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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-03-08
ACUERDO.

Don EtelbsrtO N. Marques, Score
tGriO de Ia JaatG Municipal d
GGGyGnilla.
sOertifoo: que en- session celebra.
de- por esta Junta e1 81 dia de hoy,
con asistencia de los seiiores an0-
tados al final, se acord6 10 slguteu.
Ite:
Sc di6 cuenta con ell p.esu yussto
adicional al ordlnario del ejeEClCio
en- curso, } Tesultando del expe-
diente, que ha sido tornado Dor u
OonIlsi6n respective con les resul.
tas de Ia liquidation del de 1898
& 94, censurado faVorablemente
por ell Oaballero Sindlco, aproDA.
do uuanimemente por el Ayunta-
miento, y expuesto al p6blico por 81
termino de ounce diAs sin que %
haYA presentado feClamsCi6n aIgu-
na, tue aCuerjo unknime aprobars
10, y que se eleve & la 9upeEloridad
{ los efect0s de la Ley; siendO
tambi6n acuerdo nnAnime, 6 pEo-
puesta del Oaballero Sindico nefioE
BroCo y RegidoF senior Banchi.
que t0da vez que ese presupuest0
en- Cuya secci6R de d9bitos no flgusa
IN solo n6mero por NO teneE min.
guna deuda pendiente este Ayun.
tamient0, TeveIa el bRillante estadO
de esta Administrators, 90 tribute
IN voto de graCias al senior AlCal-
de, como Jete de ID misma. Y para
entregar aI senior AlcaIde. lihr0 10
presente en- Guayanilla 6 veinte =
dos de Febrero de mil ochoClentoa
aoventa y Cinc0. ~
We BEL Alcalde Municipal.
DR.. ZaUalG.-Etelb srto N. M6qMGs.
Balance 8 compr0baci0a de 4
liquidaci6n del presupuesto de 1893
a 81 que sirVi6 dc base para el
adiclonal oorriente. sN#
Importan los lngresos 123.7S6-52
Id. los egresos "2S.010-46z
Rxistencia S7S5-O6
Vo B:-EI Alcalde, DR. Zarala- &
El Secretarfo, EteIbertO N. Marques.
Ooncurrentes;- PreAidente, limo.
Sr. DR.. Zavala. = Vocales Sres.
Bull, Sols, IrlEarry, Broco. BIaneh,
Eoig. RodrigueE (don Blas), Cud.
VelaaqueE.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-03-08

ID Isla medic million de sacos o 70
azdsar , cafe de una tela llama ia
drilete. Los de ysste, que G6lo Ge
admitfan de- 4 hilos, pagan a 4
pesos los 100 kilos. Pero ! si se
pusierA ID paEtidA en 5 hilos, po-
dria hacerse bsntficio para ID
renta y el consumidor.
Pueds decirse que todAs las de.
mau paEtidas. incIuso 10, EscoG
oara envase, han tenido rscsrgos
considerables.
Esto en- terminus generates
Patticularmense, por 10 que q es-
"a elase ae retiere, hacense necess-
rias algunas reformas.
/ na1a q ~ Fisa~aa
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-03-08
RsVista de la Peninsula


Madrid, Febrero Is de 1898.
Ha teEmlnado va en- el Oongreso
el debate sobre la totalidad de Las
reformaa antillanas.
La formula presentada por Abaf-
zuxa ha sldo debatida y ha conse-
guido ell triunfo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-03-08

