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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-10-25
PUESTOS De LECHt

Muchos industriales de leche, Green
que porque ell Conceio Executive sus.
pendiese ls Ordensza emanada del
Departamento de Sandal, no deben
hacer reformss en- sus puestos, J es-
tan en- un error, pues tienen que AUS.
tsrse n 10 que disoone la Ordensnza
del Ofcisl de Sanidad local, y de nc
cumplirla en- Ell tempo y plszo fiadc
les seran clausurAdos los referidoi
puestos,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-10-25
EC0S DEL D|A
Continues y iustas quejas
contra los inspectores de
distrit0s esc0Iares
AIR0s0 PAPEL
Los propietarios llevaran a los
tribunales al lord de la
TeSOrerla.

Pasa.ya de castaho obscure 10 que
ocurre con los inspectores de distritos
escolares.
No pasa dis sin que recibamos do
la isla justiicadas queias contra al.
gun funcionario de esos.
Quejas que SO pierdeu en- ell vacfo,
como todas las que formula este ben
ditto pals.
Porque, despuss que las formula,
los hombres gus nos gobiernan las
reducen & simples formulas de gen.
tes...... simples.
Por 10 general dlchos inspectores
fungen de pequeflos zares en- sus res.
pectivos distrltos
Laglslan q su antojo, como 81 tu-
vieran facultades omnfmodas para
clio.
El de Sabana Grsnde acaba de
suprimir arbitrarlamente ell sesto y e)
ssptimo grades, dejando & muchos nj.
nos sin escuela.
5Por que?
En- tanto las iuntas escolares ha.
cen ell papel mas insignlfcante que
darse puede, 6sea sl nero papsl dt
fgurss decorativas.
De seguir las c,sss asf, mas va
liara que fueseu suprimidas dc un,
vex, porque % chocante que corpora
ciores elegldas por el sutraglo popu
lar esteo pospuestas & los cspricho
de empleados que psga el pueblo d
Puerto Rico.
Hora es va de deslindar taculta
des y de con Neder las iuntls toda
las atribucionss que ror 10y les &C
rresponden.
Por 10 que atatfe a losIlnspectoreI
or eemos que van traspassndo 10
lfmites dc las suyss
Parece cosa segura que los prt
pietarios Quejosos por el incalincab
aumento de Ia tasacI6n de suu Hncs
para los efectos contributivos, llevara
q los tribunales al Tesorero de PusrI
Rico.
Y esto ssra porque casi sodas Ii
protestas y reclAmsciones de dichC
contrlbuyentes ante 10 Junta de rev
sion igualments se han convert
do.... en aqua de cerraias.
No hay 'duda que sl ese proc
dimien.o So llevase & Ia practics ,contl
4 personalidad de tanto relieve oficie
quedarfa alterado, de hecho, oil maj
so y evang6lico esotcitu dc nuestr,
tradiciones colonislss
El cual espfrltu cons.te en- 10 pc
: pesua geuudex'6n ants el gobisrn
como si eAte fuera Jun intecado fs
}. che, que 90 debe consagrar siempl
II en- oil mas imbecil de los cultos.
: En- esos rasgos ds tfvlca indepe
y dencia y de viril en9rgfa, es don
j. alienta y vibra la verda1era ameris
. nizaci6n.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-10-25
DESDE SU|ZA

Ell ajepjo esta hacienda estragos
en- Suizs. Los crfnenes que cometen
sus devotos estan ocurriendo "a tan
q menudo, que Sc ha inicisdo un mo.
vlmiento con el prop6sito de incitar &
las sutoridades q que, cen toda ur.
gencia, impidan la ven:s de ese licor
en- ell territorio naciopal.
Tai y como ahors Sc expende, pue.
de esa bebida veuenoss ser adquirids
per todos los obreros, puesto que ~
vende muy.bsrsts.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-10-25

de Brog'ie, veipte tres mIllones; Ell
Duque de Brissc, ochocier tos mi frsn-
cos; Madsme Raoul Duval, de uno J
medic 4 dos millones; y NJ. Arthur
Meyer, que es 500 periodists, psro con
ciertos dfios de vividor del gran mum
do, hs visto desapsrecer, llevadou por
Ia corriente, medic million de frances
muy Suyos,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-10-25
JUICIOS POR JURAOO

