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MI OPINION
e. muy eurioso, Y muy origina

E3 muy curioso, y muy original
y muy, chic 10 que pasa aquf.
Salta briot o, con enfasis, y lle-
no de pujanzA un'caballerito, muy
Sr. nuestro y sedescue' ga, dici6ndo-
le al psfs: Mi piui6n sobre los C6di-
gosS, eMi opinl6n sobre la pena de
muertes, mi opinion sobre los ira.
tsdos do reciprocidad' "Mi opinion
sobra ell convenio de BrUselas" y O,
tros tanto , tantos ''Ml opinion, en- :
vueltos en- raz Ona nientos, rancios,
gastados y sin peso.
Nosotros, hemos siempre y en-
todas ocasiOres prestado allentO Ia
labor Intellectual.
En- muchOs casos, en- muchisi-
mos, tras una ia de disparates
hemOs podido yer algo que valiese y
este 10 hsmos restado y de clio he
mos hechO deduction favorable en-
pro del princi piante.
2erO asi como nos hemOs colOca
do al lado del que ten1a im pulsO y Ie
hemos prestAdO nuestro pobre pero
desinteresado apoyo, hemos conde'
nadO, en- el fOndO de nuestras con
ciencias, esas audacias y esss acome
tidas violsntas de los genios en- cier
nes, desconocidos que sAltan 4 Ia pa
lestra, la emprenden con asuntos di'
ffciles y dicen al pals, con una auda
cia y una g&llardfs sin ejemplo: & Pue
bio, ALA va mi opinion
Por Dios que len pudieran mu.
chos guardsrls, ALA en- ell fondo de
sus pupitres para recresrse ley6ndo'
las cot p6 6olico familiar y no acome
ter & su ps1s con una "opini6n" que
despues de todo nj es de ellos nj Dios
que los fund6-
Para dar opiniones, 10 esencial,
de rdbrica es que 6sts so solicite. Y
generslmente, esta Sc pide aperso
mas de atlas ,dotes intelectuales de.
mostradas en- las lides del SAFER,
porQue el prop6sito es ilustrsrse con
ell buen consejc, orientarse con ls ss'
ma y competente dire cci6n; formar
Luz, con Ia discrec!61 que surge de
criterios claros cultivados.
Esper7n, pues, esos gladiadores
de nuevo cuf1o, que Sc les pida ssu
opini6n0que va llegar& ell dia, 81 lie
ga, de que 6sto suceda. CuAndo las
ensenangas de la vida. los esfuerzcs
en- ell continue estudic; las experien'
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DOmingQer0S.
Estamos en- plena calma.

HSbALn OH PASAGS C@A04hS
LIS poblRcion puertorriqref1a
apesAr de sus empencs en- sustrAerse
de Ia tradicion, sesiente inhuenciads
por esta4
En- Ia CuRresma no Sc bAilabs
antes, cu6udo tenfamcs pegsdos &
los ojos todos los textos 7ieios que
nos llegarou de padres & hijOs, y
hoy que hemos alberto los ojos, & la
luz, y que somos libres pensadores
y que tenemos en- POGO ciertss de-
mostrs clones de quito piaooso,
hoy .qus vamos pOr IN cAmi-
NO de desprec cup&ci6n etc etc pues..
no ncs atrevemos tampoco a bai-
lar.
Y de este tenor que es arraiga-
do en- el alma, de ese respetO que te.
nemos attn, queri@ndO fDgir de va
lientes, salta este pareni6sis, de
quietud completa.
D'gale VI. & sus amiguitas que
bAilen; ll6veles masi:a, pero MT sica
buens, de esa que dirigen Varar 8
Dachesne maestros de q verdRd cOm-
preles veinte y siete sorEeteras de
helado. y sesenta y tres bandejas de
dulcee, anfmelas y to1o 10 que Vd
quiers, y ia que no bailanr vamos
Ia que no bailan en- cuaresma?
Y es que en- las cue STONES reli
giosas; en- la, creencias encarnAdas
y desarrolladas, intimAmente en- el
alma, no hac9n mella los cambios nj
las vicisitues.
Sc mace creyente, SO desarrO-
liam 10 piedad en- ell regazo de la ma
DIRE smorosa, SO nutre ell entendi
miento en- las escuelaS en- donde al
terna la aritmGtica con la dc ctrina
del padre Ripalda, y se lega &
grande, y los ojos miriam hacis ell
cielo con esperanzas, ell coraz6n late
con f6, y la rodills Sc dobla postran-
donos cor piadoss reverencia ante
las im6genes de. quito.
VauO empef1o setfa quitarle q
un pueblo sus creencias aceudra-
das. Pero es verdad que este nadie
Sc 10 ha propuesto, nj 10 hs intenta.
do.
Al amp8ro de lS libertad, 7ive
hoy ell pueblo puerto-riquefo, y pa
ra que esss libertades Sc sientan y
puedAn apreciarse no hay nadie que
Sc preocupe de que les cat6liccs no
boilen en- cuaresma, como no hsy
tampoco quien pare su atenci6n en-
los despreocupados, 8 caltivadores
de otro rito que puedAn hacer-
10.
Y6 pobre de MI rayano va en-
los albores de uEa vejez que Sc acer-
ca, 81 premature tir&nica, 20 repitu
con ell fervor de los arrenpetidos, nj
siquiera me acerco a yer donde dan
zan, en- esta tempOrada de ayunos y
de penitencia. Ayunos y psniten-
ci& con que mas de una vez sin ser
cuaresms Sc castiga Ia humanidad
que escribe ante Ia humanidad que
baila y SO divierte.
Al0y6n.
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Ell Sr. COmiSiOn2dO
para GXdmGn0S.

