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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-10-10
Cuentos ajenos
UR SlTl0 DEliCI0SO
IORcIasi6n

tQg6 cosa tan rara!- exclam6
ia n6ajer del abogado. Este
sitio estaba desierto y a nadie
atra1a su belleza. En- cambio,
desde que hemos construido
nuestra casa Sc halla siempre
muy concurrido.
Los hombres, como los mo-
nos, son victimas del instinto
de im1tacion: quieren yer 10
que los otros ven y Sc dirgen en-
masa al sitio desde donde al
guien mira.
-Creo que til tienes la cul-
pa de 10 que pasa. En- til lu-
gar, harfa levantar una pared
muy baja para no destruir las
lineas de paisajes. Cincuenta
cent1metros de altura Y dos 6
tres puertas de MADEIRA basta-
ran para que los curiosos nos
dejen en- paz.
-Sois de tn misma opinion.
Construyose la pared de Gin
cuenta centfmetros sobre el nj
vel del suelo, y sin duda, este
obstaculo indujo a la gente a
pract1car TN ejerciclo gimnasti-
co, puesto que. todo eI mundo
10 salvaba de TN salto.
-Es precise hacer algo mas
-dijo madame Pannelard.
-Haz 10 quieras, h1ja mia.
En- cuatro tablas escribi0 un
pintor las siguientes palabras:
"Propiedad particular, sc prohi-
be la entrada Y las cuatro
inscripciones fueron colocadas
a 10 largo de Ia pared. Pero
aun fue mayor la afuencia de
los forasteros, desde que Sc pu-
sieron los. anuncios.
Los curiosos, no pudiendo
alegar su ingnorancia, invoca-
ban su derecho con dureza com
batiendo el ataque que IN pro-
pietario inferia al libre goce
de su propiedad.
-Tenemos derechos a mirar
10 que Sc nos antoje-decian los
protestantes. 5Destruimos algo
aquf?
mi so1edad!. -.
Todos sc queJaban en- nom
bre del proletariado y apelaban
a la formula de las reivindica-
clones sociales.
Madame Panne1ard Sc rebe-
laba contra tales ideas y decla
a su marido
-Si estuViesemos en- una pla-
va elegante, respetar1an til fin
ca y tn pared.
No n respetan-le contes-
taba el abogado-porque esta-
mos lejos de la sociedad Y de
sus gendarmes. Las leyes no
tienen valor cuando carecen de
sanc1on.
-Pero Ell sentido moral
-Existe EN- 81 mismo; pero el
sentido social no f1orece mas
que a la sombra de la gendar-
meria.
Madame Pannelard hizo CO.
locar en- elgexterior de la fnca
varias mesitas Y algunas sillas
pintadas de verde, que recorda-
ban desde lelos los casinos que
IA gente respeta.
Pero provistos de mesa Y de
sillas, los forasteros disfrutaban
aun con mayor holgura de la
belleza de aquel sitio encan
tador.
Madame Pannelard, al pro
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-10-10
LEYES DE 1905

Sc hallan 4 Ia venta en- la Ii
breTia del Boz ETr( las leyes de
1905, aeon panadas de IN vo
lumen de gran utilidad para JOS
letrados J el publico en- general,
conteniendo la Ley de evi-
dencia' : Y IA APPENDICES de leyes
de otFas Asambleas references
tambi6n a Ia prueba en- 10 Civil.
Precio de las dos obras 5 200
Lev de evidencia, compra-
da separadame lte.. -. S $50
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1906-12-11
aus ieiner gruit. ~gu6 i'd. iast

