
the proof.
Let the truth and the lies meet in
the same forum and no one need fear
for Wood
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-30
Senator Bacon and the Canal


Our esteemed confemDorarv The
Savannah Press takes iesra Win Sen.
ator RacoD On his wisely avnrassed nj.
Termination n vote for he pano,oa
canal treatv IN ordar fbot morI. ,ao,s
nroceaa y,itbnpt fn,.tbo, ,,,,,anI.ss.a,.,,
delay toward mo ronef,.,cI;o,, ~ o.,
isrhmian canal
Comnentinc nnor Ganotor paoo,. ID,
statement ae nrorarod Nv hin, oaa
nnhlishnd rncc,ttl,, - rrbo r'..s+i+,,4;,,,
qha proc go,.se - '' 49,
&C.,.
biIijt @,d n,.o,,,.es - re- 'u cSiI.'t
rest Of tue world and help buIld H. lie
oeijeyes tAat The methods ana means by
luf{ona,,- ii,ao.ri - ,,.,,,s I, =
long as Panama is II recoqnlzod nation
ne proposes 10 recognize i, too. Right
~ ~ .to y, 'll1 axe ISSUE |llt senator q,
statns IL Is nari If tbe ,rea.e ,,aI,-
ing department o mis- government. it
he believes ma the recognition OF Pana-
I'm. y. r. s},,'5 l't .,I" ('t
Justice 10 his own convictions and to his
own station demands thar be should DO
ne ''ir
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-30
Trials Of a wieEad o!l lady.


filler binding radiance, Til An Of
China, is a most startling type of the
woman risen from minus-nothing to
the summit of temporal power, per tho
myself route. Her vices, according
to civilized standards, defy a census.
Yet for a few basrelief qualities we
must admire this terribly ass0iled old
party.
Just now she makes a double claim
on our sympathy, Tor the reason th&s
she is again in serious trouble ard
that she has only recently given evil
dence Of being emphatically human.
1t must not be forgotten that Til An,
who is the doWager empress. is also
the real ruler OF that vast DOMINION
inhabited by the men with the almond
eyes. She has a nephew. an anaemIc
specimen, they say, who is nomlnaliy
the emperor Unfortunately for nm
self he has become inoculated with
modern ideas OF reform-s0cial, eco
p0nic and industrial His Imperial
aunt, on the other hand, is a rabld CON
servative. because she realizes mat
the teeming millions Of the empire
want to continue living as their 1ath-
ers did several thousand years before
them, and she has no compelling dc
sire to vacate the Chinese band
wagon. With viii Of tempered steel
and the lash OF tradition in her hand,
she has so far experienced no arm
Guilty in cowing all those whom she
could not lead. The quasi-emperor IS
practically a prisoner in his own PAL
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-30
THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION

nounced himself in favor Of accepting
the situation as it exists fully recog-
nizing the danger Of prolonging canal
negotiations and of taking up the mat
ter de noVo with either Colombia or
Nicaragua Such course would re-
aUlt in indefinite and disastrous delay
and, as Mr.. 5. NJ Inman recently said
to The Constitution, it would perhaps
mean that 40 man of today would live
to see the completion OF an isthmian
canal.
Senator Bacon's position in adyoca-
cy OF the ratification Of the canal
treaty with Panama-in which Sena-
tor Clay fully concurs-has the over
whelming approval Of the people of
This etatpi
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-30
Where Congress Can Help the People

Where Congress Can Help the People.
Each session of congress for the
past several years has had under con-
sideration measures intended to offer
increased facilities in the matter Of
furnishing a more convenient system
for mail remittance than is now Of
fered,
AT each session the strength of this
movement grows and it is confiden-
TALLY believed that the present con-
gress will authorize the establish
ment OF a system OF mail remittance
that Will possess many points Of ma
terial advantage over the present
money order plan
Several devices have been pro-
posed, among them being the post
check system and the stamp certifi-
cate system, By the latter a resident
of one place can buy a stamp certifi-
cate eXchangeable at any other place
either for stamp, at par, or for cash
at / per cent discount. The post
check system proposes a govern
ment issue of the same relative value
as the greenback. SO controlled that
it can be used safely in the mails for
the payment of small accounts and
payable only to the person to whom
it may be indorsed.
Instead OF conflicting one with the
other the two systems. as thus sug-
gested. are really supplementary,
There is no reason why both Of them
should not be operated ia thorough
Of ai n
both. would greatly improve the pres
ent system OF mail remittance with
out fmpairing in the slightest degree
the service or the money order de
partment, which seems to resent any
effort to secure additional facilities
to those now offered by that depart
ment
Foremost in the commendable eff
fort to secure action from congress
that will give the people and the
business interests OF the country
what they want is Mr.. O. w. Post.
millionaire business man Of Michi-
gan. who is giving much OF his time
and money in the direction OF the
movement to get the legislation from
congress.
Nj. Post is q business man ana not
o politician and he has approached
this subject purely from the stand
point OF meeting the commercial de-
mand which must be granted sooner
or later. and whenever 1t comes no
man Will be more entitled to the
credit than Mr. Post He has shown
remarkable knowledge OF the needs
of the people and OF the demands oil
business houses throughout the
country and his interest and activity
in The effort to have the government
create Q more satisfactory system OF
mail remittance has brought him in
such intimate touch with the purpose
of The postoftice department as 10 al
ready call for the suggestion that it
viii not be many years before either
he. or man Of his kind is asked to
take the portfolio Of the postoIfice
department.
The selection Of such man as
postmaster general would be q long
step toward placing that department
on strictly business basis.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-30

