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The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-07-20
INF LEWIS AND
CLARK EXPEDITION

BY John Hanlon' an Eighth grade
pupil of Ridgeway school Prof
I. J. Gamer principal;
Although considerable space
should be devoted to this cNpcdi
,;on the foreruuner of the civiliz-
mo and building up of this wonder
mi northwest country, little or no
attention has been given to it, and
MANY of our histories make
on mention of it whatever.
II should be known that the
same master mind which brought
about the purchase of the Louisiana
Territory planned this expedition;
,ltough MANY of the leading men
If bis time said that he was crazy,
would bankrupt the Government
and that it would not be settled
for thousand years. All these
things did not cause the renowned
Jefferson to waver in his purpose
70 open this country to settlement.
There were wild stories of track
less plains and sunburned deserts,
impassible mountains and savage
monsters, as we'll as stories of fabu.
lous wealth in that mysterious
country beyond the Great River"
but these stories made him m ore
dsirous to prove the wisdom of
the purchase.
Another object he had in view
MS to check the English, French
and Spanish traders who were
rscticing very unfair methods up.
d the red men. thus breeding con-
tempt for the white man, and was
aAerward the cause of many bloody
massacres. In short, his objects
vHe to acquire every sort of infor-
nation which would be helpful in
The future development of the coun-
ty.
Captain Meriwether Lewis, the
private secretary to the President,
was elected as leader of the eXpe
dition because he was acquainted
With all the plans and hopes of the
PRESIDENT. He was already acquain-
ted with Indian life, vet he spent
agar in special preparation, study
ing Astronomy, Surveying, and
the Natural Sciences. and selecting
suitable men for the trip. Captain
William Clark was selected as
worthy to share the command,
hehce.the name. Lewis and Clarke
Expedition
There were forty three men in
u. but part of them were only to
70 to winter quarters, and return
n the spring to report. Those
chosen for the entire trip were we'll
drilled soldiers, hunters, and inter
pfeters. The outfit consisted of
hree boats, all having square
ais that could be used for tents
" winnings. Congress voted $500,
arlfing sum for a journey of more
uan eight thousand miles and to
hst for more than two years.
Every man was instructed to
'eep daily record occurring or
sen on the journey, and as soon
note book was filled, 1t was
*aled in water tight case, and,
wing to this wise provision. the
'ua history of the trip arrived safely
~ Washington City
The formal transfer of title to
WIS great territory was not made
auui May 9, 1904, and on the l4th
Tue same month, The command
.ss gwen to embark. The expe-
s'uon started from the little post
s' is now in St. Lewis. They
!. oe their way up the Missouri
1'el which was greatly swollen
" the spring floods. Although
wy one was an expert river man,
= entire trip was full of perils.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-07-20

For summer diarrhoea in chill
dren always give Chamberlain s
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy and castor oil, and a speedy
cure is certain. For sale by Owl
Drug Store.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-07-20
IS SLOW
BUT INDEED SURE

NCIN minute tNat water IS ready to
be turned on that land, in fact
long before that time every acre of
that land will quadruple in value.
and the man or woman who does
not care to remain ON the land, can
sell II and retire with money to
carry them through life. The prog
gress of the work is necessarily
slow, but the petition is now ready
to be presented to the board of
county commissioners for action.
Hunting parties were kept out in
search OF game aud sometimes they
would be lost for days at a time.
Just two months from the day of
starting, on Jnly 18th, they camped
on Nebr aska soil for the first time.
South of the Platte River, the In
dians were somewhat familiar with
white traders, so it was decided to
hold the first Indian Council after
crossing that stream. On July
3Oth, landing was made near the
site of the present city of Omaha,
messages sent to the scattered
tribes, and on August 3rd, many
of the chiefs gathered for a coun-
Gil with the white men. Both
Lewis and Clarke made speeches,
through interpreters. Each of the
chiefs replied, then presents were
distributed, and the Peace Pipe"
closed the ceremonies The peo-
pie of Nebraska, on the hundreth
anniversary of this event. erected
a monument to mark the site.
They were now approaching the
land of the Terrible Sioux, pirates
on the rivers and mOnarcks of the
plains. These Indians gazed
with wonder at the long yellow
hair of Lewis and the red hair of
Clarke and the white skins of the
strangers. On one occasion, the
Sioux tried to capture Clarke and
it was due to his presence of mind
and his ever ready strategy that he
escaped
About the first of November, the
river began to freeze. They had
made sixteen hundred miles in one
hundred seventy days, a distance
now made in forty hours by the
great iron horse" Being now
in the land of Mandans, friendly
tribe, they decided to locate winter
quarters some distance north of
the present city of Bismark. AL
though frozen in for five months,
they had warm though rude huts.
Fuel was plentiful, and sufficient
food could be secured at all times
bv the members of the party or
from Indian traders. Great bands
of Indians came to view the pale
faces" and watch the building OF
such wonderful wigwams, fitted
I'D with deersk!n windows and
mud chimneys.
With untirng interest both
Lewis and Clarke questioned all
these Indians for the purpose OF
securing all possible information
concerning the country and the
headwaters of the great river which
they had assembled for so many
weary miles. All this information
was carefully copied, and some OF
it was found to be pretty accurate
even that describing the great falls
one thousand miles distant. The
winter was spent in drying meats
for future use, making reports,
preparing skins, and making leath-
er garments.
4 tvry0
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-07-20
ACROSS THE
CONTINENT"

