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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1894-01-14
TElTRO

Ante una concuErencia numerous, FARO no
tanto como la que debiora por correspOnder 81
turno par one Cd el mas animado, 50 puBo On eS.
cena anoche ID prsGiosa partiturA de Verdi, Ri-
qOlsttO, CD opinion de mushoS que 81 desempeho
general de la obfa, defr&ud6 las esperanGa8 del
ptblico que fu6 Al ColinOo, 6vido de admirar ls
sgiIidRd de voE dc ID tiple igera neNositA Gu
rieaes. Por mas que este ae Osforz6 en- animar.
L. aplaudi6 i6ndola. en- algunoB paBAiea relativamen
to feiCss, no loe,r6 loVantarla, que poK 10 menon
tenfa derecho eHperaE, dAdo 81 indisputRble me
rito artistlco de fTus Companeros de eacena Por
81 contrario 10 deatACabn de enc conjunto unifor.
me, de que hablAnos en nueatra anterior Eevista.
Eato, ompero, julto es deeir que la saGorita Gu.
rieaos ea simp6tisa que diBpOne de geBortes dra
m6ticoa admirAblsu, auuque deBprovluta de facul.
tadeu, para interpreter 81 dulCe Dos stimental pa.
oel de Gilda; cd voz, de POGO timbIe exteh
sion, 70 de mueatra dsxible Lao m0dulaciones =
tiene escasa aellidad; Vocallza con dlfcultAd =
el volumen hcticio que Ie eHfuerza en- imprimir
las notaa agudas, hacs que resultsn an tanto de
nafRadaa y conc precisamsnte esta tsxitUra
oue ID Conduce Sil csraete1 5e t'plsiag : se.lta
mas ess d fe =, que, ~ sllA-alass ussaparecers
ON 10 sncoslYo, ccN 81 IncontsstAnle deseo que de
muentra de mersssr la Simpatta del p6blico.
Preacindimos de hacer 81 juieio de los apre-
ciables cantanfsa sehoEoa Eotorra J Ventura, pues
comprendomos ID dtficil que resuita para artistaa
de "a talla raalzsr Loo Gituaeionea osc6niCas que
por & docaen cnando la q. deba destacarae como
una entrolla, palilece an tanto. a los derrocheH
de voz modulasional tienen que saguix enfuer
zoD dramatic qiie enbargan dslvontai iosnmante
81 artieta.
POI fortuna llegAmoa 81 l-cuarto acto lou SO
noras sotorta Ventura. que ya van conocendo
ente p6bicos lesicaron del aoatimiento deEcon
tsnto: II uno eoli h precionisima canci6n Ia don.
IA mobile, admiral elements dicha entire fEe1kti-
cor aplausos rlersCiendo log honoIe1 d. 10 Sc.
petici6n, enboE CON el cuaEtato cantadt con to
do q YiReF prtmog axtiuseeg
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1894-01-14

per1idaa sptridas pcr oa exnogitorss aacisnden
doucientoa mil psRos. Mr. W'sson hs tsrminsdo
aver, en- Is Camaia do representatives. Ia dsfsnsa
del bill que hhpgesoptAdos modifcAndo las aCtuA-
lee taEifas. MI Burrows be comsnzado el atAqut
del bill SO sigusn CON mnch7 inter9s lon doba
tes. Prevalece lss opinion de que Ell bill pasars
en- 4 Okmara, pero sufrir6 mOdifcacionss en- 81
Senado. ComunicAn dc Palermo que el gobier-
40 IA expulnado de eBa ciudad do1 dipRtsdos
a0cialistas. Ha sido neCsHario bombardeaE 4
CaateIvetrano en- la provincia dc TEapani. Ha
habido muchos nuartos quiaientos pEIsioneros
Dicen de Roma que va cuRdiendo ID agitacion
por el antigua relno de NapoIes. En- lA Hosxa
de Baris es muy iRtenBa. Los agitadoros han CO.
metldo yarios incendioB en- Ruovo & Ruvo2l Dl-
cen de Roma que esl Papa dara ( coaooer pronto
SO resolncl6n de beatihcar il heroina francess
Jeanne dare En Flancia ItAlla contiAtAr
siendo reducidcs { PRISON lol anarquiAtas mst
senalAdoB.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1894-01-14

