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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-10-24
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Hab|a ei DR. zeno Ga0dIa

Conocida es la competencia me
uica del DR.. Zeno Gambia.
sus conocimientos profundos le
han colocado, entire los primeros me
dicos puertorriquef1os y sus ensenan
zas en- la prensa, en- ell libro y en- la
tribuna, le han hecho acreedor al
tulo de maestro:
Habla pues, un maestro:
eHago constar cue habiendo usa
do las <Pildoras Reconstituyentes
del Lcdo D. Martinez. en- mi pract;
co mGdica. obtuve de elias excelenY
tes resultados en- casos de depression
organica por Intermediates agudas,
anemias, cloro anemias, y en- gene
raj an casos de discracias y perdlda
de las fuerzas.
El uso de tales pildoras, va Sc
guido dc pronto alivio, sin dnda de
bio & 10 asimilable de las substan
cias componentes de las mismas, y
no vasilo en- prescribirlas, cada vez
que nuevas energias es necesario CT
municar & organismOs debllitados
empobl ecidos,-
DrM ZENO GAMBIA
Ponce Agosto de 1900:
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De Fi|ipinas.
Manila, Z de Octub bre

Mdul1a, uo OCJuDTe.
Los rebeldes Sc concentran en-
las provincias norte y sur Ilocos, al
mando del cura renegade excomul
gado Aglipay 81 General Young
ha emprendido esta campa1a en- su
persecution, y sus fuerzas acaban
de ser refo1zadas con cuatro escua.
drones de caballer1a dos compa-
Mas de infanter1a procedentes de
Manila
Los generates 1'inio y Villanue @
va, quo no han dado senales de vi.
da en- estos t1Itimos meses, empiezan
mostrar su actiyidad nuevamente,
y pareco Sc prometen er,orender ac-
tlva campana tan pronto como EN- =
piece la estacioL de las lluvias.
En- estos dltimos dias ha habiuo
algunos encuentros y escara muzas
en- las provincias de Alra Ilocos
norte sin resultados decisivos No.
tase, sin embargo, mas estrategia
de parte de los flipinos, que no po-
co han observado, y adquirido. la
taot1ca de los amerrenos
Et seGor Mabinl, alma y vida
del l!amado Gobierno filipino, ha 81
do puesto en- libertad por las autori
dades de Manila, donde estuvo pre-,
so en- la carcel desde Diciembre pa
sado en- que cay6 prisionero de las
fuerzas americanas.
Hasta aquf mantuvo frme su
proposito de no jurar adhesion a la
baEdera americana, 10 cue lc vali6
entire sus paisanos ell t1tulo honro
so de Spatriota resueltCa
Creese ahora que = .ra conquis.
tar su libertad, Sc ha puesto en- in
tel!gencia con ell gobierno de los
Estad~s Unidos. Esto le ha, hecho
perder alguna popuiar;dad no obs
tante 10 cual Sc le considdra como
jefe del elemento revoiucionariC.
Los comisionados empiezan es
. ta semana Ia revision de 10 tarifa,
abrigando los busno5 prop6sitos de
proteger los intereses ccmeceiales
de los Estado5 Unidos.
Han salido para Mainduque con
duciendO dos batailOnes, los trans
portes sDumnars y eVenuse
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La hOra
de la nlu0rte.

