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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-07-23

The position Of mayor Of
Boise is considered a step to-
ward the nomination for gov.
ernor, but it may prove to be
step toward political obliv.
ion for the present incum
bent.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-07-23
Tortured On q Horse.

"For ten years 1 couldn't ride horse
without being In torture from piles, :
writes L S. Napier, of Rugless, KY,
when all doctors and other r. mrtlies
failed, Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured me- -
InfalIible fer lilies. burns, ecalds, cuts,
boils, ftver-sorss, eczema. salt rheum
corns. 2bc. Guaranteed by the Modern
Phal macy.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-07-23

From one portion of the
county to the other come re-
ports OF the most promising
crop conditions, and the pres
ent fall will in all probability
be IA record breaker in this
valley.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-07-23
Ewes for Sale.

A few bands of extra good, coarse
wooded yearling ewes for sale for
August lst and fall delivery at Sc
da Springs, Idaho. Write or wine
James Farmer. Weleer, Idaho.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-07-23

THE daily papers Of the
larger cities often have con
siderable amusement ridicul-
ing the petty matters which
they find in the columns Of the
latter, but for ''child's
prattle" the recent little
suuibs that the Boise papers
have b en- publishing about
Neach other are the limit. They
femind one of two little boys
calling each other names.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-07-23

President Taft demonstrate
ed TO the country that he is a
worthy successor to Roose.
welt by the stand he has tax
en- on the tariff.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-07-23
Excursions East.

To Denver, Omaha, Kansas City, Chi
cago, st. Louis and other points, on
June 4, 5, IL, 10, 10 and 26. via the Ore
gon Short Line See agents for later
dates. rates and further particulars.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-07-23

The one or two papers in
the state which are predict
ing Brady's defeat at the r, :
publican primaries next ia !
bad better get their ears a
little closer to the ground.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-07-23
EARN LOANS

Long Time, Low Interest, No
Commission, Small Expense, No
Delay. E. A. BURRELI-, Mont
pelier, Idaho.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-07-23

It looks like Paul Clag-
stones bnpmlet is ready
punctuped.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-02-11

In my dreams | have sensations,
odors, tastes and ideas which | do not
remember to have had In reality
Perhaps they are the glimpses which
my mind catches through the veil of
sleep of my earliest babyhood. | have
heard "the trampling of many waters"
Sometimes wonderful light visits me
in sleep. Such flash and glory as it
Is! l gaze and gaze until 1t vanishes.
/ smell and taste much as in my wax
ing hours, but the sense of touch plays
a less important part. In sleep l al
most never grope. No one guides me
Even in a crowded street | am self
sufficient, and l enjoy an independ-
ence quite foreign to my physical life.
Now | seldom spell on my fingers, and
1t Is still rarer for others to spell into
my hand. My mind acts independent
of my physical organs. l am delight
ed to be thus endowed. IL only in
sleep, for then my soul dons its
winged sandals and joyfully joins the
throng of happy beings who dwell be-
yond the reaches OF bodily sense
Helen Keller in Century.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-02-11
Tbs Shillalah.

The shlllalah owes its name to the
fact that the finest specimens thereof
used to be grown in the pleasant
groves of trees that formerly flourish
ed in the barony of Shillalagh, In
County Wicklow. The best shillalah
must be a root sprung sapling, for one
taken from the branches of a full
grown tree would lack the necessary
toughness. Being trimmed and
brought to hand" the young stick
undergoes preparatory discipline by
being placed in the chimney to season,
thus becoming early acclimatized to
the hot work In store for it. This part
of the curriculum finished, it is rub
bed until completely saturated with
oil, after which 1t is securely wrapped
in stout sheet of brown paper and
buried in convenient hotbed. At
this stage of it's development 1t is an
object of unceasing watchfulness on
the part of its proprietor, who to fore
stall any detrimental warp in the OBJ
Ject of his care visits 1t daily, correct
ing any youthful tendency to depart
from a straight line and ultimately Sc
curing as straight bit Of timber as
heart could desire.-New York Trib-
une.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-02-11
What He Enioyed,

Mr.. Makinbrakes was trying to say
something complimentary to the dis
tinguished actor to whom he had just
been introduced
What l particularly enjoy about
your acting, Mr. Strutters," he said.
SIS your perfect naturalness. You car
take an old mans part, you know.
without the slightest necessity for
making up-that is, | mean you don't
have to change your-your voice, you
know, or-why, take it in that play
saw you in the other night. when you
appeared as an old man. All you had
10 do was to be just your natural-er-
self, though. of course, there We're
plenty of wigs and wrinkles you could
have put on if you had d-er-needed
them-which isn't quite what | was
trying to get at either-for anybody
could see how admirably you fitted the
the part. you know. without any
and ali that sort of-what do you think
of this new theory, Mr.. StrutterS, that
a man can live on peanuts ?"-Chicago
Tribune.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-02-11
Reciprocity,

