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"LooK WELL AT HIN, Mt SON."

the northern military district Of Vir-
GINA, by order Of Lieut. Gov. Dinwid-
die.
There now appeared upon the
threshold OF George Washington's life
a colossal figure, that for time at
least was destined to eclipse all mem
cry Of his unfortunate love affair. 1t
was the figure OF his harassed and dis
tractcd country which stretched forth
appealing arms TO all her true-hcartcd
and patriotic sons, to solicit their aid
Gro she plunged into that sea Of
troubles which threatened to engulf
her. lie had already shown wonder
full force Of character as OF ono born to
command He was familiar with the
TACTICS of war. . soldier in the practice
OF arms from his childhood, and while
he was filing the peaceful position OF
public surveyor grand colonizing
sche me had been set on foot, and al
re ady, though he dreamed not OF 1t, his
future destiny had been shaped. lie
had many hardships to contend with,
and one terrible illness, before he began
that heroic career which placed his
name high on the horizon OF fame as
patriot, com mander and hero, and
made him the first president Of these
United States Of America
II was just after the defeat OF Brad
dock, where George Washington re-
ceivcd not a single wound although ex-
posed at every step. that Rev. Samuel
Davis said of him from the pulpit In
appreciation Of his great service,
| these memorable words:
THAT heroic youth, Col Washington,
whom cannot but hope Providence
has hitherto preserved in 80 signal q
manner for some important service to
his country"
He was at this time in the prime OF
young manhood. over six feet in height
of n heroic cast o. countenance anc
Weighing two hundred and twenty
pounds. His noble and magnanimoul
spirit made him the Idol Of the Den
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nitted in 1876 to erect and maintain HIS
Sandwich islands"
How different would have been the
effects Of genuine free trade from those
Of this spurious article called ''recipro-
city," Genuine free trade with all ma.
tions OF the earth in regard TO sugar
and rice would have given our people.
fwhat they have never had.) the full
benefit Of cheap sugar and rice and
would have left no Jobs" fcr rich
speculatorx The Sandwich islands
would have had no unfair advantage in
our markets and though sugar prodrc-
ton might not have increased from 49,
600 tons, in 1876. TO $780, 900 in 1920, the
sugar growers would have been
prosperous and the islands owned main
~ by natives who would still be free TO
choose their own ruler and the kind Of
government preferred
Nor would the present revolution have
occurred in conjunction with the re-
quest that Hawaii be annexed to the
United States, il il were not for the
special and unconstitutional legislation
granting . bounty of two cents per
pound to sugar producers in this coun-
try 1t is probable that the sugar
bounty clause will be repealed before
Hawaii could be annexed and its sugar
growers benefited by it. but the dam
gers of special legislation are well IL
lus trated by the present situation and
it, dangers BYRON w. Holt.
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earth would I give suoh . souvenir
said Mistress Lydia. with touch OF
real sentiment.
"Take this" said the youth. handing
her his silver-handled riding whip; 1t
belonged to that princely bishop OF
Durham who was my ancestor. 1t has
his seal, knight on horse back bran
dishing q sword"
mo, no; l will not take that, II were
far too valuable and would have you
obey its dictates, and become, like him
and his followers, q knight OF honor.
Hast aught else for . souvenir"
AYE, mistress, here Is silk hand
kcrchief brought mo from the West
Indies by my brother Lawrence; It has
my name worked in hair W my
mothers own hand give it to you
gladly. since it is more honor for the
paltry bit Of silk than could ever
have expected"
As he rode AWAY In the splendor OF
the moonlight with his prancing horses,
Mistress Lydia looked after him with
little sigh.
''IIe is gallant youth. and sits his
horse like a knight. straight OF limb.
and of lofty bearing. Alack! One
cannot marry all the suitors who come
a-wooing but wish, my noble George,
you were as advanced in years as in
stature. Mcthinks he feels this matter
deeply; he held my gauntlet 70 his lips
rs he rode away. lie will make q
brave lover some day. alack!"
How it affected the youthful lover
we can now only learn from his jour-
nal, which has become relic OF his
tory. There he Is strangely silent cou-
corning the name of his early love.
lie INDUCED. however, In poetry of the
most commonplace amatory kind. in
which Cupid's dar. is made 10 rhy me
with heart and he records his woes in
a lugubrious style, after the fashion OF
} the lover 'sighing like furnace"
1t was soon after this episode that
George Washington rcnounced the
comforts of home and set out with Col.
