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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1893-10-25
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to de este respectable pdbco hace das ha iero
Taller esta Capital calle de San francisco O
hara toda case calzados desde e de un peso
hasa la bota de monar de 25 pes Compron,et6ndome
entregar Ell calzadO que encargue las "a
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den aprovechar Ia OCCASION, pes cuentO Imero
cogido de opersrio de mi mismo puobo, ue podeI
desempehar cCmplir los que bonen confanzs
-Hse tomsn medldas domicilio.-AHosso SanhY
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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1893-10-25
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An Admiral by Auy Name.

When Admiral de Horsey, who some
years ago had command of the British
fleet in the Pacific, was admiral of the
North Atlantic squadron, he was one
evening dining on shore, at Port Royal,
Jamaica. On returning to the flagship
alone after dinner his way to the boat
led across the barrack square. A black
sentry of one of the West India regi-
ments halted him at the gate with
''Who goes dar?" Great was the adj
miral's annoyance to find that he had
neglected to get the password before
leaving the ship. That's all right"
he said, carelessly, hoping to overcome
the mans scruples by indifference;
you know who / am" Dunno no.
body, sar," replied the man, pompous-
ly; you can't go in dar." ''Why, I'm
Admiral de Horsey." "Well, you can't
go in, don't care if you's Admiral dc
Donkey. Detroit Free Press.
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A Queer Thing About Camels.

Some years ago, when the BritishI
troops were fighting against the forces!
of the Mahdi in the Soudan, oppor-.
tunity was afforded to many of the corr
respondents accompanying the expedis
ton to study the habits of the camel
Most of the transportation of the sol+
diers' baggage was done by these
''ships of the DESERT" as they are
called, and at night some of the news
paper men spent portion of their leis7
ure trying to learn something new
about these strange creatures One OF
them, who was an inveterate smoker,i
discovered that the camel is a great
lover of tobacco. Let any one smoke a
pipe or cigar in the camel compound,
said he, and the camel will follow the
smoker about, place his nose close to
the burning tobacco, inhale the fumes
with n prolonged sniff, swallow the
smoke, then throwing his head up, with
mouth agape and eyes upturned, show
ing the bloodshot whites, will grunt a
sigh of ecstasy that would make the
fortune of low comedian in a love
scene So If any of you have pet
camel who seems to be longing for
something, and refuses to be comforted.
until he gets it, you might give him a
cigar. He is usually so in ielligent that
it would probably take very few lessons
to teach him how to smoke in most
expert fashion.-Harper' Young Peo|
Y1ln
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BENTON, LOUISIANA, THURSDAY OCTOBER 10, 1893.
AS for him, to all questions he as

