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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1881-07-31

Bey le pregunt6 yo mientras subi8mos
gatss por Ia rsmpa de aIenas.
Una magnlfca oripts, me- raspon.
dio, que haze pocos dias ha descabler-
to Mariette e-le-B4y, por lc caal Sc lie ha
dsdo su nombre.
r cordaran peri ctam ante nuestros
Iectores, J por ESQ no 10 repatlmos nos
otros, que Mariette-le Boy ee ell s4bio di'
rector del MdseO B )uiag, cuyO director
no cess en- sus invests 5acionrs arque0-
logcas sobr8 aqael pats riquislmo en-
monumeutOs, nina ina3otab!e de anti
gu sdades preciosas.
Avauzsndo a'gunos metros por aquel
suelo, que so sbrla al peso de puestros
pes, dsJAn10nos hundir hast4 la roii.
iIa, ilegam0s otro sgajero, tambien
cuadrauguIar, practlcado en- ell Dosier-
to, tornado pOr cuatro piedras admira-
blemente iabradas; alli no hab.a ram
pa, ali tuyimos que dar IN saIto 10 me-
nos de dos metros, sin que nos prOdu-
leTa mOIestIa aguna este salto, pOrque
oAImOs sobre un f0ndo de cernlda arena.
Que qulslmos que no quislmos, en-
beduinos que me hablan ayudado en- a
ascension Ia gran plramide;y y 10 cierto
es que en- este lugar volvieron . prestar-
nos sus servicios, pues nos hubie amos
vist0 muy spuradUs para saiir dc aquel
subterraneo 81 eilos 10 SO hubieran pues.
to gatas, slryleadonos sCs espaldas de
escslera va elIos sabian sin duds que
aiIi necesitabamos de su ayuda, con-
tandO con gananoia segura entraron con
tai decision.
Es ia tamba de Mariotto-ls-Bsy una
cripta casi ld6utioa Ia otra que he
mos yisitado, aigo mas pequrnt, pero
Goa Las miamas oOndiClOn 4, de- cous~
trucoiou, f1rmada como aqu6 Is en- sus
paredes y eu su oielo rasc por oolosa-
l>s piedras acknowledgements labradas, y
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1881-07-31

que parece insu|tar q quien on ella fila
su mirada.
70 la contemp,s con entusiasmo ,
con carifo, ah l.. ... Quien al tomal
los rudimentos del saber humane, no ha
dido ablar sus padres 6 q sus macs.
tros, 8 a estos y aquellos de la Sphinge
del Egipto. y quien al contemp plsr
por veg primers la Sphinge del Egipto
no siente despertsrse en- 81 ser reminis
cenoias vivss de su jnventud va muertaI
Con sfan oogf algunss piedreoitas CO.
mo almendras, suaves y pulidss, que
ofrece el Desiarto en- torno de la Sphin-
go, y las traja q mi casa con otros varios
objetos, que adquiri en- los diferentes
palses que SO comprenden con el nom.
bre general de Oriente.
A cincuents sesenta pssos de Ia
s. hinge, SO habre los que los Be-
duinos llaman Ia Casa de Ia Sbhin
&c, la gran cripta de la Metropolis
de Memphis mlde esta cripta unos ca
torce metIos de profundidad, no tiene
techo, SO compone de una camara y va
rias galerias, todas formadas de gruesas
pilastras, creo que de granite perfecta-
mente lsbradas: en- los arquitrabes de
esta oamara que SON de nm espesor tai
que casi forman el total del muro, apa-
reoen seis niehos horisontales, lugares
destinados on otro tempo contener
otros tantos ataudes.
Todas las pilastras que Contienen los
grandes srquitrsbes y estos mismos ar.
quitrabes son monolltos. Yo bslS nj
fondo de ests cripta, 10 mayor dc lss
descubiertas hasts el dia en- el Desierto
reoorr sus, corredores y va que no h4bls
escrlto mi nombra en- la cumbre de Ia
graz pirdmi'te, 10 escrihi en ana do las
pl astras de squel melsnc6iico reointo
Cuando volvI unirme 4 los c6nsuls,
ya comenzaba la noehe & tender snl
sombTas sobre 10 region del Milo,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1881-07-31

