davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-15
JUNGLE BIDS
 FOND FAREWELL

A farewell reception in honor of the circus men who are soon to leave this city to go on the road was given last evening by Jungle No. l, Benevolent Order of Tigers, at their rooms in the Poli building. Most of the members of the Jungle are attaches of the three oircuses. The wives of the heads of the show departments, as we'll as those of the resident members, joined in to aid the arrangement committee. The supper served was most elaborate. Al. Golden presided over the program of entertainment which was varied. At the business meeting six candidates were initiated.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-15
Woodruff to Speak Tomorrow Night
 To Business Men

G Woor1ruff of New Haven and At tornev Ralph o. Wells of Hartford will sneak before the Bridgeport Business Mems association at the annual. meet fald will undoubtedly bring out a.large ettendance The association ext-nds an invitation to all interested to be nresent. whether members of the as- sociation of not. as 1t is desired that infcrmation concerning the public utilities bill be made as widespread as possible.
 The meeting will be made of still further interest by the appearance of Tax Collector Francis Atwater of Mer- iden who will tel, how he collects the poll and military tax of that city
 WANT Ap- UENrr WORD
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-15
STEAMER STARIN IS
 READY FOR REPAIRS

Information reached here today xf1at the wrecked steamer John H. Etarin which went onto the rocks off Steeplechase breakwater three weeks ago. arrived in New York last night in tow of powerful tugs and was to- day placed in dry dock preparatory to being overhauled for service as fre;ghter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-15
HOWLAND'S
Cutwork doylies; Of extra worth.

Hundreds and hundreds of serviceable and attractive cutwork doylies at price be- low usual.
 An importer was glad to find outlet for his surplus. Took a loss to do it. That loss is a saving to those who buy.
 In sizes from 9 to 24 inches square. 5c 10c. 15c and 200:
 Worth from a half more to double the price.
 Opposite elevator. main f1oor
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-15
Ambulance Called;
 But Man Was Dead

Francesca Ventui died al the home of Antonio Cato, 34 Reilly street yes terday as the result of a fall on Kos suth street on Friday. Ventui grew steadily worse until Saturday when he died Coroner Doten made an exam ination into the facts concerning the ma tier and decided that an autopsy is not necessary. The friends of the man will however, want a post mortem ex- animation and it will be performed at Rourke & Rourke'S morgue to-day. Ventui was unmarried.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-15
HEAVY MAN FALLS
 THREE STORIES

Robert w. Cowan was precipitated to the ground from the third floor of the rear of the house at No. 90 State yesterday and received serious injur- ies. MT. Cowan weighs 270 pounds. He was engaged in repairing the cleo tric wires. The floor gave way, all lowing him to fall to the floor below and from thence to the ground. A fracture of the cleft ankle and scalp wound were dressed. MT. Cowan was then taken to his home on South ave nue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-15

New fancy cottons.
 Full of beauty and wear ing ability.
 Equally attractive is the beauty and the wearfulness of these new cotton stuffs for dresses and waists. They seem to be even prettier than any that have been pro duced before. Master-de- signers and master-workers have labored together to bet ter effects than ever. Re suit isVfabrics of surpass- ing beauty.
 Irish linens in handsome plain colors with fancy bor- der designs. Five different and liked colors. 45 inches wide,-59c yd.
 Messaline de soie-a new combination of silk and cot ton. Delightful of both col or and texture. Rich in looks. soc yd.
 Fine shirting fabrics. Plain white grounds with tinted stripes in colors that will appeal to men. 39c yd.
 Mercerised pongees of plain color or m dainty stripes and checks. Hand some finish and nice weight. 25c yd.
 Mercerised Rajah-a fab ric that reminds one at a glance of rough silk pom gee. Attractive by it's very oddness. 25c yd.
 Seco silk, the fabric of silk mixed with cotton that is so wonderfully like silk itself Dainty of appearance and in all the deep and the light shades that are counted as best colors of the season. 29c yd.
 Ginghams from Old Scot land itself. Sturdy as the sons of the heather and dainty as a blossom on al Scotch moor. Small checks, plain colors, glowing plaids, attractive stripes. 25c yd.
 Silk-and-cotton null wov- en with a fine figure and then printed in rich floral patterns of beautiful color. 25c yd.
 Nice and staunch percales in good patterns for dresses and waists as well as for shirts. 19c yd.
 Novelty poplins. Plain color but with an unusual mercerised finish which gives dignifying luster. Then with woven side-bands of unique design in contrast ing color. Extra value. 22c yd.
 Fine-cord dimities and batistes in pleasing floral patterns. 121ac yd.
 Motor suitings of cotton of a special finish. Plain white or coiors or in new pattern stripes. 15c yd.
 American ginghams in plain colors or with rich and distinctly side-bands. In plaids and chacks and stripes, too. 1212c yd.
 Madras in good designs for women's and children's wear and for mems shirts, yard-wide percales of spec ial merit. 12115c yd.
 Center aisle. rear.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-15
HANS TRIAL APRIL 1s.

