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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1878-07-28
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Exportacion en- la quincena.

R0ston, bg ing Eureka. por Latimer Co. 1874
baroyesy n bis. ;lzOear.
HnDnna, v. esp. t19millaS, por Sobrlnos de Ez-
utliagn 402 saeos cafe
Habana esealas y. Nyo. Baeeeona. despa-
chado Dor Iriarte ho de CarRcena d Co., ambar-
cado por varios: AZ saeos cafe 1856 reses SIS pa
cas tabaco,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1878-07-28

Fsta compahia fut establaal,la "a Il afo 1856 ha
sstadc murus amos esti en- combination con Ia
,oIn pRhia a. Ia Mala Real Ingesa N la cuai ha he
cho urr.gi los para factGs e Vipnr..S Il los
oarri,iDrss parEoros, e SECURE ie los enhar Iues
le dj'lerO. productos. 2quipHies Il" los pasajeros
OtIos oFcctos Iue Sc omtarQGbn ou oStt puerto.
TARIFA PARA DISEBo.
Sc har. una peuuena rehaa en- los tipos an:eriorns
cuando los vHlores flsosurad05 sean de considara-
Glen.
Pura oil tIpo de seguro sebre mercancias por los
vaporcs de In conpahia de la Mala Real IEgiesf..
otras lineas bu1ues de- vela arigirae los aRsnes
LATIIER& Co. ,bre. 81
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1878-07-28
LLESADAS.
V1POR BERMUDA,

En- OrO ameFcanO. Para neteS y ueIhaS ul
rIgirse { los Qonsignatarios
Latimer h Co.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1878-04-16

3. bas war nihts i'd bin auf benz
Yferbe gu 5auie; i'd reite idon BON Sino
auf, fasts 5eua perlesen.
WtrtliA 2 Sd wlrne mid sladli& I6a'
ben, wenn Sie mir srlauben woaten, Ste
3uweilen auf Sbren @pasterrittsn gu be-
slstten. @te 1nb eepib NIT Der @eeeno
bter, In Der ID MIDI teimila MAIDEN iou,
{ebr ssnau bsfannt.
. ia. @ber - entldulotsen Sie : td
CLAUDE, bic Mama ruff -. iaste Della,
ote 9eleten bate, pie tGres 8uters @sitht
,fh INNER metr ssrbuntslte, uno iudte an
itm porbei. burd bic T6ir 3u tommen.
M& - Sie baben rim 1etr feines @etor,
,faate q lddelnb unp mahte tbr NIT elmer
gerbeusuns Vlab. Muf Wieoerfsesn,sna'
higes Jraulfin -,
Rommen Sie, 6err BON 9ufborit; Id
bente mir bsenoisen bteie unterrepuns 3rpi'
iasn 1bar uno Nnsfl, brad isst Sasmuno
los. Sd Babe Elm 3immer, IN benz srir,
pon ben Damsn bss 5auies niat unter.
brodsn, uniere @eiddfte beiprsasn tSn'
men.
Die @ie manIdsn. 8ittt - i'd folee,
1aste Der iunge 5err taltbliitig.
5ella fanb btnter BEN Vorbans itres
3immerhens TN 3tpeiten Stod uno parte'
te seeulbts, bio er nad elmer balben Stun'
be etwa TN 5ofe f1&tbar wuroe, une Be-
alettet BON itrem gatsr, benz Nusoans 3u'
l4ritt. ste bsmertte jsbt, baB er iein
Yferb TN gorbaus Der Brennsret selaffsn
bate; elm Mrbeiter fIbr!e ibm ben is6r ele
ganten JuHs bon bort gu. gcm pfercs
berab rei&te er ibrsm Batter bic 3ano, pann
trabte IT baYon.
(Gurtltbuns fulst.)
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1878-04-16