Hay que llevar Ia piqueta reyoIucio.
maria hasts las 1Itimss piedras.
--En la parroquia de Muourulia, de.
partamento de- Merida, segun nos in
forms La Semand en- una extensa lela'
cion, fu6 asesinsdo ell ciudadano Jacin.
to Rodriguez por SD esposa, IN hernia.
no un entensdo suyo.
Familis de tigrss
E. cadavsr fue escondiio On una cue.
va do las afueras, pero Sc descubri6 POI
haber unos .perro extrsido una pierns
Rsducidos q prision los culpados, han
confssado su deiito, actuslmente se
encuentrau an la csrcel pubiica dc Ms
rids.
Las siguientss pinceladss que dibu
Jan la actual situaci6n ell los vsnezola
nos pertsneosn La Rsvisto Com.rcio
de Naevd-York.
Dice asi eI bien entersdo colega nso
yorkino
Los venezolauos han alcanzado ID
fslicidad suprems: el Nustre Ansericano ,
estsn como lea ds la gaos. Pueblo Dol
nsturaleza frivolo, y por las revolucio
ues decepcionsdo, para 81 20 h.y seric
mis- que la tirsnis de G1zman BIanco
y la acepta feliz y compiscido, porqut
ie parece que es slgo extfaordinario, al
go que sale del com6n de las cosas d.
este mundo.
Para concluir. e. citsdo peri6diot
denuncia una gran estsfs que supone
ha cometldo 9 quiers comstsr el G.
5ierno en- la construction de una VI.
ferrea.
Ala ellos. Lo que fuere sonarG.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1881-07-31
V f y E L u E l. A .

Seg1n vemos en- una cole,ci6n que
lel Diario .hercanttl de Puerto-Cahello
hemos reoibido, ell 81 del proximo pa
sado JUNO cerro sus sesiones ell Oongre-
so nacional, y el dia siguiente SO eligi6
4 los dootoIes generates que forman
el coneejo federal,
So estan demoliendo las grandes {
b storicss muraias de la Gusirs.
SQle importa a la rep1oiica un mo.
numeuto que reoordabs mas felices
tiempos en los azsrosos dc Ia actuali-
lad 7
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1881-07-31

Al entrsr el Excno. mo. Sc, 0 is.
po en- S4bana-grande el 26. halI6se
gratsfnsnts sorprendiio viendo que Ia
iglesia que estabs en- ruins y en- Ia cual
hacis nm ano no se decia misa, estaba
s6iida y eleRantemente reconstruidA Y
lista para el quito. Debese esta meio-
ra Ia actividsd prodigiosa espilltu
p1blico de nuestro amigo ID. Manuel
R )drigue8 Soto, alcalde desds hace DO.
COS messs de aquel pueblo, d cuyo ca
t0ico vacindario acudio con una sus.
cripcion por 81 pro omovida para tan "a.
grado objeto, sdelantando de au pecu-
lilo las maderas y hero nscessrios para
la nave central y fondos para Ia mano
de obrs. Ell Pralsdo di6 las gracias al
Sr. Rodriguez y le f,licito por Ia CON-
posicion de Ia iglesis.
La misma autoridad local propuso ai
Ayuntemiento votase mil pesos para
oomponer las Cal es J plaza, ofreciendo
dar 81 gratis carretss y bueyes para
traer cascsjo para esta obrs, en- la Sc
1uridad de que sus amigos facilitarian
los soyoa. Ell pensamiento fu6 acepta-
do, y On brevs 80 pondra por obrs.
Ademas oil Sr. Il .drigu-2 tiena salts.
fechos los sueIdos d los empleados mu.
nioipales, maestros de escuelsk y Gu.
biertas las de mas atenciones del presu-
pue,to hssta el dia.
Ben por el alcalde de Sabana-gran.
de, qua sAbe dar con actos y no con pa
labrss digna respuesta Sevtro y d los
que, como 81, atiborran do chismes lac
columnas de ciertos desacreditados Pc
ri6dioos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1881-07-31

