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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1891-02-27

como una culebra sObre Ell vientre, me
desnudaba para trabajar, como los topos
alargando las manOS hacia deIante apo
y&ndome On la misma piedra.
La antevispera del dia en- que debia
comparecer ante mis- jueces, durante Ia
noche QuiSe tentar un dltimO esfuerzO;
atraves6 la MADEIRA Y mi acerO no encon,
tr6 NADIA mas ALA.
Juzgad de mi SorpreSa cuandO apli-
que los ojos por el agujerO Ne hallaba
en- los reStos de una bOlega dOnde un de-
bill rayo de luz me permitia distinguir I'm
monton de orc.
Ell dux un miembro de los Diez Sc
hallaban en- aQuella bodega, ola sus voces;
por su conversation supe que ALI Sc guar
daba ell tesorO secreto dc la repdblica, los
dones de los dUx = las reservas del botin,
llamado el dinero de Venecia, y tornado
del produUto dc las expediciones.
Ne habi a salvado!
Cuando vino ell carcelero, le propuse
fayorecer mi tuga y partir conmigo, lie-
vandonos cuantO pudi6ramos cojer.
La election no era dudosa, acept0.
Un navio SO hacia la vela hacia
Oriente, SO tomaron todaS las precaucio-
nes. Blanca Sccund0 las disposiones que
70 dictaba q M c6mplice.
Para no dar la voz de alarma, Blanca
debia reunirso con noSotros en- Smirna.
En- una noche SO agrand0 el aguiero,
y descendimos al tesoro secreto de Vene-
cia
iQu6 noche aquella
vi cuatrO toneles llenos de orc.
En- la pieza anterior, ell dinero eStaba
igualmente amontonado en- dos pilas que
en- medic ADRIAN paso para atravesar la
estanoia donde las monedas alzandose en-
dOclive guarnecian las paredes 4 cinco
pies de altura.
Crei que 81 carcelero So volvia loco
cantahas reia, uadaba en oroS le amepac6
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Ell cIEqo vENEc1ANo

del palaciO ducal, que esta sin ConCluiv.
Con el genio que da el d0SeO de reco-
bCRr la libertad, tanteando con las yemas
ds-los dedos la super6cie dc una piedra,
llegu6 desejfrar una inscription 3rabe en-
Ia cual 81 autoF de aquel trabajo advertia
sus suceSOres que habfa SeparadO dos
piedras del dltimo sillar, y cavado once
pies dc subterr&neo
Para continuar su obra, era precise
derra1nar pOr eli mismo suelo del calaboZo
las particulas de piedra y de mOrtero pro-
ducidas pOr el trabajO dc la excavation.
Aun cuando no hubiese tranquillzadO
q los guardianes inquisidores la construc-
oi6n del edifcio que solo exigfa una vigi-
lancia exterior, la disposition de los Pc
EOS, los Cuales Sc desciende pOr algunas
escaleras, permitia leyantantar gradual
mente el piso sin que los guardianes SO
apercibiesen de clio.
AQuel immense trabaio habia sido su-
p6rfluo, al menos para el que 10 habia en-
prendido, pOrQue la circumstance de ha
llarse sin cOncluir anunciaba la muerte
del desconocid0.
!. \ Para que su constancia' no Quedase
perdida para siempre, necesitabase un
prisiOnorO que conociese 81 3rabe; pero
vo h8bia estudiado las lenguas OrientaleS
on el convento de los Armenios.
Una fraso escrita detras de la piedra
manifostaba 81 destino de aquel desgra-
eiado 81 cual habfa perecido victima de sus
inmensas riquezas codiciadas por Venecia,
de las que 6sta SO habia apoderado.
Necesit6 un mes para obtener algun
resultado.
En- tanto trabajaba, y en- los momen-
tos on que me repdia de tatiga, ola 81 So
nido del orc, veia orc delante de NIL los
dianantes me deslumbraban
Ioh! esperad! Una noche mi mella-
do acero oncontr0 MADEIRA. Aguc6 la pun
Ia de mi espada Y la clav6 en- aQuella ma
dsrs. Para pOder tFRRaiar me enFOa0aba
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Fotografras en.,.... prosa

