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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-05-14
EN LA CARCEL4.

Trajo aver el crucero Comeh9,
procedente de Ponce, 48 lndivl
duos presos con motive de los
sucesos de Yauco, y los cuales,
inmediatamente despues de des
embarcados, fueron conduct
dos a la Real Carcel.
Dichos presses, con los que lie
garcn hace POGO en- el Isabel II,
y fueron llevados tambien esta
Carcel, dan el crecido total de
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-05-14
EleCciOnes municipales.

He aqui el result,do de las que Sc
verihcaron eli 9. segun los datos of
ciales que ha recibido ell Gobierno
General y los cuales deDemos a la
condescendencia de! dignfsimo sefC r
Secrataro de dicho Centro Superior
y dis,inguido amigo nuestro don To-
mas Alfonso Zavala:
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-05-14
2? DEPARTAMENTO.

Arecibo, II incondicionales, fu
sionistas Camny, 5 iacondi ionales,
i f1s,onistas Ciaies, 9 inconciciona
lis H4tilIo, 7 incondioionales, in
depenoiente Manai. 5 incondicio
nas4. 2 fusionistas. 2 autonomistas
Mofovis, 6 incondlcionales, 9 fusionis
t3s. Queb adiilas. ; incondicionales
d fuaionistas. Utuado. IL incondicio
males. I fusionista. B@rceloneta, 1
incondicionales 5 fusionlstas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-05-14
ger. DEPARTAMENTO.

A tuadiila, 4 inconlicjonaIes, 4 fl
sionlstas, 5 autonomistas. Aguada. 7
inco condicionales, ? fusionIstas Isa
oe}a, a incondi ionalcs, IS flsionistas.
Lares, 7 incondicionsl s, 5 fusionistas,
[ autonomista. Moca. ( incondicio
nal, 8 fusionistas Rinc6n, 6 incon
dicionajes San Sebastian, 6 incon
dicionales, 3 fu,ionistas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-05-14

Por fin Sc ha terminado ell busto del
heroico puertofriqueno, salvador de vi
uas, Victor Roias; debe la idea la
Sociedad de Sa vamento de Naufra-
gos. de esta Corte su Comisi0a Eje
cutiva gestiona de la Compahis Ira
satIantica el embarque de la est tua.
consignada al Comaodante principal
de Marina de esa ciudad, que la re
mitira a Arecibo, en- cuya estac;on
deDe erigirse va Sc han enviado a,
Presidente de la Junta los pianos dc
la base y pedestal en- que ha de colo
carse el busto. Creo, como Ia hene
fca Sociedad, cue A Arecibo prestara
su apoyo al pensamiento de glorihcar
al que tanto trabajo en- provechosde la
humanidad.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-05-14

