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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-12-17
Cdnada's Monster
Irrigation Canal

L stopped at Calgary, Just in the
eastern shadow of the Canadian
Rockies, to see the digging of the big
gest irrigation project in America, ex-
celled only ty one in India and one
10 Egypt, w':'cs Mark Sullivan in the
Hoston Transcript.
expected TO see an army of men
With shoveis, and saw not one shovel.
Instead, three colossal steam giants.
with ncnstrous arms which dipped
down, took a huge bite out of the
earth rose slowly and dropped the
dirt to one side.
Dipping and biting. these three ma
chimes advance Just about 100 feet a
day, leaving in their wake a ditch
which is the size of a small river, so
feet wide and from 12 to 20 feet deep.
This ditch begins at the river and
crawls in a curving course something
over score of miles into the country.
The biggest irrigation ditch on the
continent is simplicity itself There
is nothing complicated about AN irri-
CATION plant. It's just an old-fash-
ioned mill race on a big scale. You
tap the river at high level, run your
ditch along that level, with Just the
slightest drop that will make water
flow at ALL
Then from the big ditch you run
smaller lateral bitches, and from
these still smaller ones. till every few
acres has Its little rivulet.
The ditch at Calgary will supply an
area of about $50 by SO miles, and
water nearly 100000 acres-more
territory than is included In some
Eastern states. When the work IL
done-but what irrigation will do fol-
a semi-arId country is an old story
And yet. just the elements of 1t may
bear retelling.
Farming with irrigation is as diff.
ferent from ordinary farming as hot
house gardening is from wheat rails
ing. Farming with irrigation comes
very close to being an operation In
chemistry. You have your sunlight
you have your soil, in fixed quantities
and of known chemical constituents.
Aph sodA Mhttl dH
needed. And If you wish, you can put
fertilizing elements, salts of potash,
for example. I'm your water, and then
farming is a matter of chemistry in
deed. And the results to the farmer
are as different as a chemists opera
tions must be from the results to a
farmer who lets the caprices of the
weather govern the supply of one of
his principal ingredients.
II piece of ground which depends
for water on rain will raise hundred
bushels, the same piece irrigated will
raise five hundred. Twenty acres ir-
rigated Will support a family in am
pie comfort, and 40 acres irrigated
is as large farm as one man can well
When one seeks for the broader sig
nificance of this big irrigating project
here on the western plains OF Canada
one wonders at first why such work
should be done at all. Canada has
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-12-17
Four Bishops to Attend.

syracuse. N. Y, Dec. IA num-
Der of visiting preIates of the Roman
Catholic church are here to attend the
conservation tomorrow OF st. Lucy's
church. The event promises to be
one OF the most notable in the history
or the church in this city. A num-
Der OF bishops will take part In the
ceremonies, including Bishop Ludden
OF syracuse, Bishop McQuade Of
hochester, Bishop Gabriels of Ogden
burg, and Bishop Burke of ALBANY.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-12-17
New Lake Liner launched

Cleveland, o., Dec. 17.-At the
Yards of the American shipbuilding
company the steamship Juniata, built
for the Erie & Western Transporta-
tion company. was successfully
launched today. The Juniata Will
have a freight capacity of $500 tons
and accommodations for 200 passen-
gers and will run between Buffalo
and Duluth.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-12-17
Bnck AIImony ALLOWED.

Chicago, Dec. 15.-George Hard
ing, a wealthy real estate man who
obtained a divorce at San Diego, Cal,
was ordered by the court today to
pay his wife $4,000 back alimony,
in a divorce decree granted
Mrs. Harding in Chicago.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-12-17
Holiday.... ....
FURNITURE


WIN, CoME AND A
"
we '"f"NIloN HERD NUMBER FOL
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-12-17

Some vimmen vas delusion und a
snare, but on der udder hand, some
mems like to hug delusion.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-12-17