Ocupado On mis- faenas fotografcas sentf
pasosy....
-Buenos dias, me dijo entrando en- ell Ia
Her una beIlisima joven.
Que los tenga usted admirables hermOSa,
le contests. Ia que debo el honor de su visitaI
-VengO retratarne caballero; pero en-
pi6zo por rogarle a V. que suprima los piropoS
poTque de 10 contrario SO 10 dire mi hernia
no Pope.
-suprimidos los piropos, senorita.
DeseO un retrato sin retoques; lano CO.
mo soy yo>y..
i 1ios milo . Por muy llama que Vd.
sea, Ia maquina mole negara V, sus colores
lie nieve y rosa, nj la gracia que SO distingue
en- toda su ser
-iQue SO 10 digo a mi hermanito senior Fo
tografe
Dispense usted tome asierto; levan-
te un POGO mas esa hermosa cabeza, file la Wis
ia en- este ramo de flores que Sc aveTguenza al
compararse con usted. .....
Bien - Quietecita ahora. >. ya!. ..,.
--.....-......... .............,.
VimOS entOnces Ell TetratO en- ell negative
Ojos castanos, peQuenos pero penetrantos 6
irresistibleS, abundante sedOsa cabellera tam
bien castana y un no Sc que en- todo su cuer-
pO, que bien Sc le puede aplicar aQuello de. -.
no me j0leS Qate go VOy.
como quiera que dicen que los ojOs son
ell espejO del alma, he aQui 10 que los suyOS
me revelaron: Els mi semblanzada de trato
muy fnO aInable mas no poder, de una IA
milia muy principal, y toca Ell piano admirable
mente.
Por su fsonomia supe que era hu6rfana
de padre, y que este, que habia sido honra-
do con varias decoraciones honrosas, desem-
peno un alto cargo en- Puerto Rico. Supe ade-
mas que Su nombre es la antftess de las tinio-
bias, y que 7ive On la calle de la Fortaleza
Ella, mi SensblGnSGaG, Qued6 contenta con
el Tetrato; yo con haberla retratadO Y PepitO
no ha tenidO NAL que 20 olga 10 que be dicho.
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sECCIoN DE ANUNCIos
LA FLOR DE PUERTO-RICo

Fabrica de Ta6acos Cigarrtlos elabora-
dos con las mejores hOjas de COmerio, la Plata
= Hahana
III dueno de este nuevo establecimiento
cuenta con 16 amos de practica en- las meioEes
tabrlcas de la Habana, en- donde adquiri0 los
necesarioS conOcimientos de la industrial
Sc ofrece al publicO en- general un variado
surtido de TABACOS DE TODAS CLASSES vi
tolas, para cuyo efecto tiene entendldos opera
rios. Una vista LA FLOR DE PUERTO
RICO, calle de la Cruz nImero 21 quedaran
cOnvencidos de cuanto SO ofrece.-JoS6 II. Es-
cribGMO. 1879.
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ULTIMA HORA

ESQ de las dc la tarde, parece que una
pareja de Guardias dc Orden Pdblico. persi-
guiendo a jugadores de Ioteria, sogdn SO dice,
dlspararon dos tiros en- la Gale de Tetuan ia.
do de la Muralla) con tan pesimo resultado,
que han herido de graVedad en- una pierna
un nino como de 10 q 10 amos de edad que es-
taba tranquiamepte en- ell balloon de su casa.
hijo del Sr. D. Enrique Garcia. Manana dare
mos mas detalles.
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F. Aeuna, El amigo de las tres amigos, Rafae-
S., Un americana, Arbojedo Tirope, Una Tri-
guena.-Acertijo: Chuchurremeteberreq
ternemeca, Srta Elosa Pacheco, El Diablo,
Vinagrillo, El Caballero de la TriSteza, Uno de
los Caballcros del Silencio, Las tres amigas.-
Acertyo q Enigma: On buen mozo, Un sobre-
cargo.-ArpG Gcr6sttcG, IogogrSfo y enigma:
Felix Taul6, El Conde de la Granja, J. I. Boni-
llo, V. B. y Sotillo, Fatalidad, Chuf1a.
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Orden de la plaza

FebrerO 27.-Parada dc los Cuerpos de la
guarnicl0n.-Jete dc ala: Ell Comandante de
Colon D. Federico Garcia.-VIsitG de Hospital:
% Captain dc COI6W.- VIgilG'sciG: On Official de
CGdis.-P0seO de cOs9VGIecie4ateS: Un Official de
Cddig.-V V5gjlG9ac6G eSa la Marina: Un Official y
un SargentO de C0dig.
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Ell DUENO
DE LA FLOR BoRINQUENA
SAN JOSE NUMERO 25.
OJTece al osEbEicO UNA GRAN REBAJA en- los
pre- CLOS de los 0rttcsslos SiguienteS:
SAN JOSE NUMERO 25.

