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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-06

in the shape OF iron and steel. The
government buys hardware, galvanized
roofing, elevators, pumps for irrigation
ana all sorts Of machinery and engi-
neering. Such purchases are so Inn
portant both here and In Australia that
II would pay to put more money into
the consular service OF these countries,
even at the expense Of cutting of such
places as the Falkland Islands and a
score OF others where we have salared
men who cannot possibly earn their
salt.
We should send our best business
men as our consular representatives to
this part of the world We should have
men who are alive to the pushing Of
American trade and who will report
upon the enormous field which is now
wide open TO us. Some OF our consuls
II seems to me, do not appreciate their
positions. Take for instance remark
made to me by the consul general to
Australia very nice young man, who
acquired much Of his business expert
ence as postmaster of the thriving town
Of Grand Forks, n OAK, from where
he came TO Melbourne, a city almost as
big as ST. Louis, 10 take charge of Uncle
Sans business interests in the contIn-
ent OF Australia had asked him why
he did not keep the state department
posted on the openings for American
trade, and on the business developments
which are going on everywhere He
replied that he reported upon all things
that the department directly asked for,
but that he did not consider It best to
show up the great trade advantages of
fAy tgh
to the attention OF the Germans and
other nations.
such policy Is mistaken one The
English and Germans are studying the
Australian markets, and are doing
everything 90 push their goods into
them They have ten confidential
agents TO our one In the way Of business
firms, and our consuls should not only
report fully. but they should also hustle
for government contracts.
THE LOWEST TOWN OF THE pa
CIFIC.
I recently visited the lowest town on
this side of the world. Ii Is the bottom
city Of the Pacific Far below Cape
Town, at the bottom of Africa, and al
AhNeN o8 al NVhAh or 1 bHAd 4AltluS bt
the bottom Of South America II is In
vercargill, at the extreme south Of New
Zealand, as nice little city OF 10000
people as you will find anywhere The
town Is as well built as any OF the same
size In the United states It has water
works, good schools, public library,
an$ beautiful park. upon the waters
OF which swim half a dozen Jet black
swans.
| took walk through the town, stop
ping In the business section at an agri-
cultural implement store. The show
room was filed with farming machin-
cry ! noticed that half Of the supply
was American. There were several
Chicago drills, two Ohio harvesters and
some Illinois plows l entered and
talked with the proprietor He told me
that he found a good sale FOR American
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-06

How the New zeaandes Lead the World as spenders--
Their Cities and Towns--How Business is Done-Amer-
can Drummers in Ausralasia.-Amercan Shoes at High
Prices and Something About American Bicycles Hard
and Gold Dredges-Queer Methods Of Catching Gold
by Means of Plush Table Coths-The Wonderful Iron
Sands of New Zealand Which May BE Worth Fortunes
How our Consus Could Boom Business-The Butter Ex-
ports and How the Government Helps the Farmers.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-06

the largest city Is Christchurch, with
$1,000 population, situated on the fam
GUS Canterbury Plains, and stil further
south on the same island Is Dunedin,
with a population OF 10000 Christ
church and Dunedin are rival towns,
the spirit of the people Is much like as
that which anmates Minneapolis aud
st. Paul ChrlstchurCh is an English
town. II was founded by colony OF
English Episcopallans about sixty
years ago, Dunedin was founded by
Scotch Presbyterians ut the same time,
and In It's early days, am told, Il was
by no means safe 10 question f0reordi-
nation, election, justification, sanctif-
cation or infant damnation within It's
borders
Today the people Of Dunedin are
nine.tenths Scotch. There are Scotch
names over the stores. Scotch names
for the streets, and when | asked a
rosy-faced little boy the name Of the
churches he replied with pronounced
Scotch hrogue
THAT. sor, Is the Fierst Kirk"
The Dunedin men say that their
churches are far better of than those
Of the rival city. They are all out OF
debt and have money In the bank
When the city was founded one-tenth
Of all the land was set aside for the
church. This Is leased out on ground
rents for twenty'one years at a time.
on the condition that at the close OF
each such lease all the improvements
shall belong to the church.
-
PLENTY OF LEISURE
All the New Zealand cities are well
huilt Thev havo their theaters 1ibrar.
les and stoves their hanks ana their
factories Every one has its cricket
chm and us recreation grounds and
many have botanical gardens. There
are saloons or hotels as well as chuches.
and the people devote large part Of
their time to ENJOYMENT. The eight
hour day glyes plenty of leisure night
and morning. The man stops work in
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-06
The ChinaWare.

