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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-10
Kansas City Livestock Market.

Kansas City. No. Aug. 1O-CATTLE--
Receipts TODAY, 5000 head, including 800
head OF Texans. Market weak to l0c low,
er Native steers. s4.00d5.20; Texas and
Indian steers. So 25d4.O0. Texas cows. s. 2o0
$50: rative cows ana neifers, Sl59Q 400;
stockers and feeders S240d4.10; bulls, 81 Is
G3.CO: calves, S2.z5n5.50 western steers, 81 IS
4.S5: western cows. S2.00d310.
HCGS-Receipts today 4,o00 head. Mar
ket strong to sc higher. Bulk of sales,
S. l2IsM530: heavy. s5.2Oq5.30: packers &.
So 20d5.27l4: medium, S5.25d5.32l2 light,
S5s5u5.4715; workers. $3.50 5.47l2; pigs, So 10
1855
SHEEP-Receipts today 5000 head
Muttons, $2-S0u415; lambs. $0Ou5.l5; range
Wethers s2S5G4.70; ewes, $2.S0u4 .70.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-10

Paul and Sault Ste Marie Z points.
New York. Aug 10.-Although very ir-
regular and excited at the opening. to
days stock market reflected very slightly
last weeks decentralization and alarm.
There was no large losses in the initial
transactions and trading was not in large
volume On the other hand there We're
substantial gains Canadian Pacific con-
corning which fears Of a corner We're ex-
pressed last summer. opened with an ad-
vance of PIC. London. from all accounts.
bought considerable stock at the opening.
A premium of 119 per cent was BID Tor
Canadian Pacific until tomorrow. All sheets
went through the stock exchange clearing
house this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-10
Concert at vinewood Tuesday.
Duty on Mummies.

New York, Aug. 1O-The board of clas-
sifcation of the United States general
appraisers has announced a decision
which Will be of interest to persons who
import mummies. The collector of GUS
toms at Philadelphia recently assessed a
duty of 20 per cent ad valorem on
mummy. The protest filed by the i'm
porters is sustained by the board.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-10

Kansas City, Aug. 1O-CloseIoWHE!AT-
Sept. CSC: Dec. 701kc. Cash: No. hard.
ia PIC; No. hard, ,70q7o19c; No hard
6Sa70c; reelected hard. 65a6lc; No. red
75076c: No. red. 74d75c.
CORN-Sept. $3.50 i614c: Dec. 4614 @46ssc
CASH No. mixed, 46c; No white, 46l2c;
OATsENo. White. ssas4c; No. 2 mixed
31lkc.
HAY-choiee timothy. SEQ; choice prai-
BUfT'TEiR-Creamery. 15@17c; dairy, fan
cy. 15c.
EGGS-Fresh, HE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-10
St. Louis Livestock Market.

St Louis Mo-. Aug lO.-CATTLE-Re
ceipts today, $500 head. including 5000 heao
of Texans. Market easy with Texans low
err Beef steers. s4.OOd5.25; stockers and
feeders. 50 65Gf3. 49, cows and heifers, $22Ju
$50: Texas steers. s.. 15Q4 APO; Texas COWS
and heifers. 81 356i3.7O.
HOGs-R Receipts today $500 head. Mar
ket steady. Pigs and lights. 5.45Q5.sO;
packers. S5.s5N5.65: butchers and best
heavy $5.3565.75.
sHEEP-Receipts today 1900 head
Market steady. Natives. $500q3.S5; lambs,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-10

New York. Aug 1O.-BUTTER- Receipts
today. $500 packages. Market steady to
firm.
New York Aug 1O.-SUGAR-Raw sugar
firm. Fair refining. 3-16c: centrifugal, So
test. 3 11-16c; molasses sugar. 15-16c. Re
fined sugar firm. Crushed. $3.50; powdered,
$50. graduated. $500.
COFFEE-Market firm. No. Rio, 71sc.
LASSES-Market firm.
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Didn't Rob Mother-in-Law.

Colby Kas., Aug. 10.-Phil Trout
fetter. of this place. has been acquitted
of the charge of embezzlement at Colo
RADIO Springs. Troutfetter was accused
by his mOther-in-law of embeZzling and
misappropriating several thousand dol
lars which she had intrusted to his
keeping. 1t was brought out in the
trial that the money in question was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-10

Toneka Hide Market.

