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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-16
Observation-Disclosures
the first year of It's operation

the f1rst year of It's operation
While New York, Buffalo and Ros-
ton would have most to lose, the new
waterway would have its effect also
on Philadelphia, Baltimore, Newport
News, New Orleans, Galveston and
other southern ports from which
flow the foOdstuffs sent to Europe
by the farmers of our great middle
west Commerce flows in the chan
nels which are shortest and In di-
rectlons which offer least resistance,
water route which would enable
produce to reach foreign markets
from lake ports without breaking
bulk is route which every railroad
man is willing to admit will take the
largest share of all dead freight"
But New York's loss would be Chi
Cages gain. Changing the point of
view the canal looks like an almost
unmitigated blessing. Every CITY or
citizen mot engaged in the railroad
business) west of <4ffalo to the
Rocky mountains, and north of Mem
phis, Tenn, would be pleased to find
in the canal a shorter and cheaner
road to the foreign market where he
sells his produce.
The middleman, he elevator man
and the railroad would be largely
eliminated, and the farmer or manu-
facturer would be that much closer
to the actual buyer and consumer.
Every western lake port would be-
come also a sea port, open to all but
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-16
IN MEMORY OF
Kosc1usKo

MILWAUKEE, Wis, June IA
magnificent monument in memory of
the Polish patriot, Kosciusko, is to
be unveiled tomorrow in Kosciusko
park. The event will be made the
occasion for great demonstration
of Polish societies of Milwaukee, re-
inforced by delegations from Chicago,
Grand Rapids, Detroit and other
cities. The monument was modelled
by Gastana Trentanove, the famous
sculptor.
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ing 20 feet or 10 feet of water, to any
port in the world during the season
of open water. The ST. Lawrence is
open when the lakes are open.
The present Canadian government
has just been returned and / think
the canal is probably the most popu-
lar thing they will ever have to do.
For that reason / think there is no
doubt of its being built. l know that
the people up there are very much
taken up with the possibilities. They
think it is of vastly more importance
than some other things they have in
hand, although they are spending
from ssO,0OO,o0O to $S5,00Q,00O for
building a railroad from Monckton,
N B., to Manitoba.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-16
BY Gibson Gardner.

Written Exclusively for The Press
To open the Great Lakes to the
commerce of the seas, by means of
a deep sea ship canal, is an old
dream soon TO be realized; and in its
realization will be witnessed one Of
the greatest economic struggles ever
waged.
The Canadian government has de-
signs on the greatest volume of COM
merce which moves on the American
continent, and for the purpose of di-
verting that commercial stream from
its present channels. has authorized
and is just completing a survey and
estimate of an all-water Canadian
route from the Great Lakes to the
Atlantic.
The project is for n connecting link
between Georgian bay-which is a
deep indentation in the northern
shore Of Lake Huron-and the
waters of the ottawa and st. Law
renee rivers, flowing northeast into
the Atlantic.
The distance to be bridged by ca
nal is not great and the cost has
been officially estimated at s65,000,-
O0O to s7O,000.000.
There are very strong reasons to
believe that this project will be au-
thorized by the present Laurier adj
ministration of the Dominion govern
ment.
The importance of the project may
be realized when it is stated that
such a waterway, If built, would al
most Immediately take from the rail-
roads Of the United States the bulk
of the vast export trade in grain and
meats, the former aggregating over
2,223, 000. 900 bushels a year and the
latter 1,0Oo.ooO,OOO pounds. Three
quarters of this traffic now moves by
rail to New York, and less than
quarter of the grain from Chicago
moves by boat even to Buffalo.
The recent emigration movement
which is taking thousands of farm
ers from the United States into Cam
ada, and the general northern move
ment of the wheat growing area, is
one Of the causes which will hasten
the construction of this canal. 1t is
the desire of the Dominion govern
ment to provide an outlet for this
grain, without its entering the States,
preferably cheap all-water route.
a glance at any map will show
that the shortest route. after the
grain strikes the Great Lakes. is by
the st. Lawrence The dip to De-
troit, around the province of On
tario. through Lakes Huron, Erie and
Ontario, is extremely roundabout.
And, if the grain is bound for Liver
pool, whose latitude is practically
identical with that of Montreal every
mile which il travels south is mile
out of the way.
The proposed canal will be regard
ed favorably or otherwise, according
to the point of view of the observer,
ana this is bound to change according
to the latter's geographical location.
In its broadcast aspect the construc-
tion Of the canal is an effort of one
nation to get the business Of another
neighbor nation. Sentiments of pa
triotism would move Americans to
resent such a move. and to meet it,
as the authorities of New York state
are preparing to do with the old Erie
canal, by the construction of an all
water route on American soil which
will keep the trade which we now
possess.
The old Erie canal, from Buffalo
to Albany, where it connects with
the Hudson river for New York, is to
be rebuilt at a cost of s101 ,000,0 900
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VIGOROUS, HALE
and HEARTY AT 95

