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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1898-05-06
GPOT que Sc S7h6 del Casino?

Vds. aabea 10 que aAEea los
hotnbrea en ell caslno. .Sa risn J
channesu. Bebcn vino, tuman.
leen. .lcs eriodioos ? rev.ztap, jue-
San.ai a&lpe } biiler. Se ooentan
las .ehaI.as poliIless y sooiales.
l. oGs.no es uD baen in5Ar para
~ hono.s aano, qua La tornado
una Da3na cumida J que busca u
mas .pocas hsrGs 10 paqstiempo.
lis. AuE e.slIo mu3 aleg1e eli Ia
villa do Yangua., ii orsl pertenc
&C ii selor Marcos Mat. Lopes,
enosrgaudo de corieoa IRA siem
pre- muy hen reei.ido en- ei casjuo
J oontinu u6 yendo son placer haB;a
el eDo oe 1891.
OeFGe entoo-'C Vi1 que I'll c&ei--
o nu ttn.s u'Gg uU utaetiyo pars
9. 20 Q lslmaAeoig az ii local On
c3rlo tI1mpo J @s. ros uda 40 ,la
& So ees~w
No ilsbso rAds p0E gu6 lGs .ree
del Cd 'oe, 94o 81 Dtiaua6R teuiGn
do lce memo atES cilV0s lara lus
otros - or, el que s. estaba mal
era ( ) M 10 ez Ia una oar
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nel.:
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'sutl nuoaletmo au iacixea.
aon J dcorea de tey0mago. IL
,4dsc 8'ianto me yel.Ia por tenn
'os. i T. q velua3 geaerAi
nett ne b ejoraba, pego Jlrgu
zoe eatsa' an et al ncs de o.
.noEr .ps .!3<ys IL. unsutaD.r
! ca4a AIo eEan peoTss. Ei otln
paas dc 20 peds les!a irlo. L ne
oicas1o "a, Ga so5h J estC ne
sllvltb b u gJ gts .noEleutas, per-
HanI| tonaaa Aiinengo, Lie Vol-
via Il uo43i. L- p1ctes Ataque
m 0ar2ran Ge D il 10 dias. Ne
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os. a cfAasn,5 g q uuieA0.ol ie pb
cexGkkaC e cAE9 a. ie H. tts US,
dc hsDci y %LSc.CC IL 4aso aill.
Ae l@feeI2 qoe mia lniestin0s
haDiaa ptLpetLlto rn Ludo: ou1lo
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IL pts - h sies MS t0mItAr to-
do 10 u l-ula c. e. eatcmago
Este eAt@oo &c cCsGs con ginCo p2r
einoo meses, @uiante los CO. 10
e.stJe L. = g ce Il Ell oins-,
pero L IL "a, * Ge La Ell pe J.
NJ hub.o- utuo 'ueuio maraye-
dI" pr NJ war
Ben ehtu &c ch 1t IN nieulo
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op!llon genera sIa q 10 pstasi.
%. invie 20 lie s; Qona AbdCEH
BalmGeeoa l-A.a IN lntlmo sanu
Dleato ptr u eGtstgaao de correcs
pero e fe@cteala en ex preel0p as
dc pa~es II j. Gus - sc D. hi /.
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ea { Ja:-ac. Iona Abdo. "a Ia.
sist - xle - iomar.s J IA til u.
A3ra~a L4ae1 coneantio. Lo que
Euco0 . 4es aSe, 80 EabIa per IL
kigGleDtG >ar e.
L. - fo9segJ ecm gI6 una
0lells Ge JArabe J44atlUo de Ia
Mar 81 c. on Ia lasm4uci dc
DOT S11~ OAlIs9g1e .nEeda.a-
IIeLtc Qt.l- p-a a ,oDaT.o. D1a-
pOes 10 --o-l goA&1o uo4 Ceseigs
Ri L gc.s.0A GA ouena y sscs
Ltl3ll,6s CoiCTts - esl0msxoh
b biGa de s&paTecluo. O.nttL ue
tCmGn4clo haat~ lA tsrsega Eotelia
Ii i. -te09 % 00iufoj n haads
aJu rs .I!.e ~ mi3uo CUE &
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taesa "a ~J ;olupe1ea4y mi sp1
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1898-05-06
LINEA DE CUBA.

