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a little accentuated, perhaps. His wits are sharp
ened by the constant brushing which the world
gives him, and when it to morals-wen he
is Sunday school youngster-
He is honest If one makes him so. by knowing in
advance the price Of things which he sends him out
20 buy and the Office rates for the messages he
asks him to deliver If he smokes cigarettes and
drinks when ne gets the chance he is doing what
other boys Of his station in life likely to do
The investigation Of his life by the Child Labor
Committee carried without his knowing
anything about II until it was all over. Residents
OF twentythree Settlements in various parts Of the
city visited the homes of messengers and ques-
toned mothers, fond and otherwise. The boys
themselves furnish data in a score Of cases The
results have been summarized in a report by Miss
Helen Marot who has charge of the investigation.
More vividly interesting. however, are the reports
on individual cases from a study Of which Miss
Marot deduced her conclusion that the messenger
boy is travelling very sorry road.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15

'overcharges' that his way just his boy
sh tastes dictate. His father is the proprietor Of
prosperous fish market and his elder brother works
In g theatre.
James -. who has grown into fourteen years.
after two years messenger service. calls himself
'drfter.' You see," said he. II don't never stay
In office very long"
Some Offices are much more desirable than others.
and q boy does not remain long in the business
until he finds out the best paying The offices are
named according to the sort Of work which pre-
dominates For instance, the offices about Grand
Central Station known express wagons"
because the boys have tote much hand
baggage "Tender1oin' offices are considered the
snaps in the service, because of the tips.
"a year and half ago. declares James, "I put in
a month at the Thirty-second-st and Broadway
office. Gee but that's warm onei Learned more
there than learned You ought to get John
to tell when he the 'Tenderoin,' hey, fellows
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by

learn Of 'he great profit there is in the owl
cab, If the game is played properly. Their prac-
tice at overcharging helps them in this latter oc-
cupation.
The honest boy who really wants get ahead
IS not without opportunity. A number of boys
learn telegraphy and become operators for the
company which they served messengers Others
get a chance to go into brokers' offices in Wall
st. and several have risen responsible positions.
The messenger companies have rule that no
boy under fourteen be employed 1t is said.
however. that they ask other proof than the
boys word. Ask the youngest, shortest thinnest
messenger you meet how old he is and the an
Fourteen quick enough Ask the
boys who live in his tenement and they are
often equally sure he is only twelve or thirteen
If the Child Labor Committee succeed in having
it's bill passed boys under fourteen will find
it necessary to go to school the entire year in
stead of the eighty days now required by a law
which is laxly enforced
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15

is safe for an overcharge. Never overcharge on
a short message" is one of the rules OF the wise
messengers. In 1.-The Tenderloin' the motto Is
Sports think nothing of a 'fiver. Keep the
change whenever you get chance" Almost all of
the boys keep quiet about the value of their tips
''They never know at home how much get. eX-
cept the regular S. which I have to give in, IS
the way boy put it Besides. most OF the
young men in charge of messenger offices have
risen from the uniformed ranks and. knowing the
value of most of the jobs. some insist on a dtv1-
sion of the spoils.
Considera BILE study has been given to the chances
which messenger boys have of getting into some
thing better. They get out of the messenger ser
vice fast enough One company employing 1000
bows at a time works through list of 5000 during
a YEAR Most of them are discharged for one
reason or another, or forced out by the long
and irregular hours.
Some of them as they grow older become drivers
of 'nighthawk cabs. Whlle messengers they
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15