AS for him, to all questions he as
swsred:
''Yes. All right. AS you please"
So much so, that at last Julia took
him aside, and said to him:
Take care, Fred; take care lest you
grieve this child!'
'Grieve her!" he repeated, startled.
'It would cause me the most bitter re-
morse
yet one would think you do not love
her."
Not love her!'' exclaimed the young
man. 81 would be the most ungrate-
full fellow. Oh! on the contrary, love
her with all the power of my soul, of
my conscience, and of my probity. De-
void of feeling as l may appear, my
heart is all her own. l admire and /
adore her! All! why is she not poor!
You would see-you would see then,
Julia!" he added, relapsing into his
darker mood.
The eventful day was fixed. The bans
were to be published.
After dinner, the lieutenant, accom-
panied the ladies home, walking by
their side along the road. At the door,
they bade one another good-by. After
that word had been spoken, Antoinette
remained at Frederick's s side, very close
to him. She appeared to await some
thing. 1t seemed as if her forehead
was bending toward her betrothed's
lips.
He understood. And, once more low
ering his eyes, he saw the red ribbon
lit by the last rays of the setting sun.
And, as in an hallucination, in the rust
ling of the leaves he thought he heard
again: ''It would not be acting like
gentleman.
Then, dazzled, he stepped back and
in a choking voice: Listen! my heart
Is bursting. Even if unsettled every
thing, l must speak. 1 must tell
you"
What? Every thing! He stated every
thing, indeed; the situation, his scru-
plies, his great sorrow.
Antoinette and her mother sought to
interrupt him, repeating: ''But-but-"
He did not listen; he went on to the
end. And then only were they able tc
finish their sentence:
"But-we know it,"
What! You know that my sister
and her husband are threatened with"
Certainly, we know it." said the
widow. And this is why we hurried
the conclusion which will, at last, give
us the right to ward off the misfortune
they do not deserve"
"And you, Antoinette?'
Somewhat confused, she replied:
III Oh! had but one fear-not to
please yout"
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young man would have felt no scruples
in avowing his love for Antoinette, and
would have asked for her hand.
What does it matter?' said his sis
ter, with an inexplicable emotion.
Frederick replied:
81 beg your pardon! To WOO young
girl you know to be millionaire, when
besides your salary you scarcely have
three thousand year, would not be
acting like gentleman"
To her brothers surprise, Julia did
aside. He put his hand on her z1oul-
der, with heavy heart, exclaiming:
''You are crying! What is the mat
ter9 What ails you?"
"Nothingr' she replied, with smile
drowned in tears.
The young man kneeled before her
and putting his arms around her, ex-
claimed:
"Julial Julia! 1 have but you in
the world. You have some sorrow-oh!
/ beg of you, do not hide it from me!
Sister, dear little sister! You have no
right to conceal it from me-"
She hesitated for moment, then in
low voice, in accents choked with
sobs, she whispered: eve may have
to go into bankruptcy"
Impossible to stop now. She had to
complete her confidence. 1t was sim
pie and short.
A bank suspended payment. Through
this they would lose a large amount.
That is why Duchemin was travelling.
Alas! his letters announced nothing
good.
But in the meantime, what is the
connection between this disaster and
Frederick's love for Antoinette?
All! yes-yes! Becoming rich through
fis wife, the lieutenant would have
come to his brother-in-law's rescue.
Let us see! Was this-which of itself
was perfectly regular-an absolute i'm
possibility
Frederick and Antoinette suited one
another-loved one another, perhaps.
A copartnership in the glass works
amounted to wise, advantageous in
vestment, since, without the present
embarrassment, the affair gave good re-
suits. And Julia, moved to tears, was
saying:
"And then jacques is so kind, so dill
gent, so honest! If you only knew,
Fred, how he loves your sister and
what happiness she owes him! All!
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MEN RESEMBLE SHEEP.
they Follow the Leader, and the Leader
Is OFTEN a Chump.

Is Often a Chump.
81 want to call your attention to the
fact that the human chump is gre
garious ANIMAL" remarked travelling
man the other day. 81 assert that the
majority of people are chumps, and by
a chump | mean a person who allows
other people to think for him. Chumps
are like sheep, they go in flock. I
spent yesterday in loafng about your
town. / found much food for thought
down on Delaware street, which found
crowded all day long with people who
were loaded to the muzzle with second
hand information on finance and bank.
ing questions. mixed with the crowd
in front of one of the banks on which
there was run. l had not been there
long before man, whose every look
and move proclaimed him a chronic
croaker, joined the group of which
was one of the component parts. His
face was screwed into an expression OF
intense despair. Some one in the group
said something about deposits and the
croaker edged to the front, extended
his lank hand and bringing his bony
finger down upon 1t began, Men, and
paused for attention. MEN, what air
we comm tew? What chance S pore
man got nowadays? The kentry's s
goin' to rack N ruin. The rich s
grindin' the pore into the dust, the dod-
blamed banks s Dustin up n linin'
their pockets with the pore mans
money
He went on in this strain for fifteen
minutes, and every one in the group
said, Yes, that's SO, sure enough" and
shook their heads sadly. When the
croaker had pumped that group dry OF
applause he moved off and l followed.
Everywhere he went he croaked the
same old croak, and all the other croak.
ers agreed with him. Finally | called
him to one side and said: my poor
man, my heart bleeds for you. Tell
me how much money have you on de-
posit in any of these suspended banks
You must have lost big amount OF
You would not mourn So"
no, | didn't lose none; not a cent.
wuz tCo cute fur 'em. / heerd that tbs
banks wuz all goin' to bust up higher T
kite, nj drawed what | he'd in out. ,
"Then you have lost nothing by the
suspension of these banks?"
"Nary a red. kansas City Times.
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A sculptor in town has had the horses
of several fashionable private stables
at his disposal for models this summer.
One day some of the sculptor's friends
had some whisky to drink in his studio.
They gave the horse little The next
day the grooms wondered why that
horse tugged at his halter SO when he
was being led to the studio. He seemed
to be very anxious to get there. He
was restless and whinnied coaxingly,
and was entirely useless as a model,
until the sculptor thought of the
whisky. The horse got another drink
and thereupon became a model model.
Now he demands drink every day be-
fore he will pose, and occasionally he
demands drink between drinks.-M
Y Sun
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For Tired Feet.

