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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1902-12-10
ManiObraS naYaleS
Desinfecci6n, Contruccio-
mes, ordenes mi1itares
DESFILE DE BARCOS SALEM
DO AL MAR

Diciembre I'D bArcos dc todss
classes, hubo aqui fondeados sl m
total de- 90 bArcos. e! Aspecto M.
turalmenta bellO de eata bahia, m.
menta suS paissgss con In combiuA.
clones de escsnas Que 81 moyimiento
On ambas bahias producer loo bar.
COS.
Por virtud de- orien sanitaria. q
formaron pirAs an dOnde faeron quo
mados montcnes lie hsauras u pro.
duotos gde limpiosa1 NO Ind m
yerdadero sahlmeriopdhliso quo nos
usn6 % humo, psro 6aue6 u pQpla'
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1902-12-10
Situaci6n de- sdbditos
Alemanes Z Ingleses

Network Dcbre. 10 Id I. III
La excitaci6n que reina en- 81 pue-
bio venezolano es indescriptible. Los
ingleses y alemanes estan en- muy
comprometida situaci6ny embarcan
precipitadamente en- los buques de
guerra de sus respectivas naeiones,
snrtos en- Puerto GabeIlo Il Quay
"a. In estos puertos t6mese I'M bon
bardeO.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1902-12-10
La escuadra blanca
en- Mayagiiez
Por Ell a n de "Mona'
Sc tom6 a Pto. Rico
(POR ALAMBRE)

Msyagiaz -9.12 A IS p. m. "Co.
Responsiveness" San Jnan.
IausitAdo movimiento sc motive
aqui estA mafanA CON ID presencia
de escusara en- estas aguas. Gre
y6se primsro era 10 escuadra de de.
fsnsa que tomabs p~osicionss al OBJ
jeto de evitRr TODD asedio. Lue9o
pudimos sonvencernos de que era ID
escuAdra de Summer 10 que, apro-
vechAndo una OCCASION, habis CANA.
do ell puerto. Corren distintas yer.
stones acersa de 10 tGctics empleada
y % ase gura que los bArcos de esq
escuadya navegsron III Este franco
por 10 costa de SAnto Domingo, al.
canzando directAmente en- Inca rec
to este puerto, Otros afrman que
ell horiz onte visible alcanza bastante
maj sfaers, pero que CON regular
tempo no pass 10 6rbita de IL & is
millAs. E.to explica que pudisra L.
escuAdra passr entertainments desa.
percibida para los bareos que vigi.
laban ID costa. Como ID isla dc Nc.
M est& { il visits, no es mucho eli
tempo que SO necesitA para rebassr.
Ia 6 toda Marcia, por bareos vuel.
tos del lado Osste de ella. Ademxs,
10 que parsce Ell movimiento de
svAnce de 10 escuadra blanca se hiso
de noche. De todcs modos De con.
sidera aquf que ID toma de nm puer.
to Dc esta isls NO hA resultAdo didcil
para una escusdrA aunque no se o
be todavfa si 10 vigilsncia de las COS.
tas estabA " estAblecida con TODD
rigor. De otro lado desde II costa
de Paris 6 10 parte sur de Ii isla
puede llegarse en- AZ horas, tempo
escaeisimo que permite so.presas:
Tfasmitir6 detAllea. -CorresponsAl.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1902-12-10
Rotas hostilidades

New York Dcbre. 10 la a. N.
Las flotas alemana6 ingIesa se han
%apoderado de cuatro barcos 1e gue-
ira v~enezolanos, entire 6stos sM Res
tauradorS. Esto Sc considera en- Ca
racas como deinitiva ruptura de
hostilidades. Los venezolanos esstan
muy indignados.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1902-12-10
Francia

New York Dcbre. 10 Ia A. M.
Francia disp0nese tambi6n q en-.
war Embellishments barcos de que.
rraa aguas venezolanas parala pro-
tecci0n de sus shbditos = los intere-
ses de estos en- la citada RepnbIica
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1902-12-10
Ferrocarril
terminate

New York Dcbre. 10 Ia A. M.
La construction del ferrocarril de
Santiago de Cuba 4 la Habana, ade-
lanta rapidamente. En- breve estard
terminals tan importante via de-
CONJUNCTION y reina con tai motive
gran regocijo en- Oriente y Occidente
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1902-12-10
Estados Unidos

New York Dcbre. 10 u.fA. NJ
Asegdrase que los Estados Uni.
dos enviaran barcos de guerra q We
nezuela con objeto de proteger los
intereses de los s1bditos americanos
en- Ell lago Bermudas, cuyas minas
de asfalto son explotadas porss ameri-
canOS.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1902-12-10
Palma asistira
A Ia Inauguration Official