r. raran 500 nasta Santiago de Cuba
los vApvres que salen los diSs 5, Is y %
Los de- los diaS ) y - tocaran en- Nue
yiia, Pucrtc Rico. Gibara, Mayar, Ba.
rac oa, Guantanamo y Cuba.
II 'lia II hars las mismas escalas, &
exception dc Ia de Mayari, ademas to-
cara en- Sagua a. Tanamo.
I1doS reiornarau verihcanlo sus sail
dad 'ie Cuba los dias 13, 23 y 3, efec-
iuhiiaosc las entradas en- la Habana en-
las fcchas correspondence de 10, 20 y o
de cada mes.
N'nguno de estos vsporcs tocara & su
Fttarno en- GuaRsSnamo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1898-05-06
- WATERLOO POLIT!CO "
J = AM IEN CRtpICO
DE LAS PElNCIPAl.Es TEORIAS
uBHE QUE DESCAN-A Ell EDIT 10
PDLtrlCO MODERNO
DON lG1ACI0 DlAZ CANEJA
~s eas4
l)EDIOATORIA.
la RAZON DEL TITULO.


la RAZoN DEL TITULO.
SUMARlo. Lucilcmos.--El deber
mplido. La gcneraci0n que sube
La justicia tnmana.- Pretextos
iluinalc. l.;t formula del progre.
- FL pfngreSI y N1S manifestation
eS.--La opiri1n ptib!'ca.-El Pc
iodiSmo. --l.o qtc dcbe ser el perio.
.iSmo. - Lo que IS hoy Ia prensa.-
n prcnSa y laS lcyes. La politica
-Io que debc ser Ia politica.-C6-
10 sc haceu los politicos. .-Artificios
1olitcos.-- FL carnaval politico. -
liserias p0liticas.-Sinceridad polf-
IA. fanatiS,no polltco.-I.a de
Observation-Disclosures democraticos
--Absurdos Observation-Disclosures
lemocraticos.-La libertad de Ia Ca
edra. ra.-Libertad contra derecho. =
la igual9ad social.-La igualdad en-
historic. La igualdad ante Ia ra-
36n.-La soberamfa.- La demago-
-ia.-Los hnnnos modernoS.-La re-
Foluci6n. Las huelgas.-Conf'usiGn
: caos Ell nihiiSmo.- rrDpagan-
!as demoiedoras.-Cancel social.
Antinomias y anomalies. Ell mayor
lie los errores. ALA va la nave
Epilogo y conclusion.
De yenta en- Ia Imprenta del Bo-
LETIN MERCANTIL.
Preeio: Tn peso cincuenta centa.
vos ejen par.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1898-05-06
y. e. SILVA Y 90.
TETUAN 37.-OAPITAIs

Consulado de Mexico, Banquero,
COmislonista, Agente principal de
Ia Companfa general Trasatlantfque
tvapores franceses J, Corresponsal
del Credit Lyounais de Paris, Re-
presentante de los Establecimlentos
de Gail de Paris, de Ia Campafiia
do Seguros Contra Incendios Nor
wich Union, y dc la CompaTiia es-
pahola Alianza de aseguradues ,
de barcelona. Tiene SucuFsal en-
ACua0ilIa
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1898-05-06