Sc encuentra va en- esta Capital
Mr.. George W. Leadley, DR.. Comi-
siouado para organizar Juntae Ioca-
les, en- esLa Ciuda /, Msyagtioz Pom
ce, con ell fin de verifcar examenes
para empleos civiles dependencies
de les Estados Unidts.
En- Ell n6mero de este peri6dico
correspondence al "a del pasa6o Fe
brerO so publicaron dAtcs generates
sobre dichos examenes, y hoy pro-
porcionamOs los nuevos que hemos
podido adquirir, por 10 que pueda
conveair q los aspirantes, y afanosos
de nuestra mayor information.
sSolicitudes en- blanco folletos
conteniendo instrucciones pueden OBJ
teuerse despues del limos pr6ximo
10 de Mario, q solicitud por escrito,
8 en- persona al Seccetario INFERNO
de La Junta Local de ExameGes d !
Servicio Civil en- 10 AduAna de S. n
Juan. Los solicitAntes deben pedir
las formas 101 y 107 Y deben mani
festar ST los examenes sc desean ha-
Ger en- espAf1ol 8 ingl6s.
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cias adquiridas en- ell gladiar del com
bate pol1tico, y los sucesos de i'm
portancia vayan desarrollandose y
en- ellos hayan probado sus srmas.
entoncss, 81 hay f6sforo en- sus ce
rebros, "a valdran; y va habla Ia So
sOiicitud de sus opiniones en- prove
cho de ese p u g b | o, para Ell cual
ahora derrochan una opinion, que
hoy por hoy, tbendito Dios! nadie
les solicita. @~ >---~
LUIS MENENDEZ
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De 10 Capital para C&tanO,
sin combination con ell
tren n....,.......... ....6 16 T.
De C&t&no para la Capital 8 80 NJ
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Los &costumbrados requisites f.
sicos para el servicio de correos en-
10 que pusda relacionarse al alto y
al pes0 ser&n pasados por alto en-
los qua solicitor puestos en- el servi
clio postal de Pto Rico. Solicitudes
en- blanco y folletos para exAmenes
pueden obtenerse por petici6n q la
mano 8 por escrito al Secretario in
terino de Ia Junts de servicio local
de correos.
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SeYVicio dc C0rreo8.

