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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-11
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REPuBr1c SPECIAL
Springfield. ILL., Sept 1nIThe following
corpcrarons we're licensed to-day by the
Secretary OF State:
Bkn@.wsIls Company, Chicssos carftai. n
100: = se an engraving business. Incorporanor
pin.
Binner -Egrs<fnE compeny, Cnscaxo. capita,.
$500 fot6e an engraving business. 1ncorporat-
GS r. &cozstou. Cora Wooeru6 and Lulu
AnsFspsn Green on Soap Company. cnscaro;
oApzfaA ~: to manufacture soap. 1ncorporat-
2Sy.1R Rooney. r. Ia Peck and Austin J.
hEfeomsse Company. Chicago; capital. s.su
0enl d pn~etoyr Hphers' supplies. ncoeporators
~. Z 1ufiis, J. A. Burgess and w. B. '0ilefts.
fecffa Miniature Raifwky. Peoria: capital, g.
-: - oAad miniature railway. Ipurporafors-
"a Whitney. O. W. Talbot. C. J. Cnism and
Lans bent, Association. chicago: capital q
fnnsis c. Stafford and {, z Fassbtnder.-
. 20 manufacture matches. Incorporators-A.
lcS1fum J. r. Allen and W. J. flAnasin.
Tho Wsterf1e Cfnb. Winneeka; social fpcor-
Ent0SIGsorxe e Karcher, Charles Norwood
ESEdsmoq and Augustus S. Peabody.
0Svvo Hune fr Convateeceuts. Evanseon: PHI
EnsnroSfe hccrpQrators - Edwin =. Marsh.
ne Ffrell q Hempe Company. cnica<o ~u-
80 thaz. Il had changed Its name 20 the Rsmpe
rhs Bu1alo Run Lead and zinc Company. Chi
caro-. certified that Il had changed its name To
TIE ncn Publishing Company.
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MISSOURI.

Jsffsrson City, No. Sept. 1e.-sscretery q
stsss sam b Sock tesdsy nsued = SsrtinoAss Of
psny q .Csrtervflle: capital. S0yoea al paid
1nooRoratorsS Dougnerty, Thomas W. Hill.
The Straw Work, Company Of
e LOUIS hled statsnent u inoreass of capital
The Eelvshecker Eorxe and Rolling I'M Com
o.pita, from ssoo.oU TO s5so.oal
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Wedding Rings (soIfa GslA)s
Finest, qualities. g to SO. Mermod d Jae-
cards. Rroadwaya nd Locust
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IL prsrsty cwn.s ca IAasds aw nom
1870 to klnrs hs$assz are saaested %
ava. b protest against an eievased ruad On Ia
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BiRIHS, marriages.
AND DEATHS.
RECORD OF BIRTHS.

RECORD OF BIRTHS.
c. and A. Hentscher. 1924 Mulsnphy; boy
I.lands~ Bertrs-, SEA Dodier: girl
S-fandhC. Fctstzi. 1f1 North Le1ng~ef: gin-
J.tand n. Messnar. 1902 Nebraska: boy.
=. and T. Koerner, $40 Illinois; girl
- - and II Taylor. ga Illinois; boy.
z. land z. Mosberger. 2il3A California: bsr.
I Asand E. Schlichiie. sos Michigan, girl
. B.Eand A Rakel, G55 Menard: girl.
. sand,F F. Kuhihon, 121g Marrareta; Boy.
@ and o. IArras. rs Chouteau: grl
X andfR. Frank. 2a13 Arsenal; girl
r and Z. Simon. 1914 Monroe: boy.
Z. x. land c. fMach1eno, So Michigan: Gn
D and 3. Hunt, rs Scott; boy.
Gs.nd5o;w WIS., ~ ~ s ssst sT Ts = 20"
G. apd l.. Bom. ll4e North Sixteenth; boy.
J. and II. Mccormack. SIS South Seventh: HrL
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HOUkiMAEN0WN

Mercantile coliere. Lincoln Trust Suf1di.s. So
enth and Chestnut stS Individual instrucffou
given In Bookkeepinr, Penmanship, shorthand
~TypewridnS- Arithmetic. Grammar. etc Fai
term. day and might Now open- CAN. eslspAsns
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SITUATIONS wANTED-FEMALn.