New York Dcbre. 10 ia A. III.
En- la pr6xima semana cr6ese
que tendra efecto,6 mas taraar, la
Inauguration Official del ferrOcarfil
entire Santiago de- Cuba y Ia Ha-
bana,a cuyo acto asfstira ell presi-
dente de la Republics Estrada Palma.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1902-12-10

terss-y a~lsefecto oil carbonero Ster
ling hs traido mushl, tubos dc hie-
rro y Do kA-ro.
q uno dc Ion torpsderos tcnrrie-
ron avsriss Tn cAldera aIfs.o serios
despsrfsctos.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1902-12-10

Doclarscionas ia Nacimiento j
Dafanci6n, ~ <Ls CorresponAen-
SG
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1902-12-10

I q se0H cura
aEnIIIs6n Dc Scott est4 hecha para
euIsIg nealInen enra. Por ESQ 81 faama es
uIiiTsIsa Las inImIIaeiones estan hechas para
Vendle11 q ottras palabras, para espeoular con
IA gran ffana de Ia original de Scott. Por ESQ
Is ponen nornbres parecidos, calculando que asl
Sc 1aee mas faacil atrapar 8 los mcautos. La
Wrtud no esta en- Ia similaridad de nombres.
Fl mer1to y Ia ef6ccacia estaan en- los compo-
nentes Yen Ia reputation de IA casa de Scott
4 Bovine. Las im1taciones, lejos de curar,
empeoTan en- muchos casos. -.
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f<e5zz22R9 Anas 4 oahnom me- dghn smmusd eamgo Las ehd~p papdns
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ANTONIO GARCIA,
Gale deNphpo 2sen abmA Cuba
Las Tahehs de Cro@aa de s4 &Bowne son la mdr fma de tar la ore~oa cas
abtaa eondene una os igaL suen u ehto sin edar a peda 81 etdmago
SCOTT & BOVINE, Quimcos, NUEvA YORK
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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1902-12-10

Eet& mAnAnA tOmAfOn puertO6 los
cruceros ACincinnatis SMontg ,mery
sOetroits y 10 flotilla de torpsieros.
Retreta
Con motive de las maniobras nava
les, 10 banda de mdsica del Kerssge
hA quedado en- ell arsenal. SAbemos
que ell director De tan buena banda
eata dispuesto { dar 81 prdximo vier
mes mi retreta extrAordinalia. El
pGblico Acogerk COZ gusto esta mott
cia.
Asistencia
Aver tarde fu9 curAdo en- el Guar
to de socorror, Dametrio Gsrcfa de
una contu sion sobre In re gi6n tenn
porAl izQuierda y otrA sobre II re-
gion orblculAr del mis- no lado. de CO
racter leve.
Ralph Gambel1.
IA llegado ell lunes por IL noche
ell primer teniente Ralph GAmbsll,
dsl Regimiento de r aerto RI &C. Pres
tara sus servicios con Ia c,mpAnia
ga, del mismo Regimientc:
Atencion
Deben remover hi prendas los
que Las tengan muy Atras1dAs en- 10
casa de Pr6stamos De- B.skn y Ca,
pues ri no serkn remAtadAs & fines del
presente mes. La casa, NO obstan-
to. sigue aus operAciones de presto
mos, siendo 10 mas acreaitada de San
Juan.
Alta.
Ha vuelto 6 prsstar servicios en-
al Cuar&al IA ,Rallaik. nj anldadn
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-15
HOW A SQUARE SKIN WAS GRATED on

skin grated on to it's shoulder. Belle
that is the elephants name-was get
ting out of a railway carriage, when
the vehicle gave a sudden jolt, and she
was thrown heavily to the ground. AS
she fell and struck an iron cage stand
ing near by, and severely lacerated her
shoulder, the abrasion extending over
a space of one square inch.
Inflammation set in, and poor Bellies
life was despaired of. The wound was
syringed with gallons Of antiseptic, but
the poor brute gained little relief. The
gravity Of the situation was accentu-
ated by the fact that her baby would
probably pine away if Belle succumbed,
and the circus owner would thus suffer
a double loss.
Specialists were called in, and it was
resolved to remove some of the tender
growing skin from the young elephant,
and to graft it on to Bellies wound. The
mother was chained on her side to the
ground, and a small section removed
from the baby's leg and applied to
Bellies wound. The skin adhered to the
lacerated flesh, and gradually the abra-
sion was closed up. A small portion
only was operated upon at time, and
the wound was soon completely healed
Frederick A. Talbot, in London Mag
aZine
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-15