:. Special from United PressO
 New York, March 15.-Justice Garrett son to-day fixed April 19 as the date for the trial of Captain Peter c. Hains accused of the murder of Wm. E. An his on the float of the Bayside Yacht club on August 15 last. This action was taken in the absence of John Mo Intyre, senior counsel for Hains and he was roundly scored by Justice Gar retson who declared that he seemed to be .'trifling with the court.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-15

The charge against George Ruther- ford. alias Fraleigh. was nO'1ed in the city court this morning and the prison CT wT6 turned over to Detective Hazle- worth of-the New Haven railroad whn took him to New Haven to answer to one of the many charges against him in this state.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-15
WOULD ROB REDF1ELD

An unsuccessful attempt was made 10 rob Redfield's second hand store on Fairfield avenue last night. A pane of glass was taken fro ma rear win dow, but nothing was missed from the store
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-15
HOWLAND'S Entrances on Main street, Fairfield
 avenue and Cannon street.

Bridgeport, Conn.,,
 Monday, March 15. 1909. The Weather-E'air and colder to. night and Tuesday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-15

WANT Ap- CENT A WORD
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-11-25
WIEsC L zO B Il
z PRuS P0LsKICn.

LUBAWA. Straszliwe 6wisto-
kradztwo 'pope}nione " noey: >
piatku ma eobote " Czestochow'e
prsypomlna nam, ze i " pobl'-
ski,h Lipsch pred 81 laty sieloos
podebnego stale. ot6t roku 1s4s
jak,s zfodz'ej wkradt sic nooa
d. koscio}a j ,vsxystkie ozdoby
cudowoej figu'y -zabra'.
IkAWA, S}u4aea pewnego Office
:. pos.}a do m1iksta pc zakupY i
zabra}a ze soba .ma}ego piesks.
Z.uwa4ywszy nadlatujaoego wiel
kiego psa, wsiela pudla ma rekse'
Pies skocsy} ma dziewozyne:i "a
os4} ja gryzd pc twarzy i ustach'
dopiero przechodsacy ulics robot
mix Dulsk,, sluzaca : n'ebezpieoz'
nego po9o4enia wyrstowa}.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-11-25

BYDGoszCz. v sobote , spo-
5>trzegfo kiiikusmiodych ludsi Pc
WING dziewcz.yne, ohodssca niespo-
koinie mad kanalem " zsmiarxe
sskoc1en,a " wode: Niedosz}s 50
smob6jczynie wyratowano : latvo.
Gig, gdyz kanai Y tenn miejscn ME
:by1 zbyt g}ebokl. LAX sle wykaza.:
40, hy4a to stuiaca, kt6re pvzeuoo
sc ! ziebn'eta prsewiesaono do
matki.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-11-25


