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A Successful Planter.

His latest act to attract attention. al
though II was a mere matter Of busi-
ness. is the s~Ie OF 200 bales Of cotton
for cents a pound. which netted him
the sum of $4,000. The former Senator
profitable than the occupation OF a
statesman. and he is content 10 devote
his time and attention TO his vast acres
near Weldon, in the management OF
which he is assisted by his sons
He is now several years past sew
enty. the allotted time Of life. yet stil
hale. hearty. and active. but il IS doubt
ful II he ever again enters public life.
He has had many hOnors and is content
10 rest with them
The Washington times., 1903-02-17
what will the Future Bring?

Young Archduke Albert OF Austria will.
aside from everything else. be the rich
est royal and imperial parsonage in
Europe when he grows up- But beyond
this il is difncuIt 10 see what fate has
in store for him as he is very far re-
moved from the throne of Austria Hun
gary. to which the Grand Duke OF Tus-
cany his sons. his brothers and nephews
have all prior rights Perhaps. however.
he may become famous general like his
granduncle and great grandfather and iE
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Five Pounds of Copenhagen.
A Fragrant Tribute to the Memory of
Captain Bassett

An enterprlsIng contemporary of
ours draws attention to au item in the
annual report of Senate expenditures,
which reads: April p. , pounds
Copenhagen snuff. $40.
"For which Senatorial nose p asks
Our contemporary, with petulaut con-
Germ.
Speaking ofhand. we should say
for none IN particular, but a case in
all probability which illustrates the
strength of tradition. DO we not all
remember tie story of the sentries
which for more than a hundred years
stood guard and bravely relieved each
other ON a certain spot iu the imperial
gardens OF Peterhof? When inquiry
WIS made aS to how and why they
were stationed there it turned out that
tie great Catherine had ordered one
day a soldier 20 be placed as a guard
over q rose growing on the spot. lest
some one Of the courtiers should
pick IT,
May 1t not hc. too. that = pounds
of Copenhagen snuff, 1919" in addi-
tion to being purchased this year be
cause they were bought last. are rev
erently secured each year now through
the office Of the Secretary Of Senate,
not for the purpose Of tickling Sena-
torial noses, but rather III cOmmemor-
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he killed one OF his fathers gamekeep-
ers accidentally while out shooting. and
took the matter 50 much to heart that
he left the army and entered the church,
where. owing TO his illustriOus birth and
great wealth. he rapidly rose 10 the
highest dignity. becoming a member OF
the Sacred College He was. so far as
/ know, the only instance in modern
times Of man attaining the rank OF
cardinal and a seat in the senate OF the
Roman Catholic church whose hands
we're stained. even though accidentally.
with the blood or a feIIow-creature.
The Washington times., 1903-02-17
THE BEST THINGS FROM OTHER NEWSPAPERS.
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
Judge Parker and the Presidency.

Judge IaIheI anu IHt fItSIutHCy-
Parker would De- ilst as strong as his party,
and no stronger There is no good reason to-
suppose that the Democracy wiU be able 90 come
nearer victory IN 1904 than IL did in 1896. Pos
siblv IL viii be as far-from victory rs il vas
in 1900. The divisions in the party are far
from being healed. It is not united ON any
great issue. Nobody could make any guess
TO what its platform would be II IL should
hold its national convention to-day Imperialism
is dead. The Republicans are solving the trust
problem. The majority of the Democrats have
come over Co the Republican side on these and
other questions. There viii be- no assault on
the tariff. Not an issuc is left ON which
the Democratic party can appeal Co. the country
with auv hope Of success. Parker is able
and popular Democrat. hut 1904 promises 10
be rs bad wear for tine Democracy as IsgG
and 1900 Vere.-St- Louis Globc-Dc Democrat.
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Thinks It's a Gold Brick.

