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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-03-03
CULTO A LA VERDAD

DarAnte el regimen anterior, lA
verdad poll lea ers peligrosa en-
Pterto Rico. Dacirla, por regla g
neral era teniao por ssdi sion 8 in6
aencis. De ese modo, unos pua tor
riquefios se faeron { decirla al ex
traniero; tros, In c&llarop; ctros
sucumbieron bAjo su peso, v otros
10 aefJrmAron mintiendo. Y pa.A
que ne aprecie el terrible estigma
que sobre In vardAd hAbfa en- aque lie
6poca, recu6 desc que loe plsftcr
riquefios que sinceramente ponsaba 4
que era aqu6l I'M bnen re gimen, tor
p0c0 podfAn decirls, porQue erAn
tenidos por sus pA.sanos como trai
dorss y por ell gobierno como mfser os
Aauladores & cambio de nm mendru- :
60. d. mo1o que, 10 dicho: IL YER.
dad era impossible, y solo hubiara
tsnido nm VOC sro, Vi este pueblo hu.
biera querido; 10 guerra.
Hey NO. 81 lA irfi aencia del 60.
blerno americana para ID prospect.
dad de este pAfs, es, hAsts ahora, casi
nula, In inJtNenciG de c0ntGcto CON ell
Aimira BILE pneb,o an or cauo hA O.
tsdo parA saturAr este Rmbients de
lib bsrtaf de pensan ieiato y de palAbrs, !,
libertaa q. q despecho de alguna tor.
pc ley anti amer Q ma idsada por p ar
cialidades politicas On la Legislature
do In Isla, flota ibanditA sea- en tor
NO nuestro y NOS ennobleee y NOS
Alienta.
LA veraad puede decirse, ahora.
La verdad mas radicAl puede dc.
cirsa sin necesidaa de ir 10 gxerra.
L. verdad nj es seaici6n, nj es in
fdenciA Es nm gran quito al q 4e
deben los pueblos honrados rendir
franco homemade.
No es precise salir al extraniero
para decirla, y cada cual tiene ei de.
recho v ef deber de expresar libre.
mente esa verdad.
Asf, pues, hoy que sLs Cores.
pondencias invita- nj pGblico puerto
rriquefIo 6 expresAr hbrements su
opinion en- asuntos relatives & 10
constitution de'este pals, no hsya
Ambajes nj dudss nj vacilaciones.
CsdA cual formule In verdAd como
In piense CON esa cabAllerosa lealtad
dc los hombres dignos.
Sc piensN que 10 mejor es Terri
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-03-03

t0rioP Dfgasel ESQ no es adu'A.
clon nj es servilismo ante eli ara del
pneblO Americsno: ESQ es asta offs1
da 6 10 grAndeza de ese pueblo y
,confial de qoe por encima de las
menguadas convanieneias de pArti-
dos polfticos continentales, Il Amis
tad de aquel puetl, puede garAnti-
Ear 10 fs;iciaAd y las bsrtAdes puef'
torriquef1ss.
So piensA que es mejor II Inde Z
nenderciaf Paes ve- Ga alta y no.
be 10 opinion de quien tai piense.
Es iusto que ss sepa CO no se pisusa,
porque. lc6m0 90 nos habrfa de dar
/ 10 que quisi6ramos nj no formu.a.
mos nuestrO pensamientof T6 aga.
ge On cuentA que debemos hAblar al
pueblo americana. Harto sabamos
| VA 10 que son g .biernos de colonias
para q ae volvAmos ID cara 6 Il & pi'
ni6n pdblica americans, sin limitar
NOS 6 pedir 6 quisn naaa nos dsrfa
acaso porque no puede, aesso por'
que no quiere.
Els gobierno temporal! Poes s6.
pase cuantos le considerAn la mel u
soluci6n. Sc oase euantos puedan
pensar que ssA mejor que esta dis
yuntiva: "Iudepenae icia" 6 "Te.ri'
tori, 10 resuslvan nuestros hijos,
NO nosotros, limitAndonos & consti
tui. hoy an gobierno republicAno lie
abso.uta autonomfa que de 6 este
pueblo capacidad intellectual y eco.
n6mioa para ldecir sin que se le pue'
aa opener objection iua ta, HquierO
ser independents" to quiero ser ame
ricAno".
Y asf on las dem4s formas que sc
pue Ian 70 lsider&r como aceptables.
Dfgasa 10 vsrdad. DfgAse 10 que
&c piensa, leal y noblements, Este
pueblo tiane dere ,ho 6 ex xprezAr 10
que Quisre. A Aparecer ante N rt >
America sin &ntifaces , sin convan /.
cionales disimulos. S6pase 10 que
pensAmos Formulemos nuestra
opinion para que 10 opinion ptblica
de los EstAdos Unidos 10 conox3A y
psra que los hombres de gobierno
amerisanos la secunden si qnisren
ser justos, 8 10 contrAr1eu sin hipo
critas falacias solo validos de IL ley
de In fuerzA; s'qniA nominor leo".
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-03-03