No ha quedado muy On su lugar Ia
verdad respecto al centro de vacuna-
cion con las aclaraciones que hizo 10
papel vecino. No es exacto, como &c
la a ente nder, que ell Sr. Sierra haya
venido llamado por el Sr. Ubarri, sino
por 50 liberrima voluntad. Tampoco
50 explios satisfactoriamente por aue
foe combstida la proposition del Sr
Sierra por los diputados hberoles y nc
por otros, puss no se traits de politica
No SO comprende el f1tIl prstexto de
que combaten sl pensamiente por nc
faltsr a su debsr, habiendo acordado Ia
Diputaci6n establscer IN centro de va
cunaci6n provincial. Puss que, 1 acasc
los melicos titulares 6 mnnicipales NO
10 son porque, recibiendo IN sueldo
subvenci6n del municipio para visital
gratis a los pobrss de un barrio, que.
dan ibres de- oontratar con los ricos J
lie visit .rlos cobrando los honorarios
que acuerien las partes2
1 No hAy otfos csntros de vacanacion
provincial en- Ia misma forma convs.
niente y econ6 mica que propone ell doc.
tor Sierra 3? 1 No es indiguo de la Cor.
poraci6n el meterse a vender vscuna a
los muuicipios y 4 los particulares pu.
dientes como 81 faers una botica ? / Nc
es centrallxAr con perioicio de tercero O.
monopolizAr ese servlcio que an me Ii.
CO especialista pusde hscer mucho me
ior y menos costo que la D. putaci6u
mo Sc perlndica al pals gastsndo trein
ta mil pesos en- IN servicio que ell Sr
Sierra puede hacer por muchisimo me-
nos?
No nos atrevemos Greer que ests
oposioi6n re4ponda 4 ideas egoistas dc
dsr Nancy este 6 al otro facu tativo
porque ent6nces habria motive par,
hablar claro.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1881-07-31

Cierto periodico, enemigo de todos
los sloaldes, excepto uno, trae en- su M.
nero del II inserta una iarga lsta do
cargos contra ell alcalde de Anasco, sin
penssr que siendo alli reformista el
Ayuntamisnto, sobre ests y NO sobre
aquel recaen las scusaoiones priacipa.
leg, las que, por otra parte, son falsas
en- casi su t. taiidad.
Por fDrtaaa las personaa ssnsatas ga.
bsn muy bien que la senAl de que 90
buena y celosa una autoridad local, ca
que sea objeto de las iraA de ciertoa
desacreditados papeles que solo splau-
den 10 que hsce 10 de 10 Isabella.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1881-07-31

muy baja de techo, sin dudA por Ia
mismA razon que hemos expuesto acer
ca lie Ia primera.
En- estA cripta ocurre una particuis-
ridad muy digna de notarse los gero.
Plifcos pintados en- sus muros, y que
no habia oomenzado auu desciftal
Mariette~le-B4y, eran muy distintcs d.
todos los que hasta entonces Sc como
clan en- Egipto por ESQ los examine yo
con gran detencl0n y cCn no menos ln-
teres, auuque Do me tengo por eglpto-
logo, y eneontre que NADIA habla ALI
que representara "a iDmortalidad nj ia
estirpe real no se encontr4b ba el e6,e-
bre escsrabsjo, nj el ave lois; todo
Sc reducia hombres sserrando grandes
pedazos de MADEIRA piedrs, a hom
bres cOnduciendo rebsnos de carneros
u ov jas ; pero advirtamos que estas Il
gurHs tienen todas medic metro de alto,
que ravelan, por su fet4l dlbujo, muy
semejante los que h.cen los ninos en-
la escuela de prlmera ensen4n2a, en
los cuerpos de guardia los soldados unos
tiempos verdaieramente primitivos.
Sersn 1ebldas pOr ventura estas Fl
guras a los HieSos 9 reyes pastores, que
Sc estabIecieron on N IN 2his y Ia hi.
oier0n centro de sus dotninlos
Trascurri1os slgunos minutos, sa i
mos de la tumba de Ma iette-le-Bsy,
y haoieadome los beduinos senal dc que
los siguiera, me dijo el consul:
-Vaya '. con eilos, sunque no Ie
haoen '. fAlta, que yo no me atrevo
sndar tsnto por las arenas.
envl6 su oawAs para que me aoom-
panaEa
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1881-07-31

