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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1894-01-09
PIlD0RAS RECgNST[TUYENTES

ID. Nicolas ReVep0n
Fr1v1leglo exclusive eXpedido en-
Mgdrid 81 de Mayo de 1891, por 81 Excmo.
SE. Ministro de Fomento
RRPARADAS R Ia FARMACA DE VALLE Z CAEG0
BNICos DEPosITARIos DE LA vERDADERA FoRMULA.
Ponce, PNeYtO-RicO.
EINTE amos de experiences, han demostTado las pro-
pedades t6nicas reconsttuyentes de p1doras cue
Eand0 rapdamente toda las Intermediates que dependen
del empObrecento de La sangre por almentac6n DO
nuVa, pOr habitar en- lugares hTmedos NAL yenta
dos, p0I enfeTmedades anteTioTes.
Su acci6n curatVa muy ecaz: en- las palpitscones
del coraz6n dolores de cabeza napetenca debfdad do
lores las penas hdropesas cansancio soreras zn1-
color natural meteorsm0 flores blancas prsndes
p6das de sangre fata de Ia mensruac6n u abundanca
nes en- pubertad debdad general convalesceneia de
aa epfemedades agudas cr6ncas que estas ate
Eectones morbosas sean sintomas de cOTOGnG sim
pie NO dc una afecctdn general de lesion organca
las que reclanIRrian entonces otra medication.
@n vista do los progresses dc Ia Terapeutica de algu
gunos mconVenieRtes que se notaban en- La Pracuca,
Sc ha modificado La formula
Atm de orecer pdblco una preparation til segra r
Gtd2 efect0a comprueba por uso tan Ue
neraizad0 que se hace de ella en- toda La isla.
Con el i'm de precaVerse de las muchas itaciones one
Dc esta formula 60 han hechO, GUYAS PROPIEDADES
SON INFERIORES, debe exgrse que en- cada Gaia de e
gna procedencia este La fabrca en- la tapa SUI
RaEor, IN seO que dice: "DOcOr NJ ReUsy6' M6dco CRU
5anos Ponce, Fuert0Rco Ia inferior, frma en- al
20 80 de 1890. 1865 1-4sS'
AVISO ssaa4 e sss. SSsta g g Sc % nfs ss
pr6snts que Las lemas preparadas exclusvaer
70 On "a acreditada rmaca de VkLL d CAHoIo oe ~,
Los depogaos de u VerdadeTa formula los 1ncos que
es1 para usar mi n0mbre dichas Pldorae-
Dr. ~ 6sS16N.
DepOftO en- las sigufentes farmacias Va1LR d Can
gIos Ponce. GUn4HRlEETX, Capital. RIVIERA, Arecibo
aUKE, YGuc0o EoN1, Adiuntas. ZAYALA CuavaptlIa FR
gRzR. Juana-Diaz. BHEANoHs, Coamo. MAR1UAcR Oalel
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BY AERIAL POST.
A Letter That Went by
Airship.
Nearly a Quarter of a Century Ago
the French Had Balloon
Postal Service.

1t is not generally known that at one
time within the last quarter of century
aerial navigation was made most effect
i've medium of communication aud that
mails were regularly carried in large guam
titles through the azure overhead. Not
only were these mails that sailed through
thin air taken expressly for transporta-
ton by this novel route, but they were
handled and delivered with a precision
which even now. after years of vain en-
deavors at solving the problem of aerial
navigation, appears extraordinary.
The exigencies of the sic &c of Paris de-
veloped this system of aeri al communica-
ton, and it was in the gay French capital
that Galic ingenuity brought it nearer to
perfection than at any other period in the
worlds history, for subsequent effort has
given the world little in this direction after
all. The great airship, like Keeley'S
motor, is still a mystery.
The French authorities took mail with
an understanding that its fortunes should
be subservent TO the eternal elements, for
there was no other way out of Paris then
than through the blue air above. Mails
were stamped par baliOn monte" and
dated as usual, and as rule they oil not
miscaTry.
An interesting letter that passed. through
the skies in 1870 is now in the possession
of E. j. Thevenet, a druggist in this city,
who got 1t long ago from his father in Lon
don. Mr. Thevenet is a nephew of the
French Minister of Justice, and being of
French extraction, prizes the letter greatly.
1t was written to friend of his family in
London by a Young English Fren Gilman
who had just joined the volunteer gunuers
in Paris when the German army laid siege
TO the city in 1870. The French postmark
shows it was received in Paris on Septem-
Der 90. 1870. and the English stamp bears
date Of October 3. So 1t must have taken
a little more than three days to reach Lon
don.