George Fairfax on surveying cxpc-
dition through the mountains Of Vir-
ginia. There he began to be cured OF
his unhappy passion, which had taken
n deep hold Of his nature and which
had been revived and acccntuated by
the tender attentions of a beautiful
young lady into whose society he was
much thrown.
After three years spent in tho survey
Of the enormous tracts OF land belong
ing to the Fairfax property. the first
indications of the French and Indian
war were noticeable, and young Wash
ington. who was only nineteen, was ap'
pointed adjutant Of the Virginia troops
with the rank Of major Aycar or two
later, when he had barely attained his
majority, he was node commander OF
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The purchase Of the Nova Scotia coal
fields by company of American mil.
lionsires is said by those who are inter-
ested in the enterprise to mean cheaper
coal for this country and the revival Of
the iron industries of New England.
These great coal deposits have not been
properly worked by reason OF q lack Of
capital and the discrimination of our
tariff laws The duty Of IS cents ton
has stood in the way of the coal produc-
ton and has put out the fires Of many
American furnaces The necessities
and desires of the Massachusetts, and
Rhode Island manufacturers were
formulated in a petition presented TO
congress during the tendency of the
Mckinley tariff bill.
Heretofore the manufacturers Of New
England have been obliged to depend
on the bituminous coal and coke Of
Ohio and Pennsylvania. They are now
promised by the purchasers Of the Nova
Scotia mines a competition of the
bituminous coal Of the maritime prov
inces. which Is not only q better coal.
producing better coke, but Is nearer
the New England ports so far rs cost of
transportation is concerned
The Nova Scotia purchase Is full of
promise 10 the dccaying manufactures
Of New England, while the active work.
ing of the mines will be Of great value
TO the people Of Nova Scotia N. Y.
World
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RECIPROCAL PROTECTION.
This Country h Getting Too Large For
Swaddling Clothes

This Country h Getting Too Large For
swsddling Clothes
The most amusing thing in current
politics is the helpless drift of the pro-
tectionist toward free trade Protest
ing that they are still tied fast to the
policy Of repression and non-intercourse,
they find themselves swept helplessly
away from their old mornings Tho
chief virtue now boasted of in the Nc
Kinley bill, which is not yet a yearling,
is in the provision. forced into il against
the will of Mckinley and Harrison. for
closer trade relations with other coun-
tries. The old-fashioned protection"
that now exists in Spain and in other
countries adhering to that WORKOUT
system has been jauntily dubbed ''un-
reciprocal projections very pretty
phrase-which shows how far Mr. Blaine
has succeeded in leading his party out
Of the woods Mr.. Garfield. who years
ago declared himself in favor Of that
sort of protection which would ulti-
mately lead to free trade, probably had
some glimpse of the promised land into
which his party is now ripe for incur
sion
The truth is that the United States
are getting too large for commercial
swaddling clothes They produce in
profusion nearly all of the great staples
of trade which are of such necessity
that the rest of the world wants them
Bread and meat, raiment. fnel. light,
we are Consistently prepared to offer to
other nations. with such superior inn
plements and nicknacks as the highest
inventive skill can produce To at
tempt 10 build q sea wall around .
country so provided, facing Europe and
Africa to the eastward and Asia on the
west. is futile labor. The statesmen
in the republican party with heads on
their shoulders lifted little above
their fellows feel the impulse toward
freedom which stirs the hearts of the
nation. They are steering the craft in
the right direction. as Columbus kept
his grand purpose on his voyage of dis
covery. in spite of the murmurs of un-
believing helpers The piaudits with
which the country has greeted the lin
tied reciprocity established with Brazil.
the Spanish West Indies and San Do
mingo must convince the most skepti-
cal of the new trend Of opinion We
are beating our way slowly back into
the commercial track upon which the
country was moving forward at such
splendid pace before the civil war. 1t
Is our manifest destiny TO be the first
of trading nations Parties and poll
cies that block the path will be swept
aside as sand hills before the dashing
waves -Philadelphia Record
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Conductor (horri6ed) Great heavsnss
A dead man! How did il happen?
Passcngcr-IIe took hold Of the car
window, and . moment later fell back
dead.
Conductor-Possibly he ruptured .
blood vessel trying to open IL Some
OF these windows do go up pretty hard
Passenger-IIe raised this one with
one hand without the slightest exer-
ton. In my opinion. il was the sur
prise that killed him National Trib-
uue.