SITUATIONS wANTED-FEMALE.
-cooK-situauou by coiored girl 10 cool. pri-
vsts family. 1857 Aaffitt-
COOR ETC@Situatfun by Swedish cook: also
waitress and iaundress: references. SeS Morgan
COOK@Sfsuation wanted by frst-ciass cook;
can give best references. S9s Eastou ave
HoUsEGIRL-Gorman girl wants situation for
general housework or cooking Is12 Prairie ave
.HoUsEKEEPER-Posiuou a. housekeepef. Can
q write. z7s2 Olive
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. by respectable
housekeeper or nurse to invalid x rs Republic.
HOUsRKEEPER-Stuattou SIS housekeepsr for
roomtng-hOuse or private family by widow: re-
liable and experienced. with last party two years.
sooc seenstress: best references. Call 1894 Eas-
ton ave
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BY G nrst-class white
laundrees to 90 out by the day. Call a. N
Sarah ST
LAUNDRESSLFIrst- cisss iaun6rsss desires
work to take home o. go out by the day. <G7
Easton ave.
NURsEAsituatlon as nurse IN boarding housN
Lulu merritt. z2o Morgan
SEAkSTRES-Young woman. neat sewer.
would like general sewing to take bona 5s2S
Spaulding ave. Mrs Kempfer.
good cook general work: good home. sman
wages. Call rS Franklin ave. upstairs. rear.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS position BY lady
senoerapher. g.. 1915 Grayois ave.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. by q young lady
Genegrzpher. willing TO start on small salary.
L-sSs Iowa ave.
TYPEwRITER+Ycung lady OF experiences de-
sires situation in office; can use typewriter. p
1ss. Republic.
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AND BARTER
sTocKHoLDERs, MEETIyGs.

TO ExchaneAsixry4ar rarmI cultivated. i'm
proved. for ST. Louis business property. Call
o. address 1859 Division
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"AIHHU1


lhDkn.euIHl PHILIPPINE ISLANDS VIA
SArHHsSusu HONOLULU-pacihc Mail 8.
. Co. Occidental snd Oriental 8. c. Co. and
Ortental s. 8. CO. From San Francisco: China,
September IS Doric. September q; Nippon Maru.
october z For passage and freight rates. res
eTyatione, passage orden and Information ap-
Ply % ! II Lethrop. general agent. SO Olive
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-02-27
TIE OLD CRY CHANGED.

Those honest straightforward, sin
oere Populists viii never go into the
Democratic party" exclaIms a Repub
lican organ avs the Beacon OF witch,
tia
This has q most familiar ring with a
slight change 10 names
In 1880 the Republicans throughout
the state expressed erea, admiration
for honest straightforward Democrats
but they could no. tolerate an alliance
man
Again In 1894 when the Democrats
ran a state uckct the Republicans
praised their stalwart politics but they
could not abide q peopls'e party man.
Now that the law Is such that the
Democrats must hold a convention
and nominate ticket these same Re
publicans are patung the Populist on
the back and telling him what fine
fellow be is n he sticks 10 principle
and nominates a straight ticket
or course the Dlmocrais took the
natteIy IN 1890 and 1894 for what Il
was worth and proved IL by helping
TO administer a hard defeat TO the Re
publicans In 1896 when they helped
the PoDuliss elect their ticket
The Populists may name a separate
ticket this year, but it win not be on
account Of this silly twaddle of the
Republican papers The Populists
have sense enough TO know what this
Gattery means and they viii resent IL.
Republican Legislators may force the
Popunss 10 nominate a ticket by the
ami fusion law but Republican editors
caa uot influence them with such pal
pabl battery
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The Blackwell News says. 1t is re-
ported i'm railroad circles that the san
"A Fe branch from Blackwell to Ton
kawa will soon be extended to Bill
ngs, and from there to Guthrie There
lis a two fold object in this II will
shorten the distance about thirty miles
between Wichita and Guthrie, which is
quite an item in railroading Second,
the Frisco has run a survey along this
proposed route evidently with the in.
tention of building 10 Oklahoma City,
which would cut into the territory now
controlled by the Santa Fe, and IN or.
der to prevent this 1t behooves the
Santa Fe to get a line through as soon
as possible
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CATCHING COLD.

The philosophy Of q cold is arrest Of
the secretions Of the skin and mucus
membranes. The nervous respiratory
explosion, called sneezing denotes that
the sensitive lining of the nasal cavities
is irritated, and that the general func-
lions have been interfered with
The causes that underlie a cold are
decline Of vital force and the impoycr
ishment of the blood. The scientific medi-
cal world knows that when AN tho forces
and functions Of the body are ut par.
a cold, under ordinary circumstance.
is almost impossible.
The remedy which viii keep thc vital
force az par, and thus enable the systrm
10 ward OF colds, Ia grippe, and other dis
eases. is Dr. liarter's Iron Tonic. lt
replenishes the supply of iron. which is
the fighting element of the blood
Read what prominent citizens OF
Natchez. Miss, say
pr Harer's Iron Tonic is an right.
1 use 10 in my home"
Andrew j. Smith.
The Franklin Street Groccr.
'I have been acquainted with Dr. IIar-
tr's medicines since the Civil War: in
fact. J have raised a family 0n tLcm"
o. M smith, Maker OF jug Nstcrns.
The larter's Medicines are AN good.
Hon. James Dickerson.
u. 5. Clpim Atty
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DEMOCRATIC WELCOME TO


