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most useless to us At least, It would be
Of less pervicc TO America than to any
other commercial nation We have no
merchant marine. to begin With. and un-
less we remedy that defect before 1915 We
shall open n c1uul for the benefit of Euro
pc0n countries, with little advantage 10
ourselves. Then We huvC no foothold In
the markets of tho Orient. and unless We
set about getting one nj once we shall
ind ourselves shut out. Great Britain
and Germany have been making extra ef
forts TO extend and strengthen their
spheres OF commercial influence In the
East since We undertook the construction
Of the Panama Canal. ana their mcr-
chants wonder at the supinc Indifference
OF the American manufacturer It Will
not do for our people to take the attitude
thar they viii go after those markets
when the way ia open. Whilst the ori-
entail trndc Is n highly profitable md de-
sirnblo one, II ia dillcult one TO estab.
lisb. Asi0tlcs are extremely couscrvn-
tive and Influenced by customs and preju-
dlccs OF which VIC know nothing In
order 10 do business with them It Is nee
cSsary to study their requirements and
lncllnatious md to gain their confidence.
This takes time and patleOcc-mucb moro
Of both than our shippers renlize. Amer
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rnffes they desire. According - one nu-
thorlty lions are as plentiful as baby car
rlogcs In Brooklyn. So do authorities
diner The hunters arise before day.
break and oil the work OF the camp is
completed by midday. The blazing heat
renders the afternoon useless except for
sicsta. Not until just previous TO sun.
down Is any active campaign for game
undertaken. At that time. the hunters,
following the custom or the country, Will
dispose themselves upon the banks Of
the rivers. from which points OF vantage
the animals can he picked or as they
come down TO drink.
The party will travel IMPLY provided
with canned meats and groceries, but
Will necessarily depend upon their own
prov ess for fresh meats, Elephant meat
Is as tough as IL looks, md few nttempl
to masticate it except the lowscnste M
two bearers: even they do not consider
II gastrOnomically at until II hns been
hung long enough TO become highly
gamey. Watcrbuck and zebra moat 90
Into the same category ms elephant meat
However, the bunters will nud u food
quite as pnlntnble and nourlshiuc ns the
best American beef. oryI lmpala and
oil species OF eazellea are luscious and
tender, the delicacy OF delloacics being
the clip springer and dlddik razelies
Save for n certoin cut Alongside the
backbone, the bnrtebeest must also be
put In the incdible cloSS-
Over $50 natives will be needed as
bearers when the outnt starts Into the
interior1 Each OF these will be burlened
with On pounds OF baggage. but the
major poftieu OF .his will be the rice
requisite for his own consumption. These
portcrs oro mostly natives of the Swabili
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Pncl0c Ocean The total length Of the
channel. which extends several miles into
the occnn at either end. Is nearly ~
miles. or this only onc-Scvcnth IL less
thnn GOO feet 10 width. while more than
two-thIrds of It Is 800 feet wide or oyc-.
Briefly stntcd the reasons advanced by
the minority OF the board OF consulting
engineers for their belief that n lock canal
is the better one for the United States 10
construct are rs follows / Greater en-
pacIty for tradlc than afforded by the mar
row waterway proposed by the board
Greater safety for ships and less danger
OF interruption 10 tratllc, by reason of the
wider aud deeper channels which the
lock canal makes possible at smaller cost.
g Quicker passage across the lsthmus for
large ships or n large troflc. (. Material
ly less time required for construction. ),
Materially less cost.
IL is 10 be hoped that The question of
plan Will be finally laid to rest by Con
eress In It's extra session. and that the
work VIII be pushed 10 completion with
out any serious setbacks But the mere
building of n canal at Panama is not the
object in view. Tint ls but means to
an end. What nrc VIC going to do with
the canal when 1t ls 6nlshcd. II It were
10 be opened tomorrow, II would be al
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earthquake hoznrd wns also advanced as
an argument against the lock-icycl water
way, but II docs not oppcnr To be a very
strong one II Il true that cOmpnru
lively slight shock might derangc the
locks and obstruct navigation for while.