tbm at5dat, Du fetet Mot 3u Daute, pa.
"a. pa.s.'......-.........-.---.
Md. .6flla 6err Sasmunb Rabte
ah,iisfs AafsSh GAalter lsiner 1sAtsr,
bie itm an, ,Rattli&er 6Ste A6hnlih mar.
6slla, nttin Xinb y Du taltR III Dstnem
guier 2. .r psrtient u Mot, er n stn
fAle&ter 9srI, Della lAhs utsberfprt& ben
Qeutea Atdt. he Da rae faaem tGra. -, (le
ba(sx Rsdt, san3 aeAt.s e. 81. =, - :
Qjster Yays ~. 9sfla .sea bie banb If,
.es Satire isM tts Qippsn. Sie tatts f&su
SftsrS HI Aueenblidsn oGn,libsr Gnsntuttt.
auns btttsre @elbRantlasen RON ibm ss,
bort, bic itr, wte bas h fslM.n Sallen ,u
aebea YRtat,. speais ginsrud mabtss. Sie
bislt tn @sSsns8stl Sens gdter, usun et f&
bei9.n Wenlhen. Was. itn iett, beim Nn,
bid o.s iunsen wlannes, in tine iolae er;
resuns psrlsbt hattie, besrif fIe 1niat rs&t
itr Batter bate nt&ts sradblt bon fsinsm
erasn 3ulammsntrsHtn NIT bem idSnen
Qodbsrli naS ben Berfd0sn, be GA taran
setnayit. 60 mar in Der @taSt, i'm 5otel
aur Rrone senefsn. Dsrt mar 5srr son
QodtcsR urr' einigea 9aesn h sinsn anS.
gepatltsn 8reis Son 1rrsen. gttttersuts.
bsgternlb Der lmessfns, etnaefiltrt worbsn.
,u benz and bsrr 9asmHns ettSrte. 50
wurbe ba, teA sflpiflt; bsQA's Batter bat.
te I'm @anifs Gid bic 6frren uuter i1t
ftanbsn nt&t an ~ ineen, ea6 I'm bic Ct.
ssbnilfs FOLDER Sisune I'm 5inter3immer
Der 8rone itsr Na6er Nelten. Gortuna
absr srwiss G& an ienem abeno ais e&tes
Nsib +; Te wfupete e& irfsrt NIT a0er Gnt-
fhiebentsit, hem Iedtu, iuHstn MnfSmmtins
au uus liee ,ibrsa aytsn @laRling fnnSpe
i'm @ti9. 5srr Sasmunb psrlor. ,nebrere
buassst -14a!sr an ban iuneea 2adborR uns
tlift fef UNI eik9anle 54te Der Summit
In isinSt GhtA GtAatk 10 biSter Sers
sebsns bemiitt, bas @elb. ,nbsr bfGen @ld.
,atlura atrtsens 2cdbcrf jsbts Mtlcmmsn
leittttR 3arndsswifeH bAtte, trSsMssc oei
Suben pesr 94nRsn euiSutretten /; gut,
ba6 er,tie SAeySe Ri&t b6ren fpunts. wel.
DE X Stt OsftGi&aft btr Gtusswtittsn
umliNtn, snrk6tr, sat BON ecdtstit eistnt.
lid an tenem atsae fetm eiSensr Glautiser
seiDss>6a ri. ssH tiiH ,snl9sss.as
Dater une 1e6ttrs eaassm nod 3ulam>
nten y bat Anupt be esceea ,Iannfs war
f&mer auf 9taa's S&ulter ssfunlsn unt
fe frel&ttte uur tmmerfcrt f&peisfHb iet.
ne 6aub, 10 0suise bad pcQfemntn, UNI
ibm ssssatbun, tab Ne BON alsn lstxsn
Gtltednffd8eM ftn Wort siautt. Da
f&rtdtea Sfibe bsftiS auf:: sine ,psblflin>
senee fraiHse esimme batte sefast: gttte
Nm Gntf&ulpisunee wsuB ta fSrs ~, uup
nun, ba Ne auf6lidte, fanb Der iunae
Nlann sen etau6tn in'btr 9tar, bic &linls
IN tsv slasn unb bsn 6trctkut IN eer on.
bsrn 1ane, unS btsrnatese ttDas ipSttii&
BE Urgyyt nor ibm.
SAwsn(4te 6errn Sasmunb IN iprs.
den xnb man tatte mid tierbsr sspislen,
ID Nlte np&walt nm gntlAuIsIesrs, fabr
" lest, 4esr Sa(Musb batte M tn1pt.
{&en 9fiaMmelt aRb eins ibm fntssetn.
frfieu GSfe Elm. 6err bpn Qo6hnrR = ns,r
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1878-04-16
Oemt5tbe Driefe,