The writer was an ardent young volun-
teer anxious to get blow at the enemy,
who probably accommodated him later on.
AS a memory of the fearful time following
the month in which it was written this let
ter has some historic value, and its story
being told with enthusiasm and 10 a quite
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what he Is yet in the country, concealed; se'l
ously, if moi MORALLY wounded. In DOM s1 al0-
ditions lost neither men nor hOIses 1nu Uap
tured nine prisoners. very reSpecuuIy, yum
Ohpdient servant DOUGLAS FRAZAR,
Major Commanding
Endorsements:
HEADQUARTERS FIRST SEPARATE Brigade GeI
Respectfully forwarded to department hedu-
quarters. L exceedingly regret that SUN ~ ID :.
blunder was made. have given aiecI,on yn he
all wounded officers and men or the enemy DO
hereafter brought in, although any onceT oua 5
TO have brains ana common sense enough 70 W
Colonel Commanding Brigade.
In letter to General Augur Colonel
Gamble says: II am also informed
that Major FraZar was too much uh-
der the influence of liquor TO per-
form his duty at the time In proper
have deemed it best to send MAJOR
Frazar with 800 men to scour that
neighborhood and ascertain. if possible.
something definite about ii, he being the
ofhcer present at the time the rebel OIL
Ger was shot in the house where it IS sup
posed Mnsby was wounded. MAJOR
trazar speaks of finding me lying In the
room with my boots off. This ls not true.
had only taken eff my coat 10 conceal
my rank; my pants and boots were pulled
OF by one of Major FraZar's men
while he was talking to me. He did most
of the talking. | feigned to be IN drticulO
n1OrtiS. As they left me behind they
were welcome to my boots. Then 100,
they had left behind my horse and equip
ments, with my pistols in the holsters.
standing at the gate.
Sheridan seemed as much delighted to
hear of nv death as the troops in Fairfax.
No doubt he expected no more Announces
that winter. a short time afterward he
sent n body of cavalry under a Ma
ior Gibson to that neighborhoud one
night, thinking that my command was
now disorganized by my absence, but
Dolly Richards got after him and sent
most of his men prisoners to Richmond.
The last heard of Major Gibson was he
had been endorsed and was getting back to
his camp full speed over the snow in a
sleigh.
General Stevenson: Mosby was SHOT by
party from General AugurS command at
RectOr's Crossroads There. were two or three
men in the party; hev fired at Mosby and some
of bis men through the windows, wOundng
to the house OF widow GlasscOck. TOrberG
tried to catch him there, but M had been taken
away in an ambulance TOrbert searched The
house of Rogers al Middlrburg, but he was not
there. MoSby'S wound is mortal. he and his
party were eating supper when the attack was
made on the house by General Augur's men:
2. H. SHERIDAN. MajoT-Generai.
WASHINGTON, December 80, 1864,
AGjOr- General SheridG1l Commanding, etc.:
Richmond papers of he 27th report MosbyS
death as having occurred at CharlotteSvllle.
G. C. AUGUR, Maior-General.
WINCHESTER, December 81. 1864.
General Emory: How are you getting along?
The storm Is unfortunate. l have no news TO-
day except the death of MosbY. He died FROM
his wound at charlottesville.
MaiOr-General Commanding.
e -JNo. S. -MosBY
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make a night of it adjourned to the
Bombay Club. While there a reporter
from one of he local Bombay papers sent
up bis card to me. and on my seeing him
asked if could confirm the report OF Ad-
miral HewltI's remarkable speech. L went
to Sir William and asked him what be
would like me TO do. lie said. Il hope
nothing will be published. really don't
know what l did say, l was so excited.
l told him about some of the principal
points of his sneech and he was aston
ished. Good God, l could never have
been such a fool as to say that, SAID he
/ then told that Cameron was sure TO nave
cabled at least column TO Lendon about
it, and Sir William said, ut will ruin me
if he has" We got a gerry (hack) AID.
with Captain henry MOrland, l. NJ, the
harbor-master of the port of Bombay. we
went in search of Cameron. We found
him just going to bed at Watson,s Hotel.
He had turned in his cablegram few min
utes before. We drove rapidly to the
Indo- European Gable Company's office,
and by great good luck found that there
was temporary block on the telegraph
line somewhere in Persia. and Cameron
being a good fellow at once Cancelled the
message. If it had gone it might have pre-
cipitated a war and altered the history Of
Europe. WALTER ROBERTS.
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BY A STRATAGEM.