Al cerrar mi revista con la acos
tumbrada cronica f1nebre de la dece
ma, coIoco en- primer lugar, por Ia nc
toriedad de la persona, un muerto va
vae1o: doy cuenta de la traslacion de
los restos del ilustre Captain general
de ejercito don Francisco Serrano y
Dominguez, primer Duque de la To
rre, cue descansaban en- ell cemente
rio de San Sebastian, y Sc han Ileva
do Il la parroqulal de San Jeronimo,
donde la famllia lie ha levanta1o un
suntuoso mausoieo. S. M la Rem
Regente dlspuso que en- ese acto Sc
tributaran al cadaver los honores que
la Ordenanza senala para los capita
nes generates que mueren en- plaza
con mando en- iefe, pesar de residit
e1 Madrid Ell Rey. La ceremonial
fue brillante, pues las tropas lie la
guarnicion, de gala, formaron en- las
Gales por donde paso el feretro, co
iocado sobre un armon; ia concurren
cia tue numeroslsima, aunque llovia
mucho. FL recuerdo al vencedor dl
Alcolea, que fue Regente del RENO
ha sido digno de su nombre.
Dos escritores dc primera fila he
mos visto desaparecer en- estos dids :
Enrique Perez Escrich, popular autor
de tantas novelas, leidas por dos ge
neraciones, y autor dyamatico, ha
muerto desempenando el dcstino ae
director del Asilo de Nuestra Senora
de las Mercedes, donde era muy que
rido por las ninas, que lie llamaban e.
"Abueiito'. Cuatro dlas antes de su
muerte, empezo "El Liberal" a repro
ducir en- gu follet1n la interesante no
ve,a de Escrich Los angeles de la
TERRA" publicada hace mas de medic
siglo.
FL otro escritor ha sido D. Ramon
Navarrete, antique funcionario publ
co, que di9 a la estampa varias move
las, pero que era mas conocido por el
pseudomino de "Asmodeo", que usaba
en- las cronlcas de salones de diversos
periodlcos Ha muerto q los ochenta
amos, y a pesar de su avanzada edad
no habfa aoandonado la pluma
Han falIecido ademas, en- Madrid i
dos doctoses ilustres, medicos de fama
d. Enrique Suender, gloria de la ci
rujia espalo!a y fundador del perio-
dico professional Gel Porvenir Medi
CO.. que difundio las ideas mas mo-
dernas, precursors del actual adelan
to cienti6co.-Y d. Gabriel de AIar- !
con, Z cademico de la de Medicina Y |
presidente de la Sociedad Ginecol0 |
pcica espalola.-Ei general de inge
nieros don Lorenzo de Castro y Ca
sia.-D. Manuel Orrils, conde de
Torres y el dlstinguido diplomatico
Ion Carlos EspaTia.
En- Cartagena, el vice almirante D.
lose Reguera y Gonzalez Pola. En-
el general don Maxine
3Iasser, ell general don Eugenio Con
;alez Moro. yel intendente militar
lon Juan Butte, En- Orense, ell ca
,onigo doctoral de aquella Catedral,
lon Luis Saez Perez Y en- la Coruna
ion Vicente Abad Torregrosa, direc
or del peri6dico GEL Telegrama.
e. T. del Rio.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-05-14
d DEPARTAME ENTO.

Mayaguez, 6 incondicionales, 8 fu
sioni,tss, Anasco, $ incondiciona'es,
5 fu~ionistas Caoo Rojo, 2 i1condi-
ctonaIes, IS fusionistas, 1 autonomis-
IA. 2 undergraduates. Sa5ana-grande
3 intondiclonales, 7 fusonlstas, 3 au
Jtopomistas. Las Marias, 2 incondi
ciooalcs, 5 fus'onstas, autonom>tA
Hormigueros, 5 incondcionalcs, in
leQendienie. Mlricao, 9 incondicio
aales. San German, 6 incondiciona-
les, 6 flsi siori>Ias. Lajas, s incondi.
ciona eS.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-05-14

panar, que tampoco quieren Sc les
agregue a la Capital; va han dirigi
do al gobierno telegramas de protes
ia.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-05-14

Pero este no importa repeti
mos
"Va somos tres, trees, treees!
canta FL Pats, acordandose dc
una zarzuela c6mica.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-05-14
90 DEPARTAMANTO.

Ponce. 7 inoondicionales, 9 fusio-
nistas. Aojuntas, s incondicionales,
2 fu,ioristss Aibonito, 7 incondi-
cionales. Barranquitas, 4 incondicio-
males, 4 fusionistas Bartos, I fusio
ni-,a, IS autonomistas Coamo, 4 in
condicionales, 4 fusicnis,as. Guaya-
nilla. incondicionsles, 4 fusionistas,
independents. Juana Diaz, 4 in
con1lcionales. 5 fusionistas, I autono-
InIsta. Penuetas, incoudicionaies,
7 fusionistas. Santa Isabel, 5 incon-
dictionaries, I fusionista Yauco. 6 in
condicionales, 5 flsionistas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-05-14
60 DE?ARTAMENTO.