Nos escribeR de Naurld que 81 sxpediente
instSuido para estudar la question monetsria en-
eStA Iala contin6a en- el asS0nss5iasO eHtado que
faS de aquf, crecendo en- polVo sobre "a cubierts.
Sc deofa que probAblsmsnte VoIvsIfan pedir in
formes este Gobierno, para que proponga los
medios de llegsr una so uci6n. 81 todo eIo
rsHulta Ciot habrG que COS fssaT, cen dolor que
en- 81 MiniBEsrio de Ultrsmsr les imports IN ble-
do que aqui reventsmos como triquitfsquea
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1894-01-14

50 enoueutra On e,Ia capital, q popnlar
iutsiigents uombroIeTo de MHyaglez, nue1tro
antique amigo el Ienor don Jose Canine, qmen
deoe Ia prspondsrancia que en- el Oslts de lA
Isla, Ia tomhdo Ia fabrleael6n uao de Hombrs-
COS de paia tAbriCadoB en- 81 phis. Ri aefor Ca
minn se propone sxhsblr en- 81 OeEtSmsn Regional
dlyo1sAs Osses dc lombIeEos, entire clos algunoH
que pueden sustitulr econ6micamente { lol de-
.hpii pa panfmk que uss lp tropa.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1894-01-14
En el "Paris-Bazar .

encontrars usted 81 mas brillante Turtido de
PAPEL DE MUSIOA.
CUERDAS para violin, violoneello, guita-
TxS, piano etc.
ACORDEONES hdngaros.
MUsIJA DE BALE.
ARGOS de Vsrisa clAsss para v:olines, vic.
lonoello, hajos etc.
Gale de Il Fortalaza no ~.
Pedro GSwsH
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1894-01-14

El amigo ApallGalz acAoa de dotar "a her.
moso salon de bar IBERIA, Calle de San Justo mum
le, con nuevos J e.egsntes snaqueles donde
exhibo ma gran tActurA de PEI fumeria selects,
de los mas renembrados psIfamistss de Europa.
Tenen pups, Las psrsonaH de alto tono, donde
sscoier 10 msjor de 10 msjor para nurtir 81
focador
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1894-01-14

Por faerza de Il guArula civil del puesto de
Capitaneio Ponce hsn sido detsnido1 el die
ds corrIente en- 81 barrie del Pastllo de la iunis-
diccidn de JuAna-Dia2, Los indiyiduo1 Santos Del.
gado PaECuola Osntsno, % espoaas por Esyerta.
je Que rsault6 6sta, herida en- 4 CabeEa; poE u
del de q yaeasz 81 dia 10, en- 81 barrio dol Liz
mon, lou lndIviuuos Ffanci1co Rodriguez & Igna.
sia BArrere Lugo por apte, e. q del 9 2ema-
do. lee iaulVidnos Euhabio Vaisntin Dionls;o
Estra sa por hurto de PlftasoE; por j. lal oe "a
uucoa. 81 din III, 81 individuo yaeino del berrio
do CeiabaEas Bem6a Amdino xsalAmado pox el
JuEgfd eps capgp que aa Il 9gae Ppg lerionsa
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1894-01-14

PassjerOs DegadoR syer por el vspor AVsSI;
Francisco Rsyss, Lorenzo Carb6, TaIiAs Saar,
ulotiide Rosa, Maria A. de Lopez, Balbino A.
Lopez Antonio Vizantini.-Por el corTeo Ca.
taluAa, de la HahAna: jose VaIcareel, Apoda.
ca Leopoldo Venegss Jacome, ssfora hijos,
Angelina Rodriguez, BssiGsa Colon, Pedro sor-
do Hscss, Jose Maria CSRovAB Fabre, F9lix W.
Preston. CslastiRo Lopez Luis R mfres, Enrique
Solanc, M8ximiiiADo Power, Kamfman V&eksEiel,
O. Piches, Leo AlexsRdsr. Jsha ]. Bansr, Bal
tRIar Avisado Diaz, U.riaco Garcia Domingo vi
IlaVerds, Enrique J. Leston, Eduardo Fernandez,
y Francisco Alvarez MendeE
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1894-01-14

