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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-07

1 LAND, yonder, by the Fair. behold 81
The Towers. of the Pike. rising bold.
Uplifting to the astonished skies
Their. manifold; painted balconies
With ,balus.rades entwining round.
And roofs Of tile. beneath which sound
The tongues barbaric Of all tho nations:
While the whole fabric is abiaze
With varied tints. all fused in one
Great mass of color. like a nass
OF flowers illumined by the sun.
Apologies to Iongfellow.
WRITTEN FoR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC
Some forty-eight concessionaires now are
| the busiest persons in tho whole Worlds
Fair grounds.
Each striving with his every ounce Of
energy to outdo the other, their united
| efforts are transforming The Pike" Into
an , avenue skirted with many queer
| structures. ranging in character from the
freakish products Of a fevered imagina-
ton to the bizarre, Byzantine efnores-
ccnce of Oriental architecture.
The Pike features will have but ono
| thing In common-a powerful appeal to
every man, woman or child who is
blessed with more or less-the moro the
better-of the almighty dollars. Every at
traction is costing a pretty penny to in
SAtIAi kAo eSAh5
| cost the public a prettier penny before the
Fair is over. but 1t will be a big show. and
| the American people want to be amused.
Completed, the displays may be classed
in two divisions: The ethnic. representing
foreign atmosphere and surroundings.
and the spectacular illusions.
The people Of one land are ever inter-
ested in he peoples Of other lands. and
the people of any land are ever inter-
ested in being, as It were. fooled: in being
| compelled to believe, for instance. that a
journey round the world has been made
in a space the size Of a half-acre lot.
So the peoples of other lands and a bit
OF their native background gre being
brought hither for the amusement of the
people Of this land. And the fertile
Drained, high-class fakers-the conces-
| sionaires-are devising their illusions for
| the amusement of all who have the price.
The building of any one OF these spec
| tacular shows is no small matter. Con-
structing a mountain, or mountains such
as are to be the central wonders OF the
TyroIean Alps. Is something of a task.
| Building 4 city Of ASIA" as CASTOR
Akoun proposes to do. is not childs play,
| Rearing the dome for the Creation"
| spectacle, twenty feet wider in diameter
than the dome of st. Peters at Rome. Is
| not a pigmy undertaking. Duplicating the
eyrie abodes of Rocky Mountain cliff
| dweilers Is more than a complicated
proposition.
ROUGH SKELETONS OF
PROSPECTIVE DISPLAY.
Jagged in outline. contradictory Of
accustomed methods Of construction
the skeletons of these prospective
rike displays disagree with all i'm
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-06-18
FL Tesoro cubano

Ell movimiento general de fondos de
de la Tesorer1a general de la Isla de
Cuba por el mes de Mayo dltimo sefia-
la un sobrante de SIS s3s8Is.37, 4 dispo-
sicion pare las atenciones pdblicas en-
Ic de JUNO del afio actual
El balance referido Sc descompone
de la siguiente manera:
Existencia en- 80 de Abril 1904,
$s.ooo,oor-S6.
Ingresos - Rentas de Aduanas;
$L5I5,437- 20; Rentas postales, $4s.s36-
%; Rentas interiors;, SIS. ao3-8 30; Ren.
tas varias; $4r.574 IS; Rentas consula-
res, $a5,543-S6; C6nsules honorarios
$i-2o; Propiedades y derechos del Es-
tado, Sal, ,6oS-oo-Total: $1.7oo, ,6os-46
Reintegros, $4so-7s; GirOs postales'
$44,ooo-oO; Deudas pendientes, $1,oaI-
A; Impuesto del Emprestito, $a58,77s-
sS.-Total: $7.oos 83a-I4; Pagos duran
te Ell mes de Mayo, $I.76a.oI6-77.
Existencia en- g de JUNO de 1904,
$5.s3s 1857.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-06-18
FL CoSto actual
De Los
buques de guerra

