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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-05
SKIN-TORTURED
BABIES
And Tired, Fretted
Mothers
Find Comfort in GutiCurd Soap
and Ointment
When All Other Remedies and
Physicians Fail.

Instant relief and refreshing sleep
for skin-tortured babies and rest for
tired, worried mothers in warm baths
with Cuticurs Soap, and gentle anoint-
ings with Cuticura Ointment, purest Of
emolIieRt skin cares, to be followed in
severe cases by mild doses of Cuticura
Resolvent. This is the purest, sweet
est, most. speedy, permanent and eco
nomical treatment for torturing, dis
figuring, itching, burning, bleeding,
scaly, crusted and pimply skin and scalp
humourS, with loss of hair. of infants
and children, as well as adults, and is
sure to succeed when all other remedies
and the best physicians fail.
The agonizing itching and burning
of the skin, as in eczema; the frightfril
scaling, as in psoriasis ; the loss of hair
and crusting of the scalp, as in scaled
head; the facial Disagreement, as i'm
acne and rinSwOrm; the awful suffer
ing of infants, and anxiety Of WORKOUT
parents, as in milk crust, letter and
salt rheum, all demand q remedy of
almost superhuman virtues to success
fully cope with them. That Cuticura
Soap, Ointment and ReSolvent are such
stands proven beyond all doubt. No
statement is made regarding them thst
is not justified by the strongest evil
dence. The purity and sweetness, the
power to afford immediate relief, the
certainty of speedy and permanent
cure, the absolute safety and great
economy have made them the standard
skin cures and humour remedies of the
civilized world.
Sold throughout the -rord Cuec-a Resolvent 90 On
form % Chocolate Coated Pills, o. pr vsl Of co. ONT
naent SIC SOAP De DepOts London. y ChErtcrhouss
20 Paris Rue de In PnIx; Boston. ~ Columbus Ave
Potter Drug 4 Chem Corp, Sole FropTietors
81 Send for -" How Cure Skin TortuTes," etc
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-05
MADAME SwENS0H'S RECTAL
Pupils Give Pleasing Concert in Con-
gregational Church

Madame Amanda Swenson gave a
pupils recital at the First Congrega-
tionaI church last evening, which is en-
titled to a place among the musical
events of the week. The class present
ed was composed of very young pupils
and they all showed not alone talent,
but fine artistic training under excellent
methods. The programme was entirely
vocal with the violin Oblfgato by Ar
thur Petersen for the solo of Miss
Renia Petersen. The other pupils who
took part were Miss Ella CottIe, Miss
Nellie PinkertOn, Miss Hope Mcintyre,
Miss Lenore Morse, Miss Alice Thurs
ten, Miss Minnie Catcher, Miss Fora
Shaw. Miss Myrth Palmer, Miss Ella
LOvestein Miss Lulu PenrOSe, Miss
Title Perkes, Mrs. Frank Browning,
Mrs. Bailey and Mr. Parson-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-05
@ G 5f nv E pqlO GRANlE
-L'' A4So TssTEpNM
RIO GRANlE WHILE = "a ~.
CURRENT TIME TABLE.
In effect Nov. I. 1902.
FAVE SALT LAKE CITY

N@A = Sail LAKE CITY.
No 6-FOr Grand Junction. Den
Yer and points east .-.-...--. $40 q m
No For Provo. Grand juno
ton and all points east -. 3:I5 Nm
No 4-FOr Provo, Grand juno
uon and all points e2st-.-..-.- SD o IN
No lO-tOr Bingham. LEM,
deDer. Provo. Mt. Pleasant
ManUi. Marysvale and inter
mediate points ---.-----......--.. SEQ a %.
No. S-FOr Eureka. Payson
No u-FoC Ogden and al inter
mediate points -...--.---....---.-.6 .lO n,
No 5-FOr Ogden end the west $50 q ~
No 3-F'Or Ogden and the west II 800 n n
No For Ogden and the west 1850 p NJ
NJ - - u : - = SLSS $40 am
ARRIVE SALT LAKE CITY.
Nc 12-FrOm Ogden and all in
~ Lermediate points -....-,-..-.... 500 an.
No 5-ETOm Provo. Grand juno
uCn ana the east .-------.--.----- (. 30 a NJ
No. From Provo. Grand juno
ton and the east -....--.....---. .12:s5 pm.
No. 3--FrOm Provo, Grand June
ton and the east ....-....-....-. 1850 pm.
No 9-FrOm Heber. Provo. Bing-
ham Eureka. MarySVale Man
Il ard intermediate points. 900. 500 p. m
No. 6-FrOm Ogden and the west 20 a m.
No 2-F'rom Ogden and the west 3.O5 2. N.
No 4-FrOm OgsIsu and the west $40 D. m.
No From Eureka. Payson.
Provo and intermediate points 1000 an.
No I01-FrOm Park City--.-.--.-. SIS pm.
Perfect Dining Car Service.
Sleeping Cars to Chicago Without Change.
Ticket office. 1O3 West Second South.
POstOffice Corner. Phone -O5-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-05
RASPBERRlES HERE.
First of the Season Make Appear
ance at Market.

