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Ell Juez' los ju eces en- Francia
temen mucho ell pas ar ante la OPT
ni6n como Dreyfusards fall6 que
a su juicio las cartas eran autenticas
Ell tai virtud absolvfa a Judet.
Ell periodista Sc volvio furioso
contra Zo1a, deman6a andolo por da
nos perjuicios por falsa denun-
cia. lola, para defenderse, escri-
bio al general Gallifet, rogandole
que ordenase una in vestigacion pa
ra averiguar por que tales cartas
mas 8 menos autenticas, pero al fin
secretas;Slegaron a poder del Petit
Journal en- la epoca que Sc ventilaba
ell asunto Sterhazi d rueyfus. Et mi
nistro de la Guerra content6 & Zola
en- una carta que con stituye una acu
saci6n contra ell homer del difunto
of0al. Con objeto de no agriar las
cosas, ell General Gallifet Sc limita-
ba decir que Sc trataba de un
muerto, i por consiguiente NADIA ha
bfa que hacerse en- ell asunto.
Reina en- toda Francia gran in
teres en- la question ST Zola prue-
ba sus afirmaciones, como indudable
mente 10 hara 81 ell Gobierno le en-.
trega las cartas que public6 Gle Pc
tit Journal> la Influenza de este Pc
ri6dico sufrira un rudo golpe en- to-
das las provincias.
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La f0rtona
de Alicia nd 70 Dumas.

Sc ha contad o muchas veces q.
al fin de su gra1 fortuna literaria,
desnudandose un dfa delante de su
hijo, sele cayo un luas Sdel bolsillo, y
bajandose a coief la moneda dijo;
-Ffjate, Alexandra. Djcen que
soy derrochador ~ bien! llegue a
Paris con dos lui$es y adn tengo uno.
La verdadera version, contada
por el propio Alexandra Dumas,
hijo, es esta:
La frase de mi padre a prop6si7
to de esas monedas de veinte fran
cos, fue la siguiente. I'm dfa le en-
contre trabajandp, como de costum1
bre.
-sC6mo to va?
- -Estoy muy fatigado me con-
test6 sin dejar de escribir.
= -Debfas descansar.
Entonces abrio el caj6n de su
mesa, iensefand ONE dos luises,
Querido milo me dijo-cuan-
do llegue Paris en- 1928, tenfa So
frances; ahora no tengo mas que 40.
Mientras no vuelva atrapar mis- 18
frances no puedo descansar.
eA Els una anAcdota que tiene el
me1ito de ser verdadera.
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Para {, ,4iEs'
las naachas,

Nos val nos a referir q las que,
en- nuestros vestidos, puedan ocasio-
mar, Ell cafe, las frutas, la grasa etc.
-. ...que para otras manchas, aun no
Sc ha encoltrado procedimiento al
guno que pp peda borra+rlas.
Pero para las manchas en- telas,
va es otra dosa; ALA van esas for
mulas para due vuestros trajes es-
tan siemp1e exentos de toda cul-
pa.
Las ma nchas de cafe Sc quitan
ponicndo la parte manchada sobre
una taxa eehandoles aqua hirvien-
do. Las de fruta Sc deben tratar de
igual manera, i 81 no Sc quitan, Sc
frotan con una soluci6n de acido
oxalico Sc lavan despues con aqua
caliento.
Las de grasa Sc humedecen con
amoniaco fduido, Sc cubren con un
pedazo de papel secante Sc pasa
por encima una plancha caliente; ST
la tela es do seda, Sc le humedece
con cloroforI mo para devolver ell CO.
lor Las do 6xido de hierro Sc qui-
tan frotandolas con jugo de lim6n i
sal, lavand dolas despues.
Tambien Sc pueden mojar fro
tar con un POGO de acido muriatico;
para este cd nviene anadir al aqua
algunas gotta as de amoniaco a fin de
neutralizar 81 acido. Las de tinta
Sc NOLAN en- aqua hirvien 10, SO fro
tan con sal de acedera Sc lava des,
pu6s. ST la tinta es de copiar 6
muy fuerte, convene mojarlas pri-
nero con un a soluci6n de clorato de
cal. La des coloraci6n que producer
las planchas mug calientes, Sc pue-
den guitar remojando la parte man
chada varias veces, en- una soluclon
saturada de b6rax i lavandolas des-
pues.
Las de huevo Sc NOLAN bien en-
aqua frfa $e lavan, despues. Las
de yerba 81 son viejas Sc remojan
con aqua de Javelle en- vez del alco-
hol. Las de pintura SO quitan con
aguarras 81 la tela es fuerte con
bencina ST eS fina.
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VENTA
{ 4 tlbGta ) ah,.I..