Men are enlisted FOR the labor that
kills-the labor of war. They are count
ed, trained, fed, dressed and praised
for that. Let them be enlisted also
for the labor that feeds. Let them be
counted, trained, fed, dressed, praised
for that. Teach the plow exercise as
carefully as you do the sword exercise
and let the officers of troops of life be
held as much gentlemen as the officers
OF troops of death and all is done. But
neither this nor any other right thing
can be accomplished-you can't even
see your way to it-unlcss first of all.
both servant and master are resolved
that. come what will of 1t. they will do
each other justice. People are per
petually squabbling about what will be
best to do. or easiest to do, or advise
ablest to do, or profitablest to do, but
they never, so far as l hear them talk.
ever ask what 1t Is Just to do. And
It Is the law of heaven that you shall
not be able to judge what is wise or
easy unless you are first resolved to
judge what is just and to do it.--Johp
Ruskin.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-02-11
To the Red Runner.

Here, you paleface, Quit and beat It!
Go on now and pound the sidewalk.
You who think you are the only
Thing on earth-say what's the mattern
Who's this Longboat. 7. Cagwagee?
Is he OF the tribe Caucasian?
Is he of the paleface people?
Bet your one best bet he isn't.
He's red man: he's an Indian.
But he got there, running lightly
Walloped MIN who beat the beater
Took the glory from the paleface
Planted 1t in his own feathers:
Brought the red man from the back
seat
Where the paleface thinks he's got him,
Brought him back and. not half trying.
Got the paleface on the run and
Kept him going to a frazzle.
Whoop the whoop for T. Cagwageei
He's American all over,
Stars and stripes and big bald eagle.
Glorious Fourth and constitution
From the earliest beginning.
He's the goods. the cheese. the dandy.
Whoop the whoop for T. Cagwagee,
Way back yonder in the shadows
OF our foretime Longboat's people
Legged 1t through this land Of freedom,
Legged the hills and legged the valleys.
Loped along the level reaches,
Never saw a train or auto
Simply legged IL to a finish.
That's the red man that's Tom Long
boat.
Who has legged himself to glory,
Legged the paleface of the tanbark.
Naughty paleface, proud Caucasian,
8calped of all your honors fairly.
Take your head somewhere and hide it
Blush o paieface. but your blushes
Cannot make a red man OF you.
Longboat's IT. The new world conqusrs
With the red man on the deck
Greece ANT in II any longer
Rome has got II in the neck
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-02-11
THE BACK OF THE NECK.
Make 1t Proof Against Drafts and
Colds In the Head.


when l was boy" said a doctor,
al didn't believe in drafts. thought
that they who imputed colds to drafts
were cranks. But one November
night at a concert | felt all the even
ing strong draft on the back Of my
neck. 1t was so strong 1t resembled a
suction pump. Now said l to my
self, 'we'll see II this draft will give
yours truly cold"
He shuddered.
For a week" he said, Il was laid
up with so vile cold that | couldn't
breathe save with my mouth open.
And now l am satisfied that nine out
of every ten colds are solely due to a
draft on the back of the neck.
II know how to prevent such colds.
Hence l may practically say that l
know how to prevent all colds. 1t is
fact that none of my patients, thanks
to my method, know what a cold is.
"They learn from me TO do this-to
battle the back Of the neck every
morning in cold water Thus the spot
becomes hardened 1t becomes draft
proof.
"And when a new patient, peculiarly
sensitive to colds, visits me, my pecul-
iar treatment is to blow on the back
of his neck with a bellows for several
days in succession. The bellows in
conjunction with the icy douche, frees
him from all future susceptibility.
Thenceforth his winters pass without
that horrid winter pest, bad cold
New Orleans Times Democrat
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-02-11
Hot Scotch.