tic and, therefore, oppressive trusts
are not touching the bottom of this
watery sea, nor are they in the least
danger of touching it,
The public is not deceived by the
foolish cry that the trusts are COM
hitting suicide, and it has not lost
particle of it's motive for holding in
store q day of reckoning
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-30
Nine Murders Charged to Eobber.

Chicago, November 21-Chained wrist
to wrist their har matted with dried
blood their clothing covered with dust
and dirt two beard4ess boys. Peter Neid-
ermeier and Harvey Nan4ine sat tonight
IN the presence of Mayor Harrison and
ollieI OIL PONCE o'Neii calmly confess
ins TO their share in a three months,
career Of crime which has inch,9ed live
murders, the wonnding Of five other men
ana ions series OF robberies.
The two young Bandits, neither Of
whom is over twenty-one years of age.
together with their companion Emil
Doeskie, who is no older, were captured
near Liverpool Ind, today after a fight
IN which obey battled against policemen.
railroad detectives, railroad laborers and
farmers One man was killed another
Ia,ally wounded and all three of the
seriously. wv
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-30
The Trusts Are Very Much Alive

The Trusts Are Very Much Alive.
1t is stated that since January last
forty-four trusts incorporated under
the laws of New Jersey have been
brown into the hands of receivers. Of
these defunct corporations, the "au
thorized' capital was $S0,34000O; the
amount Of stock actually subscribed
for $17,272 1873 81, and the ESTIMATED"
assets s. ,5G4,684.2S. A fair sample Of
these oyeryatered trusts is the salt
trust, the capital stock Of which pur-
ported TO be S12000080, but which, on
the receivers cooling board, could not
scrape up assets OF over 37,500
IN connection with the moribund
condition OF these wildcat corporations
We observe q note of eXultation in
many republican papers over the SUI
perlicial idea that, since the trusts are
going to pieces OF their own rotten
ness, he democratic occupation Of
"trust-busting" is gone Our jubilant
contemporaries seem to have wholly
overlooked the very patent fact that
the real trusts-tne really monOpolis-
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-30
The Graves Of Our Soldier Dead.

The Confederate Memorial Board
created by act Of the last Georgia leg
islature to search ont and properly
mark the neglected graves of confed-
crate soldiers who sleep in Georgia
soil has entered upon it's patriotic du-
ties in a way that promises the entire
success OF the praiseworthy undertake
ing
Through The Constitution, Colonel
w. d. Ellis. chairman Of the board,
desires to enlist the help Of Georgians
generally along the line Of furnishing
the board specific information as to
The location Of the smaller confederate
burial places throughout the state,
some OF which are in Isolated communi-
ties and Officially unknown II is the
purpose OF the board to collect all
available information oil the kind for
It's embodiment in the report TO be
made to the governor not later than
May 81 next, as required by the act
Tie purpose OF the state is to pay
proper honor and respect to her sol
der dead, lying in some Instances in
unmarked and unknown graves,
Wherever possible it is desired TO ac-
quIre title to the land devoted TO such
cemetery uses, and 1t is thought that
where it is held as private property
me owners viii be wiling TO deed it to
the state through jha memorial board.
The board is also authorized TO accept
an gifts and requests that patriotic
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-30
OOk AT YOUR DATE!

