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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-05-09
ALEXANDRA DUMAS
Entonces nos vende?

-Entonces vende?
-Todavia no; pero vendea Ia prmera ocas6n cue
encuentre.
CoraH6n cObarde espu perddo ipor ue no ha respon-
dido q las cartas cue lie escribE
Para teHsr pruebas Sotarlas Entrento todo estS
perddo, " rdad de Mouy?
Al conraro sehor todo esta ganado va ssbeis que to-
do pado fraction del principe de Condo estaba per
ervfa del duque e pareca eacone
sno de salvaguarda Desde dia de la ceremonial 10
he vueo todo favor Glen hombes bastaban
hur compana del duque de Aencon he mil uu
nieno que esaan dspueSo escaouados camno de Pau
deno de ocho daS Esto Sea uga sno retrada
Sehor basaan nail qunentos hombres no os creerG
con elos tan SECURE como ejercito
Enrique sonri6, y, paand6le la po espada le
dijo:
va sabes de Mouy 10 sabes neor que nadie que e ey
de Navarro es tan tmdo como
VA 10 Sc soho espero que antes de POGO sabrS tan
ben yo, la Francia entera.
Pero cuando conspra precise que sea con kxo La
pmea Condon que necesta para ograr &xto es dec
s6p para que decision anca apda ucva Is necesaro
esar convencdode que Sc ograra Sal aroso.
y blen, senor tque das hay partidas de caza2
-Cada ocho diez dias
Que dfa ha saido la corte de caza?
Hoy mismo.
DE que dentro de ocho dez dias vovera habe
partida?
Sin duda alguna hasa muy aci que la haya antes
Escuchad todo parece estar cama: ii duque de An.
jou la pardo nade pensa e. ey repone por momen
tos de ndpo6n Las peseCucones nosoros
cesado Haced corto la reina mad haced seor de
Aencon segud dendo que podeis par sin & " aunoue
la es deffcI procurad hacerSelo Greer
No tengas cuidado 10 creera
-Tanta conhanza creEiS que tene vos?
No, DioS me bre pero todo 10 Qne lie dice Ia ena
" ia rena nos srve ealmente3
OH tengo puebas de clio. Por parte es ambCoSo
esperanza de esa corona de Navarro lie entusiasna
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-05-09
NOT|C|AS DEL D|L
Las carreras del pro
ximo domingo en- el
Hip6dromo.
GUAROIA NACIONAL
Exhibiciones cinematogra6-
GUAROIA NACIONAL
Exhibiciones cinematogra6-
cas- en- el Teatro. Session
del Concejo municipal

Para: las carreras del domin-
60 pr6ximo, en- el Hip6dromo de
esta ciudad, Sc ha acordado el 81
guiente programa:
r. carrera. .-75o metros. Ca
ballos "Sinfonia' "Gacho" "Cas-
carilla' "Luper6n" y "Ardilla.
2" carrera. .-75o metros. Ca
ballos ''Fara6n Rubio y, y
Confusio. "
s. carreia. media milla Ca
ballos california y "Pegaso. /"
a. carrera.- 1900 metros. Ca
ballos "Aguila blanca !, Lord" y
"I.lave de orc"
81 carrera. Una milla. "Prin-
cipe" "Relampago" y "Majes-
tic"
Las compafiias que compo.
nen el battalion de la Guardia Nacio-
nal en- esta ciudad Sc prepararan
convenientemente para tonar parte
en- la gran parada que Sc proyecta
para el dia ! de julio.
En- el Teatro Municipal ha-
bra esta noche exhibiciones cinema
tografcas con I'm variado y selectc
programa.
-Anoche Sc reuni6 en- sesi6r
extraordina1ia el ayuntamiento de
esta ciudad.
-Por motives de salud presen
t6 la 1enuncia del cargo de. presi
dente de la Junta local de la Unior
en- Rio Grande, nuestro correligio
mario y amigo don Jose Roman
Diaz. Para ocupar su puesto h;
sido electo don Bonifacio w. Del
gado.
-. - ----z- -.:,E-s.-:issEsaFr
ejecutiva tan pronto sea aprobad
por el alcalde.
Ernesto Diaz Arana, Secreta
rio del Ayuntamiento de Naranjit
certi6ca: que la que antecede e
copia de la Ordenanza del Concej
de ~ de Abril de 1907, aprobad
por el alcalde Ell 70 de mayo del cc
rriente.
Naranjito, de mayo 1907.
Vo Bc
! MIGUEL RIVERA. ERNEsTo DIA
Alcalde. Secretario.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-05-09
0TIA! NOT|c|A!

