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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29
SENATOR BURTON
FOUND GUILTY
Accepted Money From Get Rich.
Quick Concern.
USED HIS INFLUENCE
TO PREVENT ISSUANCE OF FRAUD
ORDER ny POSToFFlcE DE.
PARTMENT AGAINST RIAL.
TO GRAIN co.

st Louis, March 2S. Joseph Ralph
Burton senior United States senator
from Kansas and political leader of
wide influence throughout the West.
was convicted by Jury in the United
States district court at 1890 this ai.
ternoon on the charge of accepting
compensation to protect the Interests
Of the Rialto Grain and Securities
company, SO called getrich-quick"
concern, before the postoffice depart
ment al Washington
Senator Burton'S attorneys filed n
motion for new trial, which will be
argued later
Judge Adams ordered the defendant
to appear in court from day to day
at 10 a. m. until his punishment shall
be fixed
Apart from the maximum penalty
of $4,000 fine and two years imprs-
onmcnt on each of six counts on which
he vas found guilty, which the court
may impose, Senator Burton is for
ever barred from holding any public
office in the United States.
The minimum penalty prescribed by
the statute Is one days Jail sentence
and 81 fine. The usual proceedings
of the federal court Is TO give the max,
imum penalty ON one count to first
offenders.
The conclusion Of the case which
has been in progress before Judge I'll.
mer B. Adams since last Monday.
marks the first conviction in the his
tory Of th nation of member Of the
United States Senate
| Further, the case establishes the
precedent of prosecution under Sec
ton l7S2 Of the revised Statutes Of
the United States, which prohibits
moinUers of congress from accepting
compensation for their services ir
any case which Involves the Interest
Of the federal government.
Senator Burtons recourse Is an ap
peal to the United States court oI
Appeals, which body il tn final ar
bitter OF his case, Pending the iina
action of that tribunal he may give
bond and secure temporary freedom
| In the course Of the trial IL devel
opcd that during his term of office
Senator Burton had total income
from law practice at Washington
amounting to nearly $25,000 a year
The jury found Burton guilty az
charged on counts I. 2, G. Z, s and .,
and not guilty on count g. Counts 4
and having been nolle pressed by Dis
trict Attorney Dyer at the beginning
of the trial.
Immediately after the adjournment
Of the court. Burton, still under the
bond of $4,000 fixed after indictment,
left the court room accompanied by
his attorneys, Judge Chester II.
Krum and Fred Lehman and proceed.
ed to his hotel, The Southern.
Relative to the conviction of Sena.
tor Burton II Is stated that reference
10 compilation of cases from 1889
to 1908 shows no expulsion of sena
tor for conviction of crime, though
there have been Instances where mem
bers of the senate have resigned be
fore action on charges.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29
RUSSIAN VOLUNTEERS.
3y Associated Press.

St Petersburg, March Is The gen
aral staff announces that for the pres
ent no more volunteers will be accep-
ted About 10000 men have volun-
teerod for service in the far east Of
which number $4,000 have been selec.
led II must be understood that those
who have volunteered are men who
are not subject to military service
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29
From Mining Camp of Trinidad
By the Militia.
APPEALS TO ROOSEVELT
THROUGH PRESIDENT MITCHELL
WAS NOT ALLOWED TIME TO
GET HER CLOTHES BE.
FORE LEAVING.
BY Associated Press.