way. Contemporaneously, the elephant
displayed a difficulty in walking. AT
first the keeper could mot assign any
reason for this unexpected development
on the part of his charge, and forth
with sub, ected the animal to minute
diagnosis. But he could not discover
any reason to which either the animals
bad temper OF lameness could be at
tributed, since Big Tom" appeared to
be enjoying the best of health
The keeper, however, observed that
the animal was lame in his legs, and
also that his toenails had grown to an
unusual extent. 1t then occurred to the
man that. possibly the animaPs crippled
condition was due to the abnormal size
of his toenails. If such were the case,
then the pain big Tom" endured while
walking would be eXcruciating, and
would account for his display of bad
temper. The keeper thereupon decided
to cut and trim the creatures nails, as,
even if the operation did not cure the
malady, it would at any rate do no
harm. Had big Tom been roaming
about in his native jungle, blowing and
plodding in the heavy, rough soil, the
nails would have been kept down to
their proper size, but as he was de-
prived of these natural means of CHR
opedy, then the same result would have
to be accomplished by artificial means.
But the task was not so easy as it
appeared from cursory glance. The
keeper realized that the work would
have to be carried out with consum-
mate skill, if the result were to be at
tended with satisfactory success. To
insure this end, special set of tools
were prepared. This peculiar chiropody
outfit comprised saw, chisel, sharp
knife, coarse rasp, sandpaper and
smooth polishers, all specially manu-
factured for the operation.
The elephants legs were secured to
the ground by means of chains to pre-
vent movement, but otherwise big
Tom was left entirely free, since as
the nails are of hard horn no pain
would be experienced in the actual cut
ting, though as the flesh around the
nails had become infiamed and tender,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-15
English Tongues Supremacy.

Two-thirds of all the letters which
pass through the post offices of the
world are written by and sent to peo-
pie who speak English, says Brad
streets. There are substantially 5OO,-
100000 persons speaking colloquially
one or other of the ten or twelve chief
modern languages, and of these about
25 per cent, or 125,000,OOO persons,
speak English. About 1OO,OOO,OOO speak
Russian, 100000 German, 55,0O0,OO
French, 100000 Spanish. $4,000, 600
Italian, and 100000 Portuguese, and
the balance Hungarian, Dutch, Polish,
Flemish, Bohemian, Gaelic, Rouma-
nian, Swedish, Finnish, Danish and
Norwegian. Thus, while only ene-quar-
ter of those who employ the facilities
of the postal departments of civilized
governments speak as their native
tongue English, two-thirds of those who
correspond do so in the English Ian
guage. There are, for instance, more
than 10000 pest offices in India, the
business of which in letters and papers
aggregates more than 300,OOO,0O0 q
year, and the business of these offices
is done chiefly in English, though of
India's total population, which is nearly
800, ,OO0.O 900, fewer than 100000 persons
either speak or understand English.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-15
WHEN ! WAS a BOY.

Up IN the attic where / slept
When / was boy-a little boy
In through the lattice the moonlight
crept,
Bringing a tide of dreams that swept
Over the low red trundle bed,
Bathing the tangled curly head,
While moonbeams played at hide AMI
Wisb the dimples on each sun-browned
cheek
When | was boy-a little boy!
Aud, oh, the dreams, the dreams
dreamed
When l was boy-a little boy!
For the grace that through the lattice
streamed
Over my folded eyelids seemed
To have a gift of prophecy,
And to bring me glimpses of times to be
Were manhood's clarion seemed to call,
Ah. that was the sweetest dream of all
When i was boy-a little boy!
I'd like to sleep where l used to sleep
When l was a boy-a little boy!
For in at the lattice the moon would peep,
Bringing her tide of dreams to sweep
The crosses and griefs of the years away
to-day,
And those dreams should give me back
again
The peace | have never known since
then
When l was boy-a little boy!
Eugene Field.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-15