The first raspberries of the season
have reached the local market They
are from California. and are selling at
20 cents a box. Straw berries, strange
TO say, are not so plentiful as they
were, and are selling higher. The best
berries are selling as high as 10 cents
a box, two boxes for % cents. while a
short time ago berries could be had four
boxes for 25 cents. Those on the mar
ket now are coming from California and
Oregon The Utah berries are expected
IN a few days
Cherries are rather scarce, and are
selling al 20 cents to 25 cents a pound.
Fresh mushrooms can be had at 10
cents pound. Otherwise there is little
change in the produce market
Hay took jump during the week
Timothy is quoted at $3.50 a ton higher
and lucern 80 cents higher. The farm
ers are being paid 81. ton for the for
mer and S11 for the latter. and retail
prices being raised in proportion
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-05
SHE is NOW MRS. Drawn.
Miss Ethel Brooke Ferguson, Former
~ of This City, Married.

Miss Ethel Brooke Ferguson, former
" a resident Of salt Lake, IS no more.
This does not imply that she has passed
the peariy gates. but that she has en-
tered the gates of matrimOny. The for
mer Miss Ethel Brooke Ferguson is now
Mrs. John 2. Drawn The ceremony
took place last Wednesday at st.
Marks Episcopal church, Denver. the
Rev. John H. HOughton officiating.
Miss Ferguson is a daughter of DR.
Ellen B. Ferguson. She is at present
playing the leading feminine role in
Our New Minister" at the abOr
Grand in Denver. Mr.. Drawn. a for
mer BROOKLYN man, is the Skeezicks of
the cast. The two met first at the re-
hearsals of the play in New York at the
opening of the season.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-05
PERSONALS.

Miss Nora Christensen left vest erday
FOR san Francisco She viii spend the
next Two months in the Golden Gate city,
the guest of friends.
Former County Attorney P P. Chris
Jensen goes to COalville today where he
viii defend F. J. Marshall at his pre-
liminary hearing. He is the city recorder
of Park City. who is accused of embezzIe-
menJ Of municipal funds.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-05
METEoRoLoGICAL REPORT.
Yesterdays Record at the Local Office
of the Weather Bureau

Maximum temperature, IS degrees;
minimum temperature. 81 degrees: mean
Temperatures. IS degrees, which is de-
grees above the normal; accumulated ex-
cess of temperature since the first of the
month. q degrees; accumulated defIci-
ency of temperature since Jan ]. 331 de-
grees: total precipitation from p. m. to
6 p. m. none; accumulated deficiency Of
precipitation since the first of the
month. Is inch; accumulated excess of
precipitation since the LIST of January,
.O9 inch.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-05
ADJUSTMENTS.

The Warde company viii give Hazel
Kirke" at the Grand tonight matinee
tomorrow and tomorrow night. The
Warde cOmpany's season at the Grand
VIII end with tomorrow nights perform
ance and the theatre viii close for the
seasoD
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-05
Constipated Bowels.

To have good health the body should
be kept in a laxative condition. and the
bowels moved at least once a day, 50
that all the poisonous wastes are ex-
PEELED daily. Mr. c.. L. Edwards. 142
North Main street. Wichita, Kan.
writes: Il have used Herbine to regu-
late the liver and bowels for the past
ten years. and found il a reliable rem
edy." soc at Z. G.. NJ. I. Drug Dept.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-05
SERVICES AT sYNAGoGUE.

There viii be services at the Jewish
synagogue this evening at s o'clock
Rabbi L c. Reynolds will deliver an ad-
dress. The public is invited
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-05
OPAL CLUB EXCURSION.
Via Oregon Short Line.