1 DO0AOeo koDo8ul0cl60Q0 lAA
garantiAs C0nstituciOnales an IL
prOvincia de Barcelona.
Como resnltado de reCIente con-
curso 90 han expedido Dor el 90.
6ierno los siguientes nombramien.
tOs: Para Ia Escuela elemental
de /. clase de nifias de MayagiIer-
el de DE- Juana Armenia az Isra
para la elemental de "a OIase de- "A.
nos de Barros, el de Felipe Nerr6n
= Flores; para 10 Auxiliar de nifIo1
de 10 Playa On YabucOa. q de tion
Juan r. Oasanovas Y Velis; para
las auxiliares de niiias de Ia i flan-
terra" en- Yauco y Esperanna'S an
Arecib0. los de D. Julia Hernaas ;
dOha Emilia Oampos respective
mente; para Ia plaza de auxIliar tIa
Ia elemental de !. claee de nff,oa
de Mayagues, el de don Antonio
Silva, y para Ia sustitucI6n de- Ia
eseuela elemental de ID Marina AZ
esta Capital. el de dofia MMrarIts
OastafOs y Selgas.
Andnciase que van & enbrlysa
por oposiOl6n las Escnelas elemen
tales de q Clase de nIfIas de Man
nabo, Sabana-grande y Toa-bafa =
as auxiliares de ambos eexOs Rei
Ooto . en- Ponce, las de nIfIon ria
: Punta de Sar rtisgo" On Humaoao
0usyabal en- Juana Dfag : Ia
plaza auxilisF de la elemental a
Amos de Saa Sebastian, aal nomc
. elemental de IL clase de niFss
% duayams, y las auxillaren de
limos de "Guanajlbo'' en Mava
,tiez, Palo seer en- Toa-bais. :
2 de MIN do Maraoayo1 en sI
Dorado q1e 40 hallan vecantas ~
sctualidad, y las que DudIer~n
esultar haeta el termin0
% eltadoa eieEcleios de OpoalcI6n,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-03-08

PoNENTE 81 Sr. Dtoz CGneja
%. Ignacio). nOps5rado por Ia
JaIntG DirccttUG en- session. del
dtG 26 del actual. Tce- Pyesi-
dente de la CdmarG y Dipssta
do q GOrtes pOr Ia Pt0UinciG.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-03-08
hn, Pfesidente de la Oamara de DI
putados.
La ceremonial del entierro 90 We.
riic6 con gran pompa.

La prensa ffsncesa ha..lperdid0 {
los periodistas ds los mas emi
nentee: Pablo Foucher , Fran.
cisco Maynard. director del famoso
ilario frances Figaro Ambos ha-
oian dedicado toda 81 vida al Pc
eiodismo.
M. Maynard, desde la muefte de
lVillenesfD, dirigia la gran hoja pa
risiense con mucho acierto, , todos
le estlmaban por 81 afabilIdad =
honradez.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-03-08

yes J les ciclones castIgan 10 mis-
mo los pueb'os de Andalucia
que q los de Murcia y Galicla.
Sevilla y Orihuela esta1 auegadas,
pues se han inundado J el aqua
iiega 4 los BALCONIES de las oasas.
En slgunos pnebIos Sc han hundi.
DO edlfleios Y los. yecinos salen bu
F6ndo; necesitaria muchO espacic
para dar cuents detallada de lol
sucesos que heuan las coIumnas ds
los disrlos, p1r oil desbordamierte
de los Ffos.
El dfa II destFuy6 IN inceudit
terrible el lindo testro- circo. de IA
'agozs, no pudiendo dominarlo 10
bomberos, a pesar de sus esfuersos
hoy es I'm monton de rninas. Pc
fortune, no oeurrieron desgracia
peTsonales.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-03-08

LEGO el IL de Febrero, fechs
memorable de la proclamacl6n d,
aquella rep6blica de pegs, y al
fOndas y figOnes de toda Espafia 81
reunieFcn, como tOdCs los amos, ps
ra hablar y conner, los que se jac.
tan del ser fees a unos idealss que
no SO eabe slno que sirven para
deeuDirlos, pues cada dia SO entien
den menos, y 30 lnsultan siempre
que se CoDgregan, poniendo de re
lieve Ia armoLia del partido, 8 me
jOr dicho, de las frscci0nes que lle-
van dlfeTentes lemRs en- tus bande.
Tas. POr supuesto, que 90 prodi-
garOn ataques durisimOs J censu-
ras a CASTELAR, = demas pontifCes de
Ia :epdbliCa. IY Quef.. Pues
NADIA: desahogos sobre deseos Que
que guerra Dios no 90 cumplan ja-
mas.
7 10 mes saliente, no conocldo en-
81 programa del dia IL, Cay6 como
una bomba en- Madrid ell IA annn
ciando el telegFafo que Ruiz Zorri-
lie, gravemente enfermo, habia Ga.
lido de Paris para venir 4 Espafia,
como asi era verdad. Puede nsted
comprender el efecto de Ia noticia.
El voluntario desterTadO veinte amos
hace, CON el Cuerpo doblado por uns
dOleneia grave, Y acOmpanado del
doctor EzqueEdo, debi6 llsgar o. Oh
4 Barcelona, teniendo que andar
ap0y ado en- los braEos de sus ami
gos, = viene 81 pue0lo de Villajoy0-
"a, donde tiene una finea el doctor
oitsd0.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-03-08