Opposite your name On the address
tag of your paper you viii find the date to which
your Subscription is paid. Don't let 1t ron out!
Better send Yoar remittance week two ahead
VOC VIII not miss any papers. December is here
now, yoo nave let all the contest get by Yoo except
this last month, let have yoor renewal at once.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-30
X = \ ] - y I.
" 5 Sill1PfINRD
"a ~ nh41fI

Certainly Georgiaus anywhere who
know OF the existence Of these half
forgotten confederate graves VIII be
only too glad to give Tie memorial
board whatever information they can
Georgia has been tardy in taking this
laudaDle step, and her SONS viii gladly
cooperate in seeing that j, is faithfully
executed. Confederate camps and me-
mortal associations all over the state
and particularly our eyerfaithful
Georgia women-can aid greatly in
the manner indicated
We owe this to the memory Of our
fallen heroes and to the fair fame Of
old Georgia.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-30
The Bad Little BOYS.
ey FRANK /. STANTON

And then down the chimney came Santa
Claus
Fresh from his snowy Sleigh
But they thought twas q ghost from the
goblin crowd
And altogether they screamed 50 loud
lfey frightened him away,
To a Little 0ne.
The way is long for thee dear one,
But It's the same way I have hod:
| cannot say: This evil shun,
Or take that way-that leads to GOD.
Find thou the way with thy frail feet,
Even as have found it, sweet
I cannot say: Beware the thorn.
Because above it climbs the rose"
Nor whisper: Night will follow morn. D."
For stars viii shine at daylights close.
Find thou the light and darkness fleet,
Even as [ have found thGn, sweet
And yet, for only thy dear sake
The tenderest prayer that thrills my
breast
is that, the kind good Cod shan make
A world of roses for thy rest.
but thou must hnd. with thy dear feet
The thorn or rose, rs l have sweet.
No Time for Trouble
Amt got no time fer trouble fer Billy
the gate,
An the gals'n so straw ridn'. an the
danctu viii De late;
An We Il an ery "haiieIu'a as '"e
An you hear the rafters rAgin' as the
shingles tumble down!
The Welcome.
When twilight bells are ringing sweet
And evening echoes greet me.
NV happy heart seems singing sweet
or some one who will meet me.
OF blue eyes meath golden crown
Aaa l,ttIS son '..'t naftarfnr down
rrbe aathwa,. 20 ~ gate
Though sad the toil-in barren soil.
Though Fortune has not found me
] know that night will bring me light
Ana twine TWO arms around me
And let the day DO gold or gray
II drifts ana dreams my darlings way
Who keeps Tor me a kiss
oh, love Of me ana stfehgth ID sl'4ls-
AND 10Y 10 Soiio" given
On 'eaT eil1io IS eH"t ''siN0 ~
Anu earn az sFs a., 80
J sh"li not hao" W" any H''io
NIL mai perfect Gay
when ships shall reach that farther
shore
Where Winter Is az NAY!
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-30

against the situation. AS a military
authority he can easily say don't"
and be needed.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-30
PlUnk8ft' SLetk0r

IT. EACHING out for opportunities to
X develop. capture and approximate
1 seems TO be the spirit that possesses
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-30
Lost in the Snow.

Po' liz Teller. lost in &c snow
Fn nowhav's ter go--cn nowhar's Ter 20,
En- yit, he &c one what de Master call
Wen de day wuz gone, en- de shadders
fall;
Calm sof' ter de lambs dat roam:
Come home, III chillun, come homer
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-18
a NEW CONDiMENT.
An Expert Describes the "Wasabf,'
n Japanpse Horse Rndish.

Epicures who whet their appetites
with specially prepared dishes may
soon indulge in new appetizer, for
the agricultural department experts be
lleve they have something good in store
for them, writes the Washington CORE
spondent of the Philadelphia Press
This vegetable is known in Japan as
wasabi and resembles the horse radish
In the United States, although it is said
to be quite different thing.
Mr. David G. Fairchild, explorer for
the agricultural department, who has
recently returned from a trip in many
quarters of the world in pursuit o:
choice edibles and other food products
that may be adapted to cultivation in
the United States, has brought bach
with him few of the wasabi plants,
They will be propagated and tested il,
the trial gardens at the department,
grounds.
"To any one fond of such things
said Mr.. Fairchild recently, this Japa
nese horse radish will prove an accept
able novelty, for there is fresh sharp
ness about this appetizer that not even
the finest Austrian sorts of horse rad
ish possess.
I'm Japan grated wasabi is Il con.
slant accompaniment of the raw fish
which forms such prominent part of
a Japanese meal. Without it the fish
would taste as unnatural to diner as
Blue Point oysters on the half shell
without horse radish would taste to the
average American. Wasabi is, in fact
universally used in the inns and tea
houses of that country.
"A vegetable which has become tc
the Japanese what horse radish Is to
the occidentals can hardly fail to at
tract the attention of those Americans
who are seeking new and appetizlnl
relishes."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-18
THE BULGARIAN CAPITAL.
Sofia g. Bright and Bustiing Town
That Suggests Paris.