aus ieiner 9ruit. n@utb i'd. iaste
er Damn einfaG.
~@er5eibe, bab i6 bas einen
Iusenblid bergefien fonnte. Sd
tpubte ieoo6, Dab 9u frei tperben
mubteit."
~Sa, Grtb, i6 bin fret eetporben
- san5 freil" gr ipra6 NIT eiseus
tbiimliher getonuns. .@iuit Su
Sid elm tpenis 5u mir ieeen. tpie in
friibern 3eiten 10 off," bat er peid.
@utb niafabrte Der 8itte.
CT ieete ii6 ibr seseniiber. Sic
@ebanfen i6ienen mddtis auf i'm
ein5uitiirmen.
.8ie oft babe i6 bieien Gusenblid
berbeiselebnt nnb mir ausgemalt,
pie i6on es iein miiBte = unb es
lit audi i6Dnl" Seine Iueen
sIdn5ten feu6t, als talie innen bas
gis, bns iolanse bas Seelenpolle in
linn ~sefan9en eebalten. .Oieie
Stunbe lit i6on fir mid. @utb. 70
i6Dn. bnB i6 lie nit nihts eintauz
id6en m0dtel Sie grinnerune baran
nirb mid fiinftis beeleiten unb mein
@eites iein, mas id aufpeiien lam"
.9u ipridit 70 emit, lieber 8urt
- bas ma6t mir Ser5lpeb."
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1906-12-11
Memnsebntes &apitcl.

Ser CONNER mar bergangen nit
al ieiner iippigen Yrnht. Sie Serbits
Itiirme ralten beulenb iiber Die Dben
Selber uno nirbelten rmi16enb Die
gel6getrodneten 8ldtter bes 8albes
auseinanber. Cine SanbpoQ raihelns
ben 2aubes bate Die Sturmluft benz
naben &irbbof 5u9efiibrt, mo iie
raui6eno am eiiernen @ittertbpr nieS
oerfiel. lid nieber bob nub bal6 nee
ben Stpei fril6befr6n5ten @rdbern ins
mitten elmer f0lIlihen MDrteneruppe,
Die in grpbe aiibel %9epflan5t, jdbs
lin9s gu 8oben iauf.
Ser alte Soling fniete an Dem
@~rabbiigel ieines aunbes unb iprad
elm langes @e6et. Sebt ltanb er
duf unb itilpte Die @intermiibe aui
iein seli6tetes 9aupt.
$50 in aller @elt mar Ser NDrs
Der, Der bas 8ubenltiif boQ6raht?
Selba, Der Wtorber? Niemanb elalibte
oaran. @s mar einfa6 unm6glid,
oaran 5u glnuben. unb Der SDriter
idiittelte bas graue Saupt. .Su
Seligel" fliilterte er bnlblaut, limb
On, fleiner gngel on ibrer Seite,
fonnet Sbr ni6t einen 2idtIdeir
ienben IN bieie. Hirrnis unb Ierirs
ritngen Der @ege? Col elm llni6uls
bigger leiben, lit es ni6t senue an
guerem Spfer?"
Gin e,erduid binter Dem @eitriippe
unb Sui6iperf bes Sriebbpfes lief
Soling umlhnuen. er belt inne unb
6lidte 5iemlid berbubt IN elm brannts
ipeingebunienes, bon Der idarfen
Slift beftig gerDtetes @elibt, bas ION
nit itieren Iu9en ~anglobte.
rSiebe ba, Soriter Soain0l Ilter
Sreunb. IL pie 9ebfs?" Ser
Spre6er itredte Die Sanb ans.
~Wfein Soft, iou uaS elm Singer
5eig fem auf mein SelbitseiprG6?"
l.nmmelte CT eri6roden, .S6ol3l
bab i6 nod nidt an i'm geoaht! =
aber nein -" iebte er lpie entIhulz
bigenb bin5u, ~ipie fam i6 nur ani
bieien @ebanfen, ipie iolte er -
- 8o fommen Sic BERG" fra9te er
unii6er. sd bortc, baB sic nad
Gmerifn gegangen ieien?"
~Sort mar ih nod nidt. i6 ipolIte
ieoo6 iebt biniiber. 8ar elm pera
bammt trelles Yflaiter in Sant6urgl
SD fam, INN mir nod etipas @elo
al bolen BUR 9teiie. penn piiien Sic.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1906-12-11