How Colonel Mosby Es-
capped Capture.
AN INCIDENT OF THE WAR.
lie Was Shot by Federal Troops and
Left for ad-Sheridan' An
nOuncement of the Event.

In Decemb Der, 1864. the war had practi-
caily ceased between the contendng
armies in the Shenandoah Valley. The
greater portion of Early's forces had been
transferred to the lines around Petersburg.
While Sheridan. after detaching the Sixth
Corps to join Grant, had taken up his win
Ter quarters at Winchester. After march,
Ing aud countermarching for several
months up anu down the valley he found
himself at the close of the campaign just
where he was at the beginning.
My own command, which had been
operating against his Communications,
never went into winter quarters. but kept
up desultOry warfare on OutpOsts, supply
trains and attachments. And, although
the Southern army had disappeared from
his front, these few hundred rangers kept
Sheridan's soldiers as busily employed to
guard against surprises as when that army
confronted them. Unable to exterminate
the hostile band by arms, Sheridan had
applied the torch and attempted to drive
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THE FASTEST, FOLDER.
Joe Marshall of This City Has the
Worlds Record.

Thousands of people in San Francisco
know Joe Marshall. the proprietor of the
restaurant in the Central Market, but lew
know that he was one of the folders on
the New York Sun over half a century
ago.
81 worked for the New York Sun when
it was first started" began Mr.. Marshall
''That was in 1882 and l was only boy.
but remember the place very well. 1t
was an old building at 2l8 William street,
and dilapidated handpress was used to
get out the paper. When 1 first worked
for them I was a carrier and delivered
copies of the first edition.
I'm 1884 the Sun Office was moved TO
Spuce and Nassau streets. a crank
press was bought and a couple of big
Scotchmen took all night to work off the
edition. at this time the Sun made a
great hit by publishing some sort of
story about the moon. 1t was all fake,
but at the time the people believed 1t true.
I don't remember exactly, but it seems to
me it was about some fellow who went To
South Africa and put a telescope on
mountain. He said he was able to see the
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other door, but Just then a number of
Northern officers and soldiers walked into
the room.
was better dressed that evening than 1
ever was during the war. just before
SURFING 10 Richmond | got through the
blockade across the Potomac a complete
suit from head to foot. | had a drab hat
win an ostrich plume, with gold cord and
star; neavy black beaver cloth oVercoat
aoQ cape llnedaWlth English scarlet cloth.
ana as IL was stormy evening over this |
wore gray cloak, also lined with scarlet.
MY Nat, 0Vercoat and cape were lying in a
corner. L wore gray sack coat with two
stars on The collar 10 indicate my rank as
iileutehan t-colonel, gray pants with a yell
~" cOru down the seam and long cavalry
Doots' AS the Northern officers entered
the room L threw my hands on my coat
collar to conceal my stars, and few words
passed between US. The situation seemed
desperate, but had made up my mind TO
take all the chances for getting away. If
they discovered my rank and name | knew
iney would guard me more carefully than
II were simply private or lieutenant.
but lew seconds elapsed before firing
began In the back yard. One of the bullets
passed through the window, making a
round hole IN the glass, and striking me in
the stomach. Ola man Lake, who weighed
ABOUT 800 pounds, and was as broad as he
was long, and his daughter, Mrs. Skinner,
were standing between me and the win
DOW 1t is miracle how the snot could
nave missed him and hit me, but it did. |
nave always thought that Yankee had a cir
cular gun. AS have said, at the time | was
shot there were at least a dozen Northern
officers and men in the room, and was
In conversation with one of them
My self possession in c0nceaiing the
stars on my collar saved me from
nelng carried OF prisoner, dead or alive.