The EILius rebate bin was passed by the
House yesterday hy q vote Of 2fI 90 6. It's
salient provisions are al in the interstate COM
morce act, which for the practical purpose OF
preventing railroad rebates 20 the great trusts
Is dead letter The only change it makes in
the present law against rebates is that T.
abolishcs the penalty OF imprisonment and makes
d fine of Sl.oG0 tine only possible punishment foe
violating it, Under the pretens. Of Iegislatius
against the trusts the ElNns bill really makes
things easier for thcm.-Ncw \ urS Mori
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cussion on the floor OF the House with
the little giant from Missouri. Judge
De Almond.
Both are members OF the Committee
on the judiciary. and both are Demo-
Gratis and while they are not at eumity.
they disagree at times. especially on
parliamentary points and Mr. Fleming
is inclined 20 believe that hc5knOws a
thing or two when il comes TO the con-
sideration OF such matters.
The Washington times., 1903-02-17
A Model Counting Bureau.

The po>toitcc money oulcr department ham
dies about Saoo.00e,0'3 wear The loss hy the
dishonesty and earcle-sncs- Of clerks has been
only S25i IN the last two wears. hut this IS
partly explained hy the fact That the clerks
are made responsible for the money they handle
and any loss is considered theirs -Philadelphi4
Press.
The Washington times., 1903-02-17
Evading the Burial Laws.

AT the Chateau de St Maurice. one OF
the oldest castles in the Landes depart
ment in France. full Of weird passages
and mysterious rooms, just overhauled
on the death at the age OF ninety OF its
owner Madame de Mirabeau. large box
OF precious wood containing the en-
balmed remains of a girl OF dfteen has
been found in an oval room surrounded
by cupboards. The records OF the place
20 to show that in 1888 Madame de Mira
beau had lost a favoTite child that its
remains had been embalmed, and thas
beautiful funeral took place 1t seems
that the mother must have been able 10
get possession OF the body instead OF
allowing II 10 be buried
An almost identically similar case has
just taken place at Colyton. in Devon,
where on the death of Harry de Spen-
Ger Kingdom, man OF great wealth and
eccentricity. the embalmed body Of his
mother. who died forty years ago. was
found in one OF the rooms of his house,
and that Of his wife, also embalmed,
who died twenty years ago, was discov-
cred in his greenhouse.
This recalls the case OF the grand
mother OF King Edward, the late
Duchess OF Saxe-Coburg- -Gotha, who at
her death left large annuity TO her Sec
ond and morganatic husband, 10 continue
only so long as he kept her embalmed
remains with him. This was 10 prevent
him marrying again. And he carried
the body about with him for years.
usually in a piano case. until IL was
stolen from him by agents or the house
of Coburg and eutOmbed at GOtha. his
annuity being. however. continued
MARQUISE DE FONTENOY.
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Seasonable Project.

The plans Tor the 81 Louis Worlds Fair
include d refrigcrating arts buiiding 90 cost,
With the apparatus. y l.oo9.009 II is to De about
$50 by 30 feet and 50 feet high aud viii
furnish cold storage, ice water. cool air for
the theaters and other buildings and ice fol
the largest ice skating rink in the world
ithin the building viii De exhibited each dav
real 'old-tashione3' sn0ustorms--Nc York
Times
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BITS OF MISCELLANY.
In the Depths of the Pacific.

The most hazardous section Of the Manila
telegraph cable is that completed between san
Francisco and Honolulu. in which the sen bed
is prrcipitous. with valleys l.6oO feet deep
The next two sections. extending 90 Guam,
viii cross level plains Of mud at a depth OF
about 1900 feet, while the last section Is over
o series Of mountains Philadelphia Press.
The Washington times., 1903-02-17
SHAFTS or MIT AND HUNOR.
Rule. Not Exception.