There is nothing in the Prince that
will appeal more strongly 70 the Ameri
can people and contribute 50 much TO
his popularity az his denocrauc sim
plicity. There is nothing in his en-
husiastic welcome mat he can prize
more highly than its sincerity and
freedom from funkeyism.
His first wireless message from sea
was a congratulation OF the nation on
the commemoration OF Washingtons
Birthday. Among his nrst words on
landing were; q like New York very
much but It makes no difference to
me whether your buildings are twenty
stories high or two stories. want 10
become acquainted with the American
people" Again, Il am always pleased
TO speak English or hear It spoken. be
cause my mother was English"
These are not the sentiments OF one
who comes only as scion of the
hohenzolleIns and brother OF the
Kaiser. The cordial we-come which
will everywhere and from all classes
greet him will be a ,ribu5e, not so
much to the Prince as to the man, not
80 much to title or birth as TO merit
and distinction.
It is the welcome that American hos
pitality and enthusiasm ever extend TO
a distinguished visitor VINO has won
his spurs ia the service OF his coun-
try and comes here 20 see ana TO learn.
II is enhanced in this instance by the
fact that the visitor comes bearing the
good will OF the people whose blood
flows in the veins Of so many Ameri-
can citizens
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FOR GOVERNMENT JOBS.
Dates When Civil Service ESamina.
tions Will be Held.

The civil service commission an
nounces that examinations Will be held
in the city of Guthrie, Okla, for the
following positions
Seed laboratory assistant March 4,
1902.
Train maser qlartermaster's de
partment), March 4, 1902
Local and assistant inspector OF
hulls. March 4 and 5, 1902.
Machine designer Omitted States
mint, March 4 and 5, 1902.
Chief engineer (coast and geodetc
survey. March 25 and 26, 1902.
Interpreter ARABIC, Turkish and
Armenian. March 25, 1902
Electrical engineer and craftsman
March 4, 5, and 6, 1902.
Steam engineer, March ., 1902.
Computer (bureau of forestry,
March 25, 1902
Assistant (piece work coInputer),
March 25 and 26, 1902.
Necessary information concerning
the above examinations can be obtain
ed by making application In person or
by letter to the undersigned.
3. F. Perkins,
Secretary.
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with what our physicians said was indigestion.
] doctored with the best around here and found
no relief ] wrote you. and YOU advised me 20
use Or Picrces Golden Medical Discovery.
took three bottles aud 1 felt so good that I
stopped being cured. / have no symptoms Of
gastric trouble or indigestion now"
If you ask your dealer for Golden
Medical Discovery because you have
confidence in its cures, do not allow
yourself to be switched off to a medicine
claimed to be ojust as good" but which
you did not ask for and of which you
know nothing.
You can get the Peoples Common
Sense Medical Adviser, 1908 pages, pa
per covers, free by sending 7I one-cent
stamps, to pay expense of mailing only.
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INDIAN ALLOTMENTS.
Action Of Losal Land Office Sustained
by the Department.

The reflections of the local land Of
flee have been sustained by the secre-
.tary Of the interior in the following
Indian allotment cases:
Alvin Ridley Callahan against Louisa
Dupre, land in the Iowa country south
east of this city
Joseph Ross against Frederick Du-
pre- land in the Iowa country
John NJ. Morrison against Lucy Vet
.ers, land in the Iowa country
Samuel NJ Guy against Nav ano-
Way, an Iowa Indian
William r Gulick against Ke-nah
.Kow-ko Quah, Sac and Fox Indian,
for land near the Sac aud Fox agency.
Martin Miller against Wah to Ora.
Me. an Iowa Indian
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secRETARWs OFFICE.
3. =. Perkins,
Secretary.

