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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-12-14

Un representante de GLa CorrespOn-
denciaS invitado por ell Sr. Techter, ex-
jefe de la Policfa Insular, le visit6 aver
en- su casa en- dOnde Sc halla recluido
desde hace dos semanas por sentirse
enfermo.
Recibi6 atentamente nuestro re-
presentante y Sc mostr6 propicio & dar
alguuas impresiones en- ell asunto Fela-
two al SFondo de imprevistos9 de la
Policia Insular de que 81 fu6 primer
jefe.
No tengo Inconvenience ninguno-
dijo-en communicable 10 que yo seq
STengo conciencia absolute de mi
proceder del de Mr.. Meyer, Psga-
dor que fu6 de la Policia Insular.a
sEmpezar6 por decirle que cosa es
ESQ de f0nd0 De iutprecisto82
<Deseoso 70 de que los guardias en-
momentos de apurO no tuvieran que
acudir usureros sin cOnciencia, ide6
que Sc formara un fOndO de 5mprecjS-
to8, en- la siguiente forma. Cada guar
dia, clase, & Official, psgaba una Quota
de cincuenta centaVos mensual. Guam
do uno era dado de baja, teufa enfer-
mo aIgGn familiar Il otra causa justifi-
cada, tomaba Ia mitad de su sueldo por
anticipate, devolvi6ndolo ell mes si-
guiente.S
.sDe la recaudaci6n de estos fondos
eSLaDan cuUaI n A1~~ L. o~PfUanOo dO
distrito, quienes escrupulosamente
giraban los fOndos & San Juan.2
SPero como recibiera repetidas que
Jas de que algunos capitanes Sc mos
taaban rehscios & adelsntar esos fon-
dos 4 les guardias, modi6qu6 ell regIa-
medic y dispuse que los guardias soil
cit4ran directamente del Quartet gene
raj los fordos que necesitaran.S
SAI cesar y6 como Jefe en- ell mes de
Enero, hice un balance minuciosO pOr
duplicado, entregando una copia al
Pagador, quedando la otra en- ell ar
chivo.S
sDebo decir usted que los fondo:
estos Sc ibraban con la firma del Pa
gador Y con ell Vo Be mfo.o
sSe llevaban una libreta, un Gbro ma
yor, un hbro de checks, de suerte
que las cuentas tienen que estsr per
fectamente justihcadas.o
sCon motivo de recibir ell Honorable
Gobernador un an6nimO en- el que le
decfan que las cuentas de Mr., Meyer
no estaban en- forma, dicha autoridad
dispuso que el Auditor nOmbrara una
comisi6n que las investigase.0
eAsf fu6, y Sc levant6 acta en- el mes
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-12-14
Buana Op8raCi6n.

FL jueves de la semana pasada fu6
operado Ell ioyen Angel Bonafoux Quin-
tero, en- su Residential de Santurce en-
la affection de un rin6n que 10 tiene
postrado hace dias.
Sc llev6 cabo 10 diffcil operaci6n
de la extraction de materias p1tridas
del rin6n enfermo, habiendo transcu-
rrido va mas de y horas de operado
cOntinuando aunque grave ain relati-
vamente bien.
Mucho nos alegramos continGe me-
iorando el senor Bonafoux lcgrGndose
que no sea precise una nueVa opera
ci6n.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-12-14
RegimiGntO de CabaIIGria.

Aver lego esta ciudad, una sec
ci6n de c4ballerfa del battalion puerto
rriqueno.
Vino con Ell objeto de vender los ca
ballos que monta, porque van quedar
las plazas, de infanterfa.
Aver celebr6 junta Ia ofcialidad de
ambos cuerpos, y Sc habl6 de la mar
cha de ambos regimientos Colombis.
Sc asegura que muchos policfas pc
dirSn su pase al teatro de la futura
guerra, case de que la hubiera, 10 que
demuestra de modo terminate que los
puertorriquefios no son anti-america-
nos, que 10 que quieren es justicia para
So patria,
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-12-14
RaviStaS Lit8rariaS

