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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-12-16
Raising
as
FundS
WAS going home to spend Christ
mas. AS l had no children-in-

mas. AS I had no children-in-
deed, was not Observation-Disclosures
especially Christmas, bored me.
kwished the season were over and the
new year begun. The train pulled out
Of the station, and l took up news
paper
Suddenly my paper was crushed back
on my face, pair of small arms were
thrown around my neck and the round
face of a boy about four years old WAS
thrust within an inch Of my nose. ~
what right he assumed to treat a per-
feet stranger in this hemonstratiye
fashion l co:lld not conceive.
You little scamp, what do YOU
mean:"
"Im goin' home to spend Christmas"
At that moment the conductor came
along for tickets and told n:e that the
boy lad been put III his charge. lie
was to meet his father at st. Louis.
The little imp unclaSreN his hands as
suddenly as he had cl;>sl't-'i them ;:!A
made a dash for the door l dashed
after him, reviling the parent who
! would put a child Ills age in the care
of conductor, and dragged him back.
This | did a dozen times during the
day. When not trying to get Oh the
platform he was trying to sell an old
knife mo blades) to tie passengers to
| raise Christmas money. At first they
put him away, some of them impa-
! tiently, others gently, but he was 50
persistent and got up such remarkable
| financial schemes that at last every
| one in the car was laughing at him.
There was something in this ire
| sponsible naturalnesS that won my
heart. At nightfall, since there was no
-: one to pay any attention to him, /
-, called the porter, fed him and told
him to make up the child's berth.
which happened to be directly opposite
my own. Then the boy got sleepy, and
| l told him the sandman was cou.-
ing around to weight his lids, and if
| he didn't keep awake till he was un-
dressed he wouldn't see the old fellow
wished to keep him awake till the
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-12-16
Old Ideas About Christmas.

Even as llte as 1853 there was some
doubt 4; to tie exact date Of Christ
mas, the old count bringing it to the
9th Of January, tie new count giving
us the Goth OF December, which is ''the
day we celebrate" In Devonshire,
England It :: believed that if the sun
shines 1T noos: Oh Christmas day a
plentiful apple crop may be looked for
IN the following year.-National Illus
trated Magazine
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-12-16
The Sher1T'S Christmas Dinner.

The Sher1T'S Christmas Dinner.
Deacon Johnson sib a dinner
At he cabin Christmas day;
AK de preacher, all de deacons-
Nary deacon stay away!
An hit sholy did look scrumptious
When dey got de table sot-
Ohiclin. possum meat an turkey.
All 50 brown an smolktn' hotl
Den dc preacher Ak de blessin',
An des bar'ly hab got dun
When do sheriff bus de- do IN,
An Br'er johnson tuck an runl
Den de sheriff lick he mustAche,
An he says ter ole Sis Lou.
''Well, All see Alive missed de deacon
But All think de dinner, II dol"
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1904-01-19

IoQ inG Nndt nit Sir orbeiten iuto
Gir, ais nrincil 0litel Gllael, fo!nen.
@aa talt Iu orlnes @eib INN nlld}
geliiien. tdnnil I'll u,rgeben uuo per
~aciicu2"
Ho,n prod sd bobc Cir nit &C.
5iilnt, lucum Iu mir flnhtelt; mo
mlnn Seine @ano mid id)lll9, crhob
idJ bic meinc 5lrm Webete iiir Eid).
aehre III l.lr 5ilriicf St Gcinenl
iriitercu siltcn Seben. Gcrtrol uitf
Soft! Gr fnnn u11b miro glaes loic.
Der gut modcl."
Sic fchrtel i~li'onmcl nod NduIe
5irild. IS nor, ol% oh lie ijren
5"lucitcn @od5eitstng ieierten, mo
9cia'$ liebcucllc SnnfInlltb poileu-
Dete Seinrid)'s NGi15lide Sinres-
%dEGcrurg. Gr belt trcil leiuen Gor-
lot, orbcitete milcrmiloet inter @cbet
MD @ottoertrulclt nit ieiilem bra-
pen @eibe.
Sds gallerngllt 5nar mar mo
blleb mr. nc perlorell, 0pd) odfllr mr.
Gen lie cntibGoigt oilrd) einelt aroBe.
rem ShdB, ortrdl cine Teihe brnpcr
uno tiid}tiaer ainoer. ole ibre @ltern
liebten mo ehrtcn bis in'S bole
Sitter.
@ornm er5Gblen mir Sllr Sonl-
tGgSfeicr cine lold)e alltdg!id)c @e.
ld,ld)te, Woriu iur 0ds ainS I'M
aorbden etpus Neles lit? - &elW
bon Den Wdnnerr. Die oieieS @latt
leien, Der cine p6er ulloere in Dem
nrnleu Seinrid Den &otpt5ilgen liod,
lid lelbIt mieoererfcitnt, 'bnnu bari
man bel ser guteu @elinmlng, Ole
mir bel eiuem iold)en Seier porails.
lCeelL boffell, eS mcr0e leille arnle
Srali, I'M i'm illm 9tad)Oenten ulo
5llr ltnltebr ~ beme9erL 0aS &0rb.
d,eil Ser 9lltcn &olu nidt npihIg
Dcbel.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1904-01-19