France. England, Austria and our
own America send their best chinaware
stocks here.
Full Dinner Sets Of Haviland In hand
some patterns. or stock patterns that
you can buy single or dozen pieces
Of.
American and English proclaim ware.
plain and decorated.
Then there's cut glass too.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-06
NEW ZEALAND GOLD MINES.

Within the past few months New
Zealand has been ordering mining ma
chlnery of the United States. II has
lust received some gold dredges from
Chicago, and IL Is probable that more
will be needed. The ordinary dredge
here costs from 10000 10 S3j, 900, and the
demand Is such that they cannot be
gotten fast enough.
Gold mining in New Zealand has curl
Gus features Most of Il Is alluylal.
Here and there along the coast Of the
middle island are plains, the sand Of
which contains a gold flour. The plains
are along the edges Of the sea, backed
by mountains or hills containing quartz
or other auriferous rocks. For ages the
streams have been carrying this -four
gold worn from these rocks down Into
the water, and the tides and storms
have thrown II back upon the land. In
the meantime the sea has been slowly
receding. leaving chocolate colored
sand or congonlerate mixed with gold,
These plains have been taken w by
miners in tracts Of from fifty to 100
acres. They dig out the sand and flow
It over amalgam plates or tables COW
cred with mating or plush, AZ the
the plush the gold falls and Is caught
in the nap, while the sand, being light
or. flows off. From time TO time the
plush Is taken off and washed. In some
places the sand is dredged out by ma
chinery, flowing tables being ma
nected with the dredges
This is by far the most profitable
method OF mining. and there are today
many dredging companies in different
parts of New Zealand, nearly all OF
which are making money, The miners
claim that II they can get one grain
of gold to a cubic yard Of earth they
can work at a profit, and in some cases
the results are ten times this. one
Of the first dredges, made by man by
the name Of Mcqueen in 1882, is still
working 1t has taken out Of the
Clutha river more than 100000 worth
OF gold Another dredge, started by
Chinaman, paid SO well that the stock
of the company rose 800 per cent, and
I am told that nineteen out OF every
twenty dredges which are being work.
ed are making a profit. The expense OF
running a dredge IS about $3.50 a week
or less, each dredge employing from six
to ten men.
At present the gold product OF New
Zealand Is more than 81, 900 600 a year,
and altogether more than 5000 900 600
worth of gold have been mined. The
country has about 1900 gold miners.
the most Of whom are engaged IN placer
mining or dredging
MONEY IN IRON SAND.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-06
MONEY IN IRON SAND.

In the North island there is fort
une for the man who can invent some
thing to use the iron which is there
mixed with the sand Of the seashore
am told there are millions OF tons OF
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-06
Alaska Refrigerators'

There are a dozen other Rei l,.vhs
ators Just as good looking as %, ,bat The
ant us in the saving OF ice ''A'
Alaska surpasses all others. ,os Man
Guess that's the reason the ice
doesn't like them, thar makes
We've samples OF several otne'
lust TO show you the difference
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-06
Bed Room
Furniture.

This is the age Of Iron Bedsteads'
And why not?
They're handsome. they are stronS
and they're comfortable.
Physicians say they're healthier,
But no matter. they're popu'a','
they're here In greater variety anu ~
less prices than anywhere else ANA
Iron Bedstepis. black ana 90 H "a nm
enamel with bltss trimmihss, Gov
Ali Brass Bed,teads, 5000 up .,o
We've the old STYLES OF Bedsteaus ~ ~
We've ali the other furniture for s.s
bedroom, Chlffoniers. Dressers' les
ing Tables. Mirrors, Chairs, Mattress
and Bedding. - .h, Mai.
And we want to say that me . m1
tresses are all made In our OWL i srtiele,
SO your sure TO get a sooo
clean and well made.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-06

