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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1891-12-24
Don Timoteo Cuhelo

ADaba de Abrir su nuevO tailor de saStfe.
ria, Gale de ia Forsaleza nt1m 81, donde ofrece
sus nurnerosos parroquianos los cunocimien-
tos adquiridos en- los meiores talleres de la
Habana, verdadero eentro de la uioda america.
na, para 10 cual cuenta con pperarios compe.
tentes, y ofrece estnefado trato y economic Ell
los preciOs. Sc hace respOns able de las prem
das que se confecoOnen en- 50 eetablecimentO,
procuFara On todo agradar sus fnarchantes,
ssssa - 5tss.7s gszs AAss Asaz 49, zts
La gente Sc prepara< para Ia No:he baena
de maiiana que resutara malta n0che rnu
Q os Ell primef dia de pa. . d., epo ad aho en-
que las farmaciaH despachan muchO DicarDO.
nato de soda Ia cosa va a iesultar por todo
10 alto. Lui1a ha .ha vefdido mas de cinco
mil jamones de York, Westfalia, Asturias Ga.
licia de los que tiene en- alrnac6n. Yen ver6o de
turrohes da horror yer como Sc despachan los
estibes Aver solo vendio rs mil quintales del
de yema, Sin eontar los extraofninarips.
Las personas que quieran totnar Cognac
preparen 50 botellita : vayan mahana q In re-
treta eh la plaza de Alfonso XII 7 81 prefiese
Ponchs Militar no olvide que este 90 debe
contnndirse con otrO pohche ICON p mintscu-
LAY que venden por aff, ell cial NADIA tiene do
;uomnn con el que fabrica uon Rafael Rutaes
70, dc Jetes. No coDfundif las sspecies
DnspuEs DE ALuuEos ANos do prss.
cfihir Ia Enw'siUs dc Scott la estimk como do
las mas pficaces.
Madssln, Antiouuia, uctubre 1b, 1858.
n InfrascfitU Hi6iieo cirhiBnO cerMHca,
due deedy hace a'ghnos snos Etiplaa run buAn
exit0 eti 61 ulihira pafticulaf lk ksaAlsid,s sts
6cuta pUt lU cnal katiitia utchu hsediratnentn
uuaiao do lob mas eH auue, eapeuiNsfaente para
easftas atesuiunes 90 los hiAos.
NMas oafseap,
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Felicitaciones

&. Ell Dr.. L. J. SALICRUP Colon, cirujan0
dentista, felicita todos sus amigos y nume-
rosa clientela de Ia Capital de Ia Isla, desean.
doles buenas pascuas y teliz ano nuevo. 81
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Revocation de poder

Con feoha "a del corriente he revocado al
pudsr general que t~nfa c0nferido D. Ton4a
de Nido pof habdrse retiraiiu de mi casa Il.
cumerUiD.4a Hamaca0, o6 de Noyieubrs d.s
1eal 49, D1htet II. Aionso. .zis IA
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PrOblema reslelto.
LAMPARA !" NEWTON"

LAMPARA " NEWTON"
Nunca sc ha presentado en- Puerto Rico
una lampara de sistema tan sENC1LLo, LIMPIo
Y sEGUKO como 6Sta.
~ Ell criado mas torpe puzzle maneiarla sin
81 menur tropiezo. Es Ia 0nica lampara hasta
el dia que tiene la inapreci lble ventaja de no
tener necesidad de impiarse sino UNA soLA VIZ
AL MES.
No hay que guitar el tubo para encenderla
nj apagarla. Sc apaga sin soplar y pur conai-
guiente sin el menor peligro y sin que torme
humO.
La llama que produce es blanca pura
como luz el6ctrica, sea cualqu' era Ia clase de
petroleo que Sc use.
Subre todo, lal6mpara !" NEWTON" ORE
cE La MAS ABSOLUTE SEdUR1DAD contra las ex-
p!Osiones aunque SO caiga encendida es I'M
sPosIBLE QUE Sc fNFLAME.
Este precioso sistema esta de venta en-
casa de-
p. Manuel Vicente,
San Francisco ndmero Al, = para pedidos al por
mayor dirigirse
r. Serrano,
fortalega T.
Hay tubos mechas de. .repuesto. 46-1S
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vaRlEpA0Es

rune. .ustsd siempre cigarrillus de E., Fypd-
70 de la Habana. Son suaves aromaticos, el
papel con q. Sc elaburan es excelente Ell tabR
co dc Ia naejor rama de la vueltat.Abajo.
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WAGONETAs z AGUJAs

