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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-07-15
Serpentin!a|s: .

Ell colmo de Ia sensibilidad:
Un desdichado ha cOnseguldO
hacerse recibir de un banquero. Ell
infeliz le describe sus ,infortunios y
su desgracia en- terminus tan lastl-
mosos, que el banquero, enternecl
do, con las lagrimas en- los ojos y la
voz entrecortada por los sollozos,
llama & un criado y le didO <iSera'
pio, echa & ese pobre hombre d Ia
calle, porque me esta partiendo ei
alma!,
-,Iras al banquete del minis
va 10 creo. Yo ire de frac.
-Pues 20 de <gorra,.
~
En- un tribunal:
Los vicios son los que le han
traido usted este banco.
NO, sef1or presidente; me han
trafdo los agentes de la autoridad.
Las ilusiones son ceros; pero
con ceros Sc hacen las mejores can
tidades.
La felicidad tiene sus lagrimas,
as1 como la desgracia, pero las de la
felicidad son fugitivas, caen sobre
la TERRA; las,de la desgracia, subli :
mes, y Sc evaporan y Sc Transparent
tan, suben hasta Dios, que siente
placer en- recibirlas.
w.
Viajaban por primera vez en-
tren, dos baturros y & cada estaclon
sacaban la cabeza por la ventanilla
para leer ell nombre del pueblo don
de paraban.
-dEn que estaci6n estamos aho-
ra =? pregunt6 e] mas viejo.
Sac6 ell j6ven la cabeza por la
ventanilla y fijandose en- ell rotulo
que venfa delante:
En- <retrete, contesto.
-Pues mira chico, baja, que to
maremos un bocado.
Sc habla de un avarO.
Els un hombre dice uno, inca
paz de soltar un perro por NADIA dc
este mundo.
-Te equivocas, le contesta ST
interlocutor; aver estuve q pedirle
prestados cinco duros y por todf
respuesta me solto un perrazo danes
que tenfa escondido en- su alcoba J
pude escaparme de una dentellada
gracias Ia ligereza de mis- pier
mas.
En- ell bale:
-sVamos & bailar, mascarita?
-Quisiera antes <restaurarme.'
-Te acompa1are al tocador.
No; donde debes acompaf1ar
me es al restaurants.
Ell cortesano es por excelencit
un hombre sin honor y sin humor.
Tai es el prestigio de la VOC qu'
mace del coras6n, que triunfa de lo
corazones mas empedernidos.
Entire autOres:
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Me han dicho que nuestro co.
lega r >. SO dedica ahora q la foto
graffa como aficionado.
-;Calla! iCalla! lPor ESQ hay
tantos <cliches, en- su prosa!
-iBribon! lTunante! ,Asesino!
gritaba una mujer q So pobre ma
rido - Ir&s al inferno y a1lf to casa
ras con la hija de Lucifer.
No 10 creas. Por NADIA del
mundo me casarfa' con una hermana
tuya.
~
El cultivo de las facultades integ &
lectuales aumenta la vitalidad Ia
resistencia de los organos; por ell
contrario, la inercia, Ia languidez &
abandono y el estado pasivo del al
ma, dejan la vida org4nica, mas ex-
puesta q todas las causas externas
6 internas que Ia ralteran, la minan Y
la conduce On Con mas rapfdez Ia
muerte.
~
En- un restaurant:
El parroquiano despues de CO.
merse 'todo el suisado que le han
servido, coje ell plato y 10 tira con
toda su fu erza al suelo.
-dQue hace V? grita ell mozo al
yer ell plato roto en- mil pedazos.
-Probarle que es v. un embus
tero. listed me dijo que me servfa
un plato fuerte y va We V. que for.
taleza.
Entire andaluces:
-Pues 20 he servido de criado
en- AranJuez cineo aflos; en- Madrid,
ocho; en- Burgos tres; en- Zaragoza
once; en-.
-SPero til cu&ntos amos tienes?
-Veinticuatro.
-jY has servido veintisiete?
Els que en- mi pueblo empeza.
mos antes que aqui, q trabajar.
Entire madret Z hija:
Dime, hija mia, Jcual es el
animal humilde 6 insignifcante en-
apariencia, gracias & cuyo trabajo
puedes Ilevar este vestido de seda?
La nina, con aire de triunfo:
| -'Pa pal
-Estoy sin un cuarto no ten
go mas remedio que encontrar algdn
| dinero. ~ =
-1Por que no escribe a cual.
| quier amigo?
J -Porque todos me conocen. A
mi 10 que me convendrfa es tene1
intimidad con alguien que no me co
nociera.
Luisito va en- ell tranvfa con su
mama
| LIE da el sol en- Ia cabesa, y ur
caballero amable levanta Ia persia
| ma,
Entonces Ia mama dice q Luisi
Dale las gracias 4 ese senior.
-dDe que, 81 no me ha dado ma
da?
Sc hab bla del olfato de los perros,
y decia un individuo q uno de sus
amigos:
| >-Dias atras dej6 atado en- casa
4 mi Sultan y me fuf de paseo. Al
cabo de una hora el perro rompi6 la
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LA Ml'JI.I'Al!' 4
.ESPAhOL Y CA.
sen Sc II.
Gran fdbrica de Chocoate al Qdpor
s eh J Q s Ell 2.