Justiti4 1Ilbtar, Nociones Te6-
rico Predictions lie toda clase de
proceiimieltos judieiales, por d
Joaquin Garcia J Hernandez, 2
t0noa.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1898-05-06

tGLGAES El TUBOS.
tR.A IA PINTURA AL OLEO
\ LA CUARELA, DE VENTA
KS Ell BOLETlN MERCAN.
IILTi
Holm listre).
lis.t6n.
Eanco dc plata.
ii.iaco d. plomo.
,,ianro dc zine.
Azal celeste.
.IzGl lie cohaltO.
Azul lie Prussia.
CasianO brun de Marte.
CsStafo rojo.
CaStano De Van Dyek.
Cannln luemado.
CaUmin de rasl@>
Ccniza azul.
IierEeli6n
Csutagamba.
Girls lie Payne.
Indigo.
Amarillo de cadmf0.
Amarillo de erona -laro.
amarillo de eroIo elf0
Amarillo indiane
Amarillo de Nipples
Laca quemada.
laca carminea.
Lacs rubia.
Laca amarillo.
Laca ordinariA
Laca violada.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1898-05-06
.EMPRESA
DE
vAr0RES ESPAS0LES C0RRE0S
DG LAS A ANTIILAS 9
Y TRASPORTES MlIITARES
S95MlOS De HERRERA, HABANA.

les yapores de ests empresa efectua-
ram su Salida desde este puerto en- los
dias ), 70, 10, 70 , - de cada mes, a
las , dc Ia tarde Ell los dias de labor q
las > lu dia en- los fcstivos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1898-05-06
LN 4Ej0]:y itEiiN PARA 81 ALL VBRlD0 DE- Las HlHlK
SON Ii DE LAS MARCAS
"LUZ DRILLANTE' "ELEFAhYE',
"LII solar "GDI4
szs rsnfes essAn reg isr,n ndns D eerssacaaas.
EsTos aceites, pro

EsTOs aceites, pro
ducto de una fabrica-
ci6n especial, debida &
le experieneia adquiFi-
'la durante m u oh os
afiOs en- Ia iDdustria de
refnar petr6leo, tauts
Ell los Estados UnidOA
como en- Cuba, M9jico
y otros pafses, son, a.
no superiores, iguaIes 4
los mejores que - im-
portsn del extrasjsro,
bajO diyersos nombres
y marcas, "a p0r spa
buecas cualidades lumi-
nOsas, cuant0 por Il -
gnri.lad cue 0lfeceh 4
ekusa Sc s,ls altas N
duaciOnes en- densidah
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1898-05-06
LINEA DE CAIBARlEN.

TodoS los lunes 4 las s de la tarde sal
dra I'M vapor que, tocando los alartes en-
Ia Isabella de Sagua, llegara Caibari6n
las microbes.
kctornarA saliendo de Caibarien los
iueyes despues de la llegada del tren de
pasajeros, con escala en- Sagua, y llegara
i la llabana los Vienes.
Todos los yierpes las de la tarde
sal'ra otro vapor que tocarka en- Isabella
de Sagua los sabados v llegara Caiba-
ri6n los DomingoS
Efectaara sn retorno saliendo de Car
barren los martes, despnes de Ia llegada
del tren de pasajeros, taearA en- Sagua y
llegara la Hatsna los microbes.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1898-05-06

+ ESCRIB ANIAS

" p1blico podra encontrar stem
III. ~ q Boletfn MerCantiI un eX-
tenS0y variado surtido delas mismas
Las hay de multitud de preCios, des-
de 77 centavos hasta coy 25 pesos
n@E e'egantee y lujosas Fn tiateros
<:@ cti>tal d roca Sc pued> escoger
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1898-05-06
pAPEL SELLADO

.ildrado por una sola hoja, 4
roposito para minutas. So
res dc ohcio, etc.
De venta en- esta Imprenta.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1898-05-06
H1 McH- D@ N O
DOCTRTyA CRlSTIAyA
FOR GXL ESTEV.E.

Nueva edici6n perfectamente i'm
preSa y encuadernada en- carton, 4
NUEvE PESOS gruesa ~ ccrtado.
Tvlnando 10 gruesas Sc hace up
bnen Grasuentc.
dc Ssg q ea esta lmnren+a.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1898-05-06
REMOLCADOR.

Esta empresa tiene e. vapor AGUI
La, poiente para remolques por las cos
tas de esta lsla, y hablltado lie honbas
para achiques y titles para sacramento
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1898-05-06
III N Il AS.

