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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1902-09-10
Estacion
Experimental
de Agricultural.

FL ST.. Director de la Estaci6n
Exp ,rimental de Agriculture de Pto
Rico, SO ha servido dirigirnos la ST.
guiente rita:
<Sef1 r Director de La Correspon
denoia. San Juan, Puerto Rico. Muy
sef1or .mio:s El dfA 5 del presente
mes Sc cambi6 Ia Est&ci6n Agrono-
mica de Rio Piadras 6 Mayagt1ez,
donde tenemos 230 cuerdas de terre
no, cuya fnca fu6 proveida por 10
Leg 4islAtura Insular, para experimen
tos de 10 sgricultura, cuyos results.
dos serkn para ell beneticio de los
hijos del pals
Esperamos mandarle, de vez en-
cuando, informes scbre ell progreso
de nuestro trAbsjo, y los resultados
de les diferentes experimentos.
FRANK D. GARDNER.
Special Agent in Charge of
Porto Rico Experiment
Station.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1902-09-10
FRANCIA
ante el desastre
de Martinica

Paris, S ,tiemSre 8 Gran sem
sacion de dolor han c&usado en- toda
Frsncia los nuevos dessstres ocu-
rridos en- Martirica causa de 10
erupcion del 80 de Agosto dltiEo.
Rapidamenta se han cubierto
muchas listRs de suscriciones en- "a.
vor de lSs vfctimas.
La suna total recogida con este
objeto en- Francia alcanzs, seg1n las
1ltiESs publicsoio nes hechas, 6
ocho millones y cleo mil frances.
Carpetas para Escrituras Nota-
riclAS. en- 4la Cnrrasnnnshncia.N
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1902-09-10
Junta local
de instruction pdblica
de San Juan.
oFICINAs DEL PREsIDENTE

OF1ClNAS DEL PRESlDENlE
La Junta que preside, en- session
celebrada el dia Is de este mes acor-
do, declarar vacante la plaza de
Principal de la Escuela de Colon;
asi como sacarla concurso, dando
IN plazo de ocho dias, partir de
de esta fecha, para que los aspi-
rantes 4 desempenarla, presenter
sus solicitudes debidamente docu-
mentadas en- estas Oficinas, (Cristo
20D de una cuatao, P. NJ. todos los
dias laborables.
Pto-Rico, SIDE Septiembre 1862.
RAMON FALCON,
Presidente.
S-3
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this print can not be dsnsty distance OF 70 inches
sight falling or Detective and should have attention.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-02-08

owner, with directions to transfer them
to my mother whenever 1t was safe tO
do so and In the event Of her death and
his to his son In New York. Senor
Sepulvida Is very conscientious man
1t was his wish long ago to give the
property to me, but he did not believe
he had the right to do so. Ignacio
knows nothing about those properties
1t is the regret Of my life, Craig. that
I never saw my father-only his pic.
ture," she added pensively:
"What are the names Of the two
Mexicans who came here with Escu.
dera p asked Craig. suddenly changing
the subject.
"Juan Rodriguez and Emilio Busta-
mente. Both are rather light complex
Ioned and might readily pass for Amer
leans, for they speak English fuently."
"Goodw exclaimed Craig, rising sud-
denly. 81 know them both. | have
seen them with Escudera twice when
they did not see me. Now let us 90.
will take you back to your hotel, and
want to see Pancho."
"He Is there: but IL you take him
away l will not be safe moment. I
am afraid of Carlos"
"Carlos will be kicking his toes
against iron bars before he Is twenty.
four hours older" replied Craig. with n
frown.
"But he is crafty. and lsuch may be
accomplished in twenty-four hours.
You must not leave me unprotected"
unprotected. Carmen? Unprotected?
/ will never leave you unprotected as
long as l live If you will give Inc the
right to protect you. Hush! Hush!
That slipped out without permission.
Carmelita; but mean it. l mean it.
1t is too sudden. but am sudden fel-
low, and you must not mind. Have ]
frightened you, Carmen? Am a great
big brute? There; keep back your
tears and forget that l said what
did"
She raised her glowing eyes to his
and, looking deep into his own. re-
piled:
81 do not want to forget 1t. I want
to remember Railways. Craig"
After that neither spoke during full
minute. but sat like two statues gaz-
ing into each others eyes. What ST.
lent sentences passed between them
then nobody will ever know. Present
ly Craig broke the silence.
"Come. Carmelita." he said gently;
1--WE must 60. There Is so much to do.
but | believe with it all that | am at
this moment the happieSt man OH
Gods green earth. God has been go:d
to me always. but better now than ev-
er before. querida mia"
And when he turned around he for
the first time that day discovered the
old duenna looking at him. and she
murmured so that the words just
reached his hearing:
"Esta bien. senor. Esta muy bien"
TO BE CONTINUED.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-02-08

