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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-02-06
MULA FIN de SIGL0"

Como curiosidad recortamos Ell
siguiente suelto de nuestro colega
tocayo Ella Correspondencia., de
Cienfuegos:
<Supimps que en- un solar, jun
to 81 sArtesanos, estaban exhibien-
do una mula y 90 potrico.
Como el hecho es tan raro, pc
dimos dato al DR.. Luis Perna, nues.
trO amigo q es aficionado & todas las
cuestiones cientfflcas, y nos ha dado
los sifsnientes, que le agradecemos:
Ella mula ha sido reconocida por
81 inteligente veterinario sef1or Mu-
floz; es criolla, hija de asno y de ye'
qua; y Ell potrico es hijo de Ia uula
J de caballo.
Los mulos son hfbridos; pero
algunas mulas han 'siio fecundas: Ia
primera 90 .dej6 de ser lnfecunda
fue en- Roma en- 1927, otra en- Ingla'
tara, otra en- Valencia, que cruzada
con un ca6allo andaluz di6 en- tres
partos, tres crfas; jose Ant ouio Sa'
co en- sn sColecci6n de papeles so
bre la isla de Cuba>, tomo I. paginas
374 y 85 dice, tratando de Ia fecuu'
didad de las mulas, que aquf, taa ra'
70 fen6meno Sc ha presentado tres
veces, en- POGO mas de 80 amos. Dice
tambien que una vaca di6, en- un So
10 parto, tres terneros, que cri6 sa
nos y gordos. Un amigo milo vic en-
Paris, una mula que habfa tenido
varios partos
Si no recordsmos NAL, en- San
tiago. Sc registr6 hace va bastantes
AMOS IN case igual de mula fecunda
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1901-02-06
mlones de nueres lsan Excusvamee 81 jabon cucura

mIoneS 0e mueles Usan e jabon De eucua
purfcr abeecar
abandar manos rojas
na de avaoFios para aeiones sanvoa
entendidos ilnaute
para los lines dsI oo del ho nho
1aDon
a que puede aun por
pxon el tocador Mics.
Tsatamlento
nns p.
Hsys Roaor En- - Eser
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-29
2ox,s2s to $50, 74e,42s .r 57.r per cent,

2o4,S2S to $20.746,42d. " ST. per cent,
that the cost of materials used has in.
creased from $44 22S,4 SO to $7O,5 $50, 2ab,
or 500 per cent; and that the value of
product has increased from $7S,937, 1S4
to S127,2s6, 162, or CO., per cent. (
Here is not only a large increase in
the number of establishments, which
In Itself dissipates the trust theory, hut
a large increase in employees, wages and
value of output. But this is not all;
the bulletin says further that prices
have beeh reduced, as follows:
Average price per ton of paper
1890. 1900.
news paper ............. SIT $35
BOOK paper ............ U Il
Wrapping paper ......... 56 46
So it seems that the consolidation of
certain establishments was not only nc.
companied by the large increase of sim
liar establishments, with a consequent
large increase i'll number of employees
and wages, but a large reduction in
price of the product. So much for the
paper "trust.'-American Economist.
Expansion of the Beet Sugar Industry,
1t appears. therefore, that the beet
sugar industry is growing at an in
creasing rate. The number of new
projects increase from year to year,
and almost from month to month. Even
though some projects may not be real.
lied, they show that the popular mind
is at work upon this question:, and soon
er or later something tangible will come
out of the agitation. 1t is observed Will,
qualification that projectors of beet
sugar factories are beginning to go
about their work with more dclibera-
ton. This appears from the fact that
contracts are let Mt this early date for
plants to be completed for the cam
paisn of 19o2.-The Beet Sugar Ga
zctte.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-29
ITO he continucd.o
pc,.;,s o.. Iron Work OPS.