AImacen de provisones finas al por mayor y
detail |mportan de todas proeedencias los mas
oelectos articuIos de conner beber- Unicos re-
septores de Ia afamada higi6nica cerveza marca
ANGLIA
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DESPACHO
gral. de llegocios
Landr6n Mater y Ah redo.
TETUAN, !, ALTOS. 81
San Juan de Puerto-Rico.

sssss~a
= .Asuntos judiciales y administra-
tivos, gestiones ante los Tribunales
de Justicia, ofcinas del Estado y del
Municipio, compra a.venta de fncas
urbanas y rdsticas, acciones Bancos
Agrfcolas, Espanol y Popular. Sc
agencian prestamos 5 6 hipotecas. Sc
descuentan docume entos Sc ccbran
cuentas. Sc hacen p trabajos en- in
giles. Hay abogado os norteamerica-
nos y del pals.
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Sc alqu'la

una casa de alto con buenas comod:
dades para una familia. Tiene Gin
co habitaciones, sala, comedor y CO
Gina y aqua del acueducto: Todas
las habitaciones dan frente & la ca
lie. Para informes en- la Gale nueva
numero 2, Marina altos
A "a
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-07-15

Anoche, por la calle de la
Luna, Sc produjo u na peouef1a alar
ma q consecuencia de haber empren'
dido la fuga un in dividuo que era
perseguido por la policfa, por Greer
le sospechoso 6 profugo de algdn
vapor, q juzgar por ell trajs q ue lle'
vaba de rnarinero.
Las hordas bok kers que han in.
vadido la Manchuria; intentan inva.
dir Ia Corea; porq ne pretenden la
unidad del Imperio.
A lasdiez de Ia maf1ana de aver
va estaban recaptu radios por la Po'
lic1a Insular todos los presos que
Sc fugaron anoche del Preside
Sc venden dos casas cont1guas:
ntGerose65 y 81 ca lie del Sol. La
primera de estas fincas tiene un
gravamen de 1900. Informaran
Fortaleza no 8.
Nos dicen que la empresa de
la Compa1fa <Serrador Mari ha dis
puesto, con muy bue en- acierto, reba-
jar el precio de las lunetas y las en-
tradas a paraiso, & un peso provin-
cial va veinte centavos respective
mente, en- lugar de un peso veinti-
cinco centavos que regian para las
entradas al dltimo piso. lMuy bien!
Anteayer tom6 puerto, proceden
to de Norfolk, Virginia, la goleta
americana civilian DoWas." con
cargamento de carbon.
Abordo del Nc Pherson, ha
embarcado para los Estados Unidos
el j6ven don Carlos Gallardo, qui6r
va q estudiar una carrera & la <Car-
isle Indian Schoo 81 OF Pensilva
MIA
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EARMAcIA CEllTRAl
PLAzA TY.sonhUM Rare ciBosP. r
Il Bujos del DR.. Curbelo.