,idi p5n Dem e~ntietlidcu Grcianilie
I'M Sure nnb ar Gen Nadlbarqehois
ieil. SIRE &irtlmg urf Die @emii.
ibey mar Inn 10 crlhutternoer, ais
Sic Grinnerlng an ole &oriulle Der
jiln9iten Gage nod III ~ulgcbrotcner
Stride iortlcbtc. @uitoertc boz
Menidcn rolntcn bcrbci, jummer'
an, frogten, reoeten. &elfen fonttC
&eiter, aitd) Der BON 3mielel cllcnos
glruienc Nr5t niAt mcbr.
Sos mon cine ihredlide Nod)t nilI
rem Iicobofc. Ser Bauer NOR foot
iein Sobn peridpnrmben. Die ipiloe.
iteil 8crmitbungen mllr0en lallt, 0it
s.1bliGiph 2inge cr5Gblt, Die Ser.
mirrulig Antcr Dem @elinoe nor III.
beld)reib!idl mic ibr GntieBen, iii
SGrcfen eS morcn. Ihcr ole ge.
i"tiir5un9 Gcoieb ms ltneitblihe, als
nod III 6erielben Naht Slpei 0etOar'
nicn ouf Dem HieOboie eridienen mn
nad) ocnl jlllgen TeiilOl irngtcu. 0it
1GllCeIt l0lt nldDt, lte 1olioell1 ltht pei
fAlteE Gcid,mam beS Nlten, uno ldloit
berno trilgen JIG ole unbeinllldt
Gltnne pciter.
PIN iulgenocR Gage fono lid Oil
@eridtstonmiiiion atf Dem Nica.
bpic elm mo lc9te Oa5 geridtlidC
Sicgel uIf.
@egal 0tnr &cinol crying cir
Gtedbriei burin er miSoriidlid) ols
Moroer @onsl'S genamt mlroc.
gScitl, her 0ienitfnedt, erbiclt ieinC
Sleibeit mieoer.
Tie @eifc Dc$ Tic~oboibalicrs
nlroc 3Nuar in alter Stile, ober Den.
nod tirtlid) becroiat, on ole dr5tlid)C
@iiienlhdit in Der rmieli9cn Chat
Den Nu3illB eineS Olrd) ole 3crito.
rlrttg Ger grouen @ebirnriuOc bcein-
irGdtigten @eiiteSlebenS ertnmlt
bate.
llc6er Sen berrellolen, ltarf Der
idulccten &ieoboi puroe ole 0anl
perhGngt.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1904-01-19
Ter befebrtc Srunfcn6ulS.

