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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18
Precautions Against Seasickness.
From the London Chronicle.

FrOm the London Chronicle.
Queen Mary's swinging bed is a very
unromantic device against seasickness
compared with that prepared for the
princess royal when she crossed to Bel
GUM in 1872 Sir Theodore Mayern, the
great doctor. brought all his skill to bear
on the matter and ordered first Of all that
cinnamon. coriander. anise. ambergris,
musk and sugar should be made into q
sort of candy to be sucked throughout the
journey. plaster Of balsam OF Peru,
gum mastich and laudanum was to be ap-
piled to- the royal stomach before starting,
and another aromatic plaster was to be
carried for application on landing. In
addition, during the voyage the princess
was to inhale the vapors from a COM
pound of toast, citron, rose leaves. law
ender and cloves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18

week phase must be full of satisfaction.
but to drop to IT is quite another matter
Whatever starting point IL dealt out to
US. it is from thar point taat We have To
go on, and, whether We like 4 or not, the
point at which Il behooyes Us 70 arrive Is
measured from the point at which We
start.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18
Advantages Outlined.

A few weeks later j. X. Mead had the
following article in the National Regis
ter as to the advantages of an inter-
oceanic canal:
Among many advantages of CONNER
cial nature which would infallibly spring
from the emancipation and attendant in
dependence of South America, the great
noticed. The most momentous event in
favor of the peaceful intercourse of ma
lions. which the physical circumstances
of the globe present to the enterprise of
man. is the formation of a navigable pas:
sage across the Isthmus of Panama. 1t
Is remarkable that this wonderful I'M
dertaking, pregnant with consequences so
important to mankind, and about which
so little Is known in this country, is
so far from being a romantic and chimer.
ical project that 1t is not only practicable
but easy. The River Chagres. which falls
into the Atlantic at the town of the same
name, about eighteen leagues to the west
ward of Porto Bello, Is navigable as far
as Cruces. within five leagues Of Panama.
But through the formation Of a canal
from this place to Panama, facilitated
by the valley through which the present
road passes, which appears to present no
very formidable obstacle, there is still q
better expedient. At the distance Of five
leagues from the mouth Of the Chagres it
receives the River Trinidad, which is navi-
gable to Embarcadoro, and thence to
Panama is about thirty miles, through q
level country. with fine river to supply
water for a canal, and no difficulty what
ever to counterfeit the undertaking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18
The Rank Majority.

From the Cincinnati Times-Star.
1t Is stated on reliable authority that
there are more than a million and a half
different brands Of cigars. Yet there are
only two kinds of cigars made, good and
bad-mostiy the latter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18

Friend-You have my sincere sympathy.
old pal. know just how you feel.
Defeated Candidate-Do you. really?
Friend-Yes: bet hundred dollars
that you would be elected.-Nev Orleans
Times Democrat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18
His Opinion.

From the Boston Transcript
What do You think Of husband who
deceives his wife?'
Hes Q mikhty smart man"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18
Practicability Established.

The ground has been surveyed, and not
the practicability only but the facility Of
the work completely ascertained. The
important requisite Of safe harbors at
either extremity Of the canal is also sup
piled to the utmost extent Of our wishes.
At the mouth Of the Chagres is a fine bay,
which received the British seventy-four-
gun ship In the year 174O. where Capt
Knowles bombarded the Castle Of St.
Lorenzo, and at the other extremity is the
famous Bay Of Panama Nor is this the
only expedient for opening the important
navigation between the Pacific and At
lantic oceans. Farther north is the
Lake Of Nicaragua, which. by itself, al
most extends the navigation from sea to
sea- Into the Atlantic ocean it falls by
a navigable river. and reaches to within
three leagues of the Gulf of Papagayo in
the Pacific.
"Can We refuse to dwell for a moment
upon the prospect which the accomplish
ment OF this splendid but not difficult en-
terprise opens to the United States as
we'll as to Europe? 1t Is not merely the
immense commerce Of the western shores
Of South America. extending almost from
pole to pole, that Is brought as it were
to our very doors, but immense would be
the trafhc which would Immediately be-
gin to cover that ocean denOminated
Pacific. All the riches OF India and China
Of Europe and America would move to-
ward Asia. Vast depots would be formed
at the great commercial towns, which
would Immediately arise at the two ex-
tremities of the central canal.
Benefit to Far East.
And is 1t too much to hope that China
and Japan themselves, thus brought so
much nearer the influence Of American
and European civilization. much more
constantly and powerfully subject to its
operations, would soon receive important
| changes in manners, arts. ideas and in
| situations? The hope rests on such
| strong foundations that 1t seems to rise
| upon contemplation even to a certainty;
| and what results might not be expected
for the whole Of Asia. that vast proper
| ton of the earth which I'm it's most IA
| vored parts has been, during all the latter
| ages, condemned to demi- barbarism and
| the miseries Of despotic power? 1t may.
| however, be considered as certain that
| South America, which stands so much in
| need Of industrious inhabitants, would
1 receive hosts of Chinese laborers who
| are already to be found in all parts of
| the eastern archipelago in quest Of en-
| ployment and Of food. These are a few
| Of the results which there is reason to
/ expect from a revolution Of the affairs of
/ South America. "Tempora mutantur, ct
/ nos mutamur In Ills"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18
Get Rid of Elastic Bands, Springs and
Leg Straps. Such Harness has
Forced Thousands to Undergo
n.~.~.~sse nmneatSo0c

