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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-03-21
Causes 81 Buslness FaiIures.

Last year S,967 individuals,
firms and corporations engaged in
legitimate mercantile occupations
in this country suspended bust
ness and failed to pay their debts
The number seems large, consider.
ing that 1905 vasa year OF gener
al prosperity, but it Is small when
one considers there we're 1885,
947 concerns in business in the
United States.
Fraud is one Of the constant
causes OF commercial failures, but
it is far frem being the principal
one. Fraud never can be got rid
Of, but 1t does not appear to be
making any headway. In 1902
the percentage Of failures ascribed
to that cause was 1O.1. In 1904
it was $50 and in 1905 it was 90.
If any reliance can be placed on
percentages the commercial world
is not permeated with dishonesty,
The public which has read SO
much about grating in high
places, in politics and grand
finance, may take comfort in the
thought that dishonesty is not rife
among the average business men
OF the country.
Only four Of last years failures
were due to speculation. That
does not prove that speculation is
rare among men engaged In com
mercial occupants. Probabl y
there are many Of them who are
more or less speculative, but only
four got caught. II there had been
a panic or a sharp depression in
values the numbers Of failures due
to speculation would have been
much larger.
Incompetence and lack OF cap
ital are theSchief causes of bank
ruptcy today, as they have been
from the beginning. To them
57.8 per cent Of last years failures
are ascribed. The man who has
exceptional business ability can
make a start with practically no
capital and score success. Men
Of only average ability who are
handicapped by the lack Of ade'
quate capital are likely to 60 to
the wall, even when general COM
mercial conditions are favorable.
OF the failares Of 1905, 2,42S
were due to incompetence. Those
failures cost creditors $40, 900, 600,
that being the difference between
assets and liabilities. The fail
ures due to fraud were less ex.
pensive, the loss to creditors being
q little over $4,000, 900. 1t il
business incapcity rather than dis
honesty against which creditors
should be on the guard.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-03-21
New Orleans, VieRsbMrg,
GNIfvcrt, miss. hammond, IA.

Mardi Gras at New Orleans Feb. 81, '06.
Gulfport is Mexican Gulf Coast resort
having the new, fine s'Great Southern Ho-
tel. Regular OCEAN steamship sailings from
New Orleans for Mexico, Central America,
Panama, West Indies and Europe. Send
or call for descriptive matter in regard to
the above.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-03-21
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ILLINOIS CENTRAL R. R,

The Illinois Central maintains Double
Daily Service, and operates the best Of
trains, with Dining Cars, Buffet Library
Cars, Chair Cars and Sleeping Cars, from
Chicago, ST. Louis, Cincinnati and Louis
vile south to New Orleans. The best road
for reaching the Winter Tourist resorts of
the South. includiDS
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-03-21
S. S. PRINCE ARTHUR
BOT sprIn0s, Arb. Florida
BexitC, California

Special Tours Of Mexico and California
via the Illinois Central and New Orleans
under the auspices Of Raymond & Whit
comb. will leave Chicago Fridays, February
2nd and 28rd, for Mexico and California,
the last to include stop-over 1t New Or
leans for the Mardi Gras. Entire trips
made in special private vestibule trains Of
finest Pullmans, with dining car srrvice.
Fascinating trips, complete in every detail.
Illinois Central Weekly Excursions to
California. Excursion cars through to
Los Angeles and San Francisco Is follows:
Via New Orleans and the Southern Route
every Friday from Chicago: every Tuesday
from Cincinnati and Louisville via Omaha
ana Ire Scenic Boutey every Wednesday
from Chicag0.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-03-21
favana Via new orleans.

Havana, Cuba, IL best reached via the
illinois Central through service 10 New Or
leans and the new ocean, liner, twin-Screw;
ninteen-knot
S.S.PRINCE ARTHUR
leaving New Orleans every "Wednesday at
400 D. m, and arriving at Havana at sum
rise Friday morning.
BOT Springs, Ark. Florida
Daily Sleeping Gar without change
Chicago to Hot Springs, with connections
at Memphis from Cincinnati and Louis
vile,
Through "Dixie Flyer" Sleeping Car
Line ST. Louis to Jacksonville via Nash
vile, Chattanooga and Atlanta.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-03-21

