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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1898-10-25
NOTICIAS

~ Agotadas las existencias de papel
blanco que teniamos, = no habiendolo en- Ia pla'
"a, nos vemos precisados emplear papel de
color Espersmos que dertro de POGO recibi-
remos las remesas que tenemos pedidas.
~ Hemos reoibido quejas de que el Pbro.
don Pedro Ma Berries, de Arecibo, don A.
Domfpguez, de Cayey, y el Pbro. don Manuel
Quntana, de Aiborlto, no reci6en ell peri6dico
cue ae les remite con toda puntualidad. La
falta no depende de nosotros, sino del dssbara'
jeste que reina en- ell servicio de comunic5ciones.
~ I'm distipguido joven americana desea
una oolocaci5n como professor de ingles en- una
famlh puertorriqoeha, ben sea en- la capital 8
en- 81 campo. Direction: American House,
Cruz, num- Is.
~ Sc desea comprar una casa de 200
800 pesos en- Puerta de TERRA Ssnturce.
InformarA en- estas o6cinas don Pedro r Die
90. ala.
s*. De un Inomento otro debe llegar &
la ciudad del Sur, la esposa del general Henry,
jefe de aquel distrito.
~ Dcen de Ponce que actualmente hay
mas de 400 soldados enfermos en- squel hospi.
tai militar. FL ntmero de defanciones 10 bsia
de una diara.
-. Ell q por Ia noche llegs sron Lares
's paquetes oe este peflO llcO de los olas y, IL,
l2, IA, Is = l6. Nos caesta una perdids de
muehos pesos Vamos NAL, muy NAL en- correos-
-. E domingo 90 del corriente deposi-
taron aol imponentes en- ell Credito Ahorro
Ponceho, la csntidad de s446l7o J ee han
eypedido hssta la fecha $3.50 libretss.
~. Aver termino la carrera de Farmacia
e' estudioso joven don Jose de JESUS Ruff de
Toro, bijo de nuestro amigo don jose, veoino
de Canuy.
~. A propuesta de la Secretarfa del des.
pacho de Fomento, ha silo nombrads profesora
de la escuela superior de nihas de esta capital,
nuestra distioguida compatriota dofs Ana Ro
que Geigel.
-. Nos escriben de Fsjardo: eDe hoy
4 mshana es esperado en- este puerto el tras-
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1898-10-25
A los agrIca|toTes del pals

Enosrgado por la comisi6n provisional que
eptiende en- los trabajos preparedness para 10
reunion que hs de llevsrsc efecto el 20 del
mes oorriente, dia ee6alado por a mlsma coHl-
sion, de acuerlo con Ia circnlsr 'epsrtlda an
teriorments entire los sgticultor's del pals, ex'
plcativa del otjeto dc Ia reunion CO 'efe'encla'
tengo el gusto de psrtioipsr por Ia prefoLte
que ha sido designada la cspi,al do 10 lsa CO.
mo punto en- doude ha dc ceIebraEse la Eete'lda
asamblea, eo veg de la ciuaad de- Csguas como
eftaba sig uiloado. por ccnsiderarse do ma3ores
faoilidades para los conctrreutes el pfimor
punto
Conocido 20 el cbjeto de la aludida reu'
ni6n que es propender la forinaolon de una
sljga genera! de agricultoree, ouyos finea aean
buscar por todos los medios ha5llas laproteo
ci6n fomento do Ia sgyjculturs,y y hablda cnen'
ia del buen defeo de quo SO siente anlnlado es
pals en- benefcio del prop6sito de referenoia
aprovechamos eets oportunidsG para excitar ell
concurso de los respatab'es miembros dc Ia
antigua eociedad de sgricalto,sa, no On
dando eeta comiei6a de que la ssamo'ea para
que se conveoa ha do verse nutrida con las re-
presentaciones de todos los p1eblos dc Ia 's's,
al esperatlo asf SO fscita por las buenas dl'
posiciones con que re ha acogido IN pensamlen'
to, ouyos transcepdentales efectos tanto pueden
interesar al biene star progreso del tsrfltoflo'
Caguss "a de Octubre de 1898.
Al 1karcezino Sold.
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CoIegio notarIaI de Puerto-Rico
COMISION A WASHINGTON
le Octubra de 1898.

