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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-02-26

10, despusa de una larga ? penoaa en
eermedad
| Era Etsryina uuo de esos aeres eresdos
para ell smor de los sayos y para ell bier
de sas semej autes.
Su muerte ha sido sentids. no sole
por So esposo hermanos slno por to
dos los q1e tuvimos la sati.fsocIon de
couocerla.
Nosotros psrticipamos del mi'mc
dnelo qae fige hoy q 50 d'stinguid /,
familia eutre IL qns contamos amigos
verdaderos , sine-ros.
Reoiban :ncios la expression sent da
de nuestra cond2.eucla.
Sc enouensre On CANA desde hace al
sunos dtar, uaes.co ea.inaG J amigo doh
Carlos Morales.
DsseAmos su pronto restablecimiento.
Cr6,hto y AhOrro Ponce5zo. Tnpo
ueutes ayr, toni &C, G37. Sums de-
posltada 1.434. 50.
La noeha del Is fueron incandiadas
en- V,eques doa 6nras a9r{colas de nues
tro atu,go correIigiouarlo don Jose
Benitez Gnzman.
e. Ia se iuic6 otro fuego en- propis
pie6ades del mi-rn sefior Benltez.
Sc scentis ei runor de que tales he
CLOS son iurencionstes.
Los republicanos triunfaron ea Vie
ques.
Aqua va
Los Avuntan,ientos republicsnoa es
tan de maI&a. Sa dssp&@h6 s sus an
ohas el d . Sa2 Ger,nAn punnrabdo Se
cretario, ofoia.es 10 2ns. Cont4dor
esorlbIenta del Registro,
Inspector de carnicerfa Y otros ramos,
guardias etc etc. Como tales nombra
mleutos faernn hechos por los repubti
canos, especie de Cantousles, que IL
Ley vioIau, la auperioridad ha tsnIdo a
Dien anularias por infrsccioues nues
trss leyes.
Todo un ex. pvssidente de Gobieruo
InsIlar como don Francisco Marian"
Qaihoaez, In misms al:uro que los
celebre& Gs La colonla.
Don ArtaierjGs Cebollero Sc Ia heeho
cargo de Ia acadia &c San Sebastian
Qor ausencia del propietario.
La bella simpAtica h'ja de Cayey,
uuestra amiga Ia senorita Pepita CASTE
llo, ae en>usotIa en- esta ciudad tempo
rSl,nents hsnos ten,do eli gusto de "a
Iudarla.
H1sp6lase en- Ia moraia de nEestrc
YoIsrn II safIOr A OuiAr
Deseamos a la geutil amiga dfas pla
centeros en- La ciud ad del Sur.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-02-26

El reueaio dai auqus do Alenqou,. asguaao asz'
aane Gel Esy, l. reinA n4ar'' aeol@ @*A
Angers, julio de 1918.
4S,6oys usadrs mfa: HAbi0ndo tendo siempEe mo,
4voa psra ficarms do vnestToG buenos conae1oa mare
10 ous me urdanss permsnsosr6 sn mi gooierno ae
Apaers sgsar5a3d3 das msj 1reF. L9 qas ms ndioSlS
rsspaot, 5rl huuor scnbFfo del estado enfSmEo nsl
rev "a, hsrmauo, ms confrmS Is opini6n qus tsog0
ds qua no pusde vsviF largo tempo
c,rff. - 4, nue rurca, sefiorA uiadre mia, On q7s
har6 cocao h.ssa aqut gyRndss eAtasfzos para cess
oredtaT ui hsrraAno de Pconi" On Fl ammo osl rsy
Fen 6epsnde do voY Eobvs todo ahors qHas conss-
cuepca a nusetsa Oomsds hagonote rscoofaAtsS po1c
VuSstsc podeT
1s6 rotiniaa del oaballsso hUgnuote qae 20 al
v-arr onian dei amos ssHapSr iG@go, segdl eAtlo&
eopcsrtsao YA paa6 Ia feootsra fssooS 81" Ss|gas%o
va entrar al ssrvioio del TsY Dc E'@shs y eoVlo
s.s noso,a- eon mo de ms pajas i'en tengo on
zsra rc6anx4s ous mAscssf4 tragArfa AL mSnsa1e
q fuess ueoeaario.
"a sn ~ santa guards.- Francisco
hSe lsy6 satsS HaOss SA eaStAAsaE'
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-02-26
Eg9TEEHAS