A wide, smiling valley, and, far be-
FOND, the steep incline of an endless
mountain range, the Nitosch chain, still
snow capped when we saw II against
Il bright blue sky, while nearer the
earth was clad with a cloak of the soft
est verdure, lush green seeming 10
round the contours of outline here and
there. Such. says the Pail Mall Ca
zette, was the first impression of the
panoramic setting within which we
found enshrned Sofia, the Bulgarian
capital, from which source many OF
the reports of the recent massacrcs In
Macedonia reach the public. II IL
as bright and modern looking n little
town as, say, Baden-Baden, and indeed
more reminiscent of some small Ger
man rcsidenZ stadt In style and struc-
ture than anything one generally asso-
ciates mentally with the near east
Two days are, of course, not much in
which TO Judge of any place. 1t Is
merely the obvious then that strikes
the visitors eye and IS retained upon
his mental retina. and therefore to our
mind the name of Sofia is lastingly as
ISOLATED with sundry broad and shady
streets bOulevards beneath which we
watched with untiring interest the CON
slant flow of traffic. the coming and
going of soldiers, mondaines, peasantry
and curious semioriental figures.
1t was late spring, and the suns
heat had something of the coming sum
mer in ii, yet these stolid. slowly NOV
ing figures wore their fur caps and long
skin coats, of which the sleeps wool
turned inward forms the lining, Most
of them led their oxen. harnessed TO
cumbrous carts, while again near these
the smart electric trans whiZZed by
a strange and incongruous mixture OF
the east and west. The most pictur-
esQue element in the street traffic was
the peasant women. many of the girls
being quite beautiful, their garments
gay with red and blue embrOiderles and
their persons loaded with barbariC
| looking silver ornaments, silver coins
even glinting here and there amid their
long, thick raven plaits. Another touch
of color was given to this scene by the
numerous different uniforms which dis
tinguished lie militaire, the general ap
pearance of which reminds one of the
Russian military dress, although the
men seemed of better physique, gen
orally speaking Toward evening this
| picture became even more animated
for the inhabitants Of Sofia love the
open air. The cafes and restaurants
then assume the aspect of some lesser
Paris, pretty faces, elegant toilets, mu
sic and laughter dominating the scene
| in the smartest town quarter.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-09-18

At this moment the policeman inter-
rupted her by STOPPING forward and
tapping on the floor with his club.
whats thisY he demanded. And
the next instant he had dragged the
tray Of trunk from under the bed.
you've got Derve, you have" he
continued, waving his club toward Has
kell. Come along with me till we get
this thing identified, and them
He did not finish the sentence, but
strobe out into the hall with the tray.
"Oh, my" cried voice from above.
Where did you find itf''
A pretty dark eyed girl came flying
down the stairs. Haskell at sight Of
her fell back against the casing Of the
door.
stella" he gasped.
The girl turned toward him with
cry. She had just thrust her hand into
the tray to the spot where her money
should have been, and her fingers had
clutched large assortment of collars
and neckties, obviously a gentlemans.
tom HASKELL she exclaimed. You
here? Have you sold-oh, l hope you
haven't sold
STELLA" said he, with a strange
calm, you were going home tomor-
row. WhyT
Il didn't want you to do 1t" she
gasped. Il heard you We're going to
because I'd said so much, and
"Will you go home with me tomor-
row."
II can't" said she family "My tick
ct and money are gone"
Look in the other trunk"
THE other trunk? Why, it's a
man'sw
ITS mine," said Haskell. "The serv-
ant brought down my tray this after
noon. l didn't know it. l went up in
the dark and got yours by mistake
Then | took it back again and locked
1t up in my trunk because | got lost in
the dark. The two are just alike Old
Sam Harris in Collingwood only car
rtes one line, and we got the same size.
Wait. Let me get this explanation
Vhc' Soitio behloi seul lie heIe. IL
was trick of his. He wanted to
bring us together, and his success has
been sensational. Stella, will you go
home with me tomorrow"
II don't like New York as we'll as 1
thought should said she, with fem
mime indirection.
$50 far as can figger it out" said
the policeman, there amt been no
crime here at all; only mistake"
'Only mistake" said Stella.