Lcdo. don Jua1s u. Ramos q Velez,
P'eside1ate, del Tribunal de Dis
trito de San, Jua,a..
En- los autos de iuicio decla,
rativo de ma yor cuant1a segui-
dos por dof1a Eva Georgina A
costa de Palacios con don Jose
Balmes i Pruner don Juan Oil
va i Pruner, s o ha dispuesto por
el Tribunal On providencia de
este dia sacar q pdblica subasta
la casa numer % 2 de la calle de
San Justo de esta Ciudad, justi-
preciada en- Ia suma de veinte i
och mil pesos moneda provin-
cia..
Ell acto de la subasta tendra
efecto ell dia seis Gel entrante
mes de Febrero i hora de las 8
de su tarde en- la Sala audiencia
de este Tribunal, siendo de ad
vertir que no Sc admitiran pro-
posiciones qu q no cubran ell to-
tai importe s. ehalado; que para
tomar parte en- la SD basta debe-
ra consignars o previamente ell
.diez por cient % del justiprecio i
que los tftulos de propiedad a
parecen en- la Recommendation de
los autos que Sc encuentran de
manifesto en- Secretarfa i los
cuales Sc ampliaran 81 fuere me-
cesario.
Dado en- Sa n Juan de Puerto
Rico & IL de e hero de 19OO.-Juan
r. Ramos. mi, Ramon
Falcons.
la casa de referen-
cia esta situado ell cafe xLa
- Palma,.
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Ano x. N1jnn. 1913.
Cace eta de hoy
Orden General no Is.

Ord4n General no Is.
Por Recommendation de la Junta
Judicial la division judicial dispues-
ia por la Orden General, No ia, Sc.
rie de 1899 Sc modifica en- la siguien-
to forma
I Los terminus municipales de
Caguas, Ca ayey, Cidra Aguas-bue-
uas que fofman parte del Tribunal
de San Juan b los de Quay AFRO
yo Salin as que pertenecen al de
sst ~ Msee;ssaaah hdaran a gregados al de
Humacao q partir de 10 de Febrero
de 1900.
II Ell Tribunal de Humacao Sc
constituira en- Caguas durante quin-
ce dias cada tres meses para yer y
fallar los hsuntos criminales civi
les que cor respondan a las jurisdic-
clones de Caguas, Aguas-buenas,
San Loren 10, Gurabo i Cidra.
Ill En- la misma forma termi-
nos Sc cons tituira dicho Tribunal en-
Guayama para yer fal'ar los asun-
tos civiles i criminales que CORES.
pondan las jurisdicciones de Qua
yama Cayeg, Salinas, Arroyo Pa
tillas. -a,... Il
Nv Ell Tribunal de Humacao,
va act1e en- su capitalidad 8 en- las
de las secci pnes de Caguas 6 Guaya-
ma, conserYara siempre su jurisdic-
ci6n sobre toda clase de asnntos, sin
otra limita ci6n que la de no poder
celebrar en- una de elias juicios ora
les que cor respondan a otras de las
subdivision es que Sc establecen en-
esta Orden General.
V. Los tribunales Is de San Juan
y Ponce entregaran al de Humacao,
bajo inventhrio, los asuntos 'civiles
y criminale$ que ante ellos Sc trami-
tan correspo ondientes q los terminus
Municipale$ que por esta Orden Sc
les segregah b.
vi Los Ayuntanientos de Ca
guas Qua yama facilitaran al Tri-
bunal ell loc al muebles necesarios
en- sus casa IS consistoriales para la
celebration de los actos pdblicos que
fueren neces sarios.
VII L Os gastos que ocasione la
traslaci6n d del Tribunal Sc satisfaran
en- la forma que dispone la Orden
General No 204, serie de 1899, de es.
te Quartet General, con cargo la
Seccion "a, Capftulo 20. Articulo IL
del VICENTE presupuesto, cuyo credi
to Sc amplia ara en- la cantidad necesa-
ria.
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+ Emilio zoIa
y los ataques
a s u nom bre