SEl CArnavalo SLos Dymingos del
Boletfno, siguen iuteresantes.
Los 6ltimos n1neros de estas reVis-
tas IiLerarias abundan en- buenos ira
bajos, suscritos por firmas tan conoci-
das y valiosas como las de Matos Ber-
nier, Fernandez Juncos y Quevel 0
Baez.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-12-14
PROBABILIDADES

Un peri6dico americana dic9:
sLas probabiIidades de un cambio de
administration en- 10 nacionsl son muy
remotos, pero 81 Roosevelt es elect
es possible que desee zanzibar de en-
pleados entire la mayorfa de los que
nombr6 Mckinley
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-12-14
Que metal 'ChiRaS" de contra
baRdO GS Cr9ibIG, p0rO".,
iChInOS!

Que les parece. Una ambulancla
conteniendo once hijos del Cesleste I'm
perio, que iban q ser intrOducidos de
contrabando en- Buffalo, Estados Uni
dos tuvo la mala suerte de que Sc le
rompiera la lama y fuera q parar con
81 epreciosa0 carga al Canal del Erie.
Cuatro de los chinos Sc ahogaron y
ouiz6s ahora est6n durmiendo Ell sueno
de los justos, como 10 estan (sea dichc
con respeto) 8u8 t0cayOs, los destinados
4 ciertas GALES ETC.. etc..
Uno de los cadaveres fu6 extraido;
los que sobrevihieron, detenidos; y ell
cochero un hOmbre blanco, a0n no
han sido habidOs.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-12-14
Bale de ArteSanOS 0Sta nOCha.

Hoy Sc llevara a efecto el organiza-
do por la Sociedad de instruction y
Recreo &Artesanos de Borinquen, ,
bale en- honor & la toma de possession
del cuerpo directive de damas, y para
el5 cual estan los artesanos socios muy
animados.
Asi pues, & juzgar por los prepara-
tivos, dicho bale quedara lucidfsimo.
Que SO diviertan los spreciables
obraros.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-12-14
Tiene raz6R
Mr. Sweet.
Ell rGsultadO de las sHbastas Y
los C0RtTatOS para Obras pi-
bIiGas, no pu8ten ser nOdlfl-
CadOS 4 inStanGias de I'm fun
CiOnariO.
Ese es ell Inconvenience que tiene ell
hacer SSenadores> a los Soon
sules.1

Dice el Attorney General Mr..
Sweet en- ell luminoso informe dado
con motive de la reclamation de los
senores Mark & Co., que:
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-12-14
UnOdelOS J0feS de Ia PO|iCia
Insular habla del ''fOndO de
imprevistOs.'
Dice que en- Abril fuG levantada un acta en- que
cOnStaba que las cuentas de los fOndO of
cialeS del cuerpO estaban cOrrectas.

U" 0ss i"ds1
e mprev vdoss enorde.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-12-14

En- esta irnprenta ss vends paps de
psEi6dice vieio { 90 Qwiptal.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-12-14

En- esta imprenta Sc vende papIel de
peEi6dico Yiejo 4 S2-4Q quintal.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-12-14

las -Subastas Sc anuncian en- ell
supuesto de que la competencia que
elias originan proteje al pueblo de
saer en- las mauos de los que ira
bajan para obtener el oontrato. r.
no habrfa tai protection en- este
sistema 81 ell resultado de la su-
basta y los contratos hechos con ARE
glo las proposiciones en- ella presen-
tadas, pudiese ser modificado, 8 Sc
prescindiese de el instancias de un
funcionario pdblico, que es simple
mente un representante del pueblo,
siendo en- este case ell pueblo la verda-
dera parte contratante. -. ademas 81
Sc supiera que un funcionario pGblioo
tuviese poder suficiente para alterar 8
modificar los contratos, nadie concu-
rrira las subastas, las inteligencias
privadas con los funcionarios que al
canzaran ese poder serfa ell mGtodo al
cual Sc confarfan los que trataran de
Obtener contratos pGblicos de la natu-
ra 'eza del que nos ocupa. ..."
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-12-14

FELIX GORDOVA DAVILA
ABOGADO AMERICANA
Ofcines San Francisco 50
SAN JUAN, P. +,
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-12-14