Agftase en- este momento, segun Ia prenaa
peritdce, la idea de enviar una comision la
Union americana para que informe 81 Gobierno
al Congreso sobre ell estade econdmico de es-
ia isla sus neeesidades, asf como de cuanto
ses conduoepts 81 desarroyo de Ia rlqueza pu'
blica Ia prosperidad J poryeair del pats.
El colegio Eotsrial ha considerable que no
podfa nj debfa sustraerse esq movimiento re-
generator iniciado por Ia pablica opinion, y
sntes bi6n, entiende que, por ell conocimiento
quo tiene dc los negocios publjcoa, dentro de la
contradiction, es una de las entldsdes llamadas
prestar 81 Goberno y 4 las cbmaras america
mas eu valioeo efoaz ccnearao.
Comprendi6ndolo 10 as1 la Junta direotiva,
en- session de aver nombro al vocal de la misma
don Sebastian Muiloz Rivera, notario de la vi
lis de Arecibo. para que en- representation del
Coegio notsrial concurra 4 Ia ciudad de Was.
hipgton, en- union dc los dsmas scilores que
former la comiai6n iufo.msdo,a, con los fines ia
expresados para cuanto concierna al bien de
la clare la prosperidad de- Ia institucidn.
Ell seflor MuIoz, digno hijo del psfs, tie
ne probado gu amor al mismoy Ell interas que
lie inspica gu progreso moral, Intellectual ma
terial. Con ampio criteriC, sierdo Diputado
provincial mas luego vice presidente de la
Diputaci3n, &c ooupo de muchos importantes
asu, tos tendencies al bien prospsrdad del te
rroflo como 10 justifca Ell libro de actas de di-
cha corporation; = sus proposiciones faeron
sempre aprobadas, por unauimidad, en- la ma
yorfs do los casos
Form6 parte el senor Mufios de la conf
sion eobre asuntos econdmiccs, enviada cerea
del Geherno espaiol dc las cd1tes en- ell aho
de 1887; sus esfoerzos sus exitos oonc cidos
son lie IA isla. FL iiustre Diputaio pertorri
queEo don Julio Vizcarronio, en- una de sus
revistas enviadas IN peri6dico de Ponce, de
que era corsesponsa, djo que Ell comisionado
seilor Mnioz Sc hsbfa hospedado en- ell ministe'
rio de U 4tramar. Esto prueba que ambos Sc
encontraban en- squel sitio, casi diariamsnte,
abcgando en- favor del pats que les vio nacer.
Por ultimo, ell schor Mu1oz es uno de los
mas sntiguos competentes Notsrios de Puer.
to Rico de los que han cortribaido, en- prime
ra fila, al brillo y explendor de Ia insttuci5n
notarial, con BUS muchcs vaioses trabajos en-
favor de clay de la clase en- general, quien,
por 10 tanto, e dispensa ia afectuoss conside'
rscidn debida a sas prestigios J a sus impor.
tantes meritos
Felictsmos nuestro querdo ilustrsdo
colega, sefor NJ uhoz, por la honross comisi6n
que lie ha sido conferida y & Ia que 81, tan dig
nsmente, ssbra corresponder.
UN NOTARIO.
Oetubre 20 de 1898.
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Olvfdanse los que ssf Sc producer que, Sc
gun dijo Jacolliot, eno hay que temer tanto
las expansiones de la libertsd como & las re-
presiones del despotismo, que hay que contiar
mucho en- Ell buen eentido del pueblo.
No ven esos timoratas que 10 que sbora en-
este psrfodo de transicl6n, en- Puerto Rico otu
RE, obedece la ley ffsioa dc la elasticidad de
los cuerpos msteriales, perfectamente APPLICABLE
81 cuerpo social.
Som6tase una preston por mas m6nos
tempo un cuerpo elastico Sc achics y Sc
disminuye al psrecer redaces Sc la NADIA 81 es
aquella muy poo erosa.
Cedase POGO pcco ell cuerpo ira insen
siblemente volviendo 4 su primitive estado y
recobrando y sdquiriendo su forma su volu
men total.
Pero, r6mpase de pronto Ia vasija que 10
contiene, ell molde que 10 sprisiora ell recipen
to que impide 50 dilataei6n entonces lie vereis
botar con bote prodjioso, llevandose por de-
lante y haciend do trizas TODD 10 que encuentra.
En- uno u otro case, al sgotarse la fuersa
impulsiva. Ia convulsion concluye el cuerpo
ptra Yes queds an reposo.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1898-10-25
NOTICIAS