Denver, March 2S,-"Mother"
Jones, who was deported by the
military from Trinidad, left Denver
tonight for Crested Butte and will
work among the miners in Gunnison
county, where martial law has not
been established.
She said the miltiamen did not
give her time to get her clothes be.
fore leaving Trinidad. She has tele,
sraphed President Mitchell, of the
United Mine Workers of America,
concerning the treatment she receiv.
cd and asked him to take the matter
before President Roosevelt.
1t is said Mitchell agreed to do so
and has already started for Washing
ton for that purpose
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29
A BROKEN HOME
LEADS TO DEATH
A Suicide C0nfesses in Letter TO
Killing a Policeman.
HAD RUINED HIS LIFE.
THE SUICIDE ALSO CONFESSED
TO SHOOTING THREE OTHER
OFFICERS WHO TRIED
TO ARREST HIM.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated i'feSS.
Kansas City. Mo, March 2S.-The
dead body of a man. who, before com
mitting suicide by shooting himself,
wrote letter in which he confessed
the killing of Policeman Nihert at
Muscatine. Iowa, in 1896. and who
signed his name as Patrick j, McGath.
was found today in church at Six
Mile, small station few miles
west of Kansas City.
McGath stated in the letter that he
killed Nihert because the latter had
broken up his family and that etMc-
GATH had shot three other officers
who tried to arrest him for killing
Nihert. McGath said he wanted to
clear other persons who might have
been arrested for the crime
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29
GRAND JURY
AFTER THEM
indictments Returned Against Those
Responsible For Collapse Of the
Darlington.
tlY Assoclated Press

by AhSofldlFu fIeSS
New York, March IS. indictments
for mauslaughtcr in the second de
gree were returned today by a grand
jury against Pole and Schwandtmer,
members of the firm of iron contract
ors and Calison. secretary Of the Az
ison Realty company. who had TAX
on over the title and construction Of
the collapsed Darlington Hotel.
Schwandimer was arrested. but the
others have disappeared
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29
INDEX TO CONTENTS.

PAGE oNE--Associated Press
news, Special telegrsphic ser.
vice. important local matter
PAGE TWo-Assoeiated
Press rews. Special telegraphic
service, important local matter
and Peoples column.
PAGE THREE Correspond
enee from neighboring towns
and Animal stories.
PAGE FOUR-EditoriaI, Use.
fuI information, Fun and Phil.
osophy. Fashion Plate, OF Pub.
lie interest. How the Trains
Run, City and County Directory
and Personal Opinion.
PAGE FivE-SerisI story.
PAGE six-sporting fBsse.
ball and Rsoing) and MiseeIlsn.
eous.
PACE sEvEN-Grsin and
Stock Markets.
PAGE EIGHT-chronoIoeiesI,
Personal Items, General Local
News. Anusements. Weather,
River Column Peoples Forum
and Daily Menu.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29
RECENT RAINS
CAUSE DAMAGE
The Wabash and Merrimac
Rivers on a Rampage.
MANY THOUSANDS LOST
THREE TO TEN FEET OF WATER
COVER Low LAND NEAR
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
SHUTS DOWN.
BY the Associated Press.

Vincennes, Ind, March 2S-The
flood has already caused loss of
$4,000 to roads and bridges in Knox
county. Tire Reservoir Dam, at Olney,
ILL.,, has broken, causing $4,000
loss. All the roads near here are GOV.
cred with three to ten feet of water.
People living in the lowlands are be.
ing brought here in boats.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29
Report From Detroit.

Detroit, March 2S.-Reports receiv-
ed from Lansing, Battle Creek, Flint,
Kalamazoo and other towns where
the food damage has been estimated
up In The hundreds of thousands OF
dollars, show that tonight that all
danger and distress in largely cen
tralized in the Saginaw valley and
around Grand Rapids in the valley Of
the Grand river. At Grand Rapids
where $4,000 people are in distress, q
marked improvement is noted to
night.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29
JOHNSON COUNTY PRIMARIES.
sneclal 70 The BulIstin.

Special w The Bullstin
Vienna. III. March az delayed
in trangmissionl The results Of the
Johnson county Republican primaries
held here Saturday resulted as fol
lows. For governor Yates ls29a. Ham
lin sos. Lasder .. Warner /. Dsneen
/ Secretary Of state Hogan G6T,
states attorney. n J. Cowan SOS. 5
4. Vankirk 58i Circuit clerk l. J.
Mills goi County commissioner. c.
Carter 99s. J. r. Carter 79S. Watson
vas elected surveyor by big MAORI
o,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29
A COUPLE
SUIcIDED
Man and wife Heavily Burdcned and
Tired OF Life, End their
Troubles.


