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n 0 I A S.

-Comentase en- los cfrculos polfticos de
Ia ciudRd, el que en- la constitution del
Comit6 de Distlito Electoral del partido
republican, de San Juan. solo hayan
entFado en- su mayor parte, empleados del
ayuntamisnto de Ia ciudad para represen.
tar los pueblos del distrito. Todos los
Be1ores elegidos para foTmar dicho comite
parecen ser de IN fracci6n del senior alcalde
actual y concejaleS empleados del muni-
Cipio.
Ha Causado gran diggusto entire los
elementos republicanos de Ia ''derecha" la
constitution de Ia Junta Comite del dis
trito electoral de San Juan. Muchos re-
publicanoB dc Santurce Puerta de TERRA
be Tetraer6n en- las pr0ximas elecciones, 81
queda actuando el referido comit6 de
elecCionea.
-Dara muchO juego entire 81 municipio
de 10 ciudad y los propietariosy y contribu-
yenteS, Ia venta que Sc asegura hecha por
aqu6l Ia "American Porto Rican To-
bacco CO.., de una porci6n de teTreno sita
detr6s del edifcio que ocupaba 10 antigua
carcel.
mo se explica eI que un municipio
que debe tener nus atenCioneB cubiertas y
nus obligacionea al corriente, neceaite
Beguir vendiendo todss las propiedadeE
que posee. Primero el edificio que ocu-
pRba Ia carcel = que producfa una buena
luego veremos que mas acueIdan reducir
6.dineroP Para ESQ reclaman acaso los
tefrenos que dicen ser del municipio y que
Easafrma estSn utilizados por la Estaci6n
Naval? Il.
-Parece que proyeetos de establecimien-
tos de Industrias muuicipaleB como plantas
eE6ctricas otros, han menesteT una Bitua-
ci6n desahogada para no recargar al
Contribuyente con nuevoB smpTeotitos; no
Puede obtenerse Ia gran suma de dinero
iecesaria para clio, deBprendi6ndoss 81
municipio de sus propiedades, sin otra eau.
nj que 10 justifque.
-Tr6tRse de presentar un tsinjunci6n"
on el case de proceder & la enagena6i6n de
propiedades municipales, sin Gauss, Begdn
entienden los propietarios, que justifque
tales ventas.
Sc asegura gus el Lcdo. don Jose
Gnzmdn Benitez, no aceptar& ning6n pues-
to que implique Ell deber de trabajar en-
las pr6Ximas elecciones.
"-PaTece pue una importante casa ame-
ricana, pOr medic de su represantante en-
San Juan, hace ofertas de llevaT 4 efecto
cualquier proyecto de obras municipales
como plantas el6ctricas y OtroB, cobrarse
on largoS plazos.
Intereses que habria de pagar 81 con-
tribuyente serian una nueva carga que
vendris echarse sobre sus hombros, ade.
mas de los miles de dollars que importa.
rian Ia realization de tales proyectos, los
que todavia no Sc ha prObado sean necsa.
rios nj cOnvenientes.
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ANUNClO De SUBlSTA.
Departanant0 ds! Interior.
OlScina del Superintendent

Ofcina del Superintendent
de Obras Ptlblicas.
San Juan, r. r. Agosto de 1906.
Proposiciones en- pliegos cerrados para
Ia adjudication en- p1blica subaSta del su-
ministro, medida entrega de 20,226
metros c6hicos de piedra triturada, por
loteG, para III conGerVaci6n de las carrete-
ras de San Juan Ponce, Cataflo- Vega Alta,
Camuy-Agu guadilla, Mays giiez- Afiasco, Ma
yagiez- auc0, Mayagnez Las Marias,
Aguadilla-Lares Ponce -Arecibo, Cayey
Arroyo, Caguas.H Humacao Playa, BaYa-
m6n.C .ComerfO, Reyes Cat6licos-C Corozal y
Rio Piedras- Naguabo, Sc admitiFSn en-
esta oRcina hasta las III de Ia mahana del
din 80 de Agosto de 1908, en- que se ahri-
ran p6bIicamente.
Todos los datos necesaTios Be daTan en-
-oain nf1cina. dnnda be eDcuentran de mani
festo todos los doeumentos que han de
regir en- ls cOntrata, incluyendo la claaif.
caci6n de los lotes, , podrSn recoger los
intereaados los modelos de pToposieiones
que han de presentaF.
Los licitadores no est6n obligadoB ha-
cor propoaicioneB por eI montante total de
IL piedra, Hino que podran elegfr todos los
lotes que mas le convengan.
La Administration se reserva el dere-
cho de rechazar cualquiera 6todas las pro-
poSicioneA
]. J. JIMEN q
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La construction del
hip6dromO de AreeibO.
PrORt0 50 dssIgnariR los teTsnOs para dar prlE-
GIpIO 1 Ia OhTa. ,
(De nuestrO eorespomo0l.)