0Jfece al pNbticO UNA GRAN REBAJA en- los
pre- clos de Jos 0rttcNlOs siguieuteS:
Champagne superior 75 centavos botella
ldem medias bOtelas 40 centavos, Aceitunas
On barriles 80 centavos, Salchichon aleman 80
centa7os libra, Calamares en- Bu tinta Is GEN.
tavos, Gas, luz diamante % reales lata, por
botellas 13 centavos, Cafe en- grano 80 CEN
tavos libra, GarbanzoS Fuente Sauce 10 centa-
Vos libra, Arr6z Valenciano chavos libra
battles superiores chavos libras Caiitas de
pasas de kilo 80 centavos Nueces & chavos
libras, Sardinas en- tOmates aceite chavos
lata, Vino tinto Navarro, PriOrato Valdepena
10 centavOs botella.
Sc GARANTIZAN ToDos LOS ARTfCULoS
NNSNNVN & ~ &NA&N
La FLOR BORINQUENA
San Jose 9satnaerO 25. S-3
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Han remitido la sOluci6n a el LOgogrifo !:
Log0grgt0: L. F. Casanovejas, L. Ledesmi-
la, E. F. Cartigos, Ell Marimbamb6, Colirio, Ele-
mento, Fosforico y sanguijuela, L. Vega, E.
F. Fernandez, Dos elias IN 81 Vatic2no, s. MOI
Iturriverrigorrierrotago F. Roldanejo,
srta. Obdulia c. Man6n, E. Vergesillo, J. Zaran-
dona, j. Martinez, Srta. Ciriaca, Esmeralda Mo-
mito, E. Barrera.-LogOgrio q Enigma: Srtas.
M. y L. Claudio, j. Alsina, Srta. Teresa Aguayo,
P. Rampolla, J. e. Noriega, R. Diaz.-EeignsG;
Srta. Rosario Morales, ]. Nanita, La duquesa de
monte verde, ]. Pujals, Andres el de los abra-,
Acertjo y zogogryo: A. Schumburg, Un Qua
son, La SombTa de atalidad'-Acertjo, Logo
gYifo 9 Enigma; srta. Elisa Cerra, ]. l. Pihero,
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Viernes, 27.-N. s. de la
Guadalupe San BaldOmerO.
EFEMERIDE.- ,531. C6dela mandando
armar dos beTgantines para una expedition
contra Caribes.
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TRIANGULO

sustitdyanse los puntos por letras, y leidas
horizontal Y verticalmente, resulten las mismas
palabras, vistas oblicuamente las mismas
letras.
+ DGnsiGsa Comedies.
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CebOllerO-M Manuel Padfn-Jesfs Padfn-Io.6 A.
Espinola- Andres Gadea Jose Reyes-Juan Ri
vero-FranciscO Menendes-Juan M. Iglesias-
PancraciO ROdrigueE-Custodi Iglesias-Rafael
RamireE-Francisco Morey OliverO.
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ANAGRAMA.
Ell GALVO CARITA

Con estas letras formar Ell nombre primer
apellidO de una senorita de una dstinguida fa-
milia de esta Capital.
Jose Cid.
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CASA BIEN sITUADA

Sc alquilan los altos de la casa calle de
San Francisco ndmero 36, amueblada sin
amueblar; para mas detalles enterarse on los
bajos de la misma. 80
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Servicio de poIicia
FEBRERO 81.