Topeka, Aug. 10
Prices paid in Topeka this week, based
on Boston quotations;
GREEN SALT CURED FI4AT..........1l4c
NO. 1 TALLOW $40
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-10

the property of Troutfetter's wife and
one other heir Hence the plaintiff had
no recourse He eluded arrest for sew
eral years and Travelled 10000 miles pc
fore detectives were able to caDture
him. Troutfetter was at one time pro-
prietOr of the Colby Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-10
Stuck to His story.

Georgetown. KY, Aug. 10-Frank Ce-
ell. the Bell county witness, who gave
strong testimony gainst Caleb Powers
before adjournment of court Saturday.
was called for cross-examination when
court opened today He held close to his
story on direct examipation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-10

Chicago, Ill. Aug. O.-BUTTER-Market
steady. Creamery. 1fn1Slzc; dairy, 1SM17c.
EGGS-Market firm, 12d1412c.
CHEESE-NeW cheese easy. Daisies. II
d1kc; Twins, 10a1012c; Young Americas.
nd1112c.
keys, 12c; chickens. 1Ol2G11c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-10
Board of Arbitration Sits.

Birmingham, Ala, Aug. 10.-The
board of arbitration recently selected
to consider and adjust the difficulties
existing between the coal miners and
operators of Alabama began its sittings
here today, Judge, George Gray. of Del
aware, presiding.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-10
TO Form a Now Cabin ct.

Budapest. Aug. 10-Count Hederavry
today informed the lower house of the
ministry and announced that Emperor
Francis joseph was coming to Hungary
to form a new cabinet Pending the
formation of a new ministry the house
adjourned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-10

FURNISHED by J. E. Gall. Commissions,
Grain Provisions Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 West Sixth street Telephone
4s6 Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co. Kansas City. Mol
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Cotton Marker

New York. Aug 1o.-COTTON- Sales to-
day 30 bales Spot cotton closed dull.
Quotations per JOG pounds: Mddling up
lands $12.I5, middling gulf. $500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-10
Kansas City Gram.

FURNISHED by J. L. Gall, Commissions
Grain. Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 West Sixth street Telephone
4s6. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co., Kansas City. Mol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-10

California Tragedy plums. per crate 81. .
California Burbank plums. per crate. 81. IS
California Bartlett pears, per box 10
ORANGES-Late Nalencias, per box
''isf EsMi.osSNs-california per box. $s.e5a4OO;
Messena S5.o0u5.z5.
-. APiPLEs-Arlzansas Is bu- box. e5c;
PEAc HE;S@Texas. =-bassxet crate. SIPS;
1-3 bu box, 75c; Texas Elbertas. 4-basket
crate, 81. so: Kansas, 4-basket crate, SIPS.
NEW POTATOES per bu.
GREEN BEANS-12-bu. basket. $1O0;
wax beans 1k-bu. basket, $10t
HOME GROWN VEGET ABLES
GREEN ONIONS-Per doz- punches. SOC.
REETSEPer dozen punches, 25c.
LETTUCE-1a-bu. basket. 75c-
GREEN CORN-Per doz, lie; 10 dozen
io New Vg' cAB H.i h. lots. s2Ooa22 5.
CUCUMBERS-4oc per doz.; Sl-15 per bu.
TOMATOES Texas, 4-basket crate. sLOO;
I5-ou. basket. $50.
-ONIONs--New Texas, per bu... sl.25.
WATERM ELONS-Pe doz., 81 90.
CANTALOUPEs- Arkansas, 500 per
crate; 75c per basket.
Kansas Y. A., per lb.......-............12 11c
New York State. white. per lb...........i4 lie
Brick, per Id lac
Limburger. per b.....-....................l4
Block Swiss. per lb--.......-..
fiShDi BUT falsI EGGS. POULTRY. '''
BUTTER-Country, ul2c-
EGGS-Case count, SC.
POULTRY-Hens, 71ac h.; ROSTERS. 15c
each; ducks, sc lb; geese. &c h.; turkeys.
Sc ID, broilers. lie H.
Market very weak and dun.
NEW PRAIRIE HAY--Baled. -. 6 .OOG6.50
OLD PRAIRIE HAY-Baled. .OOa6.0O
NEW ALFALFA HAY-Loose. 6.OOd7.0O
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Han 70 OF Prices.