In Ia TmPT9nta deT Bolttln TIay
ICOnStante G. SlenCia de
- I N II A
para peri6dicos elmpresiones de'mas
delicado trabajo, en- envases de todo
peso De colores azul, cnCarnada
violeta, amar LA, verde y chocolate
Estas 1ltimas en- envases dc 800 gra
mos y u kilo.
tt N r. a
para oscribir y copiar de dives
marcaa En- potes pequeilo. hay IL
flnidad de classes.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-13

operative act of parents. '~no act to- gether in cities and villages. Nowhere can curfew be established except at the request of parents expressed In ballots. The law no more interferes with pa rental rights and personal liberty than laws on compulsory education and child labor. The school and the curfew bell are equally justified as safeguards of public morals. Laws forbidding the sale of liouors and tobacco and corrupt literature to minors have long since H. frustrated the duty of the state to. .im- mature youth. Gladstone says that 1t is the purpose of law to make 1t as hard as possible to do wrong, and as easy as possible to do right. No intelligent view of personal liberty justifies turn ing infants loose to play with pOisOns and razors. The most inspiring watch word of reform is, "Give the boys chance" The testimony of cities which have tried the curfew is uniformly fa- vorable. The law has not destroyed civl liberty, nor promoted communism; 1t has not proved difficult of enforce ment, and has been we'll observed. It has checked hoodlumism. A chief of police who opposed the ordinance at first repented as he heard the steady batter of little feet, homeward bound, passing his office door at each ringing of the bell.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-13

nave no higher thought rom weeks end to weeks end than winning head prizes. They grow nervous, irascible,
 bad tempered and ugly playing cards.
 Little crows feet appear at the corners of their eyes after an evening with whist, and deep, vertical lines blow themselves just above their noses.
 There are more plain women in Empo- ria who lost their bloom at the rented card tables than there are women who have worn themselves out over the kitchen stove. It is worry, not work, that makes women fade, and cards are sapping the juice out of the town. Only the young people patronize the public library. The old folks make Whats trump" the chief end of man. Cards have invaded the churches. One church has big factional row looming upon the horizon because the pastor has jump ed cards. Another church narrowly avoided it last winter. A third pastor sees his best customers whooping it up in whist clubs and hasn't the nerve to say word. In the meantime poker rooms, which are just as improving and elevating and just as helpful to the town as whist clubs, have opened on Commercial street, and the town is en- toying the fruit of the seed the women have planted. ed.-Emporia (Kan. Gazette
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-13
Expenditures of Maritime Powers.

Expenditures of Maritime Powers.
 A return has been issued by the Brit ish Board of Trade bearing on the na- val expenditure and mercantile marine of Great Britain and all other mari time powers. It shows that in mer- chant tonnage the British empire stands supreme. If the United King dom Is taken alone, the figures are over 9,OOO, GOO tons; If the British Colonies are added, the figures are close on Ill., 100000 tons. Germany, which ranks highest among other powers, can boast only of merchant navy of 100000 tons. France comes next with less than 100000 tons. Russia, Spain, It. ally, Austria, Japan and the United States are still lower on the scale. So with the value of commerce. Adding together the imports and exports of the United Kingdom, they come to the enormous total of fS22, 100000. At least E2OO,OO0,OO0 more represents the shipping trade of India and Great Brit aims self-governing colonies What statistics can be set against these by other nationsf Germany is again first, but with a total of only f4O0, ,OO0; the United States can lay claim to 1922, 100000, and France to f264, ,OOO,- 900, but none of the rest run into nine figures.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-13
How the Bov Felt Under Fire

One of the junior officers of the bat tle-ship Iowa was describing one day 'how you feel when under fire the first time." He said you" felt Nike lying down; "your" knees weaken; you" are tlred-oh, so tired-and If no one was looking you" would just drop and lie there till 1t was all over.
 How the deuce does he know?' ask cd one of the men included in the sweeping word ''you," after the ensign was gone. He's never been there, has hep
 "Yes," said another. "OR the coast of South America, during one of those little wars down there, he was sent ashore in a boat, while a fight was on between two ships and shore battery. The fight was just around a point, and the ensign's crew, pulling hard, sent the boat right into 1t before he was aware. They were under fire for about three minutes"
 "Well, what did he do?"
 "He told the men to obey lis instinct to lie down, while he stood up and steered the boat on its momentum through the firing."-New York Com mercial Advertiser.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-13
Princess Flu! ali1's Popnl ritY.