Fl 80 del pasado Sc bot6 al aqua el
nuevo acorazado frances aLa Demo
cracia", que es uno de los seis buques,
cuya construction acerd6 la C6mara
de Diputados en- 1000; los Otros cinco
del mismo tipo son: ala Rep6blica' +,
ala Patria", ala Verdad", ala Justi-
cia" y ala Libertad", todos ellos de
1850 toneladas de desplazamiento
Es interesante seguir la marcha
progresiva del tonelaje y costo de los
acorazados de diversos tipos constrdf-
dos Ell Francia durante los tiltimos
treinta amos:
Marengo, 1879, tonelaje 7,IS7; cOsto
en- frances 7.a4o,364.
Redoutable, 1870. tonelaje 0,s7a; cos
to en- frances Ia.776,o0o.
Coubert, 1886. tonelaje 1854; eosfo
en- frances I7.s74,ors.
Hoche, 1859, tonelaje IO,9o7; costo
en- frances ao.Iso,o7e
Goulois, 1850, tonelaje II,36S; costo
en- frances a6 a34,s67.
Suffren, 1899, tonelaje Ia.7as; costo
en- frances 20 $50, $50.
Democratic, 1904, tonelaje 1880; cos.
to en- frances 4r.S65,S5I.
El costo del @Democracia" Sc cal
culo primitivamente en- IS millones y
|segdn Sc We, el costo de su construc-
cion y armamento ha excedido en- Ger.
ca de siete millones de frances el pre-
clio sobrepuesto.
Un hecho que debe anotarse es que
la velocidad del "Marengo" era de 10
nudos y la del "Democracia" no exec
|dera seguramente de I8 nudos, result
tando que en- treinta amos, el tamafio
de los acorazados hh aumentado en-
MAs del doble, So costo Sc ha sextupli-
cado y su velocidad no ha aumentado
mas que en- una tercera parte.
Teniendo en- cuenta los anteriores
datos, facil es colegir la perdida ma
terial, ademas de las de vidas. que ex-
perimenten Russia y Ell Jap6n cada vez
que es destrufdo uno de sus acora-
zados.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-06-18
TESORERIA


Diez y siete peticiones de nuevos
industriales fabricantes de ron y taba
CO, RESIDENCES en- San German, CatafIo,
Lajas, Isabella y Caguas, sc han reci.
bido en- la Tesorerfa, y Sc les ha auto
rizado para que ejerzan dichas indus
|trias.
En- Aguadilla, Bayamon y San Ger
man Sc abonaron tres multas impor-
tando en- total SIS, por varios infrac-
torres de las leycs de rentas internas.
-.
Siete embargos han isido 1evantados
|por los colectores de Cidra Y Ponce,
despukx de paga1se las sontribucicnes
que Sc adeudaban.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-06-18
Presidio y carceles
DepartamentaIes

Seis en- Prisi6n, en- sumario y 5 en-
libertad en- la carcel de San Juan.
Del Preside pas6 a la carcel de
Ponce Ell preso Alexandra Rivera Pa
gan.
Ocho bajas por cumpiidos. trasla-
dado y S en- sumario en- Ponce
Diez y seis EN- prisi6n, 5 en- sumario
y i en- libertad en- la de Humacao.
Felix Cruz Calcafio sali6 cumplido
del Presidic.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-06-18
De Madrid