El dia 20 de Noviembre prtximo,
PmpeEarAn los iulcios por iurado en-
la Corte de Ditrito de San Juan.
Eutre ellos Sc vera el de los hermanos
Flgueros, de Rio Piedras y el de Bo
ria, de Lola, acusados de asesinato
% primer grado,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-10-25
DESDE AGUAD|LLA
I'm pIeito. .-EscueIa clausu-
rada. Dos bales. Divor-
cio.-Quejas al aIcaIde.
OUEMA De CIGARRILL0S
Desafio de <base.ball> .--Ba-
rrlo de Hlgiey. -.-Flestas
publicas en- Isabella.

En- el pleito civil gu, entablara
don Joi6 E. Chavarrfa Maisonave ,
otros contra la SUCCESSION Maisonave,
{ quien reclama el senior Echevarrio
la cantidad de 500 dollars que le adeu-
da, la Corte Municipal, en- una de sus
dltimas sesiones dict6 fall6 q favor de
Ia parte demsndante. reprentsda por
el abogado aefior Vazquez
La parte demludads, en- vista do
10 resoluci6n del Tribunal, apel6 & 10
Corte de Distrito.
~Segdn nuestros informeg, ha ST.
do clausurada la escuela rurAl del bs-
rrio de sVictorias de esta jurisdic-
ci6p, la que estaba q cargo dc la Sc
norita Carmen Frau, dc Maysguez.
No nos reslgnamos & Greer semejsn-
to ahrmaci6n toda vez que quedaran
huerfanos de instruction infinidad de
uihos de ambos sexos. Y, la Junts
escolar dque hsee?. ......
En- Ia noche del sAbado passdo
tuvo efecto en- el hotel sAcacias, pro.
Diedad do nuestro consecuents CORE.
llgionario don Francisco Bocanegra
plmentel, un luc do baile, que dur6
hasta atlas horas dc 10 nochc.
En- nuestra Corts de Distrito 90
VIC en- dias pasados Ia demsnda de
iivorcio lnterpuesta por el letrado se-
nor Franco Soto en- nombre de doi1a
Juana Castro contra 81 esposo Alber.
70 Lopez Ruiz, por fnndelidad para
con ella.
| La ICorte declare con lugar 10 de.
manda de divorcio y liAres ambos
quedan para contraer mstrlmonio.
| -Llamamos la stenci6n del senior
alcalde sobrs el estado de abandono
en- que 80 encuentra el sitIo denomina-
do <La Carrascas, barrio del <Tama.
rindo., Cuando liueve, dicho lugar
SO convierte en- M snorms lago, donde
estS expuesto cualQuier pr6jimo
ahogarse.
Seria conver iente que tambi6n 90
instalase allf un farol, pues sus veci-
nos ssf 10 desean.
Ell sabado, mas de mil psquetes
to cigarros y cajetlllas de cigarril'os
fueron Quemados aquf pdblicsm .nte
por ell Collector de Rsntas ioteroal
senior Bsbilonia y han sido dscomisa.
. dos por el investigador Mr.. Vsndi
var. Muchos curiosos presenci aror
> este acto
Ell domingo dltlmo 90 celebrt
un esplendido baile de artesanos or
el cebtro ola Nueva Victoriss.
-Ea 10 tarde de aver domingo vs
> rlhc6se en- los terrenos de don Leopol
do Marir, rad cados en el bArrlo d,
y <Caimital absit> 6e ests termluo mu
nicipsl, un dessffo de <Bsse ball, On
. tre las Ktms <Tamarindos 8 sIndepeu
" ders, Despues de rel da lucha entr
ambos sal6 t-iunfante el segundo, 20
seis carrsras.
-Segdn hemos Observable los ve
cinos del barrio de 81 guey,, go niue,
tran muy queiosos en- 10 que res pect
"a al alumbrsao.
an 1nf6rmsseuos qus en- ell vecin
pueblo de Iss beia SO proyectsn graz
q. des fiestss pIblicss para ell mes prox
& mo de Mario, ore set& la inaugur,
- cl6n del ferrocsrril desds Porce has
or tan pintorssco pueblo.
De squf ira mucha gente. N
le. proponemos concurrir dichos fes
da wales, en- calidad de Corrsspon .
se rs dar una brens iuf3rmaci6n Q I
DEMOCRACIA
Mario Morales.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-10-25