but a violent conVulsion would he apt 10
work greater destruction upon the canal
On Gcn-lcycl than that Mt the S5-foot clc-
walton IL must he remembered that I'm
connection with the former there must be
n number al dams. lcyccs. slulccs ana
other works liable to damage by earth
quake,
The main feature of the lock-levcl plan
Is Il large lake 10 square miles 10 OK
tent, (which viii lie formed by shutting
In the Cbngres Valley by the Gntun Dam
and impounding the waters or the streams
that flow into IT, This lake Will form
the summit level OF the canal At the
Atlantic end OF 1t q broad channel about
three miles In length will lead into the
ocean The like will afford open nayiGa-
tlon for distance of % miles. or more
than half the total length ot the water
way. The Culebrn Cut Will he trnYersed
by n channel 200 feet In width, and the
remaining distance Will be mainly occu-
pied by lake five miles noross. llllnc a
depression between the divide and tho
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Conditions in Australia
Booming.

~ ECAUSE the celebrated boom period
Hf7 in gold mining in Australia died out
~ years ago the public as n general
thing has grown to consider tho biggest
island In the world as sort OF dead
proposition from the standpoint OF rapid
growth In population md In wealth.
Yet nothing could be further from tho
truth. for Australia sent out last year
more gold than ever the island produced
In Its history. totnling In nll 100000, 900
10 gold bullion whereas in 1893 there was
only $1,000, 900 mined.
However, the fact that the gold felds
are all now practically long since staked
ont and belong 10 organized companies.
with thousands of stockholders, has taken
the Australian gold Gelds out OF the news.
papers, and only accounts of romantic
discoveries OF proportlonstely small quan-
titles OF gold by a poor starving miner
are occasionally seen. 90 the other hnnd.
the fact that Australian gold companies
have grown enormously rich during the
puSt few years has only been mentioned
In the nnnunl reporrs OF the various or
g0nlzed companies owning the mines
But Australia has another source OK
wealth not so spectacular az the gold
nelds. but yielding fur creator sums OF
money-thcsc are the vast herds of sup
erb sheep. whose wool is acknowledged
the very finest In all the world. II takes
Il dock Of 1000 sheep In Australia to keep
the average family In comfort.
The Iund needed 10 handle this mnny
sheep aud to allow ground for whent
growing, in addition. with all the ueccs-
sury tools. will cost about 10000.
OF course few cmisr0nts To Australia
nrc worth this full amount. but the gov
ernment OF the Vnrious provinces sell the
land on long and easy terms, and so 5000
Is amply sufficient Ia start the family.
So rapidly do these families acquire In
dependence that In from three to fvc
years they usually pay OF the Indebted
ness OF the government. This is shown.
OF course. by the books kept OF the
amounts owing To tho government by the
omsraDts. Wages run from 81 to 81 per
day for skilled and. uuskilled lnborers. and
this leland IL rcnlly M extremely wealthy
section OF the globe
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great fnme, though n young man. noM
connected with the University OF Califor-
nia, and j. Alden Lorlng, OF the govern
mcnt scientific department. even moro
famous as naturalist than Heller. II
J Cunningbamc a famous African guide
and explorer, English traveller and big
game bUnter, Will also join the party.
Ii WAS under tho direction OF Mr. Gun
ninghamC and Nr. Frederick Sclous that
the Presidents African outfit was gotten
together and shipped from London. This
equipment WAS shipped early In February
for Tombasa. British East Africa. where
the Presidents party FIRST go ashore. anJ
where they start on the journey inland
The Smithsonian Institute outfits the
party with ite scientific apparatus for
curing md preserving the animals shot,
but the President pays his own expenses.
Mr. Roosevelt Will Kill the big game,
tho skins OF which will be cured and the
skeletons OF which will be prepared for
shipment to the United States.
Although the President docs not ex-
pect 60 be In Mombnsa for sometime.
plans have been maturing ut that place
for his trip
Sir Alfred Pcase. whose guest the e1.
president Ia to be while there, will en-
tertnin him at bic splendid estate near
n
city OF 10000 inhabitants. only 200 Of
whom are white, There the party IA
10 be Joined by Philip Mcmillan, who
returns from a tiger hunting expedition
with Lord Minto In 1pdio, to oct as host
at bis renowned shooting box near Nuiro.
bi. which cost over a quarter Of million
dollars; IL possesses within its limits
every known adjunct OF civilized comfort,
including electric lightr, telephones and
baths though located In tho noiIat .of
the Jupgles. It Is from here that tho
oK-president will make his real start for
the interior
Mr. RoOsovolt's guide. Mr. Cunning
bame. is already at Nairodi, where ho
is gathering carriers for the trip md
pefcctins the many email details requi-
sits for go important au undertaking.