Son verdaderamente curiCsas y
notab|es las costumbres que algunos
pueblos tienen para ayudar bien
mOrlr sus semejantes.
Entire los musulmanes es de ri,
gOr que acuesten al mOribundO So
bre Ell costado derecho miranda Ia
MEGA, le recitan el cupltulo XXXVI
del Coran y la confession de f6, bas
tando que ell eDfermo, SO una men
talmente a los circumstances. No
puede entrar la estancia> ninguna
muj7r en- estado de impureza Sc
esparcen alrededor, aromas y perfu
mes. Colocan un sable sobre ell
vientre del moribundo, mantienenle
con Jas piernas extendidas y en-
cuanto expira le atan Ia harba le
cierran los ojos.
Cuando un parsi esta moribnn,
do, despues de lamar al sacerdote,
hacen traer un perro, ell cual debe
recibir el d}timo suspiro del agoni
zante.
ST es un brahman, no debe ex.
plrar 81 su lecho, pues de 10 cOtra-
rio estarfa obligado q llevarselo al
otro mundo; recubren el suelo con
estlercol, colocan yerba encima, y
sobre un lienzo depositan al|l ell mo.
ribundo introduciendole en- la boca
una meZcla de cierta sustancia para
puridcarle, bastando 1ltimamente
que coja la cola de una vaca para
que e} brahman Sc salve.
En Coromandel colocan al enfer
mo, en- sus postrimerfas, sobre una
vaca, y Otras veces 10 sumergen en-
IN rio sagradO
En- Ia Cocbinchina Sc reune Ia
familia y allegados del enfermo y
dan alaridOs y saltOs con cbjeto de
ahuyeEtar el esp1ritu malo que qui
sierra |levarsele.
En el Canada praotican un gro
sero exorcismo, y eLtre los parias
acOstumbran llevarse al noribun ndo
en- su hamaca q uu bosque donda
gritssn y danzan su alrededor. Guam
do viene la noehe le abandonan de.
jandole alimentos para cuatro dias,
con 10 cuaI Green haber hecho todo
10 possible para su salvacion.
Eu Puerto Rico, SO coloca Ell
muerto don 1o Sc puede, y SO proce
de seguidamente al velorio de rigor.
Ell que Quiera cOnnCer los detaIles
que Sc acerque & la B.blioteca del
Gobiorno, y alll vera Ell cuadro de
Oller que explica perfactamente 81
guate4ue ftinebre.
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En- Ell interview celabradO po1

En- ell interview celebrado por
Ell corresponsal del "San Juan New"
con el senor Mufoz Rivera, dice:
EN- Toa Alta y Aibonito no SO
ha podido inscribir ningdn federal,
pOr estar amenazados con los mayo
res atrnpellos Y violencia por la po-
licia Y los alcaldes. Los fsderales On
.anbos pueblos SO ven precisados q
eniHta", yGndoso & otras localida-
dos "Es de sdvertjr'' que en- Toa
Alta triunf5 el partido republican,
por un voto en- laa dililnas elecciUnes
y en- AiboniUO por trainta
SabemOs qu= ei senior Alcal'
de, Sc n.opone publican en- brevo
III bando OOligandO d los carruajes
el uso prescindihlo de faroles por
Ia noche, asi como tambien prohi'
biGndoies la marcia precipitada por
dentco De poblado, imponiendole
grandes multas & los contravento'
res
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Vc1ltaa, ,

Sc vende pCr 10 poderlo aten.
der su dueno un aparato de soda de
marmcl blanco, con &eis dop63itos
para s'irop y un grifo de do!2le @ho.
fro ticne un generator para prcdu,
Cir agua De soda, dos fuenlef Dc ace
70 de 10 galones cada una, portss va
SOS grandes y chicos y extractus pa
ra los sirop. Ell apa1ato es @omple-
to, pudiendo funciona: p horas aes
pues de mcntado. Para infCrmes d.
Leandro Montalvo en- Mayaguez.
Octubre 1900.
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Al publico.

Terminada la instalaci0n dc los
aparatos q. hemos montado en- nnes
ira fabrica de hieio de osta ciu3ad,
para la fabrication dc hjulo trans "a
rento manufactured con aqua Ges
tilada q una temperature de 16l :.
centfgrados y tiltrada sucoslV1n4 nte
DOR tres tiltros dc coke, de carbon
vegetal y de arena cnarzn=a; h0s
complacemos en- ofrocer al puHiico
de esta culta Capital nuestro nuevc
producto do <ca.idad inmnj njcrabi" y
de condolences higi6uicas sbsolu'
taS1.
No obstanto estas importantes
mejoras ell precio de nuestro hielc
continuara siendo, como hasta la fe-
cha, ell mas limitado de la plaza.
San Juan F r Ocbre II de 1900.
J GOYCO & Ca
Marina Gale del Comercio IS.
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hCFNCI DE NEG0C!02