The of William -. thirteen-year-old
rebel from parental control. will make good be-
ginning His mother knows very little about his
work. the hours he spends in school and the
amount of money he makes. What's the use OF
workin' If you can't have the money for yourseif?"
is his philosophy. He is obstinate In refusing
TO answer questions is gambler at jerome
investigation
My boy loves to work." declares the mother Of
Fred . He is at II regular from a. m. to
p. n. but he loves II that he generally stays
later
And how about schoolT' asked the visitor.
-NOh he don't care to go to school," answered the
mother complacently enough.
There is absolutely need OF Fred's working.
He contributes nothing to the support of the fam
fly. but spends his 81 q week wages. tho tips and
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15

who is a veteran Of "the Tenderloin. He tells
with considerable pride Of his first experience
with champagne
"a sent out for a bottle he said
in telling the story. "She drank some herself and
gave I was green and 1t made me
drunk Then she handed over a wad of money
and called cab. We drove all town, having
drinks and spending money like kings and queens
Isadore had no trouble making the other boys
believe him, for he wound up at the office in the
cab and with $50 in his pocket He distributed the
money like a Klondiker rampage.
When asked to explain his dishonesty in the
matter of overcharges one boy said: Suppose
1 sent to hotel TO carry message for some
old duffer. He keeps the beboy waiting for the
message and the boy keeps The old duffer
is close and wise, knows the regular rate and
won't pay more. I have to pay for the time lost
and I lose. There is only one way to do-Inake
it up on the next fellow
The next fellow soon becomes every fellow who
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15

black when once It is inside the prawn This Is be-
cause no light can pass through the clam and mono
can be reflected from it. 1t is more than black
period inside of short paragraph of fish Prawns
three four inches long. In shape and ac-
tions might suppose them to be embryonic
Holsters. They have miniature claws in front and
a tangled underground Of legs. Great feelers-great
for such an atom of Hfe-go before to warn them
of danger. Behind they have paddle like ex-
tremity which serves the same purpose as a similar
organ the lobster By suddenly doubling them
selves up they able to shoot themselves back
ward when danger threatens before, but they are
not as pLgnacious as Holsters Prawns regarded
good to
The Aquarium fish hatchery has been doing splen-
did work within the few days. Hundreds of
miniature rainbow trout are shooting them
selves about the exercise tank. Some OF the eggs
of the scupin have hatched also. The young
scupins are so small that thew almost invisible
to the naked eye.
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PEcUL1ARITIEs OF THE PRAwN.

There is one crustacean which need have no rear
OF the vivisectionist II is the prawn. the nrst
cousin of the shrimp There number or them
the Aquarium. where they kept in round
jar in the laboratory The reason that they neee
never fear the vivisectionist IS that they are 50
nearly transparent that one may their little
hearts. livers and lights and black linen tnread
tract right through their sides. They look as II
they made of glass with tinge OF sea green
in it. Except for the two tiny dark beadhke eyes
on the ends Of two horniike projections on their
heads one can hardly distinguish them from the
water In which they swim. they beingso nearly Ike
it in color When they swallow morsel Of clam,
which they do from time to time when they ars
hungry observe its progress to the dtges-
tive apparatus. Strangely. the white morsel looks
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15

He night clerk at the office. and he's got sone
warm ones"
"Oh. shut up; you've told enough? was tne warn
ing from his companion In uniform. which brought
the disclosure to abrupt end.
1t is not often that new messenger boy Is oriVen
out Of the service account Of the thlnss ne
and hears: yet there is case on RECORD. he
was called to a house where woman was enter
tanning two men and sent out for drinks Iheh ne
was asked to serve them. They kept him at work
for an hour. when he became frightened at their
language and fed home In terror. The next day ne
resigned and went to work in the office OF civil en-
gineer. He is now attending night school at tho
Cooper Union. His father has never forgiven him
for giving up the messenger Job, which more
profitable
This boy has a brother Isadore aged fourteen.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15

Tomorrow night at the Bijou Theatre still an
other musical play will supplant drama Nancy
Brown is the title. and Miss Marie Cahiil the
star Nancy being tie Brown which made MISS
Cahiil famous doubtless there is reason In the
choice of a title. The book Is by Frederic RANKIN
and George H. Broadhurst and the music by
Henry K. Hadley- There Is also at least one III
terpolated song by the composers of Under the
Bamboo Tree" which Miss Cahill handed out
with her baby stare in Sally in Our Alley Inc
scene of the piece is the land of Ballyhoo- where
Nancy, a marriage broker, bag gone with batch
of American heiresses, seeking whom she may get
to marry them. Instead of 20 the Madison Square
Garden. the play taken way out into Connecti-
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15
A MESSENGER BOYS LIFE.
Details Cleaned of .Seamy Side by
Child Labor Committee.