Trusses like those shown above-the belt and
leg-strap, elastic and spring contraptions sold
by drug stores, surgical instrument houses ana
many self-styled Hernia Specialists'-make
life miserable for everybody who wears them.
And-even when drawn so tight You can
scarcely stand to keep them on-thcy do NO
good whatever.
Instead, they often do immense harm-they
squeeze the rupture. often causing strangula-
tion-dig into the pelvic bone in front-press
against the sensitive spinal column at the back.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18
SECRET GUARDED BY SPAIN
Discovery Of Short Route Between
the Two Great Oceans.
MANDINGA BAY GREAT INLET
Washington Newspapers Nearly .
Century Ago Make Prediction
Soon to Be Verified.

| Nearly hundred years ago an article
in reference to an interoceanic canal ap-
] peared in a local newspaper. and before
| the century is rounded out the canal will
| be a fixed fact The article referred to
| was as follows:
I'm the year 1905 a spherical chart of
| the sea of the Antilles and of the coast
| Of terra firma from the Island of Trini-
| dad to the Gulf of Honduras was con-
structed in the photographed depart
, ment by order Of the Spanish govern
ment by scientific surveys. BY this chart
an important discovery was made. The
Bay of Mandinga, an immense inlet of
the sea, commencing about ten leagues
to the eastward of Porto Bello, pene-
trates into the isthmus to within five
leagues of the Pacific ocean. This pro-
digious basin. which is almost closed by
chain Of islands running close to one
another at the mouth. has never been
navigated by any Europeans except
| Spaniards. and was never supposed to
run back to any considerable extent into
the country, as al the old charts in
which 1t Is marked abundantly testify.
Derives Name From River.
"a river from the name of which the
bay is denominated falls into the bottom
of the gulf This river Is navigable and
we know comes very near branch of
the Chepo, large river which falls into
the Gulf Of Panama. We are not yet fur
nished with any satisfactory details on
the navigable state of these rivers, but
from what Alcedo tells us-from the cir
cumstances Of their navigation being pro-
hibited by the Spanish government under
pain of death on the express ground that
it might discover the facility of the pas
sage to the south sea, and from the fact
Of the buccaneers having actually pene-
trated from sea to sea in this direction
We are entitled to conclude that extraor
binary facilities for the great enterprise
are here presented.
1.-THE bay has ten fathoms of water at
the entrance, which increases to eleven
in the middle The reviewers. after pro-
ceeding to adduce some statements of He
rara. the famed historian of South Amer
lea, draw the following conclusions:
BY this indubitable authority, then. it
appears that a canal of nine leagues
through a country mostly fiat is all that
is wanting to complete the navigation
across the Isthmus Of Panama
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18
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Tells why-for the protection of the public
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18
Trusses Like These Are a Crime

Well give you Cd days time to test fr-if
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18
How 1t Strengthens and Heals.

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18
Try 1t 90 Days at Our Risk.

