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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-29
DEVELOPMENT
 OF PORTO RICO
Commissioner Degetau Tells Business Conditions in
 the Island.

Copyright, 1904, by Frank G. Carpenter.)
 It was In his home on street near Du- pont circle that I chatted last night with Federico Degetau. resident commissioner from Porto Rico on the present condi- tions in our West Indian island Mir. Deg etau is the first Porto Rican who has ever held seat in the United States Congress. He had the title of resident commissioner and the powers of terri torial delegate. representing more people than any delegate of the past. He stands for about a million our West Indian cou- sins and also for some of the biggest questions now before the American peo- pie.
 Porto Rican statesman.
 think that Mir. Degetau is well fitted for his position. He comes of one of the old Spanish families resident in Porto Rico and he Is a type of the best peo- pie of that island. Tall. straight and well formed. a fair rosy complexion. beautiful brown eyes, and a luxuriant silky brown beard sprinkled with gray. He is the hardsornest man in Congress and one of the most cultuerd and best educated. Born at Ponce he was sent to Spain to school and graduated there as a bachelor of arts at the College of Barcelona and in the law at the University of Madrid. He has been one of the professors of mor- al and political science in the Madrid Aca- demY of Archaeological Science, and as a novelist he is noted in all the Spanish speaking countries.
 Mir. DegetAu had made reputation as a stateman long before our war with 6paln. Some years ago Porto Rico de- manded self-government, and a represen- tation in the Spanish congress at Madrid. Mir. Degetau wos one of the commission CTS sent to Spain for this purpose. and later on he represented the island in the Spanish cortez. After the war was over he joined with the Americans in reorgan- ization of affairs there, and he is now at the front, pushing everything that will benefit Porto Rico.
 Porto Rico In 1904.
 I asked Mir. Degetau some questions as to the business situation in our West In- dies He replied:
 "The conditions varyt in differen
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-29

will do that. Any drug that kills germs is a poison, and 1t cannot be taken internally. For that reason, medicine is practically helpless in any germ disease.
 Liquozone is so\certain that we pub fish on every bottle an offer of s1,000 for a disease, germ that it cannot kill. The reason is that germs are vege- tables; and an excess of oxygen-the very life of an animals deadly to vegetable matter. Liquozone Is cer- tain destruction to the cause of a germ trouble. yet to the human body 1t is the most helpful thing in the world.
 We paid $100, 900 for the American rights to Liquozone, because this prod uct alone can end a germ disease
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-29
soc Bottle Free.

If you need Liquozone. and have never tried 1t. please send us this coupon. We will then mail you an or der on your local druggist for a full size bottle and we will pay your drug glst ourselves for 1t. This is our free glft' made to convince you; to show you what Liuuozone is, and what 1t can do. In justice to yourself, please accept 1t today. for It places you un- der no obligation whatever.
 Liquozone costs soc and $1.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-29
If You Do Not Know,
 You Ought to Know That

For the first time in our history our money circulation has reached $st.02 per capita. This shows gain during the year of H.4 per capita in circulation and gain of $2.36 since May 1st, 1909. Our entire circulation Is $2,5s2, ,645. .1ss, a, t,I20,- oOO,oOO of which is in gold.
 During the month of April forty-slx banks have been launched into existence, but forty-two were organized in March. The total capitalization of the forty-six during last month was s2.s3s, 900. Of these banks the South is responsible for the organization of thirteen during April, while the West launched fourteen In the East very few banks are being organized. Since the passage of the act of March A, 1900 there have been organized in the country 1.298 national banks with an ag- gregate capital of SPA, 900. Of these LOTT are iocaed. in the South and West. In Great Britain there are 142 munich pally owned street railways, and these pay profit of 34 per cent to the cities. There also S55 electric light and power plants owned by municipalities and of these but one city netted loss last year. Three hundred towns and cities own their markets and slaughter houses and while the rental of space In these mar kets Is very low, they are all operated at a profit to the municipalities.
 In Great Britain there has been a general cleaning up of slums. a widening of streets and a tendency to a better housing of the people, the creation of parks and the purifying of water SUD- plies resulting in a decrease in the death rate that Is most noticeable, averaging in great many cities as much as { per 1000 in three years.
 The Barbary States produce a great number of centenarians, if nothing else. There is a Marabout in charge of one of the sacred sfirines at Marakesh who is over 15O years of age and it is no un- common thing to find women of 90 and s6 working fin the fields.
 Of Christians there are 54s,o1s 900; of Jews 11,o37.0 900; of Mohammedans 202, ,o4s.- 900; Hindoos or Brahmans 900; of old Indian religions 100000: of Bud- dhists 12O.0Oo.ooO: of Confucians 253. 900 900;
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-29

