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kulerer ag Priser frit. I2 Slders BOG, Profitable
Poultry Keeping, 900 nye HluStrRtinner for i0c I
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Las cajas de ahorro
en- FranCia.

La lectura de la Memoria expo
silva de las operaciones reaiizadas
por las Cajas de Ahorro en- Francis,
durante ell af1o de 1899, que Ell minis
terio de Comercio acaba de presen
tar al presidente de laRepdblica, es
en- sumo grado inter 4sante desde
varios puntos de vista
Por de pronto, resulta que los
ingresos han aumentado simultanea
mente en- ndmero y en- cuant1a, y es
de envidiar por los pafses en- donde
no ocurre otro tanto, ell manifesto
desarro ollo que Sc advierte en- las
classes trabajadoras en- Francia, de
espfritu de economic y de previ
sion.
Hl n1mero de libretas excede
bastante de diez millones.
Examinada la Memoria desde
otro punto de vista, resulta ell hecho
singular de existir un notable con
traste entire los af1os de 1898 y 1899
En- ell primero de dichos amos las
mujeres ahorradoras q estaban en- ma
yorfa; en- 1899 Ell sexo masculine hs
vuelto por sus prestigios, y excede
! en- mucho ell ndmero de varones a
| de hembras, en- 10 que al ahorro 81
! refere.
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GAIA de Carac0leS
en- 'biCiCleta.

Los aficionados a los sports cuen
tan con uno mas desde hace pocos
dias, y consiste en- ca Ear caracoles
con bi:icleta!
Esto' que a primera vista pare
ce Y es verdaderamente estramb6ti
co, figura en- la categorfa de los he
>chos, y Sc realiz6 en- | q carretera de
Paris Fontainebleau
Un afcionado a dichos molus
cos, montado en- su maquins, iba
bordeando ell llmite del bosque, y de
vez en- cuando Sc apeaba y ut:lizaba
un bast6n para pract ticar investiga
clones <venatorias, en- los mat 1rra
les que existeu en- la margen de la
carretera. Parece que la recole ccion
de caracoles fue copiosa en- extre
mo.
No desconfamos de yer al auto
m6vil aplicado al original y rar1.i
mo deporte.
Sc cree que ell eiclista era IN
giles
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Las marip0SaS
y Ell principle de la eVoluCi0n,

El professor Standfuss, de "a.
rich, ha demostrado cientffcamente
que la temperature que preside al
desarrollo de la crisalida de la ma :
riposa, desempef1a mportant1simo
papel en- ell resultado de Ia evolu
cion.
Los experimeptos realiza ados por
el entom6logo suizo han durado diez
amos, y Sc han efectuado en- mas de
cuarenta mil ejemplares.
Uno de los resultados CON segui
dos ha sido obtener que una especie
de mariposas, vulgar en- Suiza, su
ministro por su cultivo, a una TEN :
peratura de cuatro seis grad
cent1grado, ejem plares de una espe'
Gle que solo existe en- la Laponia
Por el contrario, las mismas cri.
salidas, sometidas una temperatu
ra cont1nua de treinta y siete q trein
ia y nueve grades, dieron como re
sultado una especie dc mariposas de
brillante colors c;on, que Sc encuen
ia en- C6rcegay y Cerdefa.
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Galicia rica.
MINAs de ORC.

Han llegado q Becerrea Nugo)I
cuatro ingenieros de iminas y ell doc
tor Allwiaf, todos ingleses, con ma
qninas y aparatos para hacer prue
bas defnltivas en- aquel termino, y
en- las cuales vienen trabajando mas
de 100 hombres diariamente desde
hace 10 meses.
Las impresiones que hay hasta
ahora son altamente optimf staS
Mr. Felix Prot, ingeniero fran l
ces, que ha descubierto Y denu lcia !
do las minas, V el director del Sindi
cato international 4e exploitation,
Mr. Jorge Layman, afrman que no
hay NADIA igual en- Eipaf1a. y luzgan
estss minas como Las del Transvaal
De Ia contrastacion efectuada
resulta la ley del mineral pirita de
hero sulfuroso arssnical y auf1fero
argentffero.
Segtn los calculos hechos, hay
exploitation para ma ) de tres siglos,
extrayendo diariamsnte 200 toaela
das de mineral.
Los trabajos mefanicos y gn1ml
eos Sc efectuar4u en- las minas aprO-
vechando varios saltos de aqua y SO
establecer3 un tranvfa 9 ferrocarril
electrico para ell transporte del mine
raj hasta Ia via general.
Vease por donde Sc ha venido q
comprobar one los |espaf1oles per-
dian Ia vida = II saluf, buscando en
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PetroleO.