Agosto 24.-
El tan celebrado transformista senior La
Presa ha solicitado este Teatro para dar
tres funciones los dfas Jueves, Sabado y
Domingo de Ia pr6xima semana con su
notable cuadro lfrico bailable y los nota-
bles actos de transformation. La noticia
ha sido muy bien recibida por este p6blico
que est6 deseoao de volver aplaudir este
apreciable artista.
Para 81 B6bado domingo anuncia ell
Cinemat6grafo del senior LoWande sus dos
iltimas exhibicioneB con variadas viBtaB
en- este Teatro.
lei domingo Sc reunen los accioniatas
del proyectado hip6dromo de eBta ciudad
i fn de ultimar Ia constitution de "a So
ciedad y designar los terrenos comienzo
de Ia ebra.
Han Hido capturados los preBos Ma
nuel Medina, Jesfs Santana Ramon
Gonzalez, que dias pasados se fngaron de
esta C6rcal de distrito. Sc ha alberto una
investigation BObre esta fuga.
El AIcaide de Ia o6rcel senior Berries Be
encontFaba en- San Juan en- asuntos Judi.
ciales cuando sucedi6 81 hecho.
-Anoche Sc recibi6 en- esta Admins
TRACTION de correos IL correspondence de
los Estadoa Unidos
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FBLLECIMIENTO T n
Sabana Grande.
JOVen que embarGa para los EstadOs
UnidOs.
JUAN BRAscHI
Director Tnterino.
(De nuestro oOrrepOnsal.1 }

Agosto %. En- IaB semana pr6xima
pasada falleci6 en- este pueblo 81 venerable
anciano don Clemente Garcia Toro.
El senior Garcia 4 fuerza de trabajos u
economics alcanz6 una pcpici6n desahogada
y sps Yirtudes le conquistaron perdurables
afectos en- todaE las clases sociales de esta
poblaci6n.
Asf Sc explica que su entierro fuera
una imponante manifestation de duelo.
--Ha regresado de Lares la sefio-
rita profesora Blanca Maria Malaret 4
quien galudamos con 81 carifio dc siempre.
-Ha salido para los Estados Unidos,
con 81 prop6sito de cuTsar estudios en-
aquel pals, 81 inteligents y active joven
non Juan Maria Rigaud.
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CAR DAD.

FL amor, la carload, la mansedumbre,
Vi el perd6n de las injurias nos hacen in
vulnerables insensibles las baiezas Y
peTfdias; elias provocan nuestro despren-
dimiento progressive de las vanidades te-
rrenales y nos acOstumbran fjar nues-
tras miradas en- las cosas en- que no cabe
deception.
Perdonar es debsr del alma que aspira
los cielos elevados, esto es tratandose de
cielos elevados, pOrque hay cielos terres-
tres en- los que no solo se entra sin perd6n
y permiso sino que, Beg6n dice Arrivf,
todo es allf gapga, Bobre todo las m6qui-
mas las camas.
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NO So DEscUIDE I'd.