Guayama 9incondiciorales. AFRO
yc, 7 incondlcionales. Caguas, S in
ccndiciouales. 5 fusionistas. Cayey,
7 iucondicionaes, auronomistas. Ci-
dra. l Unconditional, s autonomistas.
Guraoo 5 incondicionales, 3 fusionis-
tas. Hato grande. 5 inoondicionales,
4 fUsionistas Aguas buenas, 4 in
condicionaIes. Juncos, 5 incondicio-
1a'es, 3 fusionistas. Lomcrio. 3 in
con1,clonaies, 6 fusionistas. Salinas,
) lncondicionaleS, 3 fusionistas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-05-14
70 DEPAKTAMENTG.

Humacao, 9 incondicionales. Gel
ba. 1 incondioional, a fusioaistas. Fa
jardo, 3 inconIi~ionaIes, 3 fusionistas,
I autonomista. independents. Lu-
qullo. o icconJiciouales. 1 tlsionis
ia. Maunabo. a inconditionales, 2
fusion,stas. N4guabo, 8 iacondicio
nales, 3 fusionistas. Pati!las incou-
dicionsies, 8 flsiouistas Piedras, 7
incondicionales. Yabu:oa, 5 iacondi
cionales, 5 fusionistas. VEG les, 8 in
condicionaIes.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1897-05-14
POR Ia SALUD PUBLICA.

FL peri6dico otlc:al De hoy trae
la importante Circular que a
continuation reproducimos:
GUBIERNO GENERAL DE LA ISLA
M D1rDuTo E1Cn G1rDCr,
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-08-07
WASHING A FINE ART.

"Ever since spinning was type of
womanly industry from age to age, 1t has
beon expected that beautiful apparel should
clothe women. From the classic robes OF
Aspasia to the rich dresses of Elizabeth,
and thence to the wedding gown of Pur-
itnn Priscilla we see the attractiveness OF
dress" But at this time only has 1t be-
come possible for all women to be bccom-
ingly nttired at a small cost, the supply Of
beautiful Inexpensive dress fabrics now to
be had, making II an easy matter. Yet
there are women who insist that the ex-
pensc OF having summer gowns laundered
is greater than the original cost, and that
in the end light woolens or summer silks
are more economical. This is n mistaken
idea, as washing pretty belongings is fine
art. which is very ensy to learn. Any girl
no matter how delicately reared can wash
her own summer gowns. \ bright day :.
plenty Of water, aud little pure soap are
the necessary aids in the work. To do it,
I'LL tub two-thirds full Of warm water,
dissolve n fourth of cake of Ivory Soap,
(Which will not fade the most delicate
colorsl. ndd it to the water, wash the gnr-
ments carefully through it, rinse first in
clear water, then in blue wnter, wiring.
dip in thin starch, hang on the line in the
shade When dry, sprinkle, and iron on
the wrong side. Eliza r. Parker.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-08-07
why T-nny.on Di.lik~d Venice.

The Tennysons. after their marriage.
settled at Twickenham, and among tho
earliest OF the poets friends who met
his wife was SPEEDING, who was charm
ed with her The same year Carlyle
met TAnnyson and his bride at Trent
Lodge In Cumberland. Soon afterward
the newly married pair were in Italy,
and OF this journey one amusing story
is told. Lord John Russell gave a large
reception. at which the Tcnnysons were
present. and durinng the evening the
prime minister asked the poet how he
had employed his visi, TO Venice. As
Tcnnyson did not appear communica-
tive. his host pressed him further, when
he confessed that he had not liked Ven
Ice. And why not. pray. Mr.. Tenny-
SOM" IL couldn't get any English to-
bacco there FOR love or money" was
the poets reply.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-08-07
A New OR.

IN Pawtucket, II. l., n reservoir has
just been constructed, which, accord
ing to casual observation, has been
made to stay. II has depth OF twelve
feet, top diameter of ninety-seven feet
and n bottom diameter of ninety-fi Ave
feet. The concrete walls are four feet
thick at the bottom and TWO feet thick
at the top, with an outside batter OF an
inch to the foot. Extending all around
the outside of the walls and imbedded
in the concrete are wrought iron rings.
There are four of these rings about
seven-eighths OF an inch in diameter.
The upper one is one foot from the top
OF the wall; the others are each one
foot lower than the last. The entire
sides and bottom are of one continu-
GUS mass OF concrete. the whole being
laid without joint or seam and OF the
most approved material. The concrete
Is made OF one part Portland cement,
three parts sand and six parts gravel
Any person at all familiar with the use
OF such materials need scarcely be told
that this is an exceptionally strong
construction and one that. barring ac-
cident, will make the reservoir practlc-
ally safe for many years to come.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-08-07
A Railway Hospital Car.

