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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-02-06
ilUrLeo1 juVea!

Las toses son cual los leoncillos:
debiles e inofensivas en- su primer
periodic; pero mis- fuertes y peligrosas
medida quo trascurre ell tempo.
La influenza, la congestion pulmonaA
y Ia pleuresia Sc curan facilmente si 50
las soInete un tratamicnto tan luego
de presentarsc la tos.
La bronquitis, Ia pulmonia y hasta n
tisis Sc dominan prontamente 81 Sc las
atiende al iniciarse.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-02-06

Viuda del General Henry W.
Lawton, quien hace pocas semanas
rindio ia vida en uno de los comba-
tes de Filipinas, esta dana ha tenido
ahora la satisfaction inmensa de yer
la alta estimation que el pueblo anne
ricano profesaba q su esposo., En-
-efecto, al tenerse noticia de la muer-
te del General, un peri6dico hizo sa-
ber que las circunstancias financie-
ras de la familia eran demasiado es-
trechas y propuso que Sc colectase
un'fondo para ayudarla. AL proyec-
to, respondi6 el p1blico americana
con generosidad, y en- pocos dias Sc
reunieron mas de $50 900 que estan
en- manos de la viuda.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-02-06

la sido denunciada la casa ndn he.
ro 3 7 de la Gale de San jose, por
estar F en- malas condolences higienicas
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-02-06
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dR1 DR.. Aver

pronto ve.ice la tos quo acompaha {
estas Intermediates en- sus com;enzos.
Empleandose pronto el pectoral curs
prcnto.
Cuando Ia enfermedad resta bien
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-02-06

cronicas el Pectorai de Cerezs del Dr..
Aver ofrece una cu-acion cierts com
pleta cuando la CIR ci6n es possible.
Pero, recuerdese que es mas facil
dc.ninar un leon joven que I'M leon en-
Ia plentiful de gu desarrollo.
P6ngase en- guar1ia contra las imita-
clones baratas. Vease que ell nombrs
de Pectoral de Careza del DR.. AyeE
este vaciado en- cl frasco.
,r Prepa-lSo POT ei
Df. ]. 6. Aver Cia.. lowell, Mass, 60. 4
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-02-06

desarrollada, a i'm
entonces electoral
de Cereza. reduce la
febre, mataeldolor,
facilita Ia respira-
ci6n Y restablece
ra pidam la
salud.
Para todas las
afecciones dc la
garganta y los pull
mones, agudas 6
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-01-12
PRoplolEs.
Learned Men who Master FIFTY Differ
anf mnnrnnr-

Learned Men Who mastcv Fifty Differ
emit Tongues.
When one considers the difficulty Of
acquiring even a "%noddlng acquaint-
ance' with two or three languages. II
seems almost incredible that some men
should be able to speak with all the
huency Of a native in twenty, and even
fifty, strange tongues. It Is only a few
months since DR.. Gottlieb Loltner, the
most famous linguist Of this genera
ton, died at Bonn, In Germany. DR..
Leitner, who acted as interpreter to an
army In the Crimean war, could speak
with equal facility in no fewer than
fifty languages; and many Of the more
abstruse eastern tongues he knew as
intimately IS his native German. But
there have been phenomenal linguists
in all ages, from the far-away days OF
Mithrldates, king Of Pontus, who could
converse with the subjects in each Of
their twenty-five tongues; and from
the days Of Cleopatra, who never used
an Interpreter In her relations with
the worlds ambassadors. Pico della
Mirandola, a learned Italian Of the
fifteenth century, was eloquent In
twenty-five languages, and NJ Full
gence Fresnel was familiar with TWEEN
ty, and in the seventeenth century
Nicholas Schmid, a German peasant,
translated the Lords Prayer into as
many languages as there are weeks in,
a year. The greatest linguist Of all
time, however, was Cardinal Mezzofan-
II, who died half a century ago. Mezzo-
fanti's linguistic range was so great
that he could have conversed in a diff
ferent tongue every week for two years
without exhausting his vocabulary. In
all he was familiar with ia languages
and dialects, and in most Of them he
could speak with such accuracy and
purity Of accent that he might have
been, and often was, mistaken for a
native.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-01-12
STRICTLY
She Gave Two mustrations Of the
WordN AIenni gs.