Sn elmer iriid)t6nren @eaeno, nnbe
an Hbein 9clcaen, mobnte aui einenl
anicbnlld)en @aucrnailte Ser fleiBige,
brouc mo tiid)ti9e 9eiiser Srieorid,
Wiilller. Gr bate einen ein5iaelI
Subn nit Namen Seinridy. Die
Wtrtter mar ifou iriib geitorbeu mo
m>h Der &oter muBte Seinrid 81
@r0be 0elciten. OILS CT ielblt ebcr
bnS -. Scbcilsjabr erreid)t bate. Gr
NOR miu Ser mrumihrGnfte GciiBer
heS @utcs. 9nlO beirat6ete er EN-
M1bmen, NoIu init Hamen, cine
&aile, Die 5lunr fem @elb nit ms
&aus brinaen forultc, neil lie ormcr
Selte &inb mar, ober Elm unidulOi.
aeS &cr5, ein irpmmes bingebcnoes
@emiiib mo eineu arbeitSirelibigen,
praftiIden Sinn.
Sic beioen iungen Gbelellte lebtell
Gem ald) iebr gliifli6. giirig unb
lorglm NOR Seoes BON ibnen an lei
rem EloBe, Tie tbeilten bic Mrbeit
mo Miibc, Sorgen mo Seio, aber
olidl zines ltiaen, glildlid)em Snmia
lienlebens Srieccn nno SrelI0e. Sn
lhDuer @armonie umidloB beioc bas
@ono ser 2iebc.
Sod INNER bie alte 6eldid,te.
@cnn llnirieben fommt, trnqen 9e'
mDhliid irenl0e SelIte ole crlter
Seine seS llniricbeuS in ole SGuier
bineiu. Sei Den Nrnllcn erre9en liz
bic Giierirdt, bel oen Mdmnerr
tibelr lie Den Stol5.
Meiurid'$ @clhGitisinls bradtt
i'm uiel nit ser MGnnern oes SrteS
N'omnlcR. &ol0 mllBte er 5ilir
Sdmieoc, bolo sum Shreiner, bnlf
srm @Gder, bolo Silm @railer. llnI
BORT trof er Dem mnndulal nnoerc
GuiSbcliter ulb Soribemohmcr. @e'
mobulih nurei eS iold)e, ole oltBet
Dem @irihSbauS audi nod in ber
@crtlt1ttcn Der Sunemerfer uernt
Gin Stiinbhen plnu6crn mo borthil
hllrd, bc.l 9ebrl;ag aus Dem yHotbeu
&:ogen" iid ibr Observation-Disclosures
boler loliah. @ei Nicien @elegcnbei.
ten mnBtc oem Seinrid, mand)e Sti.
delrebcn pcrncbmcr.
Gr iei ein 9utluiitbiaer @enid).
liGnSc inter Dem HNntpiiel. nIiBte 81
Sauie oas Sinh mieaen uIb Der Srau
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1904-01-19
al!n Glide bes Serrn
idl i'm.

Qepen 0rtldDltc Idl i'm.
sd tam e. nidbt, Solep6, i'd, bin
fld)t IN Der Stimnnng", ertpioerte
er cuigercgt. .@enn id) oeran
oerife, faliel mir Die Spottreoen Der
nnnerll Cit bic nidt obne ginoruf
ditt mid Qebllcbeu iiIlb."
Cd renctc nod eile Neile aili i'm
Ell ulD lllftc ihn nlf before 8eooll.
fen 5E brlnaen, ood) ipie es ifien Der.
geben@. Gunn trentten lid uniere
&ege. I'D mllBte oenielben Saa
nod elre @elhdftsreiie iunterncbmeu
mo fehrte crit radI 5uei 8oden sll.
rid. ga pernnbm id) oerlt balo onS
SflrcfliGe. Zen nerulten Soo mad,
Dem rnieligen SasOtage mltr0e Sbec.
COR bon ser @aiierid)elt beianen ltno
nor III lpenigeI. Sngen in groBen
Sitalen aeltorben."
Wein Srem0 idlmieg umo id,
ltorrte mOrtloS in Die @lutb Des aa.
MinfencrS.
~Dtan bat oan1alS oen merflpiirOi.
gen 6Gll lpilienlfaftlid 5lt erflGren
gclltoDt, lnoem mnn neinte, nod) nelln
Snbren fonne oas emit in Den aor.
per aufgelommene @iit nod sllr
%lrfirng tommen", ergriff Der SSat.
'tl5rntb lpieoer oas @ort, .aber or
mirlt lclbit Ole Snltloiigfeit elmer
lrldjca Sebunptums einicben.
Mtr bat Der ganse Sorfal slr Se.
'eltigun6 I'M 0louben uno oils Mtab.
nililg SIR o%anfbareu Iflidttreite
9egen nnlern Sd,opfer mo Grbalter
acoieIt."
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1904-01-19