Los sefiores don Evaristo
Rodriguez Martinez, don Rafael
Martinez Alvarez y don Antonio
Martinez Alvarez, nos participant eA
atenta circular quo han comprado
q los seiiores Rodriguez Hermano y
C"a. todas las pertenencias de la fa-
brlca de escobas establecida en- Ia
calle del Cristo cImero s, constitu-
yendo una nueva sociedad denomi-
NADIA E. Rodriguez y c..
Para curar un resfriado en- In dia
tome el LAXATIVE BRoMo Qu1N1NA.
FL boticario lie devolvera el dinero 81
no Sc cura. La frma de e. w. GRO.
We Sc halla en- cada cajita.
: lnforman de Vega-baja que
contin1a mejor de su enfermedad
nuestro querido amigo don Ma.
nuel Muioz Saurl, de 10 que no.
alegramos mucho.
Angel Torres Carb6, quo
cumpli6 un mes 20 dias en- la carce
de Mayaguez, ha empezado q ex
tinguir otra condena de un mes Il
dias por infracci6n 4 las leyes d,
sanidad.
-Continua mejor de su enfer
medad, despuks de una delicad
operaci6n que sufriera, nuestr
amigo don COnrado. Asenjo, en-
pleado de Ia o6cina del Attorne
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-05-09

Este es el nombre del caro-
mecanico 8 autom6vil mas perfecto
que en- la actualidad Sc fabrica: es
muy elegante, de gran fuerza mo-
triz y mucha velocidad.
Hasta hoy no tiene rival para
subir cuestas y andar por malos ca
minos; por ESQ es sin duda alguna,
el autom0vil ideal para Puerto Rico.
FL autom6vil Wayne para el 1907
contiene todos los adelantos que Ia
pericia de sus ingenieros y cons.
tructores ha podido imaginar y Sc
ha asimilado ademas todo 10 bueno
que otros fabricantes hayan inven-
tado y en- su construction solo Sc
emplean materiales selectos y la
mano de obra es ejecutada por los
mecanicos mas expertos que Sc pue-
den conseguir. Por ESQ el autom6-
vii Wayne esta llamando hoy tan
poderosamente la atenci6n y las
personas mas exigentes, aqucllas
que van siempre tras de 10 bueno
no compran otro autom6vil que los
fabricados por Wayne Automobile
Co., pues esta generalmente admi-
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-05-09
General y professor de la escuela de
taquigrafia del Ateneo.

General y professor de la escuela de
taquigraf(a del Ateneo.
DE Vega ba;a llaman Ia
atenci6n de que hay ALI una ha-
cienda que arroja al rio 81 mosto y
demas desperdicios, contaminando
las aguas, que forzosamente consu.
me el p1blico. Yea ESQ la autori.
dad competente.
Una brigada de confnados
esta ccupada actualmente ell la re-
paraci6n de Ia crretera central & Ia
salida para Puerta de TERRA.
-Parece que las tablillas fla.
das en- las curvas y desvios de Ia
linea de los carros elGctricos, orde-
nando precauci6n, no Sc atienda
como es debido por ciertos motoris-
tas. Esto expone 4 los carros &
frecuentes descarrilamientos.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-05-09
Ec0S DETR|BUNlLES
Sef1a1amientos de ape
1aciones EN- e1 Tri-
bunal Supreme.
EN- PLElTOS ClvlLES
Por injunction, expropiaci6n
forzosa, nuidao de pres. :
tamo \ agricola.

En- el Tribunal Supreme Sc We
ran en- el presente mes de mayo, los
siguientes sefialamientos de apela
clones Ell pieitos civiles.
Martes al. La Liga de Pro-
pietarios de Fincas Urbanas con el
Ayuntamiento de San Juan. aIn-
functions.
Microbes ~. Pedro J. Bras
con Jose G. Rivera. Nulidad de
prestamo agrfcola.
Jueves 20. aAmerican Rail.
road Company of Porto RicoS, con
Jose Mirandes Olivo y otros. Ex.
propiacion forzosa.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-05-09
WAYN =