Nicolas Morales, por embriaguez escan-
dalo.- Multado Eloy Ayala por estar tirado
en- el transitO publicO. - Asuncion GarridO
da
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BELLEzA DEL YAGUEz

La Ondina misteriosa que on les atlas no
ras de Ia noche, bana su tersa frente On las pu-
risimas cristalinas aguas del Yagiez, rObo
las perfumadas brisas de los valles 81 aroma
que lIeva este oloroso bouquet, contenido en-
los P0lVoS DentaEeS del DR.. Salicrup, dedcados
4 las bellas hiias de la Ciudad del 0este.
Sepan tcdos para que no Sc molesten ind-
tilmente, que las noticias articulos, 8 10 que
sea que nos envfen POI el Buzon de LA CORES
PoNDENCIA sin firma responsible, no 10 publ
caremos. Los motivos que nos obligan to-
mar esta determination no tenemos necesidad
de eXplcarlos. 10-1
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sepan todos para cue no se molesten ind:
iOJO! OJO!

Sc compran tablones de laurel Sabine.
S-2 NOA d VALLE
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Solucion los entretenimientos de anOche:
TGbEeT0 de S(labGS: Marcolina.-E1signpG:
Madrid.--LogOgrJfo Gundemaro.-AYpG GcT6s-
ticG: Teresa Alsina'-Acevtij0: America
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u. Artlctsl0S que Sc rec0n96eNd Nd098.-Las
carteras sudaderas para vestidos que fabrfca
Mr. BGMteGNE de Paris son las mas duraderas,
c6modas Y elegantes. VendedoreS en- San
Juan.-ArNsGS q Jjnsenes.
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PREGUNTA

Donde fu6 que Dios le puso la mano
Eva?
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Secci6n merCantiI
MERCADO DE LA CAPITAL

CQte-Contin1a manteni6ndose con regu-
lar Qemanda y frme 81 precio desde $26 $27
los 46 kilos primer costo.
AsWc0r.-Hoy SO han vendido 13O sacos
centrifugal q San Y5ce'ste 1916 y "a bocoyes
BieN VesidG a 1902.
MteIeS.-sin ventas que resenar.
CWerOS.-Abatida la demanda y dc 81 q So
qulntal segun tamaIlO.
Rom.-Regular existencia Sc vende de
500 60 segdn graduation.
CamB5os-El B0nco EspaTo1 cotiza:
Londres so DIV, $5-a24.
Paris DIV, $163 por 100.
Estados- Unidos 8 DIV, 21 por 1O0.
Espana DIV, l3 por 100
Habana DIV, 10 por 100.
ENTRADAS
De Philadeldhia vapor ingl6s Cocouua de 931
tOneladas captain Phaile, S. de Ezquiaga 1880 900
kiOs carbon. De Geneva escala vapOr espafiOl
EspGH0, de 1886 toneladas captain Resalt, S. de
Ezquiaga, A. Cabaflas l c. cazado4 c. teiido j.
Ocho Hermanos 100 c. Vermont 3Oc vino bIanco
2 C. coinage, Font Vidal 81 G. calzado, A. Mayor
y comp. 9. calzcdOs 1 c. tejidO c. papel, Pisa
Hermanos 80 c. calzados fds. tejidos c, mante-
ca c. embutidos, PalaCiOs comp. l c. vino, Sers
de g. Mantilla comp. &c. Ebros, Ramon p VII
dial c. calzado, T. Cividanes comp. 13 c. calza-
dos otras G. jamOnes, Vicente comp. fr1os.
tejidOs 224 stds pasta 408 brIs acetuna c. ia
mOnes 20 brIs vino c. chOrizos c. dulces G.. vi
cente comp. 100 c. acete S. Melon Y comp l c.
paraguas 13 C. frds tejidos cVs. botines 3 brIs
vino c. conservas, Julian MatienzO II planchas
plomo 12 c. perdigones brrca cola, G.. Ledesma
1 c. chOrizos, HilariO Alfonso 1 C. vino, Scrs.d j.
Sala comp. 50L4 PIP. vino Boada 10I4 PIP. vino
Gallego, Chavarri y 2 C. calzado, Gonzlee Alon-
SO c. lOnganizas, v LUNA SobrinO 10 CTS alca-
hofas cIs conservas, Hernaiz comp 2 c. cal@a-
do c. embutidos, Yijande comp. SO SIS Harina
trgo, Scrs. J.. Hernais y comp, 2 fos tejidos, vi
liar Fabian 2 fds tejidos. Del manifesto de
Ponce, Sers. de G. Prats comp. 1000 c. JabOn.
A la Orden, C. manteca brca quesos P III. P.
6. sombreros, B. r. 1 C. platerfa M. H. bco, / c.
vidrios s. NJ. IS c. calzado, Rotulado c. cera.
Vapoxes que Sc aguardan:
Verncrms salio de CGdiz 81 1O.-AEaVG Sa-
li0 81 "a dc pOol.-PWcrtO- -RiQue11o sali6
el 18 de Hamburgo.-Pedro salio el ID de San
tander.-PhejIEOS, llega-ra del 1o al 2.--PGuG-
md, salio de CadiZ el II.
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tas de aceite de nuez moscada; INTENSE to-
dos los dias el cabello y el. l.casco con esta COM
posici6n
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Vapores que sc aguardan :