Con respecto a los ataqu4s que
recientemente Sc han hecho a buen
nombre del padre del insigne nove-
lista, un peri6dico de los Estados u
nidos dice 10 siguiente:
xLa question Dire yfus no ha ter
minado a1n. Nadie censur ara al
desgraciado ex Official frances porque
ell veredicto de Rennes no sea por 81
considerable como ell termino| de su
pleito. Y en- ell mismo case dsta ell
valiente Coronel Piauard, aGusado
de traici6ni falsedad, quien ampoco
Sc conformara con la afnnist1a, toda
vez que.esta le privara de llev ar a Ia
barra q sus difamadores par a que
prueben sus acusaciones q pa Era re-
cibir ell castigo condigno a la falsa
delaci6n.
Otro case intere sante es el de
Zola contra Judet. Emilio Judet es
ell Director de Gle Petit Journals, ell
mas est1pido, ell mas afortunado de
los peri6dicos de Paris. Ese perio-
dico, que, con razon 3 sin ella STEM
pre- Sc coloca de .parte de los ell emen-
tos populacheros, fue uno de los mas
encarnizados enemigos d g Zola i
Dreyfus.
Judet obtuvo algunas cart as en-
el Ministerio de la Guerra, en- las
que Sc pretende probar que ell padre
de Dreyfus que fu4 official del ej6rS q
cito, habia defraudado los fondos de
la compaf1ia. lola denunci6 las car
tas publicadas como falsedad es de
Judet. 81.
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RIO ticio Irn rnpo' o'rtonte
La ,Junta Superior de Sanidad.

Fl dia 81 d 3 Enero de 1900
{, an,es 81 fuere possible, todos los
a?hditos, Farmaceuticos, Deptistas
l,raclicantes, Comadronas Enferme
ras protesionales que ejerzan en- ests
isla, deberan haber solicitado Ecen
cia competente, do la Ju nta Superior
DIS Sanidad en- San Juan.
Habr& examene es para,
Medicos Cirujanos :. Enero 2
Dentistas. :. >. ..... 9
Farmac4uticos ...... :. is
Prac ,icantes e. .... %
Comadronas y Enfermeras 70
Vase La Circular mum. Al, del
t'uartel General, del Departamenh
de Puerto Rico.
San Juan, P. r. 18 de Novbre de 1899
Habra nuevos examenes en- el mes
de Junip de 1900.
Dirigirse al doctor George G
Croft, Secratario, San Juan P. r
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opinion de a prensa.
San Juan Puerto Rico 80 de Rnero de 1890 a.
Juan1P

mn ladr6n, n,,a L, Ia rohad1, =, = car
tors J. "a
=. =.
~ 81 - los 9
81 q i. g -u'
f,,ragn fe.o o'os'1 Il = lug ne' siro COP
- ~ nos n<,riod; stas ! !, j l,,a,,os
han acudido 8 los ministros q da Go
bernacion Gracia i Justicia relatan-
do los crfmenes g infamias ue pa.
san an MALAGA
oa n,;n;s+roe "a b.n ho1h %.
- -.-'-1-'s- -, II -1>'A- A.'1''o "a
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Ell PERI0DISM|O..
YLA G GUERRA.

