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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-12-14
ENGINEERS
THINK CANAL PLAN WILL BE
CHANGED.
Say Lock Design Was Accepted for
Political Reasons and Roosevelt
viii Vet Change Mind.
New York Times, Monday

New York Times, Monday
Prominent engineers of this city are
arranging an, active campaign to in
duce Congress to set aside the present
design of building the Panama Canal
on the lock plan and to adopt the sea
level plan which was approved by a
majority of the members of the Board
Of Consulting Engineers. This became
known yesterday by the publication
of an attack on the present plan writ
ten by Lindon w. Bates, an engineer.
who tried to induce the Canal Com
mission to adopt plan of his own.
It was learned that Mr.. Bates has
prepared an elaborate pamphlet, cop
les of which he has sent to President
Roosevelt, members of Congress and
engineers, and that apparently his OBJ
iect Is to induce Congress to adopt the
Bates plan. Briefly stated. this plan
provides for the building of sluice
dam at Mindi Here. on the Atlantic
side. under a net head of less than
thirty feet, to replace the proposed
Gatum dam of eighty-fve feet, with
it's numerous locks.
Mr.. Bates, however, from what
could be learned yesterday, viii not
he supported by the engineers who are
planning the campaign against the
lock plan. The engineers say that If
Mr.. Bates can cut the height of the
dam down from eighty-five feet to thir-
ty feet, why does he not come down
all the way and make It a sea-level
canal? In this way they practically
declared Mr.. Bates proposal made
ouate. and consequently in no way
suitable substitute for the present
lock plan.
President Roosevelt's action in adj
vocating and accepting the lock plan
for the canal is considered by the en-
gineers rs dictated by political con-
siderations, and in no way decision
on the merits of the lock and sea-level
plans. Two views of the matter are
advanced by the engineers. One If
that the President was Obliged to ac-
cept the lock plan because his Com
mission wanted it and that he could
not under the circumstances act con-
trary to the wishes of Commission
which he himself had created.
The other explanation Of the engin-
GERS deals with the Spooner bill pro-
yiding for the building Of the canal
This bill gave the Administration I'M
nrecedented powers and also had
wrapped up in It the lock plan me
Administration had the alternative OF
accepting the lock plan and the pow
ers which went with it, or OF reject
ing the lock plan and also the powers
that went with 1t.
Engineers say they would not De
surprised to see President Roosevelt
come out strongly in favor of sea-
level canal in the near future. They
are certain that the arguments against
the lock plan presented to the Senate
Committee by eight members OF the
BOARD of Consulting Engineers are IN
answerable.
Not all of the interested engineers
are sure that Congress will take any
radical action in the matter at JUS
nresent session Some say there -
not time enough to permit of such ac-
ton. while others take an opposite
view. The former, however. say they
are certain that the Sixtieth Congress
win favor the sea-level canal.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-12-14
The View of Experience.

what | want" said the constituent.
ELS nice. easy position"
'My friend. answered. Senator Sor-
ghum. give up that idea When IN
easy position is discovered so many
people are after IT that a man has to
fight ten honrs day to hold on to it,
Washington star
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-12-14
\ Ae~etnhIe Roast.

Boy - Ma. thought you said the
Specks were vegetarians. Ma-So
did: they are. Boy-Well. ! heard Mr.,
Specks tell pop that when he got home
late the other night Mrs. Specks had
roast waiting for him.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-12-14

MY child was burned terribly about
N. face neck and chest applied DR..
THOMAS Electric OIL. The pain
ceased and the child sank into rest.
N, sIeep."--Mrs. Nancy NJ. Hanson,
Hamburg, N. 7,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-12-14

Lawyer You should learn shorthand
and typewriting. Billy. The Office Boy
Wv g'wap. I never cared fer low
ers sa' eandy!-Puck,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-12-14

Teacher Johnny. IL | gave you B
cents and your brother 10 cents, what
would that maker Johnny-Trcuble.-
Denver News.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-12-14
NASHVILLE POST
OFFICE ROBBED