At Her Advanced Age, Mrs. Lydia
Couch, Daughter Of the Amsrt-
can Revolution, Attended Camp
meeting-Ths Grand Old Lady
Asoribes Hs,. Great Activity and
Splendid Health to the Daily and
Regular Use Of DuHy's Purs
Malt WhiSksy-''It Keeps Ny
Appetite ana Digestion Good,
ana I Sleep Well"
For the past four years I have
used Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey
as stimulant and medicine-tak-
Ing a teaspoonful in Q little water
several times a day for weakness
1t keeps my appetite and digestion
good. and ! sleep we'll. am in my
95th year and attended the Wilt
mantle camp meeting this sum-
mer."-Mrs. Lydia Couch, Nam
chester, Conn. September 28, 1904.
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ROADS ANNIHILATING
TIME.

NEW YORK, June 17.-Following
the example set by the Pennsylvania
last week, the New York Central win
tomorrow inaugurate it's new fast
train service between New York and
Chicago, reducing the time between
the two cities to Is hours. Despite
the fact that this is the fastest train
service for long distances ever at
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-16
CANADAS GREAT GRAB
ON AhiERIC CAN COMMERCE

The Long Dream of Deep Sea Ship Canal From the Great
Lakes to the Ocean no Longer a Dream-It Will be
Built by Canada, in Fact the Project is Under Way
Will cut Transportation Rates to One Third and Mil
lions Of Tons of Commerce From the West Will be Lost
to New York. Buffalo and Other Ports and Terminals,
as well as to American Railroads-How the Canal Pro
ject Works Out.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-16
jim HILL SAYS new
CANAL IS CERTAINTY
Most Popular Thing the Newly Returned Canadian Gov
eminent Will Ever be Called Upon To Do He Says in
Statement

Dames ]. Hill, president of the
Great Northern railroad, who makes
the following statement regarding
the projected Canadian deep water
canal, is probably the best posted and
most experienced promoter of COM
merce in erica.-Editor)
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CHEAP ROUND TRIP RATES

to Chicago, st. Louis. Milwaukee, st.
Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth; on sale
by Great Northern railway June IA.
16, 16 and IT. For full particulars
call on or address City Ticket ONCE,
7OI Riverside avenue. Phone 400.
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axes o a but the OF ocean
all freigh
Bring the miles closer to all
to the seahoard o of the
and other
of 2223000 of
and carried from
large share is
r
o Yoks
of its
the all
ports
Prosper the producer of west farmer and mann,
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Principal Features
Of The Canal
Cost: $65,OOO.OOO

Cost: s65,oOO,OOO.
dimensions: Depth 20 feet
vi the sills, % in the reaches;
100 feet width at bottom.
Locks to take vessels 500 feet
long.
Length: 40 miles actual ca
nal; miles of locks: "a miles
open river; 3O7 miles open
lake; total length of waterway
from Georgian bay to Mon
treal, 425 miles.
Number of locks, SO.
Highest land above sea level.
$50 feet.
Time required to build canal.
five years.
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NOTICE

The excursion to Portland via o. r.
declared off. 1t will leave promptly
at 1928 a. m. Rate $40 round trip, not
good in sleepers.
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DUFFY'S PURE
MALT WhISkEY

As in the case Of Mrs. Couch,
one Of the few living Daughters Of
the American Revolution, thou
sands Of hale, active, alert and
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IS the blood, quickens the circula-
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, healthy condition, so as to resist
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Of whom have passed the century ma
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Duffy's Is the only positive cure and
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BEWARE Of dangerous limitations |
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label, and be certain the seal over the
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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1905-01-12
An Insult to the Cook.

