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6be Georgia Cracker.
Peculiar Type of Degenerate That Can Be Found
Only in That Southern State

projecting from the mouth, until all
the snuff is absorbed. Then another
splint is prepared and the poisoning
OF the system continued. The snuff
st cks are almost constantly in use
in the streets, in churches and at
social gatherings. They are regretful-
ly laid aside during the hours of
sleeping and eating. The excessive
use of the stimuiant often leads to a
desire for a stronger one and the i'm
moderate use of liquor is frequent
among the older women.
Surprising illiteracy prevails among
this strange people. Very few of them
can read and one who can write is
looked upon as a prodigy. Many of
them are unable to tell their ages and
they know comparatively nothing
about the history of their country.
Schools have been provided for them,
but they will not attend regularly.
The children only go when they feel
like 1t and the parents do not seem
to care whether or not their offspring
take advantage of the opportunities
offered. They have no "buk larnen"
themselves and see little use in it for
their children. They have nc great
respect for religion, but are too lazy
or bees jes tn tired to go to church.
The greater portion of the knowledge
they have has been acquired in the
Sunday schools.
Their appearance is indicative OF
their lives. They are usually tall and
always lean and angular in form. The
features are pinched and the complex
ion yellow. The lips of the women
are always colored by the snuff they
continually use. The eyes are dull and
CLASSY, deep set and trimmed with
black circles. Home made jean trou-
sers. homespun shirt. an old felt hat
and tattered boots form the male at
tire. The women dress for the most
part in unbleached cotton and checked
Bingham. Some of them have sun
bonnets to complete their costumes.
Despite their intemperance, ignor-
ance and dirt, they are considered
moral in their domestic relations and
seldom indulge in Quarrels. Family
devotion is distinct trait They have
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American Revolver Experts
Win Victory Over French

Undoubtedly the mastership of the
world to-day lies at the feet of the
marksman. He and he alone has en-
abled the Boer to make a resistance
against the heaviest odds ever brought
on a modern battlefield: as long as
Workmanship was clearly with the
south she won victory after victory
over an opponent as brave as herself.
he and he alone won the battle OF
New Orleans against the veterans who
had driven Napoleon's legions, and it
was the marksman that gave us this
continent Theory informs us that
the time is coming when the marks
man will be annihilated by charges of
dynamite dropped from dirigible bal
looms, but till that possibility has
been shown to be of practical value
the rife is king of the long distance
and the revolver of the short-with
all due allowance for the perfected
rapid-fire guns that have failed to
make the kopjes of South Africa IN
tenable.
Therefore il is with a thrill of ma
tional pride that we read of the vic
tory won by Americans with revolvers
over the Frenchmen, who were the
best shots in Europe. The man train
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ed in shooting gallery seldom bags the
game in the field. and the Frenchman
has little practice under the conditions
OF actual warfare; yet our men met
theirs at target practice. and won out
by good margin. 1t is claimed the
victory was due to the fact that Am
orleans had ben trained to the revolt
yer and the Frenchmen were more
familiar with the dueling pistol" We
answer that the revolver is the SOL
dierS weapon at close quarters, in \
surprise and in a cavalry charge
it is the weapon that should be han
died in peace by the people that would
be ready for war
The president is anxious that con-
sress make an appropriation to pre-
serve our familiarity with the rife
We suggest that the revolver is Of
equal Importance. The sword should
be discontinued, except at parades.
The revolver is still a soldiers wea-
pom, and should not be neglected until
1t is possible to rain death from the
cloud and SO make war itself impos-
sible.-Florida Times Union.
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No Need to
Fuss


Il have strenuously objected to the
easy going ways of the majority Of
far western druggists" said the drum
mer, but thus far I don't seem to
have made much of an impression on
them.
Il was in a Wyoming town last
month. and feeling aguish l went to
the drug store and got some quinine
capsules. An hour after taking them
l went to bed. and it was about mid
night when l was aroused by the land
lord, who asked: Stranger, are you
feelin' all right
Yes. pretty we'll replied.
No horrible pains nor nothin'?'
No. But why do you ask?'
81 guess you'd better come down
stairs. The druggist says there's
some mistake about them pills.
want to tell you, though, that he's a
powerful good Teller and never pizens
anybody, on purpose
My hair began to curl before was
out of bed" continued the drummer
Il remembered that the druggist
seemed to be careless in serving me,
and. while the capsules had thus far
had no bad effect, it did not take me
long to imagine that I had swallowed
ten grains OF morphine and was good
for an excursion somewhere.
Il made lightning work of getting
into my clothes and getting down
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was sure she might get as much as
ten dollars for the thing. maybe more.
She would go down 10 The Naples"
scare out the ghost and take posses
sion. In her heart she did not believe
in the ghost. The adventure had zest,
however.
But Arahelle proposed and could not
dispose. AS she stepped from the steps
of the train station onto the pavement
a hurrying man jostled her and she
staggered with her burden. There was
a sharp crack against the nearest post
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Druggist Admitted He
Had Made q Slight
Mistake, But Was
Not Perturbed