FL scfior Agrait, leader de la mayors
republicans en cl AyuntAmiento de Ssn
Juan no as ~ieute del .odo satiy fecho uon
eierto5 osndiiasoa para los destiuos de
aquai munlcipio.
~ bder qhipre encsjar sus shijados
da PdeSta de Terra, eou prefereneia s
los del smpedFafo.
CosaG de republicanoE
In ell vspor americana Maria He
rrGrd snii6 ell Sabado 6itimo p.ra Cu0a
"a srgnn3s expedici6n de trabsj adorss.
Parece que no IA surtido efeoto entire
los emigcgntes las noticias falsas quo Sc
Ian pubtieado.
a oopseGnencia del carnaval de sus
pesadas bromas, sc produjo en- San Juan
IN incid0ute dos9grsdable entire dos j0
venes de aquells sociedai.
Tn poliofs insular quiso detenerlos,
siO atribuciones para clio, protestando
diohos i6uenes de La extralimitaci6n de
facuttades del poliofa.
Francisco Quinones, trabajador on la
fabrioa dc don Luis Casals, de- la calle
De Isabel, se enoonLro esta mafiana dos
liaves unidas por uua cadenita.
Una de las llaves es gVande, la otr2
ss pequefia. Su interesadO puede pasar
por esta redacci6n recegerlaE.
So encuentra bastante aIiviado de las
dolenoids que ie han reteniio en- cana
nuestro boen amigo de Mayagiiez don
Vicente P3gan.
Lo ceiebFam0s.
Con gran 6xito se hs cele5rado en- los
teatros de Caracas, Veus2uels, Ia zar
Euela national FigaraS y FTg,Uones.
La letra es de uuestro com pafier0 y ann
60 cl genial escritor don Ricardo de los
Rios La muslca de nuestro com patrio
ia Ell artista poncefio don Pedro Arcila-
go.
Los maSones dc CaSo Rojo, despu6s
de compiir el dehsr augusta de Gu mi
si6n IN ei entierro del sefior Marquez,
hicieron una colecta de dinero entire TO
dos, que repartieron en- el momento B
los pobres de Ia iooalidad.
Rasgos son ssoS que merscen nues-
tro &pi4uso.
Ssgdn La Correspoadencto parece que
ss trata aiis - riiIuulz&r 4 un persona
je por las parEao } as dc geutss enmAs
caradAs qua poluiao en- San Juan en- es-
tos tiemp pos de caraaval.
Psro 81 el Juoz es hl0n&srrat Y eli al
calds Egnzoua; la parei4 nAs odiosa
tiempos no sabsmvs que ridfouio pas
de cabsriea.
IA csso pusdan las masearas ridiculi
zar 4 lOs 0ternos enmasoarsdos?
Ha f4'lesido en- Patillas la honorable
se7Isra aUE4 Etaryina Silva de ksesre
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-02-26