Princess Eulalia, who represented Spain at the Worlds Columbian Expo sition in Chicago in 1893 and who was welcomed by the American people with enthusiasm at the time, Is much more popular In Spain than Is her sister in-law, Maria Christina, the Queen Re gent. She impressed herself on the people of this country as a charming parsonage. When one takes into con sideration all that is written about roy al persOnages 1t is rather strange that this popular young aunt of the Spanish King is so little known. The Princess travels considerably and in this pas time finds her greatest delight.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-13

One of the conspicuous elements of the torpedo's value Is the fear which its use excites. The fact that Its location is secret and its attack well-nigh ire
 sistible, says a contributor in Frank Leslie's Monthly, gives 1t a power of in- timidation out of all proportion to its actual potency, and makes fleets un- willing to face it. It caused terror and demoralization at the battle of Lissa, and later, in the Franco-German war of 1871, the French fleet was actually frightened out of Prussian ports by the rumor and belief that numerous torpe- does had been planted for their recep- ton. A striking instance of the effec- tiveness of the torpedo is found in the sinking of the Blanco Encalada in Chill from injuries thus inflicted during the revolution of 1891. The whole of Presi- dent Balmaceda's fleet present had joined the insurgents, when suddenly his two swift torpedo vessels, the Lynch and COndell, arrived at Valparai- so. They were armed with two four teen-pounder guns and four torpedo 4ACI dIldChcu tue Blanco Encalada, and the ironclad was taken completely by surprise. She had no protective net out, and no guard boats were patrolling, while a portion of the crew was on shore. After two or three futile attempts the Lynch ap- preached the Encalada within fifty yards and discharged a torpedo, which struck the ironclad abreast the engine room. The explosion was tremendous. Many were killed. and the ship keeled over and sank in five minutes. The tor pedo used carried a charge of about fifty pounds of guncotton. Neither of the attacking boats was injured, and this fact and the demonstration that such a charge of guncotton striking a vessel in vital part is irresistible, con- bined to give to the torpedo a promi- hence in naval equipment and warfare 1t had not before possessed.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-13
The presen. Is a time of great oupor

The present is q time of great oppor- tunities. It !s testing the preparedness of a large number of men. They see just the openings for which they have waited for years, but they find too often and tho late that they are not prepared to take advantage of them. Men, and especially young men, are too apt to argue that all they need is the opportunity. The preparedness, they imagine, will come of Itself. They find oat their mistake when some quiet man who hSs spent years in thoroughly drilling and training himself steps in and takes advantage of the opening for which many have waited but have not prepared themselves.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-13

A town improvement club offers a so- luton for the problem of pauperism by providing work for the deserving, and if adult able-bodied men and women will not work they should not be fed by charity. Outside work has been reg ulated as follows: A yearly tax of one dollar is assessed all taxpaying people and is cheerfully responded to. With this fund are purchased for one item flower seeds for distribution among the school children. Prizes are offered for the best display at the annual flower show, and the town blossoms like the rose. The setting out of shade trees. drinking fountains, seats for the weary In parks Gnd in shady spots, and 8 street-cleaning department of children are some of the features of this most commendable enterprise. Atruism of this sort pays.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-13
IIIttarate Snain-

Sixty-eight per cent. of the people of Spain cannot read or write, and, of course, are ignorant of the fact that our population Is four times in excess Of theirs. In all probability three-fourths of the remainder do not know It The entire area of Spain is many thousands of square miles less than that of the State of Texas. Four of our States can be picked whose aggregate equals her population, whose wealth is infinitely greater, and could put in the field 6 more numerous and ten times better equipped army.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-13
Probable Enough.