of Tacists ss,ooO.ooo; of shintoists 17.oooo.- 000; of fetish worshipers 144,0 900, which still leaves 100000 or so of unclaseihsd reiigionists but out of the whole total 1t is safe to estimate that A per cent of all the reiigionists are but believers tn name--the sincere practice of all religious Is much on the wane and In whole sac~ tons of the world the practice of religion Is very largely matter of form and hereditary customs.
 Competent authorities estimate that the expenditures for the Russo-Japansse troubles for six months campaign will equal For the navies. $2l6.0o0.O0e cost to Russia; s13S 900 cost to Japan; whils the cost of land operations, slSs 000.008 cost to Russia; $54000,0Oo cost to Japan.
 It is estimated that our courts Issued 70,000 divorces during the past year. Divorce is growing at something like the rate of per cent per year.
 Latest statistics place the population of the world at 1.539. .800.0O0 and 1t Is esti- mated that it's case of being about half and half monotheists and polotheists
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-29
Germ DiSeaCeS.

These are the known germ diseases. All that medicine can do for these troubles is to help Nature overcome the germs. and such results are indi- rect and uncertain. Liquozone kills the germs, wherever they are, and the results are inevitable. By destroying the cause of the trouble, 1t invariably ends the disease. and forever.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-29
We offer 5 ,ooo for a disease germ that Liquo- zone can't kill; and most of the sick are sick because of germs. One bottle free

We have purchased more than a million 50c bottles of Liquozone and given them free to the sick. During the past four months. we have spent over S600,000 to announce and fulhn this offer. We have done this to con- vince the sick that Liquozone does what medicine cannot do. and we are willing to do the same with you, if you pAed if
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-29

Feyers-Gall Stones. Tumors-uIcers. Goitre-Gout VarfcocelS
 Gonorrhea-Gleet Women's Disaasas
 All diseases that begin with fever-aIl lnfiammation-all catarrh-all contagious dlseases-all the results of impure or poi sonous blood.
 In nervous debility Liquozone acts as vltahzer accomplishing what no drugs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-29
Fvery pox can Earn q Watch.

Tor the next sixty days we will send. shipping charges fully paid, a beautiful stem wind and stem set. New Haven Nickel Watch to any boy sending us two yearly orders for The Weekly Advertiser, together with $2.00.
 Address all communications.
 Circulation Department,
 Montgomery Advertiser. adv--tf Montgomery, Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-29
hInfrimnnial Hhxneaa.

George D. Mackay came upon a friend he hadn't seen for long time at the Waldorf. He was with a pretty young woman.
 You are just married. aren't your" asked Mackay. smiling at the young woman.
 "Only last week." acknowledged the friend. How did you guess itf"
 T thought" replied Mckay that you looked little shy. and"-
 T am pretty shy of cash just now. but I didn't know I showed it so much as alF that" interrupted the friend.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-29
Kills Inside Germc.

But the great value of Liquozone lies in the fact that 1t kills germs in the body without killing the tissues, too. There Is nothinS aLa~ knnsTn wbich
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-29
See Window Display at 6. F0WLER,S DRUG STORE

we had before the war. There Is @ high school in operation at San Juan. and we have number of agricultural schools in different parts of the island"
 Frank G. Carpenter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-29
HOLT BLOCKS HATS. 10o s. Court. Telephone 4S2.

Are you going to the St. Louis Ex- positions How would you like to have all the expenses of a ten days trip given youf The Advertiser will do it. Read the full page advertisement In today's paper.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-29
Priest,a RenrInanA.