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-18

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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-21
Change of Weather Did Untold Good
to the Winter Crop In
the Western
States.
IOWA GETS COVERED
Snow is Not Heavy In This state but
the sIeet Has Caused the
Railroads Much
Delay.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
DENVER, Colo, Dec. 21.-Millions
of dollars is the value to the farmers
of Colorado placed today on the snow
storm which began yesterday and last
night, burying the state to depth
varying from two inches to several
feet. In some portions the storm
reached the proportions of blizzard,
entailing much suffering to live
stock.
The snow fall ceased early today
and the weather turned colder.
Storm In Iowa.
DES MONIES, Iowa, Dec. 21.-Fol-
lowing three weeks of Indian summer
a snow storm preceded by sleet, has
been raging for twenty-four hours
and still continues. The snow fall is
not heavy but street car service has
been impeded in many cities and all
railroad trains are delayed
Good for Winter Wheat.
| KANSAS CITY, Mo. Dec. 21.-The
snow storm which ragged throughout
! Oklahoma, western Missouri and Kan
sas yesterday, today moved northward
and according to the local. weather
bureau is headed toward Chicago. The
snow meant millions of dollars to the
4 winter wheat crop
Mild at ST. Louis.
Il ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2,.-While tn,
weather bureau predicted. snow her
to-day, the mercury hovered aroun,
55 and the weather appeared anythin
but Christmas-like.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-21
Just Six Seconds Less to do Christ
mas Shopping Than There
Were During
Today.
THEN WINTER BEGINS
Next Year Being Leap Year, Winter
viii Start One Day Earlier
Than Present
One.

[ United Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21-Tomorrow
is the shortest day of the year and
winter begins officially about six p. nj.
eastern time, according to the state
ment of the chief photographer Of the
navy today.
Tomorrow is a few seconds shorter
than today, but the hours of sunlight
are given as the same in the figures
officially given for today and tomor-
row as follows: sunrise 1928, sets
4:49 p. M, eastern time.
In years not leap years, Dec. % is
ordinarily the shortest day, due to the
fact that the insertion of day call
ed Feb. 29, every four years. more
than compensates for the amount OF
time in a year over 365 days of "a
hours duration each. This remnant
period is something less than six
hours. The result is that when "a
leap years have been added-or once
a century, leap year is skipped
and this keeps the official timers ap
proXimateiy straight IN lhelr Dook
keeping. Last winter began at noon
Dec. %. eastern time; in 1909 at 8 a
m. and in 1908, it was midnight Dec
21, making Dec. 81, that year the
shortest day of the year. Next year
winter would normally begin at mid
night Dec. % But next year February
80 is added so that winter will begil
at midnight, Dec. 81, eastern time.
The official figures computed by thu
chief photographer this afternoon
shows that tomorrow will be just 81,
seconds shorter than today This ar
plies to Washington.
AS you go north from Washington
the difference between today and tc
morrow increases said the hyde
lgrapher. AS you go south, it d.
creases until you reach the equator.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-21
RUSSIANS AND
PERS|ANs MIX
Serious Fighting Takes Place Today
at Tabrlz and Teheran is
Next to Be
Taken.
SINISTER HANGING ON
American Who is In Charge OF the
Finances Of the Country Win
Stay Until
ousted.
sHUsTER HANGING ON