AAA kAlI0bAAp %apO 1hcIO Gi uOui&
, do oomerciante = distinguish cabsllero
loo jose Y. Marques, mny apreciado
por todos los elenentos sociaes de
,quslla poblacion. Su sepelio tuvo Ia
gar el dla I9 del corriente, concurrieu
| 10 al acto namero2o scompailamiento
! fanebre.
Reciban sus deudos la expression de
nuestra condoiencia.
EI microbes, 29 del corriente, llegara
ssta cludad el sefor Obispo episcopal
ie Miunesots, Mr.. Whippler, acompa
1ado de au distinguida esposa y IN hIo,
el Mayor Waippier.
Forma parte de la comitiva el sacer-
iote episcopal Mr.. Pratts.
D0rante su corta permanencia en- esta
ciadad celebrara IN servlclo religioso B.
las nueve de la mafana en- ell temple
protestante de la Syntfsima Trinidad.
Nuestro respect bic amigo don Luis
Gautier ha sido propuesto como Ell prl
nero en- terna, p0r eI Tribunal de Jas
tlcsa dc Mayag0ez, para 81 cargo de
SecTetario d. aquel Tribunal.
La designaci0a nos parece acertadfsi
na, dada la competeucIa de nuestro
amigo en- asuntos de trlbunales.
FL ioven don Juan Cordero, enlplea
do dc GomeraIo fu4 ieteDido por ell
poIcfs Francisco Qin6nes, qnien lie
lnterr"G3 sCbre su noulbre, y condicio
Ues. n coDtento con este, 10 llev0 al
ouerpo de ponoia de la casa consistoriai
.or mas dc dos horas. Ategaba e.
guardia parec6rsele ell joven Cordero
un requlsltoriado a qulen busoaoa la
policfa. Fue soltad0 sIn escus3 ningo
ua.
FL senior Cordero protesta.de ese afro
peIlo.
De la propiedad de don Simon
Moret harrio ortuguez, han desapa
recIdo en- la noche del Ii del corrien
to un caballo Y una yegua cuyas So
mas son las siguientes; caballO bayo
claro aIzada 64 paso largo, trota pc
lado eI esp;nazo, yegua: colorado "a
aizada algunaS mancnaS EN- el PEI
cueZo de areStin de pasO.
I'll indiyiduo o la persona, que de
inforueS del paraderO de dlchos ami
males a don Pedro Auffdn sera gra
tifcado. Febrero % de 1900. 8 8
BE VEMCE ell estabecimiento de
BacberId SituadO en- la Gale Cristina
trente a Vidal J GA. ei que interese
IL negocio pueds diriirse III .uen,
d s esta redacci6n. JUAN ROMAN.
Febrero 20. 6 d
Sc aolic;tan buenos trabajadores pa
"a las mlaas De Daiguirri, Santiago
Sc Cuba. d&ndoes pasaje gratis, Y pa
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-02-26
RssIsoaeea de IA DE1z0cRacyA

10 AZ n uau ca sp Bsai4uin, oomo sodo 81 uaUnde
sghs Qua.aus.
,oisnt1ss r~aesa P4rrivno~ pocfa sohro 10 mesa
dos ys4aa da uistsi dssco,oh~ba la P!lmsTA ootSA'
Nee rsmS16 La hssrA dc ssda 81 s"lo o~l Easasa1s
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-02-26


gsndoles un peso orc americana dia
rio. Solo SO admiten hombres de pico
y pala-
En- Ia calle Mayor entrada d la Can
terra casa de J. Fernando Matias de
Q a IL, = de 4 cinco informaran
Las condiciones estaran ijas en- Ia
mIsma casa. 3 10
GAHEE. Sc venden dos billareS
Duevos en- 300, que estan arrendados
y producer I6 inensualeS.
Tambien Sc yende un roporO de ce
drO y otras cosaS mas.
En- esta imp~enta informaran. Girls
tina 81. Febrero 10. $40
Sc AIQUlLA una comoda y ven
tilada casa en- la calIejon del Comercio
FebrerO %. 2
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-02-26
De A00scO

Ahasco, Fabrsro is de 1900.
Sv. Director de LA DEMocRAorA.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-02-26

VT rssueaio dqi 1uqus do Alsnqou, asguueo asz'
aano dp rev, . L. reina Gnaare, decia al
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-02-26

In ell vapor americana Maria He
rrGrd saii6 Ell Sabado ditimo p.ra Cu0a
la spgan1s expedici6n de trabsi adorss.
Parecs que no IA surtido efeoto entire
los emigcGntes las noticiAs falsas quo Sc
ian pubiieado.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-02-26

Sc enouensre On CANA desde hace al
gunos dtas, Baes.ro e4timaG amigo dor
Carlos Morales.
DaseAmos su prouto restablecimiento.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-02-26

Cr9,lito y Ahorr0 Ponce5zo. = Tnpo
ueuteA ayr, d,'miago, G37. Sums de
posltadz 1.434, 50.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-02-26

