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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-04-03
La Russia y la paz

Comunlcau de Berlin que q gobicr
no aleman IA informado que el Car
contiutA resueltamente obstinAdo en-
continuar Il guerra y no prestar aten
ci5n 4 consejIIlos paciticos.
Todos los ofciaies generates del
ejercit de Orionte, han cnviodo una
petlcion en- la que demandan que Sc
esp re la OCCASION de mostrar el valOr
rusp argumentando que los d sa>tres
sucesivos del ejGrcito no han contri-
buldo en- NADIA decaer el amino de los
SoldadOS.
FL Car ha dicho que Sc buscaran
los recuroos necesarios y que la Russia
n renunciara 4 conquistar en- esta
OCCASION su honor militar.
Agregan de Paris, fecha reciente,
que los emba ladoreS de Russia y del
llpon estan en- Was de cntenderse con
M. Delcasse, ministro de negocios ex
ttanjerOs.
Sc asegura que las negociaciones
empezaran en- breve para avenir la
conclusion de la guerra.
Toda suerte de bolas' sc han pues-
to en- juegp para averiguar 10 que pa
sa en- el paIacio de Tsackoe Selo.
Solamente 10 digno dc crGdito es,
que ell emperador Guillermo ha envia
do la semana pasada I'm escrito al Car
ofreciendole sus buenos o6cios en ia
vor de la anhelada paa, Sobre la base
de un buen arreglo.
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5 >NTA MISSION

En- la Santa Iglesia Catedral du-
rante el Novenario de la Santislma
Virgen de los Dolores, daran principle
los ejercicios espiritua'es de la Santa
Mission cargo de los Rsverendos Pa
dres Capuchinoa Fr Gaspar M de Ce
brunes y Fr Victoriano NJ de Vall1
dolid
La mission 10 mismo que en- el Move
mario mpezaran el cinco del corrien
te mes.
Todos los dias las siete &c ia ma
mana habra Misa rezada con ell ejer
cicio de neditacion y explicacion de un
punto doctrinal
A las siete de la tarde, Rosario, pa
tica canticos, sermon moral y bead'-
Ci6n con Il S4ntiNlmo.
NOTA.-El Ilustrisimo Sellor Obs
po concede 50 dias dc indulgencia por
cada acto de asistencia.
El iltimo diA communion general y
por Ia noche bendicIon papal.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-04-03
Question paIpilaute
IA BoTIcA IL NlcIPAL

>sn y su'r- Der az
yeea Ace.ae partNetspec.r aaa
hrica municfps - San .n
trit, l.> tuhaV.ute, r. nnta Ia
ns,ursi opoloian z i idea de lon Ro-
heiia TODD po'que ven IN nts ro
nur>,ra va cnorss prcsupa mani
cipal
los p li1co> no ven iampoco con
bgcnos ol7> Il a bottles pr Greer que
pue ic scr un anz8rlH para pe~c~r
adepto> cntre los eiec,orcS t6ciieS
Y los sJ,,csrloS lrlu4n t.nblen con
ira el provccto p3rquc ilceu que en-
vuelve un monopolio v que todos clio.
sufrcn l4s csrg ,s del presupuesto mu
nlc'psl
la Liga de- Propietarios iqie %
sc descuida en- cuanto 81 relacI0na con
los intereseS de su> as pciad0>. h4 soil
citsdo del Alca DE- los informeS RIFE
rentes al susndicho proyecto. con el
obieto de eStuiia 10 d tend lmentc.
So nos dice que los botic srios de Ia
Ciudad que ven TN monopolio en- la
provision dc las medicines para Ia DO
tIct municipal tn question. diriglran
ana solicitud al Conselo jecuti 0
oponi6ndose a tan huIobk pensa
miento
Por 10 que Sc We Sc va viendo claro
en- este asuuto y la opinion p1blica "
demostranuo que e rtpetido proyecto
solo esponde 4 sene6ciar intereses
perSonalcS
UN CONrRIBUYENTF.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-04-03
La Revista COmerciaI