An interesting story is told OF bis choice
guide. II appears that there were two
guides OF almost equnl capacity under
consideration, Mr.. CuDningbame and n
man named Judge. When 1t camc to n
choice between the two. II was found
that the prominent sportHmen TO whom
the decision was left wcre equally divided
on the matter Discussion failed 10 change
tne partisaLs OF either guide. and 1t
finally bad TO be agreed to settle the
matter BY tossing up coin. The coin
was dipped and Cunuingbamc won.
To avoid the heavy rains OF tho wet
season, the cx-preSident win be com
pelled to lipger nearly three months near
Mombasa He IA unlikely to cross Lake
Nictorin TO enter Egnnde much before
December II he waits until then. the dry
scason will be on for bis S7-dey march
| TO Gondokoro, for which nnc weather IL
| desired.
Advices from the other side OF the ocean
manlfcst grcot and growing Interest
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she contracts. Primarily shc herself Ia
never liable. even though she has prop
crty OF her own and even earns wages
for herself by personal labor
II however credit be extended to the
wife only, ns shown by the talks when the
credits are granted. or II the bills are
mndc out In her name md the accounts
on the creditors books be kept in her
name. then she can be made individual.
Iy liable
But 1t must be either the wife or the
husband to whom the credit Is extended
them In a way to give him claim Oh
both Of them, II tho other prove Inn
possible 10 collect from.
The husband is rcsponsible for mecca
sIties of life In every cnse. He Is also
responsible for certain sorts OF things
which to tho poorer classes of persona
would be considered by the courts as
luxurica II may be taken as a general
rule that the husband can be held re-
sponsiblc for such bills os his wife makes
whcn the articles are those commonly
required by women in tho same walk
of life or soclnl strata
II n husband allows his wife a certain
nNcd sum for her keep and she spend
this In other ways and then runs up
bills In his name, he has been held by
the courts. cas- not liable. II husband
| however should go TO the theater With
his wife while she has been wearing a
| certain very costly dress and Inter re-
fuse to pay the bill. IL hns been held
| that although he mndo her a regular al
lowancc, yet he was responsible for this
| particular dress. IA he countcnanced her
wearing the same by going out In her
company when sho was attired In the
\ gown.
A notice published 10 daily papers
| warning against credit extensions to a
| wife md the payment to her of a rcgu-
| lar allowance. Is always a bar against
the husband being held responsible for
his wife's debts. The whole matter ls
rather intricate and one which constantly
interests married peoplc the world over,
| Austrnlio's government savings banks
have $204. ST. 32i on deposit. equal 10
| $40 IS per capita OF the total population
OF the commonwealth. The accounts ay-
crogc $l62.75 each.
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~ y the 21st day OF November last
~ "a portion OF the rock toe ut the up
.,'so% e. spd Of. Of The s, sa,oe q, Dam an. sank
currence Immediately started wide
discussion Of the much-vcxcd question of
the safety of the structure on which
the entire lock-level plan Of construc-
ton depends The matter was great
Is exaggerated by the press. one OF
tho newspapers going so far as TO de
clare that the discovery had been made
of an enormous lake underlying the Canal
Zone This unfortunately was not true,
otherwise the condition would have NJ
forded q simple solution TO the problem.
With a large subtcrronean lake available,
ali that would be necessary would be TO
s.rap0 OF the covering, or peel IL or. as
one might n pie crust, and prcsto-a
ready made waterway at sea level or
lower. AS q matter OF fact. the trouble
does not seem to have been OF n serious
character. nor such rs would raise mp
prehenslons OF the safety OF the dam
site, The commission gayo out an en-
pbotlc statement to this effect. which was
reinforced by a similar utteranee OF the
have been more satisfactory but for the
fact that Mr.. Taft announced his intcn-
tou OF Investigating affairs on the spot.
and tho President appointed commits
sion OF engineers TO accompany him.
More significant still was the dcclara-
ton OF the President. echoed by Mr..
Taft, to the effect that In cnse conditions
seemed 10 warrant IT, n change would b.
made to the sea-level plan. Considering
that these two officials were responsible
for Congress having adopted the report
of tho minority OF the bonrd OF consulting
engineers 10 favor Of lock-lcycl canal
their utteraDecs looked very much like
preparation OF the public for a change
OF opinion.
