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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-03-21
SOCledad COncertista
de San German
VISTA A ANASCO
Artlstico DEGRADE de TN
Teatro
Las caSdS pdaden pintarSe q
gustO DEL pagadOf
De maestro cosrsspoaasGl J.

LIZ NS6SSCyO CO9TG8pO96$N6
Mario, 19-Los i6vsnes concer.
tiatas de San German, que, en- re.
presentation da xLs ApOl6foniea,.
tomaron pRrte en- Ii Veleda-concier.
to, que celebr6 ell sCfrculo de lbs.
TRACTION y de Rscreos 10 noche del
Domingo Is, fueron:
Presilente de la Sociedaa, Mi.
Charles G. Duming.
Maestro Director, dom Ramon
Morl&.
Maestro A~yundante, Felix Pubill.
Concertistas: Anibsl Comolli, Err.
neato Qui1onas, Vicente Ssmbolin,
Hector Comolli, Juan L'ull, Alfredo
Nazarlo, santiago Ssmholin, RsfAel
Psjale, jaime Acosts, Saints go Psi.
mer, Alberto O'Neill, Fernando Ri.
vera.
Entire los concurrentes 6 dicha
fiesta. r~ecoraamos 6 don Ro5olfo
Ramirez Vigo, gran tsnador de Gni.
terra, y nm 1oven artista del euAaro
II sico arsmktiso de Maysguez.
Despres do In Velxda concerto
hnbo bale, que dur6 hasta las cus.
trO de 10 maarugada.
Han iT gresado d.timamenta como
soeios del <Cfrculo.. don Mateo Pa.
lou, empleAdo de In Central Biarchi,
don jose Guzm&n Aware y ell So.
nor PAar6, CAbo della Policfa Insu .
lar de este puesto.
TrAbsjAron en- los p~reparativos de
10 Velada, reformas del local, basti.
dores. b~ibliotscas y muebes para
ell escsnario, los carpinteros Pere.
grin Caraballo y el maestro o mo.
Como p%intorss. y empapelaaoras An.
tero Alers y CAndido Goieo.
Confsecionaron los trabsios para
los artist&s del sCfrculo. las sen ori.
tAs Aurea Pljuan, Teresa Garcia y
MAlfA Alvarez.
Estk erferma de aIgana gravadsd
una mia de nuastro amigo don juan
de Jssds Rios.
Dieen que Ia Junta Superior de
Sandal ha contestado 6 una consul.
ts de los ne ores Biancht, que ne
pue&en pintar las casas, de sgua 6
de aceite, & gusto del psgador.
Por 9 hoy ell Santo lie. P~atriarea
San Jose, los socios del sCfrculo.,
que tienen eats nombre, prepAran
para esta noche una jarana. Los
iniciadores son don Joa6 Demetrio
Chapel, don Jos6 Angsl Green, don
Joa6 Rodriguez PAx y don jesse Mo-
rales Gomez.
El estandarte del sCfrcuio. es,una
bkndera puartorriquens, de raso,
con al RiQnianfa lntrarn. aGfnnmln
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-03-21

Dieen que 10 Junta Superior de
Sandal ha contestado & una consul
ts de los aen orss Bianchi, que ne
pueaen pintar las casas, DE aqua 6
de aceite, 6 gusto del pagador.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-03-21
d maestro c~o,vesponsozJ