-. Abordo del "Saturnina " fueron en-.
BARBADOS aver tsrde con destino 81 Cemsntsrio
de Ia Habans, los restos de Ii hiis del ilustrs
autonomista cubano den Eliseo G.bsrga que g.
taban depositsdos en- el pante6a do ID fsmilia
Acosts Quintero.
-. Don Armsndo Morales, ha sido NOM
brsdo arquitecto do obras pablicas. propuesta
de Ia Secretsrfa de Fomento.
-. Fl Ayuntamiento de Fsjsrdo hs NOM
brsdo una comisi6n & fin dc que estudis el pre-
eupuesto propopgs casntas msdidss oyes
oportunas para el bien general , slivio Dc los
contribuyentes. Foeron dssigaados d cfsceo
los sehorea Cells, Aboy J BaTosl6, quisnss ils'
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Aquf pueblo, s'ojtndoae'o sistcmAtioa
merte con Ia restriccon del suffpgio, de los
comiaics, fc6 extrsf no eicmpte la fact,ro dc
10 ley tdlo conocfa Ia dureza de sus preoeptos,
cuando, dicisndolo que Ia habfa ilfrirgii
Sc lie apicaba sin compassion algana.
1IIzdsele esa Icy odosa porque nunca
sirvi6 para protcjerle y #, para hagelarle re-
dncirlo 3 Ia mae minima expression por medic
de la faerza
Desaparece irstantsreamente Ia preston y
en- a'gunas parties, DO en- todas, ,el pueblo se des'
bords, pisoteando ess ley en- "a que no We pal
pitar sn espfrita democEatco quedaee luego
traqnilo.
ESQ ea todo y, para prevenir que ESQ Sc re
pita no tlebs acudirse rudas represiones con
las cue nc &c ohtondrfa otro fin quo volver
las aEdadas y prepsrer una dilataci6,, mas VIC
lenta.
Lo que urge es darle cen sirce1idad & csc
pueblo Ia Intervention qRe debe tener en- Ell
gobieino &c sa paia.
Lao que preclsa es no r,ormarle sus liber
tsdes, nj cohbifla ell ejercioio de sus dereohos
Lo quc go hace neceaario es difundir Ia
instruction.
ALI Gu donde ell pueblo hace la ley, la
ley SO reapeta, ,porque no hay nada tan insenss'
to qua atente contra gu propis labor.
para hacer esa Icy de modo que garan'
tioe todos los derechos es neceario que ettos sc
estudien y Sc conozcan con tods detencion
No es jnsto, como dice un celebrado autro
en- el que nee he inspirado al trazar estas lfnea,s.
que sc le exija al pueblo que cumpla una ley
que antes no SO le his ensei1ado es I'M justo el
pretender que reepete & 10 que no ha servdo
mas que para herirle-
Ese pueblo, continua ese autor, ha de de-
Cir muy rasonadamente que 10 es possible la
igualdad ante Ia ley, 81 30 se empieza s esta-
bleoer Ia jguaidad ante la instruction que es Ia
base de la igualdat moral.
Hoy, cen la fcci6n legal estabieoids por
viejos carcomidos sistemas que solo SO basan
en- fcoiones, jdsgase oonoeida por todos la Icy,
una vez que ha sido promu|gada.
eaa es una de las artlmafas de Is tira-
MIA para tener sempro gu mano suspendida So
bre el pueblo.
Porque Ia promulgaci6n en- la forma que
hoy Sc ha;e eprovecha solo las clases eIeva
das, les privi)egiados y es indtl bal1fa pa.
ra aquellos los que Sc les tuvo siempre su-
midos en- la ignorancia para deFpotiza'lcs con
mayo faoildad.
Es impossible muy diffcil que los que no
eaben eer nj escribir Sc enteren de una ley c2n
cola gu insersi6n en- Ia sG1ceta Official, en- los
pfrlOulCO3 ue paItiCplaita J 81 Il es "sA ho
dchen los hombres sensatos, a'armsrse porque
unos c1antos se coloquen fuera de esa ley, nj de
ben coz fuudir esos con los que, como los tra-
bsia dorss del ruele de Ponce, ejerc!ten pacfh
oamente On legftimo derecho.
No hay qSe aaoptar represiones slno pro-
venciones.
Evftese el l7esman estab,eci6ndose Ia debi'
da vigi aneia.
Aum6nteso el numero da los maestros de
escaela.
Estab,escaso Ia instruction gratuita obi
gatoris.
Yel policfs sera muy pronto indtil.
HERM1NIo DIAZ NAVARRO.
le Octubra de 1898,
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La destruction de- "vIzcaya"
(Ds eel Globos do Madrid),