II Is a disQuietluG thought That elnce
the French undertook the canal project.
so years ago practically all the leading
engineers OF the world have been called
upon to investigate and report on the
scbome, Our predecessors had their Co
mite Technique and we our board OF con
oultinG engineers. both bodies composed
OF international authorities of the highest
repute In addition. numerous experts
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Corsican Funeral Rites.

TTpuEN Corslcnn dies he or she is
Ak II always buried in a brand-now cos
W. tune made for this special pur-
pose. This does not merely mean n
shroud to cover the corpse, but q brand
new costume. Just like is worn on holiday
occasions among these people.
- The expense among the poorer classes.
and most OF the people nre ctcrnally on
the starvation line takes up all the saw
IngS frequently of a lifetime. In Corsica
the heat of the climate requires burial
within 81 hours, so as soon as u sickness
nssumes serious phase the family and
nclghborS get together and go to work
hard on the new costume for the ex-
pected corpse.
Funeral rites are OF the greatest import
anco IN Corsica A striking feature OF
funerals is the presence Of improvisatorcs,
that lF, women who make up u sort of
blink verse poem In memory OF the dcnd,
or course they come by custom to make
up pretty much the same thing. with
Just enough personal references TO each
corpse to make the poetry belong to the
proper occasion.
These funeral poems are cbnnted in q
sing song voice over the body and some
of the poetry is said to be extremely beau
tiful iu n funercal sort OF way.
When the body is being carried out of
the house these women mourocr5 hang
out the sccond-story windows and shrlek
lamentations and tear out bapdfuls OF
hair and drop them onto the coffin. Also
there is another set OF hired women
mournerS who walk ahead OF the collin
and cry their grief aloud. tearing their
faces with their finger nnils. The moro
they dlsnGcrc themselves the bigger the
pay they get
The widow OF Corsicu must wear tied
over her eyes u strip OF black cloth. This
she keeps on for a week 1t IL supposed
10 stay on all this time and she Is led
about her house and fed by women
friends. No room In the house of tho
dead man can be cleaned for week nor
con any brc be lighted In Ii
The cemeteries are 1ued with stone
butts horiug hat roof In these are kept
lighted lamps and offerings OF flowers and
poetry are placed there for the souls of
the departed. These rites seem peculiar
to Americons. but they are common 10 all
oriental countries and along the Mcdi-
tcrrancan,
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have made examinations OF the ground
and the plans md have expressed their
opinions. Tho results. II collected, would
MI sevcrnl good sized volumes with the
most conflicting conclusions The trip of
another body OF especially appointed enGl'
nccrs 10 the Isthmus raises the question
whether We nrc at all sure of our ground.
or whether We are trying to Justify our
selves In a course which IL contrary to
tho weight OF the best technical advice
that has been given TO us. II the Gntun
Dam sitc Is as safe IA tho commission de
clares II to bc md no new complications
have nrlsen then tho arguments which
swaycd Congress 10 Its decision to ndopt
the lock-lcvel plan arc ms potent today as
ever they we're
The IDEAL waterway would be n strait,
which vessels could enter directly from
the ocenp and In which they could steam
freely. pass one another md turn about
Such n waterway Is entirely out Of the
question Even though II were possible
10 construct Il, the cost would bc so
great us to render II a heavily losing In
yeStmcnt for all time. AS q matter OF
fact. however, no canal through the 18th
mus OF Panama Ia practicable without
locks The difference between high winter
In one and tho other ocean is % feet,
and, failing regulating works, the tide
through the canal would prevent nNviga
tion during n large proportion OF each
dag The most liberal plan for sea
level canal contemplatcs no more than
from 1J0 To 200 feet OF bottom width
ond IL Is admitted that this would cost
twice as much as the proposed lock-lcvel
waterway and take twice as long 10
build The foreign members OF the boOrd
were uonnimcus In fsvorinG the sea olcvel
type, and this may be explained by the
fact that in Europe the SueZ Canal is
the standard of excellence. Furthermore,
very large locks are unknown 10 the
practice OF European engineers. and they
expressed serious dlstrust of the huge
structures contemplated. On the other
hand, while there ara no such locks as
those proposed now I'm the United States,
the engineers believe that the experience
Of the large locks ut the 500 and the
Wcllond Canals fully justify the adoption
of the plans for those Mt Panama. The
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TN going away from the United States,
theoretically that his successor to the
Ia presidency, W. III. Taft mny be In 10
II wise bampcred In bis conduct of his
Office by bis wbilom sponsor. the cS'
president combines business aud pleasure
In a most satisfactory manner. His career
es q sportsman In various parts OF the
world proves conclusiVoly that his forth
coming African trip represents one OF bis
life ambitions. Whether he bags much
or little game. II Ia safe to prophesy
that he VIII be more than delighted
with bis experiences on the hitherto
Dark Continent hereafter TO be H.