de RAFAEL GONZALEZ IGLEsIA
Ex suslituto del Registro de le Pro
pedsd de Caguas, con mas de
catorce amos de practica.
Sc encarga de presentar ges
tionar en- el Registro de, la prople
dad dc Caguas ell despacho de toda
clase de documentOs.
Sc garantiSa la actiVidao y Ii
modcidad en- el cobro 9e honora
rios.
Direction tclegratca- Iglcsias,
---Caguas.
Para refsrencias, D Marcelino
Sola Comerciantc. don Rafael Al
&c Depositario LcdO don jose Mas
y Gelpl Abogado.
p NJ VS.
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Aver fu6 herido en- Ell muelle ell
tralajador Juan Fernandez Qaintana
Con dicho motivo Sc produjo un es
candalo en- aquel recinto, que tuvO
que ser sofocado por la po]icla.
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DE VESvTA

En- el allnacen de los Sres. A
VICENTE Y c. a 5 5, (cinco do
llars) Ia GAIA dc 10 gruesas de Ca
jitas con los sellos de Rentas Inter-
mas y en- cantidadeS de UNA A CiNCO
CAJAS en- adelante.
VIDAL &, G 9:
Bayamon 10 de Octubre de 1900.
D. n.
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F0sf0r0S de Se9dridad

de Ia Acreditada marca ~RED STAR2
Estrella ROja.)
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La Esnleralda

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% -FOrtaleza-22
FRENTE AL CASINO ESPAnOL.
I'll acreditado y popular Cafe
Restaurant donde mejor Sc almuer
"a v Sc come. Todo pasajero y p1-
blico debe visitar este establecimien
topara conocer su credito en- su ser
vicio comida que all1 Sc sirven.
- Sus precios son limitadisimos y
donde Sc toma ell mejor cafe.
Su propietario,
BENITO CARRERAS.
S 15- 5
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Paris no oculta su satisfaction
rOr cOutener en- su reciLtO dos hue5
peoes, glorias de la Ciencia mediea
moderna, como 10 son el aleman Vir'
chow y cl doctor ingl6s Lister, que
visitan sus cortarenes y que son
ohjetn de enthusiasts ovaciones.
S. diStiuguo mss los nencio
n&dos s"ujos que d los pot4ntados
do la TERRA: sou reyes de les eicn
cias biul0gicas y m6dIcas.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-10-24

Segin una estadfstica official,
que aican2a al 25 de Agostc: las per
didas suf,idas por el ej6rcito ingles
en- Ell Africa del Sur ascienden a
10 JGl, sin incluir los enfsrmos y he
ridOs cuidados ea los hospitales
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-05-10

ings at Goodwin and seven at Athens.
Thousands of people are homeless.
A great battle between the British
under French and beers under Botha
is imminent near Thaba Nchu. The
burghers are well provided with artil-
lery and in strong force.
Boer ENJOYS were cheered by the
Dutch people as they sailed for New
York. Mr.. Fischer expects sympathy
for Americans and declares that peace
without liberty is impossible.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-05-10
FOREIGN.

Dean Cowie of Exeter died.
An Epidemic of typhoid fever RACES
in Leeds
The Russian press is denouncing
England.
The prince of Wales has decided to
visit Paris.
Havana has twenty parks and seven
miles Of boulevards.
The tea crop of India is seriously
damaged by heavy rains.
Colombian revolutionists are said to
hold the city of Cartagena.
Henry NJ. Stanley win not be a can
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-05-10
OUR ISLANDS.