Los sehores OUHoA HERMAxos, Tetsan il.
venden wagonetas completaa de ferrucarriIes
portatiles para trenes de caha = asujas para
el uso dc las mismas, prerius sumamente
ilQuleQA. q "A 40 a
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-09-30
Cold I'm Alaska.

my experience with Alaskan winters
was rather Disappointing said mem
Der Of the Alaskan boundary survey.
The greatest degree Of cold we expe-
rienced was 90 degs. below zero, and that
was when Mr.. Turner extended his trip
north along the boundary line TO the
Arctic sea. From what traders and
missionaries told Us Of previous years 1t
would seem that the winters Of 1889,
1880 and 1891 were exceptionally mild.
Even at the low temperature Of this
region the growth Of vegetation Is sur
prisingly rapid, but rs there are only
three months of growing weather this
can be easily accounted for. ! found
grasses six feet high along the Yukon
and Porcupine lowlands-a more re-
markable fact when yOu consider that
the Porcupine extends manymiles above
the Arctic circle. There were also salm-
on berries, blueberries, currants and
raspberries in profusion and hundreds Of
acres Of cranberries. OF the latter fruit
the Indians store large quantities for
winter food.
When the work Of tracing and estab-
fishing the boundary was completed the
party set up monument of rough stones,
about twelve feet high, as avisible marx
Of the dividing line between American
and British possessions. OF course there
Is a CIIuck un Iu1s IN the shape OF Sc
cureIy concealed stone, properly marked,
at the head Of the base line, near the
main station. When we were about to
break camp it occurred to me that no
photograph of the monument had been
taken, so took a camera and sighted 1t
and then climbed on top Of the rocks
and had a curious native shoot the ma
chine. San Francisco Chronicle.
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Finely Bred Hor.e. Are Nervous.

Finely bred. intelligent horses are
often very nervous. They are quick to
notice, quick TO take alarm. quick to do
what seems to them, in moments of sud
den terror, necessary TO escape from pos
sible harm. from something they do not
understand. That is what makes them
shy, bolt and run away. We cannot
tell what awful suggestions strange
things offer to their minds. For aught
we can tell, sheet Of white paper in
the road may seem to the nervous horse
a yawning chasm; the open front of a
baby carriage, the jaws Of dragon
ready 20 devOur him, and a man on a
bicycle some terrifying sort of flying
devil without wings. But we find that
the moment ne becomes familiar with
those things, or any other that alright
him, and knows what they are, he grows
Indifferent 10 them.
Therefore, when your horse SHES al
anything make him acquainted with It,
let him smell it, touch it with his sensi-
tive upper lip and look closely at it. Re
member, too, that You must familiariZe
both sides of him with the dreaded OBJ
ject. If he only examines it with the
near nostril and eye he viii every likely
to scare at it when it appears on his off
side. So, then, rattle your paper, beat
your bass drum, fiutter your umbrella,
run your baby carriage and your bicycle,
fire your pistol and rattle your tinware
on both sides OF him and all around him
until he comes to regard the noise sim
ply as a nuisance and material objects
only as trivial things liable to get hurt if
they are in his way. He may not learn
all that in one lesson, but continue the
lesson, and you will cure all mis- nervous
ness.-Exchange.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-09-30
Young Men as Authors.

Keats was dead when Just little over
his twenty-ffth year. Shelley wrote
Queen Nab" at twenty, and the Pro
metheus Unbound" and the lode to the
West Wind" at twenty-six. Byron
startled the town with English Bards
and Scotch Reviewers at twenty-one,
and at twenty-four woke up and found
himself famous" by the publication Of
"Childe Harold" Burns was but
twenty-seven when he was the lion Of
the season in Edinburgh. Campbell
published his Pleasures Of Hope" at
twenty-five. Chatterton was not eight
cen when he finished his hfe's work. The
great Shakespeare himself was famous
when little more than youth, and the
same is true of the Shakespeare Of France,
Victor Hugo; and Goethe, by the bye,
was known TO all Europe at twenty-four.
Scott. on the other hand, was more
leisCrely He made no serious effort as
an author till he was over thirty, and he
was over forty when ''Waverley- was
given to the world; and Thackeray also
was verging on two score before Vanity
Fair" established his reputatiOn.-Critic.
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Music OF the Spheres.