Another Telephone Company Files
Articles Of Incorporation.
Territorial charters were granted to
day to the Lincoln County Land, Loan
and Investment company. The pcin-
cipal place Of business will be Clifton,
Lincoln county. The capital stock is
5000 Following are the incorpora-
tors James b. Koonce, William A.
Scott and Julian l.. Meeker all Of
Clifton
The Cleveland TelepA one company
of Cleveland capital stock 10000
The incorporators are; o. A. Gilbert,
C. c. Means and G w Sutton all of
Cleveland
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d. f. Smith of Cashion has bidden a
sad farewell to the Office OF deputy oil
Inspector and the emoluments pertain
ing thereto. The name OF the Blaine
county politician who will succeed
him has not yet been announced. It
Is said that Ed Korns, the other deputy,
will be retained if the Blaine county
appetite can be satisfied from some
other sOurce.
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The plot OF TOO Rich to Marry"
presents the remarkable situation Of
two young men whose love affairs do
not run smoothly, because one is too
poor and the other is too rich Pom
sonby, a poor artist falls in love with
the daughter OF a rich mine owner
named Wigs, while on sketching
tip 70 Colorado. Van Nlissinggen, a
rich young man. while on a visit 10
Maryland. falls In love with Aletha, a
beautiful Dunkardesc. Ponsonby per.
suade5 the Colorado girl to elope with
him. The opening scenes of the com
edy find him married and settled down
with not a cent TO settle up.
Van Vlisslngen can not overcome the
'scruples OF Aletha, and Is compelled TO
return to the city without her. Aletha,
however. persuades her mother TO take
her to the city TO learn to paint Van
'Vhssingen refers her TO Ponsonby.
Ponsonby has no other pupils, so Van
iVnssingen Is compelled to supply the
appearance OF a school by dressing as
la girl. In disguise he wins the heart
OF the old lady, and gains her consent
20 marry Aletha, by such diplomacy
as Is only fair In love and war
The comedy viii be seen at the
Brooks opera house, Friday, March 2.
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rHE MAN WHo eELIevFs
HE WILL WIN

This life is a race-so the sages de
clare. and / Judge that the sages
are right
And we are the jockeys to handle, with
care. the horses we speed in their
flight:
And Fate is the starter who bids us TO
go, and we dare noJ that fiat defy;
If our horses be fast or our horses be
slow for a place in the race we
must try
Somewhere up above sits the Judge
and He knows the speed of each
horse that we ride
And If we are doing our best as it
goes, or tagging, ana little beside.
and this I have nodced while watch
ing the race and hearing its tur
moil and din;
The man that is likely TO win the first
place is the man who believes he
will win
"Au ready" The starter is calling us
now, and we look to the bride and
girh
Ere we leap to the saddle and stead.
fastly vow we viii win Of the
prizes Of earth
Then Co" is the wore, and away
we all speed, each hoping a
trophy to gain;
And some, who at first show the power
to lead fall back, lacking will to
attain;
And others there be who join in the
fray undismayed by the ones in
their van,
Content in the end of the Judge shall
but say He did what he could,
like a man"
All. stern is the struss. ""h many
are passed while oshers ~ scarce
ly begin;
But the man that is winner be sure.
at the last, is the man who be
leves he viii win.
No hope Of attainment have they who
lack trust. for doubt holds way
ering rein;
In the spirits low voice as it whis-
pers Il must!" is the promise of
all we attain
Are you worn in the struggle? Press
on. and press on! Thus only a
prize shall be won;
And the Judge. who well knew that
your spirit grew wan, shall whis-
per. Well done. yes, well done"
Oh. many a man, on a faltering steed,
has ridden it straight to success.
And feet that grow weary, and stun
BILE and bleed, may submits OF
happiness press;
For my sould did proclaim, as ran
in the race, with ns turmoil and
clamor and din;
The man that is certain TO win the first
place is the man VINO believes he
viii win
Alfred J. waterhorse, in March
Success"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-02-27
1T WAS THE WRONG E. E. BROWN
Why the Ex.oil inspector Ws5 saub
bed by the Governors Secretary

The fact that there are two men in
Oklahoma bearing the name of f. e.
Brown is responsible for the misunder-
tanding between f. F. Brown of Ok.
lahoma City and Fred L. Wenner late
.ly private secretary to Governor Fer.
guson.
Brown called Governor Ferguson by
telephone on me day of the announce
ment that Browns position as terri
to.ial oil inspector would be given to
John H. Dillon Of Geary. Wenner
answered the telephone cali and insist
ed that Brown tell what his business
was and what he wished to say to
Governor Ferguson. Mr.. Brown de
clined and Wenner replied that Gov
Iernor Ferguson was too busy to be dis
turbed at that time and hung up the
telephone receiver BIPwn thought
he had received shabby treatment as
a territorial Official
The sequel of the incident has just
become known r. E Brown, editor
Of the Observer, a weekly newspaper
published here, was printing charges
against the management of the Okla
homa sanitauum, and whenever he
heard of a new charge he would carry
the news to Governor Ferguson, either
personally OF by telephone Often
Governor Ferguson was too busily en-
gagged ~ listen to Brown. Browns re.
quests 10 talk with the governor be
came so numerous that Wenner adopt
ed the plan OF asking Brown what he
had 10 say, and if his business was
trivial he was told to call another time
When E. e. brown of Oklahoma City.
called for Governor Ferguson, Wenner
thought that he was talking 10 the
Guthrie man.
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A duke, a marquis and two earls
slaim the right TO attend King Ed
ward and act as valet in the royal bed
chamber on coronation eve. His Maj
esty will probably be 50 fatgued af
ter the ceremony that he will dispense
with the services of the noble bunch,
hang his crown on the back Of a chair
and turn IN unassisteG
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neafness cannot Re cured.