Un periodista frances otro in
giles envfan sehdas correspondent
cias sus peri6d dicos respectivos. La
escena en- Ell TELEGRAPH.
Frances (coft6smente)-Ud pri.
nero.
Ingles-De hing1n modo.
F. Obedien ncia es cortesfa
sQuiere usted yer 10 que telegra-
I.-Me serfa agradable 8 ms
tructivo..
F.-A1la ' a: Qeyendo). .-<La
opinion aquf es 1nanime. Sc detes-
ia a Inglaterra i Sc la considera CO.
mo una nacion barbara. ,
I.-Flematie eamente). Bien. Ali
va 10 milo.
. F.-VeamosI ..
+ I.-(Leyendo). <Francia .des-
ciende rapidamehte al dltimo lugar
entire las nacion4 4s....>
F:-Neyen do). <La conducta
de Inglaterra con los beers es una
Verguenza ...... ...2
I.-Neyendo). xTodo sentimien-
to de justicia, de- dignidad nacional,
Sc ha perdido en- Francia. IS
r. ola ancianidad de la reina
Victoria esta des honrada. ..>
l.-<LOs frahceses son sereS in
feriores, a los que debe despreciar-
F.-(Sonrien do). iAmigo COM
paf1ero! Els uste ed muy vivo para
escribir -.
I.-Y usted trata muy severa-
mente >&sn>Grac osa Majestad 80.
F.-s Cuanto cobra usted por IT.
.pea?
I.-Un shell ing, en- tempo de
F.-iDemoni 10! Que sea enhora-
buena.
! I. Pero en- tempo de guerra es
mucho mas. iCfee usted que artfcu-
los como los que enviamos hoy son
capaces de llevaf fnos la guerra.
F.-iTendrfd ~gracia!
L.-Yo no he dado lugar a la
guerra jamas pc r medic de un ar
tfculo.
F.-Ni yo: ebo confesarlo.
I.-Seria un honor para nues-
ira profession 81 9sta vez ...
F.-Esperen noslo 90.
]. Bebamos, querido colega.
F'-Iba a Proponerlo precisa.
I.-En cuant 10 telegrafemos es.
F.-Demotld S prisa. -.
Alfredo Capus.
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CoIegio Par f-ticu)dr

DlKlUlDO PUN FEDftO MOSLo DhNA6A
Al,1masos ecte1nos, peaesioaastds y mae0ao
pepsionistos, Gale del Sol aaatns, 1@ q IL.
Los alumnos reciben en- to Co.
legio: 10 La in strucci6n primaria,
incluyendo ell inAl6s, di bnjo la his
toria de Puerto Rico 20 La ms
trucci6n secunda ria, 8 sea la prepa,
raci6n para ell ingreso en- las Uni
versidades do los Estados Unidos
80 Glasses de adorno (dibujo, pin
tura y :''dsica.) ~ Tcoria y prac
tica de . Tenedu RIA de libros. Sc
ran tambi6n adm itidos, en caildad Gle
internos, los alamnos que descen
continuar sus est udos en- la alta Els
cuela Americana, donde aquelloS
concurriran vigi lados por los ms
pectores del Colegio, reciblendo
despuds repasos privados de las
asignaturas que cursen. Este 20
Iegio tiene su Reglamento interior,
cue Sc enviara los padres que 10
soliciten.
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Escourt esta situada & 43 mi
las de .Ladysmith. Cuando princi-
pi6 la guerra, era una .aldea de me-
nos de 800 haNtantes: desde enton.
ces ha dado asilo q mas de 10. 900
soldados que sc han destinadd al So
corro de Ladysmith. El G. eneral
Hildyard ha desempenado ell puesto
de comandante de die has tropaF IS.
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Manuel v aides Cajas
AVOCADO Y kOTHRlo
DE VEGA BAJA.

DE VEGA BAJA,
parti:ipa al phblfco que, con objeto
de atcllder al serYicio notarial de los
puebios de su den nharcaci6n, Sc cons
tituira en- ell Dora do ell dia de cada
nes; en- Toa baja el 90; en- ell Coro-
zal los dias Is y 30 y en- Vega-alta
el %,
S. e. S. 3O-4
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PAGOS POR ADELANTADO

1A0O0 I O1s z1O11111A1N 1&DV
Los Communicates articulos de
inter6s personal, 10 centavos Hnea
dc seis palabras. No Sc publican
sin que vengan acompanados del
importe.
No 80 devuelven originates, y Sc
admitir&n los que convenga ala pu
caci6n.
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Resources Of Chfns.

China is essentially an agricultural
country. Horticulture is a favorite
pursuit and fruit trees are grown In
great variety. Sweet barley, maize
and millet and other cereals, with peas
and beans are chiefly cultivated in the
southern provinces, and opium is a
crop Of considerable Importance. Tea
is cultivated in the west and south,
The culture of silk is equal IN impor-
tance to that Of tea. The mulberry
tree grows everywhere. There are cot
ton mills at Shanghai and silk is
wound from cocoons in Shanghai, Can
ton and elsewhere. All Of the eighteen
provinces contain coal and China may
be regarded as one Of the first coal
countries Of the world. Iron ores are
abundant, and copper IS plentiful in
certain districts. The commercial in
tercourse Of China is quite considera-
BILE, trade being carried on with the
principal countries Of the world, in
cluding the United Kingdom, Germany,
France, Russia and the United States.
The great source Of revenue for the
province is the duty on goods coming
overland from the adjacent provinces.
Scientific American.
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Transporting q Big Army,