HIS ExPLANATIoN.-T The bookkeeper
for a commission house in this city has
lately resigned to engage in a farming
enterprise in New Jersey.
1.-The life Is not a pastoral dream nor
yet a charming madrigal," admitted
the amateur. But I expect to enjoy 1t
more hereafter, because there will be
fewer tramps hanging around our doors
at all hours Of the day and night-a
condition resulting from my wife's be-
nevolent practice Of keeping open house
the year round.
II owe a debt Of gratitude to the last
imposter, since it was he that effected
the necessary reform. The fellow was
an artist.
He simply came and stood at the
door and pretended to be taken with a
vio.ent chill. His reward was all the
a, ALA BILE liquor in the house, Of course.
When he was quite sure that we had
no more whisky he confessed that ne
was feeling better. My wife asked,
with sympathy"
How did you ever catch such
dreadful chill, my poor man?
He grinned with impudence.
."'Ill tell youse de trut', lady, he
said, walking away. I caught de chill
while standing up in ped to keep me
feet warm New York Times.
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prisoner. and how Pancho liberated
him and conducted him to the dueling
ground; she told Of her anxiety to get
him out of Mexico lest Ignacio Rome
70 should have him assassinated.
"Was Ignacio aware of the relation
ship between him and Burr" asked
Craig.
Eyes; that is why he hated him 30.
He would never consent to bear the
name Of Bridge or Del Puente, but Sc
lectcd instead our mothers name, Ro-
nero. But If he could have killed
Burr or have had him killed he would
gladly have taken the name Of Pendle-
ton IN order to inherit the property.
My mothers family never forgave her
for marrying an American and here
tic, as they styled my father. Their
hatred fills the veins Of Ignacio."
"Who Is Captain Agramonte"
"a very dear friend-one whom I es-
TEEN most highly. He has been q
brother to me In many kindnesses. Is.
nacio and he are not friends. although
there has never been an open rupture
between them. l love him dearly"
She uttered the last sentence quite
calmly, as one might speak Of a fa-
vorite horse. and the sudden leap that
Craig Wyndham's heart had given was
not repeated.
"Now tell me about Escudera." he
said.
II have already told you that he Is
my cousin and my fiance. can only
add that he and Ignacio are insepara-
BILE friends. In fact. there are four
friends in the group, and they are
known as the -four duelists' through
out Mexico. They pass their time Mt
the shooting gallery and In the gam
bling houses. and they are bound to-
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WU's OPINION OF A LIAR.-The re-
porter who lied to the Chinese minister
at Washington. WI Ting-fang, about
his salary, no doubt deluded himself
with the thought-if he gave the mat
ter a thought at all-that 1t was a
white lie" that would hurt nobody.
But let us see the sequel:
On the first occasion, when he calleI
to interview the minister, he was ask
ed what salary he received. lone hum
dred and fifty dollars a week." glibly
replied the youth. 1T Is too much. 1t
Is altogether too much" said the more
candid than polite Wu Ting-fang.
You are not worth more than s25 a
week."
The Chinese minister, it is said lear1i-
ed later, through other newspaper men,
that the reporter had not spoken the
truth, and that, instead Of $3.50 week,
he received but $50. Consequently,
when he again presented himself at the
Chinese legation for information for
his paper he was curtly dismissed by
Wu Ting-fang with these words: You
lied to me about your salary. If you
will lie about such thing as that, you
will lie about anything. I do not trust
you. 1 have nothing to say to you.
want to revise my former estimate of
your value. Instead Of being worth SIS
a week, you are not worth anything."-
Success.
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WHITEWAsH OR BUsINEsss
This Is Important II Seriously Car
rfed Out.