There is a striking significance, a
wealth of the romantic atmosphere
of the awakening West, and a
vivid, elaborate picturing of the
wilderness responding to the
genius of Western constructive
civilization in the beautiful book
written by Isabelle Carpenter Ken
dali, entitled Across the Cont
ncnt, a copy of which has just
come to the reviewing desk 1t is
the first book of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & Puget Sound Railway,
and has a luXuriously designed
and printed volume descriptive of
the wonderlands between the Mis-
sissippi and the Pacific ocean it
Compels attention as a superb work
of art. The book contains some
seventy large quarto pages of heavy
calendered paper and the elaborate
picture work in COlors throughout,
as we'll as the distinctive letter
press and art work, disarm criticism.
Its chief significance lies in its
II ct,n NT he
deur and magnihcence of the 400
miles Of new railway through new
territoryin the prolific West. The
text is concise, impressive des-
Criptive story of trip over the EN-
tire line, and the reproductions of
photographs in Colors are splendid
example of engraving and printing
art. The principal towns and dis
tricts along the line are compre-
hensi vely described, as we'll as the
chief elements of improved railroad
building that attracted world wide
attention to the Milwaukee road,
which represents in some respects
the most remarkable of modern
accomplishments in railroad CON
struCtiOn. The book is issued by
the publishing department of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget
Sound Railway which is in charge
of General Passenger Agent Geo.
W. Hubbard and Traffic Manager
K. NJ Calkins, Seattle Washing
ton
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. McEwen re-
turned yesterday from a two week
visit with relatives and friends in
Olympia.
John A. Flodine of Liberty, is
down this week looking after
business matters.
DR.. Moss went over to Seattle
this afternoon.
State Superintendent Dewey of
Olympia, is in the city today.
For summer diarrhoea in chill
dren ALWAYS give Chamberlain S
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-07-20

MeVer leave home on a journey
~. ".out bottle of Chamberlain's
Snolera and Diarrhoea Rem
~: It is almost certain to be
ueu and cannot be obtained
&: on board the cars or steam
p' For sale by Owl Drug Store.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-07-20

northwest from Ohio in January
and has made her home since then
with Mr.. and Mrs. Weaver. Ia
coma Daily News.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-31
MOTOR TRUCK
 IN FARM WORK
It's Successful and Profit able Use on a Fruit Farm
 In Greenwich, Conn.

A convincing demonstration of the motor truck as a factor in the Suc- cessful marketing of crops was given recently on the Conyers farm, which covers 1900 acres and is located seven miles inland from Greenwich, Ct. This years apple harvest amounted to B. 500 barrels and the peaches filled 10,- 900 baskets
 It was just three years ago that this farm took delivery on it's three ton Packard truck, which has travelled 30,000 miles to date. Products of the farm are hauled either to the rail- road station Or steamboat pier and supplies are carried on the return trips. The truck is used also in haul ing from the fields and orchards to the barns It displaces six teams.
 There is no comparison between horses and the truck as we use it'' said Supt. Drew. .The truck is de- pendable and it's speed is a decided advantage in hauling our products. We would not under any circum-
 Because of the lively interest shown in every city where the eovehicle was exhibited on it's way back from San Francisco, the Packard three ton truck which carried full load from coast to coast in 46 days, is now being sent out for a tour of the east to extend over several weeks. The truck is still equipped as a prairie schooner and presents the picturesque appearance which attracted crowds all along the line. Toledo, Cleveland, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany, Boston, Providence, Hartford, Bridgeport, more are among the cities to be vis- f- H -s 5 .
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-31
CANCER OPERATION
 ON NIAGARA'S GREAT GREEN HEART

