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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1907-10-27
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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1907-10-27

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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1907-10-27

A Ia zags del PTtfscto, cabizbEjo y IT,
mido atrRvege Ia hermoaa plR8UelR que
sepRraba del nuestro el otro Colegio, en- ID
cuaI, el buen sol de lR ma1Ana, T8lampR.
gueaban vidrioB rotoB chinitss blsncsE
entire los C6spedes laciot; y momento8 de8.
pues con 10 caehucha entire las manos,
entraba 81 locutorio, donds el padre supe'
fior lefa & trav6s de BuB gFuesoa quevedos,
caba' gantea sobre 81 enorme naEiz sguile'
ma, no se que viPjo infolio amarillento.
a una 1efial, 81 PEefecto nos dej6 solos,
vo!vi6 & pocou irstanteB tFaysndo de IL
mRno mi novia para salir enseguida de
la pieza como obedeciendo "a todo {
una pFeFiR tTemendG C0nlig0a.
g AEeG iacta estF' hubiera 20 diCho
para mi coleto 81 mi exiguo latfn de en-
tonces me 10 hubiese psTmitido; y mis-
oioH deaoIados ue encontrsFon con log Cris
talinou de Ia muchacha, pr6ximos licuaE'
Be en- llanto. On elloB leyer0n algo ire
parable, aIgO pOr mil , mil Veces que
todou loB Rypno1 de dplceS los diOtadoB to-
dos de lo8 d6mines de ID TERRA. Eat6ba'
Dog pardidcs, iEramisiblemento perdidoB.
ZEN esto 81 vsTdugo no 70 hAbfs dig.
nado miEaYnog; continuabR, Ga medic de
an silsnci0 Sc ste, escaEbando con Bus
oiou do miops } ~ nariz npeEicada, sn las
paginau del ibFo.
Al fn lsyRnt6 la cabeza, nosotroG h
inClinsmoa apeFCibidoB h detonaci6n...
Con que uBted, senior suaFez, , uGted
HefioEa IEiaEts, Bon noVicg......
SilenCi0 mortal.
icon qao ustad, usaoE sufzoa y pr.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-12-12
Man No! H0rn to Read.

N'GrY OF the COmmOneSt physical
Gvrect5 o. civilized man are due to
an imprrfen, adaptation of his body
to now conditions OF life, Nearsight-
Cdnes5 is en- example.
c. ". Saleeby, the English writer
on scientific subjects, says that all
tho talk about the degeneration of
sense" The truth is that man was
nOt born to read" An instrument
made for seeing long distances is
forced 10 accommodate itself to little
marks and signs on piece of paper.
Says Dr.. Saleeby, The eye which we
have Inherited from our ancestors is
one that is used without effort at
lorg range, merely containing with
in it an apparatus enabling it at the
cost Of nervous and muscular effort
to be used at short range"
The general need OF glasses arises
from The necessity in modern life of
the use Of the eyes at short distances.
If the eye were naturally focused up
Oii ESSlI oDatNIS ti' t.u ' '.l st't0'', stS ~.
Salecby admits, would b. great.
However" he continues, IF one
started to make a list Of the bodily
characters OF man which the amazing
development of his intelligence has
rendered more or less appropriate to
his needs than originally one would
require a volume"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-12-12
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

j. ]. Hill says men should sleep
long time and awake with both eyes
open.
Justine Fernandez, Minister of
Justice in The Mexican Cabinet, re-
signed.
Admiral Walker believed heartily
in marriage for sailors. He always
urged sailors to wed.
King George of Greece is the poor
est of all European Kings. His in
come is about $500 day.
Frederick Mason, former secre'
tary of Prince Napoleon, issued a
remain at st. Helena.
Sir Felix Schuster, new president
of the Institute of Bankers, in Lon.
don. said overconfidence caused the
financial crisis in America.
Lord Fairfax, who occupies the
novel position Of being both a citizen
of the United States and subject OF
Great Britain, is visiting in this coun-
try.
Robert Forbes has been elected
corresponding secretary of the Cen
cral Home Missions and Church Ex-
tension Board of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church.
Henry NJ. Flagler, of the Standard
Oil Company, had his first business
experience in the village store at Re-
public, o., where he also had an in
terest in distllery.
The German Crown Prince contin-
ues his work at the Ministry of the
Interior, and will attend course of
lectures on Government methods at
the University of Berlin.
Congressman Fowler declared that
the Governments present policy of
injecting bond issues into the arter-
les of trade is rushing the country
toward the Niagara Of commercial
ruin"
Professor Mcmillan Brown, ethnol-
ogist, holds that the future Austria
liam people will, in all probability, be
black
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-12-12
CHAPTER VII.
TIIr InST pI,CE

