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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-01-24
CARTA DE- MADRID

POGO NADIA puedo offecer de polf-
tica, Y me detengo solo q arepetr 10 que
ha entretenido la culiosidad con las
sesioneS de las Camaras. Estas no Sc
sabe cuandO sc cerraran, pues los asun
tos urgentes exigen que continden
abertos; sin embargo, algunos padres
de la patria, sin tener en cuenta 10
que exige ell inteT6S, Sc han marchado
a los distIitos para conner con la tami.
liza ell pavo de Noche Buena.
Sgue muy renido ell debate sobre ell
convenio de la deuda exterior, que es
un compromise de honor contraido an
te Europa. El suceso de sensaci6n
fu6 la derrota del gobierno, que muy
contadas veces ha ocunido. Silvela,
presidente de la Comisi0n informadora
del proyecto de fuerzas navales, dijo
que no era acceptable ell dictamen, sin
recordar que mala memoria tieDen
los polfteos que era 6l quien 10 habfa
fitmado le contest0 Moret, poniendo
de relieve la contradiction, y muchos
ministeriales abandonaron ell salon pa
ra no votar;y suced6 10 que era de
esperdr; no Sc acepto ell dictamen por
III votos contra LOG. La derrota del
gobierno Sc declare, y todos supusie
ron que la crisis era inevitable; perO
los ministries no Sc dieron por entendi
do, Y quiseron echar la oulpa al minis
tro de Madrid, echdndole pOr la borda,
como dice con gracia un peri0dicO.
Enojado ell senior Ramos Izquierdo,
quiso dimitir, pero 10 convencieron de
que no convenfa ahora provocar una
crisis parcial, y contin1a en- su poltro
ma Vamos viviendo.
La Gacetd ha publicado un proyecto
dc ley pidiendo q las Oortes la autori-
zaci6n para ratifcar ell tratado entire
Espafla y los Estados UnidCs, de Z de
Noviembre 1ltimo, que dice:
" Articulo 1nico. Sc autoriza al 60
bieTno de s. M. para ratifcar ell trata
do entire Espafla y los Estados Unidos,
firmado ell de Noviembre 1ltimo, poi
ell que Espalla renuncia q favor de los
Estados Unidos todo tftulo y derecho
que pueda haber tenido al c0nvenirse
ell tratado de paz de 10 de Diciembre
de 1898 q cualquiera y q todas las islas
pertenecientes al Archipelago filipino
que Sc hallen situadas fuera de los II
mites fijados en- ell artfculo 80 de dicht
tratado especialmente q las de islai
Sibutu J de Oagayan de Jol6 y sus de
pendencias, mediante el precio d
100000 dollars"
1 Ha levantado gran polvoreda IN ar
| tfculo publicado en- III Siglo Future
con ell insinuante tftulo de III li6eraN
mo es pecado; 10 firna el tan conocid'
padre Montana, confesor de Ia Rein'
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-01-24

Desdichas que lamentar no faltan
ha llegado ell case que hay que confe
sarse antes de emprender viaje en- ur
tren, pues menudean los cheques J
descarrilamientos, que causan gran MT
nero de v(ctimas. A los citados en-
mis- anteriores revistas hay que agre
gar ell descarrilamiento de un tren "a
pido ell dia II entire dos estaciones de
riudad Real.
En- ell mismo puerto de Malaga, bajo
una horrorosa tempestad, quiso fon
dear la fragata alemana Gneisenau,
escuela de guardias marinas, y zozobr6,
pereciendo ahogados ell comandante
del barco y algunos tripulantes, salvan
dose otros her6icos marineros de Maa
ga. Ri emperador de Alemania ha di
rigido un rescripto al departamento i'm
perial de su marina, manifestando su
sentimiento por la desgracia y confan
do en- que Dios lie amparara.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-01-24
ServiCio CablegrafiCo Dif6Cto
NUEVA YORK