Hemos recibido el nGmero 20 le Ia
revi ia que dirige nuestro companero
don Angel Maria de Angel.
Is inlefesante y it'll como todas las
de esta publication, el nGmero cores
pondiente Ia scgunda quincena de
Mario.
Ofrece datos y noticias de verdade-
TO interes.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-04-03
Examenes pr6ximos
=. = EN- Ell SERVICIO CIVIL

La Comi~i6n del servici) civil veri
fcara ex4menes para .tene dores de Ii
bros y clerk el 20 lei actual, Siendo los
sueldoS que Sc Pagaran de 5000 900
anuales, Tambien habra ex4mene>
para taquigrafos el del rorriente y
los aspirantes deben presentar sus so
li~ltudes al cretArio dc Ia JuntA, re
sldente en- esta capital, ohcina de Co
rreOS.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-04-03
~ OCA del ola

va >psraham a> gus iacra lo
cue ia sdo "a di>cuf>a dei Co.
mission 10 Dc Instruction cn 81
Aiento
n uoS podiamo> promoter 'm
p-eNone> distlnta>. Il iraca>o
era evldente Mir Fa!kner. me
tido en- empenos superiofes a
sus con iIciones \ su> Dono4l
mlcnto>. tenla que pioduNir {.
espectacuiu lastimo>o que pre-
Senclo e plpllco del Ateneo
Nj eI lie instruction. nj min
gun, lie los comISlOnados que
tenemos en- los departamentos
in>Llares puede ocupar la tri
buna del Ateneu para abordar
temas como el que. pretendio
eXpIcar el hombre que pOr su
cargo d berla ser considerable
como e. representante legal de
la cultura americana en- Puerto
Rico
Hablando de la democraCia,
que pOnc en- intlmD ConsOrclO
con eSa instruc, ion experiment
tai y dehclente que no hara pa
"a II porvenlr hombrrs de Cul
tura, como los hom bree de nues
trus dlas lego caer ell orador
(Iamemosle asD en ell mas re
calcitrante de los despotismOs
FL Departamento de lnstruc.
cion IS lnfallple, segun la teo
ria del ComiSlonado. Marcia
por amplla senda dc rectltud Y
de capacldad extraorilnarias; i;
lucha con la falta d. recursOs,
y sin embargo. sc entrega d los
inCal flea bles derrOCheS de la
quema de llbr V otros exec
SOS: lucha con la indifereucla
de los padres de famliia, que no
envlan a sus hiJOs a las eScue-
las, Y tlene .esCuelas para una
tercera parte de los nllioS del
pals eSCaSament
I es de iamentarse tam blen
Segun cree el emlnente bur0cTa-
ia que ocupaba la trlbuna res
plan1eciente del Ateneo que
encuentren eco en- la opinion las
cuestlOnes que, 1iarlanente son
lievadaS a Ia prenSa Y q4e DIN
Cultan la marcia del departa-
mentO.
tOue Sabra de democracia Mr.
t'aIkner, cuando ae plra a que Sc
desenvuelva una question. tan
ardua y tan lmpOrtante como la
instruction publlca. a espaldas
de la opinion, despreclandoa la
opinion y mOnOpollzada pOr un
camp pamentO amer CanO'
.ks que ia venld a redimir
de las tIniebIas de la eSclavitud
de la igKOr 4ncla a :un pueblo
salvaJe el metodO experimental
Que conv1erte a los HON Dres en-
aut0matas. sin mas vision de
las looas que. el onJeto alsiadC'
sin { mprenet0n dc la ammonia,
ioglCa que eXIste EN- ei olotema
relacion ign rada por eooS fana-
tlcos del meIodo obJetlvo y anu
lador de la lnteIigenClag
GIande osadid hd oldO Ia de
Mr.. Fatkner. al subir a eSa tri-
buna que no eSCalan nuestros
nom DreS de Cieucia, NADIA mas
que en- OcaslOnes sOIemnes para
la divulgaclon del sa5er; que
mlran con reSpetp nuestrOS ar
tlStaS y que cOntem pla nueStrO
p0bllco reVeren1landola. como
algO que no debe ser invadid0
por la vanld-d presuntuosa
de taClleS cOnquistadores algo
que debe ser tenido en- reSpeto
por los intrusos que nada pue-
den enseflar.
Que conCepto tiene de la de
mocIacia el Comisionado de Ins-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-04-03