No prophecies ever como true cx-
cept prophecies of disaster. Perhaps
the reason is that there have never
been any other kind. Katharine went
about her duties with sense of i'm
pending disaster due to Dittmer's pro.
phcciCs. The children carried on in
their usual fashion; the mother worked
and cOntrived tho precise bald-hcad-
ed father came home every day and
read the paper slowly, with his legs
crossed, just as usual: and yet some
thing dreadful was going to happen to
them. If you knew that the day after
tomorrow there was going to be an
earthquake Of so vast and extended
character that there would be no time
to escape, would you warn the I'M
thinking folk or would you leave them
to their fate? If you warned them,
for every one who would bNtakc him
to his knees, a dozen would take to
drink. Better leave them unconscious
until tho end came. AS we'll warn
the skipping lamb that in a day or
two he will be hanging up, with his
wool gone and his inside scooped out,
in a butchers shop.
The blow fell few days later.
1t was on Saturday afternoon, when
Mr.. Emptago generally came homo at
half-past two and spent the rest of the
day with the family, not disdain!nS
to turn his hand to household jobs;
few family men. indeed were reader
at mailing up blind. mending a door
handle, or any Of those little matters
for which the plumber is too often
called in. He generally came home
cheerful and contentcd-tenUity of H.
come is not felt if you desire no moro
than You nave. This day, however. he
returned in condition which-uDiust-
ly, l declare--forcca those who saw
him to think of strong drink.
John" said his wife. sharply. what
is the matter: Where have you been:"
His face was white, his lips trenu.
lous. his hands dangird ut his sidc-a
most undignifcd thing for hands to do
and he swayed from side to side.
! john his wife repeated. "What's
the natter"
"He is i'll. Mrs. Emptage," said Kath.
arine. But she knew what had hap.
ipened.
children" the poor man groaned,
"wife Katharne!'-he sunk into an
armchair and buried his face in his
ihands--"wa ara r,linpdv
Had he, then, been dismissed.
John! What is it? Tell me, quick
What? John! Speak up"
maria. will. Give me time. I've
eaten no dinner to-day at all. What
right had I to be eating dinner with
the poor children never going perhaps
to have any more?" He uttered these
awful words with his face still In his
hands. SO TINT they had muflled
funeral sound. like the drums at the
burial Of soldier.
"Oh. John! Speak up" his wife re.
peated
The younger children began to cry.
The elders watched their mother and
Katharine. 1t would not be becoming
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-12-12
WOnan'S Looks.

Some one once asked a woman how
1t was she kept her youth so wonder,
fully. Her hair was snowy white, she
was eighty years old, and her energy
was waning, but she never impressed
one with the idea of age. for her heart
was still young in sympathy and in
terests. And this was her answer:
Il knew how to forget disa greeable
things. | tried to master the art of
saying pleasant things. | did not eX-
pect too much of my friends. | kept
my nerves well in hand, and did not
allow them to bore other people.
tried to find any work thai came to
hand Congcn!al. | retained the illu-
sions of my youth, and did not be-
lieve every man a liar, and every
woman spiteful, | did my best to re.
lieve the misery | came in contact
with. and sympathized with the suf'
fering. In fact, | tried 10 do TO 9th.
ers as | would be done by, and you
see me in consequence reaping the
fruits of happiness and peaceful old
age. Health Culture.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-12-12
ONT FREDERICK COUNTY Md DECEMBER
PRESERVING SHINGLES.
Experiments With View to Adding to
Appearance and Usefulness.