There is nothing in the great steel in
dustry more interesting than the adj
ventures which bcfall the workers who
put together the mighty modern build
ings and bridges.
Among the things that iron men have
to fear are the flying Off of red-hot burs
from iron while riveting, the breaking
of planks. the giving way of rigging,
which. in an instant, may bring down
Il derrick. n traveller, into Il heap of col
lapsed iron.
But hear the iron men and their own
stories, says Il writer in Frank Leslie's
Monthly. a group of them sat one
night in my presence and spun yarns.
"Out on the Louisville BRIDGE" said
John. as he took Il fresh puff of his ci-
gar, 1.-The false work suddenly gave
way. The false work. you know Ito
mel, sis the temporary wood bracing
we work upon while building. The men
below could see it buckling; the fellers
on top knew when they started to work
on it in the morning that it wasn't safe.
All at once, as l say. it Went. One of
the fellers made a jump for the river.
1t was 200 feet down, but lie tried it.
AS he jumped he interlocked his legs
Che had big. heavy boots. Those boots
weight carried him down straight. He
struck the water on his feet and
wasn't hurt at all. \ few days later
he was out walking. slipped. fell three
feet. and broke !: leg. That's true: !
knew. the man"
"a Teller fell twenty-five feet once in
Pitsburg," put in another man, Gin
sand, too, and broke his neck"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-29
OIL FOR LOCOMOTIVES.
Fuel Petroleum Said to Re PRODUCED
Cheaner than Conl.

Fuel Petroleum Said to Re Produced
Cheaper than Coal.
"A prominent railroad man in Denver
said that the question of the substitu-
tion of oil in place of coal as fuel for
locomotives is merely one of the rela-.
tive cost OF the two kinds of fuel. At
only Il small cos Il locomotive can be
changed from Il coal burner to an oil
burner. and the change will be made il
oil is found to be the cheaper.
This opens up a prospect for the con-
sumption of oil in the Rocky Noun
tains, since it is highly probable that
fuel petroleum will he produced in this
State and other parts of the mountain
region at a lower cost than coal, ex-
cept in localities where the latter can
be mined at Il small expense.
Lit has been thought that in this part
OF the country, says the Denver Repub-
lican. none save Illuminating oil would
be found to be profitable owing to the
low price of coal. but il the non-illum-
mating kind, can be used without diff
Guilty on locomotives by changing them
from coal burners it may make Il mar
ket for fuel oil not to be found in ordi-
nary manufactures. This kind will
probably be found at many places in
the mountains west of the main range,
especially in northwestern Colorado
and in central Wyoming. It's develop
ment would undoubtedly be stimulated
by the prospect of disposing of it for
iSp nv tho I.ai1rnH6S.
Thus. with both fuel and Illuminating
oil, Colorado may enjoy an oil boom in
the curse of the near future, for there
is no doubt that it possesses both kinds.
1t is the latter which has chiefly been
sought for in that State, and fortunate
ly it seems to have been found in sew
cral different places. 1t will probably
not come into use on locomotives be-.
| cause its higher value for illuminating
| purposes will prohibit it's sale at prices
that would be competitive with coal.
The use of fuel oil OH the locomotives
of the Southern Pacific and in Texas
will be watched with interest by per-
sons connected with oil ventures in
that part of the country.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-29
Have Already Reto,;a+es

The suggestion so often made by
those who oppose the American tariff
system that unless it is modified the
other nations will retaliate by imposing
higher duties on our products is not
based on Il knowledge of the facts. The
nations most referred to as being like.
ly to take this curse are Russia, Ger.
many and Austria. The truth is that
their tariffs are already higher than
ours. and on many articles are almost
prOhibitive. The question is not one of
retaliation. but of discrimination. I'm
der these circumstances we alone are in
IL position to retaliate if it be done. by
anybody. 1t is like the story of the
meeting of the animals when the ques.
ton came up how they should manifest
their votes. The suggestion of the fox
that they should shake their tails was
about to meet with favor when the
coon remarked. MIR. President, the
billy goat has already voted" The ma
tions referred to have already retail.
ated.-Seattle Post-Intelligenccr. .
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-29
CHAPTER Xxi.

Fort Clark was as silent as the grave:
ever the noisy gangs in the huts outside
the garrison had gone to sleep. The
tramping of the %sentries, and the rhyth-
mic splashing of the incoming tide were
the only evidences of life and motion.
Excepting the officer of the day, all the
others were in bed and asleep; and the
officer of the day, with his red sash owe
his shoulder and his sword resting on his
knees, tried to be interested in IN old
newspaper that had been read thread
bare. There was a step at the door; he
looked up end saw before him the ser
Seant OF the guard.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-29
CHAPTER Xxx

