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Results OF Impaction of Ear.Wax.

Impaction OF cererum, or car.wax, as
it is popularity called, usually produces
no more consequence than partial or tes1.
porary deafness. But Dr.. Dalbey, OF
Iowa, publishes case which shows that
this apparently simple condition may
produce serious and even dangerous
results of preaching character. .
The case was that of farmer who had
been completely deaf in the right ear for
twenty five years. One day, after expos
ure to dampness, an acute pain developed
in this ear, followed BY complete paraly-
sis of the right side of the face. The
doctor carefully syringed it, aud found
that the ear-drum had been destroyed,
and that the wax had worked into the
little cavities in the bone behind the ear,
and pressed against the nerve which
controls the superficial muscles OF tue
face. At the expiration of few months
of electrical treatment the patient was
entirely cured of his paralysis. This
case emphasizes the necessity OF mothers
and nurses being minutely watchtul in
the care of the ears OF children who arc
either too young or needless to attend to
the matter themselves.-Nem York AalI
and Express.
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There is an impression IN some quarters
that this rule has not at all times been
rigidly enforced. No presentations CT
nominations are likely to BE- issued for
several years. as each Governor is re-
stricted to one presentation in six years
for which he may receive several hun
dred appiications-as under the scheme
of the Charity Commissioners, the num-
Der of boys in the boarding school is to
be considerably reduced. To be ad-
mitted, boy must, of course, be ln
good health, be intelligent and be able
to read and write and have, age con-
sidered, a reasonable knowledge of
geography, arithmetic aud grammar.
Any boy should be able to pass the ex-
animation.
The boys have splendid playground.
1t is paved, however, so that cricket is
out of the question. Football is the
principal amusement, and very odd the
boys look when they tuck up their long
coats in order to be unhampered while
they try to kick holes in the ball or in
each other. After game they are
much given to rushing to the old pump
and drinking from one of the oldest
wells and of the purest water in London.
TnoIon Uern71
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WHEN William Penn sailed up Il

WHEN William Penn sailed up the
Delaware, in 1852, there were about
$500 white people in the province and
territories, and on the eastern bank Of
the river from Trenton to Salem. a
few wigwams and not over twenty
houses were to be found within the en-
tire limits of what is now Philadelphia.
In 1854 the infant town had about 2, SOC
residents, while in 1899 Philadelphia
and its Liberties had nearly 5000
people. Between this period and 1850
there are almost no trustworthy rec
ords of population. The Philadelphis
Directory, published in 1855 by Fran
els White, contains approximately
5000 names of citizens, while Mao
Pherson's Directory for the same yea'
has more than 5000 names. In 1876
the first census was taken, and the
population was found to be 5439L
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The HEMP Industry.