through the forests in quest Of food
prevents them from growing to a very
great length. But in the luxurious res
idence Of the menagerie cage, and the
preparation of dainty dishes of loaves,
hay and branmash, the tusks have no
hard chewing to do. Therefore, they
grow to such a length that if not cut
back they would pierce the upper jaw.
prevent Babe" from eating, and grad
ually starve him to death. Consequent
ly, Babe" has to submit to periodical
overhaulings of his teeth-the opera
ton takes place on the average about
once year.
In the front of the mouth, also in the
lower jaw, are two other prominent
teeth, projecting straight forward.
These are not used for biting. but for
digging up the earth when the animal
fancies a tasty root for dinner. These
also, in Babes" case, have to be kept
cut back, though they do not cause him
so much inconvenience, when too long,
as the tusks.
To enable the operation to be salts
factorily performed, Babe was led
out into the arena and placed near a
stout iron post which had been deeply
and rigidly fixed into the ground. The
hippopotamus looked about him quizzi-
cally as if endeayOring to divine what
move was in contemplation. Chains
were passed round his short legs, and
fastened firmly to the ground. Babe" +"
not quite comprehending the meaning
of this secure hobbling, gave sonorous
grunt, and looked threateningly at his
keeper. But at this juncture d loaf was
offered to him, and his momentary
anger was instantly appeased.
Babe" was then enticed to open his
mouth widely by means Of further
dainties held temptingly above his
nose At first he refused point blank,
but he finally succumbed to the bait,
and opened his capacious jaws to the
extent of two feet. Immediately two
assistants, standing in position, dex-
terously threw chains over the distend-
ed jaws-one over the lower and the
second over the upper-and passed the
ends through ringbolts fixed to the
post. Babe attempted to close his
jaw, but in vain. He was secure
prisoner, bound literally foot and
mouth.
The keeper then proceeded to per-
form the necessary operation with all
possible celerity. For this delicate
dental work the menagerie proprietor
has provided a special outfit, consisting
of small, finely tenoned saw, three
files, one of which is about as coarse as
a wood rasp, and the other two very
fine and more suited for polishing pur-
poses. The files are only cut upon one
side, the other faces being covered
with thick and soft leather, so that in
the event of the file slipping off the
tooth, the brute's mouth would not be
wounded In any way.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-15
Bound to Be Right.

The superintendent was visiting the
class 1t was of the variety known as
Al. The teacher was very much awed,
also very nervous. The superintend-
ent had asked her to give lesson in
number. Little 6-year-old Annie was
neither awed nor nervous, so when
the teacher said, "If four pieces of
candy cost 1 cent, how many pieces
can I buy for cents?" she quickly
solved the problem. She wished to
make sure she was right before an
swering, however, SO, with her hand
partly shading her mouth, she looked
at the superintendent and with a
knowing little wink whispered the
word eight" and then nodded her
head as much as to say, rs that
right?" The superintendent, repress-
ing a smile with difficulty, nodded that
1t was, and soon another little hand
waved frantically in the air.-NeW
York Evening Sun.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-15
REMARKABLE
ANIMAL
SURGERY.
Dentist to the Hippopotamus and Chi.
ropodist to the Elephant.

turned. Now, whenever big Tom
evinces the slightest trace of bad tenn
per, his toenails are Immediately trim
med. The operation always works like
a charm Cutting the toenails is an
infaIIible cure for an elephants bad
temper is now the precept Of big
Toms" keeper.
Another interesting and extraordin-
ary animal surgical operation was re-
Gently undertaken in the arena of a
well-known travelling circus before
few privileged spectators. The creature
on this occasion was a hippopotamus,
and the complaint was that some of his
teeth had grown to such an abnormal
length that it was only with consider
able difficulty and pain that the brute
could masticate his food. Few crea-
lures are so valuable to the travelling
Snowman as the hippopotamus. These
animals are neither so plentiful nor so
easily caught as the elephant, and as
they seldom thrive in captivity they
are, therefore, most highly priced by
their fortunate proprietors.
The particular hippopotamus upon
whom this unique dental operation was
performed is an unusually fine speci-
men of it's kind, and its welfare is ac-
cordingly zealously attended to by its
owner It is affectionately called
Babe" by no means an appropriate
sobriquet, when it is remembered that
he turns the scale at just under two
tons; but the creature is as docile as a
child, which favorable characteristic
suggested the name to its owner.
Babe" has an unusually finely devel-
oped set of teeth, numbering twenty
eight in all. Among these are two very
prominent teeth, properly called tusks,
growing out of the lower jaw. They
start in a vertical direction, but bend
in a backward, graceful curve. They
are two of the most useful teeth to the
hippopotamus, being requisitioned by
the animal for tearing up the trees ami
bushes upon which it thrives, since it
is purely herbaceous animal.
Under normal conditions these tusks
grow to about six inches in length. The
rough work to which they are subject
ed by the creature when roaming
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-15