~Grfennit 9u mid penn nid5t, id
meme ais Den, Der i6 9eiporoen in
Der ber6en Yriiungs5eit?"
o9u bit nnberS oefuoroen, ih
iebe eS lppbl - man bat Dir piel
@ebe bereitet, unb 0u bait nod nidt
iiberlpunDerL."
"8utb, id babe freil;b ii6eripuns
ben, tpenn audi nidt in Dem Gimme.
tpie 9u biellei6t meinit. @rinnerit
9u Did bes Cages. an benz mir bier
laben uno On mir bon Seiner
S6peiter ipraGit? On moIteit Mid
nibt an iie beranreidben !aiIeu."
.Sa, 8urt. i) peib es."
limb peiBt 9u aud, tpie ih an
oieier Steue mein beaebrli6e3, uns
eridttlides Ser5 nteber5,uana? So,
Su peibt eel On muBteit aber 1eitz
Dem aud niifen, oab i6 ali6 Spfer
bringen tannl Sdau Der, Hutb,
iieb' ben Streifen Silber in meinem
Saar III nobl, es lit pidt Der
Gram 9eiueien, baB man MIDI itneez
reU%tertpeiie eingeferfert. nidt Die
Shma6 bes mir aufeebiirbeten @ers
bre6ens. nidt bas in Staub ge3osene
@brgefnDl unb ni6t Die gntriiltung
iiber ole leibli6e S6peiter, Die mid
gum @iftmii6er berobipiirbigte. 9as
ipeibe Saar babe ib befommen 6eim
&ingen NIT meinem Ser5enl Sd
iagte Sir emit, Dab Seine S6tpeiter
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1906-12-11

men laiien?" fragile er m~ibtrauiIh,
dls Boiling Dem Iussanse 5ni6ritt.
sd piirpe ni6ts tbmn in bieIer
Sa6e. neil es mein &inb nift pies
Der lebeno ma6t. aber elm rni6ulbis
ger leibet bafiir, unb bieier mlB ae>
rettet iperben. Sie peitere l1nterImz
dung ipiro aIsbann ereeben, Oh sic
ben Namen Der 8aronin frebentlit
bineinseSosen baben. ober ntbt."
rSoqing. iparten sic einen Sag,
tie iou mir @elb geben. nnb ib
brin9e mid alsbann in Siferbeit.
Sem Iiieiior ipirb nidts seideben.
renn sic Die Yoli5ei alf mid brin>
gen.. bat S9ol5 fleinlaut aber nod
INNER trobig.
~Sie garonin 1T ldnsit abees
%reiit."
"uno tpel6e Strafe befomme i6?"
sd tpeib es ni6t. 8enn sic
aber cine Iuftragseberin gebabt uni
Sic nlr bas @erf5eiis sepeIen, Ic
fpirb Die Strafe nidt au5u bart
iein."
Limb Die 8aronin lit nirflid
fort?"
~Sa."
sd sebe nit our YoIi5ei". iaate
Sdol5 na6 einigem 8ebenfen. y0iels
lei6t pirb's bann better. @ube piirbe
i6 niGt mebr baben. tpenn mir bic
Spiirbunbe auf ben Soden iinb; id
eebe nit unb iteue midi freitpiuio
Dem @eridt. 9ie Srau 8aronin
ipirb @ugen ma1enl"
@ie elm 2auffeuer ~berbreitete fid
oas @erii6t, bab S6oI5 Der pirfli6e
Chatter bes erauiisen Wersiftunssfalz
leg in Der S0riterei setpeien. Ser
Iiieiior bon Sellba ipurbe iogIeif Der
Sreibeit 5uriideeseben. Sie unb bo
taufte Der Same Der 8aronin @oerne
in ben MI b~eeinnenben @er6anblunz
gen auf, aber bas mar ia 1lniinnl
Ser Wann tpoute bic S6ulb aui
anoere S6ultern Ihieben, 5umal Die
8aronin in einem Observation-Disclosures
termin ausbriidlid erflGrte, bab fie
ben Wann talm einmal seieben babe.
S6ol5 purbe gu 5e~bnidbriser Su6ts
bansitrafe berurteilt, bic er foaleih
dntrdt.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1906-12-11