WRITING DESKS
DESK CHAIRS
WRITING TABLES
BOOK CASES
BOOK RACKS
MAGAZINE RACKS
Library TABLES
CARD TABLES
SEWING TABLES
PARLOR TABLES
TABOURETS
INDIA STOOLS
FOOT STOOLS
GARDINER STANDS
MUSIC CABINETS
PARLOR CABINETS.
CURIO CABINETS
CHINA CABINETS
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-12-17

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The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-21
MANY COME
SkagwIy H s Ship Mist of
 the Days

There were 240 steamships to arrive and depart from skagway last year. This means two-thirds as many arrivals as there were days in the year.
 A record of che arrivals show that during the year 1903 there were 96 ar- rivals of vessels being operated by the Pacific Coast Steamship company inc cluding the excursion steamship Spo- kane and the freighter Arki 80 are rivals of crafts carrying the black ba l flag of the Alasl, Steamship company and j9 carrying the British flag and operated by th Canadian Pacific Rail- way company. There were five arriv- al- of vessels not operated by either Of these companies, including the Well Hugt'u and Henrietta
 Ia the frs, month of the presentyear there were only 2ships toarrlvc. They were distributed as follows.
 The Pacific Coast Steamship compa- ny, 6; Alaska Steamship company. 4; Canadian Pacific Railway company 9.
 There win be more arrivals in Feb ruarythau there were inJanuarNas the Alaska Steamship compauy's Dolphin is again on ther0ute.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-21
IN.
Pac fife Coast BOat Looks Lik,
 an Icy berg

The Ramona arrived last night at loI5 o'clock, after trip from Juneau u ,he teeth of a living gale. The ,umch craft resembles a mammoth f..a.e as she lies at her berth a Nu.rc's wharf From the masthead Co .re water line is a mass of ice. The exposed portions of ths decks are cov- er.J inches thick and would serve we'll tor skating rinks. The stays, ropes, e.c.. are coated with ice until they are many times their normal size. Cap'. Wallace says the severity ot the storm now prevailing on Lynn canal exceeds tha which prevailed when the Cottage C.-ym. ie the trip in l6 hours on her last trip. The Ramona was only 10 hours on the run from Juneau. She did uor stop at Haiues. Capt Wallace sags the Ramona was in a snow storm .1r mo, oftbe trip north.
 The Ramona had % passengers and H1r1os of freight for Skagway She win sail this morning at l0.30 o'clock vi,ha few passengers.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-21
NAME THtM
Ladies of W. ?. A. C, Elect
 Officers

The ladies ot the White Pass Ath- letic Club reorgmized the ladies wNi-- Uary Of cha, institution Friday ate,- noon. There was a Iar1ea'rludmca of those entitled Go membership which includes an ladies in che families of regular members of the club. The t.l- lowing officers were chosen.
 Mrs. J. P Rogers, presid.a-, Mrs. l,. W. Taylor, vice president Mrs W. b.. King. secretary-,reasurer The social OF entertainment c0mmi,tsewas named and is as follows. Mrs F. A Murphy Mrs. W. C. Mckenzie, Mrs George To Howard. Mrs P. B. Wur1b.yhar Mrs R D. Piuneo.
 Itwas decided Co revive u,ores, .a the family evenings "Wednesday evcn- ing of each week. Fora long time This feature Of Che clubs work las been overlooked. The womsa'- day, Friday. when only women can attend, has ale ways brought out good ma y meme .bers, and 1t Is now tle intention ,o work up the interest in the attendance ot Wednesday evenings. when uem- bers Of both branches of the club. .n- cIudiog men aad women. can attend
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-21
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION

Ia. the United States District Court tor -hs Dis
 l-.r .f Alaska. l.fI,iul No. T.
 Henry .. Bowman a.1.-l ,s. ko9e.t V. Ae. MS Nooelt =. e.'g-l .',.. E -...- Allen Irene Allen and fll.e.s A .tlf he lat-af f.r. .a.r. minor l lr- of R1Derl l. Allen and Nrs h.Ir- l Allen lrurtt "a, "A. ea- hef- a.-I N.Ure arl l 1f.uu.e Moore N.fr .f ile sad Alaskan E Nur-lwu- eru Territories Trading Com rHHU. .f rarE E1rt-.0r, leleud7ll-
 Il rrc rae.e ut Che lu ted s-a.ss oi America to EctUr.f Hen. '.rs k 1er-- Al.tn, ,e hose ir-a ..r-.,r|.... name .s .I suusu Harr' Alec uHr- ...r a-Itl. Llene Allen aud Pauea A-el, ilo .-tr- Jour la..g uiuur le.fs Q Euu-rl N- Allen a.a Wig, a.-u.. .e... e- V. ...-'. y Bernard Aiaurg and Minnie Moore, Hlie oi .-e said Bernard Moore c V Wilkinson and tle a..-,.r N Eur. ls.s-e-u Territories lrudils s Company. tr a-.0-. deieliantN
 January. .sua been made aad entered taat ser r.e.l U "uu- herein oe uale upou tle de- f.r.llr-. Haze. A ..ut llrullT A..tNf irene ..a-u aul Pamela Allen. koutr- ~. Al.eu aao Tanrr. k. .er. lF ruu.lclsle4 thereof lu lae uaIg Alaskan. a newspaper printed and ple' ..-He. .. -s.. .ElF. a..ssa. lalI order laTl1 \ uH.u ua-..f uuHu tle a-fllfl, or Henry C. hdF- usu aci -l- -.-l-a oi iae marsaal ca iae
 linen. Y1u t1e said last named defen i- arrs and each uf F..u are hereoy clu-ls ls,ilcl % be and appear tl be aroFe eu-leQ cQur.f eull l- ea a. sslgusv Alaska. D vision No. !. ana an- a1.sa eull..el lI-...l 1s-llllu .tairtv .lI day B f- rl md otter rbe -rl day oi February. ls-i s It ..-r u.u.H. ..ale He.aE tle da-e O. -1e .lsl D. 1.cs1.1u hereof. and f lgl ial Do .o appear slI. .r-.er f.r Haul Or er-uI lhe p.allt.d WIl suu.r -l. Che court far lHe rel 70 demanded il r.e Complaint VIZ flr tne app ntlnk ot a -ua- a. .I I--u tor he defendants Robert C. Allen. HII. a..u Dorothy Alen. lrf ae A- en alt p.I..I 1 ten. aud ilr -1 plr-iiI'1 oi tle rar.r . ehr.eu .r. Ieef q I0t nun. Der seven .I aul .h. .l ..lll-.u "a, ie.Luf ttc n es. oue- .at.I .ut l-uu-r ll,a- .s. a--in D. ]. cs tnen- .H.a r -sr-trT Alaska. or tf Hartf ion a.rr.-He rs r.en .or tle sale thereof and al vision .r rr. rrH.a-ts ceUrt.nE Co tle interest 0f frre resp U..re rlr..e- herein and for such .tro-.ri .u.-..r re.Ie. as tl -le court sna4. s.er Il-r aud chat n.a.a-lu lHfe .ud lrueu, tQr hi Uu-t. .u.. s.-.I -eulelrs herein Ept uded.
 N..uH-- ..a H.l .r.l.. AI. C. brUWa lu1gt ol tsa.H.e. named court and seal thergoi afiKed at Iuu.4l .t..,.s. .l.s l.a day .. Ilnuar,i ioi
 ..o... -a..I HILLS. Clerk.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-21
TOR Ch4RITY
Yukon Government Gives
 Money Cor Needy

In che pas, 6ve years the govern uert Q. this territory has expended ,.satg tor che relief oi uu.ortuo- Ea,.a.-s o- every nationality, ua,,o. whom had ao c.aim upon this Country o.h.rth.a cha, %, humanity, s.tst.e Dawson Sun. Without a spe- o.a. t.N U..- 'es ed upon our people Co reimburse -ne government iu this department ot ouIay, Dawson has been transformed from a disease breeding svsup,l healthy town, dne hospitals have been maintained, the sick and the poor cared i5r aud ssaaeriug relieved wherever it was co be found, and the goveruucat has paid the cost. Ontario, with a population Of millions, has not spent a fraction of the amour, on the same lines. No other section of the North American continent can compare with t1s new territory oi the Yukon iu the matter oit the care o, unior,on- at-s
 And an this has been cone without creating a ,usp cion that Yukon or Nuk3ae-s knew oi any suffering in che territory
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-21
1h-os Boat. Duo wo,h