Special to the Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tern, Dec. 1.-THE
safe in the Post Office here was burg
larized last night Only a small sum
of money was taken out.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-12-14

E None can AZURE him who does net
In jure himself. st. Chrysostom.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-02-28

MEET NE At TAPP's.'' -
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-02-28

Lumbar business there.
Mr.. Hutchings Taylor, of New
Brookland, was in this section Sun
day.
Rev. J. D. Crout, of Dillon, S. c.,
attended the funeral services of his
sister, Mrs. Geo. G. Clark.
Now that the senate has failed to
kill the dispensary, Uncle Ben can
turn his gun loose.
Miss Annie Winters school at
Liberty Hill closed Friday.
Mr.. j. L. Smiths little girl, Ethel,
who was burned last Monday, died
Wednesday evening from the effects
of the fire. She was bright little
girl of only eight summers. In the
family circle her chair is vacant; in
the school room her desk she no Ion
ger occupies. Verify a shadow of
sorrow pervaded our school during
the week.
At the funeral, as token of re-
spect and love for Ethel, the teacher
and students wore badge of white
and black ribbon. She is gone, but
cannot be forgotten by the teacher,
playmates and classmates.
Commissioners Isaiah Hallman was
in this section this week on, impor-
tant road duties. What he did has
not been learned by your oorrespon-
dent. "Tbe mills of the gods grind
slow, but grind very fne." It may
take long time, but We anxiously
await results.
The faithful old "Fido" saye, IS
few more couples and the young
folks will not marry till autumn.
Maybe they won't where he stays,
but they don't do 80 on this side. We
haven't ''Fido". to keep them back
you see. You'd better begin to look
about you "Fido," there was a big
shepherd dog passed through this
section last Monday, and if "Fido"
became his victim he's either dead,
or soon will be, with hydrophobis.
Give him (,f he longer exists) a dose
of loadstone, it may give him q
breathing spell. Cay.
February "a.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-02-28
Washingto1's Birthday.

The graded school at Irene held
most Interesting exercises last Friday
night commemorative OF the birth of
George Washington.
The school building was decorated
with Fl sgs and pictures tbas OF the
father OF his country occupying
conspicuous pIsce at the rear of the
stage. Many visitors from Lexing-
ton and the country for miles around
Irene attended The exercises con-
sisting of songs, recitations and
drills were most skillfully directed
by the principal Of the school, Miss
Eller Hendrix, and enthusiastically
executed by the pupils The fifteen
or more lads with ha!cnets striking
symbol;zed the pretty little concies
that history teaches of Washington
and his hatchet and cherry tree. A
large class of girls dressed in the
pation's colora and wearing crowns
that were spcneled with the glitter
iug stars of the UAion were pictures
indeed, resplecdent with the grace
and patriotism of the Godess OF
Libarty.
J. B. Wingard, Esq, of Lsxing-
ton, being Introduced by Capt. Allen
Jones, Ct Columbia, delivered time
ly snd interesting lecture on the
Character and Life of Washington.
All were delighted and felt that the
grand character and noble teachings
of the nation's frat president were
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-02-28
Death.

Carolina, wife of MIR. Hope Dick
ert, born October 16, 1851, and after
lengthy illness departed this mortal
life February "a, 1906, aged As years,
4 months and 8 days.
She was bsptised in infancy and
in early youth was confirmed mem
Der of S.. Peters Evangelical Luth-
eran church and a few months ago
was transferred to St. Paul's Evan
geiical Lutheran church, Columbia.
She was true to the faith she pro-
fessed to the end, and We trust she
has gone to join the host above. She
leaves fond husband, 3 sons, 3
daughters, 2 brothers, l sister and q
host of relatives and friends to mourn
her departure.
A funeral sermon was preached at
her late residence in Richland county,
S. G., by her pastor, Rev. W., 81.
Greever, and her remains were
buried at St. Peters, Lexington
county. by the writer, assisted by
Revs. Nease and Graicher, in the
presence of large concourse of sor-
rowing friends. j. a. Z.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-02-28