Regerte y professor de religion y mora
de s. M ell Rey. iLiberalismo dijisteI
Aqui fue Troya En- ell Senado sc
levant6 aver ell senior Davila para pc
dir explicaciones al gobierno y protes
tar contra ell artfculo, en- que ell padre
dice que "no hay mds reg que Dios. nj
mas gobierno que el de Cristo" 4 El
ministro de Estado Sc mostr6 POGO ha
bill en- su contestaci6n, y dijo que el
padre Montana habis sido destituido
del cargo de director de s. M. ell Rey
en- religion y en- Moral, por iniciativa
de la Reina, como esta declaration
cause NAL efec:o en- la Oamara, Sc VIC
obigado rectificar para decir que ha
bia sido acuerdo del gobierno. lEn
que quedamosa. =. iQui6n lie susti-
tuirag No Sc sabe todavfa. La elec.
ci6n de persona puede traer algdn dis
gusto.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-01-24

Cuba, en- 10 que respecta q los espanO
les eminentes muertos en- aquella isla,
dice 10 que continuation copiamos: /:
Por causas 8 concausas que no son
del momanto, por apatia 8 dejadez,
propi0s de nuestr0 caracter, nuestra
voz no fu6 oida y nuestros proyectOs
iquedaron sepultados en- la indiferencia
del pdblico, sin que por 6sto temiera
mos abandonarlos nj daries ell calor
que la magnitud de la idea reclamaba.
VolvimOs sobre ell mismo tema insis
timos en- nuestro deseo de que los es
'panoles ilustres que en- Cuba murieron,
que no son pocos, fuerau devuelt0s q
la madre patria para su enterramiento
en- ell pante6n que sus hijos insignes
tlene reservad0 EspaEa como 1ltimo
tribute a la gloria que en- vida le die
ran, y nadie Sc hizo cargo de empresa
tan loable. Dos 8 tres peri6dicos aplau
dieron nuestro pensamiento. 10y no
pas6 de aqui nuestra honrosa ambi
ci6n.
Nos quedamos, pues, con Ell descon
ooOAO oo uuCoClO pAOpAd COuClCACtn OC
nuestra alma espanOla, y vemos con
agrado que 10 que no Sc ha querido
hacer en- la Habana, cuando tantas faci
lidades Sc nos hubieran brindado para
clio, 10 van ejecutar los espanoles de
Filipinas coronando con ell 6xito mas
hermoso sus generosas y patri6ticas
este es, enViandO Espa
ia los que en- Espana deben descan
sar eternamente, ya que tanto brill0 la
dieron en- ell archipelago, y ofreciendo
el raro case de IN patriotsimo sano,
eievado y noble, sin que este signifque
que no est6n bi6n en- sus tumbas los
que en- Filipinas hallaron
la muerte, y hasta con ell mismo respe
to que Espana les pueda dispensar;
pero sin que Sc tome tampoc0 como
desd6n hacia aquella TERRA, pues los
en- ell pals que descubri6 LIE
Gazpi, 81 honraTon a la bandeTa espaflo
Ia Gsta los debe cubrir, va que desgra
nuestro Immaculate estan
carte no tiamea en- nuestrOs castillos
7 torres de tan lejanas islas"
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-01-24
El "Bill" HOllander
MODIFlCADO
POR
DON JULIAN E. BLANCO
(CoNTINUACI6N)

31.-Los agravados por las resolu-
clones de los Ayuntamientos pueden
acudir tambi6n por escrito q la Junta
de apelaci6n dentro del termino pres
critic en- la Secci6n % alegando detalla-
damente los errores cometidos en- aque.
las y presentando los datos que puedan
conducir & su correction. sDicha Junta
oira la queja, y resolvera como Sc ha
dicho autes toda question que en- ella
Sc presente y SO relacione con la capa-
cidad contributiva de la propiedad, 6
con su valor. Para cumplir con los
deberes que le ilnpone esta Ley, Ia
Junta de apelacion puede examinal
bajo juramento 8 sin 6l 4 cualquiel
persona que tenga conocimiento pue
da ilustrarle sobre ell valor de la pro
piedad sujeta al pago de Ia contribu
ci6n, pudiendo cuaiquier miembro d.
dicha Junta tomar el citado juramentt
| 8 afirmaci6n. Tambi6n podra reclamal
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-01-24