Eacrstas Las anterorsB iiness han venidO Va.
rias psrsonaH manifostarnos que efsctiVsmenta
se vesde 81 pan & chayos en- Las panaderfas,
pero que hacen cortoH smasijos pc ACADIA tenn.
prsno. Anoche Las no Be hAllabA pan en- min.
guHa panaderla y habfa que pagarlo & chAYoa
en- las puIperfas.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1894-01-14

El nsnor Vicarlo Uapitu ar de ID Di6cesiS. ha
nombrado Secretsrio del GobierRo &c esisstico y
Collector general de CApellsEias vacantsS 81 ;
nor Canonigo Lect0ral, doctor don Manuel Disz
Caneis; Fiscal del Tribunal eclesikstCo, 81 Pbro.
Lcdo. don Antonio 1zu y Notario eCIssiasticO del
minmo, 81 LOdo don Jose 8. ViAals.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1894-01-14
NOTlCIAS GENERATES

AclsrAndo la noticia que. dimos aver refs.
Tsnte . subida del pan, pOdsmos manitsBtar
que todas Las paEadsrfas de eHta Cap,taI % de-.
talla chaVoH 81 los compradores 10 compran
los reVendsdoreH en- las pulperfas, de sllos
es la culpa psgarlo mas caro-
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1894-01-14

Un smigo de Manan nos sscribs: "Lcs
centribuyentaB de esta iuriSdicci6n, estkR DISCUS
tadisimos con motive de haber sido aprobado
provisionalmente por 81 Gobierno, el rspartimien-
to general de que tAnto se habl6 en diaB PasAdos,
y eli de Copsumos por sncsbezamlento. El direc.
tor de Is RsDista dc Pterto-Rsco lego & este
pueblo de paao pare CiaIe1, regrslando Areeibo.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1894-01-14
ADVERTENCIA'

No lsrViromOs ninguna susCripci6n LA Oo-
n1FonDnFCr4 que junto con e solicltud no Sc
Elunita, cuando menos, d importe de an trimes.
tra Que son DOS PESOS moneda corriente.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1894-01-14

NueatEoa amigos los ssnorea A. Figusroa y
c. han recibido por e vapor "CAtaluhA", de ia
Habana, an hermoso ksoako, dcnde ssr6n pressR-
tsdoH en- a Exposlclon regional, los excslsntss
ClgarriIlos de ia ma ca S1BoNEY.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1894-01-14

Ra tenido la atencioa de despedirse de noa-
otros para Europs, nuest estimAdo amigo Ell
ssdor do Rsfas FAb.6a quien dessamos muy
buen viajs fslizIeg so
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1894-01-14

Las damas de sltO tono, las que sAben que
NADIA hay mSs bonito que an pie blen calsado, "a
ben dcnde es que debsn acudir: & La CoastaAssa
de Borr6s Reinea San Frnnciaco 3D.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1894-01-14

Por el Gobierso Genoral Sc ha concedido
Is dias de liceneiA para pasar 6 Aguadilla, al
SubinEpstor del distrito de Oaledral, don Manuel
Martinez.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1894-01-14
DOS a ANGEL Is

Gesa Deeveza BAslsG- htsval 0sepa-
chs en- La Maliorqutna La Palma.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-06-23
= 5,o.sn.,5ario Combination.

Nv MONS Of in.-.1iona o,reaIs
threats freud and roI,ticaI cajranc,v
Iauor dealers have ;I~, increased tLc..
in,fnanr. ,.,,i.Ithavhavc of,t,i,oI cow
.,.l ~ o.,........,I I.u;.1..,.,.,..., ,,, an.
~ .l,.,n- l,.,vn Isr.I.,a., t,.nasanaI,Ia c,ss.
n..aI or c,r,,,.tfaY rs,,-in~ viii, c,i,,o
Injustice rraud }.l,nl-mau cy+ar,;on
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-06-23
Historic 2ar4isC.>.