The origin of this everyday phrase is
sufficiently interesting to even bear re-
telling TO those that already know it.
Pythagoras, the Greek philosopher. while
experimenting on the vibrations of tight
drawn strings. discovered that strings Of
certain lengths produced certain notes
He then inogically connected the seven
planets known at that time with musical
notes for the reason merely that the
radii Of the seven spheres. in which, ac-
cording TO then existing notions. the
planets were set, were of unequal length
and therefore q produced different notes.
These notes he dubbed the music of the
spheres" This music was not supposed
TO be caused by the friction Of the spheres
in the sockets in which they We're set. as
is now currently thought, but was pro-
duced by the vibrations Of their unequal
radii.-New York Recorder.
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The Air. Transparency.

Unlike fog, haze commonly occurs
during an unusually dry state Of the
lower stratum Of air. In considering
its cause. 70 las been suggested that the
small quantity of nontransparentm matter
required TO produce the dimming effect
should always be borne in mind If the
eve can observe the change that comes
over a drop Of water when the fifty mil
lionth of a gram of fuchsine IS intro
duced, possibly weight Of water or
dust not much greater would suffice for
visibility in a column Of air 1000 feet
long. The air is at all times charged
with dust particles to a degree difficult
to realize.
The purest air tested by Mr.. Atkins
when making his measurements on the
top of Ben Nevis contained about "a, 900
dust particles to each cubic inch, which
would give IS, ,232 900 particles to every
cubic foot, or IS, ,232 600, 900 to hori-
zontal column Of 1000 feet This being
the case, it is manifest that a condensa-
ton upon small proportion Of these or
a momentary adhesion by electric attrac-
ton would suffice TO produce the optical
effect called haze" or ''haziness. st
Louis Republic.
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During twelve months spent in the
Australian colonies in the years 1901
had more opportunities than were pleas
ant Of studying the habits of ants.
These insects, as is well known, are not
only a nuisance, but an absolute pest in
hot countries They march in myriads
and destroy everything in their road.
In justice to the ants, / am bound, how
ever, to admit that / have found them
useful in more ways than one. For in
stance, bought an opossum skin rug
from a native. soon became painfully
aware Of the fact that it literally
swarmed with feas and other vernin.
In vain did l exhaust my stock of pepper.
Even turpentine seemed to have no effect
beyond increasing the reckless activity
of these irritating settlers.
At last in despair | threw my rug
down on an ant hill. In less than half
an hour every flea and objectionable
parasite was eaten. but the rug was full
of ants. l therefore hung it on mi
mosa bush. and as soon as the ants
found they were suspended they has
tened to leave the rug and descended by
the bush as best they could.
Again. had killed a snake in Tas-
mania and wished to clean and bleach
the skeleton, which 1 intended 10 have
mounted as a necklace. left the body
near an ants nest. In few hours there
was not vestige of flesh on the bones.
The sun soon did the rest.-Gentlemans
Magazine.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-09-30
The EIephant.s Memory.

The elephant has an excellent memory
1t recollects friends well and it rarely
forgets an injury. 1t is recorded Of one
that it smashed a cocoanut upon its
drivers head and smashed the mans
head at the same time, because the lazy,
thoughtless fellow had broken a cocoanut
on its skull the day before. A quarter
master engaged in experimenting the
removal of baggage in the camp by
means Of an elephant, became angry at
the creatures refusing to carry more
than certain weight and foOlishly flung
a tent peg at its head. Some days after
ward the elephant overlook the quarter
master as he was going through the
camp. seized him with its trunk and
neatly placed him among the branches
Of talnarind tree, leaving him to reach
the ground again in the best way he
could.-New York Advertiser.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-09-30
A Csaine TreadmilI.