Ell dfa 1o de Enero Sc celebrara la
Inauguration de la estatua de Oanovas
del Castillo, levantada en- la plaza de
los Ministerios. frente al Seaado; ass-
tiran s. M. la Regente, que tirara del
Gordon para descubrir la estatua, ell
gobierno, los diputados y senadores,
las Academies y Representatives. de la
prensa. Romero Robledo, iuiciador de
la idea de honrar asi la memoria del
gran estadista, pronunciara un dscur
SO. Canovas Sc hizo merecedor de tan
seilalada distinction.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-01-24
GACETA DE HOY

Pdblica las siguientes leyes aproba-
das por la Oamara de Delegates y
Consejo Executive: IN Decreto para
establecer ell Juicio por Jurados; otra
Declarando incompatible ell cargo de
Delegado con otTos destinos pdblicos;
y otra Disponiendo que Sc asigne un
cr6dito de 10000 dollars para la repre-
sentaci6n de Puerto Rico en- la expo
sici6n Pan-Americana que ha de cele
.brarse en- Bnfalo New York; desde ell
IL de. Mayo hasta ell T. de Noviembre
del afo actual.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-01-24

Ell siglo y ell afio Sc despiden dando
un disgusto al gobierno; Sc habla mu-
cho de crisis, volviendo Silvela q presi.
dir ell gobierno. Tendrfa que yer J
que OR. Ell ministro de Marina y Az
carraga estan deseando dejar las carte
ras; y Sc hablaba aver del prop6sito de
algunos ministerales de celebrar ur
banquete en- loor de la crisis, que con.
sideran inevitable. Ell siglo Xxx, que
esta llamando q la puerta, nos traers
noticias. En- Zaragoza y en- otras ciu
dades celebraran su entrada con gran.
des fiestas y socorros q los pobres.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-01-24

Vivamos prevenidos, porque la trim
china sigue presentandose en- diferen,
tes poblaciones; ha aIcanzado alarman
te desarTollo en- Bencsz6n (Sevilla) !.
Han fallecido; en- Madrid, don Anto
nio Llanos, compositor de obras nota
bles de m1sica; la intanta dofa Luiss
Teresa de Borb6n, duqnesa viuda dt
Sesia; y don Bernardo Rodriguez Lar
60, catedratico y autor de obras Glen
tiicas. I'm Zaragoza, el catedratics
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-01-24
NOTICIAS DEL Ola

En- la retreta dc esta noche ejecutara la
Banda del Battalion Puertorriqueno en- la
Plaza de Alfonso XII las siguieutes piezas
Marcia "rhe Bride Elect,p Sousa Jota
del "Duo de la Africana,n Uaballero; Sin.
fonia 9 Recepci6n," Schlepegreil Polka
"The Children's Ball. Jaxone Sexteso
do la Opera eIsucia di Lammermoore,
Donizetti Danza alma Sabine" Cam
pos Himno Star Spangled Banner"
Don Francisco Quevelo Gonzalez, .alcal.
de suplente concejal del ayuntamlento
De Isabella, ha hecho renuncia de su cargo
por motives de salud.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-01-24
LOS FURERaLES De LA REIAa

Todo. los Poderes europeos man
daran barcos de guerra a Londres
a fin de que su ofeialidad y dota
ci6n formen parte del personal que
concurra los funerales de Ia Reina
Victoria.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-01-24
EN- EsPbRa

Despachos de Madrid dicen que
Sc ha dispuesto que Sc celebren hon
ras fdnebres Ell la iglesia de San
Francisco ell Grande, en- sufragio
del alma de Ia Reina Victoria.
La Familia Real la acordado que
Sc guarden II dias de luto
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-01-24
Ell k0MBRAMIEnT0 De CHhFFEE
PARA Ell MaR00 De LAS TR0PAS
QUE 0PERAN EN- FILlPlhAS