wslht bis aum Is. Mpril 1878 aaf Der psteffts.
~ Gan Nntonio Ysrblieben itnb.
Wis J D0rine ne.-fsriB 1ormann.-Wib Iuauife
Danssrs.-9Suis DoI4-a Golbb.rs ~ - Wis
Gina 5artort-O 6 btastrant--9Dm 6ausmann
'sasT,s s,ss nas sSsI,,Ts s,,,. ~ sass!a
~HrS ;yspg 50In srs Ms'ss afse
euibsr - 9ubu @artat - ScIsf Rsumann ()
-gbas wstris-ausan @iaisr-gb Remstsrs-
MiB q Molsnbsrs : 81 s6neitsr Sacot StrO.
better - Sobr Stub-psnrp 56sper-5 5hu,
Ieubure-Mie Wina Salatbsr- -gDm 9 Qeulf.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1878-04-16
Atlla gasmnna
Wuseue sen @spbie Sunsbans.
(1prtftSuns.)

=-4s. (1prtftsuns.
Della tuttt ft& an ben, arm ibrss 3D.
ters aetlammert. Darte nod einsn Mu.
aenbiid, yapa = Du 'bif tSie; irsr TT
Der G.rr eis.ntli& uns mas wta ws
Ga, mas mitl er 2 Das bat sr f&cn
beute bier 3u {ptsn Z = Gtne, Yauls, tn
peldber 5eaa itrtn Batter frasene aniat,
bis bis1.r, RA 3ulammennetmsnb, laste {:
g. IN Elm SER BON 9cdborl. 6saa, Der
gefft be- alten Qodburf auf Bu&enbcrf,
ter. spie Du msiBt, sisl @elb uuf bielsm
@ute lteten. bat. Differ iunse 5err If
Dor sirisen Nohsn aus preuben beriibsr
aetommtn =; sr iltGser 'Grbe ieines Dntels,
rldt In bsfen MnipruGe sin bssretfft
Du nun, Rinb, ba6 mir bas @sitdt bier
auf pes. Sofe leine Jredee na&t. ~
Mbsr, papa, bsr alts 5err BON sodtorf
tcmmt fat ME bierber, er tpire DID nibt
um bas @elb brdnBen...
SER Sasmnnb iadbte sitter. DaS wiir.
B, aud cine Serlorsnt Nlte letn. Baar
@elb 1T bier ntht su bolen, bas wifsn i.;
bestalb IaNen fe mid bier fben uno aus
ben Giusern iausea, was bic @slhi@ts
70 son Tag su Gage I'M @anSe srtalt, 70
lanse Is irsenb Ssbt.
81 6lidts ptsoer bur4 has 6enRer /; Der
Gremee mar niht mebr ;u iebtn. Die, sr
wGre fort, otne ben gtrlu& semadi Ju ia.
ben, mid su iprshsn - fsnbsrbar, Bel
L 4 s. ssssA kAk
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1878-04-16
: ueber beutjdeu unterriht in be-

= ueber bsutideu llnterrid,t in ber
ameritauiihen Wolt5ihule iaste elmer ner
beiten Sdulritbe GlepetanD'S, Serr 8.
Bredenrioae: Der beutId)e unterribt bat
bic YrSte bsitanpen. gr 1T minoeltens
netbwenois,i 70 lunSe bic jeBise Genera
tirn BON einsewanperten OeutIden lett
Sober. Der an benz Deuiid,en unterriht
riittelt, arbeitet al Der 3erltSrunB unIerer
Sdulen. GS wiro aud fit Inslp. 2me
ri!aner cine Wotbwcnoisteit. Oeutid gu
lernen; 3naten, bic Der oeutfhen Sprahe
mGdtio Fno, werpen ilberaa porse3csen.
Uf cine eieenen &inoer lernen OeutIt. j."
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1878-04-16