(Ds Gel dlobos dc Madrid).
Uu psri6dico americana ha hecho sl oi
calo de 10 que oost6 los Estsdos Unidos
destruction de nusstro acorasado Tizcavap
el Brooklyn. .s.,f..'.. =
Este buque hiso fuego contra aqujl duran.
to ssis minutes, y on este tempo dispAr6 IA
gransdas de ocho pulgadas, que ousstan ato
dollars cada una; 65 grandas do ssis pulgs.
das cuyo precio es de los dollars piess; IL
bombss do { 5 dollars, J 400 de 8 1ls.n
III total coste de los proysotiles hs sido do
1885 dollars, sea en- ndmsros redondos,
2l7 900 frances. .as
Para construir el Nzcaya % tard6 NADIA
menos que catoros meses. Para destruirlo hs
bastado seis minutes.
iMaravilo del progreso!
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Fonda Fadea s." 'fs s.s,t de .; tsp 81 Hso e,aons
4 San jose. Cerraao .dicho est2blsomlento q
causa de la guerra me complazco en- anunolar
mis- Antiques parroquisnos que he vuelto q
abrirlo al pablico. Sc admiten abonados ba'
teas domioilo precios convenoiona,ea. Co
cinero exoeente. Esmero proEtitud en- el SER
vicio Manuel Bdrri0lQ. 81
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PRtVEAC|ON NO REPRESSION

Hay. por esos mundos de Dies, algunos
ciudadanos que, en- vista de 10 que pasa, teme
rosos sin du1a, elos sabran porqu6, de ser aho'
gados por la ola democrhtica, aconsejan que Sc
Ia repim sin ninguns suerte de contempla.
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Co|eglo particular do Srtas. dos5 Di;sids POI

cisoa Gil de Henriquez Profesors que fu6 de
la Real Casa Espahola y de la Superior de
Puerto Rico cuyos cargos ha desempe1iado con
gran aplauso del pdblico J de las autoridades,
Fortaleza 46. l5-la,
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eunar Estafn To rent at reasonable pri
ceea' -s'o'o' es to responsible parties,
in desirable location near Gursbo. 1t is in ex.
cellent con litiou and is equipped with first class
machinery. Address: Pedro Gonzalez Garcia.
N. . Is Ca,eta San Juan St.
S-16-l4
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s'o"aoo "u'o0 do el empobrecimiento
orgAnico sniquila ell cuerpo ell espfritu Sc i'm
pone devolver el sistema nervioso toda su fuer.
"a vigor: dc ahf la indication especial del
xVino Cordial de Cerebrina, de Ulrici, con.
ceptuado por los m6dicos mas eminentea, como
el sreconstituyente poderoso J vitalizador mas
rapido., P.
Arizona republican., 1898-12-19
HER CHAT WITH THE EMPRESS.
Mrs. Cushman Davis Tells of the Visit
 to Eugenie

