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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-02-04

Precisamente allf en- la margen del
rio, estaban su mejor amigo su ene-
migo mas encarnizado.
Ell enemigo no dijo NADIA, Sc limit6
d cruzarse de brazos. Por 10 contra
rio, el amigo Sc puso gritar:
i En- el nombre del cielo! que
haces !? iinsensato ! no yes que ell
tabl6n esta enteramente podrido Sc
rompera con ell peso de tn cuerpo (el
presidiario habfs engordado en- ell eau
tiverio) iy pereceras infaliblemente
-Pero 81 no hay otro remedio de pa :
sar ell rio, y me persiguen !-gimio de-
sesperado e! infeliz.
Y puso un pie en- ell tabl6n.
i No permitire, no consentire que
perezcas asf l-exclamo con calor ell
amigo.
Y en- un abrir y cerrar los ojos, arran-
CO ell tablon de debajo de los pies del
fugitive. Este fue precipitado en- Sc
guida al torbellino de las aguas, Sc
ahog6.
Ell enemigo riose satisfecho, Sc ale
j6. En- cuanto al amigo, Sc sent6 des-
consolado q Ia orilla del RIO y sc puso
llorar amargaEente la desventura de su
pobre, pobrecito amigo.
mo me ha querido escuchar! No
me ha escuchado!-murmuraba con pc
sadumbre.
En- cuanto a atribuirse la muerte de
gu amigo, ESQ mi pensarlo!
-Por supuesto-se dijo al fin a ST
mismo--ihubiera tenido que languide-
Ger toda su vida en- una horrible prisi6n!
Por 10 menos, ahora va no sufrira mas
Mejor es! iSin duda, asf 10 querfa su
destino! Y, sin embargo, hablando hu-
manitariamente, lcomo no condolerse
de el?
ell alma caritativa continu6 incon-
solable, llorando q lagrima viva por su
desventurado amigo.
Ivan Turqueneff.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-02-04

encantadora rubita. En- otro tiempe
lera 20 quien sc hacfa esperar; ys
10 creo, tenfa un ligero capricho .
.mitad de Ia jornada y allf me pasaba
horas enteras deleitado con las coquete
rfas de aquella pastorcita tan linda: esa
81 que era una mujer hermosa. Pero un
dfa Sc march6 del lugar y no la he visto
mas. Cuanto sufrf con la separation
de mi dulce pastorcita. Desde cnton-
ces soy puntual d la cita, y mi rubia Ca
riiiosa 10 ha notado y sc cree mas que
rida. Quizas tenga raz6n; pero spor-
que habra tardado tanto? Estara en-.
ferma? iSe habra marchado tambien !?
Me siento verdaderamente inquieto
Armando interrumpio su monologo,
para fjarse en- la senda que habfa de
traer la bella rubita.
LAS rublas son muy tiernas, CONT
nu6, 20 siempre amare esta por-
que posee todas las bellezas del al
ma, a mas de ser perfectas las lfneas de
su rostro. Su frente y sus mejillas
formadas de ambar y rosa, reciben la
magestuosa cascade de sus rizos de orc
que Sc desliza sobrs sus hombros hasta
caer Ell ondas delicadas sobre su talle
esbelto fno. Sus ojos que copian
fielmente ell azul de 10 ;ntinito, son
como las mariposas azules de la ilusion
del poeta, y estan guardados por unas
pesta1las crespas y delicadas por unas
cejas que parecen los ARGOS de "a paz
Termino el monologo, por que sintio
un lijero ruido en- la hojarasca.
-Aquf esta va, dijo. Voy recibir-
la con los amores que Sc merece. ;Oh!
mi dulce rubita, prosiguio, cuanto has
tardado; 20 me inquietaba y mi pobre
imagination vagaba en- pos de tt forian-
dose mil quimeras y mil impresiones
distintas.
-Dios os guarde, amigo mfo, dfjole
Emma con indecible ternura; perdonad
que os haya hecho esperar, mas no me
culpeis, que en- la vida hay tantos sin
sabores tantas contrariedades que Sc
v6 una obligada hasta de privarse de
los mas inocentes placercs.
No te mortitiques, deidad encan-
tadora, va estas cerca de mi este bas-
ia. Cuantos suenos de ventura llenan
mi imagination desde ell nemento di-
chose en- que tie vi y te anne con locura.
Dime que me amas, angel mfo.
-Perd6n, mi amable amigo, lie dijo
ella con afectada ternura. Os pido
perdon por haberos ocultado hasta aho-
ra que mi carino y mi corazon perte-
necen un apuesto mancebo que verda-
deramente me anna. No concurrais
mas este sitio porque esta es nuestra
Ultima cita. Olvidad nueslro amor!
Como, dijo el, este es una infamia!
No os enojeis mi bondadoso amigo,
con la rubita carinosa, 20 os distingo
con todo mi aprecio y slento contraria-
ros ahora; pero, Sno sereis mas feiiz
concretandoos enteramente esa her
mosa zagala que llamais vuestra partor-
cita?
y quien me ha calumniado ante
vos, senora?
All! amigo mfo, son vuestras pro-
oias palabras. Yo he dido vuestro
monologo, desde esa madreselva, sin
perder una sflaba siqulera va es tar.
de, pues, para remediar 10 dicho.
-Perd6n, hermosa mia.
-Os perdono, pero no volvereis a
verne mas. Las rubias somos magma
nimas, pero tambien somos altivas.
Aplaudf aquella actitud tan levanta-
da desde esa noche vivo encantado
con las rubias.
Emma y Armando no volvieron
verse.
Auslo Rlonon
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-02-04
Mariana AbriI.
EL ENEmIeO Y FL AMIGO