Catholic clersymen are repeating the wit ty reprimand given one of the parishoners of St. Patrick's Cathedral New York. by a priest attached to the archiespicopal household. He was in street car last week, when he saw 6 prominent member of the parish enter The latter squeezed into a narrow space beside the priest, whom he did not see.
 Presently the conductor approached to collect fares. and he and the newcomer were soon in a wordy battle as to whether a transfer presented by the passenger was or was not god. The latter became fu- riously enraged and began to use frightfui profanity in defending his contention. The conductor took the transfer and passed on Turning triumphanty. to settle himself in his seat, the passenger discovered his acquaintance. the priest, beside him.
 Excuse me. Father" he said. with some embarrassment. but you see am a plain man. and I believe fin calling a spade a spade"
 Indeed" answered the priest. dryiy q should imagine that. you would be more likely to cali it damned old shovel"
 Mansfield Disappointed Them.
 At one time, when Richard Mansfield was fin Topeka. Kan. he replied to the renewed applause by appearing before the curtain and announcing to the audience that he didn't care a rap whether they liked his playing or not whether he pleased them or didn't please thcm---he just playing there because he booked there and so forth and 30 on.
 The news sped on to Wichita, where he was to appear the following evening.
 A merry crowd engaged boxes and or- ehestra chairs. all imbued with the one de- sire to make Mir. Mansfield say 1t all over again. and. if possible to say 1t worse.
 Evidently he had been forestalled by some one To their utmost surprise. upon their vociferous applause. continued for the purpose of getting him up to the right pitch exactly, he came before the curtain. bowed, thanked them sweetly and retired. behav- ing, as disgusted reporter had 1t on the morning after. Just like a gentleman"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-29

There are today still 40 per cent of thel exhibits intended for the St. Louis Ex-l position not yet in place.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-29

Of Christians there are 549,o1s,0Oo; of Jews il, ,o37, 900; of Mohammedans 202,0l9 900; Hindoos or Brahmans 210,000, 900; of old Indian religions 100000: of Bud- dhists 12O. .00o 900: of Confucians 263 ,ooo, 900;
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-29

SAO Mon1Hk StNSetg OAAVA0Os
 Since it has become generally known that Dandertne causea hair to grow just as abundantly on the heads ofchildren as 1t does on those of matured persons, many truly marvellous cases are coming to our notice. Little Miss Russell. whose photo graph appears above, ks certainly one of is over thirty inches long and her mother says that "DANDERINE GREW EVERY BIT OF IT."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-29

T ne largest are san Juan ana Ponce, neither of them has 50,O0O people. Tho next city in size is Mayaguez. on the west coast, with a population of from fifteen to twenty thousand. We have altogether about 1000, ,0000 people, but they live large- ly on farms and fin comparatively small villages.
 How are your people satisfied with American rule? Are they glad of the changer
 They are glad to be Americans, re- piled the commissioner from Porto Rico, although 1t is undesirable that they are dissatisfied that they are not yet recoe- nized as such. Tn other words. we are glad to be members of your great and glorious commonwealth, although not satisfied with our present political con- dition. Under the rule of Spain we had sixteen representatives and four senators in the cortez or Spanish parliament. Now we have only a resident commissioner who has within the period of two months only been granted the parliamentary powers of a delegate in Congress-"
 What is to be the future of Porto Rico?'
 "I am sure that Porto Rico will, within not many years. be state of the Amer lean Union, and that the Union will be proud of us as we are proud of being American citizens"
 I here asked Mir. Degetau whether the Porto Ricans would make good American citizens. He replied:
 Yes They are naturally quiet and law loving The island has been always noted as one without revolutions. The people have. high ideas of honor ana justice They are intelligent, and through the schools which have been established since the occupation they are rapidly becoming educated"
 ''Iave you many colored people in Porto Rico?'
 Nothing like so many as in most of the West Indies" replied Mir Degetau. We have less than 6OOO0 pure negroes and about 300. coco mulattoes. The balance are, whites. so that about three-fifths of the whole poulation is white"
 Oar Porto Rican visitors.
 '"TeT me something about the school teachers who are coming to the United States
 You mean those who are to brought by the transports to spend the summer. I suppose" said Mfr. Degetau. They are very bright young men and women, and thu trip will be valuable to them and our schools We have bright teachers. In some respects I think they surpass the American teachers. They have good im- aginations and learn easily; but so far their observatiVe faculties and experience in nature studies are not so cultivated as with the American teachers. This trip ti the United States will greatly benefit the teachers and give our children & prac- tical knowledge of the United States As 1t is. our schools are rapidly improving. We have three times as many pupils as
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
Charged With Seduction.

