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brilliant staff and by the representatives of France, Brouage. the United States. Australia, New Zealand, the South Afri- can colonies, and by lieutenant goyer- nors of Canadian provinces, premiers, cabinet ministers and others, will receive the address of the city of Quebec.
 The Prince will be asked to declare the fetes open and to cable an expres sion of Canadian loyalty to King Edward. This will be followed by an act of grateful remembrance to the mother coun- try of Champlain, in the shape of a message to the Mayor of Brouage, the birthplace of the father of the Cana dian nation. Other ceremonies, with ap- propriate speeches, will follow, and as the historic procession moves off, 1t will be reviewed from the base of Cham plains statue by the Prince of Wales.
 The historical procession Is to be headed by the mounted Heralds-at-A Arms and Men-of-the- Watch whose presence will very effectively recall many of the manners and customs of days that have gone. From the opening day of the fetes, the heralds, in their gorgeous uni forms, will ride through the city, stop ping at the most important localities to sound loud blast of trumpets and to make official announcements in connec- tion with the celebration, the arrival of official guests, the program of the following day, etc. In Paris, in olden times, where they performed exactly the duties in connection with public cere- monies with which they are to be en- trusted here, they were 29 in number, and their leader, who was the king at arms, was called Montjoie- Saint Denis, being an old French war cry.
 The Watchmen are relic of the Middle Ages, and were the troops who main tained order In the city streets at night Their chief or captain was called the Chevalier du Guet or Commandant of the Archers du Guet. They enforced
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Marie de Medicis. sully, the great minis ter, who was the directing agency of the colonial policy of the seventeenth cen tury, accompanies his sovereign, and the two are followed by the most brilliant knights and courtiers of their time.
 Next comes q purely Canadian scene Before us pass Dollard des Ormeaux, ac- companied by his 16 French companions. and the faithful Annontaha with his Al gonquin warriors. They are marching to martyrdom, but by the sacrifice of their lives at the Long Sault they saved the infant colony from certain destruction by the Iroquois.
 Then follow the explorers and found CTS of what are today fiourishlng cities La Vtoette, Maisonneuve, de Bienville, d'Iberyille, La Mothe Cadillac, La Sale, toilette, Marquette. Dequen. La Veran- drye.
 The cavalcade of 1865 represents de Tracy, his councillors, officers and suite. composed of 24 guards, six pages, several lackeys and four companies of the fam ous Carignan-Sallieres regiment This se- lect body of men, which was subsequently, disbanded in New France, supplied a large number of Seigneurs and other colo nists, whose settlement in the country was an important feature in it's expan- sion, later on.
 The following group consists chiefly of Coureurs de Bos and interpreters, of whom tbe principal were Duluth, de St. Castin, Guillaume Couture. Jean Nicolet and Rene Goupil.
 The age of Frontenac is to be repre- scented in the procession by a brilliant galaxy of historic characters. The gov ernor general himself. Count Fronte- nae is accompanied by Mgr Laval, the great bishop of Quebec, and by the mem bers of his court and of the Sovereign Council of New France.
 Next in chronological order and in that of the procession we greet the heroine of the coony's brightest days-Made- moiselle de Yereheres, the Joan of Arc of New France. Before the valour of this young woman, aided only by two chil- dren and a few servants, the Iroquois invaders fled in terror.
 And now we hear the regular sound of marching feet. We have arrived at the turning point of Canadian history, and are gazing upon an approaching body of sol diers, headed by two illustrious war riors, superbly mounted and clad in bril- liant uniforms, whose martial bearing at once attracts all eyes. One of them is Montcalm, the incarnation of that chiyalrous bravery of the olden days, which inspired him with the never-to- be forgotten words T will perish, If neces- sary. beneath the ruins of the colony" The other is de Lewis, no less brave, but cooler, and perhaps a better tacti- elan. who redeems by his brilliant victory of the 2Sth April, 1T6o, the reverse of September 18th, 11J9. Next come the regiments of La Sale, Languedoc, Bearn, Guienne Berry and Experimentation. with waving banners. Following. in their quiet and seryiceable uniforms. come the less disciplined, but no less valiant marines and Canadian militia, amongst whom chil- dren and old men march shoulder to shoulder, and vie with each other in bravery. The faithful Indian allies of the French troops add to the pictures queness of this assemblage, which re-
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Where Did Sugar Cane Come From?