Mr.. Lyles, of Union, introduced res
olution on Tuesday, providing for the
appointment of committee to investi-
gate the affairs of the dispensary. If
the terms Of the resolution are honest
ly carried out and the result honestly
made public, the resolution is good
thing:
Whereas, There are rumors being
circulated charging a lack Of business
methods In the purchasing Of liquors
and other supplies by the state board
Of directors Of the dispensary; and
whereas, the books OF the institution
show that during the past two years
the stock on hand in the state and
ed from $430,953 to $647, ,420; and where
as, 1t Is due to the people of the state
and the board of directors that the ru-
mors and statements should be investi-
gated; now be 1t resolved:
Section l. That committee, consist
ing Of three members on the part Of
the house. to be appointed by the
speaker and two members on the part
Of the senate, to be appointed by the
president Of the senate, be. and are
hereby appointed for the purpose Of in
vestigating the affairs Of the state dis
pensary.
Sec. 2. That the said committee shall
have the right to employ an expert
bookkeeper and stenographer and to
fix their compensation. Said commit
tee shall have power to send for per-
sons and papers, to swear witnesses
to require the attendance Of any party
or parties whose presence shall be
deemed necessary, and to investigate
fully all transactions concerning the
management and conduct Of the state
dispensary: the granting and revoking
Of privileges to sell beer and other in
toxicants to tourists, and tourists ho-
tells and individuals. the purchase Of
wines, liquors, beers and all other sup
plies Of said dispensary by. the state
board Of directors, and said committee
shall have power and authority to take
charge Of all books, papers and vouch-
ers connected with said dispensary.
Sec. 8. That said committee, at any
time they deem 1t necessary may cali
to their assistance the attorney general
Of the state.
Sec. 4. That said committee shall re-
port to the governor as soon as 1t be
able to conclude its findings. together
with the testimony taken during the
investigation and such recommenda-
tons as they may deem proper.
Sec. S. That said committee shall be
allowed as compensation for their SER
vices while engaged In the performance
Of their duties the same per diem and
mileage as now allowed members Of
the general assembly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-02-08
THE KNIFE THR0WERS
Bv FREDERICK VAN RENSSELAER, DEY

Author of Men, ':The brotherhood of
Copyright by Rensselaer,
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An Incident Which the Owner of a
Pet Finds 1t Hard to Explain.

An Incident Which the Owner of a
Pet Finds 1t Hard to Explain.
IT have had one of the doubts Of my
boyhood removed by a story which I
heard a few days ago." said an up
town man. "Forty-five years ago I
read a dog story in my school reader,
which had tendency to make me scep-
tical, not only about dogs but about
many things.
1.-The yarn related how a crippled
hearted doctor. who treated the dog
until it was cured. That part Of the
story was all right. But 1t continued
as follows: "A few weeks later the dog
company with another dog which was
broken down, and the two sat on the
doctors steps until he came out and
took in the second dog. Then the
teacher explained to US that kindness
was always rewarded.
There is dog in my part Of town
that lives in the apartments occupied
by his mistress. He never goes out
alone. When she bought the animal 1S
months ago she took him from the
company of another dog two miles
away.
"A few days ago the woman and her
dog were in the neighborhood Of the
dogs birthplace, when she saw the 9TH
er dog. The meeting between the two
dogs was such as to satisfy the woman
that they had not forgotten each other.
She returned home later in the day.
THE next morning her dog awoke
her early and showed by his manner
that something unusal had occurred.
He directed her by his actions to the
front door of her apartments.
Opening the door she found her
dogs friend on the step. He had come
to pay his playmate a visit He had
travelled two miles for this purpose.
"She admitted the caller and he
spent the day with his puppyhood
friend. In the afternoon the woman
turned him out and told him to go
home.
The dog gave an undoubted exhibit
tion of his appreciation of the woman's 8
kindness as he was leaving by bark
ing and licked her hands. When turn
ed out he trotted in the direction of his
home and has not been seen since, but
the woman learned that he arrived at
home safely, although somewhat ia
tigued.
She honestly believes that her dog
invited the other to call. But how her
dog explained where he lived and how
the other found his way, these are
questions that puzzle her.
| knowing the woman to have unusu-
ally good common sense and not to be
given to fads or chimera 1 believe her
story, and 1 am now convinced that
there is a dog language" New York
Sun.
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ardous as the life saving service,