A summary Of the Official report
made by the British admiralty, show
ing the name, tonnage and speed Of
every vessel employed to convey
troops, horses and mules to the Trans
yaal between July /, 1898, and March
81, 1900, shows that the various trans
ports made 215 voyages from England
and tie Mediterranean, In which they
carried 1868 officers, 170,1S5 men and
3O,1O1 horses. Of the horses 1543 were
lost in transit. In forty-nine voyages
from India the transports carried At
officers, 1O,302 men, 1882 followers,
1914 horses and 1156 mules; Of the
latter ninety-eight horses and three
mules were lost on the voyage. The
colonial contingent was taken to the
Cape in transports, making twenty
nine voyages and carrying 4S6 officers,
5000 men and 1882 horses. In addi-
ton to the above, thirty-three voyages
were made by vessels employed solely
in taking mules to South Africa. These
ships conveyed 31,503 mules, Of which
only 671 were lost en- voyage, and other
vessels made twenty-four voyages in
conveying horses and cobs from Aus
tralia and Argentina. These carried
1896 animals, of which only 148 were
lost.
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A Freak Invention.

A device belonging to the class Of
freak inventions has recently been pat
ented in the United States patent Office
by q German. inventor. 1t provides a
way for transporting passengers from
and onto moving cars. This is accom-
plished by providing rotable plat
form upon the car, and having removr
able cabs arranged upon the ends Of
the platform. Suitable station plat
forms are arranged to receive these
cabs at the different stations along the
line. In operating the eontriYance the
persons who intend to alight from the
train seat themselves within the cab.
The platform is dhen rotated by suit
able mechanism attached to- the car
wheels to project the cab upon one
side of the car. AS the car passes the
station the cab is caught upon suit
able rails arranged upon the station
platform, and it is then only necessary
for the passengers to alight. Passen-
gers who wish to embark upon the
train are treated in a directly opposite
manner, and seat themselves in the
cab arranged, at the station, which, in
turn, is picked up by the platform Of
the moving car and Is swung around
on to the same! 4
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SONG OF THE SWORD.