Mario, 10. La Junts eseolar dc
| este pueblo ne muestra muy active
en- atender 4 TODD squello que tiands
al meioramiento de 10 INSTRUCTION
q. esta lccaiidad. Ultimameata Ia
obtenido del Departments de Eau.
caci6n 10 creacion de dos escuelaa
rurales 6 mas de las que exis ian,
escaelas que fuerou provistAs ense
gaida de personal y de los utensilioa
n~acesarios, hall&ndose funcionando
desde hsce algunos dfas. Ahora ira.
baia aearca del Honorable Comisio
nado de educaci6n o eli fin de CON.
seguir 10 construction de nm ediieio
para las e~scualaa g~raauadas, tanien.
do probAbilidaaes de alcanxar sine
TODD, una pArte que ccufra an 10 f.
brieaci6n del ref sriao edifcio. Nos
otrcs, amantes del progreso y bie'
nectar de nuestra pueblo falicita.
mos ainceramants 6 les senoras que
ccmponen 10 Janta de References por
su brillante labor deaae qus toma'
ron L. diraccion ds los asuntos CISCO.
lsYes de etts Munisipio. Exsuss.
mos aecie que 6 esa labor no son
e~xtra1os ell Alsslde y ell G oneejo ma;
nicipal, quienes 10 secundaron deci'
didamente.
Los eosecharos de tabRco SO ha.
liam muy desanimados y abatidos &
conseeue 1cia del bsjo precio que 81.
cA1 z ! ests arom&tica hniA en- 10 &C.
tualidaa. Cosecheros hay que eli
proaucto de ga tabaco no cubra los
CAST IS que le origir6 IL siembra, y
no Re crea que 10 rama no es de
buena caliaad & otra cosa tal, pues
Ell PAT entero conoce que el tabAeo
de Come1io es ell meior que SO pro-
duce en- Ia Isla. Tan es asf que 6
esta comarcG tabacalera so le llama
por los bsenos famAdores In eVuelta
Abaio de Puerto Ricus. Y 6 pesar
de esas vsntsjss los to aedores no
pueaen vender-si encuentran com.
prsdor-mAs de seis & ocho pesos
qnintal.
De otros produetos no hay que ha.
blair, ell cafe se ha vandido y a Sc
estA vendiendo 6 precios sumsman.
to pobres: y cate pueblo que fac en-
epocas del gobierno espanol uno de
los mas ric5s y dorecisntes de 10 I,la
Sc We hoy s1rninaao, arrastrando
tn vida l6nguida y pesarosa en- los
6i.a de uno de los gobiernos mas
podaroaos del mundo. Asf Va estA
pobre nave que 81 llama Borinquen:
mientras Sc dice al gobierno que
estamos nadando en- L. Abundancia,
In agricultnra, fuente principal de
nuastra riqueza y 10 qse sostiene les
mayores cargas del est ado se Va
Rrruinando & pasos sgigantados y
las industries y Ell concrete des'
a~pAreeiendo como por eneAnto. Pc.
70 vale mas no hAblar de este, por-
! Que ell alma se contrista nj contem-
plar ell presente estado fnanciero de
/ este desgrAciado riuc6n del mundo
americana.
El lunes Is estuvieron en- este de
paso para 81 vscino pxeblo de Aibo-
nito los anerieanos Arpin y Mobiles
les acompanAba nm acaudalado CO.
merciante de Ssn Juan. socio aa ID
respets Bile casa VIllamil y ca. Los
primeros de los mencionados fueron
licisadores de L. franquicia del Salto
ae aqua de estA Jurisdiction. Nc
hemos podido inds ar NADIA acercs
de su visje por esta poblaci6n, nc
siendo de extra far que 90 relacioue
con dicho asunto.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-03-21
Votaci6n plebiscitaria
ola CORRESPONDENCE"