Ver0cyws sal6 de Cadiz el 1O-AEavG sa-
li0 81 "a de Liverpool.-PWertO-R -RiQue75o sali6
el 18 de Hamburgo.-Pedro sali0 ell ID de San
tander.-PbstIlOs, llega-ra del 10 al 2.--PamG-
md, salo de Cadiz 81 II.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-02-28

There is one lesson that the people of
Eastern Oregon ought to learn for all
time. namely. never send man to
represent you in the legislature, who is
in any way, however remotely, con-
nected with railroad corporations. He'll
sell YOU out and vote for the railroad
Just as sure as you send him. Select a
man whose great grandmother's grand
father was railroad stockowner and the
result is the same. 1t runs in the blood,
and increases as the generations near
the original stock owner, like frequent
handlings of wheat over portage rail-
road, in ''geometrical progression"
Last June we selected a man for joint
representative of Wasco and Sherman,
who owned then and still owns a large
warehouse on the line of the Union Pa
cific. When a question came up in the
legislature involving, on the one hand
the interests of hundreds of thousands
of the farmers and producers of the In
land Empire, and on the other hand,
his own, he was true to his lineage, true
to himself, true to the railroads, but
false and traitorous to his constituents !;
and those of us who supported him by
voice and vote, feel like saying, as an
aged democrat once said in our hearing,
while apologizing for once in his life hav-
ing scratched his ticket, ''If the Lord
forgives us for that offense, well never
do it again"
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A Rur<lnr scnr..

In q residence on Fifty-eighth street
the other evening couple of young la
dies had curious adventure. Being
alone in the house, they heard the burg
lar alarm go off with a loud report One
of them called their servant, and receiv-
ing no response, she started down to see
what was the matter. but was startled
to see n savage looking man climbing in
at one Of the windows. revolver in hand.
Although much excited she still suIn-
moned courage enough to order him out.
He answered, Don't be afraid, Miss;
I'm detective" She thought this was
. ruse and ran to the front door. Here
she was suddenly seized around the
waist by man stationed at the door,
who exclaimed, ''You are my prisoner" +"
At this juncture the first burglar came
down stairs and an explanation followed
It appears that the servant, Maggie, had
gone out on some errand, and in closing
the door behind her had set off the burg
lar alarm In trying to open the door
she heard the screams of the young lady
above; she rushed up the street; the first
couple of men she met happened to be
detectives; she exclaimed, "Oh, gentle
men, do go in-there is murder being
done" The brave detectives went to the
rescue, with the results we have seen
above.-New York Star.
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A Wool and snow D,e..ry.

A seasonable yarn comes from Beaver
Falls, Pa Farmer George Wilson, who
lives in Franklin township, is the mar
rator. Three of his sheep were missed
during the snow storm the night before
Christmas and were not found again for
twelve days, when farm hand discov-
cred them in a hollow. where the snow
had drifted to depth of twenty feet
A hole was shoyeled into the drift, and
the sheep were found there safe and
sound, after their twelve days fast. Ono
of the strAhgest things of the whole af-
fair was that they had not particle of
wool on their backs. Their hunger had
driven them to eat every roll Of wool on
each others backs. They had also eaten
such quantity of snow, which, together
with the heat from their bodies, made a
veritable chamber or cave. The cave
was twenty feet in circumference by FIVE
feet high. At last reports the animals
were all doing well, though they seem to
be things of great interest to the other
sheep, which recognize their fellows, but
are unable, apparently. to account for
their entire absence of wool-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
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Paper Horseshoes.