Mrs. Cushman Davis has given me the following account of her interest ing interview Wi5h the eX-Emrress Flu
 genie at the Hotel Continental
 Learning that the eX-empress was
 staying at the hotel, l desired L.0 pay
 her my respects as a woman who had
 borne herself nobly under bitter aflic-
 tiors. She willingly received me, and
 when I entered the room 1 found her reclining on Q coucn, an invalid. Her
 beauty had faded, and she was thin and
 Worl-a woman burdened with SOr- rows. Sl1e had a black rug across her
 knees and received me with e graceful inclination of her head and sweet smile on her wan face. I said: I our maj c5,y, I desire to thank you for accord ing me an audience. I hope your health does not render it too great a trial to see strangers Oh, no, Mime. Davis, she answered in English, but in frail accents. T am delighted to see an American lady. I have always been associated with France in close ties. My health is unhappily poor. 1 am visi.ing Paris now solely to consuIe specialist for this torturing rheumatism that cripples me. o, yes, 1 go out sometimes and see the Paris I love. This afternoon am going 10 the Tui- leries Gardens to roam about a place full Of bitter-sweet memories for me. leave for the Riviera in a few days, but I always part from Paris with re- gret. Sc l hear your commission is near the end of it's work On, yes, your majesty I replied, i've are looking for ward to getting home again You Americans don't mind crossing ilhe At lantic at all; you take to it like second nature, is it not so? And you have to take a longer route in winter, but it matters not; it does not deter you Why, Of course not, your majesty, we want to get back for Christmas.' She smiled quite cheerfully at this and shrugged lher shoulders as if in despair Of conprehending the American wo- man, and after expressing my hope that she would be cured of rheumatism, at which she again gave Q despairing. resigned sErug, I withdrew. She is a charming lady. Her grace and dignity. her repose and sweetness are beyond words
 It should be stated that the ex-cm- press expressed to her suite how de Ii ighted and interested she was in Mrs. Davis, whose personality has been the brightest feature Of sahe peace commis- a Paris Letter to ithe Chi cago Tribune.
Arizona republican., 1898-12-19

mother What she has suffered in see ing day after day the love which had once been her own given in full meas ure 10 another, only the plying Savior knows. But she has gathered her lit tie ones in her arms, and the ache in her heart has grown light under their heads. It has been hers to hear their prayers, hers to comfort thsm in ali aheir sorrows and to cuddle them throughout long nights. And the Other Woman has looked on with sym pathy and has made the way as smooth as she could for those bruised and weary feet.
 Thursday Mary Keasy died and the drama is alt an end. But the Other Wo- man closed the sad eyes and made the pulseless body as fair as death can be, and chen followed her reverently to her lonely grve.
 There are many tender and heroic women in this cold world, but there is 2 saintship waiting somewhere for that Other WOman!-Chicag Journal
Arizona republican., 1898-12-19
THE EVOLUTION OF soBRIETY.

pr. Archilale Read has just written 6 pamphlet upon the temperance ques- ti0n, and has tr5alad it from an evolu- Ilonary aspecJ4 He allows, to begin with, that characteristics acquired dur ing the lifetime of an individual, whe her it be squeezed fec among Chi nese women CT an elOOw with a facility for being raised among other nations, cannot be herediarily transmitted 50 offspring. This theory is very widely held, having been advocated by Pritch- ard and Galton in this country and elaborated by Weissman in Germany. Consequently, in discussing drunken ness Dr. Read has to treat of races and net of persons, and he finds that nat ural selection ac.s upon mans body chiefly by increasing the powers ne Dossesses Of withstanding the attacks of disease and the effcts of pOisOns, un- der which latter heading alcohol is con- sidered.
 It has usually been assumed that the craving for alc0hcl becomes Ssronger as one goes north and the climate be- comes colder, tho stapIe drink Of Italy being Hghs wine; Of Germany light beer; Of England stronger beer, and Of Scotland whisi1ey; bus pr. Read says that the slate of com p2rative soberness prevailing in southern Europe has cnly been arrived at by the inhabitants hav- ing passed through period when thsy drank mere freely. The explanation given savors of the old saying that slo- len fruits are sweetest, and depends upon the principle that the more abun- dant and easily obtainable alcohol is 4he mere sober are tho people con cerned.
 1t would take a long time to kill of with drink all the members Of a race with a tendency to impibe too freely, together with Their children and their childrcns children, so that the sobsr
Arizona republican., 1898-12-19
SHOULD STAND TOGETHER.