teuflii6 idDnen Srau fort, Die nit
ipilblooernoen Sliden bpr linn itanb.
Isle iprehen I'M Sieber, Sral
9nronin."
vgefiirftcu sic nitbts, i6 bin
b%ulitdnbig bel Sinnen. pennslei6
mid bumals, als i6 gpalb tpbt Dor
mir lab, falter 8abntpib padte.
@enben sic ii6 niht in bieler per>
d6tliden 8eiie bon mir - nod ein>
mai, ib ertrage es ni6t. sic bGts
ten geiieres aus mir MAIDEN fDnnen.
sic baben es ni6t 9epoIt. bieIleiht
lit es all6 10 meme @eltimmuna.
Sebt 9eben Sic bin, unb 5eigen Sic
MIDI Den 8eri6ten an, meinen 3tpef
babe ih nun bod errei6tl 2eben
sic pobl, Iloenbpfen, mir belize ba@
ben nifts mebr 5u i6affen."
Carmen raui6te bo1erbobenen
Snrptes bappn.
Gs fpar iebr it'll ~gefporben in Dem
fleinen Soritbauie na6 Der i6refli>
den &atuitropbc. Hutb ma 81
Soainss ge5osen unb bemiibte iid.
@pas Slat i'm Ser5en ibrer Ingeboz
rieen aus5ufiiqen. @an5 allmdbltd
mar Die trpitloie Srauer elmer ges
~bulbi9en grgebenbeit eeipihen.
&nnas fleiBiee Sdnbe i6afften
fpobl nod mad ipie por i'm Salise
battle, aber es mar ni6t 5u perfen>
men, Dab lie 5eitipeiie elmer tiefen
8ebanfenloiiefeit nafbin9. Sic
fonnte inmitten Der n0tigiten Irbeit
plDblt6 i~nnebalten unb itarr auf cine
SteQe bliden, ais idbe iie bort etlpas,
bas ibr ganSes Sbun nnb Sein ges
fnngen nnbm. ltnD Nntb? Sic fab
auf gpas Stlbl binter benz sierlihen
Ndbtii6 unb betra6tete Die angefans
9enen 5anbarbeiten, Die bort leiht
bin9elegt, ibrer GoIenbung barrten.
Sbres eigenen 2eibes geoabte iie pes
mig, II lpenn tie ben Soritmeiiter
lab, Der tpobl 1eltener, aber in reeels
mdbi9er 3eit, nie es feline Yfliht
erbeii6te, i'm Soritbauie boriprad,
Damn 5udte es pie elm frampfbaftes
S6lu65en nus ibrem pnnoen Ser
gen, unb tie fnltete Die Sdnbe fpie
gum @ebet ineinanber Sbre Stiefs
i6ipeiter fam tdelid beraus in Den
8ulb. Sic ipeilte INNER Idngere
3eit baielbIt unb bra6te Sroit unb
frii6es Seben in Die gebeugte Snmis
lie. Wit feinem Safte umging Die
Stiefi6peiter Die Sraeen na6 ben
leeten Sorgdnsen, Inn 8utb 3eit gu
lallen, ii6 81 finben. sic ersdblte
oarum biel BON ibrer jebisen Seimat
lnb riibmte Die eble Seelengr0be, Die
fpabre Ser5enssiite @~lbenbofens. Sem
8irfunesfreis, beiien Yfliften lire
gan5e Iuf9abe mar, unter5og iie iid
NIT Der sanaen @riinoli6feit hires
@eIens. Hutb bate ni6t 5u biel
beripro6en. lire Inna fiinte bon unb
gang Den Tlas aus ben Srnu Blum
iu%ne9ebn6t.
garonin Carmen mar Idnait al
ibrem @ater ab9ereiit, Tie i6ipanb
10 plObli6, nie iie gefommen. bod
lieB lie biel idmer5li6e grinnerune
gen 5uriid. Iiieiipr bon Selba blieb
nnb pie por in 8erferbaft. Die linz
teriudung sine MIR langiam poran,
neil er ielber ni6ts CUR Iuffldrlng
beitru9 unb jeoe ausfunft iiber. iit
peripeigerte.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1906-12-11