Insfstese en- afrmar que el gene
raj Adna Z Chafee sera nombrado
Comandan'e en- jefe del ejercito
americana que opera Ell Filipinas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-01-24
L.IHEA FERREA
EN- PODER De LOS B0ERS

Comunican de Durban que todo
al trecho de Inca f6rrea comprendi
do entire Colesberg y Gradock esta
en- poder de los beers.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-01-24

En- el teatro Real Sc ha cant sdo con
APPLAUSE la opera 1osca, de Paccini.-
En- ell Espalol Sc ha discutido mucho
sobre ell exito de la nueva obra de Ga
vestany, Ner6n, donde algunos crfticos
han querido yer reminiscencias de Quo
vadis ). . la famosa novela polaca. E
drama 10 present6 muy bien la empire
sa, y fueron muy aplaudidos Maria
Guerrero J Mendoza.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-01-24
TraSlaCi0n de reStOS
DE
Espaiioles ilustres

Los espa1oles residences en- Filipi
mas van & trasladar d Rspaila, con el
concurso de la prensa del pals, los res
tos mortales de los hijos ilustres de la
nacion.
La Union Espa1ola recordando que
ESQ mismo SO ha pedido indtilmente or
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-01-24
PASIVlDAD De LOS lNGLESES

En- ell ejercito ingles que opera en-
ell Transvaal, Orange yla Colonia
del Cabo Sc nota mucha pasividad,
10 que acrecienta ell arrojo de las
guerrillas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-01-24

Las pascuas piden obrillas para ha
Ger reir, pero la mayor palte de las
presentadas este aflo cayeron al foso la
primera noche; 10 mismo en- la Zarzue
la, Los Estudiantes, que en- Eslava, ell
sainete lfrico Sandals q melones, que
en- la Oomedia, ell juguete en- tres actos
a Roma por todo, arreglada del fran
ces por Eusebio Blasco. En- Lara sc
aplaudi6 10 tortG de Reyes, aprop6sitC
escrito para la Nochebuena.
En- Bilbao SO ha estrenado una paro
dia de Cyrano de Bergerac, titulada
Et Chato de ColmenGr, que alcanzt
aplausos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-01-24
In Spain

Dispatches from Madrid state
that funeral obsequies are to be ce
lebrated in the church of st. Fancis
the Great tor the repose of Queen
Victoria,
The royal family has decided TO
go into mourning for l2 days.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-01-24
Inertia of the English

Great inertia is noticeable in the
Englisn army campaigning in Trans
vaal, Orange and Cape Colony,
which increases the daring of the
Beers.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-01-24
EN- LA PRIMAvERA

FL general Chaffee embarcara eD
Taku para Manila a principles de la
primavera, acompanandole algunas
trOpaF.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-01-24
The Funeral of the Queen

Alla the European powers will
send to-London men-of-war whose
officers and crew will attend thu flu
neral of Queen Victoria
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-01-24
Information cable
NueVa York, "A De Enel0
Ell PRINCIPE De GALES
PR0CGMAD0 REY
Ell PRINCIPE De GALES
PR0CGMADO REY

Anunciau de Londres que ell Prfn
cipe real Alberto Eduardo, Prfnci.
pc de Gales, ha sido proclamado
Rey de Inglaterra con ell nombre
de Eduardo VII, y reconocido CO.
mo tai Dor las Camaras
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-01-24
Railway in the Beers Power

The news comes from Durham
that all the railway line between
Colesberg and Gradock is IN the
Beers power.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-01-24
CABLE NEWS
The Prince Of Wales
Proclaimed King

tits reported from London that
the Prince Royal, Albert Edward Of
Wales, has been proclaimed King Of
England under the name of Eduard
VII, and acknowledged as such by
Parliament
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-01-24
In the Spring

Gen. Chaffee will sail from Taku
for Manila early in the Spring. ac
compained by troops.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-01-24
Chaffee's Appointment to the
Command of the Troops
! Campaigning in the Philippine
Islands
Islands

The report is persistently abroad
that Gen Adna r Chafee will be
appointed Commander in Chief OF
the American army campaigning in
the Philippine Islands.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-01-24
B0LETIN MERCANTIL DE pTO.- RICO

Ratared at the Post Once at San Juan, p. p.
- second slas5hattsr July "A, 1900
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-04-09
LONG TRAMP WHILE ASLEEP.