Un sentenciado q cadena perpctua ha-
bfase fugado del presidio hula todo
correr. Ibanle los alcances; corrfa
con todas sus fuerzas y sus perseguido-
res comenzabau perder terreno.
Mas he aquf que ante ell Sc prcsento
un rio de escarpadas orillas, un RIO muy
estrecho, pero profundo y rapido.
Y no sabe nadar
Entire las dos orillas Sc encontraba
puesto un tabl6n medic podrido. .....
El fugitive iba poner un pie en- ell.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-02-04

P0EMITAg EN- PRUsA
VI
PERLAS Y FLORES

Sobre la mesa de marmOl estaban
el collar de perlas y ell ramO de flores
esperando el instante en- que la bella
Elisa cinese su cuellO con ell unO y
adornase su cabeza con ell Otro.
AmbOs Sc miraban como dos rivales
lanzandose miradas de Odio.
--Yo brillo mas que tn, dijO el>cOllar.
Eerdad que naci del senO de una con
cha enferma, perO ell arte me ha trans
tornado Ell ObjetO de lujO. YO adOrnO
el cuellO de las hermOsas, dOnde,
amOrOsamente abraZadO, soy envidia
de los hombres. Las griegas y las oda
liscas no SO adOrnaban con flores la
cabeZa, perO caian sObre sus encanta-
dores senos grandes cOllareS de perlds.
Cleopatra, la reina cOrtesana, EN- sus
mOmentOs de sibaritiSmO bebia perlaS
desleidas en- los licOres mas agradables
a su paladar. En- ell bale veras como
tOdos los elOgios son para mi.
No enyidiO tn riqueza, cOntestO
el ramO. Verdad que mi vida es eff
mera, perO va quisieras ell perfume
que encierran mis- petalos y ell color de
mis- hojas. Tu eStas huecO: eres como
esos cerebros vaciOs, que para brillar
un mOmentO necesitan ell refiejO de una
luz extraTia. iQue seria de tt, pObre
collar, 81 Ia mano de un artifice no
hubiera undo tus perlas con artlstlcO
broche de oro2 Pasarias deSaperci-
bido d los ojos de las hermosas. En-
cambio yo embriagO los sentldOs e
Inspire d los poetas cantOs armOnlOsOs.
Yo fui la musa predilecta de Alfonso
Kar de William Bryan. SSabes por
uu62 Porque soy ell simbOlO de la poe
sia: poruue habIO al cOraZon y a los
sentidos; pOrque brindo mieles y per-
fumes; tu, vanidosO collar, no dices
Ell bale llegaba su fin, y los dos
riyales no habian vencidO la passion
que les dominaba. Ell que parecia mas
agitado era ell collar. TOdas las fra
ses galantes habian sido para ell ramo.
--1Oue hermosas flores! Vaya un
ramo preciOsOl-Si me regala usted
una flor, me cOnsiderare ell hombre
mas feliz del mundo.
Estas parecidas frases oyo ell CO
liar de labiOs de los amantes de Elisa.
En- cambio el mi una palabral TOdos
le miraban, perO nadie le dirigla un
elogio. Solo un tonic que bailaba
con Elisa Sc atrevio decir:
-iHermosO collar; debe haberle cos
tado 4 usted mucho dinerOl
AL DIR este, el collar no pudo conte-
ner la rabia, rOmpio bruscamente Ell
anilIO Que 10 sujetaba y las perlas rO-
daron por ell suelO pisOteadas por los
danzanteS.
AL movimientO de sorpresa que hlzo
la j0ven, ell ramo tambien Sc deshizo,
pero muchas manOs Sc abalanZaron
d las flores, que fueron acarlcladas
por labios de mujeres hermosas que
aspiraban con delicia su perfume.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-02-04
III