Kentucky has heretofore been our
principal hemp producing State, but
the constantly increasing use Of fibre for
various purposes, and especially for
binding twine, seems to demand for 1t
a wider area of cultivation than it has
previously. occupied. In the last annual
report of the Secretary of Agriculture it
is said there is no reason why hemp cul-
ture should not be extended over dozen
States and the product used in manufac-
lures which now employ thousands OF
tons of imported fibre. In the manu-
facture of binder-twine alone there is an
outlet for upward of fifty thousand tons
of hemp annually. Manila is no better
than hemp, and sisal quite inferior.
When the market for binder-twine was
6rst created American hemp fitted the
demand-the more carefully prepared
article, straight or dressed hemp, being
employed. About ten years ago the de-
mand increased to a point beyond the
supply, and to meet the exigency of the
case other tibres were employed. Manila
and sisal came into use. and as the con-
sumption of binder-twine grew to its
present enormous proportions these fbres
held their position and hemp was rele-
gated to the background.
Extensive manufacturers of harvesting
machinery are quoted as saying that
there is no fibre in the world better
suited to this use than American hemp.
The usual course of procedure in Ken
lucky in raising hemp on blue grass sod
is to plow about four inches deep in the
fall or early spring; sow about the time
to plant corn; SOW broadcast thirty-three
pounds of seed per acre, having first
prepared the seed-bed thoroughly, and
cover by dragging with the harrow as for
any of the small grains. About one hun
dred days are required for the crop to
mature. The fact that sisai hemp can
be grown in this country was satistac-
tori!y demonstrated many years ago, but
the frost line sharply marks the northern
limit of its cultivation. Yo'E
World.
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longer. Not withdrawing his hand, he
looked down upon the face of his daughter
and said in low voice:
Blanche, have something to say to you
something, my child, that may cause you
some surprise, and perhaps little pain.
In few days, my DAZZLING, I must leave
you and 60 upon journey.
Something in the tone more than in the
words startled the girl. She turned quick
ly, and with an eager cry gazed into her
fathers eyes.
Father, what is it? Something has hap
pened. Going Upon journey. -.
you going?"
He took her head between his two trem-
bling handr and kissed her gently on the
forehead before he replied.
To the frontier. Blanche. The country
is in danger, and am going to take my
place among the soldiers of France"
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would be very indignant indeed were 1t
insinuated that they were even on the
most distant terms with charity. This
change gave the Charity Commissioners
an opportunity to step in and take
hand in the government, and, according
to their decision, new site is to be OBJ
tanned for the school. This site has not
been obtained yet, though good judges
supposed to be so at least!-have been
on the look out for some time.
The site of the present school build.
ings contains five and one-fourth acres,
and the buildings, sm informed, are to
be demolished when the new site has
been procured and the present one has
been sold. am told that an offer OF
f5OO,OOO has been made for it. To de-
molish the buildings will be to remove
one of the oldest and most interesting
monuments in London. So vast are these
buildings that in many of the corridors
and other passages that are open to the
elements the roar of London is unheard
or falls upon the air in sleepy murmur.
Lovers of the antique and of the archi-
tecturally severe could spend hours in
the great dining hall. It is the second
largest hall of the kind in London, that
of Westminster ranking first. 1t is l95
feet long from wall to wall. The ceiling
is of oak, the great beams, black with
age, looking ponderous even at the tre'
mendous height from which they look
down. The sides Of the hall are pan
elled with oak, also black, to height OF
at least ten feet, and along the top OF
one panel is long row of tablets con-
tanning the names of the various treas.
urcrs of the hospital.
The stained glass windows, through
the dark rich colors of which the sun.
light is softened as it streams, contain
the crests of many of the Governors,
while the central windows bear the Royal
Arms. On the east wall is large paint
ing BY Vario, who began the work In
1854 and finished it in 1890. 1t was
painted to commemorate the foundation
and endowment, within the hospital, OF
the Royal Mathematical School by King
Charles II. by letters patent in 1873, and
shows the mathematical scholars pre-
senting the Charter of Edward vi. On
the same walls are life size portraits, in
oils, of Her Majesty the Queen, COM
memorating her visit to the hospital in
1S45, the Prince Consort and the Duke
of Cambridge.
At the north end of the hall is CALLER
for visitors and friends of the Governors
during an entertainment. On the face of
the gallery are the Royal Arms. At the
other end of the hall is the organ and
place for the choir. There, too, are
the arms of the school, two Bluecoat
boys, placed there in the Jubilee year,
and showing that, at tat time, the school
dated from Edward W., 1853, to Vic
toria, 1887. Underneath is the inscrp-
ton: Fear God and Honor the King"
Five rows of oak tables stretch from
one end of the hall to the other, and on
each side of each row is row of oak
benches. At these tables the boys, of
whom there are $50. eat three meals a
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day. The boys lay the tables, demolish
the food and clear the tables. Against
the east wall, about the centre, is an ola
fashioned reading desk. In this one OF
the seniors, or Greciaus, as they a:e
called, reads, before and after meals,
three times day. The cicerone said the
subject was always "religious."
The Bluecoat boys should be able to
take care of themselves almost any,
where, for they are taught to do every
thing for themselves. They make their
own beds and make them well. In each
dormitory there are fifty iron bedsteads,
30 constructed that if boy happens to
be kicked out of bed he has only about
fifteen inches to fall, though the clcerone
did not say that kicking each other out
of bed was one of the usual amusements.
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THE MERRY BEGGAR..