hombres penssdorts y rectos, hayan
cooperado 4 Ia obra revolucionaria
Yo ettoy seguro, sin embargo, de que
un goblerno que Sc impusiera, como
norma de conducts, el cumplimiento
de sus deberes, acabsrfa por acarrear-
se Ia confanza r1bica y darfa ell gol
pc de gracla los revoluclorarios de
ofcio.
Con respecto a que Venezuela ha
hecho C ntrat1s y tiane deudas & las
que rehusa dar cumplimlento, es pre-
ciso haber vivido ALI algunos amos y
hsbsr observsdo de cerca 10 que ocu-
rre. para tener idea ap,o Xtmada de la
verdsd.
Cast todas las empresas extrange-
ras que ae inteEts estable Ger en- el p, is,
y para las cuales ie exijen gsrar tiss
y monopolios al gobierno, tienen por
fin lnico la exploitation mas irritapte
y descarada,
Yo pudiera hacsr ell relate de mu-
chas deudas de particulares, contra
el tesoro pdblico de Venezuela, apo
lyadas por gobiernos europeos, que
han sido verdaderos robos en- cuadri.
LA: yo puiiera enumersr concesiones
y contracts que han eostado al pnis
muchos millsres de dollars y para
cuyo pago Sc han hecho exigen eli as
lque humillabsn n la dignidad nacional.
Venezuela tiene raz6n de sobrs pa.
ra reaccionar contra muchas de esas
notas diplomaticas que Sc Ia envfan y
hace muy bien su gobierno On discu-
tirlas y hasta en- rechazarlas
| La clausula de que los contratan'
tes extrangeros deberan someterse al
fallo de los trbunales de la repdblica
ha sido con frecuencia letra muerta J
los fuertes se han aprovechado de q,
fuerza para cohibir y amenazar
echando & un lado Ia equldad y Ia jua
ticia.
: Ridiculo seria el qus yo preten
desc disculpar en- absolute errore
cometidos por los gobiernos de Vepe
=, |zuela. Hay alll en- realidad much
z, que hacar; 4 cad a paso Sc observa es
, ceso de irteligencis, pero Sc ob1erv
tambien csrencia de patriotlsmo, en- Z
: sentido de que no Sc sscrifican hast
D ell punto debido tendencies ambl
q clones personales en- aras del bien co
o mum y hay despilf>rros y favoritis
mos escesivos con detrimento del pre-
J. grsso material y de Ia buena admins
y traction pdblica. Pero todo este n
q es 6bice para que al restab' 'ecers
Q la verdad, Sc yea que en- ese pals, g
% donde ha habido sacudImlentos pre-
IS fundos en- el orden polf!ico, persist
= una vitslidad asombrosa que resur.
o en- cuanto SO inicla una era de paz,
n que esa paz, en- lngsr de ser perturb
10 de por habito y costumb,e, es ami
~ lada por 10 INN nsa mayoria del pu
y bio, que aspira la estabilidad y
10 orden. Ese mismo sentlmiento de iu
ticla es ell que induce q rechazsr Ii
+ exigencias extrar geras cuando no tt
- nen una base ara defn.da Es
o. es honroso para cualquier pueblo d
~ mundo.
10 Aqu1 concluy6 el doctor del Vail
ir Y LA DEMOCRACIA Sc com place pub
u cando tan autorizada opIr i6n sob
n asuntos que no deian de teaer impt
un tancia para Puerto Rico, por tratal
i'm de un pals bastante csrcano al nu,
lio MIRO y con el que tenemos muchss
en- nfuy hondas afinidades.
m Nuestro reporter da gracias
doctor del Vale, por su deferencip .
lIIAlH RI ~ mn
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-01-12
THINGS