I remember the day that she hung me
On the wall by the musket's side
And kissed my blade with a reverent
touch
For the honor of him who died;
heard her say that served him well,
And he trusted his life to me
As he Sgrasped my hilt with his daring
hand
And we swung to the victory.
She came to me in the dark alone,
AS the long years tluttcred by,
And | heard her song and ! felt her kiss
And thrilled to her tender sigh;
knew that she. saw us in visions sweet
When the bugfes blew to the charge
And he swung me forth to the cleaning
And / swept through the human targc.
She came one day when her locks were
And took me from the wall;
She swsped the rust of her tears away,
For again rang the bugle call;
She laid my hit in stalwart hand
My masters son, | knew,
And the drums awoke and the troops
And the trumps of the battle blew!
[ leaped to the life of the battle.roar,
The spirit of strife awoEe;
1 danced in the light of my blade that
shone
Through the fame of the battle.smoke.
Ny steel rang clear on the foeman's steel,
Then, stiffened and cold and still,
l felt the clasp of the hand that had
drawn
lily blade with 4 hero-will.
+ am hanging again on the chimney wall;
= The summers have bloomed and fled;
There are two meath the hill that are
?. slumbering sweet
The dead that are greatly dead!
Sweetheart, mother, she softly glides
Through the shadows wherein ! hang,
And lays her ear to my blade to hear
Theeeho of battles clang'
Her lips are warm, with the breath Of love;
Oh! woman who gave her brave.
70 her country 'sicaM and the battle thrall
And the peace of the soldiers grave!
She breattes her prRger in her tender
And listens to hear me tell
HoWsferce they rode to the lines of death,
How nobly they fought and fell.
Her gray head bends to the song, the
dusk
Steals silently through the room;
The birds are asleep in their little nests
Were the cannon we're wont to boom.
Hersheek is soft on my polished face,
Her pale hand claspeth me,
All! worn, wan lady, you're dreaming to-
night.
And the dead have come back to thee!
-Folger McKinsey, in Baltimore News.
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promised to give the ring to him alone,
and that upon his deathbed he had
sent for him and had actually given
him the ring.
Not one of them was willing to be-
sfieve that the father had deceivea
him in the matter, but each was more
inclined to suspect his brothers Of
bringing forward a false claim, sup
ported by a ring which he pretended
10 be the true one. But even this they
were very unwilling to believe, for the
brothers had always lived in mutual
love and trust.
The Judge was at first much per-
picked, and exclaimed, 'angrily: do l
sit here in the seat of judgment to un-
ravel all the riddles that foolish peo-
pie may bring me? 1 cannot pro-
nounce which is the true ring and who
is the true head of the family. But
stay he continued, you tell me that
the true ring possesses the magic pow
er of making its owner beloved. This
must decide it, then, for the false rings
can never have such power. Now,
say which Of you is most beloved by
the other two? Speak-you are silent.
Do the rings, then, only work inward
ly upon yourselves, so that each one
loves himself best? Oh! then you are
all deceived, and deceivers, too!
Doubtless the true ring is lost, and
your father has bestowed upon each
of you false ring.
$50 if you wait here to hear my
sentence you wait in vain, but if you
seek my advice. I will gladly give 1t
you. My counsel is this: Return to
your home and cease your strife.
Each one has received ring from his
father; let each one believe his ring
to be the true ring; and in order to
prove to others the truth of his claim
let each one strive to make himself
the most beloved; let him show q gen.
tie, generous spirit, a noble forgetful-
ness of self, sympathy with others,
truth, fidelity, modesty and, above all,
piety toward God. So will he who eX-
cells most in these virtues be the most
beloved, and so will all see plainly
who is the owner of the true ring"
The brothers returned to their home
and followed the wise counsel Of the
judge. They We'd with each other In
showing an amiable, unselfish temper,
until, by the constant practice Of the
virtues which the Judge had recon
mended to them they grew so unset
fish that the disp lite about the ring
was forgotten, and they passed their
lives together in harmony and happi-
ness, and so the deceit Of their weak;
and unprincipled father had better
result than it deserved. New York
News. -
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Susp1cious IIberaIfty.

'It was a mean trick" said Jones,
with smile, "but I wanted my wife
to come home, and it was the only
way that could think of to get her
back. She. went away about five
weeks ago on a vacation, and left me
alone to get along as best could. 1t
wasn't long before l grew tired of
the arrangement, tired Of getting my
meals down town, tired Of sending
checks in reply to her demands for
more money. Three days ago / re-
ceived letter asking me to send her
$50 at once. 1t was then that my plan
suggested itself. BY return mail /
sent her check for double the amou int
that she had asked for, and enclosed
n with a note that read: Don't hurry
back :,
1T worked as thought it would.
Ny wife returned by the first train
with strange CLEAN of inquiry in her
eyes and a set about her lips that
BODIES trouble for me if she confirms
the horrible suspicious that she is Ia
boring under. However, l have her
at home, and am not losing any sleep
over what she may suspect. ."-Detroit
Free Press.
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.TwsntIsth Century Happenines.

h The twentieth century will have
tWentyrfour leap years, the greatest
possible number. February Will have
five Sundays three times 1920, 194S
and 1915. The earliest possible date
on which Easter can occur Is March
L.. The last time 1t occurred onsthat
date. was 1918. The latest date that
Easter can occur is April 25. It will
occur but one time in the coming GEN.
tury on that date-1043. The middle
day Of the century will be January 1,
1851. There will be $50 eclipses dur.
ing the coming century.
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A Swiss yillsge Under Mud.

The village of Klosters, near Oavos
Platz, Switzerland. at the top Of the
valley Of Pratigau, is struggling under
six feet of mud. High above it towers
the Rhatikon, stately range of noun
tains, which have the nasty habit OF
occasionally sending an avalanche OF
mud and stones and trees down upon
the inoffensive village which lies al
its feet. Thirty years ago was the
date of the last of these disasters
until recently, when heavy rainstorm
brought down q mud avalanche ~
Holsters, which lies in front OF an
infold of the mountain. Enormous
boulders were pitched forward like
balls thrown in giants game OF sklt'
tles.-London Sphere.