Los varios sintomas de una con.
dici6n debilitada que toda per-
soma reconoce en- 81 misma, es una
advertencia que por ningun con.
cepto deberfa pasar desapereibida,
pnes de otra manera los germenea
de enfeFmedad tomaran incremen.
to con gran peligro de fatales COM
seeuencias. Los germenes de Ia
tfsis pueden ser absorVidos poE
los pUlmones & cualquiera hoFa
echando raices Y multiplicandose,
6 no ser que el sistema sea ali.
mentado hasta cierto punto qre Is
facilite resistir sus ataques., La
PREPARATION De WANIPOLR
que es tan sabrosa como la miel =
contiene los principles nutritiYos
Y curativos del Aeeite de Hfgado
de Bacalao Puro, que extraemos
directamente de los hfgados fresc0s
del bacalao, combinados con Jarabe
de Hipofosftos Compuesto, Extrac-
tos de Malta Y Cerezo Silvestre,
fortifea ell sistema contra todos los
cambios de temperature, que pro-
Queen inVariabl ablemente Tos, Catarro,
Asma, Gripa, Tfsis y todas las en-
fermedades emanadas por debilidad
de los pulmones = constitution rae
quftica. Tomada q tempo eYita
Ia tlsis; tonada & tempo la cura.
El Professor Bernardo Urueta, de
la Botica Frizac en- la Ciudad de
Mexico, dice: Por la presente tengo
Ell gusto de participar a IDS. que
he usado en mi hiio, enfermo do
Nal de Pott por indication del
DR.. Rafael LaFista, Ia Preparation
de Wampole, que IDS. preparan y
ademas de que le ha hecho mucho
bien, su est6mago Ia tolera much1-
simo meior que las otras prepara.
clones de aceite de bacalao. Igual
cosa ha pasado con algunos otros
niilos 8 quienes les he recomendado
que usen Ia medicina de Uds." No
inporta que clase de tratamiento
haya tenido NAL exito en- el case de
I'd. no SO desespere hasta que Ia
haya probado. Eficaz desde Ia pri-
mera d6sis. Nadie snfre un des-
engaflo con esta. En- las Boticas
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En- esta impranta se vende papel dc Pc
ri61iOo vieiO & 5000 uuintal
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La Union en- IltuadO.
POr TELEGRAPH.

Hoy recibimos el siguiente telegrama:
"Utuado, Agosto 25, 10 a. m. CORES
pondencia", San Juan. Extraordinarios
mitins polfticog celebrates aquf ocupan
atenci6n general Morel Campog predica.
Pasiones baian. Entusiasmos crecen.
Union robusta & invencible. Correspon-
Ra1 -
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]. J. JIMEN z,
VEFTa De Una CASA 7 VARI0s S0LIREs.

Sc vende On Eanturce, Gale de VilIamiI,
una casa de MADEIRA de reeiente constru0-
Dion en- un prenio m6dico. Tambien SO
Venden solares Informaran en- "a casa IN
dicada en- las Oficinas de los sefiOres f n
lay b os., Julio Molina. 30
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aida Gonzaga.

Encontr6udose anferma Ia aefiorita Fon.
tana por deferencia 81 pdblico 81 beneti-
ciado cantara 81 papel de Media" en- IL
opera "Pagliaeei l. seiora Aida Gons
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-REMATE-La casa de Prestamoa
de Jose Baz6n, sita en- el no. 21 de Ia
Gale Allen, tendr6 remate el dia 81 del
corriente Agoato, de las prendas que trans
curridos los seis meses que marca la ley
no han Bido renovadas nj canceladas La
casa sigue sus operaciones
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SEPASE.

Que NO publicamOs cOmunicadOs sin que
sean pagados pOr adelantadO.
Cada seis palRbTas Sc cuentan pOr una IL
nea y Is llnea vale diez centavOs.
Las cartas que vengan con comunicados
sin su impOFte no Sc contestan
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EI SehOf Benltez.

Sc ecuentra en- esta ciudad 81 acaudaIa.
do hacendado de Viequea senior Jose j.
Benitez, prominente uuioniBta de diCha
isis. saludamos afeCtuosamente al campa-
triota.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-03-23
Route ~ Sew Nevada Line.