malcs v Ce cAtsKR~ ~sn cue
!. .lntm rt - cstfHtan -
iau- q ,ttr
Apso'fa. tenema, una lcbni
81 ~ mas ic.
uua >onl. eu,.oa amN N..s asss
4ut5lc> a az. j. .em ,IaS q lea
aa>attoa Nv .paebus 4e> D.
In>ira 4 q l:e'nefal
Nada pucdc er>rnar acer>a
s.e e,a nla'cria 81 Comisionaia
4e lnslru1N a. IN pneite kl>o
ID derech a "a hhcrlat 4u
Is, cscnIa &c la' dcmocrs,la e.
anterior en- (. hom re a L. sal
mta. * 1ml resClpuule en- Ia
colc, uvi3adcs y esencial al pro.
grcso Y de,arrollo de Ia edu
cacl6n
~ n sabe esto el doctor Fax
ner. dcheria estuilar los sdml
rabies textos dc los pens,dore>
latlnoS. Y veTia como pueden
existlr los pueblos regiioS poT
sistemas demoCratlCos v repu
blicanos, aun ue en- ellnS no
este popular,zada a instruction.
La revoluc10n francesa no la
hizo la instruction del pueblo
frances. la provocaron los desma
mes de la moparquia. Alema
MA, puede decirse, que eS mas
Culta que Frantia v no es LOr
ESQ mas demo cratlca; ell pueblo
espanol dicto aquella conStitu
cj0n del ano IL mOdelo de sis
temaS representatives, CuandO
apenaS tenia un trelnta pOr Glen
to de eus habltantes que Supie
ran leer.
va We como es alevO>a como
es antldemoCratiCa la mengua
da conclusion lie Mr.. Falkner.
iHay que eSperar entonces,
para que sc remueva la atm0s
fera viClada y cesariaha de los
departamentOs a que sean HON
bres tOdos eSoS pobres nlnOs que
estan sometidos al regimen ex-
perlmcntai, y a que 10 sean tam
blen lbs dos terceras'partes que
no pueden reciblr los bencf los
de la educaci0n americana, por
que no hay escue!as preclsa
mentt?
Largo es Ell plazo que senala
Mr.. FaIkner, con la ,orpeza de
quien Ileva a cenCcrrOS tapadOs
intenciOnes alevOsas.
Los padres de la patria ameri-
cana, fueron democrats antes
De tener a Franklyn, a Morse. a
Bell. a Tesla y a Edison; v no
pedian un slstema de gooierno
demOCraticO para eStOs HON
bres ,ignes. slno para los emf
grantees oe la Gran Bretana Y
los indios de las vlrgeneS selvas
de la America.
Tam5len 10 dijO Mr.. Carroll
hablando dc nuestras CondiCiO
neS para el gOblernO pr0p1O.
No importa el tanto por clon
to de las personals que saben
leer Y escrlbir en- la lsla porque
81 hay un pueblo ignorante- hay
una CIase intele ~tual sumamen-
tie Culta Y numerOsa tamb1en
Y ell pueblo tlene un gran res
peto a la ley que supo incuicar
le Espana.
Va We, pues, ell malogrado ate
nelsta 10 que reSta de su perO-
rac,on del sabado.
Tooco en- la forma, brusco en-
las falsedades NAL disfrazadas
del fondo vacio de l0gica, V
huerfdno.de tod0 buen senudo
de Ia reaIi1ad tuvo digno CO
mentario ell discursO de Mr..
Fa kner en- las tres O cuatro
pa madas trias que, aiSlada
meute, sonarOn al final.
Una cortesia sardonica vibro
en- aQue aplausO desmedrado;
que rehej0 la impression hecha
por el pobrisimo discurso, tai
vez el peOr de cuantos pueda
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-04-03
EN- CADIZ