I brave the day, brave the night.
throw my sorrows to the wind,
And try to keep cheerful mind,
Although nv coat is thin and light. ~
Although my hat
Is wondered at,
Because shaved the outer rim
To try and keep it smooth and TRIM.
I laugh and sing, and whistle, too,
When have wind enough to spare.
But in the sharp and frosty air
My breath comes short my nose turns bluar
My fingers freeze,
And my poor knees
Would knock together did they dare
But still I keep jaunty air.
When bread is scarce and shelter poor
Iwatch the sparrows, and say
II only want meal day."
And If they turn me from the door
tramp for weeks 80
And dodge the beaks,
And with no money for bed
I try an archway or shed.
I brave the day, bravo the night
throw my sorrows to the wind,
IT'S wise to keep cheerful mind y
And screw your courage for the fight.
And SO, kind Sir, ~
In case you err, ... ~
With overpity, worse than none,
Just hand q copper and have dope 81.
-Nina F. Ldyard, in Longman's.-
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A NEW YORK girl has set worthy
example to all women. She was to be
married and was ready to go to the
altar when her husband came to her
intoxicated. Size loved the man, butre'
fused to risk her happiness with one
who would so 10 his wedding in such a
condition. She pointed to the door and
commanded him mover again to enter
her home. It not only required cour-
age but great deal of common sense
to do that, but it was the proper thing
for the occasion.
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Half Oak. Half Cherry.

Near the old cemetery in West Alex
andria, w. Va, big tree is growing,
which forks at three feet nine inches
from the ground. Apparently it is a
white oak, but on examination it ap-
pears that above the fork it branches ia.
to two species, one white oak and the
other white cherry, with the foliage
puculiar to each. The oak is about
aixty-fve and the cherry tfty.fve feet
high.-Tines-D Democrat.
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A NEW BABY CARRIER.

ing, and perfect comfort and safety are
insured for the child. The "baby car
rier" weighs under three ounces, vii!
wash and when not in use can be folded
up into very small compass and carried
in the pocket.
Every woman knows how, when the
baby wants to be nursed, everything else
must be put aside and every movement
studied; therefore, the value of an arti-
Gle the use of which admits of book OF
work being held and saves the arms from
many an hours aching can be thoroughly
appreciated.-Ladies' Pictorial London.
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THERE are now in the Held 1896 or.
dained missionaries and multitude OF
lay workers upon active duty. The mis-
sionary work was begun within the
memory of living people, and the mis-
sionary spirit was never before so uni
versal among Christian people as now.
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Barbara Fretchie, of war fame, is
buried in the cemetery of the German
Reformed Church, near Frederick, Nd,
Her grave is marked simply by stone
that bears her name, age and the date
"1S62." Briers run wild over thf
mound.
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A FAMILY at Norristown, Pa, keeps
torty-seven cats. Its name is carefully
kept from the public, but it is undoubt-
edly well and untavorably known to al
the neighbo-s.
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A shark twenty-five feet in length was
recently caught in the harbor of Panama,
and it's skin was half an inch thick. =.
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The tax commissioners in New York re-,
ceive $4,000 a year each, except the
President, who gets $4,000. ..
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'TViiZtLife and Death
UNDER MEDICAL ADVICE.
! Story Of the Franco
Prussian War.
BY ROBERT BUCHANAN.
CHAPTER 1.
THE GATHERING STORM.

y q sunny SaDDatD
afternoon in the
of October,
BlS70, the Chevaliel
Y de Gavrolles and
his only daughter
Blanche, a beauti-
full young girl be-
tween seve n t Q e n
and eighteen years
of age, attended
service in tn 9
Chapel o f Q q T
Lady. in the little
village of Etretat,
situated some ten
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perddas en- 1900 pesos, ! 50 cree estaba aso-
gnrada No hubo desgracias personales.S

perdidas en- 1900 pesos, SO cree, estaba asc-
gurada. No hnbo desgracias personales.
Por 81 cabo Guafdia 2.s del presto de
Santa Isabel, jose Alvizu Vidoudo jose Co.
mez Andrade, fu6 detenido 81 sugeto Dolores
Garcia reclamadO pOr el Juez municipal de di-
cho pueblo.
Per los Guardias Cos. del puesto de las
Piedras, Evaristo Coto Lopez Ramon Eslava
Ferriz fu6 detenidO el sugeto Pedro Alcantara
Nalac6n reclamado por el Juez de Instruction
= del partido.
Por los guardias Eos. del puesto dc Pied, as
Pauline Alegro Garcia y Claudio Martin Her
nandez fuerpn detenidos los sugetos Anastasio
Rivera Eduvjgis Robles reoianados por el
Juez do instruction del partido
Por los Guardias 2os. del puesto dc Fajar-
do Manuel Berm1dez Menas Antsnio Garcia
Exp0sito, tueron detenidos los sujetos Fermfn
Berries BartolomS Roman por cortar Ar
boles
Nuestro apreciable colega EL Canon dc
Cayey, da cuenta en- su tiltimo ntlmcro dc un
tiisgusto que ha tenido su director con un
individuo de dicho pueblo. A ~
Eusstro compansro ell Sr. Trellss nonbr6
dos caballsros. para entenderse con el indivi-
duo en- question, habiendo tenido diche desaga-
dable asunto un t6rminO satsfactOriO.
Hace dias Sc encuentra en- esta Capital en-
uso de licencia el integente torrero encargado
del faro Punta Borinquen don Eugenio Fiol.
dicho funcionario le sustituye duIante
su ausencia don jose Prieto.
4 = /. * &5 - =
Dicennos que la crecente que aver hizo el
rio de la Plata cause nuevos desperfectos on
la via del ferrocarril entire Vega-baja y el Do
RADIO Ell tr6n de Cambalache que debi6 llegar
q Bayam6n hoy las 9 y q minutes, lego po
co mas m6nos las II de la manana.
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OJO OJO

