Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-27

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We want To close the great channels
named would be DISASTROUS 10 shipping,
bat Canada herself would DO the great
al sufferer.
bRirtsn ISplA.
From the most recently prepared sta
tlAties the population Of British India 10
81, ~ loo. dissributd over ~ area OF
s44, los square milss. Tina population
is oas- seventh that OF the entire world.
Ii is divided into Ito groups on the
nAsls OF language. There are 81. SOC, 900
OF the Hindussani and SO, s7o, 900 of the
Bsnssl. There are 2o2,s20 persons
who speak TIE English language. Forty
per cent of the population u engaged
IN agriculture. The average death rate
varies from zoos per 1000 ia 1850 to
27.9e in 1889. Calcutta has . popula.
ton Of $40. 100; Bombay, SOL. 470. There
are iiteen other cities with populations
above i50, 900. The most prevalent re-
Iiglon in India is that Of the HIndoos.
their number being three-fourths
Of the total population. There are
now nearly 2, 900, 900 Christians IN India.
Only 20.7 per cent OF the boys of a
school-golng ago attend school, the
percentage in case Of the girls being
10. In 1870 there were 55s vernacu!sr
newspapers published in sixteen differ
ent Languages. In, 1889 36S persons
were sentenced to death, 1916 to
transportation aud l6i sol TO imprison-
ment. or the IA convicts admitted
into jail during 1880. 1928 bad been
previously convicted once, 4.005 twice.
From all of which it will not be diff
cult to understand why England lie am
bilious to maintain control and hold
her power undisputed.
Ir was an unusual spectacle for
Methodists to behold n man Of God
leisurely and blissfully pulling at q
fragrant havana while the devout
worsh;ppers. to whom he Was TO bear a
gospel message in one short hour.
passed by in reverential columns to the
rabern aclc. The good man shocked
the pious preachers Of Methodism, but
he preached the gospel with just ~
great JUNCTION and power - though
Me.hodists were not Mortified at the
very suggestion of smoke.
MISS WNNHREp WALKER 10 getting
out q first-clasa weekly 1t Akron. Tus-
cola county. She also runs . job Office.
winnifred can do anything from set
ting up and kicking off 18th sheet
on her Gordon to writing . double
loaded small plea editorial on the "The
Future Of the Nation" Though
abundantly able to support husband
Miss Walker hsroically clings to her
fathers name.
DAVE HILL 10 going to Europe. Dave
needs vacation and sea voyage will
reinvigorate his jaded constitution.
He might obtain both in the quiet of
Gray Gables at Buzzard's Bay, but sim
gular a. IL may seem Grover has not
invited him there.
OLp Sol 10 dong his level best to
drive tho lawmakers home from Wash.
ington, hut they persist in holding to
their seats. II takes something hotter
than midsummer weather to jolt .
congressman out of his seat.
FRiESps of Mr.. Pingree are urging
him to accept . nomination for con-
gress from the first district. He de-
clines 20 listen to the proposition. II
is said that he is the only republican
that can carry the district.
TopAY . final vote will be taken on
the worlds fair bill. II . quorum can
be obtained the bill will probably be
passed. IL it shall fail there will be
weeping and wailing and gnashing of
teeth IN Chicago.
WITH eome show OF solemnity il is
announcy that "Adlai' is not pro-
nounced "Ad-h" but "Adlee." IL
would be quite ss euphemist,c and a
mighty sight more appropriate to call it
"Addle."
Coon fruits must b borne on the dis
cussion of the lawyers yesterday. The
supreme court must have relief and
with the Bar association practically
pledged TO obtain ID, the end is not far
OF.
CANDIDATES for county ofices are
making acquaintance very rapidly
while the present spell of weather 10
on. The conventions Of all four parties
promise 10 BE- uncomfortsbly torrid.
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ARRsSsEsESrs are being made by
the Michigan club to hold grand pub
lie reception to all the candidates on
the state ticket in Detroit Friday eve
ming.
SENATOR ALDRrcH presents the phases
Of the ,snf question in . lucid and
logical bolwark against which dem
ocrstlc assaults will prove to be puerlle.
IT interesting 10 observe that some
papers IN utter disregard of the weather
eonnnne 10 discuss the WOOL question
with undimlnlshsd .armsh.
GovKssoR WiSASs has gwen formal
notice that he viii not withdraw from