A bulletin issued by the Forest Ser
vice at Washington says that the SER
vice has been studying the shingle
problem along with that of the pres
ervation of farm timber. 1t is found
that shingles treated with creosote
by special process which the service
has invented, warp little and decay
slowly. because water is kept out of
the tissues of the wood. One such
roof will outlast two or three left in
the natural state to curl, spring leaks
and fall to pieces. A roof of that
kind costs a little more at first but
it is cheaper in the long run. Woods
which are usually classed as inferior,
such as lobolly pine, beech, sycamore
and others which are quick decay
ing, readily take the preservative
treatment, and are given largely
increased value. The preserving ap-
paratus is neither expensive nor hard
to operate One outfit will serve sew
eral farmers. The main items are an
iron tank ian old engine boiler will
do), with preservative fluid in it and
fire under it, and another tank of
cold preservative. The shingles or
other woods to be treated are i'm
mersed for a sufficient time in the
hot creosote and then in the cold.
Full details of the operation are Civ
en- to applicants for information by
the Forest Service at Washington.
Shingles are one Of the most i'm
portant lumber products in this coun-
try. Last year nearly twelve billions
were made. Even this enormous
number was heavy falling off from
the total of the year before. 1t is a
significant fact that the chief source
of shingle supply is now the forests
of the Far Northwest, from which
shingles are brought even to New
York. The Eastern sources of sup
ply are not able to meet the Eastern
demand.
The Forest Service has also been
experiment with stains, and has
found that stains may be carried into
the shingles. along with the preserva-
t!rCs. by the new process The color
ing matter is mixed with the crco-
SOC, reaches every fibre which the
C'2caOtc touches, and lasts as long as
the crCOS0tc lasjS-and that is a long
time. Such stain does not easily
v,athe. Out, whether on walls, gables
G: .COs
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-12-12

Japan has $2,5OO,OOO gold invest
ed in cement plants.
The State of Victoria, Australia, is
breaking records in exports of butter.
The acreage in sugarcane in Mad
ras Presidency, British India, is 3S,-
700, twelve per cent. less than last
year.
A trade paper published in Calcut-
ia says that in all of vast India there
is only one regular cottonseed oil mill
and that is in Burma.
The Government savings bank OF
New South Wales, Australia is pop
ular institution. In the fiscal year
1906 the new deposits were $22, ,449,-
$50.
New ZeaIand's exports and imports
in 1906 amounted to $167 100000,
an increase over 1905 of S25, 100000.
the largest yet recorded. The popu-
lation increase was 29,500.
Consul-General Michael, of Calcut-
ia. urges India as field for Ameri-
can style cotton oil mills, not only for
the profit in the mills, but also for
the sale of American machinery.
The Government of British India
is having much success with its ex-
perimental jute farm in the Madras
agency. Twenty-eight dollars worth
OF iute an acre was realized this year.
The area planted to indigo in Mad
ras Presidency, British India, this
year is the smallest for five years, the
total number of acres being 76,6OO,
or nineteen per cent. less than the
acreage of 1906.
In December last the population OF
New South Wales was 1,530,940 be-
ing an increase for the year of, 34,-
$50. The excess of births was 25.-
sos, and the excess of arrivals from
abroad was 1895. .... 4.
Consul-General Michael, of Calcut-
ia, says that American factories could
design and make the carriages In gen.
eral use in India, known as rickshaw
and dandy, in far superior manner
to those now in use.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-12-12

knew what he meant, and that she
had servant as well as friend.
One evening he had been silent and
dull at the house, even refusing to
sing. He spoke to her OH another
subject.
"Fraulein," he said, "there will be
more trouble"
What is it, Dittmer? Trouble for
you or for me?"
"For our friends. Therefore, for you
as well as for me-
What is it, then?'
He proceeded to tell her, with many
excuses and apologies to himself for
betraying the confidence of the house,
that in his position of confidential sec.
retary and letter writer he knew a
great deal more than the clerks in the
outer office knew; that the partners
spoke more freely in his presence than
before others; that in this way and
by putting things together he had
learned that owing to the depression
of trade and the bad prospects of the
future 1t was in contemplation to
make a considerable reduction in the
expenses of the establishment.
What does that mean?"
ut may means that Mr.. Emptage
will be sent away"
"Oh! that would be terrible for
them"
"Oh, perhaps his salary would be
reduced"
h But they are poor enough as it is"
II shall be kept because am cheap.
They think l am cheap. Ho! The
English clerks are sent away because
they are dear. and because they know
neither shorthand nor any foreign Ian
guage, and never try to devise any
way of extending the business. They
are machines. What did I tell you,
Fraulein? Is not London decaying
when her young men will not learn
the only thing which will keep them
from falling"
: But what-or! Dittmcr, my friend
what will that poor woman with her
six children do if her husband is dis.
missed?"
81 know not. Presently another Ger
man house may rise upon the ruins
of an English house. The good Emp.
tage is honest He shall count the
money in that house. And his daugh-
ters shall marry the planters i'll my
Pacific island"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-12-12
Secret of Happiness.