SROOA. Smiertelny wypadek
spotks{ W pcniedz,a}ek " po}u~
dnie hamulczego Bronislae
wa Mrocskowskieg,o ua jednej ze
stacyi 6reLzkiej kolejki powiator
wei. Mroczkowsk, PREY przesuwa-
o;u wagon6w dosta} aie pomiedzy
zderzaki dw6ch wagondw j odnl6s}
tax powazne obra3enis, re pre-
w'e.iony natychmiast do: sak4s.
du dyakonisek wyzjonsl ducha po
dw6ch godziuach.- = =.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-11-25

: WOLSZTYN. Strasxliwe niesz~
.czedcie wydarzyto sig " przesziy
czwartek o godz. 8 wieczoren ma
prze]ezdzie przez tor koleiowy,,
Wolsztyna: do: Celicho-
wy, n,edaleko stacyi Langmeil. POI
oiag przejecha} tam samoch6d, "
k',6rym ;echali adwokat:l notary.
usz dr.. Barkusky z Kosc'ana, via
Svioiele .d6br: Loreazs .Nie}egowa
i Forstmann z Szozepowic oras $40.
fer. Trzeoh p~onleslo 6miert ma
mlejsou, ozwarty z jadacYch zmarl
wskutek ran " drodze do lazAretu
" Celichowie. Ssmoch6d uleg} ~"
pelnemu zniszczepiu.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-11-25
''GRYF"

w Koscierzynie ma Kaszu-
bach wydaje DR.. Majkowski,
znany outor kilku dzie1
mniejszych W narzeczu ka~
szubskim, miesiecznik
"Gryf." Jestto pisemko bar
do %za]mujace szczeg6lnie z
togo powodu, il nietvlko pj-
see dla kaszub6w po koszub-
eku lecz tez pc polsku ola
;nnych o kaszubach. Kosz'
.tuje ma ca}y. rok $500
Adres: "Gryf" Koscierzyna
Berent, West Preussen:
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-11-25
>. 2 POZNANSKIEGO.

BYDGOSZCZ. Pomieszania
xmys}6w dosta} podr6iujacy kupiec
F. Gdy wssedi do st}adu aela1a
.przy ulicy Gdanskiej zaozat ba}aso~.
wac i niedorzeeznodci.. .gade9. Zate
lefonowano w,ec natychmiast pc.
jego szefa. T.. poslada} :znaczna su-
-pieniedsy, ktdre rozdawaf mig
dry dzieci, a nawet rzuca} ~ mar
kami ma ulioy. u kilku w~iekszych
firm bydgoskich zam6wl} rome
;drogocenne towary, kt6re jednak4e
m ,a}y bye - to sobie specy alnie
zastrzeR{ - ,,prawdziwie aDgiel,
skie". Jsk slycha6, mia} on pred
kilku dniaml wygrat 80 900 marek
i uaato wielka r.ao6d z powodu te
60 szcze6cia prsyczYnld sig nia}a dt
zamrocsenia jego umystu'
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-11-25
z GALICYI

" -. $50.
KRAKOW. w uroczYstost
-Wszystkich Swletych zoeta} tn kA-
imiei wegielny pod nowy kosci6}
'Naj6w.* Serca Jezusoweg o przez ke.
b,skupa sufragana N owaka po6wle-
:cony. Ten k''sci6{ buduje sig g}64
wni. staraniem Ojc6w Jezuit6w.
LW0W. - Najw1eksza plag
tra]piaoych Galicye jest niestycha+
ME rospowszecbnione pieniactwo.
w Galicyi jest w,eoej proces6w
rocznie snizeli we wszystkich in
nyoh krajach monarohii razem. l
tax: " roku 1906 Wniesiono do
sad6w galicyjskicb 72s,s4s skarg
drobis.gowych podczas edJ l'ozda
takich ssmyoh skarg we wszystkich
.innych krajach monarcbii wyn'o-
5s}a " lynn esasie tylko 404,O45.
Sklarg o naruszenie posiadan'a
w%nieslono " GalioYi: " tym sa-
m my ozasie 2o,O,2, ". innych kra+,
iach tylko 1878 - zatem " Galicyi
samej waecej 0 1886.
Skarg 0 obraze honoru, czyli po-;
pularnie zwanYcn ,,pysk6wek"
wp}ynelo " Galicyi " roku 1906;
100000, pcdczas gdy we
wszYstklch innYch krajach rasem-
@ 5a 1
,,ch tylko $4,000 = sa-
myoh eaten skarg Q obrase honoru
wDiesiono Y GalicYi y roka 1906 Q:
$40. ooc wa,eeejj, saite1i v calej mo-
<#E%Et# 5-gg 4x--E.z rE z#-. t-..E &-Errzr +-t4-4a-s
nlaarcthii.,
Lndno66 Gal,oyi wydaje na to
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-11-25