St Louis. March 2S-The dead
bodies Of John y Altman. aged IS.
and his wife. Julianna. aged 81. were
found in their home today. both hav-
ing been asphyxisted by gas. accord
TO their own prearrang sdment Bur
deued by debts. advanced years and
the recollection of a fortune vanished,
are the supposed causes.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29
IOWA MINERS TO STRIKE.

By the Associated Press.
Des Moines, Iowa, March 2S-The
meeting Of representatives of district
l3 of the United Mine Workers Of
Iowa failed TO come to an agreement
here today and adjourned Tn pres
ent agreement with the employers ex-
plres Friday and a strike Of Iowa
Miners rs regarded as inevitable
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29
A STUDENT SUICIDES.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
Milwaukee, Marcr 2S-llarold Stu
art Peterson. graduate of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, shot and killed
himself tonight. Parents say the sui
eide was the elimination Of strain
caused by taking up too much work
at the university
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29
Michigan Losses.
by Associated Press.

EY ASHUUIdIVH FFtSN.
Saginaw. Mich, March 2S-rhere
was no perceptible fall in the Sagl
nav river today, although Cass and
Flint rivers have fallen considerably.
All the industrial plants near the riy.
er. this city, are partially submerged
and five thousand men are likely to
remain idle for ten days. At the
south end Of the city, 100 houses are
in four to six feet of water
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29
At Valley Park, Mo.
| BY Associated Press.

St Louis, Mo, March 2S.-The en-.
tire town of Valley Dark, Mo. situat.
ed along the Maramec river, eighteen
miles west of st, Louis, is flooded as
result of the recent heavy rains and
the damage already done is figured at
thirty thousand dollars. The st
Louis Glass works, the chief industry
of the place, is submerged and $50
persons are thrown out of employ.
ment,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29
Bay City Inundated.
BY Associated Press.

Bay City, Mich, March 2S.-The
food conditions tonight are very
grave, The Belina street bridge Is
in danger of being swept away
Houses along the river front are in
undated. A score Of blocks in the ox.
treme south end are under water.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29
AT PETERSBURG.
4 the AssOciaLed Press

BY the Associated Press
Petersburg, Ind, March 2S-The
White river above here is thirteen
miles wide in places The loss by
floods in the country Is estimated at
a quarter of million
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29
BURNED TO pEArH.

By the Associated Press
Keokuk. Iowa. March 2S.-James
Lemlee and wife were burned 10
death in their home al Moltrose at
midnight They were seventy years
old
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29
QUARREL RESULTS FATALLY


By the Associated Press.
Carthage. Mo. March Elmer
Boyers. an cmployc Of the Indepcnd
ent Powder company plant today
shot w. L. Wiidrick. superintendent.
and Ernest Hartford. another employe.
Both NAV die The shooting resulted
from a quarrel over a trivial affair
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29
COPIES OF MERGER DECISION,

Washington. March 2s-The house
today adopted a rcsoIuiion rroVid-
ing for printing 1000 copies Of the
Merger decision for the members of
the house
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29
NOT GONE YET,

BY the Associated Press,
Springfield, ILL.,, March 2S pres-
dent Mitchell said tonight that he had
thus far taken no action toward bring
ing Colorado mining affairs to the at
tentlon of President Roosevelt.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29
SHOT A LAD
HE RESCUED
From Drowning Just the Week Be.
fore--lntosieated at the
Time.


BY the Associated Press.
GAINESVILLE. Wis. March 2s.-John
Condor. aged 16. after attempting to
shoot another boy. shot and killed
George Griffin. aged 80. son of Yard.
master Griffin. of the Northwestern
railway Griffin was on the porch Of
his home when shot
Witnesses say Condor was intoxi-
Gated at the time of the shooting.
Last week Condor rescued from
drowning the boy he shot today. Con.
don was arrested
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29
CAPTURED JAPANESE WARSHiP.
BY the Associated Press.

