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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-06-19

was in 1922 when a neck of land half
a mile wide, near Port Hudson, Louis
lana, was cut by the river, which
henceforth avoided a great loop IS
miles long. Much artificial work in
the same direction has been done.
Withal. there has, of course, been
the constant work on the levees--a
pers. stent fight conducted for more
than $50 years and, in fact ever since
Sire Bienville threw up the first rude
embankment to protect the infant
city of New Orleans against the over
flow of the mighty stream. The Cres-
cent City, which, as an old writer once
put it, has mortgage on the great
West and the Rocky Mountains, pay
able in annual instruments has set
an example of what engineering ex-
perts say should be done in many
places along the river to supplement
the levee work and to make navigation
safer
tionship between the improvement of
our inland waterways and the building
of the Panama Canal. an undertaking
which will always be associated with
the name OF President Roosevelt, it is
particularly appropriate that the chief
executive who has already witnessed
the flying of the dirt on the lsthmls
should nov interest himself in study
ing at first hand the traffic on Amer
ica's largest river system, the outlet
of American goods to the orient by
way of the Mississippi and the port OF
New Orleans is directly concerned.
Improved conditions of river commun.
'eation Will enable the manufacturer
in the Middle West or in western
Pennsylvania to send his products to
the orient by the very cheapest possi-
BILE form OF transportation, with only
a single trans shipment. This oppcr-
tunity was foreseen as long ago as
1868 by a writer in Putman's m,.. "a
zine who predicted: The world is
just beginning to appreciate the value
of cheap and rapid communication as
an element of civilization When we
shall at last have realized that dream
of the century-a direct western pas
sage from Europe to midland shall
have grasped the rich prize Of Asatic
traffic. then viii the real value and
significance of this great river system
be understood, nor until then will its
levees be properly rebuilt. will its cur
rents be made to flow in even an !
regular channels and this magnificent
Mississippi become in the highest
sense a liquid highway of the mir
lions Of people living on its banks"
President Roosevelt has so highly
approved of the work of the national
rivers and harbors congress in its en-
deavor to arouse public opinion to the
necessity of supplen enting the service
OF the railroads by improvement of tbs
waterways that he has no doubt ac,
cented with alacrtty this invitation to
make q journey which will be replete
for him with historical and present.
day interest and will be glad of the
fact that his visit will help to fix tbI
attention Of the civilized world upon
some of the most interesting Of ned
ern engineering projects.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-06-19
President Roosevelt Down
The Father of Waters
The Famous Steamboats, of Old Days When Every Boy
Hoped to Be River Pilot

Washington June 9.-Recognition OF
route afforded by the Father CT
Waters is likely TO be more general
than ever before, after next October
Over the long aqueous highway where
once thousands Of passengers each
month made the journey by boat from
st. Louis or Cincinnati to New ,h-
leans, me president of the United
States has promised, unless come un.
foreseen exigency prevents, to make
z tour of inspection next autumn, Mr..
Roosevelt is anxious, il is well known
TO see both what has been done on the
greatest of American rivers and what
larger projects remain to be complet-
ed in order that the revival of the
routes OF inland water transportation,
for which the chief executive has
pleaded eloquently, may take place,
The needs of the Mississippi are, OF
course, typical OF the needs of lesser
rivers 1t is significant that govern
ors of sixteen states have united in
urging President Roosevelt to make
this trip He has accepted their invi-
tation and coupled with it a state
ment of belief that the improvement
of conditions of traffic on our water
ways is of vital concern to every com
munity of this country.
All apart from future requirements
of the natural highways of Uncle
Sam dominion, the voyage, whether
up or down the long winding stream,
will be of a kind to appeal to the
imagination of man Of President
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-06-19
HOME RuLE IN INDIA.