Tiene raz6n Mr.. Sweet. Esa po-
drfa ser una manera de burlar Ia ley
de subastas Podrfa haber otra name
ra que consiste tambi6n en- una inteli-
gencia priyada entire ell funcionario
encargado de adjudicar los contratos Y
ell contratista.
Supongamos, por ejemplo, que SO
trata Gle construir un trozo de carre-
terra. La oficina hace ell estudio del
proyecto, una cubicaci6n aproximada
de las excavaciOnes Y un presupuesto
de las obras en- el cual Sc han fijado
precios justos. FL contratista, de
acuerdo con ell funcionario, presenta
en- ell acto de la subssta una PROPOSE
ci6n con precios tan bsios que no serIa
possible obtener con ella beuefcio algu-
no en- ell contrato, Y 81 p6rdidas.
Claro es, siempre dentro del ejem-
Pl02, P2, a. 9ge tsg los citadoFas J gqe no estuyie
funcionario, Sc alejarfan de la subasta
toda vez que no podrfan bajar sus pre-
clos, sin una ruina segura, por debajo
de los precios ofrecidos por ell contra
tista favorito.
De este modo, Sc mata Ia competen-
cia, burlando la ley de subastas y Sc
crea un m0nopolio del cull disfrutan
por igual Ell funcionario Ell contra
tista.
Tiene raz6n Mr.. Sweet Inteligen-
cias privadas con los funcionarios in
vestidos de un poder tan absolute que
les permitiera prescindir de las leyes,
de los pliegos de condolences generates,
de los contratos; que les permitiera
justifcar su conducta con un case de
emergencia, con los Estatutos Re-
visados, con Ell c6ligo de Mani, con
Ia Divina Comedia del Dante, 6 con
las Cuentas del Gran Capit6n; esas in
teligencias privadas, altamente inmo-
rales, constitutivas de delito, pueden
auular la eficacia de las subastas cream
do monopolios y suprimiendo toda
competencia con manifesto perjuiciO
de la bondad de las obras y del bolsi-
llo del contribuyente.
ST alguien pregunt4ra como podrIa
| beneficiarse Ell contratista preferido
| presentan1o en- la subasta una propo-
sici6n con precios ruinosos para llevsr
& cabo Ia obra, podrfa contestdrsele
que modifcando Ell proyecto despu6s
de hecho ell contrato Y empezadas las
obras aumentando, por ejemplo, capri
chosamente ell vol6men de las obras,
toda vez que, como dice Mr.. Sweet, Ell
funcionario estar1a autorizsdO para mo-
difcarlo todo.
ST a6n Sc preguntara como podrfa
pagarse al final de las obras una canti-
did mayor que la que arroja ell contra
to, podria contestsrse que IN funciOna-
rio omnipotente Sc autoriza a 81 mis-
mo para gastar en- las obras, no la
cantidad que fgura en ell contrato, ST
no la cantidad msyor que eject va
mente paga por las obras cuyos pro
yectos fueron modifcados.
ST, tiene raz6n, muchf>ima raz6n,
Mr.. Sweet. Ese es ell Inconvenience
que tiene hacer SenadoreS q los C6nSU
les, poner en- su8 naan0S todas las ace
midas del p0der, eL po3er HljSHt0 y los
cargoS que ejercen las .funciones de &c
misnl0 p0der.
H4ce falta energfa, mucha energfa
ell patriotismo de los @ racos, para des-
truir esa hip6crita tirania que no pue'
aplaudir nj aprobar, ninguna recta
conciencia norte-americana.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-12-14
UN PERIODICO De CUBA AIR.
ma que los pu8rtOrTlquG1OS
OStan on E1uy naIas COndiCiO-
neS en- YuCatdn.