The young wife dipped the ladle into
the porridge and smiled inquiringly at
the overnight guest.
"Will you have some hot Scotch, Mr..
Dash?" she asked.
Dash laughed.
Hot Scotch? Where is it?" said he.
why, here, of course" said the
young wife in perpleXed tone
Didn't you know that oatmeal Is
called hot Scotch?"
"Er-I"- Dash stammered. and then
the young husband caught his eye, and
ne was silent.
Il didn't know it myself till last
year" she explained. Il heard George
inviting his cousin over the telephone
to meet him at the office and have a
hot Scotch. | didn't know what hot
Scotch was till you told me, did /,
George"
George. very red, answered huskily:
''No, my dear"
Laughing at her own ignorance, the
lady proceeded TO serve the thick, pale
hot Scotch New Orleans Times-Dem-
ocrat
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-02-11
Brain and Muscle.

According TO Miss Loane, the author
of From Their Point of View" more
men are tramps and more women are
miserable housewives If married or
underpaid slaves II single because
they cannot or win not use their brain
power than because they are too lazy
for hard bodily labor. The amount Of
purely unintellectual drudgery dimin-
ishes every year and the demand for
intelligent workers increases.
The author had one woman patient,
a worker among London poor, a chron-
ic sufferer, who managed to keep house
and children in far more perfect order
than vigorous neighbors always scrub
bing and securing. She was once
asked how she contrived to do this,
and she replied:
81 makes my mind do three parts of
It. 1t isn't so much what does, but
what stops from having did"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-02-11
loo Much Quiet.

On one occasion the hustling and
energetic archbishop of York. DR..
Maclagan, wrote to the vicar In an
outlying village suggesting that he
should lend his church for the purpose
OF giving the clergy of the district a
''quiet day" for meditation and frater-
sleepy hamlet in the wolds promptly
replied:
My Dear Lord Archbishop-Your ver5
kind letter to hand. But what the people
in this village want most in their spiritual
life is not a quiet day" but an earth
quake.
london Standard
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-02-11
Her Own Doctor.

A Washington woman recently hired
a negress. Going to the kitchen one
day, she was amazed to find the ne
gress sitting on the floor, with her
hair standing out from her head ike
a black nimbus. The girl was pull
ing one curly lock and then another In
such a way as to suggest that she had
suddenly lost her reason.
"What on earth are you doing,
MaryY" gasped the lady of the house.
"Nawthin', ma'am; only l hasSot a
sore throat an was jest tryin' to find
de lock dat would pull nah palate up
an relieve de tickle. New York Her
aid.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-02-11
ed the above statement and find it to
be correct.

ed the above statement and find it to
be correct
Jas. Finnigan,
Rob't b. Pursel, Com.
Jesse b. Cleaver,
We the undersigned. Auditors of the
Borough of Danville, County of Mon
tour and State of Pennsy hav-
ing examined the above statement of
the receipts and expenditures of the
borough and Water Funds for the year
l9oo' DO certify that we find them true
and correct
4, 4 2: S,5si :. A%$:S%iiy. ssss1i ss3yt. Auditors.
We the Burgess and Town Council
or the Borough of Danville, County of
Montour and State of Pennsylvania do
certify that the above statement of
receipts and expenditures of the said
Borough and Water Funds are true ex-
hibits as shown by the books of the
Secretary and Treasurer, and the Re-
celver OF Water Rents, according to
our knowledge and belief.
William j Rogers, Burgess.
OOUNCILMEN.
John l.. Russell, VIM. l.. Deutsch.
John M. Marshall, VIM. H. Mover
Ira O. Everhart, Jas. NJ. Jones. Jas
Finnigan, Rob't b. Pursel, Jesse b.
Cleaver, A. o. Angle, Andrew Schatz.
Jas. P. Connolley.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-02-11

Current.also furnished to the 4 en-
gine houses, City Hall Building, Y. M
o. A. building and Water Works con.
ais "a arc lamps which included with
street arcs make 1873 street arcs as stat
ed above.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-02-11
SEEING the Scenery.

"Did your wife enjoy the Swiss seem
eryT
'T don't think she saw a bit of It
She was kept 80 busy adjusting her
camera. ."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-02-11
WATER FUND.

DIR.
To cash on hand Jan'y
1st, 1908 ...,...... 1860 20
H B. Patton, Receiver 1254O 13
To Light Dept, coal 2604 20
To II. B. Patton for
corporation cocks. 35 40
To cash for weighing 40
To Returned taxes
from Go. Treas, 21S
To cash for scrap, so. 40
--- 17c4S Of
OR.
BY orders paid, 1886 S8
BY coupons paid, ...... 1880 90
BY cash balance ON
hand Dec. 81, 1908. .2310 63
--- 1704S Of
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-02-11
WATER DEPARTMENT.
AGGETS