Senior Mora has resigned as mayo
OF Havana.
Nearly 1900 Spanish prisoners still
are held by the Filipinos.
The wife of Gen. Wilson, stationed in
Cuba, was burned to death.
Perfecto Lacoste has accepted the
post OF Cuban secretary of agriculture
Plague. consumption and smallpox
are reducing tle population of Manila.
Charles Fl. Allen was formally in
augurated as civil governor Of Porto
Rico.
Senior Palermo, formerly head Of the
Filipino cabinet, has been captured by
American troops in Luzon.
The Cuban teachers who will study
In the United States during the sum-
mer will be chosen by ballot.
Cubans have complained to General
Wood that local judges are charging
extortionate fees for civil marriages.
Secretary Long made public let
ter condemning Chadwick's "inexcus-
able indiscretion" in criticising Schley.
Twenty Americans and two hundred
Filipinos are killed in a fight. The
American force numbered but thirty
men.
General Otis will take immediate
steps to prevent the evasion of the
Chinese immigration laws in the
Philippines.
Porto Rico lawyers declare that Cen
eral Davis appointees to the execu-
tive council, just announced are IL
legal and without power.
Senior Alaman has been deposed by
his more conservative opponents from
the leadership of the federal republic
can party at Cienfuegos, Cuba
Insurgent leaders believe that
Aguinaldo has been killed by Igorot-
ties. His wife has heard nothing from
him and Is nearly FRUSTRATED with
worry.
Filipinos in the island of Panay sur
rounded detachment OF twenty
sixth infantry at Leambanas. Four
Americans were killed and sixteen
wounded.
The sultan of Sulu, with his wives,
has sailed for Singapore. He claims
the onerous American tariff on imports
is in violation of treaty rights guar
anteed by Germany.
A large Filipino force surrounded a
garrison of thirty Americans of the
forty-thlrd regiment at Catubig, Is
land of Sumar. The latter took refuge
in church and resisted Ave days, un-
til relieved. Twenty troopers were
killed and 200 Filipinos.
Major General Otis has Issued an or
der that instead OF the certificates fol
former residence issued by American
consuls at Chinese ports, ChinameI
desiring to enter Manila must produc'
cedulas proving former residence, will
proof that they still have property o
domestic interests in the Philippines
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BOER WAR.

The Cape Parliament will meet
June 22.
President Kruger is said to be again
suing for peace.
A son OF Gen. Cronje was reported
killed IN battle.
Kruger orders all Britlshers to
leave 1ransvaal.
Lord Rosslyn arrived at Pretoria a
prisoner of war.
A fierce attack on the Mafeklng gar
rlson was repulsed.
Gen. Oliver, the boer commander,
is reported wounded.
Lord Roberts is massing his troops
at Thaba Nchu, in the Orange Free
State.
The beers are reported to be gradu-
ally reducing their forces near rhaba
Nchu.
The beers are retreating and the
British abandon hope of capturing
them.
Cronje was cheered on his way to
church In his prison island OF St.
Helena.
An arsenal at johannesburg was
blown up and English residents are
suspected.
Roberts ordered the eonfiscatlon of
all horses except those used for milf
tary purposes.
The boer army Is said to have
shrunk from 10000 TO 26.50O men since
December.
Capetown Irlshmen at a mass meet
ing declared themselves for the queen
and country"
William r. Miller of the Franklin
syndicate was sentenced to ten years
Imprisonment.
Queen Victoria thanked officers and
men Of the navy who aided In the
Ladysmith defense.
Mafeking was holding out April 20.
The garrison promises to resist be-
siegers for another month,
The king OF Sweden and Norway ex-
presses his sympathy for the British
in the south African war.
German newspapers display a more
friendly spirit toward England when
discussing the south African war.
General Hunters Tenth division, II
is reported, will be sent from Kimber-
ley to attempt to relieve Mafeking.
A surgeon from south Africa at
London banquet denounced women
amateur nurses as useless and a worse
trouble than the hles.
Beers claim victory at warrenton.
which included the capture OF . 600
British. British reports do not men
ton such an engagement.
The United States asked England 10
explain the boarding Of an American
vessel by the British warshiQ in neu-
trail waters OF east Africa
Censor at Cape Town stopped all
war news, which is construed to mean
that Lord Roberts is making his big
move for the relief OF Mafeklng,.
-Srest fires destroyed Ames and
Nathan. Mich. burning sixteen build
The Seattle Republican., 1900-05-18