reapers, and all sorts of American
farming tools, but that the British and
Canadians were trying to crowd us out
Of the market Said he;
"One Of your chief competitors Is
Canada. The Canadian firms will sell
on longer time and we can get better
prices for their goods on that account.
We have to charge less when we sell
for cash, and II Is much harder 10 sell. -
Farther up the same street ! saw
American bicycles In a shop window,
and farther on American handsaws At
present the most Of the cotton goods
sold here come from England, but the
people would take our prints. | saw
some In Wellington dry goods store
and asked the merchant where he got
them. lie replied that ne had given
trial order to see how they would go,
and that they were selling well, lie
showed me his invoice, II was for S,OOO
worth Of goods, and this he called a
trial order, Most firms in the United
States would consider II good order.
II would seem to me that the cotton
manufacturers OF Massachusetts, and
the south could well afford to look up
this matter.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-06
About Carpets.

Very likely some room in the house
needs new carpet
Very likely you're hesitating about
buying the carpet on account OF the
cost
Come here and see the showing
you'll be surprised how little a real
good carpet viii cost you
All kinds are here-at an prices-so
you're most sure to find something to
sult your pocket book.
We know you never saw such carpet
showines before.
We know you never saw such CARPET
values before
If you're not In the buying mood
come anyhow Just 10 see the show
ing.
But wen hint.
Don't come unless you can stand lots
OF temptation.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-06
ParIor Furniture

It's worth a trip here-and I'D to the
third floor-eyen II you had to walk all
the way, to see the beautiful things we
have for the parlor.
But you won't have TO walk-the ele-
vator win take you to the third floor
then you can get out and stroll at your
leisure among the pretty things.
SIT down in some OF the chairs and
settees-see that they're made for COM
fort as well as looks.
Ask TO see that set in gold with the
rich heavy upholsterng-there are five
pieces In the set-s275.OO
But there are hundreds OF others
away down to 5000 for the full set.
II you don't want full set YOU can
have single pieces-chairs, settees so
fas, and lots Of little pieces
Cochise review., 1901-02-16
Folding Beds, Bed Lounges and Cots

Are you one of the many inquiring customers for these very goods. Ifyou are then you should lose no time in getting here, for this new lot will not last long. We've had many more inquiries than we've goods for and someone will be disappointed. If you delay too long, perhaps you Il be one of the disappointed ones
 While you are at the Furniture Store, take a look around. No doubt but that you'll find many an attractive piece of fur niture that you've been wanting. It will probably cost you less than you expected to pay.
Cochise review., 1901-02-16
THE % % COPPER QUEEN STORE [
New China Ware

It's getting to be almost an old story this telling of new things in the Crockery Department, or the China store, if you please.
 But never before has 1t made such a strong appeal to your love for the beautiful as now. The Department is growing and already is beyond the stage where it can supply only the necessary things i'll crock cry Dinner sets and such pieces are apt to interest you only when you've need for same.
 Now the Department makes bid for your interest with a splendid showing of dainty bits of china ware Not absolutely essential things-no, not at all, unless you're entirely lacking in sentiment But what woman can resist after dinner coffee cups, quaint little tea pots with sugars and creamers to match, and such things. And its just such things as we've unpacked this past week and now have ready for you. Decorated Tea Sets consisting of tea pot, sugar and creamer. ......... S3. to b. Sugar and creamers. .......... $2 and S3 Odd single cups and saucers:
 After dinner coffees, tea cups nous tache cups
 Cake plates, handsomely decorated sl to S2
 Fancy pin trays
 Fancy pin trays
 -Jewelry and match boxes
 -Candlesticks
 Chocolate sets Bureau sets
 Ash trays
 Small decorated mugs. .10c to 35c
 Shaving mugs for the men 35c to Sl
Cochise review., 1901-02-16
Lenten Food

We list below great long array of just such things in the eatable line as you'll be wanting with the advent of the Lenten Season.
 If variety is the spice of life-and of appetite, then therell be no palled digestion due to monotony of diet.
 Were you aware that so many kind of fish food could be had-all put up ill cleanly, appetizing shape?
 Mackerel Salmon Bellies Salt Salmon Halibut Russian Sardines Goldfish Pilchardl oil Swedish Herring Sardines Smoked Herring Smoked Bloaters Cavaire Smoked Eles Holland Herring White Fish ca B Boaters Kippered Herring Anchovies Skined Herring Spiced Herring
 Oysters fresh and canned.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-12-05
Great LiberaIity