Fun particulars concerning al Of the
above can be had Of agents Of the Illinois
Central and COZ Meeting lines OF BY address
ino the either Of The undersigned.
Jos. BIGGs, D. r a., Cincinnati.
,. w. HARLOW. d. r. Az, Louisville
mo. Al. SCOTT, A. q. r. A. Memphis.
All. HANSON, p. 4. M, Chicago.
s. e. Hatch, q. P. A., Chicago.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-03
THAW GETTING
 IMPORTANT LETTERS
(continued from Page 1l

tOOhbHuSu HUH rage 1.1 that had taken place in Pittsburg White, he said, never called upon Mrs Thaw to his knowledge.
 Garvan examined today P l.. Berg eoff, private detective, who says that for many months he was employed, with three assistants, by White to guard him and to keep watch on a corps of detectives employed by Thaw.
 Three detectives, who were employ ed by Thaw to watch White forabout six months, were also examined. They were Joe w. Borke, William Nj -Donald and Harry Raleigh. They, according to the assistant district attorney, had been instructed by Thaw to follow White to steamship pier and to en- gage men to pick quarrels with him at the pier in order to annoy the arch itect.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-03

Is nit ir about time we were getting The truth" about the Panama Canal againr Surely much truth must have accumulated since We were handed the last batch
Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-03

Kentucky may be the mother of Senators. but Nebraska thinks It knows a state that is soon to begin doing something in the mother of Presidents line.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-03

Congress having shut up the can teen in inc army posts, is now going to do the like for the soldiers homes and Yellowstone Park. Congress is growing too subiimeiy good for hauian Iature'b daily food end drink.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-03
The LINIMENT of our
 [.o!.r!.e!fath!ers. 5! r! j! hers;

Secretary Shaw is said to be good walker, but he cap pick up more lacks with his bare -cet man any otber man fB the cabinet
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-06-02
BOb's Friends Busy.
The KustOn Leader publish
es the following commune
cation from Crowley.

The fact that Lieutenant Cover
nor Jared Y. Sanders has launch
ed his campaign for Governor
to succeed Governor Blanchard
has caused the friends of Congress-
man BrOussard to bring his name
to the front again as Mr.. San
ders' most likely opponent in the
race. Bob BrOussard is claimed
by them to be the most popular
public man in Southern Louisia-
ma, and while he has not definite
ly stated his intention of becom-
ing candidate, his friends feel
that they have sufficient assur-
ance that he will be sure to keep
his name in the forefront. Congress-
man Broussard will leave Wash
ington IN a few days to attend
the Inland lntercostal Canal Con
vention in that city, and his
friends in Southern Louisiana are
preparing d big ovation for him on
the occasion.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-06-02
Unknown Friends.

There are many people who
have used Chamberlain's CO,ic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea. Remedy
with splendid results, but who
are unknown becarse they have
hesitated about gEing a tesimo-
nialof their experience for publica-
tion. These peoYe, however, are
none the less ffiends Of this 'eme-
dy. They have done much toward
making ita household word. .bytheir
personal Recommendations to friends
and neighbors. 1t is a good medi-
cine to have in the home and is
widely known for it's cures Of
diarrhOea and all forms Of bowel
trouble. For sale by All Druggists,
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-06-02
Length Lift
of of
Length locks locks
miles. feet. feet.

The width Of the locks is As feet
and depth of water on the sills Is IA
feet. On their course down from
Kingston to Montreal several of the
canals arc not used. as the rapids are
run with saftey. From Kingston the
course west is through Lake Ontario
until Port Dalhousie is reached. where
the Welland canal is entered. This
splendid construction extends 26 3-4
miles; the total life is 1926 a-4 feet.
which is effected by 26 locks. each
27O feet by As feet. with depth of
Ia feet. From the end Of the Welland
canal-Port Colborne-there is deep
water to Saulte canal, 1894 miles. The
Saulte Ste Marie canal extends 5,967
feet; it has only one lock. which is 900
feet by so feet, and lowest depth 20
feet 3.inches, the total rise being l6
feet Another water course runs from
Montreal to Ottawa and turns down
to Kingston. a total distance of 245
miles. The rivers Ottawa and Rideau
are part of this waterway. The ca
nails on this route are: Lachine, IL
miles; st Anne's Lock and piers, one
eighth Of a mile; Carlton canal, three
fonrth of a mile; Greenville, S 34
miles. From Iooawa to Kingston
126 l-2 miles-there are thirty five
locks. Besides these main line canals
there are others on the line of the
Kichilieu river; in Ontario, through
the Perersborough district; in cape
Briton; and q number of branches
acting as feeders to the Rideau and
Welland systems"
As to the st Mary's canal at Saultt
Ste. Marie. Michigan. shall simply
quote from Mr.. j. A. Farlie's I'm An
nails of the American Academy of Pc
liticals and Social Science" January
1898. the following:
"Therc has been a canal around th'
falls in St Msry's river between LAX
Superior and Lake Michigan, avail
able for vessels drawing not more thai
Il feet OF water, from 1855 on. but fif
teen years later the average annua
increase of 81 per cent Of each year.
freight traffic over that of the preced
ing year made it 90 evident the cans
would soon be inadequate for the in
creasing commerce that the Unite
States government began impro,
, ments, and BY 1881 had completed
!. II foot channal between the lake
, and provided a 5l5.foot lock, with
! single lift Of 20 feet, for carrying We
sells from the level Of one lake
/ that u to othef. The oont1Aul
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-06-02