Il have often heard Of suicide clubs. % o.
served the other man. "Do you suppose TN re
ever was such thing in cXistonccT-'
As % that" gloomily responded the con-
frned d,sreptic. who was member Of halt a
dozen social organizations and was suffering
the agouieS ~ remorsc that usually followed
au evening spent az one 81 their bsnquets. ali
club, are suicide clubs. Chicago Record
Herald
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Odnr Unimpeachable-

Brig=s-Grest Scott, how YOU smell of kcro-
senc,
Grisg~-Ne~: it is the fashionable perfume
nowadays. d gives one tine air of possessing IN
automobile 7 always put little on my pocket
handkerchief before 1 come away irons home
Boston Transcript.
The Washington times., 1903-02-17
Much Business Ahead.

In the thirteen legislative days yet
remaining OF the session. there is more
than sufficient business to absorb the at
tention OF the House without delving
into matter OF this kind destined 10
cause trouble and be productive Os no
good With the abandonment Of this pet
The Washington times., 1903-02-17

We breathe again. The Palm Limited
was not backed up twenty-five miles
after passing the flag station OF Pine
land to accommodate Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt particularly. II was bulle-
tined to stop for any passenger when
tagged, and having failed to obey the
flag. ran back. as it would have done
for the lowliesu OF negro passengers.
Thus red flags bring all men TO a com
mon level. even in South Carolina.
The Washington times., 1903-02-17
Born Under Lucky Stars.

There are three youthful scions OF Old
World royalty. who are credited by all
superstitious peopIe-that is TO say. by
the masses-with good fortune and
with powers OF an altogether supernat-
uraI character The first is the young
daughter of Emperor William, popu-
larly known as Princess Luischen.
now eleven years Of age. who has six
brothers all older than herself The
second is Archduke Albert. the stX-year-
old son of Archduke Frederick Of Aus
tria Duke OF Teschen, whose consort
gave birth to six girls before she pre-
sented him with a boy The third is
Prince Mehmed Burhaneddin, the sew
enth and favorite son Of the Turkish
Sultan, now about eighteen years OF
age.
Throughout Europe, and likewise 10
the Orient there has always existed a
superstition with regard TO the seventh
child. Indeed this belief in the power
OF the seventh is as old as the hills
and as wide as the world OF folklore
In France the seventh son is credited
by the peasantry with the power Of cur
ins scrofula by breathing on the part
affected. or by allowing the sufferer 10
touch him. He is likewise believed to
be able to cure fevers. and this supersti-
tion is 20 be found all over Ireland in
Scotland. and in the western counties
Of England. Moreover. il is generally
taken for granted that the seventh is
shielded in the most extraordinary way
from all harm. and followed throughout
life by the most wonderful good luck.
The Washington times., 1903-02-17

Senator Tillman says the newspapers
do not make and unmake men where he
comes from This is the harshest indict-
ment against the press of South Carolina
yet made
The Washington times., 1903-02-17
The Talk Of TIE Day.