Paris, March IS. The st. Peters
burg correspondent says il reported
hat the yladivostok squadron has rc-i
,lrned TO port with several prizes. in
'ludiDg Japanese warship,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29
ThYLoRVlLLE DESERTED.

BY the Associated Press
Terre EIaute, Ind, March 2S,-Tay
lorville. with one thousand inhabitants
is deserted, houses are standing In
eight feet of water.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29
KILLED HER MOTHER.


By the Associated Press.
Marietta, Ohio. March 2S-Miss
Emilia Davis. So. tonight xii ed her
mother and was this evening commit
ted to the hospital for the insane.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-29
eloiN CREAMERY.

BY the Associated Press.
Elgin, H.. March 2S Butter
steady. unchanged at 24Iz cents
Output of district during week 42s,500
pounds.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-08-12
Asunto terminado

FL Is del pasado sc decide final
mente TN pleito que venia durando
hace amos. El juez Gould, del Tribu
nal supreme de Columbia aprobo la
cuenta preseatada por el auditor, f.
Jando la suma que deben percibir ell
almlrante Dewey y demAs personal de
la escuadra que tomo parte en- Ell COM
bate de Cavite, en- Q de Mayo de
1898, por haber capturado al Don
Juan de Austria y otres materiales
pertenecientes a Espana. La suma
fjada es de ST. 657,355, considers ble-
mente mas de 10 que Ell gobierno esti-
maba Justo. La suma sc dividira en-
dos m1tades con arreglo 4 Ia ley, de
b1endo repartirse una mitad entire el
personal, con arreglo a graduation,
pasar Ia otra al tesoro del Fondo de
Penslones de la Armada. Del total Sc
deducen las coStas, que montan $83 1902.
AL almlrante Dewey le corresponds la
v1geslma, que son S3o,376s7 por la
taena que, incluso el intervslo de ran
cho, no duro mas de dos horas de ma
tanza premeditada, deliberada, sin pro-
vocac1on y 4 mansalva. Al hablar de
este vlene la memoria la torma en-
que Sc distribuyo -el dinero ganado en-
el combate naval de Santiago (que no
cedio al de Manila por 10 arriesgado
~ heroico.) Al almirante Sampson,
que supo del hecho 10 que le contaron,
lie tocaron $13 3.I22.44, mientras que al
almirante Schely, que asistio a la ac-
clon, tuvo que contentarse con $IS,I2
Sampson era republican, y Schely
paSa por democratic.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-08-12
NueVO aneSt6SiCO

Sc ha ubierto un nuevo aneste-
slco local: H. "stovaina'.
Esta sustancia ha sido extrafda Dor
el doctor frances N. Fourneau del
grupo qufmico de los amino-alcoholes.
M. Billion la present6 Ell otro dia a Ia
academia de medicina de Paris, V va
ha sido ensayada por los cirujanos Re-
clus, Chapers y Lapersonne con exec
lentes resultados.
La toxicidad de la "stovaina" es
mucho menor que la de Ia cocaina
posee las mismas propiedades, por 10
cual Sc pueda emplear cen mayor am.
plitud que 10 cocaina, aplicandola en-
casi todas las operaciones de los oios,
lncluso a la extirpaci6n de las cata-
ratas.
Segtin NJ de Lapersonpe esa sustain
cia es inferior la cocaina, porque sus
etectos son mas dolorosos perque, en-
dosls 1guales, es menos completa me-
nos durable la anestesia de la c6rnea.
Pero en- inyecciones subcutaneas 6
subconyuntivales la "stavaina" es su-
perior la cocaina La insensibilidad
conviertese en- absolute en- menos de
un minute, y dura con largueza el
tempo necesario para ejecutar una
operacion.
Los ensayos prosiguen en- los hospi-
tales de Paris.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-08-12