- Rreulnad, II. W4s Cine bieiise
Jirma. tpel6e an elm YariSer Saus eiusn
Brief in beutf&er Sprdde seridtet bate,
erbielt, ,pas bic iett nod ME seideben
mar, clue teuti4 esi&rietene antwOrt
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1878-04-16
We(tpoitcouareE. Wte man ut

Weltpoitcousreb. g8ie man uns
aus Berlin ihreibt, wiro DeutIhlano an
bem internaticnalen Yoi itcousreb, Der ami
1. Wai in Yaris 5uIamm ,ntritt, bur@
ben 3cneratpcfmeiiter Or. Stepban uno
BEN Oberpcliratb @iintber pertreten fem i.
Or. Stepban mil aud psriSnlid fir icin
Yroiect elmer alsenleinen gDeltpcttarte
eintreteu.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1878-04-16

= llnlsre 6lctte. geinabe isOesmal,
,penn es gilt, fieat itd, beraus, oab bic
befen Sdiffe unierer ariesesflptte Uenis
wertb iinb. Die alte Contribution" fam
sliidlid nit ibrer Srudt BON Nusitel.
lungs 0iitern mad Sapre. Der Ser.
Staaten Dampfer Wpomin8 "aber mubte
unitebren, als er 500 Weilen bonn 2anoe
mar. Das Sdiff mar led, man inter.
iuhte es nun in Der vBrOotlpn Napp
Darbn uno eutbedte, bab es poaitinois
perrcttet it, 2llS man ndnti9 ben alien
aupierbeidlas abnabn, iancen iib Blan.
ten bon 40 SUP 3inse, bic poaitanois
perfault raren. sluf ber Heile 3ps Der
Dampfer, iuenn unter 5esel, fat imner>
fort Wailer. 3umeilen bis SUP. Der
@apitdu meabste in GolBe beien mobl.
weislid aur 6eimtebr UNI. Die Watros
len uennen bas ediii einsn ,,iamimmsn'
ben Sars" unb mclen nitt mitiabren,
uenn es bemaidit, na@bsm es seRidt
tpprpen. gum ameiten Wale mad 5apre
aeht,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-03-08
CIDER As A MEDTCryr

A physician who has cbsrc.
hygienic depart nent OF the R,,so, u !, ts
Yorker says the tact that ca. ca. Ass
wrought some remarkable hs
susceptible of the most positirs
Its hourly or even 1aily psa P'o0
most common drink is not wb..I
to, but its use in certain cases ns 'tl' -
ity, arrangement of the l;,.'e
chronic diarrh9a has. in man. al
had a most marked effect. Fsn.,s o.'s'
in the long, lingering de1ilii, .-'-i-l Z.
follows remittehL fevers has !. Na
used with decided success - n. zee
ter was witness to the cure of VI
OF the most obstinate chronic dc, '''
effected in one day by pint of
cider administered in two H.. .'l'l -''l
another sudden and violent .,,..,-'
another person WAS cured tba
day 10y a small dose OF bi-c,rl,u..l :
soda. Two other cases of rans.l.-..I1
cures from cider 1 Will relate '
IL, as reported 20 me by herself -, -.
a lingering cough with loss nf - ..'
and Il general decline. and was sui,,.'..-s -
by herself and friends 10 h.. -
approaching her end with consum,s;.
On u visit To ber father She sar NJ.
coming from the cellar with ,,;..l
of cider aud asked him for . -,
which had 50 good an effect ,ba,-l
continued It's Use for lew wp,L. I
which time she fully Recovered qy
and the following were doubles .H-
tIons OF the liver. Some Years .i...-
i'll my walk from NV resideu,a -.
place of business, | met ;. n vb-.
knew To have Lately returned f,.-
the army. His countenance sb,,r.3
bad condition of the liver. II. r.~
showed great debility, ami [ Iolt.I
forward to the dav when I sbo..li
meet hum no more In answer q, ,.-
inquiries. he said he had been t-,.q,--
by several physicians without bspaf.
/ advised him to try some barl ril-.
but 10 he very cautious. for tb,nr..
he was far gone Msetinr bsn ~,
days after, an ! asking him of the cfss
oi his new medicine, he replied Frs
rate. | drank Il full glass Of what rn
brought me with keen relish. went 1,
bed and slept sound!y all nlgd. 3
thing that | have not done before fr
months" lie then told me tia, bi,
case was one of chronic diarrhos4. con-
trac;ed in the army. had the sa.is,
faction of s-eing him fat ami hearty ID
q few weeks, and hearing that MS par
sician said to him, 1t was the ciirI
that cured you; had done all cOu.I
for Won"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-03-08