strosed. Mech of the stock in the
stores was gotten out. The totai
loss was probably between fifteen
and twenty thousand dollars. The
insurance probably aggregates ten
thousand dollars.
The FIRE was stopped at Van
Thornhill's barber shop, which was
practically just where the big fire
started about a year ago.
The individual losses were as fol-
lows: Sbull & Weseinger, building
valued at 81, 800. incurred for $1,000.
The stock Of this firm was valued at
$4,000 and was insured for So 200
The dwelling adjoining the store was
valued at $500 and was not insured:
The warehouse of Shnil & Wessinger
aud the stock Of feed was valued at
$500 and was insured for 5000. Mr..
Shnll carried $3.50 on his household
goods. II. D Shnll had only about
ST. 200 on stock of goods valued at
81 600 and $400 on his buildings,
worth $500 Four OF the seven store
buildings owned by Miss Shuhr
were valued at $500 each and were
insured for $125 each. The other
two were worth $500 each and were
insured for $3.50 each. The stock of
j. s, GunneIl valued at 6S400 was
insured for $500. The Gary Drug
company stock valued at $500 was
insured for $500 W. M. Corley's
stock valued at $500 was insured for
$500
Several persons were slightly in
iured by receiving cuts and bruises,
the most seriously being the Rev. S.
B. Stephens, who was in the second
story Of the Sbull & Wessinger build.
ing assisting in saving the household
efscts when he found himself cut off
from escape by the flames and was
obliged to jump from window to
save himself.
Itis practically certain that several
Of the buildings destroyed will be
replaced by more substantial brick
structures.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-02-28
A Barn Burned.

Swansea, Feb. "a The barn of
Mr.. VIM. Sem was destroyed by fire
last night between bedtime and IL
o'clock. The fire was evidently of
incendiary origin, 90 :. tenant house
was also burned only about 10 days
before.
Mr.. Sem lives about eight miles
east of Swansea and is held in the
highest esteem by all bis neigbbors.
He is parslytic and has not walked
a step in several years, though he
superintends his farm and is suc
cessful farmer. Besides the barn
Mr.. Sem lost a COCO dea! Of corn
and fodder and some farming imple-
ments.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-02-28
Peak News.
TO tie Editor of the Dispatch.

To tie Editor of the Dispatch.
Peach and plum trees are bloom
ing which makes rs think of good
old epring time.
Farmers are taking advantage of
the beautiful spring weather by
turning their stuble land and sowing
spring oats.
Mr.. j. 81. Bushardt, our efficient
postmaster, has been very i'll with
rheumatism, but is up again we are
glad TO say.
The child of Mr.. B. F. Switenburg
has been very ill but is much better.
Ed. Willingham, the negro who
fell in the liver and drowned some
weeks ago at this place, has not been
found.
We are sorry to learn of Mr.. Ed.
Eptiug's misfortune of loosiug his
barn aud cribs with about 800 bush
els of corn and all of his rough food.
The health of our community is
fine with the exception of colds.
With best wishes to the Dispatch
and readers. Uocle Soils Pa.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-02-28
Taxes Way Behind.

Treasurer Shsaly informs US that
the taxes are worse behind than for
many years past. We cannot con-
ceive what people mean, with better
crops and more money and still! they
are more derelict, knowing too that
taxes must be paid. After tomorrow
the penalty of seven per cent will be
added and on the 18th executions
will be issued. The Treasurer hae q
lot of letters with money short to
pay taxes, and he cannot SEND out
receipts unless paid in full.
Bait your hook with a gold brick
when you 6sh for suckers.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-02-28
Notice to cverseers.

