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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1902-10-23
Bayana6n.

Aver tuvO lugAr al entierr0 del
virtuoso y generalmente quarido Pa.
Dire Vega, vfctfn de insidiosA do
1encia que hacsa afios veuta min1ndo
lsntamente au rohusto orgAnismo.
Mt Padre Vege, erA un sacerdo-
20 que honrAba 6 "A pAtria y & 10
q gna clase que pertenaeia. Qotado
de clara inteiigencis, vaata instruc.
ci6n, carActer afAble y redexivo y de
costnmbres 6steras, habfAse cHpta.
do el respeto, ell cArino y la venera.
ci6n de todos sus fsligreses ain dis.
Nnci6n alguna. Como sAcerdote de
virtud ejemplsr merecia+ ID corside-
raci6n genersl; y celoso on extreme
On .el cumpiim 'ent3 de su sssgrAda
mission. acudis presuroso donds quie.
ra que 10 vex doliente de m mofi.
bundo reclamaba los -consuelos de
nuestra SANTA religion, sin que le de.
tuvierAn 10 inclemencia del tempo,
ell peligro del carifio nj In di tAnfiA
6 ID hora inoportuna, Aometi6 6ndose
{ las -msyores fAtigas y privaciones.
Nuuea tuvn IN enemigo, nj siquiara
nm dess fectc; su cAracter cAria $50 y
N temparAmento bondadoso solo po,
dian darle amigos On todAs parties.
Naei6 el Padre Joe6 G.. Vega en-
In Capital, sirvi6 prim arAmente de
coadiutor en- Pence, obtuvo POGO
desrues por opoaici6n IL parrc qu'a
de LAres, perEnutsndola por 10 De
BAyam6n, donde ha ejercido cerCa
De 20 amos, muriendo & IL edad do
66 a1foa.
Antier & lss 2 de la maiiana on.
treg6 "a alma al Tofopodercso, cAu'
sando su muerte due.o general. Ex-
pussto "a eadAvsr al ptblico en- 90
pillA Ardiente, 10 cass murtuoria
apenas podfa contener el immense
geutfo que acudfa Aver { las 8 de
10 mAliAna verif 6se el entierro ce
labrxndose con todA solemnidad los
q oios de Ss.funto y misa de cuerpo
pres ente, & l. que ssisti6 gran con
ourrencia de ttaAs lAs classes socia'
les, las Hermsnas de ID Gar iiad con
todas sus educandas, laa Hijss de
MnfA6 innumerables sefioras y se'
nor + o. -
Hemos pc aldo admirAr con vivs
satisfAcci6n Ia reveIencia y cCmpos
tura del pueblo pobre de Bsyam6r
OF Q en- eatA ocAsi6n hA da6o pruahs
evidenta de quS saba guardian sl res
peto del sitio en- que eatHbA congre'
gado y dsm0strar m veneraci6n pol
el sacerdote one hsbiA servido leAl
mente : Dos y + % Iglesia. 5
Asistieron ID ceremonis los
sacer6otes Padre Vega de los Pan
The Opelousas courier., 1902-10-25
KIM Thehaw'a Palace.

The way is always open into Thee.
baw's palace now, the bridges are al.
ways down. There is great freedom of
traffic under the pyathat where the
gates and the guards used to be. Thee.
baw himself perhaps was the last per.
son they closed upon, that day sixteen
years ago when he and Supyalat drove
through holding each others hands,
and saw for the first time, on the way
to Punishment, how beautiful their
walled city was, even from the outside,
says a writer in Scribner's. The pal
ace remains, and many of the prin.
cesses' houses with their curving roofs
and carved edging like a blown flame
above the caves; but all the butterfly
court and council are gone. The place
is very wide and clean kept now; it is
dedicated except for the Kinwun
Mingyl, to a fantastic memory ana
British troops. The old minister, who
alone is allowed his former residence,
looks from his window upon an abom.
ination Of sanitation. Even the prin.
cesses live outside, as when a room is
swept after a revel the flowers may
be forgotten on the walls.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-10-25
Past the 100000 Mile Mark.