quez declarAron. bsio jaramento,
que entire Jot9 o ivo PAntoja v Me
lit6n VAzquez Ii abba habido una re
ye1ts de 10 que result6 herido eli
Melton y en Ell juicio oral dijerou
que ignorabRn quien hsbia herido oil
Melif in Vszquez. Perjurio. Vega
B.ja. Abogado: Falcon.
Dia 8 81. m. Jo' 6 Pont6n Ma.
rrero sustrsjo una vaca de poaer de
don Manuel Pont6n. Comerfo. Abo.
g AdC: Tiz u.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-03-03
COnfial muChO
en- Ia efiCaCia
de csc si,tena

El dia 10 del actual llegaron & es
tn ciudaa vtrios Pedsg gos amari-
canos onobjeto de dar Cox fsrencias
en- toda la isla.
I'll doctor Lindsay les prestarA su
apoyo deciaido.
Nosotros celebranos estRs inicia
twas que reaundan en- bien del pue'
bio p 1e1t ,rriqutf1 d y nos alegralfa.
mos qas tAs confsrenciAs Sc re-.
pitieran.
RecoSdAmos Las 1ltimas celebrA
das en- estA isla p5r dos hombres de
buena volu ntsd que iban predicando
10 nuevA era por todas parties.
Asi se americAniza, con ell ejemplo
y CON el estimulo.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-03-03
JUICIOs ORALES

DiA 3. 8 5maHAAa. Isabel R,yes
pUr hurto de una novillA & Teodora
Monts fez. BAyamon. AbogAdo:
Tzol.
Dia 8 81. m. Antonio Navarro
tom6 vArioA efeetos en- 10 fArmAcia
de don Domingo Perszs, en- SAntur.
ce, nombre de do11a MalfA Rossner
viudA do DuffAutt sin que este le hu.
biera conflAdo tai comisi6n. Aboga.
do: Falcon.
DiA 8. 8. m. jorge CArras q aillo
sustfsjo nm pAntAlon & Pedro Rami'
reg. Cathedral. Abogado: Torres
Mopge.
Dia 8. 8a. m, Juan y Juli , VIZ.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-03-03
Los albOrOtOS
de sanOche
Diversiones que acaba-
ron en- rif1as
ron en- rinas

Anocha vArios marineros del
30 .fmpiA" Armaron nm esckndalo fa.
nomenal en- 10 Gale de 10 Luna.
Gran trl bajo cost6 6 10 Policia re.
aucirlos & la obediencia. paro al I'm
pudieron detener tres de ellos.
En otros establecimientcs de 10
CiudAd courtroom casos Au6lego %,
pero ID pruaensia y buen tacto de 10
P0licia leg 8 qae estas tonterias to
mAran mayor incremanto.
En- nm es f4 de ID calle de San
Francisco ell sefior Castro CON 90
Intervention oportuna evit6 nm s6rio
disgusto.
Tn Official subaltsrno tssa man ana
buscabA & los desaparecidos.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-03-03
cuadrO drama
tiCO infaDtll
del aCfrculO' de AflaSCO
Mucho entusias asnno para
tom II parte en los GER
tamenes de !" La Co
rrespondencia Z
Un Professor nOmbradO para una
eScuela de Santa Isabel
rrespO
lDe asskesta0 c0sYespo,ssall