FURNISHED by J. F. Gall. Commissions.
Grlfn Provisions. Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 West Sixth street. Telephone
4S6. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co.. Kansas City. Mol
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Wool Market

St Louis, Mo. Aug 10-WOOT-M Market
unchanged. Territory and western medi-
ums. 10izG1Si5c; fine medium, 14izd16c; fine.
l3iAN l6c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-10

Receipts of grain at Kansas City today
Wheat, 1872 cars; corn, 81 cars; oats, Z
cars.
Liverpool opening cables: Wheat sd
higher: corn I'd higher.
Second Liverpool cables: Wheat I'D
higher: corn I'D higher.
Northwest grain receipts today Mime
apols. 169 cars: Duluth. IS cars.
Liverpool closing cables: Wheat sd
Receipts of grain at Chicago: Wheat 166
cars: corn. 159 cars: oats. 2S3 cars.
Visible supply: Wheat decreased 315.O0O
bushels: corn increased 10000 bushels; oats
decreased 177.O00 bushels.
Chicago: Privileges for tomorrow; Sep
TENDER wheat-Puts. 79c; calls, sic. Sep
TENDER corn-Puts, 5l4c; calls, 5Sc.
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Market Gossip.

FURNISHED by A c. Goodwin. Commits
sion Company, Commission Merchants
and receivers and shippers of grain
Room No. g. Columbian building. hide
pendent telephone 1851
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-10

Kansas City. Aug. 10.
Open High Low Close Sat
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-23

there are as many Northerners as WON
en- from south of the Mason and Dixon
line
On these occasions Mrs. Davis wears
stiff black silk, with old lace at her
throat, and despite her years her white
hair is abundant and glistens brilliant
ly in the afternoon light. The compan-
ion serves tea, and Mrs. Davis, who is
a noted conversationalist, holds the at
tention Of every one without an effort.
Her mind is remarkably alert and she
keeps abreast of the topics Of the day.
In her interesting rooms nothing Is so
engrossing as the portrait Of Miss Win
ME Davis. her daughter. 1t is an ex-
cellent likeness, and the former child
Of the Confederacy is depicted wearing
the royal robes Of the queen of Mardi
Gras. The picture Is surrounded by in
candescent bulbs, and before this por-
trait the mother spends much of her
time gazing and thinking. In the por-
trait Miss Davis is smiling. and it is the
same expression that endeared her to
people when she was alive.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-23

f. - -.,o am.
T ALL FOR HIS C0UNTRY'S SAKE !


1t was on June 5, 1902, that the two
wretched troopers engaged in this final
battle of Garies-several days after
peace had been declared, 1t is true, but
made necessary by the desperate atti-
tude Of the fugitives toward the Brit
ish crown. This Is the explanation that
Van Rhyn himself has made of his
fight. He has made 1t with a pa
thetic tone Of voice, when his thoughts
reverted to the death of Col. Cooper,
the friend of his boyhood; but pathos
has given place to sturdier and more
revengeful note when his mind turned
to the recollection of the cause for
which he fought, the principle of the
British and the overthrow of Kruger.
Franz Van Rhyn is an exile from his
native land and he has told his tale as
an explanation of his presence in the
United States. Maritz Is dead, as be
could not long survive the fever that
beset him, and his body now lies in
American soil.
THE poor fellow was regarded by the
Beers as their fourth commandment in
the scale of Importance" said the sur
viving soldier as he finished the account
of the death Of Col. Charley" Cooper.
He and / together raised II 900 men in
Cape Colony to fight for the African re-
public.
After we had made ourselves safe
In German territory we took vessel
and went to MADEIRA. Thence we ship
ped to Southampton, remaining there
several days in disguise. We called
ourselves the brothers Wilson, and
during our stay there my hand never
left the butt of my revolver. 1t would
have gone hard with the man who tried
to take me. When the health of Com
mandant Maritz permitted we sailed
for America. Maritz died at Chicago.
OF the rest of the twenty-six men that
made the ride from Li1yfontaine to the
German border or were taken on the.
field at Carries | know nothing"
The name Of Van Rhyn was made ia
nous in Denver recently by the report
farm in Colorado. The Boer fighter
has determined to make this his home
until the English see fit to issue him
pardon. This he does not expect, and
hence he will engage in the endeavOr
with which he is familiar and import
ostrichs from his fathers farm to
start flock of his own.
Van Rhyn is only 26 years old, accord
ing to his own statement, but he tells
remarkable story. One would be
prone to doubt it If he did not carry
papers that seem to establish his iden-
tity and lend credence to what he says.
He wears on his vest medal of the
Matabele war in 1893, when he says he
fought with the Charter company Of
Cecil Rhodes; also a Mollobach medal
which he says was presented to him by
President Kruger.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-23
THE CALIFORNIA BOTANICAL GATEWAY TO
AND WEALTH