arQOuS as the lie saving seTVlce.
IF keeper or a member Of the crew
Of the life saving service Is disabled In
the performance Of his active duty, pro-
vision is made by law for the continu-
ance Of his name on the rolls with pay
for one year, and in exceptional cases
two years. There Is a further provis-
ion that a widow of a member Of the
service killed in the line Of his duty
shall receive his salary for two years.
or, II he leaves children under 16 years
Of age, the money goes to them.
Now, these endowment funds are
provided by the government. But in
the case Of the railway mail clerk the
bill does not contemplate that the mon
ey necessary to carry out Its objects
shall be paid by the government, 1t be-
ing in the nature Of cooperative relief,
the men in the service meeting all de-
mands.
IT adhere to the belief that congress
and the public do not realize the haz-
ard Of the occupation of the railway
mail clerks. 1t is almost reflection
upon the generosity Of our people that
these men should be required to petit
ton for the privilege Of protecting
themselves in the event Of being strick-
en- with death standing bravely in their
closed cars, which are 80 often their
collins. The death they meet is Of the
most frightful character-that Of be-
ing crushed, scalded or burned.
Fair play, however, Is an American
characteristic, and 1 believe that the
day is near when the families Of those
who pass beyond in the performance Of
their duty may be provided for by those
who yet remain and face the perils OF
the rail-"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-02-08

THE WHITE HOUSE GOLD Spoons. -
a Washington letter says that the
Roosevelts brought quantities. of their
own silver to add to that in the buffers
pantry at the White House. This was
well, no doubt, as there are, or were,
in CIeveland's time only four dozen sill
yer spoons, forks and knives belonging
to the furnishings Of the presidents
dining room. This does not include
the famous set of gold" spoons, knives
and forks that have a history. These
were added in President Van Buren's
time, and when the people learned that
the public money had been taken to
put gold spoons in the chief execu-
tive's mouth, they promptly defeated
him for second term. Afterwards 1t
came out that the gold spoons, etc.,
were not solid, but only silver washed
with gold. The gliding began to wear
off and President Arthur had them re-
washed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-02-08
LOWEST BIDDER ADVERTISING.
Senate Disposes Summarily of q
Foolish Bill.