She Gave Two Illustrations Of the
Wordt Meant e..
Mrs. May Wright Sewdll. the new
president of the international Council
Of Women. became generally known
a few years ago through her particlpa-
ton in the general federation of wom-
ems clubs. which resulted in the inter
national council, says the Philadelphia
Post. She has frequently represented
American women abroad and has long
been a prominent figure in the i'm
portant national conventions. Mrs.
Sewall, who is the head of a classical
school for girls in Indianapolis, could
contribute a readable sequel to English
as she is taught, for the pupils in a
girls classical school are not above
the amusing blunders which character
lie the efforts of their young sisters
in the public schools. On one oc-
casion Mrs. Sewall was instructing a
class in physics. Force was the subject,
and she made plain to the girls the
difference between the centrifugal and
centfipetal force. Centrifugal, said
Mrs. Sewall, lis a force whose direc-
ton is from the center. and centrip-
etal force is a force whose direction
is toward the center. Do you all I'M
derstand that?" The class chorused
assent. Now, will some girl give me
an illustrations" continued Mrs. Sew
all. The domestic virtues are CEN
tripetal," replied a small girl. because
they keep a man in the center of his
home, and a centrifugal force is -is-
well, a saloon is a centrifugal force"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-01-12

IN the time Of George Washington
the cleanly shaver face was the ac-
cepted type Of the political man. There
have been a few exceptions TO the
rule since then, but a review Of our
presidents shows that the majority Of
them have bad smooth faces. Martin
Van Buren, wore whiskers. Zachary
Taylor, John Adams and John quincy
Adams had small "siders." But to on
set these exceptions there appear
among them the smooth faces Of
thomas Jefferson, James Buchanan,
Andrew Johnson james K. Polk, james
Madison. James Monroe, John Tyler,
w. II. Harrison, Willard Fillmore,
Franklin Pierce and Andrew Jackson.
Then. after Abraham Lincoln, u. s..
Grant, Rutherford Hayes. James A.
Garfield, Chester Arthur, Grover Cleve-
land and Benjamin Harrison, all Of
whom wor boards or mustaches,
comes William Mckinley, who, with
his smoothly shayen face. brings back
the old custom. Bryan also has a
smooth face, and Thomas B. Reed has
shaved of the mustache which he wore
FOR many years. Former Senator Ar
thur p. German is smoothly shaver,
also ex-GOv. William J. Stone Of Mis-
souri,. On the other hand, there are
a number of possible candidates for
the presidency who have not yet adopt
ed the custom OF Webster, Clay and
Calhoun. Gen. Funston wears a full
beard. Dewey and Roosevelt still cling
to the mustache. It is Q curious fact
that the different professions seem to
have distinctive customs in wearing or
not wearing boards or m~ustaches. The
actor necessarily is smoothly shaven.
Lawyers vary somewhat as to their
hirsute adornment. but the majority
wear mustaches. Military men adopt
a sharply pointed beard or goatee or
simply a mustache. Musicians are
prone to cultivate a mustache with
long, pointed ends. Physicians. strange
as 1t may appear, as a rule wear a
beard of some description. It would
seem that the beard might be a means
Of carrying germs from bedside to
bedside, but the doctors apparently for
get the germ theory in reference to
their whiskers. In the case of young
doctors the beard is often the sole dis
tinguishing mark of wisdom which
they possess, and is %assiduously culti-
waited.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-01-12

The Siamese spend three-fourths OF
their existence in the water. Their
first act on awaking is to battle, and
they battle at II o'clock, again at 3,
and, lastly, at sunset. There is scarce
ly an hour in the day when bathers
may not be seen in all the creeks, even
the shallowest and muddiest. Boys 20
to play in the river just as our chill
dren 90 to play in the street. A
traveller tells Of a Siamese woman sit
ting on the lowest step of a landing
place, while by a girdle she held in
the water her infant Of a few months.
Were not the Siamese expert swim
mers many lives would be lost, for the
tide flows so swiftly that it requires
the greatest skill and care to prevent
boats from running foul Of one
another. A story is told Of an English
boat running down a small native
canoe containing a woman and two
children. In an instant they all dis
appeared. The Englishmen were on
the point o. jumping to the rescue,
when they bobbed up and the woman,
upon recovering her breath, poured
forth a volley Of abuse. Having thus
relieved her mind, she righted her
canoe, ladled out some Of the water,
and bundled in the children, who had
been cOmposedly swimming around
her, regarding with mingled fear and
curiosity the barbarians who had
caused the mishap.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-01-12