IA fslesido en- PAtillss la honorable
se6srA aoha Etaryina Silva de ksGsrs
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-03-22

An ingenious theory for the estima.
tion of the time of the various geolog.
ical periods has been produced by au
engineer whose work ON western rail
roads takes him into primitive coun.
try. He says that in one great de-
pressiou in Wyoming the trees have
been recording the rate of erosion Of
the slopes for about 800 years so ac-
curately that the data to be obtained
by careful study of them will be o
factor of extreme importance in en-
abling scientists to convert geological
time into years. While he has not yet
had time to collect these data properly,
he makes the rough deduction that,
according to their records, the Pliecene
and Pleistocene periods would repre-
sent about one snd one half millions
of years, and that, on this basis, the
Cenizoic time would be about four
millions of years. This would mean
that all geological time from the be-
ginning of the Cambrian epoch would
be sixty-four millions of years.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-03-22

There is certainly no wealth tc ba
extracted from Tutuila. Even tae
primitive agriculture of the island
could hardly be much extended, as
there is scarcely an acre of level land
to be found there. Cocoanuts, indeed,
grow along the shore everywhere, and
even to some extent inland; orange
trees grow to the dimensions of forest
trees; there are nutmeg-trees in the
forest that clothes the slopes; and ar
rowroot, ginger and pineapples abound
everywhere. All these things go to
make Americas South Sea island a
delightful fairy spot. but they are, and
must always be, on too minute scale to
hold out any temptation to the planter
and the trader. Perhaps, for the sake
OF the natives at least, it is we'll.
The Navy Department has decided
to assign Commander B. F. Tilley, of
the collier Abarenda, as the command
ant of the Pago-P Pago coaling station,
which will place him in charge of the
administrative affairs of the Samoan
territory of the United States. Com
mander Tilley is now at Pago-Pago.
The naval officers who have been op
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-03-22
steyn,s Cyrano Courtship.

President Steyn, of the Orange
Free State, took for wife Miss Fra
ser, who was the belle of Bloemfon-
tein. This was many years ago, when
the great Africander was poor,
struggling law student and clerk.
Miss Fraser's parents were very proud
and well-to-do and did not favor the
match. Steyn made love aud wrote
love letters by proxy, choosing a
prominent young farmer as the 60
between. Every day, sometimes
twice day, Miss Fraser and the
farmer would take long walks and
rides together. Bloemfonteiu made
up its mind that Steyn had been cut
out, when the law student returned
from Europe, where he had taken his
degree. Gossip rose to fever heat
when the news came that Steyn had
called upon the farmer. Everybody
was certain that duel was about TO
come off. A short time passed in
which everyone was on the qui vive.
disappointment was nothing to the
feeling which was created when, in
stead OF duel, there was the we'd
ding of Steyn and Miss Fraser, with
the farmer as the first groomsman.
! Philadelphia Post.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-03-22

the Island of Tutuila recently in con-
ection with the work of building the
wharf and establishing coalin sta
ton in the harbor of Pago-Pago state
that there are at present about 1900
people on the Island of Tutuila, ow-
ing allegiance to about three chiefs.
The principal chief is named Man
gum. The people are different from
the inhabitants of the other Samoan
Islands, being particularly peaceful in
disposition.
The population is unique in the fact
that every soul is reputed to be a de-
vout Christian. They are so orthodox
that not one person could be induced
to come aboard one of the American
ships on Sunday, while all of them go
to church. This condition is ascrib
able largely to the influence Of French
missionaries.
Nothing has been positively settled
as yet as to the government of the ISL
ands beyond the fact that the princi-
pal official will be a naval officer. The
general purpose is to have him inter-
fere as little as possible with the ma
tives so long as they continue in their
present peaceful manner to govern
themselves without friction.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-03-22
Thousandn of Doll Makers.