Contir Ga en- Madrid 10 embajads
marroqui resibiendo obseQulos, J
en- cuanto a sus pretensiones, que
no se han hecho todavfa pdDlicsF
se susurra que Sldi Brisha pidt
demasiado, ahadlendo que entire
sus exigenclas Sc cuentan cosas in.
conceblbles, pues paIeCe que en-
pieza por dlsCutir Ell alcsnee y sig
nificsdo de 10 conYenido en- ell ira.
tado de Marrakesh, AL acordarse
de la bofstada dirA con el persona
je del sainete:
"Mi honor valfa mas de Glen ducados." !"
Y habrS que contestarle con otro
verso:
tYa te oontentar6s con dos pesetas.' y
Pues no faltaba mas
Seg1n dice EI Zoo MGwritanO,
de Tanger, Sidi Torres SO halla sa-
tistechO con Las explicaciopes da-
das p0T el GobieEnO espafOl a So re-
presentante. Entretanto, el gene
raj Fuentes espera Ell fallO del Oon
sejo Supreme &c Guerra y Marins,
q0e ha de fundaree en- ell lnforme
de los medicos sobre ell estado de
81 Cerebro. El proSesado jura y
perjura que no estA loco.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-03-08

Muchc go ha hablado de 10 Prin-
cesa de Bismarck, que falleci6 4
dnes del sfio pasado. Jusna de
Puttkamer tenia veinte y cuatro
amos cuando en- Julio de 1647 Sc
case con el Oonde Othon de Bis.
masck, ell que mas tarde habia de
fnndar el Imperio de Alemania.
Ouando go trat6 del casamiento,
el padre no guerra; Bismarck en-
aquella 6poca era un buen partido,
peTO deCian que era un calaVera y
que tenia muchisimas deudas; ain
emba go, Ia jOven confes0, que el
Oonde no le parecia NAL y que gus
tosa se casaria con 81. El sefaor de
Pultksmer no qulso ser brusco, y
escribi6 al ioven para que vlniese 4
yer la f~mllia que estaba reunIda
para La cirounssancia. Bismar k
foe, y en- Cnanto VIC a la niilA So
decidi6 ell casamientO.
A la Princesa, alemana pura, no
le guataban los frsnceses. Duran
te Ia guerra le escribia q 50 marido
diciendo que tenia horror 4 los ga.
los, y que todos debfan de ser full
lados. Ouando se concluy6 Ia eue-
rEe, 10 PrinCesa camb,6 de opinion
para con los franceaes. y en- verdad
que no Sc ocup6 mas de politica,
nunca fu6 esta 81 preocu.
paci0n.
Los aconteclmientos ocurridos &
30 maridO y su hijo la enterne-
oleFon, pero nuLCa se Quej6 del Em-
perador, aunque se hallaba muy
La Princesa tiene tres hiIos.
Maria de Ran tzan, Casada con el Il
Ministro de Alemania en- Holanda;
j CoBde Herbert, que se cas6 haoe
Inos amos CON Ia Oondesa Maria de |
doyOs, una austEiaca de las mas
lermosss de Viena; el mas jOven,
luillerm0 de Bismarck, es que Go Ii
'ernsdor OWL de una provincla
lemana. l.
s"s
Tambi6n ha dessparecldo Mlr
'urdeau, Presidente de In Oamara |
g Diputados, nombrsdo cuando d
I. Oaslmir Perier fuA elegido Pre- n
dente de Ia Repdblicn e
Nj. Burdeau, cue fnd AIumno de Il 4
EsCuela normal, empes6 por des- /
mpefsr catedras de letras, y aban. Ii
ono 10 CarreFa por la pOlitlca, 10 N
nal no le do msl EeanltadO, pues Il'
. aido Miniatro vaElas veces, y enE
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-03-08