LIABILITIES.
3 per cent bonds OF
the issue of July
1st, 1900, 80. 770oO %
Assets exceed Liabilities. =. ,ll9l31 81
We the undersigned, the Finance
Committee of the Town Council of
the Borough of Dsnville. having beep
directed to audit the accounts of the
reoe pts and expenditures for the year
1908, do certify shat we have examin-
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-02-11

$500 hours.
Amount of energy expended per
hour 661@ K. W. hours.
Total amount K W. hours. 259, $50,
at q cost of .02 bio per X. w.
The current consumed equals 1888 arc
lamps.
Cost of one arc lamp per month
SO 93k.
Cost of one arc lamp per year, Al %.
Actual number Of arc lamps in SER
vice 102.
Number of street incandsscent lamps
%.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-02-11
W ATER DEPARTMENT.


MISCELLANEOUS
Harry Ellenbogen. Boro
Treas, salary. 49, 1C0 90
Harry ElleDbogen, Boro
Treas. State tax on
water bonds, ...... 308 90
H. B. Patton, Postage
q box rent, ... 1000
---- 428 90
BOROUGH SOLICITOR.
Edward S. Gesrhart, so 90
PRINTING.
The Gem, e. ........ 81 90
+. r. Miller. b. B. Co 500
WI Murphy sons 90 16 so
FL. r. Won Dorster. 1877 l6
---- 2l6 66
FREIGHT g. DRAYAGE.
Friendship Fire 90. 438 81
Washington Fire Co. 81 50
400 10
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-02-11

MISCELLANEOUS.
Standard Gas Co.. Gas Sc
Sarah McCuen, cleaning "a 90
d. r. Williams, insur-
ance, ........... 73 so
W. II. zimmerman &
Co. Insurance 49,. 30 so
J. P. Bare, Taxes for
1908. ... LOG S8
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-02-11

To total duplicate. ........... 1874, Is
OR.
BY per cent rebate on
taxes paid within
go days.,,. 77OO4
BY cash paid to Boro.
Treas. within 80
days .14667. "A
By cash paid to Boro.
Treas within 4
Mos. s............ 10000
BY taxes entered at
the County Com
mrs. Office. ...... 2l.16
BY balance due at final
settlement .. 2475.54
-1oIQ1 10
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1909-01-28

Chsrleston. 9. c., Jan. 25.-Amid
tho booming Of guns fired to mark the
passing down the harbor Of the cruis
or North Carolina and her convoy
the Montana, President Elect Taft
started this morning on his visit to
the Panama canal zone. announced
more than q month ago.
Mr.. Taet and the party of engineers
who will inspect the work being done
On the canal sre on the North Carroll
ma. The Montana IL going along to
watch over the safety OF the vessel
carrying the president elect. AS Mr..
Taft said jocularly q few days ago
two armored cruisers are required to
carry q man Of his bulk on a trip of
such importance. Seriously speaking,
however, the decision to have two
cruisers to convey the president elect
is precaution suggested by certain
senator's on the ground that there is
no legal provision for a successor to
the presidency in the event of a ia.
tality overtaking a president elect pri.
or to his inauguration
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1909-01-28
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SEA TRAGEDY


Nov YorA. Jan. 26.-Less than n
nDurs after the crash between the
ocean liners. Repubic and Florida, on
the Nantucket shoals. which eventual.
" ssot ono to. the bottom and reduced
the other to . state Of staggering
heiDlessncss, the survivors Of this
thrilling, despsea tragedy, have found
= haven 1t last
lI660 DassengerS from the two YES.
sells are safe In this port, brought here
By the Baltic, while nearing 1t were
the rescued officers and crew OF the
Republic, safe on board the derelict-
oastFoysr Seneca, to which they were
transferred from the revenue cutter
Gresham. AFTER staying up to the last
moment by their sinking vessel.
At her dock In Brooklyn was the
battered Florida, aboard which her
crew had remained throughout the
trying experiences.
Only the Inflated Republic was want
ing 30 complete the list. And she, too,
was n port-her last port of call,
what will doubtless prove her final
resting place beneath SO fathoms Of
water, Is miles south of the Nantuck-
ct south shoals lightship.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1909-01-28
Patterson Vetoes Dry Bill.

Nashville, Tenn. Jan Ex-Governor
Patterson yesterday afternoon fled
with the clerk of the senate mos,
sage vetoing the statewide prohibi
ton bill. which last week was passed
by both houses OF the Legislature.
The governors action followed ad
journment OF the senate. after It hat
passed on third reading the bill pro
hibiting tho manufacture in Tennessee,
OF Intoxicating liquors. Consequent.
the veto will be read to the senat
today. when 1t must be sustained o
the bill passed over the executive
protsst On original passage the vot
waA 20 to is.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1909-01-28
Slayer Of Sheriff Fateh Lynehed.