El vapor espafiol Montserrst, que
sali6 ell "a de este puerto, lego a Ca
diz 4 las de la mafiana de hoy sin
novedad
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DE VEGA ALTA.

lNota. para el B0LBTIE NERcANTua)
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-04-03


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cosa que 10 parezca.
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para 10 4 10 :. que fuG Il mas GUAM
tios, de su historic monte 4SI8AAA1-
looo vel ,Iltimame0te nraeanfado nara
ro03 70 g asciende 4 Sr66o1Aooo 1 sea
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IeSOror1a

Por los coloctores de Maunabo v
Las Marias st han levantado embar
goS despues de haberse abonado las
contribuciones que adeudaban los pro-
petsrioS de las fincas embargadas.
+**
Han llegado poder del sef{or Te-
sore 70 denunclas contra induStriales
de Guayama y Santa Isabel por in
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-04-03

(Nota. para el BoLErIN NERcANTul
Sc ha dado principle en- la Sub
colecta de Rentas Internas al des-
pacho de patentes en- ell segundo tri-
mestre de 1905.
.S*
En- la miSma o6c'na, han ingresado
por todos conceptos en- eli mes de Mar
20 anterior. la cantidad de tres mil
cuatrocientos veinticinco pesos con
cuarenta ocho centavos.
Las inscripciones en- las odcinas del
Re2istro, en- ell mes pasado, fueroa:
nacimientos l6 defunciones IS Ell
estado sanitario de la Jurisdicci@n es
muy bueno
Fest.yidades de Semana Santa
Rena mucho entusiasmo para la que
Sc aproxima Ell aprecialc sacerdote
Padre Sera6n oiclara Ell todes los
actos Y la iglesia Sc est4 adornando
y prepa ando La Junta de Cat6li
cos no descansa un momcnto para que
todos los actos rcvistan la mayor So
lemnidad
Corresponds
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-12
EsrIx. lsnrcnin sulca.

There were bargain sales oven when
u'is coantry WAS in lis early youth,
but most Of the bargains offered were
choice lots Of slaves In be Disposal OF
III the old slave mart flat stood III the
foot OF Wall street. In the New York
Gazette OF Dee. 81. I1G1. one of The
large slave holders makes this an
n~ounccmcnt:
German Slaves For Salc.-To be dis
posed or. three German s%crvants, orc n
baker by trade. orc II butcher and the
other a labcICr. they are Industrious,
good mcn. whosc honesty has been tried,
and they MAJ. be had on reasonable
Inquire OF tho printer hereof.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-12
A Plague of caterpi,,ars.

or the plague OF caterplllars that
oyerrau the Scottish lowlands in 1851
Richard Bell in his book MY Strange
Pets" says, 1.-THE caterpiliars marched
in armies straight ahead. and the con-
sequence was That when they cncou
tered sheep draims.' which are open
drains about eighteen inches deep and
c,sl'icen inches wide at the top. they
iuinbied into them in such numbers
that their dead bodies damned M the
water and they might lave been taken
out i'll burrow leads,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-12
A JAPANESE LEGEND.
The Girl Fish md the ShInto Shrine
mt Choshi.

The Girl Fish md the ShInto Shrine
mt Choshi.
Most Shinto shrines i'll Japan have q
story. Here is one which is told Of the
lending shrine Of Choshi: a traveller
was entertained in the home of IL rich
man. ~ daughter OF the host fell in
love with the traveller. who did moi
care for her because she was ugly.
Being under obligation to the family,
lie could not ignore the girl's love. so
he told her that he meant to drown
himself the next day. She decided to
10 the same and did il. The traveller
gave up the deaf he ever had it.
One Of the gods changed the girl into
Il fish. and 10 this day the fishermen of
the town often see that particular fish
i'll the waters near their shores. Some
times she is caught in the nets. but she
Is always r~everently returned to the
sea. y shrine was erected on the hill
above tho town and dedicated to the
memory OF mo girl fish.
Before starting out To sea the fisher
men go 10 this shrine 10 pray for good
luck. and in tllcir absence the families
continue 10 invoke the favor of the god.
y storm mt sea or absence OF good luck
means ;llat the fish god has been Of
tended and must bc appcascd by spe-
cial observation-disclosures News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-12
N N VESTS.
The Difference Them and
TrOuSers and w~aistcoats.