Un peri6dico ponceno, que sim
patiza, al pareCer, con la autono-
mia, exclama entusiasmSdo, al ha-
blar de los consabidos acuerdos de
Aguadilla:
La dignidad de 10 sgrupaci6n
autonomista se ha salvado."
Pueden irse apuntando Asta los
que optaban por 10 contrsrio de 10
resuelto en- Aguadilla.
Sc les dice en- pocas paIabrss
que eran hostlles D Ia dignidad del
autonomismo.
Una bicoca, una trioiera
Ahora, q esperaR como se desps-
chan los vencidos de la Asamblea
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-03-08

Las desgraOias nos persiguen /;
las IlnYiaa toETenclaleE, las nie-v
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-03-08
PO r FIN

81; por fin tuvo efecto On Aqua
dilla la Asamblea general autono-
mists, esa asam mblea de Ia cual dijo
IN 0rgano del partido que habis
de ser I'm suceso sin segundo,6 8 POGO
meDos.
Y sin embargo
nj han temblado las eaferas,
nj vacil6 ell flrmamento."
Los congregados en- el teatro de
10 Villa del ojo del aqua han acor.
dado, en- resumen, no tocsr el sano'
Ia sGnetorum de su flamante cone
titucion, no aliarse con ningdn
otro partidO y salirse del retrai
miento para las elecciones de Dl-
putados Provinciales y Ayunta-
mlentos.
L1charemos, pues. Lo chocante
sera que ell ausOnOmlsmo vuelva
dejar el campo. renunciando gone.
rosGmsente lauros que no se han he
cho para 81.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-03-08
RxistencIa s7s5-Oe
oAcgTA De HOY.

Real Decreto restsbleclendo Iaa
garantiAs C0nstitucionales en- la
prOvincia de Barcelona.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-03-08

Don Etelbsrto N. Marques, Secrs-
tGriO de Ia Janta Municipal d
GaGy0nillG.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-27

BE sought and obtained this valuable
aid, and t. his friends lie re commended
the use of the remedy for shattered
nerves. sep
O,erhesring his conversation. a friend
asked him to write down his experience
for the 8 of others so afflicted In he.
spouse he wrote ab follows:
II esr Sir-ln obedience to your re.
quest. state some of nv personal
know lge of the value of Paine celery
compon md ~ a medical remedy Tor GER
tam additions ana diseases. us follows.
namely:
''Ju G NJ from my own experience, il
Is frs class remedy to tore the per-
vols system when broken down or i'm
pal ed from overNork Of mind or BODY.
reviviiyng the energies. IT trengtn lis
tho digestive powers AMI cures costiye-
IS; truly it ia n great nerve tonic, Il
good altcrauve,a 81 lsnd!d diuretic. 1t
is good Tor the kidneys and the blood.
renews vitality and restores strength IL
sur ses anything l have as a
health remover. st.ength giver and
systt M regulator. 1t quiets weak he yea.
lives hotior rest, increases both appe-
tit and Digestion, AMI hrings back lost
power of balmy leep. nature sweet
restorer. ours truly.
"Wi:IIAM ii ENRY DkWIrr."
There is the statement of Judge De.
Witt-strtight 20 q ie-clear-conch-
siv Lead il again.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-27

Judge William Henry Dewitt is one of
the most promin n lawyers and judges
in EaHt Tennessee. He is leading menu
Der OF the Southern Methodist Church
in Chattanooga. In legal business and
social circles lie stands high. and his
statements, SAYS the thattauo ga fre.s.
are regarded of special weight because
of his venerable Character, he being now
~ Years old.
He has held several prominent posi-
tons in n legislative and iudcia capa-
oity having served as member OF tie
southern Congress at Rchmon during
the var, and since that time as Il ige OF
Chancery Court, one OF the highest Off
ces in judicial practice next to the Su-
preme Court.
lie was admitted t. The bar i'll 1850. IN
1855 he WAS Gle ted TO the State Legsa-
ture, but declined n re election.
After hi removai to East enues &c Ii r.
va3 appointed Spec ial Chancellor by Gov.
Taylor, and tillod the Office for two wears.
Ne has successfully practi ed before the
supreme Court CT the United States for
years.
In recent years, owing to the heavy
work he has performed he has been sub
lect to nervousness, and his attention
has been called Mt various times, both by
friends and Physicians. to tho ne ed of
fortifylng hilusol against phls'cni coll
lapse. HIS attention va called to Paine's
celery compound as vilalizing force.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-27
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
Small Items of Il Newsy and Per-
sonaI Character.
Special Dispatch to the virginian.