The woman who thinks she would
be willing to give half her kingdom
for the privilege of kicking off her
shoes and letting her feet 'get a
breath of air. may try some of these
substitutes with good effect. When
the feet are very tired and hot plunge
them into basin of cold water and
keep them there until a sensation of
warmth begins. Then dry them, put
on fresh stockings and shoes, and you
will be ready for any emergency.
When hot foot baths are taken do not
try to put on shoes Immediately after.
A warm foot bath, with sea salt dis
solved in it, is deliciously refreshing.
Paddle in the water until it cools and
dry with rough towel. Sometimes a
handful of alcohol will rest tired feet,
and is the one sure preventive of a cold
after getting the feet vet, Chicago
Tribune,
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creek women of To-day.

For centuries we have been taught
to look upon the Grecian type Of fbeauty
as the ideal of all loveliness. To tell a
woman that her nose or LEFT ear or
right eyebrow was pure Greek, was the
highest compliment one could pay her.
Now comes an iconoclastic traveller to
declare that the Gree ian woman is
short, broad and sto ut, with pale,
creamy skin, dark hair and beautiful
eyes, features fairly regular, but not
classical. The preva ling impression
that she leaves upon the Englishman
is that she has squat figure; for the
women of Greece de stroy their figures
on account of the Sc dentary lives they
live. It is the Gus tom of the country
for women to rem ain in the privacy Of
their homes, a ca sual traveller catching
only an occasional glimpse of them at
the upper windows of some private
dwelling or shop. In rural Greece the
women take more active part in
| everyday life and work in the fields.
with their wells hanging loosely over
| their heads, ready to be folded across
the mouth should strange man an'
uroaeh - Detroit Free Press.
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Ruin, privations-that is nothing! The
| hard part is that man like Jacques
should. bear the undeserved stain of a
kind of disgrace. Will it ever be
granted to me to console him?"
In his turn the young man kept quiet,
lowering his eyes, thinking of this mar
riage which might have saved his rela-
tives.
But while lowering his eyes he saw
his red ribbon, and it seemed to him he
heard an interior voice repeating the
sentence he had just uttered: at would
not be acting like gentleman"
He also saw that Martha no longer
curled her dolls wig. Sitting on the
ground, motionless and silent, the
child was looking at her mother, who
wept silently. She wept-in silence
also.
Julia said the young man, soberly.
''go, in my name, and ask for Mile.
Bourgeois hand"
"At last" triumphantly exclaimed
| Antoinettes mother, after Julia had
formulated her request. Then, calling
her daughter, she added in the same
joyous tone: ''Come--he has come to it!
Answer, darling. Tell-tell how back
ward we found him.
A lovely smile, so chaste in its frank
ness, lit up the young girls face, and,
without speaking, she advanced toward
Mime. Duchemin with extended hands.
Then, kissing her:
81 am SO happy!'' she exclaimed,
bravely.
The very next day Frederick began
his 'wooing," as 1t is called.
Yet, what strange thing! He, so
outspoken till then-so open and so gay
was formal now, circumspect, stilted;
almost unpleasant Goodbye to init
mate chatter" to all freedom! He
chose his words carefully. No more
jokes now!
At first. Antoinette was disconnected
by it. But, surmounting her painful
| impression, she appeared happy enough
for two. She was the first to speak of
their plans, saying. as if inadvertently,
''these dear plans"
He still called her "mademoiselle, ''
while she called him plain Frederick. -
| She consulted him about the details OF
their future home. What shade did he
prefer for the curtains? And when
they were passing the glass works,
STOPPING to kiss Martha, she prompted:
Say: Good morning, Aunt Fred
The attorneys had taken the matter
in hand. Everything was ready, for
the lieutenant had told his sister:
''Aet for me. Have the settlements
drawn to suit yourself"
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AUSTRALIAN WOMEN.
Some of the characteristics Of People In
the Island Continent.