Dice que Sc les ex-
pIota inicuamente.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-12-14

Hoy a e a. m.
Preston barometrica 20 95
Temperature T85
numedad a.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-03

ming and a beautiful town greets the
eye on every side. Could not the
teachers of nature in the schools of
Savannah help on the good work, and
carry out the ideas of neatness that
prevail in the class rooms?
To many persons, a cemetery with
its epitaphs gives to strangers an IN
sight into the lives of a generation
passed away, and helps them to make
up their minds as to the character Of
the present generation.
If the city could furnish the street
cleaners with suits of white, it would
add to the pleasing view on every
hand A club might be organized
with moderate yearly fee. Band
concerts might be given-afternoon
teas among friends, or better call
them "silver teas" where pretty gown
ed maidens, hold an embroidered bag,
most temptingly. to each visitor on en-
tering. Whist parties at the North
are very successful where no refresh
ments are served, and each one invited
gives half a dollar, if he goes, and a
dollar is he does not. A party of this
description held recently in different
parts of a city netted 1928 and no ex-
pense! These are the "might-be 4"
and perhaps the merry month of May,
can bring forth the wished for May
bees"-verbum sat sapientis.
May l. A Northern Rover.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-03
CANE GROWERS TO TALK
OF SUGAR AND SYRUP

production of Sugar Cane in Flor
ida" r. E. Rose, state chemist, ITALIA
hassee, Fla.
Cane and Syrup" Hon. A. A. Den
ton, Medicine Lodge, Kan.
Cultivation and Manufacture of Su-
gar Cane at Home and in the Tropics, -
DR.. w c. Stubs, director louisiana
Sugar Experiment Station.
Miscellaneous matter.
Night Session. 8 o'clock-"Why
| Beet Sugar Growing Cannot Be Profit
able in the South" DR.. H. w. Wiley
chief of Bureau of Chemistry, Depart.
| ment of Agriculture; James Hamilton
| Copper, a Georgia Pioneer in Cultiva.
ton and Manufacture of Sugar Cane
| Eulogy," Hon. w. G.. Brantley, mem.
Der of Congress from Georgia.
Thursday, May Z, 10 O'clock a. M
Introducing Of Hon. James Wilson
Secretary of Agriculture, Hon. A. s
| Clay, United States senator, Georgia
Agricultural Education" Hon. Jane.
| Wilson; Soils and Fertilizers in Con.
nection With Sugar Cane Growing,
DR.. H. w. Wiley; "Cassava," Prof
| H. E. Stockbridge, Lake City, Fla;
miscellaneous matters.
Afternoon Session, 8 O'clock. Sugar
| Produced From Maize, Commercially
| Considered" Prof. F. L. Stewart
| Murrysville, Pa; miscellaneous mat.
tiers.
Night Session, O'c1ock.-"Agricui.
| tural Education in Georgia." Chancei-
lor Walter B. Hill, University of Geor-
| gia; miscellaneous matters.
Friday, May s, 10 a. M:
Production of sugar in Georgia,
| Thos ]. James, Adrian, Ga.
Markets for cane products D. G.
Purse, president Board of Trade, Sa-
vannah. Ga.
Character of sugar cane grown in
Georgia and adjoining states and some
points of a scientific character in re-
gard to manufacture and marketing,
DR.. H. w. Wiley, chief Bureau of
Chemistry, United States Department
of Agriculture.
Miscellaneous matter.
Afternoon Session. 3 O'Clock
Miscellaneous business.
Adjournment.
The Committee on Convention con-
sists of. d. G. Purse, chairman; Dud-
ley M. Hughes. ]. Pope Brown. ]. B.
Wright, c. P. Goodyear, c. r. Pendle-
ton, E. E. Foy, C. E. Garner. ]. M.
Spence, Jr., M. D., F. B. Sirmans, T.
j. James, S. Russell Brihson, W. w.
Sharpe, r. E. Rose, Harvie Jordan,
Edward ]. McRee, J. T. Wells, ]. A.
Dasher, Jr., E. f. Coney and G.. E.
Walker, M. D.
The committees of the Macon Cham
Der of Commerce are:
Finance. B. English, chairman; F.
w. Hazlehurst. R. *. Hines.
Reeeption-G. w Duncan, chairman:
Arthur L. DasheB S. S. Dunlap, Win
ship Cabaniss. r. X. Hines and Leon
S. Dure.
Capt. Purse, who is chairman of the
general committee and who drut a.
augurated the movement for the con-
vention and has since been untiring in
his efforts for it's success. left for Ma
con last niSht and will remain there
until the convention is over.
The Cityjof Macon is most interested
In the movement and besides furnish
ing a place OF meeting for the sessions.
has ASSURED ample accommodations 10
all delegates and other persons who at
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-03