Some Italian critics are already hys-
terical at the thought Of Sardou's Dan
te." One writes: "Sardou betrays his
tcricai truth with the same insolence
with which ne betrays human truth He
who presents such an incredible mixture
TO the English and American publics
must be firmly convinced that the race
which produced William Shakespeare
has irrcmediabIy lost the sense OF art
and has become the slave Of bad taste
in manner really humiliating and
shamefuI Would he dare TO throw such
a mad insult to the intellect in France
or Italy? We will not speak Of Italy.
for MS Dante is sacred We do not want
him on the stage; we 10 not allow him
20 be even mentioned. When Gabriel
d'Annunzio's evocGtion to the young
Dante in Francesca da Rimini' was
given II was dispIeasing 10 all.
But take France. The public there
would rise against this monstrous spec
ulation, In which Dante is made the ac-
complice i'm great money making con-
Germ while Of money grubbing he was
so innocent. The Dante is repugnant
10 every feeling and principle of rea-
s0nableucss and fitness. one would rath-
er think it a great joke than a serious
attempt. Were I English or American /
would consider such an impudent at
tempt as an insult
We do not take Dante so seriously in
this country; but suppose that Sardou
were to put Browning on the stage2
passed by the Browning Clubs OF Hook
anum Ferry and Pumpkin Hollow,
The Era" thus describes an Ibsen au-
dience I'm London: An Ibsen audience
is a study I'm morbid physiology Pallid
spinsters with uneasy eyes; sickly look
ing youths with effemInate airs and af-
fectations; strange hollow-eyed old men.
with a suggestion OF depraved refine
ment. socialists. vegetarians. pro Beers.
bromide drinkers. ego -maniacs. soli-
tairos and superhuOus women-these
form a large portion of an Ibsen audi,
encc anywhere"
And thus is Ibsen condemned. sem
fenced. hanged. drawn and quartered.
This lying caricature Is. forsooth. criti-
cism OF his plays. Some years ago the
yellow Book published an uuwholesome
caricature OF an audience al Tristan
and Isolde" but that music-drama still
lives and will live when the caricatuTe
is looked ar Curiously as the confession
of a brilliant but morbid and perverse
imagination. There is not in all Ibseu's
plays one line hat is as vulgar as the
"Era's" TRADE, for Tbsen is never vulgar.
never morbid never foully suggestive.
His tonic may have n bitter taste, but.
il is a wholesome draught, prepared for
the healing OF the nations
Some one says i'm the Chicago Record
Herald" New ideas are constantly On
riching the language with new words.
Some OF them come into general usage:
others are discarded soon after their
coinage. Kipling speaks OF the 'coolth'
OF the evening"
Yes. yes. But "coolth" is neither a
new word nor one invented by Mr.. Kip
ling IL has highly respectable age. for
a. was used in English literature as far
back as 1887 II is in Madame D'Arblay's
Diary Of 1881. Tom Taylor did not hesi-
tate 10 use it IN 1863. and it was a favor
Ie Of Sir Richard Burton. We are now
speaking Of "coolth," that is. cool
The Washington times., 1903-02-17
Homer and Andrew.

81 see that Andrew Carnegie thinks Homer
didn't amount to much. after alI.''
That's queer. Surely Homer must have had
one good point iu ANDY, estimation lie didn't
die rich. ''-C Chicago Tribune.
The Washington times., 1903-02-17

Il appears that the trusts love the
anti monopoly' measures recently
passed. not for what they are, but for
what they are not.
The Washington times., 1903-02-17
Savings Bank Accounts Still Mounting.

Cumulative evidence Of the nations prosperity
is given los the report Of New Nork's bank
superintendent that the deposits in savings banks
in the Empire state increased SGs,077,Ss5 to
81. .O77. .2ss. 182 More than 100000 new accounts
were opcucd.-Blstou Globe
The Washington times., 1903-02-17

tising for person who is competent
"a handle snakes They call him a her
petoIogist." The name usually heard
In the municipal court is dipsomaniac.
The Washington times., 1903-02-17

ness" The same word in English dia-
lect means "A cold" the malady. The
word with the former meaning is still
common in English provinces.
Here is a good story f. cm Mr. Brook
fields Random "Reminiscences" His
father was dining at the oxford and
Cambridge club with Tennyson. Vena-
bles. Rushington and others. TennysOn
put his feet on the table after dinner
and Tilted his chair more Americana.
There was a stranger in the room. and
they demonstrated with the poet for his
boorishness, but they could rot move
him.
DO put down your feet" urged the
host.
why should /? / am very comfort
able as / am"
But everybody is staring a you. said
the host.
Let EN- stare" answered the poet.
Alfred" said Brookield's father.
people will think you're Longfellow- "
Down went the feet
The Washington times., 1903-02-17

The Sultan Of Turkey has issued an
order that any soldier found drinking
in public Will be imprisoned forty-five
days for the first offense and severely
nOgged for the second. That is the kind
Of a canteen promoter Abdul Hamid is
The Washington times., 1903-02-17
A Reminder of Old Days.