New York World DEM; IN his
tor.c incident occurred in the legj>,at-
IRE OF Pennsylvania when a member
OF that body rose ana, addressing the
speaker, sad; If the Pennsylvania
railroad has nothing more for lis to a..
| move th&t We adjourn " The UH.t-
al states senate can make history in
a similar WY. II the sugar trust has
nothing more to ask of the .cousery-
at.yes There Is Horv&sua Why tie sen
ate Should not proceed Il nc, on what
/, lytJ OF lie x 5l-,n bill
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-06-23
COLO! Cripple Greek GOLD!


GRIPPE { GREEK s sas % ess, r s::: s.
@ Oh @ american continent Two large railroad corporations rush
NoiWIsang the the district
during the past few months The world cllnong gold Grippe
Creek furnish
you want to get little interest camp
general prosperity do SO by o paid
OF The Victor Consolidated Mining Milling Coranv of Cripple
ieei and & n a omin price
If you have Victor
Cons. I'lated and see if it Will pun You out
undecided To 10 will money
returns put part OF if in the Victor Consolidated
thousands have made Cripple past winter by
"oii as "eafe
The or Consolidated mining properties
situated N the very heart Of the richest belt and
'7 part u
~ 10 aeF P them Us developed a paying
o'a livestock VIII be worth S price
Don let this opportunity WI at once to
4. RI. WEBER, EQUITABLE BLg'G. DENVER COIO
io ltlicIais tApril June
Orders for stock received at the Times Office Don't deay
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-01-18
Sub cription, s. Per Year in Advance
State Convention Call.

A delegate state convention OF the
PEOPLES party of .,;issouri is called to
meet in Kansas City, Mo-, on the last
Tuesday IN March, 1894. The basis
of representation shall be one delegate
for each county in the state, and one
delegate from each ward in cities OF the
first and second class, and further, that
each county and ward be entitled to
one additional delegate to each 100
votes, or majority fraction thereof cast
for Gen. Weaver in 1892 The several
county committeeman are hereby re-
quired to take such steps as may be
necessary to select delegates in due
time to give them representation in
The state convention pursuant to this
call.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-01-18
Texas Popullsts.

Bonham, Tex, Jan. 14.-Yesterday
the Populists of this county met for the
purpose OF organizing a Central Club to
carry on the coming campaign.
speeches were made, and great enthu-
siasm prevailed. Between 500 and l, OOO
came forward and enrolled their names
on the club list. Organizers were ap-
pointed in each precinct. Resolutions
were passed condemning the present
administration and the secretary of az
riculture. The ninth resolution reads
as follows:
Nv it'll regard to Congressman Bailey
OF this district, that Joe Bailey is act
ing inconsistent and very silly in maxi
ing Populis' speeches and at the same
time advising the people to stick to the
party, and that he has betrayed every
trust, disho2ored every promise and re-
pudiated every principle of justice that
was demanded by the people. We also
look upon him in shame and disgust for
hasrantly violating his professions of
economy, wherein he claimed to have
refused pay for one days absence, and
upon reelection to congress voted an
increase Of his already excessive salary
to the amount Of 500 per month for
clerk hire"
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-01-18

The AZ dress of A. Rozelis, the new
chairmal of the Peoples state Execu.
tive Committee, is Tarkio, Atchison
county, Missouri. He desires the
name and address OF every county chair
man and secretary in the state, the
name and location of cvery reform news
paper and invites correspondence from
the workers; especially in counties
where better organization is needed.
Chairman Rozeilc is also editor and
publisher of The INDEPENDENT, one
OF the leading reform papers in the
state, in which will appear all official
calls, during his incumbency. The re-
gular price of the paper is 81 so per
year, but it will be sent to our workers
for 81 90, or three months for . cents.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-01-18

Wall Streets pulpit, Secretary OF the
Treasury Carlisle, has asked congress
to authorize him to issue $50. 1000. 600 in
bonds to supply the money lass OF this
country and England with good
investment, for the already impoverish-
ed masses OF this country to pay inter-
est on. Nothing SO treacherous has
ever happened to this country before.
that of issuing bonds in time Of peace
and will receive the condemnatit n OF
every patriotic citizen of the United
States. It will he the straw to break
the camels back and anarchy will be
epidemic if this todying to the rich IL
not stopped at once.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-01-18
Missouri Notes.