It seems not unlikely that change is
imminent in the method of shoeing
horses for military work. The German
papers are devoting q great deal of at
tention to the discussion which is now
going on in the military world as to the
advisability of substituting compressed
paper for iron in horseshoes for the
German cavalry and artillery. After
many experiments under all manner Of
conditions it has been found that the
shoe which appears to be most worthy of
adoption is made up of sheets of parch-
ment paper cemented together with a
special cement composed of turpentine,
Spanish white, lac and boiled inseed
oil. The separate pieces are stamped
out, cemented and pressed together in o
hydraulic press. When dry the shoe
thus formed is rasped into the exact
form and size required. York
Commercial Advertiser.
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How some Reporter. work.

We started in to get out our first edi-
tion week ago yesterday, and the fol-
lowing are the hours kept by one man ON
the paper:
From l. noon Thursday to q. m Friday.
From Ii noon Friday to 1:30 p m. Saturday.
From 10:30 a m. Sunday to a M Monday.
From 10 noon Monday to a: m. Tuesday.
From II 80 g. m. Tuesday to q m. Wednesday.
From 11.45 a m. Wednesday to 5:3oa. m. Thurs
day.
Total number of hours at work for the
week amount to 129 hours As minutes.
Average, 18 hours 80 minutes day
Newburyport Standard.
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a sleigh That car.ed silner.

Dave Crosby has purchased the old
sleigh of the Bonanza company. This
cutter has probably carried more wealth
in its time than any other runnered We
hicle in the world. 1t conveyed in tho
winter season all the bullion in the
palmy days from the mills of the COM
pany to the assay Office, and thence to
the place of shipment. It has been in
active service as bullion carrier for up
ward of twenty years. The precious
metal it has transported, if coined into
money, would carpet with metallic cur
rency ten acre lot, with residue sufh-
cient to furnish half dozen seats in the
United States Senate.-Virginia Nev.)
Chronicle
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The good people of Astoria to the
number of nearly two hundred have
signed their names to q very flattering
address to Representative Welch, thank
ing him for the valuable services he
rendered them during the late session of
the legislature. The good people of
Wasco, Sherman county, complimented
our representatives, Messrs. Mccoy and
Johnston, by burning them in efigy.
We are informed that they stuffed some
old clothes with straw and placed pow
der on the heads of the figures and as
the powder exploded in puffs, TO each
puff was sung the refrain, ''That's the
way they'll go up. that's the way they'll
90 down.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-02-28
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ABOvE THE CLOUDS.
Unpleasant Life OF the Signal Service
O1hcers on Mount Washington.

Unpleasant Life OF the Signal Service
O1hcers on Mount Washington.
Almost everyone is familiar with the
duties and the functions of the observers
of the signal service, says, ScfT6ner's s
Magazine. But on Mount Washington
their duties are peculiar. Seven obser-
vations must be made daily. The re-
cording-sheet of the thermometer must
be changed at noon. Three of the seven
observations must be forwarded in tel
egraphic cipher to the Boston station.
Routine Office work-letters received
and sent-must have attention between
times, and several blank forms must be
filled with statistics. The battery and
the wire of the telegraph plant must re-
ceiye careful attention, and the matter
of repairs is no oinconsiderable one. The
station on Mount Washington, is the
bleakest, and, with one exception, the
coolest in the service. Three to four
men, including cook, are usually there,
with one cat and one dog. Life would
be very hard to bear there were it not
for the click! click, click of the tele-
graph instrument, which is the active
connecting link with the world-the
main-stay and hope of these recluses.
And then f1irtations, with the worlds
operators is necessity.
A regular CONSERVATION occurs in cam .
when a storm breaks the wires and CON
nection is lost. In such cases the obser-
vers risk their lives in storm and cold in
search OF the break rather than be with
out the assurance of safety which the
click seems to iInpart. The men live on
as good food as can be. The larder is
supplied in September, and the ''refrig-
orator" (the top story of the observatory
is stocked at the same time. Meat and
poultry are placed there already frozen
and they do not thaw during the sea
son.
The water supply comes from the frost
feathers. Care is taken that two or
three barrels of these are stored in the
back shed always, and boilerful OF
than in half-melted con dition is ever
upon the cook stove. A water famine
has been known to occur, when, from
| the oversight of the cook the supply oi
frost feathers had been allowed to &c
down, or ''poor weather for frost feath-
ers' comes along. A drink of this all
healing feather water can always be
found on the stove, icy cold, if the cook
attends to his duty.