geeeriibcr III empianslid) Jet. Cod
iap i> i'm Ocs Gitercn Sonntags III
Der Stride, icmir iticn ieiile reiigigle
lleber5euglnlG biSber nid)t geiltten 5u
hGbelI.
Sd) er51hle lest nod) ~ieillet ei9G'
nen Wtittbeilunsen. Ger Ct. Nu-
beriuSsSng nabte wieber mo 5lt-'
gleid, Ole 3eit Ser Sagben. IS mor
5ipei Scsc nor Sem sSeite, OoB Sbep=
Dor @benbs nit mebreren gefanntelt
in cinem &eitaurcllt sulannmentraf.
Mor uuterhielt iid) eifrig iiber cine
groBe Susopartie, weld)e III ben
nGdJiten Susen itattiinoen Iolltc.
@ic ou lpeilt, bciitt meme @atefItaot
III ndd)iter NtGhe ncdl bcrrlid)e
@olounaen. Gin reid)er &anfier
mar Der %eranitolter Ser Gurtic ltnn
luo old) Sbeooor ba5il eil. Die
Saeo ioltc ON Ct. SubertuSsSag
IN DER Sriibc beginner.
sd beOonere iebr, Sbrer liebel&-
~ipilroiaem @iulabimg nid)t 6olge lei
Iten 81 f0ntelL lpertber Serr 81.
aitlportete Der nlnge &aunrann per-
binclih, yaber ih babe gerooe fiir
I~'oieien Sag eirc Gerhinbermg.~
%, ih nebn1e feline abidllIaigc
Nn1lport on, mein lieber SEER.
Ginen 10 tiidtisen Sdniben, eincl 10
maenebmcr @eicaid)uiter, mie Sic,
loiien mir nift iabrerl, nid,t mobr,
meme &erreu?" mullSte lid Ger San.
fier an Die anoern Nnlpeienoen.
Hun itiirmten glQe olf Sbeooor
eit, oab er nit o Ger Eartic Iein
niiiiie.
,slber id fam mirflif ON &llber.
tls.Sage nId)t. jeoeu nnoern Gag,
lpaum ibr mollt", lpebrte lid oIeler.
y&arum Oerm nid)t? MliBt on
Dor 8erid,t e%rid)einen, ooer millit OH
old pcrloben2 ga Itedt eir DC
beimuiB binter", ~riefei Die ilneen
9cutc lddei,o blrheiunnoer.
yNihtS bon uleoem", crpiOerte
Sbeobor in Die Gnae gctriebeuL lid
Mil clldl ben einfad,en Sodperhnlt
nur mittbeilen."
Sarouf er5Gblte or ihnen Die @e,
ld)id)tc bon Dem 9ib oeS tolleu Sim.
bes mo ieincm @eliibbe.
!Nutte er es liur nie getban. Nun
b%egonnen bic Spottreeen, 0cnn meb-
rere Sreigeilter ~beionOen iid) inter
Der @elellidait. Ter iltlge @al.
fier Gilberte ein 9elpilies Mtitleio iiber
feline fiIolid}en Iuihoumnaen lluO
500 Die ganSe Sod)e ms SGGerlidle.
Snbei muBte er Niles aui iheinbor
notiirlidle @eiic 5u erflGrcn.
Seioer mar Sbeo0or ld)mnd) &c.
rrig, iih beeinililiien 5I loiien, ia, er
9ing 10 weit, 5ll ben ld,ledten &iBen
Der alOeru 81 lahell, Mn0 lagte
idlieBlid ieine @e9empart bel Der
Saso ST. Sas erite Mtal ieit neitl
Sobren eriiillte er nidlt Die Serpilid)-
tmaen ieines @eliibocS.
Cen folaenoeu Moreen b~caeanete
i'd ibnl nllf Der StraBe iino lhloB
midi i'm cine Strefe bes @eie an.
6: sinl iiuiter mo morttarg neben
mir Der.
r@oS bait Dll, SbeoNor, lit sir
etraS lltangenebmeS 5%ilgeitoBcn?"
iroste id) IGN.
Sir fam id) es ia9en. Soiepb.
G& beuurubiet MIDI, oaB id, pieie$
Sobr Oeu SrlbcrtnS Sog nidt &C.
ieiert, nid)t mein @eliibbe geboltcn
bctel"
nllnb morpm buit on cS nidlt &C..
ttonL SaS mar lehr lmaered)t. Shcp.
Dor" "a erSablie CT mir, mie
Niles actOmmen.
Grnit borte idD linn 5u
sd piiroc eS icisrt n~au)6olet.
mein Sreuno, beute nod, beid)ten iuro
SOtt nm @erSeibuus meiner Sreu.
loiigfeit bitter, inS nroraerL nit ibm
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1904-01-19
NerplnMnert.