Maj. Germon and his small retinuc.'
as he called lean Marat and the two en-
listed men who accompanied him. reach
ed the factory in safety and We're heart
fly welcomed. Judge Loring was de-
lighted TO have the major with him, and
he was prepared to make his visit to the
mountain pleasant, if not profitable.
"C;lad to see that Miss FLORENCE has
recovered" said the major. as he and the
Judge strolled by the lake the day after
his arrival.
FLORENCE is generally a sensible. clear
headed girl replied the father, again
very proud of his daughter.
She tells me that she intends visiting
Fort CLARK in a few days"
.'Ycs: l promised that she should; and
after all. l cannon blame her for want
Ing 10 see again the man that saved her
life"
oh, that is quite right" said the MAJ
jor. "bnt | really felt at one time as if
she were hopelessly infatuated with that
unfortunate fellow. Colin Norton"
DO you think his father knows about
this" asked ,hc judge.
Il think he does"
Where is he now"
He was in Paris: but Il letter, recent
~ received from my cousin. Mr.. Morton
second wife. says shat the old gentleman,
though very sick. had made up his mind
TO get back TO New Work"
Florence aud Jennie We're seen comm.
out of y grove. ihci' hands filed with
wild flowers and thc.r hats decorated
with s~carle, blossoms.
You didn', know. Mai. Gernon.'
laughed Florence, that | belong to the
Skagit Indian tribe"
AZ congratulate the trihn on their beau
tiful possession" said the major. with {:
gallant bow. His bearing and manner
were ten years Younger now than when
he was talking with the judge.
Yes: md the fact that / am a Skagit
must account for my love of bright col
ors.'
"Flowers.' said the major, are always
highly decorative, very much so indeed;
but | never saw flowers that lac q Dor.
rowed beauty before"
Gay old boy. he felt that he and Fler
ence should get on glorieusly. But the
next evidence OF her increasing favor
quite staggered him with delight.
Major she asked. did you ever see
the falls of the North 5ranchT'
"Neverl Ieu know, Miss Florence,
this is my first visit to the glorious Cas-.
cales. butI AMI SO charmed with every
thins | see. that | assure you it will not
b. tlp lns,.n H looked into her clear.
bius yes MIN an expression that SAID
very plainly. Il am now gazing on what
charms me the most"
"If your horse was only rested, or you
would take one Of father's-he has sew
eral very fine anima!s-1 should be pleas
ed to show YOU the falls of the North
Branch"
"Ah, delightful. The beauty of the
scenery will be enhanced under such
guidance. When do you propose going?'
after dinner, if you do not object to
riding then
"Ah, I rather prefer 1t. Well, let us
say after dinner"
~ feel actually faint with nervous
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-29
Trnst bubbles

The cens:is reports are playing havoc
with the so-callcd trusts" For in
stance, take the paper trust" of which
we have heard so much during the past
two or three. years. Census bulletin No.
% is devoted to the paper and pulp i'll.
dustry. From it we learn that in the
ments has increased from $40 to 763,
or 17.6 per cent; that the capital invest
ed has increased from $S9,S29,54S to
$1G7. 5O7, 713, or S6.5 per cent; that the
w~age-earners have increased from 3d.
$50 to 1896, or 500 per cent; that the
total wages have increased from $13,-
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-29
ChApTER N1N.-1Coptinued.)

LIN
The news OF Capt. Phelps arrest soon
spread throrgh She Fort. and the sol
dicr> Who felt that they could trust the
men my were speaking 10. were ON
phatic IN their foundations Of Maj.
Gcrmon. FOR ihe captain. was IL popular
man.
"1he.inaior is chickcn-hcartcd." said
one. ':.Ile doesn't like to see blood she'd
"IIe',-,as flushed the game" snid an
othnr, but doesn't want To see The iir-
ing"
Colin Morton had become pale aud
thin. Robert Braechriagc was sill
bronzcl. bnt he had frcited away Ills
flesh till T'r. Ross wanted TO put him in
the hospital.
This was HE state OF affairs when ono
noon the mail carrier from Portland.
Ore. rode into the Fort. dust-covercd and
weary.-
Two hours afterwards the command
ant. Adit. Scldcn, accompanied by all The
officers OF the Fort. excepting Capt.
Phelps. went iato ;he cell occupied by
the coniclnucd man.
For he time they were MI rs white
as tho prisoner. and when they came into
mis- presence they coughed us If they had
all Suddenly takcn bad colds.
Colin Morton rose and salutcd.
mir. Morton said Scldcn. II have
Jus, received a communication from the
President"
II ann ready TO hear it," said Colin. in
q voice that was l,re;crnauurally even
and strong.
IL is your death-warrant," sasped Sell
den.
81 am ready To hear it," was the re-
ply.
"Before heaven. Morton. / regret it; l
cannot read it to you. Here it is, and
the coinmandant OF the department. has
affixed an order directing that You be
executed within forty-cight hours
Scldon and the officers who accompan-
led him TO the cell shook hands with the
prisoner and went sadly out. Among
themselves it had hccn decided that the
firing narty should he drawn by lot.
They. went TO Scldcn'S quarters. and
the names of all the enlisted mon fit for
duty were written on separate pieces of
paper and placed in II hat. One of the
officers was hlindfoldcd. and it was
agreed that the first twelve names should
constitute the firing party.
Ten names We're drawn, and as the
eleventh was read DR.. Ross gasped:
why. that is Braccbridge..
"Braeebridge!' repeated the others.
"Yes. che friend and comrade of the
condemned man.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-29
Sugar Trust,s Cirrh.