The secret of happiness in every
life is to be doing what you feel you
can do best, and to have your own
inglenook. To do what you can do
best includes the entire gamut, from
housekeeper to social queen, though
| should like to turn the gamut up
side down by putting the homemaker
at the top instead OF the bottom of the
scale. Your own inglenook you
must have, married or single, if you
would take into your life all the hap
piness it offers, and give out of your
life all the happiness it owes the
community.-Pall Mall Magazine.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-12-12
Economical Woman.

OF small economies the following
will be difficult to beat for smallness.
A laboring man who hands over his
weekly wages to his wife is allowed
by her an ounce of tobacco a week.
She buys it herself in two separate
half ounces-in order, she declares to
get the advantage of the two turps
OF the scale. London Chronicle.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-12-12
Meat Drying Increases.

The development of the meat dry
ing (jerked beef industry in Brazil
is proceeding rapidly, apparently at
the expense of the industry in Ar
gentina and Uruguay. The following
figures are given for killings for the
first five months of the present sea-
son: Argentina, 14S,300; Uruguay,
$4,000: Brazil, $4,000.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-12-12

Henceforth in Paris to know what
time it is when it is too dark to rec
ognize the church clocks, one need
only glance at the Eiffel Tower,
where enormous electric numerals
flash out the time every minute.
These are visible from almost every
point in the city and even in many
of the suburbs. The experiments
having succeeded, The new clock will
remain a fixture.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-12-12
Enormous Security Investments.

In New York City enormous in
yestment in small lots of railroad
and industrial securities was re-
ported.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-12-12

The Shepherds Bulletin, of recent
date, estimates the wool clip of the
current Year at 100000 900 pounds.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-02
mAa hot a. a boiling not,

AS hot as q boiling pot!
AS hot rs soup. hot as family broil;
Too hot to play-base ball; too hot for honest
Too hot to sleep. to eat. to drink
Too hot, almost, to even Think
Too hot to harness up and take drive;
But at least you'll agree It's very hot spell"
The days are growing shorter, and
autumn is approaching.
Grass is now growing, but the hay
crop will be light on sandy farms.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. 4. Allen recently
visited his brother, g. l.. Allen, and wife,
in Kennebunk.
Eggs suddenly and unexpectedly ad-
vanced to Is cents per dozen last week.
The much needed rain has come, and
seeds sown in dust three weeks ago are
sprouting.
Miss Ethel L. Allen, who had employ
ment in Massachusetts, through the win
ter, is enjoying summer life with her
parents and brother.
Rev. Mr.. Kelley is done preaching
here, and no meetings are now held in
Union church.
Box rent in this post office has been
raised from II cents per year to 10 cents,
and some are talking of having their
mail changed to the r. F. D. routes.
Glad John can see a. plainly as the
changes since we were school boys.
Now seven pints makes gallon, four
teen ounces pound, and money rules
both state and nation.
Old men used to drink pure rum, and
the boys to burn gunpowder on the
"Glorious FOURTH" but many of the
fathers of the present day seem to be
satisfied with lemonade and ice cream,
while the rising generation delight in
acts of michief.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-02
Wat Sumner.