Consul Morris writes from Ghcnt that the
latest novelty In Belgium railroad matters
Is the hospital ear. In the event Of n Sc.
rions railroad accident, the ear may be run
to the spot. where the wounded may be
picked up and carried to the nearest large
city for treatment, instead of being left 10
pass long hours In some wayside station
while awaiting surgical attendance. 1t also
enables the railway companies. at certain
seasons or upon special occasions, to trans.
port large numbers OF invalids to health r0.
sorts. The Interior Is divided into a main
compartment. corridor on one side, and
two small rooms at the end. The largest
compartment Is the hospital proper: 1t con
tains twenty four isolated beds on steel
tubes hung upon powerful springs Each
patient lies In front Of two little windows
which may be closed or opened mt will Each
bed is provided with little movable table
ana a cord serves 10 hold all the various
small s! objects which the patient may need;
Ihc corridor on the outside of the hospital
chamber leads to the linen closet and the
doctors apartment. In the latter Is n large
cupboard. The upper portion Is used 70:
drugs; the lower part Is divided into two
smaller comparfmeni,-one serving ms case
for surgical Instruments. the other as a re-
ccntncle for the doctors folding bed.
The hospital compartment Is carpctcd with
llnolcum to dcadcn the sound OF walking.
Irnp doors In the hoor. when opened, dis.
close an Ice chest. n compartment for dlan.
icction OF soiled linen, and provision eel
lar II necessary, portion of the hospital
chamber may be transformed Into an opernt-
Ing room Tor urgent cases.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-08-07
DRINKING IN MANY ACES.
An Interesting Lecture on tn. ul..or

An Interesting Lecture on the History
of Alcohol.
A lecturer who was speaking on
"The History Of Alcohol" began by ex-
planning the universal prevalence of
stimulants or narcotic drugs as show
ing the universal craving OF mankind
for something to hide the trials and
troubles Of life. He spoke briefly
about the early beverages OF the an
Client Hindoos and Chinese, and then
illustrated the drinking habit OF the
ancient Egyptians with a curious col
lection Of lantern slides. The habits
and customs Of ancient Greece came
next. and the worship OF the great god
Dionysus, or Bacchus. was illustrated
by some splendid photographs of vases.
statues and bas-reliefs. Their wine
was drunk diluted. never stronger than
half water and frequently with two
-FOUR and even fifteen parts of the
mllder fuid. Mention was made of the
curious nature OF their wines, the ad-
mixture of honey and spices, of resin
and turpentine. even salt water. and
the question Of fermented and unfer-
mented wines among them and the
ancient Hebrews. The use of wine
among the more hardy and less civil
llzed Macedonians was less refined and
the exploits of Philip and his son Alex
ander rivaled the tales told by the most
ardent prohibitionists At the feast
given by Alexander at the tomb of
Cyrus prize was offered for the bold
est drinker and the victor, Promachus.
credited with fourteen quarts of wine
died In three days time from the eff
fects OF his debauch. along with some
fifty OF his competitors. Early Rome
was described as painfully temperate.
especially for the fair sex. who were
sentenced to death for touching wine.
1t was sad to hear that kissing on the
mouth was invented by the Roman
husband to test his wife's abstinence
from the wine cask. Later. however.
after Greece and the east were con-
quered, wine flowed freely and the ear
ly republicans WED with the subjects
or the early emperors in gross and un-
bridled drunkenness. The capacity of
the Roman must have been consider
able. for citizen was knighted by the
emperor Claudius under the title of
Tricongius, or "three-gallon man"
such having been a simple draught Of
his. New England came in for touch
by the lecturer. It was somewhat sur
prising to hear that, in the first call
for supplies sent home by the Ply
mouth bay colonists the famous appeal
headed by ministers" there were,
along with the requests for barley. rye
and wheat for seed. and stores of fruit
trees, a petition for ''vyne planters"
and for "hop-rootes.' The minister.
Mr.. Higginson, was duly sent in 1928.
and his ship was furnished with forty
ive tuns beere. two tuns canarle.
twenty gallons aqua vitae" and only
six tons OF water. The lecture closed
with a short description of the last
century, characterized by the growth
and development OF the temperance
movement.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-08-07
How Eiectrlclty kills.