"Cburn dog" stories are always in
order A city man who used tc live on
farm. as so many city men did when
they were boys, sends Us this: AT home
on the farm we had number Of cows,
50 many that churning was too heavy
task for even the men folks, SO Mr.. L.
rigged mp dog churn. an inclined wheel,
sort of canine treadmilL Ii became
the duty of Ponto. large white mastiff,
to tread that monotonous cycle, and not
withstanding the toothsOme bit Of meat
that was fastened on lath within four
inches of his nose. he was not at all
proud of his position and responsibility.
He made several attempts to shirk his
task, and twice succeeded. He got 10
know when churning day came around
as well as any one in the house.
'sOn the morning of that day he woula
loiter about the kitchen door until he
was fed. and as soon as he heard the
note of preparation-the bringing of the
cream jugs, preparing the churn, etc--he
would put for the woods and would not
be seen again until night. The day Of
churning was changed, and next morn
ing a more crestfallen and astonished
dog was never seen when he was collared
and hsrnessed to the beam which set the
dash in motion; he looked positively fool
ish. BE did his work, but with lowered
head, and in cogitation evidently.
"On another occasion he tried another
dodge. When they were about TO put
him on the wheel he ran up to his mis-
tress, holding up one paw, affecting to
be lame. She thought much Of the dog,
and was inclined TO let him off that
day. The next instant he was seen
charging over a high fence after a neigh
bor's cat. Well, said the old lady, If
he can go after cat like that he is able
to churn.' And he did, and never tried
to shirk his work again. and
| Stream
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-09-30
The Word .cash.

The word cash is understood to be
derived from the Italian casa the
chest where Italian merchants kept their
money, as do at the present time the
Spaniaris in their "csja." the Portu-
guese in their ''caza- and the French in
their ''caisse.- The application of the
word "cash" to money is English, it not
having corresponding term in any
other European language. Cash" hav-
ing been so inconsiderably adopted in
stead of ''cassa" Chest, entries TO the
cash book Gt should be chest book are
made in American and English count
ing houses in this unmeaning way,
Cash Dr." and Cash Cr.," whereas the
chest, and not the money, is debtor to
what is put into it and creditor for what
is taken out
Great mischief has too often arisen, as
is well known, in bankrupt trials from
misuse Of the word ''cash," in which
large Deficiencies often appear, and
which would not be thecase if the word
chest We're used, as it ought to be. In
stead Of the cash account in the ledger
it should be the "chest" account.-Brook
lyn Eagle. "
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-09-30

TIL 1870 France held the supreme con
trol Of the peace of the world No sword
could be uusheathed in Europe without
her consent. Napoleon III was the great
arbiter. A frown from him darkened
the horizon. The day after he expressed
regret to Baron Hubner at not being
in accord with Austria, the stock ex-
changes were in panic. and Austria
and Prussia concluded n hasty peace be
fore the master had time % show dis
satisfaction. Since the war Of 1870 this
role has ceased TO belong TO France.
Germany has usurped 1t, and her claim
10 it is what has revolted the ear, who
remains alone. striving by his deliberate
isolation TO neutralize the unwelcome
supremacy Of Germany, allowing France
70 render him apparent homage ia order
to emphasize his attitude, bat really
knowing himself to be dOOmed TO immO-
bility as long as he remains outside the
allied empires. De Blowitz in Harper 5
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II was young married woman who
spoke. She was dining with her hns-
band on the piazza OF hosel
If you have any doubt" said she,
'-about the relationship Of a man and
woman when you see them at a place
like this there is one very sure way Of
settling whether or not they are married.
When the waiter makes out the check
for the dinner. watch the mans4Sho Is
going 70 pay it. If he enervously Slutches
at the check. crushes it in his R$.ld and
hands the waiter ten dollar bill with
out looking 10 see how much he owes, ne
is not even engaged to the girl who is
with him. and stands in mortal dread Of
her opinion of him
IF he takes the check and scans it
with some care and then quietly hands
TO the waiter sum approximating the
total. he is very likely engaged TO the
girl. and is willing for her 10 think him
businesslike and precise.
IF. however. be allows the waiter to
place the check on the table, and leaves
it there for his companion TO see and
study. then they are married. II is only
the married man dining with his wife
who will sit back and think OF other
things while his check awaits settle
meut in full view of the lady opposite.
Before marriage he would not allow her
mind to realize anything so unromantic
as the price of the delicate viands she
consumed. and even during the engage
ment he would not permit her 70 think
of such material questions
"a year after marriage. however. they
discuss together the prices on the bill Of
fare. and when the check is made out
the wife is more anxious than the hus-
band to know how much it comes 70.
Therefore. the married man allows his
dinner checks TO remain on the table for
his wife's inspection. New York
Letter.
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WHOLE NO. 2O96.