Just Is a reminder Of the old days. at
tantion is directed TO the Hon. Matt
W. Ransom, who for years was the de-
The Washington times., 1903-02-17

Another American outrage against
the international proprieties. The
Yankees are getting a monopoly Of man
ufacturing The IDOLS wanted in Korea
and China.
The Washington times., 1903-02-17

II is race now who viii become the
first biIlionaiTe. History sits, pen
poised and ink-tipped, ready to fling
down the record and make the victor
immortal
The Washington times., 1903-02-17
The Solution.

Wei. why doesn't President Roosevelt gct
Congress 90 put bounty on children Lets
have some more paternaI legislation hicasso
Record Herald
The Washington times., 1903-02-17

n ''to the pure all things are pUc,"
When poor food mabcS ms GUS
It'- iuSf "a sign- we ius-y he sure,
There's somethin., "a 'one with u-.
Philadelphia Press.
The Washington times., 1903-02-17

Speaking OF Italian opera. Vos ist los
init HeiuriCh2
The Washington times., 1903-02-17
Sir Francis Packenham's Good Fortune.

That there is something in the super
stition may be gathered from the case
Of Sir Francis John Packenham, former
minister at Stockholm, and seventh son
of the second Earl Of Longford- When
four years old, he was playing on the
sands at the seaside when an old lady
took notice OF and talked to him, and
dying a few years afterWard left him
legacy OF $4,000. She was a perfect
stranger. While minister in Mexico he
received a letter from a lawyer in Lon
don informing him that a Frenchman
had left him a large estate in Kent.
Never having heard even Of the French
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-03-24
Ell R. Padre NazariO
despide el duelo en- el en-
tierro del ilustre Pa
Dire Pieretti
Una gran cOncurfencia acude
al aCtO Sinti6ndOSe con-
mOYida al eSCuchaf
al OradOr
(De maestro

s#[#-Ha$KF 80 SF%--Fsar
Ponce, Mario 25.-E entierro del
Padre Pieretti ha tenido lugar hoy,
comonzando ell aeto & Las nueve y
media do 10 mafans.
Para eli entierro invitaron aver,
por medic de una hoia sae.ta, que
tents ell retrato del P DIRE Pieretti,
los RR PIP. Paales, y 10 Asoeiaci6a
de Catolicos de Ponce.
Las exequias f6nebres faeron ex.
tremadAmente solemnes, asistiendo
doce sacerdotss, entire clos los Gu.
ras de JuAna DiAx, Coamo, Yauco,
GuaJanilla y de 10 PlsyA de ssta
ciudAd.
Eel cad&Yer fac condusido 6 mano,
por seis sacerdotes, desde 10 casa
mortuoria 6 10 iglesia y de IL iglesis
hasta 10 salida de 10 poblaci6n hseia
ell eemsnterio de CAnRs. ALI hizo
alto Of eortsio fdaebre, y tom6 ID
palabra ell r. P. Mario, Cara de-
Gusyanilla. Hab.6 Ell Pa1re Naza.
rio CON 10 eloeuencia que 10 es pro.
pia, y hab!6, 6 ID vez, CON Ell senti.
miento natural del que despedfa,
para siampre, 4 an viejo amigo y
GOMpS 5EOs ~ AWI0 Con
movie 6 la numerous coneurrencia
qae asisti6 al aeto, 81 hablar de 10
virtud, de II bondad, del dssinter6s
y de 10 carload del Padre Pieratti.
DID In grAciAs m nombre del Go.
barnaaor Eelesfkstieo, do los RR.
PIP. Paules, del pueblo de Ponce,
del eual era hijo el inolvidable Pa.
dra Piaretti:
Entire 10 busno que d 10 Ell P ~dre
NAzsrio expres6 Ell coneepto de que
OIL Padre Pisretti, que tantas vscss
habfa elevado 10 hostiA piaiendo 6
Dos miserieordia por todos, ahora,
en- sl cislo, juntsffA gus manos para
rogar por % pueblo, por ga desgra.
eiada Puerto Rico.
In oraei6n fd1ebre, del Padre
Naz .rio, fa6 muy alabadA por todos
los que 10 oimos.
BESIDE aquel pnnto parti6 oil ead6'
yer On CAIRO f6nebre hAcia el eemen.
tsrio eat6lieo de CAnas, en- donde "
descansa ell queriao ~saeerdote puer'
torrique1o.
Al entisrro del Padre Pieretti mo
solo acudieron machas personas de
10 primers soeiedad poneena, sine
tambisl hombres, muisres y Dinos
del pueblo, en- gran n6mero. RI es'
pfritu del padre Pieretti debi6 sen.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-03-24
s E P s E