Niagara F'dllS, N. Y., OcI. 30-One of the most daring engineering feats ever conceived has been proposed by Senex Smith, an engineer of Wash ington, D. c. He recommends sur gical operation on Niagara Falls at the very point where the deluge hurls itself thickest.s
 For some years tourists have notic- ed in the Horseshoe Falls great " shaped notch, twenty or more feet deep and from 70 to 80 feet across from leg to leg. Because the. volume of water is greater here than at any other point, the notch looms up against the greenish white crest line mental visitors have named this notch the 'sGreat Green Heart" AS mat ter of fact, however, the "Great Green Heart is nothing but a virulent can cer that is threatenening to ruin the Falls. The water at this point found a soft spot in the underlying rock and has eaten into it, gouging out a twenty-foot deep channel The deep CT channel grows the more water flows into it from the Sha1lower ends of the Falls, and the more the water is diverted into it the more relentless ly the channel deepens.
 According to a report by U. s. Army engineers, to be submitted when Con- gross convenes, the Horseshoe Falls are eating their way upstream at the rate of five feet a year. The erosion is still greater in the V-shaped notch that now threatens to turn the entire Falls into mere narrow gorge whirl- pool.
 Mr. Smiths plan, which is announc- ed by the Scientific American, is for the State of New York and the Prov ince of Ontario to erect a temporary dam in the rapids at the very head of the Horseshoe so as to defect the Ni- agara river over the Canadian end of the Falls When the rock under the "Great Green Heart had been thus laid bare, the ugly notch would be filled in and built up with concrete and Portland cement to the proper level. After this a vanadium steel sill swou1d be laid along the entire ledge of the precipice. This would pre- vent the water from eating into the rocks for centuries to come, and would restore to the Falls their original na- tural beauty.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-31
CHORUS
SAYS -FOUR HUNDREDv IS
 FULL OF JEWS.

In The American Magazine for Mo- vember, MT. Finley Peter Dunne con- tinues shis wonderful satire on 1sMr Worldly Wiseman," the typical Ameri- can millionaire MT. Wiseman dis cusses the ordinary American social prejudice against Jews. and considers it a strange thing, since Americans worship money, and the Jews are the great financial lights. Says MT. WiSeman:
 "It is all the stranger when you re- fleet that a great number of the most prominent New York families were founded by Jews. It is well known fact that the first head of the family which by common consent is the most eminent socially in America was 2 Jew. I think it is also fact that Iarges number of the Knickerbocker families are of Jewish extraction If we had no other proof of that the strongly Scientific appearance of their descendants would be prod enough. There is no escaping the sevidence. know a dozen men in my club, of the best social standing, who by every rule of physiognomy are Jews. The old families are full of them, and you will find as many handsome Rachels and Rebeccas under the name of Mildred or Priscilla at fashionable ball in New York as at q dinner in the house of Isaac of New York. Whether we keep out the new Jews or not, the old Jews are at the top of the New York society, be gad.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-31

Special Values in Long Cloth Coats
 Rain scoats, shirt waists, fur scarfs. , fur muffs, marabout boas and muffs at E.. H. Dillon & Co.,, 1105 Main St.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-31
SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS SAFETY
 APPLIANCE ACT
Especial from United Press. :,


 Washington, Oct. 31-The constitu- stionaIity of the safety appliance act of 1893 with the amendments of 1903 was upheld by the Supreme Court o1 the United States in decision yester- day in the case against the Southern Railway Go. Suit was brought by the United States to recover penalties for the failure of the road to equip cer- tain cars with automatic couplings and other devices required by the laws
 act unconstitutional because it ap- piled to a car whether 1t was en- gagged in intrastates or interstate com merce. The lower court overruled the demurrer and the supreme court, to- day. affirmed that decision. The or iginal act applied to cars in intrastate commerce The amendments enlarged it to apply to all cars used in inter- state roads.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-31
Death Sentence
 Seems Likely For Boy Of b
Especial from United Press.)