The calcium light Of scientific Investigation has
been turned on the two three thousand mes
tenger boys Of New-York the last few months and
The State legislature will shortly receive a detailed
report of the seany side Of their lives. The law
makers will be asked to pass bill which will keep
youngsters under fourteen years OF the check
tTe6 service
The New-fork messenger boy is just about what
one makes him. In the first place. he is boy
VI intensely human boy. with the imp side OF him
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cut last week to be tried the dogs. The princl-
pal members of the follows;

cut last week to be tried on the dogs The princl-
pal members of the cast follows:
Muley Mustapha. Bey of BalIyhoo Edwin Stevens %
Musapha, his the Crown Prince Albert Parr
Socrates Finis. chairman Of his board of strategy
Harry Brown
Noah Little an agent for substitute Al Grant
HulybaIoo landlord Outside Madison Smith
Nancy Brown, a marriage broker Marie Cahill
The Princess BsTooo. only daughter of the Bey...
Judith Berolde
Mrs John jerks of Porkopos. Newcombe
This week will see organization composed en-
tirely of negroes installed in Broadway theatre.
Johnny marching out of the New-York last
night and on Wednesday the house will be
opened again by the Williams and Walker
eoIored organization. After this entertainment
has had its little day the theatre will be
closed up and ref1tted for next year Will
Jams and Walker, supported by comptny Of
one hundred and fifty. will present their musical
extravasanza I'm Dahomey' The new piece Is
presented in three acts. with laid Boston
on Florida plantation, and IN Dahomey, in Africa
The story constructed permit the introduction
of large number Of musical specialt!es." WILL
Jams and Walker play the parts of Shylock Holmes
and Bareback Pinkerton, two colored detectives
employed find q lost casket Their searches lead
them to join colonization society to go TO Da-
honey. In Africa they make the king present OF
three barrels of rum and he in turn creates them
governors md they proceed TO rule In hilarious
style. The book ts by Jesse 5hpp. a coIored IL
brettist. md the music is By VIII Marion Cook,
colorcd composer During the performances Will
Jams and Walker will sing their song. My Castle
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15

The following note is appended to the programme:
In order that Miss Blanche Ring may create the
role of The Jewel of Asia, Mr.. Lederer begs TO
announce that her starring tour has been tempo
rarily postponed until about May is. when her
New-York engagement will begin in Harry B.
Smith and Clifton Crawfords new musical play
Nancy Brown -
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15

tends that particular branch of Mr.. Lederer's
productions Miss Blanche Ring will once more
emerge to public gaze in the leading part of Mr..
Powers's support The cast:
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15

The pictures Of the Delhi Durbar were shown last
week on the screen at the cinematograph exhibi-
tion ar the Eden Musee De Kolta-s new illusions
have met with popular favor. They are Of his own
invention. The mysterious pictures and the World
in Wax are other strong attractions.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15

premises cannot be granted. These later situa-
tons are. then only trick of the dramatist, who
is cutting play pattern, not setting forth life
upon the stage Your writer of melodrama is no
farther from life than is Mr.. Fitch in THE Frsky
Mrs Johnson" and hence no farther from the real
aim and end of literature.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15

There will be Sunday night concerts this evening
the New-York. American and Herald Square
theatres.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15

Weber & Fields have now taken full possession OF
the West End Theatre in Harlem, and their first
attraction will be a revival of The Village Post
master" The same production will be given
in the run of 227 nights at the Fourteenth Street
Theatre The organization carries its own scenery.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15

Romeo and Juliet" after what Mr.. Short al
leges to have been the manner of presentation in
Shakespeare's time, will again be seen on Monday
night Mrs. Osborne's Playhouse. Mr.. Short
says that he made a mistake in withdrawing
Romeo and Juliet after the first week. and will
not again try weekly changes of bill There will
be natnees on Tuesdays. Thursdays and Satur-
DAYS. There will. also. be a new Romeo.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15