Bien Sc que IL luz da sombras
Lo mismo que irradiaciones
Bien sc que ell aqua hace charcos.
Y no hay manchas que no bore;
Y es ell fuego que da ell humo
El que lame los crisoles
La TERRA da espigas rubias,
Y q los gusanos acoge..
Pero evitar no es possible
Que ell labio q veces pregone
Que gran cosa la justicia,
La iusticia de los hombres -!
]. A. keQron SanjurI0.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-02-04

Honradez que no Sc vende;
Juicio que no Sc corrompe /;
Calma que no Sc perturba,
Y amistad que no Sc impone. -.
! Que importa que esas estrellas
Ell cielo oscuro tachonen,
Si-en forma de nubecillas
Las ajenas sugestiones,
Como vaporosos parpaaos
Ell ojo estelar esconden ?
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-02-04

Que ell generator sustenta
Sentir ell monstruo de fuego
Que circul6 por sus venas,
Que tantas veces 8 oriente
lie llev6 a buscar especias,
Z, por los mares del polo,
A perseguir las ballenas,
Y q Stella, por corales,
A Ceilan, por ricas perlas,
Por mantones & Manila,
Y por cereales, a Odessa.
Entonces, con loco esfuerzo,
Da un tiron a la cadena,
Mas la roca es infexible
7 10 que agarra no suelta.
Y, de nuevo, al contemplarse
En- gu afrentosa impotencia,
Como ell cruento sscrificio
Encima del ara celia,
Y cual otro Prometeo,
Sc extremece todo y tiembla:
De sus costados sc escapa
Como una voz lastimera,
Y alguien solloza, ALA dentro
De aquella mole desierta. :.
Vicente PaIes
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-02-04

Cual navfo juguete de las olas
destrozado por fuertes tempestades,
perdido en- las inmensas soledades
del rugiente desierto de la mar;
Solitario sin gufa nj esperanza,
sin luz que lie conduzca q salvaci6n...
Asf vive afigido, madre mia,
sin If mi coraz6H.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-02-04
Ivan Turguenef.
LIRA PUERTORRlQUENA


iQue gran cosa la justicia,
La justicia de los hombres
Aquella toga amplia y negra,
Cobija humanos temores
Cubre ell birrete prejuicios
De privadas opiniones /;
Y allf donde ell sol debiera
Disfundir sus resplandores,
Suele descoger sus velos
La tiniebla de la noche.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-02-04
ERAGMENTD
De un pOema ineditO tituladO "El BuQue naufrago''