Maxine Elliott and her sister Ger
trude resemble each other greatly
Eannettr Comstock's role In "The
virginian" Is the third part she has
had this season.
The Forbes Robertson and Gertrude
Elliott company comprises thirty peo-
pie. each of whom was In the original
London production of The Light That
Failed"
Alfred Hickman, who Is a leading
member OF the opera company with
Frank Daniels played Little Billee
when "Trilby" was dramatized and
first presented.
Mark Kent, who plays a leading char
acter In I'm the Palace OF the King"
was a member of Joseph Haworth's
company when that lamented actor was
starring in "Rosedale."
Fay Templeton's new song. beginning
How much wood would a woodchuck
chuck If a woodchuck would chuck
wood?" is something like Mark Twain's
pink trip slip verses.
All the scenes of 1.-The Earl of Paw
tucket' are laid in the Waldorf-As-
toria hotel. New York, and are copies
of the Turkish room. the palm room
and a suit in that hotel.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-01-12
NJ AND DAUGHTERS.

Mrs. Margaret B. Guion, now resid-
Ing In st. Louis at the age Of ninety
years, claims to be the Oldest native
born resident of that city.
The Duchess OF Marlborough Is very
superstitlous, one OF her frmest be-
llefs being the very common u that
black cats bring good luck.
Lady Henry Somerset has a con-
tempt for William Waldorf Astor be-
cause he once spoke disparagingly OF
her work as O temperance advocate.
Miss Minnie Eloise Kehoe. a stenog-
rapher of Pensacola, secured the en-
acrment by the legislature Of Florida
of a law providing for the appointment
Of official stenographers In the circuit
courts of the state.
Miss Helen Keller, the blind deaf
mute, has been elected vice president
of the senior class at Radcliffe college.
the woman's department Of Harvard.
She is pursuing four full courses, two
in English and two In Latin.
Mrs La Toilette, wife Of the gov
ernor Of Wisconsin, is said to be an
enthusiastic dress reformer and builds
much also on the physically regenerat-
Ing effect of physical exercises OF all
sorts, though her favorite form is not
walking. but running.
One of the mementos Miss Helen
Bertram, the actress, Is said to have
discarded upon entering upon a third
marriage was the ashes of her second
husband, whose body had been cremat-
ed. She had been carrying them about
with her, but decided to bury them.
Mrs. Jerusha Gilfllan of East Bar
net, VT. who is n~inety-two years old,
won the first prize for a knit afghan
displayed at the Caledonia county fair
recently. Mrs. Gilfllan is blind. but
In the last five years has knitted and
sewed four rugs, eight afghans and
over 100 holders.
Mrs. Olga Goldzier of Chicago has
been selected to fill the new chair OF
dressmaking in the Ruskin university
at Glen Ellyn. This new professor OF
dressmaking was awarded the gold
medal by the international exhibition
of fashions In Vienna last year against
competitors from the Austrian capital.
London and Paris.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-01-12
TRAIN NJ TRACK.

Massachusetts, has now more miles of
electric railway than of steam railway
lines.
The Canadian Pacific Railroad com
pany has voted to spend $9.5U0.0Co for
improvements.
During last year no dividends were
paid on 1861 100000 of common and
preferred street railway stock. which
Is not less than so per cent of the total
issued.
Some time ago the Russian govern
ment employed a number of women as
officials ON the Ural railway. The ex-
pertinent proved successful. and at a
recent conference at st. Petersburg 1t
was resolved to engage women for 9th
er railways also.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-01-12
THE RESToRER.