Con esta eha qusda obieo Dc
complete surudo de DrDu1 80 TI:i
FARMACEUTCOS mporados oe los EAtaoos
prescpciones acutavas por IN
nal compeen clio cuenta dlcho con
tioos aventajados
n- ppFn1os Mop1Cos Eg- VENTAS AL C0NTAD0.
nrn,cc,os. SANTIAGO SEIJO .'> Arecbo PR
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paraciones que d& resultado favora.
bles en-. aquellos casos On que Pc ira
te de reponer m organiamo de6i''o
tado, sea por lsrga entsrmsdad, -
bien por afecciones aremiantes,
.puedo asegurar 6 Uds. que no conoa
co t6nico m&s seguro y reparador
mas poderoso que el Vino de Stearn
en- los diversos estados patol6gicos
que presentan una alteration mas o
menos profunda de las fuerzas vita
DIR, V. SANTONI
Ponce Pto. Rico.
coNaxro < xAs NAnaxs.-M jarab4 cainaate d.
wnsloW dee usasse slenpre que 1oa niaos sen eA ca
periodo dEla dendc3on. AkyiA de mna11otO @ p1e0o
suffieff9. nruuce IN e8o natnSaly tuAquSAs a1tv1An
do Il nId6 Dc doa0r 81 angelic de1fe9te So sne
vivexa. n MuY axradsble q pe1e0n1s - Aaso,
ablAndA 1as enc3nA aty1A toooo @o&qees = 49,
reRu1a loo inteGtfnoo, = - q 1lU9 Ssgs1eao
para ID dfarTea, m re0a8e % - O. n ~ 0sxaN
eAusaa Tener Cu3dn6o pe1tt Q0e = JneDo G~tRa2S>
Dc Nm. Wlnslow'' paess q slocs Dc tsoss.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-10-30

sun - shiningl ne said, STOPPING 10
ward the grass and sighting across the
level ground at the gate which opened
from side street Mature often lends
me helping hand There is no artif-
ciality about her. and she won't be
tampered with.
II don't follow you. said Lampkin.
mystified.
1T is the dew again." explained
Hendricks. "On the front lawn awhile
ago, before the sun rose, we had only
the frosty appearance to guide IA, but
now in the sunlight the whole surface
Of the grass 10 . carpet Of green be-
spangled with blue. red and yellow dia-
monds-that Ia. except q path leading
direct from this point to that gate over
there"
Lampkin came to the side Of the de-
tective and sighted over the sward at
the gate
"Too fine for my eyes," he said.
"Ah, now see what you mean! By
Jove, il is wonderfully clearp'
"The trouble In that it knocks the
smoothness out Of another theory" re-
marked tho detective with frown.
"what is that?"
Never mind now. There are too
many real things that demand imme-
iiate attention. replied Hendricks
What shall you do nextF' asked the
doctor
ITO kill time while the jury Is get
ting together I'll show you that my
dewdrop theory is correct was the re-
ply IF you will come with me to
tina, walk over there, I'll show you
tracks crossing the sand in direct line
rom here to the gate. I"
HepGr,cks led the way across tho
grass to the walk
There you are," he said, pointing
10 tracks In the sand.
"And coming this way, too" added
Lampkin.
"They do not 60 ont again, but are
lost up there In the middle Of the other
walk" said the detective. Doctor.
there is nut to crack. II is the blamed
est puzzle ever tackled. The whole
thing is in frightful muddle. was
never in my life so hampered with con-
fiicting circumstances. One minute l
smell rat ms big as n barn. and the
next the scent Is waited away on o
cyclone from an unexpected direction. Z"
As he spoke Hendricks crossed the
walk. opened the gate and examined
the ground near the sidewalk. Lamp
kin heard him erunt and crossed over
to him.
"What IL itg' he asked.
"As I half guessed" answered Hen
bricks "A hanson was driven up here
last night ! see the wheel marks near
the edge Of the sidewalk.
'Ah. be came in hanson, thenP'
exclaimed the doctor. That's strange. ="
II tell You I'm frightfully mixed,
and this complicates matters more than
ever" said Hendricks. pointing mp the
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fro HK cosrEUED.l
An Acrobatic Spider.

A curious instance OF the ability OF
an insect TO successfully measure dis
tance was evidenced once while | was
travelling through northern Argentina.
first made the acquaintance OF my
friend on the back yeranda OF Little
village tavern. WIS lying IN a ham
mock. About two feet from me was a
B by 3 inch hand rail- OF wood, support
ed by wooden balusters. As lay there
noticed a fly allght on the top OF the
wood. While | watched him. the hy
apparently turned INTO spider. |
could not believe my eyes, but on
closer inspection | saw that n spider
Jumped from somewhere and allghted
on top Of my fly.
thought TIL worth watching and
found that this was his method Of
procedure: \ fly would alight on top
Of the railing. the spider would take In
the distance at n glance and would dis
appear down the side OF the rail, walk
along toward the fly. but out OF sight,
until he reached the place on the side
Of the rail AT right angles to the posi-
ton occupied by the fly when he last
saw IL. Then he would walk nearly
10 the top OF the rail and fasten his
web. then walk down, paying out his
web as he went till he was as far
from the place where he had fastened
his web as was the fly. then one Wig
orous leap. the web swinging him
round In the arc OF circle, and b.
would allght on top OF the fly.
I have never seen one miss this
seemingly difficult leap. except when
the fly left his position before the
spider had finished his preliminaries.
e. A. Suverkrop In Scientific Amerl'
can.
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R0!XALs' 81! I! ':*":s s;%':s
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
ARScUU1EEY PURE