Mafz0s Idly Gom1sl0a q del Gar.
naval dsl sCfrcnlo de Inatrucsi6n y
RscreO., me eucArga dar Las graciss
Al hAbilidoso Industrial don MaRfn
Montoya, que hiso los sombreros de
dos picos de ID e Estudiantina y & dor
Evangelista Paz, que cedi6 aus co
ches de lfnea para las Carrosas ID
10 Procession aleg6rica.
/ Ya est6 orgAnizado el cuRdro dra
mktic0 infAntil del sCfrerlo,, com
puesto de los nifios Manu- Al Grz MIR
Rodriguez, Antonio Chkrneco Con
zk ez y Antonio Gasm&u Rodrfgues
y de las nif1As MArfs Guznkn, Ne
riana Gaztambide y Mo1ests Martf
nez Est6n ensAyando In pieza pa
ra min o.: sEl triunfo del Cristia
i nismos.
En- vex del bale de Pin AtA, que nc
puede celebra-se por tener luto y
por ser famiiiares de dof1a Marigna
Bracety, muehas sefforitas y sccios
!, del HCf cut, Sc celebrarA <stA no
che: nm baile CON md sic del pals, en-
el elegante Salon del aCfrculon.
4
Han desjarre tado una r6s nj J uez
, de P&z don Demstrio Rodrfguez.
l.Dsbsn ser veugAT So de gente bAja,
por que el Juex es independents,
Estk enfsrmR unA nina de nuestro
amig el laborioso y acreaitado ar.
tesAuo don Juan Pesante MonagAs.
Siguel los enssyos de la G ASA
de campo, entire los aficionados del
"Cfrculo"
L, fiesta que 81 "Cfrculo" prepa.
rAba para el aia s de Marz,. Sc
transfsre para ell Is, para mayor
6xito de 10 misma.
Don Juan Gonzalez Suarez ha ra.
galado psra ID Blblioteca del stCfr.
culG", vArias obras de m6rito. como
ssMisterios del Mar. "Historis de
los Griegos" y 10 Guerra Franco.
AlemanA". A iemAs m "Repertorio
dramAtico" para min 9.
La citAda B.blie tees se ha anri.
q 1ecido, por compra & ID Casa de
0 ero, de Ponce, de les msgnffcos
Episodios Naci ionales; ssLuehsnAsv
tia Ests + sta roma aaieA". Va pase4
cineo cbsas de Psres GaId6s.
Rsina mucho entusissmo nor Ia.
mar parte en- los cert&menes abier.
tos por TIA Correspondencia de
Puerto Rico" y por .El Carna vA.n.
El corresponsal N ha enviado an
voto, para Ell primero, con pertinen.
tes obsarvaciones. Aquf hay, mn.
chos pArtiaarios de la HIudependen.
ciA", como Sc demost,6 en- ID iiltims
fiesta de G .rnAval, que cast fa6 una
manif sstac On i ivica. donde f otaban
las bAnderas de 10 PatriA. Los en-.
pones de Sci Carnival" DO ss han
recibido.
FL joven professor. hijo de este |
pueblo, don Rafael Velez Torres.
~ sidonombrado para una escaels |
rural en- Santa Isabel. Sc 10 reco. /
nendamos al patriots don Pedro |
Marfa Descartes.
Son veres dsros artistas, del gene.
% c6mico, don SsrAfin Agostini.
Ion Ffancisco Velez Torres = aofis
sabel y dom Carlos Carols, sficin.
lados del "Cfreulo".
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-03-03

En- estA imprenta Sc vende papsl
de peri6dico viejo & So. 40 ell quintal.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-03-03
Tribunal Supreme
Sefalamientos
CRIMINAL
GRIM I N AL

DlA 8 R,curso intsrpuesto por
DAmi& r sssy contra la sentences
del Tribunal de distrito de San Juan,
en- eausa que Sc le s!gaierA por le'
stones. Abogado: Ramos.
DiA g. 8 o. m. Jok6 La Q. Po-
lAnco, Ricardo Cadr6n, y cuatro mas
procesados por cohecho, jus sgos pro.
hibidos y fraudes, faeron condena'
dos por 10 Corte de Maysgt Con
tra ese fAllo ha establecido recurso
de casAci6n. Alb gAdo: AlvArez
Nava.
q "
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-03-03