Examenes para puestos de es.
cribiente y cartero Sc celebrara1 en-
San Juan, Ponce y Mayag1sz. MIN
guna persona que sea menor de Is
amos y que h&ya ilegado la edAd de
As &11os en- L. fecha del examen pue-
de ser examinada. Las personas
examinadas para servicio de correos
pueden ser eleglbles para nombra-
mientos solamente en- los lugares
donde son examina las.
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Sc deSea vender

A uu precio sumamente m6di
60, toda Ia plants del CENTRAL
TRANSFER COMPANY, con sis
tente en- cuadra, herresfa, cHballos,
mulas carros, srneses & &, quedan
do subsitentes las contras que tiene
Ia Empress. Els una buena oportuui
dad para adquirir un uegocio bueno
y productive, cuyas entrsdas men
suales no bsjAn de $1,000.
Para informes dirigirse antes
del Is de Mario corriente &
]. M. HughSrt-Tetuan ndne
70 /, 8
G F. D. Trask-Banco Colonial
San Juan. s 6 9
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Ciud0d0nia de los hGbuante8

Sc observaran las siguientes re-
glas respecto Ia ciudadanfa de los
solicitantes:
A un solioitante que alegue
ser ciadadano de los Estados Uni
dos, demostrando haber nacido 6
estar naturalizsdo en- Puerto Rico,
no Sc exigira que de otras pruebas
de su ciudadanfa.
2 Au1 solictante que alegue
ser ciudadano americana y aparez "a
haber nacido en- Espana Sc exigir&
que demuestre en- apoyo de tai aser-
ci6n (a) que estaba residien ID en-
Pderto-Rico en- ls f-cha de Ia ratf-
cac 81 del tratado de Paris, el II de
AbriI de 1899 y (b) que no dao'ar6
Il 1elidad q Espaf1s, cen anterior Ia
al IL de Ab'il de 1900.
3 A IN solicitante que a eg le
ser ciudadano americana y demu %.
tire haber uacido en- otra parte qua
no sea los Estados Unidos 8 Pa srt0-
r CD Sc x'gita mostrar IN csrtif;a-
do de naturalization, en- spoyo de su
pr .tendi1a ciud d mia.
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A nueStrOS AMIGOS.

Recomendamos ell Hotel The NJ arina. >
Ior las comidas sabrosas que all Sc eonfec
cionan. por 10 fresco Y ventilado de Ia casa
en- particular, por la modicidad en- prsoios
que son los siguientes:
Por IN dia hospedaje con conida 81
Abono conner para una persona,
menSnaimenGe. ......s.........,l III
Por una CANA .....,..........,, so
Por un caEFe. .............,.....u S5
Pupilaje para una persona, mes ;, 90
Bateas Ia calIe precios coDven-
cionales
6OLER Ca.
Pto-co Nvbre. de 1901,
saR Jose ] esqRiaa & Tstuanl
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Lin0a f6rr0a del O0Ste.

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lllInCreibl0 Verdad!!!

Unica verdadera OCCASION para gastar
bien ell dinero en- regalos, cuyO valor supera
sempre su coste. Objetos de orc de ley
garantizado (8 quilates) con hermossfmos y
espl6ndidoS brillantes, quimiCamente perfec-
tos, de mas valor, por su constante esplendor
limpieza que los verdaderos. Descomposi-
ci6n de luz, duroza, lapidaci6n perfecta, imi
nni&n mArANillOSa
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5000 DOLLARS

Sc regalan quion distmga eStos brillantes
Alaska de los legitimoS
Anllo para caballero, orc y brillante $1,000
Idem para i'd (brIlante muy
gruesO) $4,000
Alhler, para id. 5 500
AnillO para senora senorita, id. id. 5 500
Pendientes (par) para senortas, id. id, 500
Idem para sonora, id. id. $1,000
Idem para i'd (bri lantes
gruesos) $4,000
ldem para ninas (verdadero regalo) s 500
Sc envian franco de todo gasto por Co
rreo, en- cajitas certifcadas y declarada mer-
cancfa para toda la Isla de PuertO-Rico.
No SO servira ningdn pedido que no ven
ga acompanado de su importe en- billetes del
Banco, en- carta certifcada valor decarado.
Enviese la medida de los anillos, toman-
dOla con un hill O alrededor del dedo.
No SO hace deSCuentOS; no Sc COnCeden
representations nj Sc envian catdlagoS, dibu-
JOS nj muestras. "A todo comprador que no
SO conforme con la mercancia SO le devoIvera
inmediatamente su importe.
Dirigrse al representante general y 1nco
de la "SOCIEDAD ORC Y BRILLANTES''
As:-Alaska, G. A. Buyas, CorSo Ro-
mana, i18, Milan Qtalia)
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GRAN GALERIA ARTISTICA
Rafael Colorado
SAN JOSE 12. ALTOS De LA MU:

~ nSor Establishments Q PueFto-R
BsPEO1ALDAD COIORES
@@Kam "DAS utsnsnst
Al Ah& Do laa AGa&A A4@nAGna
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C0nocimic1ato de espano1 e jng1es.