The Orpheum Theatre. Mount Vernon, has been
leased by H. L. Williams. and will open tomorrow
with the Orpheum Theatre stock company This
will be a permanent institution for Mount Vernon
as eight hundred citizens have subscribed for Two
seats a week for the entire season. The opening
bill will be The Private Secretary
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15

on the Nile. in which they first made their hit as
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15

The bill at Keiths is headed by Eugene ORourks
and company. presenting their laughable sketch.
.'Parlor A. The plot of this sketch hinges
case of mistaken identity, and Mr.. ORourke and
Miss Elting get many laughs. Watson Hutchings
and Edwards offer comedy and singing sketch,
entitled The Vaudeville Exchange Tom Lewis
and Sam Ryan have their familiar and always
joyable black face skit.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15

At the American Theatre because OF requests OF
patrons. The Sporting Duchess will be revived
New-York tribune., 1903-02-15

AT Proctor's Fifth Avenue "Thc Way OF ths
World will be given. Florence Burns will be seen
az the Twenty-thfrd Street. THE District AttOr-
rav, will he presented at twenty
ATHEIST and ''f0sedale'' at Fi1ty-eighth-st-
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-05-05
NOti(i6 generates

ERRATA: En- el editorial de aver
Sc escape. por error de GAIA un non
por un not en- la Erase inglesa.
To be or not to be.
RECTIFICACIoN: Segun manlfestamos
en- nuestro numero de aver. s. bre la
actividad cello con que tt tTabajan ell doc
tor don Juan Gimenez Y Gimenez el
practicante don Jose Diaz. en- la grave
dad de la sonora dona Felipa Lopez de
CabalIero. olyidamOs involuntariamente
incluir al doctor don Gabriel Gimenez
Sanjurio, quien tambien tfabaJa con ac'
Hvidad.
ENFERMos: Lo estan la distinguida
sonora del captain Lopez Diaz ell vene'
rable anc 'ano don Eduardo Martoreil Y
Casalduc
JOSH CoNrRERAs RAMOS: Warcha pa
ra Santo Domingo Quizas presto ALI
mas servicios que los que ha prestado
su terra natal
REsTABLECIDA: Con gran satisfac
cion nos enteramos de que la disrlngul'
da esposa de nuestro querido amigo don
Emigdio Ginorio. de San Juan, Sc halla
on complete restablecimiento, despues
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-05-05

-iCA! ESQ ID orsabe ella y disimu-
lie uste ell consonante.
-iQue es virtuosa9
ESQ cuadra, y debe suponerfo.-
LIE gustara.
5Qu6 es gentil2
No; es cat6lica. apostoIicasy ro-
mana.
Use ha pesado ust6 en- ella?
-1En que?
En- la romano.
No.
-Pues no crea usted ei. los kilos
de catolicismo eye pueda tener su Spos-
taleada>.
-Pero Yamos al case. ~Postalee-
moss. Yo pongo la tarjeta la cartu-
lima, 81 es que este 1ltimo le parece 8
I'd. mas .1f7ao Y de mas efccto. I'd.
pone 10 otro Ell verso.
-Yeamos la <postal>, ante todo.
Como & la mazurka de marras--0
de quien sea- -puede titularsela Bella
f0T11G.
~ mejor fondo
f-Ahf es d6nde quiero yo dar: en- ell
fondo.
Sin dimirutivo.
-PQr 80puesto.
Hay opinio1es.
y tambien hay modas america
mas. No subraye. Bastante subrayan
elias. Las modas. Y, en- finiquito, re-
mate, 8 como ust6 quiera decir <5posta-
leamosS 8 no?
Me resigno. Ali va Ell verso:
~El mayor NAL de los males
es ell bregar con postales.>
-5Esta bien?
-aBonfsimo! Me siento purista. .
Y comanditario. tHasta otra!
RINCONETE.
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A endurecer los huesos.
PASAMONTE.