Is really a one dollar book mailed you for Is
cents silver, to introduce it. 1t tells you about
newly discovered Botanical Remedies for the
cure of many diseases, new ways to make
money and get employment, to nurse and care
for the sick, to prolOng old age and live 100
years, the newly discovered Angle Worm Oh
massage for removing wrinkles and beautify-
ing the complexion, new varieties OF roses,
fruits and vegetables, the wheat, corn and sun.
flower food, cereal coffee imitation Gala, gold
and silver, stands acids, preventing smallpox
pittings, maple syrup and sugar from wood,
things you need not ask the doctor, a real home
doctor book and encyclopedia of general infor-
nation, wanted by every man and woman that
wants health and wealth. Is about 100 pages
Az paper cover. Contents sheet free.
The California Botanical Medicine Co.,
1898 North Alvarado ST.. Los Angeles, Cal
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-23
One Phase OF the Nile.

In the Shah luka pass we have one
OF the many instances In which the
Nile has hurled itself at an opposing
mountain barrier and cut its way
through. In fact, 1t often seems to Sc
lect these unpropitious places for its
course, when on each side, few miles
away, there is a tolerably level, I'M
broken expanse of desert. For ten
miles the river twists in and out be-
fore escaping to the open once more.
Its current is very rapid. making 1t
well-nigh impossible at low water be-
cause of the numerous rocks; but at
the time of my descent the summer
flood was well along, and all but few
Of these barriers were hidden below
the surface, their presence being
marked only by occasional eddies.-
Century.
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A Doubtful Point.

Mr.. Cassidy surveyed the examining
counsel with undisguised contempt,
which In nowise disconnected the law
yer.
And why, may ask. did you not go
TO the help OF the defendant, In the
fghtT inquired the lawyer.
FOR the rason," said Mr.. Cassidy,
In a tone Of blighting scorn. that at
that tonne Oh had no means Of know
ing which o. thin would be the de-
PENDANT, sorr'
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-23
WORLDS HIGHEST MIME
Sulphur Deposit in a Mountain III
$50 Feet Above the Sea Level

Sulphur Deposit in a Mountain 17,.
500 Feet Above the Sea Level
The highest mine in the world is In
the crater of Popocatepetl, Mexico,
which was recently sold by its former
owner, Gen. Ochoa, to an American
syndicate for a sum said to be $1,000
900. The mine contains immense guam
titles of sulphur, and the supply is sup
posed to be practically inexhaustible.
Popocatepetl is 1880 feet above the
level of the sea, and the crater con-
tanning the sulphur has circumference
of half a mile and depth of $50 feet.
Not all Of this volcanic mountain be-
longs to the syndicate, as Gen. Ochoa's
grant from the Mexican government
only included the bare, rocky surface
of the mountain areas covered by eter-
nal snow fields. No part of the noun
tain on which tree, blade of grass
or a shrub finds Judgment ever belonged
to Gen. Ochoa, and consequently couId
not have been transferred.
In the securing of the sulphur Gen.
Ochoa employed Indian laborers. These
were lowered into the crater by means
of large baskets which were regulated
by windlass. When the baskets were
filled with the sulphur they were raised
and emptied, and in this primitive fash
ion the mining operations have been
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-23
TREE AS AN iNQUISITOR.
Bears Fruit Which Ma1agasys Think
Poisonous, Fatal Only to Criminals.

There is peculiar tree indigenous
to Madagascar which is believed by
the natives to possess the power of
divination. They are firmly Of the
opinion that, while an ordinary person
may eat its fruit with impunity.
criminal will die after partaklng of
the smallest morsel Of 1t. The tree
is known as the tangen. For centuries
it was the custom to use the fruit of
the tangen for the purpose of ascer-
tanning whether criminals charged
with grave offenses were guilty or not.
In each case the prisoner was
brought into court and the judge
thereupon solemnly handed him fruit
from tangen tree and told him that
if he ate it and it did him no harm he
would be considered innocent, but that
if 1t killed him he would be considered
guilty. AS there is great deal Of
poison in the fruit 1t can readily be
seen that very few, If indeed any, were
able to pass through this ordeal I'M
scathed.
1t Is said that some criminals who
had great political influence or consid-
cradle wealth managed to escape
through the connivance. Of the judges,
but, on the other hand, the criminal
records tell Of many cases in which
prisoners died a horrible death very
soon after they had eaten the noxious
fruit.
More civilized methods of adjudica-
ton now prevail in Madagascar, but
though this barbarous custom is obso-
lete, the tangen tree is regarded with
almost as much aversion as 1t ever
was. A proof of this may be found
| in the fact that a French naturalist
recently tried to obtain some branches
and fruit Of the trees, but, though he
asked several natives to aid him in
the search he was unable to obtain the
slightest assistance from any Of them.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-23
MRS. JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Famous Southern Woman Now Livina
In World of Her Own.