Little Rock, Ark, Oct. 31.-The supreme court of Arkansas, today, formally denied a rehearing in the case of Earl Gilchrist, the negro youth sentenced to death for the murder of Will Longley, his play mate. Only one member of the court dissented on the ground that the i- dence tended to prove that Gilchrist cally impossible, however, to obtain the negro's real age owing to the negligence of the co1ored race in reg. istering births.
 It is certain now that an appeal will be taken to Governor Donaghe
 who has been flooded with letters an telegrams from all the states askin that the boys sentence be commuted.
 Unless the executive intervenes Gil- christ will be hanged in December.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-31
BURGLAR SCARED
 BY GIRLS SCREAM
 FALLS DOWN sTAIRs

New Haven, Oct. 31-A burglar whe attempted to rob the house of Miss Hattie E. Ely, stenographer in the common pleas court. was scared away by friend who was staying with Miss Ely and who, seeing the mar coming up the stairs, screamed in his ear. She had been awaken by Barnies Miss Ely's cat, who ran into her room when the burglar entered the house. The man was so frightened by tbe scream that he fell all the way dosEr stairs and lay for some time at tb4 bottom, apparently stunned. ze dn< ally got up and made his esz
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-31
Machine Forgings to Order Special Facilities for Doing Good Work Quick THE COULTER 6 MKENZIE MACHINE COMP ANY
 WATER z1o .s.

the city man who is feeding him. has been stirred up that J. c. Wright of Trumbull County, Ohio, who must be a native New Yorker, has burst into song: NEW YORK STATE IS GOOD
 ENOUGH FOR ME CWritten for the American Land and
 Irrigation Exposition by :. c.
 Wright) You may talk about Virginia. Ken lucky Or of Maine, You can sing about the glorious South. Or West with all it's grain. You may long for foreign countrfe< Or castles by the sea, But old New York State is good enough for me-
 CHORUS If it's good enough for me it should be good enough for you, So come and join the chorus and we'll sing the song clear through. Yes, we'll sing it so that every one whose soul is filled with e1ee Knows that New York State is good enough for me! There might be States that's larger. lar out IOuo that more Te11Dc0s 8 I've heard of richer pIacest but they're very hard to find; I've read of other countries that are great a&d grand to see. But old New York State fs good enough for me.
 & CHORUS So when I'm fixed for planting just place me on some hill: Most any place in New York State I'll promise to be still. Until the Day of Judgment, when I'll look around to see If there's any place like New York State for me.
 CHORUS If there isn't I will stay where you put me safe away And I'll calmly wait the coming of another Judgment Day: Yes, I'll wait without murmur through all eternity For a place that looks like New York State to me.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-31
NOt1ce

An>
 For f0rty.fvc years we have been conductinG business at tho anne o.o locatiOn, corner of Main and SoI. Streets. Bridgeport, Conn.,, and Ous tllcre continuously. We have receiveu and paid out on demand without n0- taco millions of dollars of money oo. posted with us and we continue = receive nnoney subject to depositos sIsecl< af sight, on which we aiiow tlsree per cent. per annuln. creoite0 s. eo each account monthly. We eoHcI. the accounts of individuals. busaneyss Ii; 1sson. nrms and corporations. ana .s' can 0epOzi. money. checks or 0re. md pcavo 1t for one day ,One week. oass Rr0nfh or ono year. and draw inter- oA z for any time it is left W1fn 1s: Ne give ia tho businesa our caretul peEoQnal attention ao the oldest nrm ef pvivafe bankers in tl1ts state.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-31
MAN AND WIFE FOUND
 DEAD FROM GAS FUMES
fsneciaI from united Press

Special from United Press.)
 New York, Oct 31-Max Danziger, a real estate broker, and his wife, Yetta, were found dead in their home in Brooklyn, yesterday. having been pois- oned by the fumes of Illuminating gas which was leaking from jet directly over their bed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-31

Pink quartz is made into hatpins, desk ornaments, cuff links and studs. It is a clear, pale pink, with a streak l of white here and there, and is not
 expensive.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-31
$1Oo,oOO CHANGE HANDS
fsneciaa from united Press.)