Engineers Of the Atchison. Topeka
and Santa Fe have announced the route
OF the proposed -BoraN7 line, which will
act as a feeder to the Atchisun III the
Nevada ore fields. From Ludlow. on
the Santa Fe, the lire is to proceed al
most due north to Rhy olitc, New. a die
tance Of los miles. The road will cross
the San Pedro main line, ut a point nine
teen miles north Of Ludlow. at the south
end OF Soda Lake, which is the sink Of
the Mojavc desert, thence across Soda
Lake III the west side Of Silver Dry
Lake, past the east end OF the AyawartZ
Mountains to Salt Springs, where the
Amargosa river will be reached us it
makes a bend into Death valley. Seven
miles north Of Salt Springs the road will
enter the AmargOsa river canyon, which
Is eight miles i'll length, lying between
the Kingston AMI Funeral ranges.
Leaving the canyon. the road will reach
the old bOraX work. NEAR Resting
SprinI s, and from thrr" will follow the
river through Resting Springs and Dry
Lake until 1t strikes ih" Ash McadOwa,
from which point a branch will bc run
into Death Valley to the Ida &. borax
mine md the Furnace Creek sectiuro
HALLWAY World.
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From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
The case Of the State W. Frank Ste.
ling. in iictrd for An attempt to break
jail, went to the jury late Monday after
noon and Il verdict OF not guilty was re-.
turned. Tins ended the criminal trials
for this sessions of the court.
Judge Brown discharged the jury and
adjourned court until . o'clock Tuesday
morning.
Court convened at 9 o'clDcG this morn
luG. This being the time Sc, for passing
sentence on Wesley Gor.iou and James
Watson. VIII" lad plead gLiity to il
charge of burglary and two charles %
attempting to break jail. and Frank
StcrI ng convicted Of an aitcmut to
break ill, Judge Brown reviewed the
cases nmti listened to the pleas IT their
attorneys for lcu!cucy and 'ttn SEN
fenced the defendants to the peri.
Tertiary us follows:
Wesley Gordon, burglary, four year;
first attemp' t" h-,a k jill, three Years.
and four years for the stcoad nttcmpt.
Ii sentences for burglary and the first
attempt To break Jail run cuucurrcutk
That Is Gordon will only serve fpnr
years instead OF seven on the ii st Two
sentences. Tho sentence On .hc third
charge Will begin at the expiration Of
tn" fonr ', arr sentence for burylarv.
Ills full term is eight years.
Jhu:a' Wat son, indicted FOR burglariZ.
ing Dave Casrcr's store and on two
charges % attempting to break Jail, was
se"teacrd TO four years Oh the burglary
charge and two and three years rcspec.
lively on the ether two charges. As in
the case II Gordon, the first two SEN
fences Il concurrcntly and the third
begins at the end 81 the first. Watson
Will serve seven years or less according
to his behavior while III prison.
Frank Sterling convicted Of AZ at
tempt t" break jail, was given five years
III She penitcntiary. He put the comfy
Ia the expense Of "A trial and the rchy lost
the lcniency the court nigh. have
showed him had he plead guilty.
Each defendant told Judge Brown he
was twenty. ono years Of age, Sheriff
Clark and Deputy IIarhin will leave for
Carson tonight with the prisoners.
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Luxury and Crime.

a recent English robbery case
which reads almost like one of the
Sherlock Holmes stories related To the
detection Of II thief through his fond.
ness for flowers.
The only Glow left by the robbers
Of n house near NORTHAMPTON was n
fragment Of a flower. whose petals
were scattered over the noor. No
lowcrs Of the same sort were grown
In tho garden Of tho house robbed or
by Tho ~ncighbOrg. but an Investigation
or the floral shops I'm tho nearby town
showed that II flower Of that sort had
been purchased the evening before by
n man who was recognized from tho
description given To DO a well known
burglar.
At tho trial IL wnR shown that. nj.
though the night had boon warm. tho
thicf. who was Of delicate health. had
worn n light o%ycrCOat, which crushed
tho petals Of the flower beneath. and
thcso had fallen tn tho Garnet when
he had opened his coat 10 stow away
tho jewels which constituted the great.
or part Of III" spO:lg.
Although tho Ciow was n slicht ono
u was correct and tho luxury loving
CROOK VIII have no need OF nowcrs
TO dccornt" his broad arrow suit for
como limo TO como.
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District