stairs, and there 1 found the druggist
as calm as an old shoe.
- think l put up morphine for
quinine for one of three persons" he
explained, and so l called around to
see if you wore dead. Let me look at
the box
by John. man. 1 yelled at him.
but do you make a regular thing OF
killing somebody once week with
your old drugs? If you have poison
ed me-
Those are quinine, sure enough
he interrupted, as he opened a capsule
and tasted. You can go back to bed.
stranger
But T want to know about this
thing. Why do you keep your NOR
phine and quinine side by side? Why
don't you have your mind
You are all right and have no
kick coming he said as he lighted a
cigar and seemed somewhat relieved
in his mind.
But who got the morphine 1
asked.
Lung Sing. the Chinaman, prob
ably. 1t was either Lung Sing or old
Bill Birdsall, and odds is the differ
ence which, as the boys are going to-
hang the both of 'em tomorrow
There is too much borrowing Of the
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Many types Of humanity are repre-
sented in the population OF the United
States, and the instances are rare
where degeneracy rather than ad-
vancement in the scale of civilization
characterizes them. The most strik-
ing example of this kind is found
in Georgia add comprises the peculiar
people know.l as Crackers They
are descendants of the sturdy and Wig
orous settlers of the south Atlantic
slope colonies. but far below their an
cestors in mental and physical
strength. Their degeneration may be
attributed in great part to climatic in
fiuence and prejudices due to the in
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UNLICENSED KISSING PUNISHED.
Stern Justice Melted Ont to the onend-
Ing Parties.

A writer in the Green Bag sets
forth Americas earliest known case of
judicial cognizance of kissing. There
Is not, as generally believed, any ref
erence to OSCILLATION in Roger Lud-
lows code of 1850, better known as
the Connecticut Blue Laws" But
the case of the People VS.. Murine,
heard by the governor OF New Haven
colony in council on May day, 1860, in
dicates the attitude toward unlicens-
ed kissing in those times. 1t appeared
that Jacob Murine and Sarah Tuttle
had been caught kissing each other.
Jacob tried to throw the blame on
Sarah, saying he thought she had
with intent let fall her gloves Sarah
denied the intent. Jacob then Ad-
united that he "tooke ner by the hand
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youth and vigor of its devotees. In
fact, girls of twenty often have the
appearance of emaciated OLD women.
They do not chew or inhale the stuff
1t is taken into the system through a
process of absorption. called snuff
dipping" and "snuff-fipplng." The
user provides herself with a number
of tough, hardwood splints. She puts
IN end of one of these between her
teeth and brushes it into tiny splints,
resembling a miniature broom. which
Is then rolled in the snuff until 81 lit
BE ball of the weed is formed, when 1t
u placed between the upper lip and
gum, where it is held. with the splint
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stopped Flowing Until the Quarrel Ceassd

stopped lowing Until the quarrel Sca1&0
a man from Washington county
says that six years ago dispute arose
between neighbors, B-.ron Hart and
Dempsy Armour. over a spring that
was on the line between them. They
each claimed the spring and each for
bade the other getting water there.
The two families came to be enemies.
A lawsuit was talked Of by Armour
and fist fight resulted. While the
trouble was hottest the spring, that
hsd always furnished plenty of water
even to the travelling public, for it
was near the public road, went dry,
and so remained until Armour moved
TO Missouri Ave weeks ago. when as
suddenly as it quit it began to flow
again, furnishing as much water as
il ever had and has continued TO do
so to this time. The oldest inha bitant
never knew the spring to go dry be-
fore the time ioned.-Cincinnati
ENQUIRER
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and they bot set down upon a chest,
but whether he kyssed her or she
KISSED him, he knows not, for he
never thought of it since until Mr.
Raymond told him he had not layae
it to his heart as he ought" The stern
governor, after duly lecturing the
guilty parties on the enormity of thei :
offense, decreed that the sentence
therefore concerning them is that they
shall pay either of them fine OF
twenty shillings to the colony"
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Vaccination Teas.