n
RAbETGu, n. o.. February 26.-
Iu the House bill was introduced
some time ago to give the county
School Boards power land not the
State Board) to choose school
books. This is the bill which caused
or rather precipltated the '''school
book war" Yesterday this Cox bill
was taken up by the committee and
to-day it was reported without
prejudice. 1t is alleged that the
representative of the University
Publishing Company was to have
been given hearing before the com
mittee, but that this action cut him
of, after he had, while sick, been
attacked by counsel in arguments
before the communities. The COM
mittee took just the Same action III
the matter Of report on the Turner
bill, which is to take from the State
nperiutendent of Public Instruc.
ton his power to prescribe rules for
county boards, etc.
The Ladies' Confederate Monu-
ment Association feels very grateful
to Contractor Muldoon, OF LOUIS
vile. who is building the monument
here, for his kind act in agreeing to
wait for the balance on the monu.
ument, some $500.
Marion Buffers Populist organ
here says, "the Caucasian has moth.
lug to offer III defence of the LeRis-
lnture for adjourning in honor of
Fred Douglas. 1t thinks that the
action was an unfortunate blunder."
The iusionists have gone to work
To cut down salaries: That of Super
lntendent OF the Penitentiary from
81, 500 to 81, 900; that Of Keeper OF
the Capitol from $3.50 to S6C0, and
also to reduce somewhat the Geo.
logical Survey appropriation and
salary of state Geologist. The AR-
ricnltural and Mechanical College
aud the Agricultural Department
are to be consolidated, and Senator
j. Nj. Menborno is to be the man at
head OF the consolidated affair.
MIR. p. II. Hughes. who has for
several years been tho very efficient
manager of the Postal Telegraph of.
lice here, will be transferred to Nor.
folk next week.
At hotel here to day there was
AenUohtio uel"eeH W III. a. Guthrie,
leading Populist attorney, and MIR.
smith, prominent man of Besse.
mer City.
The fusion caucus was in session
nntll midnight last night. 1t de
cided that Hon. Fl. q. Ewart, mem
Der or the House. shonld be judge
OF the newly created Criminal COURT
eircnlt' composed of Buncombe.
Madison henderson and Haywood
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-27
ELIZABETH CITY, N. c.
Paragraphs of interest TO North
Carolinians GENERALLY.


Special Dispatch to Tho Yirginiau.
ELIZABETH CRY. n. c.. February
IA number of the friends Of
Mir. 0. Barrier. who died at Ran.
dolph- Macon College Sunday. went
to Norfolk this morning to be pres.
ent at the funeral
The Lyons Healy Comedy Com.
pany presented the piuy, kit, the
Wait, ut the Opera House last
night before a large audience, "a
"lfe's Peril' Will be presented TO :.
night. ~
Miss Agnes Davis, of Movock
Curntuck county, who has been Wis.
lung Mrs. w. @. Mercer on Crino.
nam street, returned home this
morning.
MIR. W. Q. simons left to dav 70
VISIT bis brother. MIR. Willie Simons,
who IS very i'll at his home in Per-
quimmans county.
The persons who were triad for
DDnr8 Iary and conspiracy at tho
mayors Court yesterday failed to
give BOND and were committed r.
Ieii. 'eo u
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-27
Escaped burglar Cnu,ns
BY Southern Ansociated prs,s

COLUMBUS. Ga, February Dc
charlie Crawford, the Young whita
man charged with burglary in Ain.
bama, who, with a. G. Hi. md
3 m ulGlme ht LOT the assassination of
Dr.Oard' at Roanoke. Ala, ESCAPED
from jail at Opelika, Ala, last west
Dy tnnneling under the corridor nf
The building, was arrested fb,s
morning OBJ the outskirts of the
o,sy by policeman. 'Ne
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-27
EDENTON, N. Q.