entirely owing to the transformation
wrought by citizens garb. without
the gorgeous accouterments Of his high
ONCE the admiral loses his picturesque
identity to such an extent that one
would see in him merely a correctly
attired, %unassuming American man,
and never suspect in passing him that
me had touched elbows with a nations
idol. Dewey appears more slender IN
a frock coat and silk hat. and his face
seems to lose the fullness that It has
under a cooked hat He was once
asked what made so much difference
whanever he exchanged gold lace and
brass buttOnc for plain clothes.
my Official dignity, sir; my official
dignity" was his quick response.
Cant you see for yourself hat It
takes more cloth to encompass the dig
nifty Of the admiral of the United
States navy IA uniform than when he
Is IN plain citizens dress?" Then he
added: I'm civilian dress / feel as II 7
belonged to myself. The minute I put
on my uniform II seems TO mo i be-
come public property. II i appear as
different as I feel the change must be
very noticeable"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-01-12

and This Chinese rauadryman rs Nal

And This Chinese La~undryman M Hat-
Ing Money re ft
New York Cor. Chicago Inter Ocean:
A Chinese i%aundryman In ST. Marks
place. lust OF Third avenue, has
launched IN a new BUSINESS which has
proved very profitable. About a year
ago he began the business Of furnish
ing clean collars IN place Of those Wilt
ed at the gambling table OF In the
dance halls Of the east side. IL was
at 2 o'clock In the morning when he
made the first sale. A belated Brook
lynite with a melted collar strolled
into the laundry and asked the China
man II he would fix him up with a new
collar. "Ill give you a dsllar for
a standing collar Of the style M wear
ing" said the customer. The China
man went to his "not-called-for"
laundry box and dug out a collar that
was acceptable. The elated Brooklyn
tie nut It on and tossed a dollar bill
to the Chinaman, saying: Take that;
this collars worth $50 to me just now"
He left his wilted collar on the table
after explaining that his wife would
certainly 60 home to her mother II
he went home wearing the collar he
had on. II was at a ball In Tammany
Hail." he said, "and naturally I don't
want my wife to know I vas dancing
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-01-12
PRoNouNcNo ~. AS 90.
Is the Practice an Americanism or Al
AnnIfeIsm9

Is the Practice an Americanism or an
Anglioism9
Apropos of Dewey, our English cous
ms are specializing on the American
pronunciation of his name. Mrs. Mey-
nell writes that Americans invariably
pronounce "a" as 90" She says: "An
American novelist who is one of the
most vigilant of writer's and OF men,
mimics the speech OF an Englishwom-
an by printing her manner Of pronoun-
cling %'styOupid.' Few English hear
ers detect the fact that all Americans
of whatever part of the continent call
their chief city Moo York Not that
they make the double o. long or con-
spicuous. The word is spoken quite
quickly and makes an iambic foot,
whereas we generally take 1t as a spon-
dee. But the absence of the English
slight preliminary sound seems to be
inevitable in America. Commenting
on this the Manchester Guardian OBJ
serves: "As a matter Of fact this pro-
nunciation Is quite English, as Lowell
showed IN the case Of so many habits
oi speech that ave can strtiaotifoly
American. There Is a very offensive
vulgarism." wrote Dean Afford in his
Plea for the Queens English. most
common in the Midland counties. but
found more or less almost everywhere.
giving what should be the sound OF
the "u" in certain words as If 1t we're
"oo;" calling duty "dooty," Tuesday
'Toosday;" reading to us that the
clouds drop down the ''doo;" exhorting
us 'dooly' to do the 'dooties' that
are doc from us" asking to be al
lowed to see the "~noospaper." And
this is not from incapacity to utter the
sound, for, though many Of these peo-
pie call new moo" no n ever vet
called few FOO" but 1t arises from
defective education or from gross
carelessness.' After all this learning
1t seems almost wicked to DENY the
premise-that all Americans do say
Moo York."-New York Evening
Post.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-01-12
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
HOW THE HERO or MANILA.
LOOKS TO-DAY.
Divosted OF Hia Naval nnimcnt mo
Presents the Appearance Of p we'll
to-Do Business 1s Hard %
Recognise ~ q Private Citizen.