Last Wednesday Sheriff Ward of
Elk River came up and arrested
Charles Walker who was charged by
an unmarried woman of Santiago with
seduction, the offense having been
committed last summer while Walker
was working with a ditching crew in
that town. The sheriff took Walker
to Elk River where he was given a
hearing and bound over in the sum of
$500. Walker engaged Attorney Nc
MILAN who was present at the hearing.
He secured bail and returned home.
Walker is married man with a
family, while the woman who claims
ne seduced her is twenty three years
of age.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
Teachers Examination.

The regular examination of teachers
for state certificates will be held at
Princeton and Milaca, Mile Laos
county, on February 18th, 9Th and 9th.
All who will need certificates for the
fall terms of school should attend this
examination SO they may be provided
with certificates for the fall terms.
Applicants will please come pro-
vided with pen and ink. High school
certificates in the senior branches will
be accepted in lieu of examination if
they meet the requirement of seventy
five per cent.
Papers will not be accepted from
any person under the age of seventeen
years.
PROGRAM OF EXAMINATIONS
Thursday, Feb. 4th.
(FIRST GRADE STUDIES.)
a. NJ $50 Enrolment.
900 Physics.
1880 Geometry.
p. NJ 100 Algebra.
2:45 Civics.
3:45 Physical Geography or
General History.
Friday. Feb. 5th.
SECOND GRADE sTuD1Es3
a. NJ $3.50 Enrolment.
300 Professional Test.
1880 Spelling.
HOO Composition and Pen
manship.
T. M l:3O Geography.
2:45 U. S. History
400 Reading.
Saturday, Feb. 9th.
SECOND GRADE STUDIES CoNT1NUED)
a. M 800 Arithmetic
$40 English Grammar.
Ills Music
?. M 80 Physiology-Hygiene.
2:45 Drawing.
Dated at Princeton, Mimi, Jan. Is.
1904. G. W. VAN WORMER,
Co. Supt. of Schools.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
French VS.. English Over the phone.

The Electrical World and Engi-
neer" states that the telephone en-
ployees in Paris have discovered that
French is more easily understood over
the telephone than English. In tele-
phoning between Paris and London
during storm, conversation in Eng
lish is impossible, but French is easily
understood because it has not SO many
sibilant sounds and unequally &C
cented syliables. So talk French
when you cannot make yourself under
stood in English but don't forget to
order a case of golden grain belt beer.
Keep a supply on hand. Order OF
your nearest dealer or be supplied by
Henry Veidt, Princeton.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
Price of Irvine Fixed.

The board of control and Warden
Wolfer of the State prison have fixed
the prices of binding Irvine made at the
prison for the ensuing year. Prices
are as follows:
Slsal, 500 feet to the pound, SIC.
SStandard, same weight, SIC.
Standard manila, $50 feet, &C..
Next manila, 600 feet, loo.
Pure manila, $50 feet, lie.
=, Lhese prices are half cent less than
last :t years s ooo Estimating the years
output at 5000, 600 pounds the saving
to the farmers OF the State, as COM
pared with combine prices, will be
S315, 1000.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
Church Topics NJ
;. !. :. Sunday and Weekday
Announcements. . !.

METHODIST.
Morning, ''The Worlds Harvest
Fields" evening, "Can'Two Walk Tia.
gether Except They Agree??'''
CONGREGATIONAL.
Morning, ''The Facts>of sin;' even
ing, 1.-THE Results of SIM
SCANDINAVIAN LUTHERAN.
There will be no services at Pr,nee-
ton next Sunday. Rev. Gronberg
will hold services at Ronneby.
GERMAN METHODIST.
Services will be held next Sunday
at Estes Brook at 10 a. M: in the old
M. b. church in Princeton at Sd. m.
and at Germany at s m.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
Married ut NIilaca.