Ogden and Ogden Canyon. Sunday.
June 18th. Special train $3.50 a. m.
Special returning 800 p. m. Bicycles
and baby carriages carried free. Grand
chicken dinner at Winslow's. Round
trip 10 Ogden only 800
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-05
ADJUSTMENTS.
Special Sale Prices

University of Utah field day at Salt
-ir today. June 3.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-05

McGurrin & CO. have moved TO No
134 Main street
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-05

on everything in my store.
w. W. HALL, Jeweler.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-05

Banks June clearance. Of millinery
today. 116 Main street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-05
Snecial Sale Price,


on everything in my store.
W. W. HALL. JeweIel
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-05

treat reductions all over the store a L
THE PARIS MILLINERY co.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-05
Time Table
IN EFFECT
Feb. I,l0O3
lEs5TE75
Sl.lg4lI
ARRrYE

ARRIVE.
From Ogden, Portland. Butte,
san Francisco and Omaha 80 An
erom Ogden and intermediates
From Calientes. Milford. Nephi.
FroVo and intermediate points $50 am
Osdens Cache Valley, Chicago.
intermediate points .....12:O1 pm.
from Ogden, Chicago. St Louis,
kansas City. Omaha, Denver
ana San francisco .-.-.--.-,---- 40 pm
From Garfield Beach, ToOele
and terminus .-................-. 500 pm
From Tfntic, Mercur, Nephi,
Provo and Manti ...-..-------- SIS pm
FROM Ogden. Cache Valley,
Butte' Portland. San Fran
O D6F7PART7r '-''-'-'' STU p H.
Fq 1.,, Ogden, Omaha, Chicago,
Fer Tintic, Mercur. Provo.
Nepni and Manti -.........-...... 1850 a. IN.
TIE Terminus pmip1s c.--.:....,..-..,.-:. 7;4S an
lang, san Francisco and inter
neClaLe points $4,000 ...-.... 9:45 a III
FOR ogden, Omaha. Chicago,
DenVer- Aansas City, St. Louis
nan ana o san francisco 1850 pm.
or ogden, Cache Valley Den
YER, Kansas City Omaha. St.
Louis and CHICAGO --.--------- 5.45 m.
For Provo, Nephi, Milford, Cali
ehtes and Intermediate points. SOS pm.
OF ogden, Cache Valley, Butte,
HELENE, Portland. San Fran
cisco and intermediate pOintS--l2. 80 a m,
I. NJ. SCHUMACHER.
Act Traffic Mg-.
D. E BURLEYs
D. s. sPEScER' * l. a.
A G. 2. & I. A
City ticket office. POI Main street. Telo-
sDaf1y- ev0aD@ Crru5.-s
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-05
June ciearance Sale

Two days longer. Splendid values.
WALKERS STORE.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-05
BASEBALL EXCURSION

To Park City, Sunday, June z.
= Championship game. Salt Lake VS..
Park City. 3. p. O. E
Banks June clearance Of millinery
today. 1I6 Main street
June Clearance Sale.
Great values in Ribbons: big bar
gains in Remnants.
THE PARIS MILLINERY co.
Women's Oxford Shoe Sale.
Two days longer. Splendid values.
WALKERS STORE.
June Clearance Sale
Now on at The Paris Millinery Co.
Ladies Shirt Waists. I8c: Child's
Dresses. 90c grade for 39c, and SlT5
grade for sec.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-05

'Dany except Sundays.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-02-12

tombcd la Westminster Abbey. Is rap
idly nearing completion and VIII soon
b. ready Tor rs formal dedication.
This superb work. III, indeed, for the
tomb OF line OF kings, has already
cost upward Of 100000 and Is the
most notable architectural triumph In
Berlin. The remains OF the Emperor's
forefathers are a, present entombel
In remote places. Frederick William
~. and Queen Elizabeth are buried at
fotsdam, where also repose Frederick
the Great aud his father. Frederick
William II aud Empress Augusta lie
at charlottenhurg, aud the Emperor's
parents are buried at Sans souci. The
present pan Of bringing together I'M
der one roof the dust Of the dead Ho-
henzollerns has been one OF the present
kaiser's most cherished dreams.
1t would appear, Is about to be real.
led
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-02-12

crosses and other features are OF the
regular orthodox pattern. The interior
il plainly finished, though the altar
and its surroundings are richly Grim
soned and studded with precious
stones and screens are noticeable dec
grafton. No seats are provided. for
worshipers must stand during the ser
vice. as is the custom in all the CONT
mental states OF Europe.
The Greek Church is neither Catho-
lie nor Protestant. Its services CORE
spond more nearly to the former. how
ever. The same ritual is employed. the
mass Is invested with all the iinpor-
lance OF the Latin Church, and all the
other sacraments are regarded similar
-ly. 1t denies the Pope's supremacy, re-
serving that honor for the Gar; it conf
pels its lay clergy to marry before they
are assigned passionate, while the
bishops are denied this opportunity as
well as the priests Of the monastic Or
ders, who constitute nearly one-half
OF the ordained ministry. The govern
ment Of the church, like the admins
tration Of temporal affairs In the Cars
domain, Is an absolute monarchy. The
Greeks are a very religious people and
there are more shrines to saints In the
cities and country places Of Russia
than In all the remainder OF the world.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-02-12
A GREEK CATHEDRAL.
set Down in the Center of New York
CItv