0AROI, Ma
De sasssst,'o corrssposssaD


Mario 2.-Han co strafdo matri.
monio sn esta locslidad oil caballero
americana Mr.. Charles NJ B sgrsy ID
gefi0rita MAtilde HarnAiz Larrinaga.
La cf remoEiA Sc llev64 efscto ci
vllmante ante oil Juex Municipal de
esta pueblo. AtsntAmente invitado
asiatf tan kimpktica boda, en Il
cuAl hubo d d5rroche ae atenciones
para todos los coneurrentes nor
pArt9 de h f2milia H srnaix Z arffna.
60: Autea y despu6s de II celebrA
cion Del &cto, Ba bAilarOn algunAs
danzss tocadas por hAbilfsinas pia
6 q toao geasro de fslicfaade ,
sonria { los nuevos desposados, son
mis- dessos.
He tsnido el GA. to de saludar Il
dist gaid0 aLig don Manuel Her.
naiz Larriosga, prob emp e sdo del
Department T., de Oo-as p1blieas.
Ri senior HsrnAix, que side en- Ca
yay, hs venido para asistir 81 ma.
srimonio de 90 sen5r.ts hermana
MAtilde
JCuando tenderness loa habitantes
de 10 @ .rolina, IL inmensa sAtisf Sc
ci6n de yer conatf uido ell fsmcso
puente sobra el rio l. iz.l Mucho
se ha llsvaao y traido ess proyecto,
pero haata el presente nada Ee ha
hecho. Ultimamenta se diio cue al
Depart smento de Obras pi ). icas hs.
ria construir uno de msders: e.
tempo, pass y g. tal dicho no 90 lleva
8 . p-Actica, psrjudicandu asi las
consreas que divide ell gran rio.
HAgase p0r quien corresponds, algo
fayorsble, puesto que de tanta nece
sidad es el puente de r. fsrencia.
Me eonsta que 6 los tenedores de
efsctos de CarnavAl on ests locali-
dad Sc les qned6 sin vender una
buena cantidAd. 70 cual demuet { =
que por ID desanimaci6n que hubo
paso casi desapsrcibida esa fiesta que
50 he celebrate con verladero entu
siesmO en- casi toda II isis.
El bsile que celebrark esta noche,
el .Csrculo de Instruction. , Rs.
Mm @~I~ y. III
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-03-03

Nl bsile que celebrar6 esta noche,
el .Csrculo de Instruction. , Rs
creo", se dsbs & 10 inieistiva de don
Juan B Ssin, don J Jt6 o. Caapsl y
don Serafin Agostini.> Los concu
rrentes sor&n obseq uiados CON nm
regalo de "DIen guston, que se sor.
tsar& entire todos.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-03-03
G I v I l.

OAslc'6 On en- autos snt e don Fran
cisco Abreu y don Andles Avslino
DslgAdo sobre quita y espera de es.
ts 1tfmo. Abogado: CuevillAs.
TRIBUNAL DE DISTRITO
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-03-03

l., fiesta que el nCirculo'' prepa,
raba para el dia de MARI ). &c
transfere para ell 15, para msyor
6xito de la misma.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-03-03

Son verbs dsros artistas, del gene.
70 c6mico, don SsrAfin Agostini.
don Ffancigco Velez Torres = aons
Isabel y don Carlos Garcfa, aficio.
nados del nCireulo".
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-03-03

Don Juan Gonzalez Suarez ha re.
galado psra ID Blblioteca del nCir.
culG", varias obras de m6rito, como
s'Misterios del Mal". "Historia de
los Griegos" y 10 Guerra Franco.
AlemanA". A iem2s m aRepertorio
dramAtico" para min O.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-03-03

Han desjarre tado una RS 81 J uez
de P&z don Demetrio Rodrfguez.
Deb IN ser veDgar 50 de gente baja,
por que ell Juez es indepe ndiente
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-03-03

Siguel los enssycs de ls G Asa
de campo, entire los aficionados del
HCfrculo"
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-03-03

El joven professor, hijo de este
pueblo, don Rafael Velez Torres,
ha sidonombrado para una eseaels
rural en- Santa Isabel. Sc 10 reco.
mendamos al patriots don Pedro
Marfa Descartes.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-03-03

Estk enfsrmR una nina de nuestro
amig el laborioso y acraditado or.
tesAuo don Juan Pesante Monagas.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-03-03
EC0N0MIA .MUY NAL ENTENDIDA Is


narue
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-03-03

La citAda B.blietecs se ha snri,
q 1ecido, por comprs & ID Casa de
Q ero, de Ponce, de les msgnfacos
Episodios NAci onAles; sLuchsnA's v
lila Ests fsta roma naieA". Va pase &
cineo cbsas de P6res Gald6s.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-03-03

En- vex del bale de PifiAtA, que no
pue1e celebra-se por tener luto Y
por ser fAmiliares de dof1a MAriana
Bracaty, muehas sef1oritas y socios
del HCf cue, Sc celebrarA <sta no.
che: nm baile CON md sic del pals, en-
el elegante Salon del aCfrculon.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1903-05-14
DOM, h, |. .,WI.n.I. Had"