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The following story illustrates the
awe with which the late duke OF Suth-
crland was regarded by the natives In
the northern wilds. On one occasion,
when his grace was driving the engine
on his own railway line, he knocked
down an old womanwho was gathering
sticks for firc-wood She was rendered
unconscious for time. but when she
recovered her senses her first words
were: 'sIs the duke awfu' angry"
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vas Mount Vernon, a beautiful roman
tic site in Fairfax county, Va, on the
right bank Of the Potomac, aud within
fifteen miles OF Washington. d. c.
1t was a place Of no historic interest
On this charming afternoon. when
yC.thful cavalicr -bestriding one horse
nd Leading another-cantcred up the
avenue of ono of the groves which
we're frequent there in those days. The
sumpter horse carried lady's side
saddle and was high-spiritcd animal.
''Steady there, Queen Bess! Whoa,
you jadel Mistress Lydia, is 1t your
pleasure to ride with me? do bescech
you TO honor me with your company
for a gallop this afternoon. Peace,
Bess, or l will larrup you, girl. Mis-
tress Lydia, will you have me Tor
gallant to command me at your sweet
will?"
As there was no other person in sight
except this ovcrgrown youth in the
stately hunting suit Of the day. this
monologue was in the nature OF per-
sonal confession. Great then were tho
surprise and chagrin Of the rider, when
merry. hooking laugh smote his ear.
and n youth. in lnicker bockers and
roundabout, jumped up under the very
heels Of the horses
Marry now, sweet Mistress Lydia.
will you ride with me, or may ] yste
with you, or will you ride along At
your own sweet will, ha! ha! no! ho!'
The rascal lodged n blow which
would not have hurt him had 1t fallen,
and laughed wiclScdly al the discom-
future Of the youthful equestrian. Then.
shifting from one foot to the other, he
said:
Marry, good sir. If II be my sister.
Lydia Gcrrish. you would ask TO ride
with you, she is watching you now
from the turret window yon. II you
promise to tell no tales. / will run and
speak her fair, but tell her not made
free with her name, for the wcnch has
temper"
Go. boy-get you gone-and II she
will ride Queen Bess she will be car
ried as fair as though she sat in q chaise
with four horses and outridcrs-"
''Oh no. my sister Lydia rides the
roam colt that my father dare not
mount for his life. And she has a
habit that came from England in three
ships, and Is finer than u soldiers coat
on parable day."
Speak fair for me. Oscsr, and you
shall have one Of my dccr-hound pups
from the litter of Lady Alice; it has q
royal pedigree.
Laughing and chatting the boy ran on,
and soon after appeared ut the door OF
the large manor house beyond the
grove. By his motions and grimaccs
The young rider understood himself t.
be welcome.
You are to come in and sit in the
orawing-room, he said, as the youth
dismounted at the horse block; "Cisct
TO hold your horses, and will my
sell bcstridc them In turn by your
leave"
The lad vaulted into the saddle jus
vacated, as waiting maid stood at tho
door and with a low courtesy en-
9uircd:
Your name, good sir?"
George Washington" stammcrc,
We youth, land have como TO SCI
distress Lydia Gcrrish IL it be she will
grant me audience"
lbc little maid showed him into thu
e'a colonial barlor. and ran to he
Mistress Quito out Of breath
oh, MiskrcsA Lydia. such hobblc
oehoy. ycA with noble presence with
Ni-and ~. s on horse back with
sesordA Y snoullcd for lady--tc-he
'Tush,Y \" tcd your psace, an
is'sen mp + -. George Washing
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- whom his coun-
try's cause
was dearer than the bond OF life
\ DO Welded all for freedoms laws
And wavcrcd not when In the strife.
But led her armies on
IN all his life was found no guile
New hope to new race he gave
MS fame outshinc's loved Bcdloe's isles
His glory rests not In the grave;
That shines forever on
..nr,s,ian and friend TO all mankind,
He knew their great. their sovereign nccd;
Long, long he toilcd that they might flnd
Their pathway from the tyrant freed,
And freedom call them on
Count not the Joys. count not the woes
OF him that fought in freedoms name;
Al pleasure comes. oil pleasure gees.
For him who presses through tho name
And leads his comrades on.