Kentucky Man Walks Ten Miles With
out Being Aware of It.
Mack Sublette, well-known young
man, boards at the Dean house, in Yer
sallies, KY. His father. Arthur Sub
lette lives five miles south of Versailles,
on McCowan's ferry turnpike. When
Sublette started to his room, between
II and II o'clock the other night, he re.
marked to friend:
'My sister is very sick, and ought to
have gone home tonight. I'll drive out
tomorrow"
He went to sleep at once. At / o'clock
in the morning a policeman met Sub
lette walking hurriedly toward Meow
ans ferry road. He hailed him and re-
ceived no reply. About o'clock Sub
lette walked into his fathers house and
to his sisters bedside, inquired how she
was, conversed with his stepmother
some minutes, and before the family
was aware of it he left the house. He
walked back to Versailles and returned
to bed at the hotel.
When Sublette awoke at o'clock the
next morning he was footsore and ex
hausted, but knew nothing of his noe
turnal jaunt until, according to his plan,
he drove to his fathers, and they ques-
toned him about hurrying off in the
night.
Sublette ridiculed the idea of having
been there until the family's evidence
was supported by that of his room
mate, who missed him. the testimony
of Policeman Albert Curtis, who met
him in the street, and his own blistered
feet and exhausted body.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-04-09
Stormy Inauguration DAYS.

Presidents have in many cases been
loath to depart from traditional GUS
toms or to disappoint the throng gather
ed for theinauguration ceremony, and in
some cases have seriously endangered
their health by insisting upon taking
the oath of Office in the open air, regard
less of the state of the weather. 1t was
such an adherence to precedent that
brought on the cold which resulted in
the death of William Henry Harrison.
President Lincoln had the most incle-
ment of Inauguration days, as did also
General Grant. President BENJAMIN
Harrison was almost hidden from the
crowd by an umbrella when he took the
oath of office, and the natal day of
President Cleyeland's second term was
characterized by the appearance, of a
full-fedged blizzard. Presidents Hayes
and Mckinley were indeed the only
chief executives who in recent years
have been smiled upon by sunny skies.
-Conkey's Home Journal.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-04-09
Where Women Propose.

There are some curious, customs con-
nected with marriage in the Torres
Straits Archipelago. 1t is almost uni
versally the woman who proposes.
Having found a young man to her lik-
ing, the girl makes string armlet and
gives it to his sister, who acts as a
go-between. A meeting is arranged in
the bush, and harmless conversation
takes place, during which, however,
the following questions and replies, in
some form or other, will probably be
made: He: ''Do you like me proper?'
She: eyes, like you with my heart
and eye. You are my man like you
altogether" The wedding day is fixed
then and there for no distant date. =
Conkey's Home Journal.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-04-09
Freak Signs in New York.


Along Broadway, New York, when
the day is fine and the streets are
thronged, the thrifty shopman hangs
out a sort of cart du jour which, with
its staring black and white letters, COM
pels regard, and If there are no stops
Of the speeding car the impression made
by these placards is uncommonly
amusing.
washable Boys Suitsw allows the
mind to dwell for a moment upon the
possibilities If boys were not washable.
Half Of-Men's and Boys Suitsv'
A nearer view might show temporiz-
ing per cent, but the flying car makes
no allowances.
Society for the Encouragement of
Wearing Clean Shirtsp The purifica-
ton committee flashes in and out of
mind, and for small favors the voice
rises in thanksgiving.
Dinners Ten Cents and Upw And
why not, If it really is not worth more.
Wear One Of Our $5 Suits and You
Will Have Fitr' one firm tersely and
facetiously puts it.
Ladies Skirts Reboundedy' is the en-.
couraging promise lettered by little
Polish tailor unacquainted with the in
tricacies of our tongue.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-04-09
SAVED BY A PUFF OF WIND.