All overseers of the public roads of
Lexington county are hereby notified
that they must at once make re-
port to the County Supervisors office
showing when and how much COM
mutation road tax each has received
this year and how the same has been
expended en- the roads. Also the
number and character of road tools
each has on hard
L. J. Langfoad,
Supervisor.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-02-28
Now is q good time TO pay up yo

Now is good time to pay up your
subscription to The Dispatch. Your
amount may be suaIl, but many
small sums make quite large one.
Call and see US and let us have q pay
ment on your account. II sou can't
call, send it by registered letter or
money order.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-02-28
Swansea News.

LIZ tIO CAleot Va VIC DtSPoRSh.
Rev. Mr.. Wharton, superintendent
of the Epworth Orphanage, at Go.
lumbia, preached an able sermon to
an attentive congregation at the
Methodist church here Sunday after
poon. After the service Mr.. Whar-
ton told of his work at the Orphan
age, aad asked the Sunday school to
assume the support of an orphan by
giving him a email collection each
month. No action was taken by the
school. but the request was warmly
listened to, and it is most likely
that this worthy work will be under
taken.
These are the busy days in our
little town. Every body is "hustling"
and business is brisk.
The merchants have already re-
ceived quite q large line of their
spring goods, and the farmers are
hauling fertilizer and getting their
ground ready for their crops. The
hammer and saw fills the air with
their CHEEKY sounds, and several neat
residences are nearing completion.
The very pretty home of Mrs. Mary
Martin will soon be finished, and Mr..
G, B. Dowling's neat cottage, near
the Baptist church. will soon be
ready for occupancy while Mr.. @. j.
Rucker has commenced work on bis
handsome dwelling. Work on Mr.
F. NJ. Hodges new residence is also
progressing rapidly.
Qoite a large crowd attended the
minstrel show at Lybrand's Hall last
Friday evening, which was given by
local talent of the nearby town of
North. The program was well rend-
cred, very amusing, and every body
enjoyed good laugh.
Mr.. B. E. Craft, who has been
holding a good position at Hamlet
for some time has decided that
Swansea is the best place yet, and is
again with the firm of Reynolds and
Craft. Mr.. Craft is splendid young
man of fine character, and hie friends
gladly welcome him back among
them.
Miss Lila CAN'T spent few days
in Columbia last week.
Quite large crowd of Phythians
attended the rally held in Columbia
last Monday and Tuesday, and all
IopOEt SUUu time.
Mas Clara johnson spent Satur-
day in Columbia.
Mr.. w. j. McCartha, of Lsesville,
was in town last week. Mr.. McCar-
ths, as we'll as many others, thinks
that Swansea needs a bank and is
anxious to have one established here.
The establishment of such an enter
prise will fill long felt need, and it
is earnestly hoped that in the near
future there will be bank in Swan
sea. @.
February 26, 1906
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-02-28
Fire at srookland.