La total production de pete6leo
en- los Estados Unidos, en- ell af1o de
1900, fue de 63, 1862, 704 galones valo'
radios en- $75, 752,691.
Esta cantidad no fue nunca su'
perada en- los anales de la industria
de este combustible.
Sc distribuye en- esta forma:
OHIO produce %, 1862, ,730; West
Va, 16, 1875, 675 barriles; Pennsylvania
13, 258, 2O2 barriles; California, 4,O99.
482 barriIes y Nueva York, 1900 1926
barriles
La production de Texas en- Ell
af1o de 1900 fue de 1886, O39 barriles.
Ell valor del petr6leo crudo en-
los pozos Sc estima en- mas de $75,
900, COO en- el af1o.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-08-13
La Ciencia Y los MIores,
Transformation del peHejo.

E1iste un proverbio ingles, que
dice: EEL Parlamento TODD 10 puede;
excepto transformer IN hombre en-
mujer..
Hasta ahora podfa tambien afr.
marse que Ia ciencia lo pod1a todo,
excepto transformer en- blanco un
negro.
A p7op6sito de este dltimo extre
mo, llegan del Kansas-ide d6nde
habian de llegar noticlas verdade
ramente asombrosas.
Ell professor johnson, de la Uni.
versidad de dicho Estado, ha descu-
bierto el secreto del albinismo, y 8
partir del momento en- que Sc verif-
c6 tai hallazgo, empez6 q practicar
experimentos en- personas y en- AM
males.
Dfcese que muchos negros subj.
dos han pasado a ser rubios, gracio.
SOS y todo.
Facil es de comprender la con-
moci6n que 81 rumor de este descu
brimiento prodigioso ha producido
en- la poblacion negra de los Estados
Unidos. que Sc compone de algunos
millOneS de lndlvlduos.
Por muy feliz que Sc sienta un
hombre al ser negro, y por mucho
que sea el orgullo que la ostentacion
de tai color le proporcione, es natu I.
raj que mas q gusto, y aunque 70
sea mas que por vafiar, SO decida a
cambiar ell tinte de su tez
Por ESQ no es de extraf1ar que
ell telefono anuncie Ia llegada al
Kansas de una verdadera peregrina'
ci6n de negros, pertenecientes q la
clase lacomodada.
Qaeda tan solo por averiguar 81
ell mencionado professor no es <un
guas6n que trata de tomar la cabe
llera sus compatriotas de raza ne
gra-
Que es 10 mas probable.
mo hay como un yankee para
una Droma de mucho peso!
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En- esta tipografase hace toda
'clase de trabsjos { precios equitati
vos
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-08-13

America, 10 que teni n en- casa sin
sahariQ.
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asamen Y Cannuy6 vice
materala
LA COMPANIA
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-08-13

Y no solo consigui6 el sabio sui
20 cultivar classes va conocidas de
mariposss, sino que ha obtenido, es'
pecies desconocidas.
Estos curiosos estudios sobre Ia
mariposa conducen, desde ell punto
de vista cientftico, q la importantisl'
ma question de la formation de las
especieS,
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-08-13
TO LET

Fine rooms and one commodious
and well ventilated miradOr at Iea'
zonable prices Apply at " San
jose STREET.
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la Dc PUERTO RcO IS DE AGOsTO DE- 1901
ROBERTO GRAHAM, M. /. MECH +.

INGENIERO, PONE, Pr.
FABRICANTE E IMPORTADoR DE TODA C1ASE DE
MHQUINHRlH, CHLD6RHS. Y MOTORBS
Gspeaa lngn aparato para Fbc con ~
amos de experenoia practical
APARATOS Y NOLINOS INGLESES.
DE LOS MAS MoDERNOS
Rico
APARATos EXTRACTION UoMPETos que SO hbras De
cada 100 Hbras de
APARATOS CONTINUES DE CAREICACON E stema mas moder-
clarifcar el ugo de la
CENTFUGAS DE HEPWORTH WNCH OTROS movdos por cor
preston hdaulca electricidad.
DISQUALIFICATION TODO azdcar conendo en-
evitando ETC. erd-
aumento de 30 produo grues
ecdoa ell de / ? tro
Was FERREAS MATERIAL R0DANTE Con TRACTION De sangre
peto eccdad Wagnes crar cana
tes ETC.. etc.
INSTALLATION LUZ MOTORES eecicos para ingenios.
MOTORS DE PETROEO las anas mas
J peigoos que los de
APARAT0S MATEIAES el ARRoz, etc. ETC.
MAQUINARIA para trabaar
OARROS CARRIT0s haenda, Carretlo Arados
Aceites clase de Materae Titles ngenos ETC. ETC.
FUND0N de hierro bronce Herrera taller De maqunaa'
arrtera, etc, ETC.
MARINA 25
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AV1iiso,

Por tener que h Ger reparacio,
mes on los salones del Restaurant
Filippl por Ahora suspende sus ira.
bsjos. Tan pronto concluya avisa
ra de nuevo d sus amigos y ellen.
tes.
S e-1 S FILIPPI.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-10
Personal AND POLITICAL.