The national movement in India
which has for its m the industrial
regeneration of the country and the
right of self.government. is thus de
scribed by a native of India, Yotindra
NOLAN Bose, in The World To-day:
This movement which has been grow
ing in India for some years past in
different parts of the country, has
now assumed regular we!l-organ-
zed form The latest and the strong
est impetus has been supplied frov
the unscrupulus partition of Bengal
by Lord Curzon, carried out with a
most autocratic disregard Of public
opinion. on October 16. 1905. The
People Of Bengal protested by inaug,
urating boycott Of British goods as
far as possible and the spirit is still
kept sacred On the partition-day
there were twenty or more public
meetings in the city OF Calcutta alone
attended by people from thousands
TO hundreds of thousands In number
and the ancient custom Of "Rakhi
Ia piece Of silk thread tied around
the wrist Of fellow friend as a sign
OF ! felong veal or woe) was revived
regardless Of caste or religious diff
ferences. Men embraced each Other
saying brother to brother, side by
side The business Of the city was
practically suspended as all the IN
dian shops we're kept closed. As g
sign Of mourning no fire was lighted
in any home to cook any food. BE
sides there we're held thousands Of
protest meetings all over the coun
try. From that date India stepped
INTO a new era
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-06-19

of the .eadings ten are taken of bota
indicated candle power and the gas
consumption i'll consecutive minutes
and the average Of these ten one
minute readings is used in making TIE
final computations. Where candles are
used they are carefully weighed be-
fore and after the test to insure TIE &C
curacy of their standard E, i, can
die must consume at the rate of 10
gre. ms of spermaceu per hour
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-06-19

Mark Twain himself in chapters With
which President Roosevelt is OF
course familiar. The narrative shows
that ether factors besides the natural
competition between two types OF
transportation entered into the de-
cline. Thus the civil war witnessed
the destruction of many famous old
boats that had made their mark b.
nearly equalling the racing record
from New Orleans to Cairo-thre9
days fat. 1t was On easy matter, in tGe
latter days of the confederacy, when
northern boat steamed between
southern shores, TO mount battery OF
a few guns on one of the bluffs and
sink ner as she tried to pass; so that
even after, in President Lineoln's
classic phrase, the father of waters
flowed untroubled TO the sea- good
many mischances befell members of
the river fleet.
Interesting historical evidences on
the Mississippi itself of work already
done to improve this great natural
highway of commerce. MI. Roosevelt
will find everywhere. From an early
date labor and money nave been spent
in relieving the channel of the snags,
so easily formed in a stream that Is
perpetually eating away its BANKS.
The course OF the river has been more
or less Strengthened out by natural
and artificial means. 1t is curious
fact, for example that in IFS year,.
ending in 1875. the Mississippi is
known to have shortened itself by
242 miles. A characteristic example
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-06-19
Diminished Vitality.

Some people talk very fiippaidly
about diminished vitality.
They don't stop to thirk that vial
ity is the principle OF !ite-that il S
that little understood something on
which every function Of their bodies
depends
DIMINISHED vitality is early iudieat-
ed by loss OF appetite strength and
endurance. and Hoods Sarsaparilla is
the greatest yitalizer
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-06-19
Foraer Cheats Justice

Minneapolis. June 9.--FrapK John
son. a businessman from Waterloo.
Iowa, cheated justice mere By taking
carboHe acid He had been served
with warrant for forgery con mitted
at Waterloo and pulled a bottle from
HIS rocket and drama from it. An Of
ficer attempted to stop him. but the
man fell. to the flocr in commissions
and die SHORTLY afterwards
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-06-19
HAWAlrs FLAG.

Made Probably by Captain George c,
seekley. an English Sea Captain.
From a pamphlet published In Hon
olu'u are obtained these interesting
facts:
Tie mystery ttat hangs ever the
orig OF the Hawiian flag has never
been entirely cleared up. In the mar
ratiye Of Captain Golovnin command
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-06-19

scheme the proposition under consid-
e,atien in Switzerland apears trifiing.
The smaller plan. however, may and
probably viii be PM into execution
first and it may furnish experience by
which the latter and greater under
taking win be guided
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-06-19

We suppose Mr.. Ryan VIII have a
tablet made to mark the seat IN the
ban wagon Col wattenson used fg
occupy Houston Pest
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-29

japanese of San Francisco, and he
bought horse there for the Emperor
of Japan buying it in California on
the recommendation of DR.. Katsunuma.
The horses were shipped this way. On
their arrival here one of them was
sick with the collie or some other horse
a veterinarian, prescribed for the ami
NAL and it recovered. Prince Fushima
as an expression of his gratitude pre-
sented DR.. Katsunuma with a very
handsome pair of cuff buttons.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-29
j DR.. KATSUNUMA
Continued from Page one.)