Dowfe says the newspaper editors
are all going to perdition. Dear, oh,
dearl And he's an editor himself
Philadelphia Press.
1t would be easier to believe that
Dowie is a reincarnation of the spirit
of the late lamented p. T. Barnum
than Of the ancient Elijah.-Exchange.
DR.. Dowie might pose as a restorer II
he were selling a hair ionic instead of
religion. His patriarchal beard would
be a good e~xhibfA-Washington Times.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-01-12

A curious phenomenon has been no.
ticed In the tropics that can never be
seen at higher ATTITUDES. A mining
shaft at Sombrerete. Mexico. is almost
exactly on the tropic Of Cancer, and at
noon on June q the M shines to the
bottom. lighting up the well for a e
teal depth Of LOO feet or more. D.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-01-12
TOWN TOPICS.

In Boston there are one and a half
electric lights for each person.
More than one-third Of the inhabit-
ants of St Louis are of German blood.
In the city Of New York there are
only 787.477 white persons born Of ma
tive parents.
The superintendent of the Washing
ton police reports that of SEQ bicycles
stolen in that city in 1901-02 more than
IS per cent were recovered.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-01-12

Baby Twenty-efght Years ola.
A woman aged twenty-eight died In
Bavaria In the cradle In which she was
laid soon after her birth and In which
she had passed the whole of her life.
She preserved to the end the size and
appearance Of a baby a few months
old. though her mind developed alb
normally. and she was a persistent
talker.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-01-12

The London Journal Of Tropical
Medicine describes the Paraguayau
drink mate" as a stimulant for IN
usual strain OF labor. The leaves are
infused like tea and drunk through Q
metal tube. though It Q be taken
with milk and sugar. South American
w~oodcutters will work upon 1t i've or
six hours before breakfast
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-01-12
origfa OF Tawdu.

Tawdry came from st. Audrey. In
old times there was an annual fair In
several cities of Europe IN st. Au-
drey's day. I%ncautious persons were
frequently imposed OIL at these fairs
by worthless tinsel jewelry: hence the
saying, Bought at Audrey's," was
equivalent to show without value.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-01-12
BOSTON BRIDES.

Marriages r on the increase In Bos-
ton, according to statistics. And this
Notwithstanding the largely increased
attendance Mt Radcliffe and Wellesley.
Lowell Citizen.
There's no depression In the mar
rage industry. There were twenty
ave more October brides IN Boston this
year than there were in the same time
. year ago.-Boston Globe.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-01-12
Cedar Wnod-

Cedar Is a name given TO several ever
green trees OF the pine family, and the
wood Is remarkable for its durability
and fragrant odor. 1t is superior to
any other wood for pencil making be-
cause Of the c%loseness of its grain COM
nee with the peculiar softness which
makes 1t cut almost like cheese.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-01-12

Do not turn the hose on the stems
and foliage Of sweet peas. Water at
the roots only when necessary and then
soak the ground thoroughly. Pour 1t
into the trench near the roots rather
than On the stems.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-01-12

Groves Of the eucalyptus tree, known
~ blue gum or mama gum, may be
cut to the ground for fuel when they
are eve or seven years old and every
sx to eight years subsequently. The
yfeld from each cutting Ia commonly
ATTY to ssventy-nvs cords Of four foot
wood per acre.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-01-12
y.li. Came and weas.

In 1891 an island which received the
baptismal name Of Julia appeared Oh
the south coast Of Sicily. After an
earthly existence Of Just two months
Il was again received into the deep.
which had given and then taken away.
eoundings which were taken at the
pot showed a depth Of fifty meters.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-01-12
Diversity of Tongues.

The diversity of tongues to be found
in one country Is often a matter of sur
prise. Last year the Bible society
agents sold the Scriptures In So Ian
guages IN the Russian empire. In %
languages In Burma and In 80 in South
Malaysia and in 81 In the Egyptian
agency.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-01-12
AlaakA.

Alaska needs 10000 miles Of rail-
roads. 10000 miles Of wagon roads aud
telephone lines. and can, as fast as
transportation is available. give homes
and employment to a population Of TO-
OoQOOo.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-01-12

Observations recently made In Lon
don show that the average rate OF
speed on the streets Of light wagons
was 111k miles an hour. omnibuses IL,
private carriages 12h. hanson cabs
I'm and bicycles 1914.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-01-12
Eng1and,s First Forks.