For many years this country has
led all others in the number of its
railways and the total of their mile.
age.
The last six months have put the
United States still further ahead in
this respect. the railroad construc-
ton during this period carried us be-
yond the 100000 mark of railway mile
age.
The 2,314 miles added then increased
u total railway mileage to POI, 839.
The record of the first half of this
year is 500 miles ahead Of that of tie
first half of last year.
The next six months will increase
the railroad mileage of this country
even more greatly than it has grown
since the beginning of the year. 1t
is estimated c~onservatively that the
total railway construction in the Uni
ted States for 1902 will exceed 5000
miles, whereas the total construction
for 1901 was 5,222. For the first half
of this year the south and southwest
still lead with 1898 miles out Of the
total of 2,314 in the last six months.
Texas built 236 miles, Oklahoma I'll
miles, Indian Territory I'll miles, New
Mexico 100 miles, Arkansas 1876 miles,
Georgia 125 miles, Louisiana 1O2
miles, Illinois 100 miles and Florida
81 miles.
This extensive railway construction
indicates a vast increase of the indus
trial and commercial interests of the
country and the splendid showing
made by the south indicates that this
section is progressing relatively more
rapidly than any part of the United
States.-Atlanta Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-10-25
Fire Signals.

Al o meeting Of Hope Hook and
Ladder Co. No. j, held on July 0,
1901, the town was divided into Fire
Districts and @ Code Of Signals was
adopted In order to facilitate the looa-
tion of fires In the future. The town
wss divided 90 follows:
District No. ALL that portion Of
eewn bounded north by Bellevue
street, west by Union street, south
and east by corporation line.
District No. ALL that portion OF
town bounded by Bellevue street on
the south, Union street on the west,
and corporation line on the north and
east.
District No. 9-The portion of town
lying west of Union street, and south
of Bellevue street, with the corpora-
ton line az the south and west boun-
dairy.
District No. &-TLe portion Of town
bounded on the south by Bellevue,
east by Union, north and west by cor
poration line.
The Signals adopted were short taps
to indicate the district in which the
fire is located, followed by rapid
alarm, same to be repeated until gen
eral alarm ia given.
To illustrate, should an alarm be
sounded for District No. 8, first three
taps. one, two, three, followed by rap
id alarm. and repeat.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-10-25
seyen-masted scboona,,

A seven-masted schooner was
launched the other day in Maine, the
largest sailing vessel af1oat. When
ships were provided with a maximum
of three Sticks" called the fore. main
and mizzen, these terms We're familiar
to all. But when others were stepped
new titles had to be devised for them.
First came the "spanker," next the
bigger" next the driver, ",and the sew
enth mast on this latest craft is called
the "pusher." These titles smack sug-
gestively of some of the names be-
slowed on golf clubs. Just what verbal
coinage will follow a further amplif-
cation Of the s~chooner's rigging must
be left to the Imagination.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-10-25

t IL 49,
The Philadelphia Record, comment
ing upon the career Of the late John
w. Mackey, says that perhaps the day
for poor men to accumulate great for
tunes In a short time (by being prompt
and fearless to take advantage of
occasions which their Judgment ap-
proves has gone. Still, to the man of
intelligence, industry, thrift and cour-
age America offers better results than
a be found anywhere else. If these
results be less than were to be achieved
at an earlier period they are, never
theless, well worth their cost. 1t is
still possible for any MAI who is not
the victim Of some special misfortune
to gain an independent fortune by the
use OF the which were employed
by the last Of the Bonanza kings.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-10-25

A European international agreement
has been concluded at Paris for the
protection Of birds useful to agricul-
ture. The parties to the agreement are
Belgium, France, Greece, Lichtenstein,
Luxembourg, Monaco, Austria-Hun-
gary, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland
and Spain. Among the birds counted
useful are certain nocturnal birds of
prey, as well as ~bee-eaters; swallows
and several birds of the sparrow spc-
cies, while ravens, magpies, jays and
some others are branded as mischiev-
GUS. Italy, a country in which the
capture of north-bound birds is a reg
ular trade, does not appear among the
signatories.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-10-25