Though pretty, tall, and well formed,
the Australian is not graceful. Her
feet are seldom small, her hands rarely
beautiful. Moreover, she does not dress
well. Her toilet has none of the chic
OF the Parisfenne's, little of the sobriety
of the English woman's. Overdressed
or dowdy, she produces the impression
of not only having little taste, but no
artistic sense of the fitness of things.
Stylish and elegant women are to be
seen more frequently in Melbourne
than elsewhere. Nevertheless, dress is
dear to the soul of an Australian, and
much is spent on 1t. Down in the
lowest social grades it plays an i'm
portant part. The Australian hugs the
idea of equality, and, believing in uni
formity of dress as the visible sign of
equality, often sacrifices actual COM
fort to obtain fashionable clothing. An
Australian family makes brave show
on holidays There may be bare feet
and rags in the house, but there
are cheap feathers and gloves in
the street. Here the vanity of
the race peeps out and hatred of
apparent social distinctions, for vanity
is stronger in the Australian woman
than ambition, just as Incidence is
more inherent than energy. She is
clever, but not intellectual, accom-
plished oftener than highly educated.
10 be able to play the piano is re-
garded as sort of cachet of distinc-
ton, not to play it as lamentable
sign of neglected education. Tact is
natural to her, also quick sense of
perception. With the ready ease that
troutlet changes it's color into har-
mony with that of its surroundings,
she adapts herself to circumstances,
catches the cue of her encourage, and
contrives to produce favorable inn
preston. With a cheerful disposition
and mercurial temperament the serious
side of life scarcely appeals to her.
foreseeing not that to SOW the wind is
to reap the whirlwind, she eXacts
neither obedience nor due reverence
from her children, and, without being
specially religious, leaves the response
bility of their future very much to
Providence. Thus some of the finest
feelings that bind the human race to-
gether become destroyed, and spuri-
GUS sort of independence loosens fam
lily ties in Australian households.
Though hardlyscapable of strong feel
ing and deep, passionate attachment,
the Australian is affectionate, and in
manner hospitable, friendly and some
times sympathetic. Strangers to-day,
tomorrow you are Intimately acouaint-
ed. In friendship there is no tentative
stage, but a plunge in medias res
North American Review.
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THE LAND OF The LIVING.

rhe land of the living! o happier life,
Removed from 7exation, from sorrow and strife,
Where cool fountains flow for each 'feverIsh
brow,
Would that and my loved ones were dwelling
there nowi
The land of the living, o Heavenly rest,
Where sweet songs are swelling from hearts
that are bles1
Where the spotless will hail US, our pilgrimage
Ger,
The last of our burdens laid down on the shore.
The land of the living' o glorious home,
Whence none shall e'er wander in mazes to
roam.
Where no sin shall defile and no sorrow shall
sever
The redeemed of the Lord, who are with Him
forever g
The land of the living o fair, genial cline.
Where unheard and unfelt arc the tempests of
time,
Where dear ones are breathing the soft fra.
grant airS
Lord of the land. may we safe enter therel
Anna II, Gray, in Woman's Journal
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Stub Ends of Thoughts.