Continued from Page One.)
should be sufficient warrant for grant
ing passport, but when on its face
the certificate was improperly granted,
or granted by fraud, or in any other
way than the regular manner provided
by law, it is the duty of the official
who has authority to issue passports
for the government, to withhold the
same. -
The correspondence in regard to the
matter referred to in this article is a
part of the correspondence between
the Territorial government and the
Washington Government on file in the
Capitol now.
DR.. Katsnnuma has been resident
of Honolulu for seven or eight years.
March 5, 1904, he left by the S. S.
China for a visit to Japan. This was
during the war between Russia and
Japan and it was reported that he had
gone to accept heutenancy in the
Japanese army, and also to visit a son
who was in the army. He seems not
to have entered the army, for he re-
turned to Honolulu about May of
the same year.
When Prince F'ushima returned from
his visit to America he was presented
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-29
THE PURITY MOVEMENT.

T. S. Chow and Chan Bang, arrested
by Marshal Hendry on warrant
charging adultery, were released by
United states Commissioner Davis on
$500 bail until Tuesday. Chow has been
employed as a Korean interpreter in
the United states District Court.
John A. Rathwell and K. Kaimanu
were also arrested on the same charge
and released on their own recognize
ances.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-29
GOOD TIMEiAT
MYRTLE SMOKER

There was speechmakfng, there was
singing, there was music by the signal
corps quintet, and above all, there
was chowder. All told there was a
mighty good time for everyone who
was at the Myrtle Rowing Clubs
smoker given at their clubhouse last
night in celebration of the victories of
Regatta Day.
Perhaps the most enjoyable numbers
on the program were those contrib
uted by the Signal Corps Quintet. The
same boys who went East with the
shooting team from the National
Guard, and who sang at each station
along the line of travel, were present
and if they sang on their trip as they
did last night they must have made
friends for Hawaii.
The smoker was opened by a short
address from w. w. Harris, who pre-
sided as the chairman of the festivi-
ties, in which he referred to the races
of Regatta Day and to the memories
of the club, running back through
many years of victory. He then in
troduced the musicians who played and
sang for the benefit of those present
and called on many of those present
for responses to toasts, which were
given in few words, but as rule
very much to the point.
Chris jenkins sang several solos,
which were unusually well rendered
and then came in for a great deal of
applause, as did the solos of Chester
Livingston. Arthur Wall was also a.
favorite with those present for his
work in the same line.
A. L. C. Atkinson, who was expected
to respond to the toast 'NHealanfs" was
not present, so the duty devolved on
sam Walker, who did so in a few
words. thanking the Myrtles for all
that they had done to help rowing and
the sport which has held the two clubs
together.
When it came to Myrtle Renainis-
cences" several of the old time mem
bers were called on, among them be-
ing "Doc' Monsarrat, w. c. Parke,
Charles Crozier and Alex. Lyle. They
told OF the early days of the club and
of the different races in which they
took part.
Prominent members Of the crews
were called on for speeches, most OF
which they were too bashful to deliver,
among those who were badly afflicted
with stage fright being the Becherts,
Col. Sam Johnson, David Center and
r. Hughes.
The program was as follows:
Opening Remarks ....................
President w. w. Harris
instrumental Music .....,............
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-29
LUNALILo ESTATE.

The twenty-sixth annual accounts
and reports of the trustees of the Luz
nalilo Estate were filed before Judge
De Bolt yesterday and were at once
referred to master for report.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-29
BEAUTIFUL SCENERY.