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
TEHERAN, Dec. 21.A dispatch
from Tabriz says that serious fighting
is taking place there between Russian
and Persian troops.
Reports from Kasbin say that the
1900 Russian troops concentrated
there have been ordered to move on
Teheran unless parliament agrees to
the dismissal of w. Morgan Shuster.
the American treasurer-genera', before
that time.
Teheran is greatly excited over the
prospects OF Russian occupation. Of
flcials recognize that the ancient wall
ed city will fall easily before the
czar's artillery
1t is believed that the Russians can
not reach the capital for two or three
days owing to the frightful condition
of the roads.
Treasurer Shuster today Informed
parliament that he intends to remain
in office until the Russian soldiers
throw him out, unless parliament
should call for his resignation The
deputies informed Shuster that they
did not intend to yield. They ex.
pressed confidence that Persia's sal.
walton rested with the young Ameri-
can.
There is considerable activity in
military circles this afternoon but ii
could not be learned whether the army
had been instructed to resist Russian
occupation or not.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-21
Sleeps In Cell, Eats With the convlcts
and Studies Conditions Dur
Ing His Self Imprlson.
ment
MINGLEs WITH \
is Treated Just Like the inmates Elk.
ceptins That He is Allowed
to Talk With
Them.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
NASHVILLE, Tenn, NC. 21.-Goy,
Ben. w. Hooper arose at daylight
from his bunk in a cell in the state
prison, performed his hasty morning
ablutions in the little tin pail furn-
ished prisoners, and then made his
way with long line of long -termers
to the pen dining room, where under
the watchful eyes of guards, he ate a
breakfast of prison Chow" Nor was
it special repast; he got what the
prisoners got, and no more.
Governor Hooper has sentenced him
self to two days In the state prison,
that he may study prison conditions
and learn. first hand, how the con-
victs live. Gov Malcolm R. Patter-
son, his predecessor, was charged with
being too free with pardons and Hoop
er, when he ran for office, promised
not to grant SO many. His followers
think he already has issued too
many.
During his imprisonment, Governor
Hooper has ordered the prison ward
ems to treat him exactly as any other
prisoner, except that he is to be per
mitted to mingle freely with the con
yicts. listen to their complaints, and
suggestions and decide for himself
whether any of the prisoners should
be granted Christmas pardon.
One of the CHIEF complaints against
Patterson was that he pardoned Dun
can B. Cooper, convicted of the mur
der of former Senator .Carmack
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-21
UNCLES SANS
POCKET BOOK
/
s
Finances Of the Country are
Worry satisfactory conditIo .
According to President
Message. y
POST OFFICE BUSINESS
For the First Time In Twenty-Elsht
Years the Postal Service Is
on Self Supporting
Basis.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-Uncle
Sans finances are in a very salts
factory condition" according to Pres
ident Taft's message to congress on
departmental affairs, delivered today.
The message discussed the nations
financial status. proposed currency re-
form and many minor matters pending
in the various departments.
surplus of over $47,OOO,0 900 in the
receipts for the year over the expen-
ditures was shown by the presidents
figures, and he remarked that the
postoffice department for the first
time In twenty-eight years was self
supporting.
The credit of this government was
shown to be better than that of any
other government by the sale of. the
Panama three per cent bonds" said
i the president.
The message urges the Importance
OF currency reform at an early date
and endorsed the main features oi
the Aldrich plan as proposed by the
monetary commission.
The message discussed the propos
ed army reorganization plan In which
| the president found several proposi
tions with which he disagrees Ths
question of Panama canal tolls wal
| recommended for early action and thu
i president urged that tolls be arranget
to favor American shipping.
At the beginning OF the present ad
ministration in 1909 the postal servic,
| was in arrears to the extent of SIT
479.T70.47. 1t was very much th
1 largest deficit on record. In the brie
space Of two years this has been turn
ed into surplus of s220,00o, whicl
has been accomplished without cur
4 tailment of the postal facilities, a
1 may be seen by the fact that ther
have been established 3,744 new post
offices; delivery by carrier has bee
added to the service in 1856 cities
q 2,516 new rural routes have been es
tablished, covering 10000 miles: th
. force Of postal employees has been IL
creased in these two years by NOR
than 5000, and their average annua
salary has had substantial increse.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-21
MIGHTY HUNTER
rs KING GEORGE
With 600 Elephants and 40 Autos, He
Manage to XIII Six Wild
Beasts,

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service ]
DELHI, Dec. 21-Three tigers anc
three rhinoceri fell victims of King
Georges aim during his hunt yester-
day as the guest of the rajah of
Nepal, according to advices received
today. The king is being praised for
his excellent workmanship.
Six hundred elephants and forty
autos are bing used in the hunt.
There is an abundance of game. King
George plans to present several of his
trophies to British museums.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-21
THE WEATHER.
Weather Forecast.

For Keokuk and vicinity Generally
fair tonight and Friday Colder Fri
day.
For Illinois-U Unsettled weather in
the northern portion tonight and Fri
day, with rain tonight. Generally fair
in the southern portion. Slightly cold
er Friday and in the south and west
portions tonight.
For Iowa Unsettled weather to
night and Friday, with rain or snow in
the north portion tonight. Colder to
night and in the east portion Friday
For Missouri-Generally fair to
night and Friday Colder tonight and
in the east portion Friday