Gold is reported near Jamesport, in
Grundy county.
Butler squeezes along with but two
/ licensed saloons.
The grist mills at Hardin whistles
the weather signals.
Mercer county has paid its debts and
has thousand dollars left.
State Auditor Seibert kills his own
hogs and smokes his own meat.
A hundred coal miners left Lafayette
county last week for Texas.
Geo. r. Smith college at Seda'ia will
be formerly opened January 1s.
DR.. Hamilton sold his farm near Elk
horn, Ray county, for SIS an acre,
The colored woman of Hannibal have
organized charity relief society,
The state university now has lib
rary of 1900 volumes and 1900 PAM
phlets.
It is announced that Jackson county
is going to have good roads in the
spring.
The late state road convention pat
itself on record as in favor of three-inch
tires.
The federal fish com mission has been
giving Current river several thousand
fish.
So far house plastering has been pro-
secuted'right along in this Italian Mis-
sourian winter.
There are /, 100 children in St. Joseph
for whom no seats have provided in the
public schools.
The farm connected with the Con-
federate home at Higginsville is to be
put down In clover to restore its fertil-
ity.
The death is announced at Hanniba, of
DR.. &. L. Lamb. He married daughter
OF Coy. Claiborne F. jackson.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-01-18

The most flattering political reports
come from the Lone Star State. Re-
Gently 600 Democrats there came to
their senses in one day by repudiating
their old party as now constituted and
going over to the Populists. Meetings
are being held drought the state and
the new party organization thoroughly
perfected. q The state of affairs there
have so thoroughly aroused the burbon
managers that they are almost fleeing
from the rath to come. Recently an
effort was started to get the two Demo-
cratic factions to consolidate and it is
believed that the committees will be
called together for that purpose. If
that is really accomplished it is still be-
lieved that the political cyclone that
struck the Republican party in Kansas
two years ago will be dwarfed into in
significance by the action OF the Texas
voters the coming fall. Everything
looks that way now and it seems moth
ing can stay the Indignation of the
Texas patriots who have been shame
fully betrayed by the present admins
trat;on. The heretof IRE popular game
of humbugging will not work any longer
with persons having such large sup
p,v I Independence as the averge Texan
pose sses.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-01-18

pendence to kneel to dictator Cleveland
and refuse to restore their ex-queen.
this country had little more of the
spirit of rs it would no longer tolerate
the dictator, either.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-01-18

There are 1,l62 populist newspapers
IN the country and more coming every
day The o. p. tell us the peoples party
Is dying: make big funeral won't it.
Wait until '96 and we'll hit 'em whack
between the eyes that will make them
think that there is considerable life left
yet.-Nebraska, New Era.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-01-18

The returns in Kansas are finally ALI
IN and 1t is not so bad as expected.
me fopulists made gain of 81 county
offices and the republicans only.15 while
the democrats sustained q loss of As and
the prohibitionists 4.-Auburn. Ind,
Times.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-01-18

Several men are being talked OF for
state Senator in this district--knox,
Clark and Scotland counties-by all
political parties. There will be enough
material to select from. The vote in
the district last fall was about as follows:
Democrats. 6.S72: Republican, 1905:
Populist, 1.242: Prohibition, 1l9.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-01-18

Cleveland's secretary of the treasury
asks for authority to issue bonds. The
masses should ask for the immediate re-
sisnation of the entire government.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-01-18