Vanity Fair thus describes a London
function:
One of the most fetching social
shows of last week was the VACCINE
ton tea" given by renowned hostess
In one drawing-room the lady received
her guests, comprising notable beau
ties. party leaders and favorite mem
bers of the household brigade. In 9TH
er rooms four leading stars of the
medical profession waited to vaccinate
the fair companions in arms" the
sterner sex being operated on in vet
another dainty boudoir. Some of the
women displayed the greatest ingenu-
ity in the arrangement of their sleeves.
having had them divided at the top.
then reunited with ribbons. which
when united, revealed enough of the
marble arm to enable the vaccine TOR
to set his seal thereon.
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Citizens of Atbemarle county, Vir-
ginia. have organized the Jefferson
Memorial Association for the purpose
of building a public boulevard be-
tween Charlottesville and Monticello.
where President Jefferson lies buried.
The road will be two miles long and
is expected to coat $4,000.
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Queen Alexandra Good shot.

Many years ago Queen Alexandra
visited Bisley, and was invited to try
her fortune at the targets at a distances
of 500 yards. The rife was placed IL
position for her, and with her first shs:
she hit the bul1's-eye This rife is
one of her most treasured possessions.
and is preserved in a glass case in one
of her private rooms at Sandringham.
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Homes o, the Georgia Crackers

Homes OF the Georgia Crackers"
a certain degree of shrewdness, but
are remarkably suspicious. During
the past few years they have shown
a tendency toward taking greater in
terest in work and people who have
made study of their possibilities
venture the opinion that they will
eventually develop from their present
condition Of degeneracy.
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LOVE AND A GHOST
BY ELIZABETH CHERRY WALTZ.
* X i: * y =: * * X * * i: X * X
Copyright 1902. by Daily Story Pub. Coz

and Cousin Susan's idol lay in several
fragments. A crowd at once gathered
and there was much laughter at the
rolling head with its horrible green
glass eyes.
Suddenly a hand grasped it. a Ions
brown hand that drew it away. Ara.
belle sprang forward.
That is mine! Give it to me-"
She was clinsing to a sinewy arm
that tried in vain to shake her off.
You shall not have it. 1t is mine!"
she painted.
suddenly a strong blow threw the
man backwards. Arabelle sprang for
the idols head and saved it further
humiliation. A voice said:
''Arab belle, You?"
Yes she gasped. "and Cousin Su-
sans idol. Isn't it shame?"
The tall, fair Englishman was horri-
fed.
Here, boys, pick up the parts. Ara
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Gods visits if gratefully received
will be graciously repeated.
Sewing on her pretty clothes is no
more work to woman than peering
into her looking glass.
is bachelor, and the reason is some
woman.
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Religion is not enjoyed until it is
employed.
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There is too much borrowing Of the
cruise which goes for bearing the Cross
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-19
Don Jose Murgui


Heinos 1eido en- una de las ediciones
de nuestro colega la Correspondence"
la noticia de que nnestra distinguido
amigo don Jose Murgui ha sido non-
brado para deseznpefiar la plaza de
Contador del Ayuntamien to de la i'm
portante pob1acion de San L1car de
Barrameda, poblacion de 1000 habitan-
tes y la segUnda de las que dan rea1ce
a la provincial de Cadiz.
Nosotros aplaudimos el nombramien-
to por que el sefior Murgui, fue de los
espafioles que supieron siempre distin-
guir al hijo de este suelo y quererlo
como el slyo. Como polftico pertene-
clio al Partido. Unconditional siempre y
tanto el, como a So patria, presto muy
buenos servicios, fue capitan del Ter
Battalion de Voluntarios, Confador de
La Loterfa y Secretario de varios ayun.
tamientos de esta isla.
Valga nuestra felicitaci0n para el
amigo y junta con la nuestra sabemos
que reeibira mucfas mas porque sdejd
muchos amigos en- esta isla cuando par.
ti6 de ella por exigfrselo sus sentin1ien.
tos patrios.
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Co|ectuTfa de rentas
internas de San Juan.
El Honorable sefior Tesorero de Puer-
to Rico. con fecha 10 de Abril corrien-
te, me comunico la siguiente
CIRCULAR