|directamente las muchedumbres
Era mas bien ell maestro de LA Yer
dad de Zola, incomprendido a ciertas
alturas; luz que alunbra casi en- las
cumbres, pero que no baja directamen
te las Simas.
Ell seflor del Toro tuvo una idea fe-
liz entire las muchas 1uminosas que
embellecieron su discurso. cSe habia
dicho ALI que Hostos era ignorado?
~ aquel acto NADIA signifcaba? .Acaso
no Sc estaba celebrando aquella velada
en- Ell primer aniversario de la muerte
del hom bre i1ustre?
Los que allf hablan hablado de Hos.
tos, y fueron todos los que salieron
Ia tribuna bien que .demostraron como
Ger al eminente muerto. Y Ell ioven y
brillante orador, con esa elocuencia
persuasive, dominadora, y resplande-
ciente de ideas, supo condensar en- una
Erase de cada discurso la grandeza so
lemne de aquel himno entonado la
memorla de Hostos, en- Ell primer ami
verSario de su muerte.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-08-12
Los soberanos pol1glotas

Ell Car de Russia ha3la ell frances
con igual facilidad que Ell russo, y como
ce ademas la antigua lengua eslava,
que Sc ha bla mucho en- su imperio.
Guillermo II conoce ell latin y ell ita-
liano, ademas de hablar correctamente
ell frances y ell ingles.
Eduardo VII habla ell frances como
un parisien y sabe leer perfectamente
el aleman.
El rey de Portugal habla perfecta-
mente ell frances, el ingles y ell caste
lano.
Ell de Italia domina ell frances y ell
aleman.
Ell joven rey de Espafia, que hace
POGO empez6 a estudiar por ell metodo
Berlitz, Sc expresa en- frances, ingles
en- aleman cor verdadera soltura.
Tai es la facultad con que habl es-
tos idiomas, que en- su Ultima entrevis-
ia con el emperador de Alemania,
qued6 este sorprendido del puro acen-
to aleman con que Sc expres6.
Ell emperador de Marruecos tiene
algunas neciones de ingles.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-08-12
Ell COmerCiO
americana
SUPERA AL C0MERCI0 INGLES

El Departamento de Trabajo Co.
mercio de los Estados Unidos ha ter
minado sus trabajos de estadistica
acerca del comercio americana duran
tie Ell af1o t1ltimo, y resulta de los da-
tos publicados, que "a exportacion ex-
cede q Ia del aflo precedente y es su-
perlor a la de cualquier otro pals del
nfundo.
Los res1menes sefalan que ell total
de 10 exportado lego q S1,46e, ,82o,5
contra $I,42o,I4I,679 exportados en-
1903. 6 sea TN aumento de S4o;6S7 500.
Las importaciones alcanzaron 900
millones 745,o84 d dollars contra
81, ,o25 7Io,237 en- el afo precedente, 6
sea un descenso de $34o74,I53, que
vienen q favorecer los industriales
de Norteamerica.;
Ell exceso de las exportaciones So
bre las inportaciones ha sido pues de
$40 ,oS4.455 contra $3o4,422 ,442 en- el
|aflo de 1903 sea un aumento notable
de SIS 5,oo2,oI3, en- el exceso de expor-
tacion Sobrc Ia importation.
Comparando dichas cifras con los
anteriores amos, resulta superior to-
dos los precedentes, a exception del
af1o 1901, y las importaciones tambien
han sido mas importantes que los di-
chos precedentes aflos, excepto el de
1908.
Resumiendo ell movimiento to del CO.
mercio de importation y exportaci6n
es mayor que Ell sostenido en- todos los
af1eS anteriores.
Ell total general del comercio en-
1904 es de 245I,574,623 dollars contra
S2,3Io,o37,I56 en- 1901.
Despues de los Estados Unidos vie
ne Inglaterra como la mayor nacion
|exportadora de preductos domesticos
del mundo y hasta hace POGO en- el to-
tai del comercio sumaba mayores can
tidades que el de Ia Union Americana.
En- Ell afIO economico de 1908 el Rel
no Undo superaba en- su total gene :
raj los Estados Unidos en- S22, 100000,
pero en- ell presente afo fiscal los Es-
tados Unidos, han ganado Ell primer
pueSto con un superavit de $3S, 10000 o
sobre Inglaterra, la reina de los mares
y la mas poderosa nacion mercantil
del Globo.
Esos datos dicen muy 4 la clara Wis
ia 10 colossal que resulta la production
de las industrias americanas, y que en-
10 porvenir han de despertar grandes
conflictos economicos 4 los industrial
les del Viejo Continente.
WI. .RldeM .NN>0a'6O.
San Juan, Agosto ~ de 1904.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-08-12
Peri0dicOs eurOpeOS
San Juan, Agosto 10 de 1904.