picked it up. see. he said, with a
pratified smile 'Jhe unburned part,
owing to the moisture OF the earth, is
longer where it lay against the sand.
When picked mp the match near che
body Of the dead man. IL was lying
fiat on the sand ss this one was just
now. '
$50 you know it was held unusually
long in somebody y fingers?" said Lamp
kin.
~ have still another proof Of it."
"wnns IL thatv'
Hendricks took ont his lens and held
IL over the piece of match he had found
near the corpse.
IF you will look closely" he said.
you'll see slight indentations Mt the
very edge of the fre line on two sides
Of it,"
~ see," exclaimed Lampkin. They
were made by finger nails.
Exactly" returned the detective,
land nails which were pressed down
firmly for some reason or other.
"You are simply wonderful" said
DR.. Lampkin admiringly. but what
became Of the burned. charred part Of
the match?"
Good! You are progressingP cried
Hendricks, slapping his companion on
the shoulder II looked for il. Ii must
have clung q little while to the cloth
ing OF the murderer, for / found il on
the walk half way between the body
and the SPOT where the tracks ended.
did not pick it up because it could be
of no use TO me.
Lampkin's brow was contracted
thoughtfully.
What do you deduce from the whole
match idea?" he asked.
Absolutely nothing so far, )" replied
the detective. Later may see some
reason for a person desiring TO see the
face Of q man he has shot down in the
darkness and running the risk Of being
captured in order 10 do so. "
"That much is certainly interesting, y
replied Lampkin. 1T looks little as
If he were in doubt as TO whom he had
shot. doesn't it!"
Hendricks stepped from behind the
trunk Of big tree to get u view Of the
spot where the body lay.
II see quite crowd over there" he
said at is Meynell. the coroner, and his
men. Let's Join them. The inquest, !
understand from the chief, was delayed
so that Knight be present We got here
quicker than was expected, as IL I'd
wait to take bath and eat hot break
fast while such matter as this was in
the wind.
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H.. Knew the SPOT.

An amusing anecdOte Is related or
General Sherman, who, as command
ing general OF the army. visited West
Point one June for the graduation ex-
ercises. He accompanied the CON-
mandant on his Sunday morning tour
OF inspection Of barracks, and on enter
ing a certain room be walked over %
the mantelpiece. STOPPING down. he
pried UP brick from the middle of the
hearth with his sword scabbard and re-.
yealcd a hollow space about foot
square. I'm which was nicely packed
considerable quantity OF tobacco and
other contraband articles. Meanwhile
the cadets occupying the room stood
by mutely watching and wondering
what sort Of man the general was 20
have been able to discover the only
cellar" OF its kind In barracks. Turn
ing 10 the commandant. the general re-
marked:
81 have been wondering II that hole
was still there. made II when | was
n cadet and lived in this room."-New
York Tribune.
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Black Sea PecuiiarItie..

The Black sea has peculiarities
which distinguish II from the Mediter
ranean. Atlantic or Pacific. The great
est ascertalned depth Is l.200 fathoms.
A surface current flows continually
from the Black sea into the Mediter-
ranean through the Bosporus and
Dardanelles and an undercurrent OF
salt water from the Mediterranean
into the Black sea. This undercurrent
Of water is warm and sinks 10 the
be tom and in consequence of It's great
density prevents vertical circulation.
III e result is that these deeper waters
arr rendered stagnant. They are satu.
ra ed with sulphureted hydrogen, and
consequently life is impossible. In an
ex xDedition In which Sir John Murray
took part the water brought up by
means Of a water bottle from depth
of 300 fathoms smelled exactly Ike rot
ten eggs. No life therefore is possible
In the Black sea beyond depth OF
100 fathoms, which IL striking con-
trast to what happens in the open
ocean, where there is an abundance Of
animal life at that depth. This brings
about another extraordinary condition
with reference to the deposits-that In
all the deeper deposits there Is an
abundant chemical precipitate Of car
Donate of lime. condition not obtain
ing as far as is known in any other
ocean.
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General Co, aueIled . Musiny.