THE FOOT AND TIE POUND Tile
foot and the pound are found in every
country, and have evidently been de-
rived directly from the Romans But
they can claim far higher antiquity,
for Mr. Chisholm traces their origin to
the Bahylunians or Cball;eans, who,
as units of length, used both the cubit
and the foot. These were subsequent
ly adopted by the Egyptians, who in
troduced considerable variety, 50 that
there is no little confusion between the
d tieIent kin Is of cubIt and foot. The
natural cubit. of about Is inches. and
the foot, which was two-thirds of this
length, were transferred to Greece,
and, the cubit having fallen into dis
use, the foot became the ordinary
standard of the Romans AT lie same
time the double cubit, which was
equivalent to three feet, would appear
to have survived in the form of the ell
of med aval Europe. and in that OF
our own yarl. As all these measures
were originally derived from the pro-
portions of the human body, some
caution is necessary in referring their
VI 'Sii w lCtlIjIc d!lClluiJN ldIiitI Jllit1
directly to the length of the forearm
or of the foot. 1t must he admitted.
however, that the coincidence OF length
among all civilized nations is very
striking. The derivation of the pound
weight is more complicated. The
earlier tower pound appears to have
been of Roman origin. being presum-
ably identical with the Greek Asiatic
nina, while the hundred weight cor
responded to the talent or weight Of
cubic foot of water. Subsequently the
Troy pound was substituted, and. for
commercial transactions. the pound
avoirclupsis from the old French pound
of g ounces 1t is evident. however,
THAI our weights and measures in the
dark ages were in an unsettled state,
and subject To arbitrary alterations at
the will of the III Jnarch - The Satur-
day Rerjep.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-03-08
A M1NUFACTURED VOICE.
MAN WITH WHOLE ORCHESTRA IN
HIS THROAT.

Any man who is dissatisfied with
his voice can become an orchestra,
With words, brasses, strings, and a
big drum. if he likes In September
OF last year, DR. FOULS, of Glasgow,
found himself under the necessity of
proposing the complete removal OF the
larynx of one of his patients. The
man consented, chiefly with the view
o. escaping the lingering death which
threatened him. 1t was accordingly
done, and now, at the end of four
mo this, fair share of health has been
Iey:,ind. the windpIpe and other parts
implicated have heale'l SO as to admit
of The Introduction of voice tubes, and
the man has been shown ut the Uni
yersitv and before some of the scien-
tific societies of Glasgow, where the
professors and others were enabled to
satisfy themselves of the reality OF his
speaking powers. For the sake of
easy adjustment it consists of two
tubes, which are placed III the wound
separately. ana fitted To each other by
Slipping the lower Il little way into
the upper one. A framework holding
a vibrating reed is passed into a hole
i'm the front of this tube, like drawer
into it's grooves When pushed home
the reed plate slips downwards, and
the current Of air from the lungs, i'm
pnging upon its free end, throws it
into vibration. a continuous musical
note is thus produced, which becomes
mOdulated in.o vow,ls. consOnants and
words by the action OF the mouth. All
the reeds remain silent in ordinary
breathing. The vowels are perfectly
clear ard distinct, both in whispering
With the reed out and in intonino with
the reed il the tube, proving that the
vowels are the product of changes in
the shape of the mouth cavity. and
not formed bv alterations of the glot-
tbs. The question of the reeds to lie
used was one of much interest. The
first tried in Glasgow were of brass.
Experiments have shown, says the
Pail Nall Gazette, that many other
materials, such as ivory, horn. cane,
silver or steel, willanswer the purpose,
and the patient, who is all ingenious
II eclian'c. antses himself in fitting
them up lie has thus q variety OF
voices at command aud with one of
his reeds made a vulcanite can posi-
lively roar. The softest and most
natural notes are given by the non
metallic reeds but the richest tore
comes from reed composed of an al
10y of silver and brass.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-03-08