Alemania que fgura q la cabeza del
periodismo de Europa por ell n1mero
de periodicos que edita tiene mas
$500, de los cuales 500 son diarios.
Inglaterra ocupa el segundo lugar
con cerca de 5000, pero tiene mas dia-
rios, 500 en- total.
Francia lie sigue en- orden con 1880,
y cerca de una cuarta parte de tai MI
nero aparecen diariamente y mnchos
de dos a tres veces por semana.
Italia tiene 1,4ooy lie siguen Austria,
Espana, Russia, Grecia y Suiza por
orden correlativo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-08-12
LO del "Maine"

Retriendose a las difcultades que
Sc presentan por el Departamento de
marina de los Estados Unidos, para
que los restos del Maine" puedan ser
sacados del fondo de la bahia de la
Habana, dice ell World" de Nueva
York, tratando del asunto en- articulo
de fondo:
Isl Cuba y el contratista Sewe1l ha.
cen case omiso de la nota de Washing
ton y proceden q remover el casco del
"Maine" no es probable Sc orieinen
serlos compromises. Mas que de otra
cosa es question de expedientes. La
nota del subsecretario de Marina Dar-
ling sostlene que sole Ell Conpreso v
no Ell executive tiene que yer en- la dis.
poslclon que Sc tome del casco.
"Seis ailos llevan los restos del
Maine - obstruyendo la bahia de la
Habana, y no hemos dado pasos nj te-
nemos planes para removerlos. Nues-
ira inactltud constituye abandono prac-
tico, y nueStro derecho mantener un
bloqueo parcial en- el principal puerto
de una potencia amiga en- tempo de
paz, es mas que questionable.
mo existe sentiniento p1blico exi-
giendo Sc prive 4 Cuba de valerse de
sus medios para limpiar sus propias
aguas de I'm estorbo dejado ALI por
nuestra negligencia. Lo que hay es
I'm sentimiento muy decidido contra
toda politica que pueda aparecer como
admission de que en- el naufragio hay
algo que deseamos ocultar."
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-08-12
In arbol que Sc eniada

Hay en- Australia una especie de
acacia que la gente del pals llama el
arbol irritado. Llega una altura de
IS metros, despues de un crecimiento
muy rapido, y su aspecto es ell de I'm
arbol glgante de muchos aflos.
Cuando Sc pone el sol, las hoias de
ese arbol Sc doblan hacfa arriba las
rainas tiernas Sc enderezan rapida-
mente; 81 entonces Sc coge una rama,
las hojas Sc uneven solas durante al
gun tempo, produciendo una especie
de chasquido. Cuando este arboi Sc
trasplanta de un terreno a otrc, pare
ce entadarse y las hojae sc levantan en-
todas direcciones. Al mismo tempo,
un olor desagradable, parecido al que
desplden las serpientes de cascabel
cuando Sc las irrita, Sc esparce por ell
alre; solamente despues de pasar una
9 dos horas, desaparece Ia peste Sc
coloca las hojas en- su posicion natural.