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90 q los puertorriquefios anal0gas con-
aiciones climatol6g que 6sta.
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Para mas informes, dirigirse al lSr.
Inspector de instruction P1blica DR..
Enrique Huyke en- Arroyo, y a1 "BO-
htan Nercantil.n San Juaa.
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-15


make TOUR NheelS ana 4 wagon 'oA
ana a ffanle 70 hold me 'ra'h 'ho iu,l
up a ladder to the top n away we IL
go.
lack was 4 mandy man aho ne SUD
Il guess we can hN one up IN Il lltllc
while. 1t reads aW1ul easy. Ahd
think that IT ri@ up Il holslef so ina,
You can pun Inc car 10 Tue '"p any
then make It q circular railway ~
around the mouse ana the oulbllio-
ings. You a ride all day alter No' sc
started. if there's some one by to haul
YOU up each lime.
"WhatI You use to build It with
Do YOU suppose papa you'd object II
we used those tWo-bN-fours ana the
telePhohc poleNt
doh Know AaId |'cN' ieHi'"'-
la9fN.
\ IN sure ne Wouidh II you Only
uSed lheHl IelhPoielAforaFliN' put ~
Bon. ne IlkcS 10 see You h"pPN'
sam.
Wen. we can I ask hIi1l pecaliat
heS away sac oah1. l guess II
take Inc esp-Fo%p-
responsibility, put III Jack, Slill-
ING.
When a man has the RIGHT kind Of
tools and the materials and an arti-
Gle written i'm simple language. with
nIenty Of pictures 10 ouida him ana
the knacks Of it besides. he cant 90
far wrong. and Ey niohtfaH Jack. with
the bows. help. had fashioned the
tramWay. and after supper he began
on the car. The tramNay wa sixty
feet hioh at The starting point. and it
had two dips in il that would make
the ride more exciting. and it was 600
feet long. I'm quite sure that if Mrs.
Fisher had been at home She would
have objected 10 it. for il was the re-
verse of sIohfly. but She and Mr.. Fish
or had cone to- a meeting Of Pomona
Grange at New Haven and would not
be back until next day.
~
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-15

freight car, and he had just seen the
headlight Of the express on the same
track when the chapter ended"
The boys walked over to a maple
tree that already gave quite a little
shade. 1T was early in May. Sam was
looking over Bob's shoulders at the
pictures, when he gave a shout.
Bob, there's the very thing-the
roller coaster. 1t cells you how to
make Onc!"
In a moment Boil had forgotten Jim
in his %perilious position Of a weeks
standing, and the two boys sat down
under the tree to read an recount Of
how to build a roller coaster in your
back yard.
But we havn't n back yard said
Bob when they had finished.
Goose" said Sam; IF it'll do in Il
back yard, what's the matter with the
orchard or around the house. Say we
build n as high as our house, and
have ii run around the house two or
three times, and then go in at the
front o and out the ack door"
"That'd be bully" said Bob. you
have such a long hall there'd be plen-
ty of time to slack up. But I'm no
good with a hammer, and l don't be-
lieve that | could build one"
well. | can. The instructions are
Just as easy, and Zack will help us.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-15

those in the know, freely offered 2 to
| on Dick.
The police rode Clincher tires. of course
for clinching was their business while
Dick preferred a Palmer, for he had ever
made his living by the dropping of gold
into his palm, although he preferred a
single tube when taking up a collection.
Il shall break the record or nv neck :"
muttered Dick, as he sped through tho
darkness. AS he glanced over his should
er at the foot of a hill he saw q dozen
tWinkling lights coming over the brow
behind him, like a constellation. sT
hope every enc | meet will have p bright
lamp and keep to his own side of =
road" and for the first time in his bo,d
life a tremor of fear thrilled the sta1vart
frame Of the highwayman. who VOL,
knew the prediction of the touring cv.
ciist for racing down a part of the thor
oughfare that should be kept sacred for
those going IN q contrary direction.
Over the top of the next hill on1v II
lights gimmered falling steadily IN tho
rear; then but 10 were visible then nine
then eight.
Il knew those cops couldn't stand that
pace muttered Turpin; Fit reminds ono
Of the rhyme of the Nine little. eight If
tie, seven little Injuns'," and he hogan to
trill merrily the refrain, experiencing
that exalted exhilaration which a true
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-15