Off1Par dat bo
when exclaimed, Il am shot" The fact
was that the bullet created only a singing
sensation, aud l was not in the least
shocked. but nv exclamation was not be-
cause L felt hurt. but to get up a panic in
order that l might escape. 1t had the de-
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SbOu huulOls OH w IL
nam was perfect martinez as regards
discipline, and though he worked his men
hard he saw that they were properly and
we'll cared for and had their fair share of
play. In speaking Of him the men and
officers used always to call him affection
aiely old Bill Hewitt" Sir William was
a small man, but very erect, and clean
shaver like the naval officer of the early
part Of the present century. There was
always the suspicion of a laugh in his
merry blue eyes. and the corners of his
mouth used to twitch as If he were dying
to tell you the latest story-whicb. by the
way, he usually was. I was in Bombay
on st. Andrews day, the 30th of Novem-
Der, 1883. Sc0tchmen in India are numer-
Gus and patriotic, and the usual dinner in
the evening was a great success. Some
800 Scotchnen were present and among the
invited guests was Admiral Sir William
Hewitt. After the dinner. speeches and
and StrathsDeys, and many of those pres
ent took the floor and began dancing with
real Highland energy. The admiral, ever
the first in fight or frolic. was the
nimblest on his feet in the crowd as the
wild strains of the bsgpipes put life and
mettle in their heels" When the fun was
a t its maddest and merriest a small mid
shipEan entered the room and, after salut-
ing, handed Sir William a cablegram. The
admiral took If, and taking the yOungster
by the shoulders, showed him into his
place in the reel then in pro gress, telling
him to keep it going while he opened his
cablegram. The message was in cipher
and bad 10 be sent off TO the flagship to be
translator. When it came back and the
translated was handed 10 Sir William HIS
face flushed for minute, and then he be-
gan 10 impart the Intelligence TO some of
those In the room who were nearest bin.
Some one called out. "A speech, speech 7"
nd ho irao ft4
was on one of the tables waving the
cahlegram in his hand. Gentlemen, ="
said he, 81 have glorious news. This
cablegram tells me that there is an i'm
mediate prospect of war. Not any -
foolishness, but real good, big, healthy
European war. It'won't be my fault if l
don't help to precpitate it. The navy has
been going TO the devil for want of some
thing to do, and men are growing up to
command ships who never smelled
powder burnt in earnest" etc. 1t was a
regular lingo speech, and the company
was just ia the humor to applaud, and
they cheered the speaker to the echo Car
ried away completely the admiral men,
toned several nationalities that be would
like to exchange broadsides with and
managed to say about everything that was
most injudiclous for the naval officer in
supreme command of the East India sta
ton. Among those present was Mr.. Cam
eron, the war CORES pondent of the London
Standard, and / saw him taking copious
notes. After the party broke up a mum Der
of those who were determined to
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SOME NOTED PERSONS.
Personal characteristics Told by an Interviewer.

her friends never believed for an instant
tnat she would marry Sir Charles after the
abomlnable details in the Crawford case
were made public. There wasn't grain
OF cowardice about Mrs. Mark Pattison.
She took her stand boldly by her future
husbands side, appeared with him con-
stantly in society aud on public platforms.
she rather cultivated newspaper men in
those days and it was perfectly touching
TO see her sublime faith in Sir Charles. To
her 1t was absolutely conclusive that the
man she was going to marry said that the
whole story was a connection Of lies. Sir
Charles Dixie has long ago forgiven his
former political associates who went back
on him during his time of trial. Lady
Dixie, albeit one of the sweetest and most
amiabe of women, don't think ever will.
OF all the members of the British royal
family there is none more popular than
the Duke of York, or Prince George as he
is usually called, the Prince of Wales
only surviving son, and direct heir TO the
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popular clamor. He
took it bravelv and went down smiling
He is again rapidly. coming to the front
and viii make his mark yet in British poll
ties. Sir: Charles is capital subject for
an interview. In. fact he is bo:n Jour
nal!st him self and knows how. to say in
agree bic: phTaseolngy exactly those things
That will interest the. newspaper-reading
:pu6tc: lie has Travelled much, aud more
especially in the United States. MANY
residents of San Francisco will recolIsct
that he spent considerable time in this
city some twenty odd years ago. and rec.
ollect once hearing him al lecture given
in Chelsea make very pleasing and grateful
allUsion to his solourE in the city of the
Golden Gate. 1t was worth coming to
grief, as Sir Charles Dlke did, if only TO
prove the consistency of bis wife that is
now. She was Mrs. Mark Pattison then.
the widow of the distinguished rector Of
Lincoln College, Oxford. Of course, all
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people on the moon. and sent in long sc-
counts of the way they lived. Anyway,
it made the Sun sell faster than it could
be- printed, and for the first time the paper
was OF paying basis.
From that time on | worked as a car
rler for several years. and at last was
made one of the folders. The circulation
had increased 10 40. 600 and big Taylor
press was put in. Four of US did the work
of folding the entire edition every night
eve had 10 hustle, though. SAID Mr.
Marshall, as if his mind was lar away,
land man had to be a lively one to beat
me- II used to be said that ] was the
fastest and straightest folder In New
York. and that meant IN the world. We
used to strip to the waist, ana cover Inc
tins of our fingers with steel thlmoies to
prntact them from the constant rubbing
against the paper, which otherwise would
rnb the nails off 1t was hot work, can
tell Won. and when we had finished we
ware ready to take rest.
yes; we used to have folding contests"
went on Mr.. Marshall, and they were
great events in the office. The best [ ever
folded was 1855 papers in an hour. / also
filed them and Strengthened them up.