lido que no puede encoAtrarse en-
ninguna parte una maquina de
construction mas sencilla, mas lH-
josa y duradera y un precio tan
equitativo como Ia rnarca Wayne.
Toda persona de buen gusts
que quiera tener un autom6vil ele.
gante fnerte, c6modo y seguro debe
comprar I'm Wayne Ell cual podrk
obtener q precio sumamente equita-
two 81 Sc dirije 4 D. w. Pales, en-
Guayama, que es el agente exclu-
sivo en- PuertA Rico.
Esta ageacia vende tambien, 4
plazoS Sumamente c6moAeS carros de
dos & cuatro ruedas deede 10 q 40
quintales capacidad, coches de dos y
cuatro asieutos. maquinas de coser, de
pie y de mano, pianos fon6graios, te-
lefonos, record cilindricos y pianos,
maquinas de escribir, muebles ct ct
Engluwood y tambien las famssas
lampa.as de petr6les somprimids
marca Kitson, de 900, 1890, 2.eee
y y a,5oo bujias de poder.
Sc envfan eat6losss listas de
precios al cue les pida con anime dc
Oonnn1ae
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-05-09
ORDtu)NzA

Para cont1atar mediante subasta
p1blica, la construction de dos
metros y medic de edi6cio pa
ra ensanches del destinado 4
carniceria pdblica.
Por cuanto: FL Consejo muni-
clpal cree conveniente contratar por
subasta la construction citada, 10
que puede efectuarse segun 10 dis
puesto en- la ley municipal para la
ejecuci6n de servicios p1blicos.
Por tanto: Ordenese por el
Concejo municipal:
Secci6n "a Sc somete q publ
ca licitaci6n el remate mencionado,
conforme al pliego de condolences
formulado y que Sc encuentra de
manifesto en- Secretaria.
Secci6n "a FL remate tendr6
lugar el lunes 13 de mayo, ante la
Junta adjudicadora q la una de Ia
tarde, hora en- que quedara cerradc
Ell periodic de licitaci6n y Sc proce.
dera a la aperture de los pliegos.
Secci6n g. La Junta Sc reserve
el derecho de rechazar cualquiera
8 todas las proposiciones.
Secc;ou a. Una copia de est
ordenanza Sc fjara Ell cinco punto
visibles de la poblaci6n y Sc publ
cara en- el peri6dico La DEMocRA
c1A por el termino de dos veces col
anticipation al dfa designado par
el remate.
Secci6n s.. La presente ser
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-05-09
BIO! Y CREPE!

Las sefioras que quieran ir bien
peinadas estGn de enhorabuena,
pues en- el sParfs BazarD ha llegado
de Paris un gran surtido de rizos y
crepes de pelo natural en- todos los
matices. Ademas hay crepes de
pelo artificial y rollos de alambre
cubierto de pelo, todos muy como
dos. Todas estas novedades Sc en-.
cuentran en- el eParfs Bazars, de
Pedro Giusti, Fottaleza 81.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-05-09
LA RkINA MAREARtTA

Yo do Enrique, ic6mo quereis que las tema 81 soy Nm
cazador de ganuzas
Pues bien, sgame Vuesta Maesad 20 conozco csmino
servirk de Sufa.
-Adelante adelante, diio Enrique; va sgo
La Mole puso horcajadas obre ventana sigu6
do large cana6n de tead extreme de este cana6n
enconro hondonada Dor dos teiados en-
e hondonada ventanucho abeo que ba granero
nhabitado
-Sehor, djo La Mole he aqu nuestro puesto
All! iah repuso Enrique, tanto mejor
Sc enjug6 SD palda frente iuundada de sudor
Ahora die La Mole esta resuelto pobleme; este granero
CO eScaea la ecea da caei6n e caei6n conduce
cae Senior he recordo miso canine en- una noche
mucho mas terrible que ksta.
-Vanos, vanos, dijo Enrique iadelante
La Mole que iba deante ntrodujo por ventanuCho lie
90 una puera entreabea Ia mpu6 encoutr6 enfrene
escera de Carac y evando del ey Ia cuerda que
le servfa de pasamano, le dijo:
-Vend senor.
Ia mtad de la escalers Enrique yer una
ann que daba al patio de la posada de Bella E<trea
En- aquel patio van soldados que Coran armados de
espadas los unos, de hachones los otros
De psnto medic aquel grupo rev de Navarro per
Cbo de Mouy Aeababa de engar espada Sc renda sin
ofrecer resistencia.
Pobre muchasho exclam6 Enrique ique coraz6n mas no
bic generoso!
Dablo! sehor dijo La Mole observe vuestra Maestad
que are mas tranquo hene mad RE! Por ha
ecudo agn medic de evadrss poque va sabs que raa vez
Sc ne.
Y Rquel oven que estaba con vos?
-Elsehor Coconnas pregunt6 La Mole
ST. e sehor de Coconnas; lque ha sido de 81?
.Oh! seno no me preocupa en- 10 mas minimo. Al pecbr
los Soldados me ha preguntado;
-sCorremos agGu resgo?
La eabeLa nada mas lie reSpond.
-Te savarts tdl
-vAs 10 espero
-Pues hsn, ys tambien me salvart, me respondi6.'
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-05-09
ldem 6. $Ioo.
VENTAS DE AZUCAR
2.125 sic "ConstanciaD
1000 - aEsperanzaD
(Plazuela). 1878.
500 ), sLuisao { Pla-
zuela
BUQUES ANUNCIADOS