Special from United Press.)
 New York, Oct. BOA hundred thou sand dollars changed hands yesterday when the 12 pared cutter from the battleship Georgia, manned by Uncle Sam's heftiest and swiftest oarsmen, flashed past the flagship Connecticut winner of the magnificent cup offered to the winning crew by Dr. Morrison Coffin, of the New York Yacht Club.
 The cutter from the Virginia was second, Missouri was third and Miss issippi fourth. Crews also were en- tered from the Michigan, the North Dakota, the Louisiana. the South Car olina, the Minnesota, the Ohio and the Nebraska
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If you WANT 1sT CLASS SHOE

facilities l have them and guarantee
satisfaction. York, 1863 Water St, Au-
gusta. mar6dtf
kINDLiNG WOOD FITTED AND
delivered $50 for IL cord from box fac
tory. Joseph a, Shaw. Telephone 4l5-i.
ulylld2no,
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FURNISHED

CLEAN, NICELY FURNISHED
rooms with electric light, from sl.0o per
week upward; also rooms for light house
keeping. Mrs. w. p. Allen, Hartford
House. Phone b6e-1l. aprl7dtf
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FURNISHED COTTAGE AT ToGuS
Lake. l.. 0. Pullen, Augusta, Maine
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PROPOSALS FOR IMPROVEMENT
OF SEA STREET.

Sealed Proposals will be received at the
office of the city Clerk. by the Committee
on Highways. up To oclOck l.. Nj, Au-
gust 10, 1911 for the Widening. Paving.
and general Improvement of Sea street.
in the city of Rockland. Ale.
Plans ana Specifications may be seen at
the office of The City Clerk or City En-
gineer, copies will be mailed by the
city Clerk upon receipt of FIVE dollars,
such amount to be returned upon return
of the plan. etc. Further information re-
garding the work can be obtained upon
application TO l.. o. Norwood, City Eust-
neer
The Committee on Highways and the
Municipal Officers reserve the right to re-
ject any and all proposals, aud to accept
that which may seem to them for the
best interests of the city.
EDWARD A i. KNOWLTON, city Clerk.
aug1dl0t
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PRINTING BY MAlL-A THOR

oughly equipped printing plant, centrally
located, and modern methods make 1t
possible for us to handle promptly large
or small orders for printing. The Ken
nebee journal Press. Augusta. Maine
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THREE FURNISHED ROOMS FOR
light housekeeping flush closet water in
sink and gas range. Inquire at Is Mid
die st. jly26dlwk'
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FOR SALE REAL ESTATE.
HERE rs A CHANCE OF YOUR

HERE is A CHANCE OF YOUR
life, fine home of nine rooms and large
pantry, water in sink Hardwood floors
IN living room, kitchen and pantry, ce-
mented cellar, lots of shed room stable
for four horses, hen house. ice house,
young fruit and shade trees: ~ acre OF
land all planted. This place is on Blaine
Ave, head of Green ST, where you can
get the best view for miles around il
call and see A. II. Hunt q Co, Furni-
ture q Piano Movers. Augusta, Me.
ily29d7ts
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FARM AND eulLplNes-AeouT

30 acres. tillage and pasture. Dwelling,
barns and carriage house. all in good
repair, shade trees; mail delivered tele
phone connection, exceptionally fine
river and landscape view Located In
Pittston on the kennebec river road
about 2lA miles south of the Gardiner and
Randolph bridge. Apply on premises to
Alvin Cults, X. f. ID. II, Gardiner, Maine.
Tel. 1915. iy25dlw'
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WANTED MISCELLANEOUS.

BOARDERS AND MEALERS AT 81
Bridge St. begin Aug. !. Ladies and
gentlemen. Home cooking. good table
Mrs Hunt. angI. d3ts
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YOUNG LADY DESIRES POSITION,

secretary or otherwise, stenographer ac-
curate. familiar with all business details,
clerical and legal work. Address X. H.
care Journal ily2ydlwS
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BY AN EXPERIENCED NURSE IN

the country. babies to board, at 81 90 per
week Write 10 Ellen r. Kittredge, Cedar
Grove, Maine. lly25dSWksT
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and double sleigh. the property Of private
family having sold their horse, viii be
sold cheap at once Can be seen at =. T
Stlkey x Son Co. stable, july25d2W