This subject is treated OF in an ar.
journal OF Practical Medicine" by
DR.. Francis B. Bishop. The amount
OF electricity that will sometimes pass
through the human body without pro-
ducing fatal results is surprising and
often unaccountable. while at other
times currents less powerful in every
| way, for some reasons are often fatal
The alternating current of great am
perage, high voltage and low frequency
is the current that causes the greatest
number Of accidental deaths, as well
as the current that is used in the state
OF New York for the purpose Of exc
cutting criminals. The continuous cur
rent. such as Is used in our incan-
descent street lighting while not harm
less when closely circuited through the
body, does not offer the same degree
of danger as the arc light. or alternat-
ing current. Still. electricity, like the
old woman's gun, without lock, stock
or barrel, is usually found to be danger
| ous. IL so. what are we to do in case
OF accident is the paramount question
First of all. keep cool; do not lose your
head, and. with the following rules, do
what you can:
Do not place yourself In the circuit
to help others out. as thus you only
add one more victim to the result. I'm
der no consideration catch hold of tho
wire. unless you are positively certain
that you are thoroughly insulated by
rubber boots or gloves. or both. A
large, dry silk handkerchief or dry
cloth is the next best thing. and II
your own coat is perfectly dry. place
that on the ground to step on. Never.
under any circumstances. when you are
removing person from live wire,
allow his body to leave the earth: in
other words. do not lift him. When
the victim has been released from the
wire. proceed at once to artificial res
piration. being sure that the clothing
is well loosened about the neck and
waist. Personally. he says. I should
advise suspending the patients head
down for minute or two at time, all
the while keeping up artificial respira-
tion. with the tongue pulled well out.
Nitrite Of amyl may be found useful II
at hand.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-08-07
New Uses Of Aluminum

The use of aluminium In the arts docs not
grow In proportion to the reduction In tn.
cost Of the material. A few years ago the
price Of the metal was from SO to SIS u
pound. 1t Is now sold ut 81 cents "A pound
At that price 1t IL now cheaper than copper
or brass for the same purposes. because for
z given strength the weight Ii much legs
The Chicago Journal Of Commerce says the
consumption of these metals In 1896 was;
Copper, l58OO0 tons: brass. ODOOO tons nj.
uminum. go tons. The producers of alum.
mum, In order TO make market for the
metal, have been obliged to discover nearly
NIL Its uses, invent methods OF handling IT,
and build the works for turning out the
finished products. Thus far 1t las nearly
displaced nickel In the arts. and 1t bids fair
to eventually dlspace brass for most pur-
poses, except where exposed TO heat OF
over 800 degrees It is largely used for
cooking utensils and keeps bright II is
used in laboratories and for the handles Of
surgical Instruments. not only for Its light.
ness, but because 1t Is not affected by the
sntiseptics used. Dentists use 1t for plates
place q broken jaw. One of its latest uses
is for photographic plates, instead of stones,
cheapening the process. In electric appa-
rafux II In cheap on account of its non
magnetic quality. In Europe 1t is being
used to reduce the weight Of military nc.
coutrements-cauteens. buttons, belt plates
and the like being made Of it. The anticl.
pated output In ls9S is 1000 tons. and In
1900 10000 tonA
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-08-07
California Ostrich rium~..