@ieber mar es Sriiblins setporben
int 8albe. gs 9%riinte, bliibte nnb
ouftete rinssum. 8ienen i6fpdrmten
lnmmeno uno brummenb in Der tpeiz
den 2nft bes Waitaees unb nippten
an ben fnolpenben glumen I'M Sauss
garten Der S0riterei.
&utb fab auf Der ipeiben @artens
banf unb itrei6elte ben peihen aopf
oes 5abmen &ebes. bas tie NIT groz
BEN 9ldn5enben Gueen ani6aute unb
oas Sutter aus ibrer Sanb fraB.
S6tpar5e @epdnber umbiilten lire
l6lanfen 8lieber unb boben Die eigee
nartige 5arte Sldiie ibres @ntliees
nod mebr bernor.
Gnna Boiling itanb in Ser Sauss
tbiir unb betra6tete Tie ladelnb. ,gs
lit elm foitli6er Sag, man f6nnte
beute piel berseiien nnb peraeben,
ni9t tpabr, Hutb? Infer @alb lit
bod i66n, aud i'm 8inter. Der Gin
iidt pirit 0u 9i9 ni6t lGnger pers
i6Iieben?"
.Sa, bier 1T es I65n, aid i'm
Binter. Sbr babt re9t sebabt. liebe
anna, i4 mo6te ni9t mebr fort"
~.llniere ielise Cha bebauptete es
emit nod feiter pie id, bab Sid friis
fer ober ipdter Der 8alb5auber failen
tpiirbel limb es lit fir Sid gut ses
fomlnen. fleine Nutb. Su. als unIer
S6tpeiterlein. 9eine anna in Seiner
ndhiten Ndbe unb in angeIebener
Steanng. seraoe ipie mfrs INNER
9etpiini6t."
~gaur Cha febIt." @utb mar aufs
geiprnngen unb legte ibren Mrm auf
gnnas S6ulter.
~2aie iie ruben, ertpiberte bieIe
|leiie. ~8ottes @ine iei seprieien.
- Sdau babin. fommt bort nidt
elm Baseu? Soute es @~loenbofens
8a9en iein?"
~gfein. @ormittass pilest meine
Mnna ni6t beraus5ufommen."
Ser 8agen mar ndber gefabren
unb belt auf @ebeib ieines SniaGen.
Gin Serr iprang beraus.
~@rober @ott - Seabal 8iuit
i'm ipre6en". fraste glnna.
D@epib; id bin feline @raut, bers
giiieit Su bas?"
or bate felt borisen Ser6it nifts
bon ii6 boren lafen". bemiibte @nna
iid %ein5utperfen.
"Sas dnbert ni6ts". ipra6 2utb
beitimmt.
so laiie i6 gu6 aIein", fiji
iterte @nna, IN Der aii9entbiir per>
i6ipinbenb.
9euoa fam ndber nnb ftanb balb
Dor benz i'm freunoli6 anlG6elnben
@db6en. CT iab emit nnb blei6
aus. aber rubis, iebr rn6ig. CT
bob ben Sut our 8e9riibuna. unb
nun bemerfte Gutb einen itmalen
iil6ernen Streifen, Der iidl nie elm
feiner Saben an ben S1ldfen binaufs
3pg.
~Wiltommen &irt, ber3lih ges
griibt unb ipiIfommen. Gieb', id
tpubte, Dab On fommen piirbeit, id
oarf mid auf meme Gbnunsen bers
laien."
sd banfe Sir menolid, Nutb,
Dob 9u mir einen siitisen gmpfang
bereiteit." CIR fiibte beib lire fleinen
SdnSe. "9u bait meiner mitunter
geba6t?"
~Wlitunter! 8urt, ipie fannit Sn
reben. Sumner. tdglid babe ib Seis
ner geoadt unb - mir batten cine
b0ie 3eit 5u iiberiteben."
Gin balber Seuf5er ordnste iid
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1906-12-11