Y allf esta, solo, olvidado,
De la mar la inclemencia;
Magullado por las olas
Que lie combaten sin tregua;
Azotado por ell viento,
Sin ayuda, sin defensa,
Al antojo del abismo,
a merced de Ia tormenta.
Trocado Ell mar, en- ariete,
Epicos golpes.le asesta,
Y es odio, no mas que odio,
Todo cuanto le rodca:
Odio, Ia linfa que amarga,
Odio, ell viento que fajela,
Odio, el iusecto que roe,
Odio, ell chubasco que anega,
Odio, la carga podrIda
Que sus entrafas gangrenas
Y ell arrecife traidor
Els odio que sc concreta:
De acumulados rencores
Petriicacion siniestra,
Moco de rabia que ell mar
Lanzo junto la ribera.
Ahf esta, lleno de heridas,
Sin mastiles y sin cuerdas;
Convertida en- un viUero
o en- 0cxaa'i,tna su bodega.
Desarticulado, roto,
Toda hendida la carena,
Y por sus anchos boquetes
Como intestinos le cuelgan....
La espuma, que al lado hierve,
LIE escupe y lie abofetea;
Las aves va lie conocen:
Nj lie temen nj respetan.
Sin miedo, por sus costados
Sc prende ell molusco y trepa.
Allf lie sorprende ell alba,
Allf la tarde lc encuentra,
Y de la medrosa noche
Las invisibles potencias,
De la mar con los fantasmas
Sc dan cita en- su eubierta.
Y cada vez que ell cautivo,
Desde su carcel de piedra,
Mira pasar q 10 lejos
Vapores como humaredas,
Prendiendo del horizonte
Pardos encajes de niebla,
Y, como nftidas aves,
Bergantines y goletas,
Recordando 10 que ha sido,
Ansiando seguir sus huellas,
Quiere sentir de la maquina
La sacudida tremenda
Quiere mover de la helice
Las va inutiles paletas;
Quiere escuchar los rugidos
De las hornallas hambrientas,
La pulsaci6n de los embolos,
Los compaces de la excentrica,
Ell silbido de las valvulas,
El chirrear de las poleas,
Y los golpes de la bomba
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-05-31

WOULD CREATE \ DEMAND.-A
speculator, who had made a large for
tune out of a medicine for disease
common among sheep, thought that
a fine market for his patent would be
found in Australia.
He knew there were enormous
numbers of sheep in that country. so
he sent ont his son to open ont this
most promising connection. The
young man wrote to his father AS fol-
lows:
This is splendid place. The
sheep are as plentiful as reported, and
| have no doubt we could do Clio
rious business if we had the chance.
But before sending me out here, YOU
should have sent the sheep disease.
They haven't got it, and, unless YOU
can let me have box of microbes. |
had better come home. Boston
Globe.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-05-31

RUDYARD KIPLING'S ODD NAME.
"A correspondent recalls the man
ner in which Rudyard Kipling got
his distinctly unusual Christian name
1t is pretty and romantic story, he
writes. His father, John l.. Kipling,
chief of the Lahore School of Art,
bestowed it upon his son as u souve-
mir of the fact that it was while walk
ing on the shore of Rudyard Lake
that he proposed to, and was accepted
by, Miss Alice Mac Donald, the poets
mother. Rudyard Kiplng was edu-
Gated in England, almost entirely
under the direction of old Indian of.
fcers; so that his temperament
and talent were tinctured with the
sentiment which inspired his ballads
from quite his early years.-London
Tit Bits.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-05-31

While the Car is zealously pro-
noting international peace, he is
threatened with serious troubles in
his own vast dominions. where mid
dle-class discomfort is rife and fam
lne faces his peasants. Imagine sew
en- great provinces. together larger
than France. suffering all the agonies
of starvation and pestilence. In the
eastern provinces on the Nolga g.
100000 of people are without food
out of total of l2.OO0.0o0. The
Russlan government is only begin
ming to learn that famine can only
be fought by the governments as
they are in India. There is food
enough in Russia; but the peasants
in the famine districts are peuniless.
1t Is not too much TO say that every
j subscribed by charitable people
or supplied by the government. saves
a human life.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-05-31

REMARKABLE LONGEvITY.-In a
southern family lives an old man
named JEFF, who has been with them
and the previous generation for more
years than they can remember. He
is certainly pretty old himself, so his
mistress was rather surprised when
he asked to have few days off to go,
as he put it, "up to the old State of
New Haven" to See his aunt.
"Why. jeff" said the lady, "your
aunt must be pretty old, isn't she?"
"Yes'm," he replied, "yes'm; my
aunt must be pretty ole now-she's
about l05 years old now"
"a hundred and five years," ex-
claimed the lady. "Why, what on
earth is she doing up there in New
Haven?"
"Deed, | don't know what she's
dOin', ma'am." rejoined jeff, in all
seriousness; "she's up dere livin' wild
her grandmother
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-05-31