George Dewey the American citizen
in civilians clothes. and George Dewey
the American navy's admiral, are by
no means the same lndividual-at least
that Is the verdict Of those who have
seen Hero Dewey in tailor-made garb,
and also in the dazzling regalia to
which he is entitled by reason Of his
exalted rank.
The difference, indeed, is so great
that the admiral has no dimculty what
ever In passing through the public
streets incognito when he is not uni
formed and gold-braided. This is the
more remarkable because no man, with
the possible exception Of the late
George Washington, has been more ex-
tensively pictured by every conceivable
process than Dewey. and It would seem
that his features could not escape Inn
mediate recognition. That they do Is
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-01-12

Among the individual accents be-
slowed upon a room after it is fur
nished, expressive Of personal taste.
perhaps nothing is more In evidence
than photograph frames, says the New
York Commercial Advertiser. Novel
ties in this direction are for that rea-
son much sought and quickly bought
up. The latest thing, in many sizes
are mahogany and colored glass. two
leaved screens, with watered or da-
mask silk mountings in the back.
forming extra holdings among the
folds or oval openings for small photo
graphs. On the fronts. the photo
graph is framed in wood with ormolu
decoration in heading or top design.
The largest Of these screens stands
t%wenty-four inches high, each leaf be-
ing eleven inches high, and costs s32.
Equally charming are smaller ones at
$15, SO, IS and So, and in all of these
are the same silks, glass and ma
hogany used. Single mahogany frames
with empire or Louis XVI. gilded
bronze ornamentation, sell for "a and
$3.50.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-01-12


Capt Henry Kelley OF Milan, o., en-
Joys the distinclion OF being the old
est living a. ttain % the great lakes.
While De har Yea practically In re-
urement fof rai years past he is
still Indirectly cIinected OF associated
with lake morino service.
Before Cbilago vas even a thriving
Indian agenty, Capt. Kelley shipped
aboard the steamer Superior, the sec
ond boat bupt upon the lake shores.
His exporiendfs as a sailor and captain
have not been without the perils asso-
ciatod with q mariners career. Capt
Kelley lsn is sfth year and appar-
emily enjoys better health than his ad-
vanced ase and nature OF his life work
usually admits.
Il began jay life as a sailor" said
Capt. Kelley, ron the steamer Superior
April 1. 1891 she was the second
boat built ia the lakes and was set
ahoat in ldf7 she was commanded
by Capt william Pease, her first mate
was Levi Alien. and Peter s. Lenholty
was seccnl lI1lle. 1 remained on
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-01-12

re- Total Cost WIN Not he Less rhan
$4,000
A wonderful plano has been made by
Jan Van Beers, the Belgian artist,
whose portraits Of beautiful women
are famous. The painter own one Of
the most remarkable houses In Paris
and has given years to the study Of
interior decoration, says the New York
Commercial Advertiser. He admits that
the exquisite instrument which be Is
going to exhibit at the exposition next
summer Is probably the most beautiful
plano Of ancient or modern times. OF.
course, only the she'll OF case Is his
work; whose make the instrument
shall be will be determined by It's pur-
chaser. The body Of the plano is OF
natural wood, tinted green; the legs,
%garlands, cupids, and all the ornamen-
tations are Of bronze, gilded and chis-
eled by the ablest sculptor Of Louis
Quinze bronzes in Paris. The dne
sketches which appear on the sides and
in the front Of the piano are paintings
by the artist himself and represent the
four seasons, and a mlnuet danced in
the park in the days Of Louis XIV, all
after the manner Of Vatican. The de-
signer has tried as far as possible to
convert those parts OF the plano which
are ordinarily ungraceful and awkward
into something decorative and har-
monlous. The pedals, which generally
represent a Tyre, are replaced by the
owners initials. One bronze Cupid,
at the touch Of a spring, offers his vio-
loncello as a support for the cover when
open. The cover is lined with small
plaques Of ivory, each surrounded by a
Louis Quinze frame Of bronze. where
some day distinguished musicians will
write their names, using for this pur-
pose the sheath and arrow Of a Cupid
at the left, which have been ingenious
ly converted into inkstand and pen.
The music, resting upon a small frame
of bronze, which glides forward upon
a spring. is lighted by two delicate
electric flowers, and the musician is
thus left in an agreeable half-light.
The total cost Of the piano will not
be less than 5000.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-01-12
nrothsr ovsraId the rh,nr.