Sfrvase usted notifcar a todos los
contribuyentes por el afio fiscal de 1901
=, cuyas contribuciones aun no han 81
do satisfechas, que la seccion 80 de
la ley de Rentas de Puerto Rico sera
puesta en- fuerza con todo r;gor contra
todos los contribuyentes morosos que
no paguen innediatamente dichas con-
tribuciones, como tambien los intereses
" costas adicionales
Tambien informara usted a todos los
duefIos de propiedades que no hayan
pagado la contribution correspondence
a afios anteriores, que no ha sido apro
bada ninguna ley por la Ultima Asam-
blea Legislative para la condonacion de
d1chas contribuciones; y que el pago sin
mas demora de las nismas, las evitaran
los gastoS e inconveniencias que aca-
rrean los cobros por la via de apremio.
espetuosamente, William F. Willou-
ghby, Tesorero."
Lo que Sc hace p1blico para conoci-
miento de los interesados.
San Juan Puerto Rico, 10 de Abril
de 1905 Dones, Collector.
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La coTonaci6n de
don Alfonso XIII
La representation extranjera

Aunque no esta en- absolute decidido
parece que vendran Madrid para el
solemne acto de la coronation de d. Al
fonso, los siguientes representatives
Austria.A.rc .rchiduque Eugenio, gran
maestro de la Orden Teuton1ca her
mano de la reina regente.
Inglaterra. - Conde de Connaugth,
hermano del rey Eduardo VII
Alemania.-Prfncipe Alberto, ito del
emperador y regente de Brunswick.
Rusia.-Gran duque Wladimiro, ito
Gel Car.
Italia -Duque de Geneva, hertnano
de Ia rei11a Margarita, aunque no esta
decidido al1n, por encontrarse enferma
la madre de dicho personaje.
Suecia.-Pr1ncipe Eugenio, cuarto hi
10 del rey.
Dinamarca y Ho1anda No 10 han
designado at1n.
Siam.--Prfncipe heredero.
Japon.-Prfneipe Komatzu, genera1f-
simo del imperio.
Belgica.-Prfncipe de Ligne, con mi
sion extraordinaria.
Estados Unidos.-Mr. Curry, antigua
ministro en- Madrid.
Francia.-Un general no designado
todavfa.
Mejico.-Sr. Mier, ministro que ha
sido de Berlin y Paris.
LIE acompaf1a una Comision militar
mejicana para hacer compras de mate
rial de guerra.
Uruguay.-Sr. Cuesta, hijo del presi-
'dente de la Rep1blica.
Argentina.-Sr. Portela, miuistro que
ha sido en- Chile.
Sa1vador.-General Zaldivar, expresi-
dente de la Repdblica
Persia.--Prfncipe Ria Kan, embaja.
dor en- Constantinopla.
Iran, ademas, nisiones de las Re-
p1blicas sudamericanas y China, y
una e1nbajada marroquf.
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El juranento de
Eduardo VII
No debe modifcarse

En- la mesa de la Camara de los Co.
munes han quedado depositadas cente-
mares de exposiciones, procedentes no
solo del RENO Undo, sino de todas las
colonias britanicas, protestando de ct1al-
q1ier modification que Sc intente intro
ducir en- la formula del juramento que
debe pronunciar el Rey en- el acto de la
coronacion.
Ell h1nero de frmantes asciende a
463oo1, conviniendo todas las peticiones
en- que una modification de dicha for
mula serfa TN peligro para la succession
al 'Trono, cuya estabilidad quedaria anne
nazada, tendr1a caracter anti constitu-
cional Y atentarfa, por tiltimo, contra las
libertades religiosas de la nacion.
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Cuarto de Socorros

Alfonso Santana, curado de contusio-
mes sobre el parpado superior izquierdo
y fosas nazales prod ~ciendole epitasis.
Leve.
Justine Vega, curado de TIN rasgufio
en- el dedo menique de la mano dere-
cha y tln rasgufo en- la region parietal
derecha. Leve.
Juan Weghy curado de una contu-
sion en- el tercio medic del brazo dere-
cho. Leve
Marcos Pueblo, curado de una herida
contusa en- forma estrellada en- la region
occipita1 Leve, con asistencia.
Rosario Rosario, ctrado de fuertes
contusiones con rasguf1o sobre el arco
supercil1ar izquierdo y tercio superior
del brazo del mismo lado. Leve, con
asistencia.
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Ha mueIto el que
4uen6 4 su hj[0