The early history of the sugar cane is shrouded in obscurity. It appears to have been well known to the ancients
 Herodotus knew of 1t, and Theophras- tus alluded to 1t as the sugar reed of Egypt. although it is quite possible that this might have been one of the sorghum family In the seventh century Paulus Aegentus speaks of sugar as indian salt" and from the evident Sanskrit origin of the word sugar there is little doubt that the Far East must have been it's place of origin. The Crusaders came across 1t in Syria, and one of them, De Vitriaco, described the process of manu- fracture by squeezing and boiling down the juice. The sugar cane was brought
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great town that spread beyond the inner boulevard. Baron Hausemann held his post from 1858 to 1870, and during that time he created boulevards and avenues by the hundreds. He laid out great num- bers of large areas and open squares, parks and pleasure grounds, and erected public buildings in all parts of Paris. Devotees of other European capitals have tried to force a comparison between the Champs Elysees in Paris and Unter den Linden In Berlin, but, however splendid the latter street Is, 1t cannot be compared with the Parisian boulevard, with its broad avenues, allees, gardens and mansions.
 and most interesting route to the Bois. It Is more of promenade than public garden. The part between the Place de la Concorde and the Rond Point is almost parklike in it's dimen- sions, and is as popular with the Paris ians as any garden. There are a num- Der of fashionable restaurants where Parisians and curious foreigners come and dine evenings. This famous avenue dates back to- the reign of Louis XIV. Then there are other splendid boule yards, including Mont Matre, the Boule- yard des Capucines and St. Michael. As type of modern street there Is none So magnificent as the Avenue de pOpera. It is less popular than many of the old streets, but for It's length and many handsome structures it has no rival. In order to make this grand avenue hun dreds of small streets had to be torn up and thousands of poor dwellings had to be condemned
 But Napoleon was the first to make his capital beautiful. He had his archi- tects draw plans for the rebuilding of the city; the boulevards were to extend from a common center, like spokes of wheel. He insisted on having plenty of large squares, adorned with statues and fountains. These squares were to en- nance the beauty of the city and to act as points of safety should 1t be attacked from without or within. It was his ef- forts which secured the beautiful Place de la Concorde and the Champs Elysees, as it is known today.
 Beyond the intrinsic beauty of the
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into the lowermost cistern This splen- did square was designed by Jules Man sard.
 In the middle once stood a figure of Louis XIV, but in its stead has been placed column to commemorate the victories of the French Army in Ger many It Is In imitation of the Pillar of Trajan, in Rome, and was built of stone. covered with leaves of bronze. Every where in public squares are splendid statues erected to the memory of great heroes and victories. In the Avenue de PObservatoire, half way between Obser. vatory and the Luxembourg Gardens, Is certainly the handsomest fountain In inc world. The eight prancing sea horses which guard the fountain breathe with
 life and action. The fountain Is crowned by q group of Genii, representing tbe four quarters of the globe supporting the world. In the Place de Clicby is a beautiful statue erected to the memory of Marshal Moncey. The monument shows the Marshal defending the flag which France holds, while at the fool
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calls the warlike period extending from 1755 to 176O
 Now appears, at little distance. young man in the uniform of a lieuten- ant general of His Brtannie Majesty. This is none other than James Wolfe, the victor of the Plains of Abraham, who died In the midst of his triumph. and whose name, together with that of Mont calm. is indlssolubly associated with this picturesque corner of Canadian soil, which has been the scene of so many he- roic conflicts Murray, his companion-in- arms, accompanies him, as well as the English regiments in their brilliant uni forms.