Besides the boats that are due today there will be three more due this week aud a arc looked .or about Thursday The Valencia is scheduled to arrive Tuesday. bu. she sailed February l3, and it will be impossible for her Go make the round trip via ~ilAa and get back here within l0 da.s 0. her sailing L M. West. the ageu, for inc NaIeu- cia, says she shoulJariyeabou, Thurs day.
 The Duigo is advertised for Thurs day, ald should make .t on that date.
 Thursday win bs -heregular date for the Amur, also, and she will probably make it on schedule.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-21
Nioho.s' Body Arriv,s

Tue body of c. E Nichols, who dropped dead at the summit Friday night, was brought down l0 town on tue train last night 10 will be held at skaeway until relatives oi Che deceased can be heard from. They were uoti- fled of lhe death by wire.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-21
Card of1b,nIs

We extend heartfelt gratitude to our many friends for their kindness and sympathy during our recent bereaye- mguL
 Nr. and Mrs. Gui'ballt and Family. Skagway. Feb 20. l3l+.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-21
BuyouiOt

1T sold before March ls, the Stanley ishopric6 house, near the told min sight, will be so at a greur sacrifice. WUu sch furnished or uuIurnIshed This will bear investigation. Call on the undersigned on the premises.
 2203J J. A. Cooling
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-21
am Es.srtala lI... Aar.

The pIagpie club will tender Mrs, Mary F. Hart, worIl's fair commis- si5uer. a reception when she shaI are rive in Skagway. Mrs J.. S ke.Ierre- ceived telegram yesterday from Mrs. Hart stating that she will arrive ouone of the first boats.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-21
Notse Forleiturs

To .u persons i--er.s.-l I che e..--
 v.y Chief
 l.lar- hereby ro G.l l.a- have expended SI.l .r aHor .u0u che way t..f ."d.. .H.-. TWO r..- .. Of n. owl 70. ~,.-.aL. l. .... Of l- SA.-Naf Ht.r. i. u...r said prum.-e- uu..- ..a Section -5.t, R.F-.o o - .r--.-u. ... states. being He amount r. r. u" hold Che same for ..l. .u.-.- ii witb.ulul-y la-- --.l t..s .. i.- you tii. Go contribute your Of su.b expenditure -, q ..-.. your interest ID said claim vii. n..... che propar.y of che --nss ...r a.- said Section 25-+. J.. NADER
 Date Of urs- publication I--. H.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-21
Saturday Afternoon Club Entortaiu'


 Mrs. C P. Tewett entertained the Saturday Afternoon Card Club yester- day afternoon at the Pu.len house. There was Q ml attendance and the session was devoted to euchre Re-
 treatments were served and the after noon delightuly spent Tho prizes for che month were awarded as follows: Highest score prize, a o'clock lea set. won by Mrs George E. Howard; prize tor greatest number of lone hands set 0l sterling silver spoons won by Mrs. L P. Rogers, consolation prize, cut gla~s vinegar craet, won by Mrs. N. wy Watson.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-21
KEELARS
Up to ia J " ny ud Op-
 ucll House

Our mammoth stock never wa, more complete ia an haee of watches, diamonds. solid gold and silver novel; ties. Indian curo- mls'ca.ias.ruueuls etc., .Hao ]. is @, che present t.m.. We carry ,ue largest stock ia Alaska and ., N. bought them at b prcs prices rc..u .e-cau certainly oaar1o bare -..- '.a.u1 other house con e Hp.,e u... repair depWmeu is complete -.. equipped with al. up,lda.e mae aud tools. No watch so delicate M ..el.s5 but wha. we can put i.. ..c. order We make a spec'- ... .. wa ehrepa.r.ug mdog-ica. work .. -rlm,ee all our work.
 EEErAR. The Jowyler
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-21
sirh,ire t7 Ruby