I.ist Massachusetts note OF praisel
Uarkl Georgia sounds her choral seal
And California chimes the lays
OF q great state that was ~ bel
These bear The victory on
No greater soul c'er graccd the sphere;
His spirit gave heroic fire
Heaven rest him in our memories dear,
And with his love our hearts inspired
Thus he will lead us on
w. T.. johnson. in Inter Ocean.
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"A Rude Fellow. -Cors-"Jake II %
ungallant He referred TO Jessie's pov.
crty In her presence" Dors-"ln-
deedr" Eyes; told her her face No. hss
fortuuevs-Vsnlcoo DladA
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Wages are regulated not by the
tariff. but by influences independent Of
the tariff; by supply, by demand. by
dull trade or brisk trade. Wages are
directly influenced. IL not mainly con-
trolled by agricultural conditions
When farming is profitable IL Is atsrac-
tive and draws of from the cities tho
men who are waiting for something -
do New Age.
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Pulling wool ovc- other people'seyes
see ms TO be the principal employment
Of the Ohio Wool Growers association
Its assertion that duty on wool Is .
necessary part Of the protective system
is not true. Portugal, Spain, Switzer-
land and Turkey are the only high
tariff countries in Europe which impose
duty on foreign wool The highest
duty in Europe is that of Turkey. $ per
cer. Under the Mckinley tariff wool
OF the first and second class is taxed II
and IL cents per pound and wool Of the
third class 50 per cent N. y. World.
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lOriginal.l
HE time was
in the year OF
grace II IS,
and the place
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brings us 70 see clearly that il we i'm
pose an import tax on sugar and rely
to any appreciable extent on taxed
sugars to complete our supply. no ex-
ceptions in favor of particular countries.
giving them free access TO our markets,
will avail to reduce the price of the
product OF these favored countries in
the American market below the price
OF the tax paid article
1T will he seen that we have not
taken the trouble To ascertain the rela-
lively pitiful sum Of duties released to
our people by the Hawaiians We sim
ply put against our actual losses. in re-
lease of duties. the full values Of all our
exports balancing the account for
thirteen years. and counting in those
exports that would have gone TO the
islands without any trtaty. as well as
those that went because OF il. the sum
total Of all our exports for this period
| Is SIS, $40, SOL Dcducting this sum from
e43. SOS. ass Of duties released. we have
| 6. 02s. 1T which we could have realized
a. clear profit by purchasing and de-
stroying all our merchandise exported
10 the Hawaiian island during the
period in question.
"rhc treaty grew worse for us year
by year our inr -cs~es stimulated the
production Of Hawaiian sugar and rice.
and each year we released more and more
Of duties, which under a soundcr policy
would have gone into our treasury u
pay government expenses, thus enabling
us TO reduce taxation. Our people at
large would have profited immensely II
| the protectionists. who once wished for
| wall Of fire around our country Ia
keep out FOREIGN trade. had been per-
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1893-02-11
Indics do Gohsrnaci6n

Trasladc la plaza de Ofcial 40 del Gobier
no Provincial de Puerto Principe don Francis
co Teller Corona.--Manifestaudo ell apreco con
que s. NJ. acoje Ia felicitAci6n por el santo del
Rey.-Real Decreto aprobando las tarifas para
sl servicio telegrafco interlory para el franqueo
naciona en- esta Isla.- (Quedan rebajad para ell
interior de 10 Isa franqueo de cartas, centavos;
interior de las poblaciones cualquier peso centa
vos; isla de Cuba, centsvos; Peninsula, Balea-
res, Canarias, etc., 6 centavos; Filipinas, Fer
nando Poo, Annob6n Corisco, Is centavos. FL
Alcance reducdo centavo. Telegramas or
dinarios de una Is palabras, mnmo 90 centa-
vos; por cada palabra adicional, 2 centavos). -
Traslado de Estado concediendo Regium Exc
quatur don Luis Bravo, consul de Nicaragua er
Mayaguez. la icencia concedida 4
don Luis Gonzalez Rapela.---Autorzando q dor
Pedro Surra para permanecer en- la Peninsula 81
dias mas.--Disponiendo se consigne en- 10 sucesi
vo el premio de $3.50 por cada cinco amos de per
manencia en- las catedras.
Nombrando Procurador del Juzgado de l..
Instancia de Arecibo don Ramon Martinez -
Idem escribano de actuaciones del Juzgado de /.