(Sortietun9 unb S6lub auf Der
Z. Settle.
Alaska sentinel., 1906-11-08
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In the Indian Ocean only 37O out of 16,300 islands are inhabited.
 Probably the owner of the largest number of dogs in the world is Rus sian cattle king, who has 35,000 shep- herd dogs to look after 100000 sheep. King John of Abyssinia has decreed that the nose of any one of his subjects found taking snuff shall be cut off, feits life. In Morocco, persons disobey- ing the Sultans decree of prohibition smoking are imprisoned and flogged through the streets.
 Probably the lowest type of man Is found among the bushmen of Australia. They are so primitive that they have no Idea of building even the most rudi- mentary form of hut or shelter Tray elers from this part of the world tell wonderful stories of the nest-building people who inhabt the wilds. They find whole families of them nesting in the thickets like our ground birds,
 
 so carefully and artistically as those of our feathered friends.
 A record time for converting grain into bread has been established by Canadian farmer. Wheat which was In the sheaf at o'clock In the afternoon was made into scenes before 6. When operations began wagon stood In the barn with about half a load of grain connected with this was a gasoline en- zine. The engine was started, the sheayes were fed Into the thresher, and the grain was deposited in bin. The power was then transferred to the cleaner, and the work of changing the newly -threshed wheat Into flour was quickly carried through. The rest of the task was easy.
 The value of light as an agent In curing diseases Is becoming increasing ly recognized. The latest development of the idea Is the assertion of a med ical man that the clothes worn by con sumptives should be of a color which will allow the light to penetrate the body. White materials, 1t is found, are the best for the purpose, and consump- lives are consequently advised to clothe themselves in snowy ralment, either of linen, velvet, cotton or cloth. Sllk, however, Is barred. Next in curative value comes blue, but it Is far infe- rior to white. Materials of black, red, yellow or green are said to be useless, as they prevent the passage of the germicidal rays.
Alaska sentinel., 1906-11-08

Perhaps 1t Is just as well that men
 should not be allowed too great au-
 thority in disposing of the wealth they
 leave behind them, but if the power of deylsing is to be limited the limita- tion should be direct rather than by
 subterfuge. It would be easy enough
 to frame law providing that man
 may not leave more than certain DOT tion of his possessions to any che per son and such a law would forestall l nine-tenths of the will contests. But to grant the testator unlimited discre- tion in the matter and then to upset his will by appealing to technicalities Is neither fair nor honest. It Is whip ping the devil around the stump" The will of Russell Sage Is to be contested because a scrlvener. copying the docu- ment from the lawyers rough draft. ran his pen through figure which he had mistakenly written. The act did not alter the purport of the will 1t did not affect the rights of any of the heirs to
 the extent of penny. It was an obvi-
 ous correction of an Insignificant cleri- cal error.
 Yet 1t Is announced that upon the strength of this trivial lapse of the pen the will Is to be contested. It Is pre- dicted that the struggle will last for 1 several years, unless there is a compro-
 mise, and that the will finally will be broken" Now, the meaning of this consummation will simply be that pub lie sentlment-to which judges and ju- ries are susceptible not approve of Mir. Sage leaving but S25,0O0 to each of his other relatives and devising s60- o00,o0 to his wife. Theoretically, that Is, we admit that man may leave his money as he chooses; practically, we deny him that right by upsettlng his will on the minutest technicality when he does not leave his wealth as we should like him to leave 1t. There can be no doubt as to the strength and po- tency of this phase of public send- ment The wills of rich men are con- | tested and invalidated upon the flmsi- est pretexts. The courts will literally construe other documents, but they arc memorable when they deal with wills. Any excuse Is good enough for defeat ing the testator's purpose. This, we re- peat, is the wrong way of doing a very simple thing. If we want to limit tho testamentary powers of wealthy men we can do so by legislation. It is an absurd and rather hypocritical false pretense to grant unlimited testament ary rights and then nullify them by an appeal to fine-spun legal bubbles.
Alaska sentinel., 1906-11-08
"Seein's Believfn'.v