nth T,,rnin slouched into Kettles res
+onront on the Strand, dung his huge
fol+ bat On q marble table, sat down, anu
sang ont fer a beefsteaf rare and a gar
Ion If ale. and that right speedily he
added The waiter made all haste 70
serve him, fer such is the erect OF d
like of Kindness and doing gOod 10 o'hela
that pick was always promptly opeyeu,
wboover else had to suffer delay, anu
when his mild and gentle eye casually
surveyed the printing on his pistols, even
lard}ords themselves had been known 70
iunD in their eagcrness TO pc OF use %
him.
met IS Dick had finished his frugal
meal, Aristophenus Kettle hllnseii Up
t,ad INFO the restaurant and whispered:
.Djck. nv boy, the boobies are deploy-
inc round the Strand entrance.
Pichord always a man of quick deci-
sion. arose al once, bowed to the compa-
nv. and remarked with that suaVlty
which was characteristic OF him:
Gentlemen, / beg you to excuse me. J
have an engagement elsewhere.
Mr.. Turpin then slipped out by the
| back exit, where an hester. true ana
trustv. awaited him, holding the highway
| man.s fayorite mount, ''White Wings.
The night was pitch dark, but the lamp
| of the machine threw Onward an ever en-
larging cone of light. like one of those adj
vertising devices hen so popular in Lon
don.
us there plenty of oil in the lamp??'
"YeZzer."
the tCClbag?'
'YeZZer."
The machine is We'll oiled and the
tires pumped tight?"
"Yezzer."
"Well, | hope, for your sake, that
everything IS right, for if it is not, |
shall puncture you with my pistol and
d6fl2te you Of life"
"Yczzer.'
Richard flung the man a sovereign. be-
cause, being a loyal man, he never dealt
in any coin under the rank that design
ated the ruler CT the realm. He mounted
the wheel, which was geared to 1872, and
swiftly disappeared into the night. At
the first street corner a policeman was
waiting for him.
Turn it up shouted the officer. en-
d~eavGring to perform for the intrepid
cyclist the action SO tersely expressed by
the slang phase he had just given utter
ancc to, but Dick, who had been there DO
fcrc. deftly avoided him.. and replied:
If you are referring to the light, |
have pleasure in informing you that it
already complies with all the regula-
tons
The word had gone forth that, at all
hazards, Dick Turpin was to be arrested
that night, SO the policeman. baffled in
attempting to stop him, shrilly blew his
whistle. which had the Immediate effect
of causing all the hanson cabs within
hearing 10 concentrate rapidly on the spot.
and by the time the harassed officer had
disentangied the traffic. Dick was we'll
on his way to the Great North road.
But the shrill whistle had effect on
others than the cabbies. 1t was the sig
nal to the metropolitan brigade Of mount
ed police tcyrlc CORPSE and IL of the
record breaherS were bending over han
dlebarS in hot puSuit of the fugitive. This
superb body of men were aStride the
celebrated hlC9dike bikes c'worth their
weight in gold, see advertisement and
tie betting was about even, although
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-15