En- nuesuae dMn del 10 de- ebero dedamo&
".n osha lamos ahoa en- un pebteito d t@s los as. particles poItcos, cor
poacioms prensa,p pueblo. TODD expreaa qn Ell deseo de que Ia suated de esa Ea Sc una a
lPeros m este a en- la eahdad2 lS@an exachsl las pobabiidades que nota" La Co-
tesd de la guerra, inc Sc abrane nlbado esPu de lmpantadasn las aa9aes eyes IN
suma: Cn e1 la sluci6n que ell pueblo d PueroFd Rico peferra onaderando comola
mepr para Susi ntGesesy para la fehcdadd de este MsH 49, -,
Este q oq que LA Correspondence Sc popone pregunar q los habhantesd de la ia
gal obiaoles orece una "vGaoi6n pebsoharia' por medic de la cual maniheIen hbe-
Pr vnud lie la guerra spano- americana y aendiendo los derechosy vountad de
todos cmo son las soucones que d. acuerdo los puebos note-am y puertmique-
no. pudera darsea nuesTo probema. Esas sduconesy su d@aro44o son on sguG
ls TERRITORIO DE LA UNION RTEAMERlCANA.
oea ntre ell oontnente la s, o. primer hzo de federation Los pertoriquenos son
Uiudadanos ameranos. Ii ia formana, en- absolute, pMted d. los Iados On1ds, pu-
2@ NDtPENDENCIA. Ell congreso de los Esados Undos declare que
PuNioR Rico es una nacon Independence com la asia d. Cuba, reiene certS lugarsp para
nocda la ysrdadera oudadana puerorquena. Souci6n defnidva
conocea los puertorquenos ell "deechoa pebscto" Estabece ma lorna de gooeno
republic no bcameaI per@to Conserve ai Intervention repreentadap oru In gobernador
la resolution de @ad syuntva: t~r@or0 oandqende"c@. CumpnIs @s ~ amos a p m Mo
puertuiqueno porm medic de VI pebroto dra cuals seduction prefee, y ell Congresod de los
ESados Unidos 81 acp@ 6 no, q Puerto Rcoe n la federation. eoucon nterna'
4g COLONlA. FL @a@oQu 0 conm mas menos varantes, sin declTaoiond de
Soluoion dehnihva
5s CONFEDERATION ANTILLANA. e~nooda la inaepsn-
de la Ia, ehh coma Intervention diponauca lei goDerno americana gestonara
Ia contedeNc6n ION ot@ antlhs. Souci6nde fnnIva.
onvencidos de que sugetoa vtaci6ne ss punts ell resutado so abdutamente exac-
TO, puedes ser y aroximado la reahdad; oonvencidos de ~ Hme muchoi ntn6s d
Il. Ell vote d6ec ondgnarse IN ell talon gu el pei6doo pubIca, hacienda hi cruz
en- Ia caNUa correspondence a Ia SouconQ que ada Votante de@e. tendend que I'M
talon solo es vaidop para IN voo.
g. La vtaci6n empemrd ell sababo q Sd e Femero de 1903 y durara so dMa
cao por tres das conservatives % SO deA ml y de Mayo de 1903.
A. Nc es neoearoq que To- voantes frmen los talones amenosq ue expresamente
deseenh acero.
s" Podran escrbtre obs@vacione en- ell epaciod esdnadoa clio en- ell talon, pro
no seMn pubicadas squelasq ~ 10 sean pertnenes y razonaba.
Correspondence d. Puero-Rho" [64 Allen Street San Jun,P P. RI en- donde set mara
n0a del voto
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-03-21
Dulces en- almibar

Dulces en- almiba2 de vkrias ella
sen y tabacos ycigRrrillos ne venden
al lxdo del Ayuntamiento casa nd.
nero 30 frenta a 10 Plaza Principal.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-03-21
MOVimientO
b~ibliogrdfico
AMERICANA
Libros de texto en- espanol
(De nusstro c-orresponsaD

NaevA Yol k, 10 de Maiz1 sLa
Moral en- Ejemplos Historicoss es
una obrita sumamenta 1sil y prove
choaa que acaban de publican loa
eonoci6os editores de estA eiuaAd Sc
flores ID. Appleton y Ca.
Eate magrfhco librito es cbra del
DR.. Juan Garcia Pnr6p, & quien de.
be 10 literature peaag6gica espafo-
In e~spl@n&idos trabsjos dc redAcci6n
amos y de direction los otros. editA-
dos asf miamo por los se1ores Ap-
pleton v Ca. ri DR.. Garcia PnI6n
In venido dedic&ndoss por espAcio
de m&s de veinte amos & toda clase
dc trabajos pedsg6gicosr especial
ments & 10 publicRcion de libros, y
IN laYgAy provechosa experienc1a
SON bastAntes & garAntir, ann Antes
de leerla, In excelenefA de 81 sMoral
on ejemplos hist6ricos.s
Tai iuicio & priori 10 formar& cual
quiera que hAyA seguido sl mov1-
miento escolar de los ultimos amos
en- Am6rics; pero despu6s de hojear
el librito en- question, no SO puede
mencs de conarmAr & p~ostsriori el
principle ssntado, convenei6ndose
una yes mas de que no Va solamen.
to 20 debe rscomendAr eAtA obra pa
RI oil uso de las escuelas, sino que
muchos que deRde tempo 10 abAndo
nsmos, aesgraciadamente para no
volver W mas & ellie, podlfamos be.
nefciarnos grandemente consult&n.
dola CON f~recuencia.
La historic, dice Spencer, es nm
adorno; pero ri ese adorno es ade'
mas dtil, resulta doblemente Acepta
BILE. En- tai concepto, 10 obra de Gar
cfa Pur6n puede c~alifcarse de ex.
quisita, deleitando con sabiAs y pro.
fanaas ensef1anzas.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-03-21