The comparative time lost in turn
ing at the ends OF long and short fur
rows. in blowing long and shoro licl,ls,
may oe seen from the following calcu.
lation: With a length of furrow meas
uring two hundred and thirty feet. and
breadth OF ten inches, in DAYS work
of ten hours. the time lost Ivy team
in turning would equal five hours and
eleven minutes. while but four hours
and forty nine minutes would he de-
voted to plowlng; with length of
furrow Of four hundred and forty nine
feet, two hours and forty four minutes
would TIE lost in turning. and seven
hours and sixteen minutes devoted to
blowing a length of iurrow of six
hundred feet would necessitate two
hours loss of time i'm turning. with
eight hours of blowing while. with a
length OF furrow of eight hundred and
twenty two feet, only one hour AMI
twenty eight minutes woul.l I've lost in
turning. giving eight hours and
thirtytwO minutes out of the DAYS
work for actual plowing.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-03-08

THE LARGEST RoCK.-Probablv the
largest and highest rock in the known
world is the South Dome of Yosemite
Standing at the fork of the uppe. val
lev, it rears itself. solid rocky loaf,
5000 feet above the ground. A more
powerful hand than that Of Titan has
cuc away the eastern half, leaving n
sheer preeipice over a mile in height.
No man ever trod the top of this dome
until last year. Former visitors gazed
in wonder at the spikes driven into the
rocks by hardy spirits, who had re-
peatedlv endeavoied To scale it I 1he
shreds of rope dangling IN the wind
told the story of their failur Last
year, howevc', after thousands If dol
lars hat been spen' several peis ,l.s
found their way to the top of fthe dome.
and last summer two sheep were dis
covtie browsing on the hitherto in
accessible peax
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-03-08

THE WELSH LANGUAGE-NoWl Isl
is heard IN the streets 8f ClrUf. D.
Is preached in some pulpits an sDlkn
in some homes and the most cultira.4i
burgesses take prideln their knoslslEs
Toe the same more or less of the Wesh
language and literature but for ccm-
mon uses of life the English is s,
much the language of Cardiff as It ],
OF New York. 1.-THE peopleof rarlf
differ i'm any marked respect from
those of London, and Liverpool Il
mav be, perhaps, in certain ir-L
alacrity of manner not alt0o,t %
characteristic of the tie typical En-
glishman. As 70: the Welsh language
even the slight knowledge of q begin
eT in the study of thi, noble tongue
Is sufficient TO show that the descent
ants of the Cymry are amply EI-
ranted in IL cir atfeciionate prile con
corning it. 1t is n terrible tongue 90
look at, but it is musical to hear having
seven vOwels. an beng tail OF Slt
liquid sounds 1t i 4 m bst cJpi1l,
language too. containing no fewer than
eighty thousand words: ant from tbs
fact. with others which the s,1 Ir.
early recognizes, it is easy 10 believe
that it has giea.cr scope for the utter
ance of poetical sentiments than tie
English language has. The prOan'.
citation is easy and flowing, 50 list
with is many and necessarily recurring
vowels, it is an easy language TO sil-
much more so than the English. arl
only second in this respect 70 ia'
Italian A stranger encounterng ia.
name of Ebbw Vale Zone OF the iaI'
valleys near the flowing Usk) m.-a
easily suppose it to be jaw bre3hs
of word to pronounce, bHt The if'
nuncia;ion is ebboo. So with c7i'
(beer) pronounced kOoroo. NheFt'.
occurs in Welsh. it hss the soll.
of double O, rs in pool.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-03-08