Arrangements for the Interstate
Sugar Cane Growers Convention. to
be held in Macon, Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday of this week, have
now been completed, and the outlook
is that the affair will be one of the
largest as we'll as one of the most i'm
portant and far reaching in its effect
of any ever held in the South, and
probably in the country.
This may be foreseen, in part, when
it is known that more than 1000 dele
gates have been appointed by the va
rious Southern states interested in
cane growing, and that in addition to
these many other representatives APP
pointed from trade bodies will be pres
ent, as we'll as representatives of
many manufacturers interested in
making machinery for securing the
products of cane.
The scope and importance Of the
meeting is shown in the personnel of
the speakers among whom are, to
mention only a few, Hon. James Will
son, secretary of the Department of
Agriculture; DR.. H. w. Wiley chief
of the Bureau of Chemistry. Depart
ment of Agriculture; Dr. w. c. Stubs,
director of the Louisiana Sugar Expert
ment Station, and Hon. John Sharpe
Williams, congressman from Missis-
sippi, the successor to Congressman
q
the Democrats of the House, and him
self a cane grower on a large scale.
Mr.. Williams responded too late to
be placed on the printed programme,
but, nevertheless, he will be given a
prominent place among the speakers.
The information that he could be pres
emit at the convention was received by
Capt. D. G. Purse only last night.
The official programme of the conven-
ton is as follows:
Wednesday, May 6, 10 o'clock a. NJ
Convention called to order, D. G..
Purse, chairman Convention Commit
tee.
Prayer, Rev. r. E. Douglas, Macon,
Ga.
Committee on Permanent Organiza-
ton appointed.
Welcome TO state of Georgia, Gov. j.
NJ Terrell, Georgia.
Response, Gov. w. S. Jennings, Flor
ida.
Welcome to city of Macon, Hon.
Minter Wimberly.
Response, delegate from Mississippi.
Welcome by Chamber of Commerce,
Hon. j. T. Boifeuillet, editor Macon
Evening News.
Response, delegate from South Caro-
lima.
Welcome by State Agricultural So
ciety, Hon. Dudley NJ. Hughes, presi-
dent State Agricultural Society.
Response. Judge Emile Rost, presi-
dent Louisiana Sugar Planters Assoc
citation.
Report Of Committee on Permanent
Organization.
The Cultivation Of Sugar Cane in
Georgia." w. b. Roddenberry, Cairo.
Ga.
Afternoon Session. 3 O'clock
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-03


Everybody in Wall street knows
Levi c. Lathrop, banker and broker.
His daughter, prettiest girl on the
West Side, was caught in the act of
accepting the attentions of young
newspaper man. Papa Lathrop, great
~ surprised, summoned the pair be-
fore him and after Solomonizing acute
~ learned that the youth had had the
audacity to propose marriage to his
daughter. Sending the girl from the
room, he sounded the boy deeply as to
his habits, hopes and financial pros
poets. Being manly young fellow,
the reporter said he was making
about SIS a week, did not drink, smoke
or chew, did not gamble, liked hard
work and was ambitious; and that, no
matter what happened, he was going
TO. marry Miss Lathrop. This kind of
talk rather pleased the "old man." He
told the youth to see him next day.
That night he talked to his daughter.
you children seem desperately in
earnest" he said when the lover call
ed on him at his office. II like you
we'll enough to let you have her, but
1 don't like your financial prospects. I
doubt If you ever will be able to earn
enough in the newspaper business to
support her decently. I'll make you a
proposition: You take a good look
around New York and see if you can
find any sort of business you would
like to go into. 1 am not particular so
long as 1t is honorable, and with your
ideas of right and wrong you will do
the proper thing. Report to me at the
end of the week. If you find anything
that suits learn what you can about
1T, how long it has been established,
whether 1t has been proSOerOuS etc,
Then we shall proceed further if we
think it WISE"
The young man reported that he had
found cheap-price book shop in
Cortlandt street, owned by a quaint
character of the name of Rohde, the
man with the straw hat" and that
he thought he would as lief be book
seller as anything else soutside Of
Journalism. I'VE will look into it,
said Mr.. Lathrop, which he imme-
diately proceeded to do. Rohde showed
an excellent balance sheet, and con-
WINGED him that with additional capt.
tai the business could be made very
successful. A half interest was bought
Tor $4,000 and handed over to our re-
porter Get right down to work and
show what's in you," said the banker
Let me have an accounting every
month. Wen discuss the affair be-
tween you and my daughter later" In
six months the "old man. was so
pleased that he allowed the wedding
TO take place, and now Henry Stanley
Haskins and the imam with the straw
hat" have moved across the street into
one of the finest book stores in New
York, where they are coming money
An everybody is happy. But what a
father-in-law to have
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-03
,utD, Mr.. Ralph r. Byrnes.