Trousers and waiStcoats.
Why do lie trade Journals ignore the
word pants and what Is the differ
cncc between ''trOwserS" and "trOu-
scrs' and between vest and 'waist-
cont asks Il correspondent of The
Clothicr and FurniShcr.
pants" is Ml Authorization of ''pan-
i%aloons." Il word foistcd upon us by
the French. though possibly derived
from the Italian ''p%antalcon." which,
according 10 the poet Byron. has III i'll
defined connection will the lion of st.
Marks. in Venice. "Trowscrs'' is old
English modcrniZcd into trousers
which is the proper spelling. "Vest''
is an a~Obrcviatjon of 'vcStmcnt.'' An
other poet. Oliver Wendell Holmes,
traces it 10 L.ondoncrs III his line which
says:
The danscror; Naistcoai, called By cock
ncys west
Gcntccl usage declares pants" 10 he
vulgar, though II ana ''pantaloons' and
vest liavH ;lcir place in trade and so
receive recognition. We end the matter
with another quotation from Holiness:
The th!rs ramed pants ia certain docu.
m-ntr.
a worl 'ot made for gentlemen. but
gents"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-12
THE FLYING FROG.
a -Four winged Reptile That Inhab-
it's Tropical Africu,


The curiosity OF tropical Africa is the
wonderful dying frog, first described
by Bislioff of the equatorial African
expedition, which returned to Europe
in tlft fall OF 1891. This oldity OF the
reptile family is about the size OF ::
common bulifrog and resembles other
members OF the order Of b%atrachians
in everything but its feet, each of
which Is webbed and enormously ell
larsed, so much 50 as to form splendid
substitutes for true wings. The crea-
lure has five toes OIL each OF the other
two, which makes four separate mem
branes oil each OF his hind feet ana
three on each fore foot, or fourteen in
all. III his description OF it Bishofr
Says. Each leg terminates in a sort of
fam. aud with these The little reptile
paddles the air like n locust or like a
partially flcdgel bird testing its pin
ions FOR The first time"
Although somewhat awkward in It's
Hight, the winged frog can hart through
The aiv III Il speed of about ten yards
per second and can keep itself going
forward at that rate for from ten 10
Fifteen seconds. Tho average distance.
covered by these spurts OF grnsshopper-
like Hight is from 81 10 10 yards. but
HiShor mentions Instances where the
dying frog cleared sandy stretches 200
yards i'll width.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-12
TORTOISE SHELL.
The Best limitations of Ii In Made OF
CclIuIOfI.

b Best limitations of 1t liz Made of
CcliuIoii.
"Cclluloid makes the best imitation
Of tortoise SHE'LL says Il manufacturer.
1T has he requisite hardness and lus-
ter n ap~proXimat6s so closely TO the
real shell that. although have han
dlcu o { products many years, ] can-
not always tell one from another at u
glance. OF course l can do 50 by
making a close inspection. The ability
TO distinguish shell from celluloid by
the appearance can only be acquired
by years Of experience in handling
both.
"The principal way in which cellu-
loid is revealed is In its susceptibility
to the influence Of heat. Hold n eel
iuloid comb i'll your hand and the heat
of the body will cause The teeth, after
4 few moments, to give n tritlc, and
there is not tile elasticity in springing
back that You will observe in real
shell. Tortoise shell will not bend I'M
less subjected to heat at the boiling
point. There is, of course, Il great diff
ference In the celluloid employed In
manufacturing combs, and some Of the
combs that are put out under TINT
name are not entitled to the designa.
ton. Even when the celluloid is Of the
highest grade it then should ~bc>season.
cd from three 10 twelve months in or.
der Ii Il there may be no danger of It
Observation-Disclosures Circular.
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WHAT is
Some of the numerous Theories on
the Mysterious Current.