IHstancia de Ponce don Manuel Eloy Garrote
--Acordando Ia confirmation del tltulo de Pro
curador pdbico de Ponce don Augusta Pasa
relL-Disponiendo SO expida ell correspondence
ttulo de Procurador de Ultramar don Nicola
Ramos.-Idem, idem, idem, idem don Adolf
Font--Disponendo que el Auditor de Marin
asista la Sala de 10 Civil de la Audiencia Terri
torial.-Resolviendo ell expediente relative 10
riegos en- los terminos de Guayama, Arroyo Ss
linas
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UrBanus

Con referencia al retraImiento de los autono-
mistas de esta Isla dice El HeraEdo de Madrid;
"Pero oplna tambien ell senior Blanco que
sus amigos pueden quedar en- hbertad para dar
sus votos, sin faltar la consigna del retraimien.
to, bien alg1n candidate Unconditional, bien
alguno que sea defensor de las reformas econ6mi-
cas- que resida en- el pals 6 va 4 algdn republ.
cano penanswlar afiliado cuaquiera de los parti.
dos i lie acepten la autonomis para las Antillas.
u n retraimlento sin retraimento 10 que,
en- Sustancla, Sc aconseja busca, este es,
despues de todo, 10 que desde hace tempo noso
tros dIjimos, alcanzando por clio de La JIsttciG
rectfcaciones gratuitas hasta suposiciones in
lufloSas para clertos autonomistaE de Madrid
quienes se juzgaba en- rebeldfa para el parti-
do en- trato amistoso interesado con el Minis
tso de UItramar"
Comenta Ell Globo:
Et procedimento muy c6modo, sobfs
TODD para 81 senior Labra
Pero no nos maravilla, pues algo asi esper&
bamos desde que tuvo noticia del retraimiento ,
reIl "a EI Heraldo:
ALA en- Puerto Rlco Observation-Disclosures los
consoles del senior Labra contra la voluntad de
este, ell retraimiento SO ha proclamado. Y este
% han hecho en- PuertoR Rico no los disidentes del
sedor Labra, sino sus mejores amigos, os mas
adictos persona los que por todos los corr eos
reciben Inspiraciones lie ell
Desagradan hasta por 10 visto moestan 4
| La J"st|cia al senor Labra las candIdaturas pa
| ra Dlputados por Puerto Rico que pubc6 toda Ia
| prensa. en- esas listas Gguran ell propio ell au-
| tentico seFor Labra y las dgnisimas personas que
en- las eIecclones del 81 6l recomend6 apoy6.
| A algunos amigos nuestros, portorrIquenos
| de Uerdad-no por mera afci6n la husma de
un acta,-les hemos oide lamentarse de estas con-
| tradiciones indicadas de la nexactitud con que
en- estos tias vene refeando la opinion liberal de
la pequena Antila."
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2S de Enero de 1893.

Is dc Enero de 1893.
ST. Director de LA CORRESPONDENCE.
Tristfslma ha sido para las letras patr1as la
decena que hoy termina Zorrilla, el inspiradisi.
mo poeta, el vate insigne que por e largo espacio
de cuarenta amos ha regalado nuestros oidos con
la inimitable ammonia de sus versos hermosisimos,
entreg6 su alma Dios el dia % las 5 de la
maHana. La infausta notcia corri6 con la velo-
cidad del relampago por todos los ambitos de es-
Ia corte; Ia prensa toda di6 tregua las interim
nables luchas polfticas, dsdico excIusvamente
sus columnas cantar las glorias del inspirado
cantor de la Alhambra; todas las sociedades y
corporaciones que de algdn modo SO rozan con la
literatura Sc aprestaron rendir al cadAver del
poeta esos dltimos honores que solo 80 tributan
4 los hombres verdadel amente grandes, y hasta
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r E NJ [ T D O

Sr. Director de LA CoRREsPoNDENCIA
Venimos leyendo disrio en- un peri6dico
que hemos pagado el remitldo que publicamos en-
LA CORRESPONDENCE y que ha sido objeto de tan
tos comeutarios;
Debemos hacer constar, que cuando estuvo
"a comlsl6n cue suscribe pagar ell precio de Ia
rifa del remltido en- question, no SO nos quiso in
teresar NADIA por el
Somos de v atfmos. amigos S. S-Por ell
gremio de dependencies, Generoso Can iina. p
del Adrnnol, Jaime Pudrd Campos, Pedro Cas-
tdHoS.