LII ID AGNSpIAOA C 81 ktatdClO ICai
hace dos dias, hubo quien sludiendc
z Monsefior Nozaleda quiso averiguar
en- concrete cuzl es en- defnitiva Ia
opinion y la voluntad del gobierno en-
lei asunto del nombramiento del Ar.
zobispo de Valencia.
Y contesto Ell sefior Maura:
Apesar de 10 inconvenience del 81
ito, de 10 imporuno del momento, voy
4 responder 4 su pregunta:
La opinion y la voluntad del gobier
mo, no Pueden ser otras que la vo-
luntad y la opinion del pueblo.
-GEntonces no va Nozaleda Valen-
cia7
El Presidente tuvo bien no seguir
respondiendo y cambio de converse
|ci6n al punto.
Hablando de los empefios manifeS-
|tados por el ilustre hombre p1blico
|sefior Moret ha vaticinado un fraca-
so de las negociaciones, fracaso inde-
fectible y evidentisimo al decir del
|sefior Maura.
Tai vez tenga razon. Tai vez no
|se equivoque esta vez, va que ga.
rece aliado con ell fracaso Y que ha
|celcbrado pacto indisoluble con Ia des-
gracia.
La aproximaci6n de las huestes IL
berales de Moret y las de Montero
Rios y las no menos importantes de
Canalejas, no puedcn efectuarse por
una razon que no es invencible. pero
que tiene mucha fuerza.
OniSr, hoaa IL ,,,scr,,~ -,,.-. ~ .<>S1..
Silvela7 lMontero Rios7 lMoret1
ESQ es 10 que falta.
Que Sc marche uno de los dos, que
Sc marche cualquiera y quede uno
solo.
ALA Sc van en- prestigiO y en- talen-
tos. En- historic liberal y en- historic
po1ftica. Los dos tienen adeptos. los
dos tienen personalidad bastante para
que el gobiern0 siga en- el equilibro
alg6n tienpo mas.
Pero ningtho Sc retira. ninguno Sc
marcha desde la oposicion y contribu-
ven con esa terquedad al entroniaa-
miento del senior Maura, porque no Sc
puede decir que sean los conservado-
res quieneS gobiernan, sino el presi-
dente, el amo, el Sefior, Ell sefior
Maura
Canalejas 10 dijo en- cierta Ocasi6n
hablando del sefior Moret. Este ora
dor insigne que ha conquistado univer-
sal renombre, que ha contribuido con
su hermosa palabra llevar q las ci-
mas del arte la oratoria parlamentaria
espafola, es en- el gobierno una desdi-
cha nacional.
Y despues de invitarle a que EN- :
fprendiera una retirada prudente, ex
Eclamaba con desaliento y mezcla de
iron1a.
No sefores. no esperen tanta ventu
ra de un SOTO golpe. No Sc ira jamas,
no Sc ira nunca. El hace como que Sc
va; pero lay!, vuelve.
Ahora estan empujando para llegar
a un mismo sitio, y como no hay mas
que un camino, uno al otro, Moret
Montero Rios. y Montero Rios aMoret
Sc obstaculizan el paso, Sc detienen en-
la senda, porque ademas de la cortesfa
que tienen que guardarse, profesarse
ambos mdtuo respeto y saben muy
bien que no es ninguno de ellos el su-
|cesor de Sagasra, como no era Sill
vela, nj es Maura el successor de CAno-
vas del Castillo.
Pasara Ell intento de approximation.
'porque no 10 impulsa tafnpoco una
idea redentora, nj 10 reclama la nece-
sidad inexcusable. Y entonces el se-
nor Maura podra agregar a todos sus
tftulos el de profeta, pero de la des-
gracia y el descuaje polftico actual.
n. PsreS E6SQMes.
Madrid. . de Iunio de 1904.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-06-18
Los reyoIucionarios
donsinicanos derrotados

Las fuerzas revolucionarias domi-
|nicanas fueron derrotadas el domingo
anterior al ! del corriente, en- Concep-
ci6n de la Vega. dejando Glen muertos
y heridos en- el campo
Desde Cabo Haitiano 10 participa-
ban. 81 J del actual. Ia prensa de San
to Domingo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-06-18
Retreta Suspendida

Debido los fuertes aguaceros que
anoche cayeron, tuvo que suspenderse
Ia anunciada retreta, que debia verifi-
car la banda "Juventud del Comercio"
dirigida por el maestro Tizel.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-06-18
De todas parties

Monseffor Chapelle arzobispo de
New Orleans y de1egado apost6lico
para Cuba y Puerto Rico declare el
del actual que monsefior Blenk obispo
de San Juan seria elevado la digni-
dad de arzobispc. convirtiendose la
presente di6cesis en- arzobispado ade-
mas Sc cream dos obispados para Pom
ce y Mayagiiez.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-06-18
LONDRES
Mayo I6 de 1904.
Sr. Director del
BoLETIN MERcANTIL.