Another man named Hugh DonnelIy
piled nearly 1000. but they were very
crooked and not straig htened; so | got the
prize. That is the best record ever made
at folding newspapers.
Folding newspapers was a good bust
ness in those days. and we all made big
money at 1t. l. stuck at it a good many
years-uDtil the machines came and put
me out of a job. L don't know exactly
when it was, it is so long ago. But any
how they do things better now" Mr..
Marshall said in conclusion, land sup
pose would have been here just the same
If the business had lasted"
MT Marshall is a man in the best OF
health. and still so. young looking one
would not think he was earning his living
sixty years ago.
At present he is prosperous. in business
and enjoys life, but he. loves to- think of
the days when the folded papers, long ago.
1t costs Great Britain $4,000 to scrape,
the barna cles off the bottom of one of Its
hiu man 0f rapaiDt and thIa
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dIgn alton on the part
Of the British public
at the so-called dis
closures in the .cele-
brated divorce case of
Crawford VS.. Craw-
ford. Sir c harles
Dixie never had a
chance to properly
clear himself in that
case, and he was SIM
Dlv b0unda0 1onp. ~,
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the field before Sc
bastopol and Inker-
man, when he was
scarcely out of his
teens. II was from
an incident in the
life Of Sir William
Hewitt that the words
of the "Midshipmite"
song were composed
sumo years ago. The
essence of fun and
good humOr, Sir Will
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British throne. His
early education as a
midshipman in the
wardroOm of a man
of-war has taken all
the starch out of him.
and " lille on public
occasions he always
c o M ports himself
with the dignity and
composure that his
position requires, in
DTiVate lifa he is as
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&fr 4 lay f,oa rT,4f-.,
commonly prompt in
committing people for contempt Outside
he was familiar enough, and to tell the
truth. at times a trfle vulgar Saturday
he was very accessible, as his court did not
sit on that day, aud he made il day of
rejoicing. During the 1S8 days of the cele-
brated Tichbourne trial, at which he was
the presiding Judge. Lord Chief Justice
Cock burn used to make the most of his
Saturdays off the bench. It was Oh these
occasions that newspaper men would lie
In wait for him, and usually successfully.
VI any public or social event of the day
1.-The CHER would speak with refreshing
candUT and frankness but as 0 legal mat
tiers or anything In any way appeTtaining
TO his own profession never a word could
be extracted from him. He knew about
as much OF the ms and outs of this wicked
world rs i've average men rolled into one,
but his cblld-like Innocence on the bench,
until he was apprised of anything off,
clally, was neYeT-fajling source of de-
light 10 the bar and the newspaper re-
pOTters who sat in his court. There is a
story Told OF him, that on one occasion he
had sat up most of The night playing poker
with some members of the bar, among
whom was Mr.. russell, afterwaTd Sir
Charles and now Lord Chief Justice Of
England. The case was Que of SANDER.
anu que gI me dIleRdtlOnS. was LDdL tu6
plainllf had cheated at cards. La opening
the case Mr.. Russell happened to refer
casually 10 poker game" Dear me"
SAID the Chief jas ice, '"what is that? Is
1t game played with cards?" He affected
the greatest interest while Mr.. Russell ex-
plaiIed tie game, and afterward in
charging The jury gave then a mastery
insight into the intricacies of poker. On
his Saturday and Sunday holidays Chief
Justice C5ckburn was often in the habit
of driving to Richmond and spending a
cornwall evening at the famous Star and
Garter hostelry. He was usually accom-
panied by female companion, a different
one each week OF course the Lard Chief
Justice of England was d conspicuous
figure, and these visits to the Star and
Garter gave rise to some little scandal.
The first time l met the late Charles
Stewart Parnell was some twelve or four
teen years ago, when Sir Thomas Es-
monde. William Redmond and other mem-
hers of Parliament of fha irish n ation q lie ?
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Chief Justice of England previous TO the
late Lord Coleridge. was always a pleas
ant man TO interview on any subject out
side his profession. He was kind and
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- - - > - - - - IL Il - = ~
party were first visit
ing Australia with a
view. to obtaining
support for.the home
rule cause in Ireland.
t went to.Mr. Parnell
for the purpose Of
getting him to say
something that could
be cabled for publica-
ton in the Austral-
ian papers. Another
mem Der of Parlia-