has distinguished himself on the
field of battle. There are now in
the United States army two regi-
ments of colored cavalry and four
regiments of infantry and a large
number of colnred men are enlist
ed in the navy.
Surgeon S. B. Hunt, late of the
United States army, has recently
made an exhaustive research into
the capacity of the C. lored man as
a soldier, and he says: For the
purpose of the soldier he has all
the physical character required.
His temperament a'lapts him to
camp life and his morals conduce
to discipline. He Is brave and
steady in action. IN all subse-
quent wars the country will rely
very largely upon the Negro pnpu-
lation as part of it's military
power. In these facts which [
have thus hurriedly grouped, and
In many others which might be
cited is found the highest incen-
tive to still greater efforts on your
part for your people, ,"
The Seattle Republican., 1900-05-18


In the last issue of The REPUB-
LICAN a speech delivered by
Senator Been Tillman before the
students of Ann Arbor Law school
was published in full. If what
the Senator said were really true,
then Of all human beings on the
face of the globe, the Negro is by
far the most dispicable. There is,
however. always two sides to every
question and this week, to show
both sides of the question, another
member of the Caucasian race, nc
less prominent in the affairs of the
land than Senator Tillman is quot.
ed, who is none other than G. Ct
Dawese, U. S. comptroller of cur
rency. Mr.. Dawese spoke before
the Paul Quinn Mems Club, tc
which hundreds of persons both
white and black listened with rapt
attention. He spoke as follows:
During the brief period which
has intervened since the close OF
the Civil War. in the United
States the educational and indus
trial progress Of the colored
people have been marvellous. Al
the close of the war the free color
ad population of the United States
was about 10 per cent of the total
end a very small proportion Of
this number could read or write
Mr.. Dawes then gave statistics
of the advancement of the colored
race, and, in concluding, said:
"In agriculture, commerce
manufacturing, literature and art
and in every line of business enter
prise or educational effort in which
this nation is engaged the colored
people have their competent repre-
sentatives. In literature colored
authors have made most credit
able showing. 1t is not generally
known, but it is a fact, that the
library Or Congress contains over
1000 books and pamphlets writer
by colored men and women, EN-.
bracing poetry, fiction, history and
sociology.
"ln every war in which the
! United States has been engaged
from the Revolution to the Span
ish-American war the colored mar
The Seattle Republican., 1900-05-18

About half the population
of the boroughs of Man
haitian and the Bronx is out
side of the sphere Of church in.
fiuence," according to a chart pre-.
pared by the New York City
Baptist Mission society. The 105
Catholic churches have 543, ,165
members The membership OF
the other denominations is as fol
lows:
First, Episcopal, 12l churches
| $500 members.
Second, Presbyterian, 70 church
es, 27.766 members.
Third, Lutheran, 80 churches
81 ,157 members.
Fourth, Methodist, 81 churches
1851 members.
Fifth, Baptist, SO churches
| 1870 members.
Sixth, miscellaneous, 81 church.
es, 5,153 members.
O6V6nGn, deDfeW, 10 cnufchoS
1882 members.
Eighth, Congregational, IA
churches, 3,0l8 members.
With a membership in the 10:
Catholic churches, therefore, oi
543, ,164, a membership in all the
other 439 churches of 10000, anG
360,O18 persons added as being
within the sphere of influence" Of
these latter churches, the number
of persons within the "sphere oI
church influence" according tc
these figures, is 1883, ,191, leaving
916,809 persons outside of church
influence.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-05-18