Cierta escuela medica aIemana pre-
coniz6 hace tempo ell Sendurecimiento>
de los nifios con Ell fin de que fuesen me-
nos sensibles las infuencias exteriores
Y mas resistentes los cambios de tenn
peratura.
Para clio Sc apelaba principalmente
al frio: duchas frias, baf1os frios, per-
manencia larga al aire frio, etc.
sQue resultados produce ese siste-
MAJ Sc pregunto ell doctor Heeker.
Y para saberlo apel6 al estudio de
multitud de casos tratados por aquel
procedimiento.
Las conclusiones deducidas de su
-investi qaci6n por ell m6dico aleman son
concluyentes.
Este sistema, tan preconizado en-
Alemania Inglaterra. solo conduce q
aurnentar la susceptibilidad de los pa
eientes respecto al frio.
Los nifos <endurecidos> por ese
medic Sc constipan mas facilnente que
los no sometidos & tales m6todos su-
fren perturbaciones nerviosas. Ademas,
su desarrollo intellectual SO aten1a Y su
salud en- general SO quebranta.
Esto no quiere decir que Sc prescin-
da en- absolute del sist9ma. Debe reali-
AafSe 6l <cuuufoCILHlentO%s p0IO cu 1OI
ma moderada y razonable, suprimiendo
las practicas excesivas, pues bay que te-
ner en- cuenta que la superfcie corporal
del nifo es, proporcionalmente, mayor
Que la del a6ulto. Por esta raz6n ell nj
no experiments una p6rdida de calor
sensiblemente- mas considerable que ell
adulto. En- condolences iguales, ell nino
sc enfr1a mas.
ST & este Sc afiade que ell 1nifIo ofre-
ce receptividad superior al hombre en-
la absorci6n de ,as infecciones y es me-
nos resistente para soportarlas, parece
absurdo que nos obstinemos. en- colocar-
Ie en- condolences de menor resistencia,
que es 10 que Sc hace al.enfriarle.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-05-05

Contin1an siendo las epostaless la
moda del dia.
Ell verbo novfsimo spostalear,1 inn
pera, domira Y Sc impone.
De ahf que Sc nos Spostalee> en- to-
dos sentidos.
Y iqu6 extrafio que este suceda. -!
Nos <postale6> Espana, la madre
Espafia-sin mentarla, aanque la men
temos -durante cuatro siglos y pico,
como dirfan Salom6n don Cruz.
Nos <post. le61 la invasion, nos
<postale6s San Ciriaco y ahora nos
epostalean, las bellas . y los feos,
que es qo5Or.
AndaD sueltos-pero sin paste =
por esos andurriales de Dios y de la
V7zne. unos cuantos caballeretes con
barbas tamaflas- ell modO
de sefialar--que Sc dedican al endoso de
postales, como 81 fueran letras de
Gamble, & la vista, pero sin valor nj CO
sa que 10 valga.
Lo cogen usted en- la Gale entire
dos pnertas, le tiran de la solapa y, po-
niendo los ojos risueflos, lie dicen con
labio acaramela }, que dlria STRAY
Componteo:
--Zutanita, Sc ha servido, digo, Sc
ha dl2nado, dlgo, me ma nOnrauO~
Gadios, doncello tristeD me ha favo-
recido con esta <postalita.0 Dispense
usted el consonante, pero la harenos en-
comandita.
-Bueno, dice uno, por no decir
imalol imalo!
Veamos IL epostalita~.
Y, q 10 meior resulta una postalaza,
de esas que no hay por donde cogerlas.
-SY que lie pondremos?
-Pongale muchas cosas.
-5Que es ,bella?.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-05-05

publicana podfa explicarse que existie
ran tales Jatece8; en- esta epoca de mo-
ralizaci6n orden, averguenzan donde
estan y. sirven de ludibrio una sociedad
seria Y sensata.
Nosotros verfamos con gusto que
Mr.. Hunt abriese una seria information
sobre los actos de. estos individuos, pa
ra que ell que. Sc 10 mersciera Sc queda-
ra; pero expulsando tambien los que
fueren indignos de ocupar Ell santo solo
de la Justicia.
PASAMONTE.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-05-05

EN- LAS CRUCES-Cayey. IS
de Semilla de arroz superior. G
don Vicente r. MunOz.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-05-05