@cr!dta G%rctntor: Sit Bopa az
SGnic?"
Ter fleile Sans: oNein, Sara lit
perreiitll"
@erIftS : Gretltor: Limb Die
Mamo?"
Ter tlsiic Sans: Die Mana?-
nic III olld) I'M Nleioerid)ranfl"
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1904-01-19

be0eutete:
.Sent bin / frellSluiti,
Dos iebt'S mir lido oil.
&eut bab / an Campers,
Sab II faum idlepp'n
fam"
Nur III Snialic ocs 9ooerboiS
nabnl fcillen Mutbeil an Dem ireltbi.
Gen Greigniiie - Sllral. Sic bate
COS SeritGnbnis fiir MaeS perlorcn,
mas Oas Menidenberj in auten mo
boicm Stunoen bemeet. Sic lcbte,
mic Die Eflan5e lebt, obue Elm @e,
it'll iDrer neroilterten Seele. Mur
elm eiii3iaeS Nal rang iid) Elm Bel.
den ieellid)en GmpfinoenS ans Der
Nad,t hires @eiites empor. 'sSllS
man ihr POM nn9liidieligen Gnoe oeS
&ieolpibduerS itnO bonn Serldnpin.
oen beS iuigen Heinol er5Gblte. ga
id,llg lie cine entleelid) bGBlid,e
| Yad)e oui ole lpie boS 9od)en zines
lllbolocS tlona.
Stoii bat nie eriabren, iueld) elm
trMtriQc9 Sdididl i'm oen erlten
@0ttcu entriB. Ter lGmor5e Mar.
till biItete lid mobl, nnd) benz Sobc
neS 9iicOboiboucru Elm @ebeimniS
%ptei$5laepen, 0aS er bel Scb5eitcil
bc<ielben III gepimIiiihtiacr @ciie
olS5nGeuten pcrllld)t hattie unb i'm,
Ger Elm Serbreden pcridnuicacu, nit
Dem 9lld)iiabcll oeS @eieBes IN nnall.
aenehme Neriihruug 9ebradlt bate.
s. tstalpur @l9ipetlotner mt na1 Der
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-18
A STEAMSHIP LINE TO CUBA.

A steamship line from Savannah to
Havana would be of great benefit TO
the commercial interests of this port;
and it seems there is no good reason
for doubling that such a line would
pay those interested in it. There are
many products which Savannah can
supply that would doubtless find a
ready market in Havana, and in re-
turn there are many products of Cuba
for which Savannah would be good
market and distributing point Not
only are there railroads from all parts
of the country centering in Savannah,
but we have here several steamship
lines to the North and East, connect
ing us directly with the large cities
Of the coast.
In ante-bellum days a steamship ran
regularly between Charleston and Sa-
vannah and Havana, and so lucrative
was the trade that neither city en-
forced its quarantine regulations
against the Havana vessel. There are
many persons living who remember
the big sidewheel steamer Isabel of
the Havana line. 1t is possible that
some time might be required to work
the business up TO a paying business,
but the probation period" would be
shorter at this port than another, for
the reason that such line could COM
| pete with the railroads for freight and
passengers between Cuba and the
North by an arrangement with the
| coastwise steamship lines referred to
above. 1t seems that, either the Ocean
Steamship Company or the Merchants
and Miners Transportation Company,
in view of the situation, might do
well to make the experiment of plac-
ing one of their steamers on a line
between Havana and Savannah. There
is a large amount of business being
! done between Cuba and the United
States, and there is no reason why
a part of it could not be done econom-
ically through the port of Savannah.
We must push our commercial ad-
vantages if we would keep up with the
procession.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-18
willing to Repeat.

The Office boy to large firm of pub
fishers was a smart lad, and when
recently he was sent to one of the
operative departments with a message
he noticed at once that something was
wrong with the machinery, says the
Philadelphia Ledger. He returned,
gave the alarm, and thus prevented
much damage. The circumstance was
reported to the head of the firm, be-
fore whom John was summoned.
You have done me a great service,
my lad" he said. I'm future your
wages will be increased 81 weekly"
Thank you, sir said the bright
little fellow. Il will do my best to be
worth it, and to be a good servant to
you"
The reply struck the chief almost
as much as the lads previous service
had done.
That's the right spirit my lad" he
said. In all the years l have been
in business no one has ever thanked
me in that way. 1 will make the in
crease 81. Now, what do you say to
that?"
well, sir" said the boy, after a
moments hesitation, would you mind
if / said it again?"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-18
Personal.