TORUN. zywcem spali&a SIC IS
letnia uboga miejska wdows Sko-
nieozna. Poniewaz bola}y ja piersi
n~.smarowa}a ie sobie okowita,
przyczem zblity&a sic "a blizko DO
palacej sig lampy. w mgnieniu Q,
ka stane}a Gala W p}omieniach,
Kr6tko potem wskutek odniesio"
nychrau zmar&a.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-11-25

C6reczka w6z-
"" :, "
n,cy Kransego baw'sa sig palaogm
wi6rem, przyozem zapal'ta
iej sic sukienka, jak p}on9ca po~
chodn,a pomimo ze sasiedsi wyle'
q 3 E4.e 3. "..
GAIA na ullce l patycbmiast ogie1d
!utgasili, dsiecko i~strasznls VIC popa"
:rsY}o.~ =: :.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-11-25

NlBORK. Krwawy wypadek
::wydsr1yl eie tn ma ulicy Burgstr.
Ciesla Mroc.ek z Bartoszek jechat
M wosle gospodarza Jorkowskis-.
go do domu. Kllku wyrostk6w
.odpedsl&o zrebaka gospodarza y.
I'D .wozu. Mroo1ek zlaz{ z wozs,
possed} po zrebaka j pok{6oi{ sic :
wyrostkam;. Wmiesza} sig " t.
sprawe polioyant doby' pa}assa i
udevsy} Mroczka 8 razy W glove,
tab: ze ten krwia zbroozony upad,
M ziemie. Odstawiono 60 potem
do wiesienia, q przywe1any lek*rz
zasxy} rany.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-11-25
w nledziele dni

KkOD0WA. w nledziele dnia
II b. m. o godz. lilo wleozorem
.pewien mlody robotnlkz AgstowA,
gdY mt ME choiano da6 w,eoej
gorzslki, strselll 2 razY 3 rewol~
weru do oberzysty pana ". CYL
! Ii i zrani} go W twarz i ramie. r.
Uylka muslat sic natycbmiast udat
do lekarsa, kt6ry mu rany saopa.
trsyl. G. jes.oze Jest ob}ozais cho.:
". "a zbrodnisrsem pudcili sig lu-
dziie v pogoh i obili 60 porsednie
aopr6oI togo p. Cylka .oboe 80 q.
dad przed p,irokuratera. 13es 10
o~iessc,sd6 "a ludsi sprowadsila u
okropna gorsa'k.- &.
3tG r TIM N0 NV md Chnininam
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-11-25

ZBASZYN. Straszny, krwawy
dramat rodzinnY rosegrai sic tn "
nocy Z n,edsiell ma poniedsia{ek'
iona robotnika Franoiszka 10
nieczka usi&owala zamordowa6 me
ia Spiacemu zaaa{a kllka uderzen
.toporem W glove j sbieg}a, pc
sostaw'ajac Arwiq sbroc.onego me
u. Ok o}o godsiny4 u nooy odxy
.skst cieiko ranuy przytomnoso,
wyszeda pred dom i wolal Q poe
moe, poczem up.d}, straciwszy pc.
oownie przytomuo66. zbiegl sIe
sasIedz,, kt6rzy przentesli oieAko
rsnnego 60 do szpitala. Jak stwier-
dzili lekarzs rauy ME q nlebaz"
.pieoxne. >Powodem str9ssnego ozy
n by}a niezgoda .famil,jns. IONA
K. usitowa{a meta otrud pred
kilku dniamia kwasem solnym. Me
doss}a zab6jczynis aresstowano. j
ossdsepo v wiezieniu .s4dowem.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-11-25