Senator Bailey was once staying for a short time at country place, when he received telegram urging his im- mediate appearance In Washington. The place was about two miles from the railroad station, and as the schedule had been recently changed and his host did not know the new hour for the train-there was but one a day-a ne gro was hastily sent to inquire of the station agent
 It was perhaps three hours later when the negro ambled Into the yard.
 Where have you been, you rascal ] Does It take three hours to ask when a train Is due?' the Senator's host de- manded angrlly.
 Now, Mars Jeems," the negro pro- tested, "yo' know hit don't take no three hours ter ax when CT train gwine pass. But, Mars Jeems, dat station man am sich CT liar yo' can't take his word fer muffin, an Ah stayed ter see for nah. self. An fer once in his life he tol' de ruf-she sho did pass dar des' when he say she would "'-American Spectator
Alaska sentinel., 1906-11-08

turned to prevent the beans in those pods resting on the ground from be- coming damaged.
 To the foregoing in American Agri- culturist Professor J. L. Stone adds that wet weather does not injure the crop seriusly provided the beans are not allowed to rest on the wet ground long at time, but the frequent turn ing necessary to prevent them from in- jury involves considerable labor.
 When dried they are stored in barns like hay and may be thrashed at con- venience. The thrashing Is done by specially constructed machines much like the ordinary grain thrasher. Some growers prefer to thrash with the old fashioned fail, claiming that the say ing in beans that otherwise would be split compensates for the slower work.
Alaska sentinel., 1906-11-08

called to account for their mistake, re piled rather insolently that they had been in the music publishing business a long time, and had yet to discover the difference between a 'valse Impromp tu" and an "Impromptu Waltz" Would Dr. Smith kindly state to them that difference?
 Gentlemen" wrote the genial pro- lessor. in answer, 'I have not, like yourselves, been in the music publish ing business, and am therefore not fully qualified to inform you, but since, in your extremity, you have appealed to me. I would venture to suggest that the difference between a 'yalse I'm promptu' and an Impromptu Waltz may be similar to the difference be- tween blind Venetian and Venetian blind.
 Yours very truly" and so forth.
Alaska sentinel., 1906-11-08
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F. J. Farrar of Troy, N. H., has . crimson rambler rose bush which has 5,17O blossoms on It, by actual count, which took four hours. The largest cluster has fifty single roses in 1t.
 Among European States Russia has the longest telegraph lines, a total of 1O9,375 miles. Next Is France with 93,1oO miles, Germany with S9,750 miles, Great Britain with 49,375 miles. More than twice as many telegrams are sent in Great Britain as in Germany, and nearly double the number In France
 All the stores and other places of business In Garden Plain, Kan, ceased business for three days recently, and the whole town went into the fields to help the farmers harvest their grain. The merchants say that the trade has been so good since they have reopened that they are sure they have not lost through closing.
 A Maine woman owns the best pro- lection against the ubiquitous fly. It Is nothing but simple hornets nest, that hangs just outside the house door. Its inmates are so tanned by the kindness of their owner that they never molest or sting her. Not a fly has entered the house since the installation of this unique hytrap.
 William Rowe, merchant In High land, Doniphan County, Kan, says that the farmers around there do nearly all their shopping after supper, and that they come to town as late as 8 or o'clock and that the buying Is often kept up until after II. The practice has become so general that there is It. tie country trade during the day.
 A letter has just been received In Montpelier, Vt, that was mailed in Ire land, f1fty-two years ago. It was sent to Montpelier, but from there went to the dead letter office, where 1t has re- mained. The letter was mailed to Catherine Burgen by her daughter, but as Mrs. Burgen Is dead, 1t was deliv- cred to the sender's sister-in-law when she was found by the faithful dead let. ter office.
 A bald-headed resident of North Adams has invented a means of pro tecting his head from the flies. The device consists of piece of cardboard through which a hole is cut the size of his head, and over this is pasted sticky fly paper, sticky side out. An elastic cord holds the contrlvance in place. The man says the files do not detect the deception until It is too late, but shoot for the shining surfaces with as much avidity as they do for the most polished pate.