Los compe tidores, con exception
delos que obten por los puestos de
Ofcios que requieran los examenes
arriba mencionados en- esparol, Sc
someter$n q una prueba de traduc'
ci6n de espafol q ingl6s y de ipgl6s
6 espaf1ol. E1 todos los examenes
para ell servicio de sduanas y para
Ell Servicio Departmental de Pto.Ri
CO esta prueba quedsra q voluntad
del examinsdo, mientras que para ell
s. rvicio de correOs Ia prueba sera o
bligatoris, A los com petidores que
sufran en- ingl6s cualquisra de los
examenee arriba mencionados, con
exception de los puestos de artess
nos, Sc someteran & un examen de
ingles & espafol y de espaf1ol 6 in
giles. En- todCs les examenes para
ell servicio de adnanas y para ell Ser
vicio Departmental General, | q
prueba quedara volunta1 del soil
citante, mientras que para el servi-
clio de cOrreo Ia prueba ser6 oblig&-
tori&.
En- los exa nenes para ell servi-
clio de aduana y para ell se,vicio de,
PW4 O@A1OAUaA SCu0G0I Oh USEUU@ 1SL
co, los competidores que~se encuen-
tren aprovechados en- sus conoci-
mientos de ing!6s y espafIol pueden
ser rreferid os para los nombrsmien-
tos. Las sOlicitu1es para los distin-
tos ofci0s y para los pusstos que no
necesiten pruebas de instruction
pueden hacsrse en- ing 6s en- espa-
mol. Todos los exanenes para los
puestos tecnicos y PROFESSIONALS,
con exception de les enumerados en-
ell servicio civil de los Estsdos Uni
dos, Sc hSran s0lamente en- ell lido
ma iugles.
Los temas a opci6n de traduc
clones de ingt6s y espaf1ol en- el SER
VIC o de a1uanas y servicio departa.
mental ser&n de dos grades, ell uno
mas riguroso que ell oiro y Sc como
ceran con los nombres de traductor
y trAductor secundario, respecttva-
mente.
Al combinar el tipo de los te-
mas de opcion con los de examenes
oblig Atorios Sc concedera un valor
de 30 81 tema de opci6n y un valor
de 20 al ex&men obligatorio.
En los exam 9nes para el s9rvi.
clio de corre0 el tema Ob'igatorio de
traducci6n de espafol ipgl6s sera
de caracter simple y Sc le dar& uE
valor de Is, mientr&s que les to.
mas restantes SO les dar& Ell valor
combinado de IS.
Evening journal., 1902-10-22
COOKING HINTS.

Chocolate is greatly improved by
adding n teaspoonful Of strong coffee
just before serving.
In adding flour to gravies, always
use a flour dredger and there will be
no Jumps in the gravy.
Some housekeepers vary the flavor Of
potato salad by boiling the potatoes for
it in stock. or, if it is more convenient,
in the soup kettle.
In using sour milk the proportion for
gingerbread. biscuits, cake or almost
any dough or batter is one teaspoon Of
baking soda to two cups Of sour milk.
If making a gelatin dessert on a hot
or n wet day, add a little more gelatin
than the recipe requires, half as much
again if you wish to mold fruit into
the jelly.
Eggs a Ia ranigote is made by boil
ing eggs three and a half minutes, roll
in beaten egg and fine bread crumbs,
fry in deep fat; when brown. drain on
paper, garnish with parsley and serve
with ranigote sauce.
To make q small shortcake take a
pint of pastry flour. rub in lard the size
of an egg. teaspoonful cream of tartar,
half teaspoonful soda, salt. and mix
, with sweet milk. Bake in quick oven,
split and butter and add fruit
Evening journal., 1902-10-22
MONEY FOR SCHOOLS
Sussex County Teachers Will Not
Have to Wait This Year