R@en@ spmmaaM mu@nmm m us pNauaamp para Aua @m formulas ahsou rsa SON. m @ ma
ms@G @mmM que nMgMh npday@ economic @@aIa@ m@m@ @MaaM SS @I% @%M@-
mmMm@y pm @a@y mmmm n@Manm mm@ G mn a Pmy gna ma
sp@a @@ad qmsm ~mGned monahm a@ pM~ @wa pmm @ a 1 @m% @@a @ % cone % @S%o
Sc udmm nMs hFanad@- oun6ed @n nam@ PhmS RammMum@ @maum de VALE CMNop nQs
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-03-21

TARJKTAS de- vista CON sObre
v tn ellos, - haasn On sla Co
r ,aspsaasnssa
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-03-21
PalmaS dc cocoS

propias para trasplantar sc venden
en- pequenAs y grandes cantidades.
Infor mara dom Manuel Lopez an
.Vas O BaiA.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-03-21

En- esta imprenta sc vende papel
viajo & $40 quintAl.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-13
BRUNER TO SPEAK
Rock island County Boy on
Program at Chautauqua
Tomorrow.
LECTURES AFTERNOON AND EVENING
Career That ted 10 His Success is
One of Unusual In
Ierest.

Rev. Frank c. Bruner, Rock ISL
and county boy, son of W. b. Bruncr,
of this city. is one of the speakers at
the Moline chautauqua. He viii de
liver two of his best lectures, Uncle
Billy and Aunt Harriet" and The
Brown Button" Both CT these will
hc given tomorrow. the former AZ
$50 and the latter at in the even
ing.
While Rev Burners career is known
TO many in this county, Il brief sketch
Cf his life, with the manner in which
he rose to pc recognized as one of the
foremost ministers and lecturers in
the country, is of interest at this
time.
Rev. Bruncr was born in Switzer-
land county, Indiana. He removed to
Illinois when a small boy. He was
brought up on farm in Rock Island
county. and began his education III a
little school house that stood on the
corner of his fathers farm. When
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-13
GET INSIDE.
Your Friends and NeIghbOrs in Rock ISL
and VIII Show You How.

-FOUR anu NelEnDoEH al NUN Isl
and VIII Show You How.
Rubbing the back won't cure back
ache. \ liniment may relieve, but
can't cure Backache comes from the
inside - from the kidneys. Doan's
Kidney Pills get inside. They cure
sick kidneys. Here * Rock Island
proof that this is so:
Albert Burton. of 2S1O Fifth-and-a-
half avenue. an employee of the Flee
trio Light company, says: Il had a
soreness across my back nearly all
the time and the kidney secretions
were irregular in every way. When |
caught the least cold it always settled
in my back. l saw Doan's Kidney
Pills advertised and especially recon-
mendcd for my trouble, 50 | called at
the Harper House drug store and got
box. After using two boxes | felt
almost like new man. They soon
relieved the soreness across by back
and regulated the action of the kid
neys."
For sale by all dealers. Price, 50
cents per box.
Fostcr-MiIburn company. Buffalo, y.
Y. sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's- and
take no other.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-13

Euucav0 Your novels with dssCAFSSss
Candy Cattartic, cure constipation 1 .s~ or.
loo "a Ris-> c fail druggists cefuud roonev
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-13
Cured of Chronic DIarrhoea After Ter
Years of Suffering.