The martyrs of the prison ships dur
ing the Revolutionary War are to have
q monument. They deserve a tribute
from the Nation they helped to build,
for their martyrdom was of the hardest
kind, while the martyrs were poor and
obscure. expecting neither glory nor
reward for the sufferings undergone
for the sake of a liberty which few Of
them personally had hope of effectually
enjoying. Theirs was real heroism,
for it was sacrifice to duty, with
nothing to sustain them but patriotism
and principle, declares the Baltimore
American.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-10-25

A new method of architectural con
struction is being tried on the public
library building in New York City.
The design Of every column, cornice
and bit of ornament is first cast in
plaster of Paris and faced in the po-
sition which 1t will occupy when the
structure Is completed, so that the
architects may 'secdHpmGe2 created
by the distance from the-und, and
make any necessary alterations before
the columns, ETC., are put into perma-
nent form.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-10-25
GO RIGHT ON WORKING.

Ar, yes, the task is hard tits true,
But what's the use of signing?
They're soonest with their duties
through,
Who bravely keep on trying.
There's no advantage to be found
In Borrowing or Sinking;
They with success are soonest crowned
Who just go right on working.
Strive patiently and with a will
That shall not be defeated;
Keep singing at your task until
You see it stand completed.
Nor let the clouds of doubt draw near,
Be brave, and fill your heart with
cheer,
And just go right on working.
Nixon Waterman, in Success.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-10-25
THE CHOP sUEY FAD.
How the National Dish Of the
Chinese Is Prepared.

How the National Dish Of the
Chinese Is Prepared.
Chop suey, the national dish Of
China for at least twenty-five CEN
turtles, bids fair to become a stand
ard food in this country. There are
some sixty Chinese restaurants scat
tered over the different boroughs of
| Greater New York whose chief attrac-
ton is this popular composition, and
several American restaurants have
endeavored to take advantage OF its
popularity by adding it to their daily
bilI-of-fare. There is a ridiculous
amount of mystery concerning the
dish. 1t is simple, economical, and
easily made. The general formula IS
as follows: One pound Of moderately
lean fresh pork, cut into pieces a quar-
ter of an inch thick, a half an inch
wide, and an inch long; two chicken
livers, chopped up to the size Of dice,
two chicken gizzards, cut into slices
the size of a nickel, and each ring
pinked with the lines almost meeting
in the centre.
The heat of cooking causes the
fibres to shrink, and converts the
circle into a many-pointed star. A
quarter of a pound Of celery cut into
slivers, a quarter of a pound Of canned
mushrooms, and a quarter of a pound
of green peas, chopped string beans,
asparagus tips, bean sprouts, or a
sify. These are thrown into a frying
pan over a hot fire, covered with a cup
of water, four tablespoonful of pea
nut oil, olive oil, or melted butter, a
tablespoonful Of chopped onion, half
a Glove of garlic, grated salt, white
pepper, and red pepper.
If the fire is hot enough, these will
cook in five minutes. The contents of
the pan should be stirred to prevent
burning, and the moment the water
boils out, fresh water should be added
in small quantities, to prevent frying.
The dish should be served promptly,
and is not only p~alatable but whole
some and easily digested. In place Of
pork, mutton can be employed, while
chicken liver and gizzard may be re-
placed by those of the turkey. Some
Chinese cooks use the Indian soy,
which is sweeter. The effect can be
initiated by adding a ~teaspoonful of
table and another Of brown
sugar or a ~teaspoonful of molasses.
An agreeable modification results from
the use of asparagus tips along with
the other vegetable ingredients, while
the Singapore variety is obtained by
stirring in a tablespoonful of curry
paste. In the Chinese restaurants the
cost varies from ten to twenty-five
cents a plate, the more expensive dish
containing a fair amount of the best
imported French mushrooms.-New
York Post
The Opelousas courier., 1902-10-25