Famous Southern Woman Now Livina
In World of Her own.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis, the widow of
the late leader of the Confederacy, Is
living In a little world Of her own in
New York. She recently took up her
residence In a hotel In that city and
there probably she will spend the re-
mainder of her days. The windows Of
her rooms overlook the surrounding
roofs, and rarely does she leave her
apartments, which are on the four
teenth floor. She walks with difficulty
and does not have to visit, as her
friends pay court to her as If she were
a royal parsonage. Mrs. Davis uses
tall cane, as people did 100 years ago,
and the head is of tortoise shell and
gold. She has as companion sweet
faced Southern woman who Is always
with her. On Wednesday afternoons
the famous woman sits In a high-back-
ed chair that came from Beauvoir, the
Davis homestead, and then she receives
the long file of admiring women who
call. These are notable gatherings, and
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-23

SOme SenSlDle d0vlCe to
women passing through this
trying period.
The painful and annoying SWIM.
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come by Lydia f. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. 1t is espe-
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1t is no exaggeration to state that
Mrs. Pinkham has over 5000 letters
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what her medicine has done for me
My trouble was change of life. -Four
years ago my health began to fail, nv
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Il. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
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I cannot speak in high enough terms
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a HIGH-PRiCED DINNER.
Owner of a Dog that Did Not Eat 1t
Must Pay for Repast.

Must Pay for Repast.
The Paris newspapers have lately
printed the account of strange law
suit which the Green Bag reports for
it's American readers. The complain
ant in the case testified that he was
dining Oh the terrace In front Of
restaurant, enjoying the air as well as
the food. He had just begun to eat his
soup, which he found too hot for his
palate While waiting for the soup to
cool, he took from his pocket roll
of bills which he had received in pay
ment of bill.
In counting the money he accident
ally dropped hundred-franc bank
note into his soup. He took 1t out Of
his plate with fork, and sent the
soup away. The bank note was satur-
ated with the greesy liquid, and he laid
1t down on the table cloth to dry.
He was partaking Of the second
course, when a sudden gust Of wind
blew the note off the table. He ran
after it, but a dog, which, although it
wore a collar and therefore In all prob
ability had a home, yet showed every
sign of hunger, seized 1t. The taste Of
the soup on the paper made 1t palatable,
and the dog swallowed the note In an
instant
The complainant used all his per-
suasive power in an effort to get the
dog to come near him. Good doggy!
Come heret, he coaxpd
The animal, pleased with the taste
of the soup, was finally toled near
enough for the complainant to read the
name engraved on the collar. When
he had made a note of the name and
address of the owner of the dog, he
dismissed him with Scotch blessing.
Then he sought his lawyer, and
brought suit against the owner Of the
dog for the restitution Of the hundred
francs.
The court decided that the owner of
the dog must pay, holding that since
the dog was property, the owner must
be held responsible for any act CON-
mitted by the animal
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Creating "a Waterfall.

When the waters of the Niagara
River were made to flow over turbines
to give electric power and light to the
city of Buffalo it was considered a
great revolutionary feat of engineer
ing. But at Niagara the dam and the
fall were there from the beginning
The power was ready in the rough
1t had only to be applied to the ma
chinery. When, however, 1t was pro-
posed to utilize the speed and force Of
the Hudson River and to turn them
into the power that lights towns, runs
street railways and vitalizes factory
plants the problem was a different
one. The river was there, but the fall
had to be created, and to do this it
would be necessary to build one Of
the largest dams ever constructed, q
wall, In fact, 1,4OO feet long and 154
feet high, at certain points. No such
barrier, great or small. had ever been
placed across river of volume and
flow equal to that of the Hudson just
above Glens Falls, n. Y. yet this has
now been successfully accomplished
Leslie's Monthly.