....Adios, inmensas soledades del
Desierto de Sahara -. A iios, atlas pi.
rAmiaes de- Giseh.... Altos, sublime
maDsi6n dc memories sublimes. =. va
no yolveran q veros mis- oios, pero STEM
pre- permanecerA vuestro racuerdo gra-
bado en- 10 intimo de mi alma.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1881-07-31

Ssgln ysmos en- an perio iico, SO la
constituido en- Larss sl Conite liberal,
siendo vocales del mismo u. Francisco
Ramirez, ex-presidente de Ia rspnbllca,
y d. Aursiio MenieE, ex-rninissse dc
Ia goberDacion.
Repetimos que 81 refrmismo se ron.
promote. wU~ uwN
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1881-07-31

fla en- 1870, = aun cusndo empez6 & pu-
blicar "a semanario, no demostr6 te
ner las ideas de que hoy, desde qus
10 pagan, hace tauto alsrde.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1881-07-31

Csminanl 10 seisclentos pasos por una
suave pendient' de- muy dif,oii mar ha,
porque ali nos enoontr sbamos va, CO.
mo Vi dV6famos, en- alta mar, y las olsa
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-19
Persian Legend-Revissd Version

When Malek ell Adib left the home of
his childhood that he might go West
and salt mine and grow up with the
country after unloading upon some
smart fellows down lii the provinces, his
mother gave him forty pieces of silver,
aud made him promise never to tell u
lie. eco. my son" she said, in voice
husky with hairpins ego; we may
never Meet again, and if we do, I viii
probably be married before you come
back, aud it wouldn't be pleasant for
you to live at home and have to call some
square-headed old mutt Pa"
The youth went, and the party he
Travelled with was assaulted 10y road
agents, who shot the driver, cut open
the mail bags, blew open the express
box, and went through the passengers
When one OF the robbers asked the boy
how much he had, he replied with sur
prising candor:
81 have ten dinars sewed up in my
garments.
The robber laughed hoarse cultural
laugh In the United States language and
passed on to an elderly man. thinking
the boy lied. Another robber asked the
boy the same question and, receiving
the same answer, laughed rs did his
comrade. Finally the chief called Malek
to him and asked what he had. The
boy replied:
have already told two OF your
people That have ten dinars sewed up
III my gray Clothes"
The chief ordered his clothes to be
ripped open and found the money.
And how" he asked, "came you to
tell this? ?"
Because, replied the boy, 1T would
not be fade to my mother, whom 1
solemnly promised to never tell lie"
Jaw. cheese that ! the robber chief
replied; that's too diaphanous, strip
ling; it won't laundry. Stand him ON
his head, fellows, and tap him for all
he's worth"
SO the robbers stood Malek on his
head. and pounded the soles Of his feet
with the bastinados until he disgorped
from various secret pockets. belts
double shoe-sole, and from the straw
and cushions OF the coach, 125 dinars, q
gold watch, lot of Erie stock, seven
railroad passes, some promissory notes.
q new derringer, photographs Of Maud
Granger and Sarah Bernhardt. a
marked poker deck, a fash OF Old
Cabinet whisky, some chewing tobacco,
O diamond pin and blood-stone ring. a
PACKAGE of counterfeit los, and a slung-
shot. They then cut of his neck and
cast him over into the canyon.
That, said the robber chief. as he
pocketed the bulk of the swag. twill
teach him to keep his promise to his
mother the next time. Always play
| awful close on n man who tries the nom
esty lay on road agent "--Burlington
H0sAk-Evs
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Constancy's Reward.
QOn0uG

A touching little romance illustrating
wifely devotion has come to light on
Mount Ida. Four years ago a comedy
young lady was accepting the attentions
of two gentlemen, one the possessor of a
fair competence and the other poor, Ike
hers.lf. Upon the death of her parents
her grandmother assumed her control.
To please this relative she consented to
uoite her fortunes with those of tho
poor young man, who besides his i'm
poverished circumstance was a cripple.
The more acceptable sutton WAS nearly
crazed- A tempting offer to enter bust
ness in New York was refu ed by him.
He declared his determination to bs
wherever his loved one, then the wife OF
another, was located. A year after the
wedding the husband fell i'll. As disease
made inroads u ON his constitution, and
poverty stalked in of the door. the young
wife was Obliged to seek employment in
knitting mill. After long illness, in
which he was steadfasty attended by
his hard working companion, death
brought an end to the poor cripple's ex-
istence. During this illness the rejected
lover was the contributor of delicacies to
the sick, which the patient, with n
knowledge Of the source from which
they came, accepted. A vow that the
disappointed gentleman made upon the
marriage of his idol to the deceased is
possibly attended with prospects OF re-
alization. 1t was that should the accepted
one die during the lifetime of the rejected
one, he would renew his suit. Although
the earth over the grave of the dead has
hardly settled. an interview has been
requested, and two hearts separated by
fate will probably be united by love. -
Troy Times.
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The Use OF the WAlrus.