81 wish to say few words in praise
of Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy says Mrs. Matte
Burge, of Martinsville, Va. 81 suffer-
ed from chronic diaFrhoea for 10
years and during that time tried var
ious medicines without obtaining any
permanent relief. Last summer one
of my children was taken with chol-
era morbus, and | procured n bottle
of this remedy. Only two doses were
required to give her entire relief.
then decided to try the medicine my
self. and / did not use all of one bot
tie before was well, and / have never
since been troubled with that com
plant. One cannot say too much in
favor of that wonderful medicine"
This remedy is for sale by all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-13
LED THE PLoTTERs.

ColoAeI Maschin and His Part In
Servta's Tragedy.
One odd phase of the recent Servian
tragedy is the fact that the leader OF
the assassins of King Alexander and
Queen Draga was brother-in-law of
the i'll fated queen, whose Unsuitable
ambition finally led her on to her doom.
The name of this chief conspiratoI
against the Obrenovitch dynasty is
Alexander Maschin, who became the
implacable enemy of Queen Draga
when she was still plain Draga Mas
chin, wife of his brother. AS, soon as
Draga, after years of scheming, cap
tured the affections of the young king
and became his queen in defiance of
public sentiment in Seryia, she speedily
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-13

Sometimes the sight of food nause-
ates you; your tongue is coated, your
breath is foul, and headaches come
and go. All these are symptoms of
disease. The trouble is in your stom-
ach. Stum-Ac-Oids act like magic.
curing any and all OF these disorders
in a few hours. Tablets so cents.
T. H. THOMAS. Leading Druggist
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-13

brought about the downfall of her old
enemy. Colonel AIaschin lost all his
appointments, was looked upon with
suspicion and disfavor by King Alex
ander and was in disgrace despite the
Servian army.
Queen Draga was good Halter and a
dangerous enemy, but she seems to
have more than met her match in the
person of Maschin. In revenge for the
Sights that had been put upon him he
seems to have used all his influence to
inflame his brother officers against the
royal couple, who were none too popu-
lar already. and when the conspiracy
against them was organized he was its
chief. On the night of June 10 he gave
his final instructions to the plotters at
a tavern named the Servian Crown and
then led them to the palace, where, it
is said, he even took personal part in
the butchery of the king and queen.
When the couple concealed themselves
it was Colonel Maschin who searched
for them with such persistence that
they were finally discovered and dis
patched in the secret room to which
they had fed.
Colonel Maschin is a veteran of both
the Servian army and diplomatic corps.
He served with distinction in the army.
was military attache at Vienna and
also served as Servian minister at an
unimportantappst. He is now minister
OF public works under King Better Ka
rageorgevitch and was conspicuous
figure at the welcome accorded the new
king when he reached Belgrade recent
IL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-13
GRANDSON OF A KING.
Charles j. BOnapnrte, Special COun
sci In Postal Trials.

Charles j. BOnapnrtc, Special Coun-
sci In Postal Trials.
Charles J. Bonaparte, who has been
appointed a special counsel to assist
the government in the prosecution OF
indicted officials of the postal depart
ment, is direct descendant of the fam
lily of Napoleon the Great. emperor of
the French.
His grandfather was the emperor's
youngest brother, Jerome BOnaparte,
who married the beautiful Betsy Pat
terson of Baltimore and who after be-
ing divorced from his American wife
became king of Westphalia. Betsy
Patterson's son, born of her marriage
with Jerome, was the father of Charles
J. Bonaparte.
Mr.. Bonaparte is n graduate of Har-
ward Law school and since his admis-
sion to the bar in 1874 has practiced his
profession with distinction in Balti-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-13