placed innocent diversion in the mono
tonous pathway of a fellow traveller. We
should not live for ourselves alone.
Just as a neighboring steeple struck
the hour OF /. Dick, glancinS backward,
saw the one light suddenly disappear.
How appropriate that was" unused
Dick. The hour and the man! Thank
goodness. tho telegraph has not yet been
invented. The road to York is now clear.
and | have nothing to attend to but the
making Of q record which will never be
forgotten. Another good man gone" he
added. as he saw that the lamp behind
him was not relit.
Daylight found him going strong, far
to the north; he first, the rest nowhere.
He stopped at a wayside inn for break
fast, knowing it was a good hostelry. for
the iron effigy OF the three-winged whee
OF the Cyclists touring club was over
the door.
Are you a member Of the G. T. CO"
asked the landlord.
7 am a member of no organization. :.
replied the truthful Richard. for l have
just been ~resigning all night from the c..
A. T. G. H."
After a good breakfast he proceeded
merrily On his way, meeting many trav-
elers, who gave him a cheerful '.god
morning but with none Of them did he
stop 70 converse. for the highway was
900 thronged to make a prolonged inter
view OF financial advantage to him.
But at last he come to a lone heath
which the high road bisected in a straight
line. and about the center of it. with no
one else in sight for miles, he saw an
preaching him a young lady on a daintv
wheel.
Rlcn3r d Snr9nO off and n,{o =.
ana ms machine squarely across the
thOroughfare.
The lady. thinking he wished 10 sneak
with her, which, indeed, was the case
Sipped from her perch to the ground in
nat charmlngly casual way in which some
women dlsmount, seeming to suggest that
she merely happens off.
1ou WISH to inquire the way. siro"
she asked in tones of exquisite sweat
ness.
20, no, dear madam" replied Dick with
one q ms most correct bows, learned from
MS constant association with the arts
'oclacy' whom he met Incidentally on
theil travels | am, if | may be permit
- ~. ~ 'eihl myself so, an inspector of
and all roads lead-not 70
f'cihe IN my case-but to profitable com
inerce. l must first apologize to Won for
not appearing in proper costume. q defoot
Whlcn | snail at once proceed to remeav ),
SAVING "nlch he drew from his pocket
d neatly lifting silk mask, penetrated bv
~ Hcies LOT the eyes, which he mi Owe.
'ne upper part Of his face. passing tho
strlngs to the back of his head o,a ~.
ing them there. o"
"oulo you mind just tying these
a ans 4h .ip'oe as she tied a dainty KNOB
$3.50 ,"ey are rather awkward for me 70
get at without a mirror -
win pleasure" replied the girl stand
vi t3 on .ip'oe as she tide a dainty knot
WIN deft fingers. Il should thinE ~
MASK c nnn = to have the ends of the
nlaaN connected with a bit of elastic that
you could slip over your head" 'n''
,. rave often thought of it, assen+eo
stiolion man but I am rather y
r stia' Tor old-fashioned ways. and co
'ic 10 the strings. fear T am ino,;a
ca TO be conservative; I mix 60 WILL u,,n
WIN the nobility. you know" much
Am l wrong in surmising tbot
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-15
SCRAP OF H1STOkY .
Ra;noYe True Account of We Celeora1eo '"N0
Of Richard Turpin, Esqre, From Ao'o0''
to York, Now For Ye FIRST
Time Made Public.
BY ROBERT BARR.
(Copyright 1898, by Robert BARR

cvclist feels when he is astrlue mo
silent wheel spinning through - hid
or Of a peaceful country. oince hut
nj only one light followed HIM "u'
t nhaf' hung on with great persistence
niek for a moment thought OF putting :
h;s " lamp. waiting for his one pui
s,er and pistoling him as ne Wen .
ne tticF to play on a brother cyclisl.
for Dick was not without thai leei'ns =,
fr,+ernitv which all genuine "heeiln1i
nossess. So. wishing TO do as ne "o" .
Xxx ~, The mcrciful man dlslhouh'eu'
oninoed asunder a strand of barned WIZ
that lined one side CT the roau' puiio 60 10
e,an,es until a sufficient lenSth q ~
,,i,a vas set free, drew 1t taut
Tho thoroughfare and tied the zoos enc
- ne wire to a stake on the opposite
side Of the highway. oro
Par,ounting, he journeyed on 'o""i'
- worth animated with that colliloi
NO cense of satisfaction which comes %
ono who at some trouble TO hlmsell' haa
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-15

One day in early spring Sam Fisher
went down to New York with ms
father and visited Coney Island, and
for the first time in his life took Il
ride on a ROLLER COASTER For the
benefit of those children who have not
Vet tasted the combined horrors and
delights of his remarkable
| will describe it.
1t is am inclined railway several
hundred feet long. You climb up a
ladder or a pair Of stairs and seat
Yourself in a car or box on wheels.
Then an attendant gives the ear 4
shove and YOU glide along the railway
for a few feet and then take Il sudden
dip, leaving your heart behind you,
and experiencing that sensation that
comes to YOU when o drop fourteen
stories in an express elevator. You
bob over one or two hills and then
fetch up either ON 4 level stretch or
else in the water. when the car
ScoOtS through the water like a boat.
If YOU survive the first shock you are
crazy for more, and boys and girls are
50 happily constituted hat they al
WAYS do survive the first hook.
Mr.. Fisher. Sans father. is 4 rather
nervous man. and he did not want Sam
to go alone. so he GOT into the ear
with him, although he expected to be
brought back on a shutter. He grabb-
ed the sides until it seemed as ii his
nails would pierce the wood. AS the
car shot forward he shrieked at the
top OF his lungs, stop the carl TO the
great amusement of the OnloOkers.
but YOU might as we'll try to stop Il
sky rocket after it has got ten feet
AVA from the ground as to stop Il
roller coaster after it has begun its
Journey. and poor Mr.. Fisher was COM
PEELED 10 get his moneys worth and
ride out to sea on the terrible inven-
ton. OF course Sam was wildly hilar-
iouS. and wanted to ride some more,
and Mi. Fisher being a good natured
man, consented. but he said to the at
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-15