Dover. Oct. 22.--State Treasurer
Martin B. Burris, who held up all the
State moneys for the Sussex county
public schools last year because his
bondsmen had discovered technical
ity OF the law which would have made
him liable had he proceeded TO pay the
dividends out as usual, stated yester-
day that the Sussex pedagogues would
not have to suffer nor wait this year.
The money was not paid last year
until certain guarantees of indemnity
had been obtained from the school
commissioners, but afterward it was de-
cided that the funds could legally be
handed to Sussex schools, which had
the undeniable right to them. This
year they will all be paid as soon as
the treasurer gets through with New
Castle and Kent counties. Each teach
er's apportionment this year will be
$3.50, where last year it was S219.
Evening journal., 1902-10-22
NEW CASTLE MATTERS
FUNERAL LARGELY ATTENDED
Pastor and Wife Expected to Arrive
From Three Months Trip Abroad
on Sunday
Special to tho Evening journal.

New Castle, Oct. 22.-The funeral of
John J. McCaffery took place this
morning ait 9, o'clock. High mass was
celebrated in St Peters Church by the
Rev. e. L. Brady, and interment was
made in the adjoining cemetery.
The Lenape Fire Company, the "A. o.
H., and the employees of the Whining
ton and New Castle Electric Railway
Company attended the funeral in a
body. The pall-bearers were Michael
Sullivan, James Toman, Michael Jor-
dan, Patrick McGrory, Patrick Wallen
and Frank McCallin. The railway COM
pany sent a beautiful pillow of roses.
Colored people Of New Castle and
Delaware City gave a minstrel show
last night in the Opera House.
The Rev. o.. b. Short, of whining
ton, preached at the revival meding in
the NJ. p. Church last evening. His sub
ect was Christ the Same Yesterday
To-day and Forever" Mr.. Short will
be present again tonight and assist with
the singing
The report that r. A. Vallette has
resigned his position as mail delivery
in the Free Rural Service is denied 10y
Mr. Vsllette.
John Smith and brothers, of Chester
who have been fishing four days at thg
Hamburg Cove caught only two rock
which were purchased by Joseph S
| Goodwin.
John Keith and William Sullivan, o
Paterson, N. j., stopped at the Jeffer
son House yesterday. They are ON theii
way to Baltimore ON bicycles.
George Lyman is very i'll.
William ]. Black is suffering with Z
heavy cold.
The Rev. S. B. Wylie and wife will
arrive home on Sunday on the steamei
Celtic. They havebeen abroad for abou
three months. e
Evening journal., 1902-10-22
PRIMITIVE BAPTISTS
ASSEMBLE IN LAUREL
Are Holding Their l2lst Annual
Meeting in That Sussex County
Town
Special to Tho evening Journal.

laurel. Oct 22.-One hundred and
twenty-one years ago, in October, 1882,
the Salisbury Primitive Baptist Asso-
citation held its first meeting in the
town of Salisbury, Md. Today the MEM
bers of the association gathered for
the annual meeting of the body. which
began in Broad Creek Baptist Church,
near here. The association comprises
eleven churches with two ordained min
listers, and a membership of about 300.
The most northern church in this as
sociation is Broadkill, and the most
southern is located in the southern part
of Accomac county, Virginia. Almost
all the churches are located In rural
communities.
marked characteristics Of the meetings
of the association. Other churches 'oi
this denomination are scattered
Throughout Delaware and other Middle
States. but the largest membership Of
1.-The zody is in the South. The meetings
of the association, which will las
three days, are devoted to correspond
once with other associations, divine
worship and matters Of church work
The occasions are noted for affordins
opportunities for the reunion or mem.
beers, and many members accept in.
vitanons TO attend the meetings. al
ways being extended warm welcome
and sharing the generous supply o.
dainty and substantial foods which arr
always provided by the women mem
lbers.
The meeting is attended by ministers
from Delaware, Maryland, Virginia
Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Amonl
them are: Elders T. M. Paulson and j
e. Gore, Of Virginia; ]. T. Rowe, o.
North Carolina; +. "A. Chick, of NaW
Jersey; Whiteley Meredith of Ken
county, and ]. G. Eubanks, Of New
Castle county, and j. T. Rowe, o
baltimore; Elder S. II. Durand an'
Licetiate, and Horace Lefferts, OF Penn
sylvania. The laity will be representa-
by ]. J. and G. w. Adkins and Harri
son F'ur'bush, Of Maryland; j. w. Byrd
of Virginia. and many others.
The pleasant weather which prevail
nsures a large attendance, and the ses
sion of 1902 will be a noted one or thi
historic body.
Evening journal., 1902-10-22
.FERTILIzING PLANT SELLS OIL
Newport Industry Absorbed /
Another---lmprovements to Iron
Companv's Plant
Special to the Evening Journal.