set Down in the Center of New York
City.
The new Greek Church OF st Mich
oIas. in New York City, marks an epoch
In the development Of creeds in the
metropolis. It Is notice that the great
national church Of Russia Is taking a
hand in spreading its doctrines Ia the
western world. The new church is on
Ninety street. near Fifth ave
nue.. and cost $4,000. four-flfths Of
which was contributed by the Car and
the church in Russia. Bishop Tikhen.
Of San Francisco. will make 1t the seat
OF his eastern jurisdiction. He with
many other clergynien took part in the
conservation ceremony. The Interior
ia Byzantium and Russian decoration
Is freely employed in its ornamentation.
The domes are surmounted by Russian
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-02-12

lag rods Will be utilized Ii will take
400 men a year and half to do the
work. and In order to complete the lob
In this time every kind OF labor.sa wing
machinery that has been invented for
use in work Of this kind will be EN-.
pioyed. The estimated cost OF the
great undertaking will be S1.29l,73
The original elevation of the grounds
upon which the city was located In
1888 was in many places but little
above high tide. This condition was
helped somewhat by filling in the low
places with sand from the ridges along
the island and with dirt from the inain.
land. The extreme lowness OF the land
was what caused the trouble when the
high water came. 1t is proposed TO
remedy this also by filling the entire
city from the sea wall ON the gull side
of the bay. The I'LL will graduate from
twelve feet down to one. A district
covering 92f city bloeks-forty-t
squares one way and twenty-five the
other-will be included I'm the proi.ct
The work. II properly rushed. ought to
be accomplished in two years. The
earth for the filling will be brought
from the mainland and will consist Of
about $500 train loads of twenty cars
each. The estimated cost will be ST..
100000. The funds to prosecute the
work are to be raised by the Lecfsla.
ture allowing the city of Galveston to
divert for fifteen years its State taxes
from the treasury into a fund to lie
used solely for grading the city. The
last session RENTED the taxes for two
years for this purpose, and It Is prae.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-02-12

FOR the SAKE q ] mItsrtai economy
that should result later 10 wealth. ma-
terial and mental Science approves
also aad Is shocked hy the exsraFagdnt
seIf-InduIgenee q me poor. who couli
secure a competence so easily 7 they
would take - pofFidSe. or better stiiL
to raw rurnips. Ike Coinnel sellers
Playing with human beings A. an ab-
straetion represented by marks upon
bis writing tablets the professor q
science feeds them. clothes them
lodges them. pays the doctors bis AMI
the undertakers' bills with a growing
enthusiasm a. b keeps reducing the
figures. except those Of mortality. and
presents his final calculations n a 1ri-
umph- 1t Is thus with Prof. Clark, " ho
has reached the conclusion that the
s.unskillei American workman can
keep a family n comfort and save mon
81 on $500 n year Moreover. at forty
five he should have laid by Al independ-
eat fortune anG meanwhile he VII have
riofed In those greatest OF blessings, Ia
Dor and abstinence A the professor
eontempIates the irrefutable demon
sfration and hearkens for me dinner
bell which shall summon nm 10 roast
beef at twenty-five cents a pound, he
becomes sternef In bis demand for
seIf-denial in those unskilled work
men. THE man or woman he says,
who becomes dependent through neg
lect OF lack OF foresight q morally a.
guilty a. the thief who breaks IN and
steals" And II i not improbable that
he will come 10 regard 500 n de
morallzing superabundance and cut the
figures down one-half But what kind
Of apartments could be furnish a man
with wife and children under his econ
omieal scheme7 Just how would be
keep them all warm in winter and pro-
vide them with suitable surroundings
In summer which should eonduee 70
their health and pleasure7 While sci
ence Is specializing with is abstrac-
lions, the facts and conditions Of life
In America are rudely giving Il the lie.
And such wickedness demands stur-
diest refutation.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-02-12