From Mondays Daily.
The trial IT Indians johnny and Iba.
pdh caue L. an end late Saturday after.
uoon and the jury retired to deliberate
on their verdict. After being out
nearly two hours. the jury found the de-
PENDANTS guilty of murder in the first de
gree. ioapah paled considerably when
the verdict was read, but johnny kept
up the same iemeauo. that characterized
him during tie t:ial.
On retiring the jury read the iustruc.
ii"r- ~ the court and considered the
evidence CAREFUL! and thea took IL hai
lot, which resulted ~ a unanimous yot,
~ guilty ~ murder ~ tile first degree.
judge Brown tbarFeI the Jury for
their attention to III" casa and set Fri
day. March 23i. - tile time for passing
s%cn'euct on the defend ats. Court III, u
adjourned uEtil Monday morning.
Court convened ut . O'CLOCK this
uorm'nE and the trial II Frank StcrlnP
indicted for ;u Rrtcmpt Ia break j il n.
Fch:uar! 5'h. WIS begun. \ jury was
@ secured aud ;he trial wGs progress
'ne when this report closed
All the jurors q SWORN uu the Stcrl.
ing case were excused from further at
tendance.
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The lovers of birds who dcnounco
tho wanton slaughter Of ihc.o among
tho most beautiful of Gods creatures
too frequently COnRnc themselves TO
the sentimental aspect Of tho case, Tho
sentiment, Indeed. which they invoice
Is powerful AMI wholesome cuouoh
Uut II by no means constitutes tho
whole OF the argument on behalf ~
orr foathored friends. Science comes
forward 10 supplement that argrmcn
II furnishes striking proof of the On.
ormons debt that we Owe 10 Tho birds
One investigator goes 80 tar as Io
cccIaTc In n recent article on tho
tamngc that Is committed jy irscc.
tsts that n tho destructive ms, els
oi TIE world were To Increase tonrold
IN any year the human race would ho
CeprlN"d OF existence. Among tho
most effective allies OF man In his bat.
with those minute enemies are tho
hiTds.-Boston Globe.
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ESCAPE SEEMED LIKE MIRACLE.
Engineer Eode on Il Boiler That Eek.
pioded Under Him,

II will be n long time before Tim.
Othy Ardwheel will have another such
ride as he had not long ago, say the
ST. Paul Pioneer Press.
lie is an engineer in the Benbow &
Co sawmill at Bidley Lake. in lie
Sueur county, and was engaged In
making some repairs in the mill when
the boiler blew up. He was sitting on
a box on top of the boiler, and had
hold with both hands on one OF the
pipes at the time Of the explosion.
The boiler. which Is a large one.
flew out endways through the side Of
the engine house and curved up grace
fully into the air. Ardwhecl was pro.
tccted by being behind the steam
dome, and so was hot injured when he
went through the side OF the engine
house. hanging on desperately, he
continued to ride the huge ]prOjcctilc
in its flight. Fifty feet farther on II
turned sidewisc. and, bottom first.
struck and crashed entirely through a
large warehouse. ArdwhCcl coming
through the w~rCCkagc still uninjurcd.
On the other side of the warehouse
Is a deep lake. and into this and to the
bottom Of 1t went Ardwhccl's iron bal.
loon, followed by its unfortunate rider.
4 few seconds later Ardwhccl rose to
the surface and swan ashore. some.
what surprised and dazcd, but not at
all harmed.
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SAFE ITEM TO KEEP STANDING
Book Notice Sure to Be ~ Near
the Truth.

BOOK Notice Sure to Be Near
the Truth.
An interesting story hat bears on
the prodigality of Robert w. Cham.
hers literary output was narrated in
4 New York club the other day.
Our literary page Comcs out on Fri.
days said the night editor of Il news.
paper, and OF Thursday night. long
after the literary editor had gone
home, the make-up man rushed up
TO me and said:
"LCok here, there's about an inch
TO be filled on the literary page. and
no more book stuff set up. What shall
| dO?"
Our literary editor was very par
ticular that no miscellany ever should
appear ON his page. He insisted on
its being a book page purely. So. in
this dilemma the makeup man and |
stood and rackcd our brains trying to
think Of some thrcc-line literary item
10 add TO the department.
In the midst OF our trouble n young
compositor turned from the keyboard
of his clicking machine.
LOOK here. sir he said, you
won't make any mistake II YOU run in
something about another absorbing
novel from the pen OF Robert w.
Chambers rapidly nearing completion,
and to put on the market in two
weeks"
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4 DIsa,truus Wreck.