Eice a. S2ocEla4Q.
Monday morning it seemed as if
Brookland Was again doomed to de-
struction BY fire. It is only about 9
year since confagrstion laid that
town il ruins. One of the waste:
places left by that FIRE helped etop
the spread Of the fiery destruction
Monday.
The fire started at 1880 q. m. in 9
two story wooden building owned
and occupied By Shull 6 WessiDger
as 8 store and dwelling. The Ere
appeared to start from q stove fue
and epread With great rapidity.
Bsookland has no Ere engines, but
il has standpipe, water mains.
plugs and hose. The etandpips vac
kept full and running over and furn-
ishad pressure for several very good
plug streams. These were promptly
got to work, but the FIRE spread so
fast that it was soon seen help was
needed. Columbia was appealed to
and Chief May promptly went over
with the Independent engine and
the Columbia hose wagon. The Co
lumbia ere fighters went to work at
once and helped materially to hold
the pfagration in check.
Shnll & Wessinger's place was
BOON ruaring fame. AS the wind
was from the northwest at the start,
the flames made little progress to
the west on the north side of Meet
ing street. Only one building in
that direction and barn was burned,
belonging to Shull & WessiDger.
The flames were stopped just before
they reached ths residence OF the
Meetzs brothers.
With the wind from the northwest
Canghman & Shuli's wooden build
ing, occupied as 9 general mer-
chandise store, was soon destroy
ed. Next went Price & Ssay's meat
market in q building owned by
Caughman & Shun and one story
wooden store owned by the same
firm and used by it as hay and
grain warehouse. THIS shift of the
wind caused the flames to jump Meet
ing street and ignite the clunp of
one story wooden buildings at the
southwest corner of Meeting and
Senate streets. It first destroyed r
S. Gnnnell's merchandise store on
the corner. Next was vacant store
on Senate street, then the Gary Drug
company's store and then Bun Swy-
gert's market. These we're all owned
by r. Z. Shuler. South on Senate
street, the FIRE also destroyed a. G.
Herlong's shoe store. This building
was owned by M. 81. Witt. The fire
was stopped at Van Thornbill's bar
Der shop, also owned by Mr.. Witt.
This building was slightly damaged.
West on the south side of Meeting
street, the FIRE destroyed Wade Cor
ley's sewing machine shop, John
Sturkie's residence and an Office va
Gated by DR.. Barron. These build
ings were all owned by r. L. Shuler.
South of these buildings, south of
Meeting and west of Senate streets
is large lot left vacant since the
FIRE last year. This open space great
II helped the fremen in checking
the coDfagration.
In all thirteen buildings were de-
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-02-28

being more fully appreciated as they
are studied in the light of the present
progressive age.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-02-28
Breezy Bits from Pond Branch.

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Some plum blossoms.
Glad to note that Mr.. Wesley
Crout is able to be out again.
Mr.: G. DIN Smith will move to
Barr soon, and will engage in the
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-02-28

The graded school at Irene held
most interesting exercises last Friday
night commemorative Of the birth OF
G,oroo w,
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-11-28
DIR. COOK BACK.
Describes His Climbing of Mt. Mckinley
10000 Feet High.
lery

New York, Nov. 27.-Dr. Frederick A.
Cook, of Brooklyn, reached here to-
night after a trip to Alaska, where he
climbed Mount Mckinley, the highest
elevation in North America. So far as
known, DR.. Cook and Edward Barrille.
who accompanied him, are the only
persons who have reached this peak,
which rises 10000 feet above sea level
I'VE left New York on May 49, sad
DR.. Cook tonight, "for our trip to
Alaska. There were ten of US in the
party that tried to scale Mount Nc
Kinley. AS party we tried to climb
the southwest side of the mountain, but
found that we could not succeed. We
tried to scale the southeast side, but
found that also impossible, as the sides
of the mountain at that point are al
most perpendicular
On August 1 DR.. Cook said that the
party separated into smaller parties.
Mr.. Barrille, John Dokkin and himself
formed one party They started to
climb on the northeast side of the
mountain. After three davt of hard
and dangerous climbing the party
reached a ridge in the mountain where
they paused for rest. After the third
day they found the snow on the noun
ta'- sides hard and We're able to make
better progress by cutting steps in the
snow.
After six days DR.. Cook and his com
panions, he said, had reached height
Of $4,000 feet. They had had no trouble
in breathing until they reached this
height, when the great altitude serious
ly Inconvenience them at that point,
and Mr.. Dokkln found that he could go
no further.
Just before sunset every night the
climbers, who were armed with climb
ing implements. built snow houses in
which to spend the night. Wrapped in
furs and blankets, they We're able to
sleep in comfort. For water they melt
ed snow.
AT morning they deserted the snow
hut that had sheltered them for the
night and started out for another days
climb.
On the eighth day they reached the
summit of the mountain. They had in
tended to stay on the peak for several
hours, but found breathing there So
difficult that they remained but twenty
minutes.
Dr. Cook said that he attributed their
success to the lateness of the season
and the exceptionally clear weather
which favored mountain climbing. Dr.
Cook places the height of Mount Nc
Kinley at 10000 feet. The recorded
figures arc 2O,464.