The first forks made In England
were manufactured In zoos. Their use
was ridlculed by the men of the time
who argued that the English race mus,
be degenerating when a knife and o
spoon were not sufficient for the table
use,
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-01-12
National Flowers.

The flower badges of nations are as
follows: Athens. violet; Canada, sugar
maple; Egypt. lotus; England. rose;
France, f1ower-de-luce Qily); Florence,
CYCLIC Oily; Germany. cornflower; Ire
land. shamrock leaf; Italy. lily; Prus-
sia, linden; Saxony. mignonette; Scot
land, thistle; Spain, pomegranate;
Wales, leek leaf.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-01-12

The sunniest place In the earth Il
either the great Sahara or the desert
Of Arabia. The cloudiest place Ii In
northern Russia, the southwest coast
Of Peru or the coast Of the French Konr
60. Africa, all being about the same
IN this respect.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-01-12

An excellent exercise for n who
wants to learn deep breathing is that
Of filling the lungs full. The air must
then be slowly expelled from them, not
spasmodically. but by degrees. Re
peat this exercise for i've or ten min
uteg.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-01-12
Wanted nm EnuixnIenf-

Ambassadors of Asia Minor came T.
Mark Antony after he had imposed
upon them a double tax and said to
him that If he would have two tributes
from them in one year he must give
them two secdtimes and two haryests.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-01-12

The monocle Is generally believed to
be an English invention. but a German
historian claims that 1t was first used
about seventy years ago by the Ger
man Prince Puckler- Muckau. who was
fond Of surprising his subjects.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-01-12
War ChGiots.

War chariots appeared for the last
time during the Persian invasion of
Greece. They were abandoned then be-
cause the horses got frightened and.
running away. often threw large bod
les of troops into confusion.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-01-12
Free From Thunderstorms.
In Finland and east T~urkestan thuD
are Wholly unknown.
sleepy Hollow,

The origin of Sleepy Hollow is cred.
tied TO Washington Irving. 1t was
used by him to indicate. 1t may be sup
posed. the backwardness and supine-
ness OF the inhabitants of the district
he depicts.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-01-12
rroptcaI Sen serpent..

Nearly all. IL not all. the varieties Of
tropical sea serpents are poisonous.
They do not exceed nine feet In length,
and DR.. Rogers found their poison
most resembles that of the cobra
among land s~erpents.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-01-12

al vegetables which are eaten raw
should be well washed, as the larv@ of
worms and the germs OF typhoid fever
cholera and other diseases might be in
troduced into the system by means Of
unclean raw vegetables.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-01-12

From seed a pecan tree will begin
producing In seven years. and an aver
age tree will yield from one-half to
three bushels. A popularity of the
pecan tree Is that It grows a good crop
only once In three or Ave years.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-01-12
Fuel In ~switrerlanA.

None Of the rivers emerging from
Switzerland being navigable. fuel must
be transported by rail. This naturally
makes fuel in that country very az
penslve; hence 1t does not pay to Inn
port any but the very best qualities Of
coal.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-01-12

Wood, like wool. requires to be
shrunk before used for manufacturing
purposes. Pitch pine beams will shrink
In thickness from eighteen and three
fourth inches to eighteen and one
fourth. spruce from eight and one-half
to eight and three-eighths. white pine
from twelve inches to eleven and sew
en-eighths, yellow pine a trife less.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-01-12

The average peasant Of Macedonia
has q net yearly income of only about
$50. Of which about SIT goes on taxes.
It Il a common incident for villagers
20 cut down their fruit trees to avoid
the tai on them.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-01-12

In midsummer the towns of Venezuela
seem deserted during the daytime. The
sun Ii 80 hot that exposure to 1t with
put a hat for only fifteen minutes usu-
ally results In illness and death with
In . dag or two.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-01-12
First schooihou.e FLAG.

On Catamount hill. at C~olerain. Mass,
q monument marks the site Of the first
Gag raised over a public schoolhouse
in the United States. The flag In ques-
ton was displayed in May. 1912. from
a log schoolhouse which stood on the
hill.