MALBORK. ePrzed kllku dnia-
mi wydsrzyl sig tn smutny wYpa'
dek. Saetnl syn pewnej wdowy zo~
stal prsejeohsry, przez w6z z ce.
glami i ma miejsou udm,ercony.
:. Biedna kobieta straci}a pred ME
atS.rs a. :. I'D ~
.spelaa roklem meta i take :skut-
~ : ,
Klein nieszcze6liwego wypadku. j..
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-11-25

WARSZAWA. frzyk{ad okra~
dzenia ko6ciola jasno = g6rskiego
rozszerza sw6j straszny wp}yw.
Doniesli6my luz 0 okradzeniu sta.
rotytnego kodciola W Nasielsku "
Kr6lestwie Polskien, teraz zak do
smutnej kroniki nalezy dodad okra-
|dzenle ko6oi6tka przy b. szpitalu
Dzleoi2tka Jezus W Warszawie, 2
kt6rego zabrano ='wota, zawieszone
ma wielkim ::~oitarau, warto6ci kilku-
set rubIi, a =}oxone Z kilku serc
srebfnych, sxnurk6w korali i inc
nvch drobnostek. Ma: 6lad ztoczyn>
cow ME natratlo1o.h
WARSZAWA. - w Nies}uko>
vie pod strykowem odbyeo sig po>
swiecenie domu modlitwY marawi-
tow. Ma uroczysto6d prsyby1 ca}y
sztab pr,ywddc6w sekty, z sol"
czulkiem' Kowalskim !, ''mateczka"
Koziowska ma ozele. Me lyle a
ma 1uro,czysto66 lie oiekawost ogla,
DANA "dostojnik6w" sekc'arskich,
zgrumadzlia do. N iesiukowa oko}o
10, oOo es6b. T4um sckciarzy by4
bardzo' zaozepnie usposobiony, a
prsecf4l!aaaa !. ptsez strYk6w, wywo-
tax kllka stard 2 kstolikaml, oraz
obrzucif kaIaienlami mlejscowego
-? = 800. - r
probosacta ksiedza karwowsxiego,
raniac tel k,ika k4toiikdw, ktdrsy
staneli W obronie swego kapfsna
M.okletniioly bill nawet male die
. -. : :.@.I , n ~ : ,-<s1,.
~ ... 3 o.. $50 ~. -r-"tt". .# .-- ~. ,
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-11-25
Szk0dliWa O~sZcZedn0S6

,.- .-. ''-h' ~ - ~ 49, -" r-'+. p E-.
SZkOdliWa OsZcZednOS6
G%ospodyni', kt6ra kuprje maj
tahsze misso, rzadko kjedy ma tym
~oszozedsa, = n~ajcsesciej tract. Je
szcze liobsza oszczednofcia Jest ku.
powa ,le tanlch lekarstw. Dobre pc
zywien.e tworzy dobra KEW - IL
che po,ywienle lichs krew. Dobre
Elekarstwa lecsa, liche albo
rzkodza wiele. Prsgneli6ysmy was
utwierdzid, te we wszystkioh ME-
domag.n.acih zcladka i kiszek, pc.
|legaioie na I'1inera A~merykah.
kim Eliksirze ;:t4orsklego ina.
.Ieczy orgarla trawieDla, doprowa~
dza je do stsnu naturalnego, a
: 3#.-s2 s.!s $50 - t= . "a
=,r, samym wrsca zdrowie caiemu
oi.lu. U1ty~aj go zawsze, gdy 9;
.brsk 4pstytd,, lib gdY SIG ozujesz
1meo.onyslub- .praygnebiony, lub
.gdy posywienie.twe ., ME 'iusy.
" .pteksoh. JOS rriaer. 1889 :
z4H-.s& ~ @=><eEet 1|r : ; s5,GS .s2t+E 81 n r.
lss7=so. Ashland ave-. Chicago.
Ill.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-11-25
Parma ma sprzed az