BoLETIN MERcANTIL.
lnglaterra scaba de perder uno de
sus hiios mas gloriosoS, uno de sus
hombres mas ilustres por su perseve-
rancia. So inteljgencia y su energfa.
Me refero al celebre explorsdor STAN
ley, que ha entregado su alma Dios.
eli 10 del corriente, q la edad de 63
sfios. Desde hace algnn tempo, el
gran explorador africano sufrfa de
una pleuresia inflammation de la men,
brana que viste la cavidad del pecho)
que causaba grandes inquietudes.
Hace treinta afios que Stanley lie g
& Inglaterra, de su primera expedicion
en- busca de Livingstone, quien en-
contro en- la,region de los lagos.
En- 1890 renuncio por complete Ia
vida de explorador, despues de haber
efectuado magni6cos trabajos geogra-
fcos, 10 que le valio la gran medalla
de orc de la Sociedad Francesa de
Geografia. El nombre de Stanley
Sera immortal.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-06-18

FL Gobierno cubano trvo conoci-
miento el referido dfa 6, de que en- los
talleres del ferrocarril oriental en-
Guantanamo, ocurrieron varias explo-
stones reventando seis bombas de di-
namita, las que destruyeron dos loco
motoras, y parte de los talleres, di-
ciendose tambien que la lfnea ha sido
cortada por varios parajes. Ignoran-
dose quienes sean los autores, aunque
la opinion p1blica indica que son ia
|maiquefios los autores del atentado.
~
Una comision de jefes de la marina
militar de A1emania ha hecho entire
|ga al Rey de Espafia Don Alfonso
XIII en- nombre de Guillermo IT, de
los distintos uniformes que correspon-
den al empleo de almirante de Ia es-
cuadra germanica.
Ell acto de la entrega revistio solem-
nidad extraordinaria.
La ex- Empers triz Engenia ha
lido q Palacio para devolver las visitas
que lie hicieran su llegada Madrid
| ell Rey y todos les mienabros de la fa-
Imilia real
En- Ia session del dia so de Mayo, Ell
Iministro dc Estado ha dieho que los
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-06-18

En- Ia session del dfa so de Mayo, el
|ministro de Estado ha dicho que los
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-06-18

Un pequefio conflicto existe actual
mente en Ia India, entire ingieses y
thibetanos. Estos liltimos tratan de
impedir las comunicaciones de la mi
sion inglesa. 700 thibetanos, proce Z
denies de Shyatse y mandados por un
Official, han atacado la expedition in
glesa, y como era de esperarse, han sido
derrotados, perdiendo ESQ hombres en-
tire muertos y heridos.
Este encuentro ha ;causado algunas
inquietudes en- Londres, pues Sc teme
que una pequefia columna que salio
hace dias con direction 4 Karola,
caiga en- manos de los enemigos, aun-
que Ell gobierno asegura que dicho
destacamento es bastante fuerte paia
defenderse.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-06-18

Cstai GS7Pt0 Ser1a liDT0 6S amos mas
tsrde, solamente con la condicion de
gus Ell Reino Undo Sc reservar1a los
derechos de una nueva ocupaci6n. Ell
acuerdo no lego q firmarse.
En- fin, Mr.. Goblet dice que mante-
niendo Inglaterra So ocupacion en-
Egipto, Francia debe renunciar las
Teclamaciones que desde hace 20 afos
exige.
Despues de estas reclamaciones, no
es del todo facil entrar en- negociacio-
mes con Inglaterra.
La liga martina ing1esaha entabla-
do negociaciones activaS con ell almi
rantazgo. con el fin de obligar al gol ier-
no que Sc adopte un nuevo programa
de construcciones navales, con objeto
de contrarrestsr los progresses de la
marina alemana.
El acuerdo francoing1eS ha demos
trado los alemanes que solamente
las naciones que poseen una marina
potente tienen Ia suSrte de hacerSe
Tespetar y poder conservar la amistad
de lnglaterra.
Hoy en- dia, Inglaterra y Alemania
son casi enemigos y, naturalmente am
bas Sc vigilan, sobre todo tratandose
de Ia marina.
-.
Seg6n Ia estadfstica Official. Inglate-
IRA posee AS navfos de guerra, Fran
cia 500. Russia $50. Alemania zig, Ita-
lia zo4, Estados Unidos III y el Jspon
I48.
Inglaterra construye actualmente
Io3; Francia I72, Russia AZ, Alemania
"a. Italia 2S, Estados Unidos a7,y el
Japon z.
Inglaterra construye actualmente
. navios Que Sc 1lamaran scouts y
que no existen a6n en uipguna mari
na del mundo
H6reTa Creepo.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-02
Where silence Is Golden.