~ current.
Well, what is it? 1t Is scarcely DOS
siblc TO say. There are theorics-many
OF them. 1t is evidently something Of
which we cannot take n part. We can
not cut n piece of 1t off and subject it
10 analysis, nor can we pour. n little Of
it into Il bottle for future study and
contemplation. 1t is like the wind-its
effects can be measured; its force,
strength and quantity can now be cal
culatcd to a very nice degree. Still, to
likcn 1t to the wind, it is n s%tupepdous
power, a mighty typhoon, blowing, as
it were, without moving. two ways Mt
once along all parts OF its path, giving
off n halo Of magnetism at right angles
to that path everywhere.
One OF the incest theories perhaps is
The one that considers electricity a
condition OF atoms brought about by
chemical action, as in n battery cell. or
by what might be, called a severe irri-
tation OF the magnetic halo, as in Il dy-
namo. and by other means, such as heat
and friction.
What this condition is is beyond us.
liz may be n violent rotation or it may
be an equally violent vibration of al
oms, but rs no man has seen an atom
at any time. rot vel with the most
powerful microscope. it is impossible to
say. Friction in some form or other is
present. as heat is produced before
burning or destruction takes place
Exchange.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-12
A PAIR OF
Wear Them During Thunderatorms
IL You Fear lightning.


The one thing which Il woman most
Notwithstanding. Of course, Il mouse
and being ont of styles Il thunder
shower. Many most cstimablc wo-
men of character and force who can
lead great crliSadcs and rcvulutionizc
society 20 AL 10 pieces at Il clap Of
thunder. and Il good many mer. too,
for that matter.
1t Is not agreeable 10 be struck by
lightning. Mr. is II nj all necessary.
There is II sure prcv"ntivc-,s sure as
ii is simple. Inexpensive and always
acccsSible-i pair of rubhcrs. If Il wo.
inan viii simply put on II pair or rub
hers when The lightning begins 10 flash
and the thunder Ia roar and will stand
"n The tloor 81 that she touches moth.
ing else she will he ~ safe as If she
were sealed in 8: glass Gag
Rubber il u noncomductor OF cleo
triciiy, and ii the lightning has to GO
through Il sheet of rubber 10 yet ut YOU
ii Will leave YOU alone ami take some.
Thing else. In other words. when you
have on 81 pair of rubbers and arc not
In contact with anything you are per.
f"Gtly Insulated.
This Is not Il theory merely. 1t is II
fact proved by ~innumcrable expert
cnccs. y pair of rubbcrs las saved
many IL life in II thunderstorm.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-12
No Middle Ground.

The proprietor Of The dry goods store
had proposed TO the millincr who
owned the establishment across the
way.
But, Mr.. WrapDemup,'' she said.
In not sure that I like you well
enough TO marry you. Let us be mere
" friends, rs heretofore
1--WE can't. Miss Wribbens," he an
swcrcd through his set teeth. "Therc
IS no friendship in trade. You will like
me well enough to marry me or I'll add
a millinery department. 10 my stock!'-
Chicago Tribune.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-12
Ever Read n Cento nonL,

This volume" said the blbliophilc,
is n ccnto. 1t is composed Of detacll.
I'd sentences taken from the works OF
~Thackeray. 1t makes q novel, sensible,
but short. and it was composed in scv,
tn years by a bcdrldden baroness. Tho
hest known cento is probably the En-.
press Eudoxia's Life of Christ made
entirely of lines from Homer. There is
Il similar life, composed by Ross, that
consists wholly Of detached lines from
Virgil. Centos are often very valuable.
One compiled by Alexander Hamilton
from Millions Paradise Lost sold not
long since for $500. The book was a
history Of America"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-12
Mhnt IN m E:hitnr.

&Srmc boys in an English school were
3kcd he other day to define editor"
crc are some of their definitions: An
Jt'tor is {; man who handles words"
8sn editor makes his living mi of The
English language" AN editor IL some
3dy who docs not do anything him
elf. and when somebody else does
and tells other people all about
it, An editor is Il man who has tlic
Industry Of Il beaver, the Instincts or Il
Doc and the patience of an ass