Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-30
Ito Be Continued.)
Missing Link of Waterway Route.
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I All Will agree Oh Tic eIillileHl ueSAA
ability of connecting the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi waterway system with the
great lakes, either by the Illinois river
route from st. Louis to Chicago, or
by connection between the upper
Ohio and Lake Erie, or probably by
both. Thorough investigation Of both
routes Is certain to be made.
f And now, IL we imagine the Ohio and
Mississippi systems improved and con-
j, nected with the great lake system by
one or two links, there would still re-
main one waterway lacking to COM
plete the beneficient work. That water
way Is connection of the great lakes
with the Atlantic seaboard-a connec-
/ ton whose need has been recognized
| for more than score Of years. Today
| there is no waterway In the world,
/ the Suez or Panama canal not except
!; ed, which could command such a vol
! ume Of traffic. If the nation is really
to spend $25,000,000 additional year
| on waterway improvements, 1t can
spend no part Of it anywhere with
/ greater resultant measure OF public
benefit than on the construction Of this
waterway.
! States to make Its own waterway thru
! it's own territory to bring the lake
vessels to tidewater. The total cost
of such a waterway was estimated by
the Raymond oble-Wisner commits
sion seven years ago at $200,000,000 IN
round numbers. II New York would
contribute the $100,0O0.000 It is propos-
| ing to spend in Its barge canal toward
the greater enterprise the net cost to
the nation would be only $100,OO0,0O,
and surely nowhere else could work
/, of waterway improvement be under
taken promising SO vast measure OF
public benefit in proportion to the cost.
A Strange Combat.
In the year 1861 strange combat
took place in Paris between dog and
a man. The dog, by his howlings. had
drawn notice to the murdered and
/, buried body Of his master, NJ. de Mont.
didier. Shortly afterward, being con-
| fronted with bitter enemy Of the
dogs former master. the Chevalier Ma
caire, the dog few furiously at his
throat. Suspicion was aroused against
Macaire, and the king Of France de
! cided that an appeal to the Judgment
+ of God" should be made by means OF
duel between the dog and the enemy
| of the murdered man. The combat
duly took place. The dog had an
| empty barrel into which he could re-
treat, while Macaire was armed with
stout cudgel. The result Of the fight
was. the victory of Montdidier's faith.
full champion. Macaire was thrown
down and in the presence of the king
! and court confessed his guilt.
A Prophets Prophecy Of His Death.
The noise Of Nixon's predictions
reached the ears Of King James, who
must needs see this fool. Nixon cried
out and made much ado that he might
not 20 to court, and the reason he gave
was that he should starye. A whim.
steal fancy this was considered. The
king, being informed Of Nixon's refusal
to go to court, said that he would take
particular care that he should moi
starve and ordered him to be present
ed. He was sent for again, and soor
after q messenger brought him from
Cheshire. That he might be well pro
vided for 1t was ordered that he should
be kept in the kitchen, where he grew
SO troublesome in licking and picking
| the meat that the cooks locked him in
closet, and, the king going on sud
den from Hampton court to London
they forgot poor Nixon in the hurry
and he was really starved to DEATH
REQ Bennett in Metropolitan Magazine