shall sue him for breach of promise.
Oh, l am glad that l have escaped
from his clutches. Fred is a dear, but
Mr.. Quartz is-oh, 1 don't know what
to call him!"
An hour or two later Fred called in,
and was overjoyed at the good news
which awaited him.
"Flo, dear!!" he cried; II must have
one little, two little, three little, four
little, five little, six little kisses! And,
oh, I shall want a great many more
than that, too!"-New York News.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-10-25
Lord salisbury's resignation comes

Lord Salisbury's resignation comes
at last as an event long expected
though often denied. Thus the last
great man of the Victorian age passes
out of the ranks-a mar whose name
win stand In history beside that OF
Peel and Palmerston and Gladstone
and Beaconsfield, the contemporary OF
Tennyson and Browning, Huxley and
Darwin and Tyndall. Following the
swan-like song Of Herbert Spencer,
the retirement of Lord Salisbury marks
the closing OF an age which many be-
lieve viii stand out as the greatest
age OF England's history, exclaims
Harperts Weekly. Lord Salisbury. as
q great feudal noble, a man whose
family has been pre-eminent since the
Tudor times, the days OF the founding
OF the English Church and the English
imperial power, the Oriental Empire.
and England's great colonies in the
Old and New worlds, was Id his own
person q symbol and m em6odin1ea;
Of that feudal and oligarenieal Eng
Lard which doomed 50 large in the
history Of the world. AS d statesman
he represented the oid-world belief il
the divine right Of kings. whose in
terest. rather than that of their sub
jects, y was the business OF d minister.
to consult, His diplomatic methods
were those Of tie EIizabethan age; and
be would hare been well fitted % cops
With men Like Henry Of Navarro n
Philip the secord. . ths great dgu
Of tie Middle Ages.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-10-25
ACADEMY
or TNR-
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION,

OPELOUSAS, LA.
0zdsr the Direction Of the Sisters Maxlausts
Of Holy Cross.
oners to young ladies every facility
tor acquiring . thorough christian ed
ueatlon. Constant attention is paid 10
home and social culture. Lessons are
given in music, painting and other
useful arts. The sisters also have
charge Of the boys school. The course
o. instruction ID two-fold-Pgsparatory
ana Commercial. French Ia taught in
the two courses. For particulars, Cd
dress SISTER SUPERIOR
The Opelousas courier., 1902-10-25
Town Residences For Sale

In q desirable neighborhood in Ope
lousas, with an entire square Of land.
we'll shaded with live oaks, magnolias,
cedars, pecans, ETC., about 8 squares
from the Courthouse, 5 squares from
High School, 2 squares from Catholic
Church and convent. House is two
story, brick basement, 8 rooms, four
freplaces, out-buildings, etc., all up.-
der good fence. VIII be sold cheap for
cash, OF part cash and balance on tims
b saia Apply o. this ealsa. u
The Opelousas courier., 1902-10-25

Mexicans contend that a knowledge
Of Spanish is as essential to the trans
action of business in South America
as English is to the of the
United States. Not quite. United
States money is much more energetic
than Spanish money.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-10-25
FOR SALE.

A house and lot in the town Of
Washington, La, in the square bound.
ed by Carriere, Wilkins, Ewes and
Dupre. Frame building made OF
choice cypress, ceiled inside, weather.
boarded outside, 20x30 feet. Will be
sold cheap for cash, or part cash and
balance on time to suit. For particu.
lar. apply at the Courier Office, Ope-
lousas, La. If
The Opelousas courier., 1902-10-25
Dear Killed by insects.