 The group of warriors that next pass by mark the reconciliation of the former foes, who now march together beneath the same flag. They represent the period of 1775, when Guy Carleton, one of Wolfe's former lieutenants. conducts the defense of Quebec against the American invasion, and under his orders British regulars and French Canadian militia march to victory. and repel, at Dam bourges Hill, Sault-au- Matelot, and Pres de-ville, the combined attacks of Mont gomery and Arnold. What a vivid recol- lection the t-grandfathers of the present generation of Canadians held of that fateful night of the 31st of Decem- Der, 1775, during which Guy Carleton anxlously debated what might be the fu- ture of British power in America if the French-Canadlan militia threw the weight of their numbers and influence into the still uncertain balance in favor of the American invaders Carleton's broad and generous policy had, however. won the hearts of the French Canadians, and buried deep the memory of former com bats. The fatal ball which laid Mont gomery low that night was fired by the hand of a French Canadian, Captain Chabot.
 The procession of national glories term- mates with group that strikingly re- calls the victory of Chateauguay, where Colonel de Salaberry and his 300 volun- teers repelled the American invaders under Dearborn.
 In addition to the historic groups in the procession, the streets through which it is to pass, are being decorated in such a manner as to form a complete panorama of Canadian history, in the shape of q great chronological picture, brought down to 1S66 the threshold of the new era of confederation. In order to secure proper unity of design the en- tire plan of these decorations was care fully prepared months ago. To those fol lowing the line of streets In proper order their decorations will unfold. as by the roll of cineomatograph. all the strik- ing events and illustrious names of our annals, causing them to pass in chrono- logical order, with dates, names, DOT traits, leading events, etc, It will be an immense historical picture, easily de ciphered at first view; an object lesson to the young man and an aid to the mem- ory of their elders; while for strangers ff Cnn nd 4fu fcfn q remarkable revelation of the glories of Canada's early days, rendering at the same time q well-merited homage to the memory of bygone generations, and teaching lesson of courage and of con- stancy to that of today
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streets there is picturesqueness awak- ehed by the maze of victoras and auto mobiles, thronging crowds moving to- wards and seated before restaurants. From all sides" as Zola says, "comes a sound and clinking of glasses and sii- yer on the dinner tables, spread in the sight Of all. The air Is soft and warm, niled with the perfume of Havana ci- gars and q penetrating odor of abslnthe, mingled with the sweet fragrance of the nower stalls The bridges, fountains and statues that adorn the city contri- Dute much to the beauty of the streets. The islands are Joined by splendid net work of bridges. Especially attractive is the Pont St Michael It Is the prln- cipal bridge joining the island to the southern side In the Place St. Michael Is a famous fountain, designed on CO., iossal scale, Under the niche in the cen ter Of corlnthian facade is bronze group Of the Archangel crushing Satan. From the rock rises sheet of water, which pours down into five basins, nanked by two dragons spouting water
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and thieves. Much smaller but very neat and attractive is the Pare Mon ceaux, made attractive by the splendid columns of Roman ruins and statues of famous men. The Bois de Vincennes is another large and extensive park situ ated at the east end. It is more rural. and 1t Is here that authors and writers come to spend their holidays. The Lux embourg Gardens and those of tho Tui- leries are adorned with statues.
 The enyirons of Paris are wonderfully beautiful because of the many palaces gardens and forests. Most splendid of all is the Forest of Fontalnebleau, the handsomest forest in Europe.
 But the city authorities have worked quite as earnestly to improve the hous ing conditions; buildings of great height are not tolerated. The sanitary condl- tions are important because all the peo pie. to speak sweepingly, live in tene- ments. Many of the unwholesome slums have been condemned and destroyed. Tho supervision of food is made easy be cause of the municipal ownership of markets and slaughter houses. The mar ket system is splendid. The Central Mar ket covers 22 acres in the heart of the city. Here every day the food supplies that arrive the night before are dis. tributed to all parts of Paris and France.
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Is a wounded soldier.