acres which is not reached by som,
sort of a ditch generally capable O
carrying good sized boats"
Now what uses do the Chine csc make
of this canal?
They use it for navigation.
The use it for irrigation.
They use it for fishing They catch
shell-fsh from its bottom.
They gather muck from the bottom
of it to be used for fertilizer.
They use the floating weeds, grass
es and other vegetable debris gather
ed from it for food.
They use the reeds growing along
it's bank for weaving baskets, and fol
fuel.
They use the swampy places along
the canal to grow lotus roots, out oi
which arrow-root is made.
They grow waternuts, especially
water chestnuts, in the best parts OF
these swampy places.
They have duck farms all along the
canal, though how duck can exc
living in the waters OF the canal
after the Chinaman has raked it, is a
puzzle to me; and finally. they use the
waters of the canal for laundry, for
culinary and for bathing purposes.
l said while ago that l should
again refer to the Canadian and the
American canals, connecting together
the great inland seas, forming the
northern border of the United States.
With regards the Canadian canal,
shall simply quote from U. 8 Consul
Bettinger-report of March 2lst, 1906
the following:
From the point where the waters
of Canada mingle with those Of the
Atlantic to Canadian port at the
head of Lake Superior, along the en-.
tire course Of which a vessel may
sail in Canadian waters, the distance
Is 200 salute miles.
From the Straits of Bell Isle to
Montreal the st Laurence River ex-
tends $50 miles. with a channel wide
enough and deep enough for ocean
steamers
From Lake Superior to Three Riv-
ers. on the st Lawrence where tidal
influence ceases, a few hours sail from
Montreal, there is drop in level to
the extent Of 600 feet, that is. YES
sci from Montreal on its voyage to
Port Author las to ascend 600 feet.
To attain this height there is a system
of locks in operation. by means Of
which vessels are lifted 55l feet, leav-
ing AZ feet to be overcome by work
ing against downward stream, which
at one place, near Iroquois. often ne
cessitates tug to help a steamer up
the river.
Canals.
"Between Montreal and Kingston
the canals. with their length, lock d.
and height of lift are as
follows:
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-06-02


p'opo'eo ana W. arg mere g consid-
e'' in'' oe'o-i'N 'i.'U.t' ltom the
S'"h"Po'h' ol I"\ 'hd't"0' 'Nr We
Shdli see Idte' as l PfoStt"
) The proposed waterway is feasible
and easy OF accomplishment. n is
not n feat of engineering such as Wa,
the canaIization OF the Seine for -
miles from Pari9 to kouen with nine
stations OF movcahlc and immoyeable
dams for the drainage OF supetNuous
waters as we'll as locks, to insure, in
low water stages, continuous uaflna
ton.
Nor like the Canal du Midi from
Toulouse on the t,urornc to Cote ON
the Mediterranean l5O miles with
ia locks and 900 feet rise.
Nor like the st. Quentin canal with
- miles of length and it's - locks
and two suhtcrranean passages at its
summit level pond-rosrectlvclv a.
60D and Is, zoo feet in length.
Nor Ike the Erie canal with It's -
locks in its length of .;S1 miles.
Nor like the Ohio canal from CIeyc-
land to Portsmouth, Ohio. with its
10 locks in It's 3l1 miles.
Nor like a dozen more American ca
nails which | could name with their
innumera1le locks.
1t is simply a question Of digging
dirt a great part of which has already
been dug. True the report of 1875
mentions two locks; one at Donald
sonyllle and the other ON the Rio
Grande river. The first is necessary,
the latter may or may not be. Cant,
Jadwin will decide that. At any rate
this last lock was only estimated in
1879 to cos, S2S, no 90. As to the
lock on the Mississippi river. there
are two ways ofescaping the expense
of it-one is that after leaving the
Bayou Tcche, the Plaqueminc route
may be taken and through the PIa-
queminc locks-whcn ccmpietcd-into
the Mississippi river. In that way
81, 10, 600 spent and to be spent on
that lock, may be saved in the cutting
OF the inland waterway. The other IS
following the route of 1879 after
leaving the Bayou Teche through Lake
Verret, by canal to BAYOU Lafonrcbe
from which two canals have been
completed and are now omen 10 nav
igation to the Mississippi river at New
Orleans. Such a course would neces-
state the enlargiug OF the canal
adopted.
True, the expenses of cutting this
waterway was estimated in 1879 at
IS, ,039, 46l, ~. and that for only ca
ii"' Ola 'ee' III uePth' pul lheh tne
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-06-02
Hon. Robert F. BrousSard's
Address at the lnterC0aStal
Convention at Lake
Charles, May T.