Immense damage has been done thi
spring in Prussia to red deer through
an insect called rachenbremse Throat
gad-fyl, which lays eggs in the deer's
nostrils. These are then inhaled, and
the Larvae block the w~indpipe, causing
death. Many hundreds of deer have
thus been killed.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-10-25
oPELoUeAs. : LOUISIANA

An Indiana Justice of the Peace who
married 5000 couples has just died a
natural death.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-10-25
The Matter ~ Rrat,e

The female brain commence to
decline in weight after the age of 80:
the male not till ten years later,
The Opelousas courier., 1902-10-25

room. When she returned to the par
Tor her face was as pretty and as kiss
able as ever. She had not passed more
than an hour in solitude when Fred
Denton was announced. AS a matter
of fact it was not his first call that
afternoon. But his previous entry
and it's object-had been only known
to Flora's French maid and Flora her
self. Denton came into the room and
seated himself with deliberation.
"Well?" he asked.
81 think it will be quite right, DEAR
answered Flora.
HE did not jilt you on the spot,
then?" asked Denton, a little disap-
pointedly.
"Oh, l don't think that even Mr..
Quartz is vulgar enough for that"
said Flora, good naturedly.
Hes vulgar enough for anything, y
cried Denton, irritably, "still, If he
gives you up, / don't care what else
he does-so there.
Have a little patience, Fred" said
Flora, earnestly; wait for a day Of
so, and / believe you will get me for
your wife-thanks to your clever
ness"
"Cleverness!!" exclaimed Denton,
raising his eyebrows; why, l racked
my brains to discover a way out of
the difficulty. I don't call that clever
ness. Necessity is the mother of in
vention, you know"
ooh, but it was clever, dear!!" per-
sisted Flora; "it was such an original
idea to begin with, and then you
painted the C so awfully well! The
success Of the whole thing really de-
pended on that, you know"
only we haven't succeeded yet"
said Denton, gloomily.
Don't worry, Fred, DEAR" said
Flora, encouragingly; 1--WE shall sue
ceed-I'm quite sure"
And Flora's prophecy came true. AS
Denton had supposed, Mr.. Quartz
merely wished to make Flora his wife
because she had a pretty face and a
graceful figure. He had no apprecia-
ton for the deeper qualities Of her
nature. So the very first post the next
morning brought Flora a note in a
well known handwriting. 1t ran.
my dear Miss Winston: / need
hardly say how shocked and grieved /
was at NE terrible result of your acct
dent. Thad no idea that you had sus-
tanned such injury until | saw you
yesterday, and / was rather surprised
that you considered 1t unnecessary
to acquaint me with the facts of the
matter at an earlier date. Under the
circumstances you will, | think, re-
alize that it is impossible for our con-
nection to continue on its present foot
ing. ! mean-you will of course con-
slider our engagement a thing of the
past. If, however, you still desire to
consider the contract binding, / must
ask you to communicate with my law
yer, to whom | have already written.
Believe me, my dear Miss Winston,
Yours faithfully,
4SILAs QUARTZ"
Flora read the letter with an
amused smile on her face until sh0
came to the last sentence. Then sic
stamped her little loot angrily.
THE horrid beast, she exclaimed,
she tore the missiye into tiny
Fred was right after all. He's
vulgar enough for anything. He thinks
that | want to get bis money-thaf
The Opelousas courier., 1902-10-25