. j. . r+ -- .-E
Sprzedam moja farme W Trout.
Run Valley, cztery mile cd dw6ch
STACEY kolejowych. Dobre budynki
prawie wszystko ogrodzone, piekny
mlody rodzacy sad. Tryskajace zr66-
do pred domem i wiatrak W po-
dw6rzu ola byd}a,. eko1o l40 ARROW
uprawnych reszta pastwisko i drze-
wo, okolo 100 ARROW wiecej MONA
uprawic. !
Jan Brownie:
R.R. No. 4 Arcadia, Wis
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-11-25
~ Z SLASKA.

4 / z l,ll' ST 81
MyskOWlCE. Wychodstwo do
.AAln,neryki prsybraao tego roku ano-i
~ lnnEnaczniejeze rosmiary, MI y
oststnloh dwdeh lataoh. " tym
roku 'jechaio tedy do Ameryki sre
dino pc 30 osdb. Oko}o 60 prrocent
wyohodzc6w roohodzi 2 Galioy'.
Powr6t wYchodzc6w Z Amerykl do
ojozysny jest tego roku zwyk}y
tax, jak byl pc inne lata pred "a
STOLEN pracF-w pEsemyysle aasery~
kanskim. N
w SWIDNlCY clekawe zaszlo
49, ) so - =. - -. ~ s r ,-
zdarxenje. Sierzant Goebel -dostall
urlop i potem nagle znikl bez 6fadu!.s
:PocsYniono poszukiwania, p~rseszu:
lano jego mieszkan,e. lecz ME zra-
lesiono 60. Pc IA daiach zarzadzono
powt6rna rewisye domui zauwazo
no, ze porusza sig po6oiel La }6tkq.
Gdy }6zko rosebrano, znaleziono
zaglnionego s~ierzanta zupe}nie juz
s}abego j chudego JAZZ sskielet.: u
m%ieszczono 60 saraz ". l~aEareeie
wojskowym. gdzle s}abym g}osem
oznajmi}, ze przez ca}y czas mic ME
jail. Co go do tego sk{oni}o. ma
razie ME wiaiomo. 10 ohosegc ME
MONA przes}uchiwat.
WITASZYCE. Dina 7 llstopada
r. b. obrhodzili tutaj ma}zonkowle
Franeiszek i Katarzyua z .Groblo-
wlcz6w Pogfodzihsoy jubileusz dja,
mentowego $50 la,) pozYoia maizef'
sk,ego. Jnbilaci ole.sa sig czerst;-
wen zdro wiem. zyczymy jubiia~~
tom dlugieno jeszcze &ycia.
MlEDZYCH0D. Sskuciarz All
gust Schoppe zajety by} zdrapywa
mem starej fairly 70 swej szkuty,
Uzy} do tego }ugu natrono wego.
Poltoraroczns dziewczatko Sob. v
ehw,li niedostrzezo9nejj napi}o s'iii III
tego ptynu: ffaszki: Poomimo n;a+'
tychmiastowej pomoc y lekarskie..
MES zozesllwe dziecko skona}o naza.
jutrz " okropnych bole6clach,
-.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-10-21