Mrs. John Laskoski, of Laporte,
Ind, celebrated her one hundred and
fifth birthday.
Ignatius Donnelly, author and eX-
congressman, died at his home in Min
neapolis, Mimi, aged 20 years.
Mrs. Sally Batchelder, of Peabody,
Mass, aged 1O6, sat up until after l2
o'clock to see the dawn of the new
century, the third in which she has
lived.
Z. p. Upham. at different times pub.
Usher Of the jamestown (N. " Jour.
nal. the Dubuque Oa.) Times, the Des
Moines Qa.) Register and the Chicago
Industrial World, died in jamestown
aged 73 years.
Andrew Kiozolsky, aged 1913 years.
died at Dubois, III.
William Scott died in Chicago, aged
103 years.
Peter Fossett (colored), who was the
body servant OF Thomas Jefferson,
died in Cincinnati, aged SIS years.
Everett FraZar, consul general in the
United States for Corea, died az Orange
y. j., aged &c years.
William Ritzel, probably the oldest
active newspaper man in Ohio, died at
Warren, aged rs years.
New York democrats have organized
an anti-Bryan and anti-Croker club.
Bishop w. y. Nnde, aged IS years
OF the Methodist Episcopal church,
was found dead in his bed at his
home in Detroit, Mich.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-10
ARMY REORGANIZATION BILL.
The Senate Puts In the Day in Con-
sideration of the House
Army Bill.

Washington, Jan. 5.-The senate
proceeded to the consideration of the
army reorganization bill.
Mr.. Proctor, of Vermont, for the
military committee offered as an
amendment to section %, the provi-
sion introduced by himself concerning
vavancies in the position of chief of
STAFF. The amendment was adopted.
When the section of the bill was
reached providing for the appoint
ment of volunteer officers to be Off
GERS in the regular army, an extended
discussion ensued.
Mr.. Money declared there were
many officers in the volunteer army
who were as clearly entitled. as gem
tlcmen and officers, to commissions in
the regular army as the cadets who,
by hazing and by their testimony be-
fore investigating committee, are
to-day disgracing the whole country
at West Point"
The committee amendment provid-
ing that volunteer officers might be
appointed to second lieutenancies was
disagreed TO, thus restoring the house
provision that volunteers officers
might be appointed to the grade of
first lieutenant.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-10
CANADA NORTHERN RAILROAD
New TrnncontinentnI Canadian
Railway Under Wny-work-
ing From Both Ends.

Seattle, Wash, Jan. 5.-McKenzie
& Mann, railroad contractors and
promoters Of the new transcontinen-
tai Canadian railroad, are reported to
be actively at work on the construc-
ton of the work from both ends. The
road will be known as the Canada
Northern and is being built by En-
glish capital through district north
of the Canadian Pacific line and taps
n rich agricultural section. The line
starts from the head ofLake Superior,
running through the Rainy Lake dis
trict to Winnipeg. From Winnipeg
the line will run south of Lake Mani
toba to Prince Albert. 1t will follow
the Saskatchewan river to Edmonton,
strike ineo the hills there and through
Icllowhead Pass and the Cariboo dis.
trict of British Columbia, making its
terminus at Fort Mcpherson.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-10
LOST ON DUXBURY REEF.
Wreck of the Steamer Iaqua, Just
Outside the Golden Gate, En-
Route to San Pedro.
THERE IS ONLY ONE KNOWN DROWNED.
Chief Engineer BurriII WINS Washed
Ashore, on an Overturned Boat,
After Being In the Water Several
Hours-Life-snvers Gone to the
Rescue.