Historic Paper That Will Aid Greatly in Securing he Com
pletion OF the Great Canal Which Will Make Possible a
Water Way NaygabIe by Large Steamers to All Parts
Of the Word and Add Greatly to the Prosperity Of this
Section Of Of the Country.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1906-06-02

During the decade the popula-
tion in Michigan and Wisconsin in
creased in each case about q per
cent and of Minnesota about 20 per
cent. In the Lake Superior counties
the per cent OF increase was in Mich
iRan 80 per cent in Wisconsin 400
per cent and in Minnesot ia 800 per
cent. The only explanation of the diff
ference is that the new lines of indus
try have been opened up by the larger
Soo' canal. One conspicuous feature
of this increase Of population in the
Lake Superior region is the develop
ment of cities. Of the total increas
of l36, 600 u, 90 occurs in the six
cities of Duluth Superior. Ishpeminp
Ashland Marquette ana Iron Noun
tain.
Duluth, from a town of 3, 800 in
1880, had become a city Of 5000 ir
1890, and six years later had popu
lation Of 60, 600. Inshpeming increas
ed during the ten years from 6, 900 tt
IL, 600. Superior. from 4,700 to 5000
while the other three places we're no
in existence in 1880. but had popula
tions between in $500 and Il, 600 il
1900"
From these quotations faint ide
may be gathered as to what has bee
accomplished with governmental al
sistance by the Americans and Cana
dians hvin E along the Great Lakes I
!, (which this rich and fertile country
/ our lovely Southwest, throoeh n
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-06-14
CATTLE GROWERS HAVE KICK
Have Greater Complaint Against Pack
ers Than the Public.

Washington.-By a vote of 54 to G
the senate on Tuesday decided to con.
slider the bill extending from twenty.
eight to thirty-six hours the time that
livestock may be kept in cars without
unloading. The passage of the bill
was advocated by Senator Warren.
who said that under its terms the time
can only be extended on the written
application of the owners of the stock
in transit and that often unloading is
more harmful to stock than to extend
for few hours the time of their con
finement.
Senator Warren protested against
the connection of the cattle growers
with the packers, saying the former
have far more to complain of as
against the packers than have the
public at large.
Mr.. Lodge said that the Chicago
packers were standing in their own
light in trying to prevent legislation
"lf they had not been absolutely stu
pefied by greed" he said. they would
have welcomed inspection that would
assist them in reaching the markets of
the world"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-06-14
PACKERS ARE FOUND
GUILTY BY A JURY
Test Case Of the Rebate Question is
Decided at Kansas city-sentenee
Not Yet Passed by Court,

Kansas City.-Armour & Co., Swift
& Co. Cudahy G. Co and the Nelson
Morris Packing company were found
guilty in the United States district
court here Tuesday morning of ac-
cepting concessions from the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy Railroad com
pany on export shipments on packing
house products.
Judge Smith Mcpherson of Red
Oak. Iowa, presiding judge, stated that
sentence would not be passed until
the case against the Burlington rail.
way, which is charged with granting
the concessions to the packers is con
cluded The Burlington's trial began
Tuesday afternoon. The law in this
present case provides for fine only,
and not jail sentence.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-06-14
Havre and Fort AssinabOine
Visited by Hurricane That
Did Much Damage.
Buildings Toppled over Without Warn.
ing and Several People Injured,
But No Deaths Recorded-Ne.
groes Thought End OF World
Had Come.