Con este titulo y en- nueStro eSt1madC
colega "La Correspondence ercontIa
mos el siguiente articulo que reproduci
mos
En- el deposito municipal de Lares
ha amanecido muerto Pablo Ferry iris
|temente celebre, por su reeierite propo
sito de haber querido quemar en- una
hoguera a su pequefio hijo, cansa poi
la cual fue encarcelado.
"Campillos de Arenas en- e1 "Bo1e.
tin, hace del criminal proposito una
description en- que Sc desarrollan de
modo magistra1 todos los detalles de la
|eScena.
Conmueve hondamente el cuadro
|pintado con verdadera precision y con
I'm conoci1niento exacto de los estados
neryiosos.
Sc We, con oena profunda, la vacila-
cion y el miedo del desventurado niiio
que huge ante Ell peligro fero de la LA
ma de fuego que Sc alza, brilla y cule-
brea para abrazarlo en- abrazo mortal.
Sc We a la hermana de este con todas
las angustias, con todos los temores del
horror al castigo If apresar a su infe-
liz hermanito para entregarlo en- brazos
de la fera que 10 desea, que quiere ma
tarle. Y Sc We junto al flego que CHS
porrotea, el frego horrible de i'm odio
ma1dito, que Sc aduefia del corazon de
una hiena.
Ell cuadro es horrible. Sc levantan
del alma, en- conjunto, los ecos de la
protesta, de la conmiseracion y del ho-
rror, ante TN hecho incaliicable, que no
tiene nombre
'Qdemado en- varias parties de su cuer-
po sale a la triste vida uevamente,
aquel infeliz nifio, con el dolor ell es-
panto de su triste suerte. Quemado
con las llamas del inferno, revolcando-
Sc con espasmos de rabia, quedo TN CO.
razon en- TN antro horroroSo.
Mas tarde, en- el pavimento de una
carcel, yace Ell cuerpo frfo de TN hon.
bre que no debio engendrar hijos; y
vela junto al cadaver, Satanas en- per.
soma, de rodillas y 'sonriente -. 49,. >
A,
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El Parlanento italiano

Con majestuoso ceremonial ha tenido
lugar La solemne aperture del Parla-
mento primero del nuevo reinado.,
Los Soberanos, aconpafiados de to-
dos los miembros de la familia real,
f,1eron calurosamente aclamados por la
multitud durante el largo transcurso de
la carrera que debfa seguir el cortejo, y
acogidos por estruendosos aplausos, al
penetrar el Parlamento, por los indivi-
duos del mismo.
, El discurso de la Corona hace refe-
rencia al proyecto de ley sobre el divor-
clio que sera presentado.
A6rrna la lealtad de Italia la allan
"a que durante tanto tempo ha conser-
vado Ia paz europea.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-04-19
Los norteamericanos
en- Filipinas
Un libro de Roosevelt

Ell "Petit Temps" dice que TN editor
ing1es publicara dentro de algunos dias
Una nueva obra de Roosevelt.
En- este libro, el presidente de los Es-
tados, hablando de las islas F1lipinas,
dice: "Es necesario que vigileinos aten-
tamente para que el archipelago sea
administrado con absolute honradez y
con sano crfterio, porque 81 dejamos los
servicios pt1blicos en- las manos de poll
ticos sediciosos nos pondremos en- el ca
mino que llevo Espafia la ruina".
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INDICADOR RELIGIOSO
MANANA DOMINGO

Santa Ig1asia Catedral.-Misas reza-
das a las 5, y7H; y misa cantada a
las 9.
San Francisco de Asfs.-Misa parro.
quia1 las 8, Rosario todos los dias al
toque de oraciones.
Santa Ana.-Misas rezadas a las TX
y misa armonizada a las 9 sen la que
cantaran algthas sef1oritas.
Capilla de la Y. 0. T. Franciscana =
Misa rezada a las 81.
Capilla de las RR NM. Carnelitas. :
Misas rezadas las 6H
San Jose--Misas a las horas de cos
turnbre.
Capilla del Hospital de Ia Conception
-Misa rezada a las OF.
Capi1la de las r. r.. M. NJ del Sagra-
do Corazon.- Misa las z menos cuarto
y Exposition de S D. NJ. a las cuatrc
de la tarde.
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TribunaIes

Ell lunes celebrara la Corte de Distri-
to de esta ciudad las vistas de las catl=
sas instrnfdas contra Juan Rivera (a)
Change por el supuesto delito de resis-
tencia, = contra Pedro Santiago, como
presunfo autor del delito de lesioues,
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Anoche. a atlas horas de la misma,
promovieron Tin fuerte escandalo en- una
casa de mujeres de NAL vivir en- la calle
del Sol, Justine Vega y ell soldado de
Infanteria de Marina, Charles E. Vase,
siendo ambos conducidos al deposito
por el policfa de servicio en- dicha calle.
Ell Tribunal de Policfa condeno al
soldado pagar dos dollars de mnlta
por ser el promovedor del escandalo.