ever, little cut in the heel Of the right
shoe and put my finger in this cut and
gave it a pull, but it remained firm.
1 examined it very carefully and dis
covered the head Of a nail driven into
the heel from the side, and as this could
serve no purpose there, and, moreover,
as it was. blackened over so that it
could hardly be seen without very close
inspection, ! naturally thought it
might have some purpose, so l got my
knife from pocket, and, putting it un-
der the head, levered it. 1t came out
easy enough, and then pulled the top
of the heel right off, and there, snugly
resting in a bed of cotton wool, lay the
missing diamond!
l took it out and looked at it by the
light of the candle. 1t was a magnifi-
cent stone and, could see, of immense
value.
At this moment some one tried the
door and 1 fancied l heard an exclama-
ton of rage and then hurrying of feet
downstairs. l rushed toward the door
and was just in time to see Mr.. Dane
disappearing out of a door which led
into the grounds. l shouted out to the
gentlemen that the man who stole the
diamond was but few yards away,
and they joined in the pursuit. We
were not long IN catching him.
Mr.. Middleton would not at first be-
lieve it was Mr.. Dane who stole the
diamond, but when l showed him the
shoe with the sliding heel he realized
how his confidence had been abused.
So you see that criminals should be
very careful if they have any part Of
their anatomy missing, even If it is
only half of tooth. Mr.. Dane is still
inthe stone business, but he is in Sing
Sing.-Vidocq, in the Independent.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-15
rREEn BY WILD HOGS.
IIIinois Hunter Has Very Unp1eass
ant Adventure.


Illinois Hunter Has a Very Unp1eass
ant Adventure.
In the cane-brakeS along the Illinois
river wild hogs have appeared in great
numbers this year, coming from no one
knows where, the St Louis Republic
says. These hogs seem to have little
in common with the domestic species.
They are gaunt of form, long-legged.
and as ferocious as bears, many OF
them with enormous heads and savage
looking tusks. Several rather unpleas-
ant adventures have occurred with
these animals, among them one in
which ]. P. MCGEE played part
On his return from successful bird
hunt recently Mr.. McGee saw small
pig rolling in the dirt. He had heard
Of the wild hogs, but up to this time
had seen none. With the sportsman's
instinct he raised his gun, fired and
wounded the pig. Its squeals were
answered by grunts from all sides, and
hundreds of hogs issued from the cane.
McGee knew that they meant mis-
chief, and throwing down his gun, he
hastily scrambled among the branches
of small tree. Still the hogs came,
hundreds Of them, and their grunting
and squealing, added to their ferocious
aspect, were appalling to the fright
ened man.
the tree, for he knew the enraged ami.
mails could not reach him. But they
squealed, snapped their ugly jaws, and
leaped up. MCGEE saw them chew up
and destroy the stock of his gun. And
then they began to root at the tree
wherein he sat.
At first he smiled at this roofing, but
as half dozen of the big boars kept
at it, he began to wonder If they meant
to root the tree down. In the course
Of half-hour his wonder changed to
alarm. The hogs had made big hole
around the roots of the tree, which was
but small, and they were still roofing
vigorously. Doubtless they had learned
by experience how to get at treed en-
emy.
Night came on, and in the moonlight
the luckless hunter say countless num-
bers Of hogs moving about, and the
roofing at the tree went on. Hoping
to divert the savage brutes, he had
thrown down to them the contents of
his game-bag, which had been eagerly
devoured.
Time passed, and the tree began to
sway. McGee knew well that his
chance for life was nothing if he fell
among those hogs. More and more the
tree swayed, then leaned to one side,
and the hunter gave himself up for
lost.
Suddenly there was a cessation of
the grunting and squealing down be-
low, and then a rush of feet. The hogs
had departed, for some mysterious
cause. The hunter did not know then
and does not know now why they fed.
But go they did, and the hunter was
safe.
Waiting barely long enough to make
sure of the departure of his enemies,
he dropped from the tree and made the
best possible time to his home.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-15

Go HERE is probably no animal.
outside of the range of conyen-
S tional domestic pets, which pro-
vokes SO much curiosity among, or
proves such magnet of amusement to,
the juvenile fraternity, either at the
circus or Geological Gardens, as the ele-
phant. This ponderous and apparently
clumsy, albeit, as a rule, perfectly
harmless and docile creature is never
ending source of delight to children.
Especially is this the case with Big
Tom," the noble creature in the public
Central Park of New York. He is an
unusually tractable and playful ami
NAL, and consequently is a great favor
lite with the youngsters.
But one day big Tom" suddenly
changed his manner He became vi
cious, and the keeper, apprehensive
that he might hurt some of his young
visitors. fastened him up out of the