A quiet wedding ACQUIRED at the
Milaca House, Monday evening, the
contracting parties being Mr.. Joseph
Kniftin OF Foreston, and Miss Irene
Lattrell of Foley. Rev. D. P. Olin
pronounced the words that united the
happy couple in welded bliss, and
they left for their home at Foreston.
They are receiving the congratulations
OF their many friends. -Milaca Times
(Jan. a.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21

The peculiar cough which Indicates
Group, is, usually we'll known to the
mothers OF croupy children. No time
should be lost in the treatment of il.
and for this purpose NO medicine has
received more UNIVERSAL approval than
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Do
not waste valuable time in experiment.
ing with untried remedies, no matter
how highly they may he recommended,
but give this medicine as directed and
all: symptoms Of Group will quickly
disappear. For sale by Princeton
Drug Co..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
GUILT AND THE GALLONS.
An Incident Before the Board of PardOns
in re the Nelson Boys.


An Incident Before the Board of Pardons
in re the Nelson Boys.
There is a great sermon in the fol.
lowing account in the Duluth Herald
of two arguments before the board Of
pardons for the life and death of the
Nelson boys of Owatonna who are
under sentence of death. The. ac-
count of this dramatic hearing is as
follows:
"For over three hours Senator
Samuel Lord of Kasson, pleaded with
the pardon board to save the Nelson
boys of Owatonna from the gallows,
and never before in the history of this
State has any pardon board listened
to so powerful, convincing and elo-
quent plea as Mr.. Lord made. 1t
was very evident that the board was
deeply affected by his talk. When
Senator Lord had concluded his adj
dress. every man in the room felt that
Lord at least believed the boys inno-
cent. His plea was especially remark
able from the fact that he made no
effort to give merely his own side of
the evidence. but he called attention
as we'll to many of the most damaging
facts against the men he was pleading
for.
Fifty men. most of them lawyers,
heard the senator's argument, and de-
clared afterward that beyond doubt
the boys would have their sentence
committed to life imprisonment.
Perhaps the most dramatic thing in
the whole hearing was at the wind up.
County Attorney Littleton, who fol-
lowed Senator Lord, was pleading
against the boys. He was arguing
that the mere fact of the boys youth
should not count in their favor, and
he went on to cite cases where boys of
fifteen and sixteen had committed muir
ders before. This line of argument
did not strike Chief Justice Start
favorably, and he said:
Hanging boys for murder does not
keep other boys from committing muir
der. Would it not be better, Mr.. Lit
tleton, to stop forever the dens where
their feet are turned toward hell from
keeping open in consideration of a
miserable monthly stipend called a
fine: Would it not be infinitely better
to look after our boys and safeguard
them than to wait until they had be-
come criminals and then hang them?'
And Senator Lord, agitated with
emotion, sprang to his feet to answer
Mr.. Littleton, and a dramatic voice
cried: If these boys are guilty by
reason of their evil environment and
influence, they are guilty because the
public officers of Owatonna, who for
months have been clamoring for their
life blood and who come here to-day
to beg for their lives as a sacrifice
upon the altar of brutal passion have
failed to do their duty and have re-
fused to enforce the law which they
took their oath to support. We have
indisputable evidence that on the very
day of the murder Henry Krier sold
liquor to young boys under seventeen
years old, and this violation had been
d daily occurrence, and no officer of
that county protested. But they can
clamor for the blood of these boys be-
cause they deem it their public duty to
do 500
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-01-21
Starch Factory D1vidend,

The Cambridge starch factory has
declared dividend of $15 on each
share of stock. The net earnings last
year were 81 200, $4,000 of which was
declared as dividend.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-16
Wool PRICE. aoomino.

Chicago, July 16.-The usual wool
rumors of combination among the
eastern buyers to hold down the prices
OF northern Montana wool upon the
Great Falls market. says the Leader. to
the detriment of the sheep raiser, Were
shown up in their true light this morn
ing on the local market. and the foun-
dations upon which the aforesaid pipe
dream rested were given bad bump
by the general prices handed around.
Thursdays prices were excellent, but
they were sent "back to the tall tim
ber'' on today's market and prices
went up until wool looked like easy
money.
Then Decent wool was looked upon
as being nearly the limit, but several
OF the buyers were on the market yes
terday for business. and they pushed
the prices up until the Decent mark
was passed and one excellent clip sold
for 19M cents, the highest paid in
years. while another brought 1914
cents, while three others sold at -
cents even.
The market might well be said to
have been the best experienced on any
Montana sales floor In many years and
OF the Is clips disposed of only two sold
for less than Is cents. making what Is
perhaps the highest average sale ever
held on this market.