Over in Germany there are 5000
children in one district alone who are
employed to dress dolls and help in
the manufacture of various kinds of
toys. All the children who do this
work are under twelve years of age.
They are taught the art of dressing
doll at the tender age of four. At the
same time, according to the compul-
sorry education law, they are obliged to
go to kindergarten school for at least
one year, and that term is devoted to
such things as making dolls and dress.
ing them, doing everything, in fact,
except molding the heads, which is
done by men expert at the business.
After that the German children
have three or four years of study,
when they are allowed to go into the
doll or toy factories to add to the
daily income of the family to the ex-
tent of few cents day. The chill
dren who go to the kindergarten have
lots of fun making clothes for the
dollies, and so fond do they get of the
little waxen-fac creatures that they
are often sore at heart when the ma
tron comes around to collect them all
to be sent abroad.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-03-22

Under the new Samoan treaty the
United States becomes the possessor
of small island in the South Pacific
Ocean, situated about $50 miles south
of the equator. For some fifteen
years past we have had more or less
sentimental regard for this island, be-
cause it was here that our Govern
ment had acquired from a native chief
lease OF part OF the shore of harbor
on which to establish coaling station.
The harbor was the only one in the
Samoan group in which vessels could
lie safely during hurricane, such as
occasionally visits the group, and its
only drawback was that it was almost
wholly inaccessible on the lapdward
side. Now and then, but at long
, intervals, an American man -of-war
has called at this harbor, but it may
be doubted whether any of the crews
ever attempted to climb the almost
precipitous hills that wall in the
placid sheet of landlocked water which
the natives call Pago-Pago. The ISL
and of Tutuila is by far the least known
of the three main islands that form
the group of Samoa. It lies about
thirty miles south of the other two, on
which alone Europeans or Americans
have settled, either as planters or
traders, and excepting the harbor of
Pago-Pago on the southeast, and a
small bay known as Leone, near the
northwest corner, it possesses no place
Of anchorage or shelter even for the
smallest trading vessels.
The general appearance of Tutuila,
like that of all the volcanic islands of
the South Pacific, is very beautiful.
AS we entered the passage, from
twenty to thirty-five miles broad, be-
tween the islands, every eye scanned
the sh ores, under the impression that
the schooner would be found lying at
some point under the lee of the land.
There was, however, no sign of sail
On either side the land rose high and
oroken, clothed from shore to sum-
init in the luxuriant vegetation of the
tropical islands, and as we proceeded
at half-speed through the passage it
became more and more evident that
for some reason our tender had not
arrived. We had reached the eastern
end and cleared both islands before
any solution of the difficulty presented
itself, but then very small cutter
was discovered lying close inshore, at
point where native village could
ce seen among the palm trees that
formed background to the silver
white coral beach.
The cutter turned out to be trader
engaged in collecting cargo of copra
{sun-dried cocoanut) to be taken to
Apia to the German company's stores
We were told we could stay on board
# we liked, but the cutler must go to
leone Bay, at the western end of the
island. before 1t would return to Apia.
The prospect of staying on board was
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-03-22
Bridget Was an Irish Woman.

A lady had in her employ an excel
lent girl who had one fault. Her face
was alwaysin smudge. Her mistress
tried without offending to tell her to
wash her face, and at last resorted to
strategy.
''Do you know, Bridget" she re-
marked in confidential manner, ''it
is said that if you wash the face every
day in hot soapy water it will make
you beautiful"
"Will it?" said Bridget. Sure. it's
wonder ye niver tried it, ma'am. -
Our Dumb Animals.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-03-22