\ dispatch Of the 18th fom Pueblo,
Colorado, says:
About forty charred bodies lie in the
ruins of two passenger trains on the
Denver X Rio Grande railroad, which
were wrecked BY a head.on collision al
2:l0 o'clock this morning at a point
between Beaver AMI .Abube. about IS
miles west or Pueblo. and were in part
burned.
Fifteen persons vino were severely
injured ~ the disaster are lying in a
hospital. many Of which will tie added
70 the dead list.
For two hours aud a halt, hal! nude
mer thrown from their Gerths 10y the
impact Of the trains rushing together,
frantirally tore at burning timbers. EN-.
deavU:ing vainly to ext1cate ecoTchinc
people from an awful fate.
When a relic: train arrived from
Pueblo. the e WAS little lief; ID the cars
,ha; were burned 70 Indicate that there
hal teen a precious ~trri.htage II
human live. excepting piles OF scorcLcd
flesh aud s~uou,Gerug bones.
Passenger train No. ). the Utah srd
California eXprS, Hhich started from
Denver at ; o'clock left this city soon
after midnight EeaEIlv Loaded with
passengers. The Tor ward coach OF the
hapless train WAS We'll flied. III fact,
II was difficult to Tad L seat any where
and a number u passengers were stand.
ing IL the a~islcs. Just rs the tram
was rounding il sharp curve between
Beaver aud Adobe, AN ea~tuound train,
and runuinG Ii; ii hi Il rate II speed
wLirled around the curve and crashed
into the heavy tram which WAS climb.
ing the sharp grade. In an instant all
was confusion. Passenger were hurled
from their seats and covered with
splinters Of wood and flying glass.
Many were killed in the awful impact,
and he others caught beneath the
w~reCkaGe, filled tile air with their cries
for assistance. \ nomeu; later the
gas with which ,hr train was lighted
exploded and in an instant the wreck.
age was blazing ~tierccly.
One man on tie coach had managed
to raise a window and forced himself
half way to freedom, when he became
lodged in the wiudow. lio fought
tiercely for lie, hTt zach movement
only wodgcd lnm the more tightly.
Tho flames SWEPT owe: INN and lief,
him writhlng III agony.
He cried out -l'or Gods sake, and
for the sake OF my baby also, shoot
me-"
The or]lln,kcrs, prevented from al.
preaching the scene because Of the
intense heat, could do nothing ~ re-
licve the mans suffering. Finally a
timber from the roof Of the car fell on
his head, killing him.
The first four coaches Of the train
were piled uF, the greatest damage be.
ing done i'll the forward car. 1t was
here that the worst havoc MIS- wrought
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With Broken Fiddle Went All Joy OF
Musicians Life.

musicians Life.
Nat Wills, who has put aside the
~BroaGiurst ambitions that he become
a high priced star and taken THE
Duke of Duluth" back TO the popular
circuit that likes him. tells a story
OF Il German 'Ccllist with whom he
once came in sudden contact.
The bass violin player" relates
Nathaniel. was stopping at the same
hotel, II we were both In the Office
when a small boy thrust his head in
The door and shouted. The opcry.
house is on fire, "
Mine Gott!' shrlckod the music.
Ian. a short. fat. and eXcl,ablc Ger.
man. mine fiddlc!' and he rushed
madly for the thcatcr. Reaching
there he hurried through the stage
door and into the orchestra pit. The
ihcatcr was a mass OF flames In tho
rigging loft, but the beloved fiddle
was still safe. Its owner seized II and
started to make his escape the way
he came. TOO late! the stage Itself
was now a roaring furnace! The Ger.
man staggered to a window that open.
ed on the street and raised It. | was
standing with the crowd.
"'Quick, Matt he gaspcd: take dc
fiddlc!' and he thrust the neck through
the window. Tho body Of the violin
was too large and It stuck fast. \
dozen willing hands seized It. there
was n sound Of splintcrlng wood. n
wall from the German. Mine Colt.
don't break IT, and We all fell back.
wards with only the neck In our
grasp! We were forced to reach In
and drag that crazy German away
from the remainder of his beloved I'm.
strument, and with the broken neck
claspcd In his arms and tho tears
rolling down his blIs,crcd checks he
turned TO me and demanded:
"'is dot dc way TO save n mnn's
fddle?"
"'Flddlo be hanged. You're lucky
TO escape with your lifc!'
"'iah, but volts dc usc?'"