DDtCldl 10 lnb tNtnluk JOOIndl.
Newport, Oct 22.-The Delawal
Paint Company has leased the ].
Cranston Company's plant, 10 enlare
its business. This plant, which ha
been in operation for over tWent
years, has several times been remoc
eled and new machinery, added, hig
grades of fertilizer having been mac
by Cranston &c Co., for a number {
years. Up to last year, their busines
has been equal to that of any firm o
the Peninsula, but owing TO cheape
grades being sent here from other sec
tions of the country, there has bee
less demand for the higher grade, henc
the disposal to. the Delaware Pain
Company. John Richardson, the presl
dent is pushing the work as fast a
time viii allow, as he is desirous Q
having the plant in operation by tn
first of January.
The Marshall Iron Company wi
close down temporarily this week fc
repairs Some new machinery will b
installed
People of this place are glad to kno'
it will not be very long until they wi
have coal to burn in their stoves il
stead Of wood. Many orders have bee
placed with coal dealers here. II
mills now are badly in need of Goa
| being unable to purchase but one ca
load at a time, when some Of the
burn three carloads a week. Man
emloyes are working ON short time O
account of the scarcity of it.
Evening journal., 1902-10-22
BOXING The COMPASS.
The Test Between n Sailor and q
LandIubbcr.


Boys who live in seaport towns are
sometimes asked to "box the compass"
If they can do it quickly and accurate
ly, they are fine sailors and may grow
up to be the captain of a four master.
If they miss a point or can only do it
slowly. they are landlubbers and Will
never see blue water. To box the COM
pass means to name all the points in
order just as fast as you can speak.
This is the way an old down east skip
per will rattle it off: North, nor by
east. mormon r'east, nor'east by north,
northeast, nor'east by east east-nor'
east, east by north, east, east by south,
east-sou'east, sou'east by east, sou'east,
sou'east by south, sou SOU east, SOU by
east, south, sou by west, sOu'-sou'west,
sou'west by south. sou'west, sou'west
by west. west-sou'west, west by south,
west. west by north, west-nor'west,
norwest by west. nor'west, nor'west
by north, nor'-nor'west, nor by west,
north.
Can you do it?
If needle is drawn a few times over
the ends Of horseshoe magnet, it be-
comes magnetized. Push such q mag
netized needle through Il small cork.
Place the cork in bowl Of water, TAX
Ing pains to see that the cork when it
floats on the water will carry the nee
die in a horizontal position or "on an
even Keel" Another way is to cut
about three inches from a hollow straw
(such as is used to suck lemOnade) and
to push the needle inside the straw.
The straw will float and carry the nee
die. Now observe what happens. The
floating needle will slowly swing round
till it points north and south. The
straw viii behave I'm the same way.
Push it in any other direction, and the
moment it is free it swings back again.
We do not know who first observed
the fact that a floating magnetized nee
die will point TO the north. Nor do we
know precisely when or where some
unknown inventor used this idea to
make a compass. All we know is that
the Chinese made and used compasses
more than 1900 years ago.
| W hen men began, perhaps lO,OOu
years ago. to sail upon the water, they
used marks upon the shore to guide
them on their way. Long years after
they observed that a certain star kept
at all times the same place in the sky
and they used this pole star as a guide
in steering their ships. Today a steam
ship starting down the Hudson river
for Europe is guided by the pilot, and
he uses the buoys, beacons and other
guide marks to steer the ship down the
bay. OF Sandy Hook he gives up tho
ship to the captain, who instructs the
helmsman to steer northeast by east
east by north or whatever course hC
selects. and the helmsman, watching
the compass, keeps the ship headed IL
that direction.-Dallas News.