I'VE had just engaged a new cook, "
said the young matron. II was going
out, and as lots of little things were
lying around in my room, / locked the
door. Imagine my surprise when |
returned to be greeted in the hall by
veritable fury impersonated by this
same newly-arrived cook. She hurled
all manner of violent language at me,
and, surprised as | was, and incoher-
ent as she was, | managed to make
out that she had been accused of be-
ing thief
why she felt so bad about It was
the puzzle. Why do you lock your
door,? she howled. or course, that
explained it all, and so, very gently,
asked her how she had known 1t was
locked. She was only silent a moment
in order to think up an answer. 4
wanted a needle, and so | went up
she was saying, when l interrupted
with: But that was quite wrong |
was just about to send in an alarm
when my husband came home. He did
the rest. We dined out."-Philadel-
phia Record.
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command, Come over here, pretty
boy, and talk to me. was feeling
lonesome in this dreadful place, and
If the sight Of you is so pleasant,
what may not your words do to cheer
me?" And she smiled again.
He knew her to be the counts
daughter, of whom Laro had spoken:
and he felt still more poignant re-
greet that he was not to sail in the
"Aigle" that night.
Have you been long in Toulon?"
Jean inquired, somewhat at a loss
what to say, and yet longing to man.
ifest his sympathy for so lovely a
being.
Since last summer" she answered;
and bent toward him as from a sudden
impulse while she said, did you ever
meet people who were strangers to
you, and yet who from the moment
you looked into their faces seemed
otherwise?"
She had laid hand upon his shout
der, and puzzled expression showed
In his face as he looked into her earn
est eyes. But this gave way to a
half-mischievous but wholly winning
smile as he replied. with a gallantry
hardly to have been expected in a
lad of his age, 'Never-until this mo-
ment."
She laughed, and drew her hand
away, the wild-rose color deepening
in her cheeks
The smile was gone as she said,
speaking in so low a tone that he
scarcely caught her words, rs he re-
lated to youths Laro?"
ooh, no, ma'm'selle," he whispered;
Il have known him only few weeks"
"And do you like him."
She-perhaps unconsciously-ralsed
her voice a little; and the gravity of
its tone, coupled with that which
showed in her face, caused Jean to
stare at her with surprise.
She leaned forward until her face
was close to his own.
Jean LATTE" she said slowly and
distinctly. 81 never had a brother;
but II could have one, would wish
him to be like you. | should not like
It that you grew to be man such as
/ feel this Laro must be-"
Again Jean was slow in thinking
what to say; and all he did was to
look into her lovely face--into the
lustrous eyes fixed so intensely upon
him.
you may forget me. Jean" she re-
sumed. as he did not speak; but
shall hope not Yet, for fear | may
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1905-01-12

Dropping on his knees, he grasped
ring, and a square of the appar-
emily solid wall rolled up with graf
ing noise until it was level with his
head, as he still knelt; and rush
Of damp air, as if from out Of doors,
stirred the short locks on Jeans fore
head, as he stared with wonder-filled
eyes into the dark opening that gaped
before them.
A minute later the boys eyes were
nearly blinded, as he followed his
companion into cave-like room, with
floor of rock, which was also the
material of its ceiling and walls. 1t
was furnished but scantily; and
around a table at the farther side
were several men, while somewhat
apart from them sat two women.
AS Thiel entered, with Jean close
behind him, the men ceased talking,
and stared with evident displeasure
at the boy-all except Laro, who
called out, "Aha, my young mate, is it
myself? Welcome, my sea-gull!"
He put out an inviting hand; then,
as the lad came to his side, he said,
turning to slenderly built man Of
middle age seated next him, with an
elbow on the table and hand sup
porting his cheek, Count de Gaze
neau, permit me to present to you
my young friend, Jean LATTE, who
is some day to be my mate, and who
is as dear to me as an own son."
The count did not cnange his posi-
ton, but stared moodily at the hand
some boy while murmuring a cour-
teous acknowledgment of his pres
ence. AS for Jean, he scarcely heard
the words, so engrossed had his
senses become with the beautiful face
confronting him from the other cor
ner Of the room.
The young lady was looking at him;
and from her clear blue eyes there
flashed a smile that opened the red
lips to show two rows of little pearl
like teeth, as she said in voice
whose sweetness held yet note Of
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1905-01-12
Respect for Ace In Janan.