in the possession Of such a machine at
any price"
Sir" she cried, and for the first time
during their colloQuy there was a trace
Of Indignation in her voice. Il would
have you know that this is a Sweet \lo-
let machine. the very best in the mar
ket; the agent who sold it to me himself
assured me Of that"
You should pay no attention to the
ridiculous statements Of interested par
ties. There is only one machine made in
England, and that is the renowned white
Wings, made by a Coventry company
uimltod} Ct that name, formed last sea-
son. highly over-capitalized, by my re-
spected feiloW-worker. HoWlcy. Alas.
that | took to the road instead of COINS
into the company promoting business
Where | take a pound he loots thousands.
still, | have the proud consciousness 81.
being in the more honest line Of trade.
After all, q clear conscience is worth
something"
is that a White Wings you are rid
ing?"
1T is, madame, and to its perfection
| owe the pleasure of this privileged in
tervieW. Last night | outrode Il K1ou-
dikes."
Il should nave thought you would have
gone il for a chainless safety" uGg-
INJURED the girl, dreamily.
Nhat!' roared Dick. forgetting for The
lime that he stood in the presence Of d
iady. and for q moment losing his temper
thouSht you were a young woman o.
some sense, even ii you did ride a 'Swe &
Continued on Seventh Page.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-15

tcndant. Il wouldn't 90 through that
experience again for all the money
that is made at Coney Island in a sea-
SON"
After Sam returned home he told
all the boys in the neighborhOod about
the roller coaster and they were crazy
to &C to Coney Island, but Whiteyiile,
the village where they lived. is over a
hundred miles from the coast. and few
of them had ever been further than
q score OF miles from home.
One day Sam went to the p~Ostoffice
with Bob Garrison. and although there
We're no letters for either boy, there
was the Easter number OF THE Boys
Playmate" to which Bob was Il sub
scriber.
oh, gcody." said Bob. I'm go'n'
TO sit down here under the tree as
long as there's no letters for the house
and read Bound to Win Did you read
it last week? Jim was riding on a
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-15
A NIGHT OF TERROR.

awful anxiety was felt for the willow
Of the brave General Durham Of Ma
chias, Me-, when he doctors said she
could not live till morning. writes Mrs.
s. H.. Lincoln, who attended her that
fearful night. All thought she must
soon die from Pneumonia, but she begged
for Or. Kings New Discovery, saving il
bad more than once saved her life. and
bad cured her Of Consumption. After
three small doses She slept easily all
night, and its further use completely
cured her" This marvellous medicine is
guaranteed to cure all Throat, Chest ana
Lung Diseases. Only soc. and $1.0O. Trial
bottles free at all drug stores.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-15