City Committeeman John Boyle, who
is becoming known as that "epigram-
matte Democrat from the Twenty
eighth ward" got off new one at the
last meeting of his bailiwick's cam
paign committee, when the question OF
naming a leader for the wards unter-
riied during the pending contest came
up.
''In my opinion Mr.. Blank is the best
man we could select for the place.,
said one of the members, in advocacy
of a friend. HE is the best talker in
the ward. In fact, fellow countrymen,
he talks like a book, as the saying
goes
1--WE don't want any leader who
talks like book" blunty responded
Mr.. Boyle. What we do want is a
man for leader who talks like a
burglar-proof safe after it is locked W
for the night Philadelphia Ledger
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-02
A Wonderful Invention.

It is interesting to note that mis-
t,kes are frequently made by the in
vention of articles of minor Importance.
Many Of the more popular devices are
those designed to benefit people and
meet popular conditions, and of the
most interesting of these that has ever
been invented is the DR.. White Electric
Comb, patented Jan. l, '99. These
wonderful Combs positively cure dan
druff, hair falling out. sick and nervous
headache, and when used with DR..
Whites Electric Hair Brush are posi-
lively guaranteed to make straight hair
curly in % days time. Thousands OF
these electric combs have been sold in
the various cities of the Union, and the
demand is constantly increasing. Our
agents are rapidly becoming rich sell
ing these combs. They positively sell
on sight. Send for sample. Mems size
35c., ladies' 0c.-(half price while we
are Introducing them.) The DR.. White
Electric Comb Co., Decatur, Ill.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-02

along the floor and following him. 4
glass of water was on the table near
the bed where the sick girl lay. 1t
tumbled off to the floor and was picked
up and replaced. Off it went again,
and then the third time, the last fall
>breaking it into atoms. Tables and
chairs in the room seemed to be pos
sessed with life and paraded around at
times as if they were memkers OF the
family. The bed upon which the young
lady reclines shakes at times like
ship in gale.
The old fashioned cupboard that
stands in the corner of the room is also
endowed with this strange life, and its
doors are opened and closed at inter-
walls as if by invisible hands.
While these weird scenes are being
enacted the sick girl is singing or
chanting some strange melody, accom-
panying her music with all kinds OF
gesticulations with her arms, feet and
legs. She sprang out of bed the other
morning from an apparently deep
slumber, walked to the fireplace, sat
down, and her slippers moved grace
fully from under her bed to her feet,
when she quietly put them on. At
times her face seems rapt with rare
enthusiasm, and she seems to be lis
tening to something intently
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-02
II MAIDEWS
STRANGE POWER.
n ey1fucK " Girl Causes Xs7anin0fe
Objects 10 Mox'e at Sound
Of Voice.