"The feelings of woman are far deep CT and finer than those of man, :" cried the lady orator in a fiery tone. "We are told by those who style themselves the stronger sex that we are much infe- rior Is that so?'
 A loud chorus of ''No" from the la- dies greeted this question, and the ora tor went on:
 ''I say that woman feels where man thinks''-
 ''Is that the reason your husband is bald?" inquired one of the few male members of the audience.
 It was lucky for him that he got two seconds start in the race for the door. Pearson Weekly.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-13

It is beginning to be plain that this war with Spain marks the beginning of . new military epoch for the United States. It Is reasonable to believe that for garrison purposes alone we shall need not less than 50,OOO men. Viewing the situation in this aspect, 1t Is freely predicted that the peace establishment of the army will hereafter be not less than what 1t has been made for this war-about 7O,000 men. This increase will be consistent with the history of the army. which shows that every war since tho revolution has left the nation with a larger army.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-13

A few months ago Spanish waIship in New York harbor required some re- pairing on its machinery, and the bill presented when it was done was two hundred and fifty dollars. The officer in charge told tho mechanic that his bill would not do, and ordered it en- larged to eleven hundred dollars, so 'it would go around" In spite of the spells system in our cwn land, there can be but one comment on such cor rupt practices, and the nation that tol- crates them contains the sure seeds of decay.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-13
THE MAHNlMAH.
A Wonderful Parrot of India Which, the
 Natives Claim, Thinks.

Natives Claim, Thinks.
 A little bird in town did surprising thing the other day, though that is the middle of the story. The first of the story is that @ woman who had lived many years in India and who has love for all things Indian was walking along the street and saw in the window of 8 bird store green parrot with red spots on it's wings.
 "That bird" she said to herself, "came from India. will go in and speak with 1t Perhaps it speaks the vernacular.
 So she went in and spoke to it in the vernacular of India.
 "Do you speak the language?" she said. It is the common question which the people ask of parrot in the land from which the bird came. But the creature made no answer. It stared at her with dull eyes and was not inter ested. Still she persisted.
 'tCome, 7" she said. "Surely you speak the language? What do you want? Are you hungry? Is poor Polly lonesome away off here? Come, come, you speak the language.
 Still the bird made no answer, but from away back in the dusk of the room came clear little bird voice in Hindoo- stance:
 | "I speak the language. also, speak it."
 The birdseller did not notice the cry. It is merely the chattering of foolish little bird to him. But the woman who loved India said:
 "Where is that bird?''
 "It's back there," said the bird seller, pointing to remote corner. So the wo- man went there, and in an old cage she found a neglected looking mahnimah, standing erect on its perch, all its feath- CTS ruffled, looking this way and that as it quivered with excitement. This bird of all talking birds is the most wonderful-nay, in India they main tain that it thinks It learns, in fact, the tongue of the people, they say, and does not speak by rote, but it converses. At any rate the mRhnimah cried:
 II speak the language. I speak it. :"
 Here am. brother" cried the wo- man. 'I am one who speaks it too"
 The bird fixed one sharp eye on her.
 "You are little" he said disdainful- ly, putting his head down in his feath- CTS to indicate how little she was "You are little, but I am large" and then he stood erect with his head thrown back and looked down on her.
 It said other things, too. while the bewildered bird seller stood by and lis tened, astonished that the bird had any value or that any one could understand it.
 "How much will you take for the bird?" asked the woman.
 Twenty dollars" said the man. The price had gone up in the last ten minutes
 "Where did you get it2"
 "A sailor brought it here, and bought it of him. He had come from New York and was going to San Francisco. He said he was tired of lugging it over the country"
 ''He must have come from some place where there are Lascars.
 ''I do not know. Will you take the bird, ma 'am?"
 But the woman could not afford that, so she called back:
 "Salaam, little brother"
 "Salaam," said the bird. Chicago Chronicle.