General Cox was a good discipline
,laa. but he never clustered and was
never severe On one occasion several
officers called at his headquarters and
stated 10 him that they would not
promise 10 march their men up the mar
row river valley. lie sent them TO their
quarters and said nothing Of their I'm
pertInence until after the war.
While I'm camp at Gauley bridge bis
quartermaster general shot a private
In the Second Kentucky. The men OF
the regiment escaped the control OF the
officers and made n rush TO kill the
quartermaster. who had been taken 10
Cox's headquarters. Cox saw the men
coming. but instead OF ordering the
guards 10 fire on them he ran toward
them alone. bareheaded and unarmed.
He reached gap In stone wall ahead
Of the 800 or 600 furious armed men
and stopped them. He explained that
they might kill him, but they could not
pass.
Strengthening 10 his full height. he
said, Your general. unarmed, as you
see, orders you 10 remember that you
are soldiers and obey" Much 10 the
surprise OF the score OF anxious officers
watching the parley, the men returned
TO their camp Cox sent FOR company
from another regiment which guarded
the prisoner 10 the lower camp No
charge Of mutlny ever appeared against
thai regiment which afterward, under
Nelson and Palmer. made splendid
reputation for drill. discipline and hard
fighting. Chicago Inter Ocean.
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strategy In "A street Car.

I'm the matter OF strategy woman
can get the better OF a man every time
In minor affairs, at least" said man
who is In business down town and who
rides home IN a West Philadelphia car
during the rush hour every evening.
II usually get seat. for take the car
away down at Fourth street. The
other evening was busily reading my
paper when woman got aboard at
Twelfth street. | glanced up slyly and
saw that all the seats were occupied.
Hasty as my glance was, she caught
my eye. and that was my finish. Smil-
ing broadly. she came over TO where /
was sitting and exclaimed: Why, how
do you do? How are all the folksy
81 couldn't place the woman TO save
my life but | lifted my hat and re-
piled that we were all well She must
be some friend OF the family argued
with myself. so folded up my paper
and gave her my seat After she had
settled herself comfortably she looked
up at me In a queer sort OF way and
said Really. | must beg your pardon.
I took you for Mr.. Jones. You look so
much like him.
"But she had the seat, and she kept
IL. II was clear case Of bunko."-
Philadelphia Record.
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cu,.Inu Watch Gln..e..

In the production Of common watch
glasses the glass is blown into sphere
about a meter In diameter, sufficient
material being taken TO give the desir-
ed thickness. as the case may be. Disks
are then cut out from this sphere with
the aid Of pair Of compasses having
a diamond at the extremity OF one leg.
There is knack In dctachiDg the disk
after II has been cut. A good work
man will, II Is said, cut 5000 glasses
In day.
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weapon In It. cant pe TOO carerui In
handling thing like this after q mur-
der. " he continued. There Is no tell
ing what single spot or scratch might
unfold.
he remained standing on the edge OF
the walk for several minutes without
speaking. his eyes first on the footprint
and then ON the grass where he had
found the revolver. Ralph Benton and
Stanwood had moved down toward the
body. leaving Hendricks and the doctor
together.
"what il it?" whispered Lampkin.
II can't make head or toll Of It,"
said the detective, frowning. "and
sometimes when get stumped this way
! become so nervous can't advance an
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"I sec another young lady and t,co young
men In there" he said.
Hendricks with a wavering expression
Of the eye without replying. and then
he said awkwardly:
81 don't know-that is-I-I only
thought it did not look that way. You
see, my fathers valuables are always
kept in the safe in his laboratory"
"Men have been killed for very small
amounts said Hendricks. still study
ing the young mans face. ''If no exam.
ination has yet been made, it would be
impossible to say that robbery was moi
the motive. Who was first on the
scene?"
.'Mr. Stanwood. q guest Of the
house.
Lampkin saw a strange, baffled ex
preston cross the face Of the detective.
az beg your pardon. gentlemen" ht
said. as if to divert their attention from
himself. II forgot to introduce you.
Mr.. Benton. this is my friend. Dr.
Lampkin.
1.-The hypnotic physician Of New
York;" said Ralph. Glad to make
your acquaintance. I have heard {
friend of mine, Dr. Fralick, speak q
your work" He turned to Hendricks
"Have You seen my-the body7" b
asked.
'.Just going, replied Hendficka II
is down this way, believe.
"Yes, down the wide walk on th'
left, beyond the bed Of rosebushes. n,
father was fond Of walking there q
night. He was troubled with insomnii
aud often went out there to conquer It
"I sec." remarked Hendricks; ITO
much brain work.
Eyes, be has been delving Int
scientific things and forming plans TO
new inventions in his line. When b
got new idea. he always spent severa'
sleepless nights over Il /"
''That's The way With th1R Ill" -