And still another OF the prOml-
nent Caucasians of this country is
quoted to throw against the Ben
Tillman argument. But recently
Rev. j. M. Lucey Of Arkansas
addressed the Trans-Mississippi
Commercial Congress on the "In-
dustrial Development of the
South, )" and touching on the race
problem said in part:
'The Negro now shows will
ingness to acknowledge that the
Southern white man is his friend,
and he stands ready to unite his
energies with the brain Of the
white man and make the South the
happiest and most prosperous
country in the world. Let the
Southern white man now reach
down a friendly hand to the strug-
Cling Negro, and the race troubles
are at an end. The advancement
of the Southern Negro is in keep
ing with his American character
Un1er all the disadvantages Of
the past thirty-five years he has
made commendable progress
The facts show virility, thrift and
ambition. Unlike the ordinary
Indian, the Negro is soldier and
citizen, farmer and mechanic,
lawyer and doctor; he has entered
every trade and profession of life
and is a substantial element in the
industrial, commercial and politi-
cal makeup of our great republic.
Ten millions of people acclimated
to the South distributed in all the
departments of industry: are
worthy of consideration in fore
casting and foreordaining the
work of the new era now dawning
upon us. We need the Negro.
Cotton is still king, but cotton
without the Negro is king with
out crown. You are now in a
hurry to adore new gods. The
time will come in the sweet bye
and bye when you will return to
do penance at the shrine of the
ancient Southern divinity. In
respect to the measures which
should be adopted by this conven-
ton in respect to the Negro, | do
not believe that anything more
than a hearty general resolution
OF good will is necessary. The
Negro must work out his own
salvation, as the white man had
to do. Paternalism is not in har-
mony with the idea of our Repub-
llcan government. It is men that
constitute the State, not wards or
children. But just as chain is
no stronger than its weakest link,
SO a government Is no stronger
than its weakest element ifrom
the time that the Son of God was
obliged to come down from heaven
to help the white race and every
other race to achieve salvation, the
superior must help the inferior.
l respectfully ask the proper COM
mittee to formulate resolution
expressing to the Negro race Of
the South guarantee of full pro-
lection of life and property under
the laws of the land, and assurance
OF Southern sympathy and guild
ance in their perfection as citizens
of the United States
DR. Lucey's uttprances have the
right ring, and if few other
Southerners had the same con-
victions and the courage to express
them, the frequent clashes between
the two races in the South would
soon become remembrance.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-05-18

The colored citizens Of Chicago
have had for some time past a
Mems Sunday Club, which meets
every Sunday afternoon in Paul
Quinn Chapel, the largest church
edifice in the United States In
which colored folk exclusively wor-
ship. This Club has already be-
come a noted organization, and at
It's meetings some of the most
learned men, irrespective of color
or previous condition, have lectured
from its rostrum. 1t will be re-
membered that it was at this Club
some months ago that Rabbi
Joseph, the noted Jewish divine,
lectured on 'Race Prejudice in the
United States,' which lecture
caused such wide spread comment.
Scores OF other prominent literary
lights have done likewise, which
has given the Club National
reputation for representing the
most advanced thoughts and ideas
of American progress. Chicago
has some very notable Negro
scholars within her gates and they
are not letting their literary lights
get covered up under the proven
bal bushel, but are holding them
high in mid air that all may see
the light The Mems Sunday
Club in connection with this pro-
minent church. wherein the topics
of the day are discussed by the
best thinkers in the community,
is by no means a new idea, as such
clubs are to be found in conjunc-
ton with the most of the leading
churches throughout Christendom
at present, and they are proving
tower Of strength to the various
organizations as church feeders.
Other churches among the Negroes
of this country should follow the
example of Paul Quinn and orga-
nize similar bodies, and they
would soon see a marked differ
ence In the interest taken in their
respective congregations.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-05-18

Statistics recently compiled
show that the value of the alcoho-
lie drinks consumed by the Amer
lean people for the year 1899 was
approxim ately $l,00O,0O0,00O.
They also show that our national
consumption of alcoholic bever-
ages is diminishing, while our con-
sumption Of coffee has almost
doubled in ten years. The whis-
key-bottle appears to be giving
way to the coffee-cup.-New York
World.
The Seattle Republican., 1900-05-18

There were 9O3 postoffices in
1900; today we have 75,OOO-that
is, in America alone. It took q
letter sixteen days to go from
Philadelphia to Lexington, KY,
twenty-five days to Nashville,
Tenn. The cheapest letter post
age was 8 cents. and to send q
letter more than hundred miles
cost a shilling. Three million
letters and papers were then sent
in a year; at the present time the
postoffice handles about 80 million
pieces of mail in single day.