WITTY ERINITEs. luck to
them Afraydees," said Dublin car
man the other day when an officer
handed him a shilling after driving
from Richmond barracks to the Kill
dare Street Club. "Why?" asked the
officer. "Sure they've killed all the
gentlemen that was in the armv."
The officer was so pleased with the
velled insult that he dou bled the fare.
"Why are Irishmen always LAYING
bare tn wrongs of their country"
asked some one in the House. BE
cause they want them redressed, >"
thundered Maj. O'Gorman.
An Irish navy on the Holyhead
boat was complaining Of his foreman.
"He'd not stir finger himself to lift
a red herring off the gridiron, but
he'd ask you to shift the Rock o.
Gibraltar. Irish Life aud Charac-
ter.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-05-31

AGASSIZ ON IMMORTALITY. - 1t
would be idle to multiply Instances
of the thorough humanity and
geniality of Agassiz. Every body who
knew him can tell hundreds of anec-
dOtes Illustrative of his sympathy
with all forms of life, whether in the
Jelly fish, the human child. the de
veloping boy or girl, the mature man
or woman. Still his conviction of
the immateriality and personality of
mind WAS something wonderful in so
austere naturalist. We happened
once to please him by describing a
jelly fish as organized water. "Now
look at it through the microscope. $
lie said. "But Agassiz, the play of
organization is so wonderful that it
seems to me that nothing but mind
can account for it." "You are right, -
was his answer, sin some incompre-
hensible way, God Almighty has ere
ated these beings, and | cannot doubt
of their Immortality any more than
| doubt of my own"
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for generation his burdens while be
gave marked ingratitude in return
through his votes.
1.-The negro problem at the South
VIII not be settled in u day. Step by
step, as it marches into the future of
the nation, it must be met by the
conditions best suited to the detail of
It's solution. 1t will never be settled
by abuse OF the South. and the North
had as well understand that fact now
as later. What rs needed now is, at
least, federation and non n-interference
II the South is to become responsible
for results.
81 heard very admirable speech
from very intelligent negro, before
Southern Baptist con vention. dur
ing It's session at Birmingham. Ala.
The negro preacher was discussing
the race problem, and when he reach
ed this feature of his subject he re-
marked that many people seemed
afraid the negro would ut no distant
day demand social equality. He then
SAID there need be no fear on that
point, as he knew many white men
tie would nor allow to sleep IN his
bed
so we are pretty well agreed on
both sides down South that social
equality is not desired by either race.
and, in my candid Judgment, it will
never obtain. Social equality would
beget amalgamatiou. aud amalgama-
tlOn would result i'm miscecenation,
and mlScegenatlon would be an open
violation of the law of God God
made one "a negro and the other "a
white man. 1t Is the opinion of the
people of the South that He intended
them SO to remain.
"Miscegenation by law will never
take place in the South. That may
be accepted as All established fact
and settled beyond question. Inter
marriage at the South need not be
argued moment. Unless the South
breaks the record of all history, there
Is onl ly one alternative left. and that
Is that the negro must be dependent,
in a measure at least, upon the white
man, AS he cannot hope to dominate
him.
"The relations between the races at
the South are in no sense alarming.
Under God we will work out the
problem in righteous settlement for
both races if we are left alone.
"lt is only very small per cent
of negroes that are malicious, crimi.
nal and mean. The race should not
suffer in reputation because of the
bad character of a few The better
part of the negroes, and this is by faI
the largest part, are beginning to CO.
operate with the white people for bet.
ter conditions.
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The Longest Jump on Record.