We're it not for the subsistence fur
nished 80 largely by the flesh and oil OF
the morse, it is exceedingly doubtful
whether the Esquimaux OF N orth America,
from Behring straits clear around to
Labrador, could manage to live. 1t Is
not to he inferred that walrus meat Is
the sole diet of these people, tor that is
very wide of the truth; but there are
several months Of every year when the
exigencies of the climate render 1t abso-
lutely imp ssible for the hardest native
to GO out and procure. food, and then
the value of the cache OF walrus meat
Is Appreciated, when tor weeks and weeks
1T forms the beginning and the end OF
every meal. The walrus responds TO as
many demands of the Innuit as the
camel OF the Arab, or the coca-palm OF
the South Sea Islander. Its flesh feeds
him /; its oil liuminates and warns his
dark hut; its sinews make his birdnests !;
its tough skin, sklllfully stretched
over the light wooden frame, oonsti-
tutes his famous kayak, and the serv-
iceable oomiak, or bidarran ; its intes-
tines are converted into waterproof
clothing, while the sOles OF its dippers
are transferred to his feet and finally,
its ivory is o source OF endless utility
to him in domestic use and in tade and
barter.
Wilrus famines among the Esqui-
maux have been recorded In pathetic
legends by almost all OF the savage
settlements in the Arctic. Even now, AS
/ write (November, lS80), comes the su-
thentic corrOboration of the harsh rumor
of the starvation of the inhabitance of
st. Lawrence island-those people who
live just midway between the Old World
and the New, in Alaskan waters. The
winter of 1879 80 was one of exceptional
rigor III the Arctic, though Ill this
country it was Hnusally mud and open.
The ice closed In SO id around st. Law
renee island-so firm and mistaken by
the mighty powers OF wind and tide
that tine walrus were driven far to the
southwark and eastward, out OF reach
of the unhappy inhabitants OF that isl
and, who, thus unexpectedly deprived
OF their malnstay and support, seom to
have miserably starved 10 death, with
the exception oil one small village on the
north shore. The residents of the Poo
nook, Poogoveilyak, and Kagdlegak
settlements persisted, to o soul, from
hunger, nearly 300 men, women, and
children. was among those people
in 1874, during he month Of August,
and remarked their manifold SUPERIOR
ty over the savages Of the Northwest
coast, and the great plains. They
seemed then to i've, during nine months
of tho year, almost wholly upon the
flesh and oil of the walrus. Clean
limbed, bright-eyed, and jovial, they
profoundly impressed one with their
happy subsistence and reliance upon
the walrus herds of Behrlng sea, and
it was remarked then that these people
had never been subjected to the tempts-
tion-and subsequent sorrow-of put
ting their trust III Princes; hence their
independence and good heart But no "
it appears that it will not suffice, either,
to put your trust in walrus. --.Scri6ner' 8
MOutIlU
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The sunlight flows from sapphire skiao
And over held aud river lea
IL streams upon me warm and white
Through the glad hours that follow nigh1
IA thrills the bursting buds and leaves
Aud With Great We magic weaves
Fresh hloom and color In the air
Aud wild enchantment every where.
Men deem Il hut common thing.
AS common as the flowers which spring
From soil and dew, and v gueiy $50
Its beauty bright rs dawn 10 ma.
The wonder of It's life 10 clear
To those who fathm far and pea<,
It's radiant mystery .irns alone
For hearts that look into It's own.
Obi have watched IL till seem
II lose my scnses In dream;
Aud vet ~ splendor Ii, ! know,
A part a things that thrive and grow
AZ though with some divining eye
L trace 1 through the ambient sky,
Aud strive la fancy to outrun
Its dig st beyond the central sun.
4 note it's subtle waves which move
As silent waters In "a groove,
Each separate, yet together bound
Like :. sweet harmony II sound;
sec them horne with airy grace
Across the million 10 CUES OF space.
Borne with al equal speed and blent
With power That is omnipotent;
A strange and solemn order guides
Their Infinite motion: aud the tides
That lit the universal sea,
Or the spring leafag Of tree,
Are not moro governed by force
Which holds the earth W thin IFS course,
Which makes u very maa ptrt
OF the wide worlds I'm rortal heart
Geo 0s Z i10r MOnl0osner
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range Of vision enable them TO capture
these insects with ease. They destroy
multitudes Of moths and millers whose
Larvae are injurious to vegetation, while
they do not iniure any product OF the
agriculturist themselves. A few OF them
shut into house would very soon rid II
OF flies. bugs and mosquitoes. They ar.
perfectly harmless aud can be handled
with impunity. and are an interesting
subject for study, AS there still remains
much TO be learned of their natural his
tory. The dragon fly is widely distri'r
uted over oil parts of the globe, bu'
few, however, exceed ia size and beauty
those of our own country.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-19
The Dragon Fly.