A FEATHERED BANDIT Ohm Bur-
rOughs in ScItbHer calls the shrike
bird with the mark of Cain upon
him" He says:
But let me change the strain and
contemplate tor Il lew moments This
teatlered bahdit-tlls bind with the
mark OF Cain upon him-( Coiiyris
bOredtts), the shrike or butcher bird
Usually, the character of bid OF
prey Is well defined there is no mis-
taking him. His claws, his beak his
head, his wings, in fact his whole build
point To the Fact that he sut,sists upon
1--we creatures lie is armed To catch
them and to slay them. Every bird
knows Il hawk and knows him from
the stait and is on The lookout for
him. The hawk takes life. but he does
1t To maintain his own, and it is Il
public and universally known fact.
Nature has SEM him abroad in that
character and has advised all creatures
of 1T. Not SO with the shrike; here
she has concealed the character OF q
murderer under Il form as innocent as
that of the robin. Feet. wings, tail,
color. head and general form and size
are all those of a song -biid-verv much
indeed like Shat master songster. the
mocking bird-yet this bird is Il reyu-
lar Bluebeard among its kind. Its
! onl Y characteristic feature is its beak
| the upper mandible having two sharp
processes and a sharp. hooked point
1T cannot fly away To any distance
with the bird it kills nor hold it in its
claws to feed upon it. 1t usually
im.'ales its Victim upon a thorn or
TRUSTS it i'll the folk of limb For
the most part. however, it's food seems
! To consist of insects-spiders, grass
II pppers, eetles, etc. 1t is the assassin
| OF the small birds, whom it often dc.
| StrOvS III pure waIltOnneSS or merely
| to sup on their brains. as the Uaucho
sl,ughters a wild cow or bull for its
| tongue. 1t is wolf in Sleeps cloth.
ing. Apparently its victims are unac-
| quainted with its true character and
allow it to approach them, when The
fatal blow is given.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-03-08
Insects aMd ArfiEciaE FIOsceTs.

In late number Of Nature a short
account is given Of some experiments
recently made by Prof j. Plateau, of
Client, as to insects being deceived bv
artificial flowers. IN connection with
the subject the following incident will
not. | think, be considered uninterest
ing. | was coming bv one of the lake
steamers from Como to Menaggio, in
September, 1875. and saw Il humming
bird hawk moth, MacrOglOssa stetiata-
rum, fv to some bright colored flowers
on lady's hat on deck, and hang
poised over them for short time and
I'll en- fl, away During the process it
made one of those short familiar darts
off. for moment, and then returned,
after the manner of the nnpth when
disturbed. and it remained long enough
to convince me :liat il had tested the
flowers and found them wanting.
Another incident comes across nv
mind while writing this, which, though
it does MT exactly bear upon the
point, yet is OF Il somewhat kindred
nature | was crossing from Harwich
to Antwerp in August of the same
year, and us the we:ther was fine and
the boat crowded, | remained tn deck
all night. About 4 O'Clock in tue
morning ! saw what appeared to be 4
bird or bat flying rapf7lly about the
rigging. AS | was ua{tchiag it :he
funnel Of the steamer poured tortA- u
thick column of black smoke owing to
the fresh coaing 1T had just received
Off went the creature aS soon as it
perceived the change, or at all events.
as soon as the change took place. and
flew for some time i'm aiid about the
smoke. now darting through il, close
to the funnel mouth. and hen letting
himself Ue borne along with il, for
sou.e distance, as if in sport looking
very stra..ge and weirdlike in the pro-
&c s After awhile.-ls the full day
iLht broke, it left the smoky region
above and came down toward the deck
and then discovered it To be neither
bird nor bat, but Il specimen of the
deaths head mpth, Spflnr Atropos.
whose iii sht | then wiJnt ssed for tine
first time. After running the gauntlet
of several of the passengers, who tried
to catch it with their hats, it settled
somewhere OH the sparS or woodwork
or the boat and escaped. perhaps to
renew its flight in II similar manner
the following day.-Ndture.