Balzac. the great French novelist,
once received lesson in good manners
from a younger and less distinguished
associate. The hint came with good
grace from the younger man, Ellie Ber-
thet. because it was deserved, and he
cause Berthet himself was a person Of
courteous manners and gentle and smia-
bic disposition Berthet had written
some romances which becaratso popular,
and he 50 distinguished himself IN jour
nalistic work. IS 70 become an assistant
editor Of The Steele.
As the assistant OF ". Desnoyers, the
editor OF The Steele. he had been intro
duced TO Balzac. But though Balzac
had many interviews with NJ Desnoy-
ers. and was often in the Office, he never
paid the slightest attention 20 Berthet.
lie did not even speak OF bow 70 the
young novelist.
One day Balzac took some copy 10 The
Steele Office, and was greatly disturbed
because NJ. DesnOyers, whom he wished
20 see. was out.
Soon after he left the office he met
Ellie Berthet. He went up to the young
man, and without touching his hat or
otherwise salutins him. touched him on
the arm with one finger and said:
sAh. you tell Desnoyers that have
left the copy at the Office"
Without a second glance he turned
away.
Berthet delivered the message and the
editor replied;
Il am net likely to forget it. He has
sent me word by three persons already"
Three days later Balzac and Berthet
met at about the same place. Berthet
did not take of his hat. He touched
Balzac on the arm with one finger and
said:
''Ah! ne says you have sent him word
by three persons already
Then he walked on.-Youth's Com
paniOD.
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snrlng Tldinc saddIe.

Most Of those who have done much
horseback riding have sad recollectiOns
Of having had At one time or another TO
Jog along for weary miles on the back OF
an III bred, straight patterned nag,
whose every step Jared every nerve IN
the body and aroused the most pro
nounced feelings Of resentment. Accord
ing to the inventor of a new saddle, such
memorable incidents as these need never
more occur and the horseback riding Of
the future will be pure, unmixed delight.
This saddle owes II peculiar merit 70 a
series Of springs. The upper saddletree
or seat Is connected with the lower sim
ply by these springs, so there Is nothing
to interfere with that free working with
out which no spring saddle can fulfill
the purpose and object Of its cOnstruc-
ton, VIZ, to relieve the rider from the
constant jolt experienced in riding on a
springless saddle. The springs are cone
shaped, working within each other, and
are made of tempered steel wire so
placed between the wooden tree and the
upper tree or frame seat consisting Of a
steel wire bent TO the shape Of the lower
tree and clasped by brass bands which
cross each Otherl as to work freely
wherever the motion Of the horse may
bring the weight Of the rider.-Phila-
delphia Press.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-09-30
Natural Ornaments and PiaythIne.


The seeds known as Nicker beans and
Bonduc nuts, species of Guilandina, are
often used for bracelets. neckletz and
rosaries. and are very ornamental when
capped and set. Baskets and other fancy
articles made Of them are very common
in most museums. There are two species,
g. Bonducella, the seeds Of which are Of
a gray leaden color or a slaty olive green:
and e. Bonduc, which are pale yellow or
orange colored. In the Malay Archi-
pelago these seeds are used as counters
and playthings by children in place Of
marbles. and on the Gambia in playing
a game called warree-warree. In Bonn
bay. strung upon red silk, they are worn
by women as a charm. and also in Egypt
by women and children as amulets
against witchcraft and sorceTy.-Cham-
bers' Journal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-09-30

Mary Queen of Scots had a favorite
lapdog, which is said 70 have been present
at the execution Of its poor mistress IN
Fotheringay castle. After the royal
lady had been beheaded the faithful
creature refused 70 leave her dead body
and had to be carried out Of the hall by
force. At that period lapdogs were the
pets Of men as well as Of women Dr..
Boleyn. a relation Of the unhappy Queen
Anne Boleyn. owned one (which. as i5
is written, he dotted on. Anne once
asked him % grant her one wish and IN
return he should have whatever he might
desire. Knowing his affection FOR the
dog. she begged IL Of him and Of course
the doctor had nothing to do but 20 give
it 70 her. "And now. madam, he said,
''you promised TO grant my request. "
Il will,T quoth the queen. 'Then. I
pray YOU, give me my dog again. "-E.1-
change.