IL was not professional athlete
who made the longest running broad
jump" on record, but a college pro-
fessor, Mr.. w. j. NJ. Newburn, of
Claremont College, Dublin, a young
man who leads very systematic life,
works harder than any of his students
and neither smokes nor drinks.
There are only about a half-dozen
men in the world who haze cleared
twenty-three feet at running broad
Jump-a fact that helps one to ap-
preciate Professor New burns remark
able jump of twenty-four feet. six
and three-quarters inches. Never
Prinstein, an American, held the re-
cord until Prof. Newburn came to
fore, but on six different occasions
last year, Newburn surpassed Prin
STEMS best
And yet at first glance the Irish
champion seems seriously haudicapp-
ed by nature Most of the great
jumpers are men of medium size and
compact build, but Newburn stands
six feet six in height and weighs two
hundred and five pounds. His chest
measures forty-two inches. his thigh
twenty-five and half inches. and his
calf sixteen inches.
Newburn starts with his run about
one hundred and fifty feet back from
the take off, and approaches rather
slowly 10 certain mark about ninety
feet from the take-off. On arriving
at this mark he has gained momen-
tum enough to have quickened his
speed, which be does after getting
the foot with which he jumps at this
mark
His strides after this increase in
length as his speed increases, and the
last three or four measure over ten
feet, for by this time be is going at
full speed.
The stride just in front of the take
off is not over seven feet long, for he
must gather himself then for the
jump, and if he were to put his Jump
ing foot too far in front of him he
would more or less retard his mo-
mentum.
When Newburn leaves the ground
he gets a great rise" and literally
sails through the air. Just before
landing 1t seems as if his feet were
going to touch when he tucks them
under him, and their being so hand
led gives the uninitiated an impress
sion that he is taking a second spring.
Then, when his head and should
ers are so close to the ground that he
can postpone the inevitable no long
er, he shoves his feet IN front of him.
and the momentum of his whole BODY
carries him forward and prevents
his falling back.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-05-31

j. III. Ferd. Hahn, of Baltimore.
has just completed a brass tablet
which will be placed upon a unique
monument to be erected in Richmond
by the Virginia Daughters of the
Confederacy to Admiral Franklin
Buchanan, of the Confederate Navy.
The tablet is the gift of the Franklin
Buchanan Camp, Confederate Vete-
rams, of Baltimore.
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Clean Money.

"The demand for new bills for
shopping is on the increase among
women" said local bank teller to a
New Orleans Times Democrat repor
ter, "and is getting TO be nuisance.
A great many women won't hand .e
any currency that is not absolutely
fresh and Grip, and in the North all
the banks that make a specially Of
catering to women's custom keep a
supply constantly on hand for that
particular purpose. Sometimes the
bills are hard to get, especially those
of certain denominations and gold is
unpopular on account of the danger
Of confusing $3.50 coin with a
bright penny.
at Is not generally known. but
bills can be washed and ironed as
easily as "a pocket handkerchief. \
wealthy woman of my acquaintance
has all her money laundered before
she uses it She turns the notes over
to her maid, who washes them thor
oughly in hot water with ordinary
soap suds and spreads them out on
table to dry. Then she dampens
them slightly and presses them with
a medium hot smoothing iron. If
the bill Is not frayed this process will
make 1T as bright and Grip as when
1t first left the Treasury. 1t is as
tonishing how dirty money gets. If
one could see the water in which
dozen commonly circulated bills were
washed it would give permanent
aversion TO the trade Of teller.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-05-31

ARABS EAT MAMMA SrILL.-Arabs
who are compelled 70 traverse the
sandy desert wastes of Arabia not
only feed their camels upon mamma,
but also consume it themselves. The
"manna" Is really fungus, the thai
lophyte. either canOna esculenra or
llchen esculentus.
The fungus Is very abundeut, and
Is found upon the sand after every
rain. sometimes in great mounds on
heaps. 1t is Of a gray color and
about the size Of pea It breaks
With mealy fracture, aud the taste
Is rather agreeable and somewhat
sweet.
The mama. while not a complete
food IN the strict sense of the term.
Is still rich in certain kinds of food
material, and is capable Of sustaining
life for a Boston Globe.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-05-31

MIR. Jesse Piltard, farmer living
near Aurelian Springs, n. c., while
plowing in his field last week. found
II lot of old gold coins. He had the
gold on exhibition. The pieces are
all foreign and date away back. One
piece Is dated 1913, and one is as old
as l7l5. Perhaps they are worth u
premium. Mr.. Piltard don't know
exactly how much gold he got, but
says he worked up the ground for a
considerable distance In the fond
hope of finding more.