 The many handsome buildings, galer- ies and museums contribute much to enhancing the city. very attractive building Is the palace of the Legion of Honor. The principal entrance to the court Is through Il triumphal arch, fanked on each side by a colonnade on the Ionic order, The apartments of this palace are remarkable for their elegance and simplicity of ornamentation. The Pont des Arts commands another of the mag nificent view points in Paris It is diff. ficult to surpass its beauty and splendor. The magnificent colonnade of the Louvre, with the remains of the Tuilleries rising to view, The entire length of the river on the side of the Louvre stretching from the Pont Royal to the Pont Louis XIV. is adorned with splendid buildings
 The Louvre is admired because of its vast size, great courts and beautiful decorations. Room after room Is dec orated with rare master pieces and price less treasures. Less large though won derfully beautiful because of its towers
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~ HE Dominion of Canada will this H week commence the celebration of
 @ her three hundredth birthday at Quebec.
 The first permanent settlement in what was then New France was established at Quebec in July, 160s by Samuel de Champlain, official geographer to the French king. Francois I.
 Jacques Cartier had attempted some thing of the kind at Cape Rouge, eight miles above Quebec, three quarters of d century before Champlains time, but his efforts proved abortive.
 Champlain's nascent colony. under the cliff of Quebec, had two narrow escapes from destruction during the first year of Its existence. Soon after the erection of his first buildings champain was called inside by one of his men, who re- vealed conspiracy among a number of his followers to murder their commander and plunder the colony. So prompt was Champlain's action that the conspirators were surprised and arrested the same night, and the body of Duval, the author of the plot, was soon swinging from q gibbet, and his head displayed on a pike from the highest roof of the buildings, food for birds and a lesson to sedition. Of the 2S members of the Infant colony, 20 perished of disease during it's first winter.
 Champlain's expedition to Quebec was fitted out at the expense of De Monts, the Calvinist governor of Pons and gen. tleman-in-ordinary of tho French king In his own accounts of his travels he has preserved for us a rough sketch of the "Abitation de Quebec" the first building erected in the old city, drawn with his usual disregard of perspective.
 It was because all the most brilliant scenes of the heroic period of Canadian history were to be celebrated at the ter centenary fetes that 1t was early de- cided to invite England, France and the United States, which had each it's share in their past glories, te send representa- tiyes to Quebec. Much of the promised success of the celebration will be due to the presence of the representatives in question. From England comes the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Norfolk, premier duke of Great Britain, Lord Strathcona and many other titled and distinguished personages. The Prince and his staff will arrive at Quebec on board the indomttable while the Exmouth flying the flag of the vice admiral commanding the North Atlantic fleet, the Hon. Sir Assheton Gore Curzon- Howe, K. c. B., and accompanied by five other men-of- war, will receive and salute the arrival of the heir to the throne. That France and the United States have each sent one of their best ships is matter of great satisfaction to the Canadians and the arrival of Vice President Fairbanks, who made many friends in Quebec dur ing his stay there some years ago on the occasion of the sitting of the Joint High Commission, Is looked forward to with much pleasure by Canadian society,
 Visitors to the fetes will doubtless be
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~ HERE is a beauty, a magic fascina- ton about Paris. In no other city - do physical charms and variety of interests blend in such perfect harmony The cult of the French is beauty and this finds expression in the French cap- ital This civic beauty is a natural de- velopment born through centuries. No city has been built only to be remodeed and built again as often as Paris
 The principal island in the Seine was the foundation of the French capital 1t soon became so crowded with people that other islands in the river had to be in habited and the river was soon spanned by many bridges. One of the handsom- est and most attractive is the Pont Neuf, built in the reign of Henry III. It was in those days that the bridge was most gaily thronged. A well-known adage says: After watching three days if man has not crossed the bridge he must have left Paris"
 Even more splendid was the palace built for St. Louis on the spot where the Palace of Justice now stands. All that remains of the castle is the famous double chapel. The tourist looking in admiration at the broad boulevards and magnificent open squares of Paris has little Idea of the labor and money spent in remodeling and rebuilding to make the city attractive and beautiful Hun dreds of old, worn buildings were con demned so that handsome and spacious structures might be reared. Millions of dollars have been spent in adorning large squares with fountains and statues. many of the loneliest and most dangerous parts have been changed into splendid parks Though most of the French kings names are associated with the building of palaces and royal parks, such names as Napoleon III. and Baron Hausemann are entitled to much of the credit of hay Ing made Paris attractive and beautiful. All cities have some handsome streets, but none of them has such a continuous series of splendid boulevards. The most noteworthy are those extending from the Madeline to the Bastle and from the Madeline out to the Bois de Bouogne. The work that Emperor Napoleon un- dertook related not so much to the Inner Paris of the old-time bounds as to the
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~ HE Dominion of Canada will this Fl week commence the celebration of
 - her three hundredth birthday at
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into Spain by the Moors, and to the Spaniards Is due the introduction of its manufacture into Cuba, where in 157S there were as many as 2S sugar works in operation. Thence it was introduced into the other Hest Indian Islands and our Southern States
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Germany's colonies are five times as big as herself, those of France IS times, and Britain's 97 times bigger than herself.