The cruise roundabout the Fills is
interesting in the extreme. Life is
primitive and native grass villages
are passed hourly. There is no such
noble beauty of scenery and lofty
mountains as are to be found in Ha-
wall, but the Bay of Islands," near
Lomaloma, is one of the beauty spots
of the whole world. and the water
slide on Taviuni Island surpasses the
famous slide of Samoa. The outrigger
canoes are not SO graceful as ours, and
the hotels are execrable-the boarding
houses fair. The Governor hopes some
American will come and build a real
hotel. He promises to meet him half
way-in fact, the more I travel the
more deeply it is impressed upon me
that Hawaii is not only the Paradise
of the Pacific, but the most delightful
tarrying spot in the whole world.
TALK WITH GOVERNOR.
l spent yesterday afternoon with the
Governor of Fiji, Tonga, the New Heb
rides and Solomon Islands, Sir Everard
i'm Thurn, discussing the prospects of
Pacific islands in general and Fiji and
Hawaii in particular. The Governor
believes that the islands of the Pa
cific should be brought more closely
together and all should work for GER
tain common interests. Sir Everard
has lived all his life in the tropics. He
resided in Guiana for score of years,
and it was his knowledge of the old
boundaries that brought about a
peaceful solution of the Venezuelan
question during the Cleveland admin
istration. The Governor believes that
the white man will never make a good
laborer in the tropics, yet he instanced
the fact that he spent twenty years
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-29
DON'T
ENCOURAGE
BURGLARY

By leaving valuables about
the house. You can rent a
box in the SAFETY De
POST VAULT of the
HENRY WATERHOUSE
TRUST CO.. LTD, for $500
per year which viii be strict
ly private and will hold all
your valuable papers. jewels
and cash.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-29

continent, and long may she continue
in front rank, her rightful place, and
as for me, I shall ever cry aloud. "Ha-
waii ponoi." Sincerely yours,
ALEXANDER HUME FORD.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-23
Peoria Graf,

Peoria Grain.
Peoria. Nov. %.
Corn-No. 3, 81.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-23

csc government would give a secret
subsidy to new lines to be operated to
South Africa, to New Zealand, to
South America, touching all west
coast points and even getting into
Buenos Aires, Montevideo and Rio de
Janeiro. Even line to Odessa is
planned. And it is well known that
the Japanese are planning to establish
new lines to this coast. sending big
vessels to Seattle, Tacoma and Van
couver and another line to San
Francisco.
Local agents Of the big GLASGOW and
Liverpool companies that operate out
of Puget sound say there is but one
thing that saves them. This is the
fact that the japanese like the small
vessels. They believe in frequent
sailings with less cargo.
The English and Scotch lines are
building big vessels capable of carry
ing from 10000 to 10000 tons.
When the Japanese debt is paid, the
common opinion is that Great Britain
will have to either see the trade slip
away or give subsidy that will en-
able the ships of that country to COM
pete on equal terms.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-23
Notice of Final Report.

In the estate Of Oscar ]. Whitsons
deceased.
In the district court of Iowa in and
for Marshall county.
No. 1923 probate.
To Whom 1t May Concern:
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned, F. L. Dobbin, administra.
tor of the estate Of Oscar j. Whitson,
deceased, has filed his final report
therein in the office of the clerk of the
district court in and for the aforesaid
county, and has asked for it's approval
and his discharge from further duty
or responsibility therein, and that said
report and application for discharge
will come on for hearing before the
court aforesaid at Marshalltown, Iowa,
on the 9th day of November, A. D.,
1907, at 10 o'clock a. M, at which time
and place you can appear and show
cause, if any you have, why said final
report should not be approved and the
undersigned discharged from any furA
ther duty or responsibility therein.
F. L. DOBBIN,
Administrator Of the estate Of Oscar j
Whitson, deceased.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-23

Wanted-Situation as clerk In store
by married man. Address L. % care
T.-R.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-23
WOMEN ROBBED At MEETING.