In japan there is no such thing as
disrespect from youth to age. No
Japanese boy or girl could ever think
in a light or disrespectful manner Of
his or her superiors or teachers; and
this may account for the earnestness
so unusual among young children.
When a student enters a masters
presence in Japan he bows to the
floor, and when the lesson is finished
be bows again. with expressions Of the
deepest gratitude. as he takes his de-
parture. The teacher, sitting in most
cases upon his feet on the for, grave.
ly returns each salutation, then lights
his little pipe and waits for his next
class. There is no hurrying of mas
ters from room to room. as in some
Of the schools In our enlightened lana
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1905-01-12
Growth Of the Churches.

Despite the clatter about outworn
creeds and the anxious look on the
faces of amateur diagnosticans as
they sit up with the church and feel
its pulse, the statistics are still on the
side of the church. They show 1t
vital, not moribund. The figures for
practically every denomination show a
percentage of growth during 1904
larger than the increase in popula-
ton. There is not such drift away
from traditional theology as many
would have the world believe. The
average person Is not as determined
to break away from the faith Of the
fathers as is currently represented
The truth is the pulpit always has
taken far more interest in theological
puzzles than the pews, and there can
be a mighty churning Of the doctrinal
waters without the churcl rank and
file becoming dlsturbed.-New York
Globe.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1905-01-12
CHAPTER v.

It was the afternoon Of the fourth
day when Jean, fearing lest Laro
might come to seek him, and thinking
that perhaps Greloire also would be
coming, decided to go to lie Chen
Heureux, Pierre having already gone
out to see some of his military friends.
The air was crisp, and Jean, walk
tng rapidly, was turning the corner Of
the street leading down to the inn,
when he saw Laro approaching.
"Ha, runaway" the latter called
out, smile lighting his dark face. Il
was but just coming to see you. put
to sea this night"
Jean started and stared.
AYE; this very night with the
'Aigle' set sail for Louisiana" contin-
ued Laro. would you not like to go
with me-you and Pierre? l will take
both, If you but say the word"
Jeans cheeks were filled with sud-
den color, and his eyes sparkled with
excitement But this all passed away
as he said sighingly, AYE, l would
like to go; but"
Then 1t is but for you to come"
urged the tempter.
Jean paid no heed to this, but in
quired, "Why are you going in such
master"
"Well," replied Laro, lowering his
tone. There is in the city a certain
wealthy royalist who has fed from
Paris with his daughter Roselle, a
most beautiful demoiselle Of eighteen.
He and few others have made it
worth my while to carry them to
Louisiana, where they will seek new
homes.
Come, lad" he added coaxingly;
make run Of it, and come with me
over seas. Come with me, | say, and
you'll reap more gold in shorter time
than did ever an aristocrat of France"
mot ON this trip, Laro," replied
Jean, calmly, but with unmistakable
drmness. "You have said you would
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1905-01-12
Cost Of Rural Free Delivery.

In 1897, when the rural service was
started on probation, $4,000 was
deemed sufficient for its trial. Dur.
ing the fiscal year that ended June
30, 1904, nearly s13,0OO,O00 was ex-
pended for rural free delivery. For
the fiscal year upon which we have
now entered $2O,S16,600 has been ap-
propriated for the continuance and ex-
tension Of the rural mail service.
There we're 24,566 rural routes in ex-
istence at the end Of the fiscal year
on June 30 last, 9,446 ne wroutes hav-
ing been put into operation during the
fiscal year. On Oct. /, 1904, there
were 27,135 routes established, and
the service was being extended at the
rate of about 800 routes a MONTH
Worlds Work.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1905-01-12
Woman Iona Mariners, FrIend