are a ~highwayman? Perhaps the FAM
Mr.. Turpin, hi1mself?' +a
"Ouite right, madame: Dick Tnr,:.
tirely at your service. at this
accomplishing his celebrated rsf.
York. of which you have double. ~
who hopes. by strict attention 10 hr.s- r
70 merit a continuance Of that
which it will always be his endea-..
deserve. I'm sorry | haven't q rsr4
mo but | left town unexpectea1u
not to nut too fine a point upon. fl r..-
in a hurry
How delightful!'
Dick drew forth n huge pistol
with another low bow, said:
..But I am OBTAINING you. madam.
tho measures of social cOnyer@att..
ne not forget the realities Of lr.
must trouble you for your watch amt
rings or other little trinkets thar
laon as a memento Of this most r,..r.
inc meeting
II am so sorry" answered the a.,
..hu+ when | left home this morr.rr
naolected TO bring With me either ....
or rings. One is SO apt to break "a watts.
# one has a fall, and rings are I.s..
to be lost
.They are indeed, madame, when 7 MIN
on the read. Perhaps you have a l..r...
I shall be happy to relieve you Of the r.ra
which it causes you.
After a good deal of searching .lo..
the folds Of her dress, the young Wuraa.
If last found her pocket and drew from
+ . nurse which she handed to Dick .r.
ing with 4 sigh:
cit contains eel"
81 ,coent if with as much rrattf--.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-15
Tales Of Yankee EnChantment.
SAM FISHERS ROLLER COASTER
1t Was Built in the Back Yard According to
Directions Given in 1.-THE Boys Play
mate,'' But Was No Good and Got
a Lot Of Folks in Trouble.
P7 CHARLES B. LOOMS,
EY CHARLES B. LOOMS,

And, say, we can use some Of those
two-hy-fours and those telegraph
poles that papa's been cutting to
send 10 The telephone company"
The boys reached home fell OF the
idea. Jack. the hired man. wa in the
barn throwing down some hay for the
horses.
"Zack. viii YOU help us to build a
roller coaster?" said sam.
"What's Il roller coaster" said Jack.
leaning on his p~itchfork.
Ito. don't know what 4 roller coast
err isl" said Bob deriSively.
.'Well, neither did YOU till | told
YER" Sam was fond Of Iack and he
objected to Hob's manner.
sam explained the contrivance and
then showed Jack the article.
You see. it's Just as easy to make.
said he. All you've got to do is to
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-15
Search the woods and rake the mead

CNS
For a robin, owl or bat:
Something that when slain and mounted
May adorn my lady's hat.
Rip the feathers off the songsters,
Take each head. and tail, and wing,
For them is my lady waiting,
Tender-heartcd, gracious thing.
See her sitting IN her carriage
Making all the show she can;
On her head a cemetery.
In her hand a feather fan.
Yet she talks Of love and mercy
TO all things. in honeyed words.
While she's decked in borrowed plumage
Torn from slaughtered singing birds.
O., Consistency, thou jewel,
Teach these women common sense;
ieach them, while they pirate Of kindness,
They themselves give rank offense.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-15

Mr.. #. X. Rruner. who is now in
Paris, is expected to return to Raleigh
about June LIST.
Washington sentinel., 1900-07-28
RECTIFIER

Acting Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue, Robert Williams, Jr., has
written to the United States Attorney
at Chicago as follows:
In reply to your letter Of inquiry of
the sd instant you are hereby informed
that a retail liquor dealer who mixes
whisky or oiber distilled spirits with
coloring matter or materials OF any kind,
changing it into a compound liquor, 1t
he makes this compound by the drink
or bottle or jug only at the time when 1t
is ordered by his customer is not re-
quired to pay special tax there or as a
re tider; but if he makes such mix
ture for sale, even IN quantities less than
S gallons, in advance Of orders therefor,
he involves himself in special tax
liability as a rectIfier, in view OF the
decision Of the United States Circuit
Court in the case of Stark v. Num-,
collector Treasury Decisi ons, Internal
Revenue ruling I2I), He is thus liable,
even il he does not put up the liquors so
compounded in bottles or Jugs. The
reference in the decision Of the court to
the putting up Of the compound liquor
in jugs and bottles appears not to be
essential in establishing the special tax
liability.
Washington sentinel., 1900-07-28

A meeting OF shareholders OF the
Schoenhof, Brewing Company, for the
purpose OF considering proposition to
convert it into an American corporation
will be held in London on July "a The
idea in changing it back to an American
company is to escape taxation under the
English law which demands per cent.
on the gross earnin IS. 1t will be recalled
that the company brought suit to test
the legality Of the law, and a decision
was rendered against the company.
The American shareholders control
about go per cent, of the stock and say
they do not want to be taxed in England
as we'll as here. The plan to convert
the company into an American corpora.
ton involves an exchange Of the out
standing stock held in Eng land share
for share in the new company The
English shareholders own large pro-
portion of the common stock and some
OF them are objecting on the ground that
their interests can be served better BY
continuing the foreign company under
their jurisdiction. Less than 10 per cent.
of the preferred stock is owned by the
English shareholders,