~ QOeS love you OF not. II ne OOeS
not love you for something more than
your face, what l am going to do will
make him throw you over"
And then Denton's voice sank to a
whisper as he told her his plan. When
he finished speaking, Flora clapped her
hands delightedly.
II believe all that you have said is
quite true, Fred" she cried; land 1
think pour plan will work beautifully
i am sure it will. / will make it.
Yes-you may have another kiss, you
dear boy, for being SO clever!"
=
Thus it came to pass that Flora sat
waiting the coming of her lover. She
was dressed in the daintiest Of tea
| gowns, and looked as charming and
fresh as a rose. But-and oh, the pity
of it!-across her pretty face ran a
terrible scar. 1t stretched from her
white forehead, blackened her eye, and
passed across her right cheek to the
corner of her mouth. Two days ago,
when Fred Denton had kissed her, she
had been as lovely as heart could
wish. Now-with that frighful livid
scar distorting her features-her ap-
pearance was actually repellant. Yet
she did not seem to be in pain, for
her was perfectly controlled
and easy. Indeed-and this was a
most remarkable fact-the appearance
of the scar was such that an observer
would have sworn that it was several
weeks old.
When Mr.. Quartz was announced,
Flora rose from her seat and came for
ward smiling. The amorous million
aire advanced with open arms.
my darling, Floral" he exclaimed,
r~apturously! Kiss me, my love-"
Then, for the first time, he looked
into her face, and saw the a
"My God" he cried; what in the
name of all that is horrible have you
been doing to yourself, Flora? What
what IN awful accident!'
He stood with his arms hanging
Imply at his sides. He seemed to
have lost all desire to embrace her.
Indeed, he drew a little aside as one
does who wishes to avoid some dis
gushing object. Flora was silent for
a moment; then she spoke slowly.
II did not realize that l was so
much disfigured Is all that"
Flora smiled sweetly.
ooh, don't trouble about me-" she
said. at really doesn't hurt at all,
you know. Besides, " got your love
to comfort me, you see.
Mr.. Quartz took out his handker-
chief and began to mop his brow, for
he was perspiring profusely. He stole
another glance at the girls pitifully
disigured face. Then he asked:
Can nothing be- done to mean,
is it not possible that the scar may
become less conspicuous with timer"
81 cannot say" said Flora, guarded
ly; "but, if it's as bad as you say
am afraid it is always likely to show"
Her remark practically ended the
interview. Quartz made n or two
attempts to converse on topics of a
general nature, but his mind was evil
IDENTIFY engaged with thoughts very
different form those he was trying to
utter. At last he took his leave without
even offering to kiss the woman for
whom he had SO lately %professed deep
affection.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-29
a WONDERFUL BUILDING
THE FLATIRoN. WITH SHARP EDGE.
COULD ACCOMMODATE AN ORDI-
NARY VILLAGE POPULATION

The Flatiron Building at the intersection of
broadway. Fnth-aVe- and Twenty-third-st.
New-YOrk, Is a marvel of tall building construc-
uoh III takes its name from the ground plan,
which roughly resembles the form of sadiron.
Its greatest length is 1870 feet in Broadway 1t
Is LAB feet long in Fifth-ave and So feet S
inches in Twenty -second-St Since the removal
last week Of the scafolding. which partly con-
cealed the outlines there is scarcely an hour
when staring wayfarer doesn't by his example
ccllect a big crowd of other staring people
Sometimes hundred more, with heads bent
backward until a general breakage of necks
seems imminent, collect along the walk the
Fifth-aYe. side OF Madison Square and stay
there until '-one Of the finest orders them to
move or
Ne wonder people stare! A building :501 feet
high. presenting edge almost sharp as the
bow Of ship to OF the most frequented
openings along Broadway, is well worth looking
at The mere statement of the height in feet
conveys only imperfect idea of the towering
structure. 1t is impressive to say that if it
fell over TO the eastward it would almost reach
Madison-ave. 1t would more than reach from
Twenty-second-st. to Twenty-first-st If ii
should fau along Fifth-ave.
The Fiatiron is not the talleSt building in
New-York, but il is the slenderest-as a bright
girl expresses it, the most aquiline." It's the
sharpest thing any architect ever perpetrated,
according to another authority.
II looks tall enough above ground, but there
are 30 feet Of it buried, the bottom of the boiler
rCom being that far below the street grade
If all its floors should be divided into Offices
there would be seventeen on each floor, and If
there were an average of five persons TO the
Office the population of the building would be
1,ltD, more than that OF q respectable Subur-
ban village, for the Flatiron is twenty stories
high.
The architects responsible for this unique
Structure ID. H. Burnllam & Co, of Chicago,
and the corporation which is investing 81, 5000
IN it is the Fifth Avenue Building Company.
IL IS 10 be ready for occupancy early in the fall