The Santa Barbara lighthouse on
the Pacific coast has been kept by a
woman for thirty-eight years In 1856
a lighthouse was erected two miles
south of Santa Barbara, and President
Franklin, Pierce appointed Albert j.
Williams to be the keeper. In 1865,
near the close Of the civil war, Mrs.
Julia F. Williams was appointed keep.
err, to succeed her husband, who had
died. She has had the longest serv-
ice Of any keeper on the coast. She
has been away from her post only two
nights in twenty-seven years, and
rarely leaves the lighthouse except on
Sundays. when she drives to Santa
Barbara to attend church. The tower
rises 17S feet above the sea level and
the solid white light can be seen sew
enteen miles at sea.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1905-01-12
FUTURE OF THE CHESTNUT.
Probability It Soon Will Become
Staple Food.

The potato long ago conquered the
larders Of many parts of the world,
The chestnut is, on the contrary, an
almost undiscovered food at least in
England and the United States. Yet
scientists tell us that the chestnut Is
more nutritious food than the pota-
| to.
They are very much alike in their
constituents, these two foods, only the
chestnut has more of the nutritive ele-
ments for its weight than has the po-
tato. The potato is rs per cent wa
ter and the chestnut only SO per cent.
The chestnut has three times as much
proteid, almost twice as much starch,
four times as much sugar and gum,
twenty times as much fat and about
the same percentage of mineral mat
ter as has the potato.
The potatoes lack of fat makes 1t
necessary to put butter on it to make
it palatable. The chestnut Is butter
ed by nature. Yet, as compared with
most other nuts, the chestnut is supe-
rior because the others contain such
an excess of fat-often so to GO per
cent-that they are indigestible. The
chestnut has little over per cent.
Bake or roast your chestnuts and you
have as good food as anyone could
want
If the chestnut had an unpleasant
flavor or if it was hard to raise it,
there would be no cause for wonder
in the failure to utilize 1t as food on
a large scale But as a matter OF
fact it is said that given area of
land will produce the maximum
amount of food possible when planted
with chestnut trees.
however, the neglect Of the chest
nut may not be all a misfortune. In
the days to come, when the hen, the
potato vine, the apple tree and the
stock range are all working industrl-
ously and exclusively in the service
of the cold storage company, It may
be a comfort to have the chestnut
tree to fall back upon. which can cater
to us without cold storage intermedia-
ton.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1905-01-12
WAITED LONG FOR REWARD.
Heroic Sailors Get Tardy Recognition
From Congress.

'S' OSlSiCo
Unless it be for the material things
which directly concern its members,
Congress evidently believes in virtue
being its own reward, writes Caspar
Whitney in Outing. Lucky is the man
who, lacking that paramount endow-
ment of modern America-a pulp
escapes the ISLANDERS of the envious or
receives federal recognition for a val
liant deed he has been indiscreet
enough to perform.
Recently the Secretary Of the Navy
presented gold medals to Lieut.. Il. p.
Bertholf, Lieut.. ID. II. Jarvis and Sur
geon S. j. Call for their heroic rescue
in 1897 of 275 lmperiled sailors. At
the risk, and very nearly at the cost,
Of their lives, these three men made
l,6OO-mile overland trip to Point
Barrow in midwinter to carry relief to
sailors starving there on the ice.
Nearly eight years later they each re-
ceive from this great and expanding
nation a gold medal valued at 500!
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1905-01-12
Faithful in Ardunls Task.

Miss Alice NJ. Robertson, who has
just been appointed postmlstress at
Muskogee, the most important town
in the Indian territory, is the grand
daughter Of Rev. DR.. Worcester, a pio-
neer missionary among the Cherokees
before their removal from Georgia to
the Indian territory. For several years
she has been supervisor of Creek
schools, a position which the clrcum-
stances of her early life peculiarly 1T
ted her. Many Of the schools are in
remote and almost inaccessible por-
lions Of the Creek nation, reached
only by long drives over roads 80 bad
that she has several times been
thrown out Of her buggy. She has had
to ford dangerous streams, sometimes
getting into swimming water, and has
had to depend upon the most print
tive accommodation for food and
shelter.