One day in November, 1900, l was
called upon to conduct the funeral of
an aged bachelor. who had three
brothers all noted for their stingi-
ness. | drove IL miles to the church
house, conducted service and then
drove one mile to the graveyard.
After burial one of the brothers
asked me to stop at his home for
dinner. On taking my leave he asked
me what l charged for my services.
| told him l never made any charges,
but always left it to the liberalitv
of the friends. After saying that "a
preacher who drives 12 miles to a
funeral deserves something good"
he went and brought two of the larg-
est sweet potatoes l ever saw. As he
put them in the buggy he said:
Now, don't you and your wife eat
till you make yourselves sick.'-
Homiletic Review.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-12-05

| 100000 yen or more. The yen is
about so cents in United States
money.
The Jill has discovered that there
are exactly AL persons whose possess
sions aggregate at least $25O,OOO.
| Toki, the capital, possesses one-third
of them, but eight provinces sur
rounding that city have scarcely any
rich men. The other great cities
ranked in order according to the
number of their capitalists are:
Osaka, Kobe, Nagaya, Kioto and
Yokohoma, says the New York Sun.
1t will seem strange to foreigners,
to whom Yokohama is the best
known of all japanese cities, that it
should be last in the Jiji's list. The
statistician does not attempt to ac-
count for this, but in explanation of
the fact that the prefecture of Kiu-
/ shiu, always looked upon as the rich
est in the empire, has few semi-mil-
lionaires, the paper says, that while
there are not many rich men there yet
its wealth is very generally distrib-
uted and there are no poor people.
! Commenting upon the information
thus brought to light by the Jill the
Japan Daily Mail, paper published
in English in Yokohama, says:
Comparing these results with
American statistics, it appears that
whereas there are 3,S2s persons in
] the United States credited with pos
sessing a million gold dollars each
and upward, or, in other words, one
millionaire for every 10000 inhabit-
ants, supposing the population to be
| 75,O00,000, there is in Japan only one
semi-millionaire for every 100000 in
habitants, taking the population at
| 45,000,O00 Reducing these figures to
the same denomination (yen), it
would appear that there are Just ten
| times as many men of wealth in
America as in Japan.
But before accepting that conclu-
sion large correction is evidently
necessary, since, although there may
be only 3,S2S millionaires in the
States there may be fifty or a hun
dred thousand quarter millionaires.
Obviously, since half a million yen is
equal to only quarter of million
dollars, no accurate comparison can
be made until the number of quar-
er-milionaires in America is ascer-
| tanned"
The Jiji's figures also reveal the
fact that manufacturing is still in its
infancy in Japan, for in the list of
AL men of wealth both the farming
and the merchant classes have a
larger representation than has the
manufacturing class. 1t is also no.
ticeable that out of AL no fewer
than &C are noblemen who do not
pursue any trade or profession. A
remarkable fact is that not more
than one or two in every ten have
amassed their wealth in one genera
ton; the others have inherited a
great part of it. This is Just the op-
posite of the conditions prevailing in
America, where seven or eight in
every ten millionaires have made
their own money.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-12-05
The Rival GOriIIas

Once upon time a gorilla was in
love, and while he delayed his pro-
posal rival appeared on the scene,
gained the affections of the one he
loved, proposed, was accepted and
soon married her.
A year passed, and the disappoint-
ed lover called on his successful rival
while he was swinging on a hickory
limb, with crying baby in his arms,
and silently listened to his wife
scolding him for some fancied breach
of household regulations.
''That was narrow escape" he
said, as he turned quickly in his
tracks and hurried away.
Moral: Delays are dangerous for
the other fellow.-N. Y. Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-12-05
lAi651ziEz151 Il {j1izld5g =
Getting the Facts.

"How far is it to the next town,
my friend?"
Its a right smart piece"
'How many miles?"
''Hain't never counted EN-"
"Well, how many yards, then?"
"Well, they's my yard, an Neighbor
Jones yard an the Wilder SCOTS
yard, and"
Nonsense! How much ground will
l have to cover between here and
there?"
well, they use to call it ten acre or
so, but it's my opinion its ten an .
half!"-Atlanta Constitution.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-12-05

Acouple were getting married, and
the man who was acting as father
was an extremely fussy person.
When the question was asked, "Who
giveth this woman to be married to
this MANI" to the amusement of
both the clergyman and the congre-
cation this gentleman stepped for
ward and said: 81 have very much
pleasure in doing so.'-Tit-Bits
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-12-05
The Polite Young Man.