 Valparaiso is only about 5000 miles from New York, but it requires from 70 to 80 days to get reply to a business letter.
 The progress recently made in increas- ing the efficiency of the lncandescent cleo tric lamp seems to indicate that the fu- ture of the arc lamp Is doomed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-11-10
ADVERSE
COURT DECISION
Sensational Break In American
Tobacco Stock.


New York, Nov. 10.-There was a
sensational break in American To
bacco stock on the curb market fol-
lowing the adverse decision of the
United States circuit court declaring
the concern a combination in restraint
of trade. When the decision was an
nounced American Tobacco was quot
ed at 375 Soon after the opening the
curb was flooded with selling orders
and within the first thirty-five min
utes the stock had sold down to 34S, a
decline of twenty-seven points.
The price of American Tobacco pre-
ferred on the stock exchange fell 31s
points, the per cent bonds 21s and
the per cent bonds 3% points. Not
only did the decision of the court
cause grave anxiety as to the scope OF
the Sherman law, but the unfavorable
situation was aggravated by a profit
taking movement by last weeks buy
ers who flooded the market with sell
ing orders
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GOVERNOR BURKE.

which the battleship takes her name,
broke over her bow bottle OF cham
payne, declaring as she did SO, i
name thee North Dakota"
Among the invited guests who wit
messed the launching of the battleship
was John Burke, the newly reelected
governor of North Dakota.
The launching of the North Dakota
means the introduction of a new type
of warship in the American navy. She
will be the first American all big gun
battleship or real Dreadnought to fly
the Stars and Stripes.
The North Dakota, which Is similar
In all respects to the Delaware, which
is under construction at Newport
News, Va, will have long forecastle
deck extending from the bow almost
to the center of the ship. The ten
twelye-inch guns are arranged in five
turrets, two to turrct, the forward
turret being so located that the axes
of it's guns are twenty-four feet above
the water line, and just abaft this
turret is ancther, the barbette OF
which is CT sufficient height for Its
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-11-10
NO OPPOSITION TO CANNON
Friends Say Speaker Is Certain OF
Reelection.

Chicago, Nov. 10.-The Republican
congressional committee headquarters
have been closed with the final an
nouncement that 219 Republicans had
been elected to the Sixty-first con.
gress and that a clear majority of the
Republican members-elect are pre-
pared to support Speaker Cannon for
reelection.
There is no question about the
election of Speaker Cannon" said one
of the prominent officials who was
connected with the Cannon presiden-
tial boom prior to the Chicago con-
vention and who has been at the con-
gressional committee headquarters
during the late campaign. "Telegrams
and letters from successful candidates
in the congressional districts have
been received here in quantities sufti
Client to warrant the assertion" con
tinued this official, that there will be
no opposition to Uncle Joe in the Re
publican caucus at Washington next
March and that he will be reelected
unanimously"