onehaf mile wide the base 100 feet wide at the top,
constructed to 135 feet above tide. The lake
formed by this DAM III miles in extent carried
navigation Pedro Miguel, where a lock of 80 feet
lift carried the vessel down to lake 55 feet above
tide, extending Sosa HILL where locks
the difference level between the lake surface and the
Pacific Nineteen and eghthundredths miles of the dis
lance from Gatun to Sosa hill had channel 1000 feet
at the bottom, minimum channel for Az miles through
Cuebra of 200 feet at the bottom The balance of the
distance width to 800 feet the larger portion
of the entire being not less than 500 feet The
depth of fixed at As feet The lake assured
perfect control of the Chagres river
Improvements in Original Plans.
Certain changes been made in the original pro-
ject, the most important being the withdrawal of the
locks from Sosa to Mirafores which recommended
and adopted in December, 1907 This resulted in
change in the direction of the channel in Panama bay
breakwater is being constructed from Sosa to Naos
island which, by cutting off the siltbearng cross-cur-
rent which has always been troublesome protects the
channel against sitting.
A second change is the widening of the Az miles
of Cuebra width of 800 feet at the bottom This
done by executive order and not made on the
recommendation of the commission.
third change is the location of the breakwaters in
Colon harbor necessity for these breakwaers
made apparent in the latter part of January, when
magnitude seriously interfered with ship
ping AS originally proposed for both seaeve and lock
breakwaterS parallel to the axis of the
channel excavated Limon bay. constructed suf
icent would not be given to dssipate the waves
entering head on the channel and they would
afford much any, protection to shipping These break
waters to built out from Manzanillo island and
Toro point so as to give anchorage
an opportunity such expansion to the to
break them up
fourth change is in the dimensions of the locks.
proposed by the minority they 900 feet by 80
subsequently changed by the commission at the nstga
ton president to dimensions 100 feet wide and
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-10-21

that u.s. sealeve canal the sthmus 500 or 6Ot
feet wide To accomplish this, however, a lock canal
must be built first and subsequently Wdened and deep
ened until the ideal is reached There is data avail
to be removed estimates are, of impossible; so
optimistic figures, suitable alone to the ideal,
offered bait. In any event it is also claimed
Boo should have been selected for the site OF the
dam in lieu of Gatun.
AS between Gatun and Bohio at both places the dis
lance from the natural the rock is great
that any attempt to found the dam on the last named
material will attended by At Bo-
hio gorge in its lower strata is filled with water
bearing gravel and to make the dam safe the underfow
through these strata would have to be cut off by some
means extending down 165 feet No such strata exist
at Gatun for this alone leaving out of consd
Grafton advantages in the control Of the Chagres
river and to navigation by OF the greater extent
of lake, Gatun offers the better site.
Both the majority and minority of the board of con-
sutng engineers considered Gatun suitable location
DAM the former adopted it for the typical lock
for comparison with the seaevel canal the
latter for the S5foot summitevel canal The majority,
however feared the existence of underground flow
of the higher dam, but Investigations nave failed
to disclose any The great of underlying material
is sandy and gravely deposits as was supposed but
mixture of these materials firmly cemened together
with clay as make the strata in which they occur
impervious to water.
Foundation at Gatun Is Satisfactory.
venture the statement without fear of contradiction,
that the site public private work of any kind
has received such thorough and exhaustive examina,
ton and investigation as the foundation OF the dam anc
locks Gatun. There is no longer doubt concerning
any of the underlying strata; neither the mpermeabty
nor the ability the foundations to bear the loads that
will be brought upon them be questioned il the data
be carefully and mpartally examined The investiga.
lions fail disclose waterbearng strata or the
stence of that underground stream with discharge
equal to the Chagres river ITSELF which recently
asserted fact the floor of the senate
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-10-21
GENTLE REBUKE FROM PULPIT
Yet One Somehow Cannot Help Won
dering Whether Sermon Was
Worth Listening To.

Somewhere in the pages of her
pleasant Book of Joys" Mrs. Lucy
Fitch Perkins tells a delightful story
of her New England clerical great
grandfather, who was a man of in
genuity and resources. She says:
"He employed more than one device
to secure wakefulness on the part of
his weary congregation. Standing
during the prayer was but one of
many. My grandfather used to tell
us with pride Of an instance which oc-
Cured at a time when a new church
edifice had been proposed, and was
under warm discussion. Great-grand-
father thought this worldly and UNI
necessary expense, and emphasized
his opinion by pausing in the midst of
his sermon on a Sunday. saying i'm
pressively, as he fixed the somnolent
members of his congregation with a
stern look:
"'You are talking about building a
new church. 1t seems to me quite UNI
necessary, since the sleepers in the
old one are all sound!' youths Com.
panion.