Illuminated by tho expansive smile Of Mr.
Roosevelt His chances for scoring 10 his
hunt are excellent. for the Preparations
have been most complete. nothing having
been left uudonc which would insure the
success OF the trip. The country selected
British East Africa, principally near
Lake Victoria Syanza-has long been
great hunting ground for adventurous
sportsmcns and recent reports would in-
dlcotc that plenty of game awaits the
coming Of the former chief executive OF
The United Stntos.
In every sense an amateur expedition,
though participated 10 by veterans Ia tho
hunting game. the sportSncn Will shoot
everything which their license allows.
President HooScyoltS equipment Will be
moro expensive than professIopnls
would be. One reason for this Is that
tnxldcrmIst out0t Will be carried so that
game may be cured and preserved imme-
di1tcly after IL has been shot A lion OF
leopard. for example would be skinned
nj once, cleaned aud trc1ted with prep
nratlon OF alum. To protect II from
beetles the skin Will then be soaked 10
turpenttne and n native runner Will be
dispatched Immediately with II TO the
nearest post for preservation, MS other
wise the numerous Insects which infost
the country would eat the skin full OF
holes aud render II perfectly worthless.
Although the president and his party
win hunt for everything that they nre
permitted to, the real sport and excite
meDt Will naturally come 10 chasing the
big game, such as the elephant. rhinoce-
ros aud hlppopotamus. II involves more
courage and less cunning thoD getting
the smaller and more dangerous carolV-
ora. The general character of the expo
dillon Is best proved by the fact that II
Is not only hunting, but o scientific
exploration trip as well Natural history
materials WIN be gathered for the United
states government collections. 10 be de-
poslted with the Smithsonian Institute
az Washington. under whose direction
thio phase OF the Presidents trip is uu-
dertakeD. These specimens will be placed
In the new United States National Mu-
scum, ot Washington, ID. c.
Leaving Now York In March, tho rep
rcscntauyes or the Institute win Include
The President and his son Kermit (wbo
VIII be the official photographer for the
party)s Major Edgar A. Mcorns Medical
Corps. U. s. A, retired, Edmund Heller.
california naturalist, who has won
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The Credit of Man and
Wife.

~ HE woman who lives alone, wbeth
n CT married or unmarried Is. aside
~ from some eIccDtionablo clrcum-
stances. liable for all the goods she
may obtaln on credit If shc obtnins this
credit by false prctenscs she is also
personally liable to the criminal ou-
tborities.
II, however. the woman be married.
and lives With her husband. the man Is
still In civil law regarded as the hcnd
Of the household and the responsible
person. The wife. therefore. Is rccog-
nlzcd ms his agent by the law and can
make him personally liable for the debts
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ing the climate for greater period than
four or i've years. and omong those who
have srcnt any length OF time 10 that
region. whether for work or sport, the
mortality hns been heavy. Mr.. Roose-
welt has tho manifest advantage of en-
terng the arena In apparently the most
rugged health. Despite his oucrous OIL
cial work OF the past 10 years he hns
never ceased for a moment TO devote q
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wholesome portion OF bis time to active
exercise He is unIuestlonably In splen'
did trim for the venture The climate
alone is TO be dreaded. but the eI-Presi.
dent has defeated so many nppreheneions
In his time that the 'croakers' havo
about given him up as subject upon
whom 10 cast the shining light OF their
wisdom. only a mild shaking of Older
bends still persists
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-21

Austrnlios government savings banks
have S2O4. .s7l 32i deposit. equal TO
S1955 per capita OF the total population
OF the commonwealth. The accounts ay-
cragc $l62 rs each.
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