Havre, Mont.-TIavre and Fort AS
sinaboine were struck by hurricane
Tuesday afternoon that did damage
estimated at 100000. Buildings were
toppled over without warning when
the cyclone struck and not a structure
In the path of the terrific wind es.
capped damage. Several persons were
injured but no fatalities have been re-
ported.
The fierce wind carried rain with It.,
which fact precluded the possibility of
damage by fire. Men and women were
swept from their feet by the hurri-
cane and for several minutes 1t was
counting injury to venture outside
Later the wind subsidized some and the
work of rescue commenced
An earthquake could not have more
completely demolished the glass in the
city. There is scarcely a whole pane
of glass in the downtown district and
residences also suffered severely. The
Havre hotel lost $50 window lights
and many other buildings were simi
larly treated.
Pandemonium reigned for time
after the hurricane struck. Women
were hysterical and even the men
feared to venture from their houses.
To remain inside was equally as dan.
gerous for the cyclone threatened mo
mentarily to demolish even the
strongest structures
In the quarter of the city occupied
by the colored residents, a panic pre-
vailed, Many negroes believed that
the end Of the world was at hand and
scores prostrated themselves upon the
ground in supplication.
Contrasted with the fright of the
colored population was the stoical de.
meanor of the Indians from the ASSN.
niboine reservation near this place
The redskins huddled in group near
the post traders store. wound their
blankets about them more tightly and
weathered the hurricane without a
murmur or exclamation of fear
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-06-14

IL 10 be pAsseG by as a mere excellent
niece OF detail work, unless one looked
long at the face of the girl Theh
one could see she had just raised. her
ewes. with her lips parted to speak
She seemed to meet the gaze OF each
person with a wondering yet halt
naughty expression. There was
mysterious. nameless fascination in
the beautiful brown eyes, in which
Law the reason for the whole picture.
do you like her?' asked the young
artist. eagerly
mot as a portrait of myself" the
girl answered.
"Oh. why not"
"You have used too much OF the
ideal lady you were thinking Of she
answered "and too little of the flesh
and blood me-
He looked from one to the other
critically. then said, bluntly:
81 see what you mean: all the same
don't think so. That is you to me-"
They stood before the picture a few
minutes longer, then he said: There
are some gems of miniatures in the
little room over there; will you come
and see them?"
She looked around; her family had
wandered away, so she f1guratively
snapped her fingers at the prudent
prim self who wanted to make her
listen to the voice of Mrs. Grundy. and
took his proffered arm.
They went to this room, but they
took very little notice of the gems"
He pushed chair forward, and she
obediently sat in it.
II really feel I ought to say some
thing about the very unusualness OF
my proceeding, that day last year."
he said; only don't know where to
begin"
"Oh, it's all done now" she said.
hurriedly. 1T cannot be helped"
1T was an irresistible impulse to
draw you-" he began.
"Oh! but that's not me-" she said.
firmly. II really make no preten-
sions of being that girl. She is far
too beautiful, too wierdly beautiful"
she finished. frankly. II don't quite
understand it." she added, refectively;
there is mystery in that face, some.
thing that l believe will haunt me till
know the meaning. Will you ex'
plain 1t to me?"
at is unexplainable," he answered.
quietly.
1T was a great liberty to take with
my face" she said, laughing rather
Historically, putting riddles into my
eyes, which generally am afraid
speak things all too clearly"
Presently he looked up at her with
something of the boyish expression
once more on his face.
"It is curious thing" he said
musingly, "our being thrown together
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-06-14
Sweet Girl Graduates.

Salt Lake City.-The commence.
ment exercises of the graduating class
of Rowland Hall, one of the pioneer
schools for girls in this state, were
held Thursday, closing one of the most
successful school years of this popu
lar institution. The Baccalaureate
sermon was delivered Sunday at ST.
Marks cathedral. while on Monday
evening a musical was given by tho
pupils of the piano department i'll the
First Congregational church, which
brought forth hearty praise by those
in attendance. Work is to begin at
once on a fine new building for Row.
land hall, to be finished in time for
the opening of the next school year
The new building will cost $4,000 and
will accommodate $50 pupils.