. Ha desapareeido dc la estancia de don Ra-
faol Nargary en- Hato- Rey Rio piedras) on Ia
noche del q de AgosJo, un cabaiio cuyas seflas
son las siguiontes
Edad siete amos color negro, su alzada 81
cuartas, Grin y cola abultada, siendo de la pro-
piedad de don Francisco Perez. del concrete
de santurcey al queIo entregue 50 le gratif--
cara. ib-l
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Ell SIGLO XIX
Libro muy 1tiI

Ponemos On conocimiento del pdbliso que
Sc haAa de venta on las principales libreras
de esta Capital en- la de don Manuel Lopez de
Ponce, la obra rscientemente publicada por oil
senior Lopez Tuero, 'La Retor-na Agricola" al
precio de dos pesos ejemplar. 1918
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Coronas funerarias

En- ei estabiecimient0 La Flor de Mauo Gale
de Ia Cruz ndmeso IL, acaba de recibir mn bnan
surtldo de dicha nlercancfa; de primorosas laho
res, compieta eegancia y gran novedad las cna
les Sc estan detsllando haratos precios.
Convene al pdblico que aproveche la ocas;6,,
SIN perdlda de tempo, para que mas adelanta No
Puerto Rico, Agosto 28 de 1891 Pod.su.s. ssuos.
Ohabert y Go. 1s ssgses : ".
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OJO OJO

Por tener quo dedicarse a otros asuntos
de mayor in.er6s Sc vende la pulperia sta en-
la q Inca Puerta de TERRA la baiada de la
Escuela de Tiros Para informes dirijirse la
misma.
6e Santos HeryevO
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VARlEDADEs

Alambre de hierro galvanizado torcido y
y con pdas para cercas, grampas para clavarlo
y alambre liso para TELEGRAPH, SO vende dc la
mejor calidad, en- ell almac6n de los senores M.
Roman Co., Cruz = 80, PR,
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Ayer mataron a un hombre
AcbAjo de mi balloon:
mir6 en- la cuna mi hijo.
y la sangrs Sc mo hello.
Ell dfa que tn naciste
cavo un pedazo de cielo:
hasta que tn no tie niue ras
no SO tapa el agujero.
LAS fatigas que SO cantan
son las taJigas mas grandes,
porque SO cantan llorando
y las lagrimas ne salen.
MMA
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i SEGURIDAD |!

lQuiere usted tener seguridad or el alum.
Drado de su casa! iQuiere usted evitar peli-
gros7-.. Pues mande comprar eaias de LUZ
DIAMANTE LUZ DEL HOGAR en- ell estable
eimiento de D. Francisco Font Sc detalla
OUNCE CENTA VOS botella Dor cajas
precios convencionales-Tanca, esquina For
taleza
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z L S O l.

dando ell que suscxibe dichos senores las gra-
cias mas expresivas por los buenos servicios
que con inter6s y extricto cumplimiento han
venido prestando hasta el dia.
Queda nembrado desde igual fecha agente
general de la citada Compania para esta Isla, el
SR.t @. B. lELTZ, Gale de la Fortaleza n1mere
% quien habra qle dirigrse en- 10 sucesivo.
San Juan, Puerto Rico L de Agosto de 1891.
-THoS J. HOLT.-Super;nten lente de agen-
ciaS
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Deregresod de Suiza, preguntan Quintanez
- rs possible que al yer desaparecer a su
amigo On el ventisquero, no Sc precipitara v.
Embellishments en- su salvaci6n g.
No hay que extrafiarlo. Tonia mano mi
aparato fotografco instantaneo dificilmente
SO me podia volyer presentar OCCASION Sc
mejante
iEg hielo de BGyans6n!
jEl hielo de Bayans6n!
Sc fabrica con aqua potable corriente. No SO
derrite prOnto nj es salObre.
s.8 ~ Pidase on los deposi1ss hielo legit-
mo de Bayamon.
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SON ETO.