piles OF wreckage have been cleared
away and the scars Of the fatality re-
moved. Miles OF blocks Of orderly
houses aud modern stores have risen
from the sand The splendid palms
have been replanted and the beautiful
oleanders are blooming again. Calves
ton the new looks little the worse for
its mlshap. and when projected I'M
provements have been completed VIII
far outshlne the Galveston Of old.
The Great Sea Wall.
The great enterprise which IS on oY.
cry tongue is the sea wall. by means OF
which IL Is calculated TO shut out any
further encroachment Of the sea and
restore the confidence Of the tlmId in
the safety OF the city. Il Is not AT all
likely that another such storm viii
visit this part Of the coast in hun.
dred years. but IL another does come It
will find an insurmountable barrier
surrounding Galveston. Work has al
ready begun upon a huge concrete wall
three and one-thlrd miles In length.
which viii be seventeen feet above
mean low tide. sixteen feet wide nj the
base and five feet at the top. The top
Of the embankment FOR thirty-hve feet
back OF this gigantic wall VIII be pro-
tected By yitrlhed brick laid on edge.
and this. when surrounded by an iroa
railing. viii provide a driveway thirty
feet wide and a sidewalk i've feet
wide II viii De ornamented by a fringe
OF Bermuda grass. This Is the most
pretentious piece Of engineering Of the
sort ever attempted in the United
States. The excavation viii require
the removal Of 10000 wagon loads Of
sand: there viii be used In its eonstrac-
ton 9.90O carloads Of pillng and 5.20o
carloads Of concrete; 10000 tons Of
rock viii be hauled from a quarry eS6
niles distant. and 100 tons OF re-enSorc-
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-02-12
JOHN cHlNAMAN's WAY.
How a Customer Got Ills Laundry
After Two Years

1Ea,v Customer Got His Laundry
After Two Years.
The ways Of the Chinaman are mys.
fsfi1us. While there Is no new thought
In this statement, its ffnth ean be
gouched for by a young Washington.
Ian vino has Just recovered his bundle
Of laundry from downtown shop pre-.
sided over by a chiIdliSe celestial
Nearly two years ago he carried a
selection Of soiled linen % the China
man to be Numbered. lie received 4
little yellow piece OF paper with some
queer marks On IL. At the end Of tie
week he booked for the bft u yellow
paper. bur could not fad IT, lie bad
been 70 the laundry several times and
supposed the Cbiuaman could identify
his goods without the ticket. The G..
lesfiaI shook his head and demanded
the ticket
\ month later another Visit was
made 20 the shop. but the Chinaman
was unreleuting Six months later. SUI
posing the unealled-for package would
be- recognized by the Chlnaman BY
reason Of its having been there 50 long.
he made another attempt 10 get II. IL
vas then discovered that the shop had
changed hands. and the new proprietor
only looked perplexed when a demand
was made Tor the laundry. The dlsap-
pointed customer then abandoned his
pursuit OF the lost package.
This al happened nearly two years
ago. Recently BE- got cat a light
weight overeoat FOR use during chilly
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-02-12

When the great guif storm Of SEPT.
:. 1900. had swept over the city Of TAI.
weston. Texas. aud had EFF IN its ,ease
more than 300 corpses and sueh "A
scene of ruin and desoauon a. vas
never before presented On the Amefi-
can continent. IT was oniy the sto1test
heart aud tie most optimistic ml4.l
.lat predicted that the city would or
ouId ever recover from the great 81.
Hmity.
BUT that Is just what the brave city
Is doing. More than that, the new Cal
weston promises to Ear outrank the de-
stroyed city in every waY. From the
miles Of wreckage. from the rulaed
business blocks. from the great Eaif
shore territory which the storm trans
formed from beautiful residential
section TO barren waste. there Is arts
ing a city more beautiful more sub
stantiai, more prosperous than The
one so fIghtfully wrecked by wind
and water a little more than two years
ago.
Galveston's struggle against awfHl
odds and in the face Of the greatest
.discoura cement constitutes one of tile
bravest chapters In the annals of
American enterprise. No American
city was ever 50 stricken. no recovery
has been 80 phenomenal That whica
has already been done and that which
IS TO be done Is OF such magnitude Is
10 transcend belief.
The sound Of the hammer and tile
saw has never ceased since the lnvad.
ing waters retreated into the gulf. The
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-02-12

evenings. and tbrustlng his hands into
lis pocket, pulle,, out a yellow laundry
ticket lie AZ once proceeded 10 the
chinaman's shop. and. as II be had
left a bundle there only few days
previously. laid down bis ticket The
ehinaman glanced al the mysterious
mark. and. reaching under the coun-
ter hauled up the long-lost laundry
without a moments hesitation.
The recoYerer OF the supposedly lest
goods should have been grateful says
the Washington STAR bur he was not.
and proceeded to say some things 10
the Chinaman that would not make
pleasant reading n reproduced