". ..guc. will take your freight . Nm-.torse Co Ruby creek .or 9. pound, OF t1 L.Ie Bear Tor ls Leave order, with Mrs. lIlue
 r.u.h and Broadway. -J q
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-21
SKAGW8Y BfAIGf2

For che 2i hours preceding 3.c..cN D. -n., February 21, l9,4. Highest temperature, e above Lowest temperature. 8 h,l.w-
 '. u. Clark,
 U. s. Voluntary Observer
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-21
Er.s osnoo rDauy

A free coucer, is given at che Mascot looc every afternoon and evening. AU le .stest songs and airs. lt Is worth hearing.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-21
a..eo. Nov zusio

-a. -.-c.. saloon has just received . large ccr-- -.ueu- 1i new music for .l- u....al t.c.lr -. 1lug machine. lt include. l.. r1e .lre,- popular airs.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-21
Epw,r,h L-a-us Civ 8 sooi'l

The social department of the Ep- worth League gave reception Friday evening at the home of Dr.. and Mrs. John Parsons Parior games were played and a delicious luncheon served
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-21
r.uous c55, Cocktails

... Tram saloon -s now serv- -i
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-21
Church Get. Book.

The Methods, church have received seteu,y-tvs new singing books for use iu pub.5c worship, and library ot .1t,y books for uss iu Che sunday school
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-21
Georgia Dus Today

The Juneau mail steamer Georgia win be due th.s evening from the canal points She Is billed Co sail on the re- turn trip tlmorrow morning at e o'clock.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-21
PERSONAL MENTION

A l.. Berdoe, comptroller of the W. p. S ". R., arrived on the Ramona last night.
 
 c F Sproat, Experimenting engi- oeer of the river division of the W. P. 0 Y E, arrived on the Ramona, w. H. Fairbanks, Of the Northern Commercial Company at Dawson, ar rived on the Ramona.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-21
PAY TIME
Municipal Taxes Wal Be
 D,luquru' March 1901

The taxpayers of Ssa-N-E. Aus a- are hereby uoUed Chs. ".....I taNe, for Ia05 Wll l.c.u. ..H on March ]. Ist. l t.r U.t. @ per cent reua.., and per g.. ....- est DOT auu4u wI. oe a.0.. ..e amount oi all taxes due an.
 Zw '. I. DRAPER, Ll....".r-
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-21
ool HeerChoaD

-.u., ..tr s3l0 per dog I..1 Liquor House.
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The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-21
For R n. Oh mp

Good. warm cabin on Twelfth avenue aud Main street. luQur on premises 9r u this 9lce &w
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-21

a 8 lunch ad % arZa glass or Eai. .- beer, at Jle Seattle saloon for l0 saass.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-21

Tho leading barbershop and baths The Nrucipa, opposite Board oi Trade
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-21

When in Wh.tehorse stop at the Windsor, only first class house iu town.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-21

Heavyweight uIs,ers at Cays1a N Co., s.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-21
GoodBsorcbsap

r.ur'~ S-. Louis beer, S3 co per doz- ... delivered Idaho Liquor House, .-...- Phone go. q
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-21

Fur coats a, C.aysoa's
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-02-21
For Sale
BnlIlon Cr.skC-alpa

A oue-bl.i undivided Interest in Nos 8 and 2s .'0w discover.
 sheep Creek D.scor ry claim. i5lJ feet, No. be- low discovery
 Blot. limo D.-..r..r. I-|H Feet. No. above. Ta..-r. ..t H. 5. F-AHAErY,
 P D. Box l12.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-17