San Francisco, Jan. 5.--The Morn
ing Coll says:
The steamer Iaqua, which left this
city, Friday afternoon, for San
Pedro, with cargo of general mer-
chandise, was wrecked some time
during the night on Duxbury reef,
just outside the Golden Gate, and all
OH board, with the single exception of
Chief Engineer Burrill, who was
washed ashore on an overturned boat,
after being in the water several
Details are mcager, but it is known
that there were between 80 and 40
persons on board the ill-fated vessel
ut the time of the accident.
WINS En- Route to san Pedro.
The laqua sailed from Eureka sew.
eral days ago for San Pedro, and put
in here Friday to land some passen-
gers. AS soon as that duty had been
attended to Capt. Basch put to sea
again. How the disaster occurred is
not known, but there was a heavy
swell on outside Friday night, and it
is probable that the unfortunate yes.
sci, drifting too near the reefs, in the
haze that o,erspread the waters, was
thrown on the rocks by the swell. She
is total loss. Chief Engineer Bur.
rill reached the shore and telephoned
to William c. Mugan, representative
of Dolbear & Carson, agents of the
vessel in this city, saying the steamer
was in distress and asking for assist
ancc. Tugs at once started for the
scene of the disaster.
No Particulars Available.
The above facts were eommunicat.
ed by DR.. Dolbear but he could give
no further particulars. Mr.. Dolbear
owned onc-eighth of the vessel and
the other seven-eighths were owned
by the Humboldt Single Manufac
turing association, by whom she was
loaded. Mr.. Dolbear said the steamer
was on her way to this port, but in
this he is evidently mistaken, rs the
records of the Merchants exchange
show that she cleared for San Pedro
at 4:4O Friday afternoon.
How the engineer got ashore
neither Mr.. Dolbear nor any one else
seems to know. Burrill probably was
too excited to give details.
The Vessel Gone to Pieces
At n. IN. it was reported from
Point Reyes that the vessel had gone
to pieces, and as no more boats came
ashore the presumption is that the &c
or 40 people known to have been on
board were drowned. 1t is of course
possible that other boats may have
where it was not possible to commu'
nicate with the city quickly, and it is
also possible that the rescung tugs
may have arrived on the scene in time
TO pick them up.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-10
BOERS HAVE REAPPEARED.
pcarance of the noers in the
NeiGhborhOod of RhcInoster.

London, Jan. 5.-Lo-d Kitchener re-
ports to the war Office, under date OF
Pretoria, January 4, as follows:
THE Beers have reappeared along
the railway in the neighborhood of
Rheinoster, but it is doubtful if De
Wet is with them. With regard to the
situation in Cape Colony, the western
commando seems TO be making to-
wards Calvin, and the eastern party
appears to have broken up into small
parties. Another small body crossed
the Orange river west of Aliwal North
yesterday"
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-10
THE TRIAL OF MRS. NATION.
The Greatest Interest uetu. Taken
in II By the w. G. Il. u.
Women of Kansas.

Chicago, Jan. 5.-Mrs. NJ. n. Ste
vens, national president of the w. C..
Z. T., has received u letter from Mrs.
Cunningham, president of the State
w. c. 7. u, in Kansas, in which the
latter said that great interest was
being taken by w. c. Il. u. women in
that state in the outcome of the trial
of Mrs. Nation, the white ribboner
who wrecked bar in Wichita last
week. Mrs. Cunningham stated that
w. c. Z. u. friends of Mrs. Nation
had secured the best of legal counsel
for her in her coming trial.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-10
THE CENTER OF POPULATION.
IL Now Rests in Southern Indiana
About Seven Miles Southeast
of Columbus.

Washington, Jan. 5.-The census blu.
reau has issued the following:
1.-THE center of population is in the
following position: Latitude 80 de.
grees 0 hours SO minutes. Longitude
SIS degrees hours "a minutes.
In ten years the center of popula-
ton has moved westwar 16 hours
minutes, about IA miles, and south.
ward 2 hours 20 minutes, or about
miles. 1t now rests in southern In.
diana, at n point about seven miles
southwest of the city of Columbus.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-10

rInns For the Pcrpetuation of Miss
WiIIard's Work.

Chicago, Jan. 5.-The national Off
GERS of the W. c. r. t., who nre stop-
ping at Rest Cottage, in Evanston,
have decided on Il new plan 10 M
crease the Frances II. Willard me-
mortal fund, established at the ma
tional convention in St. Paul for the
perpetuation and extension of the
work of Miss Willard. An appeal will
be made not only to w. c. T. u. mem
bers, but to the friends of Miss Will
lard everywhere, to churches interest
ed in the principles she advocated and
to the general public. This effort will
be made a leading feature of the
twentieth century work of the Ma
tional W. c. T. u.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-10
THE EXECUTION OF YU.HSIEN.
Confirmntory Reports of the Evccu-
ton Received mt the French
Foreign ONCE.