On the Bradfordsville turnpike, about
two miles west of Hustonville, Ky, is
a country store with a dwelling house
IN an adjacent yard. Years ago the
store was conducted by Burt WOOL
ford, who owned and occupied the
dwelling near by. Woolford was
UNIQUE character and is remembered
by the older inhabitants as klnsman
of the notorious General WoolfOrd of
civil war fame, and many are the
deeds of daring credited to him.
About eighteen months ago L. A.
Farris of Lexington, Ky, purchased
stock Of goods, the dwelling and store
room from one of the descendants of
the Woolford family and has since
been conducting general merchandise
Mo business there Everything moved
along in the same old way until a
short time ago, when some strange
events transpired.
Mr.. Farris and wife, who have no
children, adopted an orphan girl sew
eTal years ago, and she has made her
home with these good people as one of
teen years of age.
Last May her parents, having noticed
several very peculiar actions in the
girl and not grasping the situation
thoroughly, decided that her mind had
become unbalanced. She was taken to
the Lexington Insane asylum, where
she remained until last August Being
reported permanently cured, she was
brought home and seemed to have re-
gained her previous good health.
Several weeks ago she was taken
sick with what the attending physl-
clans pronounced catalepsy. At one
moment nearly the whole muscular
system became rigid. She talked at
random and sang the most pathetic
airs, composing as she proceeded. AS
she had developed no musical ability
previous to this, all who heard her vocal
performances ! were surprised. Many
musical people are being attracted by
the occurrence and sit patiently await
ing a repetition of her extempore pro.
auctions. After seemingly deep
sIumber the girl awakens and bursts
into rhapsodies while her hearers SIT
spellbound.
One recent morning about 4 O'Clock
loud and distinct knocks were hearo
!. OH the weatherboards on the outside OF
the house, loud enough to be hearC
several yards distant. Surprising some
one desired to attract his attention, Mr.
Farris went outside, but could see nc
one. The raps were then repeated OF
the other side of the house, but again
nothing could be seen. After daylight
he removed the weatherboards on eacf
side OF the house sufficiently to see thai
no animal of any kind could have beer
Imprisoned During the day and nigh
continual rapping is audible around
the girls bed, never fewer than three
raps at q time.
Upon entering the house Mr.. Farris
saw an ordinary cuspidor ambline
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-02
Ant COMPARISON.

It was Mark Twain's custom to a.
ways have his tonsorial requirements
attended to at an uptown hosiery
On one occasion Mr.. Clemens was
doing while the skillful hands of the
artist trimmed his thick white hair
when the sharp call of front awoke
him, the noisemaker presenting him
with card. The diminutive hotel EN-.
ploye was of more interest to the great
humorist than was the card. Mark S
eyes tWinkled and then he looked
solemn.
''And who are your he inquired
"a page, SIR replied the boy.
"a page? exclaimed Mark, with
due scorn; "a page-humph-why, you
aren't more than a paragraph. New
York Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-02
PERSONAL.

Police Commissioner Greene OF New
York will be one of the judges at the
Yale Harvard debate in December.
Isaac Stauffer, one of New Orleans
most prominent merchants, is dead al
90. He was of old Dutch stock.
Dorothea Beale, Ii. d., has com;
pleted forty-fve years as the head OF
Cheltenham College for Girls in Eng
land.
Lieutenant Governor Guild of Mas
sachusetts has added a full set OF
Filipino daggers of quaint design te
his collection of weapons.
J. W. Lamar, who claimed to be the
last surviving S Aloolmate of Abraham
Lincoln, is dead at Buffaloville, Ind.
aged 50.
Professor Henry Apply, violinist. who
died a few days ago, aged rs, was the
son of the leader of the orchestra in
the chapel of William Of Orange.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-02
= Embarrassinp Question.

The late Rev. Wa'pole Warren was
hearing the Sunday school repeat the
catechism one Sunday preceding con-
firmation when boy from the class OF
small children yentured to ask ques.
ton of the minister.
''Mr. Warren" he inquired in an
anxious tone, why does the miltiplica'
ton table make people wicked!''
The minister thought at first that
the child had taken occasion TO pro
pound conundrum at most unseen
" time and was about to reprove him
when the earnestneSs of the expression
in the upturned face assured him that
the question was asked in good faith
and required reply.
"Why do you ask such question
John? | never knew it to do so,' he
said.
John turned to his catechism and
read from it with a mystitied air the
question:
did man grow worse as he began
to- multiply"
And the accompanying answer:
"He did."-New York Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-02
Liver Troubles.

Those troubles are always the re-
suits of indigestion and often appear
before you feel anything wrong with
tickle and tongue coated, It is a sure
sign of indigestion and inactive liver.
There is an easy and certain way of
eradicating these troubles quickly,
buy 25c bottle of Re-GO Tonic Laxa-
tive Syrup and within a hours you
will feel like a new person. Sold
by Jos. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-02
Hemp Manufacture in Japan. :

Among the industries Of Japan which
are receiving especial attention is the
manufacture of hemp. 1t is reported
that orders have recently been exc
cuted for a supply of fishing nets for
Alaska valued at $4,000, and that a
commissioner has lately been sent to
Canada to investigate and report on
the prospect of extending the market
for nets in that country.