Show NOTES aniskey Wn iSKEY the advocates of temper ince should nod and encouragement in the face that the consumption of whiskey in the united states is decreasing according to the american grocer the consumption per capita has fallen from 1804 to 1642 gallons in four years or in the aggregate age regate about gallons the grocer does not believe that this ie entirely due to the hard times whiskey generally Rene rally i said to be riving place to lighter beverage such as beer and wine the vast and cheapening of california wines have caused them to be substituted for distilled liquors these wines have been so cheapened that they are now down au lo 10 tha cost of coalee of a bood quality taa use of wine ie to come extent even displacing coffeo and is rapidly bein popularized by the agents of the great california wine companies who are now beatt red all over the country and reach every town of con sid erable size in most cities indeed they canvass the people for orders as regularly and systematically those who vend the ordinary table supplies that the greater popularity of wine and beer aa compared with whisky is beneficial is a proposition that the prohibit zionists may dispute but its a fact ahat whisky ie not holding its own anaconda standard chile salt lake will of coune monopolize abo alth of july this year it is quite evident that the capital will not this year want the sato to come and celebrate the fourth of july there why not have a little celebration of our own on that day here at home provo enquirer the new chinese wu ang fang is on his way to washington he has a retinue of sixty two par ons he is a graduate of oxford and a master of the english language he will atempa to do something in the way of having his countrymen treated by this country in a more liberal spirit he is opposed to the chines exclusion act and claims ahat it is cliss he is u thor mihly posted man on all important affairs and in co and appearance very positive and impressive he is being entertained in san francisco and at the same time stud the situation of bia people in that city reno journal |