The Republican is in receipt OF MI
enclosure, with cash, from an old Iowa
friend, Mr.. r.. Buck, secretary and
manager of the Western Farm EX-
change at prairirbell, Iowa, The eX-
change has something less than II
thousand farms listed in Missouri, Iowa
and Dakota, including several fancy
county farms. Tho headline over this
paragraph il used 10 preface IA brief
mention OF Missouri's advantages and
opportunities, followed by the pcrtincn,
suggestion, "The road to the poorhousc
is paved with neglected opportunities" I"
The Exchange is onicered by honorable
and able men, d. B. Hayes, Of Bluff,
has listed several farms for the COM
pany in this and Christian counties.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1903-05-14
Mrs. Artcr Kiss~e Dead.

Martha Alice Stewart was born In
Phelps county, Mo-, May 18th, 1886,
and moved with her parents to Taney
county In her girhood.
She united with the General Baptist
church when about II years Of age In
which church she continued her ucccp-
table membership until death.
July 10, 1885,, she was united in mar
rlagc TO AFTER kissee, who survives
her and mourns her loss.
She was the mother Of eight children,
four girls and four boys, six OF whom
arc still living.
One little girl, Alice, died when
about two years old, and one little boy,
born about three hours before her
death. The infant died u few minutes
before its mother. Both mother and
infant were buried together at tho
johnson schoolhouse cemetery, Salur-
day, May 9th, 1909. Funeral services
were conducted by Elder L. &. johnson.
Deceased had been sick for many
weeks Numerous friends mourn her
death and sympathize with her huS.
band and family in their bereavement.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1903-05-14
A startling Test.

To save a life, DR.. T. G. Merritt, OF
No. Mehoopany, Pa, made startling
test resulting In a wonderful cure. He
writes: "a patient was attacked with
violent hemorrhagcs, caused by ulcera'
tion Of the stomach. | had often found
Electric Bitters excellent for acute
stomach and liver troubles so / pre-
scribed them. The patient gained from
the first, and has not had an attack in
IA MONTHS Electric Bitters are posi-
lively guaranteed for dyspepsia, indi
gcstion, constipation and kidney troub
les. Try them. Only SOC at A. Ii. Par
rish's.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1903-05-14

II you are troubled with that wake.
iul feeling 1t would no, be amiss to
try the advice OF 4 noted English doctor,
who recommends as u simple and effect
ual remedy that one should curl the
body up beneath the bedclcthes SO AS
to reduce the amount Of fresh air.
Lower the supply Of oxygen in tho
blood" he says, produce Il little
asphyxia, breathe and rc.brcn,he only
the esrircd mir; you will then reduce
the stimulating oxygen, and fall asleep.
There is no danger. When asleep, you
are sure TO disturb coverings and get
the fresh air. When the cat or dog
prepare to sleep, they bury their noses
in some hollow in their hair, and of
they GO"
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1903-05-14

Those sensitive individuals who mur.
mer because Mr.. Folk has "slanderod"
Missouri seem TO have mistaken the
Of that word. As defined by
standard photographers slandcr means
to ''deiame; to maliciously injure by Ut
tering false report" That the reports
that have been uttered about official
corruption and veniality in Missouri are
not untrue is indicated beyond u doubt
by the permission that has been grant.
ed to persons accused OF boodling and
bribery not TO tell what they know. II
no iniractions Of public morality had
been committed In Missouri II would not
have been necessary TO resort to the su-
preme court for protection for persons
accused OF wong-doing. Mr.. Folk will
prove that he is no slandercr II the state
government OF Missouri will permit him
TO do so, and whether 1t will do so OF
not, thcspcople will know that he has
told the truth.-kansas City Star.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1903-05-14

Recent experiments, by practical tests
and examination with the aid Of the "
Rays, establish 1t as Il fact that ca,arrh
Of the stomach is not II disease by itself,
but that II results from repeated attacks
Of indigestion. "lIow Can Cure My
Indigestion" Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
is curing thousands. 1t will cure you Of
indigestion and dyspepsia, and prevent
or cure ca,arrh Of the stomach. Kodol
diges,s what you eat-makcs the stom-
ach sweet, Sold by All druggists.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1903-05-14