Mobile. Ala, Jan. "a mob of
small number early this morning took
Douglas Robertson, the negro who on
Thursday killed Deputy Sheriff Fatoh
IN a pistol fight here, from the county
fail and hanged him to a tree on q
residence street, just outside OF the
business section of the city.
While trying to arrest the negro
Robertson at IL o'clock Thursday
morning. Deputy Sheriff Philip Fatch
and Deputy Sheriff William McCarron
were fred upon by the negro at close
range, the first bullet from Roberson's
revolver striking Fatch In the stom
aeh, and the second bullet imbeddinf
itself in the left ankle OF McCarron
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1909-01-28
olkk .ase4 sns[ 7oa,v
sLAvgs OF poRHRR ssNAyon
FAcEs JUDGE ~ hAeHvtkLG-
LEoAL BATTLE 10 AWAITED.

Nashvi1s. Tenn, Jan. 30.-Probably |
never bsSore iA the history OF Nash |
Vile has there been seen 70 brilliant
an array Of men Of law or so crowded
a courtroom a. witnessed the calHng
today for trial Of Duncan B. Cooper,
Robin Cooper and John d. Shars for
the shooting in November last OF for
mer Senator Edward Wa ! Carmack.
The case was called in the county
courthouse before Judge WiIfiam N.
Hart.
The prominence OF the mon involved
in the case has spread its ramifica:
lions into the state capitol and the
United States senate. It has kept the
entire state Of Tennessee ON edge
since nery. impetuous, unfortunate
Carmack fell On the street before the
pistol Of young Robin Cooper. . vic.
tim to his unfortunate propensity for
holding UP to public seorn his political
opponents.
Among the men who viii testify to
the circumstances that led TO the trag,
edy will IN all likelihood be Governor
Patterson Of Tennessee. Senate
James B. Frazier and others conspis
nous in the public life OF the state.
From all parts Of Tennessee have
come friends Of tho dead senator. In
tent on assisting the prosecution, II
avengfng his death. 4 prominent hs
ure among these men today Is 1ustol
T. Fitzhugh Of Memphis. . leAdinl
r lawyer. who IL serving as . volsntee
, counsel for the prosecution undo
Prosecutor Jeff MoCarn. On the OIL
er hand, the Coopers, father and col
have the backing of political and pa
- sonal friendship among the member
!. of the Tennessee bar, and John
Sharp. codefsndsnt In the case. VII
was formerly sheriff OF DayidsC
=. county, In which Nashville Is situate
- commands tho services OF able q
torneys.
~ 1t Is the universal prediction he
. that legal battle such as has n
been seen In Tennessee In many yea
- will follow the opening Of the case
~ court today. The principal attnrne
for the defense ore J. AZ. Anderso
General w. H. Washington, James
Bradford and NJ. H. Meeks.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1909-01-28
KOdOl
For Dyspepsia and Indigestion
If you Suffer from Indigestion, Dyspepsia. Gas
the Stomach, Bslching, Sour Stomach. Hearth burn.
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Kodol supplies the same digestive
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Kodol not only digests your food,
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You need sufficient amount Of
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But, this food must be digcsted
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When your stomach cannot do its
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only thing that will give the stom-
ach complete rest.
Whyf Because Kodol does the
same work as a strong stomach, and
does 1t in natural way.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1909-01-28

6sess5I ~ 66i3 81 ES 8 S 20 "a
Accompanying Mr TAFT Il the board
oe consuisirs engineers who ars to
make an examination OF the Panama
canal for the special purpose o6 re-
porting to President Roosevelt their
opinion as to the canal work. They
are Arthur p. Davis. chief engineer Of
the United States reclamation ser.
vice; John n. Freeman Of Providence,
r. J.; Allen Hazen Of New York,
Isham Randolph Of Chicago, James
Dix Schuyler of Los Angeles, Cal,
and Frederic P. Stearns of Boston.
These men, who are numbered
among the best civil engineers Of the
world, will make an unbiased and
frank report on the canal and the
progrsss Of the work. In particular
they will devote part of their report
or reports to the question Of the ad
visibility Of continuing the present
digging Of the canal on the lock plan
They have been urged by the presi
dent to forget that the government
has committed itself to the construc
ton Of lock canal. II the opinion
10 that the adoption Of such a plal
instead OF one aiming at the Digging
OF q sea level canal was a mistake
the engineers win say so.