Nothing could better illustrate the
prosperous condition of the, country
than the action of the sugar trust in
lowering prices to show that it's profits
are of much less Importance thar the
perpetuation of it's cinch.-Dctroit
Tribune.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-29
Rarely Exneriencea.

$50 Floaters has at last got a job
with the corporation, ehy'
Eyes, and q good salary he gets, too"
"For doing nothing, of course?"
Eyes, but you mustn't forget that he
brings a lifetime Of experience in that
line."-Richmond Dispatch.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-29
Have Tried Both.

The American people have tried both
protection and free trade. the latter of
which Il very little seemed to go a long
way in II of IL former administra.
tions.-Moweaqua Qll.) Republican.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-29
A Slashinc Stroke.

Woody Boothe-Say, but that duel
scene is great practice fer me!
Walker Barnstorm-. Great practice?
Woody Boothe-Yes;;I cut the steak
at my clearinghouse without trouble
now.-Kansas City Independent.
1t is worse to a%pprehend than to suf-
fer.-Bruyere.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-29
Reciprocity Ia Not Free r,o,,e

WI ttC II
President Mckinley did not abandon
protection when he declared MT Buffalo
in favor of reciprocity; he only broad
ened out and confirmed the doctrine OF
protection.-Freeport Qll.) Journal.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-01-03
The Cominq-Out Party.

Society is all astir. and rightly so, no
doubt,
Since two sweet buds of womanhood
next week are coming out"
The Misses Schuyler and Van Brunt
make their debut at Browns,
With timid, fiuttering hearts, no doubt
and lovely Paris gowns.
The invitations have been mailed
one found it's way to me
To be presented =" Well, by
Jovei how very strange twill be I!
My tongue will frame the names they
knew in girlhood's sweet estate,
For Margaret was Maggie then and
Katherine was Kate.
No doubt Miss Katherine Van Brunt
possesses beauty rare;
The social set will praise her gown
III only see her hair
And Margaret Schuyler will, l hear,
society surprise
With wealth of gems magnificent-Pll
only see her eyes.
My playmates both in years agone, to
MdSSlt eyes u LOOK
For schoolgirl sympathy; Hates curls,
as black as any rock.
| used to star with daisies in the long
ago. All, Fate!
But Margaret was Maggie then and
Katherine was Kate.
Their gowns will be. I'm sure. the
kind society adores-
To me there1l come the memory OF
Bingham pinafores,
And when the social set shall rave Ger
coiffures, waves and curls,
I'll think of hair in long-hung braids
they used to wear as girls.
Sweet debutantes, they'll fill your ears
with fiattery, know,
And you'll grow changed, as have your
names since that sweet long ago
I've clustered in my memory and told
it's beads to Fate.
For Margaret was Maggie then and
Katherine was Kate.
Roy Farrell Greene in Smart Set.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-01-03

The difficulty between James Neill,
of the Neill company, and Tim Muir
ply, as to who had the rights to pre-
sent Miss Martha Morton's comedy, A
Bachelors Romance in the twin cities
has finally been adjusted. 1t seems
that Neill did have the exclusive con-
troll of A Bachelors Romance for this
territory, as he claimed. This was
not understood by Fred G.. Berger,
Murrhy's manager, and inasmuch as
the authoress, Miss Morton, was
financially concerned in Murphy's
production, Berger quite naturally be-
lieved that the authoress' rights came
before any other. The matter went
so far that an injunction was all pre-
pared and ready to serve on Murphy's
representative and others to prevent
them from appearing In A Bachelors
Romance in Minneapolis and st. Paul
Unless his demands were agreed to
Neill insisted on going ahead with the
injunction, and satisfactory adjust
ment was at last made. And, among
other things, all of Murphy's adver-
tisements must now read, "a Bachel-
or's Romance, presented by permits
sion of Mr.. James Neill."
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-01-03
Scarcity of Labor