A Springfield lawyer has a son about
10 years old and a daughter about
twice that age, The boy has been
around the courthouse a good deal
with his father, and the young lady,
has a steady beau. The other evening
the young gentleman passed the house.
and the young lady desired to speak
to him. Bobby" she said to her lit
tie brother, won't you please call to
Mr.. Brown" Bobby knew the state
Of affairs, and he hurried to the front
door and called out In the usual loud
monotone Of a court hailin: "JohE
Henry Brown, John Henry Brown
John Henry Brown, come into court
Mr.. Brown came IN, and Bobby with 3
drew to a safe place.-Ohio State Jour
nal.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-01-12

In a paper read before the Paris
Academy Of Sciences entitled Action
Of Some Gases on Caoutchouc," NJ.
D'Arsonval showed that ut pressures
varying from one to five a~tmospheres
caoutchouc a5sorbs large quantities
Of carbonlc acid gas and at the same
time Increases in volume and becomes
more gelatinous and less elastic. On
exposure to air the gas is gradually
lost and the caoutchouc resumes it's
original properties. Hence vessels Of
caoutchouc readily allow carbonic acid
gas to pass through their walls. The
action Is much slower In the case Of
oxygen and Is slight with nitrogen.
From these experiments M. D'Arson-
val suggests that bicyclists should in
fate their tires with nitrogen. This.
however, would not seem to be neces-
sary, according to Invention. for after
the tires have been repeatedly debated
through loss Of oxygen and then
pumped up with ordinary air the pro-
portion OF oxygen inside the tire h.
comes small and practically pure nitI ,
gen remains.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-01-12

Even that view of the juvenile court
which one may get from reading the
newspapers is enough to show that the
courts highest efficacy may consist in
suggesting its terrors to the youthful
defendants rather than in applying
them. The boy Of - charged with tru-
ancy, for example. who wept and
pleaded when confronted with the
court, will never be so much afraid of
It again. Perhaps he will never be
so much afraid Of any other court. In
discriminate leniency would, OF course,
in time destroy the usefulness of the
institution. But there is no other court
in which the chance to try again may
be extended with so large a probable
ity Of good results to so great a num-
Der.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-01-12
10 stnar % rronIonl pl.sn.n.

Mr.. Chamberlain has transmitted to
the Royal society a memorandum from
the governor OF the Straits settlements
inviting fellows and scholars who are
engaged In original medical research to
the study Of the tropical disease Of
beri-beri. It is stated that this disease
caused $50 deaths In the hospitals Of
the colony in 1896 aud 692 in 1897. The
governor will provide the investigator
with furnished quarters, rent free, viii
give him free access to all the hospi-
tails and facilities for studying the
cases therein, and will defray the cost
Of his passage to the colony. Nature
adds that DR.. Wright, late Of Montreal,
has an adequate laboratory. so that the
on. %ortunities for pathological research
viii be extremely good.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-01-12
LEADER.

Eugene Etienne, who is now posing
as the anti-English leader in the
French chamber Of deputies. has had
a long and distinguished career as a
public nan He is now IS years old.
In early manhood he served as in
spector-general of the state railroads.
In 1881 he was first elected a deputy.
serving three terms. In 1888 he be-
came secretary Of state for the col
onies, which position he held for three
consecutive years. In 1892 and again
in 1S94-95 he was chosen Yice-presi-
dent of the chamber Of deputies. He Is
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-01-12

A suicide club has been discovered IN
Frankfort, Ind, and the police are
now e%ndeavoring to prevent the clubs
surviving members from following the
example Of several Of their number,
who have already shot or poisoned
themselves. Taken as a general rule,
the man who joins a suicide club is a
full brother to the man who fools with
an %'unloaded" gun, with the one
pleasing difference that his victim is
himself, and not some innocent friend
or %bystander.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-01-12

Prince Krapotkin, in Nature, a y
that on Aug 20 while on Broadstairs.
he noticed several hooks Of gulls flying
along the coast toward Dover. The
wind was then and had been through
out August from the northeast but an
old fisherman remarked that the gulis
were moving to the south coast to meet
a southwest wind, which was sure 10
come. The change then predicted then
occurred the following day. Mr.. Ing
alls strengthens this forecast by a
statement in his Weather Lore. "rho
arrival OF sea gulls from the solWay
Firth TO Hollywood, Dumiriesshire. Is
generally followed by a high wind and
heavy wind from the southwest"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-01-12

watched the remarkable growth Of Chi
cago. as we'll as that Of other cities
now prominent ports. He can liot re-
call the name Of a captain who has
seen more years OF lake marine serv-
Ice than himself. and there Is no rec
ord Of any great lake seaman who has
weathered n years Of sailor life.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-01-12

with another girl" After that the
ChiDaman went into the business OF
selling collars at night Every dance
hall proprietor and waiter on the
east side now knows that he Is ready
to sell collars at all hours, and his
fame even spread to gambling houses
up town. There are no set prices.
Anything from 10 cents to 81 is ac-
eeptable. The Chinaman simply pnts
out a box containing all styles OF new
and secondhand collars, and says:
'Pickee out; pay what you likee."