Paris, Jan. 5.-The foreign Office is
advised from Shanghai, under date
Of January 3, that advices from Sian
Flu confirm the reports of the execu-
ton of Iu-Hsien (the former COVER
nor of Shang-Si, guilty of massacre
ing about fifty missionaries whom he
had invited TO accept his protection),
December 10, by order of the dowager
empress. Prince Tuan is still at Ming
hia.
There are 10000 Chinese regulars at
Sian-Fu. The court has made no
preparations to return.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-10
MEN ALIVE ON BOARD.
They Are waiting Arrival of this
Life-Snving Crew.

San Francisco, Jan. 1.-THE steam
err Iaqua lies upright on DuXbury
reef, 20 miles north of San Francisco
The life-saving station reports that
men are seen on the deck.
Seventeen people were on the Iaqua
when she left here, two passengers
and II crew of IS. Only one life il
reported lost; n sailor name Chris
killed Friday night while attempting
to land in a small boat. Two men
landed safely Friday night, leaving Il
people now on board.
They have made no attempt to get
ashore, but are waiting the arrival
of the life-saving crew from Sar
Francisco. The steamer will probabl
be a total loss.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-10
FOREIGN.

Americans and Filipinos mingled at
the first official social reception given
by Gen. Macarthur at Manila. Condi-
tons indicate the early pacifcation
Of the islands.
The Boer invasion of Cape Colony
is considered grave.
The transport Buford, with 500 re-
cruts, arrived at Manila.
ENJOYS in Picking decline to answer
questions asked by the Chinese until
preliminary demands are signed.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-01-10
METALS AND MINERALS.
Summary of the Mineral and Metal
Production of the United
States in 1900.
ALSO THE WORLDS PRODUCTION OF GOLD
the Gold-ProducinG Countries md
is the Largest Producer of Coat In
the world-Mines Among Most
Profitable os Our Industries.

New York. Jan. 5.-The Engineer
ing and Mining journal gives u sum-
mary of the mineral and metal pro-
duction of the United States for the
year 1900. This summary has been
compiled from advance figures fur
uished by the producers and from Off
cial sources, and gives a complete
statement of the gold production of
the world for the year just closed.
The total value of the metals pro
duced in the United States in 1880 was
$500, sOO,192, as compared with $780,
O57,320 in 1899. The value of the output
Of non-metallic substances was $685.
6s0,991, as against $645,754, 305 in 1899.
The total value for the two years,
after allowing for Implications, was,
respectively $1,157 1852, 1s2 and $1,O49,.
230,59i.
The More Important Items.
The more important items of this
production in metals were gold, val
ued at 7s,65s,755; silver, valued at
s37, 0S5,24s; G15, SOP pounds of cop.
per, valued at 500. ,345; PSI, 7s1 tons
of lead. valued at S22,O05,6 $50; 1872 $50
tons of zinc, valued at $1O,7s6, 23O, and
last, but not least, 13,014,505 tons of
pig iron, valued at S23S,07S,737.
Of the non-nletallic products by far
the most important was coal, of which
the United States produced no less
than 274,s47,779 tons; the greatest
quantity ever produced in one year
by this or any other country. In 1895
the United States was the largest pro.
duccr of coal in the world and this
prominence was increased in 1900.
other Important Products.
The other important products OF
this class included cement, of which
17,S2S,69s barrels were made; salt
copper sulphate, mineral paints, phos.
phate rock and slate, while the minor
metal products included variety toe
numerous to mention.
Worlds Gold Production.
The total gold production of the
world in 1900 amounted to $256,462
43S, which compares with $313, 641, 535
in 1899, the decrease being entirely
owing to the stoppage of gold produc.
ton in the Transvaal by the war,
nearly all other producing countries
showing an increase. In 1900, the
United States tool, the lead among
the gold-producing countries. with
$7S,GjS.755; Australia ranking second,
with $75,2s3,2b5. The large produc.
ton of the Klondike has put Canada
in the third place, with total output
of $26,000.000, while Russia was fourth
with $23,09o,s6 These four coun.
tries produced over so per cent. of the
gold of the world.
Enormous Dividends.
The total amount of dividends paid
by 2l0 companies allied with the min.
eral industries of the United States,
in 1900, was $4,000, 900. This large
places mining among
the most profitable of the country.
industries. The metal mines paid $751;.
500 900, or 1913 per cent. of the total
and the industrial companies &c.,
$4,000, or COZ per cent. Among the
leading payers were the copper
mines, with S33,433,O0O to their credit,
the gold and silver mines $13,9O7, O0o
and the petroleum companies with
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