Queen Alexandra owns one of the
most valuable pairs of opera glasses
in the world. They are of platinum,
thickly encrusted with diamonds, ru-
bies and sapphires. and are said to
have cost the enormous sum of $780,
900.
The King of the Belgians is known
as the royal stock jobber" With all
his wealth and schemes for the get
ting of more. the King is not happy /.
He is forbidden to take any but the
most simple fare and the poorest lab
orer in his kingdom extracts more JOY
from life than he.
Mrs. Florence Holbrook, grand
daughter of D. B, Wesson. the multi
millionaire. revolver manufactures, has
married William B, sF4oughton, over
seer of her farm at Marlboro Mass.
She had been divorced but recently
the decree nisi going into effect a few
days previous to her second matrimo-
nial venture.
Mrs. Charles King of Corpus Chris
ii, Tex, owns more land than any other
woman in the world. Her husband was
a famous cattle breeder and he left hel
100000 acres in Nueces, Hidalgo
Starr and Cameron counties and there
are now about $4,000 cattle on her
ranges. The vast estate must be kept
intact until her oldest grandchild comes
of age.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-18

Two candidates for Office in Missou-
ri were stumping the northern Part of
the state, and in one town their APP
pearance was almost simultaneous,
says Golfers Weekly. The candidate
last arriving happened to stop at a
house for the purpose of getting a
drink of water. To the little girl who
answered his knock at the door he
said, when she had given him the de-
sired draught and he had offered her
in recompense some candy: did the
man ahead of me give you any
thing?"
oh, yes, sir" replied the bright
girl, he gave me candy"
All" exclaimed the candidate,
Here's five cents for you. 1 don't
suppose that he gave you any money!"
The youngster laughed merrily. Yes,
he did, too! He gave me ten cents''
Not to be outdone, the candidate gave
the little one another nickel, and, pick
ing her up in his arms, kissed her.
Did he kiss you, too?" he asked,
genially.
Indeed, he did, sir!" responded
the little girl, "and he kissed ma,
too"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-18
WHAT is 1T GOING TO cOsrs

The action of the Senate on Friday
in striking out of the Panama canal bill
the section providing for a government
depository on the Isthmus of Panama
naturally suggests the question, What
is the canal going to cost? OF course
we know what the estimate of the
commission that Investigated the mat
ter is. but there seems to be an i'm
preston now that the cost will greatly
exceed that.
1t appears to be admitted by menu
bers of the commission now that the
canal cannot be completed within the
time that was estimated in the COM
missions report. If to complete the
canal it is going to take several years
longer than it was thought it would
it is pretty certain that the cost is GO
ing to exceed the estimate. And there
is another thing that is now begin
ming to attract attention, and that is
the agitation in favor of a sea level
canal. Some of the engineers are
pointing out that it will not cost much,
If anv, more to construct a sea level
canal than one with locks. Indeed, the
question as to whether a canal With
locks can be made a success is being
seriously discussed. There will have
TO be dam to create a lake. and the
doubt is about the possibility of get
ting a substantial foundation for a
dam. And then the point is made that
in the event of a war involving the
United States single dynamite cart
ridge would be sufficient to render use
less a canal with locks.
1t would not be surprising If this dis
cussion should go on until there was
a call for a report upon a sea level ca
nal. Doubtless when the commission
returns from its present trip to PAN
anna it will make report that will
have much interest for the public. The
report will deal with matters just as
they are. and the government will
probably have a number of important
questions to decide.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-18
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Thought it Was Disinfectant.

There is rich CONTRACTOR living out
in Germantown about whom many
amusing stories are told, says the
Philadelphia Record. For years he has
purchased his shoes at the one place,
n little shop on Main street, and
thither he repaired the other day, and
was waited on by a new clerk, who
didn't know him. The new clerk, siz-
ing the customer up as a laboring man,
tried on pair of cheap brogans, which
suited the contractor, except that he
thought them a trife hard to pull on.
IN fix that all right" said the clerk.
and he busted a little powder in each
shoe. Much to his surprise, the Gus
toner grew livid with rage. '.What
dye mean by insultin' me that way?'
he demanded. Just then the proprie-
tor came in and inquired as to the
trouble. THE young dude is afther
putin chloride O. lime in me shoes"
exclaimed the irate contractor. "Tis
an INSULT" The proprietor explained
that the supposed chloride of lime
was merely a harmless powder to
make the shoe go on with great COM
Tort, and the old man was salts
fed