Vapor americado eCoamoD sali6
el 4 del corriente de New York pa
ra esta.
Vapor americana diary Luck
embachs salio el a del corriente de
New Orleans para esta.
Vapor espafiol sPio IXs saldra de
esta el IS del corriente para Coru-
fla, Santander, Cadiz y Barcelona.
Vapor ingles aEtonas, sali6 de
Montevideo el 29 del pr6ximo pa
sado para esta.
Vapor espafiol sCatalinaD sali6 de
Barcelona para esta ell IS del pro-
ximo pasado.
Vapor espafiol xLe6n XIIIs en-
viaje extraordinario rctornara 4 es-
ia el 9 del corriente, saliendo el
mismo dia para Canarias.
Vapor americana sArkadiaD sali6
el 8 del corriente de New Orleans
para esta.
ENTRADAS
De Barcelona vap. esp. sPuerto-
Ricos.
COSTANEROS
De Aguadila goleta Gala Blan-
caO con S bocoyes y 50 sic azdcar.
De Naguabo goleta rDeseadaO.
De Vieques goleta aMarfa Ar
tau.s
SALTDAS
Para la Isla vapor americana aJu-
liza LukembachD con transito.
Para la Isla vapor americana
sPonceS con transito.
cosTANERos
Para Naguabo, goleta cana Ma
riaS.
Para la Isla, vapores qVascon y
| y sRamosS.
BUQUES EN- PUERTO
TRAvEs1A
aRuth B. CobbeO descargando.
aWilliamS descargando.
xAnieS id.
sInez N. CarverO descargando.
aPhineas W. Spragneo i'd
aEmma NortonS descargando.
aAugust H. BalachD id.
sFrederick W. Dayn id.
COSTANEROS
aRicardo RuiES y Aguadilla
Mayagiiez.
{ aCarmenD Fajardo.
aPetraS pendiente.
! sEncarnaci6nn Vabucoa.
xDos HermanosS Faiardo.
"San Michaels Luquillo.
DAla BlansaD Humacao.
aDeseadaS Naguabo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-05-09
SECCI9N MERCANT|L

PRINCIPALES ARTrCULOS.
Arrocss: De particle 4 Jap6n &
S5N q $50.
1dem valenciano de 61S 4 6N
Dor extreme de classes.
Ajos de 80 ctvs. a 40.
BotAboues de $7.25a 7.so
Bacalao So.
Sardinas ahumadas 1sA16 cen
tavos.
Cebollas espaholas $4.
1dem americans $4.
Garbanzos $4H 10.
Habichuelas americans colora-
Aas largss $4H Blancas america
Has 5B & 81.
Harina de trigo s.. so a $50
Idem de maiz 4 1854.
Jamones 81 &IrE.
Jab6n Rocamora $40 ameriuo,
$aH y ~.
Manteca $3.50 en- II y en- cajas
de S9H.
Mahtequilla de SIS A44.
Pasta del pals &.as a..
Papas americans So.
Tocino SOY q $40.
Tasajo IS. 50.
Quesos americanos SIS. Pata-
grAs az.
Leche condensada sAguila, 4 s..
1dem sCruz Roias $4H.
1dsm sMagnolias $4H.
DEL PALS
AzGear para el consume:
Mascabado claro de $41.
De miel elaro 4 $3.
CentIifuga claro de 1ea$s.
Americana de IS & 81.
De Ponce $3A AA4A.
Ron 20 grades Cartier q
$3.50 centavoS gallon paga.
dos r. Internas.
Maix Sc. so.
Tabaco, nominal.
PRECIOS DE COMPRA
Almid6n 4 $3.50.
Algsd6n de IS q 81.
Cocos de IS a I8 minar.
Sebo de res $4H.
Cafe corriente nominal.
CAMB1OS CORRIRNTES
LoAdres check 4 5 4.s6H
4 4.S7.
Paris S4 D.
Hamburgo check a4D.
New York Par.
EspaAa llA a IA ctvs. D.
ACCIONES
Banco Territorial $25.
BaHco de Pto. Rico $2S q 80.
Banco Popular $40 & II.
American Colonial Bank $50
eco,
OEDULAs H1PoTEcARIAS
Banco Territorialy Agrfcola:
Emisiones q y s. $50.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-09-05