Every seven days the blood, muscles
and bones OF n man OF average size lose
two pounds OF wornout tissue. This
waste cannot be rcplenished aud the
health and strength kept up without
perfect digestion. When the stomach
and digestive organs fail TO perform
their functions, the strength lets down,
health gives way, and disease sets up.
kodol Dyspepsia cure enables the stom.
ach and digestive organs To digest and
assimilate all Of the wholesome food
that may be eaten into The kind Of blood
/ that rebuilds the tissues and protects
the health and strength OF the mind and
body. Kodol cures indigestion, dyspcp'
sia and all stomach troubles. II Is an
: ideal spring tonic Sold BY all drug
. gists
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1903-05-14

During his recent visit to ST. Louis
Sam Tyson purchased machinery for an
up-to.dato brick.making plant which
will commence operations soon under
the superintendent OF Robt, Mcbride
whose experience and reputation in this
line will place Harrison ahead in the
manufacture Of brick as II has been in
other matters. Harrison Times.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1903-05-14

10 the calculations Of the worlds as
tronomers. There Is difference Of that
fraction OF u second between the sun q
time rs recorded at Greenwich and as
recorded at Paris.
One tiny grain Of sand missing from
the immeasurable ocean-shores Of Time!
Yet millions OF francs are being spent
10 find that missing moment. a special
building has been erected at Paris, fit
ted with costly and complicated instru-
ments, for the sole purpose OF tracing
out that lost moment The bost math.
ematicians have been assigned to tho
task, and they may be employed for
years before they complete their search
and bring forward solution OF the
mystery.
a little thing Is second Of time.
II is so free that we could not stop II II
we would.
Millions OF us waste seconds, mo.
ments, hours, days, and whole lives, land
think little Of the loss.
II may seem ridiculous that 80 much
labor and expense should be put into
the pursuit OF II fractional part Of sec
ond-a period Of time so short rs TO be
practically unappreciable by the hu'
man senses.
The time Of the winking OF an eye.
lash what does that amount 10 In the
unfathomable depths OF the past and
the infinite eternity Of the iuture9
Time, without beginning, never-cnd'
ing, tho one thing so vast and all-per'
vading that the mind can never hope
to comprehend it-what IL the triaing
little fraction OF n second out Of oil this
bOundlcss store.
How can II be worth both ering about!
WELL II should be remembered thai
the worlds longitude Is calculated or
the basis Of Greenwich time, and tn,
differcrcc OF q sixteenth OF II second
would pcrceptibly shift every meridian
This sixteenth Of second, II no
found, would cause the maps OF tn,
earth To be made over
II would compel the astronomers (,
make anew their calculations as TO III,
relative movements OF the earth ant
the other planets.
Many political boundaries, fixed b,
longitude. would be altered, and thou
sands Of people would find themselvc
Of IA different nationality.
So this lost fraction OF second Is o
great Importance after all.
Here the sixteenth Of n second woul,
change the political relations of thou
sands. Bu, in the history Of the worl,
how many transfguring events hav,
occurred In even less time and vital,
changed the destinies Of millions?
The value Of an Instant is beyond ca
innate In franks or dollars. They VIII
rightly appreciate and improve tim
know that 1t is the most valuable thin
in the world for with time given al
other things may be gained.
Each individual is given just 80 man,
years, months, days, hours, minutes an
seconds.
These, like the hairs OF the head, ar
numbered.
And us he uses or wastes them he
much or nothing In this world and s
must he render account ut last to tn
Supreme Auditor.
Tho value OF the time we use we ca
measure, In way; but who can eve
know the value Of the time that hu
been lost. St Louis Chronicle.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1903-05-14

The Poplar Bluff Republican says:
"The grand jury was terror I'LL tho
supreme cour, spiked its guns. II you
dom, want to testify, Just humble it
out that you might incrimina,e your.
self, and the grandjury is paraly1cd.
1t cannot inquire into the cause, or
whether or not you are acting in good
faith, according to the supreme court :"
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1903-05-14

Examinations for teachers cor,iii.
Gates will be held nj Taneyvillc, Taney
county, Mo-, on Thursday aud Friday,
June ~ and 20, 1909.
Any information in regard to renewal
Of certificates will he furnished on up.
plication by the undersigned.
4. II. PARRISH, Sec'y.,
Forsyth, Mo.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1903-05-14

SamB. Cook, secretary OF state, hlames
the Republican party and press for the
disgrace OF Missouri, and exoneraies
the Democracy OF all blame. Mr.. Cook
may, nevertheless, have some difficulty
in holding the Republican party respon.
siblc for ex.Lieutenant Governor Lee
and Senator Farris, Kansas City
Times.