Early Wednesday evening Lester Har-
rio of Livermore and Lynn Farrar were
driving through the village whom the
horse suddenly broke into Q run, and as
they turned the corner near Winsl0w
Farrar's house, the horse stumbled and
fell throwing them both out. Young
Fsrrar sustained broken leg and was
badly shaken up. Harris escaped with
few bruises. Drs. Marston and Heald
we're called. They had driven fifty miles
that day and had nearly reached home
when the accident occurred.
e. G. Doble 10 canvassing for Chase of
Auburn. he was at Rumford Falls and
Weld last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winslow Farrar have re-
turned home.
e. 1. Beck, editor OF Livermore Falls
Advertiser, was In town last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Farrar OF Hart
ford spent Sunday with Mr.. Farrar's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Farrar.
Mrs. Annie Andrews OF Brunswick and
Mrs. Ella Andrews of North Paris were
In town Friday Of last week calling on
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman Wyman of
Woodstock spent Sunday with Mrs. r.
II. Ryerson. Mr.. Wyman returned
NAMED and Is Waiting friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Buck Of Shows
Falls and granddaughter, Myrtle Buck,
Of South Paris, spent few days last
week with Mr.. Bucks sister, Mrs. Fred
Farrar.
The Ladies' Aid of the Universalist
church assisted by several gentlemen are
this week making and putting down the
new carpet in the church. G. A.
Chandler has had charge of the cutting
and the carpet fits like the paper on the
wall. 1t is thirty years since the old
carpet was put down and only two peo-
pie that helped to put that one in place
helped to put this one down. They are
Mrs. Clementia Abbott and Mrs. Hattie
Howe.
James Tuell now runs his baker cart
to East Sumner and Hartford in addition
to his usual route.
Jennie Bradbury of West Paris is in
the central Office this week while Charles
Ryerson takes vacation.
Mr.. s. F. Marston of Brunswick has
made his son, DR.. E. j. Marston, visit.
Mr.. Marston brought mason from
Brunswick and had a chimney in bis
sons house torn down and rebuilt while
he was here.
Mrs. j. d. Knowlton and daughter OF
Strickland's Ferry are at Mrs. Freeman
Farrar's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wentworth of Denmark,
who are at work for r. N. S.etson, made
q trip to their home Saturday, returning
the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Durham and sor
went to South Paris Saturday to visit
friends, returning Sunday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-02
Siocum's Annual Lake Trip.
EAST SUMNER, June "a.

EAST SUMNER, June "a.
Your correspondent recently made his
annual trip to the Rangeleys, going via
Bemis and returning via Pennington
and Lewiston. 1t was delightfully."- cool
and pleasant at the Rangeley Lake
House, but hot and dusty on the trains.
Never was the fact more apparent that
the "Rangeley Lakes are saved" with
all their diversified charms, than now.
There will be great rush of visitors in
July and August.
Already over seventy guests are pres
emit at the Rangeley Lake House, and
the place is more attractive than ever.
Mr.. John b. Marble. the manager, is an
honored son of Old Oxford, being raised
in Dixtield, and has given the greater
part of his life to hotel management, in
which he is eminently successful. His
genial courtesy makes the visitor feel at
ease and perfectly at home. One great
secret, if a secret it may be called, in
successful hotel management is the host
and his family. The family and the
help spare no pains to satisfy and pro-
vide every want.
Fishing is very good, or was while we
were there. The fish register showed
fine catches. One lady caught three
salmon in about three hours that weigh
ed S-4, 1-2 and 1-2 pounds.
Mr.. Edward Malley of New Haven,
who is totally blind, is on his annual
fishing tour and goes out in boat daily
and is quite successful.
We called at Hon. F. Z. Undertakes
unique camp and were cordially receiv-
cd. We also called at Prof. S. r.
Morse's cottage and rested while on
his veranda. A party of about forty
students from the Massachusetts, Insti-
tute of Technology are having a fine
time at Pickford's Camps.
As we missed the noon boat at South
Rangeley, it gave US an opportunity to
spend some five hours at the fine cosy
camp of Winnie j. Heald. There are
many fine camps along the Rangeley
Lake shore, where visitors can greatly
enjoy themselves. This lake is the gem
Of the Rangeleys. and no one can afford
to miss trip to this charming locality.
Maine has host Of fine lakes, but
none excel the charms Of the Rangeleys.
SLOCUM.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-07-02
Hiram.

In the heavy thunder storm Of Wed.
nesday evening, the Goth, the barn OF
Freeman L. Sargent on Hiram Hill was
struck by lightning, shattering the large
door.
Eli G. Wadsworth has had eleven sum.
mer boarders arrive.
Among the recent graduates ct BE.
bron Academy Is Charles Louville vii.
son, son of DR.. Chas. E. Wilson Of East
Hiram.
On June 18th the Thermometer in
dicated 95 in the shade, and on the 25th
on. On these sultry days the venerable
Mr.. George W. Osgood, who was 81
years old on Nov. Goth, was to be seen
diligently laboring In bis garden. He
has been and still IL ono Of our most
respected and thrifty farmers.
Capt. Thomas o. Spring, who was SO
In February, is IN good health, but has
been blind for some years. BE 10 kindly
cared for by Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel L.
Clemens. Having accumulated IN
ample estate, he 10 enjoying the evening
of q long, honorable and useful life.
We do not hear anything now In
Hiram about brown.tail moths.
Our several schools have been success
ful. We have nix districts whore thsre
were formerly sixteen.