Sneak Thieves Take Money and Valu-
abIes From Cloak Room.
Special to Times Republican.
Dubuque, Nov. 23.-While the mem
bers of the Women's Relief corps were
attending business session in their
hall on Fourth and Main street, sneak
thieves visited an chamber, and
almost every one of those in attend
ance was robbed of something.
All was hustle in the cloak room as
the women prepared to leave for
their homes when one member an
nounced her pocketbook had been
taken Someone down. in the other
end of the hall missed her umbrella
just about that time then another and
still another. till it was found that al
most every woman in the place had
been victimized altho none of the
losses We're serious ones. 1t was the
opinion of the ladies that boys worked
their way up off the street and made
the most of their opportunity. No clue
was left behind.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-23
Sunday Church Services.

Real Religion will be the subject
Of Rev. c. w. McCord's morning ser
mon at the Presbyterian church. His
evening subject will be The Para
bles.'' The evening service will be
preceded by tifteen-minute song serv.
ice.
The Work of the Women's Home
Missionary, Society" will be the sub
iect of Rev. NJ. N. Smiths morning
sermon at the Methodist church.
"Jesus and the Modern Social Ur.-
rest" will be the subject of the even
ing sermon, it being the second of B.
series on New Testament subjects.
At the Congregational church Rev.
L. B. Hix will preach at the rally day
services at 1890 and 1:So His morn-
ing subject will be Opportunity, ard
evening, BLESSED Transition"
Rev. c. Fl. Morris. of the Christian
church. will preache on the subject
"Our Opportunity in Iowa. in the
morning. How Old Art Thou" will
be his evening subject The special
meetings will be continued during the
week.
Rev. P. H Hines will preach at the
State Street United Evangelical
church both morning and evening His
morning subject will be Religion in
the Home In the evening there will
be "a gospel service.
ancient and Modern Necromancy.
or Mesmerism and Hypnotism'' will
be the subject at the First Church of
Christ. Scientist, in the morning.
President w. N Gilbert, of the Bank
of State Center, will address the mems
meeting at the Railroad Y. M. c. A.,
at $3.50 o'clock Social half hour and
fellowship luncheon will follow the
service.
Preaching at the Union mission at
10 o'clock in the morning and al $40
in the evening. w. w Hazen and W.
F. Jordon will speak Services during
the week as usual.
Services at the Helping Hand mis-
sion at the usual hour.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-23
TO WE'D THANKSGIVING DAY.
Miss Paffendorf and Fiance Were Both
State Normal Instructors.

Cedar Falls, Nov. 23.-The lows
State Normal school will close on
November rs for the fall vacation, the
winter term beginning on December
s. The resignation of Miss Emma b.
Paffendorf from the dictatorship of
the women's department in physical
training, will take effect at the close
of this term, and her marriage to
Frank D. Eaman, prominent young
attorney of Detroit, Mich. will take
place on Thanksgiving day, in Chi
cago. The groom was for time in
structor in oratory in the state nor
NAL school, where his acquaintance
with the bride began. Miss Bruce, of
Boston. will be Miss Paffendorf's sue
cessor here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-23
LITTLE GRAIN BEING SOLD.
Man Says Farmers Hope
to Get High Prices.

Chicago. Nov. 23.-Country elevators
in the northwest are quite generally
OPEN but we are not getting any
grain" said John MARRIED., of Mime
apolis, who was on change yesterday.
Farmers are convinced they will get
high prices, and they are not selling.
There is no scarcity anywhere, how
ever. as one can very readily ascer-
tain by buying little December
wheat in any market. Nevertheless,
Minneapolis is decreasing her stocks
steadily. tho slowly. which is pretty
fair indication that the mills are doing
poor business"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-23
BiIiousness and Constipation.

For years l was troubled with bill
iousness and constipation. which made
life miserable for me. My appetite
failed me- lost my usual force and
vitality. Pepsin preparations and ca
thartics only made matters worse. I do
not know where l should have been
today had J not tried Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets. The tab
let's relieve the iii feeling at once,
strengthen the digestive functions,
helping the system to do its work ma
turally.-Mrs Rosa Potts, Birming-
ham. Ala These tablets are for sale
by all druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-23

For Sale Thoroughbred Poland
China boars. All in good healthy con-
dition. My herd has never had any
disease. s. r. Piper, LeGrand, Iowa.