"Yes," said the naughty young
woman who was Colonial Dame as
well as a Daughter of the Revolu-
ton, my great-great-grandsire fell
at Bunker HILL"
"Ice or banana skin?" inquired the
polite young man from Milwaukee,
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-12-05

81 Notwithstanding tell me
tibet when a city Teller proposes tew
a city gal she always says: "Oh, this
is so student"
Abe Geehaw-Well, thet's only nat
ural. Why, them city fellers don't
think nothin' of proposin' tew a gal
tibet they've only kept company with
for three or four years.-Brooklyn
Ea0le.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-12-05
JAPAN HAS FEW RICH MEN.
The Whole Empire Has Less Than
$50 Who Are Worth "a Quar-
ter of Million.

Japan, it seems, is not overbur-
dened with millionaires. For many
months the Jill Shimpo, one of the
leading vernacular newspapers of the
empire, has been making an investi-
CATION with the purpose of ascer-
tanning how many men there are in
the mikado's realms who possess
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-12-05
Handy to Have Around.

She-You won't object to having
my dear mamma live with us after
we are married, will you?
He Ga young physician Not at all.
In fact, she'll be most welcome.
I'm so glad you feel that way"
eyes; you see, she is always ailing,
and 1 really need somebody to expert
ment on."-N. Y. Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-12-05
DupIicity.

81 don't understand how Ethel
Mothwing ever got engaged to such
steady, matter-of-fact young man."
said one girl.
ut was easily managed" answered
the other. "She got cook book.
took the covers off and inserted tbs.
paper-back novel she happened to !
reading. The silly fellow thoughS
she was going to make a wonderful
housewife. "-Washington Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-12-05

Purchaser (angrily)-You told me
this horse could go with the speed of
the wind. 1t was all l could do to
get into town before noon.
Dealer-He amt had no fair show
yit. Wait till We turn him home ard.
Coin home he's CREASED lightnin!'-
N. Y. Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-12-05
What 1t Is That Comes.

''Do you believe that all things come.
to him who waits?'
NO" answered the hustler, decisive
ly. pretty nearly everything that
man doesn't want comes to him who
waits, but the things worth having
come to him who gets up and humps
himself. Chicago Post.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-12-05

Elder Passnips boy writes
home that your son Jack isn't get
ting along very fast at college.
Deacon Oldham-Don't you believe
what your boys tellin' you, elder.
Jacks goin' through fast enough. He
runs away ahead of his allowance
every month.-Chicago Record-Her
aid
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-12-05
As 1t Seemed to BRIDGET.

Mrs. Frills-Now that l have en-
gagged you, Bridget, 1 am going to be.
gin right away to give you little
training in the art of waiting on
guests. You see, my daughter is COM
ing out next month
Bridget-Indade, mum! An how
long was she STINT up for?-Richmond
Dispatch.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-12-05
Force of Habit.

"Have you no regret?" we asked OF
the druggist who had served arsenic
instead of quinine.
''No," he replied, "but have some.
thing just as good"
However, he well knew that we ex-
pected him to say this, else why
would we have written the first ques.
tiOn?-Baltimore American.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-12-05
Very Suspicious.

Friend-Why, Elvira, what's the
matter?
Elvira-Oh, I don't know, only I'm
worried to death. I've had the same
girl six weeks, and she doesn't talk
about leaving yet.
"She doesn't?"
"No; not a word. She must be in
love with my husband. IN. Y. Weekly
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-12-05
Method In Her Madness.

Dashaway-Last night experienced
a novel sensation. Miss Twilling in
vited me out to dinner as her guest,
and insisted on ordering and paying
for everything. l wonder what she did
it for?
Cleverton-She probably wanted
something to eat.-Harlem Life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-12-05
Pity,

A sage looked past the bars one day
Upon a fol and sighed,
And murmured, as he turned away:
Alas! if in his infancy
He only could have diedr'
The fool gaZed at the sage as he
Reiterated from the place,
And said: Il wouldn't care to be
Alive if God had given me
That poor old fellows face"
Chicago Record Herald