A thought never dies.
The rose never tries to wear the
livery of the lily.
We may fill our lives with music if
we know what chords to touch.
Cupid is scarcely to be believed on
oath.
Matrimony is naturalization.
Riches have wings that flap the other
way only.
Let us talk only of what we have
done, and think of what we will do.
Yesterday is much farther away than
tomorrow.
What the girl thinks she will do, tho
woman seldom does.
Old age thinks backwards Detroit
Free Press.
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NUMBER 81.
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Not at Jokes.-Tracer-"Do you
suppose that the editors of comic
papers ever smile?'' Spacer-"O, yes;
when they are not working. ."-Vogue.l
-He-"Can do anything to break
you of saying sarcastic things?" She
Yes" He-'What?" She-"KeeP
out of my sight IN. Y. World.
-He-"Dearest, can you keep a sc1
cret?' She-"Of course can. Neither
you nor anybody else knows my age. ;"
IN. Y. Press.
Solomon was esteemed wise man
in his day; but then in Solomon's day
no one had ever seen Harvard sopho1
more.-Texas Siftings.
"A heavy mustache was on her lip, "a
But 1t didn't disHgure her "phiz"
In the eyes of her lover, because you see,
The heavy mustache was his.
Buffalo Courier.
-"Stanley promised his wife that she.
should have all the money to spendI
she wanted when they were married. y!
"Awfully rash, wasn't he?' mo; youI
see the money is hers. Inter Ocean.
The Whole Truth. h.-Mother-'T no-|
tice, Martha. when Mr.. Smith calls on
you, you generally turn the gas low.
Do you do it for economy's sake?"I
Daughter mo, mother, for Mr..
Smiths sake" Yankee Blade.
That's Why She Got Poor Cigars.
Husband-''When you buy cigars for
me do you always pick out the box
with the prettiest pictures?" Why
yes" Husband-'I thought so. ."-YanH
kee Blade
-"Miss Walfour is much more senti@
mental than / thought. She keeps
every letter that old lover of hers
writes her." ''That isn't sentiment,
my dear, it's good, hard breach-of-
promise sense. boston Post.
Fond Mother listening to baby
cries)-''What sweet-toned voice she
has, dear! She'll be splendid singer.
We must send her to Italy and have
her voice cultivated" Brutal Father
trying to sleep)-'Send her now"
Madam" said the tramp, can't
you give me some work to do?' Yes
There's some coal l want brought up
out of the cellar" Thanks, madam.
but l don't like to do that. am un-
kempt, and my hands are dirty.
should be sorry to soil your coal. -.
Harper's Bazaar.
Gave Him Cold?- -Doctor-"How'
did you take such a cold" Chappie-"
II don't know, weally. l haven b
stirred from the fire for week, dom t,
you know. But, bah Jove, now we@
memberI Yesterday awfternoon me-
man wead me an article in the papah,
about Nansen's preparations foh his
Awtic expedition. Spare Moments.
AT certain place of public enter1
tainment student was Dragging Of
his manifold accomplishments, until at
length one of the company lost pa
tience and said, in gruff tone: Now
we've heard.enough about what you
can do. Come, tell us what there is
you can't do, and I'll undertake to do
it myself" "Waal," replied the stu
dent with yawn, 81 can't pay my ac-
count here; so glad to find you're the
man to do it, And the critic paid,
amid roars of laughter from the audi-
ence.
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Wise Chickens.

Little Dot-Chickens is pretty smart,
ISN'T they?
Mamma-In what way?
Little Dot-Why, papa and other
folks always says blessing before be-
ginning to eat; but chickens don't own
anything, and isn't sure what they II
get, SO they don't say any blessing till
they get through eating and begins tc
drink.-Good News.
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ALI Tramps Then. Socialist
"There is time coming when we shall
not have to work" American-"Ah!
When is that age of tramps coming, my
friendY'-Yankee Blade.
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--"Humph! How long does it take to
fill an order in this confounded res
taurant, anyway" II do not really
know, sir. have been here only pne
week. ''-~Raymond's Monthly,
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Elderly Cent thought told you
/ wanted boy to go along and grub
my hook?" Boatman Didn't he do
it?' Elderly Gent-"No. Instead of
grubbing my hook, he hooked my
prubo
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Come. Herbert, expect your un-
Gle to-day, and you must have your
face washed" Yes, ma; but sposen
he doa't come?'
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Copyright, 1893, by
the Author.l
NCLE + r E D
was simply a
very nice fell
low w h o S e
name was Fred
erick Barrois.
He was of a
good d i S posi-
ton; that could
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-08-11
1907.

The next great anniversary which VIII
probably be celebrated by an international
exposition is the first English colony in the
Uuited States at jamestown in 1907.
The occasion IS fourteen years off, or at
about the same removal from the Chicago
Exposition as that from the Exposition
here. The South in the next fourteen
years will make the same stupenduous ad-
vance as the centre of this country IN the
past sixteen yesrs 1t will hare right
and desire to lead in celebrating the
early beginnings of the English race on
this continent, for no section owes more OF
its present population to the English set
tiers of the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries. Progress will be as great, ad-
vance as remarkable in the next fourteen
yesrs as in the time since the exposition
was held here, and it will be as easy to
spend $50, 900, 600 then as to expend s33,
900, 600 now or SIS, 900, 900 in 1876.
jamestown will be as much out of place
for such a celebration as the Bahama Is
land on which Columbus landed, but Wash
ington is near, Richmond still nearer, and
Atlanta in 1907, still more than to-day,
will be the railroad center of the South.
In 1876 the Centennial was freely pre-
dicted as likely to be the last of such gath
erings. The same is said oday OF Chlca-
go. But these great gatherings are certain
to be repeated every fifteen or twenty years
on a scale of magnifcence and grandeur
and the next will naturally fall in 1907
Phira. Press.