Charles E. Sessions, of Coahoma
county, Mississippi. a prominent and
extensive cotton planter, spent yester-
day in Memphis with friends. Mr..
Sessions explained the condition of the
large planter as related to the cotton
crop in manner somewhat at yari-
ance with the generally accepted idea
that the excessive rainfall is respon.
sible for all of the planters difficulties
and perplexities.
There is no doubt about the rain
affecting the cotton crop" said Mr..
Sessions. 1T has damaged the crop
in all sections where the rain has
fallen to excess. But the planter has
had another disadvantage to face.
That is the scarcity of farm labor. We
have not had the labor needed In
many instances planters have aban-
doned patches of cotton to the grass
and weeds because labor could not be
procured to work it out That is not
true solely of the delta farmers and
large planters. l was glad to see the
chiefs of police and municipal authori-
ties of several southern cities taking
such vigorous action in regard to
negro Migrants with view to running
the idle class out of the cities. The
fact is that the negroes have all left
the farms and have congregatad in the
cities where they can get a few days
work each week on the river front,
or they have procured employment
where there is levee construction and
where they get their money once a
week or at least twice month. Many
hundreds of acres of cotton have
been abandoned because of the scar
city of labor. l do not mean to apply
this to one section of my state, but to
! the cottonraising states of the south,
judging all other sections by my own
Mr.. Sessions plants hundreds of acres
in cotton annually, and is in a position
to speak authoritatively on such
questions as that of farm labor.
Everywhere, he says, acreage was in
creased, and it was met by an actual
decrease in the available labor for
cultivating the land-Memphis Com.
mercial-Appeal.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-01-03
THE MOTION WAS CARRIED.
Senator Pettus Threw a Scare Into the
Senate.


Senator Pettus of Alabama is the
most owl-like member of the senate
He is so ponderously solemn that he
is unconsciously humorous.
Mr.. Pettus will be 80 years old next
July. He belongs to the old school of
southern statesmen now fast disap-
pearing. 1t is easy to see. in the dog
matte manner in which he lays down
the law to his senatorial colleagues
that he has been Judge. When he
opens his mouth he is Sir Oracle.
He speaks with great elaboration,
at the rate of about six words a
minute, and each word is emphasized
by the waving of his chin whiskers.
His gestures are confined to a wide
sweep of the arm from his body and
an inverse motion that is irresitibly
comic. Everything he does or says is
serious. Even when he wants the
senate to adjourn, he goes about it in
way that is the very quintessence of
solemn dignity. For instance. the
other afternoon, when Mr.. Spooner was
talking on the Quay case, Mr.. Pettus
arose.
81 should like to ask the senator to
give way for a motion. if he pleases,"
remarked Mr.. Pettus. uttering each
word as if the fate of the nation de-
pended upon the answer.
81 will agree to anything the senator
wants we to-" replied Mr.. Spooner,
smilingly. except to vote against my
convictions on constitutional ques-
ton
81 am not asking you to do that
said Mr.. Pettus, still mysterious, "but
want you to give way to a motion"
swell, what is it?' asked Mr..
Spooner.
ct is to adjourn" answered Mr.
Pettus. in his melancholy voice. and
without smile on his face.
Every member of the senate
laughed, and the motion to adjourn
was carried.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-01-03
An "Oid Home" Day.

About a year ago what is called the
"old home week" movement was start
ed in New Hampshire and it furnished
so good an excuse for bringing the
people together that it promises to be
made one of the institutions of New
England social life. We believe in ap-
propriating any good idea that can be
turned to good account on our own
account, and we do not know of any
better use that can be made of the
New England idea in this region than
its application to exposition purposes.
There will be all sort of days" at the
exposition, and among them there
must be an "old home day" when all
the sons and daughters who have gone
out from South Carolina into other
states and lands will come back to
live over again the years that are
fled and to revive the memories of the
past and catch inspiration from the
scenes that will make the Exposition
new starting point in the life Of the
old state. The children of South Caro-
lima are scattered all over this land
and they have made their mark upon
the laws and literature and morals
of the communities which have been
fortunate enough to attract them. We
should like to have them all in
Charleston together-there is no place
where they could meet more appro-
priately than in this old city, and no
where they would have more cordial
welcome There IS not a state in the