CRUSHED BErwERN TIE TIEE ANp TuE CAR
road that to keep his wife m the seat
he held one arm around her waist
While hc stccrcl the machine with the
other hand. II was dusk. and the road
was crooked. A surrey m which two
women and man were riding was
encountered. In trying to avoid the
vehicle MacCormnc ran his ear into
the Onk after tearing on two OF
the carriage wheels. Ills wife was
crushed between the tree and the car
and killed instantly.
Paul MacCormac was married 10 the
divorced wife Of Charles H. Converse.
a rich Poughkecpsic dry goods mcr-
chant, on June ~. 1904 after Il sen
sational series Of adventures with the
Converscs. He was named as core
spondcnt by the merchant I'm q suit
for divorce, but the affair was settled
when MHcCOrmuc paid Converse ST.
900 for the woman
MacCOrmac inherited $5plCOO from
his father. Poughkccpsi, physician.
and made himself felt In the communi.
- 40 '''A Az ht Ebt ~. lif HAS lttu
devotcc Of the fast auto for years
Running rapidly along toward Du-
rien, Conn, MacCOrmuc heard the chug-
chCg Of car ahead and tried 10 pass
it. Both put on more speed. ana the
race began. The two cars MacCOr.
macs was a six cylinder racing run
about-tore on at furious pace and
all went well until the surrey. in which
were George j.. Burtiss Of Atlantic
street, Stamford. and Mrs. Norton and
her sister Of the same city. hove In
sight MacCormac's left leg was frac-
tured, and ne was Internally hurt He
is Sill In o hospital Nlrs Norton's
arm was broken. and her sisters shOul-
der was dislOcatcd
Mr.. and Mrs. MocCormnc lived at
3lG West Ninety -Gfth street. Manhat-
tan. Mrs. MacCormac was about thlr-
tyfvc years old. Her husband ls the
same age
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-09-05

but smashed 1t with side blow and
swung 1t across the road. the automo-
bile driving into stone fence 80 hard
that IL was put out of commission.
Miss Comstock remained insensible,
and her companions, who had been Sc
verely Jared when the automobile
dashed into the fence, gave all their at
tention to her. She was put into anoth-
or vehicle and taken to the nearest
house, half mile away, where she re-
NAMED unconscious or hysterical for
several hours.
Meanwhile the mystery of her fright
was still unexplained. Scoviile had
suffered severely when the automobile
struck his wagon, reducing Il to lum
ber and scrap iron. His horse was 30
frightened that II stood amid the
wreckage and would not bulge untl
lured into milder temper 10y the offer
OF corn. Scoville received SEQ from the
automobillsts TO make amends for the
damage he had suffered and agreed
also to say nothing Of the collision.
When the mechanics who had been
sent TO repair the automobile drove Il
up TO the farmhouse they exhibited an
ordinary black snake which they had
found on the floor OF the car. IL had
been stamped TO death apparently by
Miss Gould and the others who were
aiding Miss ComstOck.
That the snake had fallen from n
stree or had been tossed up by the
wheel on Miss Comstock and caused
her 70 faint was understood at once,
and this she later confirmed Miss
Gould almost tainted when she learn
ed that she had been tramplng around
on the snake.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-09-05
Bullet Was a Hornet.