by local applications. as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There Is
Is by constitutional remedies Deafness
IL caused by an inhammed condition OF
the mucous lining of the EustaChian
Tube When this tube gets infiamed you
have o rumbling sound or imperfect hear.
ing and when II IS entirely closed deaf
ness IS the result. and unless the lnliam-
nation can be taken out and this tube
restored TO its normal condition, hearing
viii be destroyed for ever; nine cases out
OF ten are caused by catarrh, Wllch Is
pcthing but an inhamed condition Of the
mucous surfaces.
We win give one Hundred Dollars Tor
anv case OF Deafness Caused by cataiGfl
that cannot be cured by Halls C1tarrn
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
+. J. CHENEY & Co. Toledo, ..
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family pills are the best.
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THURSDAY F9BaUARY a. 1902.
lEMocRATIc TERRIToRIAL

COMMIT 7 EE.
The Democratic Territorial Central
committee win meet at the Hotel Lee.
Oklahoma City. Friday, February 2S
County chairmen are ex ohicio mem
ber- OF this committee All members
OF the committee are urged to be pres
ent. as matters Of vital Importance will
be discussed
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Real estate is active today 1t is in
the air.
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WANTED.

WANTED-Hustling salesman for Ok
lahoma and Texas, by well establish
ed wholesale house. High commits
sion contract, with $500 weekly al
lowhnce while travelling. Jess H,
Smith Co, Detroit, Mich.
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"a Thoroughbred Tramp
thing new, even to the tramp is
awful new. but the others are not. At
thhe Brooks Friday
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The Katy proposition needs en-.
eouragement
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gestiOn or gastric trouble
goes some night to q
dinner and returns home
10 find he has taken that
last step from health
which can never be TAX
en- back.
To neglect the cure
OF Indigestion or some
other form Of stomach
trouble is dangerous. II
is also iuexcusable. DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery cures diseases
of the stomach and other
organs of digestion and
nutrition. It purihes
the blood, stimulates the
liver. cures biliousness,
and eliminates bilious
poisons from the sys-
tenn.
rThc praise I would like
10 give YOUR Golden Medical
Discovery / cannot utter iu
words or describe with pen. y
writes Jas d Ambrose. Esq.
Of 1905 3 Mihin St, Hunt.
iucdou. Pa. uT was taken
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ONE STEP MORE

Will be fatal to the sleep-walker. Will
he draw back or will he take the final
fatal stepo A great many people are in
peril like the sleep-wslker. They are
diseased. The disease is progressing
day by day. The time comes when one
more step away from health is fatal.
The man who has suffered from indi-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-02-27

FOiey'S Kidney Cure
makes Kidneys and bladder rjghf
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-02-27

Alfred J. waterhopse, in March
Success"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-04-30
Snvage Legends.

The savage islanders of the south
Pacific believe that the world is n CO
coanut shell Of enormous dimensions
at the top OF which is single aperture
communicating with the upper air
where human beings dwell. At the
very bottom of this imaginary shell IS
stem gradually tapering to point
which represents Ihe beginning of al
things This point is spirit or demon
without human form. whose name Is
Root Of All Existence. BY him the EN-.
tire fabric OF creation is sustained.
In the interior of the cocoanut shell
mt It's very bottom. lives female de
mon So narrow is the space into
which she is crowded that she Is oblig.
ed TO sit forever with knee and chin
touching. Her nPme Is The Very Be
ginning. md from her are sprung ma.
mcrous spirits. They inhabit five diff
ferent floors. into which the great co
coanut is divided From certain OF
these spirits mankind is descended
The islanders. regarding themselves rs
lie only real men and women. were
formerly accustomed to regard stran
rs us evil spirits In the guise OF hu
mainly, whom they killed when they
could. Offering them us sacrifices.