Tho Los Angeles papers say that In
the month OF April the heaviest con.
s!gnmcnt OF ostrich plumcs ever ship
ped from California was sent to Paris
The industry is no longer an expert,
mcnt In the long Pacific state. Al,
ready the business has an Investment
OF 100000. watch is likely to be aug.
mcntcd by n third during the coming
season. The sales OF plumngo this ycaI
from the ostrich farms at Fallbrook
Coronado. Aaahcim. Pasadena. Po.
mona and Santa Monica foot up to
$4,000. The percentage OF profit on
the amount Invested is large enough to
max. the business profitable.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-08-07
The New Picnic,

The announcement that numerous
and influential association OF Chicago
ars has decided to do It's picnicking on
week days this year is preference to
Sundays is probably the beginning o.
an important revolution. The CITY
picnic has ever been an institution o.
distinctive and most peculiar features
and II II began In wholesale larceny
and ended In riot the supposition was
that city folk preferred their pIcnics
that way; that they found the undi-
luted picnic as II obtains in purely
rustic communities too dull and un-
eventful for their palates. As soon as
the grand Sunday excursion and picnic
Is announced. the pickpockets and the
strong-arm gentlemen and their
friends make arrangements to lend
their sophisticated and enllvening
presence. The entertainment begins
with the deft manipulation OF the
lighter craftsmen at the station and
while the train is getting under way.
Having purloIned what yaluables are
accessible they politely make way.
about 18th street. for the heavier oper-
a'ors. Sometimes the latter merely
tcrrorize the passengers for a half
hour or so. taking what is handy. and
depart. Sometimes they insist on be.
coming a part OF the picnic. greatly to
the discomfort and dctriment OF the
other parts. Thus through n success
sion OF exciting alarms and ARRAYS the
day Is passed. 1t has long been sup
posed that this was the style OF picnic
which the urban taste demanded. But
II there is movement to have tho
picnics on week days this supposItlon
may be !ll-foundcd.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-08-07

bama out of the Union. he showed his
faith in the confederacy by entering its
army as private. By successive elec-
tions and promotions he rose to be
brigadier-general, and came to the SEN
ate as a Democrat after the reconstruc-
tion OF his state. He has set continu-
ously. none OF his reflections being
seriously disputed until the last one, In
1894. Then a Populist named Rees, re-
ceiving credentials from kolb. the
claimant to the governorship. present.
ed himself at Washington and demands
ed Morgan's place. but the senate was
OF the opposite mind. and Morgan re-
NAMED.
From the day of his entrance into the
chamber he has been a profound stu
dent OF foreign affairs, and all his SYM
pathies have gone out to people who
appeared to be suffering oppression in
any part OF the world When 1t was
not the Irish. 1t was the Venezuelans;
when not the Venezuelans. the Arme-
mans; when not the Armenians. the
Cubans. He is lover of liberty. and
impatient of long roads to its attain
ment when short cut is possible.
He is also manifest destiny" man,
believing that It is the mission OF the
United States to absorb all the land
and water and people on the western
hemisphere. rs a means OF spreading
freedom and civilization among lar
ger share of the race. For this reason
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-08-07

din has since been the scene OF many OF
Mrs. Gardncr's best Efforts. Her lis,
Of game In long and varied. and pan.
theirs. tigers. bears. lions. stays. Wild
goats. wailaby and elk make truly
respectable hunting list. To Mrs
Gardncr'a own gun too. have fallen
leopard In the Himnlayas. and bustard
and antelope In somaiiland. 40 that. In
spite Of her modest disclaimer. few
viii be found to dispute hcr right "a
tho name OF 'nportswoman." lie,
"Rinc and Spear with tho Rajpoo,s'
In snid 10 be very clever book by peo.
ric who have been In those districts
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-08-07
The usuthors iI~sp-vi~nc~.

Authors have their tribulatlons like
other more or less famous people. MIR
Pombcrton's first book was entitled
THE Diary OF scoundrcl." abou,
which he tells an amusing little Incl.
dent: was spending few days a,
n seaside town with friend. who on,
evening wanted to buy my book. W,
stroiicd to tho railway bookstore. and
he asked the clerk for n copy.
"'Thc Diary Of n Scoundrcl'-oh yes
this Ia tho hcxpcrioncc OF the hau,hor
I expect" snid the young cockncy
clerk. ns he handed II over.
I retired modcstly from tho scene
The Dookman.