Hay dos CIRCUMSTANCES que hacen
la maqnina de .escribir @OLIVER1 su
perlor todas las dem s. para insnrtar
fechas, escribir en- papel rayado. llenar
paginas en- blanco 8 hacer trahajos en-
fOrma de tahlas. Primera: La punta
que hace la impression esta siempre y
pOsitivamente la vista. Segunda: Ell
cilindr0 puede voltearse uno Il otrO
lado v cualquier distaneia sin suje-
ci"n e los espacios regulares, ST az de.
sea. Unicos Agentes en- Puerto Rico.
Reynolds & Sanchez Morales, San Juan
EN- LAS RUCES-Cayey. Sc ven.
de Semilla de arroz superior. Casa de
don Vicente r. Munoz.
MR.. ROOSEVELT deseoso de com.
prObar los adelantOs de las indu -trias
puertorriquenas ha dado 6rden para que
Sc le construyan en- ola Maya &ezana.
zapateria en- San Juan, San Justo IL,
un par de calzadn para su us0.
Igualmente recibe 0rdenes p0r co.
rreO dicha Ca con solo enyiar la plan.
ia del pie marcada en- un papel Y ell
numero del calzado cue use. alt.
CERTIFICADOS o BONOS de d6bi
tos de ayuntamientos Com ra venta
--GoNRABo PALAu-San Juan, r. q.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-05-05
DR. FLORENCIo SANTIAGO.
sibonito, Pto. Rico, Julio II de 1897.
pO7 MAS DE- SEsEnTA AaOs,

REN1HnIo ANTIGUA Z BKEN E7ROBADo.
Ell JARABE CALnANTE DE LA SRA. WINSLOW.
usado por MILLoNEs DE MADRFs. hijos, 81
PERIODO DE lDENTICrON, con EXITO COMPLETE TRAN
QUILIZA a Ia CRlATURA, ABLANpA LAS ENCIAS ALIVIA
TODOs Los DOLORES, CURA Ell COLI Q VENTOSO, ei
e1or remedio para D1ARREA De venta BOTICAa
del mundo entero. Pedid
Ell JARABE CALMANTE DE LA SRA. WTNgLOFs
no ACEPTEIs oTRo
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-05-05

aqua MINERAL NATURAL xBI-
RRESBORN.> O9recemos esta aqua que
p0r tantos amos Sc consumio en- esta Isla
con excelentest resultados para las en-
fermedades del est6mago, intestinos, hi.
gado, rinones, etc, etc como agra
dabIe bebida para la mesa.
Pidase en- las Boticas sen los Col.
mados. -
GAMBIA & STURBE
Unic5s importadores.
San Juan, Puerto Rico.
CANDIDA GARCIA MARRERO: Co.
madrona tisulada con II amos de prAc.
tica, ofrece sus servicios profesionaies
On Areciho, Puerto Rico. d.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-06-22
corroN MlLLs.

The busines men of Carthage, Mo
are working up a big thing in the wav
OF a cotton .lanufactory The press
Of that city gives an interview with
the promoter OF the enterprise, who
says:
"The benefits to Carthage and 10
Carthage people reEulting from the To-
cation Of a great manufacturing plant
at this place, which will grow into
enormous proportions, does not CON
corn me or any outsider whose money
may invest in the shares Ol this com.
pany, and II is unnecessary for me at
This tins 90 refer 10 that phase Of the
proposition Everybody here knows
Messrs suckey. stickney and Clark
son, and they can tell your readers
that twelve years ago Columbia was
about as dead as towns get to be.
There were only 10000 people In Co
1umbia at that time-half of these were
negroes, and half the balance were
very dependent white people; thai
when they visited Columbia short
time ago they found live city of 81
600 people and that those people all
agree in the statement that cotton
spinning caused this development OF
Columbia Yes, we are gaining each
day, and the amount offered up 20
twelve o'clock aggregated just s44,.
600, and some twenty odd persons have
expressed their determination TO pur-
chase stock am especially pleased
at the character Of people who are
taking shares"