Of what the country is capable when
 united we have had in i,he war with
 Spain a splendid and an inspiring ex-
 ample. The victory over Spain was
 easy, though none the less disclosing g
 the heroic qualities of the American
 people. But the highess achievement
 has been the impression made upon the
 world Of aow much the people love the country, and with what energy and ca pacity they move when animated by a common purpose. The war was fought without an offer Of outside interference against us, and peace has been signed upon our own terms, wIh all the world locking On and several powers in no ap- proving mood as to the way things were going. The United States. truly united, has triumphed from fral to last.
 We have the whole case now in our own hands Our many difficulties are by no means at an end. Many, indeed, are just beginning There will be no outside interference. The problem is ours, and we must work it out. It calls for all the wisdom at the counry's command, and for agreement thalc when t-e national policy with regard to the new possessions is promulgated it shall have the support of all the people. That policy cannot be made 8 political football without injury to the country both at home and abroad.
 There are naturally divisions on the question of what the occasion demands These may even grow and become very sharp after the full text of the treaty is known and discussion is shaped by it. Out of such divisions and the views they bring to light the new policy will be evolved. Btu when it has been evolved and stands stamped with the majcrity's Endorsement, then the coun- try will be committed before the world and will benefit or be impaired by the way in which the policy is supported. Then it will be that a united front will, as in the past, impress the world to our or the spectacle Of division and clamor lower us and weaken us in the worlds estimation.
Arizona republican., 1898-12-19
THIS BUSY WORLD.

A diamond for cutting glass lasts
 about three mon:hs.
 Lava streams thaG have flowed out Of Vesuvius during the last three year have deposited 1O5 ,000,O cubic metres
 of lava on the side of the mountain. A cone of lava 330 feet high has been formed, out of which fresh streams ar. flowing.
 Some of the wooden churches of Nor way are fully FOO years old, and arc still in an excellent state of preserva- ticn. Their timbers have successfully resisted the frosty and almost Arctic winters because they have been repeat i edly coated with tar.
 The cent consists of 95 per cent O. copper and per cent of tin and zinc. There are 1,000, ,000, ,00G pennies in cir the Philadelphia mint is turning them out at the rate of 4.000,000 a month to keep up the supply.
 The official list of the members of the lower branch of congress chosen at She late election, as made up by She clerk of the house, shows 1855 republi- cans, 161 democrats, 3 silver republi- cans, , populists and 3 fusionists. That means a clear republican majority of 12
 The dGorkeeper Of the Boston theater. who died recently, held his place thir- rty-three years, and in all that time never witnessed a play there or any where else. On only one occasion he asked for 9 holiday, and that was to attend a clambake down the harbor. He missed the boat, and was in his place at the theater door aI5 the regular hour.
 A Boston woman, selecting a hat at Q milliner's, asked, cautiously, 'Is there anything aDort these feathers that might bring me into trouble with the Audubon society,"" "Oh, no, madam" said the milliner, who was from Lon don, these feathers, madam, are the feathers of a howl; and the howl, you know, is more Of a cat than a bird"
 On the cover of a prairie wagon which passed through Manhattan, Kan, the other day was painted this notice: Not bound for Missouri. Not busted. Net going to wife's folks. Just doing this to beat the railroads"
 Telegraphing from Manila to tho United States is expensive, as can be judged from the fact that telegram Of thirty-five words from Admira. Dewey to the mayor Of Philadelphia, thanking him for Q congratulatory message cost $107.10.
 The capital Of Liberia, Monrovia, named from President James Monroe, under whose administration it was founded, is hardly to be told today from prosperous town in the south ern states, excep5 for the greater num- Der Of negroes, and, significantly enough, of churches. It has about 13,- GOO inhabitants and is fortunate in be- ing che only town Of any size in the country, the population generally being scattered over 2. large area in hamlets or little villages.