it can be found in almost every field
and swamp in the country, for phal-
lin is the poisonous element in the
deadly mushroom, the "death cup"
as it has been most appropriately
called. Not only that when phallin
was first discovered it was found that
it was almost identical with the poison
of the rattlesnake, so that death from
mushroom poisoning is very similar to
death from serpent bite. But still
more wonderful. It is known that
various bacteria produce nearly the
same poison-the bacteria, fer in
stance, of diphtheria and typhoid
fever. Itseems odd enough that death
from the poisonous mushroom, from
rattlesnake bite and from diphtheria
should result from practically the
same cause.
It is said that twenty five people are
killed every year in the United States
by eating the death cup, mistaking it
for the edible mushroom. Itrequires
only bit of the death cup to kill "a
piece the size of pea will do it. Oce
case is cited in which boy ate only
third of a small uncooked cup of the
deadly mushroom, but it was enough
to cause his death. Indeed so bane-
full is the phallin poison that even the
handling of the death cup and the
breathing of the spores may produce
serious illness.
The "death cup" is only one of a
number of poisonous plants in America.
although there are not many in this
country or in Europe. The common
est of all is the familiar poison ivy of
our fields and roadsides. Contrary to
almost general belief, poison ivy is cot
injurious unless actually touched. Its
irritating power is due to non-vols-
tile oil contained in the leaves, the ef-
fects of which, while distressing, are
not deadly. A very good representa-
tion of the poison ivy leaves and fruit
is shown in the picture. Once familiar
with it, one needs never mistake it for
anything else. Poison ivy is much
more common in the East than in the
West; one of its favorite growing spots
is along old stone fences and at the
edges of swamps. The poison oak,
so-called, because it's leaf resembles
that of Western oak, is first cousin
to the poison ivy; it is found only ID
the far Western States.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-03-22
Dainty Clothes Hangers.

Gowns wear so much better when
hung away properly that every woman
should make it a point to do so. And
since such dainty hangers have come
into general use the custom can prove
but Joy. A successful and charm
ing hanger can be made from quar-
ter of an old barrel hoop, cleaned
thoroughly. Cotton batting, sprinkled
with sachet powder, is fastened to the
frame, which is then covered with two
widths of ribbon, run together and
mousquetaired. Ribbon sufficient for
long loop (for hanging) and bow
is then fastened TO the centre, and
this dainty addition to woman 8
wardrobe is complete.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-03-22
Removing vaseiine Stains.

Few stains are more obstinate than
those made by vaseline. How to re-
move them was told recently by do
mes;ic science teacher. "dave ready"
she said, "a moderately hot iron and
four pieces of b.otting paper. Put
two thicknesses of tho paper on a
board and wet the spot thoroughly
with ben ine. Lay on the stained
cloth, cover with two other pieces OF
blotting- paper, and press quickly with
the iron. An old stain may need two
or even three applications to remove
the stain. The caution is repeated
that benziue being very infammable
it must be used with great care
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-03-22

ridge that seemed to run the whole
length OF the island.
The land slopes downward from the
central ridge on the northern side in
a succession of spurs, with deep glens
and watercourses between; but on the
southern coast, especially near the
eastern end of the island, the slopes
end abruptly in cliffs and precipitous
banks that descend to the ocean. 1t
is here that go-Pago lies, and from
the top of the ridge it can be seen like
nearly circular basin of perfectly
smooth water. shadowed by the sur
rounding mountains, and with only
one narrow entranceway. which winds
between two lofty wooded bluffs. The
island is not more than eighteen miles
long, and nowhere, 1 should judge,
much more than five miles broad.
From what I saw of the natives OF
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-03-22
Yankee Invention to win.

It is happy fact that Yankees are
so quick to invent and so skillful to
,se machinery of all kinds. Within
the next few years there will be tre-
mendous opportunities for civil, me-
,hanical and electrical engineers in
Asia. When the Chinese cast the first
railway from Shanghai to Woosung
into the river they were only prepar-
ing themselves for network of rail-
ways all over China. When the Co
reans in Seoul destroyed the new elec-
trio line and burned up the cars, they
exhausted the forces of conservatism,
and before long concluded that the
electric railway was the best scheme
for saving extra exertion in walking
that had ever been devised Large
portions OF South America and South
Africa may be undeveloped, and pos
sessed of great material resources,
but nowhere does such combination
of human and natural conditions
Nowhere else are SO many hard
working and temperate men and
women, waiting only to be taught.
such wealth of coal and other min
erals, such fertile soil, such splendid
rivers and harbors. Were the field
small it would not be SO tempting.
But China is in area larger than the
United States, and has population
frnr or five times as large. For the
last quarter of century prospectors
have been studying the provinces of
tho interior, and yet our knowledge
still seems to be most limited. Aims
lees Magazine.