The natural term of life OF the dragon
fly is about one year. Most OF this time
is passed in the water in the larva and
pupa states. After its transformation
into n winged insect it lives but three or
four weeks, but during the whole Of this
time IL n constant benefactor t. man. II
hawks over pools and fields and through
gardens, decimating swarms of mosqui-
toes, flies, gnats and other baneful in
sectA Their rapid fight and enormous
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-19
For Two
Generations

The good and staunch old
standby. MEXICAN NUS
TANG EMINENT, has done
more to assuage pain, relieve
suffering, and save the lives Of
men and beasts than all other
linfments put together. Whyi
Because the Mustang pene-
trates through skin and flesh
to the very bone, driving out
all pain and soreness and
morbid secreti0ns, and restor.
ing the afflicted part to sound
and supple health.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-03-26
Notice.
TO rAxpAYERs OF ST. LANDRY PARISH.

TO TAXPAYERS OF ST. LANDRY PARISH.
II WILL proc sed from this date to the assess,
Il ment of taxable property in the parish :. OF
st. Landry, and would call the attention OF tne
taxpayers to the report of the last Grand Jury
with regard to the assessment OF money ioaned
or in possession.
In accordance with the provisions or act OF
Legislature No II, 1880, sMoney loaned OF in
possession, all credits and all bills recelvapie
for money loaned or advanced" must be assessed.
OCTAVE FONTENOT,
Feb 6-s1 I'm. Assessor.
St. Landry democrat., 1881-03-26
down with your dust. Put up o,
shllt I'D

down with your dust. Put up or
shut up
"Why didn't you do it. then.
when you had chance? I never
claimed to know whether a COW had
front teeth on her upper jaw or not ::
I only thought I had read SO some
where, and asked to know if YOU
knew about it for certain. But now
that the thing is settled, there is
nothing to bet on as l can see"
20, Of course not" said the Jack
son street man, sarcastically ; "of
course not.
Just then Mr.. Clark, of the New
hall house happened along, and as
the milkman picked his lines and
drove off, the Van Buren, street man
asked Mr.. Clark if he knew any
thing about COWS. Mr.. Clark said
he did, having formrely been far
mer and cattle buyer.
"Well," said the Van Buren,
streeter, edo you know I got the
queerest idea into my head this
morning about COWS that man ev-
er had. Somehow or other | cot
the idea that COWS had no front
teeth on their upper jaw; and [ ac-
tually offered to bet ten dollars with
this man that such was the case. I
don't see what possessed me-
"Well, if you had bet, you wonld
have won the money" said Mr..
Clark.
"What 2" exclaimed both the cit
liens together.
Il say if you had bet you would
have won the money, for cows have
no front teeth on their upper jaws"
Sweet spirit hear nay prayer"
said the Van Buren, street citizen,
as he brought out his roll and peel
ed off two fves again and shook
them at the Jackson street man,
who turned away with a sickly
smile and said he could not always
be pulling out his money!
Ignorance seems to be stalking
through the land like Kansas
grasshopper on stills.