Foolish Bill.
Senator Brice moved to recommit
Sena tor Herndon's bill to require the
public printing in each county to be
let to the lowest bidder. He said York
county once had a special bill Of this
kind and it proved to- be an endless
source Of annoyance and confusion.
The object of having county matters
published is for the information Of the
people. and no good end would be serv-
ed by having the printing given to the
lowest bidder.
Senator Graydon stated that In Abb
beville county both papers publish all
the advertisements and each gets half
the legal rates. He thought the bill
should be killed.
Senator Herndon defended his bill.
He said that in Oconee one paper has
been grabbing all the public printing
and the other had been shut out. He
wanted to give all little pap. He
thought If the bill passed, all the pa
pers would get together and agree on
the bids and in this way the adver-
tisements would appear in all the pa
pers. The state printing, and contracts
for bridges, etc., are given to the lowest
bidder, and he wanted the same princi-
pie applied in this case.
Senator Ragsdale said the bill should
pass. The present legal rate may be
low enough; but all printers do not OBJ
serve the law. You won't get the same
prices on the same advertising from
two offices. None Of US want to offend
the newspaper men. but the man who
Is willing to do the printing for the
least money should have the job.
Senator Ragsdale's attention was
called to the fact that the bill applied
only to the advertising to be paid for
by the county. Senator Ragsdale said
this practically killed the measure.
Senator Sharpe said the bill ought
not to pass. In his county there are
four or five newspapers; but only one
of general circulation at the court
house. If the bill passes some of the
little Sx1O newspapers. which have no
circulation and are run at no expense,
could get the advertising and the re-
sponsible newspaper would be shut
out. He thought this the best bill to
kill that has come up at this session.
Senator Raysor then moved to indefi-
nitely postpone the bill.
This was done by an overwhelming
vote and the bill was killed.-Columbia
State, Wednesday.
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~ .Dant to remesnber tt-allDays, Cratg."
gether by the ties Of some secret soci-
ETY. which. believe. Is inimical to the
government. but do not know. 1g-
nacio Is still bedridden with the wound
he received from Burr. The remaining
three came here to accomplish the
death Of Burr How well they sue
ceeded you know"
"Three! exclaimed Craig. "Where,
then, are the others"
"They are in the city. They are not
far from this spot at this moment. Be-
tween them they would have served
YOU as Burr was served long before
this only that they await the recovery
of Ignacio so that he may be on hand
to claim the estate. 1t Is tangled
siein. Craig. hut it Is as clear to me
as MONDAY"
at begins to be clear to ME also.' he
replied.
Now that you have served Carlos as
you have" she continued. and she
smiled again when the scene REQUIRED
to her, 81 do not think they will have
the patience to wait. Certainly you are
In constant peril. With Mexican
that Is, with such MeXicans as they
are-vengeance comes before money
"You have already told me-" said
Craig thoughtfully. ignoring her refer
ence to his own danger, that you are
not In need Of money-in short. that
you are-er-rich. Did the property OF
your mother all descend to you?
mo: Ignac:o received the same that
| did. but lie has gambled his portion
away until he has nothing. 1t was to
demand money of me that he accosted
me one day on the Paseo. when Burr
Interfered. and which was the real
cause of the duel.
"That was the first time that Burr
ever saw me-" she added after mo-
ment's pause.
zone word more about the property,
Carmen know that there are estates
in Mexico. in the state Of MichOacan.
which were In the hands of n man
| named SepulNlua. anu kHo" 'ha'
Burr's father in letter directed him
to 20 to Mexico and recover them.
know that Burr wrote to Sepulvida
several times. or. rather, wrote for
him. and that no satisfactory replies
were received. | also know that those
properties were transferred by Sepul-
vida to Burr while he was there. for
have found copies of the papers relat-
ing to them, but | do not know any OF
the particulars. The real cause OF
Burr's trip was to find a brother or
sister: ostcnsibly it was to recover this
property. for which he did not care a
fig Can you tell me anything about
thatW
Eyes. Pancho knows about 1t ana
has told me- Ny father made my mother
q very rich woman before he left Mex
leo, and he was thoughtful enough to
place it all In United States govern
ment bonds in her name. He also pos
sessed large estates In MichOacan. but
those he did not dare. for some reason.
to transfer directly to her. Therefore
he made Senor Sepulvida the ostensible
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SG' Should misfortune overtake you,
retrench, work harder, but never fly
the track; confront difficulties with un-
tlinching perseverance; should you
fail, you will be honored; but shrink
and you'll be despised.
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III Impartial writer's are quoted with
saying that the gold contained in the
medals, vessels, chains and other OBJ
jects preserved in the Vatican, would
make more gold coins than the whole
of the present European circulation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-02-08
ONE DOG CALLS ON ANOTHER.

TO BE CONTINUED.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-14
The Magazines.

The September number Of THE AMERI-
CAN ILLUSTRATED METHODIST
MAGAZINE opens with a brightly-writ-
ten scientific article by Evander McIver
Sweet. entitled "Why the Sun is Not Our
Time-Standard." The article is well il
Illustrated, and brings together great
many facts that deserve to be known.
Coulson Macneille tells the story of the
Doukhobors, Russian sect which, after
suffering much persecution in their native
country, and making an experiment of
Cyprus as a colony, finally removed to
Western Canada.
Concerning Gray's Elegy." by William
Andrews, describes Stoke Pogis and its
neighborhood, and deals with the circum-
stances that called forth that great mas
terpiece. The Illustrations are interpre-
tive.
Two short articles treat of continental
Europe; Jena, with full page frontispiece,.
'"The Johannesturm," and Maurice Mae
terlinck's Studies,'' with portrait Of the
Belgian author in his easy chair.
The Nortonbury described by Hiss Mu-
lock CMrs. Crailk), In her John Halifax,
Gentleman" which is really Tewkesbury,
in the beautiful Evesham Valley is dealt
with by W. Watson.
The Home Circle has several attractive
poems illustrated
Published monthly by the Methodist
Magazine Publishing Company. st. Louis.
Mo. One dollar a year.