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Cotton in 8. Africa.
An experiment in colton grow- ing on a large scale has recently heou conducted in the Cape Pro
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ongkeuz. 25th Feb 113, . 211 for eight years the President of Congress of Filipinos. except that the islands is to be appointed by the United States, and is to have the power of voto, which may be 8, there wore 205 deaths (146 overridden by a two-thirds role of males, 50 females) giving & ratio each of the two houses; but for the per mille of population of 33.21. eight years the President of the Malarial fever accounted for 20 United States or the United comparitive peacefulness of the policy of the bankars of the six deaths, phthisis 28, convulsions States Congres is to have power revelation astonished me. 24, beri-beri 19, bronchitia 4, ra vato or cul any bill of this Chinese have done nobly. While key to President Taft's neglect to The Powera. I fear that this is the dysentery 11, pneumonia 13" Twenty-five children under three Fourth of July, 1921, our troops of ever lifted his hand in the ft ie the money changers who are Philippine Congress. On the no American that I have heard recognize the Republic of China. months of age died. The nation are to start hems from the Philip brief war which established the baying and selling in the temple. alities were represented as fol-pines as quickly as possible, and Republic, there is perhaps not an of the European nations who lows: European one, Eurasians the islands are to be left entirely intelligent teacher or mission call themselves Christian nationis. nil, Chinese 159, Malaye 34, In dians 10. There were 10 deaths coaling or cable or naval station not gladly support the Republic approva? I do not believe. to themselves, except for some worker in the Empire that does Who are the Americans that "from obolera, but 16 of these were outside of the barbour of Manila imported, and the only case of
But Mr. Taft's Government has it is the farmers or artisans small-pox occurring in the period since the Philippine Islanda were neglect to grant recognition to chan's. It is certainly not the
"It is not quite fourteen years let a year go by ia atter for referred so was also imported.
manufacturers made over by Spain to America, this latest born, yet largest re-splendid American men and Dr. Charcot and the Scott
It was several years later before public on the earth. What ex-women who are doing such grand Tragedy.
we were sufficiently in control of 'anation can be found of this work for Christianizing China. the islands to set up any public mest on-American and unexpect. It is a lot of money changers who Mr Taft went out seal exhibition of inertia over ought to be swept back behind tic fame, learnt the sad news of Governor less thin eleven years made by an Administration? Is their shop countera and swant out Capt. Scott's loss, he wept like go. Less than six years ago at incapacity for moral daring, or of international politios, It was & child. In an article in the Philippine Legislative Assembly is it some instifiable fear, which only because the Bilkan states
the doctor says: "To was elected, for which the larges has kept President Taft bick from shut their cara against the day my vessel, the Pourquoi vote cast was less than 3 per cent the slight risk that seems involv-changera that they are to-day, Pas, in dock at St. Servan, will of the palation, or 102,975 ed in the re ognition of a republic after half a thousand years of op carry the British flig at the bend voters.
"It must srike overy indepen- President possibly fear? Whon, Over there it is fortunate that in east Asia? Whom can the pression, winning their freedom. of the main-mast and the French. flag at half mast, thus at one and dent mind that Mr. Jones is in a the same time culebrating a vichury: He proposes that at the France would have liked to re among the Great Powers that it fifty years ago, Great Britain and there in anch fear of one another tory and bonouring the death of end of about twenty years of cognize the independence of the paralyzes their energies and for- true heroes who far from the qualified independence, of which Confederacy, they hd reason to bide them to interfere. plandits of the crowd, sacrificed twelve are already gone, the be afraid, because the Confed- their lives for the glory of the Philippines shall be absolutely eracy was the rebellion of a mere I shall go on board independent. Compare with this mirosity. But the Republic of this ship which approaclied so
the portion of the earth called Chins long ago got the ascent of near to the glorious tomb of New York. Next year we celebrate the prites of the Manchu dynas Scott and his companions, to col the 300th anniversary of itty, and since that has had no circles are much interested in the Tect my thoughts and weep forsettlement. During what part med opp sítion worthy of mon-report, which has now been om.. the master and friend." Thef that three hundred years did n Pourquoi Pa is the vessel on
the Dutch and Sextoh, German which Dr. Charcot made his last and Eglish, who settled bere expedition to the Antarotio.
submit to a qualified indepens- ence? Fr.no less than (ne bun Irod and sixty-two years from 1614 till the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
The Paris Figaro" states that when Dr. Charcot, of Antareschools.
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America form any alliance with operata the housefly is being examined "It was my forture to arrive in these great Powers respecting the through the Panama Canal. The by the Local Government Bord, the Philippine Islands the even. Chinese Republio? Das America pornoanl is abject to the pro In it the flies are destroyed by ing before Thanksgiving Day in this gone against the advice of vision that it can be done without their feeding on a fungus which 1910. I was annonce, without Washington, to shun entangling infringement of the Anti-Trast proves fatal to them. This fan my knowledge, as orator of the body ever seen such treaty of
alliances with Europe? Has any law. gus has been known for some Government celebration of time to possess its destructive Thanksgiving. The celebration alliance? properties, but there has been's was he'd on the plaza of the city dficulty in obtaining a lequates of Manila, ia a building consist Powers have been trying to ar-t be Beaten, if Fquilo, For Bend,
Ah, but the bankers of these THE ALEXANDRA CAFECA supplies of it. Mr. Edgar Hease ing of a roof raised cn pillors, range to lend money to China on Caves, Confectionery, meal, with Wines has succeeded in cultivating it affording visitas on all sides of certain terms which they lay ortificially, and when it is spread fountains playing, flowers bloom- down. The President of the
& Liquer about where the flies are they ing, and guily dressed crowds en-China Society of America eaid at appear to eat the spores, whichjoying the holiday. The thermome Clerk University last November: germinate in their bodies and tor wanat 70 degrees; people have "Time was in the history of Ameri- Gually kill them. This novelsystem said that I alluded several times can diplomacy when our Executive of destroying pests by means of to the day as the Fouth of July. acted upon the recognition of poisonous moulds or bacteria is discussed, among other things, sations which had established being experimented with also by the question whether qualified republican forms of government Mr. T. Thorne Baker, who in test independence for 162 years had without consultation of dictation The Harvest Moon, ing the effects of certain of the not been a good thing for the from Tombard Street or Wall sulphur bioteris upon the Ameri- people of New York. I said that Street." He quoted a great Lon- oan gooseberry mildew; this although to-day New York city on newspaper as declaring: destructive organism has been had as many cirilized poople in It is a battle of giants, for be The Great Lord Masareem, killed by Mr Baker by applying it as the entire Philippine Islands, hind the six Powers there is a to it, on the infected twiga, a it was subject to New York State, greedy banking monopoly which
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