Que no publicamos comunica1os
sin que sean pagaaos por adelan-
taao.
Cada seis palsbras, SO cuentan po-
una Inca y La Inca vale dick cear
tavOs.
Las cartas que vengan co Goa
muAicaao sin 81 importeao 20 con
testaA.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-03-24
FL PreSidente
Castro renunCia

Los cAblegramas De hoy, de nues !.
tro servicio directo dc NnevA Yoi K,
nos hablAn de la renunciA del Pfesi.
dente Castro.
Acaso en- 10 historic de ning6n
Jefs de Estaao venexolano, hayan
concurrido tAntos heehos borrasco.
SOS emo los que sefslAn Ell paso de
Castro por Ia Presidencia de aquella
i~nfortunada Republics.
A fn, dscfdese & resigrAr 10 die
taaura. No puede negarse que Gas.
tro In dado pruebAs de temerario
valor On eir~cunstaneiAs eada vt mas
diffeiies. LegAmos 6 Greer, spofi 10
pujAnzs de 10 revoluei6n, por los
prestiglosos elementos que impulse
ban 6sta. qse 90 poder CATS. De
pronto, surge Ell gran coIhicto.I FL
aentimiento nacionAl reactions, los
pat-iotas, 6 exception de signifca.
dos revolneionarios, cfreeen kCss.
tro su espadA. In revoluei6 pare.
els aplaeAda. Los terminus en- que
ell cor fieto exterior fac conjurado,
son conocidos. :
Castro sigai6 en- eli poder. Mas
ahorA parecs que Of csrco de difcul.
tades se estracha en- torno de g., y
v6 inevitable 81 triunfo de IL revo.
luci6n.
L earta del general PenalozA de
idea de 10 que n gran parte del
phfs-que sscundA 10 revolueion-
pisnsa del general Castro = de 50
gesti6n en- 10 Primera Magistratura.
Uaa nuevA aituaci6a dc gobierno
90 impone. On aqu6lla republics.
Pansamos que sobre los nusvos
hombres que lleguan al poder pasa
inmensa responsabilidad. Castro
eae. Los lque le sncsdan tienen y
estkn en- el dsbsr de l~econstruir L.
pAtriR. Lo harkn de SECURE. En-
10 a.titua del que baja. hay ell silen.
eio triste del que levAntA On pie del
cuello de 10 pAtria On dssgraeia, 70
por impalso do % propia eoneiencia
horrorizada 6 70 por empuje de- da
revoluei6n salvadora.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-03-24

tirse regoeijado al yer las manifss.
taciones dc earino que le hacfa su
querido pueblo de Ponce.
I'll cAdAver del Padre Pieretti es-
tabR vaatido con Las sagradas ropas
sacsrdotales de cslebrar, tenienao
en- las manos, durants 10 eersmonia,
oil bOnete v el C&liz.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-03-24
DR.. Ferrer Torres.

Tfatamiento de todas les enferme.
dades en- general.
Especialidad en- las Afeceiones de
los ojos, nariz, dido y garganta.
Horas de eonsulta de 2&b. p. n.
D. Sol "A.