sutD Mr.. Ralph r. Byrnes.
Quartette, "Old Black joe (Foster),
Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Crittenden, Mrs.
Rowe and Mrs. Bishop.
Chorus, The Heavens Are Telling
(Creation), Haydn, chorus.
The accompanist will be Mrs. w. A.
Bishop. Mr.. Clarence Connerat will
play a violin obligato to Miss Allan's
numbers
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-03
MACARTHUR 8 SONS Co,

tend, and, further, has guaranteed to
print an edition of 10000 copies of the
proceedings of the convention in full
ana to distribute these books where
they will be of most value.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-03

Miss Ann Teek-"Yes, Henry has
my wedding ring all ready, ana 1t has
'Kismet engraved inside it," Miss
Speitz--"Kismet2' Miss Ann Teek
Yes, don't you know what that
means3' Miss Speitz-"Why--er- 10
Latin for Better late than neverr -
Philadelphia Press.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-03

Josef Hoffman, will return to Amer
lea next fall for another concert tour.
The past season he has spent touring
Europe and has made an even greater
success than in former years. His last
American tour was most successful,
but he will unquestionably receive an
ovation in this country everywhere he
plays on his return. 1t is hoped that
Savannah may be fortunate enough to
have him.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-09-24

to come unless the Liberals should un-
eXpectedly come into power and inau-
gurate a policy Of retrenchment. En-
glish newspapers are filled with pro-
tests from taxpayers who complain
bitterly of the burdens which are i'm
posed upon them by the Government
demands on their purses. The income
tax is excessively high, and persons
of small means are clamoring for re-
lief from war taxation. There is no
prospect that their protests will be
needed. The empire is a costlT lux
ury. A. few years ago the Briton who
suggested that less glory and more
comfort in the British Isles would be
the most sensible policy the people
Of the United Kingdom could adopt
was held up to scorn as little Eng
lander" as a product of parochial-
ISM The number of little England
ers" is steadily increasing, however.
There are practical Britons who be-
lieve it is better to have a square
meal at regular intervals than to go
hungry in order that the British flag
may float over enormous areas in
Asia and Africa. London is crowded
with unemployed men. 1t is esti-
mated that nearly 10 per cent of it's
{, 100000 inhabitants live literally
from hand to mouth. Thousands of
soldiers who fought their country's
battles in South Africa and were dis
charged on their return home are in
almost destitute condition. Yet John
Bull is preparing to spend a larger
sum than ever before in increasing
MS army and adding to his navy. 1t
IS a great thing possibly, to be a
world Power" but the British tax
payer is not as happy as he would be
t glory didn't come so high, and Mars
we're content with a smaller tribute |
rom his votaries.-Baltimore Sun.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-09-24
Need for White Stockings.

The story was recently told us Of a
nurse who, proceeding to the tropics,
on consulting the matron of the hos
pital, who was in England at the time,
as to her outfit, was advised to take
out white stockings. She must at any
rate take one pair of white stockings.
Curious to know why, she asked the
reason, and received the terse an
swer: ITO be buried in" We relate
the story as showing the spirit in
which-~nurses take up work in I'M
healthy climates, knowing full well
the risks.-From the British Journal
Of Nursing.