here's what Wellington himself says:
"Blucher and / have lost 30, 900 men.
1t has been damned nice thing-the
nearest run thing you ever saw in
your life. Butcher lost $4,000 on Fri
day night (at Ligny) and got so
damnably licked l could not find him
on Saturday morning; so 1 was obliged
to fall back to regain my communica-
lions with him."
Creevey asked If the French had
fought better at Waterloo than he had
ever seen them do before. Wellington
replied: mo; they have always fought
the same since 1 first saw them at
Vimiera. By -, l don't think it
would have done if 1 had not been
therei"
Creevey said: "Well, now, Duke,
don't you think Love a very unneces-
sarily gaoler of Bonaparte at St. Hell
ena? 1t Is surely very disreputable to
us to put any restraint upon him not
absolutely necessary for his detention"
With his usual expletive, wellington
replied: by - / don't know! Bon
aparte is so damned intractable a fell
low there is no knowing how to deal
with him. TO be sure, as to the means
employed to keep him there. never
was anything so damned absurd.
know the island of st. Helena well. I
looked at every part of it on my way
from the East Indies, and as for Love,
he is a damned fool. When / came
to Brussels from Vienna in 1916,
found him quartermaster-ge general of
the army, and I presently found the
damned fellow would instruct me in
the equipment of the army, always
producing the Prussians to me as mod
els; so I was obliged to tell him had
commanded a much larger army in the
field than any Prussian general, and
that l was not to learn from their serv-
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-17

was MT any work anywhere. So then
we went home again, an Jack sald
he guessed we did MT need two chairs
any longer. So we took the rocking
chair that mama used to sit In rounu
to the same man that bought our bu-
reau an table when mama died, an
the man gave Jack some money. Tnen
we bought some coal an milk an
loaf of bread. Jack let me carry the
bread, an did MT scold when l drop
ped it going upstairs.
Then we made a fire, an Jack
warmed the milk, an put my hlgh
chair UP by the stove so could eat
am he warm, too. An I had bread
an, milk. an Jack had some OF the
bread. but he didn't want any milk,
,cause he said he'd heard milk WASN'T
good for grown-up folks. Then we
vent to bed, so we could take a fresh
start in the morning, Jack SAID.
ct had the rest of the bread an
y,,ill, when we got up. Jack said he'd
heard breakfast wasn't good for grown
folks. either, so he didn't eat any lhen
we went out an walked again. an
asked people an people for work an
they all said no; an, mad announcer
sausage an roll, an / gave JACK tne
hottorn crust of the roll where IL was
i,',r,,+ Nv an by we went home again
cause was tired, AM we went around
nast the chair-man's an the chair
man came home with u.s. an took our
bedstead. cause Jack said the mouse
would be nice an empty to play IN
without It. an that we'd make our
he'd on the floor so 1t wouldn't hurt
me If fell out. 100000
sa,,s. an everybody was busy buying
christmas things an KEEP sayin' no
mo- mo- till Jack said he didn't be-
lieye anybody ever said yes any more
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-17

ice how to equip an army. 1 thought
this would have stopped him, but
shortly afterward the damned fellow
was after me again about the equip
ment Of the Prussians, so / was oblig-
ed to write home and complain of him.
and the government was kind enough
to take him away from me-"
In one of the Observation-Disclosures"
lives of Napoleon is in effect the fol-
lowing "On the eve of the battle
(Waterloo) Napoleon was i'll at ease,
stepping restlessly about, his face more
sombre than usual. One of his gen
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to remark.
What think We of Wellington, sire ~
Napoleon unused for a moment and
then slowly replied: What think of
Wellington? Why, I think Wellington
just as capable of handling large
masses Of troops as / am. That
was the first, last and only opinion
ever expressed by Napoleon of his
great rival.
In the English camp before the bat
tie Wellington was in the highest spir-
its. He said to his staff SAY, Off
GERS, We'll give that fellow Boney the
damnedest licking he ever got" 1t is
not generally known that the Iron
Duke had formulated his plans for a
final setto with Napoleon year before.
He felt instinctively it was to come.
He knew every inch of the field Of
Waterloo, and the surrounding coun-
try. He even went so far as to have
pits dug months and months before
the sound of the gong calling the two
great master minds into the ring where
was decided the battle which changed
the whole course of the modern world
and it's effects are apparent still.
The Iron Duke was no tuft-hunter.
creevey says: "1n the evening had a