The passengers on Derby bound
trolley car from Chester. Pa. on the
line OF the Chester Traction company,
were startled TO see well dressed man
named Elliott jump out Of his seat,
clasp his hand 20 his left breast and
exclaim, "My God, I'm shotw The
man sank back in his seat pallid, and
the passengers clustered around him,
thinking some miscreant had fired into
the car, although no shot was heard.
II feel my blood slowly ebbing away.
II IL way down my arm" said Elliott.
Ne put his hand I'm, placed It on his
arm, grOaned and pulled 1t out again
covered with-perspiratiOn. The con-
ductOr, assisted by a sympathetic pas
senger, with great care pulled the mans
coat down over the shoulder and then
exposed the largest specimen OF hornet
seen In those parts. He had been
stung.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-09-05
HE TRIEp ID OPEN M rAnAcmrTP.

he TRIED TO OPIN THE PARACHUTE
the ropes that held the balloon were
united IL shot upward, swaying grace
fully from side to side, and French
waved his hand 10 the crowd and
smiled.
1t was only few moments before
the balloon was more than half a mile
I'm the air French could bc seen in
distinctly moving about on the ropes.
appearing perfectly at home The
crowd waited cxpecimuy as he
climbed inside the cannon and pre-
pared to fire It.
Suddenly there was fash. and
French shot out Of the caunon's mouth
and started downward The para
chute did not open. but no one was
apprchenslve at first, believing that II
would right itself before he had
dropped far. Many Of the spectators
cheercd. thinking that he was giving
an additional exhibition Of daring
With increasing rapidity French
shot toward the earth. and the para
chute still remained closed lie was
about halfway down before the on
lockers realized that something was
wrong and then that his death was
certain As he fell nearer with the
speed Of a comet a low cry Of horror
went up from the crowd. Then wO-
men screamed and became hysterical
Here ana there I'm the throngs came
cries for water as other women
dropped 10 the ground, swooning .
Then there came silence as tho
people gazcd. fascinated ON the falling
man unable to avert their eyes
with n force that almost tore a hole
in It's roof French landed on top of
barn about q quarter Of mile from
the pnri, and bounced 90 the ground
His father. who was iu the crowd
that witnessed the ascension. was
among the FIRST tU reach the spot
where bis SONS body lay It was
found crushed and mnnglcd almost
beyond recognition The rope Of the
useless parachute was suu clutched
in his hand 10 had become tangled
and prevented The parachute opening
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-09-05
POSED AS A PLUMBER
Aftable Flat DWeller Arrested on
Burglary Charge.
FELLOW TENANTS ROBBED.

They Asked Ernsts Advice Abou,
Catching Thief. and nc Himself Was
causht-SkcIeton Keys and chisels
Found In His Pockets.
The women ia the hundred or more
families whose homes are i'm the row
OF yellow front apartment houses I'm
Edgccombe avenue. just above ono
Hundred and Forty second street. New
York city, can hardly realize that their
very agreeable ncighbor Edward L.
Ernst is suspected of hcipg bur.
giar But he was arrested urtcr a
fight in an apartment house m West
One Hundred and Forty-scvoud street
tn which Hat had just hccu looted
Ii Is mine or ten months since Ernst
picked out the row OF yellow fronts ns
good business site. There urc seven
double houses In the row. and they
shelter more than 100 prosperous fam.
iilcS. \ top Hat would make IT pos.
slhlc Tor him To pass unouscrvcd over
the roofs OF every house I'm the row.
lie applied FOR the top door rooms In
the house at the northern end of the
row. lIl
lic began TO make himself agreeable
TO all the tenants m the row almost as
soon rs lac gut his house to- rights. lie
circulated freely among The men and
women In the apartment houses and
was always To he found amoug the
gossipcrs on the front stops OF nm
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DOG USES TAIL AS BAIT.
Lands Thirty-three Pound Turtle After
Halt Hour EiQht.

fhaA FNNAF iANts
Guests OF the Mil River hotel at
Ridgefeld, Conn, were treated TO q
novel sight when a dog after a battle
of half an hour dragged thigty-threo
pound swapping turtle from the water.
Nero, who is owned 10y the proprie-
tor OF the hotel. is a cross between a
Newfoundland and St Bernard and
weighs 165 pounds. He was taking n
swim I'm the water near the hotel
bringing IN sticks and bits OF wool
thrown 10y one OF the women patrons
when the turtle seized him 10y the tip
of the tail
The dog turned. and all the visitors
saw was n Churning OF the waters
Then II was seen that while Nero had
turtle the turtle also had him En-
couraged 10y the shouts from the We
randa. the dog fought his way slowly
TO land.
He came I'm circles his teeth fasten-
ed I'm one OF the turtles fippcrs and
the turtle with it's jaws i'm death grip
on the dogs tail.
IL was necessary 20 cut of the tur-
ties head TO release the dog. And from
the wound In his tail and scratches
made by the fins OF the turtle Nero
was unhurt but n very exhausted dog.