The entertainment presented last
night by request under the manage.
ment of St. Mary's Guild, was in
every way q pleasant, successful and
profitable one. On every hand
words OF praise conld be heard for
tue performers. After the entertain
ment was over refreshments were
served.
MIR. w. o. Hazard, of Norfolk,
was in town yesterday.
a musicale and Evolutionary re-
eital Will be given at Reas House
Friday night under the manage
ment Of the academy teachers in
charge of these departments.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-27
BERkLEYS BRIGHT BRIEFS
The Best and Most Reliable News
Of the Day,
TO CLOSE UP THE BUSINESS
The Berkley Investment Company
Decides to Sell All Real Estate.
Judge Prentis Licenses the
Commercial Social Club
Personal Mention.

Ats meeting of the Berkeley H.
vestment Company Monday night
the Board of Directors decided to
close up the business OF the compa-
ny and sell all the real estate that
the company now owns. Ibis com
pauy WAS chartered about four years
ago aud has been a paying invest
ment to the stockholders.
1t was learned yesterday that
Judge Prentis had granted the Com
mercial Social Club OF Berkeley O
charter. The club will open on
Liberty street extended.
The Copper Marble Company, OF
Norfolk, brought over large and
beautiful monument yesterday. 1t
was taken TO the family burying
ground of MIR. Matthew Halstesd,
to be erected in memory of his de-
ceased wife.
Mrs. j. }. Edwards was reported
very i'll yesterday.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-27
P.P.P. CURES scRoEuLA.

tenn rapidly.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-27

whose blood is in an impure condition
que 10 menstrual irreeularitieH a.
ouiiary benotitei bv tho wonderful tonic
IN ~ pIood, Cleansing properties OF +. p,
H.. rlckiy Ash, Poke Root and Potas.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-06-13
enough to make all the difference he

enough to make all the difference he
Tween winning and losing u race.
This is the runners reaction time.
ne sound strikes bis ear the nervous
impulse goes to the brain, the brain
processes must occur, and then the i'm
pulse must go out to his legs The re-
action time of a runner may vary
from one-sixth to over one third of
second. The stop watches record i'll
hfths of a second. So that the quick
man may gain enough from his re-
action time to just win the race. a
runner can tell how quick his start is,
for Prof. Scriptures method measures
mis- reaction time down to the one
5thousandth of second. The starters
pistol is arranged so that an electric
contact is broken when the pistol goes
off. A thread, which is attached to-
the right foot Of the runrer, breaks an
electric contact the Instant the runner
starts. Each Of tho Sc electric contacts
make a spark on smoked cylinder in
such way that the time which has
elapsed between the first contact and
the second can be treasured.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-06-13
CHITRAL AND ITS PEOPLE.
The Latter Can Fight Well Enough,
hut Prefer Peace.

Pittsburg Dispatch: Chitral, concern
ing which Englishmen are inst now
greatly interested. is a tributary OF the
maharajah Of kashnir. himself one of the
fcudatory princes Of India. 1t is the most
important state on the uttermost line of
the Indian frontier, and commands the
chief practicable road from the Pamirs
southwark Hence the Importance Of cs-
tatiishing in it Il strong: government, on
whose allegiance the Indian viceroy ma.
always rely.
The country is mountainous. and is
composed partly OF gigantic snowy peaks
and barren rocky mountains. and, in a
very small degree, of cultivated land. The
valleys are narrow and confined, the main
ones in their inhabited portions running
of the sea- 1t is only in them that any
cultivation is at all found, and even there
it is not carried on Very extensively. But
what there is is generally good. and Chit
raj is country noted for it's fruit
The climate varies. of course. according
to the height of the valley. In the lower
parts. at about 5000 feet above the sea
ter to 100 deg. in summer, and higher up,
at 5000 feet. it ranges from about 5 deg.
below zero in winter to about 80 deg
above in summer. But in some places
like Gugis, one of the fortified forts,
where trees are very scarce, even at 1000
feet the heat is often very great in sum-
mer. The population of Chtral is proba-
bly, about 10000 or $4,000.
The people are all Mohammedans. but
not of very strict or fanatical type. In
tEc lower part Of the Chitral valley
where they touch on the Pathans, who
are noted for their fanaticisln. they have
become to certain extent tainted by it,:
but in the upper valleys the people are
very quiet. and, according to Capt. Young
husband. the mass of them do not trouble
themselves very much about religious OBJ
servances. On the whole they are stated
to be IL peaceable race. who can fight well
enough when reused to action. but who
really prefer to keep quiet and be left
alone to enjoy life in peace.