1t is glorious to see q man out of a lob.
out OF money, in debt and in rags con-
tending for money that is good in
"1urrup.' The Uranium of an Egyp.
tlon mummy is credit to these 'sYur-
rupan' neutrality-suspicious., Ind.
Times.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-01-18

II the United State has to increase
its bonded debt in q time of peace and
bounteous crops when in the name of
goodness. will they get out of debit
Auburn, Ind, Times.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-01-18

The chairman Of the Kansas POpulist
state central committee says the fight
between Gov. Lewelling and Mrs. Mary
f. Lease will not effect the cause out
there. And it should not. 1t is q fight
between persons and no principles are
involved.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-01-18

1t now looks quite certain that the
two largest and most powerful labor or
CARNATIONS, the American Federation
of Labor and the knights of Labor, will
join forces, substantially at least, if in
deed not formally. The scheme of
amalgamating is not new. 1t has been
prevented heretofore, however, by the
difference in belief of The two bodies.
The Federation has always kept itself
within strictly class limits, admitting
ncae but workingmen in the strictest
sense. The strike and the boycott it
has always recognized as the most po-
tent weapons for labor warfare and it
has constantly kept aloof from politics,
claiming that trades unionism pure and
simple was the remedy of all evils ours
ing masses. The Knight, on other
hand, did not confine themselves to
pure and simple trades uniJnism, but
thought and do now think that in
dependent political action of the work
ers is the only method by which they
can confer on themselves lasting bene-
fits.
The business crisis has done much to
weaken and disintcgrate organized Ia
Dor. The Knights have suffered the
most, and the Federation has learned
some lessons, too. It looks now to in
dependent political action as remedy.
At the annual session of the Federation
last December, the foundation for la
Dor party was laid with platform en-
bodying the principles of the organiza-
ton with few additional demands.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-01-18

List of unclaimed letters remaining
in the Memphis post Office, Jan. Is 1894:
Prot. John F. Fish, Frank Haggarty.
Miss Mary johnson, David Rile.
F. NJ. COWELL. pm.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-01-18

l.. Alexander has purchase his part
ner's interest in the Kahoka Review
and will 80 it alone.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-01-18

For Malaria, Liver Trou-
bic, or Indigestion, use
BROWNS IRON BITTERS
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-02-10
Playing Cards.

The invention of playing cards has
been attributed to the Chinese, Hindoos,
Arabians and Romans, but cards as
now used were invented by Jacques
Gringonneur, painter, in Paris in the
fourteenth century. They were sup
posed to have been first made for the
amusement of Charles VI of France,
who was deranged. The French had
particular names for the IL court cards.
The four kings We're David, Alexander,
Caesar and Charles; the four queens,
Angine, Esther, Judith and Pallas; the
four knaves or knights, Ogier the Dane,
Lancelot, La Hire and Hector de Gar
land. Cards seem originally, however,
to have been taken to England direct
from Spain, having probably been in
troduced into that country by the Moors
the clubs, in Spanish cards, not being
trefoils as with us, but cudgels-that is,
bastos-the spades or swords, espadas.
They were at first stamped from wood
blocks in outline and filled in by hand,
but after the invention of engraving the
best artists engraved them on copper
and struck them off at once. Column
bines were spades; rabbits. Clubs; pinks,
diamonds, end roses, hearts. Human
figures opposed to those of flowers and
animals were the ancestors of court
cards. Brooklyn Eagle.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-02-10
A Matter of Business.

"Mr. Bong" said the secretary Of
tho Fearful Accident Insurance compa-
ny, "be sure and drop in at old Cur
mudge's as you pass this morning and
express your sympathy over the loss of
his brother in the railroad accident yes
terday. Express mine also to him"
But old Curmudge had no brother
in the accident" said the canvasser.
What has that to do with it?" said
the secretary cheerily. "All he can do
is to tell you so.
But it might unnecessarily alarm
him" persisted the canvasser.
That's the point; that's exactly the
point, returned the secretary cheerily.
" Alarm him as much as possible. His
own policy runs out next month, and it
is one of our duties to remind our pa
irons that in the midst of life we are
surrounded by accidents. - London
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