only Is years old he enlisted for three
years, or during the war, in the 9th
Illinois cavalry, and served until the
close of the rebellion. lie was pro-
NOTED for gallantry in the noted Hood
campaign in December, 1864.
Notable Military Record.
He has a notable military record.
He is a veteran. a son of a veteran,
and a grandson of veteran, his faith
er and grandfather and himselfi all
being in the war of the rebellion on
the union side, each of them serving
in Illinois regiments. He has been de-
partment chaplain of Illinois, and was
chaplain of the 3rd Illinois volunteers
in the Spanish-American war. one of
the best equipped regiments in the
state, and was elected chaplain-in-
chief at Buffalo Aug. ~. 1897 He is
in the prime of life. is a member of
Meade post. No. 444, of Chicago, and
is general favorite with his com
rades. He is a scholar of repute, and
finished his education in Illinois, TAX
ing classical and scientific courses.
At present he is Il member of the
Rock River conference of the Method
list Episcopal church and resides in
Chicago, ILL., Mr.. Bruner is preparing
two books fer the press. Pulpit Bios
SONS, or the Preachers Garden" and
"a Romance" His time is chiefly oc-
growing popularity. He is now pastor
of the Normal Park Methodist church
at Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-13

y household necessity. DIR. Thomas
Eclectric Oil. Heals burns, cuts
wounds of any sort; cures sore
throat, Group, catarrh, asthma; never
fails
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-13

We are willing to publicly testify
for id-Nc-Oids. We know that Kid
Ne-Oids cured our kidneys and De-
lieve Kld-Ne-Oids will cure yours.
Mr. T. r. Evmaf,. sTa Broadway. L.orain, ONO
Me- q l. ReedeF. .azo Bank ST.. Loraln, OHIO.
4 D. Coffsy broker. Anderson. Ind.
Solomon Sawyer. Jackson St., hrazu. Ing.
n C. fsreeu. Grand Ave. Waukcgan, al.
w ri Beebe. Centraiia. III. ..,,
MRS. W. z. Lefever. "a isth 81. ron .au- lAes WIS.
T. H. THOMAS, Leading Druggist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-13

Beware of substitutes offered "
INSCRIPTIONS dealers in place of Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar. Foley's Kidney
Cure and Banner SaIve. Dishonest
dealers for little extra profit will
try to palm off worthless prepare
tons in place of these valuable medi-
cines that have stood the test of
years, and thus jeopardize the lives of
their victims. For sale by all drug
Rists.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-08

CURED there within the last century, though
when il began II would be hard to say.
When Charles Darwin made his famous voy-
age on the Beagle to South America QS2l-':G)
he visited the Strait of Sarmiento, on the Chill
ian coast, near Terra del FuegO At that time
the glaciers in the vicinity reached out into the
sea. Sir Martin Conway explored the same
region two o. three years ago. after his at
tempt to climb Aconcagua. His account Of his
adventures and observations, recently pub
Iished IN book form, shows that rloraine or
bed Of gravel, BOW separates the Sarniento
glaciers from the ocean, and that enough time
has elapsed since il Was uncovered to allow a
forest To grow there. To some extent the
change may be due TO notifications Of the
climate. 1t appears TO be attributable also how
ever, 10 an upw ard tendency IN the motion OF
the earth's crust Other proof Of this wholesale
oscillation Is afforded by raised beaches and
powders that were once submerged, but are now
considerably above sea level.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-08

ends the bending is 1-e5 inches; at a distance
Of 24 inches the bending is go inches, and At
the centre distant 3J inches from either end)
the bending is 3.O5 inches. The stone is little
rough from the effects of atmospheric decon-
position, and, OF course the hundredth OF an
inch is hardly to be depended upon in these
measures.
Inquiry as 10 the epoch Of erecting the stone
did not lead to definite information, but the in
scription gave a date of 1858, thus indicating
that it has probably been in position approx
mately half century. The superintendent OF
the grounds has been there some twenty years,
and he assured US that the bending of the stone
had become much more decided in recent years
The slab is composed of white marble, OF
about the texture of the material used by
sculptors, and appears sufficiently crystalline
and homogeneous TO take polish On the un-
der surface the stretching Of the material
has given rise to a number of small cracks
such as develop in plaster where it bends. The
chief interest in the phenomenon arises from the
evidence it furnishes that marble is in reality d
fluid of enormous viscosity. This has, of course,
some bearing on the question of the rigidity OF
the rocks composing the crust of the earth and
the gradual adjustment of the earth's figure
under gravity.