A Merchant Who Escaped Robbery
Through an Unforeseen Accident.
"If the truth were known" said the
head of large wholesale house of this
city, Il dare say we would be startled
at the number of men of affairs in any
large place who habitually sign letters
and other documents without reading
them. They become convinced that it
Is physically impossible to even glance
at everything requiring signature and
resign themselves to the necessity Of
trusting somebody I used to have
that idea myself" continued the whole
saler, "but it was exploded by rather a
startling incident, and since then have
never set my pen to an unfamiliar
paper. The affair to which 1 refer oc-
Cured years ago, when I was in the
manufacturing business in another city.
We had an enormous mail that grew
larger every day, and while dictated
very few answers myself made it a
rule to sign all outgoing letters as presi-
dent Of the company.
Sometimes there would be several
hundred in batch, and my confden-
tial clerk, in whom 1 had the most i'm.
pl cit trust, finally got to bringing the
in with the ends overlapped, so all
could see was succession of lines for
my signature. didn't like the plan.
but it seemed the only way of getting
rid of the job, and would grab a pen
and slap down a succession of auto
graphs at lightning speed. OF course
l was kept advised as to the general
character Of the mail, but unless some
question was raised never thought of
taking out a letter and reading it. One
winter day-I will never forget it as
long as l live-the clerk brought in an
unusually big batch of letters to be
signed and was about to deposit the
sheaf on my desk, when somebody
opened an outside door and let in a
severe blast Of wind. Fully half the
sheets were blown over the room and
some went into the fire. The old clerk
instantly dropped on his knees and be-
gan collecting the papers in frantic
haste. l was astonished at his excite
ment and especially at his agitation
when he failed to find some of the lot.
why, dozen or so were burned 1
said, and at last he went away, very
reluctantly, to prepare copies.
when he left the room my stenog-
rapher handed me sheet that had
blown under his desk. 1t was an order
on my banker for my safe deposit box,
which contained at that time over $685.
600 In currency. l was dumfounded
and while was trying to decide what
to do my dear old confidential clerk
quietly walked out side door and was
never heard Of again. think the order
was merely one document of several,
all covering an elaborate scheme to loot
the concern, but, be that as it may, 1
had my lesson and since then l have
never been too busy to read letter be-
fore signing it. / find it can be done
easily enough by the use Of a little
system."-New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-04-09
PRINCE AND CLERGYMAN.
Wales View of a Man Who Neve
Picked Winning Horse.

Wales View of a Man Who Never
Picked a Winning Horse.
Anecdotes of the new sovereign of
Great Britain will doubtless be popular
for some time to come-at least until
the novelty of his accession shall have
worn away. A short time ago he was
staying at friends country place in
the West of England, where, among
the guests, was somewhat conceited,
straight-laced, and Interfering clergy
man.. Entering the billard-room one
morning shortly after breakfast
the person found his royal highness
deeply interested in a sporting paper.
Instead of retiring at once, as any man
of tact would have done, the clergyman
forced himself upon the prince.
Might ask your highness if such a
paper as you are reading really inter-
ests your" said he.
81 am not in the habit, sir, of reading
what does not interest me-" said the
prince very rigidly, and then turned
again to his paper.
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have his say, continued in somewhat
dramatic tone of voice:
Don't you think, your royal highness,
that horse racing and betting are a
great curse to this country? Now,
what would your royal highness think
Of man (alas, once friend of mine \
who lost $4,000 through betting? He
told me himself that he never won $500
in his life through backing horses.
What would your royal highness think
of such a manW
The prince, disgusted, said very
quietly: what do 1 think of such a
man? Well, I will tell you, sir. l
think him mighty bad judge of horse
fesh!'-London Express.