iSanta naturaleza |! -. 70, que I'm da,
prefriendo mi dano 4 mi ventura
dej6 estos campos de feraz verdura
por la cudad dOnde 81 placer hasUia;
Vuelvo tt arrepentido, amada mia,
como quien de los brazos de la impura
vii publicana Sc desprende jura
seguir del bien por la desierta via.
lQu6 vale cuanto adorna tinge el arte
81 ArbOles, flores, pajarOs fuentes
ca tt la etsrna gratitud reparoe
son tus pechos los azados montss
tn embalsamado aroma los ambientes
y tus ojos los anchos hOrizontes?
antonio Ros Gc 01a,so
No hay como Font Vidal para hacer en-
Europa compras de gusto surtir su gran es-
tablecimiento el Sislo XIX. Acaban de reci-
bir gasas de colOres que divnzan las be-
Has, fayas negras legftimas de Lion. poplines
de seda, granadinas negras, cresp6n liso ri
zado, etc.
Gedeon m6dieo.
Aver visit6 q una dana que menudo 10
manda lamar para consultarls dolencias sin
importancia.
i All. sehorI!-le dijo ,Gede6n.--iC Cuanta
salud neccsita usted para resistir todas ssas
Intermediates
Ri Homero yiviora hoy, 81 aquel gonio in
mortal tuera nuestro cOntemporaneo iQu6
hubiera hecho7 Pues un poema superior la
Iada cantaudo las sxcelencias de La Catala-
ma, fonda piramidal.
- Casas que Sc vecomtesdon Ell BUEN
GUSTO, uno de los mejores salones de barbe-
ria y peuqueria de la Capital .4sss
PS0ptetGri0s j. Apellaniz, San Justo, MI
nero 16.-Perfumerfa extra superior Sc admi-
ten abonados.- limpieza s5.al
Gus Gus. f
-Nile
--ChanfiS. @ #aE.,.x "a
e --N6ngusre. IS. III 4s8
t --Palo seco. f4
Basta "a dc desahogos lenguayetjv jvrmicos
que NADIA cOnducon J haganse las PAGES .
h--Yo tengo un puna
-YO un sable. a ~
--YO una oScOpeta.
-YO un revolver
70 con mil dc caballos, tengo mil I'm
tacos para romperos las costillas sino conclufs,
y cuidadc que los he cOmpradO en- Ambos
Nnndos, San Justo 81.
--Yo tanbi6n el pu1al. i.
~ 20 ell sabla....
Entonces, Nife bsber, bebcr apurar
las cOpaS del licor. -.... 3@ls &as
EOTA.-se evito el lderramamiento de sangre
-Caballero, he estado mirandole mientras
jugaba, Y he adquirido la conviction do que
0s uste1 un fullerO.
- Sabe usted 10 que dice
ST. y voy decfrselo t0do el mundo
--Hara ustod NAL: porque psnsaba aso-
ciarme con usted.
~ Hemos yisto mas de cincuenta variedades
do corbatas para todOs los gustos y verdade-
deramente eleganteS y barataS lD0nde9 I'm
Ia Eleg0ncia Guiana, Fortaleza 40.
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SECCION DE ANUNCIOs

1855, procio modicO SO realiza una bnena =
bonita BICICLETA nikelada, en- perfccto esta-
do y de muy POGO uso, do IL fabriea dc =. K.
starley Co. de Coventry.
In esta imprenta en- Ia casa ntmero Sc
de Ia ealls do Tetuan daran razon.
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Lease este

Gran surtido do ropa hscha; trajss do i.
cscoJidcs, precies m0dicos, On Ia Marina tren-
tc Al Arsenal. En- OIL mismo establecimiento
30 vende Sc alquila un billar con todos sus
enseres. Sc compra cobre viejo
l2-1 francisco Iyapaga.